During the war in Gaza, Israeli military intelligence at times deliberately avoided targeting certain militants who possessed critical information about the whereabouts of Israeli hostages, a senior intelligence commander revealed. This strategy helped Israel maintain the ability to locate and rescue hostages, even as it targeted other militant leaders. The commander detailed the complex decision-making process involved in balancing military objectives with the need to preserve intelligence sources, as well as the challenges in rescuing both live and deceased hostages. He also acknowledged operational failures and described how procedures were refined following incidents where hostages were mistakenly killed. The revelations shed light on the immense efforts and difficult choices faced by the Israeli military in its attempts to bring hostages home during the conflict.