Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe02:48 AM • August 11 2026 IDTIsrael is holding the bodies of hundreds of Palestinians – around 1,700, according to two sources – for bargaining purposes, even though there are currently no Israelis being held hostage by Palestinian organizations. Shin Bet security service chief David Zini argues that Israel must keep these remains as bargaining chips in the event of future hostage-taking incidents, a position the Israel Defense Forces also supports.In the NewsShin Bet Chief Urges Israel to Hold 1,700 Palestinian Bodies as Bargaining ChipsSources: Final Gaza Agreement Omits Explicit Ban on Hamas WeaponsHaaretz CartoonMuslim Progressives Are Reshaping American Politics – and Israel Made It HappenNetanyahu Rejects the Gaza Peace Plan and the Israeli Opposition Says AmenRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of Zionism50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Who Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?