good evening. had there not been an extension to this four day truce, then the fighting would have resumed in just under two hours time. as it is, both sides will stand down for a further two days. so far, 11 israeli hostages have been released with more palestinians expected to be freed. we can show your life prison images where authorities are standing by. the us national security council spokesman, john kirby, said the us welcomed the extension. the humanitarian pause in gaza now in its fourth day, will be extended for another two days through thursday morning. israel time. this humanitarian pause has already brought a halt to the fighting, together with a surge of humanitarian assistance. now, in order to extend the pause, hamas has committed to releasing another 20 women and children over the next two days. we would, of course, hope to see the pause extended further. and that will depend upon hamas continuing to release hostages. that is the picture you are looking at o
could collapse at any moment. what we know about the talks happening right now behind the scenes, and what happens if it all falls apart. a reminder, the current pause expires in just two hour s time. in the meantime, egypt says these 11 israeli hostages are being handed over today. this in exchange for the 33 palestinian prisoners. so we will get to that, plus the other end of the current cease fire. it still appears to be holding, much needed humanitarian aid continues to across over into gaza, a total of 200 trucks are expected to get in today. also today, a visit to israel from elon musk. he toured a kibbutz with prime minister benjamin netanyahu a little earlier, and also met with idf soldiers and family members of those killed on october 7th. what we know about the deal that he has struck with israel. we ve got a whole lot to get to, so we re going to get started with the reporting. joining us from tel aviv, we have nbc news correspondent david noriega. from doha, qatar
hello i m alicia acuna along with joey jones, nicole saphier and joe concha. the big story is a fox news alert. a third wave of hostages released by hamas among the 17 is 4-year-old abigail and american israeli girl whose parents were killed in front of her by hamas terrorist on october 7. we have team fox coverage tonight, lu lucas tomlinson is a nantucket massachusetts with bit under biden s reaction but first alex hogan. is the third day of the cease-fire comes to an and 14 israeli hostages have been freed this brings the total to 40 is really hostages, 14 thai hostages and one filipino. among them the very first american dual citizen. abigail was found covered in her parents blood on october 7 when they were killed and she was taken hostage. doctors say as much is there celebrating the 4-year-old who has now been released there is one woman in dire condition, the eldest released today an 84-year-old woman airlifted at the hospital, take a listen. she s in the emerge
one will feel safe until hamas is gone. cnn, israel. thank you to nic robertson for the report. of course, stay with cnn for the latest on the ground in israel and what s happening in gaza. thank you for joining us tonight. i m caitlin collins in tel aviv. and i m alex in washington, have a good night. welcome to the whole story i m anderson cooper in tel aviv. the attack left 1400 people dead, more than 200 people have been held hostage according to the israeli officials. many more people are still unaccounted for. in response, israel began a bombing campaign according to the hamas control health ministry with more thousands dying so far. the story is complex. . its roroots go back toto t the formation of israel in 1948. there was a military wing that perpetrated the terror attack. we have the whole story from how they were formed, what their ideology is and how they have evolved over the decades. we want to warn you that some of the images you will see in the hour may
you are watching symone. american hostage released by hamas, abigail edan just turned for two days ago. president biden says abigail is proof that the hostage deal is working. she is among the 17 hostages let go of three of a four-day truce in exchange for 39 palestinian held in israel. the president saying the goal is to extend the pause in order to get more hostages out and more humanitarian aid into gaza. where displaced civilians are in desperate need. we will break down what happens next and hear from a family member of one of the hostages. plus, new york congressman george santos blasts his colleagues and doubles down against the damning report alleging his misuse of campaign funds. the house vote to expect them is expected this week. we will hear from ethics committee member lynne ivey about what to expect there. i am symone sanders-townsend and i have something to say. it is four pm in washington, d.c., and 11 pm in israel and gaza, where hamas release