"at least 50 hostages — women and children — will be released over four days, during which a pause in the fighting will be held. "the release of every additional ten hostages "will result in one additional day in the pause". the deal was approved by israel's cabinet after a lengthy meeting that ran into the early hours. ahead of the meeting, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the war effort would continue even if a hostage agreement was struck. the deal has been welcomed by president biden, who says it should bring home additional american hostages. in its own statement, hamas, which is considered a terrorist group by many western governments, says the 50 hostages will be released in exchange for 150 palestinian women and children being held in israeli jails. in the past few minutes, qatar, which helped broker the deal, has said the starting time of the pause will be anounced within 2a hours. our senior international correspondent orla guerin has more on the hostages who may be released and their families, who hope the deal means their return. after means their return. six long weeks, there is hope. after six long weeks, there is hope. here are some of those who could soon be coming home. aurelia is for and loves football and ice cream. and cashier, just ten months old, who recently started crawling. he is always smiling, relatives say. this woman is being held with three of her children, including her two young sons. husband and eldest daughter were killed by hamas. her brother hopes to get his relatives home soon. he has been counting the dark days. the bad and the pain is bad. we are going to live with this pain forever, but the good things is in front of us and they will come.— things is in front of us and they will come. what is the first thing _ they will come. what is the first thing you _ they will come. what is the first thing you would - they will come. what is the first thing you would like i they will come. what is the first thing you would like to do when you are altogether? first, to tell them i'm sorry, because it is sad and it is a shame what happened, then that i love them. you can imagine how gs fulsomely dates now when the time comes, we are going to do it. in the time comes, we are going to do it. . do it. in return, gaza will get a resnite _ do it. in return, gaza will get a respite from _ do it. in return, gaza will get a respite from israel's - a respite from israel's assault, at least for a few days. israeli troops were still advancing today. food and fuel will be allowed in to the rubble, and some palestinian women and children will be released from israeli jails. israel's prime minister got a warm reception from these troops. benjamin netanyahu said releasing the hostages was a sacred duty but the war wouldn't stop after they were freed. tonight, there is an empty place here at this table for everyone that is being held in gaza. the first hostages could be released as early as thursday. live now tojerusalem, from where i'm joined by caroline glick, senior contributing editor for thejewish news syndicate, also a former assistant foreign policy advisor to benjamin netanyahu who previously served in the idf. caroline, welcome to the programme. give me your reaction, then, to the news of this deal. reaction, then, to the news of this deal-— this deal. put it this way, it is bittersweet. _ this deal. put it this way, it is bittersweet. i _ this deal. put it this way, it is bittersweet. i mean, - this deal. put it this way, it i is bittersweet. i mean, look, we have two goals in this war, one is to release our hostages that were illegally seized by hamas and other terrorists on october seven and the other is to eradicate this jihadist organisation, and there is a contradiction between the two because essentially by holding our people, one person that i had yesterday likened it to a woman being raped, and having a gun pointed at her child at the same time and that is essentially where we are, so we have to get the gun away but then we really have to go after then we really have to go after the rapist, and that is precisely what this deal enables us to do. we are pausing, we are releasing our children, then we will go on and continue to fight to eradicate haouas. for and continue to fight to eradicate haouas. ., �* ., eradicate haouas. for ben'amin netanyahu i eradicate haouas. for ben'amin netanyahu and i eradicate haouas. for ben'amin netanyahu and his * eradicate haouas. for benjamin| netanyahu and his government, there were hours and hours of talks and discussions in the knesset. also, when it comes to the release of palestinian women and children being held in israeli prisons, does that have to be approved by the supreme court before that happens? what is the process, do you know?— happens? what is the process, do you know? yes, because they are convicted _ do you know? yes, because they are convicted terrorist, _ do you know? yes, because they are convicted terrorist, it - do you know? yes, because they are convicted terrorist, it is - are convicted terrorist, it is not women and children, it is not women and children, it is not the same, there is no moral equivalence between our hostages and the palestinian terrorists who are being held in jail, terrorists who are being held injail, some of whom are minors and some of whom are female but that is the deal such as it is, and to understand, it is not that the hostage crisis is over, it is that they are releasing some of our children and some of our women but they are holding an additional 185 israelis hostages, and so the hostage problem goes on.— hostages, and so the hostage problem goes on. isn't the idea that the release _ problem goes on. isn't the idea that the release of _ problem goes on. isn't the idea that the release of the - problem goes on. isn't the idea that the release of the other i that the release of the other hostages will happen? there is a process in place or a discussion of a process in place for the other hostages for release, is there not? i mean the process under way is whether hamas will gain, after they release some 50, whether another 50 will be released over an additional five days. but again they are holding 236, actually it is 235 because one of them was murdered by islamic jihad, an octogenarian who appeared on a hostage video last week, islamichhad announced they had killed her. how confident are you that the four—day pause will stand, that it will be secure? are you concerned it could be breached on either side?— on either side? well, the palestinians _ on either side? well, the palestinians breached - on either side? well, the palestinians breached it i on either side? well, the | palestinians breached it in on either side? well, the - palestinians breached it in the round of war we fought in 2014 during the humanitarian pause, they killed and seized the body of an idf captain on the ground in gaza, so there is a lot of fear here that hamas is going to exploit the pause in fighting to try to carry out a similar atrocity against our soldiers on the ground yes. so there is no confidence. we are conducting negotiations with a mix of the nazis and daesh, so there is no confidence.- there is no confidence. thank ou there is no confidence. thank you very _ there is no confidence. thank you very much _ there is no confidence. thank you very much for _ there is no confidence. thank you very much for talking - there is no confidence. thank you very much for talking to i there is no confidence. thank. you very much for talking to us on the bbc. let's discuss this deal. with me is said shehata, from bbc arabic. tell us what you have been hearing, in terms of the reaction to this deal in the social media arabic speaking world, the press. what have you been seeing emerging in the last hour or so? the been seeing emerging in the last hour or so?— been seeing emerging in the last hour or so? the mood is welcoming — last hour or so? the mood is welcoming among _ last hour or so? the mood is welcoming among many - last hour or so? the mood is i welcoming among many people last hour or so? the mood is - welcoming among many people who are saying it is a good step to release hostages from an prisoners in israel, as well as to allow more trucks and fuel to allow more trucks and fuel to come into gaza strip and to have a four day truce to help the injured. so there is a welcoming mood in the arab world. but at the same time, there is a problem, because it is not the end of the problem, because displaced people from the north, they cannot go back again. the fuel will be cut after the four days. but the testis after the four days. but the test is a test. it is a good step, whether it can build on that step or not is a question among the arab world. hamas, they said they are ready for any israeli attack because the truce or the agreement saying there is no air traffic over gaza for six hours per day, the truce will be not attacking or detaining anyone from gaza so it is good news from them. so the commitment of the two parties to apply that might help for future negotiation to have more truces and may be a ceasefire. but benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, saying we continue to eradicate hamas. so it is still a test for both sides. it is eradicate hamas. so it is still a test for both sides.- a test for both sides. it is a hu . e a test for both sides. it is a huge test. _ a test for both sides. it is a huge test. in _ a test for both sides. it is a huge test, in terms - a test for both sides. it is a huge test, in terms of - a test for both sides. it is a - huge test, in terms of whether this four—day pause will be carried out with any breaches. there is a lot of mistrust on both sides. the international red cross will be very involved, won't it, in this process of hostage release, but also the humanitarian aid coming in, etc. there is a lot that they want to achieve in these four days to help cows people, isn't there? it these four days to help cows people, isn't there?- people, isn't there? it will start according _ people, isn't there? it will start according to - people, isn't there? it will start according to the - people, isn't there? it will i start according to the qatari and american officials, saying it will start tomorrow morning, 24 hours from the official announcement, as they say. irate announcement, as they say. we don't know — announcement, as they say. we don't know the timing of it just yet. don't know the timing of it 'ust et. ., , don't know the timing of it just yet-— don't know the timing of it 'ust et. ., , , , just yet. not exactly but it is tomorrovv- — just yet. not exactly but it is tomorrow. they _ just yet. not exactly but it is tomorrow. they will - just yet. not exactly but it is i tomorrow. they will announce within 24 _ tomorrow. they will announce within 24 hours _ tomorrow. they will announce within 24 hours when - tomorrow. they will announce within 24 hours when it - tomorrow. they will announce within 24 hours when it will i within 24 hours when it will start. , . ., , start. the prediction is it will happen _ start. the prediction is it will happen tomorrow, i start. the prediction is it l will happen tomorrow, and start. the prediction is it - will happen tomorrow, and they are preparing themselves to help, the international community, especially in the very critical cases, and they will talk about may be more pauses in fighting in the future. so they try to make this deal successful in order to build on it but the most important thing is qatar, the mediatorfor important thing is qatar, the mediator for this agreement, but egypt played a role, and qatar mentioned that in the foreign office, foreign ministry website. foreign office, foreign minist website. ., ministry website. thank you so much, ministry website. thank you so much. good — ministry website. thank you so much. good to _ ministry website. thank you so much, good to have _ ministry website. thank you so much, good to have you - ministry website. thank you so much, good to have you and i ministry website. thank you so i much, good to have you and your perspective on all of this. let's show you gaza this morning. people are waking up in gaza and israel today, waking up to the news that a deal has been brokered and will be announced on the start of the pause of hostilities, a four—day pause. the news of the starter that will be announced in the next 24 hours. it is hoped this deal will mean that hundreds of lorries of humanitarian, medicaland humanitarian, medical and funeral aid humanitarian, medicaland funeral aid will be able to enter all parts of the gaza strip, via egypt's rafah crossing. it's a big day today for the uk chancellor, jeremy hunt. he's expected to say that the economy is "back "on track" when he stands up in the commons around lunchtime to deliver his autumn statement. the bbc understands that he'll announce a cut in national insurance for millions of workers and a series of measures, aimed at boosting business investment. his mini—budget is also expected to feature tough new benefit sanctions. but the minimum wage will go up significantly from next april. we'll have more on this in business after half—past. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. downing street has stressed that the uk has "no doubt" about the sovereignty of the falkland islands after argentina's new president—elect suggested it was time to "get them back". javier milei reportedly said that buenos aires had "non—negotiable sovereignty" over the falklands. in 1982, britain sent a task force to recapture the islands after argentina invaded and briefly occupied the territory. doctors have been told to be on high alert for measles, after the number of children being vaccinated against the disease dipped to a 10—year low. it's the first time in decades such guidance has been issued by the royal college of paediatrics and child health. a plan that would see the huge expansion of the all england tennis club in wimbledon, including an 8,000 seater show court, has been rejected by one of the councils responsible for the land. wandsworth councillors voted to refuse planning permission because of concerns about the impact on the local area. you're live with bbc news. south korea has partially suspended a military agreement with north korea, after pyongyang successfully put its first spy satellite into space. the agreement, reached in 2018, was designed to reduce military tensions. south korea earlier said it would also resume surveillance activities previously suspended near the border with north korea. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, hasjoined the us in condemning north korea over the launch. washington has described it as a brazen violation of un sanctions that risks destabilising the region. live now to our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie. tell us more about reaction to what north korea has done. this what north korea has done. as ou what north korea has done. sis you say, what north korea has done. s you say, the what north korea has done. sis you say, the main reaction today has been this one from south korea which is really quite significant. south korea has withdrawn from parts of a military packed inside with north korea back in this pack came along after a time are particularly heightened tensions on the peninsula and the point of the pack was to try and prevent skirmishes across the border or prevent tensions from escalating. it banned both military from doing certain things along the border for the injuries a no—fly zone, stop them from holding live fire exercises and remove some of the guideposts. the feeling was the last year �*s disagreement has been fairly successful in reducing tensions. but they had warned if north korea had gone ahead with the satellite launch they could withdraw from parts of this agreement and that is because it has felt recently over the past couple of months the agreement leaves it too vulnerable to an attack and it is not able to do the surveillance at once on the north because i cannot send reconnaissance planes and drones for that now would be north launching this first reconnaissance satellite that will allow it to survey troops in south korea, the president, national security members, defence chiefs are all in agreement they have decided they are going to suspend this part of the agreement and restart there are reconnaissance abilities. thank you. for more on this i'm joined now by professorjustin hastings who's a visiting senior research fellow at the national university of singapore's korea centre. thank you for being on the programme. what you make of this news that north korea has put its first spy satellite into place?— put its first spy satellite into lace? ., s, s, into place? north korea has been attempting _ into place? north korea has been attempting to - into place? north korea has been attempting to launch i into place? north korea hasj been attempting to launch a rocket into space for sometime. this is the third attempt this year. it looks like it is the first one that is successful. if they did put a spy satellite in that is functioning, that is good for north korea and increase its capability. in some sense the main point of all this is to create a deterrent against us by creating a long—range missile that can credibly and consistently hits the us. but what does — consistently hits the us. but what does it _ consistently hits the us. but what does it mean going forward for relations between the north and south? as we mentioned south korea has already partially suspended and military agreement with north korea. in military agreement with north korea. ,s, military agreement with north korea. , , korea. in some sense the point ofthe korea. in some sense the point of the 2018 _ korea. in some sense the point of the 2018 agreement - korea. in some sense the point of the 2018 agreement was - korea. in some sense the point of the 2018 agreement was to i of the 2018 agreement was to increase cognitive is a two sides. the point of reconnaissance was diminished as a point of lower tensions. if north korea launches more tests all that would violate you in sections by the way, then the 2018 agreement has already partially aggregated. and the south korea perspective they see this as necessary to maintain some credibility against north korea's provocations. in against north korea's provocations. against north korea's rovocations. , s, provocations. in terms of the geopolitics — provocations. in terms of the geopolitics of _ provocations. in terms of the geopolitics of all _ provocations. in terms of the geopolitics of all this, - provocations. in terms of the geopolitics of all this, we - geopolitics of all this, we have seen what has been happening recently in terms of north korea getting very close to russia. the thought of north korea supplying arms to russia and its war against ukraine. and on the other hand the united states and its support for south korea. fulton about the wider geopolitics of this, what do you think this step today has been taken means? what we will see in some senses north korea continuing to get closer to russia for at least the medium term. russia promised satellite technology to north korea in its recent meetings. i think it is too early to have seen that play out, this is probably the result of north korea africa line. we will see a realignment. north korea has made a lot of money now from russia. getting help from it. in some sense this is a continuation of the trans— already been occurring. north korea will try to find other allies to deter the us. from north korea _ allies to deter the us. from north korea 's _ allies to deter the us. from north korea 's its _ allies to deter the us. from i north korea 's its relat