kissinger, a deeply divisive figure. we look at his legacy in asia. live from our studio in asia. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it is news day. hello and welcome to the programme. lets begin by getting the very latest on the israel and gaza conflict. israel says eight more hostages have returned to its territory after being released from gaza under an extended temporary ceasefire which entered its seventh day on thursday. that is on top of two others who were freed earlier — french israeli who was kidnapped from the super northerly festival and buy another. 30 bob palestinian prisoner society exchange of also been released from israeli jails but their names are yet to be released. talks are continuing about extending the pause and the us says that it is working "by the al" with qatar as well as egypt to try to extend the existing in fighting. 0ur correspondent has the latest from jerusalem. a long—awaited reunion — a hostage back in her mother's arms. mia schem who is 21 welcome home by herfamily, safe at last. here she was before her ordeal. her mother, keren, spoke to us recently about the agonising wait to get her home. ijust want her back now, you know. 0ur life will never be the same. but we will be all right. the minute she will be here, we will be fine. there is uncertainty still over the fate of the youngest hostage, kfir bibas, just ten months old. he was kidnapped with his brother, ariel, and mother. hamas claims all three were killed by israeli bombing. their father yarden repeated that claim in a video issued by hamas tonight. we aren't showing it as he's clearly under duress and still a hostage. around 140 others remain captive in gaza. qatar is pushing to extend the truce once again so more can come home tomorrow. israel has made it clear that when the release of hostages comes to an end, it intends to return to war in gaza with full force. the army says it's ready for the next phase. this time, the fight will be in the south of gaza, which is already densely packed with those who had to flee the bombing in the north. america is telling israel that the next phase can't look like the last one, which reduced parts of gaza to a wasteland and killed more than 14,000 people, palestinians say. back in israel, a shooting spree in rush hour today. two palestinian gunmen targeted crowds at a bus stop at the entrance to jerusalem. they killed three people before being shot dead themselves. once again, israel on edge after a deadly attack by hamas. 0rla guerin, bbc news, tel aviv. i'v e i've been speaking with daniel leavy a former israeli peace negotiator who gave us his reaction to antony blinken�*s statement to ask the nation to ensure the protection of civilians in gaza. i wonder whether we should be seeing these statements is particularly strong or what these new statements from secretary blink and telesis just how weak the statements have been until now. just how weak the american policy has been and this still feels too little too weak, because what we're from antony blinken is not the call for a ceasefire, which i think most people look at this would say is absolutely necessary. what we have is this growing difference, including in public, between the american position of not having a repeat — and these are my words now not antony blinken�*s entirely — of the death and devastation meted out on palestinian civilian population in gaza, in the last several weeks, as a result of the israeli actions and what israel intends to do and what israel intends to do and what israel has declared its intention of doing. i don't see why anyone would have faith that things are going to improve if indeed fighting resumes and if israel moves on southern gaza. so i think the two other clocks that are in motion here, in addition to this beginnings of the public airing of those differences between israel and us but not enough yet — the two other clocks in motion are can one continue with the releases from gaza? and as you just show the releases from israeli prison. in order to sustain this pause, this cessation. and this clock of the humanitarian disaster as a result of israel's actions inside gaza, look at the statement at the head of the world health organization doctor tudge ross today, the lack of access to sanitation, clean water, the spread of disease — so if we see resumption of the israeli military assault, not only will be more civilian casualties directly we will also see a working of that humanitarian situation. i want to understand from the negotiations point of view on the back channel conversations going on, you have negotiated with the plo in the past under barack as well as its how difficult will it be negotiating with them via qatar for the israeli establishment? in some ways, very different. first of all, these are not direct negotiations as you pointed out. secondly, these are about getting — these are about very concrete things, right? these are about immediate, tangible measurable thing. the negotiations with the plo were about future solutions, most of the time. the other thing that is probably important for people to understand is that in this negotiation unfortunately the hamas palestinian party has something that israel wants — it is leveraged because it is holding these israelis unfortunately. whereas in the past, when negotiating with the plo, the plo sister really pose a threat to israel in as much as it did not have leveraged. what will be difficult going forward is of course as we ship categories — if i could put it like that — the children, women, elderly civilians — there are very few still there. you will move to catch greece which is far as hamas are concerned a higher value prisoners for which not only will they need to be a more significant release of prisoners held by israel, but also they will be looking to a permanent cessation and i think it is in that kind of mix that two factors are going to be crucial. number one, how much pressure is inside israel? israeli public, families of those still held. number to, do we see a real ramping up of american pressure? meanwhile, 17 thai hostages kidnapped and held in the gaza strip have been returned to bangkok. they were working on israeli funds in a gaza when they were abducted. 0ur correspondent was actively airport when they arrive. now he gets to hold him wants again. i am still having to do something myself just now and at how we thought we had lost it but now he is returned to our. it is a blessing from heaven. it would have been _ blessing from heaven. it would have been better _ blessing from heaven. it would have been better if _ blessing from heaven. it would have been better if many - blessing from heaven. it would have been better if many of. blessing from heaven. it would| have been better if many of our friends — have been better if many of our friends were not killed. i am glad — friends were not killed. i am glad that_ friends were not killed. i am glad that we survived. but it is sad — glad that we survived. but it is sad to— glad that we survived. but it is sad to know that some did not make _ is sad to know that some did not make it.— is sad to know that some did not make it. this was the first ulim se not make it. this was the first glimpse of— not make it. this was the first glimpse of the _ not make it. this was the first glimpse of the 17 _ not make it. this was the first glimpse of the 17 returned, i glimpse of the 17 returned, nationals on a day that could not come soon enough for their families. what a moment this is for the released thai hostages back on home soil after nearly two months in donna captivity and so much uncertainty, they arrive to a joyous reception. and now a nation gets to welcome them home and they get to breathe a sigh of relief. applause the - applause. the release applause - the release was applauss — the release was secured through relentless — the release was secured through relentless diplomacy— the release was secured through relentless diplomacy through - relentless diplomacy through the thai _ relentless diplomacy through the thai government - relentless diplomacy through the thai government and - relentless diplomacy through i the thai government and help from — the thai government and help from qatar. _ the thai government and help from qatar, egypt, _ the thai government and help from qatar, egypt, iran - the thai government and help from qatar, egypt, iran and l from qatar, egypt, iran and turkey _ from qatar, egypt, iran and turke . ., ., from qatar, egypt, iran and turke . . . ., turkey. thailand reached a separate — turkey. thailand reached a separate deal _ turkey. thailand reached a separate deal for - turkey. thailand reached a separate deal for its - turkey. thailand reached a i separate deal for its hostages and has managed to get most of them released. the hope is that with a further extension of the ongoing truce between hamas and israel the rest of the captives would be freed. it was smiles all round in this emotional and lively sendoff by the staff of the shamir medical centre near tel aviv. a welcome change after a traumatic ordeal. nearly a0 thai nationals were killed and 30 to captured on october seven. this chart ghost 0ctober seven. this chart ghost town bordering gaza is what remains of a place where they want spelt their lives and made their living. since a pause in fighting, to 110 palestinian detainees have been released from israeli prisons and return to their family. from israeli prisons and return to theirfamily. lucy to their family. lucy williamson to theirfamily. lucy williamson has spent the last few days in the west bank speaking to people recently released and also hearing about their time in detention. we have come here to a village just outsidejenin. we've come to the house of mohammed, a teenager who was released from israeli jail this week. he says that israeli guards beat him and injured his hands. mohammed says both hands were fractured in the assault, eight days before his release. freed from jail on monday night, mohammed is still imprisoned by his injuries. needing help to eat, drink and go to the bathroom, he says — first from his fellow prisoners, now from his family. the happy reunion they expected rewritten on the faces of his relatives around the room. translation: they arranged us so the elderly prisoners - were put in the back and the young in the front. they took me and started beating me. i was trying to protect my head. and they were trying to break my legs and my hands. israel's prison service says mohammed was examined by a doctor before release and that his claims are false. it's published a video of him boarding a red cross bus on monday night, his hands unbandaged. but meeting his family on arrival in the west bank, both hands are wrapped in bandages. mohammed said the first treatment he received was on that red cross bus. 0n the day he arrived back, a hospital in ramallah confirmed that both his hands were fractured. we showed the x—rays to two uk doctors, who confirmed the diagnosis. his medical report recommends admission to hospital and possible surgery. mohammed says abuse of palestinian prisoners was common after the hamas attacks last month. he showed me the bruises where he says guards used sticks, their feet and dogs to assault them. translation: the dog - attacking me wore a muzzle with sharp edges. the muzzle and claws left marks all over my body. then they started beating us. they took our mattress, our clothes, our pillows, and they threw our food on the floor. people were terrified. other prisoners have confirmed that guards' behaviour changed after the hamas attacks. the bbc has spoken to six prisoners who said they were beaten before their release. the palestinian prisoner society says it's heard testimony of guards urinating on handcuffed inmates. israel says it's not aware of these claims and that all prisoners are legally detained. mohammed's brother said something in him has broken. translation: this is not the mohammed we know. he was much stronger back then. it's as if his heart is filled with terror. mohammed's freedom was bought by hamas with israeli hostages. the impact of the hamas attacks keenly felt, he says, in the chance of release and in israeli jails. lucy williamson, bbc news. we have been tracking developments from israel and gaza very closely here on the programme. around the world and across the uk this is bbc news. vmcsovsk: bbc news - - bringing you different stories from across the uk. the open road on two wheels. it comes with a great deal of freedom but it also comes with a risk, and the charity docbikes is now working to help motorcyclists, should they become involved in an accident. we aim to put paramedics on motorcycles and work in conjunction with the air ambulance so that we can get to serious accidents — which are normally motorcycle accidents — much more quickly than a 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like the beginning of a bad joke but the president of cop28, who is also the head of the uae�*s huge state oil company, says he knows the world has to change and is taking action. hearing no objections, it is so decided. cheering and applause. the cheers are because the conference has agreed to create a fund to pay for the loss and damage climate change is already wreaking on poorer countries. this whole neighbourhood is destroyed. it has been a bone of contention between the developed and developing world for decades. it is great that we got it adopted here, at the start. it's been over 30 years in the making and it's time now to get the job done, so that we can get money into the areas affected by the harms of climate change. more than £300 million has already been promised for the fund, including £60 million from the uk. so, what else is on the agenda? here are the three most contentious issues on the table. first up, cutting carbon. will countries be persuaded to include food and agriculture, a third of all emissions, in their carbon cutting targets ? second up — cash for developing countries. the rich world caused the climate crisis, burning fossilfuels. poorer countries say now, you've got to pay to solve the problem. and, finally, the future of fossil fuels — will the conference agree to phase down or maybe even phase out fossil fuels? at the moment, the only commitment to the world has made is to phase down coal. it has been an eventful start here in dubai, and it is only day one. justin rowlatt, bbc news. alistair collier is chief research and development officer for the climate tech company a healthier earth who are the official biochar partner at cop28 and he has been telling me how he sees that of elements from day one, especially the announcements for payments of damages for natural disasters caused by climate change. i natural disasters caused by climate change.— climate change. i think it's really amazing, _ climate change. i think it's really amazing, in - climate change. i think it's really amazing, in his - climate change. i think it's . really amazing, in his opening speech today, the climate change executive, secretary, really evoked the image of his son learning to walk that was some of the first words the delegates and what he did with he said how quickly his son moved through baby steps into walking and running and an analogy of how long we have been sitting in these baby steps. and he really charge delegates to think of the humanity of the words and only sold two put into the negotiations and said only have years left until we pretty much hit our budget and will bridge the 1.5 degrees challenge so i think the announcement for the loss and damage fund is really encouraging and fact it's come early in the cop even before negotiations have begun is testament to the idea that it's going to be a cop where things are accomplished. i think looking around at the breadth of attendance was impressive and really put upon me the impact people are trying to have here. i think also the youth delegation is prominent and noticeable and i think that does not go out of line with the fact that this is the first cop where the youth ambassador herself is a minister so i think we will hear that voice a lot. in think we will hear that voice a lot. , ., ., lot. in terms of the other achievable, _ lot. in terms of the other achievable, what - lot. in terms of the other achievable, what are - lot. in terms of the other i achievable, what are some things you hope will be addressed and also be achieved at the summit?— at the summit? absolutely, so as we heard — at the summit? absolutely, so as we heard the _ at the summit? absolutely, so as we heard the piece - at the summit? absolutely, so as we heard the piece there i as we heard the piece there before, food, agriculture and methane emissions have a role to play and i hope they continue to be the front of this, and we can only achieve 1.5 degrees limits if we think about ourfood 1.5 degrees limits if we think about our food systems and how we feed the growing population of the world. specifically here, representing a technology called biochar which is a childlike technology that captures and locks away biological based carbon for a long period of time, 2.6 billion per year potentially which is significant. so we want to see that we move beyond just words, we've always talked about moving into action and this is the first cop where inaudible next few days which i participating which will bring together business leaders and allowing them to go into inaudible for a short period of time to talk about how do we do this at scale. this systems need to be done at significant scale with significant investment in bringing the private sector are intermittent banking encouraging for them i think is a key way to unlock the amount of money into solutions we need. tributes have been _ solutions we need. tributes have been pouring - solutions we need. tributes have been pouring in i solutions we need. tributes have been pouring in for. solutions we need. tributes i have been pouring in for henry kissinger, the american diplomat who passed at 100 years old on wednesday. it's also been some sharp criticism of him. critics point to his legacy in asia, where he played a key role during the vietnam war and supervised a secret bombing campaign in cambodia. to discuss more about the impact of his foreign policies, speak to the cambodian american political scientist who fled the country as a child and is now a political scientist at the arizona state university. thanks for your time, we appreciate you joining us. give us a sense of why henry isn't just all remains so controversial for his actions in cambodia. —— henry kissinger. iii? in cambodia. -- henry kissinger.— in cambodia. -- henry kissinger. in cambodia. -- henry kissinaer. ,, . ., kissinger. q and i would say he caused so _ kissinger. q and