hello, welcome to our viewers joining us from all around the world for our breaking coverage. i am paula newton and you are. first up this hour, israel s temporary truce with hamas and the expected release of hostages held in gaza is delayed. israel now says the process will not start before friday. that update came just hours before humanitarian pauses in fighting in the initial release of 50 and women children hostages was expected. both u.s. and israeli officials point to logistical details as for the delay, while one israeli official says israel has not yet received the names of the first hostages to be freed. now, ahead of the expected truce, israeli forces continue ground and air operations, striking parts of northeastern and central gaza. palestinians say areas further south were also hit. meantime, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu expressed confidence the deal would soon go into effect, and made clear at the war against hamas is far from over. listen. [spea
delay. this hour, i ll speak with a key senior adviser to the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel, and this is the situation room: special report. our top story this hour, israel now on edge as the deadline for a truce between hamas and a major hostage release draws closer and closer. our chief global affairs correspondent matthew chance is joining me here in tel aviv. he s got details. what do we know about the hostages who are expected to be released? we know there s an initial list, wolf, of 13 people on that list and that list was given by hamas to israel via qatar which has been playing a major role. all of the hostages on the list for potential release tomorrow, i m saying potential because, you know, it s already been put back once 24 hours. it s a fragile deal. they re all women and children. they believe there are as many as 40 children being held capt
but he ll gets the greenlight, but how soon could the captives be released. that s tonight on news night. good evening, i m abby philip in new york. an outline gets approved and restore hope for 50 families. tonight, a significant majority of israel s cabinet said yes to a deal that trains trades israeli hostages during hamas suffrage terror attacks on october 7th. in exchange, israel will grant what i forget polls in the fighting and gaza. a senior u.s. official is telling cnn, and the last, hour three americans could be part of this deal that message from the israeli government also gives hamas and incentive to release even more hostages. for every ten abducted israelis or people in captivity that get your freedom, that translates to another full day of stoppage of fighting in gaza. hamas, minutes ago, confirmed this deal and they say that 150 or so palestinians held in israeli jails will be released as part of this agreement. let s get straight to matthew chance. he s
claim provides evidence hamas headquarters is under al-shifa, a claim nbc news has not verified. secretary blinken says the u.s. does have intelligence similar to israel s. we have our own information that command and control nodes are located either in or under hospitals. there are several of them. this is something that s really monstrous. this as families mourn the loss of two israeli hostages found dead in the last 48 hours. secret talks continue to try to secure a larger hostage release. momentum is building for the house to expel republican congressman george santos after a scathing and unanimous report from the bipartisan house ethics committee. i will speak to anthony deesposito, a leading republican lawmaker who is calling for him to be ousted. bin laden goes viral. propaganda written decades ago spreading across social media. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the israeli military is warning it will head south, claiming the idf is cl