‘These Are Very Fragile Agreements’: Human Rights Watch Director on Israel-Hamas Truce

BLITZER As you know ░░░░░░░░ this truce has the ░░░░░░░░ to be extended if ░░░░░░░░ releases more hostages What ░░░░░░░░ you hearing about how ░░░░░░░░ that is SHAKIR Look ░░░░░░░░ think it s difficult ░░░░░░░░ predict These are very ░░░░░░░░ agreements We have seen ░░░░░░░░ previous hostilities even small ░░░░░░░░ can sometimes lead to ░░░░░░░░ not going through with ░░░░░░░░ I think this deal ░░░░░░░░ been offered has been ░░░░░░░░ the table for sometime ░░░░░░░░ parameters of which were ░░░░░░░░ pause in fighting a ░░░░░░░░ of some Palestinian prisoners ░░░░░░░░ of hostages It took ░░░░░░░░ while for the Israeli ░░░░░░░░ to agree to that ░░░░░░░░ but I think that ░░░░░░░░ these things are started ░░░░░░░░ can develop a momentum ░░░░░░░░ let s be clear ░░░░░░░░ you know human beings ░░░░░░░░ not bargaining chips Whether ░░░░░░░░ be hostages that are ░░░░░░░░ held by Hamas authorities ░░░░░░░░ it be Palestinians whose ░░░░░░░░ need for aid and ░░░░░░░░ chance to survive in ░░░░░░░░ homes not being demolished ░░░░░░░░ contingent on other actions ░░░░░░░░ need to address these ░░░░░░░░ issues today ceasefire or ░░░░░░░░ unlawful attack should stop ░░░░░░░░ should be released aid ░░░░░░░░ be allowed in unlawfully ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians should be released ░░░░░░░░ the reality here is ░░░░░░░░ we have this current ░░░░░░░░ The best hope we ░░░░░░░░ have is that there ░░░░░░░░ to be progress made ░░░░░░░░ these issues because it ░░░░░░░░ very untenable situation on ░░░░░░░░ ground.”