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Today in Focus

Israel-Gaza: a week of tearful reunions and an uneasy truce

Today in Focus

The Guardian

News, Daily News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

As Israeli hostages were exchanged for Palestinian prisoners, the intense fighting was paused this week. Jason Burke reports on an emotional few days and what happens next. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Guardian. Today a few days of fragile ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get

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0:38.0

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0:41.0

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0:43.0

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0:44.0

After nearly two months of truly horrific war, this week in Gaza and Israel, there were a few precious days of quiet as a truce took hold.

1:02.0

Hostages were freed, along with prisoners from Israeli jails,

1:06.0

and the people of Gaza had a chance to breathe out

1:09.0

and assess the unbelievable damage done to their homes and to their families.

1:15.0

Today, from on the ground in Gaza, what this past week has been like and from

1:25.9

Jason Burke the Guardian's international security correspondent what this

1:30.0

pause reveals about the state of the war right now.

1:35.0

From the Guardian I'm Michael Safi.

1:38.0

Today in focus, tearful reunions and fear for what comes next.

1:43.4

Jason, you're on the ground.

1:47.0

Jason, you're on the ground in Jerusalem and after weeks of misery and bloodshed and

1:56.8

carnage this week we finally saw scenes of joy from both Israel and Palestine

2:02.1

let's start with the Israelis.

2:04.0

Tell me about these hostage releases.

2:06.0

I think there was something very cathartic about them

2:08.0

after the very

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