ceasefire deal between israel and hamas, which is only forfour days. oscar pistorius is due to be released on parole after he ii released on parole after he 11 years after he murdered his girlfriend, rena steenkamp. welcome to the programme, what has been a dramatic and hugely significant day in the war between israel and hamas. for the next four days, the fighting in gaza has paused as a temporary ceasefire kicks in. hostages have been policed mcaleese, also hostages have been released. this was the moment when 2a hostages who had been held by hamas were driven across the border into egypt by the international red cross. israel says all of them are in good health, they include 13 israelis, six of them elderly women, all children and their mothers. in the next few days, total of 50 israeli hostages are due total of 50 israeli hostages are due to be released. ten thai nationals and a filipino were also released today under a separate steel. while those scenes were unf
military occupation at some point in the past. so the treatment of prisoners and the fact that they are all palestinians will view palestinians held in israeli dissension asked political prisoners. two israelis, they are security prisoners into israelis they include some of the most security threat, some of the serious, people who have carried out attacks. there is a a range as well. for example teenage boys accused of throwing stones. and what human rights groups will say is that is really settlers in the same territory of the west bank who carry out those offences, that israel regards as a terrorist offence, they argue that they are not treated in the same way. so the issues of prisoners is very, very important to palestinians. that is why you see among palestinian factions the idea of who has the greatest leverage to get prisoners out is important. in the bitter and often bloodied rivalry between palestinian political groups, that has long been something that they have tri
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