western governments, and 39 palestinian prisoners who d been held in israeli prisons. more israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners are expected to be released today. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports on a rare moment of hope in the conflict. on arrival to celebrate as this is really childrens hospital as some of the free hostages were flown in last night, much to the relief and happiness of a crowd of well wishers. the women and children were said to be physically well. altogether, 13 israelis were released after they spent almost seven weeks being held captive by hamas in gaza. along with 11 foreign workers. earliervideo hamas in gaza. along with 11 foreign workers. earlier video released by the military wing of hamas shows the moment they were taken to vehicles belonging to the international committee of the red cross. these are the youngest of the hostages, aviv, too, and her sister, for , shown in a family video. they were snatched by hamas gunmen
are now being invited to book their appointment for a covid vaccine. a digital travel certificate the eu suggests a way for holidaymakers to prove they ve had a covid vaccination. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. and to viewers on bbc one where we await a news conference with the health secretary matt hancock in the next half an hour. the row over covid vaccine supply between the eu and uk has been reignited, as the head of the european commission threatened to restrict coronavirus vaccine exports outside of the bloc, in order to prioritise jabs for its citizens. ursula von der leyen said this could apply to countries with higher vaccination rates than those in the eu such as the uk. ms von der leyen said countries must deliver vaccine exports in a reciprocal and proportionate way, and warned all options were on the table as the bloc faces what she called the crisis of the century . foreign secretary dominic raab has called on the commission president to explain he