mike noyes, thank you very _ into and. —— stop and to end. mike noyes, thank you very much.g manhunt. luis manuel diaz was reportedly handed over to un officials. the footballer�*s parents were kidnapped by the eln rebel group as they were driving in the family's home town, in northern colombia. earlier, i spoke to our reporter in bogota, daniel pardo, when the news broke. he was given away by the eln, colombia's largest and oldest guerrilla group, who took him 12 days ago and have protagonised a very complicated... he has generated a huge memory for most colombians for the past 12 days. he was given into the hands of un officials, he was taken into a helicopter, and then he went to valledupar. and now he is being seen by doctors. so, huge relief from colombians, but also kind of anger because colombians are, you know, tired of dealing with these situations, especially with a guerrilla group that has no sort of political means, according to colombians, and they are only looking for money and trying to increase their capital. that was daniel pardo. for we break, let me show y

mike noyes is the humanitarian lead for actionaid uk.ls to around 5,000 households in khan younis. i haven't been able to hear from my team today how that's gone because of the communications problems and the communications blackout. but that will be a really important, something for the families if we can get to do that today, if we were able to do that today. we're also working on getting some warm coats and blankets to affected displaced people because obviously the weather is starting to turn worse now in gaza and people are living in very flimsy shelters. but this is a drop in the ocean. this is a very small amount compared to the levels of need that we all know that these half a million or more people who have had to flee south as a result of the military incursions. we are deeply concerned about how this is going. ok, mike, we'll discuss what your possible plans are moving forward. but first off, can ijust come back to the fact that you mentioned khan yunis and you have colleagues working on the ground there, and i'm sure you're m

thank you forjoining us- _ mike noyes.s of this deal which includes the release of some 50 or so women we're told women and children being held hostage by hamas in gaza. in return for that, we expect to see the release of palestinian women and children from israeli jails and also as mike was talking about, humanitarian changes. more aid allowed into gaza and these pauses in fighting that we are expecting to see, and we expect if all goes according to plan, to come into force tomorrow morning. you're watching bbc news. thanks very much, we will be back with an eye throughout the programme today. it is a busy day and we are keeping an eye on the covid inquiry going on not farfrom here, chris whitty giving evidence. later, we will hear from professorjonathan will hear from professor jonathan van—tam. will hear from professorjonathan van—tam. we are hearing from the chancellor in westminster about the tax and spending plans for the year ahead in the autumn statement. so we starting get a sense of what could be in store. what w

live now to london where we can speak to mike noyes, who is the head of humanitarian response at the tarted to see those trucks moving this morning not too long after that ceasefire started and held. just tell us about what is due to go in and how much of an impact that might have.— to go in and how much of an impact that might have. good morning. and thank ou. that might have. good morning. and thank yom first _ that might have. good morning. and thank you. first of _ that might have. good morning. and thank you. first of all, _ that might have. good morning. and thank you. first of all, we _ that might have. good morning. and thank you. first of all, we welcome l thank you. first of all, we welcome this pause, we are worried four days is not a great deal of time and we welcome the release of hostages. in terms of getting a in, it is obviously a very big positive, we are very pleased to see there is fuel and cooking gas because both of those are essential without which, bringing everything in does not make much difference, if you cannot distribute and cook it. great to see that there

joining me now is mike noyes from action aid.tion on the ground. few days now, there's this is an improvement in terms of the access for colleagues and crucially suppliers coming in across the and the levels in that said, with things aside as they are the situation in the north, we continue to any from her colleagues about their concerns and want to be achieved will continue to hear from and want to be achieved will continue to hearfrom her colleagues and hospitals still lacking fuel which is impacting on the basic ability to provide basic medical services we are continued concerns about the state of the water system and lack of fuel to get pumps running and many people and those who fled from the north and south and exposed in living in poor conditions in the colleague talking about certain ways and lack of humanitarian aid is still quite crucial. is humanitarian aid is still quite crucial. , ., ., ., crucial. is a getting into the north and that has _ crucial. is a getting into the north and that has been _ crucial. is a gettin

joining me now is mike noyes, head of humanitarian response at the charity action aid — which works withank you forjoining us here on bbc news. what are you finding in particular that those women and girls are needing right now in gaza that they are unable to get? the first thing they _ that they are unable to get? tue: first thing they are that they are unable to get? tte: first thing they are needing that they are unable to get is a ceasefire. the first thing that the people, the ordinary people in gaza, are telling us isjust people, the ordinary people in gaza, are telling us is just the amount of suffering that is going on because of the level of bombing, because of the level of violence. the first thing those people are telling us is an event —— an end to the fighting and a ceasefire. it is great as the antony blinken out there talking about a humanitarian cause. that will be a start. but a longer lasting ceasefire is what people need first of all. in terms of immediate needs, the issue of water and electricity continues to come up in every conversation we have. the water supply sys

live now to mike noyes. he's actionaid uk's humanitarian lead. taking place, and what are your colleagues able to do? what are your colleagues able to do? what are you hearing from them? tt your colleagues able to do? what are you hearing from them?— you hearing from them? it continues to be a hugely _ you hearing from them? it continues to be a hugely difficult _ you hearing from them? it continues to be a hugely difficult situation - to be a hugely difficult situation as we've seen. it continues to be hugely difficult and dangerous situation. 0ur colleagues in gaza had been hoping today to organise hot food meals for about 5000 people in shelters down in the south near khan younis. with the communications blackout today, have not been able to hear whether that went ahead as planned. we are also trying to get some warm coats... we continue to sound cuts i willjump in, we are having some technical problems with your line. irate having some technical problems with our line. ~ ,, ., ., your line. we will pass it to our technical team _ your line. w