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Dr Kate Kepa of Macquarie University in Australia. Still to come, have you ever wondered how ancient Egyptian mummies smell?

The fragile ceasefire in Gaza seems to be still holding after the latest crisis was averted with help from the regional mediators, Qatar and Egypt in particular. After days of uncertainty, Hamas has now released the names of the three hostages, all dual nationals, due to be freed on Saturday.

The fragile ceasefire in Gaza seems to be still holding after the latest crisis was averted with help from the regional mediators, Qatar and Egypt in particular. After days of uncertainty, Hamas has now released the names of the three hostages, all dual nationals, due to be freed on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who's due to visit the region on Saturday, has been speaking about President Trump's peace plan. Our Middle East correspondent, Yolande Nell, has more.

Meanwhile, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who's due to visit the region on Saturday, has been speaking about President Trump's peace plan. Our Middle East correspondent, Yolande Nell, has more.

As part of that Israeli hostage release deal, hundreds of Palestinian prisoners have also been set free. On Saturday, a further 360 Palestinians will be part of the exchange for the three Israeli hostages. Perhaps the most famous Palestinian of the many thousands detained is Marwan Bagouti, a man long tipped as a potential future Palestinian leader.

As part of that Israeli hostage release deal, hundreds of Palestinian prisoners have also been set free. On Saturday, a further 360 Palestinians will be part of the exchange for the three Israeli hostages. Perhaps the most famous Palestinian of the many thousands detained is Marwan Bagouti, a man long tipped as a potential future Palestinian leader.

He has spent more than two decades in an Israeli jail where for murders committed during the Second Intifada, or uprising. His son, Arab Bagouti, is an activist in Ramallah, in the West Bank. My colleague, James Kumrasami, asked him how a new political leadership for the Palestinians should be decided.

He has spent more than two decades in an Israeli jail where for murders committed during the Second Intifada, or uprising. His son, Arab Bagouti, is an activist in Ramallah, in the West Bank. My colleague, James Kumrasami, asked him how a new political leadership for the Palestinians should be decided.

Arab Barghouti talking to James Kumarasamy. Officials in Munich say the number of people injured in Thursday's attack has risen to 36. Two people, including a two-year-old girl, are in a critical condition. Eight people are seriously injured. Police say they believe the attacker, who drove a car into a trade union rally, appears to have had a religious motivation.

Arab Barghouti talking to James Kumarasamy. Officials in Munich say the number of people injured in Thursday's attack has risen to 36. Two people, including a two-year-old girl, are in a critical condition. Eight people are seriously injured. Police say they believe the attacker, who drove a car into a trade union rally, appears to have had a religious motivation.

Our Germany correspondent Damien McGuinness has the latest.

Our Germany correspondent Damien McGuinness has the latest.

Now to the Egyptian sportswoman whose pregnancy during the Paris Olympics stunned the world. After her last 16 exit, fencer Nada Hafez revealed she had competed while seven months pregnant. She's been speaking to BBC Sports Africa's Nishat Lada about some of the backlash she received, but also how she's proud to be a role model for women across the globe.

Now to the Egyptian sportswoman whose pregnancy during the Paris Olympics stunned the world. After her last 16 exit, fencer Nada Hafez revealed she had competed while seven months pregnant. She's been speaking to BBC Sports Africa's Nishat Lada about some of the backlash she received, but also how she's proud to be a role model for women across the globe.

Olympian and now mother Nada Hafez speaking to the BBC's Nishat Lada. A new study has captured and analysed the sense of nine human mummies from ancient Egypt in an effort to understand how well preserved they are. Mummification was a preservation process that was believed to help the ancient Egyptian elite cross into the afterlife thousands of years ago.

Olympian and now mother Nada Hafez speaking to the BBC's Nishat Lada. A new study has captured and analysed the sense of nine human mummies from ancient Egypt in an effort to understand how well preserved they are. Mummification was a preservation process that was believed to help the ancient Egyptian elite cross into the afterlife thousands of years ago.

Cecilia Bambibre-Giacobbo, a lecturer in sustainable heritage at University College London, was one of the authors of the research. She explained how the samples were taken.

Cecilia Bambibre-Giacobbo, a lecturer in sustainable heritage at University College London, was one of the authors of the research. She explained how the samples were taken.

Now we can all smell a mummy. Now to end, it's 50 years since the death of Sir Pelham Granville Woodhouse, a.k.a. P.G. Woodhouse, the creator of some of the most widely read comic tales of the 20th century, the adventurers of the feather-brained Bertie Worcester and his wise valet Jeeves. Here's P.G. Woodhouse himself speaking to the BBC in 1963.