Current sectionOpinionShare 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 formatSubscribeIn hostage deals with Hamas over the past few years, Hamas, shockingly, preferred live prisoners to bodies, and this will presumably be the position of any terrorist organization that manages to lay its hands on Israeli citizens12:50 AM • August 12 2026 IDTIsraelis can relax. It's true that the Hezbollah threat hasn't yet been eliminated, Hamas is entrenching itself in the Gaza Strip and we don't know if there will be enough interceptors to neutralize the missiles and drones Iran may fire on us. But at least when it comes to hostages, our future is secure. In the NewsSettlers Attacked Me. What the IDF Lets Them Do Will Get Palestinians KilledIsrael and Venezuela Agree to Renew Consular Ties After 17-year Diplomatic Break'Fake News': Elon Musk Denies Reports of Acquiring Israeli AI Company DecartIsrael Police Prevented Teen From Turning Himself in Despite an Arrest WarrantTrump and Netanyahu's Feuds Never Lasted. This One MightRemembering 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' PlanWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'