the ceasefire came into effect at 7am local time this morning, a shaky start to that ceasefire, i could still see and hear the sounds of firing until about 7:15am, but since then things have generally been quiet. it looks like this ceasefire is holding, there we can still hear things like drones in the sky above us. this is an important steel because the hope is that in the next few hours, the largest group so far israeli hostages will be released from gaza. this deal has taken weeks to negotiate between israel and hamas, brokered by qatar. what they are hoping is that 50 hostages, all israeli nationals or dual nationals will be released in groups over a period of the next four days. we know these will all be women and children, we know that male hostages are not expected to be released in this group. israel has already contacted their families and they are waiting now anxiously for the next few hours for the bronze to be returned to them. we know they will be given medical c
the first time in nearly seven weeks fighting has paused and a crucial part of a deal negotiated and only seemingly signed off last night between israel and hamas. this is a deal which has four distinct parts. one is the release of 50 hostages over the course of four days. we are told the first 13 will be released at 4pm local time. it also involves the release of palestinian prisoners being held in israeli jails stop 150 of them, again, overa being held in israeli jails stop 150 of them, again, over a four day period. tied into that is the ceasefire. where i am in southern israel overlooking gaza, i saw and heard the sounds of intense fighting right up until the moment of the ceasefire, and just beyond it as well, about 7:15am local time before well, about 7:15am local time before we just stopped hearing the sounds of small arms and mortar fire, with significant air strikes as well in the moments running up until 7am and we saw plumes of smoke above gaza lasting several hour
tenuous this cease-fire is, new clashes at the al aqsa mask after friday prayers. hundreds of palestinians gathering, some throwing water bottles at the israeli forces. those forces firing stun grenades to disperse those who had gathered. tonight, the images from jerusalem to inside gaza to here in the u.s. in new york city. and we begin tonight with matt gutman, who was able to cross into gaza today to see the damage firsthand. reporter: tonight, those clashes at jerusalem s al aqsa mosque rattling the tenuous hamas/israel cease-fire. in scenes similar to those that sparked the 11-day conflict, palestinians cheering hamas facing off with israeli police. but so far, that truce holding now for 24 hours. the silenced guns cause for clebrations across the west bank and gaza overnight. with the truce mediated by egypt and backed by the white house, israel briefly opening its border with gaza to aid convoys. and re in gaza today we saw thousands cramming into city parks and the streets. f
cease-fire is new clashes at the mosque after friday gathering, some throwing water bottles at the israeli forces. tonight, the images from jerusalem to inside gaza to here in u.s. we begin with matt gutman who was able to cross into gaza today to see the damage firsthand. reporter: tonight, those clashes at jerusalem s al-aqsa mosque rattling the tenuous hamas-israel ceasefire. in scenes similar to those which sparked the 11-day conflict, palestinians cheering hamas facing off with israeli police. but so far that truce holding now for 24 hours. the silenced guns cause for celebrations across the west bank and gaza overnight. with the truce mediated by egypt and backed by the white house, israel opening ired n zaode w parks and the nto s r re hasolutely silen