around the world. i m in for kasie hunt. happy thanksgiving to those in the u.s. it is 5:00 a.m. in washington where the white house officials are hope hopeful that hamas will begin releasing hostages on friday now. plans to release the first hostages today under the deal reached between hamas and the israeli government ran into a snag yesterday just hours ahead of a truce negotiated as part of the deal. now israel says that the first group of hostages, women and children, won t be released until friday at the very earliest. reasons for the delay unclear. they with working on final details. and they say the primary objective is to make sure that the hostages are brought home safely. officials in qatar which is mediating the negotiations said timing for the truce could be announced at any moment. and oren lieberman is live for us in tel aviv. what are you hearing at the moment about the timing? reporter: we don t have official word on the timing. expectation is that it could
happening now, breaking news. we re just hours away with a truce between israel and hamas, the end of hostilities set to end at 3:00 a.m. eastern time followed by the return of 50 captives. the israeli government says the hostage release won t occur now before friday. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel. and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. we re following the breaking news right here in the middle east. the agonizing wait for the first major release of hostages from gaza. let s get straight to cnn s jerry diamond, joining us from not far from the gaza border. we just learned from the israel security council that no hostages will be released before friday. what else are you learning? reporter: yeah, that s right, wolf. israel s national security adviser saying the release of the hostages, which was expected to take place tomorrow, will now be delayed until friday. he says in a s