releases coming today. there had been adelaide but signs there of progress. we have heard directly from the prime minister's office that families have been informed of the context. that is something _ informed of the context. that is something that _ informed of the context. that is something that normally - informed of the context. that is i something that normally happens later in the day before, but should have happened 24—hour to go. the way this happens is each day hamas prepares a list that is then passed through the intermediaries to the israeli government and that means the evening before the government, they can contact the families and telling them the loved ones are on the list for release next day. similarly, a list of palestinian prisoners held at israeli jails who will be released is also published. as you rightly say, there have been delays today because we were told earlier from the israeli delays today because we were told earlierfrom the israeli prime minister's office that negotiations over that list were continuing, they did not give any more detail with that, but it was a clear sign that there was a delay. in the last few minutes, confirmation that has been resolved, that families have now been informed and that means we will expect then that process to continue on the final day of this intrusive day, the fourth day, as it has on the first three. we will see those hostages handed over in gaza by hamas to the red cross, the neutral intermediary, who then bring them out of gaza normally through the rafah crossing into egypt. we saw a slight deviation yesterday because one of the hostages released was seriously also provisions were made for them to go through the perimeter fence from gaza directly into israel. we will watch the rafah crossing as we have been doing, then we will expect the usual format to happen, we will expect a confirmation from the israeli authorities, that they have received the hostages, and when that happens, the hostages, and when that happens, the red cross then facilitate the release of those palestinian prisoners that have been detained in israeli jails. they are then returned to their loved ones, their friends and families as well. it looks like those delays have been overcome, it means that of course the discussions, negotiations about the discussions, negotiations about the ceasefire continues. let's bring ourselves up—to—date with this report from our middle east correspondent. celebrations in israel as more hostages return home. the latest group of captives released by hamas last night, 14 israelis and three foreign nationals. this is the moment the sisters, 15 and eight, were finally reunited with their mum. this woman was freed with her three children. for the family of this 84—year—old woman, the agony isn't over. she is now fighting for her life in hospital after being deprived of her medical treatment in captivity. this girl spent her fourth birthday as a hostage, she is israeli—american and president biden had campaigned for her release. hamas killed both of her parents. celebrations in the occupied west bank, too — as part of the deal, israel released 39 palestinian prisoners from jails. women and teenagers. many children are detained by israel on charges of throwing stones. they had a hero's welcome. the green flag of hamas flying in the crowds. today is the final day of the temporary ceasefire truce between israel and hamas. president biden said his government would work to extend the deal. more is needed but this deal is delivering life—saving results. critically needed aid is going in and hostages are coming out. this deal is structured so it can be extended to keep building on these results. that's my goal. that's our goal. the israeli prime minister says he's open to an extension but that the war isn't over. translation: we have three goals for the war. | eliminating hamas, returning all our hostages and ensuring that gaza doesn't become a threat to the state of israel again. we will continue until the end, until victory, nothing will stop us. in gaza, the pause has allowed the delivery of much—needed aid. and brought the most sustained peace since the start of the war. translation: we hope the truce expands because we are tired - and can't take it any more. we are worn out, not functioning. our mental state is also exhausted. our kids are in one place and we are in another. we don't know where to go. early indications suggest hamas could agree to an extension. amid the ruins of gaza, palestinians wait, hoping that the days stay quiet. a short time ago my colleague in gaza, adnan el—bursh, sent us this update on what life is like in the territory during the current ceasefire. as you can see, the weather is rainy and very cold. there are tens of thousands of people living in tents like these across the gaza strip. they are weak and i have seen many of them fly open because of heavy winds. displaced families cannot find winter clothing or covers to keep their children warm at night. i saw many of them go back to their destroyed homes to look for old clothes and blanket covers under the rubble. the aid coming into gaza during the ceasefire does not include clothing. conditions here are very bad, especially for children. people here also worry that the war could restart tomorrow. they hope that the ceasefire would be extended as many of them are tired after around 50 days of war and suffering. a snapshot of what it is like a bear on the ground. back to anna. in the last few seconds, a couple of important lines coming to us. reuters quoting cat are's foreign ministry, saying there are positive messages regarding an extension of this truce and the afp news agency reporting that hamas says they are working on a new hostage list to extend the truce with israel. again, positive signs in terms of the other part of what we are watching today. yes, that very much fits in with the mood music we have heard for the last few days. the egyptians came out on saturday and said they felt there was momentum for a possible extension. egypt are also around the table, it is cat art that is the sort of key broker, the key mediator. but egypt are an important part of the mix as well. people were wondering whether that was supposed to push things along, come out publicly and say there was momentum, to perhaps push those talks, nudge them in the right direction. everything we have heard so far in terms of sources, qatari sources, egyptian sources has all been suggesting that an extension is possible. we have heard from sources close to hamas that say they are keen on some sort of extension. israel similarly, keen on some sort of extension. israelsimilarly, israel keen on some sort of extension. israel similarly, israel put things in place. they said that for every ten further hostages that were released, they would be prepared to extend the ceasefire by 2a—hours. israel also legally published along the list of palestinian detainees thanit the list of palestinian detainees than it needed to to cover this four—day period. they only needed to publish 150 names but actually published 300. there were always provisions to extend. you will continue to hear, until we get that final confirmation, to try and massage those talks on the right direction, sources coming out to say the momentum is good and they are going the right way. as so often we have seen during this story, things can take a turn at the last moment, nothing is signed, sealed and confirmed until we get that official statement. that will probably come, as it did the other day, from the qataris. when this deal was first agreed, it was supposed to happen on thursday of last week, then there were last—minute delays, it was nudged into friday. you are right in talking about the qataris, they are often the ones to follow because they are the broker, the mediator, and they are the ones that talk to both sides and tend to give us the largest amount of detail about what has been agreed when it comes to these deals. has been agreed when it comes to these deals-— has been agreed when it comes to these deals. you are right and 'ust one more these deals. you are right and 'ust more the fi these deals. you are right and 'ust one more line coming i these deals. you are right and 'ust one more line coming from h these deals. you are right and just one more line coming from the - these deals. you are right and just i one more line coming from the qatari foreign ministry on that point, they say efforts are ongoing to extend the gaza truce for two more days and that fits with something you said a little earlier. again, another indication of the sort of timeframe, discussions that are currently ongoing. the qatari foreign ministry saying the efforts are ongoing to extend this truce for two more days. let's talk now. live now to raphael cohen, senior political scientist at global policy research institute, the rand corporation. thank you for being here on the programme. you will listening to that bit by bit. you can see what those negotiations are trying to achieve, extending this by perhaps a couple of days. achieve, extending this by perhaps a ample of days-— couple of days. yes, first off, thank you _ couple of days. yes, first off, thank you for _ couple of days. yes, first off, thank you for having - couple of days. yes, first off, thank you for having me - couple of days. yes, first off, thank you for having me on. | couple of days. yes, first off, i thank you for having me on. let couple of days. yes, first off, - thank you for having me on. let us state the obvious, it is clearly good news both for the hostages and the families and the civilian population of gaza that has been caught in crossfire of this conflict. it is important to underscore that these are particularly fraught negotiations. for a basic military level, israel must be concerned that every play here of the resumption of the wall have mounting political pressure to cease operations altogether, as the clip from netanyahu said. israel are very much still bent on the destruction of hamas. from hamas's angle, they will want to push for other dt knees that israel has to be released, particularly those that are accused of committing murder. that will be tense. again, we can hope that some of these mechanics can be worked out. 0bviously that would be the best outcome for those hostages as well as the civilians in gaza. it hostages as well as the civilians in gaza. ., ., ~' hostages as well as the civilians in gaza. ., . ., , ., gaza. it took a particular set of factors to _ gaza. it took a particular set of factors to get this _ gaza. it took a particular set of factors to get this first - gaza. it took a particular set of factors to get this first deal - gaza. it took a particular set of factors to get this first deal in l factors to get this first deal in place. to get a longer deal, can those factors be replicated, leaving? those factors be replicated, leavin: ? , , ., leaving? yes, in terms of getting those factors _ leaving? yes, in terms of getting those factors in _ leaving? yes, in terms of getting those factors in place, _ leaving? yes, in terms of getting those factors in place, you - leaving? yes, in terms of getting those factors in place, you had i leaving? yes, in terms of getting those factors in place, you had a| those factors in place, you had a confluence of three factors. from the netanyahu government, the faced massive political pressure in particular to make some sort of deal to get hostages out. from hamas's angle, they wanted some time to reset and rearm, after what has been a fairly aggressive israeli offensive. they also wanted the international optics of them looking like a somewhat more responsible actor, releasing children and women and so forth. from the biden administration, the qatari government, they wanted a diplomatic win here. when we think about those factors, i tend to be a little more sceptical about them going forward. from the netanyahu government, they are only taking pressure from their end of the political spectrum, saying those guilty of attempted murder of israeli civilians. from that hamas angle, they are going to have gained some of the public—relations winds they already got. so i am a little more sceptical whether this can be extended indefinitely or whether we can get another couple of days, more than that, i'm not sure.— another couple of days, more than that, i'm not sure. give me a sense of what you — that, i'm not sure. give me a sense of what you think _ that, i'm not sure. give me a sense of what you think has _ that, i'm not sure. give me a sense of what you think has been - that, i'm not sure. give me a sense l of what you think has been happening behind—the—scenes with present biden. i behind-the-scenes with present biden. ~ , �* biden. i think president biden obviously wants _ biden. i think president biden obviously wants israel - biden. i think president biden obviously wants israel to - biden. i think president biden i obviously wants israel to extend biden. i think president biden - obviously wants israel to extend the deal. first, for immediately getting american citizens who are held captive by hamas out. he also wants, from a domestic political angle, to ensure that humanitarian supplies go into gaza because there is a growing faction in his own base saying, pushing ever more loudly for some sort of humanitarian pause. this gives him that. my guess is the biden administration is leaning hard into getting an extension on that ceasefire. taste into getting an extension on that ceasefire. ~ ., ceasefire. we will leave it there. thanks very _ ceasefire. we will leave it there. thanks very much. _ ceasefire. we will leave it there. thanks very much. let's - ceasefire. we will leave it there. thanks very much. let's return l ceasefire. we will leave it there. | thanks very much. let's return to those lines that are coming in, because all the while, whilst i was doing that interview, more lines coming with the reuters news agency reporting that hamas says it has agreed with qatar and egypt to this two day extension to this truce, thatis two day extension to this truce, that is only coming from hamas, but it is being reported by reuters. qatar and egypt, the two critical mediators in this deal, that is what has been reported with the state of qatar announcing, as part of the ongoing mediation, agreement has been reached to extend this humanitarian truce. all the pointers are seen to be suggesting that this four—day ceasefire looks like it is being extended by another couple of days. no response from israel so far, and we are checking out those lines that are coming in. but increasingly strong indications that perhaps this four—day deal is about to be extended by another bubble of days. we will keep an ion that and bring you the latest back to anna in a moment or two. around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. someone in the uk has been infected by a strain of flu similar to viruses spreading in pigs, health officials say. it is the first time this strain has been detected in the uk and close contacts are now being traced. the person affected had respiratory symptoms but has now fully recovered. investigations are under way into the source of the infection. the tobacco company bat is calling for "more stringent" regulations on vaping, including a ban on flavours based on desserts or sweets that could appeal to children. it says the products should be licensed in the same way as alcohol or cigarettes. the uk government is already considering regulations over concerns that many young people are vaping. this year's booker prize has been awarded to prophet song, a dystopian vision of ireland in the grips of totalitarianism. set in dublin, it tells the story of a family grappling with a terrifying new world in which the democratic norms they are used to begin to disappear. it is author paul lynch's first time winning the prestigious fiction writing prize. you're live with bbc news. let's return to our main story, the scrutiny as we wait for today's hostage releases. there have been delays but we are told by the prime minister's office that list has been passed on to them. so they do know now those final names aren't today's list. as i have been reporting in the last hour, reuters reporting that hamas says it has agreed with qatar and egypt that it has agreed to an extension to the truce. we are still trying to verify that, but increasing variations that truce will be extended by ia towers. earlier i spoke to security correspondent frank gardner about that potential complication. about hamas not holding all of the women and children hostages with some dispersed to other groups like islamicjihad. some dispersed to other groups like islamiciihad-— islamic 'ihad. hamas are not the onl islamicjihad. hamas are not the only military _ islamicjihad. hamas are not the only military group _ islamicjihad. hamas are not the only military group in _ islamicjihad. hamas are not the only military group in gaza. - islamicjihad. hamas are not the only military group in gaza. if. islamicjihad. hamas are not the | only military group in gaza. if you cast your mind back to october the 7th, the saturday where you had armed people screaming across the broken borderfence. not all of armed people screaming across the broken border fence. not all of them were hamas. we talk about the hamas raid into southern israel, they led it but somewhere palestinian islamic jihad, another group, and some were from gangs, some individuals, they were all armed. in the chaos that ensued, they rushed these hostages back at gunpoint on the back of pick—up trucks, motorbikes, on foot, into gaza and distributed them around place, and almost certainly hamas extended their would—be israeli special forces raids to rescue them but it didn't materialise. hamas'sjob now, if it wants to extend the truce, is it has got to come up with ten hostages which it does not hold itself. it is in negotiations with palestinian islamichhad to produce them. {lin islamicjihad to produce them. on that islamichhad to produce them. on that final thought, how much suede as hamas have with all those other groups? as hamas have with all those other arou s? ,, as hamas have with all those other i rou . s? ., ., as hamas have with all those other .|-ous? ., ., ., as hamas have with all those other irous? ., ., ., , as hamas have with all those other rou s? ,, ., ., , ., groups? quite a lot, they are the bi iest, groups? quite a lot, they are the biggest. they _ groups? quite a lot, they are the biggest. they are _ groups? quite a lot, they are the biggest, they are the _ groups? quite a lot, they are the biggest, they are the big - groups? quite a lot, they are the biggest, they are the big daddy l groups? quite a lot, they are the l biggest, they are the big daddy on the block. they run gaza with a brutal first. the block. they run gaza with a brutalfirst. they the block. they run gaza with a brutal first. they won the election in 2006, they took power in 2007, famously they had a fight with the palestinian authority. they threw one of their members offer tall building. they run that place. they have not had an election since and anyone who tries to cross or criticise them, ends up in a very bad way. there is not any democracy in the gaza strip and one of the big questions many ask now is, what happens at the end of the israeli military operation when it ends? it has to end eventually and what happens then? who runs gaza? we put this to arab ministers last week in london and they said, not us, we are not doing it. it is going to be an international problem because the palestinian authority, which is what the us should be running it, they'll week, old, corrupt, inefficientand unpopular, so who runs gaza? going back to the — unpopular, so who runs gaza? going back to the hostages, _ unpopular, so who runs gaza? going back to the hostages, because - unpopular, so who runs gaza? going back to the hostages, because all of the focus at the moment on women and children. what has israel said about the categories? is there a chance that others might be offered up by hamas, say, elderly men, and find a formulation around that that extends the ceasefire? it is formulation around that that extends the ceasefire?— the ceasefire? it is possible. this is exactly what _ the ceasefire? it is possible. this is exactly what you _ the ceasefire? it is possible. this is exactly what you were - the ceasefire? it is possible. this is exactly what you were saying, | the ceasefire? it is possible. this i is exactly what you were saying, the sort of thing that is now being discussed, brokered by the countries, and the egyptians. we tend to forget that the egyptians are an important part in this because they have an border with both israel and gaza and they made peace with israel in 1978 at camp david. there are currently 180 hostages roughly still left in gaza. some of those are military, and hamas are not going to give those up easily. those are serving members or reserve a strongly israel defence force, men and women. they have been quite ready to give up women and children and the elderly, but they are going to, i think, demand a high price in terms of palestinian prisoner releases from israel in return for those.— prisoner releases from israel in return for those. frank gardner. let me 'ust return for those. frank gardner. let me just repeat _ return for those. frank gardner. let me just repeat what _ return for those. frank gardner. let me just repeat what we _ return for those. frank gardner. let me just repeat what we have - return for those. frank gardner. let me just repeat what we have been l me just repeat what we have been reporting in the last 20 minutes, the afp news agency and reuters both reporting that hamas say they have agreed with qatar and egypt to a two day extension to the ceasefire. live now to hussein ibish, senior resident scholar at the arab gulf states institute in washington. thanks once again for being with us. your snapshot reaction to that news coming in of some sort of extension looking like it is almost agreed, if not agreed? i’m looking like it is almost agreed, if not agreed?— not agreed? i'm not surprised because so — not agreed? i'm not surprised because so far, _ not agreed? i'm not surprised because so far, despite - not agreed? i'm not surprised because so far, despite the i not agreed? i'm not surprised l because so far, despite the fits not agreed? i'm not surprised - because so far, despite the fits and starts, arguing over the devils and the details, this has gone fairly well. i think both sides are kind of perfectly happy to get rid of women and children are teachers holding. some of the palestinian women and children, they have been detained by israel without charge for years and years. they are virtually hostages themselves, actually. ithink years. they are virtually hostages themselves, actually. i think it is a bad look on both sides to have these women and children and they are willing to give them up. i think he was exactly correct, the high—value hostages, like the uniform israeli soldiers, that is going to be another matter. the truce also helps both sides think about what going to do next. hamas can use this to deal in, brace itself, prepare for the israeli onslaught in the south. israel, though, can also use this to kind of evaluate how it went in the north, which was good in some ways and yet very bad in other ways, and plan and think more about how they are going to attack the south. and also the burning issue of what happens after the israeli assault is over. yes. burning issue of what happens after the israeli assault is over.— the israeli assault is over. yes, of course president _ the israeli assault is over. yes, of course president biden _ course president biden behind—the—scenes apparently applying a lot of pressure about that point you raise up, about tactics in the south and the worries around civilian casualties. i will return to that point in a moment, but in terms of the hostages, you were talking about women and children. can you envisage that in the coming days, it could then progress to another category, say elderly men before you get to those high—value hostages? elderly men before you get to those high-value hostages?— high-value hostages? absolutely. i think ou high-value hostages? absolutely. i think you are _ high-value hostages? absolutely. i think you are exactly _ high-value hostages? absolutely. i think you are exactly right. - high-value hostages? absolutely. i think you are exactly right. if - high-value hostages? absolutely. i think you are exactly right. if both. think you are exactly right. if both sides feel it is useful to pause and useful to get rid of people they either do not want to have all don't particularly care about either way, like, for example, elderly people, or people that they know very well are not a threat to them and are not actually valuable to the other side. yes, the israelis tend to want to get all hostages back, but they did have a doctor, a medical doctor who apparently repudiated, though i had not shut in practice, and help that it is better for an not shut in practice, and help that it is betterfor an israeli soldier who is captured to be dead than to be alive. because they are too valuable if they are alive. there is this kind of gruesome logic when you get into question of valuation of human life. but there is no doubt that there are plenty more categories of people, including for instance the elderly, the infirm etc that could be exchanged without, in a similar dynamic.— a similar dynamic. when the israelis. _ a similar dynamic. when the israelis, we _ a similar dynamic. when the israelis, we headed - a similar dynamic. when the israelis, we headed again i a similar dynamic. when the i israelis, we headed again from benjamin netanyahu, repeating what israel's defence minister said a couple of days ago, when they talk of returning to the objective of this war, the destruction of hamas, they keep using the phrase full force. what you anticipate? i do not think they know _ force. what you anticipate? i do not think they know what _ force. what you anticipate? i do not think they know what they - force. what you anticipate? i do not think they know what they are - think they know what they are talking about. the big problem with this rhetoric, hamas will be destroyed or is destroyed or must be destroyed, is it is not an achievable goal, because hamas is not a list of individuals or a set of equipment and infrastructure that you can kill a blow—up respectively. hamas is a brand name and it its political leadership is very famous. people are in cat are living very happily at the expense of the qatari government, which has not changed its policies towards hamas at all since october 2007, and there is no indication they will go anywhere else stop so hamas will in fact exist no matter what. when you say the aim of the war is the destruction of hamas, you have it written their victory speech for them. all they have to do is crawl out of the rubble and declare a divine... , ., , divine... there is a different ihrase divine... there is a different phrase used _ divine... there is a different phrase used in _ divine... there is a different phrase used in the - divine... there is a different phrase used in the last - divine... there is a different - phrase used in the last 24-hours, phrase used in the last 2a—hours, getting to a situation where they are unable to repeat an october the 7th. is that achievable? this are unable to repeat an october the 7th. is that achievable?— 7th. is that achievable? this is potentially _ 7th. is that achievable? this is potentially achievable - 7th. is that achievable? this is potentially achievable on - 7th. is that achievable? this is potentially achievable on a - potentially achievable on a temporary basis. absolutely. but then... that is smart, but this really ought to, if the israelis were clever, they would have framed this as a water bring home the hostages, which is really what it has become. that is more achievable. but what you can do, certainly, inflict damage on hamas as a military force to make it difficult in the future coming years almost to repeat an october the 7th. that is definitely an achievable goal, but you have to walk back the hamas to end nonsense. it is important to do that because they are going to have to face reality here. they can give hamas a small victory, an empiric victory, a hollow one, by smashing up victory, a hollow one, by smashing up hamas to that point where they cannot repeat 0ctober up hamas to that point where they cannot repeat october the seven and leave, and then hamas grows out of the rubble and declares a divine victory and it is obviously rubbish. then palestinians might say, what have you done? why did you do that? but if the israelis decide, really, no more hamas, it means they have to stay, and if they stay that is the big victory for hamas, the real victory, because what hamas wants is a long—term insurgency against israeli forces. taste a long-term insurgency against israeli forces.— a long-term insurgency against israeli forces. we have to leave it there, israeli forces. we have to leave it there. but — israeli forces. we have to leave it there, but great _ israeli forces. we have to leave it there, but great to _ israeli forces. we have to leave it there, but great to talk _ israeli forces. we have to leave it there, but great to talk to - israeli forces. we have to leave it there, but great to talk to you - there, but great to talk to you again. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we will take a short break, we will be back with more on the humanitarian situation on the ground on this, day four of the truce. don't go away. hello there, probably not so cold today but we have seen a lot of cloud, showers or longer spells of rain. we have seen this area of low pressure with cloud and the weather front wrapped around it bringing rain, that is sliding towards the south—east at the moment, and there is that low pressure moving away, and things will turn drier and we will see colder air moving back down from the north across the uk. after today's wet weather, things turning drier over the next few days, still one or two wintry showers, likely to get colder and more frost around at night. these are the temperatures this evening. 0nly five or 6 degrees. still a few showers on that north—easterly wind, wind to clear away from the south—east at this stage. 0nce away from the south—east at this stage. once that goes, most showers pushing further inland across england and into wales. clearer skies further north, a band of wintry showers moving into northern parts of scotland. with clear skies across the northern half of the uk, this is where it is coldest and where we will have a frost, just above freezing further south. that should break up, the light shower will continue in the south—west, otherwise a couple of bands of rain and snow over the hills moving down across scotland. for many places, tomorrow looks like it will be dry and there should be more sunshine around, but still cold air, said temperatures six or seven typically. 0vernight, frost developing more widely across the uk into wednesday morning. this low pressure moves down the north sea and will drag a few wintry showers down these lossy coasts, there could be some snow over the north yorkshire moors and away from here, a dry day and a good deal of sunshine after a frosty start. a cold day, colderfrom the north, temperatures around 2 degrees at best in glasgow. later on in the week, the weather does not look quite so bad, more likely that this area of low pressure is now going to steer to the south of the uk, but if it does move further north again, we do run the risk of seeing some snow. at the moment, though, with the track a bit further south, we remain in colder air track a bit further south, we remain in colderairand we track a bit further south, we remain in colder air and we will likely be colder as we draw in colder air from scandinavia.