but there difficult at times. but there doesn't seem to be a huge focus on this minivan that has pulled up. on this minivan that has pulled u n . ., on this minivan that has pulled u . _ ., . ., , ., on this minivan that has pulled up. you can sort of see fighters _ up. you can sort of see fighters pushing - up. you can sort of see - fighters pushing - back. fighters pushing people back. is a sense that this is there is a sense that this is we should be focusing. we where we should be focusing. we are right in looking at these aregrig’ht in looking at these in amongst agregright in looking at these in amongst all of the images in amongst all of the other crowds and that other crowds and vehicles that there are, that this is where our focus indeed there are, that this is where ourfocus indeed be. been that of information that little bits of information that we have heard from other we have heard from the other hostages have been freed, it hestaaes have�*eem�*faeé it , , ~ , a different paints a different pictures, , , of them were held on their some of them were held on their own, some were held with other hostages. we have heard in the days their release some of said they ”em :i e {hey the); had been given explained they had been given. food, explained they had been given food, �*food, allowed more food, betterfood, allowed to shower. little details have

been emerging about those last few days before hostages have been freed in the first two groups of hostages we have seen legging captivity of hamas leaving the captivity of hamas and in this case islamichhad. and in thie eaee ieiarniejihed; ' w ' ,,, middle east correspondent our middle east correspondent yolande knell is back us. yolande knell is back with us. she is in hostages square in aviv. for us first tel angie; qeazfibe far as fifa't."'” " ' ' ' ”' what the tel eeis�*l qeeeribe fer ee fifel”"' " ' ' ' ”' what the atmosphere is of all what the atmosphere is like there right now as we likelthere right nowas we the release of in khan 7 7 in khan younis. 7 7 in khan younis. it 7 7 here 77 here and here and tense quite emotional here and tense at this moment for the at this moment waiting for the first of the two first glimpse of the two israeli civilians, arbel yehud gadimoses, gadi moses, expected to be and gadi moses, expected to be released by jihad and released by islamichhad and also released quite late last

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unit she was part of —— at the have been sharing. crowd he have been sharing. they have containing very they have been containing very heavily for the release of the heavily ferrtherreleaee ef the snatched from that young women snatched from that position, the army base on the edge of gaza on the 7th of we saw four of the hostages being released women hostages being released last and now the last weekend. and now the fifth, agam berger, released as vthéeyare 77 7 7 they are very? they are very excited, well. they are very excited, they expressed their relief. but for everybody, still bittersweet when they see those bittersweet when’t'ney see these know or have bittersweet when’they see these know or have a theyknew er have a special to being released know any many others, civilians still so many others, civilians and being held inside actually, 7 actually, the actually, til; initial gaza. acteally. the mel..,..,,....axa of gaza. acteally. the initial—.— , ~ ~ of the ceasefire is stage of the ceasefire is supposed to last for six weeks. just going to interrupt i'm just going to interrupt you, just to pull our focus towards this vehicle, minivan,

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there are israeli politicians who h the governing coalition israel must return that israel must return to fighting after initial six fighting after this initial sis period. we are mes—nee into an important stage, another delicate moment, where are supposed to negotiations are supposed to restart via international mediators, to go on to the second phase of the ceasefire which see a full end second phase of the ceasefire whi war see a full end 2: second phase of the ceasefire whi war and see a full end 2: second phase of the ceasefire whi war and see a full israeli ~ the war and remaining israeli hostages returned home. hostages being returned home. but this has a key role for the red cross, what we have seen in red cross. what we have'seen in subsequent two releases red cross, what we have'seen in subsequent two releases is �* we have first www iwhewhanwew ww wfiwrstwww�*wanlw w how we have had first of all the hostages handed over to the red cross, brought out onto the hostages handed over to the red ci soil, jrought out onto the hostages handed over to the red ci soil, going it out onto the hostages handed over to the red ci soil, going through to israeli soil, going through the reunions with and reunions with families, and then usually some hours before we have to palestinian who are in prisoners who are released in exchange. there is esohange.'there is a formula. palestinian prisoners 30 palestinian prisoners released in exchange for civilian hostages, and sa w out of gaza ——

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