That's my rule-of-thumb belief. However, Israel's been kicking so much ass since 10/7/2023 that I can't imagine they've left anyone with the impression that there's not a huge price to pay for hostage taking.
"Many experts seem to agree that last month’s attack on the Hamas compound in Qatar sealed it (Qatar sheiks, realizing there was a price to pay for their support of Hamas, apparently pulled the plug). "
It is clear that the Hamas leadership negotiated as part of this deal that Israel and the US would not attack their leadership. Call it "Save my own skin deal".
I don’t like Israel releasing violent terrorists in exchange for hostages because I believe that this nothing more than encourage more hostage taking
That's my rule-of-thumb belief. However, Israel's been kicking so much ass since 10/7/2023 that I can't imagine they've left anyone with the impression that there's not a huge price to pay for hostage taking.
"Many experts seem to agree that last month’s attack on the Hamas compound in Qatar sealed it (Qatar sheiks, realizing there was a price to pay for their support of Hamas, apparently pulled the plug). "
It is clear that the Hamas leadership negotiated as part of this deal that Israel and the US would not attack their leadership. Call it "Save my own skin deal".