And a temporary ceasefire in Gaza has been extended for another two days as more hostages were released last night.

American officials say a further 20 Israelis are expected to be released as part of the continued truth with Hamas, designated as a terrorist group in the UK.

With the latest, here's our Middle East correspondent Hugo Bejeeger.

The flight back to freedom. Eleven hostages returned to Israel last night after more than 50 days in Hamas to be able to be free of their trafficking activity. They included the three-year-old twins, Emma and Nulie. They were captured with other relatives when Hamas set fire to their home. They were freed with their mother, Sharon, but their father is believed to remain in the desert. Also released were brother and sister, Eres and Saha Kalderon. Their relatives spoke about his relief as he waited to see them again.

I'm finding that it's difficult to go from a state of endless anxiety about their fate to a state of relief and joy. I believe it will take time. This is an exciting and a heart-feeling moment. But we also understand that it's the beginning of a difficult rehabilitation process for Sahran areas who are still young and have been through an unbearable experience.

The truths between Israel and Hamas allow the return of dozens of hostages, but dozens more are still in captivity.

Over 150 of our hostages, men, women, children, babies, who is taking care of them? Who is holding a 10-month-old baby, Kfir Bivas? I'll tell you, ruthless terrorists are holding him hostage in Gaza. We call on the international organization, especially the Red Cross, to use every tool at their disposal to gain access to our hostages, to make sure they're receiving the medical care they need.

In return, 33 Palestinians were.

Released from Israeli jails.

This is the moment 17-year-old Mohamed Abun Al-Humous is now reunited with his family in East Jerusalem. A two-day extension to the temporary ceasefire has been announced by Qatar. The US says Hamas has committed to releasing another 20.

Hostages.

Women and children. In Gaza, the truth has allowed much-needed aid to be delivered as a humanitarian crisis continues. Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says the war against Hamas isn't over. This is likely to bring even more suffering for Palestinians in Gaza. Hugo Bashega, BBC News, Jerusalem.

We're going to speak live to Hugo now on breakfast. Hugo, so a two-day extension to this truth now, but what else has to happen for that to be extended further?

Yeah, John, that's a very good question, and I think the Biden administration has been heavily involved in these negotiations, they want this deal to be extended again because they say that they want to see everybody released. We're talking about 170 hostages, around 170 people who remain in captivity in Gaza. I think Hamas is saying that they're not holding all those people, so this could be an obstacle in guaranteeing the release of all these captives. And the youngest hostage is a 10-month-old baby. So today we're expecting to see 10 hostages being released. Overnight, the office of the Israeli Prime Minister confirmed that they had received a list with the names of those people expected to be released later today. And for every Israeli hostage freed, three Palestinians are going to be released from Israeli jails. Now, obviously, the extension of this choose means that more aid is getting into Gaza. The UN chief, Antonio Gutarish, welcomed this announcement. Yesterday, he described it as a glimmer of hope and humanity, but he also said it wasn't enough.

Okay, for now, Hugo, thank you very much for this interview.