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abducted without any family. also freed, 12 year old hila rotem. she was taken captive with her mother raya rotem, who remains a hostage in gaza. also released, an accountant shiri weiss, aged 53, and her 18 year old daughter, noga weiss, were also released, along with 21 year old maya regev. andadi shoham aged 38, who was kidnapped from kibbutz be eri during a visit with five other members of the family. this is her son, 8 year old nave, and her 3 year old daughter gani yahel, who are also on their way home. the hostages were released in exchange for a group of palestinian prisoners from israeli jails also all women and children. here they are being welcomed back in the west bank. there had been fears the deal was off after hamas accused israel of reneging on the temporary ceasefire agreement, by not allowing enough aid trucks into gaza. that led to a delay of several hours. let s get more from our middle east correspondent tom bateman. we are at day two of the trips ....