MSNBC: Hamas Releases 4 Hostages in Exchange for 200 Prisoners

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Middle East ░░░░░░░░ Israeli hostages are back ░░░░░░░░ Israel after being released ░░░░░░░░ Hamas The women were ░░░░░░░░ over to the Red ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza City in ░░░░░░░░ highly choreographed show of ░░░░░░░░ In exchange Israel has ░░░░░░░░ 200 Palestinian prisoners all ░░░░░░░░ of phase one of ░░░░░░░░ delicate cease fire deal ░░░░░░░░ went into effect last ░░░░░░░░ Joining me now with ░░░░░░░░ s Raf Sanchez in ░░░░░░░░ tikva in Israel So ░░░░░░░░ big welcome to you ░░░░░░░░ us first more about ░░░░░░░░ women released today and ░░░░░░░░ phase one of this ░░░░░░░░ has been playing out ░░░░░░░░ Female Israeli soldiers They ░░░░░░░░ finally They are being ░░░░░░░░ on the sixth floor ░░░░░░░░ this hospital behind me ░░░░░░░░ re seeing them there ░░░░░░░░ your screen That s ░░░░░░░░ hospital where they are ░░░░░░░░ treated Doctors here say ░░░░░░░░ are in good condition ░░░░░░░░ that everything they ve ░░░░░░░░ through this is obviously ░░░░░░░░ beginning of what is ░░░░░░░░ to be a very ░░░░░░░░ road to recovery for ░░░░░░░░ They re known Alex ░░░░░░░░ this country as the ░░░░░░░░ girls and that is ░░░░░░░░ they are They were ░░░░░░░░ soldiers who were taken ░░░░░░░░ at an observation point ░░░░░░░░ the Israel Gaza Border ░░░░░░░░ the morning of October ░░░░░░░░ Na ama levy their ░░░░░░░░ from the right On ░░░░░░░░ screen viewers may remember ░░░░░░░░ just haunting images of ░░░░░░░░ being paraded through the ░░░░░░░░ of Gaza with what ░░░░░░░░ to be blood on ░░░░░░░░ sweatpants We had the ░░░░░░░░ to spend the morning ░░░░░░░░ the family of Larry ░░░░░░░░ She s on the ░░░░░░░░ of your screen there ░░░░░░░░ we sat with them ░░░░░░░░ they waited in real ░░░░░░░░ for news anxiously watching ░░░░░░░░ television as those images ░░░░░░░░ broadcast from Gaza And ░░░░░░░░ want to show you ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ conversation I had with ░░░░░░░░ of her aunts Take ░░░░░░░░ listen But This war ░░░░░░░░ on that day We ░░░░░░░░ so sorry for them ░░░░░░░░ recognize that all of ░░░░░░░░ hospital they get compensation ░░░░░░░░ they can all be ░░░░░░░░ like us Little bit ░░░░░░░░ to hear The Israeli ░░░░░░░░ news was booming in ░░░░░░░░ same room as we ░░░░░░░░ to her but she ░░░░░░░░ was saying that she ░░░░░░░░ committed to seeing all ░░░░░░░░ these hostages brought home ░░░░░░░░ wants all the families ░░░░░░░░ share the joy that ░░░░░░░░ are feeling today Been ░░░░░░░░ unifying feeling all across ░░░░░░░░ But let me ask ░░░░░░░░ about that time before ░░░░░░░░ women were turned over ░░░░░░░░ the Red Cross Ralph ░░░░░░░░ s this video of ░░░░░░░░ smiling They re surrounded ░░░░░░░░ Hamas fighters Talk to ░░░░░░░░ about the absolute surrealness ░░░░░░░░ these images because they ░░░░░░░░ happy Sure they re ░░░░░░░░ their freedom but how ░░░░░░░░ is staged here You ░░░░░░░░ reported on other released ░░░░░░░░ saying that their actual ░░░░░░░░ was a terrifying moment ░░░░░░░░ them Quite different from ░░░░░░░░ we saw last Sunday ░░░░░░░░ might remember when we ░░░░░░░░ on air together Alex ░░░░░░░░ these huge crowds last ░░░░░░░░ immediately surrounding the vehicles ░░░░░░░░ the hostages were in ░░░░░░░░ on the windows and ░░░░░░░░ hostages from the last ░░░░░░░░ have told me that ░░░░░░░░ October 7th itself that ░░░░░░░░ the most terrifying moment ░░░░░░░░ literally much more staged ░░░░░░░░ erected a stage in ░░░░░░░░ middle of Gaza City ░░░░░░░░ s covered in propaganda ░░░░░░░░ They marched those women ░░░░░░░░ what we should say ░░░░░░░░ costume uniforms Those are ░░░░░░░░ actual Israeli military uniforms ░░░░░░░░ went to the trouble ░░░░░░░░ getting those and dressing ░░░░░░░░ women up in them ░░░░░░░░ are smiling They are ░░░░░░░░ to the crowd And ░░░░░░░░ think a couple of ░░░░░░░░ can be true at ░░░░░░░░ I suspect that they ░░░░░░░░ understood that they were ░░░░░░░░ to be free I ░░░░░░░░ this was a happy ░░░░░░░░ for them and they ░░░░░░░░ that the fact that ░░░░░░░░ were up on this ░░░░░░░░ meant that they were ░░░░░░░░ minutes away from being ░░░░░░░░ with their families But ░░░░░░░░ other hostages who have ░░░░░░░░ released in the previous ░░░░░░░░ have said is at ░░░░░░░░ point you will do ░░░░░░░░ it takes Smile wave ░░░░░░░░ up props whatever it ░░░░░░░░ to not agitate your ░░░░░░░░ and to finally get ░░░░░░░░ the line to freedom.