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
we are back with another hour of our special coverage of the hamas hostages being released today. i m chris jansing in new york. it was a long-awaited moment. just last hour we saw this convoy of vehicles with israeli hostages crossing into israel. just moments after they were handed over to the red cross ahead of their medical evaluations and reunions with loved ones. these are the faces of the 13 hostages, women and children who were in captivity for 49 days as young as 2 years old, as old as 85. israel is releasing palestinian prisoners in the exchange, women and teenage boys. that is part of this deal, and with aid trucks arriving today through the gaza-egypt border, the palestinian red crescent is warning of a dire situation inside gaza saying the needs of the palestinians are increasing. a u.n. spokesman in geneva weighing in as well. we hope it allows grieving families to honor their dead and bury them with dignity. and we hope that this humanitarian pause leads to a