as if there were not 1000 dead in libanon and 1000 dead in gaza in both failed wars // the wars were to kill only

Let's take a page from Holder/Obama's playbook. Let all the prisoners go but surgically implant tracking devices that resist extraction (e.g.., contain fatal toxins that will be released if they are tampered with). This will disincentivize further kidnapping and create another good-will negotiating opportunity. If violence returns, Israel can systematically and easily hunt them down.