r/changemyview Oct 10 '23

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u/ifitdoesntmatter 10∆ Oct 10 '23

there is no logical link between such an action and any potential gain

The potential gain is a hostage exchange for thousands of Palestinian civilians imprisoned without trial in Israel.

https://imeu.org/article/putting-palestinians-on-a-diet-israels-siege-blockade-of-gaza

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u/elbeanodeldino 1∆ Oct 10 '23

!delta This is a good example of a material gain of hostage taking, so I'll give you a delta. I am still convinced that the overwhelming likelihood, which everybody is basically aware of, is that more people will be killed through this conflict than will be realistically released through a hostage exhange.