expected to beat women and children. in exchange, israel will pull its air and ground campaign against hamas for four days. hamas says, 150 palestinian prisoners, also women and children, will be released from israeli jails as part of the deal. qatar delivered the proposal after weeks of continuous negotiations and now it is the humanitarian pause will be announced within the next 24 hours. it says, that deal involves hundreds of trucks current aide, medical supplies, and fuel into gaza. earlier, the israeli prime minister's office said the deal was to include red cross disaster hostages. that are still being held in gaza. israeli government says the detailed statement will be sent to the families of hostages who are now, as you can obviously imagine, anxiously waiting to find out if f their loved oneses will be among the dozens set to be released. >> this gives me, actually, so much hope. i think, i believe, that every so we can save from there is essential for us. because even if my grandmother won't be among those people, and i obviously hope she will be, but even if she's not. i just can't wait to see the picture of the children, all of the innocent people going out from there after so many days. >> you can hear the relief in her voice. but obviously, the agony. qatar's lead negotiator says the deal it helped negotiate should push the international community to increase diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. qatar also says, it's priority now is to ensure the agreement is followed. that is obviously crucial, while it works to secure at long term cease-fire and lasting peace. for more on qatar's role in that negotiations, cnn's becky anderson has been following this negotiations from doha. >> reporter: some hours after it was confirmed that israel's cabinet had approved the hostage deal, qatar announced the success of its joint mediation efforts with egypt and the united states. the details of the deal, as we now understand them, are 50 women and children released from captivity with hamas for the exchange of palestinians, women and teenagers held in israeli prisons. and the opening of the rafah border for more fuel, including more aid, including fuel to be brought back across that border. crucial for humanitarian efforts, of course. and in a statement from that lead negotiator, and qatar, doctor mohammad alcoa a fee, he said, and i quote here, a qatar's aim since he started this escalation has been to find ways to induce tensions, stop the bloodshed, protect civilians and protect regional spillover. the international community must now sees the brief window of opportunity to generate further momentum for the diplomatic track recognizing it as the only viable route to ending the conflict in both the short and long term. that harris statement earlier suggests that the police will start within around 24 hours from now. it is 6:30 in the morning here, local time. and the statement from that lead negotiator went on to say, qatar's priority now is to ensure that the terms of the agreement are respected, while redoubling our efforts to secure a long term cease-fire. and the statement includes the term, right up our efforts to secure a long-term cease-fire in that war and work towards lasting pace, a very comprehensive political process. perhaps not a surprise that qatar would be taking a long term cease-fire in the statement. after all, that has been its position from the outset of this conflict. becky anderson, cnn, doha. joining me now from jerusalem is the senior columnist and editor at the jerusalem post. it's good to have you. i'm really curious to hear your reaction to all of this. because it really has been a dramatic few hours there and israel. >> it's traumatic, paula. and i think that israelis this morning and overnight have been torn. on that one hand, from a rational point of view, the mind says we have to keep up this campaign against hamas. hamas has to be awakened. it has to be eliminated. it has to be destroyed as much as possible and has to be removed from power inside like gaza strip. so can ever carry out mexico's like it did on october 7th. on the other hand, the heart is bleeding for these hostages. and the thought that 50 of them can come home now, the children, there is authority under the age of 16, 17. the elderly, but mothers, the woman. if at least just, that we can get those back to israel, that is what the heart wants. and i think that this clash is going to be very difficult for israelis in the days ahead, because they want to see hamas continue to be weakens. but on the other hand we want to say that's not just come home. these are truly impossible choices that no one would push up on anyone. >> the israeli public, haven't been given this news, you just explained that there are very conflicted. and yet, it seems that netanyahu war cabinet was saying for weeks, that, look, the white working to bring our loved ones home, these hostages have, is to continue to put pressure on hamas. does that mean they were right about this? is there any indication that hasn't got so hard in the last few weeks is what look at the steal? >> no, i think that was definitely the right approach. hamas, we know this from past, hamas has been holding on to israelis for over a decade now. there is four israelis, at least two alive, two that we don't know were taken in 2014. they hold on to an israeli soldier from 2006 to 2011. this can be a years-long. a decade, if you are not dealt with as soon as possible. therefore, that military campaign on the ground put hamas under pressure. the fact that the threat against its continued survival and regime and leadership, and the threat against the leaders themselves, who are hiding in some bunker summer underneath gaza strip, they felt that pressure and that's why they wanted to make this release, this deal, because now it gives them a reprieve. it gives them a break of a few days to regroup, re-arm, redeploy, re-enter range inside gaza. and that's the concern, here in israel. because let missions not completed. israel's been operating just in northern gaza, not in southern gaza. there is still thousands of hamas fighters, three brigades. the hamas leadership is still alive and intact in the south. therefore, if israel wants to continue with this mission of taking out hamas, it's going to have to continue on flagrant in the southern part of the gaza strip. >> that does play to my next question. does this deal really weakened the idf's hand? the israeli government, does it weaken the government, even? it's been a contentious opinion in recent weeks. as you know, it continues to be amplified. and that's the very short statement that hamas one, hamas is winning. they got what they wanted. the palestinian coles is back on the agenda. and they can claim prime -- primacy militants. >> paula, i think you're right to some extent. hamas has taken a win here, for now. with the cease-fire of just a few days. and who knows what this leads to. we get very, i could easily see how on day four, hamas, is give us another update, we'll release a few more, and give us another day, it will release a few more. israel will be stuck. and then, what's stopping that europeans, the americans, colin of the prime minister here in israel saying, you have stopped 45, six, seven, days, what's the point of free engaging? let's find another solution to this. but i think israelis also understand, while this is a break in the fighting, it's a law, that the overarching mission here, of taking down hamas, still remains. what happened to israel on october 7th is still shakes every is really to the core. and i think the world understands that these type of hamas ices like groups cannot remain surviving. cannot remain in power in gaza. and therefore, i have to, hope we can get back as many hostages as possible. at the same time, will not stop with this over -- this large mission of taking down hamas inside of the gaza strip. >> so much to think about in the coming hours and days for those families, who it must be just excruciating to think about whether or not their loved ones will be released or not. yaakov katz, we'll continue to follow the story with you and we appreciate you being with us. meantime, u.s. president joe biden, we have to tell you, issued a statement tuesday night. a little while ago. saying, he welcomes a deal to secure the release of the hostages. his officials say three americans, three, have been released as part of this deal. ten americans are still unaccounted for in gaza, including two women and a three year old girl, who's supposed to be celebrating her birthday this week, if you can imagine. arlette saenz filed this report from massachusetts. >> reporter: the white house is welcome at the steel between israel and hamas, to release about 50 hostages after weeks of painstaking negotiations from top administration officials, including conversations president biden himself held with leaders involved in these talks. that u.s. believes it's possible that three americans could potentially fall into this category. the 58 women and children that could be released, in the coming days. that could also potentially include three-year-old epigeal a dog, she is an american citizen whose parents were killed in october 7th attack by hamas. that u.s. says, they're working tirelessly to ensure that release of all american citizens who have been held hostage. and they're hopeful that after this initial release, that this can provide incentives for hamas to release more hostages as well. this all comes as the administration, that white house, has been in constant contact with leaders in that region, as they have been working through these negotiations. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said on tuesday, that president biden himself had gotten involved and that he believed the president had improved these negotiations. the president had spoken with the mayor of qatar twice last week. qatar acted as a mediator in these talks, between israel and hamas, and now the u.s. will be closely watching to see how many americans will be included in this initial release. officials say, they'll take about 24 hours to implement the deal before they can thicken seeing these hostages released. but the white house certainly welcome in this news, as they're hoping to get some of these hostages back home to their families. arlette saenz, cnn, traveling with the president in nantucket, massachusetts. as arlette mentioned, one of the youngest man hostages, taken by hamas, just three years old. there are hopes that abigail, an american citizen, will be one of the 50 people released as part of this deal. her great aunt spoke to cnn earlier, saying she has a cautious, very cautious sense of optimism. listen. >> we have spent the last seven weeks, seven weeks, worrying, wondering, praying, hoping. abigail has a sister who is six, a brother who is ten. these two children saw their parents both being murdered. they spent 14 hours in a closet on the seventh although tolbert, hiding. the one thing we all hold on to is that hope, now that ethical comes home. she comes home by friday, friday's for fourth birthday. and that's, there is nobody that's giving up hope. it's just that we actually need to see abigail come out and then we will be able to believe it. >> so much riding on that right now. still to come for us, the other children in this war. those who have been forever scarred by it. we'll bring you the stories of those children and gaza, who lived through israeli airstrikes at a great cost. no writer satellite data shows up to half off the buildings in northern gaza have been damaged since the start of the israel on october 7th. that roughly accounts for as many as 24,000 buildings. researchers obtained satellite radar imagery using a method similar to tecolote tionette to map out the region. across all of gaza, they say at least 20% of buildings have been damaged since the start of the war. the destruction has displaced nearly 1.7 million people in gaza. that's according to the u.n. -- agency. that's the majority of all gazans. but 940,000 of them are sheltering in overcrowded u.n. facilities, shearing one shower for every 700 people. that's on average. some are just children, trying to escape the danger with their families. their lives, now, of course, forever changed by this war. more now from cnn's nada bashir and worn, in her report contains images you may find disturbing. >> reporter: advantaged and soul, still healing from emergency surgery. for 11 year olds -- this wound is a constant reminder of the trauma he and his friends face. they had been playing outside, near his home in gaza city, when they say an airstrike hit. >> translator: i was walking with my friends, and suddenly the missile fell. i found myself on the ground, lying on my right side. i kept trying to stand up, but there was rubble on top of my leg. when they removed that rubble, i saw that my foot had been ripped off. >> reporter: a huge soccer fan, he played at the local academy and had dreams of becoming a professional soccer player. >> translator: i've been watching in play and soccer since i've been a little boy. it's still my favorite sport. now, the israeli occupation has destroyed my dreams. >> reporter: down the whole's 12 year old -- his family fled their home, after receiving up warning from the israeli military. they moved from city to city, searching for safety. followed each time but yet more airstrikes. >> translator: i wanted to take photos, to become a photo journalist, he says. how can i hold a camera now with one arm? my whole life is ruined. all of my life. i haven't had a chance to live happily. >> reporter: well some here are now slowly coming to terms with their new reality, more wounded children arrive at this hospital every day. it is now the main working hospital in gaza. others left in a state of complete collapse. just monday, more wounded were rushed to this hospital after a u.n. run school, used to shelter displaced palestinians, was hit. that resulted in death toll still unknown. it is unclear who was responsible for this specific attack. hamas claims, the israeli military bombed the school but cnn cannot independently verify this claim. the idf yet to respond to cnn's request for comment. but as we are strikes and shelling intensify in the north, gaza's children, our as is so often the case, panty highest price. with thousands wounded and killed, and hopes of a future lost. not a bashir, cnn, in jerusalem. meantime, israel's military says it's pushed further into a tunnel underneath the al-shifa hospital complex and gaza. images released by the idf show with a relief to be a blast door after it was breached, as well as a tattle -- tunnel passage beyond the bridge don't write you just saw there. and what looks to be to further delray's off to the side. despite israel and hamas reaching a deal that we were just discussing, on the four-day truce that will swap prisoners and hospices, the idf said its army would ensure its military achievements, and it's more, it will be maintained and gaza. just a hit for us, that deal for hamas to release some of its hostages is welcomed news to families right around the world. we'll speak to one woman whose parerents or kididnapped. c'mon, we're right there. c'mon baby. it's the only we need. go, go, go, go! ah! touchdown baby! -touchdown! are your neighbors watching the same game? yeah, my 5g home internet delays the game a bit. but you get used to it. try these. they're noise cancelling earmuffs. i stole them from an airport. it's always something with you, man. great! solid! -greek salad? exactly! don't delay the game with verizon or t-mobile 5g home internet. catch it on the xfinity 10g network. i'm paula newton in new york. we had breaking news this hour. israel's cabinet has approved a deal to secure the release of at least 50 hostages, woman and children, who hamas is holding in gaza. and exchange, israel has agreed to a four-day truce and its air and ground campaign against hamas. and hamas says israel will release 150 palestinian prisoners, also women and children held and israeli jailed. in addition, hamas saying that deal cold for 100 trucks to deliver aid to all parts of gaza. it's not clear, at this hour, when all this will start. israeli government says an extra day could be added to the truth, for every ten additional hostages released. israel also is making it clear it plans to resume its military campaign once the hostages, once the hostage release ends. we'll get live now to iris -- in singapore. her parents -- were kidnapped by hamas. that rubble king, on their morning woke in the kibbutz a few miles from the gaza border when they heard rockets flying over ahead. iris, again, i want to thank you for speaking to us. you and i have been in context for several weeks. we were trying to give you a little bit of space. we know so much of this has been difficult to process. but now that we have this news, what are you and your family feeling this hour? >> you know, it's kind of like a psychological war. as you know, you know, we've obviously been in contact from afar, through social media, you know the rollercoaster i'm going through. there were so many deals, rumors, so i'm trying to stay very numb until i have something official. you know, the deal, maybe and up for us at sounds very official. but i haven't received anything official yet. and what i do here is that the hostages that will be released are martha's and children. and in the release is a blessing. it's just crazy to me that today is day 48 and not only do we not have more hostages released, but i don't even know if my mother is alive or not. which is crazy, to me. it absolutely nuts. my mother was shot on that saturday. and since then, i don't know what could have happened. maybe a soldier found her and shot her. maybe they took. or i do believe my dad was murdered that day and my dad's body is hostage at the moment. so given that, i try to stay realistic, but of course my heart is pumping and, you know, we are all hopeful. yeah. >> i hear you, iris. we all hear you. especially given the lack of information that give head from the israeli government. you just describe the excruciating situation you have. not really effective on the health of your parents. you mentioned your father, you knew he was from what your mother had texted, that he was really quite badly hurt. have you, how frustrating is it that the israeli government has not been able to give you at least some information about what happened to your parents? >> it's not only the israeli government, and i'm not the only one. because my parents who are the first civilians to encounter terrorists during this time, we have a huge chunk of people, and i'm uphold that i'm even saying chunk about my friends. but all the people in the beginning, we don't know where they are, but we have no information about. then the terrorists didn't decide to use a pro that eller, so all these people really have -- nobody knows anything. so i wouldn't blame the israeli government. they found a lot of other information about other people. unfortunately, there are more than 240 hostages involved in this. and, you know, hamas is, you know, doing what it's doing best, i guess, at the moment. which is hiding the hostages, which is probably fair based treasure right now. better than their own people. so, you know. i'm also in contact with the american government, what the canadian government. so i think it is not so easy to get that information, unfortunately. it's just a nightmare situation. and given the nightmare as he, said i know 100%, your parents would want them to be released first. , but how will you react. >> as i said, i'm kind of numb to it, and i expect my parents to be released. of, course i'm hopeful but you know what, every person that comes out of that, i'll be so happy. and, also i'm seeing it as an opportunity to maybe get information if my mom it's even there on. that i also heard a rumor that the red cross will be able to access the hostages. also i heard that hamas doesn't even know where all the hostages are. so that's an issue and so honestly i'm just thirsty for any piece of information. i will be happy and excited of course if my mother comes out there but any release is honestly a blessing at this point. almost 50 days, in and it's ridiculous that the world is not even acknowledging how incredibly crazy the fact that they have children, hostage civilians, innocent civilians were mostly looking for peace, and health. people from gaza to come to israel and use the facilities in the hospital where they have access to cancer, special doctors and it just crazy to me how you know, not only that were fighting this crazy attack, crazy. a nightmare attack on october 7th but we also have to fight the world that is just like celebrating. which is absolutely disgusting to me. how innocent ten-month-old babies their torsos are being torn in new york, in chicago and people are just not understanding this is not a fight against palestinians. not at all. but arabs live in israel and this is a fight against terror and terror that is pretty much a threat to the whole world not only the but they do call for the elimination of in israel's. >> so that's another battle. >> obviously, we can hear frustration, that at this point in time is obviously wanted. and we will continue to stay in touch with. you and of course we are all hoping that many more hostages may get out in due course. iris liniado, thank you so much. appreciated. >> thank you paula, thank you so much. >> reporter: and now still ahead on the newsroom, families waiting for the potential release of their loved ones held in the israeli jail. only one mother hoping to see her daughter, at long, last. can now, our top story, the cabinet approves. -- in exchange for a pause in fighting in gaza. and now the agreement would see the release of at least 50 hostages, women and children in exchange for of foreign aid truths. there's also the potential for the deal to be extended with an extra day added for each additional ten hostages available or released. a mass said, in a statement which they subsequently took down at 150 palestinian prisoners being held in israeli jails would also be freed. hamas at those prisoners would be women and children and israel is holding about 8300 palestinians in israeli jails. including many who don't even know the charges against. and that's according to the non governmental organization, the palestinians prisoners. club -- spoke with one month, who is hoping she may soon see her long prison daughter once again. >> for the past eight years, she has been held in this really prison and she was just 16 when she was arrested. >> honestly, at the beginning we thought it was a nightmare. and, then it became necessary to stand strong on our feet because we have other children besides my. we have -- , of course the most important one right now. because after, all she is a child and she's so innocent. >> she said that since hamas deadly attack on october 7th, -- - half of, who have been detained since october 7th. night after night, in the occupied west bank, and east jerusalem, israeli forces have been arrested palestinians in their homes. some, the idea say are accused of being members of hamas. but many others are detained without trial or stated called. >> today, it is in the motive advantage and this mode of revenge also is combined with a mode of humiliation. this is very simple. israel is preparing for an exchange of prisoners. and they are arresting as many people as they can. simply because they are preparing for such a deal. >> the palestinian prisoner society said in the past six and a half weeks, several thousand palestinians in total have been detained by the israeli defense forces. if there is to be a hostage deal, it is not yet clear how many people might be freed. our home even sell for -- it presents a small glimmer of hope that she may soon see her daughter. again for cnn, jerusalem. >> still ahead for, us a somber day of remembrance in ukraine. the country marks ten years since the revolution that will alter the lives of people for years to come. -- they now say 10,000 civilians have been -- last year however the true toll is likely much higher. and the fighting in the meantime grounds on which so much of the world attention on the middle east there haveve ben fear when ukraraine being forgotten. the european leaders are trying to ease those concerns, , the euroropean council p president visited kyiv tuesday, and germany announced an additionall 1.4 billion n dollars in aid. a much-needed boost for ukraine's military heading into winter. and, now the support coming on the day that ukraine marks a national holiday. ten years since the start of the revolution for shadow, in the current conflict. in nearly 20 years since the revolution. >> joining me now is catarina -- she is a russian analysts and deputy team lead at the institute for the study of war. and i thank you for joining us. and, just at the offset, where can you update us on the state of play right now on the battlefield? i mean a word on everyone slip is still bait. but you disagree with that. especially given that we've turn to fall and winter, why? >> of course it is definitely not a stalemate both sides are still engaged in active combat however their operations are slowed by weather conditions. we're seeing a lot of money situations on the ground mostly in the area as well as threats but it doesn't stop russians for ukrainians from continuing for a small scale attack. >> does it change the situation though, in terms of we had heard a lot about a counteroffensive on the part of ukraine. and the portis when you look at the map it seems to be incremental in terms of gains that they are making. >> it is what we consider to be positional warfare instead of still made. positional warfare essentially means that neither side is making any maneuvers to advance. but it doesn't mean that the fighting has stopped but what it does mean that there's technical priority meaning that neither side has the technological advances needed to overpower the other side. so it is not a victory or a loss for either of the sides at this point. and it doesn't mean that it's frozen. but it does mean that ukraine needs additional supports in an effort to overpower russia on the battlefield. >> when we talk about that support, we heard that they need more military aid and capability and they needed yesterday. what is at stake if the west waivers and you know there's been a lot of discussion about the west wavering in the course of the united states as well. >> yes, if the west waivers, then russia will get the upper hand. russia does benefit from the war. and they will use that in time to advance its own military and prove its defense industrial base. and overpower the ukrainian forces on the battlefield. so the longer that the western aid is delayed or not credit to ukraine on the front lines, the more advances that we are single-handedly given to russians. >> yes, that is quite a statement that condemns, in, fact ukraine to the faith that they really didn't want. zelenskyy has always said what is catastrophic is f rosen conflict. and, yet is that not the most likely scenario? now what would be a game-changer in that for ukraine? >> it is not a likely scenario especially given that we are seeing some positive things. first, we have the positions of the tanks that have arrived in late september. we also have attacks that ukrainians have been using to strike the russian rear areas. and then we have the ukrainian pilots draining f 16 planes. there's still a chance for ukrainians to get that technological advantage that we need. and especially for the next counteroffensives. and the counteroffensives some might have been as fierce as we want, but it doesn't mean that ukrainians have stopped learning and it absolutely doesn't mean that we have to stop supporting ukraine and it doesn't mean that ukraine is going to stop fighting. >> it certainly doesn't mean any of those things but with that kind of equipment that is needed right now again to be decisive and to be a game-changer what do you think would be most decisive in the months to come? >> i think that ukrainian signals are very valuable and ukraine absolutely needs f-16s to continue their operation. and to support ukrainian ground maneuvers. but, we also have seen the importance of minesweepers in the counteroffensive. and we know that russians have heavily fortified and we know that russians are continuing to fortify other directions. so any type of direction would help ukraine bypass the minefields and also heading fortifications are very significant. and, of course the adequate training, of ukrainian personal abroad is also bring more -- >> and that's totally does continue. catarina, thank you very much, really appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>, now ten years, ago the protests sparked a revolution in ukraine which change the course of history and we were just saying that they commemorated ten years but they have more on that anniversary from kyiv. >> among the, woods and maple tree,'s now almost where it's one of kyiv's oldest cemeteries. assault that arrived back from the battlefield for only a day. he is here to visit his son and see the monument that stands over his grave. >> it is what my son wanted. it must be for the cross, simple, and ordinary, traditional. [speaking in a non-english language] >> reporter: the sun was -- one of ukraine's most prominent activists and what ignited the fire in the dense exchange year old was the revolution. i think that he was this person and they just helped him to condemn this transformation. >> on the 21st of november of 200 people gathered in the independent square to protest against the government's decision not to sign an association agreement with the european union. then, the president had ditch ties with, europe and pivoted towards the russian president, vladimir putin. within weeks the protests swelled us thousands of people took over. police violence intensified over the next three months until police using the live rounds -- killing more than 100 protesters. >> translator: my youngest was 17. the oldest was 82. people from all over ukraine, from different professions, different education and i think that this is a collective of the ukrainian heroes. , and they all died. for the same values. in the following months putin would occupy crimea and covertly back separatists in eastern ukraine. they had set in motion a series of events that would reshape ukraine and alter the course of history. what began here in kyiv ten years ago was the start of ukraine's fight to join the european union. all that struggle continues to this day with the states are so much higher. as the country fights for its mere existence. >> next month they will decide to -- and so far the signs are promising. >> the future that we fought for might just be done. >> when the russians launch their full scale invasion on ukraine, on the 20 for the very last, year a 24-year-old -- immediately signed up for the military. >> thank you for your support, again. >> first fighting in the dissent sieve key, the 93rd combat brigade stationed in the east. his father an older brother also enlisted, but we're located elsewhere. on the fine, they would tell his family all was fine. but they knew everything was far from okay. on the eighth of, june last year roman was killed during a reconnaissance. two weeks before his death he wrote his last will and testament on a sheet of a four paper. stating what he wanted for his funeral. the ceremony, the music, -- [speaking in a non-english language] even in, that he continues to inspire young ukrainians and remains a beacon of hope for a father. >> he sounded like such an incredible young man, you, know a future leader of this country. >> yes, exactly. and his time was very short. >> in that short time, he always knew what he was fighting for. >> translator: for me, all that was not in vain. i see a huge number of positive changes in this country. and they have been only things to my mother. anna coren, cnn, kyiv. >> reporter: i want to thank you for watching. i'm paula newton. we'll be back with more news, after this quick break.