good day. i m chris jansing in new york city. we are following the biggest diplomatic breakthrough in israel s war with hamas. after 49 days in captivity, we can now report that 13 israeli women and children have been reunited with their families. they are safely in israel. we know who four of them are. in the west bank, dozens of palestinians have been released from israeli prisons. we re covering this story from all angles with live reports from nbc correspondent across the region, with the latest on the identities of those hostages as we are learning them in real time now. from the white house, we have details on the biden administration s key role in getting this deal together. plus the tenuous nature of the cease-fire that appears to be holding as well as israel s new warning to palestinians to stay in south gaza as aid trucks begin to arrive as part of the deal. a lot to get to. we want to get you the latest this hour. we just learned, confirmed 13 israeli women and c
condition and their long and painful road to recovery, we ll have that for you straight ahead. as for the families of those left behind, all they can do right now is wait. three americans, including one little girl named abigail who turns 4 today could be among those released over the next few days. what the white house says it s doing to get them out as soon as possible. meanwhile, the other side of the deal also seems to be holding. you re looking at tankers carrying desperately needed fuel and gas into gaza today. what else hamas is getting out of this pause is ahead. we ve got a whole lot to get to. let s start with the reporting. joining us now from the west bank is nbc news correspondent david noriega. david, it was a much busier sight a little bit earlier in this afternoon and now evening for you. we now know the names and ages of tho released, for instance, bring us up to speed on where these newly rd hostages are now, and the special precautions taken to ease the tra
to underscore how today could have been radically different in modern history books as we watch what is happening today. what we understand is in a benchmark of progress, 24 hostages have now been released. 13 israelis, 10 thai nationals and one filipino citizen as the israel-hamas hostage deal holds steady on the first of what will be a longnd critical four days. among the youngest israelis freed today, a 2-year-old, 4-year-old, 5-year-old and a 9-year-old. you can see a small child here getting into that bus preparing to go home and leaving their nearly seven-week long nightmare behind. they have since been reunited with their families, given toys and clean clothes as they start the long journey to healing. many of them may not have an understanding of everything that has transpired on october 7th and since and challenges still remain for the families of those who did not come home today yet. as for the civilians inside the strip, the israeli military dropping new leaflets
breaking tonight, 13 israelis held hostage by hamas terrorists for seven weeks. now back in their home country this evening. the return was the center period of a four-day cease-fire agreement that was struck between israel and hamas. that pause in fighting took effect at midnight today. 11 other freedom thailand and the philippines supposed to be the first of a series of prisoner exchanges. jeff paul is in tel aviv tonight with what comes next. hi, jeff. yeah, gillian, we are learning tonight on top of the 13 hostages freed today, an additional 13 could be released tomorrow. but the mood here on the ground in israel is still very bittersweet. knowing that are more than 200 hostages who have yet to go home. a moment nearly seven weeks in the making. buses leaving gaza through the rafah crossing entering egypt carrying 24-hamas held hostages who were r. now free. 13 israelis, 10 thai citizens and one person from the philippines freed after spending 48 days in captivity. am