hand of the red cross and they will be flown to this air base to receive medical attention and be able to call loved ones. the israeli have been bringing ambulances and they have been preparing for small children that have been under hamas control to be reintegrated. they will be taken by helicopter or ambulance where they will be hospitalized in separate wards. all women and children are from the same small community in southern israel. they are being exchanged for palestinians. two rocket alerts 15 minutes after the set time. this break in fighting will go for four days and will see 50 israeli hostages released for 150 palestinian prisoners. israeli are calling on all residents in gaza not to leave the south. a group of palestinians tried to make their way back to the north to see their home and any family members left behind. israeli stopped them from doing so. the highly anticipated news today, 13 hostages expected to be released to the red cross an hour from now. guys.
hostages held by hamas for 48 days are expected to be released at any moment. good morning, a special edition of america s newsroom. i m griff jenkins. hi, molly. molly: i m molly line. bill hemmer and dana perino are off. 13 women and children are being transported to southern israel at 7:00 a.m. local time in gaza fighting was paused for the first time to allow for the hostage release. and to let humanitarian aid through to civilians. the cease-fire appears to be holding. part of the deal the u.s., qatar and egypt helped broker. israel releasing three times as many palestinian terror convicts, 39 in exchange. griff: one of the hostages held from october 7th a 3-year-old israeli american girl. she is not expected to be among those released today. molly: trey yengst is live at an air base awaiting the handover. trey, to you. good morning. at any moment that first group of hostages will be released into the hands of the red cross and taken to this air base in souther