in at the hamas attacks on southern israel on the 7th of october who are being held more than 200 of them now, hostage inside gaza for exactly 50 days and that is where you can see large crowds starting to gather. some of them are families of the hostages who have come here they have many times over the last seven weeks, to really, i think, have many times over the last seven weeks, to really, ithink, receive support from other israelis, from other hostages, from friends and families. and this is an important moment on day two of this deal because, in the last hour, the armed wing of hamas has said on its telegram channel that it has decided to delay the second round of hostage releases and has accused israel of not adhering to the agreement and not adhering to the agreement and not delivering enough aid to the north of the gaza strip which is part of that deal brokered by qatar. until this latest development we were expecting at least 13 israeli hostages to be released, to b
this is live, looking across at the israel gaza border, from israel. i was there yesterday when the ceasefire came into effect. it became very quiet as the ceasefire took hold. those plumes of sport those plumes of smoke gradually started to dissipate stop this is where the hostages being held by hamas will be returned to israel today, they will be brought into egypt. and this is the point at which palestinian detainees are being brought to, day two of the deal, it is expected to last two more days. israeli children s hospital have released a video of hostages reuniting with their loved ones. this is the moment nine year old ohad, his mother and grandmother, greeted their relatives they were released by hamas on friday. i was talking to one of the families relatives a couple of days ago, about the nervousness, at that point they did not know if they were going to be in the first group of releases. many of those pictures have been shared on social media. some of the rel
still being held by greek in gaza. israeli officials said that at least 13 more israelis being held captive in the territory are due to be released shortly. they will be released shortly. they will be released in exchange for 39 palestinian prisoners. the temporary truce continues to hold for a second day. each it said this afternoon there are signals that the truce could be extended for another one or two days. a delegation from qatar, which has been crucial in mediating between israel and hamas, has visited israel as well to discuss a possible extension to this deal. these are live pictures, looking across at gaza, from southern israel. you can see those pinpoints of light in the dark. this is an area that we look at a lot at the moment, because the ceasefire, the brief cessation in fighting, the first we have seen since this war began, is a crucial part of this deal. it is worth taking a moment as well to reflect on the numbers of hostages who are being released each day.