I say this, since the Western news media seems to have stopped pretending to care about a pretence of neutrality and bringing up human shields and the "savage Islamic radical hordes" again...
Idc if it's IDF soldiers and political figures they're only capturing, but it seems to also include settler civilians, specifically some women, others elderly, and a few youths (may or may not be teens).
It's an unknown amount, but it seems like a lot more than some dozens
What the hell do they need them for? As a bargaining chip?
Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/dna-prayers-israelis-desperate-word-missing-kin-hamas-attack-2023-10-08/
Edit 1: What if they left the collaborator settler "civilians" alone, but kept the important political and military figures with them
Edit 2: On second thoughts, the settlers can seem to be indirectly, if not fully committed to this settler-colonial project, considering by the presence of paramilitaries and settling alone...
Hmm, I mean, whatever sticks, I suppose, to the Israeli command staff... as long as the propaganda and military data seems believable enough to them...
Note: I must ask, are you thinking from a theoretical standpoint or from a bit of experience? From how you're talking, seems to create the impression of the latter...
Many years ago I was a part of the US's imperial military. I was a part of the invasion forces into Iraq in '03 and the first year of occupation, so a touch of experience.