a week 0 and the stories emily, the truth knew most of the breaking news, israel relates to 200 palestinian prisoners, following the return of for either of soldiers held by her mazda. as part of the ongoing ceasefire agreement, a free palestinian prisoner recounts his time in captivity. i was sentenced to 25 years and served 13 god willing. i want to focus on my home, my mother and my children. i want to make up for the years. they've lost the difficult days. they lived through and the tough circumstances they endured me. god gives me the strength to make it up to there's nothing more to say, but thank god, who has blessed us with freedom. the idea of confirmed so far is really soldiers released by hamas are in good condition, contrary to earlier claims bias. rarely officials at least 3 civilians have been killed as the print in truth shell to her son region using

cluster munitions and remote pedal mining systems. the attack on civilians comes as russian troops continued to advance on the battlefield, forcing out ukrainian soldiers and the bel ruth finalize preparations for sunday's presidential vote while as foreign ministry wars that the west has already tried to metal in the electoral process. the i'm rachel ruble live in moscow. you're watching r t international. we begin with breaking news as a prisoner exchange between israel and the moss is underway as part of the ceasefire agreement. 200 a palestinian captives have left in his riley prison and are making their way to the west bank. among them are 121 who have been serving life sentences and 79 with

nice. the jail term was according to the palestinian prisoners office. it added that 70 of those with live terms have been deported and are on the way to egypt or in the middle east bureau chief maria from ocean. it brings us this report from the union site. we're now in ramallah f, a drop off location where a palestinian prisoners were brought tough to the release in ways you can see a massive crowd has gathered to welcome them. now ex prisoners dimensions are running high people loc westland theresa moving, heard somewhere, some people, and then sing manual cemetery, and palestinian flags among the relatives dissipating. the return of their loved ones and friends of those relays. but also just ordinary people. that is, they say, celebration moment for the entire palace seen a nation there is charged with imagination, but joyful freedom of the forest makes with sadness. so we're 46000 gallons were killed in 15 months of the war. and this is one big deal. ok now i think there is

another reason or now the. 2 the. c being recreational center, another one in the 2nd way of return release, the 200 palestinian prisoners in exchange for boys ready. soldiers who her earlier on the 2nd time on the 120 individual was convicted of killing. these really is many server in multiple lives sentences some 22 had to like sentences, but not all of them was here to die. so going to of these $200.00 labeled heavy weights. and what is real calls with blood on the hands will be deported to foreign countries and we heard already from turkey, yale drew into new to the

a all confirming they are ready to welcome them soon. roll return to gaza roll. the rest will be sent home here and to the will to pod was bag it also is through so that we have been able to speak to some of the newly relays. let's listen to what they have to say about the experience and what they feel right now. i was sentenced to 28 years with some use to spanish a how to use an indescribable feeling beyond what it's something great beyond expression that may god bless you. when they drag this out and told us that we were about to be released, they said go, go home, go home. like i was sentenced to 25 years and served 13 god willing. i want to focus on my home, my mother and my children. i want to make up for the years. they've lost the difficult days. they lived through and the tough circumstances they endured me. god gave me the strength to make it up to them. there's nothing more to say. but thank god, who has blessed us with freedom and all this time, the exchange ones quite familiar. they started earlier than planned with a release old idea from servers bought him us old young women,

age between 19 and 20. they were among the cost of just taking permanent $3.00 in the military base at the border with gauze on october 7th, 2023. it was a violation all big greenland, as a mass actually was supposed to release all civilian hostages. first followed by military personnel and several of non comb with ton still remain and continue to how wherever a mass has reportedly spread out the release of soldiers. that was really total just like when because they secure a high and prisoner says rash, your face to palestinian prisoners for age is really souls or another possible reason. some civilian hostages may be in the hands or family student is wanting to add another guy. so base milton grove, mazda might simply not know the exact location, is all these up that dictates a lot of ground off her mass and p i. j. a fighters gathered at the exchange location in the java street earlier and stuff like that. you would to release

everyone in the sale of stipulates idea of complaints we drove from dogs, eventually is viewed by the military group as a victory of course. and last night the girls were military uniforms before handing them over to the red cross. the said the condition was good from there, the girls have been transferred to these really army em and who hospitals were they were united with their families, an emotional mom and the relative been waiting for for over a year and a very important moment. and so these are in the army was supposed to open the net sarina cory door. this is a line that divides the into 2. and that the army know controls to allow displace guys is to return to their homes in the north. but only after all, the civilian hostages are released, which is all that which was supposed to happen on the 2nd day. but since it's not the case, the idea of has worn g as a residents against moving know, so i think extreme danger so that that's are in florida, is not open yet. this is likely israel's way hall,

personalize essentially how mouthful not sticking to the terms of the agreement. press release has always far significant backlash, or one is really is we're complaining that it's weighed in bold and 0 is that the attacks against israelis poses a serious security threats to israel. this exchange is just the beginning. in the 1st page i'm asked who really spoke to 3 hostages wiley's room, 31904 palestinian detainees including 1200 thousands detained during the war. notably those involved in the 4 were 7 mastercard. i know to include the 1st phase will last $42.00 days and during this stage, negotiations will start about the 2nd phase, but it is still several weeks to go. so we have to wait to see how it plays out very from ocean on. our team reporting from ramallah moss has already handed over for is really hostages to the red cross. the women have arrived in

israel and been reunited with their families. are the contributor robbie berman brings us this report from tel aviv, a beer and tell of it hoster square, which is the epicenter for his really protests are free. the hostages. they've been in the hostage for more than 470 days. i think is that 476 and this morning, this place was filled with thousands of people clapping cheer and stinging dancing . just ecstatic step to our house and be as far as really sold as where are these mary, all bog, 19 years old. corinne diarrhea, 20 years old, and the good bow a 20 years old, and nama levy, 20 years old. they were released in pretty good health. they have now land, they are just moments ago at dylan's and hospitals in television. now let's go to some quotes from matthew miller, former american diplomat, as well as the prime minister and a foreign minister because there were many accusations made that a lot of the hostages had been sexually abuse before officers that came out of

captivity today seems to be relatively, okay, we don't know if what their past experience has been, but let's see what these officials have to say. we've obviously seen the reports that em us has committed sexual violence. they've committed rape. we have no reason at all to doubt. those reports from us is not speaking on behalf of the muslim world. and we are asking you to condemn the sexual violence. crimes volumes committed in the name of the muslim religion. the hostages were not held in reasonable conditions, as some have clips cynically claimed. children were seriously abused, so it seemed disease that goal she ation did not go without a hiccup or an actuality. our bill you who did a 29 year old woman who is a civilian who was kidnapped, was supposed to be released today. and she wasn't. and as a result,

she's real as not letting the palestinians cross and it, it started him car door to go back north. so i'm us has promised to try to release or during the course of the week to the pallet soon as can go back ours. and they claim that she was being held by another, as lot of adults in greed, who had refused the tool. now to release or let's see what the idea of spokesperson has to say about that. come us failed to meet its obligations to 1st release is rarely female civilian hostages, as part of the agreement. we appreciate and thank the efforts of all the international mediators, united states, guitar and egypt. and we expect them to make sure come us stands in accordance with the agreement. but the that it was made, people are just happy that for female soldiers have been released and the bids are nightmares and for them. and people here are singing and rejoicing. this is robbie berman from television cross live now to honey solomon,

executive director of the arabs center for research, and the study is good to have you on the program with us. so the idea is confirming the 4 released is rarely soldiers are in good condition after a preliminary medical check, but it's rarely officials and their allies have repeated accusations that the hostages were raped. well in captivity. why are we hearing contradictory accounts? hey, but they've been in the 1st week time as the many messages and the minds of what had been due to the 1st of will. and that is believed. think is the nature of this bill. but as to just what increase the chances of success for the seasoning the fire agreement and it's the 2nd and instead of just a 2nd to the we can see many in the kid and get the messages which so high mass wanted to send it to the mission of the community and indeed doors, and especially as are in the extent is the incentive and organizing

existence. oh, soon it just applies there's or permits and it'd be bidding i've left for the with the we one of the 4 and this runs our own sims. they want to send that message that we have this plan. so we are here, and we will manage this today, especially the bidding assume we under a 100 over assume of the board is the 4th, and i was digit a 4 is the fish and the you see a big is a big bars. the and the with the red cross and that is a given gazoomba, gives this and the soon years. and there is a vis you with our language. george is the stages sent it to a custom center for the same thing and then towards the treatment and the able to think that they do it for them. i think it's a 1st the messages that we can add 3 and towards a stage. it's been a good weight and they can the,

the think i think is the international media sees that and the drug disappeared is this messages uh on. so we can see that. uh, i just wanted to send the messages doors uh, but to send and receive it to you, we will continue it management over the weekend. uh, we've been waiting for your existence a is the last thing i want to say is that we can see is the bridge r o is really go argument or anything. you know, as the producer on 73 is by this there's a week and see now the message and let us know if you, we will be there, the orders this and say is over that. so this matter feels because this is there's, i think there's a way to continue and is there any of the arguments all we can say, as long as the silver was destroyed, but has, has many advantages and dominion power for it to us. and you may have

a vision, so nick has the steps and the next stage is the idea is saying that her moss has violated the cease fire agreement by not releasing the civilian hostages 1st. because these for women who are released earlier in the day are soldiers. and now the is really part minister's office, is saying that it won't allow dogs is to return to the north of the enclave. well, him, us put the blame on israel for possible disruptions in the agreement if this deal falls apart. who gets the blame here? yeah, i think it is. there are many procedures that ins niggas does deb. so i think we will find more problems and then it gets there because it's ending disability as the are so many percentage of the agreement was signed. and i'll be waived because we want to have a susan fighter agreement to be part of the time the time to do is uh, as a president of the united states over america. so we will be, uh,

we want to start and so far as the ditch and its a procedure. we went megs, the other negotiations that live in says may make the 2nd or 3rd the a stages to i think the room is that there was many bridge on, on, especially when is the and it's a new and 2nd is how much, what the, anything to to fix the civilians and it was listed in people. so i say it is the kind of programs and these are claiming that and that many of the positions are from this side or the other, especially from it then, you know, with the continued since then it goes to days on the way. we'll have a few additions off uh from some a site to the other of these things to this point. the from is it made a very important the reaction was towards the agreement about those right and ones for me studies and to me. so i'm saying that to the late the agreement,

i met the farm as to be invited, is the one who waited make the brought, which was it? was this every all right, honey, solomon, executive director of the herbs center for research and studies. thank you. the current in troops have shelled the city of alecky with a cluster, munitions and remote pedal mining systems. according to the her son regional governor, he says at least 3 civilians have been killed and the attack is the largest used for him and weapons they've seen. well, any use of anti personnel mines is prohibited by the special ottawa convention which ukraine has signed and ratified. pedal mines are difficult to see due to their small size, which increases the number of casualties. cluster bombs are also banned by a un convention in pose a serious threat to civilians releasing smaller, unexploded munitions, which can wreak havoc on residence. long after the fighting has ended,

the attack on civilians comes as russian troops continued to advance on the battlefield, forcing out ukrainian soldiers. russian, m. o. d also reports and offensive on a key settlement in the don't ask for public has split ukrainian troops into 2 groups. in the past 24 hours, the ukranian armed forces have lost more than 1400 troops. according to the russian defense ministry, military vehicles were also destroyed, including western produced tanks and armored cars, author and war correspondence almost, roper says kev ratchets up the use of terror tactics. the more moscow advances on the ground. the desperate i think there is no military need and, and the bomb being a city on the lift. thing of the for the, um especially uh, i know the cities myself. i've been there several times. that is not a military target. it's desperately the worst situations at the front line and the more they try to use the methods of,

of care or whether it's them or what we had and some of the russian cities were they trying to whatever brand a bangs or cars, whether it's now bombing cities and the west of the situation at the front, the montera we see the west and media never cover that. um, if they would cover that this would really disrupt the narrative of the west. so they have to keep this and the end of the carpet. otherwise it can, the people, when it starts in europe, whether they have problems or not, they would ask why they are supporting such a v a and, and separate themselves. and you're going from, from a couple problems. if this is what they're supporting in the reality they, they can show it. i mean, while washington, as a part of life for us and almost all for an aid for the next 90 days, excluding only israel and egypt, the newly installed secretary of state, marco rubio has reportedly ordered a review of organizations such as the agency for international development known as us aid, while the measure, primarily suspense,

humanitarian and development assistance, even programs tied to crate. it could include military funding of water zalinski assess campus. military aid is secure. yes, i see. i know that there are some restrictions. you have to look at it in detail a 90 day limit on humanitarian. the program was, i can only say what ukraine may not receive, and i am focused on military 8 and it is not stopped. well, as you had that for, i've said lensky saying that this doesn't affect military a to tool to ukraine and not confirms what we've been hearing from other bodies in the last few days. they so relates to the executive orders that donald trump signed just a few days ago when he became avenue president again of the usa, where he said that he was stopping funding for or for an aging seized essentially, but that executive order was quite specific. this was to do with international assistance to develop them programs. an age military aid for ukraine doesn't come through those programs. wilson and the job i didn't do quite

a few things before leaving the white test to try and secure. the administrative view cleaned at least for the next few months. so this seems to firm up that we understand is for the next 90 days, any programs through us military of a us age will not get any funding. must be hosting for the exceptions. as you mentioned, of israel and egypt, and this is going to have a huge impact. so we look at ukraine itself. just in the last few months, few years is received simply like $485000000.00 us dollars to do some quotes to monetary and programs for assistance on the grant. after the full of the soviet union, back in the 1990 is between, then i'm just off to the mind. and coach took place in 2014, something like $5000000000.00 us dollars was pumped into, quite following the us, so called schuman, it's harry, in programs. one,

including investing in people which is 40, said some $400000000.00 invested in that a load. now, present painting of russia has said many times names that there is a link between this kind of funding, the money that those and, and use in certain countries. and then the crew that happened in you create new 2014 known as my dad. and of course, we've also now got, you know, us officials being closed on tape essentially saying that the money that was being spent in countries like ukraine was being used to a sub position the country. let's just take it and listen to that. have invested over 5000000000 dollars to assist you crane in these and other goals that will ensure a secure and prosperous and democratic crane. today, there are a senior officials in the ukranian government in the business community, as well as in the opposition civil society and the religious community believe in this democratic and european future for their country. yeah,

us admitting this and see that it's not that spring is in the pies all over the place when it comes to a country light ukraine, and many foreign politicians have accused usaid of funding groups involved in stirring up trouble in their countries. a recent claim involved efforts to undermine the government of georgia. so what other examples do, do we know of? yeah, what would start with georgia? cuz that's obviously a very recent example. i was into pc just back in december and november with me through the process that these are authorization process that the georgia government had said were being funded. would be orchestrated by actors in the west . this is all over the web of the elections, and i'll tell you, but we'll legitimate to know what it is, despite the fact that the top constitutional court in georgia said that they would legitimate no. we've now heard from a former minister in georgia who's going even further than the georgian prime minister, saying essentially there was a direct link between the money that comes from us age. and what is happening in

countries like georgia, whether it's being, again, there's so called attempted to take place. we have repeatedly said that organizations such as us a i, d and n e d, with the former being a state agency. and the latter, supposedly a non governmental organization, but our both finance from the us budget play a very bad role in our country. they issue grants used to teach georgian youth how to carry out a to teach them how to use weapons and teach them how to deal legitimize law enforcement agencies and the government. but we also have similar accusations coming out from, so it'd be as presidents as saying, again, the protests that they've seen in say that this was in the lithium batteries factory a few months ago that was related to n jews who stood in trouble again, these and goes being funded by money coming from the usa dot being linked to an attempted to that and just back in 2023. we heard from mexico's prices and begging them us present joe biden, to stop funding in his country through

u. s. a because they said they were funding opposition groups and the lines of use was this is intervention, this act, and it is country international. the us government specifically through us a id as for some time being financing organizations openly against the legal and legitimate government. i represent, this is clearly an intervention is tact, contrary to international law and relations, which should prevail between free and silver in states or something would say this is just the type of the iceberg, rachel, lab, usa, what's a look? they say soft power, this is a bias of promoting democracy in other countries. others would put in to us and say, no, this is the outright regime change to phase or what the us wants at any time. oh, i spoke to political strategist anthony webber who says the freeze on us support for cab could mean the end of the ukrainian conflict to the we bodies today and

consequences of festivals and them are all points of view because of the raleigh's priority. very low at the apartments in the training on the policies items, i sort of pulled the opportunity that said that the better financial strain should not even being given the corrects casualty vegas of the ukrainians. so i think we're more trees are, comes to the general trumpet. ministration might be more r t c, i've saved items. so ad. but summary, you probably can cannot continue for more a few weeks without this. and actually i considering i safely defends, i'm supposed to have a positive piece in the foster. she's side that says all situated chief increase in the how are you crying?

all the lights of space. these today is to stop the tree. i eat presidential elections and belarus. are on sunday, but as people get ready to head to the pools, there are concerns over interference from abroad. the foreign ministry admins has accused brussels of waiting into its sovereign affairs and of already laying the ground to discredit the results. if the wrong candidate wins, as one of the hot topics of recent days is the participation of the international observers and the assessments made by the you in the face of the european parliament and the u. x. darnell relation service and by the individual parliaments of our neighbors, lexia and poland. the tax of the relevant decisions on non recognition of the elections have already been published. this is of course, a direct interference in our internal issues and attempt to put pressure on our voters and the distortion of the electrical processes that are currently underway fall. it's not very big secret. that video repeating union has prepared the

statements on the elections and billers, how well in advance so well before the process even begin happening. now the statements condemns, and that does not recognize the results of the voltage, just like it's been happening for many, many years here in this country. denouncing the ongoing, longstanding, great violations of human rights and democratic principles. inbound a ruse which have further intensified in the run up to the so called presidential election on january 26 parliament of the e u. it's member states and the international community not to recognize the legitimacy of incumbent dictate to exxon de lucas shen co as president of to the vote. meanwhile, members of the election commission of villa rose began to receive threats. and this is obviously a violation of electrical sovereignty and that's according to the chairman of the central election. the commission here and the letters that i've seen is right

information about the private lives and zip personal data or for more than 10000 locals who work as observers and the commission members during this presidential election. so one uh, big question here is, uh, where is the white house, where is washington the don't as well? washington has made a march here as well by denouncing the elections and build routes which are shipped to and the funds back here though. uh, the united states, the state department, the legions blinking says statements on not a recognition of the presidential election and the roof from its official website is no longer there. check it out. the roots has certainly reacted very sharply to the european and us statements, according to both the central election committee and the countries foreign ministry as well. of the, of the presidential elections in bella russo taking place in the interests of our

people in the interest of our country. and no one will be allowed to interfere with our sovereign right to hold elections in accordance with our legislation for the inside. seated group at the initiative of a group of engaged deputies, a debate on the draft resolution of the european parliament regarding the elections and the republic of bela ruth is planned already at this stage. it is obvious that the project is a gross interference in the electoral processes of a sovereign state has nothing to do with the real state of affairs, and is designed to put pressure on the free expression of the will of bella, rouge and citizens. elections and bella roost have just begun and everything has already been condemned and not recognized by europe. this is unacceptable to sovereign bella roost. go to you, all right, but we have the same thoughts, little section from the paper written by the parliamentarians. how's that being any office steps, any rumblings to try and well as veterans as discredit the upcoming election? well, according to the european union, bill, russian elections are at sole,

sole sharing something they've been saying for years. and it's, and nothing you say can listen to this folks person on for an affair from the you need to paper. this is an exercise that is totally on democratic. these elections are a total sham. it is not elections if you already know who is going to when we are calling on the authorities to release all people facing repression. when it comes to our support for the validation people, we have adopted a package of 30000000 euros and support of the civil society. this brings our total use support to 170000000 euro is mobilized since 2020. meanwhile, as it's of all 2nd on it for them. so there's a lot of there and all scott who select the country pass for uh, well a revolution or sort of a might done in minutes in order to use the ruse to mind this week and food. and now this perfectly summarizes and shows what's the deliveries means to people like the i know skip nothing but to bargain and ship and upon to.