Human Rights Watch Quote on the Hostage Deaths in Gaza

The following statement can be attributed to Bill Van Esveld, acting Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch:

“There is never a justification for taking hostages or killing or mistreating them. Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip should release the civilian hostages, and Israeli authorities should share information about those whose bodies have been recovered with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).”