pro-tip: if you don't want to suffer a thousand casualties in a commando raid by the israeli army, you shouldn't hold israeli citizens hostage for months and make unrealistic demands regarding their release.

i wish israel had done this earlier, and i hope they do it again.

israel's negotiating position should be that they will turn gaza into a crater if hamas does not release the hostages now. what hamas is entitled to receive in return for the hostages is not being destroyed.