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
israel says it is expecting 14 hostages to be released today, but a list provided to them by hamas only has 13 names on it. in exchange, israel is prepared to release up to 42 more prisoners. cnn has learned that no americans are expected to be released today. under the deal, israel is freeing three palestinians from jail for every israeli hostage allowed out of gaza. but palestinian officials are warning of what they call a possible crisis in the deal. they say israel is not following terms of the prisoner release deal as it relates to sin yourity. the truce also allows the flow of humanitarian aid into gaza. more than 70 aid trucks entered gaza today through the rafah crossing carrying food, water, fuel and medical supplies. cnn is covering the developments. we ll start with kaitlan collins. so, we have seen one day of a successful exchange, several more to go. what are we expecting over the next few hours? officials in israel are hopeful but not confident because they kn
thank you for joining us on cnn newsroom, i m leila ha rfergaq. haraq. after being held hostage by hamas for 49 days, the four day pause in the fighting that made their release possible is now into day 2 and appears to be holding. israel says it has received a list of israeli hostages who should be released sometime saturday and has notified their families. according to an israeli source, several children are also on the list. while the released were taken to israeli hospitals for medical evaluation, one talked to cnn about his family finally coming home. we were fortunate enough to have those three dear loved ones come back to us today. initial upstairs that we got is that updates we got is that they re in good shape physically and mentally, according to turned 9 during his captivity. and so we all happy that they are okay. in that sense. well many mao among the nonisraelis who were released which are one thai citizens and one filipino. they are getting checked ident
welcome, i m michael holmes, appreciate your company. we begin this hour in israel, 13 israeli citizens and 11 foreign nationals are out of gaza and back in israel after 49 days as hostages of hamas. the four-day pause in the fighting that made their release possible is entering day two and appears to be holding. a live look at gaza, where it s 8:00 a.m. israel says it has received a list of israeli hostages who should be released sometime on saturday and has notified their families. according to the israeli source, several children are on the list. friday, 13 were israelis and 5 were foreign nationals. among the non-israelis, ten thai and one filipino citizens. they re getting checked out in tel aviv. a spokesperson lauded the release but cautioned the process is far from over. translator: the sight of those who have safely crossed the border into israel evokes a profound sense of relief, yet our hearts remain with the hostages still held in gaza. tonight we embrace the fa