injured, and what they're injured, and what remains _ they're injured, and what remains their homes beneath remains of their homes beneath the rubble, oftenjust the handful of stones and debris which — handful of stones and debris which was were at homes stood, they too are 2 stood, they too are trying once stood, they too are trying to have — once stood, they too are trying to have and return to have some closure and return to have some closure and return to their — to have some closure and return to their normal after to their normal life. but after 15, 16— to their normal life. but after 15, 16 months now of such devastation, it is a terrible ordeal_ devastation, it is a terrible ordeal on_ devastation, it is a terrible ordeal on both sides. i'm just going say it is slightly surreal the way they slightlg surrselthsgfigthsg' ' ~ f ' ~ 7 around the on 7 on the desk that whilst flags on the desk that whilst handing over people that they handing ever begets, that: they held for heneing ever eeeete thet they held for much time. have held for that much time. it is surreal, isn't it? the attention to all the and the little paraphernalia and the little flags on the and stamping ftegerehrtheeeeh ehe stemeng giving bits of paper. it is and giving bits of paper. it is of and giving bite at paper. it is of a and giving bits pf paper. it is of a bizarre ceremony,

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elections. so over the space of 18 years they have built up 1.5. le yeers they heve eeitt’e'p: ”"’ " "' ’ and see 1.5. le yeere they heye heitt’e'p: ”"’ " "' ’ and see vestiges that goyernment. that goyerhmeht. aibeit of that government, albeit one which has been relentlessly attacked and kind of attacked and almost kind of wiped out in many by wiped out in many ways by israel, still exists and israel, it still exists and is the message that they thet is the messege thet they’” ”” ”"' but �* course as say, give. but of course as you say, lauren, for the who lauren, for the hostages who are out into fare breught eut'btinking inte sunlight 15 or 16 in captivity, it must be months in captivity, it must be such a jarring feeling and a scene scene £15 scene as theyr are jarring scene as they are suddenly taken up on stage by their captors, by those who to the group who and they sign paperwork. them, and they sign paperwork. some of them the last few have -|m| have been . iyen weeks have even been given kind bags, takeaway bags with of bags, takeaway bags with maps of gaza to take with

graygszzof gaza to take home with, .. quite what they do them. i'm quite what they do with those backs who knows but it all kind of to what the it all kind of adds to what the israelis call psychological warfare that has been inflicted by hamas since the october the warfare that has been inflicted by attacks. 1ce the october the warfare that has been inflicted by attacks. 50 the octoberthe warfare that has been inflicted by attacks. 50 a 1e october the warfare that has been inflicted. by attacks.-ober the warfare that has been inflicted. by attacks._er the warfare that has been inflicted. by attacks—the 7th attacks. so a little bit of a delay whilst _ 7th attacks. so a little bit of a delay whilst i wait - 7th attacks. so a little bit of a delay whilst i wait for i 7th attacks. so a little bit of| a delay whilst i wait for the a delay whilst we wait for the hostages to come out on the hestsges te eeme eet erethe , , ,, ,, ,, we don't know if hesteges te eeme eet ertthe ~~ , ~ ~ ~ we don't know if they hesteges te eeme eet ertthe ~~ , ~ ~ ~ do we don't know if they hesteges te eeme eet ertthe ~~ , ~ ~ ~ do them in't know if they hesteges te eeme eet ertthe ~~ , ~ ~ ~ do them in't know if or y hestsges te eeme eet erethe , , ,, ,, ,, do them in't know if or in will do them individually or in a of three. the will do them individually or in a - of three-— will do them individually or in a of three. ~ . , a group of three. we are seeing one of the _ a group of three. we are seeing one of the hostages _ a group of three. we are seeing one of the hostages being - a group of three. we are seeing one of the hostages being led l one of the hostages being led up stop this is a 26—year—old when he was seized who is now 27. last week there was video his girlfriend learnt of

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now! now! and by how is now! now! sick and by how this is all done, the stage—managed process that won a weewkly basis, i see on a weekly basis, i think there are basically second on. as the there are basically second on as the four thursday as the four coffins paraded in the same very were paraded in the same very despite calls iei —:|e|t: 0-— red w for it to red for it to be the red cross for it to be and private and away §-==t w the media glare. they too from the media glare. they too were paraded. you see the were earaded. there voei see the .. . .. . of the vvere earaded. there voei see the ~ . ~ . of the hostages also being led off the photos and the like. to be transferred into a red vehicle and he into a red cross vehicle and he will be followed into a red cross vehicle and he will be fo the 5d omer . .. - . into a red cross vehicle and he will be fo the third omer , .. - . into a red cross vehicle and he will be fo the third ofner , ,. - . wenkert, the third of those hostages who is up there the hostages who is up there on the stage, he will also be and you know, transferred. and you know, lauren, it is also worth that so many of mentioning that so many of those who were caught up in the those'who'were caught up in the of october attacks from the 7th of october attacks from the side, who were either 7th of october attacks from the or de, who were either 7th of october attacks from the or taken i0 were either 7th of october attacks from the or taken hostage, ther 7th of october attacks from the or taken hostage, were killed or taken hostage. were . .

the kibbutz and many of from the kibbutz and many of those were real peace they believed in a activists, they believed in a coexistence, long—term peace they supported the accord twhat accord that was signed to oslo accord that was signed to bring and the peace bring peace and the peace process. that is omer wenkert waving there, the last of the three hostages. by living close gaza many of them did to gaza many'of them did in a coexistence. and believe in a coexistence. and yet that belief in peace and yetithat belief—in peace and belief in a that belief in a coexistence has, for of families been shattered. and wbeewn shattered. aha a” :-= w the last the last 16 months has course the last 16 months has of far kind of hardened the far right here and the strain of israeli here and thestrain of israeli that still political opinion, that still dreams of annexation -e the west bank, of of the west bank, of of the west bank, of of gaza. sending resettlement of gaza. sending israeli troops back into gaza. so when donald comes out so when donald trump comes out with statements the

with statements like the united states should take over gaza and all of the garden residents should be abroad, and all of the garden residents should tvery abroad, and all of the garden residents should tvery much abroad, and all of the garden residents should t very much fed oad, and all of the garden residents should tvery much fed —— i, that has very much fed —— and all of the gaza a little bit many them have seen finally that those three hostages are at least alive and seem physically to be in a fairly acceptable state. i was outside the in the country largest hospital in the country for the first release of the hostages on the of hostages on the 19th of january and as one doctor put it me, and as one dootor— patrit to me. though they may ok on even though they may seem ok on the outside, what is happening

on the inside after months of trauma in captivity is altogether less so the altogether less clear. so the red cross vehicles beginning thatjourney. will now be thatjourney. they will now be by hamas vehicles as escorted by hamas vehicles as well as they make their way to well as they make th’eirway to border crossing with the border crossing with israel. and they will then go to southern israel, where they to sootherntsrael, where they be handed to the will be handed over to the forces and finally they be home. they will w wbwewhome.wtwiiey half bwewww be home. they will be put will be home. they will be put into israeli helicopters and taken up here to tel aviv. we have already seen the first of the helicopters that took off a short ago we short while ago carrying, we understand, the first of the two israeli hostages. released already. so the other helicopters take the other helicopters will take the other three once they are to aviv.

telaviv. mark, thank you much indeed for _ telaviv. mark, thank you much indeed for the _ telaviv. mark, thank you much indeed for the time _ telaviv. mark, thank you much indeed for the time being. - telaviv. mark, thank you much! indeed for the time being. mark been reporting there the 1622 00:16: