handled comic handed over. more than 80 palestinian prisoners are at: palestinian prisoners are due to freed at: palestinian priseners are due ta freed by at: palestinian priseners are due te freed by israel in return. these v�*liver 7 �* live pictures 7 �*live pictures from 7 �* live pictures from tel aviv, other live pictures from tel aviv, where family and friends of the gather. in other news, a hostages gather. in other news, a judge has blocked trump judge has blocked president trump from workers at the us from placing workers at the us aid agency international aid agency unpaid leave, hours before it was due to leave, hours before it was dee be president leave, hours before it was doe to president trump leave, hours before it was due to president trump says he is happen. president trump says he is immediately revoking joe biden's security clearance. the immediately revoking joe biden's security cleé demands the immediately revoking joe biden's security cleé demands access to government demands access to encrypted data stored by apple users worldwide to icloud users worldwide to helm crime. welcome to the programme. we start this hour in the middle east. three more hostages who were this hour in the middle east. three more during tages who were this hour in the middle east. three more during the as who were attackf attackéi n attackéin 2023 attackfin 2023 are expected 0ctober attack in 2023 are expected to be freed by hamas in the next few

hours. since hostage release and hours. since the hostage release and ceasefire deal began last month, 18 hours. since the hostage release and ceasefire have began last month, 18 hours. since the hostage release and ceasefire have so |an last month, 18 hours. since the hostage release and ceasefire have so far last month, 18 hours. since the hostage release and ceasefire have so far been 1onth, i8 hours. since the hostage release and ceasefire have so far been released. hostages have so far been released. israel, in return, palestinian in the exchange with prisoners in the exchange with another 183 expected to be returned on saturday. that me take you to the live seen in central gaza. in the hour, we have seen hamas last hour, we have seen hamas fighters and vehicles arrive. there fighters and've'hitles arriveg'ther’e also a stage that you can see has been set up with the sign that has been set up with the sign of a fist and a palestinian flag. we should say this is a different location to where releases location to where other releases have taken place. the three hostages are expected to be released, one was captured 7

was captured the 77 was captured the nova music whom was captured at the nova music festival. 0ne whom was captured at the nova music festival. one is and another is festival. one is 52 and another is 56, both taken from a kibbutz. we don't know if they are to be handed over or if there will be over here or if there will be different sites. that is one thing we don't know. this follows a different sites. that is one thing we don that w. this follows a different sites. that is one thing we don that we this follows a different sites. that is one thing we don that we have 1is follows a different sites. that is one thing we don that we have seen .lows a different sites. that is one thing we don that we have seen over a different sites. that is one thing we don that we have seen over the ”7 few few where ”7 few where the last few weekends, where the hostages are taken to an where hostages are taken to an area where often there is a set up. gfgen there is a stage set uo. they then paraded on that stage by are then paraded on that stage by hamas before being handed over to ghamas before being handed overto international of the the international committee of the red cross. what we will be looking out for is the international committee the red cross committee of the red cross vehicles will arrive. committee of the red cross vehicles willarrive. normally committee of the red cross vehicles will arrive. normally they have that will arrive. normally they have a red clock, cross flag and on a red clock, cross flag and logo on them. the hostages are then handed �*to 77 �* to the 77 �*to the red 77 �*to the red cross. they are then over to the red cross. they are then driven to the border, where they are

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