good morning, 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m josé diaz-balart. we are following breaking developments from the middle east. nbc news has learned there will be a truce extension between israel and hamas. the pause in fighting was due to end later today. we ll talk to a spokesperson for the israeli defense forces about what s expected to happen next. the news comes as we wait another hostage release expected any minute now after three days of emotional reunions. israel s prime minister saying negotiations are continuing. the head of the red crescent said 200 aid trucks are expected to enter gaza today. we ll talk to a u.n. official about what her teams on the ground are seeing. and breaking overnight, police in vermont say they have arrested a man they believe shot and wounded three u.s. college students of palestinian descent. we begin with the breaking news in the israel-hamas war. senior arab official with direct knowledge of negotiations confirms to nb
done before the fighting is set to resume? later, loved ones reunited. how the families torn apart by that october 7th attacks i hope no one will ever have to go through, any nation, any nationality, to go through this situation where innocent civilians we just woke up that morning, just snatched from their beds. also happening right now, attorney general merrick garland expected to address both the ongoing hostage negotiations and the increase in violence against the jewish and muslim communities here at home. hello. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with breaking news, the fourth and what could be the final day of the final truce between israel and hamas. any moment we re expecting more israeli hostages to be released by hamas in exchange for more palestinian prisoners to be set free by israel. this on the heels of 17 hostages released by hamas yesterday including young israeli american abigail edan who celebrated her four
you join us from qatar. tell us more about this possible news that the ceasefire could be extended beyond the four days? the four days? well, i think it is a very promising the four days? well, i think it is a very promising and the four days? well, i think it is a very promising and important - the four days? well, i think it is a i very promising and important piece of news. we hope that it does fall. you could see the benefit already from the few days of ceasefire. it has given the palestinians a badly needed respite from one of the most vicious attacks on civilian areas ever. and it has also helped the israeli families recover their relatives. and in fact it has brought into question the whole need for killing 15,000 people, to go back to square one, where hamas has originally proposed an exchange of prisoners for prisoners. and just to illustrate one important point which may be was missed earlier on in your report, the palestinian prisoners were largely children an
nicolle wallace. we have a lot of developments out of the middle east right now including a last minute deal bringing a temporary reprieve to millions of people in the middle east. extending a truce that has led to the release of d of hostages and palestinian prisoners. at this hour 11 hostages have been freed, they are now in israel. this has just happened moments ago. this footage from al jazeera shows them being handed over to the red cross. the group, the israeli group includes three french citizens, six argentinians and two germness. you can see two of the hostages here, two boys, seen in yellow sweaters in exchange for the release of these hostages israel has released 30 minors and three women who were being held in israeli prisons. there will be more exchanges in the days to come. the humanitarian truce between israel and hamas that was put in place on friday has now been extended for two more days under the same terms, meaning more hostages released in exchange for a
we have to harness that unity to continue this mission and make sure it s brought to its conclusion. thank you very much for your time from jerusalem, avi. and cnn newsroom continues right now. netanyahu told president biden that the possibility of extend thing truce with hamas would be welcome. pause not a cease-fire. the past few nights an emotional roller coaster. president biden celebrated the release of abigail edan. my son and other israelis are being held captive and it s my job to keep this prioritized. huge crowds in the occupied west bank welcome and celebrate the rehe of these women and children held in israeli custody. after seven weeks of darkness, finally a bit of light. it s not going to end before they re all out. the hope is on both sides that this could be continued for some time. good monday morning. the final day of the four-day truce between israel and hamas and a source tells cnn there s a slight issue with the list of hostages