a senior israeli government spokesman has told the bbc that a senior israeli government spokesman has told the bbc that the temporary truce will be extended by two days. the present deal was due to expire in the early hours of thursday but! if told me that ten hostages will be relieved each day in return for the release of palestinian prisoners. would be released. in the past couple of hours two further hostages taken from israel by hamas on the 7th of october have been released. they are two russian israeli women, aged 71 and 50. they were handed to the red cross. the israeli military say they are with idf special forces and our inside israeli territory. it s believed a second group of hostages has also been given to the red cross. this is the scene outside ofer prison. israel said it had released 30 prisoners from the resin. hamas, which the uk and us governments say is a terrorist organisation claimed that youngest israeli hostage, a ten month old baby, was killed in an
he is taking a break from international rugby to prioritise his and his family s mental wellbeing . farrell, who ll continue to play for his club side saracens, is england s all time leading points scorer and has been capped 112 times since making his debut 11 years ago. he led them to the final of the 2019 world cup and to the semi finals this year. he missed the first two games of the tournament through suspension after a dangerous tackle in a warm up game. he was booed by sections of england supporters on his return and his father andy, the ireland head coach, described the vilification of his son on social media as disgusting and a circus . england say they fully support farrell s decision. the head coach steve borthwick says, since making his debut, he has been an integral part of the england set up for over a decade and the demands on elite athletes are extremely challenging. he is an exemplary player, captain and leader and always gives his all for his country. i
lot of rust around. we will need to keep a close eye on this developing low pressure as itjust grazes with the south west. it will primarily bring some rain but yes, there is a thing in the morning, there is a risk to elevation across the moors that we could see a light dusting of snow here and just how far north that front is going to go, might see a few flakes of sleet and snow into the london area. elsewhere, the fog were left. sheltered western areas away from the breeze will keep some sunshine but cold and again the north easterly breeze driving and some scattered showers across eastern scotland and north east england. a cold afternoon. you will need a few layers if you are out and about and it stays cold. as we head into the weekend, the wind direction will close a little, a westerly, and that means the emphasis of the showers moves a little. it means a cold and frosty star on friday, some showers around showers moves a little. it means a cold and frosty star on friday,
tonight as more israeli hostages are released hamas says the youngest captive 10 months old kffir was killed hamas says the youngest captive, ten month old kffir, was killed in an israeli air strike along with his mother and brother. israel says its looking into the claim. with hopes of another extension to the temporary truce we re live in qatar to talk about the latest negotiations between israel and hamas. more hostages have been freed today. israel says if that continues, so can the truce. we hearfrom an aid agency working on getting the much needed food and fuel that s now reaching the gaza strip to those who need it most as the who says more people could die from disease than air strikes. and later in the programme we will have a special interview with cynthia nixon the sex and the city star is on a hunger strike, demanding president biden calls for a ceasefire. of the more than 240 hostages taken by hamas on october seven ten month old kfir bibas was the yo
stories from around the world. let s begin in the middle east, and two further hostages taken from israel by hamas have been released. they were two russian women, one, 73, on the left hand side, and 150, on the right. one is 50. they are now with its special forces insight is really territory. idf special forces inside israeli territory. the israeli army says it s investigating claims by hamas that three hostages, including a baby, were killed in an israeli missile strike. hamas says ten month old kfir bibas died, along with his four year old brother, ariel, and their mother, shiri. the whereabouts of the father, yarden, remains unknown. family members say they ve been informed of the claims. on monday, the israeli army said the missing family members had been transferred by hamas to another palestinian group in the gaza strip and were being held in the southern city of khan younis. the us is reported as saying it is hopeful the truce in gaza can as pa rt of as part of