reunite with their loved ones. hundreds will be freed — but questions remain over how that has been teetering perilously close to collapse. i'm samantha simmonds, i'm samantha simmonds, live from london. live from london. also this hour: also this hour: president zelensky sends a stark message to world leaders warning that vladimir putin does not want peace, and urges europe to form an army for its own good. and i really believe that the time has come, the armed forces of europe must be created. good afternoon. good afternoon. i'm mark lowen here at

hostages square in tel aviv.

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there was a though there was a cheer of, and relief at the delight and relief at the release of those three men today, there are still more 70 hostages in 70 hostage them in 70 hostage them is in gaza and among them is nimrod coen, an .:2 the . . . i the . october. i've been speaking to viki cohen, hostages that came back to their families after i want to hug him also, like the other families. caniask...?

you know he's alive? from december until may, and he said he was ok, he was not injured. physically today is. came into israel.

didn't have a chance. what has the last 16 months been like for you and your family? it could collapse at any minute, it's very fragile, and we are worried how long it will take, how long i have a reminderthat a reminder that the first phase of the ceasefire was phase of the ceasefiredeal was to weeks, so the meant to last six weeks, so the second phase is meant to begin in early which you were in early march. which you were hoping would the hoping would involve the release �* son hoping would involve the release �*son in the

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is alive. tell me about your - i she? she > was - how is alive. tell me about your - i she? she is vas - how is she? she is here. she's behind us. _ is she? she is here. she's behind us, fighting - is she? she is here. she's behind us, fighting for. is she? she is here. she's| behind us, fighting for the behind as. fighting far the every behind as, fighting far the every day of life. hostages every day of her life. she is for all the she is fighting: fe all the 22 222 —2 2— 222—22 2 she is fightihg foaiithe 22 2 2 2 22 22 22 222 2 22 our community. hostages from our community. is very �* to hostages from our community. is very �*to have she is very eager to have my �* back, she is waiting farther back, she is waiting for him, but she also knows his fochim, but shealso knows his are low. today an da because amazing day because three members of my community were membego of my community were people we known for many years, all and they are with their lives, and they are with that is a moment of us that is a moment of oure will go back to our own us that is a moment of oure will go back butur own us that is a moment of oure will go back but now vn us that is a moment of oure will go back but now to concerns tomorrow, but now to see them reunited with their families is a marvellous moment. families is a marvellous moment-— families is a marvellous moment. ., ., ,. ., , moment, what it is for you, of others ferthe families of others 22 2 2222 here. what has it over months?

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