welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber with our continuing coverage of the israel-hamas war. we're now well into day three of the fragile truce between hamas and israel with israel preparing to receive another group of hostages today. the israeli government has their names and informed their families. 13 israelis and four thai nationals were released saturday but only after an hours long delay threatened to up end the exchange. following preliminary medical check, all former hostages were taken to hospitals for care and to be reunited with their families. one doctor says none of the people examined so far are in need of urgent medical attention but they show signs of extended captivity. earlier hamas had stalled on releasing the hostages over a dispute on which palestinians would be released. 187 trucking made it into gaza with food, water, fuel and medical supplies though it is only a small fraction of what is needed. 61 of those trucks reached heavily damaged northern gaza, the most trucks in one day since the war began. elliott gotkine is following this for us from london. complications and delays on the hostage release. take us through what happened and how things were ultimately resolved? >> reporter: i suppose there was a lot of anxiety among the israeli families and the whole of israel which was transfixed by this planned release of the hostages, the second batch of hostages and of course over in the west bank as well, many palestinians also waiting for release of their families. what seems to have happened is that hamas said that israel was not abiding by the agreement that had been painstakingly mediated by the qataris in that it wasn't providing enough aid to northern gaza and also the seniority of the palestinian prisoners that israel was planning to release. israel says that wasn't the case. israel also says hamas didn't abide by the agreement by separating one of the mothers from their daughter. we saw a 13-year-old girl being freed by hamas, but her mother remains it is believed in captivity, although israelis saying it is unknown where she is and what happened to her. but it is also worst noting that we don't actually have the full text of the agreement between israel and hamas. so it is unclear precisely what the terms are, but israel certainly saying that the terms included the fact that mothers should not be separated from their children. so several hours of delay. eventually it did take place. this truce remains inintact. and there is hope and expectation that the third batch of israeli hostages abducted during that rampage october 7 will be freed and another batch of palestinian women and minors held in prisons will also be freed as part of this deal. of course this truce is supposed to last for four days and it can be extended israel says for every ten hostages that hamas fr frees, an additional day of truce will be implemented. >> elliott gotkine, appreciate it. so we want to show you one of the most emotional scenes from release of the hostages on saturday. have a look. 9-year-old emily hand rushing into the arms her father thomas hand. during the 50 days she spent as a hostage, emily turned 9 years old. and an american man says all the hostages are going through enormous trauma because of what they have witnessed since october 7. >> every single hostage that came from either the nova party or any of the communities around, they have suffered an enormous amount of trauma. my cousin saw her mom being murdered in front of her eyes and her body dumped by the border. she didn't have the time to mourn. she was under tremendous amount of stress and trying to hold this entire time her two young daughters up so that they could survive this thing. so absolutely, it is unthinkable the amount of stress. but we know they are now in good hands in the best possible system available to them with family, with therapists, with doctors and a great hospital to host them and have them around protected and safe from hamas. and they can start their long return to recovery and the life hopefully they had before october 7. >> so that was dori robert, three of his family members were freed this weekend. on the palestinian side, 39 former prisoners arrived back home. we were welcomed by a jubilant crowd. the former prisoners included six women and 33 male teenagers. one father described the moment when he heard his son was among them. >> translator: when i heard the news, i felt happiness, absolute happiness. finally get to take my son home. i'm happy for everyone going home today. but of course our happiness is not really complete because our other son is still in prison, so we feel sadness still for him and for all the martyrs in gaza too. >> one analyst noted that the number of prisoners released over the past two days is just a drop in the bucket compared to the thousands of palestinians held in israeli prisons. she spoke on cnn earlier. >> this is a moment that we must also remember that 150 palestinian women and children that will be released in this deal represent less than 2% of the total number of palestinians detained by israel. since october 7 in the last seven weeks, israel has railroaded over 3,000 palestinians and continue to arrest between 50 to 100 palestinians every night including 200 children. and this brings the number of total detainees and prisoners to over 8300. and i don't believe this even accounts for the number of palestinians arrested in the ground invasion. so this is an incredibly emotional moment right now to see the detainees reunited with their families especially as some of the women who were leased today, and yesterday, have been held in solitary confinement and were isolated from the outside world. but we should remember that as we celebrate this release, we must also address the root cause of the mass incarceration of the palestinians and that is the continued colonization of palestinian lane and seizure of palestinian land. military occupation and denial of palestinian freedom for the last 735 5 years. >> and she said the number held under detention has reached a 20 year high. and being held without knowing any charges against them or a legal process. and part of the deal is making sure more humanitarian aid trucks get through to gaza and it led to tense moments and delay in the handover of hostages on saturday. larry madowo is in cairo with the details. >> reporter: even though egypt celebrated the first day of the tense truce between israel and hamas, day two almost collapsed with hamas warning that israel had endangered the deal by not allowing enough aid trucks to come into northern gaza. that is part of the framework for the release of hostages as israelis describe it. and in the end, after mediation from qatar, egypt and the united states, it went ahead, hostages were released and the palestinian red drcrescent confirming that 180 aid trucks made it into gaza, including 61 that went into northern gaza, largest convoy of humanitarian aid to go into the northern part of the strip since october 7. and that is important because the u.n. has warned that there is a risk of dehydration and diseases breaking out in the northern where people are consuming water from unsafe sources. the health care system almost collapsed since the almost 50 days of bombardment of this part of the territory. the challenges with the deal on day two highlighting how difficult this is, it is not done until it is done, it is a day at a time. even as qatar is discussing potentially extending it beyond the four days, that aid has to keep coming in, food, fuel, cooking gas all badly needed. and so they are closely watching to the 200 a day quota that was agreed upon as part of the deal to allow for the 1.7 million displaced in gaza to receive this badly needed humanitarian aid. larry madowo, cnn, cairo. >> even though more humanitarian aid has gotten into gaza since the truce, lloyd austin says it has to increase. in a call with the israeli minister of defense, austin pointed out the critical role they play in getting more aid and fuel to the people and that civilians must also be able to access the aid safely. and aid organizations are still sounding the alarm about the situation in gaza saying the conditions there continue to be dire. here is the u.n. agency that supports human relief and development of palestinian refugees. >> humanitarian, the health and the environmental hazards are very, very high. we're talking, first of all, of displaced population that is overcrowded in shelter, over 1 million people now live in 156 shelters. that is around 9,000 people per location. these locations were set up to accommodate 2,000, not 9,000 people. and we're also talking about the breakdown oin general municipal services and that includes pumping sewage. and so therefore the streets of gaza are flooding with sue think so you thisewage. and that is very danger us. and there is a sharp increase in diseases particularly related to the overcrowds such as respiratory diseases that are spreading very fast and also skin diseases because people do not have access to showers. we're talking about 4500 people per shower in our shelters. so the risks are very high health and environmental levels. directs tore of gaza's al-shifa hospital remains in israeli custody. the israeli military says that idf maintained him last thursday and turned him over to the israeli securities services for questioning. an idf spokesperson says hamas was using the hospital as a, quote, bed of terrorism which hamas and the hospital have denied. he says israel will make a decision regarding the release in due course. the number of journalists killed in gaza, israel and lebanon since the attack has increased to at least 57. that is after the community to protect journalists confirmed the death of behalf palestinian journalists saturday. the advocacy group says that 50 palestinian, four israeli and three lebanese journalists lost their lives since the hamas war began last month. three palestinian teens were shot and wounded on saturday near an israeli prison in the occupied west bank according to the palestinian red crescent society. they say the boys were hit by live fire where prisoners were being released. they saw the three being carried away. and at least one was on a stretcher covered in blood. cnn has reached out to the israel border police for comment. among the hostages leased by hamas are four thai citizens. would we'll have the latest on how they are doing. and president biden workings phones with qatari officials who are the mediators. the latest on that just ahead. four hostages from thailand were released saturday in addition to ten released friday. the thai prime minister says they are in good health. none needed emergency medical care. thai officials 18 thai citizens are still being held hostage. today more happy families in thailand. take us through who were released and how they are doing? >> reporter: the prime minister issued a list of the four new hostages that have been released along with the ten released friday. but the thai authorities warn journalists not to dig too much or speak to the families and reveal some of the frgs cans t conversations that have been had because the situation is pre-tear yus for the 18 still in captivity. so it is a very delicate situation in terms of the who and what is going to happen to them next. i do want to update you on their condition. you mentioned that they are in good health. we also know that they have been communicating well. i think that is an important fact given the kind of captivity that they have been in. the ten that were released friday, they were described by hospital workers from the medical center as being stable but not entirely healthy. there were signs of lack of nutrition. but they are leveraging the extent of the health care facilities. they have translators into help with communication and they also have representatives from the royal thai embassy to help as well. there have been comments from various authorities, let's talk about the israeli foreign minister who has said that dedicated care will be provided for these migrant workers who have just been released. and also the foreign minister in thailand also expressing his elation that they are now free. >> and as you were saying, there are still more thai nationals held by hamas. are they sxeblgsy expecting the released soon? and you said my gigrant workers. explain why there are so many thais in israel. >> reporter: we have a large number of migrant workers to go to work in israel and a lot come from quite poor farming communities. it has hugely impacted not just the families but the whole community that rely on this income coming in. and a lot work in agricultural and you would have found them on that southern flank near gaza and this is one of the reasons why the number of thai hostages that we are hearing about in all of this are quite high. that hasn't been a surprise to all of those who know about that migrant community. there are tens of thousands that would ordinarily work in israel and they would have to be re-ensured by ngos about their safety. but as of yet no more details on the 18 still being held. >> appreciate the update manisha tank. thank you so much. even though the agreement spells out each side's responsibilities, nothing in this situation is simple or easy to carry out. one of the many complexities how and where the hostages are moved from gaza into israel. colonel cedric leighton explained this part of it for alex marquardt. >> first crossing that they had is here at rafah which is the crossing from gaza into egypt and then they went from egypt to crossing both from gaza into israel and as well as from egypt into israel, they crossed through this way. and then another crossing down here where they could also have crossed. and then when you go back to the other map here, the first day's hostages went to the air base, but that is not the case as far as i know today. but for tonight's release, all of them seem to be ending up at hospitals here in tel aviv. >> so essentially going like this and up to the hospitals there. >> that's right. >> what is interesting, colonel, that there are a number of crossings between israel and gaza directly. and those are not being used. these two days, they have gone from gaza into egypt before going into israel. so why do you think that is and do you think that that will continue in these next two days at least? >> i think it will continue that way because, first of all, the crossings in the north have all been damaged. so they are crossings that basically are not usable for these purposes right now. and also dangerous for hamas to go in there. the other reason is that these actually have, especially rafah, has the border crossing facilities, egyptian customs, israeli officials also end up there. so that was the best way for them to move and then to go in this way. and then up through the areas as we talked about. >> that was military analyst colonel cedric leighton. and president biden spoke with qatar's emir on saturday trying to resolve the delay that happened early on the second day of the hostage release according to the national security council. so far no word on when any american hostages held by hamas will be released. arlette saenz is with the president in massachusetts. >> reporter: the white house is closely watching the coming hours waiting to hear whether any american citizens will be part of the next group of hostages that are expected to be released on sunday. no american citizens were included in the first releases that occurred on friday and saturday, but the white house says they are hopeful that at least three americans will be coming out in the coming days. it is expected that they will be part of this larger group that had been negotiated to release 50 women and children. and the american citizens who officials are focusing in on are two women and also that young 4-year-old girl abigail edan whose parents were killed in the attack by hamas. but it also comes as president biden is working the phones trying to ensure that this deal and the implementation of the deal remains on track. on saturday he spent some time on the phone speaking with the emir of qatar and as well as the qatari prime minister as there were delays in the hostage release, concerns that the release might fall apart for saturday. the president spoke with them to talk about the potential hurdles and also ways to overcome it and ultimately around 1:30 p.m. sath saturday, the white house got word that the release was moving forward and the red cross would soon retrieve those hostages. kevin kamala harris spoke to this out this california. >> president biden spoke with the emir to resolve the issues and we do believe they are being resolved. we'll continue to be diligent and vigilant in doing all that we can in that regard to ensure that there is human january aid going in, that hostages are going out and our heist priority of course are the american citizens being held. >> reporter: the white house has been unable to pinpointen a exact day that the americans will be released, but they are hopeful that they will be released in the coming days and there is also concern about the other americans believed to be held hostage by hamas. there are about ten americans unaccounted for. the president told reporters friday that he did not know all of their conditions. arlette saenz, cnn, traveling with the president in nantucket, massachusetts. former u.s. president and presidential candidate donald trump attended the palmetto bowl saturday in south carolina. he also fired off some criticism of the hostage deal between israel and hamas on social media on truth social, commented on the fact that no americans have been released because of no respect for our country or our leadership. trump's post came after a u.s. official said americans weren't expected to be part of the second wave of hostages released saturday. the u.s. is pointing a finger at iran following an attack on an israeli owned container ship according to two u.s. defense officials who say the vessel was hit by a suspected iranian drone in the indian ocean friday. one official says the ship took minor damage and there are no injuries. the vessel is registered in malta, but owned by an israeli conglomerate. i'm kim brunhuber. for our international viewers, inside africa is next. in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast business is introducing the small business bonus. for a limited time you can get up to a $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. yep, $1000. so switch to business internet from the company with the largest fastest reliable network and that powers more businesses than anyone else. learn how you can get $1000 back for your business today. comcast business. powering possibilities. welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states and canada. i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." israeli security officials are looking over a new list of hostages that hamas says they will release in the coming hours according to the israeli prime minister's office. this is after hamas turned over a second group of hostages saturday after an hours' long delay. buses carried 13 israeli and four thai nationals out of gaza and israel released 39 palestinian prisoners. here is a look at the 13 israelis hamas released saturday, they include seven children, the youngest three years old. but mis-friday systery surround of a 13-year-old. her mother wasn't released with her. and under the deal mothers and children weren't supposed to be separated. so where her mother is and why she wasn't released is not known. each