good day. i m chris jansing in new york city. we are following the biggest diplomatic breakthrough in israel s war with hamas. after 49 days in captivity, we can now report that 13 israeli women and children have been reunited with their families. they are safely in israel. we know who four of them are. in the west bank, dozens of palestinians have been released from israeli prisons. we re covering this story from all angles with live reports from nbc correspondent across the region, with the latest on the identities of those hostages as we are learning them in real time now. from the white house, we have details on the biden administration s key role in getting this deal together. plus the tenuous nature of the cease-fire that appears to be holding as well as israel s new warning to palestinians to stay in south gaza as aid trucks begin to arrive as part of the deal. a lot to get to. we want to get you the latest this hour. we just learned, confirmed 13 israeli women and c
the middle east. we begin with breaking news on the israel-hamas war. here s what s new at this hour. right now, thousands are gathering in washington d.c. to protest the war, and call for a cease-fire. we will have a live report from there in just a moment for you. secretary of state, antony blinken repeats calls for a humanitarian pause in israel s retaliation in gaza. but israeli prime minister met benjamin netanyahu says no, unless it s tied to the release of hostages. there are increasing reports of attacks on palestinians, and the occupied west bank, carried out by israeli soldiers and settlers, and the u.s. is advising all americans to leave lebanon now, fearing escalations in the war. and the idf has released this new video that it says shows soldiers attacking tunnels along the gaza strip. arab leaders meeting with secretary blinken in jordan today, joining the call for humanitarian pause, echoed by thousands protesting on the streets of london again today. and by le
Being on. Lets reset at the top of the hour now. Im anderson cooper. Thank you for joining us. Were following two major breaking stories that the hour. The downing of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 that killed 298 people in ukraine. And im wolf blitzer reporting from jerusalem. The other major story, the breaking story we were following, the crisis in gaza, where israel launched a major ground offensive and it continues. A lot to get you up to date on in this hour. President obama today laying out the priorities and the aftermath of the Airline Crash in the ukraine. The priorities, learning the truth first, he say then acting. There has to be a credible International Investigation into what happened. The u. N. Security council has endorsed this investigation and we will hold all its members, including russia, to their word. In order to facilitate that investigation. Russia, prorussian separatists
and ukraine must adhere to an immediate ceasefire. Evidence must not be tampered with. Inves
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