This is wrong in many ways, and is a "talking point" I really hate. I'm not a fan of military detention without trial, but it is time-limited and has to be prov

This is wrong in many ways, and is a "talking point" I really hate. I'm not a fan of military detention without trial, but it is time-limited and has to be proven to an Israeli court to be necessary for security reasons. > They're hostages too, which is why Hamas has been able to occasionally exchanged hostages with Israel. So first of all, they're not hostages. They're maybe temporary prisoners of war, though really they're security detainees. They are largely treated far better than the hostages that Hamas holds are treated, and are eventually released if there is no real reason to hold them. I don't think there are many that are held for a year. Secondly, even if you disagree with all the above, that has nothing to do with why Hamas is able to exchange hostages with Israel. Hamas is able to do it because they have leverage by taking hostages. That's the whole reason. The people Hamas wants freed are not the security detainees you're talking about - it's the people serving life sentences after being tried and convicted on terrorism charges, usually people that have killed many civilians. This is literally a big part of the negotiation - Hamas demanding "worse" offenders be released, Israel trying to have veto so it won't have to release the worst offenders.