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the news from the Australian. From

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the Australian, here's what's on the front.

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I'm Kristin Amiet. It's Monday, June 10.

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Chairman Peter Costello has resigned from the board

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of the nine entertainment company. The

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former treasurer called it quits just days after

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a physical confrontation with a journalist from the

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Australian at Canberra Airport. His

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resignation is effective immediately and he'll be

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replaced by board member Catherine West. On

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Sunday afternoon, Mr Costello thanked the board for

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its support during a tumultuous few weeks for

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the media company. You can

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read that story right now at theaustralian.com.au. A

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body has been found on the Greek island

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of Simee, where a major search is underway

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for British TV doctor Michael Mosley. The

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remains were found by occupants of a private

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boat on the rocky coastline near an intricate

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cave system known as the Abyss. An

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umbrella was also discovered nearby. Local

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police believe the body belongs to Mosley, who

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disappeared during a walk on Wednesday afternoon.

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CCTV captured footage of Mosley carrying

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an umbrella before he vanished. Israeli

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troops pulled off a daring rescue mission

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over the weekend, reuniting four people snatched

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by Hamas on October 7 with their

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families in Israel. In

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today's episode, the Australian's foreign editor Greg

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Sheridan unpacks what this means for the

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Middle East and hopes of a permanent

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ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. On

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Saturday afternoon, local time.

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An anchor broke the news on Israeli TV.

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Four civilians held captive for eight long

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months had been freed. He

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broke down in tears as he read their names.

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On the beach in Tel Aviv, where it

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was 26 degrees and sunny, the reaction was

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one of pure joy. The

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rescue operation was risky and complex.

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Hostages were spread out across two

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apartment blocks in Gaza's Al Nusarat

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region. It's the third

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largest refugee camp in the Palestinian

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territories, and it's teeming with civilians

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displaced by the ongoing conflict between

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Israel and the Hamas militant group.

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Rating the buildings separately would mean

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certain death for hostages held in

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whichever one Israeli forces struck second.

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If it was going to work, it

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had to happen swiftly and simultaneously. Shortly

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before midday on Saturday, the Israel

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military's chief of staff, Herzi Halevi,

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gave the order. It was time

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to go. Palestinians

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described their fear and confusion as

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bombs rained down, a strike

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designed to divert attention away from the

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rescue. After

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a brief gunfight in one of the buildings

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and a counter-attack by Hamas fighters in the

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streets of Nusarat, one of

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the Israeli commanders sent word via radio.

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We have the diamonds in our hands. The

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four hostages were whisked away to a

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nearby beach and loaded into helicopters that

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would take them, finally, home to Israel.

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The Israelis rescued in the broad daylight mission

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were all snatched from the no-