the next three days of the truce. thousands of displaced palestinians have used the pause in fighting to go back to their homes despite israeli warnings that the war is far from over. let s get this update from our middle east correspondent, tom bateman. let s show you some live pictures from gaza. this is kind newness, and this is the gaza skyline. the pause in fighting seems to be holding. this is exactly 2a hours now since that truce began, and as you can see it is looking calm, which bodes well for the release of further hostages promised later on today. we are also hearing, a lot of aid getting in yesterday and hopefully more to come as part of this deal, there is more flow of aid than has been happening in recent days so hopefully that will continue on later today. let s get this update from our middle east correspondent, tom bateman. well, it was in a hospital close to tel aviv that eight of the israeli hostages were taken. they were the four children released today,
allowed into gaza on friday, around 150 trucks carrying medical supplies, fuel and food entered the strip through the rafah crossing. returning to the 2a hostages released from gaza on friday, they have spent the night in hospitals in israel. some have received medical care from the schneider children s medical centre. yesterday, four boys and girls, one mother and one grandmother arrived at schneider children s medical centre, and we were very excited for the first moment, and the kids, the parents, the hogs, the crying, and it was very, very exciting for all of us. they are in good condition, and they are surrounded by our teams, social workers, psychologists, nurses, and their doctors. we are surrounded by their families, friends, and it was the most excited evening exciting evening since starting my career. we hope to see them all back and to see them in good condition. some hope to see them all back and to see them in good condition. them in good condition. some re