truce with hamas, whilst 39 palestinian women and children were released from israeli prisons as a part of the hostage deal between israel and hamas. today s releases brings the total number of hostages released during the window to sa and the number of prisoners freed to 117. let s take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. among the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live streamed by the hamas attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october 7th attacks. her great aunt and cousin said they hoped and prayed today would come, and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari government and other parties involved in
fact that nissan and its partners are tripling their investment in the uk to £3 billion. this is our largest car plant. its future is safeguarded, protecting thousands of jobs, and also transitioning to new electric vehicles. it is a huge vote of confidence in the uk and it is great in advance of the global investment summit we are hosting what will be hosting over 200 business and investment litters all around the world, all of whom will be talking about committing to the uk because it is a fantastic place to do business. they are protecting and creating jobs across the supply chain, so it is good news. professor david bailey is from university of birmingham. it isa it is a huge vote of confidence in the sunderland plants. and many more thousands in the supply chain. nissan had said previously it would make electric vehicles, but haven t said which ones, so we now know what they will be. the cash chi and the duke are good selling cars. cash cow are regularly in the top ten.
shows, just if you think about it, the americans position on this is evolving, it began with very much a strong support for israel after october seven but continuing now with more qualifications, more need for international law to be met and more protection for civilians. this is just another example of that slightly evolving american position. all right, james, thank you for taking through all of that snapshot analysis from what we heard from the un secretary general and some of the broader analysis on the diplomacy thatis, broader analysis on the diplomacy that is, of course, continues. james langdale, our diplomatic correspondent. turning to the situation on the ground when it comes to those trapped in gaza trying to get out through the rafale crossing which was open today allowing the evacuation of a handful of wounded people and foreign nationals. it s not about 7000 people are trying to get out when it was opened last week, about 100 britons were able to leave. about 20
this is bbc news. the headlines: in his first major speech of the uk election campaign, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says his party will deliver security and stability. we will also provide the certainty that working people, businesses and communities need. a clear direction, not the endless spinning around that successive tory governments have subjected us all to. french president emmanuel macron is in germany as the first official state visit to the country in 2a years. he is expected to deliver a major speech on the continent s future. rescue crews in texas say they ve witnessed an unprecedented rate of drownings as more people are trying to make a deadly river crossing over the borderfrom mexico. south africa has seen much less electricity blackouts in the last few months, but some people say it could be an attempt to buy more votes for the upcoming general election. let s get more on the uk election campaign, now in its first full week. in his first major speech
sunday. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in the past hour spain hasjoined france, germany and italy to become the latest countries to suspend use of the oxford astrazeneca jab. it s over concerns about blood clots. this is happening despite the who saying there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and blood clots. earlier, the republic of ireland and netherlands made a similar decision. it means eleven european nations in total have paused their rollout of the vaccination. some european countries have stopped using certain batches of the drug as a precautionary measure. the european medicines agency is carrying out a review into incidents of blood clots. it says the vaccine s benefits continue to outweigh its risks, and that it will hold an extraordinary meeting on the vaccine on thursday. around 17 million people in the european union and the uk have received a dose of the vaccine, with fewer than than a0 cases of blood clots reported.