israel and hamas. what we know about the 13, among them women and children, and more on the separate deal that led to the release of 12 thai nationals. in gaza where it s about 5:00 p.m. local time, the fragile four-day pause in fighting appears to be holding, but today new warnings from israel that fighting will resume when the four days are done, dropping leaflets over gaza. what israel s campaign could look like once this pause is over. and we begin with breaking news this morning, any moment the first group of hostages will be released under the deal between israel and hamas. 13 women and children will be among the first group of released hostages. nbc news can confirm that 12 thai nationals have already been released under a separate deal. a fragile four-day pause in fighting began just hours ago to make way for these releases. the column of israeli tanks seen leaving gaza, and we see these bulldozers there as well. new video captured just after the pause took effec
they are being overseen by the red cross. further releases will occur across a four-day ceasefire that began around midnight eastern time. in total, hamas is expected to release 50 hostages while israel is expected to release 150 prisoners. israel has also said it would extend the ceasefire by an additional day for every ten addion hostages releas. despite these developments, both sides have made it clear the fighting is far from over. joining us live from tel aviv is erin mclaughlin. it is now the time where these hostages are supposed to be released. what s the latest? reporter: we have yet to receive any official word that the process has begun. we are hearing from the egyptian state information service providing more clarity in terms of the hostages expected to be released today. according to egyptian state information, 12 thai nationals will also be released in addition to the 13 israeli hostages, women and children. we re also hearing from a senior white house officia