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
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
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aid is being allowed into gaza around 150 trucks carrying medical supplies, fuel and food entered on friday from egypt via the rafah crossing. turning to the released israeli hostages they were first taken through rafah from gaza, into egypt by road before being flown by helicopter to israel for medical checks. hospital staff gave this update on their condition. about half an hour ago, i was thrilled to be the one to receive four children, three mothers and a grandmother to the best and most caring hands here at the children s medical centre in israel. their physical condition is good and they are currently undergoing medical and emotional assessment. let s take a moment to look at what we know about these hostages all of whom were captured during the hamas attack on israel on the 7th of october. qatar, which has been mediating between israel and hamas, says the group of 2a is made up of 13 israelis, io thais, and one filipino. among the israelis there is one 85 yea
in at the hamas attacks on southern israel on the 7th of october who are being held more than 200 of them now, hostage inside gaza for exactly 50 days and that is where you can see large crowds starting to gather. some of them are families of the hostages who have come here they have many times over the last seven weeks, to really, i think, have many times over the last seven weeks, to really, ithink, receive support from other israelis, from other hostages, from friends and families. and this is an important moment on day two of this deal because, in the last hour, the armed wing of hamas has said on its telegram channel that it has decided to delay the second round of hostage releases and has accused israel of not adhering to the agreement and not adhering to the agreement and not delivering enough aid to the north of the gaza strip which is part of that deal brokered by qatar. until this latest development we were expecting at least 13 israeli hostages to be released, to b