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edition of "hannity". i'm judge jeanine pirro, in fore sean. >> and we begin with breaking news. moments ago. israel approved what prime minister benjamin netanyahu was callinmoments g a lull in the fg with hamas. in exchange, hamas will reportedly return 50 hostages, women and children, during a four day pause in fighting. and just in reuter ess. is reporting that hamas has also just agreed to there deal. here now with the very latest from tel aviv, alex hogan is with us. >> alex. hi, judge jeanine, thiass major is major news after weeks of trying to strike a deal. israel tonight nweeks rying sas approved this hostage negotiation deal and what this would dohie , allowing the reley of 50 hostages, women, in and children in exchange for a four day cease fire as well. the release of palestinians currently being detained in israentlyl. israel also tonight says that if ten additional hostages released every single day, that would allow another pauseed in the fighting. we have heard concern from far israeli officials on the groundd that any cease fire would allow hamas to regroup, regain its forces aas and then fight back. but israeli security officials tonight sa y they support this plan and that the security and intelligence will beund. maintained on the ground. and families have been protesting day in and day out,rnment calling on the government to strike a deal. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu thanked president joe biden foanyahur some of the hele in these talks. but while this agreed release i of 50 people is a great win fors people here in israel, there's only freeing uy p one fifththat of the people that have been taken. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the way that this will work is that the hostages will likelyor reles be released in several groups. and what we're expecting to sene is that they could be released as soon as within 24 hours., of only, of course, if everything from here until ben goes according to plan, judge jeanine. >> all right. >>ulll right. netanyahu calls this a lull and not a cease fire. t cease-fiis any significance t? i think there is, because t looking at the strategic effort that we have seen,ic effor the continuing to move forward, not only in the north, but in the soute nortt in th, there isd concern that hamas could regroup. so there is going to have to beh a lot of preparation on the ground to make sure that israeounde sul is able to s strategic offenses and its itse forces where they are without giving up territory and withoutt up any of the gains that they have made in the last several weeks. being one in tlast several the.g but it is worth noting, of course, back here tonight, this is just e a majorst celebration for the families who were hoping that their w ons could be a part of those 50 who could be released. >> well, certainly a happy thanksgiving. in daanksgiving. in in the next couple of days. alex hogan, thank you so much. what will this mean going forward? here now with more, author here new book on how"woke. to defeat cultural marxism in america senator ted cruz. senator, okay. i mean, you are now privy to the news that has been released, moment s ago. eed hamas has just agreed to what the cabinet agreed to int israel. what is the significance of this lull forat iicance o a - period? and 50 israeli hostages? we don't know ife do americans included in those 450ildren palestinian women and children. and i think we should remember, that of the 150 palestinian women and children, they are0 pt jail having been convicted of terrorism in israel. ted of >> well, let me say at the the outset, praise god if this news comes through and we knows israeli hostages are returned, women and children, that thathrl is a wonderful development. you know, i have met with numerous familiesopi have l of hostages taken in israel, and it is horrific. the atrocity hor that were carrd out when hamas invaded southern israel. nvadedisrael and to bring even one hostage home is a victory of 50 hostages are coming home. that that is reason to give thanks. this that' thanksgiving. thanks >> there are also reasons to bei concerned, number one, the 150 palestinians who are in prison in israel that are being released. we don't know the identities of those were tolde bein don the are women and children. one of the sad reality is,childr is thaent hamas regularly uses teenagers to be terrorists. and so there may welle ma be individuals who have committed terrible crimes. ll bthey're my understanding fro the israeli government is that israisraeli government is that any palestinians who have murdered israelis, that that's an importante murdea to draw. but -- but there will be negative consequence s. d >> people who have committed bad acts in the past, who may go forward and commit other bad actspasto ma forwa. negat >> there are also negative consequences in that, giving hamas severa l days to rebuildrebuil is going to make hamashe more dangerous. and that's why the israeli war parliament debated this, why they considered what is the right option here. thatright option here. a judgment that it was worth it to bring 50 hostages home. that's reason to celebrate. but terroristseason gettingasot more dangerous, that's reason to be very concerned. >> you know,veryed. and when yok about the israeli war, parliament debatin g, thisrael hbatin i mean, the people in israel have made it very clear toav the prime minister netanyahu that they want those hostaget ts back. there was an incredible outcry in israel, was there not, fotcrr that return, at the very least, of this 50 hostages? >> well, listen, there there is agony. the families, the communities who lost loved ones, whosee loved ones have been who have been kidnapped, everyn one of them is praying that that their wives, their daughters, their children will be among those coming home. and you can understandcoe that. and listen, this is why terrorists take hostages, because they forceorists te hoso making terrible decisions. it is a bad thing that hamas is going to have four days to regroup, that they're going to have timep that t to refuela that they're going to have time to get stronger. and i think it's very importan t t i think it's very importan ,even while we are grateful for the return of the hostages h and i think prime minister netanyahu quite wisely said that he will continue the pause for additional days if additional hostagesditional g released, that we not lose sight of israel has laid out objectives here. number one, getting the hostages home. so this is makine hostagg real progress. but number two is utterly and completely eliminating hamas. and i do worry that that has hostilities cease for a short period of time. that international pressure and sadly, pressure from the biden white house willy only get greater, only get more significant to try to prevent israel from resuming it ps to follow through on that commitment and eliminating commithamas terrorists, the mon, who committed this horrific attack that is important forel's israel's national security and it's importantrity for america's national security. october 7th, in addition to beingn ad a horrific attack on israel, remains one ofs the worst terrorist attack in american history. tacks in31 americans were murded that day, roughly a dozen taken hostage. we hope there may be some americans amone g, these 50, but we have no indication that's the case. >> welon that'l, during this lu, guess using the term ceaseusingh fire suggests that maybe the war is stopping. se-fire suggeswill israel be ab drones, unmanned drones to atotg least see what is going on, what hamas is doing, whether they are rebuilding, whether they are moving things? i mean, what we have anyings? i will israel know what hamas is doing? sure, well, sure. i have absolute certainty that israel will continu have surveillance, continue monitoring. and one of the most significant elementsnd one of this agreement is that it will allow roughly 300 aid trucks to come from f egypt into gaza, including fuelo trucks. and the consequences of that thd the consequences of that that fuel many of the hamas terrorists are in tunnel mans underground. and for hamas to be able to tora refuel enables them to continue cont tunnels,ing em to continue that makes them more dangerous going forward. >> and the truth and is, i mean, they do have fuel themselves to be demanding fuel from fue israel. and i understand the trucksut going in, but it's also humanitarian in its foodin and medicine in addition to fuel, correct? >> wel well, that's right. and listen, ther that'e, real humanitarian disasters unfolding in gaza. what is happenintariang to theci civilians there is terrible. and that is inflicte d by hamass inflicte . hamas deliberately uses civilians as shields.s as it uses palestinian women and children. chilchildren. at bases, its headquarters in the basement of hospitalsit l as it locates missiles in it, in kindergartens, becauss e it wants palestinian civilians to be casualties. casualti israel israel goes to greater l lengths to avoid civilian casualties than any militaryny m force on the facilite of the planet. but nonetheless, there are inevitably civilian because hamas puts palestinian civilians in harm's way. and also, as a consequence of that, there is realg suffering among palestinian civilians. so some ofpalestinia that aid is necessary. but the challenge is hamas istakes, much of that aidrorist and uses it for the terrorists first. >> and so that's a tradeoffirstf that the israeli government considered. and they made the judgmentd the that bringing 50 hostages home 50ve conseing 50 hostages home consequences of hamas terrorists getting more dangerous and more terrt eliminate in future days. >> problem, however, is therenur are four times that number are still held hostage, includinstill heg americans. >> senator ted cruz, thanks so much for being with us tonighty . >> and despite the temporary ceasnd despite the temporary growing risk of terroror right here at home, especially r new york. cbs news reports that the new york state intelligence center currently believes the threat of an attack in the states increasing as the war rages on. apparently would be attackers are focused on so-called soft targets like protests and large largpublic events. here now with reaction are former fbi special agent nicole parker and idf special operations veteran aaron cohen . all right, nicole, i'll start with you. given this cbscohen. report, wec are inching right ono to thanksgiving. there will be a number there in new york cityo th and of course, as we go into the holidays as well. hobut starting on thursday with the i believe it is the macy's day, thanksgiving parade and the throngs of people come into new york city. what do you say to new yorkers based upont comeo this report? >> yd upont comeo this report? yorkers and to anyone the t that might be visiting new york. >> now is the time to be extremely vigilantime to b, on alert and to keep your head on a swivel. >> you know, as american keep ys, a bi i'm a big proponent, do not live in fear. we don't want to live in fear. the terroristsg are not going w to win. but we need to be extremely vigilant and awarebe. with the macy's thanksgiving day parade coming, tree lightingy's, you know, the ball dropping on new year's eve. there are going to be a plethora of events and isf a of events nothing more that a terrorist would like than to cause chaos violence, destruction and death at these celebrations that frankly celebrate destthe unit celebrate united states. you know, whether you're christian or jewish or whatever your religion mighttesb be. that is what this time is. and in new york city is the epicentewhat thir of many of the celebrations. >> okay. and to aaron cohen. aaron, you know this deal forl the hostagesth, quarter of them, 50 of them in exchange for criminals jailed and convicted in israel. and the children that they're talking about are apparently an children who were born in the jails in israel. why do you think hamas, agreedd to this? >> well, judge, let me just saty it's good to see you again. >> it's been a minute. thank you. as faro se as as far as this ceasefire goes, here's where i'm out with this right now. >>e goes this ceasefire, i beli, was initiated by hamas. yaki sinwais ceaser, the leader of hamas inside of gaza. he's feeling the noose getting tied around his neck, is getting desperate. a couple of brigades left of ne of hamas militants that have completely been surrounded in what we call in hebremas miln a sere lockhart's. israel's been brilliantly unfolding a pressure cookersing campaign using a high degree of selectivity like senator cruz said, very careful with the civilians said.. ops a lot of special ops forcess on on the ground moving house to house those tunnel nd movins alt completely mapped out at this point. how the dog unit ohig kitchen hebrews what it's called a cult via the the archangelsit of those tunneleras operations on mapping everything we've seen under the shea, f of medical center.al seymour is getting desperate. the leaders in qatar sitting in those six star hotels are getting desperate. khalid meshaal. you've got ismail and they're sitting there and everybody knows that the news has completely been taken all these hamas militants trying to get to the south of israel now. now all they're trying to do noosw strength. trying to do and so, listen, the hostages s are have always beentrengt the piece for us. we rescue our people. they're a big dealpeop. we waited for it.ju we did it in 76, in entebbe in july. we got, we back hundred three hostages. we're in the hostage rescue business. ot and we you know, while we may not have invented it, like i've been saying, we perfectented id israel's really good at counterterrorism. so we're going to take israel i thosel take t 50 hostages back. but i can assure you, to your previous chat with the senator, israel is going to have a very high degree of surveillance. srael wiall gaza, we've got that place on lockdown. and the reason why who is becaus israel's a master at that intelligence gathering. so we're going to keep an eye on everythin ag. all the supply lines have been cut off. no one's moving any supplies. we no one want to get those trucks in there, too, for the palestinian people who are trapped in the centee palesr of gaza. and so israel is going to keep a very tight. i are shin bet o wilr mossad among intelligence agencies and it'set okay. we want those hostages back. we're going to take them, we'l theg to keep a very, close eye on exactly how this unfolds overw next couplee, of days. and this ain't a ceasefire, judge. this is what i cal this is whal little's all i tactical snack of a pause. yeah. so it is a greatis agree with youo back and nicole. i'm going to get back to you on, you know, with the defundin t withndin t so focused on january six for so long, you know, how can americans feel comfortable even in new york city, the mayor announce d yesterday that there was going to be a further cut c in the policute americans, you as they go forward. i know you talk about them being free tal and exercising, u their freedoms, but what should they look for and what shouldd they be? how what should they repor t if oat should they repor they see something? well, first of all, to your point, i thinkf that this is something that we talk about all the time here. there is ak aboue time decreasew enforcement because of this defund the police movement and all of thi olics nonsense hass been going on for the last several years. yet there's an increasgoing e in there's an increase in threats to americans, counter terrorism attackse s. i and you're right, i was at thei fbi, their number one focus for the last two and a half to three years has been january 6 capitol violence. and that was the time that i sure hope that they're dedicatingry resources to forein terrorist organization groups. what's happening at the southern border? n we have no idea who's in ourwhos country. that is extremely dangerous. iyou know i know. kno i know a an agent who wast wh a counterterrorism agentsaid and said, you know what?e will you please move me to the criminal side of the house? because until you close the borderheside of , what's thn in working counterterrorism? because you're welcoming potentiati the l into our country.to it's extremely dangerous. so for those that are visiting new york city, keep your eyes and ears open. you know, this os threat couldt be a lone offender. it could be a foreign terrorist organization group aoffender, sg that concerns me drastically and that the department drasy and dronepartment about starting last year is a drone attack. drones are extremelyttack. you e no control. it's -- it's difficult to track them dow difficun. bies b and you know, some people douthe them for hobbies but yet they can be dangerous. you can drop explosivey s with drones. so just keep your eyes and ears open. if you see something, you sa you seesee something, you sa something you call 911, you report it to law enforcement. and i sure hopl e that the fbi has their resources dedicated to these threatsr resour becauss is what americans are most concerned about. right. and aaron, back to you. concd abght the last question.uh okay, so we've got t 50 hopefuly hostages back.ur we've got four times that. we've got another 150, as farr as we know there. how long do you think thisk offensive will take and will hamas keep trying to interrupt the flow of israel in itsits ta takedown of hamas? >> judge, it's a good question a i don't want to speculate on the idea of a macro operatioo sp n around terms of how long it's going to take. but i think israel is starting to put the bow on the hamas package here i. i don't think it's goingon to take long, but israel's got to be very diligent. they've got to be very careful. have gothe tunnels are complex. it's what we call tubular or linear assault team of the dayt. . they got to get in there. but i want to talk to to your guest. last answeo yourr also, becausen i think she was on to something. i want to take a minute right now. i've been training law enforcement country forso 20 years, teaching the israeli model of counterterrorism. and i want to speak to every i've iwant to speak to every g isra and every sheriff out there. you better start taking your training seriousl y. r training seriousl and i'm a big fan of lawyo enforcement, but you really want to have an honest look at you tr hat, your swatur s training. i know swat teams get together about once a monthwa. to the alh program, which is $130 million program funded by state and federal money in texas. uv now, what we saw in uvalde, they may have been a reflection of that traininga , which in my opinion, is a little outdated. so do the sheriffs and chiefs ou t. you better start having a good look at your training, making beok at your training, making making sure you can do point shooting and knocking on those sites when you're in that chemical jumpl based an and makeyou've sure that you've got counterterrorism based training, because this ain'taldo going to look like you balding it going to look like columbine. this couldlumbine. be several dn to several hundred of these popping up right now. and yo right nowu get better gea with your tactics and start being very hones t about youre response capabilities. and i'm not talking about the bigs. i'm talkinca i'g about every city across this country is a lot of them out there start getting seriou a lot s. your trying to get an honest look and ask yourself, are our patrol officers, the school resource officers who are going to be our swat teams, thos eponr real first responders? are they capable of responding to those threatss, under thosee massive levels of stress? and can you do it in a it i platform? it in a >> so you hit the nail on the head, aaron. judge, just trying to just try a