Haaretz Service and The Associated Press: Hezbollah deputy chief: Prisoner swap talks with Israel 'serious'
Talkback
Title:Change of tactic for Israel
Name:Miki
City: State:
Hezbollah demanding more than a 1 to 1 ratio of exchange for soldiers only makes it more rational and strategic for Israel to assassinate militants instead of capturing them and holding them. A dead militant is better than a live one in a prisoner cell that will be used by Hezbollah or Hamas as a negotiating asset. From now on, Israel is better off targeting and killing the militants than keeping them alive. Then there is no one to negotiate an exchange against.