hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from all around the world. i m paula newton, and we have breaking coverage this hour. up first, israel s temporary truce with hamas and the expected release of hostages held in gaza, now delayed. israel says that process will not start before friday. the update came just hours before humanitarian pause in fighting and the initial release of 50 women and children hostages was expected to begin. both u.s. and israeli officials point to what they say are logistical details for the delay, well one israeli official says they haven t received the names of the first hostages to be freed. ahead of the expected truth, israeli forces continue ground and air operations wednesday, striking parts of northeastern and central gaza. palestinians say areas further south were also hit. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu expressed confidence that the deal would soon go into effect, and he made clear the war against hamas is far from over. t
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One-fifth of all conifer forests in the Sierra are mismatched with the warmer climate and may not survive, according to Stanford University researchers.