jeremy bowen has this assessment on how things have changed in that time. palestinians on the west bank held protests when they d finished their noon prayer, as they have done so many times in the long years of the israeli occupation. but nothing about this is routine for either side. almost two weeks into this war and thousands of lives later, the uneasy, unpleasant but mostly predictable rhythm of the conflict has gone. this was an israeli raid on the west bank, the other side of occupied palestinian territory that is separated from gaza by the israeli state. arrest operations like this happen often, but palestinians said israel used more force than usual. one israeli soldier was killed and the arrests were accompanied by a drone strike. among the palestinian casualties, 13 were killed, including five boys. at the mortuary, palestinian families said goodbye to the boys, bystanders, the bbc was told, aged from 11 to 15. the pain of loss cuts across palestinians and israelis.
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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
incredible is happening. rocket fires. alarms sound. at that time, what it was was hundreds and hundreds of rockets being fired into israel. but it subsequently transpired that that was. and very quickly, it became clear that hamas had crossed the border, was in israel. gunshots. and videos started emerging of dead soldiers, dead civilians. so, very quickly, we decided and i spoke to the people here in london that we needed to change plans. we immediately started packing, making plans, we managed to get going by about midday. before i left kyiv, i did some lives from the roof of the hyatt regency hotel, in the pouring rain, talking about what was going on. they wanted me to talk about it and it was already clear that what we were seeing was an absolutely enormous story. let s talk to our international editor, jeremy bowen, whojoins us this morning live from kyiv. and, jeremy, you know this region well, what s your assessment of what s going on right now? what s going on
western governments, and 39 palestinian prisoners who d been held in israeli prisons. more israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners are expected to be released today. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports on a rare moment of hope in the conflict. on arrival to celebrate as this is really childrens hospital as some of the free hostages were flown in last night, much to the relief and happiness of a crowd of well wishers. the women and children were said to be physically well. altogether, 13 israelis were released after they spent almost seven weeks being held captive by hamas in gaza. along with 11 foreign workers. earliervideo hamas in gaza. along with 11 foreign workers. earlier video released by the military wing of hamas shows the moment they were taken to vehicles belonging to the international committee of the red cross. these are the youngest of the hostages, aviv, too, and her sister, for , shown in a family video. they were snatched by hamas gunmen