the next three days of the truce. thousands of displaced palestinians have used the pause in fighting to go back to their homes — despite israeli warnings that the war is far from over. let's get this update from our middle east correspondent, tom bateman. let's show you some live pictures from gaza. this is kind newness, and this is the gaza skyline. the pause in fighting seems to be holding. this is exactly 2a hours now since that truce began, and as you can see it is looking calm, which bodes well for the release of further hostages promised later on today. we are also hearing, a lot of aid getting in yesterday and hopefully more to come as part of this deal, there is more flow of aid than has been happening in recent days so hopefully that will continue on later today. let's get this update from our middle east correspondent, tom bateman. 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 ——taken to 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. the us played a major part in securing the ceasefire deal. president biden spoke earlierfrom nantucket, where he's spending thanksgiving, and said they won't stop until all the hostages are home. today has been the product of a lot of hard work and weeks of personal engagement. when hamas killed —— kidnap these people myself and my team worked around the clock to work on the release. we saw the first results with the release of two american hostages in late october followed american hostages in late octoberfollowed by american hostages in late october followed by the release of two israeli hostages. i have consistently pressed for a pause in the fighting for two reasons. to accelerate and expand the humanitarian assistance going into gaza, and to facilitate the release of hostages. let's get more on how the first hostage exchange unfolded. 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. as part of the exchange deal, israel on friday released 39 palestinian prisoners, some of whom had been convicted of attacks on israeli police officers. they were returned to the occupied west bank and to eastjerusalem, where they were greeted by chanting, clapping and flag—waving crowds. israeli security forces used tear gas to quell the celebrations. lucy williamson has more. hours before the prisoners arrived, israelis and palestinians met at beitunia checkpoint. the meeting place marked in the sky with tear gas. the return of 39 prisoners today, a moment of happiness for theirfamilies, but also a moment of victory for palestinians across the west bank. amna was waiting for her 27—year—old daughter serving a 12 year sentence for trying to stab an israeli security guard. translation: i thank god for this, i'm so happy. - for sure, hamas are the ones who released her, but i don't want to say, i don't want trouble. i think this is a sign for the palestinians and the israelis to continue with this ceasefire and stop the war. we would like that this happen without the hostage of hamas, without the hostage of the israelis. the israelis would not allowed these people to get out. a quarter of the population here has spent time in israeli jails. this, the first prisoner release in almost a decade, is a moment for his son to remember. as night fell, a few hamas flags appeared in the crowd, fluttering in the light of the fires lit in the road. this has strengthened their standing here, but some said this was a moment that united all palestinians. as the red cross arrived, news of a 15 minute delay pushed trust to its limits. crowds surrounded the vehicle, chanting, "where are the prisoners?" we have been told the releases have been delayed because of the scuffles that were happening here between groups of palestinian men and the israeli security forces. minutes later, another vehicle surrounded — this time, injoy. inside, 39 prisoners, women and teenagers, some of them had been in solitary confinement since 7 october attacks. 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. inside, some danced injubilation. one wrapped in a palestinian flag. theirjourney paved by a brutal attack, a devastating war, and a hostage crisis. an unthinkable price that brought them home. lucy williamson reporting. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic. we were showing pictures of the gaza skyline, and 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yesterday was released 13 israelis, including children and women, and for the palestinians about 39 palestinians, 2a women and 15 teenagers. and that is good news because today will be the second round of the swap between the israeli and palestinians, and the israeli army are revising the list for today, nothing revealed about it yet it will happen today, it will be the second round of the total 150 from the palestinian side and the israeli prisoners, and a return for 50 of the hostages held by hamas. there is the prosraect _ hostages held by hamas. there is the prospect that _ hostages held by hamas. there is the prospect that israel - hostages held by hamas. there is the prospect that israel has l is the prospect that israel has offered for, that they may offered for, that they may offer ten more hostages to be released, if hamas released more hostages they would keep the truce going for another day each time. the truce going for another day each time-— each time. because you know, --eole each time. because you know, peeple in _ each time. because you know, peeple in gaza _ each time. because you know, people in gaza are _ each time. because you know, people in gaza are welcomingl people in gaza are welcoming that and they were —— want to be out in the street to look at their stuff, they are happy with that, it might put pressure on hamas to release more hostages for one extended day as well as israelis. that is up for negotiation but it is so far successful and the international calls for israel and palestinians for more ceasefire and more swaps between prisoners and hostages, i think the goal is to extend that after the four days. it may not happen after the four days, it may happen a few days after that. days, it may happen a few days after that-— after that. tell us what it is like inside _ after that. tell us what it is like inside gaza _ after that. tell us what it is like inside gaza at - after that. tell us what it is like inside gaza at the - after that. tell us what it is - like inside gaza at the moment, people taking advantage of the pause infighting.— pause infighting. yeah, the -ictures pause infighting. yeah, the pictures coming _ pause infighting. yeah, the pictures coming out - pause infighting. yeah, the pictures coming out of- pause infighting. yeah, the. pictures coming out of gaza, what is on social media, people want to get some stuff from the market, people are complaining it is not enough. there is more than 200 trucks should be everyday according to the deal, and there is fuel, gaskets for cooking, for the people, but still people are complaining because there is 2.2 million people there. so even though it is increasing compared to before the truth but at least some people went to homes to get checks on the damages. —— truce. people going to the north were not allowed, israel telling people not to go there, and telling people to move to the west of kind newness, close to the sea, for the next stage of the israeli operation to crush hamas as they said. the auestion crush hamas as they said. the question is. — crush hamas as they said. the question is, even _ crush hamas as they said. the question is, even though more aid is getting in, is it even reaching areas in the north of gaza? it is very difficult to go there because not many people are in north gaza because all of them went to the south, but even down the south israelis are going behind the hamas as they said so some of them moved to the west near the sea. the density of people there is huge so the pressure on the aide. the north needed more but it is not populated with as many people as compared with the south. . ~' ,, , people as compared with the south. . ~ ,, , . the metropolitan police is to distribute leaflets at a pro—palestine march which is planned in london on saturday. 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. don't forget you can stay up to date with all the latest on the situation in the middle east on our website — just head to bbc.com/news. there's regular updates from israel, gaza and around the world. you can also download the bbc news app to keep across what's happening. so, do check it out. there are reports from the united states that the former minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering george floyd has been stabbed in a us federal prison. according to the associated press news agency, derek chauvin was seriously injured when he was attacked by another inmate at a medium—security prison in tucson, arizona. chauvin, a former police officer, is serving several long sentences over the death of george floyd. mr floyd died after chauvin knelt on his neck for over nine minutes after he had been handcuffed, sparking worldwide protests against racial injustice. police in dublin were out in force overnight to prevent a repeat of the previous day's rioting. there were several arrests on friday evening. on thursday 3a people were detained after shops were looted and vehicles set on fire. the disorder was blamed on anti—immigration protesters. it broke out after an alleged knife attack on a school care assistant and three children. let's get some of the day's other news now. police have identified the victims of a deadly car blast at a border crossing between the us and canada. kurt and monica villani died when their car became airborne and crashed on the rainbow bridge in niagara falls. it's still unclear what caused the couple's vehicle to rapidly accelerate and burst into flames. the leader of the far right freedom party in the netherlands, geert wilders, has suffered a blow in his efforts to form a government. the country's main centre—right party — the vvd — has declined tojoin him in a coalition. mr wilders won a surprise victory in this week's general election, but fell short of the necessary parliamentary seats to form a government. finland says it will set up special registration centres, to house would—be asylum seekers crossing from russia. according to the finnish authorities, hundreds have arrived in the past week, originally from countries including syria and somalia. they've now closed all but one border posts with russia. estonia has also seen a surge of people crossing. the american rapper and music producer sean �*diddy�* combs has been accused of a historical sexual assault by a third woman injust over a week. the new complaint alleges he and another singer took turns raping the unnamed woman and herfriend more than 30—years ago. efforts to free 41 construction workers stuck in a collapsed tunnel in india are on hold again. just a few metres of rock and earth separate indian rescue teams from the workers but there is a problem with the equipment being used to break through the debris. the men have been trapped for nearly two weeks. live now to our south asia correspondent samira hussain. they have been so many setbacks. tell us what the latest one is.— setbacks. tell us what the latest one is. there really has been a lot _ latest one is. there really has been a lot of _ latest one is. there really has been a lot of setbacks - latest one is. there really has been a lot of setbacks and - latest one is. there really has been a lot of setbacks and i l been a lot of setbacks and i think it really illustrates how complicated this rescue effort is. you can see the mouth of the tunnel behind me and it is inside where all of that drilling is happening. this latest setback has to do with the fact that they are not drilling through just rubble but there is also pieces of metal that have been crushed in with that. so what happened is that the drilling machine got caught on some of the metal as it was drilling and part of the blades broke. they made attempts to pull it out and those were unsuccessful and now they're newly cutting down the blades so they can then pull the drilling machine out stop once they are able to pull the drilling machine out, they will repair it and also be going in manually to further assess the situation and make sure they are able to break all of that metal so it has been a very long time that these men have been stuck. remember that this accident happened nearly two weeks ago when a nearby landslide crushed this partially built tunnel. you can see that they are building this tunnel to a mountainside and because it was under construction that is why there was all these different kind of debris in there and notjust rock. and of course there are 41 men that are stuck inside. officials keep telling us that they are still in good health. they are receiving regularfood and water, they are getting fresh fruit, lentils, rice and food and water and oxygen and they are in good shape but of course as long as this goes on, what is important is to keep their mental health as well and thatis their mental health as well and that is why officials are trying to stay positive and keep them feeling positive that eventually they will be rescued soon. . , eventually they will be rescued soon. ., , . ., soon. thanks very much, samira hussain. some spectacular pictures from mount etna in italy where the volcano is erupting again. a substantial flow of lava stood out against the snow—covered peaks of the mountain, in sicily. italian officials have issued a flight alert for nearby air traffic — but so far the nearest airport, just 20 or so miles away in catania, is unaffected by the volcanic activity. there was a time when it looked like the traditional record shop was fading into extinction. well, not any more. with older fans re—embracing their love of vinyl — and younger fans discovering it — record shops are thriving in the uk, prompting hmv to re—open its flagship store on london's oxford street, four years after it closed down. harry low went to take a look. backin back in business. for the first time since 2019, hmv�*s flagship store is trading again. and for the band booked for the grand reopening, it is madness. i feel like it will be shut by about this time tomorrow. it is lovely, of course it is, and it is nice to see that vinyl and all that stuff is coming back, of course it is. the atmosphere's been great, yeah, you know, we got a very good reaction to this new album. it is number one by the way. haifa is number one by the way. how secial is number one by the way. how special is _ is number one by the way. how special is it _