you are in the cnn newsroom. i m alex marquardt in washington. my colleague, kaitlan collins, is in tel aviv. jim acosta is off tonight. thank you very much for being with us. we do begin with breaking news in what is now the third day of a temporary pause in the fighting between israel and hamas. hamas saying tonight that it does want to extend this temporary cease-fire into a beyond the original four-day deal. sources telling us that israel s war cabinet is discussing that possibility. today was yet another emotional day for families in israel. a third group of 17 hostages who were held inside gaza since early october were finally freed. these are the 13 israeli women and children released by hamas. they range in age from 4 to 84. and for the first time in this temporary truce, an american is also among the freed hostages. 4-year-old abigail idan. you see her right there. her family celebrating, saying, coy quote, there are no words to express our relief. w i want to ha
good evening. you are watching a special edition of the source tonight. i m kaitlan collins live in tel aviv alongside pamela brown in washington. israel does have the list of hostages set to be released on saturday, the second day of the temporary agreement they have struck with hamas. sources tell me there are several children on that list. though of course what actually happens remains to be seen. we saw it happen today. it was a minute by minute basis. right now we are hours away from what is expected to be day two of that expected four-day truce. we know that the first group of hostages held by hamas are back in israel tonight. they re receiving medical treatment after a journey that took them through egypt, and eventually here back home. that includes this children s hospital near tel aviv, where eight hostages are being treated tonight, four children, their mothers, and one grandmother. doctors are telling us they are in good condition. they are getting this init
this is cnn breaking news. well, good morning to you, and welcome to our continuing coverage of the truce between israel and hamas, and the expected release of more hostaged today, i m pamela brown. my colleague kaitlan collins is live in tel aviv. we re waiting and watching in the tense situation in gaza and israel where a second group of hostages held by hamas is expected to be released. it s day two of a fragile four-day pause in fighting, and we re now hearing the timing is delayed in part by the slowness of aid trucks entering gaza. as families wait anxiously for word sources tell cnn that today s list provided by hamas has 13 names. cnn has learned that no americans are expected to be released today. under terms of the complicated deal israel three palestinians for every israeli hostages as buses wait outside a prison in the occupied west bank one palestinian official says israel is not following the terms of the prisoner release deal. on friday this video was relea
including our exclusive interview with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who we spoke with earlier today. we asked him about the ongoing negotiations with hamas on the release of hostages in exchange for a temporary cease fire, while israel is facing tough questions from around the world about the conduct of the war. tonight, he answers those questions. also today, the israeli military says it found tunnels dug beneath gaza s al-shifa hospital and released video of its discovery. we also speak with america s top diplomat, secretary of state antony blinken, about that historic summit between president biden and china s president xi jinping. the new deal to crack down on the chemicals that make fentanyl, the drug that has caused so much pain and heartbreak here in america. with all of the biggest developments tonight, we are going to with cbs s debora patta who is in east jerusalem. reporter: with every bomb, every strike, families of the more than 200 hostages abduc
that impact america s national security. including our exclusive interview with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who we spoke with earlier today. we asked him about the ongoing negotiations with hamas on the release of hostages in exchange while israel is facing tough questions from around the world about the conduct of the war. tonight, he answers those questions. also today, the israeli military says it found tunnels dug between gaza s al-shifa hospital and released a video of its discovery. we also speak with america s top diplomat, secretary of state antony blinken, about that historic summit between president biden and china s president xi jinping. the new deal now to crack down on the chemicals that make fentanyl, the drug that has caused so much pain and heartbreak here in america. with all of the biggest developments tonight, we are going to with cbs s debora patta in east jerusalem. reporter: with every bomb, every strike, families of the more than 200 ho