in exchange for a group of palestinian prisoners. four thai hostages were also released in separate deal. 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. all of this after friday s release of 13 israeli captives, in return for 39 palestinian prisoners. live now to our middle east correspondent tom bateman. what s the latest we know and what s been the reaction where you are to this latest release of hostages? that transfer now is well under way with the group of 13 israel eased back on israeli soil and do to be taken to hospitals where they will be reunited with their loved ones. a similar procedure that we saw last night, although this is much later in the day because of that very significant delay. but 13, you mentioned some of the names and faces we saw there, eight of them children, five women. among the 13 you have for the
you feel happy being in this space. i can see that. when i cook, i m quite manic about cleaning up as i go along. unlike my husband who leaves a minor nuclear disaster. that s me. how can you cook like that? i throw everything in the sink and we work our way through it. you have so many cookbooks. i have a few. ..i collect cookbooks, but not on the scale you do. can we have a peek? i love that. this is my collection of things i use almost all the time. what would a good french bavette, like a flank steak, be? i will start looking in french cook books and say that s interesting, julia child will do this, and patricia wells will do that, and i will collect information for myself. you still refer to cookbooks? i do. there s so many great cookbooks, why not? let s go and sit. so we re going to have a drink. yes. thank you, thank you. i made some watermelon lemonade. i m working on it for my next book. so it s a process. am i a guinea pig? you re a guinea pig, exactly. this is fro
onto your plate. plus we ve got reservations with the michelin star chef putting sustainability on the menu. we start with the tiny shellfish playing a big role in our ecosystems. decades ago these waters along the east coast of the united states were teeming with oysters. but after generations of overharvesting they nearly disappeared. now teams are working to restore our local oyster populations, notjust because they re delicious but because of their incredible power to clean up the pollution we leave behind. the waterways of the chesapeake bay stretch across six states with millions of people living near its shores. it s one of the world s largest estuaries, but also one of the most polluted. now, a small sometimes overlooked creature is being restored to help us clean up the mess. oysters are making a comeback. i look at each oyster as a living water treatment plant. they re essentially like the kidneys of the chesapeake bay. oysters are more than just a happy hour de
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 handed over to the red cross inside gaza and driven across the rafah border with egypt before being transferred to the israel defense forces. a total of 13 israeli hostages were freed on saturday in addition to four thai nationals, released under a separate deal. thailand s prime minister says they are safe, and in good health, eager to contact their relatives. here s what the mother of one thai hostage has told us. translation: happy, i am really ha ! translation: happy, i am really happy! before translation: happy, i am really happy! before this translation: happy, i am really happy! before this i translation: happy, i am really happy! before this i was translation: happy, i am really happy! before this i was hoping i happy! before this i was hoping that my daughter would be