the israeli army says 14 israeli hostages and three foreigners including an american child have been handed over to the red cross in gaza. the israel leave prison service also says 39 palestinian prisoners have been released as part of that deal. you see the coach there from ofer towards the checkpoint where some of those people will be reunited with friends and family. in gaza people have been using the humanitarian pause and fighting to get desperately needed supplies of food and fuel and medicine. we will have more on that throughout the program. among the group are sisters dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live streamed by the attackers themselves. also for the first time today, a us citizen has been released. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were attacked and killed by hamas gunmen duri
and the number of prisoners freed to 117. let s take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. among the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live streamed by the attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october seven attacks. her great aunt and cousin said they hoped and prayed today would come and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari government and other parties involved in helping the release. they also said today s release proves that we can get all the hostages back home. the israel defense forces spokesman daniel hagari said the release of four year old abigail was proof this is a justified war, fighting a
truce with hamas, whilst 39 palestinian women and children were released from israeli prisons as a part of the hostage deal between israel and hamas. today s releases brings the total number of hostages released during the window to sa and the number of prisoners freed to 117. let s take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. among the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live streamed by the hamas attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october 7th attacks. her great aunt and cousin said they hoped and prayed today would come, and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari government and other parties involved in
situation unfolding in gaza as the intense fighting continues around gaza s biggest hospital. i speak to palestine s rest crescent society about the situation on the ground. plus pro-palestinian rallies, growing around the world, including a march outside of president biden s home in delaware. we look at the global demonstrations. u.s. women s soccer giant megan rapinoe put took her final bow. look at her swansong. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom . it s 5:00 a.m. here in atlanta. in gaza, another medical facility in gaza city is now out of service. that s according to a statement from the palestine red crescent . a seven hour corridor opened about three hours ago for people to evacuate to the south, especially from another health care institution . the route will stay open until 4:00 p.m. local time, about four hours from now. gaza s largest hospital has been caught four days in the middle of fierce fighting between israeli troops of hamas. there were som
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. i m laila harrak. hospitals in gaza facing a dire situation. al shifa hospital is almost out of essential supplies. test of thousands of pro-palestinian demonstrators march in london, demanding a cease-fire in the israel/hamas war. and the end to an historic career. megan rapinoe bows out of professional soccer. what she calls the worst possible outcome. the israeli military has offered to evacuate infants and other patients from gaza s largest hospital sometime today. while the hamas-controlled health ministry in gaza said three new born babies have died since friday night at al shifa hospital after nearby shelling knocked out a generator supplying oxygen to the neonatal unit. a gaza health official tells cnn the other infants were hand-carried to the operating rooms which still had oxygen, unlike other hospitals across ga gaza. idf says it s been engaged in heavy fighting with ham