idf. they are being examined on a medical basis right now before they head to hospitals and will be greeted and met by their families. john: as all of this unfolds, negotiators are working around the clock to secure another ceasefire extension as hamas still holds more than 150 people hostages somewhere in gaza. sandra: america reports hour two begins right now. i m sandra smith un-new york. john: john roberts in washington. good to be with you on a busy wednesday. hearing from families of hostages just freed describing the traumatic conditions that their loved ones had to ensure during 51 days of captivity. one of those family members joined us in our last hour. they couldn t raise their voices, they were often made to watch things that they should never see that should have never happened, that they were held at gunpoint, they didn t have a bed to sleep in. you don t know if they were warm when they needed to be or cold when they needed to be, if they were seeing
i have to tell you that hug was precious moment for us. we are very, very lucky and grateful to have her back. the happiness and the joy that we all could breathe again and let our heart fill with optimism and happiness right after the holidays. john: hostages freed by hamas and loved ones are breathing sighs of relief. word two israeli russian nationals on their way to israeli territory. far too many remain in gaza, including the 8 to 9 americans still likely held by hamas and time is running out, with the extended truce set to expire hours from now. i m john roberts in washington. sandra, so begins a wednesday afternoon. good to be with you. sandra smith in new york. this is america reports . right now we are waiting the release of another group of hostages but we have still no word on whether any americans are on this newest list. meanwhile, negotiators in qatar are scrambling to extend the truce with the help of cia director william burns. he is pushing for a mas
footage is released showing hostages held nearly seven weeks held by hamas taken back to israeli soil. 13 hostages headed home, the first wave headed into gaza and into the hands of the international red cross and egyptian officials. getting to see a chance to see loved ones, some young ones are unaware their parents are dead. john roberts and sandra smith have the day off. special edition of america reports, a live look at the petunia checkpoint in the west bank, prisoners are expected to be reunited with families. 13 israelis have been freed under the israel-hamas deal and the egyptian state information service says ten thai nationals and one filipino have also been released in a completely separate deal. according to the idf, israeli special forces are with hostages who underwent medical checks inside israel. this is the moment the hostages crossed back home into israel. and the country and those around the world were able to at least for a moment cheer their return.
[gunfire and blasts] hopefully it goes up, but our canadian embassy did not contact due to the bad network services. we have a little hope to leave and save our lives. john: any moment now, the state department will provide an update on israel s war with hamas as a crucial border crossing opens for evacuations from gaza, and president biden posting on x moments ago, he expects americans will be among the people getting out. hello, john roberts in washington. sandra, good to be back. sandra: i m sandra smith in new york. a lot should be developing in the next couple of hours as we see dozens of foreign nationals, many of them badly injured lining up at the rafah crossing between gaza and egypt, desperate to flee the fighting that has gotten more intense since israeli troops began moving in last week. john: the first batch of evacuations came after qatar officials secured a deal to allow people to get to safety. it is unclear when americans will be allowed to leave and
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