the, the israel release is 200 prisoners following the return of for female idea of soldiers held by come off as part of the ongoing ceasefire agreement. i fried palestinian spoke to r t about his time in tennessee. 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 to his blessed us with freedom. these really military confirms the soldiers released by hamas are in good condition concrete to earlier claims by westray, and this fellow roost finalize preparations for some of these presidential votes.

it's foreign ministry warren is that the west has already tried to meddle in the electoral process. that's all i had this all the broadcasting 247 from russia's capital city. this is r t international. let's get to our top story 10 pm in most a 2nd prisoner and hostage between israel and how must has taken place as part of the ongoing ceasefire agreement between the sites. 200 policy indian captives have been released from is really jails. the majority who were allowed to return to the westbank, i've been serving life sentences multiple times, according to the prisoners office of palestine. although 70, all those convicted of the most serious crimes have already been deported to ortiz, middle east, correspond them reef. and our says the following. developers were now in ramallah

as a drop off location were apparently steaming prisoners were brought tough to their release in ways you can see a massive crowd has gathered to welcome them. now ex prisoners. the motions are running high. people walk west in the recent news. they've heard somewhere, some people and then sing. many of them are caring palestinian flags, most of our 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 theories charged with imagination when joyful freedom of the forest makes blue cabinets. so we're 46000 gallons were killed in 15 months of the war. and this is one big deal. okay. now i think there is another reason or now the

main, the recreation center in a 2nd way of return release the 200 palestinian prisoners in exchange for boys raised soldiers who were afraid the earlier on the 2nd time of them, 120 individuals convicted of killing each really as many certain multiple lives sentences from 22 to like sentences and the tier 2 days 70 of these 200 labeled heavy weights. and what is real calls with blog on the hands will be deported to foreign countries. and we heard already from turkey, l during to new to the they all confirming their reading to welcome them. 16 roll returned to gaza roll the rest will be sent home parent to the will to pod was bag . it also is true so that we have been able to,

big to some of the new lakes 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 somebody is suspended. it's an indescribable feeling beyond words. it's something great beyond expression. may god bless you. when they dragged us out and told us that we were about to be released, they said, go, go home, go home. 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. may god give me the strength to make it up to them always. there's nothing more to say, but thank god, who has blessed us with freedom, how mass exit it was supposed to release all civilian hostages, 1st followed by military personnel and several of non comb with tons still remained and consuming to how, wherever, how mass has reportedly spread out the release of soldiers that was really sort of just like when, because the secure,

high and prisoners say is rash to your face to probably assuming prisoners for age is really sold or another possible reason. some civilian hostages may be in the hands or family student is wanting to add another guy. so based on milton grove, mazda parts simply don't know the exact locations. all these victories. a large crowd all have mass and p i. j. fighters gathered at the exchange location in the java street earlier and stuff like that. you would miss the release. everyone of as still as stipulates, idea of complaints we drove from jobs eventually is viewed by the military move as a victory, a force, a very important moment. these really army was supposed to open the net sarina corey door. this is a line that divides the into 2, and that the army now controls to allow displaced return to their homes in the north, but only after all the civilian hostages are released, which is not the which will suffice to happen on sunday. but as soon as it's not

the case, the idea i've has warren 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 haul from the laws of sanctioning him are not sticking to the terms of the agreement. this related has always far significant backlash, or one is really is we're complaining that it's laid involved in series that the attacks against israelis hayes is a serious security threat to israel. this exchange is just the beginning in the 1st page from us who released the 3 hostages, wylie's room phrase 1904 palestinian detainees including 1200 thousands detained during the war. notably those involved in deal for 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 and see how it plays out.

very from ocean. i'm seeing reporting from ramallah. well, exchange from us, a 100 over 4 is really hostages to the red cross. the women arrive back in israel ends at earlier where they were reunited with their families and the most of the scenes. here's our t contributor, robbie berman with more the mirror and tell of it hoster square, which is the epicenter for his really protest to 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, cheering, stinging, dancing, just ecstatic, step to our house and be as far as really a soldier's. where are these merry all bog, 19 years old? corinne diarrhea, 20 years old. that'd be a good boy. 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 in 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 our past experience has been, but let's see what these officials have to say. we've obviously seen the reports that i'm off 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 move, slim word, and we are asking you to condemn the sexual violence. crimes volumes committed in the name of them was for them. religion. the hostages were not held in reasonable conditions, as some have cleared cynically. claimed children were seriously abused,

so it seemed to seize the goal. she ation did not go without a hick off a. an actuality are bill you who do 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. some us has promised to try to release, or during the course of the week, to the pell as soon as can go back ours. and they claimed that she was being held by another, as lot of military agreed, who had to refuse a 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 really 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 on stands in accordance with the agreement. but the that is made, people are just happy that for female soldiers have been released and that is

a nightmare is ended for them. and people here are singing and rejoicing. this is robbie berman from television will excitement and relief surrounding the return of some of the hostages did not jump in and soon easy as him for the no weekly anti government protest. intel of the hundreds took to the streets of the city, demanding the authorities fully implement the ceasefire. deal with from us to get back the remaining 90 hostages, if not being held in captivity for almost 500 days or excuse me. protesters at res pictures, although still in gaza along with foreigners calling for their safe return home. will be ruth based independent journalist, david's a waiter, he's on the view. the apartments health of the freed is really hostages calls into question claims of mistreatment incorruptibility, a look at the bell as soon as were released from is really prisoners. their situation is far worse than just by looking up and you can see that there are worse

off than when they entered. and these are people who have been living under occupation and under siege. so their situation was bad when they entered the prison to begin with. and i've been some visits to cruise. even a few days ago, another video sneaked up the config, killing of one of the prison. the significant was in. and then these are the prison . this just shows you the difference between the occupation in the occupied even the videos today, when you saw the release of the for it is really captive from gaza. they were smiley. there was some sort of facilities you saw that hadn't goody bags with them . and none of the claims of israel has made work true. so it is we're letting me call a lie over and over and over and over again. okay. and anyone it was still for us. the word comes out of israel. the light about the babies. they lied about the

children and we wouldn't be raped the light about the prison. those faults and condition what's being half, what's happening to these, the prisoners. and if you hadn't noticed previous prisoners who or hostages, who has been released, you're not allowed to be on the media until days and weeks and months after just because days. so they could agree on the story to tell. because their story and their narrative was very different from the official may seem, is really narrow to get something else to tell you by today slovak prime minister roberts feats. so as double dying on these stands that ukraine will never become part of nato. this just came to it is your opinion is convinced that if the us president in his administration and stop supporting ukraine, it should be the youth that takes full responsibility for leading the war and the next to them. i was there at the european council system when i asked president zalinski whether there could be a piece deal with our school. he said that the agreement is for the week. and we need to continue in the war. it's going to be,

and this is supported by the vast majority of the member states of the european union now to able to escape. but how does the president put in agree with president trump of school? and what will happen to ukraine's that on ukraine will never ever be in nato because he didn't. and when i listen to the statements of many politicians, i see that we will also have huge problems with at entering the european union. i was considered as the neutral stages of ukraine has long been one of the security guarantees. russia has thought a lot of western promises. the key of about a session to the block of b. no, until recently a constant lot of years zalinski recently admitted that it's clear his allies had been line sure. it was not a very transparent policy at 1st, yet some countries did not support our entry into nato. simple. and these were simply lies that yes, ukraine will be a nato, a decade has passed. what i mean ukraine is not a nato, and therefore it was dishonest towards ukraine and ukrainians. and it was also dishonest from our leaders, when some of our leaders said,

we were promised that we would be a nato if they need. this was also dishonest, and i believe that germany in the united states had a weak position because they had a dialogue with the russians. ok, you need to clean the author and work correspondent thomas roper saves. western leaders. dine going. nasal membership for t of has led to much destruction since the 2022. the due process stuff at so much a things to the decision of the landscape to pick, continue fighting for a membership of natal. this was the official goal. this was the reason or the main reason why at the conflict started. this was the narrative for 2 and a half years. for this narrative, your trade has to join nato. hundreds of thousands to crate and died. when he was, is it just, you know, comes out said at, sorry, no natural, we will be a neutral state. and then repeat what as kate, this is something you could have haven't had received already in 22 in the beginning, obviously not to nato officials where they have had was,

and they told them, or all of them, their governments were missed. and congress promised a lot and didn't keep the word. and this is what some of us know repeated, of course key if will not be part of financial. this is a rush as against and, and nobody in the near to once a while with russia and there are some companies that have gary and also back here saying this openly. but um, as far as i see from from news agencies will look at germany and, and usa, they also against this is what we see in the messages and using the rotors and so on. it's unrealistic that this was the main goal was to we could restaurant didn't work out, but the narrative to officially narrative wasn't that wasn't level one. now here's something washington has reported. they froze in almost all foreign aid for the next 90 days, excluding only israel and egypt, the newly installed secretary of state. marco rubio is said to awarded a review of organization such as the agency for international development or us 8

while a major, primarily suspense humanitarian and development assistance. it could very well include an electric funding, but it's not a mere zalinski and says he actually played that 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 programs. 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 5 so lensky saying that this doesn't affect military a to tools ukraine and not confirms what we've been hearing from other bodies. in the last few days, this will relates to the executive orders that donald trump signed just a few days ago when he became at the new president again of the usa, where he said that he was stopping funding for or for an agencies essentially. but that executive order was quite specific. this was to do with international

assistance to developmental programs. an age ministry, a few crime doesn't come through those programs. wilson and the job item. i did 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 that we understand is for the next 90 days, any programs through us military of a u. s. h will not get any funding left to the full of the soviet union back in 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 cranes. 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 you claim was being used to a sub resist the country. let's just take a listen to that. have invested over $5000000.00 to assist you crane and these and other goals that will ensure

a secure and prosperous and democratic some friends. 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 is missing essentially, that isn't how this thing is in the pies all over the place when it comes to a country like 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, well, we'll start with georgia cuz that's obviously a very recent example. i was introducing just back in december and november. let me see what the process is. an authorization process that the georgia government had said were being funded, would be focused rated by actors in the west. this is all over the web of the elections and the table will legitimate to know what it is, despite the fact that the constitutional quotes in georgia says that they were

legitimate. now we've now heard from a former minister in georgia who's going to the georgia in prime minister saying essentially there is a direct link between the money that comes from us age. and what is happening in countries like georgia. whether it's the, again, is simple to attempt to choose take place. we have repeatedly said that organizations such as us a id and any d with the former being a state agency. and the latter, supposedly a non governmental organization, but are both financed from the us budget. play a very bad role in our country. they issue grants, used to teach george and youth how to carry out a to teach them how to use weapons and teach them how to deal legitimized, law enforcement agencies. and the government was, i would say this is just the type of the iceberg great show of usa. what's a look basis? so our, this is, if i was promoting democracy in other countries, others would put in to us and say, no, this is

a wide regime change to phase or what the us wants at any time. international affairs, i'm a listen research remarks. the boat at the least washington uses usaid as a to, to push its interest in other countries. i think it, our attacks openly. i mean, i don't think there's, there's a whole lot of, um, you know, a affective propaganda saying other ways it acts as an arm of us political interference in other countries promoting politics in those countries which assume us foreign policy interest cities. the weapon is ation of other countries, portions of other countries, civil society. it is an unfair advantage when money comes from another government, it is not a legitimate representation of, of a country civil society. it is a representation of that foreign governments into the

tensions continue to soar on the d r. c. real one didn't border. the un peacekeeping mission in the democratic republic of the congo has withdrawal knows some of its personal from goma in the east of the country. due to what's described as a rapidly worsening security situation. images from the area show a smoldering armor un vehicle as well. after being hit by m 23 insurgents, military spokesperson for the d. r. c said the armed group must be pushed back. a simple, bland, the supreme commander has given some instructions because the enemy, who is attacking us on the aggressor, must be hunted down to that last entrenchment, pushed back fall from goma and pursued them until they leave the entire national territory. they occupy, it is a duty. it is a patry. i'll take obligation. paperless. well, i am 23 fighters have been steadily advancing towards goma. they already occupied

a large territory on the border with uganda and rolanda. the conflict there has been raging since 2022, driven by the m 23 on allegedly with the supports of the one. the government forces k. galle, however, did not use the claims. people in goma say the violence is moving worryingly closer be here and goma situation is becoming more complex every day. as humanitarians we are trying to fulfill our mission on that. but how can we do so when bombs explode and bullets whistle around every street corner. so it makes our work almost impossible. he took up, we left our villages to seek refuge here in goma. no do not. and yet here too, we cannot escape the sound of bombs. we had to flee again, walking through for us to find another sanctuary. this situation is tearing us apart and our children no longer have the chance to continue their education

because of the lack of resources as they fall ill. and the women among us are still coming to disease. nope, none. and we keep walking, hoping to escape the danger, but what we can cross live now to all birds were december journalists of the english language were well in the newspaper the new times for more on this good to see you all part. yeah. very worrying. it appears this escalation, you've got the un withdrawing it's forces from the area, a lot of nervous testimony there from people. and how on edge is the border area here on, on what's expected to occur in the coming days. in the middle of we won't be able to to really tell you what, what is going to happen. it is in the very near future because everything that has happened in these days, i've been escalating very fast actually because this thing like you said, uh,

started actually november of 2021. and all of this time, things that be a box that needs to, to, to dialogue a to and to talk to each other. because it lets me lets me to make, make it clear for, for, for the people following our team. is that the enter the 3 icon bodies, right? the only happened to, to speak, and most of them, the majority of them speak uh the same language as the people in rhonda and i in fact before you appear in color on your powers cops, i cut the cake, a 5 foot gun in pieces. it was a posit belong, that used to be. ready that's the pre colonial a run that. so some people in the 1885 find themselves wake up one morning and, and where subject, where, where in congo all simple to. so this is a situation where i'm 234 are ready

to be is actually because the whole story starts in 1994. when you're gonna see this close to boulder defeated seemed rhonda and then a stayed there. the simple way that people and they have been the primary targets of, of does the same as it is. and the different governments of, of keeps also being the fact supportive of those of us to the. so to the point i didn't as well just the little bit of problems with the ones that i, i, you and reports saying that some 4000 soldiers and from at rolanda had been fighting alongside them 23. and that was something to galleys to has not rejected. well, i don't think they, they this to even still bother to, to rack them. does this because that's what it this way this, this, that the you wouldn't report. because for the last 25 years ever since 1999, the u. n. decided to said

a peacekeeping mission. and it was the because global only thing the whole world is the biggest mission that being there for 20 that's the 5 year. ready when the municipal, because that's the name of this uh uh, a ration arrived in 1999. there were full full group in that region today. 25 years later we have 218. okay. there is a sofa, an incredible failure from, from, from the un. and the un has been covering the fairly all of this time to say it's rhonda. so why do we do student bought up to, to, to, to do, to read, to even respond to those things. but i'll invite you to, to look, have look at the address before and checks, check how the company's going to those numbers. because i did, i've done it for the last 30 years and it's the same and it's the same. busy b, s, you know, the where i'm worrying escalation, all the same doesn't it's in the area. you've a lot of people, this place,

lot of violence edging towards go map, you know, it doesn't look like somebody that's going to come down soon. we've got about 30 seconds. it is your final view. yeah. okay, let's be dramatized for the last or try a report which is are you in a agency as reported that more than 900000 people dispense people, went back to their homes, which is in the, in the area of control by the enter, the 3 da 6000000 people in the area of entity to be living in peace. going to school, go to anywhere else, but kinshasa officers for escalation. they are starting to enter the treat. i'm right now there is a, there is, there's spots on the entity since let's see where it goes. but yeah, thank you. no, thank you very much. we're, we're just out of time. we have one more story here to bring to raise the rates as well. it was under time pressure here, as you well know, being a journalist already no or the journalist to up a few times in rolanda. thank you sir. yeah. not presidential elections

in bel. ruth scad underway on sunday, but as people are prepared to head to the polls, there are concerns over interference from abroad. the foreign ministry in minutes has accused brussels of waiting into it's sabrina 1st unable, ready, laying the ground to discredit the result. the if the wrong account is it wins, or 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 journal relations service. and by the individual parliaments of our neighbors, latvia, 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. ports, lots of very big secret that the european union has prepared the statements on the elections in billers,

how well in advance so well before the process even began 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 grave 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. its member states and the international community. not to recognize the legitimacy of incumbent dictate to exxon de luca sen, 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 below roost. i've seen this threat 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, the big question here is, uh, where is the white house, where is washington and all this, while washington has made a more cheer as well by denouncing the elections and build routes which are shipped to and fun. facts here though uh, the united states state departments, villages blinking says statements on not a recognition of the presidential election and deliveries from the official website . it's no longer there. check it now, bella. ruth 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. we're a big deal to the presidential elections in bella. russo are taking place in the interests of our people in the interest of our country and no one will be allowed.