Sebastian Usher

What Israel is essentially saying is that Hamas had agreed to release the civilians first and that includes these two women and the two young children. Now, it's Abel Yehud in particular, who is known to be alive, that is the real focus of this.

What Israel is essentially saying is that Hamas had agreed to release the civilians first and that includes these two women and the two young children. Now, it's Abel Yehud in particular, who is known to be alive, that is the real focus of this.

And the Israeli army, the Israeli government said several hours ago now that the expected permission that was going to be given to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to start heading back north to what's left of their homes on Sunday... wouldn't happen until there was an absolute clarity about Abel Yehud being released.

And the Israeli army, the Israeli government said several hours ago now that the expected permission that was going to be given to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to start heading back north to what's left of their homes on Sunday... wouldn't happen until there was an absolute clarity about Abel Yehud being released.

Since then, we've heard from Islamic Jihad, who are holding her, saying that they have given proof of life. And Hamas has said that she will be released next Saturday. Whether that is enough for the Israeli government to say that now we will allow the schedule to go ahead as before is open to question. We haven't heard from the Israeli government specifically about that for now.

Since then, we've heard from Islamic Jihad, who are holding her, saying that they have given proof of life. And Hamas has said that she will be released next Saturday. Whether that is enough for the Israeli government to say that now we will allow the schedule to go ahead as before is open to question. We haven't heard from the Israeli government specifically about that for now.

It is. But remember, we're only in the second stage of the first phase. There were 33 Israeli hostages to be released and 1,900 Palestinian refugees. prisoners. So we've seen seven Israeli hostages released so far. So there's a relatively bigger number still to be released over the coming weeks. There might be obstacles like this, which again, suddenly appear.

It is. But remember, we're only in the second stage of the first phase. There were 33 Israeli hostages to be released and 1,900 Palestinian refugees. prisoners. So we've seen seven Israeli hostages released so far. So there's a relatively bigger number still to be released over the coming weeks. There might be obstacles like this, which again, suddenly appear.

I think if the Palestinians who are straining at the leash to be able to go back to their homes, many of them saying we know that our homes aren't there anymore, but we'd rather be in a tent over what was left of our home than in a tent somewhere else. So that's where we have to go back. There could be issues over that.

I think if the Palestinians who are straining at the leash to be able to go back to their homes, many of them saying we know that our homes aren't there anymore, but we'd rather be in a tent over what was left of our home than in a tent somewhere else. So that's where we have to go back. There could be issues over that.

I mean, we've heard from Palestinian sources, there are some videos of this claiming that some Israeli soldiers opened fire when some Palestinians were on that edge waiting to go through. And there's a report that at least one person was killed. So we might see more of that. So it's in the interest of the mediators who had their operation room in Cairo.

I mean, we've heard from Palestinian sources, there are some videos of this claiming that some Israeli soldiers opened fire when some Palestinians were on that edge waiting to go through. And there's a report that at least one person was killed. So we might see more of that. So it's in the interest of the mediators who had their operation room in Cairo.

the Egyptians, the Qataris and the US, to resolve this as quickly as possible. What might potentially happen is that Abel Yehud, this 29-year-old woman, might be released before next Saturday in a special release in order to give Israel that clarity about what's going to happen to her. At the moment, we really don't know about this.

the Egyptians, the Qataris and the US, to resolve this as quickly as possible. What might potentially happen is that Abel Yehud, this 29-year-old woman, might be released before next Saturday in a special release in order to give Israel that clarity about what's going to happen to her. At the moment, we really don't know about this.

It may not be a major stumbling block, but it is a sign that each stage of this, things can still go wrong.

It may not be a major stumbling block, but it is a sign that each stage of this, things can still go wrong.

Well, the law called the personal status law has been in place in one way or another in Iraq for more than 60 years. It's essentially a law for all the kind of civil aspects of life and And it incorporates some Islamic elements, but it's not dominated by them.

Well, the law called the personal status law has been in place in one way or another in Iraq for more than 60 years. It's essentially a law for all the kind of civil aspects of life and And it incorporates some Islamic elements, but it's not dominated by them.

And it was meant, I think, when it was brought in, to unify the country, which is made up of many different ethnicities and different religious sects. Obviously, Iraq went through many, many years of all sorts of problems, but this law has, one way or another, managed to weather those storms effectively.

And it was meant, I think, when it was brought in, to unify the country, which is made up of many different ethnicities and different religious sects. Obviously, Iraq went through many, many years of all sorts of problems, but this law has, one way or another, managed to weather those storms effectively.