hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're most welcome. twenty—four hostages have been released by hamas and are now back in israel. they are reportedly all in good health after initial checks at an israeli airbase. among them 10 thais nationals, one filipino and 13 israeli women and children. in this programme, we'll bring you some of their stories. they made their way to egypt through the rafah crossing in southern gaza, and then, onto israel. over the next few days, a total of 50 israeli hostages are expected to be released as part of the deal, allowing the pause in the fighting to continue. in return, over in ramallah in the west bank, 39 women and teenage boys held by israel were released. in the coming days 150 palestinians are set to be freed. this is scene in gaza right now, where the ceasefire appears to be holding with much—needed aid arriving, throughout the first day of the temporary truce. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says more than 14,000 people have been killed during israeli bombardments.

a military offensive that began, after 1,200 people were murdered and around 240 hostages were taken by hamas, seven weeks ago. our middle east correspondent tom bateman is in jerusalem with more. as far as the framework of the deal and day when i think the prisoner exchange element of this has been shown to have been extremely successful. given just how challenging it has been for the two sides to pull this deal together through the mediator, qatar. the conditions on the ground remain extremely challenging. think about the weeks of war that led up about the weeks of war that led up to this. the unprecedented nature of the fighting that we have seen. and the brutality of the events. so the remains the risk that things can still go wrong. having said that we now

go in today to of the israeli sayings say they have been handed a list via qatar from hamas of the next batch of hostages to be released. so the hopes will be that this can all be repeated once again on saturday. let's get more on how the first hostage exchange played out. our chief international correspondent orla guerin sent this report from tel aviv. israeli pilots setting off for a key mission, to bring hostages home after almost 50 days in captivity. israel has been holding its breath for this. the journey began when a convoy of vehicles crossed from gaza into egypt. a glimpse of the hostages inside on the road to freedom. a number were neighbours in the same kibbutz. earlier, 72—year—old adina moshe was helped from an ambulance in egypt,

moving slowly but chatting and smiling. and this was the welcome as the hostages arrived tonight at an israeli air base. there is collective relief here that at least some have been freed. these are the 13 israelis who came back today, spanning the generations. it's an emotional moment for those whose loved ones remain trapped in gaza. i know family members of the kids who are coming back home now. i can't believe it, it'sjust, it is so happy to note they are here in israeli territory. i feel as if part of my family came back. among those freed, a mother and daughter, seen here in a family birthday video. emilia aloni, in blue, is five years old. she and her mother,

daniele, now on home soil. but for many, the waiting continues. a circle of women singing and remembering. they are friends and relatives of itai svirsky. they know he won't be home soon. only women and children are due to be released. for itai's cousin, naama weinberg, mixed emotions today. when i will see those hostages back here in israel, i will be very happy for theirfamilies 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 today, streets bustling once again after the ceasefire took effect. families going to look for food or check if their homes are still standing. many here want peace for longer than four days. many here are hoping there will be peace for longer than four days. "we hope the ceasefire will be extended," this woman tells the bbc. "today is the first day we woke up without bombing, without being terrified, with nothing to fear." back in israel a helicopter landing tonight at a hospital here in tel aviv, where some of those released will have medical checks.

they disembarked, shielded from view, to be reunited with their waiting families. orla guerin, bbc news, tel aviv. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel is working to get more hostages home. translation: we have no completed _ translation: we have no completed the _ translation: we have no completed the withdrawal. translation: we have no| completed the withdrawal of translation: we have no - completed the withdrawal of the first group of adopted children and mothers and women but i stressed and citizens of israel, we are committed to returning all of our people abducted. this is one of the goals of the war and we are committed to achieving all of the goals of the war. it's an anxious wait for the loved ones of the remaining hostages. clive myrie reports. in tel aviv tonight, on the big screen, a film

with a happy ending. 13 israeli hostages no longer at the mercy of hamas. now reunited with families, whose lives have been on hold, until their loved ones were freed. unsure if their relatives were alive or dead. yafa adar, at 85, is the oldest of the hostages released today. a mother of three and grandmother of eight. members of three families on kibbutz nir oz are now free. it is where many of the residents were either killed or kidnapped. including children like ohad munder, described as a gifted child abducted along with his mother keren and his grandmother ruth. ohad celebrated his ninth birthday whilst still a hostage. his friends made him video messages. happy birthday.

the youngest to be released are aviv and raz asher, aged just two and four, and their mother doron. they were visiting relatives who lived on the kibbutz. we told their story three weeks ago. their father yoni showed us a video of them being taken to gaza by their captives. but a reminder tonight that the 13 israelis whose lives can now begin again had to leave more than 200 others behind. candles and prayers for those lives still on hold, the happiness of a whole nation tempered by continuing fear. now to the 39 palestinian detainees released. they were accused of a range of offences, from throwing stones to attempted murder. 2a women and 15 teenage boys were released at a checkpoint in the occupied west bank. the bbc�*s lucy williamson is at the beituniya

checkpoint. hours before the prisoners arrived, israelis and palestinians met at beitunia checkpoint. the meeting place marked in the sky with tear gas. the return of 39 prisoners today, a moment of happiness fortheirfamilies, but also a moment of victory for palestinians across the west bank. this woman was waiting for her 27—year—old daughter serving a 12 year sentence for trying to stab an israeli security guard. translation: i thank god for this, i'm so happy. - for sure, hamas are the ones who released her, but i don't want to say, i don't want trouble. i think this is a sign for the palestinians and the israelis to continue with this ceasefire and stop the war. we would like that this happen without the hostage of hamas, without the hostage of the israelis. the israelis were not allowed these people to get out. a quarter of the population here has spent time in israeli jails.

this, the first prisoner release in almost a decade, is a moment for his son to remember. as night fell, a few hamas flags appeared in the crowd, fluttering in the light of the fires lit in the road. this has strengthened their standing here, but some said this was a moment that united all palestinians. as the red cross arrived, news of a 15 minute delay pushed trust to its limits. crowds surrounded the vehicle, chanting, "where are the prisoners?" we have been told the releases have been delayed because of the scuffles that were happening here between groups of palestinian men and the israeli security forces. minutes later, another vehicle surrounded. this time, injoy.

inside, 39 prisoners, women and teenagers, some of them had been in solitary confinement since the 7th of october attacks. this is a small victory for palestinians in a war that has already exacted a very heavy price. to israel, the prisoners being released tonight are a security threat. to those gathered here to receive them, they are victims of israel's occupation. and their release is a symbol. inside, some danced injubilation. one wrapped in a palestinian flag. theirjourney paved by a brutal attack, a devastating war, and a hostage crisis. an unthinkable price that brought them home. lucy williamson, bbc news, betunia. some gazans are using the temporary truce to return to their homes — but many have been destroyed. bbc verify has been analysing exclusive satellite images showing the widespread destruction in gaza. merlyn thomas is in the bbc

verify hub with more. but first, this image is from may. now it's a neighborhood of beit lahiya between gaza city and the northern border with israel. and a reminder, this is what it looked like before the war began. now, as you can see here, these are densely populated areas, lots and lots of residential blocks, as you can see here. now, i want you to follow this as i go and show you what this looks like after. and this image, this is the latest satellite image that we've got. this was taken yesterday. and as you can see here, that is the majority of destruction of those buildings on the eastern side. just to show you again, this is what it looked like before and this is what it looked like after — buildings brought down to rubble. and i want to show you another image. this is, again, before the war. so firstly, if we look at this corner of the image, can see this residential block here, really urbanised. you can see this large tower block. i'm going to show you what this

looks like after — this is, again, taken from the latest satellite imagery from yesterday. all of that brought down to rubble. before, you can see those green patches of area, the tower block that's there. and after. i'm actually going to show you another detail in this image. so if you look up here, this is a large empty courtyard. you can see there from the satellite image in may. and this is what it looks like after. now, i'm going to show you what this looks like, a bit more zoomed in, just to show you. so this is what that area looks like. this is an image. this is an image, is a symbol on the israeli flag, the star of david, and it's carved into the ground. and we've actually confirmed this with footage that the idf have released on the 17th of november using machinery. and they've made these lines that we saw, the symbol i've just showed you. and we've geolocated this to be the exact same spot on that satellite image. and the intense bombardment

and israeli advance has had a massive impact on gazan civilians. over the past few weeks, we've seen videos of people fleeing the north with possessions in hand women, men, children fleeing the north. and we have some idea of how many people have been displaced. so this is data taken from the un of how many people have been displaced during the war. so on the 8th of october, we know that about 123,000 people were being displaced. and on the 16th of october that number increased to a million. and the latest data we have is from the 21st of november. so that is 1.7 million people. that's just over three quarters of the whole of gaza's population. to other news now, and tight security is in place overnight in dublin — after small—scale violent clashes broke out on thursdsay night. the country'sjustice minister says it's the biggest police response in irish history, as incidents like this are rare. at least 3a people have been arrested in connection with the violence so far. our ireland correspondent chris

page has the latest. here in the city centre police are out in lane here in the city centre police are out in lane numbers here in the city centre police are out in lane numbers and are out in large numbers and have made some arrests but there is no sign there will be an outbreak that will be widespread violence as there was last night. offices are continuing their investigation of the knife attack. the suspect is in his late 40s and has lived in ireland for about 40 has lived in ireland for about a0 years and as a citizen. still working to find out a motive. there is increasing discussion about why and how this riot started. it's worth bearing in mind that in ireland there is never really been any political success for the far right. but there has been a rise in street protests connected with immigration issues over the last few years. the former paralympic champion sprinter, oscar pistorius, is set to be released from prison in south africa on parole injanuary. he's serving a 13 year sentence

for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013. our correspondent daniel de simone reports from pretoria. oscar pistorius, once a superstar known as the blade runner. it's gold again for oscar pistorius! a paralympic and olympic athlete. since 2015, a convicted murderer. his victim was girlfriend reeva steenkamp, a law graduate and successful model. pistorius shot her multiple times on valentine's day 2013 through a toilet door at his home. the case dominated headlines around the world. he was eventuallyjailed for over 13 years. today, after a parole board hearing in this prison outside pretoria, oscar pistorius was told his conditional early release had been approved. he'll walk out of these prison gates in early january. "i miss my partner..." a family friend read a victim impact statement on behalf

of reeva steenkamp's mother, june, in the hearing and outside the prison. "i'm not convinced that oscar has been rehabilitated. if someone does not show remorse, they cannot be considered to be rehabilitated." her statement detailed pistorius�* history of abusive conduct. "i do not know to what extent his behaviour still exists or were evident during his time of incarceration. but i'm concerned for the safety of any woman, should this not have been addressed in his rehabilitation process." a prison official said pistorius will be subjected to conditions on release. just like all other parolees, mr pistorius will be monitored by our officials based within the system of community corrections, and that will happen until such time that his sentence expires. a close friend of reeva's

told me her reaction. i think with the crime - that he did, parole so soon, in my opinion, isn't the right thing. - i can tell you her mum is not very happy about it either. . all i want is for him to tell- myself orjune what happened so that we can put the pieces i together and then forgive him. today, reeva steenkamp's mother spoke of the ongoing trauma caused by her loss. in weeks, oscar pistorius will be free. daniel de simone, bbc news, atteridgeville prison, south africa. the us centers for disease control and prevention is warning that not enough americans have been vaccinated against the new strains of covid to offer sufficient protection this winter. only 15% of adults and fewer than 5% of children have received the updated vaccines this year. surveys show 6a percent of americans believe earlier i spoke to dr demetre daskalakis

from the cdc. thank you forjoining us. it's thanksgiving, schools are off people are travelling and mingling in close quarters. how concerned are you about a resurgence of covid in the coming weeks? i resurgence of covid in the coming weeks?— resurgence of covid in the coming weeks? i will start by sa in: coming weeks? i will start by saying "tis — coming weeks? i will start by saying "tis the _ coming weeks? i will start by saying 'tis the season - coming weeks? i will start by saying 'tis the season to - coming weeks? i will start by saying 'tis the season to be l saying 'tis the season to be vaccinated. i am saying 'tis the season to be vaccinated. iam more saying 'tis the season to be vaccinated. i am more concerned about the really important message that this is the time to be vaccinated for covid and if you are someone who presents with rsp. i this is the time of year where people gather and gather means travelling sometimes incite aeroplanes, take orders, being indoors so all of those things come together which leads to an increase in covid over the holidays. with that said, we have some really important tools that people can use to tip the odds in their favour to not get covid orjust contract

a milderform of the disease. the new strain we have been seeing is highly transmissible is that posing an extra threat? looking at the new strain we have a really lot of good data from a lot of great academics so it is transmissible and it also matches well with the population base. the updated covid vaccine since this year. talk about vaccines, what is the take—up rate on that? hat the take-up rate on that? not aood the take-up rate on that? not good enough- _ the take-up rate on that? not good enough. it's _ the take—up rate on that? iirrt good enough. it's a good time as we approach thanksgiving as well as the other winter holidays to encourage people to be vaccinated. we are looking back at coverage using our national immunisation survey data in the us, just under 50% of adults had gotten the vaccine and under 5% of

children had. so definitely a lot of room for improvement given that we know the vaccine is safe to acceptable, in doctor's offices or other medical professionals or pharmacies i think we have a long way to go to make sure that we have absolutely great coverage, and the people vaccinated to really protect us from the most severe outcomes of covid. some more work to do there. ., , ., ,., of covid. some more work to do there. ., , ., ,. ~' there. two why do you think the take-u there. two why do you think the take-up rate — there. two why do you think the take-up rate is _ there. two why do you think the take-up rate is so _ there. two why do you think the take-up rate is so low? - there. two why do you think the take-up rate is so low? it - there. two why do you think the take-up rate is so low? it was i take—up rate is so low? it was a lot higher at the peak of the pandemic? i a lot higher at the peak of the pandemic?— pandemic? i think there are a lot of reasons. _ pandemic? i think there are a lot of reasons. reasons - pandemic? i think there are a lot of reasons. reasons that l lot of reasons. reasons that have to do with the fact that people have been hearing about vaccines a lot, there some fatigue around that. also that there are people who are not necessarily sharing good information about people less willing to be vaccinated so it is important to emphasise that the vaccines are safe and effective and they prevent numerous complications of covid. so even if they do not

prevent the infection, they do prevent the infection, they do prevent hospitalisation and other complications including death. just make sure we do not give up, it takes more than one it a few times to get people who are sitting on the fence about getting vaccinated. though the numbers are lower in the coverage looks lower this year and significantly lower over time, i think we still have a really important message and again, vaccines and opportunities that we to get the opportunity so i think we are not out of the covid season yet. when we get the first summer raid when we likely have a additional increases in covid. . a additional increases in covid. ~ . ., a additional increases in covid. . g covid. what about children? many states _ covid. what about children? many states across - covid. what about children? many states across the - covid. what about children? many states across the us l covid. what about children? l many states across the us the children will have gone home for thanksgiving break with covid tests in their backpacks. the vaccine rate is particularly low there. can children access those vaccines are enough in the community?

early on with the commercialisation of covid vaccines there were definitely paediatrician doctors offices and other venues where children would get vaccinated that did not have a of vaccine. but that that has been a lot of work happening with the manufacturers and distributors and we are hearing that supplies not an issue and the venues where people can get their children vaccinated are experience and better access to that vaccines all. so now getting into the arms of it. aside from covid what is the season looking like in terms of the viruses that we have lived with for so long, the flu, rsp? question. we are in rsv season and we are in flu season so i think it provides is the important things that we know and mean the vaccine it works. again very similar to covid. the flu vaccine is like to say, is easy and tames influenza

from wild to mild close—ups evenif from wild to mild close—ups even if it does not prevent the infection, the complication and hospitalisation and pneumonia are all produced by the vaccine. so as we are starting to see increases in parts of the country for flu, which is again for influenza vaccination it is the season. so september or october, but never too late as long as fluid circulating in the community. so definitely we are encouraging. part two, we are encouraging. part two, we are definitely in rsv season. for most people rsv is a cold but for young folk and older adults over 68 can be a way more severe disease. so the flu and rsv are in full schooling and rsv are in full schooling and we need to implement a strategy to people can protect themselves and their loved ones. ~ .

thank you for joining us that's it for the moment. stay with us here on bbc news. take care. many of you will have had a dry day of weather on friday with plenty of sunshine around. blue skies like these pretty commonplace across the country. however, it certainly was quite chilly, wasn't it? temperatures on thursday reached 15 degrees, well above average, but compared with that for some, temperatures were seven degrees lower on friday and actually quite a bit below average for the time of year. now, what followed from that

sunny day is these clear skies which took us into the first part of the night. temperatures have been dropping like a stone and already are well below freezing in many areas underneath these clear skies. the exception to that really cold theme is across northern and eastern scotland on the eastern side of england, where there's a bit of a breeze around and that mightjust keep the frost at bay. however i think in the very coldest areas in the countryside, we could see temperatures as low as minus six. that's potentially even the case across our very coldest areas of southern england. so a freezing cold start to the day on saturday, but your weekend getting off to a sunny start as well. and for most, that's the way the weather's going to stay all day. just blue skies and sunshine overhead with barely a cloud in the sky. the exceptions again, northern and eastern scotland down the eastern side of england, there'll just be a few showers, which occasionally could graze some of our coastal areas, but otherwise it's dry and it's cold with temperatures typically between about five and seven degrees celsius. we are going to see some changes in the weather picture as we head though into the second part of the weekend as this area of low pressure moves in off the atlantic. a cold and frosty start to the day. and as this cloud comes over

the top of that really cold air nearthe surface, it's going to be one of those days where temperatures are very slow to rise, and actually most of the day it will stay really, really cold. for scotland and a good part of eastern england, should stay dry with sunshine for most of the day, but out west you'll see some thicker cloud working in. a bit of damp weather for northern ireland, wales and western england, and eventually you might see temperatures climb to about 9—11 degrees, but really late in the day. the area of low pressure then pushes eastwards sunday night, bringing some rain. that clears off into the continent, as it does so, it will shove back our way some cold air that originates from europe and scandinavia. so next week it stays very cold. into that cold air, occasionally there'll be some weather systems, probably mostly bringing outbreaks of rain, but i can't completely rule out a few flakes of snow as well.

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