Direct next steps. Connected with Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss coordination to support israel, deter hostile actors and protect innocent people. We will in the minutes ahead we hope get more of a level of detail whats going to happen. Sandra we are about an hour behind and also anticipating Jake Sullivan to appear at the White House Press briefing with Karine Jeanpierre, that too has been pushed back because we have not heard the president s address yet. As soon as he begins speaking we will get to that. Middle east region is quieter today than in two decades. Sandra and there he is, that was National Security adviser Jake Sullivan speaking last week touting the Biden Administration middle east policy, days later, an attack for the deadliest day since the holocaust. John a lot of signals were missed, im john roberts in washington. We are still waiting for President Biden to address the nation. Speech scheduled to start one hour and one minute ago. Also scheduled this hour, the White H
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released any time now. a total of 50 are set to be released over the next four days. israel confirmed they were given a list of those names and started to contact the families. as far as we know, families who may have hostages returned in the next few days have not yet had word of whether or not their loved ones names are on the list. in return for that hostage release israel will itself release 39 palestinian prisoners today, that is made up of 2a women, and 15 teenage boys, and that group is the first of 150 palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails who are due to be released as part of this. in the last few hours we have seen trucks rolling through the rafah crossing, in larger number than we have seen at any point during this war so far, taking that desperately needed aid into gaza, you can see there, pictures of the trucks that started to move through, a lot them carrying very basic things, like food and water, also medical supplies as well, but crucially fuel. egypt s
brother, my safe place, and the terrorists taking him hostage took the safe place. every one of them need to come home and not in coffins. that was 47 days ago that my heart has been buried in gaza. john: right now, american and israeli families anxiously waiting to reunite with their loved ones after israel and hamas secured a deal following several weeks of negotiations. we are awaiting an update from israeli officials in the next hour. the first time israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will publicly address the deal since it was approved. hello, i m john roberts in washington. and good wednesday afternoon to you. gillian: good to be with you, sandra is out today, this is a special edition of america reports . take a look at what we know right now this hour, the deal r free at least three americans, they are among 50 women and children hamas will release in exchange for 150 palestinian prisoners. all going to happen during a temporary ceasefire that is slated t