Israel is at war in a way they have never seen before with unprecedented fighting in their own territory. And some of their soldiers reported will captured by hamas fighters. Now this started before sunrise this morning as the Militant Group hamas launched its multifront attack. Hamas gunmen now infiltrated israeli towns. One video shows palestinian Moil Tants Opening Fire on people just driving by. Residents are barricaded inside their homes. Local News Programs are reporting that fighters are now attempting to break into peoples homes. The latest official number is 22 people killed, hundreds more have been injured. The barrage, as we said, is still on going. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation and hamas fighters just a few hours ago. Translator citizens of israel, we are at war, not an operation or in rounds, but at war. I have ordered an extensive reserves that we return fire of a magnitude that the enemy has not known. The enemy will pay an unprecedented price. W
washington. israel now has the list of hostages who are supposed to be released tomorrow, and we are just hours away from day two of this expected four-day truce. i should note, we are getting new reporting in now. we are told there are several children who are on that list for tomorrow. of course the final group remains to be seen. that is something that we will learn as it happens in real time, as we did today, with this first group of hamas-held hostages being back on israeli soil. what we know is happening right now is they are getting medical treatment across multiple different locations here in tel aviv, where they have been reunited with their families. they are also including, at this children s hospital that is right outside of where i m standing right now, 24 hostages in total, which are 13 israelis, ten thai citizens, one filipino, all evacuated from gaza today and released by hamas after being held there for several weeks. there was not a dry eye in the room when
happening now, breaking news. dramatic developments here in the middle east. the first major release of hostages since the hamas attacks on october 7th. 13 israelis and 11 foreign nationals finally free from gaza after nearly seven weeks. i m wolf blitzer live in tel aviv, israel. and i m jim acosta here in washington. president biden is vowing to return every single american hostage even though none were included in today s agreement. as the president says it s unclear if americans will be included in the next release but praised today s hand-off as a promising sign. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. you re in the situation room. the breaking news this hour, an outpouring of emotion here in israel as hamas releases 24 hostages kidnapped back on october 7th. cnn s matthew chance has details including a closer look at the video hamas released of the hostage hand-off inside gaza. they kidnapped and killed, but now hamas is showing
say that they are all in relatively good condition, they are undergoing a medical assessment at this time, pam. and so far, kaitlan, no americans as we know have been freed. despite that, president biden says he s hopeful at least a few will be released in the coming days, perhaps tomorrow. we ll have to wait and see. by the end of this four-day pause in fighting, hamas is expected to free 50 hostages. of course, that is assuming this truce holds. other conditions in this deal include the release of dozens of palestinian prisoners in critical aid getting into gaza. matthew chance has been tracking this and these hostages and how they finally made their way after a difficult journey back to israel. here s his report. reporter: they kidnapped and killed. but now hamas is showing its gunmen releasing israelis in gaza. for many, these are disturbing scenes. 9-year-old ohad munder. an old woman being carried by a masked man as palestinians cheered. after 49 long days of capt
story. i ll see you next sunday. . hello and welcome, everyone, i m michael holmes. appreciate the company, and it s midnight here in atlanta, 37:00 a.m. in and list of hostages that hamas is prepared to release on saturday and has notified their families. according to an israeli source, several children are on saturday s list. day one of the truce that hamas released 24 people who had been held hostage since october 7th. 13 of them were israelis, 11 were foreign nationals, all of them were taken to several tel aviv hospitals for medical evaluations. among the non-israelis were 10 thai citizens and one filipino who spent the night in the same medical center near tel aviv and they cautioned that the process is far from over. translator: the site of those that have safely crossed the border into israel provokes a profound sense of relief, yet our hearts remain with the hostages still held in gaza. tonight, we embrace the family of the hostages keeping them constantly in o