a planned pause in fighting in gaza came into effect early this morning, a temporary ceasefire, lasting initially four days, allowing some hostages out, as well as aid into the territory. these are some of the 13 israeli hostages, women and children, who were given their freedom in the last few hours. they made their way to egypt through the rafah crossing in southern gaza, and on to israel. one can only imagine the scenes as they were finally reunited with their loved ones. in the next few days, a total of 50 israeli hostages are expected to be released as part of the deal to continue the pause in the fighting. in return, over in ramallah in the west bank, 150 palestinians held by israel will be released, starting today, with 39 women and teenage boys. well, this is gaza tonight, where the ceasefire seems to be holding, with much—needed aid arriving throughout the day. gaza's hamas—run health ministry now says more than 14,000 people have been killed during israeli bombardments, a military offensive that began after 1,200 people were murdered and around 240 hostages were taken by hamas, seven weeks ago tomorrow. hamas is designated as a terror organisation by the uk government. our first report tonight, on the hostage releases, is from orla guerin. after dark, a convoy of vehicles crossing from gaza into egypt. a glimpse of the hostages inside, on the road to freedom. a number were neighbours in the same kibbutz. their ordeal lasted almost 50 days. among those freed, a mother and daughter seen here in a family birthday video. amelia, in blue, is six years old. she and her mother, danielle, now back on home soil. also freed, margalit, a cancer survivor who loves knitting sweaters for her grandchildren. and in the heart of tel aviv, a time for celebration. many israelis feel connected to the hostages. their faces have been everywhere for six weeks. there's collective relief that at least some have been freed. but for others, the waiting continues. a circle of women singing and remembering. they are friends and relatives of itai swirsky. taken by hamas from a kibbutz near the gaza border. they know he won't be home soon. for his cousin, naama weinberg mixed emotions today. when i will see those hostages back here in israel, i will be very happy for their families and for them, but very happy for them, really. but we also need to remember that it's only the beginning and 12 or 13 hostages that will be released today, hopefully, and 50 total in the next four days. this is less than a quarter. in gaza, streets bustling once again after the cease fire took effect. families going to look for food or check if their homes are still standing. many here are hoping there will be peace for longer than four days. we hope the ceasefire will be extended, says this woman. today is the first day we woke up without bombing, without being terrified, with nothing to fear. aid trucks are finally reaching gaza. hundreds will go in each day while the ceasefire lasts. but both israel and hamas are warning the truce is temporary. orla guerin, bbc news, tel aviv. happiness for some of those families but of course still continuing grief for others. well, as those scenes were unfolding, one man, gil dickmann, whose aunt was killed by hamas, and whose two cousins and whose two cousins remain among the hostages, he gave us his reaction. i know family members... ..of the kids who are coming back home now. i can't believe it, it'sjust... so happy to know they are here in israel. i feel as if part of my family came back. i really think many israelis feel the same. and i really hope we get to see yarden and carmel back too really, really soon. this is such a blessed moment. the reaction of one israeli man whose relatives are still being held in gaza. as part of the hostage agreement with hamas, 39 palestinian prisoners have been released this evening. they're all women and children, held in israeli jails, and they've been taken to the ofer military compound in the west bank, where they'll be checked by the red cross, before being transferred to the border, some two miles west of ramallah, there to be reunited with their families. but there are also reports tonight of disturbances around that prison. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, has told the bbc that israel will never be secure, unless there's "long—term safety, security and stability," for the palestinian people. he's been in the west bank today, where he met the palestinian authority leader, mahmoud abbas, and discussed the need to get much more aid into gaza. lord cameron also said civilian casualties in the territory are too high, and that israel must abide by international humanitarian law. he's been speaking to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, whojoins us. james, that sounds like some tough words for israel from the foreign secretary but what else did he have to say about the future of this conflict? for all the drama of the releases today, this war continues and so does the diplomacy. this was the second day of lord cameron's middle eastern tour and while he was warning israel about the need to protect civilians and end what he called the completely unacceptable violence by settlers in the west bank, he was also urging israel to raise its eyes above the horizon, to start thinking about what could and should happen if and when the fighting ends. ultimately, there won't be long—term safety and security and stability for israel unless there is long—term safety, security and stability for the palestinian people. and, you know, you have to start thinking about the future, not just what happens after this conflict is over, what happens in gaza. you have got to paint a picture of actually, palestinians living in peace and stability and security. lord cameron trying to urge israel to think about the future and he is not the only one. other western powers are beginning privately to sketch out possible pathways to some kind of political settlement. there is no details, no answers to difficult questions like who might ultimately govern gaza, but i think what is happening here is that israel's allies are beginning to make an argument that this country's security ultimately cannot solely be achieved by military aims. {lila achieved by military aims. 0k, james, achieved by military aims. 0k, james. thank _ achieved by military aims. 0k, james, thank you, _ achieved by military aims. ok, james, thank you, james landale reporting for us, travelling with lord cameron. let's get a final word now from orla, who's with me. are dramatic and important day but at the beginning of what could be a very long process? i at the beginning of what could be a very long process?— very long process? i think it's worth reflecting _ very long process? i think it's worth reflecting on _ very long process? i think it's worth reflecting on the - very long process? i think it's worth reflecting on the fact . very long process? i think it's. worth reflecting on the fact that very long process? i think it's- worth reflecting on the fact that as we stand here now, this is the first day since october seven that israel has something to celebrate, and the first day since october seven that the palestinians are not under relentless israeli bombardment. so for both sides in this conflict there is a moment to take stock. certainly, the remaining relatives are hoping that in the coming days more people will be released. we have had a message to mike from israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, saying the first of the hostages have been released, women and children in this group and he said each of them is an entire world and we are committed to bringing the other home. and a message tonight on facebook from a man whose wife and daughter have come home safely, saying they are back but there is no victory picture until everyone is home. one other thing to mention, i am told by israeli sources that as of now, they still have not received the list from hamas who is due to be released tomorrow and that means many families at home are waiting for a call, hoping they will be told that their loved ones are coming out, but they don't have that call yet and things have gone according to plan today, a bit slower than we thought, but basically quite smoothly. now israel and qatar, the mediators, will be hoping this can be repeated tomorrow and for the next three days and there is this possibility built into the agreement of an extension, if ten more hostages are released, israel says the truce will go on for one more day for each ten extra people. fix, day for each ten extra people. a temporary pause seems to be holding at the moment. thank you. we'll have more later in the programme, but for now, back to you, jane, in the studio in london. clive, thank you for now. we will take a look at some of the other main stories today. a huge clean—up has been continuing all day in dublin, after violence last night in which shops were looted, vehicles set on fire and rioters clashed with police. 3a people were arrested. ireland's prime minister, leo varadkar, said about 500 people had been involved in the disorder, and that they'd brought shame on ireland. the violence began after a stabbing near a primary school, in which five people, including three children, were injured. our ireland correspondent chris page has the story. this capital city is totally unused to these scenes. smashed shop windows, burned—out buses and blackened debris — the fallout from a dreadful day. about 500 people were involved in the rioting. for four hours, they clashed with police. there were frightening and chaotic sights in the area around o'connell street, north of the river liffey. people in pubs and restaurants got out. and everybody was running. and because, obviously, it was saying they are targeting foreigners, and us as black people we're so visible, and it was that moment where you're like, "how do i hide"? the sequence of events was as unforeseen as it was horrifying. yesterday afternoon, a man stabbed children outside a school. a five—year—old girl is now in a critical condition. two other children and a carer were also injured. a delivery driver has told how he took the knife from the attacker. took off my helmet, uh, to protect myself. and i could use it as a weapon, you know? and i... i try and hit him once in the head as strong as i could. crowds arrived, and a few hours later, the violence broke out. police say the tension was fuelled by misinformation circulating online about the stabbing suspect. there were claims on social media that he was a foreign national. the head of police here has blamed the rioting on hooligans with a far—right ideology. i now have to look to the tactics that we have for public order. we have not seen a public—order situation like this before. this may be behaviour which is apparent in other countries, but i think that we've seen an element of radicalisation. the physical damage will be repaired, but there are now questions about whether the violence has left a mark on society here. the nation's leader has said the rioters have shamed the country. these criminals did not do what they did because they love ireland. they did not do what they did because they wanted to protect irish people. they did not do it out of any sense of patriotism, however warped. they did so because they're filled with hate. in dublin, there's disbelief about the scale of the rioting the vast majority of people are hoping for no more unrest after an unsettling 2a hours. well, offers us here at the headquarters of the irish police have already charged 32 people over the writing, and they are continuing to investigate the knife attack. it is understood that the suspect is in his 40s, he has lived in ireland for 20 years, and he is an irish citizen. detectives are still working out the motor. there is increasing discussion about what has caused the writing, how it happened, and it is worth bearing in mind the far right has never really had any political success in ireland, but in the last few years there has been an apparent rise in street protests over immigration issues. the irish government says it is going to do more to try to counter the threat from the far right, and four started it is going to strengthen hate crime laws. chris, thank you, chris page. —— and for starters. the convicted murderer oscar pistorius is to be released from prison in south africa on parole. he's serving a 13—year sentence for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013. pistorius was a paralympic champion sprinter before he shot his girlfriend at their home, later claiming he thought she was a burglar. he will be released, with conditions, injanuary. our correspondent daniel de simone reports from pretoria. oscar pistorius, once a superstar known as the blade runner. it's gold again for oscar pistorius! a paralympic and olympic athlete. since 2015, a convicted murderer. his victim was girlfriend reeva steenkamp, a law graduate and successful model. pistorius shot her multiple times on valentine's day 2013 through a toilet door at his home. the case dominated headlines around the world. he was eventuallyjailed for over 13 years. today, after a parole board hearing in this prison outside pretoria, oscar pistorius was told his conditional early release had been approved. he'll walk out of the prison gates in early january. "i miss my partner..." a family friend read a victim impact statement on behalf of reeva steenkamp's mother, june, in the hearing and outside the prison. "i'm not convinced that oscar has been rehabilitated." "if someone does not show remorse, they cannot be considered to be rehabilitated." her statement detailed pistorius�* history of abusive conduct. "i do not know to what extent his behaviour still exists or were evident during his time of incarceration." "but i'm concerned for the safety of any woman, should this not have been addressed in his rehabilitation process." a prison official said pistorius will be subjected to conditions on release. just like all other parolees, mr pistorius will be monitored by our officials based within the system of community corrections, and that will happen until such time that his sentence expires. today, reeva steenkamp's mother spoke of the ongoing trauma caused by her loss. in weeks, oscar pistorius will be free. daniel de simone, bbc news, atteridgeville prison, south africa. west midlands police has been put into what is, in effect, special measures. the force has been ordered to make urgent improvements by the police watchdog, which said investigations weren't being carried out effectively and the risk posed by registered sex offenders wasn't being managed. our midlands correspondent phil mackie reports. mother and daughter raneem oudeh and khowla saleem might be alive today if west midlands police had acted quicker. west midlands police have failed khowla and raneem beyond imagination. they had so many opportunities to save their lives. a year ago, nour norris, khowla's sister, described the force's failings after an inquest into their deaths. it had failed to act on their complaints and didn't respond to 999 calls on the night they were killed by raneem's ex—husband. it's an example of the problems which has led to west midlands police being placed into what's called enhanced monitoring, or special measures, because of a number of failures identified by inspectors, who said its investigations were ineffective, it wasn't sharing information about high—risk domestic abuse victims and wasn't managing risks posed by registered sex and online offenders effectively. a lot of the report appears, really, to look back, rather than looking at forward. so it's a lot of emphasis on what was, rather than what is. in the past year, the force says it's improved its rate of solving burglaries, rapes and robberies and, in the same time, it's turned itself from being the worst performing police force in terms of call handling to one of the best. the police federation, which represents rank—and—file officers, said things were already on an upward trajectory. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. the japanese car giant nissan is to invest up to £2 billion in its factory in sunderland to manufacture a new generation of electric vehicles. it's thought the move could safeguard 6,000 jobs directly, as well as thousands more across the uk. danny savage is in sunderland for us tonight. danny. this is the end of the production line here at nissan in sunderland, final checks taking place. eight hours ago, the bodies of these cars were bits of sheet metal, and what comes off the production line every few minutes. these news means securing the jobs but also the creation of gigafactories here which will make batteries for the new generation of electric vehicles. as we've been told for years, when it comes to cars, the future is electric. today, one of the biggest car makers in the uk committed to that. by 2030, the next generation of three electric nissan models will be produced here. so each sheet there will have what they want on the car... with 6,000 people employed here, this is hugely important for the workforce. for my family, you sort look at the future, and you look around, and you realise that you have a career here for life, and it's reassuring. especially where i grew up, in peterlee, everybody knows somebody that worked for nissan or its supply chain. there's like 30,000 people in the supply chain, so, yeah, everybody knows someone round here that works here. there's a lot of young people wanting to buy houses and make, like, a lifestyle for themselves and create careers as well, and the news today makes sure that we can do that and we can do that here in sunderland. £2 billion will be further invested in car making here. the big boss came all the way from japan to announce it. i'm very excited because we have a long history in sunderland. we are operating here a0 years, and this is one of the very strong assets. we have a great talent, and i'm very happy to be here in the uk to make this announcement. he wasn't the only big name on the factory floor. government money is helping the new investment, but exactly how much is unknown. this is our largest car plant. its future is safeguarded, protecting thousands ofjobs, and also transitioning to new electric vehicles, so it's a huge vote of confidence in the uk and in our automotive industry. after brexit, there was huge concern about the future of car making here because of export tariffs. but they've worked out a way to manage within those rules now, and that's a huge relief for people living in this part of the country. the city of sunderland is on the doorstep, and the ripple effect will be felt across the region. this is a big global company investing in their region and their city, and i think that creates a real positivity, and it creates a real vibe. new battery factories to power the next generation of cars will in time appear on the skyline. ultimately, though, it's a workforce this company is investing in — one it trusts because of its experience. danny savage, bbc news, sunderland. the metropolitan police is to distribute leaflets at a pro—palestine march which is planned in london tomorrow. the leaflets will set out phrases which, if chanted or displayed, might break the law. the met says it will position arabic—speaking spotters on the march and that lawyers will be standing by to advise on the legality of certain chants. the former england and arsenal footballer ian wright has told the bbc that the sport saved his life after a spell in prison. ian wright was just 19 when he spent a month in chelmsford prison. a0 years on, he's giving his support to the twinning project — a charity?that uses football to help inmates gain skills and confidence with the aim of preventing reoffending. matt graveling went to find out more. football matches are occasionally played behind closed doors, but for this game, the doors are locked and guards watch on. dane is one of those playing at hmp pentonville — charged with drug offences but taking part on a special course aiming to turn inmates to team—mates. well, i ain't done nothing like this in prison. i've done other courses, but i ain't done nothing like this. the last time i came in, i was young, i was 22, i came out 26. now i'm older, i'm 38, so it's a whole different mindset. you don't want to be revolving doors, this is a revolving doorfor me. in a bid to stop reoffending, this seven—week course in north london gives inmates a coaching qualification. and handing out the certificates for graduation is a local legend with his own story of life inside. iwas 19, you know, i was driving cars around without the proper papers, which is crazy. and in the end, you know what i mean, i ended up having to do 32 days in chelmsford prison, and i think in the end it changed my life, simply because i knew that that wasn't the life for me. the 15 graduates are all hoping to turn their life around through a national scheme which pairs football with prisons called the twinning project. in total, 73 professional football clubs have twinned with their local prison. here we are in north london, hmp pentonville, we're less than a mile away from the emirates stadium — their local club is arsenal, who have been coming in and running coaching courses for the inmates. in total, the twinning project since 2018 has helped almost 2,500 prisoners. the key thing is, every time we can stop an offender reoffending, the taxpayer saves £50,000. that's worth fighting for. the government say they want to see reoffending rates reduced and are encouraging people to participate. fix, encouraging people to participate. a tough decision will always come down tough decision will always come down to the _ tough decision will always come down to the individual, it is not easy, but you — to the individual, it is not easy, but you have to stick with it. everybody in here is still a human being. you know, we all make good choices, we all make bad choices. we're just people who have maybe made the wrong choices in life. but like i said, it's only a chapter in our life, and it's not too late to turn things around, so, you know, the sky is the limit. matt graveling, bbc news. let's go back to tel aviv now on a significant day in israel and gaza. clive. lots of people have cause to celebrate tonight, not least the relatives of celebrate tonight, not least the relative ., ., relatives of some of those palestinian _ relatives of some of those palestinian prisoners - relatives of some of those palestinian prisoners held | relatives of some of those l palestinian prisoners held in relatives of some of those - palestinian prisoners held injails in the west bank. we are going to show you some of the pictures there, jubilation tonight as some of the relatives of the 39 palestinians, all women and children, are showing their appreciation for the fact that they are now going to be reunited with their loved ones. lots of people on the streets there in ramallah. and at hostage deal allowing those palestinians to leave jails in the west bank, part of the agreement that allowed 13 israelis to be released by hamas. well, we have to stress that there was 13 hostages, who got their freedom today, they are just a fraction of the 240 israelis held by hamas in total, and many of their relatives and friends have, in the last seven weeks, been gathering here in tel aviv, in this very square, and they've been gaining strength and support from each other. israel is a place of forced absences — of missing faces staring out on cardboard... ..and paper... ..and t—shirts. and it's here, in what's been described as hostage square in the heart of tel aviv, where the lost are remembered. and where hope burns bright that one day they'll return. in the shadow of the local art museum, relatives and friends of the disappeared gather to gain strength from each other in these worst of times. the art installations reflecting israel's tragedy, like the children's clothes that aren't being worn and the toys no longer played with. one of the artworks here is particularly powerful. the idea is that you look at the posters of some of those who have been kidnapped, being held by hamas, and you come over to this installation, and it's a collection of mirrors. and the point is that you stare into the mirror, and you see your own face coming back at you — the idea being that it could have been taken by hamas on that day, that the whole of israel now is in grief, that the whole of israel has to work to get those people back. yarden gonen's younger sister romi is being held by hamas. her absence — a void of despair. how important is it for you to be here with people who are going through the same pain? i feel already it's like my second home, cos i'm sleeping here, in the tents. you sleep here as well? yeah, with otherfamilies, cos what we believe in, until they are not home, we are not home. i feel like her release is close, you know, i really feel it. you feel it? yeah, in my bones i feel like i'm going to see her. i don't know when but soon enough. it's a yearning consuming a nation — that all the disappeared will soon be home. a slice of life here in tel aviv. we are back at ten, but now it is back to you in london. that takes us to the weather with chris fawkes. a sunny day for the vast majority of the uk, pretty commonplace image across the uk, i am sure you enjoyed the sunshine, but you will have noticed how cold the weather felt compared with yesterday, 15 in cambridge yesterday to around 8 degrees today, and for the most part those temperatures have been below average and will stay that way for a long time. overnight tonight, northerly winds bringing a scattering of showers to the far north of scotland, a few sneaking down north sea coasts, but otherwise the winds are light, the skies are clear, temperatures dropping like a stone, a really cold night with widespread frost, temperatures in towns and cities down to minus four, the breeze keeping temperatures above freezing in the coasts. tomorrow, a cold and frosty start, yes, but plenty of sunshine, and thatis yes, but plenty of sunshine, and that is the way the weather will stay with a few exceptions. again, northern scotland could see a shower, one or