spokesman john kirby with an uptate on the number of american hostages still being held by hamas following the release of a 4-year-old girl. the humanitarian pause in gaza remains in effect this morning. we ll have the latest on when more hostages could be freed. also ahead, an update on the college students of palestinian descent who were shot in burlington, vermont. we ll hear from the mother of one of the victims. plus, as if a rematch of 2020 wasn t bad enough, donald trump is bringing back a top issue from his 2016 campaign. it s a pledge on which he never delivered. we ll explain what that is. i mean, it s unpopular, too. why would we deliver on that? he is once again going to promise something that s extremely unpopular with people. we re talking about, you know, the wall street journal lead, talking about israel and hamas extend the truce two days. the new york times lead the same, talking about how israel and hamas agreed to extend pause and swap. mika,
welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber with our continuing coverage of the israel-hamas war. we re now well into day three of the fragile truce between hamas and israel with israel preparing to receive another group of hostages today. the israeli government has their names and informed their families. 13 israelis and four thai nationals were released saturday but only after an hours long delay threatened to up end the exchange. following preliminary medical check, all former hostages were taken to hospitals for care and to be reunited with their families. one doctor says none of the people examined so far are in need of urgent medical attention but they show signs of extended captivity. earlier hamas had stalled on releasing the hostages over a dispute on which palestinians would be released. 187 trucking made it into gaza with food, water, fuel and medical supplies though it is only a small fraction of
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they are being overseen by the red cross. further releases will occur across a four-day ceasefire that began around midnight eastern time. in total, hamas is expected to release 50 hostages while israel is expected to release 150 prisoners. israel has also said it would extend the ceasefire by an additional day for every ten addion hostages releas. despite these developments, both sides have made it clear the fighting is far from over. joining us live from tel aviv is erin mclaughlin. it is now the time where these hostages are supposed to be released. what s the latest? reporter: we have yet to receive any official word that the process has begun. we are hearing from the egyptian state information service providing more clarity in terms of the hostages expected to be released today. according to egyptian state information, 12 thai nationals will also be released in addition to the 13 israeli hostages, women and children. we re also hearing from a senior white house officia
holiday just ahead. and also we will bring you the breaking news out of the middle east where a hostage and prisoner release between israel and hamas is expected to happen about one hour from now. the deal comes after weeks of negotiations bringing hope that a humanitarian pause can hold paving the way for more aid into gaza. we ll also have a live report from tel aviv straight ahead. good morning, and welcome to msnbc s live coverage on this friday, november 24th. i m jonathan lemire. we hope you had a happy thanksgiving and we appreciate you joining us this morning, and we ll begin with major developments in the war between israel and hamas. just a short time ago, a temporary truce took effect, a so-called humanitarian pause. it comes after both sides agreed to a prisoner exchange. the release of 50 israeli hostages in gaza and 150 palestinians held by israel. addition, moreumanitarian aid will be allowed into gaza with one border official saying that at least 60 trucks