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
visits in the middle east this weekend as arab states demand an immediate halt to israel s attacks. we re working very hard to make sure the conflict in gaza does not escalate, does not spread. the conflict drawing outrage around the world. inside israel, rising anger at the failures that led to last month s assault by hamas gunmen. reporter: i m ramy inocencio in tel aviv. israel has launched a massive bombing campaign on gaza while anger and protests are growing against prime minister benjamin netanyahu. also tonight, biden versus trump. new cbs news polling on a possible rematch one year from election day. plus, high-stakes testimony. the former president set to take the stand with his business empire under scrutiny. strike action. california in the spotlight as unions flex their power. reporter: i m kenny choi in los angeles where studios have given striking actors a best and final offer to get hollywood back up and running. and later, a wedding a long time
growing far more negative. with the death toll rising in gaza and memories facing of hamas atrocities; killing families, children, babies, taking civilian hostages. all of which i think should be mentioned every day. much of the mainstream press is growing more skeptical and in some cases outright hostile. look at the verbiage by this cbs news anchor. we begin tonight with israel s invasion of gaza i go growing more intense. howard: not israel s realuation for a war started by hamas which is dedicated to wiping it off the map. bibi netanyahu s government didn t help itself by bombing the largest refugee center, and i get it, the israelis were targeting and killed a top hamas commander. hamas because this kind of embedding everywhere, using its own people as human shields, but many just position on the civilian deaths. watch this exchange between cnn s wolf blitzer and israeli military spokesman richard hecht. israel still dropped a bomb there attempting to kill this ha
stubborn violence. i spoke to senior officials and the prime minister about steps to do that. president biden has stressed the need for israel to act in accordance with international humanitarian law. i also emphasise the protection of civilians must not happen just in gaza, but on the west bank. blinken s visit to the region comes as there were reports of a blast outside al shifa hospital in gaza city on friday. footage sourced by bbc verify shows a damaged ambulance and a number of injured people laying outside the hospital. the israel defense forces confirmed one of its aircraft hit an ambulance that it says was being used by hamas operatives, and that a number of them were killed in the strike. hamas says 13 people were killed in the blast that it says targeted a convoy of ambulances which was transporting the wounded. international editor jeremy bowen has this report on the aftermath of the attack by israel on an ambulance convoy. it contains images you may find upsett
today i spoke with prime minister netanyahu and other senior officials about concrete steps to do that. president biden has consistently stressed the need for israel to operate in accordance with international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians must take place notjust in gaza but also in the west bank where incitement and extremist violence against palestinians must be stopped. we violence against palestinians must be stopped. violence against palestinians must be stopped. we asked our diplomatic must be stopped. we asked our diplomatic corresponded - must be stopped. we asked our diplomatic corresponded aboutl diplomatic corresponded about the status of aid going into gaza following anthony blink and s call for humanitarian pauses. and s call for humanitarian auses. ~ u, and s call for humanitarian auses. ~ a, and s call for humanitarian auses. ~ , pauses. the american say they have been pauses. the american say they have been putting pauses. the americ