viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, i m rosemary church. just bad, war is really hostages are expected to be released in the hours ahead after israel and hamas agree too extend t their truce b by two d. the pause in fighting is also revealing the scale and scope of the destruction in gaza after almost eight weeks of war. and, our shared home. is your cnn s cold earth explores the ties between cities and more distant, natural spaces. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. hello everyone, it is nine in the morning in gaza where the truce between israel and hamas has been extended by two days, opening the door for the release of more hostages and palestinian prisoners. on monday, the fourth day of the truce, 11 israeli hostages were released by hamas, all were taken to a medical center in tel aviv for any care they may need and also to be reunited with their families, anxiously awaiting their return. the nine children
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troops have, quote, advanced to the gates of gaza city. it follows days of heavy fighting between israeli forces ,hamas fighters. the battles inside gaza are blamed for. the deaths of at least 17 idf soldiers since friday. at least nine of them died in one incident after being struck by an anti-tank guided missile. israeli airstrikes also jabalya ,a densely populated and populated area in northern gaza. israel claims the buildings they were housing hamas operatives and that people living there had been urged to evacuate. hamas claims many civilians were killed, but it s not possible to confirm how many have died over the past two days of heavy bombardment. and for the first time since the war began, some foreign passport holders and critically injured palestinians were allowed to leave through the rafah border crossing. a handful of americans have been able to leave, but at least 400 other u.s. citizens stuck in gaza. i won t get into details than to say that we feel confid