this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world as we continue our breaking news coverage of the israel/hamas war. i m rosemary church. qatar s foreign ministry says it will announce in the next few hours when the truce between israel and hamas will begin. a diplomatic source says it s likely to start friday, midnight local time at the earliest. the news comes after israel said on wednesday that the expected release of hostages and a pause in fighting with hamas were delayed. both u.s. and israeli officials pointed to logistical details for that delay. ahead of the expected truce, israeli forces continued ground and air operations, striking parts of northeastern and central gaza, though palestinians say areas further south were also hit. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu expressed confidence the deal would soon go into effect and made clear the war against hamas is far from over. translator:
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from all around the world. i m paula newton, and we have breaking coverage this hour. up first, israel s temporary truce with hamas and the expected release of hostages held in gaza, now delayed. israel says that process will not start before friday. the update came just hours before humanitarian pause in fighting and the initial release of 50 women and children hostages was expected to begin. both u.s. and israeli officials point to what they say are logistical details for the delay, well one israeli official says they haven t received the names of the first hostages to be freed. ahead of the expected truth, israeli forces continue ground and air operations wednesday, striking parts of northeastern and central gaza. palestinians say areas further south were also hit. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu expressed confidence that the deal would soon go into effect, and he made clear the war against hamas is far from over. t
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
in half since march. that is according to reuters. suggest that somehow north korea is finding a way to evade sanctions. many suggest that china may be the culprit as it ramps up a trade war with the u.s. china may be loosening sanctions allowing its client states some relief as it negotiates with the u.s. ambassador nikki haley standing with secretary pompeo at the u.n. chastised china and russia for helping north korea break u.n. sanctions and smuggle oil into north korea. we put pressure today on china and russia to abide and be good helpers through this situation. and to help us continue with denuclearization. the u.n. security council passed a resolution in december banning nearly 90% of refined petroleum exports to north korea a way to squeeze them for their nuclear program and missile test. now it seems they re finding a
the united nations headquarters in new york to discuss north korea talks with japanese and south korean officials. and russia is now suggesting the united nations security council considered easing sanctions against north korea. the u.s. and its allies disagree. we remain firm that the security council sanctions placed upon north korea for its nuclear and missile provocations will remain in place and be faithfully implemented. while the trump administration says it refused to lift current sanctions, it has avoided additional sanctions against north korea. as long as it negotiates in good faith. secretary pompeo says earlier this week, north korea agreed to retain all micro the remains of some u.s. service members from the korean war. the secretary says that transfer is expected that a couple of weeks. shannon? shannon: rich edson from the state department, thank you. the white house withdrew denominations of one of president trump s traditional picks just minutes before he was