we are back monitoring the fragile truce in gaza. you are watching cnn news central. i m briana keilar in washington with wolf blitzer in tel aviv. another hostage release is under way as we speak. the idf says the latest group of women and children freed by hamas is with the red cross, and it s en route to israel after which more palestinian prisoners and detainees will be released from israeli custody. this is the fourth day of these exch exchanges. and now israel and hamas have agreed to extend this arrangement for two more days. wolf? very critical developments. very important developments, indeed. it s a critical two days right now for the families of the remaining 198 hostages. and for the residents of gaza who have seen a surge of badly needed aid enter during this entire temporary pause. president biden just released a statement on the extension thanking the leaders of israel, qatar, and egypt for getting it all done. cnn s oren liebermann is with me in tel aviv,
we have to harness that unity to continue this mission and make sure it s brought to its conclusion. thank you very much for your time from jerusalem, avi. and cnn newsroom continues right now. netanyahu told president biden that the possibility of extend thing truce with hamas would be welcome. pause not a cease-fire. the past few nights an emotional roller coaster. president biden celebrated the release of abigail edan. my son and other israelis are being held captive and it s my job to keep this prioritized. huge crowds in the occupied west bank welcome and celebrate the rehe of these women and children held in israeli custody. after seven weeks of darkness, finally a bit of light. it s not going to end before they re all out. the hope is on both sides that this could be continued for some time. good monday morning. the final day of the four-day truce between israel and hamas and a source tells cnn there s a slight issue with the list of hostages