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Gail Downey: UK and Europe Correspondent on the release of hostages and the reality of a ceasefire · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: And time now for our foreign correspondent. We have UK
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  Speaker 1: and europe correspondent Gail Downey with us. Now.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning, Gail, Morning Francesca.
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  Speaker 1: Tell me the British Israeli hostage is expected to be
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  Speaker 1: among the first hostages free today. Where is this it?
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  Speaker 2: Okay? So we have an update on that. She has
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  Speaker 2: actually now been released, along with two other young women,
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  Speaker 2: doren Steinbecker, who was also snatched from the kibbutz where
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  Speaker 2: Emily was working, and the other hostage and again another
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  Speaker 2: young woman called romy Gone. She was ambushed when she
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  Speaker 2: tried to escape the Supernova festival along with hundreds of
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  Speaker 2: others when her mass attacked. The three young women were
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  Speaker 2: handed over to the Red Cross. They're now currently at
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  Speaker 2: an Israeli military base. The Israeli military took them from
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  Speaker 2: the Red Cross to escort them back to Israel, which
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  Speaker 2: is where they now are, and I can tell you
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  Speaker 2: that the mothers are due to meet them shortly.
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  Speaker 1: Our wonderful news is the concern in the UK about
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  Speaker 1: the stability of the ceasefire.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I think there's concern everywhere about the stability of
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  Speaker 2: the sea spire, because of course the second stages is
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  Speaker 2: the rebuild, you know, the infrastructure, if you see the
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  Speaker 2: images in Gaza and other cities, who is now going
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  Speaker 2: to be in charge of that, who is going to
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  Speaker 2: pay for it, and who ultimately is going to run
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  Speaker 2: the strip because of course there are our fears about
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  Speaker 2: Israel's intent just as much as our fears about the
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  Speaker 2: intent of Hannas and also rival groups within the region.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, look, it's going to be a really special reunion,
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  Speaker 1: isn't it. Incredible realities Absolutely yeah, Oh, Gail, thank you
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  Speaker 1: very much for the update. Appreciate that. For more from
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