sir keir starmer sacks health minister andrew gwynne and one of the world's biggest sporting events returns in the super bowl. welcome to the programme. we start this hour in thailand where there have been emotional five thai farmworkers who were abducted during the october 7 attacks by hamas on israel have returned home, ten days after they were released. the five men were greeted by relatives at bangkok airport. they spent nearly 500 days in captivity. the attack were thais.

making them one of the largest migrant groups in the country. in securing their release, saying thailand had never given up hope. the long ordeal of these farmworkers is now over after they arrived back this morning at the bangkok main international airport, giving a traditional greeting to the waiting reporters. it was then an emotional reunion with their families. they have been held for the past ten days in an israeli hospital while their health has been checked but it appears to be remarkably good, being held by hamas under the israeli bombardment

gaza. until the agreement between israel and hamas were still alive, thailand had been negotiating from the start 23 were freed in just a few weeks but there has been almost no news about the remaining six who are still alive or believed to be alive in the last year, until last month when they heard these five would be freed along with the first groups of israeli hostages. there is still one thai man from the northeast who was missing. of thai nationals who go to israel every year to work agricultural economy, they came back here worried to israel despite

the obvious risks. the salaries they can earn in israel are around two here and that is still a powerful draw. staying with the ceasefire and hostage release deal. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said he's sending a delegation to qatar to continue gaza ceasefire negotiations. mr netanyahu said israel would do everything possible to secure the return of the remaining hostages but was also determined to eliminate hamas. hamas has said its ready for further talks, but it's accused israel of dragging its feet on the delivery of humanitarian relief as part of the ceasefire deal. translation: we have seen were - hamas - translation: we have seen were - hamas are, l translation: we have seen i were - hamas are, the were monsters hamas are, the same monsters who slaughtered our citizens and abused our

our citizens and abused eur and eur citizens and abused eur and say eur citizens and abused dur and say to them hestages and i say te themf * " w” ' 77 " let their hestages and i say te then-r ” " w” ' ” " let their blood be on again, let their blood be on their heads. we would do everything to return all the hostages, we will ensure their hbstages: wewill ensure their this is hbstages: wewitt ensure their this is the instruction safety, this is the instruction i gave to the delegation, to tell the mediators this and demanded but beyond that �*;—:—�*;�* ls"; lech-4 "�*-:" trump completely president trump completely agreed with me. we would do everything return all everything to return all hostages but hamas will not be there, we will eliminate them and we will return our hostages. in hospital. in tel aviv, protesters call for the release of all remaining israeli hostages. �* yesterday 77 �*yesterday that 77 �*yesterday that hamas three more people as part freed three more people as part of the gaza ceasefire deal. of the gazauceasefire deai. by concern over the tempered by concern over the gaunt and frail appearance. ohad ben ami, or levy and eli

ohad ben ami. or levy and eli this was eli sharabi sharabi. this was eli sharabi before october 7 attacks, this is him after almost 500 days in is him after almostsqqdays in his and captivity. his brothers and sisters greeted him on his return to israel but not there return. to israei but net there” a as. as. i” . i, . reunion was return te israei but net therere re eer eer rer r re r reunion was his british for the reunion was his british wife leanne and the jury daughters killed by teenege deughters killed by , ~ .,. ~~ ~ the day teenege deughters billed by , ~ .,. ~~ ~ the day he was taken hamas on the day he was taken captive. in wales, the parents watch �*son—in—law being watch their son—in—law being freed. watch their son-in-law being freed. rr r watch their son-in-law being freed. in i, , i, , freed. the emaeiated state they ~ ” ~ ~ ” , r 40 men. it is an absolute have 40 men. it is an absolute and absolute shock and disgrace and absolute shock and we both cried.— we both cried. concern about his was we both cried. concern about his - was also - his condition was also expressed by british prime expressed by the british prime minister. reunited with his family, ohad ben ami he family, ohad ben ami said he had lots to catch up on but added it like someone added it feels like someone ripped me away and time kept on passing, i need answers, lots and lots of answers.

translation: and lots of answers. tuna/mom- and lots of answers. translation: r, iranslationi returnees translationz returnees causes us deep —: = -: —— t for the fate of e for the fate of those concern for the fate of those who remain in captivity. our first duty as. is, humans and as a society is to work for the return of all hostages until as a society is to work for the ret| lastf all hostages until as a society is to work for the ret| last one. rostages until as a society is to work for the ret| last one. be: :ages until as a society is to work for the ret| last one.- until i as a society is to work for the ret| last one.-|til i as a society is to work for the ret| last one.— the last one. as part of the exchange. _ the last one. as part of the exchange, 183 _ the last one. as part of the exchange, 183 palestinian l exchange, 183 palestinian prisoners were released by israel. 70 been convicted israel. 70 had been convicted of serious crimes and are serving long sentences. the majority were gazans detained during war and held without during the war and held without charge. seven needed be during the war and held without charge. stoen needed be during the war and held without charge. sto hospital d be during the war and held without charge. sto hospital according admitted to hospital according to the palestinian red te therpaiestinian red translation: totherpai "-.- :~. translation: crescent. translation: the conditions — crescent. translation: the conditions were _ crescent. translation: tue conditions were very bad, no food, no water, no medicine, i spent 40 days handcuffed and blindfolded and i could not go to the bathroom or anywhere

else. these prisoner said he was beaten _ else. these prisoner said he was beaten on _ else. these prisoner said he was beaten on his _ else. these prisoner said he was beaten on his hands - else. these prisoner said he| was beaten on his hands and legs even as he transferred legs even as he was transferred from jail stop as people on both sides taste freedom, distrust remains high. that will not help the prospect of turning the ceasefire into a simon jones, bbc news. so far, 21 hostages have been freed since the ceasefire by the end of the first stage of the ceasefire in three weeks' time, 33 hostages and 1,900 prisoners israeli forces must also leave populated areas and the netzarim corridor, which cuts off the north of gaza from the south. and the remaining living hostages will be exchanged for palestinian prisoners. and stage three would see all the dead bodies of hostages

reconstruction of gaza. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic. what do we know about the phase two talks in qatar? benjamin netanyahu sent his delegation to doha to talk the second phase about about the second phase about the withdrawal of the israeli forces from gaza and the release of the hostages but retease 'of'th'e' hostages but a re retease'efth’e hostages but are many retease'of'th'e hostages but are many challenges for there are many challenges for there are many challenges for the second phase to, to succeed because the expression from benjamin netanyahu and his parties especially, the minister of finance, that no second phase after first, second phase after the first, if they go the phase second phase after the first, if1 is y go the phase second phase after the first, if 1 is y go will1e phase second phase after the first, if1 is y go will withdraw phase second phase after the first, if 1 is y go will withdraw from e he is part will withdraw from the government of some of my and that is a problem.

collapse and that is a problem. the pressure from the sometimes the pressure from the hostages and the families to carry on �* the hostages and the families to carry on �*the second carry on for the second phase, and there is pressure on netanyahu to go to the second and third phase on there are many challenges with the withdrawal from the corridor mr because repeatedly mr netanyahu the israeli officials say and the israeli officials say that hamas are smuggling weapons from egypt on the border so there is fear about the safety of israel. what are the safety of israel. what are the alternatives? it would be if israel will withdraw from that, so it a problem, so that, so it is a problem, so these other challenges and the second phase might go smoothly second phase might go smoothty be according to the and be according to the deadline. ., ., deadline. the netzarim corridor in gaza, deadline. the netzarim corridor in gaza. the _ deadline. the netzarim corridor in gaza, the israeli _ deadline. the netzarim corridor in gaza, the israeli army - deadline. the netzarim corridor in gaza, the israeli army are - in gaza, the israeli army are expected to withdraw from that area? , rr expected to withdraw from that area? ,~ , ., area? they are supposed to withdraw — area? they are supposed to withdraw today _ area? they are supposed to withdraw today according i area? they are supposed to withdraw today according to area? they are supposed to - withdraw today according to the agreement. the corridor is

about seven kilometres long, there are several israeli military bases built there in order to stop moving order to stop people moving from the south to the north but according to the deal the second stage was supposed to be people from south to z -= north it was postponed of the controversy because of the controversy about one of the israeli hostages and it was tv so 500,000 went 77 so 500,000 went back opened, so 500,000 went back again, so it was a way to stop people going from this the order to haoe control north in order to have control of this area.— north in order to have control of this area. we saw during the week president _ of this area. we saw during the week president trump - of this area. we saw during the week president trump having l week president trump having talks mr netanyahu and we talks with mr netanyahu and we understand leaders from understand that leaders from each of the jordan understand that leaders from each of thejordan are expected in washington over the next week or so?— in washington over the next week or so? the reports from jordan week or so? the reports from jordan is _ week or so? the reports from jordan is that _ week or so? the reports from jordan is that the _ week or so? the reports from jordan is that the king - week or so? the reports from jordan is that the king will. jordan is that the king will visit �*trump and meet him on visit mr trump and meet him on 11 february. then the egyptian

resident will on 18 february. so there is for mr so there is pressure for mr trump in order so there