Oct 7 is one more good reason to drive Hamas out of Palestine. Releasing the hostages does not release Hamas from prosecution. If I rob a bank and get caught, if I give the money back, am I free to go?
— Article 147 of the 1949 Geneva Convention IV identifies hostage-taking as a “grave breach”, a status that imposes obligations to provide effective penal sanctions for the offense and to search for and prosecute offenders- (Article 146)