welcome to the programme. let s start by getting you the latest on the israel and gaza conflict. the israeli prime minister s office says six more israeli hostages held in gaza are now back in israel. two others were released by hamas earlier on thursday. within the last hour israel says it has released 30 more palestinians in return. earlier the us secretary of state antony blinken warned that israel must take effective steps to ensure the protection of civilians in gaza, before it restarts its military operations there. mr blinken who s on a visit to the region told reporters that the damage to hospitals, power stations and water supplies seen in the north of gaza should not be repeated in the south. he s been pushing for the continuation of a temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas that s lasted seven days. our senior international correspondent orla guerin has the latest from jerusalem. a long awaited reunion. a hostage back in her mother s arms. mia schem, who i