live from london, this is bbc news. hamas has released five israeli hostages to the red cross in gaza, while a sixth was handed over privately as part of the ceasefire deal. however, the exchange of 600 palestinians held in israeli prisons has been delayed. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has called for europe to have a seat at the negotiating table to help end the war with russia. us president trump fires senior officials at the pentagon, including the highest—ranking military officer, and the first woman

to lead the us navy. to release the palestinians. for the delay. were released. first in rafah, two

hostages — tal shoham cross in a ceremony. a second release took place in nuseirat. handed over. the first was omer wenkert who was taken hostage the final hostage to be released today was hisham al—sayed this is a photojust released by hamas. the idf says he went to hospital by helicopter,

hostages were released. there were pretty large crowds on hostages square the behind me which beamed screen behind me which beamed the live pictures of this very stage show by hamas that we've seen on a weekly basis with really images from in offence world, beamed into here another werld rbeemeeirinte here aviv, another werldrheemeeirinte here aviv, the another worldrheameeirinto here aviv, the wasteland of in tel aviv, the wasteland of gaza, where hostages were gaza, where those hostages were released in a show where hamas surrounded them and fighters surrounded them and took them up on stage. they blew kisses to the crowd, they blew kisses to theirowd. they made blew kisses to theirowd. they made to l1lew kisses to theirowd. they made to sign documents and ihanded handed over to the ’ fh'a'fiééti’oie? i; ii}; rea" ’ w then handed over to the red cross led into israel. now here in israel and as are now here in israel and as you saw those pictures that you saw in those pictures that you saw in those pictures that you introduced, reunited with theirfamilies you introduced, reunited with their families as begin you introduced, reunited with theirfamilies as begina theirfamilies. as they begin a in hospital theirfamilies as they hegih a in hospital and medical

stay in hospital and medical examinations. you mentioned in �*introduction that there been a in the release has been a delay in the release of more than palestinian of more than 600 palestinian who are meant to be prisoners who are meant to be exchanged for the six hostages. exchangedfor the sis has�*agez me the let me explain what the thinking is about why is delay. here on hostages you sa§’§f%% 7 _ you mentioned that square you'mentionad that beeb square yoa'mentionad that beeb as square you'mentiohed that beeb as have family the beeb as family have gone through with the body that hamas claimed to be shiri one of dead bibas, one of the dead returning israel. turned 77 turned out 77 turned out it 77 turned out it wasénot her !t turhea eutityslas—hetj�*ael r— and then !t turhea eutjtja'as—hetj�*ael r— and then the !t turhea eutityslas—hetj�*ael 7— and then the corrector body and then the corrector remains were handed to her a later. i'm going family a day later. i'm going to lower my voice a bit because ie t“ tsetse— we ace a hit beware w ' f * ~ is shrine here. you can there is a shrine here. you can see the four dead hostages who here, shiri her e eeeia’ii =|5—: 7 two two sons, 7 two sons, ariel, 1 two sons,”ariel, who beside her two sons, ariel, who was �*years beside her two sons, ariel, who was �* years old beside her two sons, ariel, who was �*years old when he was was four years old when he was seized on the 7th of october, kfir to the right of him who was just kfir to the right of him who wasjust nine kfir to the right of him who was just nine old was just nine�*rnonths old and to the far right there is

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could release that could precede the release of the palestinian prisoners but for the moment it's been pushed into two but for the moment it's been pushe from into two but for the moment it's been pushe from now, into two but for the moment it's been pushe from now, and into two but for the moment it's been pushe from now, and that two but for the moment it's been pushe from now, and that is io hours from now, and that is when the timing we've had when the next timing we've had on the of those on the release of those palestinian prisoners. mark, the ceasefire _ palestinian prisoners. mark, the ceasefire hangs - palestinian prisoners. mark, the ceasefire hangs on - palestinian prisoners. mark, the ceasefire hangs on but l the ceasefire hangs on but there have been along the there have been bumos along the haven't they? there lugs-414. au. sully? haven't the ? , way, haven't they? many bumps. a coule way, haven't they? many bumps. a couple _ hamas - 2—2 the release of 77 77the7re7le7a7s7e7of iii; 77 would �*e7ie7577s7e75i iii; 77 would was; the i�*i,�* iii did not altogether if israel did not. its words, comply with the in its words, comply with the terms of the agreement, terms of the agreement w israel of holding up laccusing israel of holdinguo e entry of heavy lifting the entry of heavy lifting equipment into gaza to clear the entry of heavy lifting eql rubble into gaza to clear the entry of heavy lifting eql rubble there iaza to clear the entry of heavy lifting eql rubble there and to clear the entry of heavy lifting eql rubble there and to build 7 77hfp7niéé. then 7 7hp7hiéé. then this of the last few da 5 the i the last few da 5 the bibas ast few da 5 the bibas famil da 5 the bibas famil which led with the bibas family which led israel's prime minister to hamas of a of the ceasefire. violation of the ceasefire. said the wrong body was hamas said the wrong body was transferred because of what it was a mistake m said was a mistake and possibly a mix—up beneath the rubble of

gaza the broader picture in gaza but the broader picture in all of this is that kind of all of this is that hindeef . depth of mistrust and huge depth of mistrust and which remains between hostility which're’mains’ hetwee’n”"" ’ ’ two sides hostility which'ro’ioains’ ootwoo’n””" ’ ’ two sides though the these two sides even though the is holding in ceasefire is holding in gaza. the message from on the message from here on hostages square the hostages square from the loved ones of the families very ones of the families is very much to their government that they want the government z== 7 the cessefire stick by the ceasefire agreement and move it agreement and to move it forward into second phase forward into the second phase of the which is due to into place a week today, will involve the [m1 bein . released, but hostages befng released. but israel's withdraw from the also israel's withdraw from the strip, that's bitterly gaza strip, that's bitterly opposed on the right wing of benjamin netanyahu's government so given hostility, given so given the hostility, given the mistrust between the two as ever the question is 577:an way benjamin which way benjamin netanyahu is he tempted to ahd the on and pursue the ceasefire deal and the second phase of that ceasefire, is he going deal and the second phase of th give asefire, is he going deal and the second phase of th give into re, is he going deal and the second phase of th give into the is he going deal and the second phase of th give into the hardline oing deal and the second phase of th give into the hardline ofig to giif'o ifies the harolino of government to gito ifies tho harolino of government who to gise ifies tho harolino of government who are es gise ifies tho harolino of government who are frankly for a resumption 7 for a resumption of 7 77 for a resumption of the7

calling for a resumption of the war once the hostages are back. lowen in hostaes suare. earlier, i spoke to yousef alhelou, killed during this war. it shows israel's repeated violations of the ceasefire, because it was meant to release them at the time. them at the same time. netanyahu not happy from netanyahu was not happy from the signs in gaza, whenever 77— 77 is hand—out precision, there is hand—out precision, hamas sense signals. hamas sense different signals. is a mistrust, there is there is a mistrust, there is tension in the air. the fragile ceasefire is still holding but =2 we might see the generation because at the end of the day this was very for israel, this was very bad for israel, israel was forced to accept conditions, because hamas's conditions, because it's lengthy, slow

it's very lengthy, slow process, israel was hoping to pressure hamas to the pressure hamas to violate the ceasefire and for hamas to release at once but this release all at once but this didn't happen because for the 16 of brutal war in past 16 months of brutal war in gaza, israel failed miserably to release them by force so 77 77d7iplo7m7a7cy 7 7 77 77d7iplo7m7a7cy is 7 7 777 only way 7 only way aren't 7 the only way aren't the mediators are a crucial mediators are playing a crucial important to make sure the there and hamas ceasefire stays thereandhan’las israel has the 7 there is at ceasefire terms, there is at least 200,000 caravan to accommodate the homeless israel has killed a people. israel has killed a number of 72 hey and they didn't allow construction materials or constructionirnaterials or people in gaza to injured people in gaza to leave to receive advanced medical attention so is attention abroad so there is mistrust and we might see some obstacles along the way. {131 as you and7m7ar7k lowen course, as you and mark lowen were saying, there is mistrust aesters: easinoe there i=mletre=f " ' " " "' both aesters: sayinoe there i=mletre=f " ' " " "' both sides issrs: easinoe there ismletresf " ' " " "' both sides when issrs: easinoe there ismlstresf " ' " " "' both sides when it comes

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