one israeli man, whose wife and two daughters were among the israeli hostages released, says he won't celebrate until the last of the kidnapped return home. translation: i'm happy that. i have received my family back. i'm allowed to feeljoy and it is ok to shed a tear. that is a human thing. but i'm not celebrating. i will not celebrate until the last of the hostages returns. israel says it has received a list with the names of the next 13 israeli hostages to be released by hamas. most of them are children. our middle east correspondent tom bateman has more on the hostage release and what's expected next. well, it was in a hospital close to tel aviv that eight of the israeli hostages were taken. they were the four children released today, and four women — three mothers and one grandmother. the director of that hospital said they were in good physical condition, but that they were carrying out further medical and emotional checks on them. we have also had the other is really hostages going to other hospitals and the thai nationals and the one filipino also released, being checked as well. that is the israeli side. as far as the palestinian side was concerned, 39 palestinians released from israeli custody. they were taken, most of them, to the occupied west bank, and reunited with their families, and some take into their homes in occupied eastjerusalem. so far as the framework of the deal has gone on day one, i think the prisoner exchange element of this has been shown to have been extremely successful, given just how challenging it has been for the two sides to pull this deal together through the mediator, qatar. but the conditions on the ground remain extremely challenging. just think about the weeks of war that led up to this, the unprecedented nature of the fighting that we have seen, and the brutality of the events that sparked all of this. so there remains the risk that things can still go wrong. having said that, we now go into day two with the israelis saying that they have been handed a list, via qatar, from hamas, of the next batch of hostages to be released, so the hopes will be that this can all be repeated once again on saturday. let's get more on how the first hostage exchange played out. our senior international correspondent orla guerin sent this report from tel aviv. radio chatter israeli pilots setting off for a key mission, to bring hostages home after almost 50 days in captivity. israel has been holding its breath for this. the journey began when a convoy of vehicles crossed from gaza into egypt. a glimpse of the hostages inside on the road to freedom. a number were neighbours in the same kibbutz. earlier, 72—year—old adina moshe was helped from an ambulance in egypt, moving slowly but chatting and smiling. cheering and applause and this was the welcome as the hostages arrived tonight at an israeli airbase. there is collective relief here that at least some have been freed. these are the 13 israelis who came back today, spanning the generations. it's an emotional moment for those whose loved ones remain trapped in gaza. i know family members of the kids who are coming back home now. i can't believe it, it'sjust — it is so happy to know they are here in israeli territory. i feel as if part of my family came back. among those freed, a mother and daughter, seen here in a family birthday video. emilia aloni, in blue, is five years old. she and her mother, daniele, now on home soil. singing but for many, the waiting continues. a circle of women singing and remembering. they are friends and relatives of itai svirsky. they know he won't be home soon. only women and children are due to be released. for itai's 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 forthem, 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 today, streets bustling once again after the ceasefire took effect. families going to look for food or check if their homes are still standing. many here want peace for longer than four days. "we hope the ceasefire will be extended," umm mohammed tells the bbc. "today is the first day we woke up without bombing, "without being terrified, with nothing to fear." back in israel, a helicopter landing tonight at a hospital here in tel aviv, where some of those released will have medical checks. they disembarked, shielded from view, to be reunited with their waiting families. orla guerin, bbc news, tel aviv. now to the 39 palestinian prisoners released. they had been accused of a range of offences, from throwing stones to attempted murder. they were released at a checkpoint in the occupied west bank and greeted by a crowd waving flags. the detainees were chosen from a list of 300 women and minors compiled by israel. the vast majority are being held on remand while awaiting trial. the bbc�*s lucy williamson was on the ground throughout the day amid the celebration and reaction in the streets. the israeli army has already tried to push back the crowd of young palestinian men gathered here at the beitunia checkpoint. this is where the palestinian prisoners are due to be released in a little while and meet with their families. but as you can see, this doesn't just affect 39 families here in the palestinian territories but actually, also a lot of other people besides — it is a much bigger political issue. and the atmosphere today is pretty tense already. we have had tear gas and rubber bullets fired by the israeli army towards the crowd, stones thrown back, tear gas canisters thrown back towards the troops. the crowd has been growing here at the checkpoint as four o'clock has come and gone. this is where the palestinian prisoners are due to be released and meet their families but you can see, it is notjust families that have gathered here, there is an awful lot of young palestinian men and children, some of them are saying how important this was for palestinians generally. we have just had more tear gas fired in this direction. there is a real rising sense of frustration here, people gathered around the red cross car, demanding to know where the prisoners are. there is a real sense of rising impatience here at the beitunia checkpoint. minutes later, another vehicle surrounded, this time injoy. inside, 39 prisoners, women and teenagers. this is a small victory for palestinians, in a war that has already exacted a very heavy price. to israel, the prisoners being released tonight are a "security threat". to those gathered here to receive them, they are victims of israel's occupation — and their release is a symbol. many gazans used the pause in fighting to return to their homes in northern gaza, but for some, very little remains. here's what some residents have told us about going back home. translation: i am now very ha - . translation: i am now very ha-- . i translation: i am now very happy- ifeel— translation: i am now very happy- i feel at _ translation: i am now very happy. i feel at ease. - translation: i am now very happy. ifeel at ease. i- translation: i am now very happy. i feel at ease. i am i happy. ifeel at ease. i am going back to my home. our hearts are arrested, especially that there is a four—day official ceasefire. better than returning to live in tents. translation: we returning to live in tents. translation:— returning to live in tents. translation: we bear the bombing. — translation: we bear the bombing. we _ translation: we bear the bombing, we got _ translation: we bear the bombing, we got used - translation: we bear the bombing, we got used to i translation: we bear the | bombing, we got used to the bombing, we got used to the bombing and the destruction and the martyrs, we got used to everything. it is enough. brother_ everything. it is enough. brother go back home than staying _ brother go back home than staying here in the schools. —— i'd rather go back home than staying here in the schools. joining me to discuss the regional response is marwan muasher, the former deputy prime minister and foreign minister ofjordan. you opened jordan's first embassy in israel in 1995, what sort of longterm impact will this conflict have on jordan—israel relations? the temporary ceasefire is an excellent step for everybody. but the hope is for this temporary ceasefire to turn into a permanent one, caitriona. this cannot go on. we have 15,000 people already deadin we have 15,000 people already dead in gaza. 1.6 million displaced persons. this cannot go on. there are already diplomatic efforts, also, by the king, in order to turn the temporary ceasefire into a permanent one. do temporary ceasefire into a permanent one.— temporary ceasefire into a permanent one. do you think that is a likely _ permanent one. do you think that is a likely outcome? - permanent one. do you think that is a likely outcome? not very likely — that is a likely outcome? not very likely at _ that is a likely outcome? not very likely at this _ that is a likely outcome? iirrt very likely at this stage, unfortunately. i think prime minister netanyahu want to prolong the war as long as possible. the minute the war and he will be held accountable by his own people. but, you know, if we are to look at the root cause of the problem, the occupation, then this is not going to result in anything but more deaths. we have to look for a political solution. we can't go back to business as usual. at a political solution means that we need first a permanent ceasefire, followed by a serious political process, whose aim is to end occupation. during your time whose aim is to end occupation. during yourtime in whose aim is to end occupation. during your time in the jordanian government, you opened jordan's first embassy in israel in 1995. what impact do you think the conflict of the past few weeks, the heightened aspect of this conflict, what will it mean for jordan— israeli relations? that jordan- israeli relations? that was in 1995- — jordan- israeli relations? that was in 1995. it _ jordan- israeli relations? that was in 1995. it was _ jordan- israeli relations? that was in 1995. it was a - jordan- israeli relations? that was in 1995. it was a totally i was in 1995. it was a totally different era. there was real hope that the occupation would end at a palestinian state would emerge and is gaza and the west bank. that is a long time. we a long time from that moment in time. thejordanian— israeli relationship is at its worst. jordan feels that israel is not serious about the palestinian state and not want the palestinian majority, which it already has in areas under its control. therefore the only alternative, jordan feels, is for israel to try to affect a mass transfer palestinians. we are already seeing it in gaza. we have started to sit in the west bank. sadly groups are forcing people out of their homes already in the west bank. this is jordan's homes already in the west bank. this isjordan�*s main fear today, is that this — this war might escalate into affecting a mass transfer of palestinians outside their homes. find mass transfer of palestinians outside their homes. and that has been the _ outside their homes. and that has been the reason - outside their homes. and that has been the reason for - outside their homes. and that | has been the reason forjordan refusing to take in refugees to this point, that long—term policy about the potential forward displacement of palestinian people, they need to protect the state. but when we see the scale of the humanitarian crisis in gaza at the moment, is it time to look again at that policy?— again at that policy? well, what we — again at that policy? well, what we need _ again at that policy? well, what we need to _ again at that policy? well, what we need to look - again at that policy? well, | what we need to look again again at that policy? well, . what we need to look again at is israel to stop its war. the position thatjordan talk is internal co—ordination with the palestinians and is aimed at preventing israel from emptying the west bank and gaza from as many palestinians as it can. israel needs to revise its own policy on the destruction of gaza, carpet bombing is not going to resolve the problem. there is no military solution to the problem. we all need to sit down and say "enough is enough, outlets and the occupation, and work for a political solution." occupation, and work for a political solution. "- occupation, and work for a political solution. " political solution." the us has unwaveringly _ political solution." the us has unwaveringly backed - political solution." the us has unwaveringly backed israel. unwaveringly backed israel throughout the conflict. jordan and the us are strong partners as well. do you think the road that the us, the biden administration has taken here will have some long—term damage and how the us is perceived in the arab world? it already has resulted in a lot of damage. the us has not been seen in good terms in the arab world even before october seven because what is seen as a biased position in support of israel, but after october seven, the us has not shown the same empathy it did for the hamas attacks on the israeli civilians. it has not shown the same empathy when it came to palestinian civilians after 15,000 deaths, nobody can say that israel is just defending itself. these are all civilians, over six or 7000 children. more children than has been killed in the entirety of the ukraine war. so absolutely, the us has a lot to do if it wants to improve its image in the region and that can only happen if we are looking towards a serious political solution, looking towards a serious politicalsolution, not looking towards a serious political solution, not a political solution, not a political process that is open—ended that doesn't lead anywhere but a process in which the end of the occupation is defined as the objective behind it and then we reverse engineer that process and work towards ending the occupation within a specified timeframe. that is the only way we can get out of this quagmire that we are all in. �* , , , ., in. and very briefly, one last question _ in. and very briefly, one last question if— in. and very briefly, one last question if i _ in. and very briefly, one last question ifi may. _ in. and very briefly, one last question if i may. the - in. and very briefly, one last question if i may. the us - in. and very briefly, one last. question ifi may. the us would question if i may. the us would say it is there to try and stop the situation inflaming the whole region. do you think that is likely? i whole region. do you think that is likel ? ~ �* , is likely? i think i'm very worried _ is likely? i think i'm very worried about _ is likely? i think i'm very worried about the - is likely? i think i'm very| worried about the conflict escalating into the west bank. as i said. we have already seen settler groups just working in co—ordination with the israeli forces to push palestinians out of their homes. the united states... (audio breaks up). and asked for this to stop but this is where i fear an escalation might happen. i'm less concerned even though the possibility exists, but i'm less concerned about an escalation into lebanon. neither hezbollah or the united states wants that escalation. former deputy prime minister and foreign minister ofjordan, thank you so much for speaking to us on bbc news.— the red cross was instrumental in friday's hostage handover. earlier i spoke to ms laetitia courtois, head of icrc delegation in new york and icrc�*s permanent observer to the un for more. thanks forjoining us. what can you tell us about the hostages that were freed today?- that were freed today? were very happy — that were freed today? were very happy to _ that were freed today? were very happy to facilitate - that were freed today? were very happy to facilitate the i very happy to facilitate the release of 2a hostages today after six weeks of them being unable to connect with their families, to be visited and to even knowing in which conditions they were held so we are looking forward to hearing from them being reunited with theirfamilies from them being reunited with their families and from them being reunited with theirfamilies and being taken care of, finally. their families and being taken care of, finally.— care of, finally. when your colleagues _ care of, finally. when your colleagues collected - care of, finally. when your| colleagues collected them, care of, finally. when your- colleagues collected them, did they need any medical intervention at that point? we had one intervention at that point? - had one doctor. for the release operation. that person is explained —— extremely experienced with this type of operation and has been obviously providing the first step but we know that the transfer to egypt, to the israeli authorities involved and it was much longer and adequate. and it was much longer and adequate-— and it was much longer and adeauate. �* , , ,, adequate. but broadly speaking as far as you — adequate. but broadly speaking as far as you are _ adequate. but broadly speaking as far as you are aware, - adequate. but broadly speaking as far as you are aware, they i as far as you are aware, they were in relatively good condition considering what they've been through? i condition considering what they've been through? i think bein: they've been through? i think being hostages _ they've been through? i think being hostages for _ they've been through? i think being hostages for six - they've been through? i think being hostages for six weeks| they've been through? i think i being hostages for six weeks in those conditions definitely had a toll on them. it is difficult to assess right now and to go into details. however, i am pretty sure that the relief they felt was definitely an element that kept them going and being reunited with their families. , , . families. this is a multi- day operation- — families. this is a multi- day operation. what _ families. this is a multi- day operation. what can - families. this is a multi- day operation. what can you - families. this is a multi- day operation. what can you tell| families. this is a multi- day i operation. what can you tell us about what is going to happen over the remaining days. today was the first — over the remaining days. today was the first day _ over the remaining days. today was the first day of _ over the remaining days. today was the first day of what - over the remaining days. today was the first day of what we - was the first day of what we consider a success. it was critical that this first day of operation continues and is developing into a positive experience. a good time to operation that facilitated the release of 2a hostages and on the other hand that also facilitated the release of 33 detainees back to their families on both sides. and we really look forward to continuing this operation tomorrow, the day after and as long as it takes to release all the hostages and bring them back safely to their families. and speaking of the palestinian prisoners who were being held in israeli jails, women and children are what we know about the of those individuals that the of those individuals that the icrc also facilitated their return? ., , , return? the icrc has been visitin: return? the icrc has been visiting israeli _ return? the icrc has been visiting israeli jails - return? the icrc has been visiting israeli jails for - visiting israeli jails for years. now we have regularly carried out visits to ensure they are treated as per adequate standards. we have also been facilitating regularly any visits from the west bank an