as well in the last six weeks of a degree in 2a hours or so as they wait for news on the first significant hostage release. this is something we were expecting to happen this morning but we heard late last night that the pause in the fighting and release of hostages from gaza and palestinian prisoners from gaza and palestinian prisoners from israeli jails has now been delayed we were told late yesterday evening and won't happen before friday. let's take a look at some of the details of that agreement that has been arranged. hamas would exchange 50 israeli hostages taken during the attack on the 7th of october for £150 any women and children held in israeli jails. israel says it still expects that to happen — but not before friday — and there will be a similar delay to the temporary halt in hostilities. hamas says there are still details to be finalised regarding the list of people to be exchanged. for now, the fighting continues — there was a series of explosions in gaza through the night. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country will continue to fight hamas until absolute victory is achieved. aid agencies are extremely concerned about the humanitarian situation in gaza. some trucks carrying supplies have been able to cross into the territory this week. but pictures like these — with people struggling to secure bottles of water in gaza — highlight how difficult conditions there are. we begin our coverage with this report from our middle east correspondent yolande knell injerusalem — a warning, it does include some distressing images. the continuing anguish. this was the day some israeli hostage families had hoped to see their loved ones again. but late last night there was news of a 24—hour delay, also affecting the release of palestinian prisoners. israeli reports say hamas and qatar, which is mediating, haven't yet signed the truce deal. children are supposed to be among the first israelis freed. hadas kalderon desperately wants her son and daughter back. they were snatched with her ex—husband on the 7th of october. i just want to hug my children, to kiss them, to protect them, to promise them that it will never happen again. that's all i want. i don't care about nothing. because my life has been broken apart. my life won't ever be the same again. and their life won't be the same. camping on the street, and crammed into public shelters like this un school, in gaza the wait also continues for a promised four—day truce. without enough food to go around, a pause is meant to clear a path for hundreds of lorries carrying goods, fuel and medical supplies. even then aid agencies have been warning much more needs to be done. and palestinians living amid the destruction are wary about any pause in fighting. "what use is this truce? people are being displaced either way. what benefit do we get?" asks omo ramy. "we want a complete ceasefire. we want a truce to stop the bloodshed. our children are lost." gaza keeps burying its dead, with more than 100 bodies in this mass grave. the coming days may bring quiet, but israel and hamas have said afterwards the war will resume. translation: i want to be clear. the war is continuing. we will continue it until we achieve all our goals of returning all our abductees, eliminating hamas, and guaranteeing after hamas, gaza is not to be controlled by a party that supports terrorism. and for now the bombardment of besieged gaza goes on, as it has for nearly seven weeks. both sides are standing by to see if a deal will hold up and bring different scenes tomorrow. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. as we look at these live pictures of the scene this morning from southern israel across to gaza... joining me now is lieutenant colonel peter lerner, a spokesperson for the israel defense forces. thank you forjoining us. we were expecting it was widely reported on the israeli media last night by this point this morning there would be a ceasefire, it hasn't started yet, what can you tell us about the delay? what can you tell us about the dela ? ~ . ., . ., what can you tell us about the dela ?~ . ., ,., delay? we are in a continued state of combat today _ delay? we are in a continued state of combat today this _ delay? we are in a continued state of combat today this morning, - delay? we are in a continued state| of combat today this morning, once we receive the instructions from the government to hold ourfire we receive the instructions from the government to hold our fire we will do so. we have not received that instruction is yet and that is basically a situation i can report this morning. it is important to note we continue our strikes against hamas wherever they are hiding, this is a brutal merciless terrorist organisation that seems to be a paradigms of their existence needs to change. we need to make sure there never will do the sort of debt above our heads ever again. when it ceasefire does _ above our heads ever again. when it ceasefire does happen _ above our heads ever again. when it ceasefire does happen it _ above our heads ever again. when it ceasefire does happen it is - above our heads ever again. when it ceasefire does happen it is a - above our heads ever again. when it ceasefire does happen it is a poor. ceasefire does happen it is a poor day pause in hostilities we are told, what will it look like from the perspective of the idf, what will you be doing and not doing during that time is yellow it is important to understand we have a very important to understand we have a ve j , ., important to understand we have a ve , , ., , ., , important to understand we have a ve ., very question history with hamas and ceasefires. they _ very question history with hamas and ceasefires. they never _ very question history with hamas and ceasefires. they never seem - very question history with hamas and ceasefires. they never seem to - very question history with hamas and ceasefires. they never seem to hold. j ceasefires. they never seem to hold. we will be in defensive positions holding our positions making sure that we are well defended but also very vigilant in case any attacks or originating from hamas, from the gaza strip whether it is rockets or attacks against the forces on the ground. this is a reality we expect. unfortunately we have bad experience with them. i would highlight that i have an interest, the prisoners, they convicted criminals and terrorists that are expected to be released in this framework, they have an interest and tender fire. unfortunately i don't know what level of control they have over all of their forces and i would be very cautious in taking anything i say for more than face value. i don't trust them. for more than face value. i don't trust them-— trust them. that is particularly interesting- — trust them. that is particularly interesting. you _ trust them. that is particularly interesting. you talk _ trust them. that is particularly interesting. you talk about - trust them. that is particularlyj interesting. you talk about the fragility of it, what is the level 4 idf forces to begin to engage militarily with hamas, even during the ceasefire period? we militarily with hamas, even during the ceasefire period?— militarily with hamas, even during the ceasefire period? we have to be very cautious- _ the ceasefire period? we have to be very cautious. the _ the ceasefire period? we have to be very cautious. the forces _ the ceasefire period? we have to be very cautious. the forces will- very cautious. the forces will defend themselves, we will take defensive positions. you can't expect us not to respond to their attacks and always we will. we are determined to enforce and continue an operational pause but is not underfire. that an operational pause but is not under fire. that would an operational pause but is not underfire. that would not an operational pause but is not under fire. that would not be a unilateral operation. if they don't then we won't. iii unilateral operation. if they don't then we won't.— unilateral operation. if they don't then we won't. if that does happen how will you _ then we won't. if that does happen how will you protect _ then we won't. if that does happen how will you protect civilians? - then we won't. if that does happen how will you protect civilians? if i how will you protect civilians? if they are expecting a humanitarian pause. they are expecting a humanitarian -ause. they are expecting a humanitarian ause. , ., ., ., they are expecting a humanitarian ause. ., ., ., , , pause. the operational pause is -recisel pause. the operational pause is precisely that. _ pause. the operational pause is precisely that. there _ pause. the operational pause is precisely that. there is - pause. the operational pause is precisely that. there is not - precisely that. there is not supposed to be movement from south to north. the purses will be on the ground and there will be continued movement from north to south of the gaza strip. our efforts will be defensive in essence and we will continue to maintain those defensive positions but we need to keep in mind the operational pause and instructions need to come in and we need to have a time and date and we will know how to do that. until that time we will continue to act against hamas wherever they are hiding. thank you forjoining us. live now to our middle east correspondent yolande knell. it was widely reported here in israel that this pause would begin this morning, we expected to see a hostage release and a prisoner release later today but that seems to be delayed late last night. what more do we know about why this hasn't gone through just yet as expected? hasn't gone through 'ust yet as exected? hasn't gone through 'ust yet as mechafi hasn't gone through 'ust yet as exected? . ., , expected? there were top officials on different _ expected? there were top officials on different sides _ expected? there were top officials on different sides that _ expected? there were top officials on different sides that were - expected? there were top officials on different sides that were really | on different sides that were really briefing that the deal was supposed to come into effect today of the we didn't have an official announcement. then there was last night from the israeli national security adviser a short statement where he said the start of the release will take place according to the agreement but he said he didn't expect that to start until friday morning at the earliest. now we are hearing there are some logistical details that help things appear. qatar has said this morning it is expecting in the coming hours to put out an official time for this to come into effect but i think it reallyjust come into effect but i think it really just underlines come into effect but i think it reallyjust underlines how after seven weeks of fighting almost things really have been extremely difficult to get to this point. it does remain a delicate situation. just tell us a bit more, we talk to the idf there are about what this will militarily mean but tell us more about the hostage release and prisoner release and there is a humanitarian aid element to all of this as well, isn't there? it is supposed — this as well, isn't there? it is supposed to _ this as well, isn't there? it is supposed to be _ this as well, isn't there? it is supposed to be 50 _ this as well, isn't there? it 3 supposed to be 50 hostages and we understand there would be israeli nationals or dual nationals it would be released over the course of four days coming out in batches of at least ten. they would be handed over to the international committee of the red cross and allowed to make their way out three egypt's rafah crossing before returning home. then written into the israeli government short statement about this deal it makes clear that for every additional ten hostages that could be released there could be an additional day of paul's in the fighting. there is structured into this deal some encouragement and incentive for things to go on for longer. during this time period we expect to have batches of palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails, they are women and also teenage males according to a list put out of some 300 names, they would be drawn from that list and they would be released in batches to allow them to go back to their families. on top of that aid agencies have been standing by to try to get a big increase, but the white out said it would be alsager rate going into gaza, at the moment we get that best dozens of lorry loads of aids, food and medical supplies and put it going on in the course of a day, this could go up to 300 lorry loads and could include fuel going into gaza as well although aid agencies have been warning that still with the restrictions on access that there are this is not enough to make a huge difference in the humanitarian situation there is.— let's look at those live pictures of the gaza skyline as seen from southern israel. this is a beer this morning don't forget we were expecting at this time, just after 11 o'clock in the morning, the expectation was that humanitarian pause and ceasefire would have come in two pause by now and we would be looking at the skyline which is so scarred and damaged by nearly seven weeks of conflict and for a period of time at least the israel defense forces would not be continuing their usual air strikes. standing in that position you can see these pictures here and where you actually stand and look out, i spent a lot of time standing just there and you can see and hear constantly the sound of outgoing fire, artillery shells, mortars, air strikes and stones so for that to pull silent for a considerable period of time under this deal would be something we haven't seen in the last nearly seven weeks or so of conflict. we are told that perhaps it announcement on the logistics of that deal being pinned down and it happening perhaps tomorrow good, the next few hours, we will keep you know as soon as that happens. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. household energy prices will rise in january putting more financial pressure on billpayers at the coldest time of year. energy regulator ofgem said the typical annual household bill would go up by $91; or 5%. it said the rise in bills would be worrying at a difficult time for many people, but was the result of higher wholesale costs faced by suppliers. the car manufacturer nissan is expected to announce on friday that the electric versions of the qashqai and thejuke are to be made at their sunderland plant. the plant currently employs around 6,000 staff to build petrol versions of the two cars as well as the electric leaf. the latest net migration figures will be released in the next few minutes, showing the difference between the number of people moving to the uk, and those leaving, in the 12 months tojune. it's thought they could surpass last year's high of 606,000. you're live with bbc news. we are here in tel aviv, which has become synonymous over the last three weeks with the families of the more than 240 hostages being held in gaza and have been since the 7th of october. you can really see behind me the empty table that has been laid here, a place where people come and gather the ticking unless hours as we await news on this hostage release that we were told had been agreed and agreed and signed and sealed but it seems that has been pushed into tomorrow but let's discuss in a bit more depth what that means. live now to sari bashi in west bank, the program director at human rights watch, and co—founder of gisha, the leading israeli human rights group promoting the right to freedom of movement for palestinians in gaza. thank you forjoining us. let's talk first of all about this deal we have been talking about and in particular this four day cessation of hostilities, imagery and poles, but will it mean for the palestinians in gaza while that is happening? fine will it mean for the palestinians in gaza while that is happening? one of the thins gaza while that is happening? one of the things that _ gaza while that is happening? one of the things that has _ gaza while that is happening? one of the things that has been _ gaza while that is happening? one of the things that has been so - the things that has been so difficult about this were very easy decision by the israeli authorities to block humanitarian aid into gaza, including water, electricity, food and fuel. there is a promise that that humanitarian aid would be increased and the hope is of an ability to deliver some of it in particular to people in the north, which is then cut off from the south. aid agencies don't even have information about the situation of some of the tens or hundreds of thousands of people sheltering in the north. ., . ., ., the north. how can we change some of these things — the north. how can we change some of these things because _ the north. how can we change some of these things because we _ the north. how can we change some of these things because we know- the north. how can we change some of these things because we know that - these things because we know that both sides, it has taken nearly seven weeks to get to this position, a delicate and difficult negotiation, how do you think that could perhaps be built on to try and improve the situation for civilians? my improve the situation for civilians? my concern is that these absolute obligations to civilians are being negotiated rather than simply respected, so the taking of hostages by hamas and islamichhad is a war crime. all of the 236 hostages being held into protected by international humanitarian law. hamas and islamic jihad need to immediately and unconditionally release all civilian hostages and the israeli military has obligations to palaces and in civilians in the gaza strip that are not dependent on the hospital release or anything else. blocking life—saving humanitarian aid for the 2.2 million residents in gaza, nearly half of whom are children, is a war crime. it has led to the outbreak of infectious diseases, dehydration, anger, hospitals are having to shut down because they don't have supplies. those shouldn't be negotiated. i certainly hope that both of those issues will improve with the release of some hostages and the delivery of more humanitarian aid. this can't be a bargaining chip. it has to be an obligation that is respected absolutely. irate obligation that is respected absolutely.— obligation that is respected absolutel . ~ ~ ., ., ., absolutely. we know that gathering evidence of potential _ absolutely. we know that gathering evidence of potential war— absolutely. we know that gathering evidence of potential war crimes i absolutely. we know that gathering | evidence of potential war crimes can be an issue in the heat of conflict, it is very difficult in some cases to get access to those people who need to be spoken to. evidence of exactly what has gone on the ground. how can that be done while this war continues so fiercely? the how can that be done while this war continues so fiercely?— continues so fiercely? the evidence in southern — continues so fiercely? the evidence in southern israel _ continues so fiercely? the evidence in southern israel has _ continues so fiercely? the evidence in southern israel has been - continues so fiercely? the evidence in southern israel has been easier l in southern israel has been easier to access. we have had researchers on the ground for weeks and have already concluded war crimes were committed. we are doing additional investigations to make further determinations. in gaza our researcher was not in gaza at the time the war broke out so we don't have a presence on the ground and it is very difficult to move around there. we have been using digital means, video verification, satellite imagery, telephone interviews, we have been able to ascertain a number of apparently unlawful attacks in particular on ambulance and on hospitals. the trick is that the blocking of humanitarian aid doesn't require live investigation. the israeli military from the outset said they were not going to allow humanitarian aid from their territory because they were, quote, fighting human animals. that is collective punishment, a war crime because it hurt civilians, that is not a difficult determination to make. ~ ., not a difficult determination to make. . . . not a difficult determination to make. ~ . ., not a difficult determination to make. ~ . , ., make. what about the point israel makes repeatedly _ make. what about the point israel makes repeatedly on _ make. what about the point israel makes repeatedly on that - make. what about the point israel makes repeatedly on that that - make. what about the point israel makes repeatedly on that that if l make. what about the point israel makes repeatedly on that that if it allows things like fuel for example into gaza, that would be taken by hamas and used to attack israeli forces, they have made that point very strongly and repeatedly over the last few weeks, what impact does not have on the situation? the the last few weeks, what impact does not have on the situation?— not have on the situation? the laws of war allow — not have on the situation? the laws of war allow the _ not have on the situation? the laws of war allow the israeli _ not have on the situation? the laws of war allow the israeli military - not have on the situation? the laws of war allow the israeli military to l of war allow the israeli military to inspect relief shipments as they are doing, every track is inspected by the israeli military before it enters gaza and it allows them to take measures to prevent diversion. the israeli military has done that for decades in cooperation with international organisations and the un. they have mechanisms to monitor that the peel and other aid is reaching their intended recipients. they have an eager and willing partner in the un within their work for decades. the israeli military has also in previous facilities found ways to open its own crossings into gaza to allow in not a few dozen tracks about hundreds of trucks. in the 47 days of warfare about 1500 fax are vented gaza which is about the same amount that you centre in three days before the world. there is not enough food in gaza or clean water in gaza and there is not enough fuel in gaza. the israeli military is obligated to allow the life—saving field to enter and they are free to monitor it to protect against diversion. what protect against diversion. what about the international - protect against diversion. what about the international community? what are they doing, are they doing enough, are they doing the right thing in all of this, the overseeing role they often have? trio. thing in all of this, the overseeing role they often have?— role they often have? no. human riahts role they often have? no. human rights watch _ role they often have? no. human rights watch has _ role they often have? no. human rights watch has called _ role they often have? no. human rights watch has called on - role they often have? no. human rights watch has called on the - rights watch has called on the international, the country's army of the warring parties to stop, suspend arms transfers and military assistance to the israeli military, hamas and islamichhad because of the real risk those weapons will be used to permit further abuses. the united states, uk, canada and germany are arming israel and they should stop. iran is arming hamas and islamichhad and it should stop. if those measures were taken it would likely have an immediate influence on the conduct of the warring parties and perhaps they would take international humanitarian law and in particular protections for civilians, more seriously. protections for civilians, more seriously-— a number of aid agencies — including some administered by the united nations — had been hoping to use the pause in fighting to step up deliveries of humanitarian supplies to gaza. some trucks were able to cross through rafah — which borders egypt — earlier this week. but some humanitarian groups have warned that the deliveries need to be greatly increased to meet the needs of people living in gaza. tommaso della longa, is a spokesperson for the international federation of the red cross. he said that despite the delays, they remain hopeful aid will start to arrive for those that need it most. optimism is still there. of course we know the situation is very volatile and complicated, but still we hope that we will get these days of pausing to the fighting to increase our humanitarian aid inside gaza and also the dissolution all around gaza. meanwhile the humanitarian situation is still deteriorating. so i think the overarching message is still the same. the more the conflict will go on the more humanitarian needs will grow. sadly at the moment we are not able to give the answer that should be given to the people in gaza. eame be given to the people in gaza. some breakin: be given to the people in gaza. some breaking news- _ be given to the people in gaza. some breaking news. the _ be given to the people in gaza. some breaking news. the british _ be given to the people in gaza. some breaking news. the british foreign secretary david carmen and the israeli foreign minister eli cohen have been on a visit this morning to give its be'eri. you can see the david cameron, the newly in position british foreign secretary, made some comments while he was there. he talked about the things he had been told, the things he had seen, and he looked ahead to those meetings he will be having later on today. we also talk notjust about will be having later on today. we also talk not just about the violence that was raked in the kibbutz like that one but also about the potential hostage release and also about the humanitarian pause as well which is due to come. stay with us here on bbc news. let's also take a quick look at pictures of gaza. this is something we were expecting a course are to be an area that was particularly quiet, more so than it has been in seven weeks this morning because israel defense forces said they would be implementing that ceasefire, it was due to start in the last few hours but we heard a little earlier from the idf. they have not yet had their orders but that ceasefire and until they received them from political leaders in israel, they would continue their operational mission bearin continue their operational mission bear in gaza and even when the ceasefire started by said they would be in position and they would be waiting if they needed to and if hamas decided to break that ceasefire to defend themselves on the ground here in gaza. much more to come on this developing story here throughout the day. stay with his here on bbc news. hello. pretty wild and windy day across parts of scotland today, but it's here we see the first big signs of weather change. yesterday on the moray coast, the north—east, temperatures reached 15, incredibly mild for this stage in november. just 7 degrees this afternoon. temperatures actually dropping through the day. and tomorrow there will be an added wind chill with it. it's this cold air, a pool of cold arctic air which is pushing southwards to all of us as we go through tonight and into tomorrow. also affecting a good part of europe as well. but it's really confined to the northern half of the uk for today. just to the north of this bank of cloud and rain affecting northern ireland, parts of northern england through this afternoon. sunshine and a scattering of showers to the north of that, but temperatures actually dropping through the day with winds at 50, 60 miles an hour towards the far north—east with showers turning wintry over higher ground. mild but brighter in the south with some broken cloud. but here we will see some patchy rain and drizzle during the first half of tonight, gradually becoming confined to cornwall, the isles of scilly and the channel islands. still reasonably mild here but elsewhere a much colder night tonight, temperatures barely above freezing in parts of scotland and northern england. so, a chillier start to tomorrow morning. showers in the north of scotland, snow even to lower levels for a time, and those strong winds continue. elsewhere, we'll see a lot more sunshine compared to today. a bit more cloud in northern ireland through to parts of wales, running down into the west midlands. could produce the odd light rain shower, but most places will be dry with sunny spells, much colder than we have been used to, though, single figure temperatures and an added wind chill in the north and east making it feel closer to freezing, particularly across parts of north—east scotland. then as we go through to friday night and saturday morning, still strong winds down the eastern coast, stopping temperatures from dropping much here, but further west, lighter winds, clearer skies and a widespread frost to start saturday. but whilst it will be a frosty start to saturday it will be a dry, sunny and crisp one. light winds for many areas, still a bit windy down eastern coasts and the chance of one or two rain showers. most, though, will be dry. again, temperatures widely into single figures. noticing that chill compared to what we've had of late, but the upside is you'll have a bit more sunshine. that will lead into some frost and fog patches to take us through saturday night and sunday morning. but sunday, a cold day, but a cloudier one. outbreaks of rain pushing on across the western half of the country, maybe making it across some southern counties too, and temperatures struggling to rise. take care. this is bbc news, the 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