released 39 palestinian prisoners, leaving check large celebrations in the west bank. that is not the only thing the palestinians are celebrating today. gazans who billions welcome truckloads of humanitarian aid during the temporary cease-fire. then there is this, emotional reunions early this morning as hostages released this weekend can finally return to their families. this is 52-year-old sharon reuniting with her son and husband. she and her 12-year-old daughter were released by hamas yesterday after 50 days in captivity. earlier, president biden celebrated their release wallet knowledge ink there is still so much more to do. critical need is going in, and hostages is coming out. it is structured so that it can be extended to keep building on these results. that is michael, that s our goal to keep this pause going beyond tomorrow so we can continue to see more hostages come out, and surge more humanitarian relief into those who need it in gaza. fourth and final da
right now, it s american voices with alicia menendez. thank you so much, reverend sharpton. hello, everyone, i m alicia menendez. tonight, we re tracking the release of a third group of hostages held by hamas and gaza. 17 more released today, including a four-year-old american girl named abigail edan. she is now recovering in israel. hamas militants killed both of her pants before kidnapping her from her kibbutz on october 7th. her family says she will now live with her aunt in israel. an exchange for this latest round of hostages, israel released 39 palestinian prisoners, leading to large celebrations in the west bank. that s not the only thing palestinians are celebrating today. gazan civilians welcomed truckloads of humanitarian aid during the temporary cease-fire. and, then there s this. emotional reunions early this morning as hostages released this weekend finally returned to their families. this is 52-year-old sharon reuniting with her son and husband. she and her
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
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
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