there's jubilation over the latest hostage and prisoner release, and a precarious moment for the gaza ceasefire deal as israel accuses hamas of breaching its terms. as the trump administration freezes us aid to most countries, we look at those most impacted like violence—torn haiti. and donald trump praises sir keir starmer, saying he plans to call the british prime minister within 2a hours in what would be the first conversation between the two leaders since the inauguration. hello, i'm carl nasman. a fragile truce aimed at ending the war in gaza is entering its second week, after four israeli hostages and around 200 palestinian prisoners were released tojubilation in israel and west bank. the release of four israeli soldiers — 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 on saturday 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 saturday. we have this report from our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson. in the theatre of war, the theatre of victory. four female israeli soldiers escorted to hamas to especially build stage. naama levy, liri albag,

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she is. in exchange, israel released — she is. in exchange, israel released 200 _ she is. in exchange, israel released 200 palestinians | she is. in exchange, israel- released 200 palestinians from its jails into gaza, egypt and the occupied west bank. first glimpse of long—lost relatives. first glimpses of postwar gaza. running to meet the red cross van in gaza, this family's niece and nephew with their mother. it has been 20 years, she said. my brother, my heart. 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 does

not allow outside journalists into 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 is just the 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 on the situation, i've been speaking to 0liver mcternan. he's a conflict and hostage

mediator and the co—founder and director of forward thinking, a charity that works on conflict resolution and mediation in the middle east. quite the scenes there, we saw both in israel and the west bank. what did you are what we saw and what this means for the ongoing ceasefire process? well, i was struck by the contrast between the defiant scene we witnessed in gaza today in comparison with what we saw in november 2023, when the first hostages were released. that was a much more quiet and carefully orchestrated. there was no big demonstration. i think what for me, today demonstrated, that military pressure, despite what president trump may think, the military pressure, it actually increases resistance, deepens

resistance, ratherthan increases resistance, deepens resistance, rather than helps us with deals and i think they are saying today that they estimate 10,000— 15,000 young were brought into hamas during the war, which underlines the point i'm trying to make. you don't think— point i'm trying to make. you don't think because _ point i'm trying to make. you don't think because we have also heard benjamin netanyahu insisting it has been military pressure from israel that is got in this deal done, that has brought both sides to the table and finally did end up releasing some of these hostages. but you have a different view?— hostages. but you have a different view? yes, and i think the _ different view? yes, and i think the qatari _ different view? yes, and i think the qatari prime - different view? yes, and i- think the qatari prime minister has a different view, when he was interviewed last friday, and he made the point very, very strongly that it was mediation, and not bombing, that brought the hostages home. i said president trump earlier

but i meant to say president joe biden because when he was saying the deal was on the table in may he said that it was the military pressure actually brought it to an end and brought the deal to fruition. a week ago. you also mention the — fruition. a week ago. you also mention the optics _ fruition. a week ago. you also mention the optics there - fruition. a week ago. you also mention the optics there and l mention the optics there and help laid out. we saw hamas really almost with a show of so many out there and people with automatic rifles and the green bandannas, what you make of the way this handover took place and really almost a show of power thereby hamas? i and really almost a show of power thereby hamas? i think it was sending _ power thereby hamas? i think it was sending first _ power thereby hamas? i think it was sending first of _ power thereby hamas? i think it was sending first of all - power thereby hamas? i think it was sending first of all a - was sending first of all a message. they were saying look, 15 months of war and we are still around, we are not going to go away. we are a resistance movement as long as the root cause of the conflict is not addressed, and that is occupation, we will be around

in some for more another. i think there were also sending a message to the gangs in gaza. we were told over the past 15 months a number of criminal gangs establish themselves and were stealing the food and selling it at big prizes are making big money out of the terrible conditions in which people were living. i think there was a message to them as well that we are around annual rain of 15 months of robbery and oppression — — and your rain 15 months. that this is over. , . ., ., rain 15 months. that this is over. , ., ., over. this exchange, four on the israeli — over. this exchange, four on the israeli side _ over. this exchange, four on the israeli side and - over. this exchange, four on the israeli side and 200 - over. this exchange, four on | the israeli side and 200 from the israeli side and 200 from the palestinian side release, could this imbalance affect the perception of the deal, the fairness, especially among the far right in israel? i fairness, especially among the

far right in israel?— far right in israel? i can understand _ far right in israel? i can understand that - far right in israel? i can understand that it - far right in israel? i can understand that it has i far right in israel? i can - understand that it has always been a problem, from the days of the earlier deals and people were against that for the very same reason. and if i may explain, when i was doing the sure leak deal, it was explained to me that the reason why hamas is the soldiers, it is the forced reviews of long—term life is in israeli prisons, people who were convicted and given 90 years or 990 years, have no chance of them ever coming out. this was a way of getting some sort of review of their case and in explaining that, i don't endorse it and let me underline that but it's important to understand that that is the reasoning behind it.- understand that that is the reasoning behind it. great to

net our reasoning behind it. great to get your perspective - reasoning behind it. great to get your perspective on - reasoning behind it. great to get your perspective on the i get your perspective on the events of today. thank you very much. ., ~ events of today. thank you very much. . ~ ,, 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. in the past couple of hours, president trump has told the bbc�*s anthony zurcher that the british prime minister has done "a very good job" and said he would call sir keir starmer in the next 2a hours. he said the pair get along very well, saying, "i may not agree with his philosophy, but i have a very good relationship with him." trump's ally elon musk recently criticised sir keir�*s government over its response to child exploitation cases. if you go to the uk do you think you will get along with keir starmer and the labour government? i keir starmer and the labour government?— keir starmer and the labour covernment? ., ., �* , government? i do and i've seen him three _ government? i do and i've seen him three times _ government? i do and i've seen him three times and _ government? i do and i've seen him three times and he - government? i do and i've seen him three times and he has - government? i do and i've seen i him three times and he has come over_ him three times and he has come over twice — him three times and he has come over twice and he and i have a call over— over twice and he and i have a call over the next 24 hours and we get —

call over the next 24 hours and we get along with him well, and he is _ we get along with him well, and he is liberal, which is a little _ he is liberal, which is a little bit _ he is liberal, which is a little bit different from me but i — little bit different from me but i think he's a very good person _ but i think he's a very good person. his son a very good job so far. — person. his son a very good job so far. his _ person. his son a very good job so far, his very new at the job but he — so far, his very new at the job but he has _ so far, his very new at the job but he has represented his country— but he has represented his country in terms of his philosophy. i may not agree with— philosophy. i may not agree with this _ philosophy. i may not agree with this philosophy but i have a very— with this philosophy but i have a very good relationship with him — a very good relationship with him and _ a very good relationship with him and i_ a very good relationship with him and i said tyson avenue had dinner— him and i said tyson avenue had dinner with — him and i said tyson avenue had dinnerwith him at him and i said tyson avenue had dinner with him at trump tower, as you _ dinner with him at trump tower, as you probably know. president trump made the comments on air force one as he returned from a visit to nevada. that's 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 organisation, 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 also addressed his plans to tackle illegal immigration. he's 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. in the last 24 hours, 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: donald trump has defended his actions, saying firing the watchdog staff was a "common thing to do" and he will be replacing them with people who will be "very good". but 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. as we've been hearing, president trump's first week has been busy. ros atkins has been taking a look at his first few days in office. week one of his second presidency and a lot has happened. on monday he was sworn in. i was saved by god to make america great again. two make more speeches, a rally and a press conference would follow, and executive orders, 26 of them, some signed at the rally with pens thrown into the crowd, others signed in the oval office, bringing a declaration

of a national emergency on the us border with mexico, pardons or many involved in 6january, withdrawal from the world health organisation, withdrawal from the paris climate agreement, the gulf of mexico renaming the gulf of america, and restrictions east on oil and gas exploration or as he puts it drill, baby, drill. there was this as well. there are only to make genders, male and female. on a gaza, the president said he was not confident the ceasefire will hold an added... it's a phenomenal location, on the sea, the best weather. by this point a gesture by elon musk was getting attention and his day ended with three balls. and some dancing... to ymca, with a sword. tuesday brought another pardon, the man who ran a dark web

marketplace where illegal drugs are sold. calling those who prosecuted him a scum. it was announced diversity staff will be put on paid leave, and 500 really dollar ai start—up was announced to which elon musk responded... on wednesday, trump called vladimir putin to stop the ridiculous war in ukraine, or russia would face sanctions. then on tv the president appeared to him, joe biden could be prosecuted, and on security protection mike pompeo had his revoked. so had the former national security adviser, john bolton, allegedly facing threats from iran. thursday brought another speech, tariffs mentioned, as with the idea of canada becoming part of the us. you can always become a state and if you are a state we would not have a deficit. in seattle, a federaljudge blocked the executive order to bend birthright citizenship, calling it... the president ordered documents on the assassinations ofjohn f.kennedy, robert f kennedy and martin luther kinng to be declassified. that is a big one.

the week ended with images of deportation flights, anthony fauci, who led the us response to covid—19 had his security revoked and the president left washington for california and north carolina. in his inauguration speech, he had declared... ..the golden age of america begins right now. however you describe the trump presidency, it has definitely begun. 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. great to talk with you about this. the us is haiti's largest aid 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 were not sure but now it is starting to settle in, and in fact partners in hope, who provide medical services, one of the largest hospitals there that are still functioning, they sent out a release and they called this reckless, saying it will reverse decades of progress, especially in areas of hiv—aids

as well as maternal health. give us a sense of what sorts of programmes will be affected? i assume there are things like health but also this crucial security mission the us has been funding in haiti as well? exactly, under the biden administration the us provided more than $600 million for the kenyan—led multinational security support mission. they thought they would get more support for international committees, that did not necessarily happen, and so we are waiting to see how it will affect us. we just had a contingent of kenyan officers arriving in haiti this month, another group, 400, infact, that are in kenya that 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 but the reality is what i have been told is that even on projects where you may continue the operation, because there are only these various levels,

a lot of these the implementing agencies, they hire 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 experts, they tell you that most likely the projects may close, things may stop, certain services, or people may end up leaving because theyjust cannot wait around to get reimbursed. 13 un peacekeeping soldiers have been killed in the eastern region of the democratic republic of the congo. that's where congolese forces are clashing with the rwanda—backed m—23 rebels. the un says that more than 400,000 people have fled their homes since the start of this year. the m—23 is a prominent rebel group that has been operating since it turned against the drc�*s government in 2012. russia has been struggling to contain a major heavy fuel oil spill off the coast of the annexed crimea following an incident with two tankers that was badly damaged in the black

sea over a month ago. bbc verify�*s 0lga robinson has more. 0ver over the past month, russian social media have been flooded with images like this, people in suits cleaning terlich substances on the beach, and it is oil used to fuel vessels and estimated that 5000 tons has leaked in the sea. it happened here, the strait that separates russia from the crimean peninsula. two vessels were damaged in late december and russian scientists estimate their spill could be twice the size of the last significant oil spill in 2007. this is a video of the latest incident that were released by russian authorities in december showing one oil tanker split in half with streaks of oil clearly visible in the water. the other one went aground. ukrainian activists have accused these vessels of being part of the shadow oilfield, tankers poorly

maintained and not properly insured and thought to be used to move oil to avoid sanctions but analysts could not confirm this. greenpeace estimates that the spill area covers around 400 square kilometres and at least some of this oil has sunk to the bottom of the sea and here is a video from an independent russian environmental group and it shows what looks like oil on the seabed. some find pollution have been visible in recent satellite and here is a beach in russia's resort town in december, days after the incident and you can clearly see oil and this is a more recent picture from the january ten, showing two streaks of oil, one about 25 1536 00:21:51,