‘A Ray of Lightness Among Weeks of Darkness’: Human Rights Watch Director on Israel-Hamas Hostages Deal

BLITZER Omar thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for joining us ░░░░░░░░ your biggest take away ░░░░░░░░ today s initial hostage ░░░░░░░░ SHAKIR Look this is ░░░░░░░░ ray of light amongst ░░░░░░░░ of darkness You have ░░░░░░░░ situation of course where ░░░░░░░░ as you discussed on ░░░░░░░░ program had been held ░░░░░░░░ weeks away from their ░░░░░░░░ You have Yafa Adar ░░░░░░░░ daughter we interviewed was ░░░░░░░░ need of medication uses ░░░░░░░░ Walker people who really ░░░░░░░░ to be out in ░░░░░░░░ In Gaza you have ░░░░░░░░ entire civilian population more ░░░░░░░░ six weeks have been ░░░░░░░░ to survive Whether they ░░░░░░░░ or not it was ░░░░░░░░ product of luck than ░░░░░░░░ else You have a ░░░░░░░░ where many of them ░░░░░░░░ food medicine water for ░░░░░░░░ and have been really ░░░░░░░░ to have the basic ░░░░░░░░ of life So for ░░░░░░░░ of them it is ░░░░░░░░ chance to check on ░░░░░░░░ homes their loved ones ░░░░░░░░ have Palestinian prisoners who ░░░░░░░░ many cases have been ░░░░░░░░ detention for years women ░░░░░░░░ who have a chance ░░░░░░░░ be reunited with their ░░░░░░░░ It is a glimmer ░░░░░░░░ hope but much more ░░░░░░░░ needed to address really ░░░░░░░░ serious concerns for civilians ░░░░░░░░ we continue to have ░░░░░░░░ Israel Palestine.”