red cross, the neutral intermediary who actually transport the hostages through gaza. the white house has said its hopeful that a us citizen will be among those freed. yesterday, hamas freed another 13 israelis who were taken hostage during the attacks on october the 7th. they are all women, teenagers and young children. four thai nationals were also released. among the group was nine year old emily hand. she was at a sleepover at a friend s house in the kibbutz when she was abducted, without any family with her. there was an emotional reunion last night. there was an emotional reunion last night. other children freed include hila rotem, aged 12. she was taken captive with her mother, raya rotem, who was not released with her daughter, and remains a hostage in gaza. this is accountant shiri weiss, aged 53, a hostage released to israel along with her 18 year old daughter, noga weiss, the hostages were freed in exchange for a group of palestinian prisoners from israeli jails
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
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 agree