neither israel nor hamas has commented. without an extension, israel could pursue military operations in gaza. six more hostages have been handed over to the red cross. mia schem, the 21—year—old woman kidnap from a music festival in israel on october sevenis festival in israel on october seven is want of the recent hostages now freed from hamas. this is the footage of where she was reunited with her mother. the release comes at the white house condemns what it called a terrorist attack by hamas gunmen that happened under a stop injerusalem under a stop in jerusalem earlier. under a stop injerusalem earlier. three people were killed in that attack. paul adams is injerusalem and has more on the hostage situation and the possibility of more violence to come. negotiations are still going on to see whether they can be further exchanges of prisoners and hostages but it will need to involve categories of hostages that have not been included... those negotiations are extremely difficult, extremely sensitive and at the moment the chances of success seem a little remote. that does all suggest that fairly soon, perhaps eminently israel will return to its military campaign in the gaza strip. and importantly, the us secretary of state antony blinken has said that when the moment comes washington has a series of important guidelines that it expects to follow. they include not forcing huge numbers of civilians to move from their homes, as we saw in the northern gaza strip. not targeting civilian infrastructure, like hospitals. it also requires, even before israeli military starts its campaign in the south, there needs to be a clearly defined humanitarian civilian protection plan, involving multiple safe areas where people can be sure that they are out of harm's way. that is are out of harm's way. that is a very, very considerable ask but the americans have made it clear that they want israel to do this to avoid repeating the scenes that we saw in the north. whether those new rules apply equally in the north, where the israeli military has unfinished business in and around gaza city, that is not quite clear, but certainly when it comes to the south where the bulk of the civilian population is living right now, washington has made it clear this is how you are going to do it and we will be watching. for more on secretary blink and's comments i spoke to ceo of engage, an organisation for civic engagement and political literacy of muslim american. i want to get your thoughts on what we heard from antony blinken there calling for civilian protection plans before israeli military continues their operations in gaza. what you think about? , this is certainly a welcome and overdue comment by the us in absolute terms too. del aisha the government to protect civilians under international law and refrain from also taking out civilian infrastructure as it has in... have ever been destroyed or damaged. unfortunately there are no indications that prime minister netanyahu will heed this call and all indications point to... a decision whether to continue tojust point to... a decision whether to continue to just pay lip service to these rules, to the recommendations or to back them up recommendations or to back them up with real teeth, whether diplomatically or by conditioning the current aid package before the senate. what the diplomatically look like? , to refrain from... prosecute more like it did in the north, to do so in the south by lifting its power of veto at the un security council. i want to ask you about this administration because you have been part of closed—door meetings with the white house, with president biden, with other muslim and arab american leaders to express frustration with the administration support for israel. we've seen details of the meeting come out that the president said he was disappointed in himself. what actions did the white house say it would take away from that meeting? i it would take away from that meetin: ? . it would take away from that meeting?— it would take away from that meetinu? ., ., ., �* ., meeting? i want to i don't want to comment — meeting? i want to i don't want to comment on _ meeting? i want to i don't want to comment on the _ meeting? i want to i don't want to comment on the specifics - meeting? i want to i don't want to comment on the specifics of| to comment on the specifics of what the president said, but to summarise... lack of empathy that came out of the white house and administration towards palestinian, counting the numbers of their casualties as we saw happen and really committing to doing better on that front. we think of the rhetoric at least the president, secretary blink and have done better by recognising the humanity of palestinians and even speaking to their rightful aspirations for freedom and liberation. however, action is what is needed right now. saying those things is wonderful but while the bonds are dropping on many children, over5000 the bonds are dropping on many children, over 5000 have been killed, we need action. a temporary ceasefire which has provided much needed reprieve for everyone, particularly the palestinians of gaza, needs to be expended and made difficult and we needed to be linked to something more sustainable rather than find ourselves back in two or three or four years in two or three or four years in the same or even worse place. what is needed right now is sustained us engagement, leadership but also perhaps real muscles behind what we are telling benjamin netanyahu telling benjamin neta nyahu which telling benjamin netanyahu which is the us cannot back him unconditionally and give a blank cheque without any guarantees that what we saw in the north would not happen in the north would not happen in the south. now israel says it has freed another 30 palestinian prisoners as part of the extended truce with a. since the bruce began... release from israeli presence to return to families in the west bank but the question of who controls the area is complicated. in 1994, control of the west bank excluding east jerusalem was handed to palestinian authority to manage fully in some areas orjointly with israel in other. about 60% of the land he is run by israel alone. are corresponded lucy williamson spent the last two daysin williamson spent the last two days in the west bank speaking to people recently when released in hearing about the 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. on 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. back even the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas has budged a surgeon and a semitic incident. and report from the entire deformation leak showed a nearly 400% increase in harassment, vandalism and assault againstjewish people between the hamas attack on october seven october 23 compared to the same time period a year ago. experts want the us could see a rise in antiscience domestic and & i muslim hate crimes amid the ongoing conflict. i spoke to the ceo of the national council... on anti—semitism in the us. we are seeing a sharp rise in anti—semitic incidents in the us since the israel— hamas war began. can you tell us first of all the jewish communities across the us are facing right now? , thanks so much for having me here today. lisson, jewish people are being attacked on the streets, on—campus, in their homes and in singapore is an nowhere feel safe right now., that is what i know for sure. everyjewish people i'm speaking with feel threatened in some way, know who has experienced ante semitism. who has experienced ante semitism— semitism. this is truly unprecedented - semitism. this is truly unprecedented and . semitism. this is truly unprecedented and is | semitism. this is truly l unprecedented and is so important we are calling out ante semitism everywhere and whenever we can. ci, ante semitism everywhere and whenever we can.— whenever we can. ci, as the current truce _ whenever we can. ci, as the current truce in _ whenever we can. ci, as the current truce in fighting - whenever we can. ci, as the current truce in fighting the | current truce in fighting the release of hostages and prisoners has all calmed tensions and reduce some of these attacks that you are talking about?— these attacks that you are talking about? i'm unaware of the stats in — talking about? i'm unaware of the stats in the _ talking about? i'm unaware of the stats in the last _ talking about? i'm unaware of the stats in the last days - talking about? i'm unaware of the stats in the last days but. the stats in the last days but what i know that we have been seeing that is really hard trends between individuals shouting im hamas and making death threats to jewish individuals by a kosher restaurant a few weeks ago, assaults from holding a israeli flag, assaults and synagogues, threats thatjewish women will be raped, these are things that do not go away overnight as a result of some hostages being released, which is very important that they all be released. we have a lot of work to do to call out ante semitism. we need people to be louder, to make sure they are calling it out everywhere they see it, we need government officials calling it out, individuals killing it out, he drew 12 calling it out and everyday americans calling it out. and we need organisations and civil rights organisations being able to just say anti—semitism is bad full stop. let's talk about government officials you mentioned there. the white house and president biden have been vocal about the need to combat ante semitism. they have a national strategy even before the war began and our new members to combat ante semitism on college campuses. do you think the measures will help? i do you think the measures will hel ? ~ , , help? i think they will help 100%. help? i think they will help 100%- in — help? i think they will help 100%. in many _ help? i think they will help 10096. in many ways - help? i think they will help | 10096. in many ways having help? i think they will help - 10096. in many ways having this 100%. in many ways having this roadmap in a crisis is very, very helpful stop mac they did the work already. they ask of individuals and organisations and departments what they could do to combat ante semitism and now we have to follow that roadmap. that was truly unprecedented. no hollo covered approach to combat ante semitism has ever been implemented by any president ever and so i think we need to look to the report. it is many pages but talks about what could be done from the department of education to the department of education to the department of education to the department of homeland security and beyond and it is helping for that to begin to be encumbered.- for that to begin to be encumbered. ~ ., ., ., , ., encumbered. what more do you think needs _ encumbered. what more do you think needs to _ encumbered. what more do you think needs to be _ encumbered. what more do you think needs to be done? - encumbered. what more do you think needs to be done? so - encumbered. what more do you. think needs to be done? so much more needs _ think needs to be done? so much more needs to _ think needs to be done? so much more needs to be _ think needs to be done? so much more needs to be done. - think needs to be done? so much more needs to be done. in - think needs to be done? so much more needs to be done. in many| more needs to be done. in many ways, we have to call out ante semitism everywhere that we possibly can and to understand the jewish possibly can and to understand thejewish community is in pain right now. 50% ofjewish people live in israel and what happened on october seven not only impacted every single person in israel, it impacted every singlejewish person every single jewish person around the world. most of us know somebody who was killed or was being held hostage or we know somebody who knows somebody. we are a very small community. we're feeling scared and threatened and we want people who have claimed to be our allies for so long to demonstrate ally ship right now, stand in solidarity with ask call out ante semitism and say there stand with us in this fight for the long run.- fight for the long run. there of course — fight for the long run. there of course many _ fight for the long run. there of course many americans l fight for the long run. there i of course many americans who are also feeling a lot of pain right now seeing the massive loss of life in gaza as well and there have been protesters support the cause for a ceasefire, some of them led also byjewish american. how do you distinguish the threat of anti—semitism for cause for a ceasefire in support of palestinian civilians? how do you go about that? i palestinian civilians? how do you go about that?— you go about that? i want to mention. — you go about that? i want to mention, this _ you go about that? i want to mention, this past _ you go about that? i want to mention, this past week, . mention, this past week, tele—palestinians on break in vermont were shot. so you know, we were one of the firstjewish organisations to react to this news, and we knew it was unacceptable. i think what's most important right now is that on october seven, we saw the worst of humanitiment and again when the students were shot, we saw the worst of humanitiment and as we see anti—semitism, we see the worst of humanity. and the only way we can defeat anti—semitism, the only way we can defeat islamophobia is by being the best of humanity and commit to each other with love and compassion and that's what we need more of right now.- need more of right now. that's a treat need more of right now. that's a great note — need more of right now. that's a great note to _ need more of right now. that's a great note to end _ need more of right now. that's a great note to end our- a great note to end our conversation. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news today. forjoining us on bbc news toda . ., ~ ,, forjoining us on bbc news toda. ., ~ . ., today. thank you so much for havin: today. thank you so much for having me- — having me. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at another headline. the former british chancellor, alastair darling, has died at the age of 70. he was a labour mp for almost 30 years. he was 13—under prime minister tony blair and then gordon brown, who described him as a statesman of unimpeachable integrity. others from across the political spectrum have been paying tribute. alastair had the real— been paying tribute. alastair had the real integrity - been paying tribute. alastair had the real integrity that i had the real integrity that real statesmen have. not to confuse the work place of the vigorous debate where you put forward your side's point of view as best you can, with any personal animosity.— view as best you can, with any personal animosity. when people will think about _ personal animosity. when people will think about alastair - will think about alastair darling, they will think — he's the sort — darling, they will think — he's the sort of— darling, they will think — he's the sort of best of politics. softly _ the sort of best of politics. softly spoken, he wasn't big at grandstanding. but always tried to do— grandstanding. but always tried to do the — grandstanding. but always tried to do the right thing.— to do the right thing. darling will likely be _ to do the right thing. darling will likely be most _ to do the right thing. darling i will likely be most remembered for shepherding the british economy through the 2008 global financial crisis. he compared the height of the crisis to being the captain of the titanic, knowing the ship was going down. alastair darling had been suffering from cancer. he was 70. you're watching bbc news. officials from the us and india committed on thursday to investigating allegations that an indian government official directed a plot to assassinate a sikh separatist on us soil. the target of the attack was a vocal critic of the indian government and general counsel for sikhs forjustice, an for sikhs for justice, an organisation for sikhs forjustice, an organisation that supports the succession of punjab from india. the white house says it takes the allegations seriously. us officials have briefed indian officials on the case and an indian government spokesperson said that the details of the case are a matter of concern.- details of the case are a matter of concern. we take this very seriously — matter of concern. we take this very seriously and _ matter of concern. we take this very seriously and a _ matter of concern. we take this very seriously and a high - matter of concern. we take this very seriously and a high level. very seriously and a high level committee has been considered to look into all of relevant aspects of the matter. and necessary follow—up action will be taken based on the findings of the inquiry committee. now, accordin: of the inquiry committee. now, according to — of the inquiry committee. now, according to the _ of the inquiry committee. now, according to the indictment, . according to the indictment, the indian official tried to' range a murderfor hire on panoun. but the alleged plan failed after the person that gupta thought was a hit man, turned out to be an undercover us informant. it follows claims made by the canadian government after the killing of another