Israeli hostages arrive in Egypt

The Red Cross says 24 people who were being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza have been released. Thirteen are Israelis who are now in the hands of Israeli security services after being taken to the Rafah border crossing by the International Red Cross. A ICRC spokesperson said they seem in good health.

Our Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet joins live to explain the significance of the first breakthrough in the war and to give context on today’s events.

We also speak to family members of Israeli hostages and to Palestinians whose relatives are expected to be freed from prison as part of the deal between Israel and Gaza.

We hear about the humanitarian situation in Gaza where the four-day pause in fighting has come into effect today.

We get rection from South Africa where the former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is to be freed from jail on parole, 10 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: A red cross vehicle drives, as part of a convoy believed to be carrying hostages abducted by Hamas militants during the October 7 attack on Israel, arrives at Rafah border, amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip November 24, 2023. Credit: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)