Mixed feelings of sadness and joy for family members of Israeli hostages ahead of next release

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After Hamas said it will release six living Israeli hostages and return four bodies, family members expressed both happiness and grief ahead of the release, while Palestinians in Gaza maintain hope that the ceasefire will hold.

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00:00Family members of Israeli hostages held in Gaza expressed mixed emotions of happiness

00:07and grief ahead of the next release.

00:11The mother of a hostage held by Hamas who is not slated to be released in the first

00:15phase of the ceasefire said she is worried about the ceasefire holding.

00:20I'm scared. I won't get to the point where I can hug him and feel him again and start

00:29our lives again. There is a chance this is the end. And I'm really terrified. And we

00:38haven't got to the second stage yet.

00:41The surprise acceleration and releases were apparently in trade for Israel's allowing

00:46mobile homes and construction equipment into Gaza. Israel began allowing entry of rubble

00:53removing equipment on Tuesday, including bulldozers from Egypt that were seen cleaning rubble

00:58near the Rafah border crossing.

01:00Meanwhile, Palestinians in Gaza expressed hope that the ceasefire will hold as the first

01:05phase nears its end. The warring sides have yet to negotiate the second phase, in which

01:11Hamas will release dozens more hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli

01:16withdrawal.

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