@JDiamond1 When terrorists take hostages and barricade themselves inside, authorities typically prioritize saving the lives of the hostages over killing the terrorists.
In Israel, this is reversed.
Our latest report about the 40 hostages who were abducted alive on Oct 7, but died in captivity is based on interviews with dozens of hostage families and Israeli mil & gov't officials.
And it's layered. So I want to break down the most important findings, beginning with... 1/🧵