they were taken from israel during last month was no deadly attack by hamas and continuing live pictures of the rafah crossing from egypt to gaza where additional humanitarian aid is expected to pass through as part of the deal and you see the

gaza skyline, you see continuing plumes of black smoke on the horizon because the fighting inside gaza continued until the very last moment this morning stop seven to help local time and before that and the minutes afterwards we were still hearing the sound of explosions of mortar fire and small arms fire but things here now are a lot more peaceful and quiet and they have been for several weeks since this war began so let's talk more about the deal that's been broken and are greeted by qatar and what we expect to see in the next few hours today. the first group of israeli hostages, this is 13 from a group of 50 who were due to be released. there will be returned to israel and handed over, we believe, to the red cross at around four o'clock local time here. that is two o'clock gmt. israel has confirmed it has a list of names and has been contacting

the families. it immediately got into contact with families. imagine the families yesterday who knew the fan stomach deal had been agreed, waiting by the phone today. some families again of women and children who may be released in the coming days did not get that call last night to say that their loved ones would be coming out today and for them the anxious waiting continues over the next few days. in return, israel will release 39 palestinian prisoners for those 13 hostages. those include children and israeli jails. with a commitment to free 150 if things go well. in terms of humanitarian aid: egypt says 130,000 litres of diesel

and four trucks will be delivered daily to gaza when the truce starts. israel has been clear the truce is not the end of its war against hamas. there are hopes from various parties there are hopes from various parties the truth can be extended and qatar said yesterday in the press conference i hoped this would be the beginning of the end of hostilities but the israeli position and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has spoken very differently about that and is clear this will be a pause that israel will not stop its knowledge operation until hamas has been fully destroyed in gaza. let's remind ourselves why this all began on 7 october, seven weeks ago tomorrow when in the hamas attacks around 1200 israelis were killed. people of different nationalities but people and these are border communities of southern israel,

places like sderot, the city i mean this morning, various key blitzes along the border, the supernova music festival, places where people were in some cases sleeping went red sirens began and what unfolded over the next few hours where we now know scenes of extraordinary brutality, families and children murdered in their homes and in some cases tortured and of course at the taking of those hostages back to gaza. which is what began this war that we've seen in the last seven weeks or so, we've seen in the last seven weeks orso, more we've seen in the last seven weeks or so, more than 2 million civilians behind me and a small area, this gaza strip, many displaced from their homes and the hamas—run health ministry and gaza says part of the military action lodged by israel the air strikes, the ground operation from a few weeks ago they say that more than 111,000 people have been killed in israel's retaliatory

campaign. since the ceasefire came into effect this morning the israeli military posted a suite on x, formerly twitter,. it coincided with the ceasefire. it is in arabic and english. it is intended for the civilians in gaza, and it reads: "the war is not over yet. "the humanitarian pause is temporary. "the northern gaza strip is a dangerous war zone "and it is forbidden to move north. "for your safety, you must remain in the humanitarian zone "in the south. "it is only possible to move from the north of the strip "to the south via salah al—din road. that's one of the two key roads that pass through gaza. "the movement of residents from the south of the strip "to the north is not allowed and dangerous." the israeli military has backed that up by dropping thousands of leaflets over southern gaza this morning. you can see them falling from the sky here. hamas has not yet responded

to the israeli statement. but it is crucial when you consider what palestinian civilians are going to be doing in gaza just now and my colleague mohamed taha from bbc arabicjoins me once again because you are describing to us earlier in really vital detail what this moment means for those people who have been displaced from their homes, people who in many cases flat with only the clothes they were wearing and you have been seen pictures this morning, hearing testimony of people trying to go back home already. indeed, and these people owned not only in the south, the south of gaza, i would say, life is normal, cars are on the streets, people are collecting their stuff and trying to go back to their homes, and they are carrying their pillows, blankets,

when they were in schools, hospitals and tense, and trying to return back home to see what is the situation of these homes. but people in the north apparently, as you read in the statement, are not allowed to go to their homes or to see what happened to their homes. we heard news that people tried to get out of a hospital in the north but the israeli forces prevented them from going out and they had to fire some rounds the air to prevent the people from getting out of our rantisi hospital to go. as you said, the north is still a war zone and it is now occupied by the israeli forces, they still allowing people to go from the north of tudor south

through the seller hygiene road which is a a0 kilometre rd base connecting the north with the south. people are allowed to go from the north talie star but not vice—versa. —— salah al—din road. there is no movement from south to north and we are sweetie to see if humanitarian trucks will be allowed to go from the south to the north to provide people with what they need in the north and hospitals in the north with equipment like the indonesian hospital, our rantisi hospital and other hospitals. and also i believe the idf announced shortly that they managed to do an explosion in al—shifa hospital where they managed to destroy a tunnel that they found, as the idf said. this is now the

situation in gaza. life kind of normal in the south and turns a situation in the north. mohamed taha, thank _ situation in the north. mohamed taha, thank you, _ situation in the north. mohamed taha, thank you, mohamed - situation in the north. mohamed| taha, thank you, mohamed taha situation in the north. mohamed - taha, thank you, mohamed taha from bbc arabic. we are with alcoholic yolande knell in the studio. talk to us about what will happen today. figs in the studio. talk to us about what will happen today.— will happen today. as you can imaaine will happen today. as you can imagine everything _ will happen today. as you can imagine everything is - will happen today. as you can imagine everything is being i will happen today. as you can - imagine everything is being really carefully choreographed. the truth is now supposed to have been affected more than an hour as we've been saying it got off to a shaky start although i say it is not something that is unusual in this part the world. now though we are starting to see murray's making their way into the egyptian side of their way into the egyptian side of the rafah crossing, going into gaza. this is with the big increase we expect in fuel but also in medical

supplies, in a food and water, other things with some aid workers also allowed to accompany, to help get a bigger relief effort off the ground. then at four o'clock local time, which is at two o'clock uk time, we should have the handover of those 13 israeli hostages, the first batch from 50, they will be handed over initially to the international committee for the red cross and there will be taken to egypt's rafah crossing where they will undergo security checks, as it imagine, they have to have their identities are checked, some preliminary medical checks and then they will be flown back to israel and allowed to contact their families along the way and initially shall be taken to hospitals where they'll be able to have those family reunions stop in a couple of hours of the being handed over, we are expecting to see palestinian business, the first batch released from israeli prisons. many of these are people who come

from the occupied west bank and from eastjerusalem so we will see them returning to their homes there. i think it is notable that you've worked here for many, many years. they weren't expecting it boys crucial because the plans are in place but there are always things that could derail this even now, aren't there?— aren't there? that's right, and desite aren't there? that's right, and despite all _ aren't there? that's right, and despite all the _ aren't there? that's right, and despite all the efforts, - aren't there? that's right, and despite all the efforts, and - aren't there? that's right, and despite all the efforts, and wej despite all the efforts, and we heard gently that they were adjustable problems that held up this arrangement coming into effect for an extra day, but there are so many possible hitches along the way. festival, as we've been taking note, the fighting did not stop at exactly seven o'clock in gaza. in fact there was also intense fighting in the run—up to the deadline. now we also have to see what happens on the ground because israel has been very strict does not want to see people who have relocated to the south in

accordance with orders, starting to return to their homes in the north, despite the fact there is an inevitable and natural desire for many palestinians in the gaza strip to try to retrieve some of their belongings, to see if their homes are still standing. what else they can recover from are still standing. what else they can recoverfrom rubble, some people want to be able to bury their dad. but movements are being strictly controlled in the gaza strip. it remains to be seen how israeli forces will maintain that on the ground if they are challenged —— their dead. yes, this is also supposed to happen according to a strict plan, notjust today but it's very ambitious what i spent up here, it's supposed to be for another three days as well. that's quite a long time for this true statistic and then of course we know that there is built into this plan for an extension, so that if every, for every ten additional hostages who are released from a total of more

than 200, then israel has had little allow an additional date of pause in the fighting. figs allow an additional date of pause in the fighting-— the fighting. as you are talking, we are watching _ the fighting. as you are talking, we are watching live _ the fighting. as you are talking, we are watching live pictures _ the fighting. as you are talking, we are watching live pictures from - the fighting. as you are talking, we are watching live pictures from the | are watching live pictures from the rafah crossing and we can see now lorries and what is clearly a fuel tanker as well actually robbing, moving through the rafah crossing. that is a key part of this as well, especially the fuel element. indeed. the white house _ especially the fuel element. indeed. the white house had _ especially the fuel element. indeed. the white house had talked - especially the fuel element. indeed. the white house had talked about . the white house had talked about there being a surge in humanitarian aid over these days, certainly an increase from dozens of lorries going into gaza on a good day during the past nearly seven weeks to perhaps two or 300 lorries entering. this big increase in fuel up to now, fuel has been largely banned by israel because it said it was worried that fuel could be stolen by hamas and used for military purposes. aid agencies have had to

say they will account for all of the fuel but is going on. fuel is really important because it will enable hospitals to start running generators again and enabling them to care for their patients. it will enable water desalination plants to start, it will enable water pumps to get to work, also what's really needed to be able to pump away sewage, this is such a health hazard in the gaza strip which has very poor infrastructure even before this war began of course the conditions there were already described as dire. now, we're hope ing also for this better distribution of aid, some aid workers allowed in to help. but aid agencies have been warn ahead of all this, what is allowed is very restricted, there's a limit to what they can achieve over the course of four days. thank you. our middle east correspondent in 0ur middle east correspondent in jerusalem, just talking through some of the details of what we're seeing.

and those pictures you can still see now, the pictures of the rafah crossing, a very important part of all of this. these four elements of the deal which has been negotiated and brokered by qatar between israel and brokered by qatar between israel and hamas, which began with that ceasefire around about an hour and a quarter ago here in gaza. which we can see and hear. as they were saying, the fighting continued fiercely. we were seeing air strikes right up until the very last moment. and that's why you can still see the live pictures on the right of your screen. you can still see that pool of smoke hanging in the sky. it's a beautiful clear morning here. the early mist has burned away, and that's why you can still see the smoke hanging in the air, because we were seeing and hearing air strikes, small arms fire, mortal were seeing and hearing air strikes, smallarms fire, mortalfire, right up smallarms fire, mortalfire, right up to and over the point the ceasefire was due to take effect. but things are quiet now. there's still the sound of a drone in the

sky. this has been an important part of the discussions and deal as well. the israeli defence forces have made it very clear that while this truce is in operation, while they may not be physically fighting, they're still in defensive positions inside gaza. they're waiting for anything that may go wrong. they're potentially considering hamas might not stick to the deal as agreed. so they have said they're keeping their defensive positions in place. 0ver what would be the next four days or so. if everything goes to plan. but so. if everything goes to plan. but so far we can see that aid starting to move into gaza. we can see and hear the ceasefire is holding at the moment. we'll move later today to the release of the first 13 hostages from a group of 50 and then the release of 39 palestinian prisoners who are being held in israeli jails. and that will continue over the next four days if everything goes to plan. well, ispoke four days if everything goes to

plan. well, i spoke a little earlier to jotam plan. well, i spoke a little earlier tojotam confino, the foreign editor ofjewish news. he described what a crucial moment in the war this deal is. at apm local time the first 13 hostages are set to be released and the red cross is to facilitate the transfer of hostages from hamas, according to rafah border crossing, and from there they'll be transferred to egypt, where they will identify them and sent straight to hospitals where they'll undergo medical checks and they'll be taken care of there. in the meantime, when that happens, about 150 palestinian prisoners are ready to be released, not all at once, they'll to be released in batches. they range from the age of 1a to 59. some of them are members of hamas, some of them

are members of hamas, some of them are members of islamicjihad. what they're convicted of is really ranges from stone throwing to attempted manslaughter. this is what will happen on the hostage—prison release. then we have the increased aid from the rafah border crossing into gaza. we're talking about a couple of hundred of trucks. it's still a bit unclear exactly how many trucks. hamas has said 200. this is really what's going to happen today. your live reporting says everything, the fact you still hear operations ongoing in gaza is a very bad sign. we're past 7 o'clock this morning, the ceasefire should be in place. it's not unusual i would say but it's not a good sign, let'sjust it's not unusual i would say but it's not a good sign, let's just be honest about that. it's not a good sign, let's 'ust be honest about that. even as we're talkin: , honest about that. even as we're talking. you _ honest about that. even as we're talking. you can _ honest about that. even as we're talking, you can hear— honest about that. even as we're talking, you can hear the - honest about that. even as we're talking, you can hear the sound l honest about that. even as we're. talking, you can hear the sound of ongoing firing in the background. i also wonder as well, give us a bit

more perspective about the fact these hostages are being held. we've got a whole range of people from very young children, women, men, elderly members of the community as well, who are all being held inside gaza. just the impact that has really had on the israeli consciousness. where you go you see the faces, you hear the names. this has had a huge and deep effect. people say to me regularly, i have spent a lot of time working in israel, it's a small country. everyone knows someone who was affected on 7 october.— affected on 7 october. absolutely. this is a two-fold _ affected on 7 october. absolutely. this is a two-fold trauma. - affected on 7 october. absolutely. this is a two-fold trauma. you - affected on 7 october. absolutely. | this is a two-fold trauma. you have this is a two—fold trauma. you have 0ctober this is a two—fold trauma. you have october 7, which was a massacre, people were killed. and this second trauma with the hostage situation. it's unprecedented in their history to have so many people held by an enemy, especially an enemy like

hamas. we have a ten—month—old baby in gaza, several toddlers. the families are waiting to hear some good news about their loved ones, they've been on the edge for a9 days now. not only have they been full of anxiety and anger and rage against hamas, they've been angry against the government. many of them have been demonstrating. they have accused the government of not doing enough to get their loved ones out. many would like to see prime minister netanyahu resign, but that's a completely different issue, of course. but it's a range of people. we have entire families who have hostages held by hamas. some of whom will likely be torn apart because it's only women and children who are going to be released. which means men will still be in there, fathers will still be in there. it's a horrific situation and a dilemma for any government to make a decision about hostages separated from their families. decision about hostages separated from theirfamilies. it’s decision about hostages separated from their families.—

from their families. it's an important _ from their families. it's an important point _ from their families. it's an important point you - from their families. it's an important point you make | from their families. it's an - important point you make there as well. while we talk about this hostage release, 50 hostages over the course of four days, we know already — we don't know publicly the identity of who will be released, but we know they're all women and children. and i've been talking to hostage families where their loved ones that are being held inside gaza are men, and they know they will not be released as part of these groups. they know that, they still need to wait and hope and that's an enormously difficult moment for them. , , ., ., , them. this is not an entirely --oular them. this is not an entirely popular view- _ them. this is not an entirely popular view. many - them. this is not an entirely popular view. many family i them. this is not an entirely - popular view. many family members and israelis in general who think the government doesn't have the mandate to basically divide people and to do — to make a list and say you are good enough to come out, and you're not. many people are very disappointed. they said you cannot accept that hamas dictated your terms. it's either all hostages

released, or none. i would say in general there is — i would say, a more public support of this. i have met a few people who are against it, but most people i have spoken to, ultimately when you ask them, they say yes of course, women and children should be released first. but it's a bittersweet feeling. it feels like you're surrendering to hamas. 0ne you're surrendering to hamas. one thing i want to add here, some people have begun speculating in the coming four days the four—day ceasefire, you will start to see images and videos of hamas's leader who will suddenly reappear as he sometimes does, from tunnels, above ground, and he'll be marching in the streets of southern gaza. and he'll be hailed as a hero. those images could be potentially extremely damaging. not only to the families who have lost people on october 7, but also to the government who has insisted that it will assassinate

every single hamas leader whether in gaza or abroad. that's the foreign editor ofjewish news. ijust want news. i just want to show you what is happening here. this began with the ceasefire that got off to a slightly shaky start. we could still hear the fighting but it's quiet now. that was part 1. you can see the remains of that fighting. we had air strikes right up until the last minute. that's why you can see the cloud of black smoke on the horizon as we look across to gaza. also at the rafah crossing we've seen the first of those humanitarian aid trucks starting to cross over. we're told 200 or so trucks a day over the next four—day period of this deal are due to take things like medical supplies, basic things like food and water, and also fuel as well, which

has been an important part of this deal. , ., ., has been an important part of this deal. , . ., ., has been an important part of this deal. , . . ., . , deal. israel were hard-line for many da s that deal. israel were hard-line for many days that fuel _ deal. israel were hard-line for many days that fuel should _ deal. israel were hard-line for many days that fuel should not _ deal. israel were hard-line for many days that fuel should not pass - deal. israel were hard-line for many days that fuel should not pass into l days that fuel should not pass into gaza because they said there was fuel already there that was being hoarded by hamas and they fear if they sent more fuel in, hamas would take it and use it against them. as part of this deal negotiated by qatar, there's going to be four trucks of — tankers of fuel per day that will go in, with assurances that will go in, with assurances that will go in, with assurances that will be taken directly to places that need it, hospital facilities that need it, that it will be checked and it won't be allowed to fall into the hands of hamas. so that's what we're seeing right now at the rafah crossing as well. the movement of those lorries carrying vital humanitarian aid that are starting to move across into gaza. now, on the point of that ceasefire as well, the israel defence forces have released a new statementjust in the few minutes.

let me tell you what they say. they have completed their operations due to the combat lines of the pause. the idf destroyed a route of underground tunnels and a number of tunnel shafts in the area of the al—shifa hospital, it says. idf troops continue to locate suspicious structures and engage with terrorists. in addition, the forces struck a terror tunnel route, identified over the last few days. so, that is what the israel defence forces have had to say. at the point at which we entered this ceasefire period which, is due to last four days. and of course, at the core of this deal, at the heart of this deal, that has taken so many days and weeks to negotiate, is the release of hostages. who are being held inside gaza, still we believe 2a0 hostages. this particular deal involves the release of 50 of them,

all of them either israeli nationals or israeli dual nationals and all of them women and children. the first group of 13 are due to be released at a o'clock this afternoon. their families have been informed and they're anxiously counting down the hours until they're reunited with their loved ones who have been held hostage inside gaza for nearly seven weeks now. seven weeks tomorrow since those devastating attacks here in southern israel on 7 october, which, in which nearly 1200 israelis were brutally killed, were murdered ljy were brutally killed, were murdered by members of hamas who came through that perimeterfence by members of hamas who came through that perimeter fence from gaza into southern israel. the hostages�* families have been central to all of this. a little earlier, i spoke to lior peri.

his half—brother was killed in the attacks. and his father is still held hostage inside gaza. now men are not going to be included in this first hostage release. it�*s only going to be women and children. when i spoke to lior a little earlier, he described his situation. the best way to describe it is hope. it doesn�*t matter if my father will come out today or the day after, or the deal after, this whole process of negotiation gives us huge hope for the future. it shows us there�*s a hope he�*ll be released soon. we are happy with every deal that our government can achieve. and we�*re sure they will not stop now. once they will see it is possible and

hopefully we will see it�*s possible. then we�*re — we�*re urging them to continue their work and bring all of them back home. have you had any word at all about him or his condition from inside gaza? we know that four hostages have been released so far. they were able to give some information to the authorities. but, have they — do you know anything about where he is, about how he is? ha. know anything about where he is, about how he is?— about how he is? no. we had - besides one — about how he is? no. we had - besides one of _ about how he is? no. we had - besides one of the _ about how he is? no. we had - besides one of the hostages . about how he is? no. we had -| besides one of the hostages that about how he is? no. we had - - besides one of the hostages that was released, she told us she saw him, and he was alive. that was the last sign of life, more than a month ago, by the way. so we have no idea. we have no clue about how he is, or how he�*s feeling. as we all know, he�*s

in a group of 27 elderly people. who are really, really running out of time. we know the condition is not easy. underground, the humidity, very hard to breathe. and we�*re also afraid two of our — two of their community will not be able to return. it has been too late for them now. return. it has been too late for them nova— return. it has been too late for them now. , . ., , , ., ., them now. this deal has been a long time in the — them now. this deal has been a long time in the negotiation _ them now. this deal has been a long time in the negotiation and - them now. this deal has been a long time in the negotiation and it - them now. this deal has been a long time in the negotiation and it has - time in the negotiation and it has taken many weeks and we�*ve been told it has been close before and now, it doesn�*t finally seem to be happening. i know that the families all have very different opinions on how this has been handled, about whether it could have or should have happened faster. what are your thoughts on the deal?— thoughts on the deal? firstly, because, thoughts on the deal? firstly, because. i _ thoughts on the deal? firstly, because, i think _ thoughts on the deal? firstly, because, i think it _ thoughts on the deal? firstly, because, i think it should - thoughts on the deal? firstly, | because, i think it should have happened faster. i think it could have happened faster and earlier.

but this is what my government is capable of, so i am backing them and i am for it, of course, and i urge them to do more. the deal — i believe that they tried to achieve the best deal, the bigger deal and the best deal, the bigger deal and the faster deal, but i know they have their limitations and they are working against an enemy who is very unreliable so i hope they achieve the best they can do but i only urge them now not to go back to the fighting after this deal is done. to take advantage of it, to take advantage of this channel they have managed to open. again, giving it will happen, and they continue after

this, it�*s still a three it�*s only a small part of the end goal that we should try to reach. just the beginning. as i see it, they are not allowed to go back to the war and the fighting until they�*ve managed to free all the hostages. the fighting until they've managed to free all the hostages.— to free all the hostages. that's an interesting _ to free all the hostages. that's an interesting point _ to free all the hostages. that's an interesting point because - to free all the hostages. that's an interesting point because the - to free all the hostages. that's an| interesting point because the door has been left open for this to continue. the weight is meant to happen over the next four days as we see the release of about 50 hostages and about 150 palestinian prisons release from israeli jails —— the way it is meant to happen. a list of 300 palestinians has been issued in advance and for every ten palestinian ——is really hostages the government says they will be extra hours in the ceasefire so conditions are in place but equally benjamin netanyahu has been clear the war will not end until hamas has been

removed entirely from gaza so it�*s very difficult to predict in these situations, isn�*t it? how likely do you think it is that we will see a more permanent change in status after these four days are over? from what i've learned, _ after these four days are over? from what i've learned, it's _ after these four days are over? from what i've learned, it's better- after these four days are over? fr'rrrn what i've learned, it's better to what i�*ve learned, it�*s better to judge our government by their actions, not by their word, because for some reason they managed to say some really questionable things on the evening before the deal and during the deal, they managed to come up with very strange quotes and things they said so i�*m trying not tojudgement before things they said so i�*m trying not to judgement before judge them by what they say but only what they do and given they will release hostages today, i am urging to continue their silence and to try and take out more people. 0k, to say listen, we can continue this, if you want the quiet

and the ceasefire to continue, the humanitarian aid to continue, so bring us forward, we know you have more, so i think they should really try to take advantage of the situation because i�*m afraid that once the fighting will return, it will be even more difficult to go back to a ceasefire situation in order to release more hostages and i also know they will have problems from the inside of the government to approve it again, seeing how difficult it was for them to approve at this time. liar difficult it was for them to approve at this time-— at this time. lior perry, articulating _ at this time. lior perry, articulating the - at this time. lior perry, j articulating the feelings at this time. lior perry, - articulating the feelings that he but also many hostage families have at the moment. become a tightly over the past seven weeks or so and while they know some of their number are expecting to be reunited with loved ones later today, families like his who have male hostages who are being held they are not part of this first

deal and they will almost certainly need to wait longer before they have their own moments of union but what we�*ve seen so far today in southern israel, looking across to gaza, is the ceasefire that came into effect this morning at 7pm local time. a shaky start, he heard continuing fire, continuing small arms and mortarfire for about the fire, continuing small arms and mortar fire for about the first ten or 15 minutes but things are now a lot more quiet, quieter than they�*ve been, really, four weeks in southern israel. we can say at this point the ceasefire is firmly holding, from what we are seeing and hearing in southern israel and that is having a huge effect on civilians inside gaza as well. we are hearing the first public friday prayers since the war began on the seventh of october are due to be held at an open air football stadium in khan younis and we also know the israel defence forces have been dropping leaflets this morning, warning palestinian civilians inside gaza not to move

north because many of them now, now we have this what is now an unusual quiet, we know many will use the opportunity and already have, to start to go home and give more positions and see if in some cases the homes are standing at all and the homes are standing at all and the idf have said they need to stay in the southern part of the gaza strip, they reiterated the northern part is still a war zone and are telling people who live there not to use this pause in fighting to go back to the north of the gaza strip but let�*s get some thoughts now on the ceasefire and what it means from people in khan younis. translation: it is true that i am ve ha- translation: it is true that i am very happy there _ translation: it is true that i am very happy there is _ translation: it is true that i am very happy there is a _ translation: it is true that i am very happy there is a truce - translation: it is true that i am very happy there is a truce and i translation: it is true that i am very happy there is a truce and a l very happy there is a truce and a ceasefire and the blood of our palestinian people will be spared but the issue is we, the residents of the north, were uprooted because of the north, were uprooted because of the north, were uprooted because of the bombardment and won�*t be able to go back to our homes. it�*s a tragedy. we want to see our homes, see the martyred, the injured, our children who were left behind. we

hope the truce is extended, that everyone can go back home. translation: it everyone can go back home. translation:— everyone can go back home. translation: ., , , translation: it would be better if the truce lasted _ translation: it would be better if the truce lasted and _ translation: it would be better if the truce lasted and conditions - translation: it would be better if| the truce lasted and conditions were back to _ the truce lasted and conditions were back to what they were and people went back — back to what they were and people went back to their land in their homes — went back to their land in their homes. however lost their home, may god compensate them. may those who are martyred rest in peace.— are martyred rest in peace. maybe in'ured are martyred rest in peace. maybe injured recover. _ are martyred rest in peace. maybe injured recover. translation: i are martyred rest in peace. maybe| injured recover. translation: got brina injured recover. translation: got brin: not injured recover. translation: got bring not just _ injured recover. translation: got bring not just the _ injured recover. translation: got bring not just the truth _ injured recover. translation: got bring notjust the truth but - injured recover. translation: got bring notjust the truth but a - bring notjust the truth but a ceasefire that lasts. i bring notjust the truth but a ceasefire that lasts.- bring notjust the truth but a ceasefire that lasts. i got bring calm between _ ceasefire that lasts. i got bring calm between people. - ceasefire that lasts. i got bring calm between people. and - ceasefire that lasts. i got bring calm between people. and nol ceasefire that lasts. i got bring - calm between people. and no more destruction— calm between people. and no more destruction of— calm between people. and no more destruction of homes. _ calm between people. and no more destruction of homes. people's - calm between people. and no more i destruction of homes. people's homes collapsed _ destruction of homes. people's homes collapsed on— destruction of homes. people's homes collapsed on top— destruction of homes. people's homes collapsed on top of— destruction of homes. people's homes collapsed on top of them. _ destruction of homes. people's homes collapsed on top of them. they- destruction of homes. people's homes collapsed on top of them. they were l collapsed on top of them. they were displaced _ collapsed on top of them. they were displaced. they— collapsed on top of them. they were displaced. they lived _ collapsed on top of them. they were displaced. they lived in _ collapsed on top of them. they were displaced. they lived in a _ collapsed on top of them. they were displaced. they lived in a panic. - displaced. they lived in a panic. they— displaced. they lived in a panic. they lost— displaced. they lived in a panic. they lost their— displaced. they lived in a panic. they lost their houses, - displaced. they lived in a panic. they lost their houses, their. they lost their houses, their money, their property, — they lost their houses, their money, their property, everything. _ that�*s one of the reasons why the humanitarian element of the deal is so important as well and we have been seeing these live pictures this morning of the rafa crossing between gaza and egypt and seeing the first of what are expected to be the larger number than usual during this time of war with a trucks carrying things like food and water and

medical supplies —— rafah. were told 200 trucks a day over the next few days will be passing through, crossing at rafah. and tankers loaded with vital fuel taken to places like hospitals which is an important part of the deal is that small amount of humanitarian relief going to civilians inside gaza and i spoke a little earlier, just as the ceasefire was taking place, to haber teb. —— hiba tibi, the west bank and gaza country director for care international. she is in ramallah in the west bank. i asked her if the expected increase in aid will meet the demands in gaza. over the last period, the numbers were much less. the 200 is very welcome. a bigger number, a good one. but still not enough. not enough over four days and not not based on the daily requirements for the people to correspond their needs, immediate needs of the people in gaza.

all the humanitarian actors are on standby. including, for instance, my team. they are waiting for the release of the trucks inside and outside gaza. there are some supplies we are trying to secure from inside gaza. it means it can be safely transported and distributed. the truce, for some, or pause for some is a moment for people respite. for us, asa for us, as a humanitarian organisation, a chance to restore lives, dignity and maybe contribute to a better hospital microphone better tomorrow, a safer one. —— lives, dignity and maybe contribute to a better tomorrow, a safer one. and for the people in gaza to secure possible to have a look at what is the level of their personal losses. maybe their bodies. also secure access to certain

necessities there were not able to secure. let�*s go back for a moment to the time before the seventh of 0ctober, before these terrible attacks in israel and before this particular war began. the humanitarian situation in gaza was already enormously difficult, wasn�*t it? if we take — if we go back in history, you will see that unfortunately in gaza, there was many restrictions in terms of potential development or resilience—building. at the same time, access to basic needs. that includes water. as you have seen, water was one of the major issues that — or is still influencing the possibility of lives and the outspread of diseases on people in gaza. it was as dangerous or even more dangerous than the bombing. unfortunately, 97% of the water in gaza was not drinkable.

that�*s before the war. the infrastructure in gaza was not that strong. unfortunately, also because of different practices, agriculture and land were not — it would require extra effort so that they could be producing similar to any other agricultural localities inside the west bank or in israel or surrounding areas. and the restrictions imposed on imports and exports made it very difficult for economy to bloom or grow, compared to other areas, compared to the west bank. what we have seen over the years is inside gaza, working with entrepreneurs, with farmers, with hospitals, with medical teams, we have seen there is a huge hope inside of the people that pushes them to do more,

to become innovative, to try more. this is something that gives us as militant organisations with development aid and a mandate to continue and support. this is the same case in this current moment with the beginning of the four days truce. people are so tired, they say at least we�*re going to sleep but are still eager to for the future, for tomorrow, and ensure something they can make their tomorrow a little easier compared to what they have left in the last week. —— compared to what they have lived in the last week. hibi tibi. some things she was talking about, the humanitarian aid and extra humanitarian aid due to arrive in gaza as part of the deal, we�*ve been watching live pictures this morning and seeing, as you can see, the trucks starting to move inside, carrying things like food, water, additional medical supplies as well

and the fuel which many of the hospitals say is vital for them to continue providing life—saving care for palestinian patients inside gaza at the moment. you are watching these pictures of the rafah crossing and you can see behind me what is an unusually quiet gaza skyline of the last seven weeks or so since the conflict began. there�*s been regular sights and sounds of air strikes and the ground operation which began a few weeks ago. since the ceasefire came into effect at seven o�*clock this morning local time, it isjust about 8:a5 am here in israel and gaza and the ceasefire appears to be holding well, the humanitarian aid is moving through and the next step will be the release of hostages and we expect four o�*clock this afternoon local time and all of this is part of a deal brokered between israel and hamas by qatar. let�*s get some thoughts on that. let�*s hear now from danny ayalon,

a israeli former deputy foreign minister and ambassador to the uk. he spoke to my colleague mark urban on the bbc�*s newsnight programme, who asked if the deal to exchange hostages and prisoners, brokered by qatar and the us, is a good one for israel. well, any deal which alleviates human suffering, which even brings one person out of this brutality, the savagery of the hamas terrorist prison, is good. of course, we are very happy for everyone who was out and theirfamilies and, of course we are very much grieving, our heart is bleeding for those who are left behind. but unfortunately, hamas is a terror organisation, just like isis, and they are trading with blood. they are dragging it over, israel suggested, from day one. "bring them all home and we will release everyone "you want from here," you know, even though we are talking about murderers with blood on their hands, terrorists. we were willing to release all of them just to get

the hostages home. of course, they were not interested. but now, when they feel the grunt of the israeli ground operation and they are fearing for their survival, they are starting to acquiesce. beyond these four days, there is a possibility if more hostages are released to extend the truce. but if that doesn�*t happen, prime minister netanyahu has been clear — the war is back on. the objective is to free gaza and, frankly, the palestinian people from the hamas terrorist grip. this is something which is given, and the americans, from president biden all the way down through his administration, they understand it because when hamas terrorists are there, there is no peace, there is no coexistence, and any future agreement that we may think of... people talk about a two—state solution for two peoples. i, for one, am very much for it. but in order to do that you have to have a partner.

a partner which is trustworthy and believes in peace as well. the hamas terrorists have taken the entire gaza strip as a hostage, turned it into a bunker, an underground, formidable military installation. i am just wondering, if you are going to press on with the war into the south, where all of those people went who fled from the north, a million people, the consequences for civilians are going to be even more horrific, aren�*t they? hamas is doing double war crimes. they are indiscriminately targeting our civilians and they are hiding behind their own civilians as human shields. so we are trying to navigate and be very careful about it, but there is one solution... we know the toll has been heavy and the prime minister himself has said that israel has not succeeded in sparing civilian casualties in gaza. if you look at the geneva convention, if a terrorist takes

over a school and turns it into a military bunker, it is no longer protected by the geneva convention. it is a legitimate military target. but i will tell you, hamas... i mean, we can still find some way out, and the offer is still there. a safe exit, a safe way out for the hamas leaders, even though they are terrorists and they should be brought intojustice... if they leave and we can secure a safe passage for them to qatar or whenever, then everybody will be spared, and first and foremost, their own population in gaza. but they have no regard, not just for israelis, they have no regard to their own. that�*s the problem. that�*s danny ayalon talking to mark urban on bbc newsnight about that deal coming into effect. it came nearly two hours ago. we�*re seeing

the ceasefire, we�*re seeing the beginnings of more humanitarian aid to move into gaza through the rafah crossing, and later today we expect to see the first release of hostages, 13 hostages released from gaza. then even later still, the release of the first group of palestinian prisoners, women and children, who are being held inside israeli jails. we�*ll of course keep you up—to—date with every development, all of that unfolding news as it happens here. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. still seeing these live pictures of the scene in two key locations, the first is what you can see on the skyline in gaza. that ceasefire came into effect at 7 o�*clock this morning, it was slow, it didn�*t happen on the dot, and we saw a lot of very fierce and heard a lot of very fierce fighting in the last hour before the ceasefire began. the

israel defence forces said they destroyed tums —— tunnels. they did continue until the last moment. and also we�*re seeing that movement at the rafah crossing as well. as those first humanitarian aid trucks, an increased number of aid trucks going through as part of this deal, have started to roll through the rafah crossing, carrying humanitarian supplies and crucially, fuel to gaza as well. you�*re live with bbc news. it's as well. you�*re live with bbc news. it�*s an important day here in israel and in gaza. a crucial day really, since the latest conflict, the war began here on seventh 0ctober, since the latest conflict, the war began here on seventh october, with those attacks, those brutal hamas attacks here in southern israel, where people from communities like this one in sderot were murdered and taken hostage. that�*s what we�*re seeing today, the release of a first significant group of hostages as part of a deal between israel and

hamas brokered by qatar. we�*ve seen a ceasefire come into effect, we�*re seeing additional humanitarian aid and later on today we expect to see the first large group of hostages released, 13 of them. and then the released, 13 of them. and then the release of palestinian prisoners being held in israeli jails. it�*s a crucial day notjust being held in israeli jails. it�*s a crucial day not just for being held in israeli jails. it�*s a crucial day notjust for israel and gaza, but the wider middle east as well. we�*ll keep you up—to—date with all those developments on bbc news as they happen. let�*s take a look at some of the other stories making the news at this hour with lukwesa in london. a clean—up operation is taking place in dublin after a night of rioting which saw police officers attacked, shops looted and vehicles burned. police are blaming far—right demonstrators for the violence, which began after a woman and three children were stabbed outside a school in the city. louisa pilbeam reports. violence on the streets of dublin, with riot police facing angry crowds.

across the city, vehicles were set alight and fires started. watch as this masked man sets fire to this police car to cheers of encouragement. looters broke into shops and made off with boxes of trainers and other goods. this was the scene earlier yesterday, after a stabbing at a nearby school in the city centre, which is believed to have sparked the trouble. a five—year—old girl, and a woman in her 30s, are in a serious condition in hospital. two other children, aged five and six, were also injured. the head of the garda, the irish police, called the scenes disgraceful, and said it had disrupted their investigations into the school stabbings. we have a complete lunatic hooligan faction driven by far right ideology, and also then this disruptive tendency here,

engaged then in serious violence. sources have indicated to the bbc that the man suspected of carrying out the stabbings at the school is an irish citizen who has lived in the country for 20 years. they are not looking for anyone else in relation to that attack, but will now be investigating the crimes carried out in these ugly scenes. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. ambulances have been placed on standby in northern india as operation to rescue a1 workers trapped by a tunnel collapse reaches what officials hope will be its final stage. the teams trying to reach the trapped group with a pipe wide enough for them to be evacuated, say that around ten metres of rock are still separating them from safety. stretchers fitted with wheels will be used to roll them out via the pipe once the rescuers break through.

live now to our south asia correspondent samira hussain, who�*s at the scene of the rescue attempt in uttarkashi in northern india. hello. so, two weeks, many delays, have those rescue efforts finally been resumed?— have those rescue efforts finally been resumed? they have not yet resumed. been resumed? they have not yet resumed- they — been resumed? they have not yet resumed. they still _ been resumed? they have not yet resumed. they still are _ been resumed? they have not yet resumed. they still are in - been resumed? they have not yet resumed. they still are in the - resumed. they still are in the process of fixing the drilling machine. and that had broken yesterday when they were trying to break through some of the debris. to reallyjust give you an understanding of what�*s happening here, if you look behind me, that�*s the mouth of the tunnel. then there�*s the roadway under construction. what is making this operation so complicated is because it was under construction, you also have a lot of materials in there, like other kinds of machinery that was being used to build the road.

so, when the landslide happened and this partially constructed tunnel collapsed, with it was not only rock and debris, but also other metals. so when they�*re drilling, what happens is they get stuck on some of that metal and it either breaks the drilling machine and it requires then for people to go and manually to cut some of the metal, in order for the drilling machine to come back and start working. it�*s for the drilling machine to come back and start working.— for the drilling machine to come back and start working. it's a very unstable tectonically _ back and start working. it's a very unstable tectonically region. - back and start working. it's a very| unstable tectonically region. what do with know about the wellbeing of the men? 50 do with know about the wellbeing of the men? , , .,, do with know about the wellbeing of the men? , , ., , ~ the men? so it is unstable. i think it's important _ the men? so it is unstable. i think it's important to _ the men? so it is unstable. i think it's important to also _ the men? so it is unstable. i think it's important to also make - the men? so it is unstable. i think it's important to also make that i it�*s important to also make that point about just how it�*s important to also make that point aboutjust how unstable the ground is here as well. remember the reason why we�*re in this position is because of a landslide. when they�*re drilling, they also sometimes encounter cracking noises so they have to stop to make sure they can continue drilling. the fate of a1 construction workers lays in their

hands. what we�*re hearing is the men are still in good spirits. they are being fed, they�*re being given water, and oxygen, and they are healthy according to officials. in fact, one officials are sending down playing cards and a chess board, because they�*ve been under ground for 13 days and boredom starts to set in. the hope is by providing more entertainment, that will hopefully keep everyone�*s spirits up. hopefully keep everyone's spirits u. . ., hopefully keep everyone's spirits u . _ . ., , ., ., hopefully keep everyone's spirits up. what sort of reaction has there have been to _ up. what sort of reaction has there have been to this _ up. what sort of reaction has there have been to this very _ up. what sort of reaction has there have been to this very long - up. what sort of reaction has there have been to this very long rescue | have been to this very long rescue effort in india?— effort in india? yes, i think there's just _ effort in india? yes, i think there'sjust a _ effort in india? yes, i think there'sjust a lot _ effort in india? yes, i think there'sjust a lot of- effort in india? yes, i think there'sjust a lot of media | effort in india? yes, i think- there'sjust a lot of media interest there�*s just a lot of media interest here. because this was a roadway thatis here. because this was a roadway that is part of a federally funded infrastructure project to link some very — some hindu shrines by this roadway. a lot of people are really tuned into this story, wondering about the fate of these men. and

because this rescue operation has met so many setbacks, there�*s more and more people that are just wondering when it is they�*ll be able to get out and most importantly, of course, for the family and friends that have gathered here. {lilia course, for the family and friends that have gathered here. ok, thank ou ve that have gathered here. ok, thank you very much- _ the former south african paralympic sprinter, 0scar pistorius, will find out today if he will be granted early release from his prison sentence, for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. pistorius, who was known by the nickname �*the blade runner�*, shot and killed reeva on valentine�*s day in 2013. he was originallyjailed for five years, but that sentence was eventually increased to more than 13 years. he was turned down for parole last march after the board ruled he had not yet completed the minimum amount of time in detention to be considered for release. live now to our correspondent daniel de simone —

is being held. can you know what we can expect today? how long is this process expected to take?— today? how long is this process expected to take? well, the hearing is exected expected to take? well, the hearing is expected to _ expected to take? well, the hearing is expected to get _ expected to take? well, the hearing is expected to get under _ expected to take? well, the hearing is expected to get under way - expected to take? well, the hearing is expected to get under way in - expected to take? well, the hearing is expected to get under way in the l is expected to get under way in the prison behind me, just outside pretoria, it�*s expected to get under in the next hour. we are expecting the hearing may last two or three hours. we don�*t absolutely know there will be a decision today. it is possible they take a bit more time. but once the decision is made, and if 0scar pistorius was granted parole, he�*ll then have to be released within 30 days. we�*ve seen some arrivals here. we know that reeva steenkamp�*s mother won�*t be at the hearing today. she has a family friend representing her. we understand a victim impact statement

from her will be read, but she�*s not opposing parole. reeva�*s father, barry steenkamp, died in september this year, that means he sadly won�*t be present. 0scar pistorius tried to get parole earlier in march when the hearing collapsed. there was no proper hearing that took place because the authorities decided they had incorrectly assessed the amount of time he had served. they decided he hadn�*t served enough time to be eligible for parole. last month, the constitutional court in south africa ruled that was a mistake, that paved the way for the hearing today. i wonder if you can remind viewers, it�*s been some 10 years. who 0scar pistorius was, and south african reaction to the murder of reeva steenkamp?— reaction to the murder of reeva steenkam? ~ , ., , steenkamp? well, oscar pistorius was a ulobal steenkamp? well, oscar pistorius was a global sporting _ steenkamp? well, oscar pistorius was a global sporting superstar. _

steenkamp? well, oscar pistorius was a global sporting superstar. he - steenkamp? well, oscar pistorius was a global sporting superstar. he won i a global sporting superstar. he won multiple paralympic golds. he then was able to compete against non—disabled athletes at the london 2012 olympics. then a year later, less than a year later, in february 2013, on valentine�*s day, he shot and killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. a law graduate and successful model. and they were a very glamorous, well known couple here in south africa. that actually was a shocking event for the world and produced headlines around the world. he was then charged with murder. went on trial for murder. his account was he thought that reeva steenkamp was still in bed and there was an intruder in the house. when he shot four times through a toilet door, he didn�*t think he was shooting reeva steenkamp. he was convicted of a lesser offence than murder, an offence of culpable homicide, an equivalent of manslaughter. but the supreme court

of appeal convicted him of murder in 2015 and cast doubt on him as a witness and said exactly why he shot her was very unclear. that has led to today, he has now served half his sentence and he�*s making the parole bid this morning. sentence and he's making the parole bid this morning.— bid this morning. thank you very much, indeed. _ we are going to cross back to israel and my colleague anna foster with the latest on the ceasefire. live from southern israel, this is bbc news. fighting pauses in the israel—gaza war — the start of a four—day ceasefire. some israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners will be swapped in a matter of hours. aid agencies plan to use the pause to deliver urgent humanitarian supplies to the territory. the israeli military drops leaflets over southern gaza warning people not to move north during the ceasefire.

good morning. thank you forjoining us. this is bbc news live in southern israel. i�*m anna foster. it is exactly two hours since the ceasefire came into effect in this war which began on the 7th of october between israel and hamas. it 0ctober between israel and hamas. it was a shaky start. we heard fierce fighting still going on in gaza. even after the ceasefire was due to begin at seven o�*clock this morning, two hours ago, we heard the sounds of fighting, the sound of small arms fire and mortarfire, but of fighting, the sound of small arms fire and mortar fire, but things of fighting, the sound of small arms fire and mortarfire, but things now are calm and quiet. the ceasefire is under way, and it appears to be

holding well. we�*re also seeing the start of humanitarian aid being taken into gaza, and then later this afternoon, really crucial moment in this conflict so far. some of the hostages taken by hamas last month are scheduled to be set free. this is the first group of hostages, a group of women and children due to be handed over by hamas to israel via the red cross at apm local time, thatis via the red cross at apm local time, that is two o�*clock gmt. it�*s been agreed 50 will be released over the four days. that is women and children being held hostage in gaza. israel confirmed it has been given a list of names of the first 13 and those families have been contacted. 0nce families have been contacted. once that exchange has been completed, israel will release 39 palestinian prisoners who are being held in israeli jails. with a commitment to free 150 if things go well.

there is a lot riding on this deal, it is a very delicate deal that has taken weeks to negotiate, and there are various key parts to it. one is the hostage release and prisoner release but also humanitarian aid as well. egypt says 130,000 litres of diesel and four trucks will be delivered daily to gaza throughout the pause. that is essentially four tankers of diesel each day. we are also expecting 230 trucks filled with humanitarian aid will pass through rafah as well. that is food, water and medical supplies, things desperately needed inside gaza since the war began. there are hopes that this could be extended, that this ceasefire could last longer. we had the qataris yesterday saying they hoped it would be a stepping stone to bigger things, hoped it would be a stepping stone to biggerthings, hoping it hoped it would be a stepping stone to bigger things, hoping it would be the beginning of a bigger ceasefire, but israel�*s message has been very

clear, and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said that the war against hamas will not end. it will pause forfour war against hamas will not end. it will pause for four days, but he says it will continue until the hostages have been released, and until hamas has been fully removed from gaza. because of course let�*s not forget where all of this began on the 7th of october, and those brutal hamas attacks here in southern israel, and in communities like this one, in the city of sderot where, living so close to gaza and looking out to this view, they are used to regular rocket attacks. many of the homes and families here have safe rooms and they use them regularly. but on the 7th of october, families were trapped 0ctober, families were trapped inside for hours in some cases, some of the stories i have heard that the people i have spoken to, they talk about the fear and terror of being trapped indoors, and then we saw the brutal scenes of the murder of around 1200 people of israeli nationality and other nationality as

well, but what united them is they lived here or they were visiting the southern israeli communities on the morning of the 7th of october when those hamas attacks were launched, which led to the war that we have been seeing now for almost seven weeks. when the ceasefire came into operation this morning, two hours ago, the israeli military posted a message on twitter, now known as x, to coincide with the start of the ceasefire. it is in arabic and english. it�*s intended for the civilians in gaza, and it reads... "the war is not over yet. "the humanitarian pause is temporary. "the northern gaza strip is a dangerous war zone and it is forbidden to move north. "for your safety, you must remain in the humanitarian zone in the south. "it is only possible to move from the north of the strip "to the south via salah al—din road.

"the movement of residents from the south of the strip to the north is not allowed and dangerous." so that is the message that has been posted on social media, in english and arabic, sent out in a drop of leaflets as well that came fluttering down from the sky this morning over southern gaza. because of course this moment for palestinians in gaza is hugely important. many of them fled their homes when they were told they had to move south. they didn�*t take with them everything, really, they often didn�*t precious things or even a change of clothes, they left most of their lives behind and we have seen already this morning many palestinians as the ceasefire took hold actually trying to go back to their homes, trying to see what is left of their homes and trying to perhaps gather supplies from their homes if anything is left at all. let�*s take a few moments to really work through what is happening so far, and what is expected to happen over the next few hours. let us

speak to our correspondence from bbc arabic. we are seeing the early parts of this come to fruition, the ceasefire and the beginnings of these humanitarian aid trucks starting to move as well, mohamed. yes, anna, and another part of this deal that will start in one hour or so from now, where the israeli air activities in the northern gaza should stop as well for six hours as part of this deal, so the air activities have already stopped in southern gaza and it will stop at one hour in the north, and there is a massive military operation happening right now is the israeli forces are trying to replace some of the troops that are trying to replace others, and with these thousands of people are moving

across the gaza strip. they do not respect the israeli orders that they shouldn�*t go to the north. i saw pictures of people going through the road going to the north. they want to see their homes, and they want to see their relatives. they are already hundred thousand people in the north, there are people in hospital, there are dead people who haven�*t been buried yet. it is a tense situation. israel hasn�*t has an occupying force in gaza for a very long time. it is facing that now, so the military side is really tense, and so people are acting as if the war is ended and they are taking all their belongings from where they were intense and hospitals and schools, they are taking them back to their rodon

carts that are pulled by donkeys and horses as there isn�*t much fuel. they�*re using bicycles and wheelbarrows. it is massive movement in the strip at the moment. and on the political side, as you said, anna and yolande used a very nice phrase when she said it is a very ambitious plan, and it is ambitious if the exchange of hostages would happen today at four on the israeli side and at eight on the palestinian side. that means that there are prospects that this truce will be more than four days to allow more hostages and prisoners to go out, so this is the political, and they said that they hoped that this truce would stay only for four days, but the success of the exchange of

hostages and prisoners would open the door that this truce would continue. as i said also, on the trucks, on that situation there are 230 trucks expected to cross the rafah borderfrom egypt, with medical supplies, with food, with everything, that people want in gaza during these seven weeks of heavy war that they suffered, they lost 15,000 people dead, 7000 people missing who might be under the rubble and they are really in a desperate situation at the moment. these trucks are crossing the egyptian side of the rougher cross—border, but normally they have to be checked by israeli forces before they go to gaza, and this is

where we are going to see a tense situation, are they going to be checked quickly, are they going to go to girls at smoothly, are they going to go to the north or not where there are very desperate hospitals that are in bad need for supplies. but the situation of gaza and the people in gaza are behaving as i said, as the war is over, and the tense situation may be moved now to the west bank where there are israeli occupations in hebron and other parts of the west bank, the palestinians are saying that there are 3000 people were arrested in the west bank over the last few weeks. it is an important detail, thank you for now. we will of course watch the situation in the occupied west bank today. also the situation on israel�*s northern border with lebanon as well, and we will see

whether there were questions about the ceasefire including what would happen between his hezbollah and israel on the northern border. we see these continuing live shots across the skyline, and you can see smoke still rising because there was bombardment happening immediately before that ceasefire, and it looks like the ceasefire was holding so far and we�*re also seeing those pictures that mohammed was describing them as well of the rafah crossing, and trucks starting to physically for the crossing carrying additional humanitarian aid into gaza. let�*s head straight to jerusalem and our middle east correspondent yolande knell. things appear to be going to plan so far. what level of detail do we know about how things are due to unfold across the course of today? there

were so many _ across the course of today? there were so many logistical _ across the course of today? there were so many logistical details i across the course of today? there were so many logistical details to| were so many logistical details to be worked out, were? and we were told that was one of the reasons for this delay an extra day in this agreement taking effect, but after that shaky start, things steadying off with regards to the truce. we are getting a picture of more aid going into the gaza strip, this period of safe passage that is being allowed for palestinians, people moving around increasingly on the ground, and what we are waiting for is at four o�*clock local time, two o�*clock uk time, that is when we understand that the first 13 of the 50 israeli hostages who are going to be handed over to the international committee for the red cross, that handover will take place. they will be brought out through egypt�*s rafah crossing and then there is a whole protocol for what happens on the egyptian side of the crossing. they will meet israeli security forces. they have to have their identities checked. they will undergo additional medical checks and then we understand that they are going to

be brought by helicopter to israel. they will be taken to hospitals to have further medical checks, and of course the reunions with their families, and it will be within a couple of hours according to the terms of the agreement that then you can have the first batch of palestinian prisoners being released from israeli jails. find palestinian prisoners being released from israeli jails.— from israeli “ails. and that is supposed _ from israeli jails. and that is supposed to. _ from israeli jails. and that is supposed to, as _ from israeli jails. and that is supposed to, as you - from israeli jails. and that is supposed to, as you are - from israeli jails. and that is . supposed to, as you are saying, yolande, go on over a period of four days, and as you describe so well there, so many fine logistical details to be worked out. there is the hope and expectation that this will go according to plan, but the fragility of this deal means that things could go wrong at any time, couldn�*t they? things could go wrong at any time, couldn't they?— couldn't they? definitely, and if ou look couldn't they? definitely, and if you look at— couldn't they? definitely, and if you look at what _ couldn't they? definitely, and if you look at what is _ couldn't they? definitely, and if you look at what is happening i couldn't they? definitely, and if - you look at what is happening inside gaza, it is very understandable, very ordinary human behaviour. people want to go and see if they can get any belongings back from their homes, if they can have a

decent night�*s sleep during this brief respite from the fighting, but the numbers of palestinians that are moving around, israel will be watching very closely to see if some of those displaced people that it has previously ordered to go from the north to the south will be attempting to return to the north. it has said that is not allowed. it has dropped flyers to that effect, and it wants people to come from the north of the gaza strip down to the south, but not to have the movement in the other direction. that can be quite overwhelming for israeli forces if the numbers trying to do what they are not supposedly allowed to do really become very large. 0ther to do really become very large. other things we have heard already, how difficult it would be for israeli forces if they see something happening during this period, if they were able to trace for example they were able to trace for example the location of one of the most sought—after hamas leaders, like the head of hamas in gaza, would they be able to resist holding back? there are many things that could go wrong

here, likewise for hamas fighters and the other armed factions that operate in the gaza strip, we still have israeli ground forces present there. this is really a very dangerous moment, everything has to stick for this whole plan to unfold in the way that is expected, and things really have to go well to date so that we can see this repeated for three further days, and that there is built into the prospect that for every ten hostages that are released, you get an additional zero day of pause. we are told that the aircraft that has carried out air strikes, and drones, they are retreating from the airspace to give hamas more space to try to locate more in the territory. eo try to locate more in the territory. e0 land,

yolande, thank you. the next significant moment will hopefully be the release of those 13 hostages at apm local time. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let�*s ta ke let�*s take a moment to look again at those live pictures of the rafah crossing in particular that we have seen this morning, because there really was, as yolande knell was describing there, the four key parts of this deal over the next few days. there is the least of hostages and the release of palestinian prisoners, there is the ceasefire but there is also the transfer of an additional humanitarian aid, and we know that because we can see these live pictures that you are looking at now, you can see those trucks rolling through the rafah crossing from egypt into gaza. remember at

the start of this war there were no trucks passing through it all, and evenin trucks passing through it all, and even in northern normal times, there is a humanitarian crisis here already, and for a time things got extremely bad when there was no humanitarian aid going in. 230 trucks we are told for each days of this four—day deal are due to go through, along with additional fuel as well, and you can see the additional pictures of that moving through the rafah crossing already this morning. you are live with bbc news and i�*m anna foster here in southern israel where we have watched this morning the view of the gaza skyline, and we have watched that ceasefire coming into effect this morning at seven o�*clock. it was the first part, the first pillar really of this four—part deal. and what is happening this morning is crucial to what will happen this afternoon, because the ceasefire needed to come into effect first of all at seven o�*clock, and as you can see and hear

around me, so many times have spoken to you from this spot amid the sound of air strikes, to you from this spot amid the sound ofairstrikes, amid to you from this spot amid the sound of air strikes, amid the sound of outgoing artillery fire, and you can hear and see now some smoke on the gaza skyline, because that fighting did continue right up and slightly beyond the moment of the ceasefire this morning, so there are still plumes of black smoke from strikes are visible on the gaza skyline. the israel defence forces also said in their statement this morning that they had continued to do things like destroying underground tunnels right up destroying underground tunnels right up until the ceasefire actually took effect. we have also seen as well those trucks of humanitarian aid starting to roll through the rafah crossing from egypt into gaza, that crucial part of this deal as well, as people as well in gaza at the moment start to take a moment to not be looking to the sky, to not be hearing the sound of air strikes.

many of them we know are trying to go and see if their homes are still standing, trying to see if they can get back any additional possessions as well. let�*s head to cairo. to cairo now where we can speak to ridwana wallace—laher. she�*s the ceo of the charity penny appeal. well—placed really to just describe what the humanitarian situation is like in gaza at the moment. hello, anna, like in gaza at the moment. hello, anna. good _ like in gaza at the moment. hello, anna, good morning. _ like in gaza at the moment. hello, anna, good morning. i'm - like in gaza at the moment. hello, anna, good morning. i'm here - like in gaza at the moment. hello, anna, good morning. i'm here in i anna, good morning. i�*m here in cairo and i have been here for the last few days. we got permission from our partners to say that there is an opportunity for our trucks to pass the border, and we were straight here. we have been working day and night to try and get as many items packed and put into pallets and across just so that we can support as many families as we possibly can. there are so much that needs to be done, and everyone has been working tirelessly to ensure that we do our very best to just try and support as many people as we possibly can. find

and support as many people as we possibly can-— possibly can. and the situation is so tou . h possibly can. and the situation is so tough there. _ possibly can. and the situation is so tough there. i _ possibly can. and the situation is so tough there. i remember - possibly can. and the situation is so tough there. i remember in i so tough there. i remember in particular pictures a few weeks ago when the humanitarian agency were talking about sending through boxes of basic supplies, sanitary kits, looking at

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delivery is also thinking about the winter months that have set in, so part of our packages are also providing some warm clothing, some blankets, because we just don�*t know when they are going to need those sorts of things as well, so the clothing definitely, and againjust for the dignity of our sisters out there as well, ensuring they have got some clothing. irate there as well, ensuring they have got some clothing.— there as well, ensuring they have got some clothing. we have a number of women who — got some clothing. we have a number of women who are _ got some clothing. we have a number of women who are still _ of women who are still breast—feeding, and just to provide them a little bit of something, just to give them that confidence that we are looking after them as well. ridwana, thank you forjoining us, and check that one is the ceo of the charity penny appeal and talking about the element of this additional deal, the aid trucks that will be moving through, and those pictures

so crucial of the rafah crossing between egypt and gaza. we know that the humanitarian aid is moving through as planned, and thanks to those live pictures we have seen the trucks moving and also seen fuel tank is moving as well. and again this was a really important part of the deal between israel and hamas that was broken by qatar, because agencies like unrwa, the un agency for palestinian refugees, had talked about how they were running out of fuel and how vital fuel was to keep their life—saving work going. israel were extremely reluctant to send fuel through. they made it very clear that they believe that if they do, that fuel may be requisitioned by hamas and used in their operation against israeli forces. but this deal does allow a limited amount of fuel, four tanks a day, around 130,000 litres, to pass through from egypt into gaza for each day of this

four—day deal. i think what is still unclear at the moment is what happens from a humanitarian perspective after these four days. now, we know that things have been put in place to allow this deal to continue beyond four days if it needs to, and israel has said to hamas that for every additional ten hostages beyond that initial 50 who are released, then israel would agree to a further 2a—hour pause in the fighting. and we also know in terms of the release of palestinian prisoners, women and children, being held in israeli jails, while150 are expected to be released, the list of names that was published by israel actually runs to 300, so again, if additional hostages were released by hamas, israel would be in a position to also release additional palestinian prisoners, so that deal, although it is slated for four days, could continue for longer. that is certainly the hope of qatar who brokered it, and we heard, watched

and listened to that press conference, and they said that they were hopeful that this could be the beginning of a longer truce, but the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who was very clear in the message he had sent, and has have the idf this morning, they say that this is a temporary pause and at the israeli military operation will continue to move on, will continue to progress until they reach their goal of hamas being fully and completely removed from gaza. hello. the changes taking place in the weather. thursday brought temperatures as high as 15 degrees in parts of the uk and i don�*t think we will see 15 on friday. colder air has been pushing down from the north, a cold wind with some sunny spells, yes, but scattered showers, some of which will be wintry over high ground in the north. high pressure to the west of us, low pressure to the west of us, low pressure to the east driving the strong northerly winds, bringing that cold and southwards, although as you can see we start the day with something mild across parts of

wales, southern and south—western england and the channel islands. colder further north, wintry showers for a time even to quite low levels in northern scotland, and i think the wintry nurse becoming confined to the hills, and showers down the east coast of england too. northern ireland, england, wales, the south—west, starting cloudy but brightening up as the day wears on. breezy for all but windy for the east coast of england and most especially for north—east scotland. they will be a significant wind chill through friday afternoon. these are the temperatures on the thermometer, but factor in the strength of the wind, it will feel like freezing across parts of north—east scotland, particularly the northern isles. a little milder down towards the south—west corner. during friday night, winds will slowly ease, it does state breezy for these eastern coast with a few showers, and high pressure building from the west. we will see clearing skies, lighterwinds from the west. we will see clearing skies, lighter winds and a really cold night. some places likely to get to minus five celsius as we start saturday morning, quite a

widespread frost but lots of sunshine to start the weekend. still some showers down this east coast and it will still feel quite chilly here, a fairly brisk wind but not as windy. top temperatures, a degrees for glasgow, eight in plymouth, so a chilly feeling day, but it will not be as windy. as we move into the second half of the weekend, high pressure tries to hold on, a frosty start for someone sunday, but low pressure attempting to push in from the west so it does look like we will see some outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards, but eastern parts of england, north—east scotland staying largely dry with some rain getting into shetland. something mild are trying to push in from the south—west, but broadly speaking, next week looks like remaining cold with spells of rain at times, and perhaps a little bit of snow in places. that is all for me. goodbye for now.

you�*re alive with bbc news showing you these live pictures of the rafah crossing this morning where we are seeing significant activity as part of this four—day deal to release israeli hostages who are being held in gaza. —— you are live. it is.

9.30 am here in southern israel — two and a half hours after the halt in the fighting between israel and hamas was due to come into force. the ceasefire is holding well so far. you can see in these live pictures humanitarian organisations�* trucks who are using this moment to send, we are told, the expectation is a 230 trucks a day of humanitarian aid into gaza. that takes the form of the basics, things like food and water, things like sanitation kits, medical supplies, and also, crucially as well, and we have seen pass through the rafah crossing this morning, tankers carrying fuel, around 130,000 litres of fuel are moving through the rafah crossing into gaza today as part of that deal. now of course, humanitarian organisations are

welcoming this part of the deal. they say it is crucially important, it is worth saying this is more aid in a single day than is passed through in a day since this war began. but when you consider more than 2 million people live inside gaza, that more than 1 than 2 million people live inside gaza, that more than1 million than 2 million people live inside gaza, that more than 1 million of them, even more than that now, frankly, have been displaced from their homes, many have had to move from the north of the strip to the south. many are living in kent here. looking at those pictures of the rafah crossing, there is a lot of black smoke that is passing over there at the moment. not entirely sure what that is just yet. —— many are living in tents. we are seeing the fuel tankers that are part of this deal, four of those fuel tankers, and we will continue investigating what the black smoke at the rafah crossing may be. what is important, though, is that we have seen those trucks are starting to move through this morning, starting to move through the

crossing from egypt into gaza. that is expected to continue for the four days of this deal but we still don�*t knowjust days of this deal but we still don�*t know just yet what happens after that four—day period, if this is a truce that can be continued, or if this is something that will last for a four—day period and then the parties will need to go back to the table again, brokered by qatar, to try and come up with a fresh deal. i am monitoring lots of different strands of the story for you this morning live on bbc news. the hostage release which will happen later today, the ceasefire which is happening now, and the humanitarian situation as well which is so vital to civilians in gaza. let�*s hear from khan younis, the biggest city in the south of gaza, and what civilians are saying there about this deal and about this pause in the fighting. translation: it's true that i'm very happy there - is a truce and a ceasefire, that the blood of our palestinian people will be spared. but the issue is that we, the residence of the north,

we were uprooted because of the bombardment and we won�*t be able to go back to our homes. it�*s a tragedy. we want to see our homes, we want to see the martyrs, the injured, we want to see our children that we have left behind. we hope that this truce is extended, that everyone can go back home. it would be better if the truce lasted and conditions went back to what they were and people went back to their land and their homes. whoever lost their home, may god compensate them. may those who were martyred to rest in peace. maybe it should recover. may god bring notjust truce but a ceasefire that lasts. that�*s just some of the thoughts of palestinians in gaza this morning. this deal is being watched very closely around the world, around the wider middle east and a bit of cause with particular interest in gaza and here in israel this morning the ceasefire has now come into effect, the humanitarian aid is starting to move man the next crucial milestones will come in a few hours�* time when

the release of the first group of 13 hostages out of the 50 who are expected to be released over four days, will be handed over to the red cross by hamas. they will be returned into israel by the israeli military, checked over, they will be given health checks, medical checks, and then reunited with their families who have been without them since they were taken hostage on the 7th of october. we know that this initial group will not include men, it will only include women and children, although further discussions are of course taking place, as they have been four days and weeks, to try and expand the scope of this deal and see more hostages released. but at the moment everything does seem to be moving as planned, and particularly massey can see, those live pictures of the rafah crossing as we see the tracks start moving, over 230 of them today, carrying vital humanitarian aid. —— as you can see. i was

speaking earlier to hiba tibi who is the gaza country director for care international, speaking to me from ramallah and she was telling me whether this increased amount of aid coming through will be enough to alleviate the needs of civilians in gaza. ., , alleviate the needs of civilians in gaza. . , , ., gaza. over the last period the numbers were _ gaza. over the last period the numbers were much - gaza. over the last period the numbers were much less, - gaza. over the last period the numbers were much less, thej gaza. over the last period the - numbers were much less, the 200s welcome, good one, but still not enough over four days and not enough based on the daily requirements for the people to correspond to their needs. the immediate needs of the people in gaza. all humanitarian actors, for instance, my team, is on standby, waiting for the release of the trucks inside gaza and outside gaza, so there are some supplies that we are trying to secure from inside gaza, with the pores it means it can be safely transported, distributed.

—— the pause. for some it is a chance for respite and for us as a humanitarian organisation it is time to make a better tomorrow, a safer one and for the people in gaza to secure first of all what is the level of their personal losses, and secure access to the necessities they were not able to secure so far. let�*s go back for a moment to the time before the 7th of october, before the terrible attacks in israel and before this particular war began. because the humanitarian situation in gaza was already difficult, wasn�*t it? if situation in gaza was already difficult, wasn't it?— situation in gaza was already difficult, wasn't it? if we go back in history. _ difficult, wasn't it? if we go back in history. you — difficult, wasn't it? if we go back in history, you will— difficult, wasn't it? if we go back in history, you will see _ difficult, wasn't it? if we go back in history, you will see that - in history, you will see that unfortunately in gaza there were many restrictions in terms of potential development or resilience building, but at the same time

access to basic needs, and this includes, for instance, water. as you have seen, water was one of the major issues that is still influencing the possibility of lives, the spread of diseases among people in gaza and it was as dangerous, or even more dangerous, than the bombing at a certain moment. for instance, 97% of the water before the war in gaza was not drinkable. the infrastructure in gaza was not that strong. unfortunately, also, because of different practices agricultural lands would require extra efforts so that they can be producing similar to any other agricultural localities inside the west bank, for instance, or in israel, or in the surrounding

areas. the restrictions imposed on imports and exports made it very difficult for the economy to bloom or to grow compared to other potential areas, simply compared to west bank. however, what we have seen over the years inside gaza, working with entrepreneurs, farmers, hospitals, medical teams we have seen that there is a huge hope inside the people that pushes them to do more, to become innovative, to try more, this is something that gives us as humanitarian organisations with a development mandate the strength to continue and to support. and of course this is the same case here in this current moment with the beginning of the four—day truce. people are so tired, they say at least we are going to sleep, but they are so eager for the future and for tomorrow to ensure

stuff that would make their tomorrow a little bit easier compared to what they have lived in the last week. haim from care international. the extra humanitarian aid passing through as part of this deal from egypt from gaza, 230 trucks a day, four tank is loaded with fuel for this four—day period as part of the deal —— hiba tibi from care international. he seemed to come to fruition at seven o�*clock this morning, that was the first part of this, that was when the ceasefire came into effect. nearly three hours ago now. it was a shaky start to the ceasefire but it is worth looking at the pictures of the skyline of gaza. this image that we are so used to seeing now of the skyline, the buildings that have been so badly damaged through nearly seven weeks of war and the middle so we can still see very clearly on the horizon this morning those plumes of

black smoke. because the fighting continued right up until the very last moment. and in factjust over seven o�*clock local time as well we did here the sound of small arms fire and we still did see and hear the occasional explosion. but the smoke you can see on the skyline west from just in the last hour before the ceasefire started, we saw and heard several very loud air strikes, big plumes of smoke rising into the sky, and that�*s why you can still see the remnants of that now. as i look across to the skyline, i can see four or five different points in northern gaza here where buildings are clearly still burning and clearly still sending that smoke up and clearly still sending that smoke up into the sky. but the ceasefire appears to be holding at the moment, appears to be holding at the moment, a crucial part of this deal that will lead to hostages being released at four o�*clock this afternoon. and then to palestinian prisoners in israeli jails being released as well a couple of hours after that. just as that ceasefire was starting to come into effect this morning a few

hours ago, i spoke to the foreign editor ofjewish news, jotam confino and we discussed what would happen next. at apm local time the first hostages are supposed to be released. and the red cross is supposed to facilitate the transfer of hostages from hamas across the rafah border crossing. and from there they will be transferred to israel, where israeli soldiers will identify them. they�*ll go over the list that they�*ve gotten to check that it�*s actually them. and then they will be sent straight to hospitals where they will go undergo medical checks and they will be taken care of there. and in the meantime, when that happens, about 150 palestinian prisoners are ready to be released. not all at once. they will also be released in batches. and they range from the age of 1a to 59. and some of them are members of hamas, some of them are members of islamichhad. and what they�*re convicted of really ranges from stone throwing to attempted manslaughter.

so this is really what�*s going to happen on the hostage/prisoner release side. and then you have, of course, the increased aid that will come from the rafah border crossing into gaza. we�*re talking about a couple of hundreds of trucks. it�*s still a bit unclear exactly how many trucks, but hamas has said around 200. so this is really what�*s going to happen today. but your line reporting says everything. the fact that you still hear operations ongoing in gaza is a really bad sign. we are past 7:00 this morning. the cease fire should be in place. it�*s not unusual, i would say, but it�*s not a good sign. let�*s just be honest about that. i mean, even as we�*re talking, you can hear there the sound of ongoing firing in the background. i also wonder as well — give us a bit more perspective about the fact that these hostages are being held. and we�*ve got a whole range

of people from very young children, women, men, elderly members of the community as well, who are all being held inside gaza. just the impact that that�*s really had on on the israeli consciousness, because, of course, wherever you go in this country, you see the faces, you hear the names. you know, this has had a huge and deep effect. people say to me regularly, you know, i�*ve spent a lot of time working in israel, it�*s a small country. everybody knows somebody who was affected on the 7th of october, don�*t they? absolutely. this is a twofold trauma. you have october 7th, which was a massacre. people were killed. and then you have the second trauma, which is still ongoing. and it�*s the hostage situation. it�*s unprecedented in israeli history to have that many people held by an enemy and especially an enemy like hamas, and especially when we�*re talking about kids, we have a five month, sorry, ten—month—old baby inside gaza, several

toddlers. so the families here inside israel, we�*re waiting to hear anything. some good news about their loved ones, have simply been on the edge for a9 days now. not only have they been full of anxiety and anger and rage against hamas, they�*ve also been angry with the government. many of them have been demonstrating. they have simply accused the government of not doing enough to get their loved ones out. many of them would also like to see prime minister netanyahu resign. but that�*s a completely different issue, of course. but it�*s a range of people. we have entire families held hostage by hamas, some of whom will likely be torn apart because it�*s only women and children who are going to be released, which means men will still be in, theirfathers will still be in there. so it�*s a it�*s a horrific situation and a dilemma for any government to make a decision about hostages that will be separated from from their families.

it�*s an important point you make there as well, because while we talk about this this hostage release, 50 hostages over the course of four days, we know already, we don�*t know publicly the identity of who will be released, but we know that they are all women and children. and i�*ve been talking to to hostage families where the loved ones that are being held inside gaza are men. and they know that they will not be released as part of these groups. they know that they still need to continue to to wait and hope. and that is an enormously difficult moment for them, isn�*t it? absolutely. and i would also say that this is not an entirely populist deal. there are many family members and israelis in general who think that the government doesn�*t have the mandate to basically divide people and to make a list and say you are good enough to come out and you�*re not. many people are very disappointed. they said you cannot accept that hamas dictates your terms. it�*s either all hostages released or none. i would say, in general, there is, i would say,

a more public support of this. i would say. i have met a few people who were against. but most people i�*ve spoken to ultimately when you ask them, they say, yes, of course, children and women should be released first. but it�*s a bittersweet feeling. it feels like you are surrendering to hamas. and also, one thing i want to add here, some people have begun speculating that in the coming four days, in that four—day cease fire, you�*ll start to see images and videos of yahya sinwar, hamas�*s leader, who will suddenly reappear, as he sometimes does, from tunnels above ground. and he�*ll be marching in the streets of southern gaza and he�*ll be hailed as a hero. those images could be potentially extremely damaging, not only to the families who�*ve lost people on october 7th, but also to the government who has insisted

that it will assassinate every single hamas leader, whether in gaza or abroad. just some of the thoughts and issues that are very much in the forefront of the israeli media at the moment. questions that are being asked, not just in israel but in gaza and in the wider middle east, too. what i can tell you just now is nearly three hours into this ceasefire, this deal that has been worked on for many days, many weeks, which is finally coming to fruition this morning, the ceasefire, as you were hearing, came into force, it was a tentative start but there is quiet now here above the skyline in gaza. we are seeing humanitarian aid start to pass, extra humanitarian aid from egypt into gaza, and i think people are looking ahead to what will happen later today, to the hopeful and expected release of those first 13 of 50 hostages due to be released overfour 13 of 50 hostages due to be released over four days and then the exchange of palestinian prisoners being held in israeli jail. it is due to be a

busy day and of course we will follow every element of it live for you here. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let�*s look once again at those live pictures that show is so much of what is happening this morning. let�*s start with the gaza skyline. you can still see because of the fierce fighting that continued right up fierce fighting that continued right up until the start and slightly over the start of that ceasefire this morning, you can still see plumes of black and grey smoke, you can still see where some of the buildings inside northern gaza are burning just now. we know the israel defence forces, while they have paused fighting inside gaza, i was speaking to their spokesman yesterday who told me that they will maintain defensive positions throughout this ceasefire period. they will be

prepared to respond to any aggression that comes their way from hamas. we know the humanitarian movement is happening as well and later the hopeful hostage release. this is bbc news. you�*re watching bbc news with me lucy grey. we will be back with anna in southern israel at the top of the hour but let�*s turn our attention to some other news command the news that broke in the last half an hour. the car manufacturer nissan has confirmed that it will invest up to £1.12 billion, to produce new electric cars in the uk. the amount — equivalent to $1.a billion — will be invested at the company�*s existing plant in sunderland. nissan says the deal should safeguard the future of the factory. the uk government is expected to provide substantial additional support. the project will include the construction of a gigafactory to supply batteries. police in dublin say the city centre is now mainly calm after rioting and looting broke out on thursday evening. the unrest came after a

knife attack near a school in the city early on thursday in which four people were injured. a five—year—old girl is in emergency care and detectives say they believe the attack was the work of one man and was not terror —related. an arrest has been made. in the hours after news of that attack became known, groups gathered in the centre of dublin and began attacking buildings and clashing with police. these pictures appear to show a store being looted and this video shows a bus which has been set on fire, riot police were deployed and other vehicles were also burned and the public transport services were damaged. the police chief drew harris blamed what he called a complete lunatic faction driven by far right ideology. a police car was also set on fire and the irish justice minister alan macginty said the events cannot and will not be tolerated and promised action against what she described as a thuggish and manipulative element trying to use an appalling tragedy to wreak havoc. just to let you know

there will be a press conference from police in dublin shortly and about ten minutes or so. we are standing by to bring that to you and of course we will cross to that as soon as we have it. we can speak now to sara gandon in dublin. looking at the images of what happened overnight, talk us through what happened. dublin trying to get back to normal this morning. the clean—up operation is now under way and it is a massive clean—up operation after those violent, chaotic and very upsetting scenes that we saw here last night in the city centre. buses are running again this morning and many of the roads in the city centre that had been closed are reopening now. you can see the one behind me where the stabbing took place yesterday afternoon, remains closed. there is afternoon, remains closed. there is a police cordon, and still a police

presence here. where we were leaving the city last night, there was glass all over the road, shop were smashed, there was smouldering rubbish. that�*s all been cleared away now and all been dealt with because while we were here last night when the violence and rioting was going on there was a double—decker bus burned out, and as you said a police car and shop fronts being smashed, people were running past us with boxes of trainers that they had apparently stolen from shops. and while things had calmed before midnight, there were still about a00 officers on the streets of dublin trying to bring karma back to the to the city. the latest updates we have, we heard from a senior police officer last night, he said that he believes what happened here, the violence, the rioting, had nothing to do with the stabbing. he described it as gratuitous thuggery. we were told that no members of the public were hurt last night, he said police were attacked and assaulted but apparently nobody will significantly

hurt and there were a significant number of arrests, police say. as you said, in about ten or 15 minutes we are expecting to hear from the garda commissioner drew harris who will give us more detail, some more numbers about what happened last night. he said yesterday that this violence was carried out by what he calls lunatic who motivated by far right ideology and urged people not to listen to social media speculation about the stabbing took place yesterday afternoon but we will hear more from him in about ten or 15 minutes�* time from garda headquarters in dublin. or 15 minutes' time from garda headquarters in dublin. remind us what happened _ headquarters in dublin. remind us what happened outside _ headquarters in dublin. remind us what happened outside the - headquarters in dublin. remind us what happened outside the school| what happened outside the school when that knife attack took place and tell us what you know about how the children are. irate and tell us what you know about how the children are.— the children are. we understand that the children are. we understand that the children are. we understand that the children were _ the children are. we understand that the children were queueing - the children are. we understand that the children were queueing at - the children are. we understand that the children were queueing at an - the children were queueing at an after—school club when they were attacked by a man with a knife. the latest information that we have is that a five—year—old girl was

stabbed. she is in a serious condition. that�*s the latest we know. there was a five—year—old boy who was not hurt as seriously, he was released from hospital yesterday, and a six—year—old girl was hurt as well also being treated for injuries. a woman in her 30s who tried to intervene in what was happening, she was seriously hurt. the latest is that we know that the woman in the five—year—old girl are still in a serious condition. and the man who was detained at the scene is also receiving medical treatment. stories coming through late last night and into this morning that a delivery driver intervened, a bystander who intervened, a bystander who intervened, was wrestled to the ground and attacked with the delivery driver�*s helmet to get him to the ground and get the knife away from him, he is still receiving medical treatment. we know he is a man in his a0s. there has been lots of social media speculation about

where that man is from. we understand he is an irish citizen, has been for around 20 years, and police have said he is a person of interest and that they are not looking for anyone else at this time. they believe this was a stand—alone act. but we are hoping to get more information on all of that and a condition update on those who were hurt in about ten or 15 minutes�* time. who were hurt in about ten or 15 minutes' time.— who were hurt in about ten or 15 minutes' time. thanks very much, sarah, minutes' time. thanks very much, sarah. and — minutes' time. thanks very much, sarah. and we _ minutes' time. thanks very much, sarah, and we will _ minutes' time. thanks very much, sarah, and we will come - minutes' time. thanks very much, sarah, and we will come back- minutes' time. thanks very much, sarah, and we will come back to i minutes' time. thanks very much, i sarah, and we will come back to you as soon as that happens. that�*s the press conference. i think they are just testing the line at the moment. we will come back to that when we see anybody appear. ambulances have been placed on standby in northern india is the operation to rescue a1 workers trapped by a tunnel collapse moves closer to what officials hope will be its final stage. the teams trying to reach the trapped group with a pipe wide enough for them to be evacuated, say that around ten metres of rock are still separating them from safety.

stretchers fitted with wheels will be used to roll them out via the pipe once the rescuers break through. it was hoped the drilling would finish on thursday but problems with the machinery has again delayed the rescue. 0ur south asia correspondent samira hussain is at the scene of the rescue attempt in uttarkashi in northern india. they still are in the process of fixing the drilling machine that had broken yesterday when they were trying to break through some of the debris. to reallyjust give you an understanding of what�*s happening here, if you look behind me you�*ll see that that�*s the mouth of the tunnel. and then you can also see the mountain that the tunnel was being dug through. that is the roadway that was under construction. and what�*s making this operation just so complicated is that because it was under construction you also have a lot of materials in there like other kinds of machinery that was being used to build the road. so when the landslide happened and this partially constructed tunnel collapsed, with it was not only rock and debris but also other metals,

and so when they are drilling, what happens is they get stuck on some of that metal and it either breaks the machine, the drilling machine, and it requires then for people to go in manually to cut some of the metal in order for the drilling machine to come back and start working. samira hussain there. the former south african paralympic sprinter, 0scar pistorius, will find out today if he will be granted early release from his prison sentence, for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. pistorius, who was known by the nickname blade runner shot and killed reeva on valentine�*s day in 2013. he was originallyjailed for five years, but that sentence was eventually increased to more than 13 years. he was turned down for parole last march, after the board ruled he had not yet completed the minimum amount of time in detention to be considered for release. 0ur correspondent daniel de simone is at atteridgeville prison, where 0scar pistorius is being held. he gave us this update. the hearing is expected to get under

way in the prison behind me, atteridgeville prison, just outside victoria, and is expected to get under way in the next hour. we are told the hearing might last two or three hours. we don�*t absolutely know there will then be a decision today. it is possible they take a bit more time. but once the decision is made, and if 0scar pistorius was granted parole, he would then have to be released within 30 days. we have seen some arrivals here. we know that reeva steenkamp �*s mother is not going to be at the hearing today. she has a family friend representing her. there will also be a lawyer representing her. we understand that a victim impact statement from her will be red but she is opposing parole. reeva steenkamp�*s father, barry steenkamp, died in september this year, meaning he sadly will not be present. 0scar pistorius tried to get parole

earlier this year in march but the hearing collapsed. there was really no proper hearing took place because the authorities decided they had incorrectly assessed the amount of time he had served. they decided he hadn�*t served enough time to be eligible for parole the constitutional court here in south africa ruled that was a mistake which paved the way for the hearing today. daniel de simone reporting. you�*re watching bbc news. live from southern israel. this is bbc news. fighting pauses in the israel—gaza war — the start of a four—day ceasefire. some israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners will be swapped in a matter of hours. aid agencies plan to use the pause to deliver urgent humanitarian supplies to the territory. the israeli military drops leaflets over southern gaza warning people not to move north

during the ceasefire. this is the scene live at the rafah border crossing in gaza, where aid trucks have already begun moving into the strip. i�*m lucy grey — in other news... irish police blame the far—right for rioting and looting in dublin. violence broke out after a woman and three children were hurt in a knife attack. former 0lympic athlete 0scar pistorius seeks early release from his prison sentence for murder. he will attend a parole hearing today. hopes are dashed for the imminent rescue of men trapped in an indian tunnel. a drilling equipment problem further delays efforts. hello. i�*m anna foster live in southern israel. you are with us on bbc news as we bring you the latest developments in the israel gaza war.

and for the first time, a pause in the fighting since it began on the 7th of october. it is nowjust after 10am local time here in israel and gaza, and the ceasefire appears to be holding and holding well. in the hour before it began, i was standing on the spot here, and there was heavy fighting continuing, the sound of mortar fire, heavy fighting continuing, the sound of mortarfire, small arms fire, drones in the sky above gaza as well. it was a shaky start to the ceasefire for at least ten to 15 minutes, we still had the sporadic sounds of fighting inside gaza. but now in the last few hours things have been quiet and peaceful, and even though we still see those burning buildings on the skyline of gaza, we still see those plumes of smoke rising into the sky, we know that for now at least that ceasefire has taken hold, and we are also seeing the beginning of humanitarian

aid starting to move into gaza. now, this is all happening ahead of the planned release of some of the hostages that were taken from here in israel during the october the 7th attack last month. the israeli authorities say they believe around 2ao authorities say they believe around 2a0 people of various nationalities are still being held by hamas inside gaza, and this deal which has been long in the negotiating, it has been mooted several times that it might be about to come to fruition several times over the weeks, but only late yesterday did we hear from katter that it had been signed and sealed and was ready to come into effect today, and what we are going to see in the next few hours is the release of 13 israeli hostages from an initial group of 50. these are all people who hold israeli or dual citizenship, and they are all women and children, no men will be released as part of this deal. they are due to be handed over to israeli authorities via the red cross at

four o�*clock local time, that is two o�*clock uk time this afternoon. israel confirmed late yesterday that a list of names had been provided to it by hamas, and the family members of those hostages who were due to be released today have been informed, and they were told last night and they have spent one can only imagine a nervous and anxious night counting down the hours, hoping that they will soon be reunited with their loved ones in the next few hours. and then after that we expect to see this release of palestinian prisoners who are being held in israeli jails, 39 of them we are told today out of a total of 150 who will be released if things go well, and again, these are women and children who are being held in israeli jails. there is a humanitarian element to all of this, and again that is equally important in this dealfor and again that is equally important in this deal for people, civilians living in gaza at the moment. egypt says that 130,000 litres of diesel,

precious fuel, will pass through rafah from egypt into gaza today. that will take the form of four trucks daily and we have seen the live pictures this morning of that starting to move into gaza along with 230 trucks with everything from basic aid, food and water through to medical supplies. basic aid, food and water through to medicalsupplies. qatarsaid yesterday when they announced this deal that they hoped this could be the beginning, the gateway to a wider truce, the beginning, the gateway to a widertruce, but the beginning, the gateway to a wider truce, but israel had been very clear in their position, their prime minister benjamin netanyahu has reiterated on multiple occasions now that for israel this will not be the end of the war, and they will not cease their military operation until hostages have been returned and until israel has fully removed hamas from gaza. and of course this all began on the 7th of october here in southern israel, in cities and communities like this one. this is sderot in southern israel where we saw brutal images of members of hamas coming through the barrier

from gaza into egypt. we are going to follow this story throughout the day. we are going to interrupt and go straight to dublin where the police are holding a press conference. this attack are holding a press conference. in 3 attack happened at 1:30pm, and in the subsequent disorder, riots and looting in our city centre, just disgraceful scenes from start to finish. 0verall, disgraceful scenes from start to finish. overall, we have 3a arrests, 32 of which will be appearing before the courts this morning. we have 13 shops which have been damaged, significantly damaged or have been subject to looting. we have 11 garda vehicles that were damaged, and three buses were destroyed, and also then the extensive damage as i have

said. so huge destruction from a riotous mob who were in effect responding at a crime scene to try and break into that crime scene and disrupt the crime scene at about half past five, quarter to six, and then from there on, the violence escalated. 0rder then from there on, the violence escalated. order was restored between half past eight and nine o�*clock as we deployed more resources. thank you. did o'clock as we deployed more resources. thank you. did you fail the people _ resources. thank you. did you fail the people of— resources. thank you. did you fail the people of ireland? _ resources. thank you. did you fail the people of ireland? did - resources. thank you. did you fail the people of ireland? did you - resources. thank you. did you fail| the people of ireland? did you feel the people of ireland? did you feel the country in those three hours last night? _ the country in those three hours last night? did you fail to protect citizens? — last night? did you fail to protect citizens? ., , ., citizens? the garda responded to this in extraordinary _ citizens? the garda responded to this in extraordinary fashion. - this in extraordinary fashion. members from across the country, not just here, responded, returned to

duty. public order units from all over ireland responded here to dublin, but we could not have anticipated that in response to a terrible crime, the stabbing of schoolchildren and their teacher, that this would be the response. in effect, those filled with hate and the hate directed towards the garda, that they would attempt to storm through our corn and disrupt the crime scene, and then they would engage in violence, looting and disorder. nobody could have anticipated that when these events started at 130, these awful events, and obviously we were concentrated upon the investigation and we couldn�*t anticipate that this would be the reaction. people will say why are you not on social media condemning the far right groups which exacerbated the situation, and why didn�*t you move quickly when you saw the situation on the streets?

the build—up of tension is as you saw on social media, we will monitoring those and adding to our resources that were available. that was an ongoing part of the operation, and we did respond, but it has to be said that the crowds in the first place were filled with hate towards members of the garda were then supplemented with those, and one can see this morning, particularly sports —type shops where it is specifically targeted, reacted we were able to clamp down on that looting, but we responded as the events unfolded, and i don�*t think is the original events unfolded or indeed later in mid afternoon, we could have anticipated such disorder. it is

afternoon, we could have anticipated such disorder.— such disorder. it is a failure of training. _ such disorder. it is a failure of training. it — such disorder. it is a failure of training, it is _ such disorder. it is a failure of training, it is a _ such disorder. it is a failure of training, it is a failure - such disorder. it is a failure of training, it is a failure of - training, it is a failure of resources, and we saw shocking scenes — resources, and we saw shocking scenes last _ resources, and we saw shocking scenes last night. members of the garda _ scenes last night. members of the garda were isolated, pursued and attacked — garda were isolated, pursued and attacked. , , ., ., ., ., attacked. this is not a failure of personnel- _ attacked. this is not a failure of personnel. all— attacked. this is not a failure of personnel. all members - attacked. this is not a failure of personnel. all members of - attacked. this is not a failure of personnel. all members of the | attacked. this is not a failure of - personnel. all members of the garda responded to this. everyone stepped up responded to this. everyone stepped up to the plate in terms of their response. i now have to look to the tactics we have a public order. we have not seen a public order situation like this before. this might be behaviour that is apparent in other countries, but i think we have seen an element of radicalisation. we have seen hateful assumptions and then conduct themselves in a way that is riotous and disruptive to our society. we then have to respond to that in terms of our tactics and training, but there is no failure here. this

is regrettably how protests have moved on, and now we have to graduate and have a rapport fortunate response. by, graduate and have a rapport fortunate response.- graduate and have a rapport fortunate response. a few months a . o, fortunate response. a few months auo, we fortunate response. a few months ago. we saw _ fortunate response. a few months ago, we saw public _ ago, we saw public representatives... ago, we saw public representatives. . . ago, we saw public reresentatives... ~ , , . representatives... with respect, what happened _ representatives... with respect, what happened last _ representatives... with respect, what happened last night - representatives... with respect, what happened last night was i representatives... with respect, j what happened last night was an entirely different scale to the events outside the and we will have to have a fundamental review of our public order tactics, given the amount of violence directed towards citizens, members of the garda but also the community. did citizens, members of the garda but also the community.— also the community. did the tactics fail last night? _ also the community. did the tactics fail last night? people _ also the community. did the tactics fail last night? people were - also the community. did the tactics fail last night? people were fleeing j fail last night? people were fleeing in panic— fail last night? people were fleeing in panic on— fail last night? people were fleeing in panic on the streets as buses went— in panic on the streets as buses went up— in panic on the streets as buses went up in— in panic on the streets as buses went up in flames. did you get things— went up in flames. did you get things wrong? i�*m went up in flames. did you get things wrong?— went up in flames. did you get things wrong? went up in flames. did you get thinuuswron? �* ., ., ., things wrong? i'm not going to say we not things wrong? i'm not going to say we got things _ things wrong? i'm not going to say we got things wrong. _ things wrong? i'm not going to say we got things wrong. what - things wrong? i'm not going to say we got things wrong. what we - things wrong? i'm not going to say we got things wrong. what we sawj we got things wrong. what we saw last night was an extraordinary outbreak of violence, and we have to

then respond accordingly in terms of our graduated response to the policing of disorder. but these are scenes that we have not scenes in decades, but what is clear that people have been radicalised through social media, over the internet, and i know we focus on the terrible eventin i know we focus on the terrible event in terms of the dreadful assault on schoolchildren and their teacher, that is a full investigation that is ongoing and there is also a full investigation with the respect of the disorder, and we have literally thousands of hours of cctv to trawl through. many of these individuals are well known to us, they have criminal records and have been in bother with us before, and we are going now through the process of investigation and bring before the courts. shifter the process of investigation and bring before the courts. after what ha--ened bring before the courts. after what happened in _ bring before the courts. after what happened in sandwich _ bring before the courts. after what

happened in sandwich street, - bring before the courts. after what happened in sandwich street, and | happened in sandwich street, and centres _ happened in sandwich street, and centres being used for asylum seekers, — centres being used for asylum seekers, surely it is now time for a tougher— seekers, surely it is now time for a tougher approach, seekers, surely it is now time for a tougherapproach, because seekers, surely it is now time for a tougher approach, because things as they progress last night, there was an altercation and an ongoing confrontation.— confrontation. right from the outbreak of _ confrontation. right from the outbreak of the _ confrontation. right from the outbreak of the abuse - confrontation. right from the outbreak of the abuse of - confrontation. right from the i outbreak of the abuse of garda, there was very clear direction given in terms of what the response would be, and our response was in the first place more resources in position so we could make arrests. 3a arrests have been made and nine more will follow. individuals will be up before the courts.- more will follow. individuals will be up before the courts. might they t to be up before the courts. might they try to follow — be up before the courts. might they try to follow up _ be up before the courts. might they try to follow up in _ be up before the courts. might they try to follow up in the _ be up before the courts. might they try to follow up in the days - be up before the courts. might they try to follow up in the days ahead? | try to follow up in the days ahead? there _ try to follow up in the days ahead? there has— try to follow up in the days ahead? there has to be a plan and assumption. we had to make that assumption. we had to make that assumption that following the events of last night that we are going to see further such protests, in which

case we will have to put in place a policing response and link them to the equipment and tactics that we have immediately available to us to respond. have immediately available to us to resond. ., . ., ., ., ., respond. how much more of a threat now do you — respond. how much more of a threat now do you feel _ respond. how much more of a threat now do you feel that _ respond. how much more of a threat now do you feel that the _ respond. how much more of a threat now do you feel that the rise - respond. how much more of a threat now do you feel that the rise of - now do you feel that the rise of right-wing _ now do you feel that the rise of right—wing ideology— now do you feel that the rise of right—wing ideology poses? - now do you feel that the rise of. right—wing ideology poses? what now do you feel that the rise of- right—wing ideology poses? what will you be _ right—wing ideology poses? what will you be doing — right—wing ideology poses? what will you be doing to— right—wing ideology poses? what will you be doing to change _ right—wing ideology poses? what will you be doing to change and _ right—wing ideology poses? what will you be doing to change and adapt- right—wing ideology poses? what will you be doing to change and adapt to| you be doing to change and adapt to that, and _ you be doing to change and adapt to that, and can— you be doing to change and adapt to that, and can you— you be doing to change and adapt to that, and can you provide _ you be doing to change and adapt to that, and can you provide any- you be doing to change and adapt to| that, and can you provide any update on the _ that, and can you provide any update on the actual— that, and can you provide any update on the actual assaults _ that, and can you provide any update on the actual assaults in _ that, and can you provide any update on the actual assaults in terms - that, and can you provide any update on the actual assaults in terms of. on the actual assaults in terms of the arrests— on the actual assaults in terms of the arrests being _ on the actual assaults in terms of the arrests being made _ on the actual assaults in terms of the arrests being made and - on the actual assaults in terms of the arrests being made and so i on the actual assaults in terms of. the arrests being made and so on? on the actual assaults in terms of- the arrests being made and so on? in the arrests being made and so on? respect of the assault, investigations are ongoing. very significant inquiries were being conducted last night, but i have to say it is disgraceful that our inquiries were prevented and disrupted by the disorder. i understand that the five—year—old

girl is still in a very serious condition. herteacher girl is still in a very serious condition. her teacher is also in a serious condition. no arrest has yet been made, but a suspect has been identified for screen and how much of a threat now it is the far right in ireland pose? as you so, historic levels of violence, looting, disorder, and i know you are going to say that many of those were opportunistic participants, but it was clearly sparked by those as you say during far right ideology. how much is that now changed... ? i have to take note on garda siochana in terms of our intelligence investigation, we will take notice of the change in attitude at the cording point, the amount of abuse directed towards garda siochana by significant numbers of those who were there. in effect it is our cording, they breach the cording of the crime scene, so that is a

significant change and we will have to adapt in terms of our policing response, and that means that our tactics in respect of the public order and the equipment we have available for members of garda siochana will have to be adapted accordingly as well. one last one over here, please. share accordingly as well. one last one over here, please.— accordingly as well. one last one over here, please. are you concerned about the agreements _ over here, please. are you concerned about the agreements put _ over here, please. are you concerned about the agreements put in - over here, please. are you concerned about the agreements put in place i over here, please. are you concerned about the agreements put in place to | about the agreements put in place to keep the _ about the agreements put in place to keep the peace, and do you have any update _ keep the peace, and do you have any update on _ keep the peace, and do you have any update on it— keep the peace, and do you have any update on it now after last night? regrettably, one member of garda siochana got a serious injury, and we have to find out today how that member is and what the developments are in respect of that. we�*ve numerous other members injured and we are collating the detail, but just in the riots in terms of things being thrown at them, projectiles being thrown at them, projectiles being thrown, but also then sprains etc and it was also an exhausting

night in terms of a fast moving situation, and in fact those who have engaged in riots moving through the city centre. of course there are concerns for the day. we have a planning meeting at nine o�*clock, we are prepared for today and the rest of the weekend. we will need to put in place a significant mobilisation and organisation, but i will also have to see immediately what other tactics are available to me to deal with the public order. just tactics are available to me to deal with the public order.— with the public order. just in re . ards with the public order. just in regards to — with the public order. just in regards to your _ with the public order. just in regards to your advice i with the public order. just in regards to your advice to i with the public order. just in | regards to your advice to the with the public order. just in - regards to your advice to the public today~ _ regards to your advice to the public today and — regards to your advice to the public today. and last _ regards to your advice to the public today. and last night _ regards to your advice to the public today. and last night you _ regards to your advice to the public today. and last night you said - regards to your advice to the public today. and last night you said you. today. and last night you said you were _ today. and last night you said you were not— today. and last night you said you were not in— today. and last night you said you were not in a _ today. and last night you said you were not in a position _ today. and last night you said you were not in a position to - today. and last night you said you were not in a position to rule i today. and last night you said you were not in a position to rule outl were not in a position to rule out terrorism — were not in a position to rule out terrorism in— were not in a position to rule out terrorism-— were not in a position to rule out terrorism. . , ., ., terrorism. in regards to the initial attack, terrorism. in regards to the initial attack. i'm _ terrorism. in regards to the initial attack. i'm not— terrorism. in regards to the initial attack, i'm not going _ terrorism. in regards to the initial attack, i'm not going to _ terrorism. in regards to the initial attack, i'm not going to comment terrorism. in regards to the initial- attack, i'm not going to comment and attack, i�*m not going to comment and speculate on motive because that is still not clear. the investigation was honestly focused upon what the motive for this incident was in the first place, and that is not yet clear, so i will not engage in

speculation in respect of that. in respect of the city centre, people will see a very heavy garda presence throughout the city today, and i would encourage them to come and use the city because we don�*t want it given over to the thugs and the looters and the arsonists. you like that was drew _ looters and the arsonists. you like that was drew harris, _ looters and the arsonists. you like that was drew harris, the - looters and the arsonists. you like that was drew harris, the police i that was drew harris, the police commissioner, speaking in dublin about what happened overnight, the riots there. he talked about her 3a people have been arrested, and the extensive damage, huge destruction he talked about by 11 police vehicles damaged, four buses destroyed, also a train and 13 shops looted or damaged. he also talked about how groups of people had tried to break into the crime scene, and after that the violence escalated. the crime scene obviously referring to that attack outside a school in dublin yesterday afternoon in which three children were stabbed.

15—year—old girl is still in a serious condition in hospital, and also the teacher as well is also still in a serious condition. he said that a suspect had been identified, but no arrest made in relation to that attack. he was also asked a lot about the police response and whether they responded quickly enough and asked, why won�*t you monitoring social media and far right groups that were active last night, and he said that we could not have anticipated these events following on from that attack outside a school. he also talked about how they are going through thousands of hours of cctv footage, and he expected that more arrests will follow. that is the latest hear on what happened overnight in dublin. we will be back with anna foster in southern israel shortly. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are watching live pictures at the moment of two of the key elements in what is due to happen

here in the middle east today. we are seeing a deal that has been weeks and spent a lot of time in the negotiation between israel and hamas brokered by qatar and appears to be coming to fruition today. it started at seven o�*clock this morning, just over three hours ago local time, with the beginning of a ceasefire, and we started to see the air, the skyline above gaza, clear, because evenin skyline above gaza, clear, because even in the last hour or so before the ceasefire started, there was still heavy, intense fighting. we heard and saw air strikes now, things are quiet now, the ceasefire appears to be holding, and we�*re also seeing as a result of that at the rafah crossing humanitarian aid in much larger volumes than we have seen so far during this war starting to pass through the crossing. we know already that eight trucks of fuel have passed through, and more lorries carrying vital humanitarian supplies are now in gaza as well.

you�*re life with bbc news. i�*m anna foster here in southern israel. following this developing story through the day today as we expect to see the first significant large—scale release of hostages from gaza to happen later today. this began with a ceasefire just over three hours ago at 7am local time, and at that moment the israeli military posted a message on x, formerly known as twitter, in english and arabic. it said, the war is not over yet, the humanitarian pauseis is not over yet, the humanitarian pause is temporary. the northern gaza strip is a dangerous war zone and it is forbidden to move north. for your safety you must remain in the south. it is only possible to move from north to south via the salah al—din road, and i think that is a crucial point, because many civilians in gaza are using this moment to try to return to their

homes to see what remains of them, to try to gather some possessions that many of them left in a hurry and were not able to take in some cases even a change of clothes with them, and the israeli military dropped thousands of leaflets from the sky, but hamas has not yet responded to that. our gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf says that reports that he has had are that reports that he has had are that the israeli army has used this morning to gas and warning shots to try to disperse people who are trying to return to the north using some of the dirt side roads inside gaza, so there is clearly something that the israel defence forces are concerned about, clearly something that they are watching, and they are reiterating once again, as has the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that for them this is not the end of the war, this is a temporary pause. let�*s head straight

tojerusalem. with more, here�*s our middle east correspondent yolande knell. let�*s talk more about what civilians are doing, because this is a vital moment after the last few weeks for them to try to take a pause and see what remains of their lives. indeed, and there are _ what remains of their lives. indeed, and there are lots _ what remains of their lives. indeed, and there are lots of _ what remains of their lives. indeed, and there are lots of videos - and there are lots of videos circulating on social media. you can see that there are people making their way south from the northern areas along the salah al—din road. as you say, also concern about people moving in the other direction. i have seen crowds of people heading from khan younis in the south to try to get back to their villages which are much closer to the border with israel, saying that they are going to look for what belongings they have, any food that remains in their homes. of course, it has been such a desperate situation with people crowded into public shelters or trying to rent small spaces for themselves and

their families over the past few days. really you can see on people�*s faces that there is a sense of relief. people are psychologically hoping for some respite from all of this fighting. this is also a time for people to take stock, and there is also time to bury some more of the dead. �* , , is also time to bury some more of the dead. . , , , the dead. and this is the first -hase, the dead. and this is the first phase. really. _ the dead. and this is the first phase, really, yolande i the dead. and this is the first phase, really, yolande, i the dead. and this is the first phase, really, yolande, of. the dead. and this is the first i phase, really, yolande, of what we are going to see through the day which later is due to result in a hostage release and a release of palestinian prisoners as well, held in israeli jails. tell us a little bit more about that.- in israeli jails. tell us a little bit more about that. yes, this has all been choreographed _ bit more about that. yes, this has all been choreographed so - bit more about that. yes, this has i all been choreographed so perfectly, there was so much logistically to work out because of course hamas and israel would not talk to each other directly, they don�*t recognise each other�*s right to exist. qatar has been the key mediator here, but a lot also having to involve the us and egypt as well, egypt is another

key player because when we have these hostages handed over later to these hostages handed over later to the international committee of the red cross, that is at four o�*clock local time, two o�*clock in the uk, they will be handed over to the red cross, brought out through the rafah crossing into egypt, and there they will be handed to israeli security forces. they will have id checks, initial medical checks, before they can be flown back to israel for family reunions. within a couple of hours of that ticking place, we understand, the first batch of palestinians will be freed from israeli jails. these are palestinians who according to a list mostly come from the occupied west bank and from eastjerusalem. we are talking about women and teenage boys, 18—year—olds in the main, looking through the list. we don�*t know exactly who is due to be released on either side, we are not able to publicise that information although we do know it at the moment. ., ., ., ~ although we do know it at the

moment. ., . ., ~ , ., although we do know it at the moment. ., . ., ~ ., ., moment. yolande, thank you. yolande knell there. — moment. yolande, thank you. yolande knell there, our— moment. yolande, thank you. yolande knell there, our middle _ moment. yolande, thank you. yolande knell there, our middle east _ knell there, our middle east correspondent live from jerusalem with the latest on what is expected to happen today. but of course we have seen so many hurdles in actually reaching this deal that what has been agreed and what we see on paper and then what actually unfolds over the course of the day may differ, but of course what we are going to do here on bbc news is keep you right up to date with this developing story with the ceasefire, and hopefully with a hostage release later today, so stay with us here in bbc news. hello. the changes taking place in our weather, thursday bringing temperatures up to 15 degrees in parts of the uk. colder air is now pushing down from the north, a cold wind and some sunny spells, scattered showers, some of which will be wintry over high ground in the north. we have high pressure to the north. we have high pressure to the west of us, low pressure to the east driving these strong northerly winds, that cold air southwards,

although as you can see we start the day with something a little milder across parts of wales, southern and south—west england and the channel islands. colderfurther north, islands. colder further north, wintry islands. colderfurther north, wintry showers for a time even to quite low levels in northern scotland, the wintering is increasingly confined to the hills. northern ireland, wales, the south starting cloudy but brightening up as the day wears on. breezy for all, but windy for the east coast of england and most especially for north—east scotland. they will be a significant wind chill through friday afternoon, so these in the temperatures on the thermometer, but factor in the strength of the wind and it will feel like freezing across parts of north—east scotland, in particular the northern isles. a little milder down towards the south—west corner. during friday night, winds will slowly ease and it stays breezy towards the eastern coast with a few showers, high pressure building from the west and we will see clearing skies, light winds and a really cold night. some places likely to get to minus five celsius as we start saturday

morning, quite a widespread frost, but lots of sunshine to start the weekend. still some showers down this east coast and it will feel quite chilly here, still a fairly brisk wind but not as windy. top temperatures, four degrees for glasgow, 8 degrees for plymouth, so yes, a chilly feeling day but it will not be as windy. as we move into the second half of the weekend, high pressure tries to hold on, a frosty start for some on sunday, low pressure attempting to push in from the west, so it does look like we will see some outbreaks of rain heading eastwards, but eastern parts of england, certainly north—east scotland staying largely dry. we can see some rain getting in to shetland. something milder trying to push on from the south—west, but broadly speaking next week looks like remaining cold with spells of rain at times and perhaps a little bit of snow in places. that is all for me. goodbye for now.

you�*re live with bbc news. it is 10:30am in israel this morning and in gaza. we have seen this morning crucial donachie crucial and important moment in this war which started with the hamas attacks in southern israel on the 7th of october. we saw late last night the 0ctober. we saw late last night the agreement of a deal due to be implemented this morning and at seven o�*clock local time it started to come to fruition with a ceasefire. these natures that you

can see of the gaza skyline have been seared into the minds of so many people over the last few weeks and regularly we see those plumes of smoke and we see and hear particularly from where i am at the moment this morning in southern israel the consistent sounds of fighting, of small arms fire, of air strikes, mortars and artillery shells. but this morning all i can hear right now is the sound of a drone in the sky. things are quieter than they have been for weeks and even though this ceasefire was tentative at the start, it didn�*t really quieten down until 15 minutes past the posted time. but now i can tell you that things do seem to be holding well, the skies are quiet, we have not seen any more of those plumes of smoke rising into the sky this morning and this is a crucial part of the deal between israel and hamas negotiated by qatar, a deal to

release over the next four days, 50 israeli hospitals do not hostages, other israelis or dual nationals, all of them women and children, a significant group of the 2a0 or so still being held by hamas inside gaza. the ceasefire happened just over three hours ago now, the hostage release is due to happen at four o�*clock this afternoon local time followed by a release of palestinian prisoners in return. it also crucially there is a humanitarian element to this. i want to show you live pictures of the rafah crossing where aid is able to pass with permission from egypt into gaza. as part of this deal there will be a significant uplift in the amount of aid that goes into gaza. we have been told 230 trucks over the course of today, more trucks in a single day than we have seen throughout this war so far. we have been told by the israel defence

forces, already they say that four tank is filled with diesel and four more tank is filled with cooking gas have passed through, they say they will go directly to humanitarian organisations to continued life—saving work inside gaza. this is due to last for four days. the uplifting humanitarian aid, the daily release of hostages, the daily release of palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails in exchange, and also this ceasefire that you see and also this ceasefire that you see and also this ceasefire that you see on here now. this is a limited time deal and even though qatar said it was hopeful this would be the beginning of a more lasting truce, the messaging from israel and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is that this war will continue, that their military operation will continue until all of the hostages have been returned to their homes and until hamas have been fully removed from gaza. let�*s focus a little more on the humanitarian situation at the moment. we can talk to someone from

the un relief agency, who look after refugees in different parts of the world. tomorrow is the director of communications and external relations. juan before we talk about the aid going on today and the difference it might make, give us a senseif difference it might make, give us a sense if you would first of all of what the conditions are like four civilians inside gaza right now. good morning, the conditions are extremely dire, we are talking about over 2 million people who live in gaza, most of whom, 77%, or1.7 million of them, are now displaced, many of them moved from the north to the south and over a million people are currently seeking shelter in schools and other buildings that we run at the un agency for palestine refugees, we are round about the 150 of these schools, so 1 million people in 150 schools makes them overcrowded, very, very crowded. add to that the trickle of aid that�*s been coming in since the beginning of this conflict, or at least since

the truck started to come in two weeks into the conflict, makes these people in need of everything. all of these displaced people left their homes with nothing, and therefore we as unrwa are expected to provide them with food, clean water, medicine and also now winter clothes, mattresses, blankets etc. we have been doing all we can with the little aid that�*s been coming in must news of increased aid and increased numbers of trucks are always welcome, even though we still call for a full ceasefire, humanitarian ceasefire, notjust a pause, and much, much bigger number of trucks to allow us to respond to the needs. of trucks to allow us to respond to the needs-— the needs. what is your understanding - the needs. what is your understanding of - the needs. what is your understanding of what i the needs. what is your i understanding of what exactly the needs. what is your _ understanding of what exactly will be on those tracks and how far those supplies might go? we be on those tracks and how far those supplies might go?— be on those tracks and how far those supplies might go? we have are very clear list of what _

supplies might go? we have are very clear list of what we _ supplies might go? we have are very clear list of what we need. _ supplies might go? we have are very clear list of what we need. people i clear list of what we need. people in the shelters, especially those whose homes were destroyed, and therefore with no prospect of going back or leaving the shelter, need basic things every single day. food. primarily bread. and therefore wheat flour is on top of our list. clean drinking water, either through trucks and bottled water, but more efficient would be fuel to enable us at unrwa to set our water desalination plants. we have these mini plants in our shelters that pump waterfrom mini plants in our shelters that pump water from underground and from wells and desalinated to offer people water, so flour, fuel, medical supplies because our teams are still working in our shelters in mobile clinics and also winter

items, warm clothes, and everything that people would need, mattresses, blankets, etc. having said that, the shelters are really bursting at the seams, they are overcrowded. many people are sleeping in the courtyards of these schools as most of the shelters are originally schools, so we might also need either tents, schools, so we might also need eithertents, or schools, so we might also need either tents, or plastic sheeting, for people to cover themselves in the courtyard. this for people to cover themselves in the courtyard-— for people to cover themselves in the courtyard. as we have already reflected, tamara, _ the courtyard. as we have already reflected, tamara, this _ the courtyard. as we have already reflected, tamara, this is - the courtyard. as we have already reflected, tamara, this is going i the courtyard. as we have already| reflected, tamara, this is going to last four days as part of this deal. do we know any more about, cannot be separated from the hostage release, the prisoner exchange, from the ceasefire? is there any way that humanitarian element this might continue beyond four days even if other parts of the steel don�*t? i�*m other parts of the steel don't? i'm lad ou other parts of the steel don't? i�*m glad you are asking this question because we have been saying since

the beginning of this conflict that humanitarian assistance and access to humanitarian assistance should not be conditioned by any other political or military discussions happening. so while we do welcome that humanitarian pause for four days, we don�*t believe it is sufficient for our work as the largest un agency in gaza. we are calling for a humanitarian ceasefire, we are calling for increased amounts of humanitarian supplies to go into the strip to respond to the needs, and not necessarily part of political negotiations. the needs are immense. the long—term impact of this war will last way beyond even a cessation of hostilities. people have lost their homes, they have lost loved ones, the mostly children are losing out on education because we are using the schools as shelters

and the psychological impact on everyone, especially on children, will take a lot of work from experts, psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers. i think it is worth reflecting on the work that your staff have been doing, and many humanitarian staff have been doing inside gaza throughout this war, while also in many cases trying to look after their own families, trying to look after themselves. their own families, trying to look afterthemselves. i their own families, trying to look after themselves. i know you have staff members who have been killed and injured. this has been a difficult few weeks for the humanitarian community, hasn�*t it? very difficult, the humanitarian movement is in mourning, the un constantly commemorates, and we all think of our staff that were killed, 108 of them, and it is good to remind also that unrwa has 13,000 staff in gaza, most of them are palestinians, palestine refugees themselves, so they are part of the community, and they are also part of the displaced community right now so

my colleagues who continue to give health services, the medics, the people who still supply insulin and other medication, plus those who distribute food, are themselves displaced, and many of them live in our shelters with their own families. so they have to deal with the distrust of their own families and children while remaining strong and children while remaining strong and remaining at the front line of the distress and the frustration of thousands, tens of thousands of people who are displaced in our schools. so they are really doing a heroicjob to keep the unrwa response afloat, while also having to deal with their own loss and the anxiety of their own families. tamara, thank you forjoining us and bringing us up to date on a lot of the humanitarian work that is being done there. we have seen the live pictures throughout this morning of once that ceasefire took hold here, it seems to be holding well at the

moment, of those humanitarian aid trucks starting to roll through the rafah crossing from egypt into gaza. 0ne rafah crossing from egypt into gaza. one question that has been asked about the ceasefire, as it is between israel and gaza, is how that might affect the north of israel and the south of lebanon, because while this conflict has been going on, there has been repeated exchanges of fire, many israeli soldiers have been deployed up there on the northern border to try and stop this becoming a regional conflict. we can speak to our correspondent wyre davies in southern lebanon now. what is our understanding, or do we even have a clear picture of whether this ceasefire includes what is happening on israel�*s northern border and includes hezbollah as well as a mass? ., , ., ., , ., mass? hi, really good question. there is no _ mass? hi, really good question. there is no guarantee _ mass? hi, really good question. there is no guarantee that i mass? hi, really good question. there is no guarantee that any i there is no guarantee that any cessation in hostilities in gaza will extend to the israeli lebanese border, neither hezbollah nor israel

in the north are party to the cessation in the hostilities in and around gaza and there is no mechanism eitherfor around gaza and there is no mechanism either for talks around gaza and there is no mechanism eitherfor talks between mechanism either for talks between hezbollah mechanism eitherfor talks between hezbollah and the israelis. but i�*m backin hezbollah and the israelis. but i�*m back in beirut but i�*ve been on the southern border for several days and speaking to the united nations down there which patrols and tries to keep the peace along the so blue line, they have a hope, but not an expectation that what is happening in gaza may be temporarily replicated on that very fragile border between israel and lebanon. they have been clashes and there has been fighting on and around the border ever since october the 8th in direct response to what happened in and around gaza. it has been the heaviest fighting all along that border since 2006 when of course there was a war between israel and hezbollah in and around southern

lebanon. the one thing about the present clashes is they have sort of taken place five or six kilometres either side of the border, but right along the border, and the big fear according to the united nations is that this conflict will explode much deeper into israel and much deeper into lebanon. but some sort of hope, but not an expectation that what is happening in and around gaza might be replicated on the border. the reason there's _ be replicated on the border. the reason there's been so much focus on reason there�*s been so much focus on this, as you rightly say, the reason that israel have devoted so much of their military resources at a time when they want to focus on gaza is because that border is always tense, the fighting we have seen there, as you say, is unusual, and there are real fears about, as you talk about quite rightly, how this could affect the wider middle east. absolutely. that is perhaps — the wider middle east. absolutely. that is perhaps as _ the wider middle east. absolutely. that is perhaps as big _ the wider middle east. absolutely. that is perhaps as big an _ that is perhaps as big an international concern is what is happening in gaza itself. the americans and many european governments have made it abundantly

clear that they do not clearly want this to escalate into a full—scale regional war. hezbollah, the iranian—backed militant islamist organisation, which is the military dominant power in much of southern lebanon, is much, much militarily stronger than hamas and israel certainly would not want to go into a full—scale war with hezbollah, and for now hezbollah has not indicated, although they fully support and a fully back hezbollah they have not indicated that they want to initiate a full—scale war. they have described what is happening in gaza as a palestinian operation. that is as a palestinian operation. that is a nod towards the fact that hezbollah are responsible, hezbollah are fighting their own fight in and around gaza —— hamas are fighting their own fight. even though hezbollah are involved in heavy clashes with israeli troops in the north, is not yet committed to a full—scale fight. the un are very, very worried that that could quite easily happen. last night, for example, was the heaviest night of

shelling and cross—border fire between israel and hezbollah that we have seen over the last seven weeks, and gradually over the last seven weeks the intensity and the nature of the shelling, especially around built—up civilian areas has increased. about a0,000 civilians have had to leave their homes on the lebanese side. thousands as well on the israeli side. there are communities right up against this border, and i think once the fighting is likely to resume in and around gaza, i think we will see a very similar pattern developing in the north as well. find very similar pattern developing in the north as well.— the north as well. and as you describe. _ the north as well. and as you describe, hezbollah - the north as well. and as you describe, hezbollah are i the north as well. and as you i describe, hezbollah are politically and militarily powerful in lebanon but that country is in the grip of an economic crisis. we have heard from other political elements. as you say, i�*ve been following your reporting in southern lebanon, for people you speak to there as well, there isn�*t a great deal of public

appetite for a war with israel right now, is there? appetite for a war with israel right now. is there?— now, is there? lebanon is in the de th of now, is there? lebanon is in the depth of the _ now, is there? lebanon is in the depth of the dire _ now, is there? lebanon is in the depth of the dire economic i now, is there? lebanon is in the l depth of the dire economic crisis, there is certainly no public support for going to war here. they are aware of what has happened before when the war between israel and hezbollah has been brought almost to the streets of beirut, and clearly after what this country has gone through recently, there is no appetite for war. having said that, there are hundreds of thousands of palestinian refugees and their descendants living here in lebanon. they fully support many of them, what is happening in gaza. they are certainly aware and desperately concerned about the humanitarian situation in gaza. also, hezbollah is a very close ally of hamas. hamas have officials and offices here in lebanon. there was a very high profile iranian delegation, the iranian foreign minister was in lebanon this week expressing iran�*s support for hezbollah and hamas. but

any public pronouncements from hezbollah yet have not said they are fully going to join hezbollah yet have not said they are fully going tojoin in in the hezbollah yet have not said they are fully going to join in in the fight, but neither have they said they�*re going to add to the cessation of hostilities in and around gaza. we are in touch with the un, we are actively monitoring the situation on the border, because as i said, there is no guarantee that the cessation of hostilities in and around gaza would be replicated in the fighting between hezbollah and israel around that fragile border.— that fragile border. thank you, wyre davies, that fragile border. thank you, wyre davies. our — that fragile border. thank you, wyre davies, our correspondent _ that fragile border. thank you, wyre davies, our correspondent in - that fragile border. thank you, wyre l davies, our correspondent in lebanon in the heart of beirut on the situation on the border there. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. welcome to viewers on bbc one. nine anna foster, you arejoining us here

live in southern israel, just a few hours after a ceasefire deal took place on a crucial day in this war. you can see live pictures of the skyline in gaza. even before the ceasefire took place this morning, in the last hour before it took hold, there were still lots of fighting we could hear, i was seeing and hearing air strikes on the plumes of smoke rising into the sky, the sound of mortars and small arms fire. but that ceasefire seems to have bedded in and is holding well at the moment. and that is why we have also started to see now the movement of humanitarian aid from egypt into gaza. we have seen trucks starting to move through the rafah crossing. we can see the live pictures of that much—needed aid starting to move through. and this is all hopefully moving towards a hostage deal later in the day where israeli hostages being held in gaza will be released and returned to their families. theirfamilies. anna foster there. we are going to

keep you up—to—date with this developing story through the day. thanks very much, anna foster in southern israel. we will be back with her shortly. let�*s turn our attention to some other news now. the former south african paralympic sprinter, 0scar pistorius, will find out today if he will be granted early release from his prison sentence, for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. pistorius, who was known by the nickname �*the blade runner�*, shot and killed reeva on valentine�*s day in 2013. he was originallyjailed for five years, but that sentence was eventually increased to more than 13 years. he was turned down for parole last march, after the board ruled he had not yet completed the minimum amount of time in detention to be considered for release. live now to our correspondent daniel de simone — who�*s at atteridgeville prison, where 0scar pistorius is being held. there has been a witness statement, a victim impact statement, i

suppose, fromjune a victim impact statement, i suppose, from june steenkamp, reeva steenkamp�*s mother, hasn�*t there? can you talk us through what has been said in it?— can you talk us through what has been said in it? that's right, that was read out _ been said in it? that's right, that was read out a _ been said in it? that's right, that was read out a bit _ been said in it? that's right, that was read out a bit earlier- been said in it? that's right, that was read out a bit earlier by i been said in it? that's right, that was read out a bit earlier by a i was read out a bit earlier by a family friend called rob matthews who own daughter was murdered. he read it out to us here in the media and then he is going inside the prisonjust over there to and then he is going inside the prison just over there to read it to the parole board. june steenkamp is not formally opposing parole for oscar pistorius but the statement we 0scar pistorius but the statement we had read to us made clear that she is not convinced that he is rehabilitated and that she has concerns for the safety of women if his behaviour has not been addressed in prison. she said that she does not believe his version of events about the night his daughter was killed. she says she doesn�*t know anyone that does believe it and she set out evidence which she says shows that he had serious anger issues, including towards her

daughter. that statement is going to be read out to the parole board in the hearing. the hearing got under way a bit early and we were advised that the hearing will probably run until around lunchtime here in south africa. there may be a decision today. the decision could also be delayed into next week. i think a decision will come today if the parole board are agreed on their position, if there is a common position. if they decide to release 0scar pistorius on parole they would then have a 30 day period in which to do so. there are some people here talking about him perhaps walking out today. that is far from clear that would happen even if he were to receive parole today.— receive parole today. thank you very much, receive parole today. thank you very much. daniel— receive parole today. thank you very much, daniel de _ receive parole today. thank you very much, daniel de simone. _ receive parole today. thank you very much, daniel de simone. a - receive parole today. thank you very | much, daniel de simone. a clean-up much, daniel de simone. a clean—up operation is taking place in dublin after a night of rioting which saw police officers attacks, shops looted and vehicles burned. police are blaming far—right demonstrators for the violence, which began after a woman and three children were stabbed outside a school in the city.

0ur ireland correspondent is in dublin. we have been hearing from the police in the last hour talking about how they have been 30 arrests and facing quite a lot of questions by the media about the police handling of events last night. there were lots of— handling of events last night. there were lots of questions, _ handling of events last night. there were lots of questions, andrew i were lots of questions, andrew harris, the garda commissioner, head of the police in ireland, gives a lot more detail about what happened last night. let me run through a bit dumb at some of it with you. he described a riotous mob trying to break in and disrupt the crime scene following the stabbing that took place just up the road behind following the stabbing that took placejust up the road behind me, you can see it still cordoned off and there is still a police presence here. he said that mob was driven by right—wing ideology. yesterday he called them a lunatic hooligan function. today he described them as thugs, looters and arsonists ryan it is filled with hate. he said he had very strong words. —— riotous. he described the scenes last night as

terrible, he said there was huge destruction, 3a arrests, 32 people due in court this morning as a result of those, and he gave us some more figures as well. 13 shops were significantly damaged or looted in that rioting and violence last night, 11 garda vehicles destroyed, three buses and a tram destroyed, too. interestingly, he was asked if he was may be expecting any more trouble today or how police were planning for that and he said there was a planned assumption, given yesterday, that they would be further protests and the police are preparing for that. but he did also concede that there needs to be a bit of an overall in public order, how the garda deal with those kind of things, the rights that went on last night. he also gave us an update on the people who were injured in the stabbing last night. he says that a five—year—old girl is still in a serious condition, as is a woman in her 30s. serious condition, as is a woman in her30s. he serious condition, as is a woman in her 30s. he said that that was the girl�*s teacher. we know that a

five—year—old boy injured in the stabbing last night, he was released from hospital yesterday. the six—year—old girl is still being treated for her injuries as well. he did say that no arrest has been made but the suspect has been identified in terms of police, how they were hurt. he said one officer was seriously injured and he described it as an exhausting night for police officers. that press conference was held an hour ago in a different part of dublin at garda headquarters. lots of information about last night, lots more to come throughout today, i would night, lots more to come throughout today, iwould imagine. braids night, lots more to come throughout today, iwould imagine.— today, i would imagine. was there somethina today, i would imagine. was there something about _ today, i would imagine. was there something about a _ today, i would imagine. was there something about a police - today, i would imagine. was there something about a police officer. something about a police officer being injured as well? we something about a police officer being injured as well?— being injured as well? we were actually here — being injured as well? we were actually here last _ being injured as well? we were actually here last night. - being injured as well? we were actually here last night. i'm i being injured as well? we were| actually here last night. i'm not actually here last night. i�*m not sure it was the same officer. i�*m assuming it was. we saw an officer who had been injured who was actually being helped back down that road towards the cordoned again by his colleagues. the commissioner

drew harris said he would check in with that officer today and make sure they are doing 0k. he did also say yesterday that officers had been attacked and assaulted but no one was seriously injured. today we had an update that there was one officer who was hurt. we know that overnight there was around a00 garda officers in and around the city centre keeping calm. there are still some holding a chord in here. we were on early and a member of the public went up to the officers and thanked them for their work last night. so we do expect more of an update later on about the condition of that officer. but drew harris confirming today that one officer has been seriously injured. but mcveigh also talked about how many hours of cctv they are having to trawl through and how they may be further arrests to follow. —— they also talked about. you would imagine there will be more than those 3a. when this violence

began it really did sprawl throughout the city. we saw the loss of shop windows had been smashed and items had been looted from those stores, and as you say police will know have hours to trawl through to identify those people. lots of them we saw were wearing masks yesterday but the police will be looking at cctv nonetheless and trying to make more arrests in the coming days. thank you very much, sara girvin reporting. the changes taking place in our weather, thursday brought temperatures high as 15 degrees in parts of the uk, i don�*t think we will see 15 on friday. cold air has been pushing down from the north, a cold wind, some sunny spells, scattered showers, some of which will be wintry over high ground in the north. we have high pressure to

the north. we have high pressure to the west, low—pressure to the east, driving the strong northerly winds, bringing the cold air southwards, although as you can see we start the day with something a bit milder across parts of wales, southern and south—western england and the channel islands. colderfurther channel islands. colder further north, channel islands. colderfurther north, wintry showers, for a time quite low levels in northern scotland, and i think the winteriness will become confined to the hills, quite a few showers on the hills, quite a few showers on the east coast of england, too. northern ireland, wales, the south—west, starting cloudy but brightening up as the day wears on. breezy for all but windy for the east coast of england, and most especially for north—east scotland. there will be a significant wind chill through friday afternoon, so these are the temperatures on the thermometer. factor in the strength of the wind, it will feel like freezing across parts of north—east scotland, particularly the northern isles. a little bit milder down

towards the south—west corner. 0n towards the south—west corner. on friday night the winds will ease, staying breezy on the eastern coast with a few showers, and high pressure building from the west and we will see clearing skies, light winds and a really cold night. some places likely to get to minus five celsius as we start saturday morning. quite a widespread frost. but lots of sunshine to start the weekend. still some showers down this east coast. i think it will still feel quite chilly here, still a fairly brisk wind, but not as windy as stop top temperatures four degrees in glasgow, a degrees in plymouth, so yes, a chilly feeling day, but it will not be as windy. as we move into the second half of the week and high pressure tries to hold on, frosty start for some on sunday but low pressure attempting to push in from the west. so it does look like we will see some outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards. but eastern parts of england, certainly north—east scotland staying largely

dry. a bit of rain getting in to shetland. something milder trying to push in from the south—west but broadly speaking next week looks like remaining cold with spells of rain at times and perhaps a little bit of snow in places. that�*s all from me. bye for now.

live from southern israel, this is bbc news. for the first time in nearly seven weeks of war, fighting has stopped in gaza as a four day ceasefire takes hold. injust has stopped in gaza as a four day ceasefire takes hold. in just a matter of hours, some israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners are due to be released. aid agencies plan to use the pores to deliver urgent humanitarian supplies to the

territory. this is the scene live at the rafah crossing where a trucks have started to move into the strip. i�*m sarah campbell. in other news. police arrest 3a people in a dublin riot. violence broke out after a woman and three children were hurt in a knife attack. we could not have anticipated that in response to a terrible crime, the stabbing of schoolchildren and a schoolteacher, that this would be the response. former 0lympic athlete 0scar pistorius seeks early release from jail. the parents of his murdered girlfriend say they don�*t believe he has been rehabilitated. hopes are dashed for the imminent rescue of men trapped in an indian tunnel. a drilling equipment problem further delays efforts. hello. you�*re live with bbc news.

i�*m anna foster live