ending march 31st 2025. for more information. please visit the awards official website at w w, w dot h t, a dot q a the that i send you in prison is held in is really jails in the occupied westbank of set to be released as part of the gauze as to spot the clock this is out 0 and life and also coming up, is there any forces, far gas, if products to use waiting outside of the prison for their loved ones, the becomes of the 3 female is where you can see it's held in golden rule. united with the families of

to be released they were handed over to the red cross and joseph city on the 1st day of the grievances, read through the welcome to all the special coverage of the sci fi in garza 90 published in prison is all set to be released and the occupied westbank is part of the agreement between israel and from us. yes. is there any forces? so if i take it, i suppose to use trying to gather their off of prison with most of the palestinian prisoners will be released at bill will be transported then by bus to remodeler in the occupied westbank, women and children principles. and the 1st to be freedom, this initial phase of the deal,

nearly 2000 detainees is set to be released over 86 week period. please say we can bring in a correspondent need to able to him who is in the able to fight westbank covering the palestinian prisoner exchange during the november 2023 at sea spa. and now you'll hear what you, this one i can only imagine, you know, the emotions and tensions got 10 gas being 5 people waiting when it long, long into the night now, playing this waiting game, waiting for these prisoners to come out. yes, indeed, that was a really tense situation. very emotional with families waiting at the time. we've seen many of them bringing their loved ones to between. yeah. and new the for present to try and have a moment really. that's a historic moment. not always that you see a prisoner swap deal with their loved ones being out of is really jewels. but there has been a lot of cracks down by these really forces it against the palestinians, who would say it against the journalists with data as well. i remember our team was

to your guest as well as we were covering the 2nd day of the visas from outside of all state prison. but it was, you know, interesting for many that the they felt that for during the this, they were covering at some point some sort of a happy story. we often report on and destruction. and if they report on illegal is really subtler attacks against palestinians. so to have a chance to see loved ones being the united, a member of the la who's been unfortunately re arrested and he's his name is expected to be released today as well. if you have the list right. uh and did he, i remember covering his release at the time. and now i've seen his name on the list . i remember him precisely because he had written his mom's name on his wrist while he was in prison. she didn't pay attention and as we would interviewing him,

i told his mom because of interviewed her before. did you see this? did you see this? and she said she started breaking down. you know, so it's the emotional moment, but it's nice to see these like children, you know, 16 and 17 year old. like for, you know, i thing with their families. one thing i remember that the mothers were saying that, you know, these are, are boys. yes. they're trying to show that there are strong and there are big men and they are their voice. we know them, they should not be going through what they go through. uh, why is it taking so long? why? why is this price is why we here? you know, it's, it's late into the night now. well, as far as boss is with tell you that this is part and parcel of israel's occupation and it's control over the palestinians lives. so the idea is that they feel that these really forces is doing that on purpose, trying to delay the release as much as possible to remind palestinians who controls that a daily lives. but you know,

there are some concerns amongst the families now saying maybe something is not working. maybe there's a problem with the list. maybe someone is missing it. so they are really stressed out as far as what we've been seeing. and we've been also hearing from a father of a palestinian, a prisoner who was serving months and months and his ready jail saying how is rules controls their lives. so it'd be the weird that is it a really government would try to in this day for us is that i the intelligence officer called us more than one's saying don't threes have muscles flight when your daughter janine is released. it's for a bit and that's a pleasure to the photo. i see this as a way to intimidate test and emotion. the pressure us, i never dare say to me personally, i want to raise a flag of how much back from morocco to china. people are raising how must live in

this look who is going to stop the need of these prisoners. what are the alleged to have done to it? and some of that is it's very it on the circle. administrative detention. is that? yeah, this the a lot of the names that we've been looking at with held under administrative detention. this is an as ready policy that could see palestinians being imprisoned for a long, long times and could even potentially be imprisoned in definitely because it's a 6 month administrative order after 6 months after 6 months. so that's why palestinians have been eh, but in so many instances, the hunger striking against this policy saying that you cannot just hold post indians without charges. some of the charges include throwing rocks or incitement as in the case of the law has an in a mom, palestinian writer from bethlehem in the south of the occupied westbank,

who says that she had received threats from it these really a occupation before she got the rest that she left behind the baby girl in new born and she's been serving administrative detention ever since. or excuse me, she has been accused of incitement. mm hm. but again, we are expecting some of these a people to be out to, to re uniting with their families like a how does a rod for example, who is it, we remember her from that november 2023 as someone who was welcoming the palestinian prisoners home she was trying to guide them through the process of being outside of as really jail, especially the ones who went through a very difficult time. remember when we talk about these prisoners inside as really jails. we have heard difficult testimonies after the war started with a disposition of food,

basic rights and women being subjected to torture and not being allowed to see their families. in fact, just today we heard that a 22 year old palestinian prison. there has been a declared that deployed is really prison service and part of citizens would tell you why the term that is real use is they died in jail. they feel and they know that based on the testimonies they've heard from released prisoners that they've been tortured to the. okay. or, i mean, they were gonna leave it there for now. we'll keep a place on events. there's no sign of any move in just in this. maybe that will come back to you just as soon as there is need to. thanks very much. in the meantime. well, palestinians forcibly the space from northern, gone through a returning home through the rubble. the area is being on the siege for more than 3 months. 15 months, if it's really a tax on god's reflections. launch swain's at the palestinian territory that displays 1900000 was 2300000 residents. well, how come it's reports now from out?

so far we neighborhood north of garza city with thousands, the returning to what's left of the homes. today is the 1st day. oh, this is far as is right army with a drill full value of the box and then nothing got to slip. residents of people who are forced to move from nothing goes trip to the government, sitting now on returning to the homes as a captain of the sea behind you and allow me to slip away. so people started to this turn to the hose, hopefully a bunny lease. i left you a little. i spent the last 3 months displaced and l. shoddy district. thanks a lot for the truce. i am now going to see how my houses. hopefully i will find a few holes to live behind. i used to live in this building with my family, and my uncles families look on the agreement about i'm a solo of it was a 5 federal building. the building used to host around 50 people, including my father,

myself and our families. something of them and the sheriff when i initially left, as you can see, the house, the whole thing was reduced to rubble. metal cab, 50 people of my family will live in the streets. schools have also being destroyed . there is no life at all in the case of seeing the area and the northern part of the gaza strip. i bit the hold up on that, know who you then this is our house and all of our neighborhoods, all of it destroyed, even the mosque was targeted and destroyed this even difficult to set up a team. here. i am talking to from a soft hallway neighborhood with the is the army station for more than if we months forcing be able to evacuated a fleet to the garza city. and behind me, often it was a drew from this was on july never who to come. hundreds of families object. 2 earning to the homes in japan, it refers, you can bid tunnel and also basically i here and as you can clearly see behind me

hundreds of comedies on the timing white talks was it goes uh i, the mos. 6 also call on foot. so the b, b are so heavy, that is fine. any i seos for you, no more bump things, no more attacks, no more besieging rule evacuation orders. and as you can clearly see the attorney, but they still have concerns about if there have any homes or not. because these way the army destroyed the vast majority of the residential buildings and job that offers you can on of the box was the capital with us just data us the fall, we neighborhoods, palestine we seem to have movement now outside the live pictures outside of a prison, they can't see them right at this moment in time that we have been seeing the buses moving, leaving the prison. i'm heading off and we believe that the, the,

the prisoners are on board these buses or these prizes will be transported by bus. we know that to ramallah in the occupied westbank of women and children christmas the 1st to be freed in this initial phase, and they'll be waiting a long time. not many, many hours. so here we are. it's what almost quarter past 1 in the morning at the it's of a prison and peers. we have some move in the spring and need abraham, who's been following these events. what are you hearing? what i'm hearing? that is really media has been talking about a small technical problem that has been a result that this issue had to do with one, missing a palestinian of prisoner. but we know for a fact that we've seen the buses come out of the open military prison and we've seen a video of a palestinian prison there from occupied east jerusalem zayna bought a bed, arriving to her house in jerusalem. now you'll have to remember that the

restrictions against palestinians, by these really occupation in the occupied west bank are difficult, but then occupied is jerusalem. the even more and more complicated. so muted is a celebration. so we cannot say that there are a set abrasions, we've seen a video really in the past few seconds of a day and all having to had houses in herself. it was recently v united with her father who spent a long time in is really jail. so, you know, again, a difficult moment for this family who had seen the father being and is released. and then now the 3rd who got a ested now is being reduced as part of this deal. now again, as we've been talking me and you earlier, usually when we see more crack down more to gas, these really forces entering deeper into between you and in the vicinity of the

federal prison. that signals that the, the release is immune. and now as to where the, the pushing people back of it is that the ideas of the buses can come through without any problem. not without any problem. that's not the is really intention really, but i think is really idea is how to prevent palestinians from having this as a big moment. they wouldn't be scouts or they wouldn't be outside of the prison showing this uh, you know, image of a celebration of defiance really, right. and is the middle of the night as well as pitch black. we can barely see anything. yes, many people have left and you know, part of the reason why people are uh, becoming less than this movement inside the occupied westbank has been really restricted because of the new marissa increasing on a daily basis is randy minutes at a check points all across. so palestinians are scared that they wouldn't be allowed, we were just, i was just reading that one of the check points has been closed,

the know comedies are worried that they wouldn't be able to come back home. but also we've seen is really subtler. is it this evening attacking palestinian homes in palestine in the villages? sorry, is really suckers. you know, i think together grouping and attacking palestinian villages. why? because in some of their what's up groups. they were saying that they know that some of these villages will have freed and res that and he's so they want to prevent them from having any celebrations. and indeed, one boy, a 15 year old film, some las deal has been shot dead by his really fall. it fire after is there any suckers effect? so it's a, it's a tense situation as we speak. but we are expecting palestinians to, as, as some of them, at least to be re uniting with a little loved was showing the scenes of families getting together fine. and indeed a very important moment to need it. we can leave with that for them. i will keep

a place on these pictures, as i know you will, and we'll come back to you just as soon as we get more movement of the outside of the prison. indeed, as the prisoners are transported by bus to remodel or in the occupied westbank for the time being the, the thank you. well, 3 is there. any captives released as part of a deal between is real and time must have been reunited with the families. 2 a door a nice time, but it's a roommate going in and emulate demario kidnapped by how much font is 15 months ago and held him down to a total of $953.00 out of about 95 caps, which seduced, be released in the 1st phase of this, these 5 deal ever 6 week period. i'm uh, excited and very, very happy to tell you that this evening the 3 captive that were released arrived here at the middle cuz she says she but with the consent there. but i'm happy to

report that out in stable condition that allows us and them to focus on what is the most important thing for now is uniting with the families that are united with the families. and we will continue to monitor all their clinical condition. this will take a few more days until we complete all the examinations that are needed. let's cost 200 substitutes and among because israel has been dr. sarah from operating within the country. so how does it tell us more about this? we've been seeing these emotional reunions as being medical checks on going and then i guess the slight process of reintegration begins the best right. the doctor is at the hospital where these captives were received so that they're actually in pretty good health. so they can postpone some of these medical exams and focus on reuniting with their families in the initial hours. but they will remain at the hospital for at least 4 days to undergo all of the

psychological and medical exams that to the hospital a has for them with part of the plan. but of course was released by israel's health ministry. of course, there is also an operation that has been done by these really army wings of freedom as they're calling it. and this is the protocol for these is really captives. it's a little bit different than what we saw back in november of 2023 because of course this is 15 months later and not just one month later, but nonetheless, the sigh of relief among these really public tonight, as they were watching, daniel has already announced that the captives were back in his really territory live on a big screen and wants to become known as hostage square a place where routinely family members of is really captives for the last year. have been protesting against these really government calling for a deal. and even though we are in a deal and 3 captives will release, the family members are saying that it needs to be seen all the way through with kansas. go to phase one, needs to be completed into phase 2 and 3,

so that all of the captives can be returned. and all the while we've been hearing from benjamin netanyahu of the best, right? these really premier, actually speaking to the general and these really military who is going to be in charge of transporting these captives through these buffer zones and getting them from the red cross and, and nothing you all. and we centrally wanted to relay a message that israel is prepared to give the captives whatever they need coming out of gaza. and it's not just for these 3 cap bids, but in fact, for all of which will be released to throughout the ceasefire. but nonetheless, nathan young maintains that releasing the captive is one of the main goals and objectives of the war, but the family members and the wider is really, society is a little bit disappointed that this deal came so late with the framework was outlined back in may of 2024, but nonetheless they are embracing the deal or a 100 thanks to the home. dissolute reporting that

the to the united states now where were less than 24 hours away from the integration of donald trump is the 47th president to the united states. and this is the saying that the capital one irina with trumpet smokey has come back with a make america great. again, victory riley. he's already promised the crowd hill stuff, a circled invasion of the country's borders and taken credit for the sci fi in gaza . perhaps most beautiful, this week we achieved an epic ceasefire agreement as a 1st step forward. last, the disagreement could only have happened as a result of our historic victory in november, redway. some victory was that, that great is, i don't even know which was great or 2016 or this one. i think this one

so this is the situation right now is why i'm sharing being performed by police. people from chosen themes on will maces net and the there is the man himself on stage. i'm doing his signature things as the village people do that i let's close to my kind of who's watching events. so mike, of extraordinary events. go on ahead of integration day for the audience with people how to get a job the president johnson with them. as he mentioned, the 2nd stage

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the goal says this evening in the united states is a little more heights to the main event. tomorrow the integration just briefly take us through that. yes indeed. well the whole innovation has to be moved in doors because the absolutely opponent with the competition this the last time this happened was with prison break it decade. so it would all take place. it goes to the capital, the swearing it will happen to come along at

the right mike, that's what i had for tomorrow. in the meantime seems great jubilation. the the riley among the trump support is anxious on the trump himself. mike,

kind of thanks very much. i a while in the lead up to the functional gratian now the 0 is broadcasting special coverage, focusing on policies and issues important to us domestic and for an agendas, has several vanya from washington, dc. donald trump, once the counter rising chinese influence around the world, and he has famously threatened to impose a 60 percent export tariff on chinese goods. the question we're asking right now, how could the us showing a competition play out on the african continent? houses here is nick act reports from senegal. this chinese own factory in san diego manufacturers, trousers shirts, and shorts sold in us stores feeding what manager, mom, its our describes as americans appetite for past fashion. but with donald trump's return to the white house, he's worried african countries will be caught in the middle of a trade war between the us and china that wants to postpone issues. well,

i work for the chinese, but i chase after the americans, they're the customers and the customer is always key phone. we have to keep the americans satisfied because our link to the chinese is only the raw material. the fabric, if our leaders reopened local fibers factories, we could easily move on from the chinese and then we can't afford to lose the customers. under the african growth and opportunity act, countries on the continent could export goods to the united states. judy free, it takes just 14 days for the clothes made in west. i forget to reach american shores compared with the 9 months it takes for shipments from china, sending these workers here, produced over a 1000000 garments all destined to the united states. they were sent just 2 weeks ago. there is the norm as potential here, but look at the factory floor. now. the owners are waiting to hear from trump's new administration's decision on existing trade deals. and so with this chinese factory of africa holds by thread. trump says,

current trade agreements are unfair to american business is putting their future in doubts. in february, he's due to visit the continent for the 1st time when he attends b. g. 20 summit in south africa with this date 20 presidency. i suppose trump will be looking more at quick wins for american businesses, for american financial institutions, who will really be looking towards building partnerships that will be bringing about stability, which is the biggest thing that has rocking a lot of african countries. trump, to return to power comes as west african nations severed ties with the us for russia. and us support for israel, strange african relations for their mid this uncertainty, star searches for new buyers, shifting tree potential away from the united states and into the hands of its rivals. nicholas hawk. l. just the right time. yeah, jo, senegal. well, davidson joins if you're a former investor to ethiopia in burkina faso. you are also the co author of china

and africa, a century of engagement. can you run us through? what is the us footprint in africa, and how does it compare the china is footprint. china has a very significant economic footprint on the con, particularly on the trade side. it's the largest trading partner of africa. it's has been until recently a major provider of loans to africa, primarily for infrastructure projects the those dollar value projects of decreased significantly in recent years. but they're still important. united states, on the other hand, is a major aid provider to africa, about $9000000000.00 annually. and recent years versus $1500000000.00 annually for china to the us is not a major training partner today. us is also a major security partner of many african countries. although there have been some

difficulties in this. i'll region recently, china, much less so, except in the un peacekeeping field for china has played an important role. is it fair to say that us in china are competing in africa and if so, what do they competing for? they are competing or competing for influence. among other things, africa is 54 nations. that's more than one quarter of the makeup of the general assembly of the united nations. how those are important votes when it comes to issues that both countries are interested in. they're interested in long term global power, both countries that are interested in norm setting. and this is perhaps the most contentious area today, where the us and the western countries of traditionally set most international norms. and china doesn't like some of them and would like to change them. so it's trying to get the global south, particularly the african countries, to follow its views on norm, citing, dealing with digital decisions. for example. how do you think that competition to

play out under donald trump? so i think that you will not see a significant difference between the way it played out 1st and the for and the 1st trump administration. on the one hand, the bind administration which more or less continued it and what will be now the 2nd trump administration, i think you're going to see essentially a repeat of where there's frankly a lot more talk. then there is action because the u. s. ability to make inroads, and some of these fields is rather limited and heavily dependent upon the u. s. private sector. the u. s. cannot the us government cannot dictate with the private sector does. if it doesn't want to invest in africa, it won't matter what the us government says. so there's a great desire to increase for an investment in africa from the united states. and we would all like to see that. but you kind of.