BBC World Service – Newshour, Gaza: Day Two of hostage releases amid temporary ceasefire

Israeli authorities say 14 hostages held by Hamas will be released on Saturday, the second day of a temporary ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Meanwhile, aid is being allowed into Gaza.137 lorries carrying medical supplies, fuel and food entered from Egypt. We’ll hear from the UN’s Palestinian agency on what Gazans need most during this temporary reprieve.

Also in the programme: Russian authorities are limiting access to abortions in an attempt to confront the country’s longstanding demographic crisis; and the killing of a young woman in Italy has prompted a reckoning about violence against women.

(Picture: Palestinians gather to fill liquid gas cylinders during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel in the southern Gaza Strip. Picture credit: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

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