some of the israeli hostages who were seized by hamas during the group s deadly raids into israel in october, are due to be released. paving the way, for the first time in seven weeks, a temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas has begun. hamas which is designated a terrorist group by the uk has pledged to release 50 israeli hostages. in return israel will release 150 palestinian prisoners. let s look at the timings for the day. the ceasfire got underway at 5am this morning uk time. 13 of the 50 israeli hostages are due to be released at 2pm, at the rafah crossing. and within two hours, by lipm, 39 palestinians are due to be released at a west bank checkpoint. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. as the sun rose over the gaza strip the new truce brought relative calm. and soon, after nearly seven weeks of brutal fighting, and soon, after nearly seven weeks of brutalfighting, people and soon, after nearly seven weeks of brutal fighting, people were on t
from deforestation, climate change and environmental crime. 60% of the amazon is located in brazil where the summit is taking place, but the rainforest crosses eight countries. the brazilian president, lula da silva called the meeting, and says he s committed to zero deforestation by 2030. since coming to power injanuary, he s transformed the amazon s fortunes. under the former leader, jair bolsonaro, 1500 sq km of rainforest had been cut down in the year to august 2022. that figure s dropped by 66% so far this year, with 500 sq km of land deforested the lowest rate in six years. the meeting of south american leaders is taking place in the city of belem, in brazil s most deforested state, para, from where katie watson reports. virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer.
for the first time in nearly half a century, south american leaders are meeting to discuss the future of the amazon rainforest, and how best to protect it from deforestation, climate change and environmental crime. 60% of the amazon is located in brazil where the summit is taking place, but the rainforest crosses eight countries. the brazilian president lula da silva called the meeting, and says he s committed to zero deforestation by 2030. since coming to power injanuary, he s transformed the amazon s fortunes. under the former leader, jair bolsonaro, 1,500 sq km of rainforest, had been cut down in the year to july 2022. that figure s now dropped by 66%, during the same period this year, with 500 sq km of land deforested, the lowest level, in six years. the amazon is of global importance, able to store around one quarter of the world s co2 emissions.
over pay and conditions. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse will publish its final report today. it s spent seven years examining how institutions in england and wales responded to sexual abuse dating back to the 1950s. the report is expected to focus on whether there should be a new law requiring people working with children to report any suspicions of abuse. russian president vladimir putin has introduced martial law in four unlawfully occupied regions of ukraine. ukraine has recently recaptured more than 400 sq km of territory in less than a week. our defence correspondentjonathan beale and cameraman lee durrant have been with ukrainian forces on the front line as they advance east of the city of lyman. the road of retreat. a dead end for some, where these russian forces met their own armageddon.