Hostage Release / Exchange

[CincyDem]

1. This is as fair as we're gonna get right now...and much better than the last exchange.

Last big hostage exchange was 1000 Palestinians for a single IDF soldier. This group included the alleged terrorist who designed the 10/7 attacks.

So 3:1 is a better deal and the profile of the group released is, at least in the surface, more benign than the 1000. 50 home is better than zero home and the exchange rate, including the pause, is worth it.

I’d love to see all 250 home but I fear that’s unlikely given Hamas’ approach in the past. If the world can’t march against holding women newborns children and elderly, some disabled, how do think they’ll react when it’s only IDF left in the tunnels.

So, as you say…let’s see what we learn in 4 days about the exchange progress.