Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal to release 50 hostages being held in Gaza during a four-day pause in fighting. Hamas says 150 Palestinian women and teenagers will be released from Israeli jails under the deal.

The start of the pause will be announced in the next 24 hours - if successful it will be the first break in fighting since 7 October.

We'll hear from a former senior Qatari diplomat about the role his country played in bringing about the agreement and also from a family member of one of the hostages held in Gaza since the start of the conflict about their feeling on the situation.

Also in the programme: What the return of a fired and re-hired artificial intelligence boss means for the future of the technology; and why South Africa's parliament has voted to close the Israeli embassy and suspend all diplomatic relations with the country.

(Photo shows a man holding an Israeli flag with the date of 7 October 2023 on it during a demonstration to demand the liberation of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel on 21 November 2023. Credit: Amir Cohen/REUTERS)