jonah fisher reports from jerusalem. free at last.ges released in this ceasefire deal were reunited with family and friends. footage released by the israeli authorities, showing the moment romi, doron and the british israeli emily arrived at a hospital near tel aviv. i'm happy to report that they are in stable condition. that allows us and them to focus on what is the most important thing for now — is reuniting with theirfamilies. they're likely to spend several days in hospital to allow more assessment of their physical and mental condition. earlier in the day, the women's journey to freedom had started in chaotic fashion. hamas fighters were out in force to hand them over to the red cross. israel fought this war with the aim of eliminating hamas from gaza. they've been greatly weakened and their leaders killed. but the pr message was clear — we're still here. the hostages were driven by the red cross to the israeli military, and they were soon reunited with their mothers. in return for the three women being set free, israel agreed t

jonah fisher, bbc news, injerusalem.bout the israeli hostages. let's speak to our correspondentjon donnison who's in ramallah. as pa rt of as part of the deal was the release of palestinian prisoners, i9 release of palestinian prisoners, 19 released for the three hostages. yes prisoners, 19 released for the three hostages.— prisoners, 19 released for the three hostages. yes and those prisoners. _ three hostages. yes and those prisoners, most _ three hostages. yes and those prisoners, most of— three hostages. yes and those prisoners, most of them - prisoners, most of them women, are enjoying theirfirst morning of freedom in the west bank here, some of them in months, some of them in bank here, some

jonah fisher reports from jerusalem. free at last.ges released in this ceasefire deal were reunited with family and friends. footage released by the israeli authorities showing the moment romi, doron and the british israeli emily arrived at a hospital near tel aviv. i'm happy to report that they are in stable condition. that allows us and them to focus on what is the most important thing for now, which is reuniting with theirfamilies. they're likely to spend several days in hospital to allow more assessment of their physical and mental condition. earlier in the day, the women's journey to freedom had started in chaotic fashion. hamas fighters were out in force to hand them over to the red cross. israel fought this war with the aim of eliminating hamas from gaza. they've been greatly weakened and their leaders killed. but the pr message was clear — we're still here. the hostages were driven by the red cross to the israeli military, and they were soon reunited with their mothers. in return for the three women being set free, israel agre

jonah fisher. ns that we have been asked over and over again, jonah, is just to explain the key terms of the deal that's in place. sorry, can you just repeat your question? yes. jonah, i hope you can hear me. one question we've had multiple people asking about is to explain what the key terms of the deal are. right, so it's a three—phase deal. the first phase is really the only part that has been agreed on. and today there is indeed a bit of uncertainty as to whether exactly all the deals have been agreed on. but working on the basis that it's the draft deal which everyone has seen prior to it being confirmed last night. it's a 42—day ceasefire. and during that period of 42 days there will be 33 israeli hostages released in a phased release. we don't know for sure that all those 33 are still alive. the first three women will be released on the first day of the deal. we believe that's going to be on sunday. and then throughout the 42 days, there will be israeli hostages released, or their remains wil

jonah fisher there.countdown continues, there is a countdown to the inauguration and one of the big foreign policies that will be on trump's plate is at the middle east. we have some reaction to the events there. he has given an interview to nbc news and on our website, you can see the details of it, he said the administration would make sure the ceasefire deal agreed between israel and hamas would hold it through good government. he has said he was asked how confident he was that the hostages would be released as part of a deal and his response was, well, we will see very soon, and it better hold. and on premise to benjamin netanyahu, who trump said he would be meeting with fairly shortly, the president—elect told nbc news that he has already informed his israeli counterpart to just keep doing what you have to do, you have to have... this has to end, we wanted to end, but keep doing what has to be done. some lines coming through from president elect trump as he heads off from florida back to washington

jonah fisher live injerusalem.orters and opponents of south korea's suspended president have been on the streets of seoul for a second day. some stayed out all night, braving freezing temperatures and snow. many protesters are gathered around the official residence of president yoon suk yeol. investigators tried to get into the compound and arrest mr yoon on friday for declaring martial law. they were turned away by security personnel guarding the president. it's thought they may try to detain him again before the arrest warrant expires at midnight on monday. this is the scene now live in seoul outside the presidential residence, where you can see protestors once again gathered, both in support and opposition to president yoon. those who want to see him arrested immediately and those who want to try to stop it. and there's also a police presence out in the south could be korean capital. woongbee lee is editor of bbc korean. he told me about the attempts to arrest the former president. 0n on friday, the coi investig

earlier i spoke to our correspondent injerusalem, jonah fisher and asked him about the israeli militaryresignation of the commander in chief of the israeli army. so we're three days into a cease—fire in gaza but tensions are rising in the west today. we had the israeli military going into janine that is a city in the northern part of the west bank which is known as being a stronghold for palestinian militant groups, they use drones, aircraft, armoured bulldozers as they went in. as you mentioned there, eight people at least were killed as part of this action targeting those militants. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been commenting on it this afternoon, he called it a large—scale and significant military operation and he linked what was happening in jenin to other conflicts taking place in lebanon, syria, militants injenin were militants in jenin were receiving militants injenin were receiving supplies from iran. as you mentioned there is also been developments related to the israeli military today. the head of the israeli armed forces has said that he is going to resign effective

let's bring in my colleague jonah fisher, you are at the sheba medical centre, describe what's happening. we can hear helicopters overhead, we believe that the helicopter carrying the three released hostages is about to land here, it has flown the relatively short distance from just outside gaza where the three hostages were reunited with their mothers and they were put on board a helicopter and brought here. those images you can see on the screen here, thatis you can see on the screen here, that is one of the helicopters just coming in to land here at sheba medical centre. it's one of the largest hospitals in the middle east, it is equipped for any possible eventuality and this is where obviously the hostages are being brought in order to be fully assessed by a medical team. order to be fully assessed by a medicalteam. from order to be fully assessed by a medical team. from the images that we saw earlier at re'im where they were brought initially on their release, they looked like they were given some immediate health care. you can see on the hand of emily damari, that she had her hand

live tojerusalem and our correspondent, jonah fisher. about the action by the idf? ,, , ., idf? this is the second day of the israeli _ idf? this is the second day of the israeli operation - idf? this is the second day of the israeli operation into - the israeli operation into janine, a northern city in the west bank. it's known as being a stronghold for palestinian armed groups. what we have been hearing today is that around the hospital they have been armoured bulldozers destroying roads, blockading entries and exits around the hospital. they have been reports of air strikes and gunfire. the number of palestinians who have been killed according to local health officials has gone up from eight to 12. i was at a briefing with an israeli military official this morning and he said that basically this was an effort to try and stop what they call terrorist attacks elsewhere in israel. they see that many of the attacks that have taken place over the last few weeks have been coming from militants were based in and around jenin. this is a metho

israel says it's targeting hamas fighters and infrastructure. jonah fisher has the latest from jerusaleme standards. israel says this weekend it struck more than 100 what it calls terror targets in gaza. one of those hit was the zood family home. destroyed by an israeli air strike on gaza city last night. this morning, they were looking for bodies. amar, a cousin, explains that the bodies of seven family members have been recovered. he says they're looking for four more, three of them children. israel is not allowing western journalists into gaza. it says its strikes this week and eliminated dozens of hamas terrorists. the gaza health ministry says more than 200 people have been killed and many more injured since thursday. not all of them are fighters. hidden but not forgotten, there are still israeli hostages inside gaza. among them, liri albag, a 19—year—old soldier. this was her before. this is her now, in a still from a video that has been posted online. proof for her parents that she is still alive. translation: we aren't giving up. don't you give up, either. keep fighting and survi

. >> jonah fisher is in jerusalem and our correspondent is in istanbul. from both of you the latest that you are hearing from the respective sides in the negotiation. jonah, i will begin with you. >> today has been a day in which we have heard strong voices against this deal in israel including prominent members of benjamin netanyahu's cabinet. one of them came out this morning with a tweet saying he thought it would be a catastrophe for israeli national security if the deal went ahead. clearly, mr. netanyahu has quite a job to do. there was also a letter written to him as prime minister by 10 members of his own coalition urging him not to make the deal. there is certainly opposition here. it remains to be seen if we do get to the point of it possibly being agreed as to whether those people within his cabinet who are against it, whether they kick up a fuss and threaten to leave government or when push comes to shove if they make the objections heard but allow the deal to go through. >> you have been speaking to the palestinian official with close knowledge

palestinians, who have suffered terribly in this war that hamas started. 0ur middle east correspondent, jonah fisherresponse to the negotiations. we've heard some pretty strong voices against this deal, - here in israel, including some prominent members of- benjamin netanyahu's cabinet. one of them came out this morning with a tweet, i saying he thought it would be a catastrophe for israeli - national security if. this deal went ahead. clearly, mr netanyahu has a job to do. - there was also a letter written to him by ten members- of his own coalition urging him not to make that deal. - 0ur gaza correspondent, rushdi abualouf, has been speaking to a palestinian source close to the negotiations. they said it is almost done. i have seen one time, maybe twice, before where the israeli and hamas delegations are in the same building. the egyptians, the americans, the qataris, and everybody involved, are in the same building, trying to put the final touches — as this official told me. we have very exclusive information about this deal. the israeli army will remain in the area called the buffer zone, someth

let's get analysis from our correspondent in a jerusalem, jonah fisher.surprise, voicing his opposition to the deal, but what does it mean for the israeli government, the but -- government of benjamin netanyahu? >> we have known for a long time that itamar ben-gvir and other far-right ultranationalist members of mr. netanyahu's government were not happy with the deal that has been reached in the negotiations in qatar. what has been not clear is what they were going to do about it. that became a little bit clearer about half an hour ago when we heard from mr. ben-gvir, effectively lambasting the contents of the deal, calling it a terrible deal and saying that his party would resign from the government if the deal was passed by the israeli government and security cabinet. what he then went on to say, and this is really the crucial part, is that even if they did leave government, his party would not seek to try and bring down mr. netanyahu's administration, because that is the nuclear option that could be played here if mr. ben-gvir was able to persuade the

our correspondent in jerusalem jonah fisher has the latest — first on the reaction in israel to thisl to the publication of this list of 3a hostages which hamas presented as being the 3a names that would be released as part of any ceasefire agreement with israel. what israel has said is effectively that these 3a names are nothing new. it is simply a list which israel itself wrote and presented to mediators in july of last year and they have pointed out that list does not actually provide any information as to the status of the hostages on that list. crucially, whether they are indeed alive or not. so, of the names on that list, two of the children, for example, well, hamas has claimed in the past that they have been killed by israeli airstrikes so the israeli government is very much stressing the position that they think this is effectively a move by hamas to try push forward to put pressure on the israeli government to come up with a deal in the talks which are taking place at the moment in doha. israel is in the process of negotiating there with a mediation team to try and achieve

our correspondent jonah fisher has the latest, first on the reaction in israel to this hostage list being correspondent:correspondent: it has been a pretty angry reaction to the publication of this list of 34 hostages, which hamas presented as being the 34 names that would be released as part of any cease-fire agreement with israel. what israel has said is effectively these 34 names are nothing new, it is simply a list which israel itself wrote and presented to mediators in july of last year, and they have pointed out that that list does not actually provide any information as to the status of the hostages on that list. crucially, whether they are indeed alive or not. some of the names on that list, two of the children for example, hamas has claimed in the past that they have been killed by israeli airstrikes. the israeli government is very much stressing the position that they think this is effectively unmoved by hamas to try -- a move by hamas to try to put pressure on the israeli government to come up with a deal in the talks which are taking place at the moment in doha. israel is in t

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jonah fisher reports from jerusalem. our internation editorjeremy bowen is injerusalem.ire. i think on a day like this, day one of the ceasefire, people have got to try and be optimistic. you know, reporting the middle east, it's often you don't lose if you're pessimistic, and of course there are many potential problems ahead. but let's look on the bright side. for the first time in 15 months, there is no killing going on in and around gaza. there are people who are hoping in gaza to get back to their homes. there are those family reunions in the west bank for palestinians, the israelis, the three women who came out. so those are all positives. the issue is, first of all, hamas is still there. they showed that when they paraded with their guns, quite symbolic but making a point. and the israelis, the israeli deputy foreign minister, has been telling the bbc this morning that that's not acceptable for them — hamas has to go. now, hamas doesn't want to go. so that points at some point to a resumption of the war. the question is whether it happens during this process of a c

jonah fisher reports from jerusalem. let's speak to our correspondent mark lowen who's in tel aviv.n, it's still almost impossible to imagine the relief, martin, after 15 months in captivity in gaza. the three women released are now back at a hospital in israel, the country's largest, and they spent the night in a wing over there with their families. i'm told they were given private rooms, living rooms, their own personal chefs to cater whatever they need. and the initial evaluation took place last night but then the proper thorough assessments begin today and they will have a few daysin today and they will have a few days in hospital to undergo extensive medical assessments and also psychological evaluations as well. i'm told even though outside they appear to be in a stable condition, a somebody put it to me, on the inside it is altogether less clear. you will have seen the pictures of emily damari, the hostage with her band in hand age. her mother confirmed she lost her two middle fingers after a hamas gunman shot her before taking her into captivity. emily damari has posted a st

let's speak to the bbc�*s jonah fisher, injerusalem, and our gaza correspondent, rushdi abualouf, who'sul. i want to get from both of you the latest you are hearing from the latest you are hearing from the respective sides in this negotiation.— the respective sides in this negotiation. the respective sides in this neuotiation. ., , . negotiation. today has been a da in negotiation. today has been a day in which — negotiation. today has been a day in which we _ negotiation. today has been a day in which we have - negotiation. today has been a day in which we have heard i negotiation. today has been a i day in which we have heard some pretty strong voices against this deal, here in israel, including prominent members of benjamin netanyahu's cabinet. one of them came out this morning with a tweet, saying he thought it would be a catastrophe for israeli national security if this deal would ahead. clearly, mr netanyahu has a job to do. there was also a letter written to him by ten members of his own coalition urging him not to make that deal. yes, there are certainly opposition here. it rema

jonah fisher has the latest from jerusalem.ng, even by this war�*s terrible standards. israel says this weekend it struck more than 100 what it calls terror targets in gaza. one of those hit was the zood family home. destroyed by an israeli air strike on gaza city last night. this morning, they were looking for bodies. amar, a cousin, explains that the bodies of seven family members have been recovered. he says they're looking for four more, three of them children. israel is not allowing western journalists into gaza. it says its strikes this week eliminated dozens of hamas terrorists. the gaza health ministry says more than 200 people have been killed and many more injured since thursday. not all of them are fighters. hidden but not forgotten, there are still israeli hostages inside gaza. among them, liri albag, a 19—year—old soldier. this was her before. this is her now, in a still from a video that has been posted online. proof for her parents that she is still alive. translation: we aren't giving up. don't you give up, eith

i spoke to our correspondent, jonah fisher, who is at sheba hospital on the outskirts of tel aviv, where he told us more about the atmosphere there. quite a moment when the helicopter arrived here and then vehicles drove them into the building behind me. obviously, the media is being kept at arms length. in the last few minutes we have had footage released by the israeli authorities of what is been going on inside the hospital behind me. really, really emotional scenes of ronnie, doran and emily being reunited, not just with their families ——romi but of course their mothers went to meet them as they emerge out of gaza but their friends as well. hugging, lots of singing, crying. this has been a very emotional day here at the hospital. they will have been preparations for what they go through it next to try and recover from the emotional and the physical burden that they've had in the last 15 months or so. yes. there are clearly physical injuries, which are already being addressed. we saw emily damari, the british— israeli national with bandages on one hand. we know she was shot as she was

jonah fisher is injerusalem. reaction here in israel to the publication of this list of 3a hostages, which hamas presented as being the 3a names that would be released as part of any ceasefire agreement with israel. what israel has said is effectively that these 3a names are nothing new. it is simply a list which israel itself wrote and presented to mediators in july of last year. and they've pointed out that that list doesn't actually provide any information as to the status of the hostages on that list. crucially, whether they are indeed alive or not. some of the names on that list, two of the children, for example, well, hamas has claimed in the past that they have been killed by israeli air strikes. so the israeli government is very much stressing the position that they think that this is effectively a move by hamas to try and push forward, to put pressure on the israeli government, to come up with a deal in the talks which are taking place at the moment in doha. israel is in the process of negotiating there

jonah fisher is our correspondent injerusalem.re are feeling about the possible agreement. well, it rather depends who you speak to. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu certainly has some strong voices within his own cabinet who are not happy with the prospect of this deal as they have seen it. we have heard yesterday from one of the far right ministers in his cabinet, saying the deal would be a catastrophe for israeli national security. today another of those ministers, a security minister, said a deal would effectively raise the war achievements that have been gained with much blood by our fighters. and he called on others tojoin him and fighters. and he called on others to join him and what he called israel's surrender to hamas. so clearly there are members of mr netanyahu's cabinet who are very opposed to this deal. i suppose the question at this point is are they opposed enough to try and bring down mr netanyahu pots government or indeed is this already priced in by mr netanyahu in his pursuit of this deal? he has p

we will be back in if human is of the very latest —— jonah fisher.e to see what the deal, and adverted thomas, is. all travel of refugees to the us is being suspended to the us. we are also asking if there is a happiness epidemic for children. do we need to read to our children more to make them a bit happier? stay with us. hello. this friday, we could potentially see the strongest storm of the season so far — storm eowyn. met office have issued amber warnings already across some parts of the uk. and for few, there are risks of gusts in excess of 90 miles an hour. now, that storm at the moment is only reallyjust in its development phase. you can see the cloud coming off of north america fired by a big jet stream will develop more during the next 211 hours. we've got actually a window of quieter weather out there at the moment before we see a forerunner of some wind and rain through thursday. so tonight, with more in the way of clear skies developing after the day's cloud clears away, there could be some fog patches in the east. temperatures dropping

our correspondentjonah fisher joins me from jerusalem. jonaht a huge surprise, voicing his opposition to the deal, but what does it mean for the israeli government, for the government of benjamin netanyahu? government of ben'amin netanyahu?�* government of ben'amin netanyahu? government of ben'amin netan ahu? . ~ ., ., . netanyahu? have known for a lona netanyahu? have known for a long time _ netanyahu? have known for a long time that _ netanyahu? have known for a long time that itamar - netanyahu? have known for a | long time that itamar ben-gvir long time that itamar ben—gvir andindeed long time that itamar ben—gvir and indeed otherforeign or nationalist members of mr netanyahu's government were not happy with the deal that has been reached in the negotiations in qatar also what has been not clear is what they were going to do about it. that became a little bit clearer about half an hour ago, when we heard from mr ben—gvir. he effectively lambasted the contents of the deal calling it a terrible deal, and said that his party would resign from

jonah fisher, thank _ might lead to, at least. jonah fisher, thank you _ might lead to, at least.might lead to, at least. jonah fisher, thank you very much l fisher, thank you very much indeed. let me bring you a line coming through to us in the last few minutes from the israeli prime minister's offers, the office of benjamin netanyahu, saying israel will not proceed with the gaza ceasefire until it receives a list of the 33 hostages who will be released by hamas in the first phase of the deal, accusing hamas of "not yet releasing that list" of the hostages and breaking the agreement and saying, "the sole responsibility lies with hamas". that is a statement from benjamin netanyahu, very much underscoring the fact that there is still tension and details being worked out in these final hours before the ceasefire is due to come into force at 8.30 in the morning local time, with the first hostages being released a few hours later but that israeli prime minister's office saying they have not yet received a definitive list of those 33 hostages. well, it is believed on the list of the 33

. jonah fisher at sheba hospitaljust - authorities. jonah fisher atj sheba hospitaljust outside authorities outside tel aviv, thank you. israel�*s foreign minister david a news conference a short time ago, he said the ceasefire could have happened much sooner had hamas released the hostages. lbw; released the hostages. any agreement _ released the hostages. any agreement with _ released the hostages. any agreement with a - released the hostages. in; agreement with a terror organisation is a bad event. releasing terrorists from our jails is a heavy price with risks, and there are also other dimensions, including risks. we are facing, as you know, we had this friday a very serious debate in the government meeting. one of the factions, as you know, quit from the government. there is a public debate. i don�*t undermine the arguments of those who 1516 00:10:39,190 --> 00:10:3

jonah fisher reports from jerusalem. 15 months being held in gaza, the first hostages released in this ceasefire deal were reunited with family and friends. footage, released by the israeli authorities, showing the moment romi gonen, doron steinbrecher and the british israeli emily damari arrived at a british hospital near tel aviv. �* . , , a british hospital near tel aviv. �* . , _ ., a british hospital near tel aviv.�* . , _ ., a british hospital near tel aviv.�* ., , aviv. i'm happy to report they are in stable _ aviv. i'm happy to report they are in stable condition - aviv. i'm happy to report they are in stable condition that i are in stable condition that allows us and them to focus on what is the most important thing for now, reuniting with theirfamilies. thing for now, reuniting with their families.— thing for now, reuniting with their families. they are likely to send their families. they are likely to spend several _ their families. they are likely to spend several days - their families. they are likely to spe

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for more on that, jonah fisher is injerusalem for us.s quite a complicated agreement, three phases, talk us to the bones of it and how it's going to pan out and work, if it does pan out.— if it does pan out. yeah, it's a complicated _ if it does pan out. yeah, it's a complicated agreement i if it does pan out. yeah, it's a complicated agreement in j a complicated agreement in three phases and only really the first phase has been properly spelled out. all the rest of it has been left for further discussions. the first phaseis further discussions. the first phase is due to last 42 days, it's due to start on sunday. it will begin with the cessation of hostilities and there will be a hostage release of three female israelis, women, on that day we believe, and trucks of aid and fuel will be allowed to go in. and then through a —— throughout the 42 day period, every time where hostages are released, the israeli side will released, the israeli side will release dozens of palestinian prisoners from prisons here in israel. at the same time as the

we'll speak to tom bateman in washington, and jonah fisher is injerusalem. jonah, what are we hearingan israeli official told the bbc real progress appears to have been made _ real progress appears to have been made in _ real progress appears to have been made in those talks and that detailed _ made in those talks and that detailed negotiations are now taking place about hundreds and thousands of small— place about hundreds and thousands of small details that make up that agreement. so it does appear like the big _ agreement. so it does appear like the big principles have been agreed in the _ the big principles have been agreed in the small technical parts are now being _ in the small technical parts are now being talked over. that are certainly _ being talked over. that are certainly those here in israel though— certainly those here in israel though who don't want this deal to id though who don't want this deal to go through —— that is certainly. we have _ go through —— that is certainly. we have heard — go through —— that is certainly. we have heard from far—right members are benjam

jonah fisher has been monitoring that press conference, and we hear it that ben kabir has been prettyhis words, describe in that deal is terrible.— describe in that deal is terrible. , ., , , describe in that deal is terrible. , terrible. repeatedly sandy was terrible, and _ terrible. repeatedly sandy was terrible, and a _ terrible. repeatedly sandy was terrible, and a bad _ terrible. repeatedly sandy was terrible, and a bad deal- terrible. repeatedly sandy was terrible, and a bad deal for - terrible, and a bad dealfor israel, and if he was passed by the israeli security cabinet and take his own party out of government, the crucial part came right towards the end where he said he would not seek to topple netanyahu as government, which suggests it's so moved by itamar ben—gvir, he is not involved in the deal in and the way, he cannot be blamed how it processes, he's keeping his pure ideological position, and holding the option of possibly returning to government at later point. he's taking a step out, he doesn't want to be part of it, but it doesn't look like he is going to try to bloc

jonah fisher reports. after 15 months of war and destruction, this morning gaza should fall silent as the ceasefire comes into force. people who have suffered so much are now making plans, daring to hope. much are now making plans, darinu to hoe. �* ,, �* ~ daring to hope. translation: we want to no daring to hope. translation: we want to go see _ daring to hope. translation: we want to go see the _ daring to hope. translation: we want to go see the people - daring to hope. translation: we want to go see the people who - want to go see the people who we lost contact with for the past 15 months. we don't know anything about them, if they are alive or dead. translation: of course i _ are alive or dead. translation: of course i will _ are alive or dead. translation: of course i will be _ are alive or dead. translation: of course i will be happy. - are alive or dead. translation: of course i will be happy. i- are alive or dead. translation: of course i will be happy. i am i of course i will be happy. i am coun

jonah fisher, our correspondent there with the latest from sheba medical centre where he was saying those three hostages released today are now receiving medical treatment, it is worth reflecting as well, it is worth reflecting as well, it is a moment that some people feared 1a hours ago now that we would not see. it was 7:30am local time here when we started telling you the story of this unfolding day here on bbc news, first whispers started to come and then that statement from the israeli prime minister's office the cease—fire would not begin at 8.30 because the hostages names had not been turned over. the choreography, the timetable of the day, came back on track with the movement of aid into gaza. those images that we saw people starting to return to their homes in gaza as well, people walking through the rubble carrying their my remaining possessions in bags. we will also see the freeing of 90 palestinian prisoners this evening who are being held in israeli jails as well, so it has been a long, long day here in the middle east. it has been a day that started shakily when it came to t

jonah fisher sent this update from jerusalem.ress this is a three—part agreement. 0nly important to stress this is a three—part agreement. only the first phase has been agreed it is a 42 day cease—fire which there will be if these released of israeli hostages, 33 of them, it's not clear at this point whether there are all alive or not. every release or indeed handing over of the remains of a hostage, israel in return will release dozens of palestinian prisoners. during the six week. israel will pull back from the more densely populated parts of gaza, particularly along the eastern sign which borders israel and there will be more aid and fuel allowed into the gaza strip. with this agreement does not do is tackle the fundamental issues for gaza's future. who will govern it. israel has been clear it does not what hamas involved in that. what role will be israeli military play? will be continue to be deployed and have access into the gaza strip. that is often left for negotiations that will begin 16 days into phase one to try and set

jonah fisher, thank you for that update from the sheba medical center in tel aviv.er hostages, romi gonen, emily damari, doron steinbrecher have been reunited with their mothers. no doubt intensely emotional reunion. a day they feared they would never see. they will be getting some preliminary medical assessments before they take off in the helicopters that we have been showing in these live images towards the sheba medical center. the square in tel aviv taken over by the hostages' families and the supporters, so many gathering, thousands gathering tonight to be part of this moment. i will keep an eye on that but let's bring in the former israeli prime minister. joining me now is naftali bennett, former prime minister of israel. former head of the new right party and the jewish former head of the new right party and thejewish home party. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. an extraordinary moment being described by the prime minister, a moment for all of israel. the prime minister said the nation embraced these returning hostages. what is your reaction to the retur

jonah fisher is that sheba hospital with the hostages have been released and arrived.elease and the atmosphere they are? quite a moment when _ atmosphere they are? quite a moment when the _ atmosphere they are? quite a moment when the helicopter. moment when the helicopter arrived here and then vehicles drove them into the building behind me. 0bviously, drove them into the building behind me. obviously, the media is being kept at arms length. in the last few minutes we have had footage released by the israeli authorities of what is big going on inside the hospital behind me. really, really emotional scenes of ronnie, doran and emily being reunited, notjust with their families but of course their mothers went to meet them as they emerge out of gaza but their friends as well. hugging, lots of singing, crying for that this has been a very emotional day here at the hospital. emotional day here at the hospital-_ emotional day here at the hosital. , ., , hospital. they will have been preparations— hospital. they will have been preparations for _ hospital. they will have been

lets speak now to our correspondent in jerusalem, jonah fisher.e we are with this cabinet meeting? the meetin: with this cabinet meeting? the meeting is _ with this cabinet meeting? the meeting is still _ with this cabinet meeting? tue: meeting is still going with this cabinet meeting? tte: meeting is still going on, with this cabinet meeting? tt2 meeting is still going on, it's late into the evening here in israel, its shabbat, thejewish holiday, and get the discussions are still going on — it's three hours and counting, some reports saying the security chiefs who were addressing this expanded meeting of government ministers have finished briefing them of the contents of the cease—fire agreement, and now all the ministers are having a chance to have their say. we did earlier today have a security cabinet meeting, which is a slimmed—down version of the senior ministers, and that voted pretty clearly in favour of the deal — two far right ministers voted against it, as expected — and to be quite frank, we are not expecting there to be any surprises

let's just get an update again, we have been hearing throughout the day from jonah fisher, he is at theheba hospital. that is where the first of the hostages, the first three women, doron steinbrecher and emily damari will be released. so there won't be any cameras as the hostages go in for those, really, a very complete medical check. one doctor speaking to the bbc world service today spoke about a total—body effect, mentally, physically, there is no information about what kind of condition they will be when they arrive at that hospitaljust behind you. that is right, we have been trying — that is right, we have been trying to— that is right, we have been trying to follow the process of this handover of israeli hostages throughout the course of today — hostages throughout the course of today. the latest we are hearing _ of today. the latest we are hearing is that they have not yet been _ hearing is that they have not yet been given it to the red cross, — yet been given it to the red cross, that is the latest from the israeli side here. we know that— the israeli side here. we know that t

and our correspondent jonah fisher had further analysis from jeerusalem. analysis from ——jerusalem.helming message from mr netanyahu in his address was that this was going ahead, but it certainly didn't feel like peace in our time, did it? i mean, part of the reason that he, mr netanyahu, is not talking about this being a permanent ceasefire is because by getting to that point of permanent ceasefire, it throws up all sorts of difficult questions, both for him politically and questions about what happens in gaza at the moment, with it as a temporary arrangement, it's easy to, if you like, keep the option of war open and indeed not try and tackle some of the significant issues and problems around discussions about gaza's future. there is, it seems, a very difficult discussion to be had here in israel about who might end up governing gaza in the future. the government here doesn't want hamas, of course, to be involved. it doesn't also want the palestinian authority, which has authority over parts of the west bank, to to be involved either. but it has not put forward any sort of vision

let us check in with our correspondentjonah fisher, who is in ourjerusalem bureau. jonah the choreography of what is happening in the coming hours and with that approval given by the security cabinet.— and with that approval given by the security cabinet. yeah, two important _ the security cabinet. yeah, two important meetings _ the security cabinet. yeah, two important meetings we - the security cabinet. yeah, two important meetings we are - important meetings we are expecting to take place today. we have had one of them, which is the security cabinet meeting of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's government. that neta nyahu's government. that meeting netanyahu's government. that meeting really as trail has approved the ceasefire agreement with some of the far right members of the security cabinet voting against. we had one of them coming out after that security cabinet meeting, once again expressing how much he dislikes the deal, talking about the release of palestinian prisoners in particular as a release of terrorists. that everyone will know will return to try and ki

let others get the very latest with our correspondentjonah fisher, who is here injerusalem with me. jonah last hour orso lot of chatter in the last hour or so about whether or not they are there with the deal. what can you tell us?— are there with the deal. what can you tell us? yeah come in the last 24 — can you tell us? yeah come in the last 24 hours _ can you tell us? yeah come in the last 24 hours or _ can you tell us? yeah come in the last 24 hours or so - can you tell us? yeah come in the last 24 hours or so the i the last 24 hours or so the israeli side have been saying they have been waiting for the go—ahead from hamas, approval from hamas. it seemed about half an hour ago from hamas. it seemed about half an hour