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Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Released

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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 BBC’s 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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