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can. we will never get over the loss of lianne and the girls. indeed 77 indeed yessi. 77 indeed yessi. my 77 indeed yessi. my fecus has and indeed yessi. my focus has been get eli been to get eli sharabi home, to a degree that i have buried my grief for my sister and my down. that is something nieces down. that is something i will have with. i am nieces down. that is something i will h trauma with. i am nieces down. that is something i will h trauma counselling m having trauma counselling regularly. my have lost regularly. my parents have lost their only daughter. my children have lost their cousins and aunt. i have lost my only big and it a my only big sister. and it is a case ofjust my only big sister. and it is a case of just trying my only big sister. and it is a case ofjust trying honour case ofjust trying to honour their lives in the best way we can by with our can by continuing with our and living can by cbntinuing with bur and living to —= of our ability and tell best of our ability and tell eli to do the same with his. figs are watchin- the are watching the images, we we are watching the images, we talk not what he
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' "whéii " , ' "whéiiar'e’ , -.. 7 ifillilihatiareiyour : i 7 ifillilihatiarei your thoughts knows. what are your thoughts and hopes for him for the future? in and hopes for him for the future? , , ., . future? in the first insteage. — 'ust future? in the first insteaget — 'ust m future? in the first instenee. -just to make sure :-:= :_= 2—— he is safe and recovers that he is safe and recovers physically. the mental side of things is something is things is something that is to need to be with going to need to be dealt with for the rest of his days. i really don't know the really don't know what the future holds for him. whether will go back to the kibbutz he will go back to the kibbutz at some point. his house is still there. we don't know what fate of that will be the fate of that will be because many of the houses surrounding that were destroyed. whether people feel gesgroyed. whether neonle feel to ever go back there, able to ever go back there, i don't obviously he has don't know. obviously he has his siblings and mother in israel, so there is always a home for him with them. a home for him with them. it's a very future, not very uncertain future, not least because a family is least because a family that is at the centre of everything he et the centre of everything he and loves is gone. does and loves is gone. stephen, thank you so much for
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with us on this really % mmmu j 7 difficult time, emotional and difficult time, about your �* eli eu sharabi and brother—in—law eli sharabi and your sister and their we re ' z z'qe'reiéiiieaw ' ' , z'qe're'iéiiiea'ghw ' z zhe're'iéiiietiia'bétsber children were killed on october seven. thank you. this is the seen live in hostages square. there were scenes earlier of there were scenes earlier ef mixed with sadness and joy mixed with sadness and pain. at the sight of three pain. at the sight of the three israeli hostages released in the last hour and a half, eli s... ogag e s 655351" " " z 7 vohadbenami n z 7 7 ohad ben am and z 7 vohad benamiandor sharabi, ohad ben ami and or levy handed over and looking gaunt and thin. we heard gaunt and thin. we have heard in the past �*moments, a in the past few moments, a statement from prime minister sigtement from prime minister n eta nya hu statement from primeminister netanyahu that said, wins?" 5 5 : willrnotzg’loss : z 5 7 willrnotzg’loss tthe we will not gloss over the shutting scenes of three week fhsttr�*s "enef ef thee week. ~ ~~ , , ~ ——— hostages being fhsttr�*s "er�*ef ef thee week. ~ ~~ , , ~ ~~ hostages being led emaciated hostages being led onto a staging garden forced
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that is into speeches. that is that that that they had to go through mock interviews, talk that that they had to go thro�* the 'nock interviews, talk that that they had to go thro�* the time interviews, talk that that they had to go thro�* the time is terviews, talk that that they had to go thro�* the time is hostages, alk documents and then handed documents and then eventually handed over to the red cross, taken away and then eeei crfi== teeen eases ens then into eee creee teeen eee? ene then into israeli territory. are the i 7 7 are the in? 7 7 are the inzthe 7 these are the scenes in the west in exchange for the west benkrin exchange fer the hostages three israeli hostages released, hundred and 80 prisoners will be palestinian prisoners will be released, serving released, 18 serving life sentences, 5a serving long sentences, 5a serving long sentences, all men under 61. sentences. all men under 61. . is third swap since a this is the third swap since a ceasefire began onjanuary this is the third swap since a ceasefire began on january the 3rd at 19. we are becoming familiar with the buses arriving. let's bring back my
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77 mohamfned, j 77 mohamfned, welcome. us mohammed, welcome. us mohamme we're come. take us through what we're seeing on how the process will 7 7 7 7—777 e ie m untold , is the coach untold, is the coach has come out m the -rison in the west :-= 77 7 77t7his7 7 7headi7ng77 7 7 this heading to a apparently this is heading to a city, may be to ramallah, where the coach will arrive to crowds, as has happened before crewds."es"has'habbenee before the prisoners crowds."os"has'hoooeneo before the prisoners will out and the prisoners will get out of the coach hug their and meet77 and go families and meet them and go home straightaway, families and meet them and go as has home straightaway, as has happened before. this is the first that is having, first coach that is having, here i looking at the pictures and now that coach behind and now that coach is behind that building at the moment. it is heading to ramallah. this coach got some of the 183
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coach has got some of the 183 prisoners. 183 prisoners that going out of prisons in 257: 252: 77 77 for the three exchange for the three hostages. some of these around 7 around 18 of them prisoners around 18 of them would be having life sentences, 6.71; .- .-.... . .. . 7777ofth7em7777777 77 7 s€t525173i7ii758t7 7 7 ofth7em7wi7ll7 7nd stay 7 7 7 ofth7em7wi7ll7 so stay in 7 7 7 eee/sf. of them will not stay in territories, they palestinian territories, they will get out of the palestinian territories to another arab territeries ts enether eeee " ' ' that we territsriss ts ensthsr eeee " ' ' that we do not know. country that we do not know. can you why that is and �*7that 7 �*7that works. 7 how that works. yes, according to their crimes, _ how that works. yes, according to their crimes, - to i to their crimes, according to the gravity of the crimes they the gravityof the crimes they in some negotiations, they did, in some negotiations, they reach that seven of them should did, in some negotiations, they rea stay at seven of them should did, in some negotiations, they rea stay in seven of them should did, in some negotiations, they rea stay in palestinian em should not stay in palestinian territories, in exchange, hamas have requested that the would serve in the
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hostages would not serve in the israeli army again. 50 israeli army again. around 50 these prisoners have long of these prisoners have long term sentences and of them returned 7 returned back to gaza. were returned back to gaza. is to the that is really big to the who experienced this war people who experienced this war that left so many dead in gaza. these been difficult these have been difficult scenes in israel for many who had seen those released over past few weeks. had seen those released over - past few weeks.— the past few weeks. this is a between parties. we can now see the two parties. we can now see the images from the area close to reim where 77 reim where the hostages now medical are having now medical examinations and a meeting close family and will take the helicopter to go back to heiieeot-er to go back; t'w'” fl" it heiieeeter te ge eeeie te " " ' it is of heiieeeter te ge eeeie te" " " ' it is of course very israel. it is of course very difficult situation for both
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parties the conflict. the parties in the conflict. the conflict that has lasted for many, many years. in this war, 50,000 people died in gaza, 10,000 people are missing, gaza people want to get �*dead 77 �*dead people 77 �*dead people from 77 �*dead people from under their dead people from under their dead people from under the rubble. many died in the rubble. many people died in the rubble. many people died in the 7th of october and during the 7th of october and during the war and end of the war and the end of operations that happened during war. and, 77 war. and, you 77 war. and, you the 77 of hosta es and of hostaes and the exchange of hostages and the freedom of prisoners as well, is --ivin is giving hope 7 is giving hope to this is giving hope to this region, that it could live in peace i am really peace again. i am really alarmed by what stephen said. yes, we saw images that might be distressing to people, or
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images that are but images that are difficult, but at the end of the day, we saw eli sharabi walking and alive -=——: this is a very 7 this is a very big moment and this is a very big moment for the hostages and other 7 that are waiting for people that are waiting for loved ones also to get out of in gaza. and i captivity in gaza. and i also want to convey that what the israeli president about israeli president said about the scenes in gaza, he said this is a crime against humanity. benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister said this is horrible, these are horrible horrible scenes and horrible horribte scenes and is horrible horribtescenes and is also the this is also inviting the families of the hostages to call on the israeli authorities and hamas as well to speed up, eee “e'e'e' ee e"�** ':eee -:e e ee e e said, samantha, eee l’e'~"e' ee e"�** �*2�*e�*ef -:e e ee e . said, samantha, why you smartly said, samantha, why is this process so slow? why
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are we seeing every saturday only three or four hostages? why don't all the hostages get out all at and out all at once and the prisoners all at once and we end this war? and this down prisoners all at once and we er the is war? and this down prisoners all at once and we er the mediators. this down prisoners all at once and we er the mediators. why down prisoners all at once and we er the mediators. why (they testtte mediators. why are they prolonging the really prolonging this? the other question is why this didn't happen in may exchange didn't happen in may 2024 when biden 2024 when president biden first offered the exact deal that is now. these are 7that need to be questions that need to be answered. also the situation we saw the hostages in that we saw thehostages in also put on the side and hamas to israeli side and hamas side to get speed up because people cannot wait for people to stay in in bad and in gaza for bad situations. in gazarfor period that we don't another period that we don't know how long second phase 777stay stay for. 77 stay for. the third phase, 7l7o77ng
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�*7lo7n7g7i7t7wi7ll7 7 7 �*7lo7ng7i7t7wi7ll7stay 7 �*7lo7n7g7i7t7wi7ll stay for �*7lo7ng7i7t7wi7ll7stay for and how long it will stay for and these still in these people are still in captivity. 80 or more people, or even the dead bodies that oreven the dead bodies that are waking for body e7==s 7:-—=7 to be g7rieved, to 7 to be g7rieved, to go7 is to be buried, grieved, to go through the yes, it's very long process. and a very long process. and everybody is hoping that everybody is really hoping that the process will be sped up and will go ahead and the israelis and the having and the palestinians having their own states and both their own states and living together in peace, as many countries have managed to do that in different countries and different parts of the world. ~ i, i, and different parts of the world. a, i, i, , i, i world. e’ee—eeeeee "" ": stif. . ictures world. etee—{ee’ee’tet . ictures and wait for the to arrive to transport coaches to arrive to transport the prisoners, 183 palestinian prisoners, many who will be
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returned to different parts of the bank, gaza or the west bank, gaza or elsewhere, what is the situation in gaza right now? you talked the need to you talked about the need to speed the process up. the reality is that tens of thousands of people in gaza are homeless and cannot rebuild until this process actually homeless and cannot rebuild until this and ass actually homeless and cannot rebuild until this and they :tually homeless and cannot rebuild until this and they can lly homeless and cannot rebuild until this and they can get in continues and they can get in items that they to cs. thee- c-.- c.... h.-. 7th7e7p7ro7c7ess.777 7 start the process. of course, the of start the process. of course, the - of gaza - start the process. of course, the - of gaza is - the situation of gaza is horrible. the tens of thousands people. .. es ee eee-eeeee people that had already of people that had already tenants in rafah, and they left tenants to no north, those tenants to go north, without shelter, with cold wgigryggtshelter with cold without any weather, without absolutely any shelter, we can see images now of how destructive thiss have been. and also clean water. they have to get the bottles of water coming to them every single day. i saw images of
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who are living in people who are living in destroyed there is no destroyed schools. there is no anyone. only one truck comes water every 7 water every there water every there is with water every day. there is not enough water, there is not enough these children do enough food, these children do not go to school, they do not have any access to education. the situation in gaza needs and the situation in gaza needs a massive amount of work to for rebuild, for rehabilitation, again, and a massive problem again, and a massive problem again — as i said 10,000 people are in gaza. are missing in gaza. they want bulldozers to get the bulldozers to get out the bodies that are under this homes. and we hear -...°.f..- .. ........- . ..- .--.... -.. 7777o7f7e7xchan7gi7ng7777 7 of exchanging accusations both 7par7ties, the boi ar7e r7ties, the boi ar77e s7aying :he boi ar7e s7aying that palestinians are saying that ....-...,...-s.......s..-.- is palestinians are saying that' ' '" ' " '
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is not adhering to allow israel is notadhering to allow sort of education or the some sort of education or the bulldozers or so on and so forth. under rubble, as we forth. under this rubble, as we understand, the palestinians saying that there are are saying that there are around families that are com pletely completely records. wiped completely frontrecords. the families, the uncles, all the families, the uncles, children, parents, all of them not 7 77 7 7 not 7 ”bring 77 7 7 not 7 777bu7iiaiag7ifomd were killed. one building would be destroyed with all of the so these people won't flats, so these people won't find anybody to search for them. so unless the authorities go in search and get bodies go in search and get the bodies out and bury them in a dignified way, situation dignified way, this situation would continue like that. so, yes, the in gaza yes, the palestinians in gaza are in very situation, are in a very bad situation, they need regular water,
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food . food. medication. and regular food, medication, and also regularfood, medication, and also as we follow this images of the hostages and the prisoners, is there are other that we don't say. the scenes that we don't say. the israelis allowing the injury of people in the in gaza people in the hospitals in gaza to go to egypt. we saw tens of of palestinians doing thousands of palestinians doing that, around 1a,000 that. érggr�*géjq—e—qqq”... that. érgung,14,ggg..... that need palestinians that need out of gaza. this is as we are speakin- at happening as we are speaking at the moment. the palestinians are getting out to get treatment in egypt. things are treatment in. eaget; things. are ...f.....,.,,..., on a treatment in. eaget; things. tars—m , , . ~ , on a little treatment in. eaget; things. 55m , , . ~ , on a little bit treatment in. eaget; things. tars—m , , . ~ , on a little bit in treatment in. eaget; things. 55m , , . ~ , on a little bit in the treatment in. eaget; things. tars—m , , . ~ , on a lit side, in the treatment in. eaget; things. 55m , , . ~ , on a lit side, but 1e treatment in. eaget; things. 55m , , . ~ , on a lit side, but not as humanitarian side, but not as the people in gaza would hope. they want regular back, the people in gaza would hope. they want their .ar back, the people in gaza would hope. they want their families ick, the people in gaza would hope. they want their families to, the people in gaza would hope. they want their families to be the people in gaza would hope. they want they families to be the people in gaza would hope. they want they want .ies to be the people in gaza would hope. they want they want to; to be the people in gaza would hope. they want they want to live je tgggth'sf. they eéfl't tg tits in. homes, tgggth'sf. they fight tg tits; in homes, they tegeth’ef. they went te like in homes, they don't want
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teget'n’ef. they went te like in homes, they don't want to safe homes, they don't want to to feel cold or all have to feel cold or hungry all the time �* being thirsty all the time or being thirsty all the time or being thirsty all the time, or experiencing that they do not have any hospital lawrence in gaza, in northern gaza northern gaza, in northern,gaza is no hospital that is there is no hospital that is functioning. this is a very dire humanitarian situation that the really thaytythe palestinians really that it thaytfithe palestinians really that it will be thaytythe palestinians really that it will be lifted hope that it will be lifted and they can get back to their normal life. {iii they can get back to their normal life.— they can get back to their normal life. _, , ., ., normal life. of course, all of that depends _ normal life. of course, all of that depends on _ normal life. of course, all of that depends on the - normal life. of course, all of that depends on the next - normal life. of course, all of i that depends on the next stage that depends en the next stege negotiations. the that depends an the next stage negotiations. the second of negotiations. the second stage starting and then finally a third stage as lets a third stage as well. lets talk more about that with our talk mere abeetthatrwith eur east regional editor, tm; this is tm; is the this is the third of prisoners we have release of prisoners we have seen since the ceasefire began in january seen since the ceasefire began injanuary 19. the next is
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