amid jubilation over the latest hostage and prisoner release, a precarious moment for the gaza ceasefire deal as israel accuses hamas of breaching its terms. 13 soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the democratic republic of congo are killed in clashes with m23 rebels. and as the trump administration freezes us aid to most countries, we look at those most impacted — like violence—torn haiti. hello, i'm carl nasman. we start with scenes ofjubilation in israel and the west bank after four female israeli soldiers held hostage by hamas were released in exchange for around 200 palestinian prisoners detained by israel. the release of naama levy, liri albag, daniella gilboa and karina ariev is the second exchange to take place as part of the gaza ceasefire deal.

meanwhile, crowds of palestinians turned out in the west bank to welcome two buses carrying detainees released from two israeli prisons. as part of the ceasefire deal, thousands of displaced gaza residents were supposed to be allowed to return to the north of the strip today. but israel has so far prevented them crossing into the north until a female civilian hostage, arbel yehud, is released. israel says she should have been freed today. we have this report from our middle east correspondent lucy williamson. in a theatre of war, the theatre of victory. cheering four israeli soldiers escorted by hamas to a specially built stage. naama, leary, daniella and karina smiling for the cameras. after 15 months in captivity, theirfreedom signed moments before. hostages taken by brute force,

released with a pen. back home in israel, they watched them freed. tension breaking into relief. into tears. the childhood friends of leary clinging together as she appeared. a moment imagined many times, still unreal. when i saw leary smile, when i saw leary walking on her two legs. it's everything. she's a hero. she's a fighter. and this moment, this couple of minutes just show me how brave she is. cheering in exchange, israel released 200 palestinians from its jails to gaza, egypt and the occupied west bank. first glimpses of

long—lost relatives, first glimpses of post—war gaza. running to meet the red cross van in gaza, rafe alfare�*s niece and nephew, with their mother. "it's been 20 years," she said. "my brother. "my heart." but the homecoming of those displaced by the war here was delayed. blocked by israeli forces after israel accused hamas of breaching the deal by not releasing a civilian female hostage held by another militia group. then panic as shots were fired. israel doesn't allow outside journalists in to operate independently from gaza, but reports suggest one man was killed and others injured.

israel's army said it fired warning shots into the air. across the border, 15 months of waiting ended. in the relief of hugging a parent holding a child. their return also a reminder of 90 hostages still held in gaza. for them, this isjust the beginning in a long and precarious road home. lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. for more, i spoke with lucy williamson a short while ago. those israeli hostages have now been released, tell us more about how the exchange played out and what more we know about their condition? in out and what more we know about their condition?— their condition? in many ways this was up —

their condition? in many ways this was up to _ their condition? in many ways this was up to a _ their condition? in many ways this was up to a point - their condition? in many ways this was up to a point quite i their condition? in many ways this was up to a point quite a | this was up to a point quite a smooth exchange of prisoners between hamas and israel. we saw hamas very much in control of the crowd in a gaza city, setting up a special podium, really controlling the crowd, banners strung up in preparation, the cameras were rolling, and then the four women were brought out of the hamas vehicles and taken up to the stage, all wearing a uniform. they all looked in relatively good physical condition, given the length of their captivity, waving and smiling, some of them gave a thumbs up before they were put into the red cross vehicles and began to hit a snag, israel due to withdraw some vehicles and then spread across the border into the red cross vehicles and then spread across the border into israel to meet their into israel to meet their families. 0n the other side of families. 0n the other side of the queen as well, the release the queen as well, the release of 200 palestinian prisoners of 200 palestinian prisoners also unfolded fairly smoothly, also unfolded fairly smoothly, the prisoners are sent back to the prisoners are sent back to the prisoners are sent back to the occupied west bank, to the prisoners are sent back to the occupied west bank, to gaza, and also some of them to gaza, and also some of them to egypt. but after that, things egypt. but after that, things began to hit a snag, israel due began to hit a snag, israel due

to withdraw some of to withdraw some of its forces from the western — from the coastal road of gaza to allow displaced people in a gaza to return to their homes in the north. that part did not happen because israel accused hamas of not releasing a civilian female prisoner, who under the deal should have been released first, they questioned why this had not happened and said they would not withdraw the forces until that hostage was released.— until that hostage was released. ~ . , released. what will be the effect on _ released. what will be the effect on the _ released. what will be the effect on the ground - released. what will be the effect on the ground of. released. what will be the l effect on the ground of that flag? i effect on the ground of that flan ? ~'

stage of the deal so far, how easily it can disrupt proceedings. there is not a lot of trust between the size, an understatement, and also i think what we saw today with the crowds gathering on the coast road to try to move forward, not being allowed to move forward, and then the reports of the israeli forces firing, in some way, around the crowd, above the crowd, in order to disperse them and push them back. we get reports of at least one man killed, others injured during those incidents, so it shows how unpredictable the situation is on the ground, and potentially how easily this deal can unravel. as we heard, thousands of displaced palestinians have been prevented from returning to their homes in the north of the gaza strip after israel blocked a main road, accusing hamas of breaching the terms of their ceasefire deal. israel's government said gazans would not be allowed to travel north until the release of an israeli civilian, arbel yehud.

i spoke about that earlier with mara rudman — former chief of staff for the office of the special envoy for middle east peace at the us state department. she reportedly is being by jihad and there has been some back—and—forth tension as i understand about the ceasefire negotiations from hamas about how much control they have over those held by islamichhad which is a faction group that some would argue with even further and more extreme than a hamas, and to must itself is quite extreme but hamas has disputed how muchjihad is under its control. so i believe that your reporting was there was proof of life of that hostage, i think that was probably intended to reassure the israeli side, and to allow the israeli side, and to allow the next phases go forward, hopefully, and she will be released very soon. that is also important as well for the

step for the others who need to get back to northern gaza to be able to do so.— able to do so. they have been members _ able to do so. they have been members of — able to do so. they have been members of the _ able to do so. they have been members of the israeli - members of the israeli far—right, the deal has not been popular with them from the beginning, as we see more and more of these palestinian detainees released, the criticism might be mounting and what is it for this deal, as it progresses into the next stages which are going to be even more difficult to implement?— difficult to implement? firstly let's be clear, _ difficult to implement? firstly let's be clear, the _ difficult to implement? firstly let's be clear, the two - difficult to implement? firstlyl let's be clear, the two extreme right extremists members of the netanyahu coalition have not been a supporter, they are willing to give up and israeli lives in hostages from october 7 onwards. they are not about doing what is in the best interests of israel, certainly not about saving israeli lives, they are about pursuing their own ideological agendas and have been in a sense holding

prime minister netanyahu to their account, prime minister netanyahu to theiraccount, not prime minister netanyahu to their account, not the account of the israeli people, the release of hostages, the progress you a permanent ceasefire is overwhelmingly popular even as israelis may disagree on a number of other things, this is not an issue on which the israeli population at large disagrees. in lebanon, israel has warned people in the south of the country not to return home after saying its troops would remain there beyond sunday. they're supposed to withdraw under a ceasefire with hezbollah. lebanon's army accused israel of procrastination. president donald trump has been visiting nevada — a state that flipped republican in the recent presidential election for the first time in two decades. he told a rally of his supporters he might re—join the world health organization, days after he ordered the us to withdraw from the un's global health agency. he said it would have to be, as he put it, "cleaned up". president trump is sending hundreds of troops to states bordering mexico — like neighbouring arizona — to boost security.

these are new pictures of soldiers arriving at fort bliss in texas, just across the border from mexico — a staging ground as they prepare to deploy. the trump administration has fired at least a dozen federal watchdogs — a move which could face legal challenges and prompted concern on capitol hill. republican senator chuck grassley releasing a statement, saying: there's been no response from the white house. the senate minority leader, democrat chuck schumer, said it marked the start of what he called "a golden age of abuse in government". yesterday in the dark of night president trump fired at least 12 independent inspector generals and important federal agencies across the administration. this is a chilling purge. it's a preview of the lawless approach donald trump and his administration are taking far too often as he's becoming president.

these dismissals are possibly in violation of federal law, which requires congress to have 30 days' notice of any intent to fire inspectors general. these firings are donald trump's way of telling us he is terrified of accountability. for more on this, i spoke to our correspondent david willis. we have seen the tightening of the attempt to tighten the control over the central federal government by the putting in place of these loyalist, we have also seen evidence overnight of an attempt to put loyalists in place in the federal government or perhaps i should say remove those seen as disloyal with about a dozen inspectors general of some of the largest departments in the federal government, including the departments of labour and transportation, suddenly

dismissed it has been reported, and thought that may even be illegal bearing in mind that it is now the law that congress be given 30 days' notice of any such dismissals. there has been no word on this so far from the white house but a lot of consternation expressed are those who believe this really is the thin end of the wedge as far as rooting out opponents of donald trump and the government are concerned. the us state department has halted spending on almost all foreign aid projects, with exceptions for israel and egypt, according to an internal memo sent to officials. a review is set to be carried out over the next three months. the us is the world's biggest international aid donor, spending $68 billion last year. the notice appears to affect everything from development assistance to military aid, and risks cutting off life—saving services, though there are exceptions forfood aid. violence—torn haiti will be one of the countries most impacted. the us is haiti's biggest donor, providing more than

$5.6 billion since the 2010 earthquakes for disaster relief, reconstruction and development programs. for more on this, i spoke to jacqueline charles, reporter with the miami herald, who's been covering haiti for over a decade. agreed to talk with you about these. the us is 80's largest a donor, what has been the reaction to the move among organisations and people there? in the beginning people were scratching their heads and trying to figure out what the impact will be, from providers to even government officials, people are not sure but now it is starting to settle in, and in fact partners in hope to provide medical services, one of the largest hospitals that are still functioning, they sent out a release in the call these reckless, saying it will reverse decades of progress especially in areas of hiv as

well as maternal health. give us a sense — well as maternal health. give us a sense of— well as maternal health. give us a sense of what _ well as maternal health. give us a sense of what sorts - well as maternal health. give us a sense of what sorts of i us a sense of what sorts of programmes will be affected? i assume there are things like health but also the crucial security mission the us has been funding as well? under the biden administration _ been funding as well? under the biden administration the - been funding as well? under the biden administration the us - biden administration the us provided more than $600 million for the security support mission. they thought they would get more support for international committees, and so we are waiting to see how it will affect us. we just had a contentious opinion officer arriving, another group, they are in a cannula, they need to be deployed, and i know they have been very concerned about whether or not the united states under president trump will continue with the funding. so much is not known at this point the reality it is what i have been told is that even on projects where you may continue the operation, because there

are only these various levels, the implementing agencies, the higher people to do it, and so now will have to wait 90 days to get reimbursed, some people just cannot wait 90 days. so when you talk to expose tell you that most likely the projects may close, things may stop, certain services, or people may end up leaving because they just cannot wait around to get reimbursed. in the meantime, the government is going through turmoil but does it have the means to bridge the gap is back no, haiti does not have the means some of the budget is 3.5 million dollars, last year when they were taking on armed gangs they are running out of ammunition and it was the us that had — they brought the us that had — they brought the additional ammunition. these are questions asked of the state department, be specific, what happens, will continue to provide aid if this mission or the police do not get a response. there is a big

picture but also the practical every day, the us is our biggest owner, funding, lusty gains are more than 5600 people, a million people displaced, many of them are intended cities with no access to sanitation, drinking water, we see a