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this is what a spokesperson for the israel defense forces had to say about the situation. we will rescue our hostages at all costs. it is our duty, it is our moral responsibility of the israel defense forces. it is why we fight and why we must keep on fighting until all our hostages are home. with more on the hostage release, here s our senior international correspondent orla guerin in tel aviv. inseparable and coming home tonight. emma and yuli, twin girls just three years old, released with their mother sharon. their father is still being held in gaza. they ll be picked up by military helicopter. like these boys, freed last night. the government here has been sharing footage of every release. israelis very invested in this and the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, needs a victory even a partial one. already savouring her freedom, margalit moses, who is 78. she tells hospital staff in tel aviv they are amazing. so is she. freed from gaza on friday after almost 50 ....
palestinians. the temporary truce agreed between israel and hamas is continuing to hold. it isa it is a remarkably calm scene at the moment although it is a remarkably calm scene at the moment although you it is a remarkably calm scene at the moment although you can it is a remarkably calm scene at the moment although you can see it is a remarkably calm scene at the moment although you can see the damage to that skyline that seven weeks of war have left there. i was at that exact spot in southern israel yesterday, and to hear it quiet, relatively peaceful, to hear the sound of birdsong instead of the sound of air strikes and outgoing artillery fire, it was a marked difference to what we have seen in the last seven weeks or so. this is all part of the deal between israel and hamas. meanwhile in the past few hours, israeli children s hospital has released a video of hostages reuniting with their loved ones. this is the moment nine year old ohad, his mother and grandmothe ....
still being held by greek in gaza. israeli officials said that at least 13 more israelis being held captive in the territory are due to be released shortly. they will be released shortly. they will be released in exchange for 39 palestinian prisoners. the temporary truce continues to hold for a second day. each it said this afternoon there are signals that the truce could be extended for another one or two days. a delegation from qatar, which has been crucial in mediating between israel and hamas, has visited israel as well to discuss a possible extension to this deal. these are live pictures, looking across at gaza, from southern israel. you can see those pinpoints of light in the dark. this is an area that we look at a lot at the moment, because the ceasefire, the brief cessation in fighting, the first we have seen since this war began, is a crucial part of this deal. it is worth taking a moment as well to reflect on the numbers of hostages who are being released each ....
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