welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper in tel aviv. the october 7th attack by hamas, which the u.s. labels a terrorist organization, left at least 1,400 people dead. more than 200 people are being held hostage according to israeli officials, and many more people are still unaccounted for. in response, israel began a bombing campaign in gaza. according to the hamas controlled health ministry, more than 4,000 people have died there so far. the story of hamas is complex. its roots date back to the formation of israel in 1948. itit has many factions includin the so-called military wing, which perpetrated the terror attack. over the next hour, cnn s sara sidner brings us the whole story on hamas from how they were formed, what their ideology is, and how they have evolved over the decades. we want to warn you some of the images you ll see in this hour may be disturbing. pure unadulterated evil. i can t even try to comprehend these monsters. terrorists. this is no
story. i ll see you next sunday. . hello and welcome, everyone, i m michael holmes. appreciate the company, and it s midnight here in atlanta, 37:00 a.m. in and list of hostages that hamas is prepared to release on saturday and has notified their families. according to an israeli source, several children are on saturday s list. day one of the truce that hamas released 24 people who had been held hostage since october 7th. 13 of them were israelis, 11 were foreign nationals, all of them were taken to several tel aviv hospitals for medical evaluations. among the non-israelis were 10 thai citizens and one filipino who spent the night in the same medical center near tel aviv and they cautioned that the process is far from over. translator: the site of those that have safely crossed the border into israel provokes a profound sense of relief, yet our hearts remain with the hostages still held in gaza. tonight, we embrace the family of the hostages keeping them constantly in o