and we generally latoya, as emily retreats the most of the headlines. stories this hour is real release is 200 prisoners following the return of for free meal id asked orders held by come off as part of the ongoing ceasefire agreement. afraid paula city and spoke to r t about his time in captivity 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 there's nothing more to say, but thank god who has blessed us with freedom. it's really military maddox confirmed. the soldiers released by from us are in good condition country to earlier claims by western. also ahead, failing to keep the peace,

the united nations withdrawals military personnel from the democratic republic of the congo due to what it calls a worsening security situation. that says, images and merch showing an arm or do you end vehicle after was attacked by m. 23. insurgents. as beller roost. finalize preparations for sunday's presidential vote. it's foreign ministry board is up. the west has already tried to meddling the electrode process. the from must go to the world, this is our t international. let's get straight to our top story today. a 2nd prisoner and hosted swap between israel and from us has taken place as part of the ongoing ceasefire agreement between the sites. 200 palestinian captives have been released from is really jails. the majority you who are allowed to return to the west bank, i've been serving life sentences according to the palestinian prisoners office.

although 70 of those convicted of the most serious crimes have already been deported to egypt. ortiz middle east correspondent maria phenomena has been following developments. but now in ramallah as in sharp off location where a palestinian prisoners were brought tough to their release and ways you can see a mass of crowd has gathered to welcome them. now ex prisoners, the motions are running high. people are whispering to resubmit. they've heard somewhere, some people, and then sing manual cemetery and palace scene flags. most of our relatives and dissipating the return of their loved ones. and friends of those really would also interest ordinary people. that is, they say, is celebration moment for the entire palace. seen a nation there is charge to mention 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. c main, the recreation center in a 2nd way of return release the 200 palestinian prisoners in exchange for soldiers who were afraid of her there. on the 2nd time of the 120 individuals convicted of killing these really as many multiple long sentences, some 20 to 10 life sentences, but not all of them here to die. 70 of these 200 labeled heavy weights. what is real calls with a blog on the hands will be deported to foreign countries and we heard already from turkey, yale drew into new to the they all confirm and they are ready to welcome them. 16

roll returned to god. the roll. the rest will be sent home parent to the will, few pod westbank and also is through so that we have been able to speak to some of the newly please. 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 years suspended. it's an indescribable feeling beyond words. it's something great beyond expression . 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 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 always. there's nothing more to say, but thank god, who has blessed us with freedom, how mass actually was supposed to release all civilian hostages, 1st followed by military personnel and several of non comb with tons still remain

and consuming to how wherever a mass has reportedly spread out the release of soldiers that was really sort of just like when, because they secure the high and prisoners say is rash. 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 base milton grove, mazda parts, simply don't know the exact locations, all these victories. a lot of the ground 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 several money, but it's still a super weights. idea of complaints we drove from jobs eventually is viewed by the military group as a victory, a force, a very important moment. these really army was supposed to open the net sarina cory door. this is a line that divides all 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 really, which is not sure which will suffice to happen on saturday. but as soon as it's not the case, the idea of has warren g as a residents against moving no sizing, 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. it's wade and all the series that the attacks against israelis, jesus see where is security threats to israel. this exchange is just the beginning in the 1st page from us who released such a 3 hostages. wylie's room phrase 1904 palestinian detainees including 1200 gallons, detains during the war. notably those involved in the 4 were 7 mastercard. i know to include the 1st phase will last 42 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, an exchange from us 100 over 4 is really hostages. to the red cross, the women arrive back in israel earlier on saturday where they were were united with their families and emotional scenes. here's our t county peter robbie berman with more the mirror and tell of it hoster square, which is the epicenter for his really protest are free the hostages. they've been in the hostage for more than 470 days, i think is 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 sold is where are these mary all about, 19 years old, corinne diarrhea, 20 years old and be able to go 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 i'll see you as i came out of captivity today. seems to be relatively ok. 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 the most of 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 natural reality. are bill you who 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 from us has promised to try to release her during the course of the week to the pallet soon as can go back north. and they claim that she was being held by another, as long as built in greed, who had refused the tool now to release. or let's see what the idea of spokesperson has to say about that. or how mos failed to meet its complications. to 1st release is rarely female civilian hostages, sparks over the agreement. we appreciate and find the efforts of all 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 it has made people just happy that for female soldiers have been released and it is a nightmare is ended for them. and people here are singing and rejoicing. this is robbie berman from television. yeah, well, excitement and relief. of course, they're running the return of some of the hostages, but it didn't dump. and in tuesday ask them for the weekly. i'm the government protest. intel of a 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 or so hostages here, of not being held in captivity for almost 500 days. protestors raised pictures of those still in garza, along with bonner's calling for their safe return. for b route based independent journalist david's a way to resolve the view. the apartment health of the freed is really hostages

calls into question the ends of mistreatment in captivity. a look at the bell as soon as were released from his early prisoners. their situation is far worse than you just by looking up and you can see that there are worse off than when they entered. and these are people who been living under occupation and under c. so their situation was bad when they entered the prison to begin with. and i've been some visits took 1st. even a few days ago, another video sneaked up the contract coming up under the prison. the significant was in the prison. and 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, and none of the creams that israel had 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 delight about the babies. they lied about the children and women being raped, the light about the prisoners stop and condition what's being, what's happening to these, the prisoners. and if you hadn't noticed, previous prisoners who or hostages, who has been released, do not allow it to be on the media. until days and weeks and months after just because days, so they could agree on a story to tell because their story and their narrative was very different from the official meeting, was really narrative. so vice prime minister robert feet so has double done on his stance that you train will never become part of nato. there's just keep looking up . your opinion is convinced that if the us president in his administration stop supporting ukraine, it should be the youth that takes full responsibility for leading the war and the extra them i was there at the european council. when i asked president zelinski

being whether there could be a piece deal with us states, he said that the agreement is for the week immediately. and we need to continue in the ward. and this is supported by the vast majority of the member states of the european union, not to able to escape. but how does the president put in agree with president traveling school and what will happen to ukraine's that ukraine will never ever be in nato? because he didn't put team to and when i listened to the statements of many politicians, i see that we will also have huge problems with it entering the european union when i was considered when you troll status of ukraine has long been one of the security guarantees russia has sold well western promises to key of about a session to the block, have been until recently, a constant loving there's a lensky recently admitted that it's clear his allies have been like show it was not a very transparent policy at 1st. yet some countries did not support our entry into nato. simple, and these were simply allies that yes, you crane will be a nato. a decade has passed in ukraine is not in nato. and therefore it was

dishonest towards ukraine and ukrainians. and it was also dishonest from our leaders lies when some of our leaders said, we were promised that we would be a nato if 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 or threaten more correspondent and thomas roper say's western leaders dangling nato membership for t of has led to much up the destruction seen since 2022. i do pray this stuff. it's so much a things to the decision of c. lensky to pick, continue fighting for a membership of nato. 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 credit has to join nato. hundreds of thousands to crate and died when he was is it just, you know, comes out, sit at, sorry, no natural, we will be a neutral care state. and then the people, what as kate,

this is something you could have have a, have received already in 22, in the beginning, obviously not to nato officials where they have had was and they told them, or all of 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 nato. this is a rush as against and the 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 use agencies, we'll look at germany and, and usa, they also against this is what we see in the messages and use them 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 reportedly for within almost all foreign aid for the next 90 days,

excluding only israel and egypt. a review of organizations is believed to be under way, including the agency for international development or usaid. while the measure, primarily suspends humanitarian um development assistance, military funding could be hosted to wherever flooding there's lensky and says, key of lisa, it 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 provides lensky saying that this doesn't affect military ada tools to ukraine and not confirms what we've been hearing from other bodies in the last few days. this relates to the executive orders that donald trump signed just a few days ago when he became avenue presidency. i know the usa, where he said that he was stopping funding for a, for an agencies essentially. but that executive order was quite specific. this was

to do with international assistance to develop them programs, an age ministry, a few crane doesn't come through those programs. wilson and the job i did, i did quite a few things before leaving the white test to try to secure that administrator. you claim 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 after 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 for the country. let's just take a listen to that. have invested over 5000000 dollars to assist you crane in these

and other goals that will ensure a secure and prosperous and democratic some 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 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 country is 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 into pc just back in december and november let me through the process. so these are authorization protests that the children 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 i'll tell you, but we'll legitimate to know what it is,

despite the fact that the constitutional court in georgia said that they were legitimate. now we've now heard from a former minister in georgia who's gone from the georgian prime minister saying essentially there was a to right length between the money that comes from us age. and what is happening in countries like georgia, whether it's being again space 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 our both finance 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 legitimize law enforcement agencies. and the government was what, say this is just the type of the iceberg great show of us. they would say, look, they say, so our, this is if i was promoting democracy in other countries,

others were putting doesn't say, no, this is a, i was like raging change to face. but what the us wants at any time, international affairs on the list and research remarks the boat believes washington uses usa. does that to, to push its interest in other countries? i think it, our attacks low britain lee. i mean, i don't think there's, there's a whole lot of, um, you know, um, 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 for and governments interest. no tensions continue to soar in the dra 01. the board or the un peacekeeping mission in the democratic republic of the congo has withdrawn some of its personnel from goma in the east of the country due to what's being described as a where sending security situation images from the area show a smoldering armored un vehicle after it had been hit by m 23 insurgents and luxury spokesperson for the new york city, you said the on 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 government and pursued them until they leave the entire national territory. they occupy, it is a duty. it is a petri. i'll take obligation. the police. well, those m $23.00 come bullies fighters helping steadily advancing towards go month.

the already occupied a large territory on the border with uganda and rolanda. the conflict has been raging since 2021, driven by the m 23 and allegedly with the support for london government forces gala . however, it denies the claim. people in goal must say the finances moving, worrying the closer the, the big room here in goma. the situation is becoming more complex every day as humanitarians we are trying to fulfill our mission. but how can we do so when bombs explode, and bullets whistle around every street corner, so it makes our work almost impossible to go. we left our villages to seek refuge here in goma. no do not. and yet here too, and we cannot escape the sound of bombs. we had to flee again, walking through for us to find another sanctuary in this situation as tearing us apart. and our children no longer have the chance to continue their education

because of the lack of resources they fall ill. and the women among us are still coming to disease now, and we keep walking, hoping to escape the danger. well journalist from the english language for one didn't use purpose the new times alberta roo december essays after 25 years. and the d. r. c. un peacekeepers have clearly failed, and there is for the last 25 years ever since 1999, the u. n. decided to send a peacekeeping mission and it was the biggest global only thing the whole world is the biggest mission. that being there for 25 years when the new school because that's the name of this uh uh, ration arrived and 1999 that we're so good. i'm good in that the region today 25 years later we have 218. so there is a sofa, an incredible failure from the un enter that street has been just moving up phone

on, i'm thinking multi or as mode that we're getting up. that's the data. same thing. so i don't even see after all of these years, what we can see is it gives us that keep being beaten by the end of the 3. so i don't think we, we have anything to expect that keeps us out of turning the tie right down the presidential elections and feller roost get underway on some day. but as people are prepared to head to the polls, there are concerns over interference from a broad, the foreign ministry in minutes because accused brussels of waiting into it sovereign affairs. and i've already named the wrong to discredit the results if the wrong account of that went. 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 relation 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 electoral processes that are currently underway fall. it's not 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 that condemns and that does not recognize the results of the votes of 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 luca shan 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 tag stream is to read information about the private lives and 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 fun facts here though. uh the united states state departments, villages blinking so statements on non recognition of the presidential election and deliveries from its 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 essential election committee and the countries foreign ministry, as well as the presidential elections in bella. roofs are 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 inside seated group put on 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 bella roost 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 in bella roost have just begun, and every thing has already been condemned and not recognized by europe. this is unacceptable to sovereign bella roost. go to you now in addition to the elections.

uh, the west. also wanted to undermine a fax of those 5 minutes remains. alexander vol. footage, who is the secretary of republics. a security council says that's a military sabotage. training for radicals is currently underway in ukraine, and a special sensor has also been set up in poland in order to free minutes and sell their task to capture boarder regence of the ruse with the help of the bill or russian ex phoebus. now this show for that, so the forces of a european median are focused on weakening the russian federation and its allies through any of the things they can even through people of elections. donald trump's former national security advisor, john bolton, is today's special guest and going on about details option. the new us presidents priorities are going to different considerably when it comes to is real. and you bring your, his thinking on not the,

[000:00:00;00] the i'm action or it has the welcome back to going underground, broadcasting all around the world from the hall to them at least with thanks to donald trump for a few days, at least the people of guys that have slept without constant u. k. u s. u umd, aerial bombardment. they have suffered for 16 months today marks the shady, old 2nd phase of the multi step ceasefire agreement between israel and the palestinian resistance forces with an exchange of prisoners. it will be celebrated as a victory for palestine given the agreement as boarding what was demanded after the

attacks from kaiser on october the 7th. well this of course comes of the world, waits to see if the 47th president of the usa, donald trump, really 6 a peaceful world within minutes of being organization. he had cancelled, abide and administration restrictions on the export of 2000 pounds bombs. and that's and yahoo, all week israel owned by brittany, you and usa has been targeting the occupied westbank in palestine. that area recording to trump's pick for us. i'm back to the, to the you in at least the phonic is any way is rails because she believes in neutral scripture of the un security council resolutions. some of you can watch trumps pick for deputy assistant to the president and senior director of the cabs of terrorism. sebastian gorka, who we interviewed on going underground into a few weeks. he declared there was no such thing as palestinians. so how did trump get netanyahu to pull is the bombing i promised of him. it's full scale invasion of palestine, a war on iran and will be us remove forces from syria and will the usa finally stop