these are pictures from the scene where they ssene where theg were hefiéeé , ~ they were scene where they were handed as we figf the???“ elfin as we have in previous exchanges happen in previous exchanges and handed over to the red tense moments, the cross. tense moments, the was brought doubt release was broughtrinte deubt hamas release was broughtrintedeubt hamas said earlier this ere fiche), they would suspend the week they would suspend the because they not sticking to the

my ' " ' ' ' z z of the ceasefire 7 details of the ceasefire deal not aid. and net releasing eneugh aid, have been several there have been several interventions we "tee““fl' efle ee unfe'cts“f " ~ ~ " egypt have h�*eeh�*ah' ete ee ste'cts“f " ~ ~ " egypt have been qatar and egypt have been mediating and have to release of eeeerethe e'eese ef “hes hostages. i will give further hostages. i will give you more detail about the three who have been released men who have been released sasha who is yair horn and setter fier’n ens segui were all taken kibbutz nir near gaza. from kibbutz nir oz near gaza. they have been held almost 500 since most 5 since most of 7 5 since most of their 7 �*e' ei'e'e thee-e. “a" “f the“ ~ 7' '7' w... ' not �*e' ei'e'e thee-e. “a" a5 the“ ~ 7— e— ——~—~ — not known �*e' ei'e'e thee-e. “a" “f the“ ~ 7' a, w... , not known whether families have not known whether for most of that time they have been alive or dead. russian been alive or dead. the russian israeli citizen sasha troufanov was taken along with was taken hostage along with grandmother, motherand his we re girlfriend. they were released in the month the

in the month following the seven attacks. but his october seven attacks. but his father was the father was killed during the attack. sebastian usher. we reflected on the fact that images are merging today ' those we are different from those we saw when there was a huge amount of at 7 at emaciated of the a of 77 of onlookers 77 méf’ohiéék'e'r; and " of onlookers and militants a onlookers and militants a well okers and militants a well managed, "nilitants a well managed, if litants a well managed, if that ts you ,,. snug??? you can �* you can put �*you can put it, released eifefli esen though 7 forced 7 7 forced to 7 7 forced to some stifliorced to give some to the people who were comments to the people who were surrounding that stage. yes. is noirdoubt 77 is noirdoubt this is h ”byhamas highly ea’fie’zrfisfiaaes swam? . isla mic who highly erahaehze-sfiaaes swam? h islamic who are and islamicjihad who are involved in the �*as neel??? “t2515. hfifi�*i�*i�*sfigféfefififl 77

were m�*i�*fil�*fee "i ehze heheeeeteewhh 77 were holding of mgfil�*hee 'h ehe hehee�*h’eteewhh 77 were holding of the ih�*fi�*el�*fi�*eei ih ehe hehee�*h’eteewhh 77 were itilding of the ih�*fi�*el�*fi�*eei ih ehe hehee�*h’eteewhh 77 were it took of the 'h¥e1¥ee ih ehe hehee�*h’eteewhh 77 were it took place )f the 'h¥e1¥ee ih ehe hehee�*h’eteewhh 77 were it took place )f a e hostages. it took place in a devastated square in khan —= the city in the younis, the biggest city in the south s’h i think that was south of gaza. i think that was to send a message in meant to send a—message in have seen itself. we have seen different over the weeks these hostage handovers and of these hostage handovers and i think of message has i think part of the message has been show from the heeh'ee'ehqhefem'ehe' of they are able to operate j able to operate these still able to operate in these areas. and also to different areas. and also to show different of show different facets of what now looks like. i think eesehnes-i leaks like; ethin'e was to show the this was to show the the pictures on devastation. the pictures on platform where the are taken, again sending a message. i think one, message. i think the main one, the of the former the picture of the former leader in of hamas who was e

killed by the israelis a few months ago, yahya sinwar, taken from video, image in from video, an image in his final moments he was final moments where he was sitting on chair in a sitting on a chair in a building he took refuge in. the was image on the platform was behind him in the chair, image on the platform was behind him at the chair, with a looking out atjerusalem with a hamas waving a hamas fighter waeing a e ”a, e e flag. palestinian flag. so clearly sending message through that. sending a message through that. as you were saying. the key thing people to see, thing people waiting to see, in israel and of eeteieeeefl'f' in lsr'eel and sf the pertieulefly in lsr'eel and sf the relatives of the course the relatives of the released, more than three released, more than anyone, was physical anyone, was what physical condition they were in. no doubt on the they in 7 h i}; 7; w 77” h hesei'iarpe were inbetterhohysical shaoe . the hostages released last than the hostages released last images of them week. the images of them emaciated with really the pain of their ordeal etched on

was wake—up 7 was wake—upcall. feces was a wakefup cell; h hhhhh ww", i aware of already aware of the conditions hostages been held in. i around the world, of the —: of these 7 have plight of these hostages have been plunged in for all these zz-n and it had an effect in to harden those on the isgeel to hardenthose on the want the right who want the israeli government to continue with the �* in gaza age-1st until total 77 total eradization. at its total eradication. at least thatis its total eradication. at least that is how they phrase it. = -22 �* that is possible �*that is possible or whether that is possible or i think it was not, i think it was used by that section of israel as tha’ggegtion of israel as part of their argument another part of their argument that hamas is an organisation that hamas is an organisation thatis that hamas is an organisation that is inhuman and cannot be dealt with be got rid dealt with and must be got rid entirely. from their and supporters who government to do j: 77 in their power to

seerything in their pefierte hhhh the eserything in their pester te hh h the release eeerything in their pester teh hh h the release of the ensure the release of the remaining hostages gaza, it remaining hostages in gaza, it underlined the it as doing it as quickly as possible, to keep the doing it as quickly as possi so to keep the doing it as quickly as possi so all keep the doing it as quickly as possi so all hostages could be goingso allbostagescould be that had goingsoallbostagescould be that had a big effect week. i think these images will have the three men were in e—eéfeé? ; better physical condition. they mentally, betterphysieal condition. they mentally, one betterphysical condition. they mentally, one has to [eek mentally. one has to say. it is to get although it is hard to get a clear idea that, just clear idea of that, just briefly to look them, but ehe“? ee�* [ehe ee eheh�* eee seemed more relaxed, if 7. 7" 7 that. even 7" 7 that. even one?" can that. even one of one can say that. even one of was as he was towards 7 towards the red cross walking towards the red cross that was to take him — r— into israel. so the heart images we saw a week searing images we saw a week ago, we did not see today. that

could potentially help with the next hostage is next hostage release that is due week from today. this was really up hostage release was really up the �*that it might not i; it i i. i; "iiiiii. “a"; i; riff : i, go; jizx’: i,“ hopefully, that will not be the situation the coming also, i lead to the talks necessary with the mediators and israel eith the mee'etfir= ens! l=reel " ' hamas of the next phase of and hamas of the next phase of deal once this phase, which weeks to o, in which a re are alive or 7= z to be released, that those were to be released, that those talks could under way. they talks could getunder way;gthey meant to get way after the ceasefire came days after the ceasefire eehihe hh h force. as days after the ceasefire cahihe hh h force. as far as we into force. as far as we know they have not in any . way, but there is substantial way, but there is expectation in the days 7 will start. 7 7 will start. so 7 7 will start. so i 7 they will start. so i think what we from what we what we can take from what we this morning is there have seen this morning is there is more of positive is more of the positive

momentum, perhaps, injected back into the process. we back into the process. w to watch the military continue to watch the military the military helicopters in the military base in southern lsrael we understand, tra nsporting. we understand. three transporting. we understand. three hostages released in israeli russian the past hour. israeli russian alexander troufanov, israeli eleeeheef tfeeeeheee eefeeei yair eleeeheeftfeeeeheee eefeeei yair horn and argentinian yair horn and sagui who will be dekel—chen, who will be family members in moments we expect then 7 then tiransported to and then transported to hospitals in tel aviv will be checked over. we �*in �* in recent they know in recent exchanges, they have been kept in hospital several days er: been eh: wis sh hz we h. seen ehuh wis .hh hz we h. seen the ehuh wis .h.h hz we h. seen the pictures ehuh wis .h.h hz we hh seen the pictures and a carefully event by stage—managed event by hamas and islamic sixth

and islamicjihad. the sixth in the past hostagezreleasedzin the past what did you make of the weeks. what did you make of the careful choreography and display of military might gigglayof military might by and the armed fighters we have seen there2—.— time where hamas is sigxthtihie where hamas is to show eigthtihie where hamas is to show they are there, are not j are not 7 think they are not destroyed. i think hie} a lot of they are not destroyed. i think he; a lot of criticism there was a lot of criticism last week when we saw a chaotic that release. their 7—7 7-7n and qataris have to hamas, saying they to to hamas, saying they to take mas, saying they to take more saying they to take more care |g they to take more care of :hey to take more care of the have to take more care of the israeli so we have —= seenitorganisedzbetter this but hamas week takes send messages an opportunity to send messages internally to palestinians who criticising first are criticising hamas, first from the 7th of october. many people in gaza, they came

from the 7th of october. many peo; to n gaza, they came from the 7th of october. many peo; to theirza, they came from the 7th of october. many peo; to their houses they came from the 7th of october. many peo; to their houses and ey came back to their houses and found them they equally them destroyed, they equally blame for the attack of hiame hamas for the attack of 7th of october and the strikes after that israeli strikes after that 65, may be more destroyed 65, may be more percentage of the houses, and killed, 100,000 man lled, 100,000 man are, 100,000 man are missin. 0 e777 5000 ar7rested. 7 1 over arrested. lover 300 .ted. 7 eover300 people 7 lover 300 people will 1 over 300 people will be about over 300 people will be released into gaza as part of the deal. most of them arrested 7 the 7th after the 7th of october. hamas is trying to send a message they there. and internally they are there. and for the arabs and internationally that we are not for the arabs and internation we that we are not for the arabs and internation we should . are not for the arabs and internation we should be e not for the arabs and internation we should be part: for the arabs and internation we should be part of destroyed, we should be part of the second deal of.

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they will be transferred put it to me in the first release, tgme in the first release. though on the outside they even though on the outside they might seem ok, how they are on 77 -7 7 after the 7 the inside after the psychological is �* less clear. a re altogether less clear. they are now returning in hgoye�*getu rning ihhhetico pters to being hgoyeteturning ihhheticocrters to being reunited with israel and being reunited with families and they will have examinations the? once they reach the hospital in tel aviv. once they reach the hospital in telaviv. even ieghvziyg even though three were today 7 almost 7 7 almost 80 7 7 almost 80 remainng there are almostzsgzremeining ligfij israeli in captivity; the lsraeliz ~ , believe a of hhhf satay israelis, they hold their and are hoping will israelis, they hold their the ind are hoping will israelis, they hold their the others hoping will israelis, they hold their the others released will israelis, they hold their the others released homel israelis, they hold their the others released home in weeks _eie one of them the weeks to come. one of them holding out was released 7 �* was released 15 your motherswas released 1.5 .. .. ago and your motherawas released 1.5 w .. ago and you wait your motherawas released 1.5 w .. yourago and you wait your motherawas released 1.5 w .. your fatherd you wait your motherawas released 1.5 w .. your father to ou wait your motherawas released 1.5 w .. your father to be wait your motherawas released 1.5 w .. your father to be released. for your father to be released. do you know your

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news of your fatherhto conie as you sense of held israelis in a sense of held their the last 16 months released today but they are waiting still for desperately waiting still for of in news of others still held in gaza and whether the be mama the release was israel of because they accused israel of the the 77 77dea7l 7 7 7 7deal which to a 77 77ofa7lwhich77 toa 7 7 7offurther| toa 777 77 77meanwhile, are 7 are supposed to place for the phase .— {he77777 ... .... 7 the 7ceas7efire to to 7 the7c(en7dire to to 7the7c(en7dais~ war. to hrlhahshhsh-a tsehs ear we with they are not are we with those? they are not looking good the moment. we re were have were 7 7 have started they flsrsfisahtts hasesta rted an israeli they flsrsfisahtts hasesta rted went 'aeli they flsrsfisahtts hasesta rted went to li they flsrsfisahtts hasesta rted

went to doha to delegation went to doha to begin but returned begin negotiations but returned after two days which does not bode well for successive negotiations into phase 7and 7 7 7 and that7 7 7 and that7pha7se is due to two, and that phase is due to come into in early march come into place in early march to see the release of remaining living hostages and also an from 77 77777777 7 7from the 7 that is the gaza strip. that is the contentious issue as far as the government is contentious issue as far as the governr the is contentious issue as far as the governr the right wing of 77 the israeli government, there is benjamin is pressure on benjamin netanyahu to resume the war in once are up. had the of has had the resignation of national security minister, the minister 77 77 77mini7ste7r77 7threatened finance minister has threatened to resign if israel does not warand then you resume the war and then you donald trump weighing into have donald itruirnpiweighingiinto feeding the have donald itruirnpiweighingiinto discourse g the have donald itruirnpiweighingiinto discourse g 1 the far of politics. right of israeli politics. suggesting palestinians would

7e7xpelle7d. long—term be expelled. so the long—term survival �*the deal survival of the ceasefire deal e .a... e . . . . ...- e . . . the survival of the ceasefire deal— .. . .- -----. - ---. the chasm of survival of the ceasefire deali si . is sssssi s sssi the chasm of mistrust deepening the chasm of mistrust between the two sides. until we see two negotiating between the two sides. until we se reach :wo negotiating between the two sides. until we se reach phase negotiating between the two sides. until we se reach phase two, gotiating between the two sides. until we se reach phase two, i otiating between the two sides. until we se reach phase two, i think 1g to reach phase twelthh" , , , will serious doubts thsrs eill as ssrlsus assetshhh thsrs eill as ssr'sus assists h h will get to point. oint. as we have seen that point. �*the past four weeks, that point. �*the past fourweeks, in over the past four weeks, in return for these hostages return for these threeheseaaes—s —— -- ———————— will see return for these threehesanes—s —— -- ———————— will see several return for these threeheseaaes—s —— -- ———————— will see several hundred we will see several hundred palestinian prisoners released. us 77 7 us what us what we can and |we hat we can and l we know e can and 77 7 lwe know about and 77 7 lwe know about the and what we know about the prisoners who will be released. expect 369 7 to be 777777tob7e7fr7e7ed7 77771; 7b; rears}. from a israeli jails. notably from a prison in the occupied west bank and that release tends to happen hours after the are freed and hostages are freed and can late into the night. of

happen late into the night. of the 369, serving life 7 -7 sentences that suggests they are jail �* murder or sentences that suggests they are jail against r or sentences that suggests they are the against- sentences that suggests they are the 1 of inst. sentences that suggests they are the .of october. after the 7th of october. people in israel holds people in , . detention which administrative detention which is holding them without formal charges against committin- the most such as murder, serious crimes such as murder, will be barred from returning to the gaza strip, but to the gazastrip.but others be allowed go back to will be allowed to go back to families in bank and gaza families in west bank and gaza there will be emotional there as 7 77 777there7as7w7ell7.77 7 there as well. they are 777divided 7 77 777divided i}; 7 77 777divided 59755 77 the one tiiat but the one thing that unites them in a the and then} in assense is—the pain and of the last 16 months. tzrggma of the last 16 months. as we will see the joy and tzrggma of the last 16 months. a of ve will see the joy and tzrggma of the last 16 months. a of families re the joy and tzrggma of the last 16 months. a of families being joy and uhityof families being, a, in israel, so we reconcitedhithsrael. so we that reconcitedhithsrael, so we that in reconcitedhithsrael. so we that in the reconcitedhithsrael, so we that in the west bank reconcitedhithsrael, so we 1 when the west bank 7

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