of hostages to be released on the sixth day of the temporary truce between israel and hamas. twelve more hostages were released from gaza on tuesday some shown here bringing the total number now freed to more than 80. today s hostage handover included ten israeli citizens, and two thai nationals. in return, israel has released another 30 palestinian prisoners. theyjoin the 150 other palestinians mostly women and teenage boys who have so far been released from israeli jails since the truce began on friday. among the israeli hostages released should there be another extension? we certainly hope so and thank you for having me on tonight. i can confirm at this hour that israel has received another list of potential hostages who may be released tomorrow. we are notifying the families of the people who appear on the list and all other families of hostages who are still being held in the gaza strip. we talk about 173 hostages who are still there and we certainly hope that this
spokesperson said it would be open to an extension of the truth under the current agreement. president biden says extending the conflict in gaza would only play into the ideology of hamas. israel says it has received a list of hostages which could be released on wednesday. on tuesday, 12 more hostages were released, bringing the total number now freed to more than 80, including ten israeli citizens and two thai nationals. israel has released another 30 palestinian prisoners. theyjoin the 150 other palestinians, mostly women and teenage boys, who have so far been released from israeli jails since the truce began on friday. tal heinrich, a spokesperson to the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, told the bbc the israelis are willing to extend the ceasefire under the current terms. we have received the list, we are notifying the families of the people who appear on the list, and all otherfamilies of the who appear on the list, and all other families of the hostages who are
a very warm welcome. president biden has warned that a continuation of the conflict in gaza would only play into hamas s ideology. in what appears to be a softening of the us stance, mr biden said on social media, and without mentioning israel, that continuing down the path of terror, killing and war is to give hamas what they seek. it comes as intelligence chiefs from the us, israel and egypt are continuing talks in qatar to try to further extend the current six day pause. earlier, 12 more hostages were released from gaza bringing the total number now freed to more than 80. tuesday s hostage handover included 10 israeli citizens, and two thai nationals. in return, israel has released another 30 palestinian prisoners. theyjoin the 150 other palestinians, mostly women and teenage boys, who have so far been released from israeli jails, since the truce began on friday. tal heinrich, spokesperson to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, told the bbc, the israelis are willing
bringing the total number now freed to more than 80. today s hostage handover included ten israeli citizens, and two thai nationals. in return, israel has released another 30 palestinian prisoners. theyjoin the 150 other palestinians mostly women and teenage boys who have so far been released from israeli jails since the truce began on friday. the original four day pause in fighting was extended by two days to allow for more hostages to be freed. about 160 are still being held in gaza, and its believed the youngest of those is just ten months old, as orla guerin reports from tel aviv. it s a nerve racking wait for hostages to come home, among them a baby. the truce is due to last until tomorrow. these are anxious hours. will baby kfir bibas be freed? he is the youngest hostage, just ten months old. israel has taken him to its heart. kidnapped with him, his brother, ariel, who s four and loves his batman costume. their mother, shiri, held them in her arms, trying to pr
in papua new guinea. bangladesh braces for a tropical cyclone. let s return to the general election. the conservatives have announced they will introduce mandatory national service for 18 year olds if they win. it s a plan labour have called desparate and unfunded. earlier this morning, the home secretary, james cleverly, spoke on sunday with laura kuenssberg. what we re putting forward is a mandatory national service, a small element of which will be with the military, and anyone taking that route will volunteer to do so. so whilst you will be compelled to take part in the national service, no one will be compelled to do the military bit. and it s about addressing the fragmentation that we ve seen in society too many young people living in their own bubble, whether it be a digital bubble or a social bubble. and we want to get back to the situation where people are mixing with young people from different areas, different economic groups, different religions, to try and find