jasem albudaiwi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you for having me. it s a pleasure to have you. now, we are talking as the temporary truce in the war between israel and hamas continues in gaza, but benjamin netanyahu, israel s prime minister, has made it plain that it will come to an end very soon and then, he says, israel s military operation will continue with full force until complete victory . when you hear the israelis say that sort of thing, what is your response? thank you, stephen, for having me. i m not surprised. he s been neglecting all international calls to cease fire for a long time. we re happy to see that the efforts by our brothers in qatar and egypt bear fruit and reach that agreement where exchange of prisoners, civilian prisoners, is done, and some of the goods and humanitarian and development assistance is moved through. it s not enough. the assistance is not enough. on that question of assistance, the gcc did pledge substantial amounts of money
ceasefire deal between israel and hamas, which is only forfour days. oscar pistorius is due to be released on parole after he ii released on parole after he 11 years after he murdered his girlfriend, rena steenkamp. welcome to the programme, what has been a dramatic and hugely significant day in the war between israel and hamas. for the next four days, the fighting in gaza has paused as a temporary ceasefire kicks in. hostages have been policed mcaleese, also hostages have been released. this was the moment when 2a hostages who had been held by hamas were driven across the border into egypt by the international red cross. israel says all of them are in good health, they include 13 israelis, six of them elderly women, all children and their mothers. in the next few days, total of 50 israeli hostages are due total of 50 israeli hostages are due to be released. ten thai nationals and a filipino were also released today under a separate steel. while those scenes were unf
of uk jobs. on bbc london, we meet the specialist police team in london s busiest hospital trauma ward, working alongside medics on newsnight at 10:30pm. we speak to a relative of the three of the hostages released by hamas as a humanitarian truce gets under way in gaza. we will also hear from an aid worker on the ground there. good evening from tel aviv, on a significant day in the war between israel and hamas. in this square over the last almost seven weeks, the families of israeli hostages have gathered for information about their loved ones. it s quiet now. well, today, there was good news. 13 of the captives are now back with their families, as well as 39 palestinians, held in israeli jails. the successful swap came after a pause in the fighting in gaza early this morning a temporary ceasefire lasting initially for four days, allowing the hostage deal as well as aid into the territory. hamas also released ten thai nationals and one citizen from the philippines who were
are on the cusp of what could be a critical moment in the course of the war. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has been meeting his cabinet to vote on a proposed deal that would see hamas release dozens of israeli hostages over the next few days. they were seized at gunpoint when hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government launched its attacks on israel on october 7th. it s thought, in return, israel would release more than 100 palestinian prisoners and there would be a four day pause in fighting. let s get the latest from our senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, who is in tel aviv. tonight, the talking continues at the israeli government. ministers are having their say. this deal was carefully prepared over weeks of negotiation involving mediation by qatar and egypt. it has strong backing from the united states and there is a strong desire fear among israelis to see the hostages brought home. so, when the talking is finished in t