the temporary ceasefire agreed between israel and hamas that s due to begin in a few hours time will take effect as planned. there s been violence close to the deadline. hamas claims at least 27 people have been killed by an israeli strike on a un run school in northern gaza. israel hasn t commented. if the ceasefire does go to plan, the four day pause in the fighting in gaza will begin on friday at 7 in the morning, local time. the first group of israeli hostages 13 from a group of 50 will be released a few hours after that. israel has confirmed it has a list of names and has been contacting the families. in return, israel will release 39 palestinian prisoners with a commitment to free 150 if things go well. according to hamas, fourfuel trucks and 200 aid lorries will be allowed to enter gaza on each day of the ceasefire. according to egypt. israel has been clear the truce is not the end of its war against hamas, but clearly there are hopes the pause could be extend
strike on a un run school in northern gaza. israel hasn t commented. if the ceasefire does go to plan, the four day pause in the fighting in gaza will begin on friday at 7:00 in the morning, local time. the first group of israeli hostages 13 from a group of 50 will be released a few hours after that. israel has confirmed it has a list of names and has been contacting the families. and in return, israel will release 39 palestinian prisoners with a commitment to free 150 if things go well. according to hamas, four trucks and 200 aid trucks will be allowed in to gaza. israel has been clear the truce is not the end of its war against hamas, but clearly there are hopes the pause could be extended. orla guerin reports. singing. in tel aviv tonight, friends and campaigners coming together. there is hope here and there is caution. the first israeli hostages should be coming home tomorrow. 13 families should be reunited. but it s bittersweet. many hostages will remain in gaza. onl
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. also today, a doctorfrom gaza s largest hospital, al shifa hospital, have told the bbc that israel have arrested the hospital s director, detained while patients were being evacuated from the hospital. israel have not commented on the reported arrest. israel say that hamas were running a large command centre from beneath that hospital. the uk foreign secretary is in israel today. he said he wanted to see for hi
confirmed has a list of names and is now contacting the families. in return, israel will release 39 policy and prisoners with a commitment to free 150. four fuel trucks and 208 lorries will be allowed to enter gaza on the shay of the cease fire. so there is the possibility of extending, israel has been clear the truth is not the end of its war against hamas. we start with this report from our senior international correspondent. their faces haunt israel. 239 hostages who were taken to gaza. it was hoped a first group would come home today, but the hostage deal was delayed last night at the 11th hour. relatives like gil dickman heard the news on tv, not from the government. his cousin carmel is a hostage. she s 39 and loves to travel. her sister in law is also being held. her three year old daughter is waiting at home. was there a lot of shock last night? yeah, there was. there was a lot of shock. we are afraid this delay is not the last delay and it might mean that there is a