welcome to our viewers joining us from around the w world. i m max foster. seven weeks of a relent last israeli military campaign against hamas is now on hold. a planned truce has been in effect for about four hours now as part of a deal to start the release of israeli hostages. qatar s foreign ministry says the aim is for a lasting truce that would extend beyond the four days and ultimately end the violence. a cnn team reported artillery and rocket fire in the first few minutes of the truce, but that subdued and subsided quickly. according to qatar, first women and children hostages are sgesg exp expected to be released around five hours from now. israel has agreed to free 39 palestinians in israeli jails today. and inci dozens more the coming days if hamas keeps freeing israelis. translator: we hope for a truce. we are tired. the people of gaza are tired. we will no longer hear the sound of aircraft and bombardment. we will be able to sit in safety. translator: a truce