hi there, everybody, it s 4:00 in new york, if war is hell as those who know say, then it has been a year of hell on earth for millions in ukraine, a year of anguish and grief of bravery and heroics, of death and destruction, and of pride. and hope still. that ukraine still stands today, one year after the war began is nothing short of a miracle, one of the ukrainians own making. my most conservative estimates, 8,000 civilians in ukraine are dead. 13,000 have been injured. 5 million have been at least temporarily displaced within ukraine, plus another 8 million ukrainians have been forced to plea abroad, the equivalent of every person in los angeles, chicago, houston, phoenix, philadelphia, and san antonio, all of them, suddenly end violently driven from their homes and lives. and all of that is to say nothing of military casualties that have been suffered, an estimated more than 10,000 plus ukrainian troops are dead, many of whom were school teachers or shop owners or utilit
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
more than 200 hostages. jeremy bowen has been embedded with the israel defense forces, inside the territory. while the bbc retained editorial control of the report, the sections featuring the israeli military have been cleared by the idf. like young soldiers in many wars, israeli troops looked excited, not apprehensive, as they made their final preparations tojoin israel s invasion of the gaza strip. they re moving in as the war approaches a critical point. their colleagues already inside the strip have surrounded gaza city. these men might be part of the next stage, locating hamas tunnels and fighting street by street. israel s prime minister promised his country a mighty vengeance against hamas. but with so much firepower, one question is israel following joe biden s advice not to be blinded by rage, to defend itself, but also protect the lives of palestinian civilians? we went into gaza with the israeli army on condition we didn t reveal their positions. video shot after
heading south, away from israeli air strikes. israel says it s targeting hamas, a group designated as a terror organisation by the uk government, and responsible for killing 1,400 people on the 7th of october and seizing more than 200 hostages. jeremy bowen has been embedded with the israel defense forces, inside the territory. while the bbc retained editorial control of the report, the sections featuring the israeli military have been cleared by the idf. like young soldiers in many wars, israeli troops looked excited, not apprehensive, as they made their final preparations to join israel s invasion of the gaza strip. they re moving in as the war approaches a critical point. their colleagues already inside the strip have surrounded gaza city. these men might be part of the next stage, locating hamas tunnels and fighting street by street. israel s prime minister promised his country a mighty vengeance against hamas. but with so much firepower, one question is israel followin