An Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Begins
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4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Today, Laura, Paddy, and Henry discuss a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. There was a delay, but hostages are expected to be released and some Gazans could start to return home.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | We're all meeting for newscast as big news came in a very delayed way. |
| 0:09.5 | And I suppose it was inevitable we should expect road bumps and confusion in a ceasefire day. |
| 0:15.1 | Yeah, absolutely. |
| 0:15.7 | I think it's not just news being made today. |
| 0:17.3 | It's history. |
| 0:17.8 | This is a moment of history. |
| 0:18.9 | The war, which has lasted more than 400 |
| 0:21.1 | days, Israel's seemingly relentless bombardment of Gaza after Hamas's dreadful attack in October |
| 0:27.3 | 2023 is at an end. The first stage of a longer road to some kind of permanent peace, but the ceasefire |
| 0:34.4 | came into force at 915 UK time. As you say, though, Paddy, nearly three |
| 0:39.1 | hours and a lot of confusion after when it was due in the first place. So let's describe how it |
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| 1:00.0 | Soul hurts that a miracle with us happening. Frankly, I think we need a British Trump. |
| 1:04.0 | Take me down to Downing Street. Let's go have a tour. Blimey. |
| 1:11.7 | Hello, it's Paddy in the studio. |
| 1:13.1 | It's Laura in the studio. |
| 1:14.4 | And is Henry at home? |
| 1:15.7 | So, Paddy, the morning began. What did we expect? |
| 1:19.0 | A ceasefire beginning at 6.30. There were celebrations on the streets. |
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