jasem albudaiwi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you for having me. it s a pleasure to have you. now, we are talking as the temporary truce in the war between israel and hamas continues in gaza, but benjamin netanyahu, israel s prime minister, has made it plain that it will come to an end very soon and then, he says, israel s military operation will continue with full force until complete victory . when you hear the israelis say that sort of thing, what is your response? thank you, stephen, for having me. i m not surprised. he s been neglecting all international calls to cease fire for a long time. we re happy to see that the efforts by our brothers in qatar and egypt bear fruit and reach that agreement where exchange of prisoners, civilian prisoners, is done, and some of the goods and humanitarian and development assistance is moved through. it s not enough. the assistance is not enough. on that question of assistance, the gcc did pledge substantial amounts of money
jasem albudaiwi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you for having me. it s a pleasure to have you. now, we are talking as the temporary truce in the war between israel and hamas continues in gaza, but benjamin netanyahu, israel s prime minister, has made it plain that it will come to an end very soon and then, he says, israel s military operation will continue with full force until complete victory . when you hear the israelis say that sort of thing, what is your response? thank you, stephen, for having me. i m not surprised. he s been neglecting all international calls to cease fire for a long time. we re happy to see that the efforts by our brothers in qatar and egypt bear fruit and reach that agreement where exchange of prisoners, civilian prisoners, is done, and some of the goods and humanitarian and development assistance is moved through. it s not enough. the assistance is not enough. on that question of assistance, the gcc did pledge substantial amounts of money
of reunion and hoping that - ours will be in the next day. and it s not. more israeli hostages captured by hamas are on their way to freedom on day five of the temporary truce in the israel hamas war. ten israelis and two foreign nationals have been handed over to the international red cross and are en route back to israel. 30 palestinian prisoners are due to be freed from israeli jails. but will the pause in fighting be extended again? celebrations in india after days of drama, we ll be live injerusalem and tel aviv. celebrations in india after days of drama, as 41 construction workers are safely rescued following 17 days trapped in a collapsed tunnel. and as rishi sunak cancels a meeting with the greek prime minister a debate is reopened, should the elgin marbles be returned to greece? it s day five of the temporary ceasefire in the israel gaza war, and ten more israeli hostages have just been handed over by hamas on the fifth day of the temporary truce with israel. the isr
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom and i m rosemary church. flying to safety. 11 israeli hostages released on monday in exchange for 33 palestinian prisoners. two more days israel and hamas agree to extend their truce by at least 48 hours. and helping the dogs of delhi on cnn s call to earth day. how children are betrending animals in need. good to have you with us. we begin in gaza where the truce between israel and hamas has been extended by two days, evening the door for the release of more hostages and palestinian prisoners. on monday, the fourth day of the truce, 11 israeli hostages were released by hamas. all were taken to a medical center in tel aviv for any care they may need, and also to be reunited with their families. the nine children and two women released, all residents of the same kibbutzes in southern israel. and all have dual citizenship. also monday, 33 a
and the number of prisoners freed to 117. let s take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. among the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live streamed by the attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october seven attacks. her great aunt and cousin said they hoped and prayed today would come and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari government and other parties involved in helping the release. they also said today s release proves that we can get all the hostages back home. the israel defense forces spokesman daniel hagari said the release of four year old abigail was proof this is a justified war, fighting a