00:00All of the people released previously came out in what seemed to be a relatively good physical condition.
00:05It was not the case this time.
00:07All three men coming out very weak, very pale, very thin.
00:12And it reminded here, people here spoke of images that we only saw in the mid-1940s in Europe.
00:18That's the very grim reminder that this brought to everyone's minds in Israel.
00:25It should be said that the three hostages were already flown to hospitals in the center of the country.
00:31They already look a little bit better once they're with their families
00:35and they're waving from the cars and the helicopters that took them.
00:39But clearly, the state in which they came out was a shock to Israelis.
00:45These releases that come every Saturday are always a very festive occasion, happy occasions.
00:51This too is a happy occasion, but along with the happiness came the shock.
00:55It was seen practically in every home watching the release today.
01:01There was the joy in seeing the hostages.
01:04And as soon as the happiness came, came also the shock of seeing them in their condition.
01:10And I think it states to the decision-makers that every delay,
01:16every delay in a hostage release could be very expensive as the hostages who are still alive
01:24will not survive much longer if these are the conditions that they come out in.
01:30Just a thought on perhaps what the negotiations over the second phase might hold.
01:38Where are we on that?
01:42Yes, and these two things actually coincide
01:45because the second stage is a controversial thing here in Israel.
01:49While the idea, the thought of bringing all of the hostages is extremely important,
01:54not everyone is happy with the idea of withdrawing the Israeli army altogether from Gaza
02:00and basically announcing the end of the war.
02:03But I think the images that we saw today could perhaps add a bit more pressure on the government
02:09to advance to that second stage which would bring all of the hostages back
02:14even with a very expensive price that Israel would have to pay.
02:18It is clear that at the moment there are still 76 hostages left.
02:23Officially we're speaking of 41 people alive, but I think the real number stands at roughly 30 or so.
02:30If you want to bring those 30 or so people alive, it has to happen and it has to happen fast.
02:35Judging by the images we've seen today, those in Gaza will not survive much longer.
02:42And therefore whatever happens needs to happen fast.
02:46Israel said that once today's hostage release will be over, a delegation will be sent to Qatar.
02:52So we should expect that.
02:53Not a high level delegation, not the heads of the Israeli security agency or the Mossad,
02:58the Israeli secret service, but some kind of a delegation preparing perhaps the initial talks on the second stage.
03:05There will be a lot of pressure on the government.
03:08I think we can expect the Saturday protest taking place tonight to be larger, louder,
03:14following the images that we've seen today.
03:16And it should have some effect on the pressure on the government to head for a second stage.
03:22Prime Minister Netanyahu in Washington perhaps wanted to extend the first stage.
03:27Whatever has to happen to bring back hostages and bring them back fast has to happen
03:32because what the Israeli public is now feeling is that there's not a lot of time remaining for those who are still in Gaza.
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