group of hostages being held by hamas is expected to be released. wolf? 13 women and children are set to be freed in that first group. the israeli government says it has the list of names and has notified the families. but in advance of all of this, israel says it has conducted hundreds of strikes in gaza. cnn s jeremy diamond is a few miles from gaza right now. he s joining us from sterot and he just heard a bombardment last hour. we also have oren leiberman here with me in tel aviv. oren, let me go to you first. walk us through what we ll see on the ground. wolf, a few moving parts here and it all requires meticulous planning which is why we might have seen that delay last night. we ll see hundreds of aid trucks begin to enter gaza for that desperately needed humanitarian assistance there, then nine hours after that pause in fighting begins we ll begin to see the release of those 13 women and children, the first group of hostages. they ll go to the red cross from hamas,
reporter: hello and welcome to our viewers, joining us here in the united states and all around the world, as we continue our breaking news coverage with the israel-hamas war. i m rosemary church. israel has signed off on a deal to release at least 50 hostages held in gaza by hamas. in a move that s bringing hope to families waiting for the return of their loved ones. the government of one only backed the deal at the end of a six hour kept making. the hostages expected to be afraid or women and children. and exchange, hamas says 150 palestinian prisoners also women and children, will be released from israeli jails as part of that deal. qatar delivered the proposal, following weeks of continuous negotiations. and now says the humanitarian police will be announced within the next 24 hours. hamas, says that deal involves the entry of hundreds of trucks carrying aid, medical supplies, and fuel into gaza. and earlier, the israeli prime minister s office said the deal was set t