some signs that the temporary ceasefire agreement due to end in a day s time could be extended. hamas and us presidentjoe biden have said they would like to see an extension, but the israeli prime minister said he was open to the idea but has also warned that the war will resume at the end of the deal. 0ur senior international correspondent aurier garin has more. rejoicing in israel after the darkness of recent weeks. the latest group of hostages freed from gaza waved to supporters as they are welcomed home. both israel and hamas are signalling their deal could be extended to free more of those being held. for reunions like this, after 50 days apart. young hostages finally home. emily hand embraced by herfather, thomas, who at one stage believed her dead. now she is free and, he says, doing well. yesterday, we finally got emily back from the hands of the gazan terrorists. she s lost a lot of weight. from herface and body. but generally doing better than we expected. emily s f
of an extension as hamas offers to release more hostages. dozens of israelis who ve been held captive in gaza have been released by hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. in return, 117 palestinian prisoners have been freed. president biden said he wants to keep the deal going so all hostages can be brought home and more aid can be sent to gaza. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. free again. 14 israeli hostages released by hamas head home after their long ordeal, along with three foreign nationals. among them were is year olds dafna and ela elyakim, eight, who were finally reunited with their mum, chen goldstein almog, who was released along with her three children, and roni kriboy, released 51 days after being kidnapped from a festival where he was working as sound crew. it followed a weekend of happy reunions. people from kfar aza watched on as news of their friends avigail idan spent her fourth birthday in captivity. the israeli a
couple of hours. it seems to days releases and exchanges, that appears to be progressing. we know now an extension of the cease fire for the next couple of days. extension of the cease-fire for the next couple of days. next couple of days. that s right, everything next couple of days. that s right, everything things next couple of days. that s right, everything things come next couple of days. that s right, everything things come together| next couple of days. that s right, i everything things come together in the last hour. two different threads we re talking about today. first of all, the release of further hostages today, which was always planned under the fourth day of this four day deal as it originally was. there was a delay once again today, the israeli prime ministers office early in their day there was still in negotiations going on about the list of hostages which was due to be released. that in turn delayed the list of prisoners to be released from actually
near the university of vermont and ran away. two victims are us citizens and the third is a us the suspect jason eaton, the shooting comes amid a rise in anti islamic incidents reported around the us. the first of our reports comes from middle east correspondent hugo bachega. free again. 14 israeli hostages released by hamas head home after their long ordeal, along with three foreign nationals. among them were is year olds dafna and ela elyakim, eight, with about 180 people still in captivity in gaza, the painful wait of the families continues. earlier the bbc spoke to a man whose sister has been kidnapped by hamas, showers abducted along with her husband, her in laws and her daughter. gili roman told the bbc about her story and his optimism despite the fact that she has not yet been released. they were put inside a vehicle towards gaza, and just before the border, they decided they are going to jump out of the vehicle, try to escape and run for their life. so, my sister
hostages come out and search more humanitarian relief into those who are in need in gaza. we ll hear more on the possibility of that extended truce later, from our correspondent on the ground. it all comes as m more israelis held by hamas including nine children as well as three foreign nationals were released on sunday. among them is abigail idan, the first us citizen to be freed. she was just three at the time she was taken hostage, and she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october 7th attacks. members of her family have released a statement, saying. we hoped and prayed today would come. the family also thanked the qatari and us governments for helping to secure her release. here s her grandfather, speaking earlier. translation: it was wow . i couldn t believe translation: it was wow . i couldn t believe it translation: it was wow . i couldn t believe it until- translation: it was wow . i couldn t believe