reporter: hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here, in the united states, around the world and streaming us on cnn max. we continue the breaking news coverage of the israel-hamas war. i m rosemary church. we are following a surprising delay in the agreement between israel and hamas, that puts of the expected release of hostages until friday. a temporary truce is also delayed. the update came hours before humanitarian pause in fighting in the initial release of 50 women and children hostages was expected to begin. both u.s. and israeli officials point to logistical details for the delay. while one israeli official says israel has not yet received the names of the first hostages to be freed. meantime israeli forces are still pressing on with their offensive against hamas, striking parts of northeastern in central gaza, the palestinians area further south we re also hit. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is making it clear the war is not slowing down, and he ex