it isa ruthless enemy. sometimes it is a matter of managing the risk. but the strategy of keeping up the pressure on hamas so far has facilitated the first serious deal on the release of hostages. it first serious deal on the release of hostaues. , ., , first serious deal on the release of hostaues. _, , , ' hostages. it is only 13, may be 15. out of 240- _ hostages. it is only 13, may be 15. out of 240. what _ hostages. it is only 13, may be 15. out of 240. what | _ hostages. it is only 13, may be 15. out of 240. what i am pressing . hostages. it is only 13, may be 15. i out of 240. what i am pressing you on is ultimately whether you can get all of the hostages out if you continue to say to the people that you are trying to negotiate with, we are going to wipe you out? i you are trying to negotiate with, we are going to wipe you out?- are going to wipe you out? i think the strategy _ are going to wipe you out? i think the strategy of — are going to wipe you out? i think the strategy of military _ are going to wipe you out? i think the strategy of military pressure i are going to wipe you out? i think. the strategy of military pressure on hamas has worked so far. it is not just 13. theoretically and we can have this conversation tomorrow in the day after. they have committed to release 50 and they have the option if they want to avoid the idf's option if they want to avoid the idf�*s blows for a fifth and sixth day they just need idf�*s blows for a fifth and sixth day theyjust need to release more people. i think the combination of

military pressure on hamas together with the option as we said of extending the humanitarian truce to get more people out, i think it is an effective strategy of facilitating the expeditious release of our people. can you suggest a better alternative. of our people. can you suggest a betteralternative. if of our people. can you suggest a better alternative. if you take the pressure off, i doubt they will release a single hostage. let me ask ou a release a single hostage. let me ask you a broader— release a single hostage. let me ask you a broader question _ release a single hostage. let me ask you a broader question because - release a single hostage. let me ask you a broader question because of. you a broader question because of the hostages of course giving all of the hostages of course giving all of the focus today rightly so. and we also as part of the steel have got a four—day pause on the fighting. in that pause already more aid has been going in and you have been allowing fuel to get in and you have obviously made arrangements so that the fuel does not fall into the hands of hamas as you have set in the past. that suggests that you could have done that weeks ago to alleviate some of the suffering, could you not? we alleviate some of the suffering, could you not?— alleviate some of the suffering, could you not? alleviate some of the suffering, could ou not? ~ �* ., , could you not? we could've also been a humanitarian _ could you not? we could've also been a humanitarian pause _ could you not? we could've also been a humanitarian pause without - could you not? we could've also been a humanitarian pause without the - a humanitarian pause without the release of hostages and that also

would have lifted the level of humanitarian, the situation in gaza. sure... if you did not allow the fuel and because i'm simply going into hamas hands you have managed to square that circle. but i am saying is you could have done that earlier and you could have alleviated so much suffering. find and you could have alleviated so much suffering.— and you could have alleviated so much suffering. and we have never have gotten — much suffering. and we have never have gotten our— much suffering. and we have never have gotten our hostages - much suffering. and we have never have gotten our hostages out. - much suffering. and we have never have gotten our hostages out. we l much suffering. and we have never. have gotten our hostages out. we had leverage and use it. we guaranteed a minimum to make sure that there was food entering gaza, water, medicine and even fuel. you will recall a decision before the to allow fuel to go in for specific purposes, hospital generators and so forth. once again, had we preempted. yes, had beaten everything up upfront, what motivation hamas have had to let hostages out. i think israel has played its cards shortly. we have

acted in a way that is more about the release of our hostages. that is one of the central goes of our military operation.— military operation. tumour questions- _ military operation. tumour questions. lord _ military operation. tumour questions. lord cameron, | military operation. tumour. questions. lord cameron, the military operation. tumour- questions. lord cameron, the new military operation. tumour— questions. lord cameron, the new uk foreign secretary is in ramallah in the region and saying today that civilian casualties in gaza were too high and the israeli forces must abide by international humanitarian law and also going on saying that the region will never be secure unless there is long—term safety and security for palestinian people. in terms of direct response to the new uk foreign secretary what would you say? i uk foreign secretary what would you sa ? ., , say? i was in the meeting with we had yesterday _ say? i was in the meeting with we had yesterday in _ say? i was in the meeting with we had yesterday in jerusalem - say? i was in the meeting with we had yesterday in jerusalem with l say? i was in the meeting with we l had yesterday in jerusalem with him had yesterday injerusalem with him and i said to him, i can only agree with the principles he outlines. we think there has been too much, too many humanitarian, too many civilian casualties in this war. we think thatis casualties in this war. we think that is because of the deliberate strategy of hamas using gazan citizens as human shields. we have

made a maximum efforts to minimise civilian casualties and urged people to leave areas of combat. hamas is ordered them to stay, sometimes a company. sometimes hamas is deliberately embedded its military machine and urban areas. —— sometimes at gunpoint. so machine and urban areas. -- sometimes at gunpoint. so nothing to do with your — sometimes at gunpoint. so nothing to do with your tactics _ sometimes at gunpoint. so nothing to do with your tactics at _ sometimes at gunpoint. so nothing to do with your tactics at all? _ sometimes at gunpoint. so nothing to do with your tactics at all? we - sometimes at gunpoint. so nothing to do with your tactics at all? we are - do with your tactics at all? we are bein: a do with your tactics at all? we are being a surgical— do with your tactics at all? we are being a surgical as he _ do with your tactics at all? we are being a surgical as he can - do with your tactics at all? we are j being a surgical as he can in these situations and can i say it when this is over in the numbers are counted you can see that the efforts of the idf to keep civilians safe, if you compare to comparable and military operations against isis in places like fallujah and mo salah i think you will see our efforts have actually shown with the numbers when you compare with israel compares favourably with other similar counterterrorist operations in built—up urban areas. aha, counterterrorist operations in built-up urban areas.- built-up urban areas. a final thought- _ built-up urban areas. a final thought. it's _ built-up urban areas. a final thought. it's a _ built-up urban areas. a final thought. it's a few— built-up urban areas. a final thought. it's a few days - built-up urban areas. a final| thought. it's a few days away built-up urban areas. a final - thought. it's a few days away but i quoted with the defence minister said, when you resume the war, is

the intention to go into the south. when i spoke to at the start bully started the week he talked about an area west of communist and all injuries i did with eight agencies after that putting that point to them kibbutz nir oz they said it was impossible to get the humanitarian aid and if the if was an increase in trucks. the amount required for the amount of people you were saying should go to that area. i amount of people you were saying should go to that area.— should go to that area. i believe there is a _ should go to that area. i believe there is a will— should go to that area. i believe there is a will there _ should go to that area. i believe there is a will there is _ should go to that area. i believe there is a will there is a way - should go to that area. i believe there is a will there is a way in l there is a will there is a way in over the next four days that can bring in as much aid as they need. we have not specified one area. you specified and they know it, they have seen the maps, areas in the western part, west of khan younis in the south. it is close to the crossings, not far from the rough crossings, not far from the rough crossing with egypt. the trucks are coming in the number of trucks will multiply in the next couple of days precisely because of the humanitarian pause. —— rafah crossin. if they cannot get their act together and deal with the

situation that i don't know what they are there for. there is a humanitarian difficult situation in gaza and we have specific areas where we know there will not be combat. these are areas will civilians can go, it needs to be tense there, field hospitals there. —— tense. we are willing to facilitate that with military operations as it is almost as if if they do not want to save lives. it can be done. they do not want to save lives. it can be done-— they do not want to save lives. it can be done. thank you for “oining us live from — can be done. thank you for “oining us live from tel * can be done. thank you for “oining us live from tel aviv. h can be done. thank you for “oining us live from tel aviv. let's _ can be done. thank you forjoining us live from tel aviv. let's go - can be done. thank you forjoining| us live from tel aviv. let's go back to tel aviv with anna foster and talk more about the release of the 13. i wasjust looking talk more about the release of the 13. i was just looking at the list i3. i was just looking at the list mark regev write out the names and a full list has been published and as he was saying, the youngest, two years old, the oldest 85. that's

ri . ht. years old, the oldest 85. that's riht. it years old, the oldest 85. that's right- it is _ years old, the oldest 85. that's right. it is three _ years old, the oldest 85. that's right. it is three families - years old, the oldest 85. that's right. it is three families and i years old, the oldest 85. that's i right. it is three families and five elderly women that have been released. so there is the asher family and aviv asher at just two years old. the mum and dad of emilia aloni. and one otherfamily that i wasjust speaking to aloni. and one otherfamily that i was just speaking to here aloni. and one otherfamily that i wasjust speaking to here in aloni. and one otherfamily that i was just speaking to here in the square yesterday showing me the t—shirt he was wearing with the pictures on and carrying a poster with their faces on. we know that ruth, 78, karen, 54 and her child's, nine years old, are among those released. and it was described to me if you are watching early this morning, in southern israel as that cease—fire took hold we were hearing the thoughts and the difficulty that the thoughts and the difficulty that the family had been through. his hopes after that delay of 24 hours that they would be released and we

now know that they are back in israel as well. in five elderly women. edina mosh, 76, margalit moses, 76, 79—year—old and an 85—year—old, she, ithink moses, 76, 79—year—old and an 85—year—old, she, i think was one of the images that people really remember because she was taken away in a golf buggy surrounded by members of hamas and that was an image that had been shared around the world and her granddaughter has been very vocal about of course wanting to get her grandmother back. so this is the first 13 of the 50 israeli citizens. we also have had this release of ten thai nationals and one filipino. in this is day one of four. this deal allows for four days of this and these logistics and choreography we have seen today will hopefully be repeated over the next three days. for those family members we have been hearing from as well

who would know that perhaps it is male family members being held hostage and they are no that they are not covered by this deal we have seen and heard how emotional this moment is for them but how they feel but it opens a door to perhaps the potential for future release of their own relatives as well. anna foster there _ their own relatives as well. anna foster there for _ their own relatives as well. anna foster there for us _ their own relatives as well. anna foster there for us in _ their own relatives as well. anna foster there for us in tel- their own relatives as well. anna foster there for us in tel aviv. . their own relatives as well. anna foster there for us in tel aviv. i | foster there for us in tel aviv. i know you have to slip away for the next little while but thank you for taking us through the last two and half hours as we have plotted all of the developments as we have seen this release of the hostages. but israeli hostages, released 13. the tide nationals —— thai nationals and the 39 palestinians held in a israeli gel all part of this deal. israeli jail. as pa rt of as part of this deal there's been a pause in fighting that is running parallel to this. essential to this deal. let's head to gaza and look at

the humanitarian situation. james elder is the chief communications officerfor elder is the chief communications officer for you elder is the chief communications officerfor you to sell. elder is the chief communications officer for you to sell. welcome here to the programme. just describe what you have been witnessing through the course of today. in what you have been witnessing through the course of today. in one sense what — through the course of today. in one sense what we _ through the course of today. in one sense what we have _ through the course of today. in one sense what we have seen _ through the course of today. in one sense what we have seen is - through the course of today. in one sense what we have seen is almost j sense what we have seen is almost like fear and sorrow have taken root in gaza. i certainly over my two decades of doing this kind of work have never seen so many children with wounds of war in such a small space of time. so there is this context and the context of having so many people crammed together, adolescent girls queuing for ours to use the toilet. that is still the reality of course, we also have a relative, positive here. we can get a lot more humanitarian aid into people because they have been deprived for a long time of the most basics like water. water is a lifeline for people and it has been death for some. and of course the

wonderful news, finally that the torment is over for some people and they can see their children again something we have been pleading for for six weeks. so it is a mixed bag. from the humanitarian point of view everyone is working round—the—clock to take advantage of this small window but the window has to be extended. you cannot possibly tell these people they will be bombs again in four or five days' these people they will be bombs again in four orfive days' time. tell me, traits described for viewers watching, what some of those children, especially have been saying to you as they emerge, so many of them have taken shelter, cover as best they can for many, many weeks. what it has been like for them today on a day like today. the few i spoke to, one child i was able to speak to, ten years old, his body looks broken. it looked like it had been broken and re—put together

again and he was in his family home when it was bombs. he had burns from more than 50% of his body, both of his legs were shattered. he was with his legs were shattered. he was with his uncle who had these soft gentle blue eyes but think he may not actually see again. his uncle have not yet told him his father and brother have also been killed. that story is repeated across the gaza. i spoke to a seven—year—old who was really articulate, amazing for this little boy given what he had been through. in the bombardment of his family home he had lost his mother, his father and his seven—year—old twin. when i said to the little boy, omar, you are a clever boy and he could see it in the way that he spoke. he said, yes, my brother was more clever. these are the stories i am hearing and this is why this pause must turn into a cease—fire and it must turn into a lasting peace. i cannot believe that in four

or five days' time after we get there as much aid as began, we will start killing large numbers of children again. i start killing iarge numbers of children again.— start killing large numbers of children aaain. , , ., . children again. i suppose on that oint it children again. i suppose on that point it must _ children again. i suppose on that point it must be _ children again. i suppose on that point it must be incredibly - point it must be incredibly difficult to know, emotionally, how to cope with this given what the israelis have said and i was talking to mark regev and you probably heard it, absolutely underlining that unless hamas release more hostages and an extension for that, aside for that this war will resume in four days' time. it that this war will resume in four days' time-— that this war will resume in four da s' time. , ., , ., , ., days' time. it 'ust does not seem to make an days' time. itjust does not seem to make any sense _ days' time. itjust does not seem to make any sense because _ days' time. itjust does not seem to make any sense because of- days' time. itjust does not seem to make any sense because of course. days' time. itjust does not seem to i make any sense because of course you cannot separate these false equivalencies. these are children and these are people who have not had a say in how this place is governed for a long, long time. i think every person i spoke to today or listen to, dozens, every of them have lost someone. to think that pain is going to extended and extended, yes of course, there are

parties that will discuss this but i hope that we do not have ace false equivalency because one of these parties is a member state and the other is a terrorist organisation. so i hope sincerely that they can look in the eyes of the children that i have seen today and realise that i have seen today and realise that the only way for a lasting peace for the children of israel and palestine is that they have peace and security and we prioritise their rights and well—being for this generation and generations to come. a final question. i don't want to draw you into politics but a brief response to what mark regev was saying because when i pushed him on the humanitarian situation he effectively set this up to you guys to get your act together to actually put in place what people need. we are put in place what people need. - are front line responders doing everything we can and given the ferocity of what has happened here given that more than 100 of my colleagues have been killed, i will not go tit—for—tat, there has been a

knee capping in some ways of the ability for a response and now we are being told tojump. now we will jump are being told tojump. now we will jump because it is ourjob to make sure that the children are seen today to get fresh water, that the girls don't cue for three hours to get to a toilet but yes, it does not bear responding to that sort of claimed that i know everyone is working round—the—clock. i know everyone is working round—the—clock. understand that 36 hours ago just before the cease—fire, colleagues here had to get under the desk because they were shelling nearby while they were trying to plan some of these things of this is the context colleagues are working it. they will continue to do so but it is a very dangerous place to work in a difficult place to work.— a difficult place to work. thank you for takinr a difficult place to work. thank you for taking time _ a difficult place to work. thank you for taking time to _ a difficult place to work. thank you for taking time to give _ a difficult place to work. thank you for taking time to give us - a difficult place to work. thank you for taking time to give us that - for taking time to give us that backdrop here on bbc news and good luck in the next three or four days in terms of extending the help to all of this people there. let's return to the hostages because we were going through the list. let me just give you some of the

reaction. all the while more reaction. all the while more reaction coming in. we were looking at that building a short while ago with pictures in tel aviv at some of the faces, some of the people being put up there. one person has written, they are finally here at home, there will be more time to talk about everything, for now, you all from the bottom of my heart for the support and the hugs. no victory picture until everyone returns home. the father of the asher family posting that message that his wife and daughter were part of the release today. that, the latest on the israeli hostages. let me show you some of the latest pictures of the palestinians, that convoy buses with the 39 palestinian prisoners who were held in that is really prison,

part of today's release. in those as well, women and children on that bus. i will show you like pictures, those from a little earlier. these are the live pictures because here in the west bank, that has been welcomed, that release as they too watch these pictures of their prisoners being released as part of this exchange deal. so those are some of the live pictures that are coming in as all of those developments have played out over the last a few hours. so much focus on the releases, so much focus on the choreography of that, the names come the stories, but there has been some diplomacy going on. let's head tojerusalem. live now to our diplomatic correspondent james landale in jerusalem. i was talking to mark regev quoting something the new uk foreign secretary, lord cameron had said.

bring us up—to—date. 1&5 secretary, lord cameron had said. bring us up-to-date._ bring us up-to-date. as you say desite bring us up-to-date. as you say despite the _ bring us up-to-date. as you say despite the emotion _ bring us up-to-date. as you say despite the emotion and - bring us up-to-date. as you say despite the emotion and the - bring us up-to-date. as you say i despite the emotion and the drama and the excitement of today's events, this is a war that still continues. diplomats and world leaders and ministers are still coming to this country, trying to see if there is anything that can be done to try and restrain israel's defence of this country. lord cameron today was on the second day of his trip to the middle east focusing on the palestinian side of the equation. he had visited the west bank meeting with senior leaders there. part of his language was pretty robust towards the israelis he said, the settler violence has been taking place in the west bank was completely unacceptable. he said that civilian casualties in gaza were too high. he said that israel simply had to do more to follow international law. at the same time, he was also trying to encourage israel to think about the

future. it is really interesting argument beginning here. he was essentially saying, look, for israel to have long—term security, the palestinians need to have long—term security as well. that is an old argument and to some extent, it is a truism. the foundation of what used to be called the two state solution that has proven to be anything but. what is interesting is the fact that lord cameron has come here to make it. because what western allies of israel are trying to do now is they are trying to get israel to lift its attention, notjust on gaza, not just on hostages. but to think about the future in which people like lord cameron belief can only be secure, not through solely military means, but some kind of political settlement. i think that is an argument that hasjust settlement. i think that is an argument that has just begun. just argument that has 'ust begun. just beaun, but argument that hasjust begun. just begun, but do you get or do the fern secretary get any sense that they were making progress because when

mark regev, i put that quote to him, did not even engage in that part of the question. —— foreign secretary. they are absolutely laser focus that the defence minister laid it out to me today, unless there is a further hostage release, this will recommence on day four. and with full force. i recommence on day four. and with full force. ~ . �* , full force. i think that's right. i think there _ full force. i think that's right. i think there is _ full force. i think that's right. i think there is a _ full force. i think that's right. i think there is a very _ full force. i think that's right. i think there is a very open - full force. i think that's right. i - think there is a very open question as to how much israel's allies have been able to restrain so far in this war. a lot of the evidence is western restraint has been anything but that. the americans said don't go into algae for hospital and they went into all sheep a hospital and there have been warnings about not going into in the child's but there have been military operations in the south but i think there will come a time and i think the israelis are aware of this, when the diplomatic pressure from the waistcoat so strong that they have to respond to this. —— al—shifa hospital. nuts

because the sheer horror of palestinian deaths but also because of the west now suffering too. western allies are suffering a damage to their reputation in the press of the world. the rest of the world the same, looking at lord cameron and the american saying, there is a double standard here, you preach international law get you ignore the criticisms that are made against israel. you are saying civilians need to be defended in ukraine, but there seemed to be well less defended in gaza. those arguments are being made against the west now and i think the west is now beginning to feel that and that is why some of the language has begun to be cranked up by people like lord cameron and other politicians who are visiting sing to the israelis, look, we're reaching point where perhaps to leave something needs to shift. but we are not there yet. {lit shift. but we are not there yet. of course that is what we think is going behind the scenes in washington as well as of the key ally ofjoe biden, very publicly

fully supportive of israel but working hard behind the scenes with the same message. a final thought because you are there injerusalem. seven weeks into this war now, to get to a day like today, where hostages have returned home, give me a sense of what it feels like there because there will be some that perhaps a fear that we would not see today. perhaps a fear that we would not see toda . , ., ., ., ., ,, today. remember all of that talk about escalation? _ today. remember all of that talk about escalation? the _ today. remember all of that talk about escalation? the fear - today. remember all of that talk about escalation? the fear that l today. remember all of that talk i about escalation? the fear that this conflict would spiral out of control. that there would be attacks from the north, by hezbollah, the iranian backed group there, perhaps thoughts that violence in the west bank could spiral out of control post up that has not fully happened yet. there has been violence in the west bank. cross—border exchanges in the north as well. but it has not gotten out of control yet. at the same time, rememberforall of gotten out of control yet. at the same time, remember for all of the joy same time, remember for all of the joy we will see today of the release

of these hostages and the prisoners who are going to be arriving back in the occupied palestinian territories, you simply have to remember that this war has not finished yet. i think the israelis i see you have said, admit clearly that there were aims continue to be the eradication of hamas. and the prime minister, netanyahu, has made it clear that if every hostages were released, is really forces would continue to do that.— released, is really forces would continue to do that. thank you very much. we continue to do that. thank you very much- we are _ continue to do that. thank you very much. we are coming _ continue to do that. thank you very much. we are coming to _ continue to do that. thank you very much. we are coming to the - continue to do that. thank you very much. we are coming to the end i continue to do that. thank you very much. we are coming to the end of today's programme. worth taking the next couple of minutes to take you through the key planks. it is been overly busy last couple of hours. let me to show you first of all the pictures of israel's prime minister. these in the still picture of him watching the development there as we were in terms of bit by bit, the

choreography of the release of those is really hostages. so that, the israeli prime minister, he hasjust repeated, we are committed to the return of all of our abductees. he is really premise to repeating what is really premise to repeating what is the stated objective. let me show you the moments the red cross convoy, the first glimpse we got through those windows of the 13 israelis. we have the full list in the last hour or so. where we saw the last hour or so. where we saw the eldest person and 85—year—old —year—old woman and the youngest a two—year—old and also a four and five—year—old. three families in the release today. and that convoy as they were taken, given to the red cross who then took them and give them to the egyptian authorities. in terms of the choreography. limit to you to the next stage of this release. then the convoy arriving as they were handed over to the

egyptian officials. all the while, of course, also, 39 palestinians being released. let me show you the live pictures there. because in east jerusalem, we are expecting to see some of those people release their full suppose the latest details and pictures. thank you for watching us today for some stay with us here on today for some stay with us here on to news. hello there. good evening. it's been a noticeably colder day today and that colder weather is going to stick around. the weekend will certainly be chilly. and with clearer skies and light winds, we're going to find some frost around as well before we see a bit more cloud arriving during the second half of the weekend. now, it's these north to north—westerly winds that have ushered in the colder air. we end up with higher pressure trying to build in from the west, meaning that the winds are falling lighter here, lower pressure to the east, and that's driven in stronger winds and a few showers down some north sea coasts as well.

most of the showers today, earlier on at least, have been across north—eastern parts of scotland. but even here, those showers are becoming fewer and the wind is beginning to drop a bit as well. certainly got lighter winds inland. a lot of the cloud that we started the day with has been breaking up after some earlier sunshine. we've got the clear skies overnight. we will keep some clouds blowing into northern scotland. the odd shower down some of those north sea coasts. so here it won't be quite as cold. but away from here, we're looking at a widespread frost, the first widespread frost of the autumn. temperatures not desperately cold, but we could be down to minus four or minus five. it will certainly start chilly tomorrow, but at least we have the sunshine. and for many, it's going to be a dry and sunny day. again, there'll be a bit more cloud coming in to northern scotland. the winds not as strong down those north sea coasts, but still the threat of the odd shower, particularly towards suffolk and norfolk. and of course, with that frosty start, it will be a cold day. temperatures typically in the afternoon, only 5—6 degrees. now, i mentioned some changes

for the second half of the weekend. and that's coming about because this area of low pressure is slowly pushing these weather fronts in from the atlantic. and that means more cloud and some patchy rain arriving across northern ireland, moving over the irish sea and into the south—west of scotland as well. elsewhere, though, it should be a dry day, but of course we've got more cloud coming in over that cold and frosty start. so even though the winds are light and we have the cloud around, it is going to feel cold away from that rain in the west. temperatures again, 5—6 degrees. so a chilly old weekend. quick word on the early part of next week. we do see some rain arriving overnight into monday. that clears away, and it's going to stay cold.

at six, we're live in tel aviv, as a number of israeli hostages have tonight been released by hamas. free at last, they left gaza in the last few hours, crossing the border into egypt. and in the west bank, several palestinian prisoners have been released by israel as part of the deal. there are reports of unrest at that prison. we'll have the latest. and the other main stories

here this evening... a huge clean—up in dublin after a night of violence. the irish prime minister said the rioters had brought shame on ireland. oscar pistorius is to be released from prison injanuary on parole, 11 years after he murdered his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. and, the £2 billion investment in nissan's sunderland factory which will safeguard thousands of jobs. also coming up shortly, we meet the only police team working in a hospital trauma ward, alongside medics and social workers, to help victims of knife crime. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from here in the uk and around the world. between israel and hamas.

a planned pause in fighting in gaza came into effect early this morning,