Hamas may want to swap Israeli captives for many more Palestinians
THE NUMBERS boggle the mind. At least 600 Israelis were killed in a single day, more than in the previous 19 years of conflict with the Palestinians. Thousands were injured. Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, fired some 3,000 rockets at Israel within 24 hours, more than it launched in the first month of their war in 2014. But it is another number, as yet unknown, that may have the greatest impact on how Israel responds to a day of horror.
That could prove to be a miscalculation. There is often popular pressure for Israeli governments to free their citizens when they are captured by militants. Polls at the time showed overwhelming support for the deal to free Mr Shalit, despite the lopsided numbers. Hamas will probably start to release propaganda, such as photos and videos of the captives, to increase the pressure on Mr Netanyahu’s government.
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