earlier this morning, 13 israeli hostages were released, including an elderly woman, a grandmother, and mothers with their young children. there hasjust been more tear gas fired by the israeli forces towards the crowd here. they were really crowded around the red cross cars demanding to know where the palestinian prisoners were. good evening. a major day of developments in the middle east, as 2a hostages — including 13 israeli women and children are released by hamas — they'll soon be reunited with theirfamilies in israel. it comes as 39 palestinian women and teenagers held in israeli jails — including 15 children — are also released in the west bank. it is all part of a temporary

ceasefire deal between israel and hamas, which is only forfour days. oscar pistorius is due to be released on parole after he —— ii released on parole after he —— 11 years after he murdered his girlfriend, rena steenkamp. welcome to the programme, what has been a dramatic and hugely significant day in the war between israel and hamas. for the next four days, the fighting in gaza has paused as a temporary ceasefire kicks in. hostages have been policed mcaleese, also —— hostages have been released. this was the moment when 2a hostages who had been held by hamas were driven across the border into egypt by the international red cross. israel says all of them are in good health, they include 13 israelis, six of them elderly women, all children and their mothers. in the next few days,

total of 50 israeli hostages are due total of 50 israeli hostages are due to be released. ten thai nationals and a filipino were also released today under a separate steel. while those scenes were unfolding, one israeli man, whose aunt was killed by hamas and his two cousins are still being held in gaza gave us this reaction. i still being held in gaza gave us this reaction.— still being held in gaza gave us this reaction. ~ ., ., , , , this reaction. i know family members ofthe this reaction. i know family members of the kids who _ this reaction. i know family members of the kids who are _ this reaction. i know family members of the kids who are coming _ this reaction. i know family members of the kids who are coming back - this reaction. i know family members| of the kids who are coming back now. i can't believe it, it'sjust... so happy to know they are here in israel. i feel as if part of my family came back. i really think many israelis feel the same. and i really hope we get to see yarden and carmel back too really, really soon. this is such a blessed moment. in return, over in ramallah in the west bank, 150 palestinians held by israel will be released, starting today, with 39

women and teenage boys. huge crowds gathered to welcome home as they were taken to the occupied west bank by the red cross. this is the moment when 2a—year—old, part of the moment when 2a—year—old, part of the release of the palestinians, was greeted by family in jerusalem. the release of the palestinians, was greeted by family injerusalem. in gaza, the first night without bombardment for weeks. gaza, the first night without bombardment forweeks. for gaza, the first night without bombardment for weeks. for now, the ceasefire seems to be holding. the un says 137 aid trucks have been unloaded in gaza since truce began. gaza's hamas—run health ministry, now says more than 111,000 people have been killed during israel's offensive — which began after 1200 people were killed, and around 240 hostages were taken by hamas seven weeks ago tomorrow. hamas is designated as a terror organisation by the uk government. our correspondent reports. after dark, a convoy of vehicles crossing from gaza into egypt.

a glimpse of the hostages inside, on the road to freedom. a number were neighbours in the same kibbutz. their ordeal lasted almost 50 days. among those freed, a mother and daughter seen here in a family birthday video. amelia, in blue, is six years old. she and her mother, danielle, now back on home soil. also freed, margalit, a cancer survivor who loves knitting sweaters for her grandchildren. and in the heart of tel aviv, a time for celebration. many israelis feel connected to the hostages. their faces have been everywhere for six weeks.

there's collective relief that at least some have been freed. but for others, the waiting continues. a circle of women singing and remembering. they are friends and relatives of itai swirsky. taken by hamas from a kibbutz near the gaza border. they know he won't be home soon. for his cousin, naama weinberg, mixed emotions today. when i will see those hostages back here in israel, i will be very happy for their families and for them, but very happy for them, really. but we also need to remember that it's only the beginning and 12 or 13

hostages that will be released today, hopefully, and 50 total in the next four days. this is less than a quarter. in gaza, streets bustling once again after the cease fire took effect. families going to look for food or check if their homes are still standing. many here are hoping there will be peace for longer than four days. we hope the ceasefire will be extended, says this woman. today is the first day we woke up without bombing, without being terrified, with nothing to fear. aid trucks are finally reaching gaza. hundreds will go in each day while the ceasefire lasts.

but both israel and hamas are warning the truce is temporary. orla guerin, bbc news, tel aviv. the us played a major part in securing the ceasefire deal. the us played a major part in securing the ceasefire deal. president biden hasjust been speaking from nantucket, where he's spending thanksgiving. he said they won't stop until all the hostages are back home. today has been a product of a lot of hard work and weeks of personal engagement. the from the moment hamas kidnapped these people, i along with my team have worked round—the—clock to secure their release. we saw the first result of this effort with the release of two american hostages in late october. followed by the release of two israeli hostages. i have consistently pressed for a pause in the fighting, for two reasons. to accelerate and expand the humanitarian assistance going into gaza and two, to facilitate the release of hostages. over the past several weeks, i have spoken repeatedly with the emir of qatar,

the president of egypt and prime minister of the israel to help secure the steel, to nail it down. i want to thank all three leaders for their personal partnership to get this done. i spoke with the emir and president and prime minister netanyahu again on wednesday to confirm the elements of the engagement. as i said, today's releases are the start of a process. we expect more hostages to be released tomorrow and more the day after and more the day after that. over the next few days, we expect dozens of hostages will be returned to their families. we are also remembering all those still being held and renew our commitment to work for their release as well. presidentjoe biden speaking earlier. now let's take a look at the 39 palestinian prisoners released. they are accused of a range of offences, from throwing stones to other things. they were

transferred to a checkpoint in the west bank, there greeted by a crowd waving flags and fireworks could be seen overhead. the group will soon be allowed to return home according to israel's prison service. they were chosen from a list of 300 women and minors compiled by israel. the vast majority are being held on remand while awaiting trial. we were sent this update shortly before the prisoners arrived back. you will see behind me the green flags of hamas, there are many people here who credits hamas with securing this release, saying, they would have liked it to have happened without the hostages taken by hamas, but without those hostages, israel would never have released these prisoners. to israel, the people being released here tonight have been arrested,

have been charged on security grounds, but to the people here, they are the victims of israel's occupation. there has just been more tear gas fired by the israeli forces towards the crowd here. they were really crowded around the red cross car demanding to know where the palestinian prisoners were. there is a rising sense of frustration that has been building here for hours now. it is at the point of boiling over. to discuss this in a more detail we can go live now to gerard horton, lawyer and co—founder of military court watch — an organisation which monitors the treatment of children in israeli military detention. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. firstly, your reaction to today's events. it news. firstly, your reaction to today's events.— news. firstly, your reaction to today's events. it is positive. but as everyone _ today's events. it is positive. but as everyone has _ today's events. it is positive. but as everyone has noted, - today's events. it is positive. but as everyone has noted, it - today's events. it is positive. but as everyone has noted, it is - today's events. it is positive. but as everyone has noted, it is a - as everyone has noted, it is a temporary ceasefire, and as far as

we know, the bombing will start again in about 80 hours. tell we know, the bombing will start again in about 80 hours.- again in about 80 hours. tell us more about _ again in about 80 hours. tell us more about what _ again in about 80 hours. tell us more about what you _ again in about 80 hours. tell us more about what you know - again in about 80 hours. tell us. more about what you know about again in about 80 hours. tell us - more about what you know about these palestinian prisoners who have been released, what more does your organisation know about them? the sto organisation know about them? tue: story behind organisation know about them? tte: story behind these organisation know about them? t"t2 story behind these children organisation know about them? tt2 story behind these children who have just been released, their stories will be the same as the other 700 also palestinian children detained in the occupied west bank east year. —— each year. the significant feature of these cases we find based on about 1100 testimonies we have collected from the children over the last 11 years also is where they live. according to our evidence, about 98% of these children detained in the occupied west bank live within about two kilometres or so of an israeli settlement to summarise the situation, if you look 500,000

civilians into occupation, you need a heavy military presence to protect them, and that military presence in and around those settlements, the palestinian community is close to those settlements, that gives rise to incredible friction, clashes, and thatis to incredible friction, clashes, and that is where most of the arrests of these children occur. another aspect is based on our evidence, the majority of these children are arrested in military raids on their homes in the middle of the night, usually around 2am or so. based on a recent un report, it is estimated about 3000 military operations conducted by the israeli authorities in the west bank at night, and that was prior to october the 7th. the

way it usually occurs is, 2am, there is aggressive banging at the front door, if you don't open up, it is simply blown off its hinges. no arrest warrants are required. in most cases, no communication, written or verbal, is required as to why someone has been arrested. it is a terrifying, volatile situation for everyone involved. the child or the aduu everyone involved. the child or the adult will be immediately zip tied, blindfolded, if the zip ties are put on quickly, they can restrict blood flow to the wrists, there is no reason to blindfold the children when arrested but what we find from the evidence is that if you blindfold these children, wait five or ten hours before the are interrogated, it's degrades them psychologically so they are less able to resist the interrogation and it is much easier to get a confession out of that person. then

within two to four days, you are brought to a military court in the west bank, often where you will first see a lawyer for the first time after you have been interrogated, and under israeli military law, you have farfewer rights, but you have to write in most cases to consult with a lawyer and a right to silence. they are generally disregarded, so you end up in a military court and the lawyers will typically advise clients to plead guilty whether they are innocent or not, because that is generally the quickest way to get out of this. we generally the quickest way to get out of thie— generally the quickest way to get out of this. ~ 2, , ' out of this. we have seen different numbers in — out of this. we have seen different numbers in terms _ out of this. we have seen different numbers in terms of— out of this. we have seen different numbers in terms of the _ out of this. we have seen different numbers in terms of the numbers | out of this. we have seen different. numbers in terms of the numbers of children who are being held in israeli jails. what, according to your organisation, is that figure? each year approximately 700 children, give or take, each year approximately 700 children, give ortake, are detained. the official israeli figures at the end of september

where, on the last of september, 156 children aged between 12 and 17 in detention. those figures come out quarterly. what is quite clear is since october the 7th, those numbers have increased significantly, there is no official data as to what those figures would be but they would be significantly higher.— figures would be but they would be significantly higher. thank you very much for sharing _ significantly higher. thank you very much for sharing your _ significantly higher. thank you very much for sharing your perspective l much for sharing your perspective and giving us a little bit more information about some of the prisoners who have been released today and some of the wider context there. what we are showing you on there. what we are showing you on the screen there, the pictures are obviously quite dark, but they are helicopters, we understand. showing hostages being taken from the airbase to a hospital for treatment. obviously one of the biggest priorities now is to ensure that the people who have been held for around

seven weeks also do get proper medical checks, that is part of the protocol of course. and so what we can see now are hostages being taken from the israeli air base, as it says on screen, to a hospital. we are hoping it later in the programme to actually speak to someone at one of those medical centres waiting to receive some of those hostages. as you can see, 13 israeli hostages have been released today, ten thai nationals and one filipino national as well. those live pictures there of the airbase. it is unclear now whether there is another helicopter we are waiting to see. but the information we have is that a

helicopter has left the airbase. that all comes on a very monumental day, there is a temporary ceasefire, four days, aid is starting to enter gaza, much—needed aid. forweeks, aid groups have been calling for aid and 39 palestinian women and children have also been released today from detention as part of that deal that was brokered by qatar. we will of course be back with that story. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. west midlands police have been ordered to make urgent improvements and will be monitored more closely by the government. the inspectorate of constabulary said the second largest force in england and wales wasn't carrying out effective investigations and was failing to manage the risk posed by registered sex offenders.

the chief constable said he completely disagreed with the decision. hundreds of amazon workers are on strike today, black friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. the gmb union says about 1,000 workers havejoined the strike in coventry. walk—outs are also planned across europe and the us over a pay dispute. unions say it is the biggest day of industrial action in the firm's history. the world's biggest iceberg is on the move after more than 30 years stuck to the ocean floor. a23a is almost 4,000 square kilometres in area — that's more than twice the size of greater london. it initially split from the antarctic coastline in 1986, but quickly grounded in the weddell sea, essentially becoming an ice island. those are some of the other stories we have been taking a look at here in the newsroom. you're live with bbc news. the 24 hostages released today are just a fraction of the 240 israelis

who were seized by hamas. many of their relatives and friends have in their relatives and friends have in the last seven weeks been gathering in tel aviv, gaining strength from each other. the bbc�*s clive mhairi is their too centres this report. israel is a place of forced absences — of missing faces staring out on cardboard... ..and paper... ..and t—shirts. and it's here, in what has been described as hostage square in the heart of tel aviv, where the lost are remembered. and where hope burns bright that one day they'll return. in the shadow of the local art museum, relatives and friends of the disappeared gather to gain strength from each other in these worst of times. the art installations reflecting israel's tragedy, like the children's clothes that aren't being worn and the toys no longer played with.

one of the artworks here is particularly powerful. the idea is that you look at the posters of some of those who have been kidnapped, being held by hamas, and you come over to this installation and it's a collection of mirrors. and the point is that you stare into the mirror, and you see your own face coming back at you — the idea being that it could have been anyone taken by hamas on that day, that the whole of israel now is in grief, that the whole of israel has to work to get those people back. yarden gonen�*s younger sister romi is being held by hamas. her absence — a void of despair. how important is it for you to be here with people who are going through the same pain? i feel already it's like my second home, cos i'm sleeping here, in the tents. you sleep here as well? yeah, with other families.

cos what we believe in, until they are not home, we are not home. i feel like her release is close, you know, i really feel it. you feel it? yeah, in my bones i feel like i'm going to see her. i don't know when but soon enough. it's a yearning consuming a nation — that all the disappeared will soon be home. thank you for speaking to us on an incredibly busy time for you. and i correct in understanding that you are waiting to receive some of the hostages right now? t am are waiting to receive some of the hostages right now?— are waiting to receive some of the hostages right now? i am here now at a medical centre _ hostages right now? i am here now at a medical centre in _ hostages right now? i am here now at a medical centre in central _ hostages right now? i am here now at a medical centre in central israel - a medical centre in central israel and already two of the released hostages were received here and they are now meeting family members and

being taken care of by the teams at the medical centre. we are waiting for three more to come here, and we are veryjoyful and we are waiting to see what exactly is their medical and mental and general well—being status. we will stop the recovery process, and i must say, with the greatjoy process, and i must say, with the great joy of those who were released today, it isjust great joy of those who were released today, it is just a fraction, our hearts are still in gaza. with so many people not getting the medical care they need, many need chronic medications or even vitamin c, because they do not get beat diet they need. —— but even vitamins. i really hope that basic rate anyone deserves they get, the visits from the red cross to check the status

this week and check the signs of life forfamilies. so this week and check the signs of life for families. so we should see iby life for families. so we should see joy today but also think of the others. ~ 2, ~ joy today but also think of the others. ~ . ~ ., , ., others. what kind of in'uries or treatment * others. what kind of in'uries or treatment are i others. what kind of in'uries or treatment are you _ others. what kind of injuries or| treatment are you anticipating? others. what kind of injuries or i treatment are you anticipating? it might be difficult to predict, but they would be psychological treatment i'm sure as well? yes, it is a complex _ treatment i'm sure as well? yes, it is a complex recovery _ treatment i'm sure as well? yes, it is a complex recovery and - treatment i'm sure as well? yes, it is a complex recovery and a - treatment i'm sure as well? yes, itj is a complex recovery and a holistic approach integral to all of the aspects. first to see if there are life—threatening conditions, for example, related to the heart. some of them need heart medications, so that needs to be checked and talents immediately. then you have other medical issues, injuries, we know some of the hostages have wounds or they had their limbs amputated, so thatis they had their limbs amputated, so that is very complex treatment, and now it has been seven weeks, we will

have to see the situation. but we know they suffer from gastroenteritis, or some of them, those i spoke with, they may have nutritional deficiencies and obviously the mental effects. being captive, passive, afraid, terrorised from the situation, so now to regain trust in the world, to become active, regain control over the lives, it is a process. so we need to go personal, based on what they need, professional, based on what we know from past experiences so there's nothing like that, and passion, because it will take time. the medical professionals and families know that. and many don't know what happened during the october the 7th massacres, that theirfamilies october the 7th massacres, that their families were hurt and their homes were burned, and we will need

to deliver the bad news to them. and some will still have family members in captivity, so that is a great challenge for them to recover. thank ou ve challenge for them to recover. thank you very much _ challenge for them to recover. thank you very much upbringing _ challenge for them to recover. thank you very much upbringing as - you very much upbringing as up—to—date there. professor levine, treating some of the hostages released today. we will have more on that breaking story throughout the programme. i present will be back after this this short break. —— i'm present a mac. a noticeably colder day today and the colder weather stick around the weekend and be chilly with light winds, we will find frost around before we see a bit more cloud arriving during the second half of the weekend. it is these north to north—west winds that have ushered in the colder air. we end up with higher pressure building in from the west, meaning winds are falling later. lower pressure to the east and that has driven in stronger

winds, still some chalice down enough sea coasts. most showers across north—easterly parts of scotland, but even here, the showers are becoming fewer and wind is dropping as well. lighter winds inland, a lot of the cloud we started with is breaking up. after early sunshine, clearskies early sunshine, clear skies overnight. early sunshine, clearskies overnight. still some cloud blowing into northern scotland, the chow down enough sea coast, so it will not be quite as cold here, but away from here, a widespread frost. the first widespread frost of the autumn. temperatures not desperately cold, possibly down to —4 —5, it will be chilly start tomorrow. but at least we have the for many, a dry and sunny day. winds not as strong down enough sea coasts, but still the threat of the art shower, particularly down towards suffolk and norfolk. and frosty start, a

cold day. typical temperatures only five 6 degrees. i mentioned some changes in the second half of the weekend because of this low pressure pushing these weather fronts in from the atlantic. 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, a dry day, but of course more coming in over the cold and frosty start. even though winds are light and we have the cloud, it will feel cold. away from the rain in the west, temperatures five or 6 degrees. a quick word on the early part of next week, rain arriving overnight into monday, that clears away and it'll stake. —— it will stay cold.

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. pistorius is due to be released from prison injanuary, on parole, 11 years after he murdered his girlfriend. —— oscar pistorius. the ceasefire has been in place for more than 15 hours, now, and so far, it appears to be holding. there have been no reports of bombings or

rocket attacks, but israel and hamas have accused each other of violating the ceasefire with sporadic shootings. throughout the day, the bbc has been trying to contact people inside gaza, and it has been almost impossible to get through. we did reach the head of the al nasa hospital in northern gaza. he sent us this with note. t’m hospital in northern gaza. he sent us this with note.— us this with note. i'm now in the south of gaza, _ us this with note. i'm now in the south of gaza, thank _ us this with note. i'm now in the south of gaza, thank god - us this with note. i'm now in the south of gaza, thank god that i us this with note. i'm now in the | south of gaza, thank god that we us this with note. i'm now in the - south of gaza, thank god that we are all now safe, and the situation is horrible. all things, houses, streets, everything has been destroyed by the army. bodies all over the streets, and since days, the situation has been very horrible here. in gaza. speaking to our colleagues at radio

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