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Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Released

The swap on Saturday was the second exchange since the ceasefire.

Today, we look at the latest phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza, which has seen four female Israeli soldiers released in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners.

Laura and Paddy are joined by the 大象传媒鈥檚 Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet to assess the state of the ceasefire after Israel accused Hamas of breaching the deal by not releasing civilian hostage Arbel Yehud. Hamas has since confirmed she is alive and will be released next week.

And, as the government is proposing changes to copyright law by allowing AI to use material that's already available on the internet, Laura teases a big interview speaks with Sir Paul McCartney on the impact this could have on musicians.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the 大象传媒. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O鈥機onnell. It was made by George Dabby with Teodora Agarici. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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