the talks has told the bbc that the issue has been resolved and the hostages will be transferred later to the red cross. 13 israeli hostages they have confirmed will be released. expecting a statement shortly from qatar. important in negotiating the deal in the first place but also and bringing it back on track in the last few hours with “p on track in the last few hours with up to egypt as we know also around the table. this was a deal that was a delicate and difficult negotiation in the first place for that many days and weeks to put together. we saw the first day of that deal passed relatively without incident yesterday. as a cease—fire coming yesterday. as a cease—fire coming yesterday morning for that we start an additional eight trucks, more than 200 passed through the rafah crossing from egypt into gaza. we saw the first release of israeli hostages, that first group, 13 hostages, that first group, 13

hostages which included five elderly women and three families that were released, four young children under the age of ten. then we saw the release of 39 palestinian prisoners who had been held in israeli jails. 24 who had been held in israeli jails. 2a women and 15 teenage boys who are also returned to their families as well. that was day one of the deal. the expectation was that they do about the same. just a few hours ago egypt state news service was reporting that in fact what was going on behind the scenes was positive moves in terms of actually extending the deal beyond four days. there were always provisions put in place for this deal to go out longer than four days, for additional hostages to be released with top egypt reporting a few hours ago that it was looking positive in that direction. then things moved into the other end of the scale and

hamas, the military brigades released a statement on their telegram channels saying they did not believe that egypt were adhering to the terms of that decision. they said not enough aid was reaching the northern part of the gaza strip. that was something that israel denied. it appears that all sides got around the table and that breaking news, to reconfirm that a senior palestinian official close to the talks going on with qatar has told the bbc that that dispute tonight over the terms of the deal has been resolved. they say the hostages will be transferred tonight to the icr cd for the 13 israeli hostages released as expected and we do expect a statement from qatar that will arrive shortly. i can bring you... this is from the qatar ministry of foreign affairs for that watching the responses come in and then, we bring soon as we can get it

to bbc news. the official spokesperson for the guitars ministry of foreign affairs, he says after the delay of implementing prisoners or bull's—eyes the obstacles were overcome through qatari, egyptian communications with both sides the obstacles were overcome through qatari, egyptian communications with both sides. tonight 39 palestinian women and children will be released in the release of 13 israeli hostages from gaza. also, an additional point we'rejust hearing, a gaza. also, an additional point we're just hearing, a further seven civilians outside the framework of the humanitarian truce agreement will also be freed. guitars ministry of foreign affairs spokesperson says. they are hostages with different nationalities. because the terms of this deal included israeli nationals and is rarely cool nationals. all due to be released in four groups over four days. all have

israeli nationality, dual nationality. what we desire yesterday was the release of an additional numbers of tight nationals and also a filipino, working in those communities in southern israel. we know a further seven, presumably was non—israelite nationalities will also be released outside the framework of the humanitarian truce as the guitars put it. we go tojerusalem. tom, as we were reflecting earlier, there was this delay in the release of the hostages but it appears that is now been resolved.— been resolved. yes, where getting ositive been resolved. yes, where getting positive signals — been resolved. yes, where getting positive signals from _ been resolved. yes, where getting positive signals from everyone. . positive signals from everyone. notably, the qatar foreign ministry said now that the obstacles have been overcome, as they parted. palestinian sourcing the dispute has been resolved. also the israeli

prime ministers office, not quite as forthright but that the situation, an assessment was help retiring the prime minister and security elements to make sure the second wave will proceed as planned. i don't think they would be saying that if we were still stuck as we were in the midst of this delay with clear problems about the hostage and over. it seems we're five hours beyond what under the agreement is the time of day that the hostage handover from the agreement is the time of day that the hostage handoverfrom hamas to the red cross inside gaza is supposed to take place. quite a significant delay but it now seems clear that the agreement has been resolved. once again the reese view has been resolved and we should start to get —— dispute has been resolved. we should be getting signals that a has taken place. {131 signals that a has taken place. of course, it has been a nervous time for the family who are waiting for

the release of those hostages. also for palestinian families who are waiting for the release of their loved ones tonight as well. that's ri . ht. i loved ones tonight as well. that's right- ithink— loved ones tonight as well. that's right. i think one _ loved ones tonight as well. that's right. i think one of _ loved ones tonight as well. that's right. i think one of the _ loved ones tonight as well. that's right. i think one of the issues - loved ones tonight as well. that's right. i think one of the issues is l right. i think one of the issues is all of this demonstrates just how shaky this entire agreement is with that we're a day and how nearly two into a four day truce there is that option to extend as it is referred to for a further five days where you keep getting a further ten or so hostages released by hamas in gaza in exchange for around 30 palestinian prisoners released by israel. i think the fact that this is happened on day two shows you there are so many moving parts to there are so many moving parts to the bargain here. hamas was claiming that israel had basically not let enough aid trucks into the north of gaza. this has emerged as a new

parameter in this agreement. it's something i asked the head of the united nations agency that provides aid to palestinians, i was asking him aboutjerusalem yesterday afternoon because they were talking about the remaining desperate need still for aid, about the remaining desperate need still foraid, even about the remaining desperate need still for aid, even though you are seeing dozens and dozens more trucks getting into gaza. they are saying it's still woefully lacking in the kind of aid needed because of the crisis. he said that some eight had gone from the cell to the north. i pushed him on that because it was a first time that it been referred to in the context of this truce. he said those supplies yesterday were the first time in a month that aid had managed to be coordinated to go from south to north. now we're seeing this becoming an emerging significant part, it seems of the agreement. we have had hamas both in statement and beirut tonight complaining that they say something like only 60 trucks have gone

through and they should be much more. that seems to be significant for that whether fuel is a part of that as well, we don't know. because fuel has come in as part of the truce agreement into the gaza strip. we know that is critically needed so much in gaza. eight is one part. then there was this accusation that hamas were claiming the israelis had manipulated or changed the list for tonight. so this afternoons release of palestinians it holds in its prisons. that seemed to be causing a problem as well. but whatever the exact details of these issues are, and we don't know what was causing the problems other than those subject areas, clearly, the problems other than those subjectareas, clearly, it the problems other than those subject areas, clearly, it seems now has been resolved. it shows you have many sticking points there can be and why this entire thing, as far as mediators are done they are please

it's gotten this far. of course it will but please i face more and more obstacles and challenges as it goes on. ~ . ., ., , on. we were reflecting a few moments a . o on. we were reflecting a few moments a . 0 this on. we were reflecting a few moments ago this additional _ on. we were reflecting a few moments ago this additional release _ on. we were reflecting a few moments ago this additional release that - ago this additional release that we're expecting. seven further hostages who are outside the framework of the deal. the main deal is about israeli nationals in dual nationals, is it?— nationals, is it? that's right. yesterday — nationals, is it? that's right. yesterday were _ nationals, is it? that's right. yesterday were 13 _ nationals, is it? that's right. yesterday were 13 israeli - nationals, is it? that's right. . yesterday were 13 israeli civilian women and children. this entire agreement is about civilian women and children. it doesn't extend beyond that. what happened yesterday with the tied nationals and the filipino released, that was described as being an extra add—on, not part of the negotiation. —— tied nationals. it seems hamas is using the mechanism of handing over to the red cross over to the rafah crossing

also to release some of these matter the national debt it's old for that what we're hearing there will be seven foreign nationals, we don't know their nationalities as yet. if you look at the politics around us, they are all those agricultural workers and many of them tie in other nationalities in israel that work in the agricultural sector they are. we saw from october the 7th —— thai. the atrocities carried out, some of those workers being killed, others being captured. the numbers missing are quite high. we don't know the exact number that are being held. when it comes to the politics of this, of the reason why historically hamas has taken captives it's because they are trying to exercise leverage over israel to try to get prisoner releases and try to force israel's

hand over its agenda. the taking of foreign nationals like that, it was very hard to see what the purpose of that was. i think that's why in some sense you are getting these releases now, in effect using the mechanism of the red cross being there as part of the red cross being there as part of that more narrow agreement for these people to be set free. of course today we have been seeing a bit more about the fact that they will now of course have to be a process to repatriate these people. but once back inside israel it all becomes far more straightforward. tom, thank you. you can probably hearin tom, thank you. you can probably hear in the background where i'm talking to you, getting a sense of tel aviv outside the tel aviv muse cm of art. you can hear the sounds of a rally going on this evening for hostage family. —— museum. we know a

lot of the hostage families come here they've been speeches and songs on the stage. as many as 20,000 people, it's hard to confirm numbers but perhaps people will be looking at those overhead shots where you see people in the square and the surrounding streets that were closed up surrounding streets that were closed up by surrounding streets that were closed up by the police to allow more people to come here to remember those hostages who had been on now for 50 days. the rally as individuals, sometimes protests in the square. i spoke to a family member of one of those hostages. in some cases family members know that their loved ones will not be released as part as this deal. we know it only involves women and children. those who are waiting better release of male hostages know that this deal does not cover them. i spoke a little earlier about his

mother 75 years old, she does fall into that framework. she has not been released yet. he was telling me here in tel aviv earlier this evening about how difficult, how traumatic the process of waiting is. the last we heard from mum was on the 7th of october, 924 israel time when she was still texting my sister saying that she sees people at our bee gees and kalashnikovs outside the house she went to the safe room and that was the last we've heard. the next thing we heard the 6pm when the army came in they only found blood stains and she was not in the house. we didn't hear sense. because of her ace house. we didn't hear sense. because of her age you — house. we didn't hear sense. because of her age you are _ house. we didn't hear sense. because of her age you are hoping _ house. we didn't hear sense. because of her age you are hoping that - of her age you are hoping that she is going to be included in this deal. the deal being negotiated over

the next few days, that as a whole, isn't it? it the next few days, that as a whole, isn't it? , ., , ,, , isn't it? it is the hope. she is in the criteria. _ isn't it? it is the hope. she is in the criteria. because _ isn't it? it is the hope. she is in the criteria. because of- isn't it? it is the hope. she is ml the criteria. because of her age, because of her gender to be released. but we're still waiting for good news.— released. but we're still waiting for good news. released. but we're still waiting for aood news. ., ,, ., ., for good news. talk me through that rocess for good news. talk me through that process because _ for good news. talk me through that process because we _ for good news. talk me through that process because we know— for good news. talk me through that process because we know that - for good news. talk me through that process because we know that place | process because we know that place is provided in families have been informed. i suppose h day you're waiting for a call, a message, is that how it works? irate waiting for a call, a message, is that how it works?— waiting for a call, a message, is that how it works? we have a liaison officer for each _ that how it works? we have a liaison officer for each family. _ that how it works? we have a liaison officer for each family. every - officer for each family. every evening where waiting for a call to say who is on the list and who's not on the list. they give us a call whether she is on or not on the list. up till now we're still waiting. it's very intense. the whole family sitting in waiting and biting nails that we don't have. and

just want to see if she will be on the list. ~ . ., , just want to see if she will be on the list. ~ _, , ., the list. when the evening comes to an end to end _ the list. when the evening comes to an end to end the _ the list. when the evening comes to an end to end the call _ the list. when the evening comes to an end to end the call has _ the list. when the evening comes to | an end to end the call has happened, are you going to pull back some strength and weight again for the next day? it’s strength and weight again for the next da ? �* , . , , next day? it's crushing. it is crushing- — next day? it's crushing. it is crushing. the _ next day? it's crushing. it is crushing. the expectation . next day? it's crushing. it is i crushing. the expectation gets next day? it's crushing. it is - crushing. the expectation gets to 100 and the disappointment get you back to zero and you need to rebuild that again. i think we need to stay positive and we need to understand this is a zero—sum game. she is not here, nothing really happens. but we're working so hard. the last 50 daysis we're working so hard. the last 50 days is like one long day. we tried so many things that we meet so many people, we're talking to you and so many others in order to get this moment to happen.— many others in order to get this moment to happen. talking to me earlier about _ moment to happen. talking to me earlier about his _ moment to happen. talking to me earlier about his mother _ moment to happen. talking to me earlier about his mother earlier i moment to happen. talking to me | earlier about his mother earlier and the way that he waits as so many families are, those who know they

are waiting for the release of women and children, waiting each day for the new list to be published in the hope of that phone call to say that their relative is on the list. wanted to show you some live pictures of some of the key locations at the moment. first of all, what you see here is tel aviv. this is the square behind me, it's become known as hostage square. there's a rally happening this evening. there are crowds of people here who have turned up and listening to speeches and music. many are waving the israeli flag and holding placards with pictures of the hostages. that is continuing here to mark 50 days since they were taken hostage. course now as we've reported just in the last few minutes that delay to the latest hostage release is now been resolved. i want to show you live pictures of the rafah crossing between gaza and egypt. again, this is a key part of the story. this is

where those hostages, 13 more israeli hostages today will now be handed over to the red cross with the neutral intermediaries. they take them out through gaza into egypt where they are then given to israeli officials and brought into israel. we saw the rafah crossing, thatis israel. we saw the rafah crossing, that is where we saw yesterday those hostages passing through with those red cross vehicles will that will we now know the delay is been resolved. we expect to see those scenes repeated again in the next few hours. that is live pictures of grandfather. also live pictures of the prison. of course there is a real choreography involved in this deal. once the israeli hostages have been handed over and counted for thatis been handed over and counted for that is what we see the release of palestinian hostages from prison. the scene live now. this all has to

happen in a certain order and a certain time frame. it's been delayed today but we expect those detainees, 39 will be released by israel and returned to their loved ones, their relatives and friends and families as well. we saw the scenes yesterday of palestinian prisoners being released, we saw of course the women and the children returning to their homes and two families. we heard from one of those prisoners, one of the 17—year—old girls was up this is what they had to say to the bbc after the release. translation: what are your feelings now? i can't even describe myjoy. we were released at five in the morning but we didn't know why until now. we were told there was a

prisoner swap deal. may all the prisoners be released soon. where you assaulted? yes, every day we were suppressed, checked and beaten. i was at the ofer prison on administrative charges and spent eight months there. like a graveyard for the living, no food and we were beaten every day.— beaten every day. well, of course there will be _ beaten every day. well, of course there will be now _ beaten every day. well, of course there will be now further - beaten every day. well, of course there will be now further prison . there will be now further prison releases to buy. now that delay has been resolved, the issues have been resolved between hamas and israel, certainly in terms of a reference deal. we expect 13 more hostages released. we will keep you up to date with all of the details in this developing story here on bbc news with up and go back to london. here in the uk organisers of a protest in london calling for a cease—fire

in gaza they 300,000 people are taking part. the metropolitan police say that two people have been arrested for supporting a proscribed organisation and four others for inciting racial hatred. protests calling for an end to the bombardment of gaza have been taking place every saturday. before the start of the demonstration, police handed out leaflets warning against the use of words or images that could �*break the law.�* dr lina khatib who is a director of the soas middle east institute at soas university of london, shared with me her thoughts on the diplomacy of the truce. this obviously has close relationships and connections with hamas, the political leader of hamas resides in qatar. and egypt also has connections with hamas, some of the other leadership and they are

deploying all those connections to make sure this deal happens. there is a lot at stake for them politically, for their own credibility. especially for qatar because it has had this relationship for hamas for a very long time and it will want to show the international community that there is value in maintaining lines of communication with hamas open. therefore, they have been quite... arrived in israel to now talk to the israeli side so i don't think tonight will pass without these efforts being stepped out. the bbc has heard that _ efforts being stepped out. the bbc has heard that a _ efforts being stepped out. the bbc has heard that a qatari _ efforts being stepped out. the bbc has heard that a qatari delegation | has heard that a qatari delegation is in israel. as for hamas, what calculation are they making here? the stability of this truce is important for them as well. well, the stability _ important for them as well. well, the stability of— important for them as well. well, the stability of the _ important for them as well. well, the stability of the truce - important for them as well. well, the stability of the truce is - important for them as well. well, the stability of the truce is not. the stability of the truce is not really the ultimate issue here, to be honest. the ultrabook issue for

hamas is to be seen —— ultimate issue for the as to be seen as having leverage over israel. we have to remember the release of the hostages and vice a versa, there release of detainees by israel is notjust release of detainees by israel is not just about the humanitarian saga of the story, it is also a political move. in that very harrowing way human beings are used as political bargaining chips for that when you have hostages taken and you have detainees on the other side, each side will want to extract as many political benefits as possible from their release. unfortunately, we have a situation in which hamas is looking at the bigger picture, not just the issue of the humanitarian pause. and the exchange of the date in hostages. that is why i believe it has accused israel of breaking the terms of the deal. and israel of course is denying that but i don't think the issue is as much about

political posturing. haste think the issue is as much about political posturing.— political posturing. we will get more details _ political posturing. we will get more details as _ political posturing. we will get more details as soon - political posturing. we will get more details as soon as - political posturing. we will get more details as soon as there | political posturing. we will get l more details as soon as there is political posturing. we will get - more details as soon as there is any more details as soon as there is any more information on release of those hostages. let's get some of the days other stories. in ukraine, the capital, kyiv has been hit by what the authorities say is the largest russian drone attack since the war began last year. ukraine's military said 74 out of 75 drones were shot down. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse reports. the illumination of kyiv�*s air defences, trying to keep out wave after wave of russian drone attacks. it's a desperate six—hour game of search and destroy. an assault designed to exhaust and overwhelm. even when they're intercepted, the debris can still be a threat. ukraine has resisted russian attempts to target infrastructure

before, but they still take a toll. translation: the blast was very powerful. - it even blew out the entrance metallic door. we would have been buried by the doors because the strength of the blast was immense. in the north—east luhansk region, there are still hard—fought gains and losses. it's the story of the 700—mile front line. today, president zelenskyy was at a remembrance service in kyiv to commemorate where millions of ukrainians were starved to death under the soviet union in the 1930s. "evil was not stopped," he said, "was not atoned for, and now we are stopping it." his country still faces a threat from moscow today, and he's still urging the world to unite against it. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.

let's ta ke let's take it back to israel. we have pictures of what has now been known and dubbed as hostage square in tel aviv. friends and relatives of families and relatives of hostages gather for more to be released. they've had mixed emotions of the situation and know that more will be released soon. please do stay with us. hello. it's been a cold and crisp day across many parts of the uk.

hello. it's been a cold and crisp day across many parts of the uk.

a clear evening on the way, too, and overnight, we're expecting another widespread frost. now, let me show you the satellite picture first — and in the last 24 hours or so, you can see the motion of the cloud. it's been coming in from the north, so that's where the cold air has been coming from, from the northern climes. but out towards the west, temporarily, we will see this incursion of slightly milder air brought by a weather front. so it does mean that the temperatures won't necessarily drop that quickly across western parts of the country. yes, across scotland and many central and eastern parts of the uk, with the clearing skies, there will be that sharp frost — but out towards the west here, where we have cloud and dribs and drabs of rain, actually by the early hours of the morning, probably no lower than three celsius in belfast, and in the tip of cornwall and devon, around seven celsius. so let's have a look at the forecast, then, for sunday — here's that approaching weather front or couple of them, warm front, cold front, occlusion actually, as well, and that means a lot of cloud and some outbreaks of rain. so it does mean that, after that beautiful and crisp saturday,

sunday will be very different — grey skies, really overcast out towards the west with outbreaks of rain. but scotland, particularly central parts of scotland, will remain cold and clear through the day. some sunshine here in aberdeen, four celsius, and pretty chilly across yorkshire and down into the southeast. but southwestern areas will be a little bit mild, around 7—8. now sunday into monday, that weather front moves across the uk — in fact, it's right over us early monday — and it does spell some unpleasant weather in the morning on monday. so thick cloud outbreaks of rain, it'll feel cold, too — look at the winds coming in from the north again on this western edge of the area of low pressure, so the winds are coming around that low pressure dragging the colder air from the north yet again. so for most of us, it's single figures. and the cold air does hang around in the week ahead — in fact, there is milder air, but it's way towards the south and southwest of us. the air stream will be generally coming in from the north.

so, here's the outlook for the week ahead. temperatures typically into single figures, but the weather will be quite variable and, in the mountains, wintry at times. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines. a dispute between hamas and israel which delayed the latest transfer of hostages in gaza is reported to be resolved. qatar says hostages will be released tonight. officials at over military camp in the west bank are due to give more details about the next group of palestinian prisoners to be released by israel. in other news, ukraine says russia has targeted it with the biggest number of explosive drones launched

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