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thank you for joining us on cnn newsroom, i m leila ha rfergaq. haraq. after being held hostage by hamas for 49 days, the four day pause in the fighting that made their release possible is now into day 2 and appears to be holding. israel says it has received a list of israeli hostages who should be released sometime saturday and has notified their families. according to an israeli source, several children are also on the list. while the released were taken to israeli hospitals for medical evaluation, one talked to cnn about his family finally coming home. we were fortunate enough to have those three dear loved ones come back to us today. initial upstairs that we got is that updates we got is that they re in good shape physically and mentally, according to turned 9 during his captivity. and so we all happy that they are okay. in that sense. well many mao among the nonisraelis who were released which are one thai citizens and one filipino. they are getting checked ....
welcome, i m michael holmes, appreciate your company. we begin this hour in israel, 13 israeli citizens and 11 foreign nationals are out of gaza and back in israel after 49 days as hostages of hamas. the four-day pause in the fighting that made their release possible is entering day two and appears to be holding. a live look at gaza, where it s 8:00 a.m. israel says it has received a list of israeli hostages who should be released sometime on saturday and has notified their families. according to the israeli source, several children are on the list. friday, 13 were israelis and 5 were foreign nationals. among the non-israelis, ten thai and one filipino citizens. they re getting checked out in tel aviv. a spokesperson lauded the release but cautioned the process is far from over. translator: the sight of those who have safely crossed the border into israel evokes a profound sense of relief, yet our hearts remain with the hostages still held in gaza. tonight we embrace ....