you are in the cnn newsroom. i m alex marquardt in washington alongside kaitlan collins in tel aviv. jim acosta is off tonight. thank you very much for joining us. israel moves towards a fourth and possibly final day of its temporary truce with hamas. so much will demand on how many more hostages get released after three successful days of hostage releases. hamas says it wants to extend the pause in the fighting. a source telling cnn that israel s war cabinet is also discussing that possibility. but today it was yet another emotional day for so many families in israel. a third group of 17 hostages held inside the gaza strip since early october, they were finally freed. here are some of the early images, or images we ve just again some of those families, finally imbembracing after weekf uncertainty. a total of 17 hostages today, including three thai nationals, and these pictures that you re looking at there, those are 14 of the israeli hostages who were released from captivi
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world as we continue our coverage of the israel/hamas war. i m rosemary church. it is now the fourth day of a temporary truce between israel and hamas, and israel says discussions of under way after it received a list of hostages expected to be released from gaza in the hours ahead. today is set to be the final day of@greemen, but hamas says it wants to extend the pause in the fighting beyond the four-day deal. a source tells cnn israel s war cabinet also discussed that possibility sunday night. on day three of the truce, 17 hostages were freed, including israelis and foreign nationals. the group included mothers and children and ranged in age from 84 to 4 years old. other hostages released by hamas over the weekend, including this mother and daughter, have already been reunited with their families. and as part of the deal, an additional 39 palestinian prisoners and detainees were released from israeli jails on s
hostages come out and search more humanitarian relief into those who are in need in gaza. we ll hear more on the possibility of that extended truce later, from our correspondent on the ground. it all comes as m more israelis held by hamas including nine children as well as three foreign nationals were released on sunday. among them is abigail idan, the first us citizen to be freed. she was just three at the time she was taken hostage, and she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october 7th attacks. members of her family have released a statement, saying. we hoped and prayed today would come. the family also thanked the qatari and us governments for helping to secure her release. here s her grandfather, speaking earlier. translation: it was wow . i couldn t believe translation: it was wow . i couldn t believe it translation: it was wow . i couldn t believe it until- translation: it was wow . i couldn t believe
more humanitarian relief in to those who are in need in gaza. we ll hear more on the possibility of an extended truce later from our correspondent on the ground. it all comes as m more israelis held by hamas, including nine children as well as three foreign nationals, were released on sunday. among them is abigail idan the first us citizen to be freed. she was just three when she was taken hostage and she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october 7 attacks. members of her family have released a statement saying: the family also thanked the qatari and us governments for helping to secure her release. here s her grandfather speaking earlier. translation: it was wow . i couldn t believe it until i saw her. i simply couldn t believe it. now i m a bit more relieved. not relieved completely, because there is happiness mixed with missing abigail s parents. there are other people who have not returned. i want them to return
hostages come out and surge more humanitarian relief in to those who are in need in gaza. we ll hear more on the possibility of an extended truce later, from our correspondent on the ground. it all comes as m more israelis held by hamas including nine children, as well as three foreign nationals were released on sunday. among them is avigail idan the first us citizen to be freed. she was just three at the time she was taken hostage, and she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october 7th attacks. members of her family have released a statement, saying. the family also thanked the qatari and us governments for helping to secure her release. here s her grandfather, speaking earlier. translation: it was wow . i couldn t believe it until i saw her. i simply couldn t believe it. now i m a bit more relieved. not relieved completely, because there is happiness mixed with missing abigail s parents. there are other people w