welcome to newsday, i'm katie silver. the long—awaited ceasefire in gaza has come into effect. after a delay, fighting stopped on sunday, and since then, displaced palestinians have been returning to the homes they had to flee during 15 months of war. lorries carrying vital aid are now flowing into the territory. in the past couple of hours, 90 palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the ceasefire deal. in tel aviv, crowds celebrated as three israeli hostages were released by hamas — handed over in dramatic scenes. among them 28—year—old emily damari — a british—israeli — who was reunited with her mother. and 24—year—old romi gonen and 31—year—old doron steinbrecher who were met by their mothers. the war was triggered by the hamas attack on israel on october 7 2023 — which left over 1,200 people dead, mostly civilians,

and saw 250 taken hostage. since then more than 16,000 palestinians have been killed in gaza, according to health officials in the territory. our international editorjeremy bowen bring us our top story as the ceasefire in gaza begins. in gaza, a show of force by hamas as they handed the hostages over to the international red cross. in the white vehicles, doron steinbrecher, romi gonen and emily damari were starting their journey back to freedom. the men and guns were there to send a signal to israel and other palestinian factions that, whether they like it or not, hamas is still in charge in gaza. that sight will infuriate israelis. back safely in israel, british—israeli emily damari first. family reunions in the hospital in tel aviv. all three women were healthy enough to see the people

they'd missed the most. this day has been a long time coming. at first light, thousands of palestinians in gaza began trying to walk home. this fragile ceasefire started almost three hours late. with zero trust on either side, israel continued its attacks here in khan yunis, as it waited for the names of the women being released. gaza civil defence, run by hamas, said 19 more palestinians were killed by israel during the delay. hamas joined the celebrations, trying to claim some kind of victory. the israelis have destroyed the offensive power hamas used to attack them 15 months ago, but the americans say hamas has nearly as many new recruits as israel has killed. after so much bloodshed, celebratory gunfire did not make janah flinch. translation: may god have mercy

on the oppressed and those - who have passed and pity on us who survived, and, god willing, everyone will return home. this celebration in khan yunis was filmed by a trusted palestinian cameraman, working for the bbc. israel does not let international journalists enter gaza to report freely. just over the border in israel is the site of the nova music festival, where hamas killed more than 380 people on the 7th of october, and took a0 hostage. this weekend, with the ceasefire coming, many israelis made their own pilgrimages, moving quietly around the photos and memorials to those who were killed. a short distance away is another memorial. the festivalgoers' cars, hundreds of them destroyed in the attack. israelis here said they'd

wanted a deal in which all the hostages were swapped for palestinian prisoners at the same time. that's because they believed the war is going to resume. they said it was unavoidable while hamas still has armed men in gaza. they want to kill us. they want to finish us. so what is the good questions? look, look, this is, this is the answer. this is what they want. can we live like this? no. a ceasefire, by definition, is a compromise between enemies, but since the october attacks, prime minister netanyahu has talked repeatedly about getting all the hostages back through total victory, the complete annihilation of hamas as a political and military force. but right now, that is not what the israeli people are being offered. they're worried, says israel's leading pollster,

that this deal, in phases, over months, could break down before all the hostages are out. israelis know that things that happen in phases, that are conditional upon one another, are basically another way of the israeli government and the other side, hamas also, saying, "we don't trust you. "we're looking for, we're looking to trip you up. "we're looking to accuse you of breaking the deal "so that we can break the deal". it's a mutual cycle that we've seen in every other phase deal in israeli history, and particularly with israeli—palestinian relations. tonight in the west bank, palestinians are waiting for the release of their prisoners. 90 in exchange for the three israelis. the next swap of prisoners and hostages is due on saturday. for palestinian and israeli families, this is a night for hope and relief, and some trepidation about what might lie ahead. jeremy bowen, bbc news, tel aviv. as soon as the ceasefire was announced, humanitarian aid began to move across the border into gaza — with up to 600 trucks a day expected. for more on the humanitarian

situation i'm joined now by sean carroll, president and ceo of the organisation, american near east refugee aid', or anera. ajax has started to move in. what do we know about the situation on the ground? it was aood situation on the ground? it was good news _ situation on the ground? it was good news today _ situation on the ground? it was good news today that - situation on the ground? it was good news today that over - situation on the ground? it was good news today that over 800 trucks came in so even more than they expected— 600 — a lot of them are trucks who have long been waiting to get in and have been lined up and will need to make sure that the pipeline, the supply chain of continued needed aid is coming but it is a good sign today that that many trucks came in and that everyone is working hard together, un agencies, international ngos, the israeli authorities and all of the staff and community—based organisations inside gaza to get that aid in and get it distributed to where it is needed most.—

distributed to where it is needed most. �* ., ., needed most. been hearing about how fra . ile needed most. been hearing about how fragile the _ needed most. been hearing about how fragile the ceasefire - needed most. been hearing about how fragile the ceasefire can - how fragile the ceasefire can be. have you been operating under the idea that we need to get in there as quickly as we to try to administer aid in case it doesn't hold? well, i think so, — case it doesn't hold? well, i think so, that _ case it doesn't hold? well, i think so, that is _ case it doesn't hold? well, i think so, that is what - case it doesn't hold? well, i i think so, that is what everyone is feeling. i heard your correspondentjeremy saying this is a day of hope and believe and that is true and it should be a day ofjoy and it certainly is the families of the three israeli hostages released and those of the 90 palestinian prisoners, many of them political prisoners, released. but everyone is fearing that we won't get through the first phase. we won't get to the second phase. not all the hostages will be released, not all the prisoners will be released, the bombing will be released, the bombing will start again and after a71 days of that, no—one has any appetite or stomach for that so i think we're all working hard to get as much aid in as quickly as we can and in holding our breath and urging

everyone to keep this going, keep the ceasefire, keep the hostage and prisoner exchange going and to keep that aid flowing in. going and to keep that aid flowing im— going and to keep that aid flowing in— going and to keep that aid flowin: in. ~ . ., flowing in. what are the eight priorities- _ flowing in. what are the eight priorities. i— flowing in. what are the eight priorities. i we _ flowing in. what are the eight priorities. i we talking - flowing in. what are the eight priorities. i we talking food, l priorities. i we talking food, medical supplies? what are you hearing about what the situation is like there and what is the most pressing need? unfortunately it has been everything and over these past 15 months it has really only been food and medicine and water and some sheltered —— sheltered tents that have gone in and all that need to continue but we also need to go to equipment and agricultural products and water filtration products. we need to get a lot more in line has been getting in, and it has been restricted, on the list, not prioritised. anera brought in some of the first school supplies a few months ago. that needs to keep going because we and others are getting kids into some semblance of a learning environment that is absolutely

critical because there has been a scholasticide, so how do we get learning materials in? how do we get materials in that allow for safe water, domestic use water, how do we get agriculture back and of course how do we get enough equipment into clear the rubble away and make repairs on water lines, electrical lines. there is so much to do and i think that is of course tempering what should be a relation over finally reaching this ceasefire and and we need to keep the pressure on and we need to keep the pressure on ourselves and everyone has a say on what aid moves and how fast.— everyone has a say on what aid moves and how fast. imagine on da one moves and how fast. imagine on day one the _ moves and how fast. imagine on day one the international- day one the international committee have been working extensively together. what more can be done? are you calling on any government or any to

provide more help this rebuilding process? provide more help this rebuildin: rocess? ~ , rebuilding process? absolutely. one thing that _ rebuilding process? absolutely. one thing that is _ rebuilding process? absolutely. one thing that is a _ rebuilding process? absolutely. one thing that is a concern - rebuilding process? absolutely. one thing that is a concern of l one thing that is a concern of mine is that because it has been difficult to get adn get it delivered, with the war continuing —— to get aid in and get it delivered and with restrictions, many donors have held back on delivering. we've tried very hard over the past 15 months to say yes it is difficult but we and others, un agencies and other international ngos are getting aid in. not enough, it wasn't at the levels we needed and now we hope we can get it at the levels we needed because it was so hard and people knew it was hard, ifearthat so hard and people knew it was hard, i fear that those supply chains aren't as full as they need to be so we all need to urge, and i urge all of anera cosmic donors across the americas, europe, the gulf, the middle east, asia, please, send the aid, we can get it delivered. we have been giving it delivered over the past 15 months and now with the war ended and more board of crosses

opening and longer hours and more ability to get more trucks in the we can get aid in so get it flowing, we will procure a lot of it locally in the west bank, in israel, hopefully in egypt and the border between egypt and the border between egypt and the border between egypt and gaza will 0berlin again soon at a rougher —— will open again at rafah and as we were earlier in the war so just everything needs to be pushed. all the donors need to be sending aid or cash so that we can buy locally and get it in. sean carroll from anera, thank you forjoining me on bbc. thank you for having me. as we've heard, three hostages have been released today. hamas seized 251 people on october 7 2023 — of them, according to israel, more than 90 are still unaccounted for, but only 60 are believed to be alive. emily damari is the only british—israeli hostage — and she was freed today. lucy manning reports.

it's the smile that says she's free. emily damari and her mum, mandy, radiating joy as she spoke to her brother on the phone moments after her release. this was all mandy had said she wanted — to hug her daughter again. emily in good spirits despite her ordeal, despite missing two fingers after she was shot on october the 7th. tonight in the hospital, she reunited with her brothers and otherfamily, clutching onto them — for so long, they had been kept apart. yes, yes, yes. earlier, she stepped out of the darkness, away from the terror of hamas and into the light. a71 days of brutal captivity.

since october 7th, surrey—born mandy could only hold a poster of her daughter. last month, campaigning in london, she was also in the dark, unsure if emily was alive. i love her to the moon and back. she is a special person. it sounds like a cliche, but she is the best daughter i could possibly ask for. she is the core of our family. and...and the core is missing. it's like a piece of my heart isn't there. emily, who loved coming to britain to go to concerts, spurs matches and visit family, has missed so much. her british grandfather died while she was being held. in london, herfamily overcome by the news she was free. i broke down when i saw the pictures. we're just overjoyed. can't quite believe it. didn't think it was going to happen and that she'd be first out. we just can't quite believe it, but we're also sad. this isjust the beginning. we need to get the other hostages out.

tonight, mandy had one simple message — "thank you for bringing emily home." lucy manning, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the bbc understands the government will make an announcement on hospital funding in england next week. this includes hundreds of millions of pounds previously promised to london hospitals, including st helier hospital in sutton. chancellor rachel reeves announced injuly that a review would be carried out on hospital, road and rail projects. the chancellor's deputy darrenjones says donald trump will want to do a good deal with the uk. jones — who is chief secretary to the treasury — said he was confident uk—us trade relations could be deepened. however, reform uk leader nigel farage has claimed prime minster sir keir starmer is in a weak negotiating position due to his wish to strengthen ties with the eu. kent police say a woman has been charged with attempted

murder after a knife attack in dover. emergency services were called after a woman in her 50s was attacked while out walking. security staff at a nearby pub disarmed and restrained the suspect. the victim was treated at hospital and has since been discharged. you're live with bbc news. in less than 2a hours, donald trump will be sworn in as the us president — for the second time. ahead of that, he's been holding a victory rally in washington dc. let's take a listen to some of what he had to say. once and for all we are going to end the reign of a failed and corrupt political establishment in washington — a failed administration. we're not going to take it anymore. cheering and applause. we're going to stop the invasion of our borders, we're going to reclaim our

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so i said, very simply, a joint venture. so, if tiktok is worth nothing, zero, without it approved — you know, if you don't approve they're out of business, they're worth nothing. if you do approve they're worth like $1 trillion, they're worth some crazy number. so i said, "i'll approve" but let the united states of america owned 50% of tiktok. i'm approving on behalf of the united states. cheering and applause. let's talk to lily jamali, our north america technology correspondent. thank you forjoining us. first of all, what do we think happened behind the scenes in order to get this over the line? ., , ~ order to get this over the line? . , ~ ,., line? there was i think some olitical line? there was i think some political manoeuvring - line? there was i think some political manoeuvring behind j political manoeuvring behind the scenes. ultimately tiktok was down to just about half a day but the most american users it was back online by midday on sunday, that includes me, and what i'm seeing on the platform actually looks a lot like

regular tiktok, and i know that because much of what i was seeing over the last week was content having to do with the impending ban that took effect for some time on sunday, eight top —— the tiktok man and talk of saying goodbye to tiktok and now we're seeing the usual, the animal videos, now we're seeing the usual, the animalvideos, cooking now we're seeing the usual, the animal videos, cooking videos and a little bit of political content that really has a rollercoaster weekend tiktok users here and at every turn we've been getting these notifications from tiktok when you open it, whether 1533 00:21:32,601 --> 00