nine children and two women, were freed by hamas late in the evening. the israelis were flown by helicopter to a hospital in tel aviv. in return israel released 33 palestinians most of them teenagers from its prisons. a bus carrying the newly released people reportedly arrived in ramallah in the west bank. the un has used the pause in fighting to increase urgent aid deliveries to gazans but has warned that the consignments are a drop in the ocean. although more aid lorries are bringing supplies, they aren t carrying the winter clothing particularly needed for children. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. the flight back to freedom. ii hostages returned to israel last night after more than 50 days in hamas captivity. they included the three year old twins ema and yuly. they were captured with other relatives when hamas set fire to their home. they were freed with their mother, sharon, but theirfather is believed to remain in gaza. also relea
they included the three year old twins, ema and yuly. they were captured with other relatives when hamas set fire to their home. they were freed with their mother, sharon, but theirfather is believed to remain in gaza. also released were brother and sister erez and sahar kalderon. their relative spoke about his relief as he waited to see them again. i m finding that it s difficult to go from a state of endless anxiety about their fate, to a state of relief and joy. i believe it will take time. this is an exciting and heart feeling moment, but we also understand that it is the beginning of a difficult rehabilitation process for sahar and erez, who are still young and have been through an unbearable experience. the truce between israel and hamas allowed the return of dozens of hostages but dozens more are still in captivity. over 150 of our hostages men, women, children, babies over 150 other hostages men, women, children, babies who s taking care of them? who is hold
this is what a spokesperson for the israel defense forces had to say about the situation. we will rescue our hostages at all costs. it is our duty, it is our moral responsibility of the israel defense forces. it is why we fight and why we must keep on fighting until all our hostages are home. with more on the hostage release, here s our senior international correspondent orla guerin in tel aviv. inseparable and coming home tonight. emma and yuli, twin girls just three years old, released with their mother sharon. their father is still being held in gaza. they ll be picked up by military helicopter. like these boys, freed last night. the government here has been sharing footage of every release. israelis very invested in this and the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, needs a victory even a partial one. already savouring her freedom, margalit moses, who is 78. she tells hospital staff in tel aviv they are amazing. so is she. freed from gaza on friday after almost 50 days
Ofjail any certainty at all that he will be out ofjailany time certainty at all that he will be out ofjail any time soon. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let s look at some other stories making news. nhs england has announced there will be a significant increase in the number of blood pressure checks carried out in the community. the health service says it plans to extend tests in pharmacies as well as offering them in places such as barbers shops and mosques. it s hoped the scheme will help to reduce deaths from heart attacks and strokes. the government has announced plans to change water pollution rules to allow more houses to be built. current rules mean councils covering protected areas of england can t allow the building of new houses unless it s proven that the work won t add phosphates and nitrates to local rivers. critics say the changes won t solve the root causes of england s housing problems. redundancies at the collapsed retail chain wilko have been su
Buried in russia. this is after his plane crashed last week. this is the scene live at the cemetery in st petersburg which is his home town where he was buried in a private funeral. now, the russian agencies had said that the private funeral was the wish of his family, so there have been no photos or videos of the ceremony. and this was the live shot of the cemetery where that funeral was held. you are watching bbc news around the world than across the uk. let s look at some other stories making news. redundancies at the collapsed retail chain wilko have been suspended while rescue bids for the store are considered. unions representing staff have met the administrators but warn wilko is not out of the woods yet . the chain recently collapsed into administration which has put 12,500 jobs at risk across its 400 uk stores. the government has announced plans to change water pollution rules to allow more houses to be built.