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
hello, welcome to our viewers joining us from all around the world for our breaking coverage. i am paula newton and you are. first up this hour, israel s temporary truce with hamas and the expected release of hostages held in gaza is delayed. israel now says the process will not start before friday. that update came just hours before humanitarian pauses in fighting in the initial release of 50 and women children hostages was expected. both u.s. and israeli officials point to logistical details as for the delay, while one israeli official says israel has not yet received the names of the first hostages to be freed. now, ahead of the expected truce, israeli forces continue ground and air operations, striking parts of northeastern and central gaza. palestinians say areas further south were also hit. meantime, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu expressed confidence the deal would soon go into effect, and made clear at the war against hamas is far from over. listen. [spea
joining us. joining us. ac 360 starts now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com who and when? those are the two key questions at this moment, as we wait for the release of women and children taken hostage on october 7th. john berman in for anderson. first, the when, which we thought was just a few hours away, a temporary pause in fighting between israeli forces in hamas followed by the release of the first 50 hostages from gaza and 150 palestinians being held in israel. late today, however, israel s national security counscil will not start until friday. this includes the pause in fighting, also delayed until friday. as to the question of who, a source familiar with the matter tells us that the u.s. officials have a working list of ten hostages they believe are likely to be released on day one of the process. and though no one is publicly naming the ten, administration officials today did talk specifically about three americans being held. we anticipate that three amer
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happening now. breaking news, the agonizing wait for the release of hostages from gaza just got a little bit longer. israel now says no captives will be returned before friday. the pause in hostilities with hamas also delayed. also breaking tonight, new york governor kathy hochul says there is no indication of terrorism after a vehicle explosion in a major u.s. border crossing with canada. we ll bring you all of the late-breaking developments and all of the details we re getting on the investigation. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel, and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. first up this hour, the breaking news here in the middle east where an israeli truce with hamas and a long-await hostage release have both just been delayed. i want to bring in cnn s jeremy dimon. here joining us from sderot, israel, not far from the border with gaza. what else can you tell us about this del