as the idf has been replying to the very few of the requests. the mission has adjusted to a notification system for critical operational and logistics movement. the mission continues to engage with the israel defense forces to remove level 1 restrictions so it can return to level 1 normal activity in all locations where the idf is no longer present. mr. president, while challenges remain there is reason for optimism. strong determination that there should be no return to the past. confidence in security and stability around the blue line is necessary for communities of southern lebanon and northern israel. the return of residents to southern lebanon will return as forces withdraw. we know israel has also presented a plan for the return of its residents to communities close to the blue line in march 2025. a new president in lebanon and the designation of a prime minister tasked with forming a new government are very important steps toward the strengthening of states and the extension of states authorities throughout all of lebanon's territory. in

the idf said it...the majority of those killed in the strike were civilians... israel says it launched strikes in response to thousands of hezbollah rocket attacks from lebanon, which have killed israeli civilians and displaced tens of thousands from their homes. they added... but un experts have questioned the proportionality and necessity of israeli air strikes on residential buildings in densely populated areas. screaming we examined ten of the deadliest israeli strikes on buildings in lebanon. they killed more than 200 people. in each case, we asked the idf why the building had been targeted. it told us... ..the tenth strike on a home in northern lebanon. the idf said it hit a building where a hezbollah terrorist was hiding. at least 28 people were killed in that attack. this pattern of striking entire buildings, leading to high civilian casualties, has been a feature of israel's war with hezbollah. but the attack in ain el delb remains the most deadly. hassan taher works in the local cemetery. he b

that was the latest update from the idf, the israel defense forces, being listened to intently by people here in the square. as we continue to watch these live pictures, really, these pictures, really, these pictures notjust in in israel, but watched around the world as the process continues these hostages back to their families. presidentjoe biden was speaking on his last day as president of the united states of america and commander—in—chief, we had that statement by the israeli defense forces saying that that the three hostages have crossed the three hostages have crossed the border and are currently on their way, this came out a few minutes ago. to an initial reception point in southern israel where they will undergo an initial medical assessment. as we have been mentioning, two of the hostages were known to have been injured when they were seized at gunpoint in southern israel, on that dreadful day of october the 7th, we have no idea, although there will be information judging by how the other releases have been managed, information will be given at some point. including by the host

, , , . ., tell us about the action by the idf? ,, , ., idf?ation - idf? this is the second day of the israeli operation into - the israeli operation into janine, a northern city in the west bank. it's known as being a stronghold for palestinian armed groups. what we have been hearing today is that around the hospital they have been armoured bulldozers destroying roads, blockading entries and exits around the hospital. they have been reports of air strikes and gunfire. the number of palestinians who have been killed according to local health officials has gone up from eight to 12. i was at a briefing with an israeli military official this morning and he said that basically this was an effort to try and stop what they call terrorist attacks elsewhere in israel. they see that many of the attacks that have taken place over the last few weeks have been coming from militants were based in and around jenin. this is a method they are saying to target what they call a hub of terror injanine by going into both the city itself and also the refugee camp w

we sent the idf their names. strike, but said that the overwhelming majority of those killed were confirmed to be terror operatives. but our investigation found that at least 60 people killed were civilians. 23 of them were children. and we found that this pattern of striking entire buildings, leading to high civilian casualties, has been a feature of israel's war with hezbollah. we examined ten israeli strikes across lebanon. they killed more than 200 people. the idf told us these strikes hit terror infrastructure, command and control centres, and hezbollah operatives in one strike. it said it hit a building where hezbollah terrorist was hiding. at least 28 people were killed in that attack. but the attack in idlib remains the most deadly. for now, a fragile ceasefire has held, but no one knows how long this relative peace will last. bbc news, southern lebanon. well, nawalal—maghafi joins me now. tell me a bit more about this investigation. why did you focus on that building? the un said that air— focus on that

is. >> idf going to evict the netzarim corridor? we are committed to the agreement and i'm not going to say more. and we'll update you further when necessary. >> this is cnn newsroom. i'm kim brunhuber. here's where things stand right now with the breaking news in gaza. the israeli military says it now has custody of the four israeli hostages that hamas released a short time ago. they are now back in israel and will be taken to a hospital. that led to celebrations in tel aviv's hostage square, where families of hostages have been gathering for the past 15 months. in exchange, israel is expected to release 200 palestinian prisoners. cnn's paula hancocks joins us live from abu dhabi. paula, we were just listening to an idf spokesperson there. you were listening in. take us through what was said and just the general reaction to this monumental moment. >> so, kim, in this, this this statement from daniel hagari. he said that. that they would be expecting more hostages to be released in the coming weeks, but was talking specifically also

and at this hour, the idf says it is continuing its attacks in gaza because, according to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, hamas has reneged on its promise to hand over a list of the names of hostages to be released sunday. hamas claims the delay is due to, quote, technical field reasons, and says it remains committed to the terms of the ceasefire. but netanyahu says the deal cannot move forward without the list. the hamas run health ministry, meantime, claims at least eight people in gaza have been killed in idf strikes since the ceasefire was supposed to begin. now, if and when the ceasefire does get underway, it will mark the first pause in fighting in months in the war. that was sparked, of course, by the horrific hamas attacks of october 7th, 2023. as part of the agreement, hamas is scheduled to release three female hostages on sunday, with an additional 30 hostages expected to be freed over the next few weeks. in exchange, israel would release 95 palestinian prisoners on sunday, including ten believed to be under the age of 18. in total, israel is scheduled to release mo

the women could include idf, female idf soldiers, but that younger men, particularly idf soldiers like edan alexander, whose parents we have talked to many, many times, who was serving in the idf, is serving in the idf and was when he was captured, is not likely to be in this first phase. >> the way this deal has been structured for a long time since president biden announced it last may, is that this first phase would be what they're calling the humanitarian cases. so essentially not men of fighting age, not men who are in the idf, but everybody else women, both civilians and in the idf. older men, people who have been injured and some of the deceased. one of the big questions we're trying to figure out right now, dana, is who will be among those 33. and i think that's why you're seeing a bit more of a muted event. i don't even really want to call it a celebration yet in israel, because there are there is so much uncertainty about who is actually going to get freed in this first phase. i think it is quite notable. we have not yet heard any sort of victory or claim of credit from the b

we sent the idf their names. it didn't tell us if they were the targets of the strike.d that the overwhelming majority of those killed were confirmed to be terror operatives. but our investigation found that at least 60 people killed were civilians. 23 of them were children. and we found that this pattern of striking entire buildings leading to high civilian casualties has been a feature of israel's war with hezbollah. we examine 10 israeli strikes across lebanon. they killed more than 200 people. the idf told us these strikes hit terror infrastructure, command-and-control centers, and hezbollah operatives. in one strike, it said it hit a building where hezbollah terrorists was hiding. at least 28 people were killed in that attack. but, the attack remains the most deadly. for now, a fragile cease-fire has helped but no one knows how long this relative peace will last. bbc news, southern lebanon. carl: large parts of the southern united states has been experiencing some unusually cold weather which has come as a surprise to everybody, including these animals at a zoo in

the idf can move back into gaza and resume fighting within 20 minutes. out of anything. everything that's done has been very temporary. and if israel doesn't get its way and if bibi doesn't get what he wants, which is fully backed with the support of trump and mike waltz, his new national security advisor, and the new secdef pete hegseth going in, israel is going to be off the leash. and this time the weapons are going to be coming in full flood. then israel is going to go in and they will go in with the absolute intent to crush and destroy hamas, because they don't have biden pulling back on the reins anymore like they did back in rafah several months ago, which kept hostages from being rescued. jonathan. but the intelligence is out. and that's that. there's suicide bombers who are surrounding hostages, which is really put israel in a, in a, in a in a pickle. they're unable to conduct hostage rescue operations moving forward that are safe. and so if israel doesn't see names soon, israel is going to just push back into gaza and hamas will continue to get

perhaps idf still will destroy hamas all together. as incoming defense secretary pete hegseth saved yesterday, he -- testified yesterday, he supported killing every last member of hamas, incoming national security s a advisor mike waltz republicked that and marco rubio testified if hamas is there there will never be a cease-fire, perhaps, but knowing what we think we know, hamas will remain in power in gaza. and israel military presence will end in gaza, not good. i thought we would just unleash the idf against all middle east terrorists and we would ought -- all be grateful to israel for saving their freedom and freedom in middle east, but saving all of the western freedom. and judeo-christian culture, and thereby saving america as well. but putting handcuffs back to idf, will stop them from destroying terrorism. and stop them from saving freedom in the middle east and america. that is what worries me. all right. joining me now, welcome back old friend senator majority whip mr. john are are barrasso. happy new year to you, sir. >> gr

again, this is just a statement from the idf that we're getting in just now. the red cross has communicated that four israeli hostages were transferred to them and are on their way toward the idf in the gaza strip, in hostage square in tel aviv, people are chanting everyone. now, there's a real understanding here that as these hostages start to trickle out of hamas captivity, that it becomes more and more dangerous for those that remain inside gaza. and we do know there are still dozens of hostages that are still alive being held by hamas. >> that's right. trey, now, you did mention these young women will be able to meet with their family when they reach the israeli border. are are you getting any indication that we may be able to witness that live as that unfolds? >> we likely will not be able to see those images live, but we will be able to see a number of videos that will be released by the israeli military and the gpo, the government press office here in israel. just to give some some context here to how they do this. it is a process that they try to keep

i was hoping we'd unleash the idf for six months and finish the whole bloody job in gaza. you know, that's what pete hegseth said. i don't understand. >> hamas has to be eliminated completely or worry about what happened 500 day ago on october 7 with hamas going for the massacre that occurred and can never be allowed to go again and only way is with a complete destruction of hamas. larry: do you think this deal promotes a complete destruction of hamas or let me ask, let me ask the question and there are things that we don't know about and perhaps there's policewomans we don't know about and just doesn't sound like it. >> senator bra sew -- senator barrasso. thank you very much. the hearing in the senate and mr. trump will overturn every single, these cruisie climate change, radical green new deal, regulations and what can you tell us about that. >> president trump is going to make america energy dominant again and good news for more thans that will save money on energy and heating hopes and driving vehicles, larry. energy was on the ballot this year on election day, and am

and we are told that they are expecting the idf to move in shortly.he busses will be coming with the palestinian prisoners who have been released, and so the medics are right here. actually, we've got some medics here. we've got them all over and we are told by some officials here that they are expecting some commotion. so we wanted to just show you the scene. now, you know, you mentioned earlier, ali, the administrative detention. this is a very controversial tactic used by the israeli officials and palestinian leaders accuse israel of having arrested as many people as possible in preparation for this moment. so they would have essentially bargaining chips in this exchange of hostage for prisoners. we are, as i said earlier, expecting 90 prisoners released today, among them 69 women, 21 children. the youngest, i am told, is 14 years old. he is from east jerusalem, a place called silwan. silwan is very significant because there have been attempts by the israelis, either settlers or the government, to destroy the homes of many palestinians there. and t

they are being driven to awaiting idf helicopters for transfer to the hospital. they were just handed over from the red cross after a ceasefire in gaza took effect overnight. an israeli official says the red cross had indicated all three hostages are in good condition after initial medical exam. moments ago, biden spoke about today's hostage release and laid out a timeline from when other hostages would be released over the next several days, including two israel american citizens. i want to bring in cnn's jim sciutto in tel aviv and jeremy diamond near the gaza strip. jeremy, you're near the border right now. what are you seeing on the ground? >> well, manu, as you said, the israeli military now confirming that these three hostages are indeed in the hands of the israeli military, they have crossed into israel. and we're told that in about an hour's time they will be arriving where we are right now. and that is the reem military base in southern israel, right behind me. you may be able to make out the silhouette of two military helicopters. those helicopters will

in november, the idf blew up parts of the village.ptured in celebratory videos posted by israeli soldiers. from afar, the people of meiss el jabal watched in horror. zarifa, along with her husband, moussa, and six children, fled the village last year. their house has been damaged, their daughter's bulldozed to the ground. >> we were happy there. i used to love to work in my garden, but they destroyed it. what was in the house? nothing. simona: just days before the deadline to withdraw, the idf still occupies lebanon's border towns and has forbidden residents to return. but the "news hour" has compared satellite images before and after the war to assess the level of destruction, focusing on these three areas. this is the neighborhood near the hospital that was detonated by the idf in early november. our analysis shows that 243 buildings have been destroyed, either completely, marked here in red, or partly, marked in pink. in the village center, 249 buildings have been destroyed, including three mosques and a school. mona fawaz: the isr

once they are in idf custody, is when we would see the release of palestinian prisoners. so we are still waiting to get a list from hamas to see who the names are on this list. and we also heard from prime minister netanyahu earlier this afternoon. this evening, local time, in a recorded prerecorded message to the israeli public stating that the goals of this, this deal and the war are still intact, that israel plans on seeing that all hostages, all 98 come back to israel and that they are still committed to the destruction and dismantling of hamas. as you know, he's facing a lot of pressure here domestically, especially within the far right elements of his government, to have rejected this deal. and thus he is speaking not only to the israeli public, but to members of his own coalition as well. >> and then, bianna, even though you know, this deal may be on pause for the moment, you know, how are israelis preparing for the possible return of hostages? >> well, one of the reasons, fred, that the atmosphere here has been subdued throughout the week, even when news of a host

the red cross vehicling drove to the idf and the idf brought them to their families on the border atfication senter and they're being flown to a hospital in central israel and they'll be evaluated by a team of doctors and psychologist and they'll be able to link up with many of their other family members and friends. it's been a harrowing experience for so many israelis as they look at the situation in gaza, and they saw more than 470 days to get the young women out of gaza, and hamas used this opportunity to try and show the international community they're organized inside the gaza strip. but the israelis are saying they're not holding up their end of the bargain. there was one other israeli civilian that was supposed to be released and they won't palestinian civiles cross from southern to northern gaza, one of the key cease-tire agreements and could create tension between hamas and israel and israel said they're not holding up to their end of the garmin began and they want to be real -- bargain and they want to be strict to enchew sure that hamas and others are holding up their end

and since october 7th, there have been multiple idf raids and per week.as the case in the past 24 hours. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, saying that the shin bet, the police and the idf have launched an extensive and significant operation to defeat terrorism, he says. now i put that question to doctor to doctor mustafa barghouti, who is the secretary general of the palestinian national initiative movement. his answer? he believes that israel is laying the groundwork, preparing for the annexation of the west bank under a trump administration that he believes will just give the israeli government the green light to do whatever it wants. and it's not just in jenin. there's been a heightened presence of idf soldiers all over the west bank. more checkpoints. and i can tell you ourselves, the nbc crew just on sunday wanting to come back to our hotel, what should have taken 15 minutes took us four hours. let's just give you a glimpse of what palestinians in the west bank have to go through on a daily basis. >> jose daniele hamamdjian, thank you so very m

we sent the idf their names.t said that the overwhelming majority of those killed were confirmed to be terror operatives. but our investigation found that at least 60 people killed were civilians. 23 of them were children. and we found that this pattern of striking entire buildings, leading to high civilian casualties, has been a feature of israel's war with hezbollah. we examined ten israeli strikes across lebanon. they killed more than 200 people. the idf told us these strikes hit terror infrastructure, command—and—control centres and hezbollah operatives. in one strike, it said it hit a building where a hezbollah terrorist was hiding. at least 28 people were killed in that attack. but the attack in ain el delb remains the most deadly. for now, a fragile ceasefire has held, but no—one knows how long this relative peace will last. nawalal—maghafi, bbc news, southern lebanon. one of the frontrunners at the oscars is a three and a half hour long film about a hungarian architect who survives the holocaust and forge

four idf soldiers who were all abducted by hamas from nahal 0z on october 7th, 2023.ace them and theirfamilies as they reunite just now after so long. we cannot and will not forget the 90 hostages, including women, children and elderly men still remaining in brutal conditions in hamas captivity. hamas failed to meet its obligations to first release israeli female civilian hostages as part of the agreement. we are determined to the return of arbel yehud, an israeli citizen kidnapped from nir oz, and also shiri bibas and her two children, kfir and ariel, whose welfare we are extremely concerned about. we appreciate and thank the efforts of all international mediators — united states, qatar and egypt — and we expect them to make sure hamas stands in accordance with the agreement. idf troops will continue to be deployed and operate and to do everything, everything to protect the citizens of israel. our mission is not over until every single hostage comes home. as pa rt of as part of the agreement, 200 palestinian prisoners have been released from israeli jails. we arejust

i want to ask you about what the idf - system from nothing.t the idf has said about your father. they say they are investigating what has happened and they suspect that he is a terrorist and that he holds a rank inside hamas. what do you and your family say about this?— about this? this is completely wronu. about this? this is completely wrong- we — about this? this is completely wrong. we don't _ about this? this is completely wrong. we don't believe - about this? this is completely wrong. we don't believe any l about this? this is completely | wrong. we don't believe any of this terrorist organisation. he is a humanitarian. if they have any evidence, as they say, that my father is belonging to this organisation, he is truly innocent.— organisation, he is truly innocent. , ., ., ., ., innocent. there is now a lot of talk about _ innocent. there is now a lot of talk about a — innocent. there is now a lot of talk about a ceasefire, - innocent. there is now a lot of talk about a ceasefire, that. innocent. there is now a lot of talk about a cease

as we expected, they are four women and they are members of the idf, and i can give you the names.sed tomorrow is karina, and the second is danielle. the third is nama on the fourth hostage is liri. for their families it is a huge moment of relief, but what happens now in the next 2a hours is crucial. we saw what happened last week with the first round of hostages being released but these are the four names and what will happen is that hamas will hand over the women to the red cross and they will then deliver them to idf forces that remain in the gaza strip. that is what will happen and we anticipate it will take place tomorrow. but of course just like we saw last weekend, there might be some delays in this process stop this is what we are hearing from hamas, these are hearing from hamas, these are the four names they have just released. we are the four names they have just released.— are the four names they have just released. we wait for any israel reaction. _ just released. we wait for any israel reaction. so _ just released. we wait for any israel reaction. so what - just relea

however, remember that the idf is the one who put these terrorists in prison. israel has the capabilities to be able to round them up very quickly and put them away again. and i really think it's not about for bibi and for me, it's not about the would be's, could be's and maybes and what could happen. it's about closure and getting to the immediate possibility that we could be rescuing lives. and remember, the original goal of the war has always been the hostages. the shift moved towards the destruction of hamas six months into it, as the hostage rescue operations became more and more difficult. so counterterrorism has multiple strategies, jonathan, and these negotiations are part of it. and i think it's time to bring these hostages home by any means. >> okay. aaron cohen and rabbi haim mintz, thank you once again for being with us on what is developing into a really fascinating sunday morning in israel and gaza. the cease fire is on hold. it is a breaking news situation. we will bring you all the details as we continue our coverage of the cease fire. that is n

an israeli citizen, bedouin arab, who was rescued by the idf. and the other five were killed.a sinwar, the former militant leader of the military wing of hamas, when he was, they were collateral. one of them was found weighing just 36 kilograms. another�*s arm was blown off. all of them were executed by hamas. everyday the hostages remain in custody is a day their lives are in jeopardy and were desperate to have them home but we�*re not taking any of the news circulated recently as anything new. ourfamily have not been contacted, we�*ve not had official confirmation from any government source, any idf source. any update about the negotiations, as far as we�*re concerned, this isjust potential psychological warfare, either by... from whatever party, trying to put pressure on the israeli government, perhaps, we don�*t know, but there�*s nothing here that really gives us much soccer other than the hope that tsachi is still alive. —— that really gives as much succour. we gather there are direct talks in doha, obviously there have been lots of talks before, indirect or otherwise, b

of course, they leave behind one of their female idf spotters, that is agam berger. israeli officials had reached out to her families. we are told yesterday upon the release of this hostage list, and they're hoping that her release will come soon. as we noted, there had been a bit of a setback yesterday in hamas violating the terms of the agreement by not releasing or including one of the two female civilian hostages that were expected to be part of phase one in this 33 stage release. of the 33 hostages. nonetheless, israel agreed with this deal with these four, and these families are now waiting. any moment now. >> absolutely agonizing for over 15 months, seeing them on tv, on television, on posters. and now we expect that we'll see them in person. we're lucky to have you right now, bianna golodryga providing this extremely important insight about what their families are going through. we'll let you get back to your reporting. thank you. fiona. >> thank you. >> all right. let's now go to cnn's paula hancocks, who's joining us live from abu dhabi. paula, these pictur

donald trump does and what he demands, to me is an indication that it is about trump, it is about the idfe wycoff, it is about the fact that hamas has been decimated, hezbollah has been crippled, iran has been weekend, assad has been defeated. israel did this at every turn, joe biden was telling him not so fast, not so fast, israel wasn't fighting a war, oh, you are going to go and you can go now, no, it is a war to the end, people die, and joe biden and his administration, everything they did to make the israelis look like they were not justified in destroying every hamas member around the world, so i see this as a tremendous opportunity. i see this as the opportunity for the middle east to grow economically, as harold always talks about, but also, it is really up to trump to make sure that hamas at this point plays no part in gaza, and i have no doubt that he will. >> jesse: all right, well said. coming up, cocktail karen. shocking new photos show l.a. mayor karen bass as the life of the party in africa. while her city burned. ♪ ♪ it's time to feed the dogs real food in the right amount

we sent the idf their names.hat at least 60 people killed were civilians. 23 of them were children. and we found that this pattern of striking entire buildings, leading to high civilian casualties, has been a feature of israel's war with hezbollah. we examined ten israeli strikes across lebanon. they killed more than 200 people. the idf told us these strikes hit terror infrastructure, command—and—control centres and hezbollah operatives in one strike, it said it hit a building where a hezbollah terrorist was hiding. at least 28 people were killed in that attack. but the attack here remains the most deadly. for now, a fragile ceasefire has held, but no—one knows how long this relative peace will last. nawalal—maghafi, bbc news, southern lebanon. on that investigation on bbc website. if you have a hidden passion that you are reticent to share with the outside world, then here is a story for you. for most of his life, eric tucker had harboured a private passion for painting. by day, he was a boxer and labourer. he h

yesterday, after some of your reporting you, you heard from the idf. what do they have to say?. we had a report yesterday on layla al can a teen a 2-year-old palestinian girl killed by the idf in the city of jeanine west bank. the idf admits to firing on the house that this young girl was inside of and released statement to fox news saying the idf regrets any harm caused to uninvolved civilians and takes various measures to prevent such incidents. the incident will be examined and accordingly. >> steve: thank you for the update. thank you. 6:32 in new york city. and a fox news alert. later today, president trump is going to sign an executive order, he has made good on another campaign promise. he has restated as of one-half hour ago thousands of u.s. troops with full pay after they were kicked out of the military for refusing a covid vaccine during the biden administration. this is welcome news for the next guest who introduced this bill two years ago. retired army ranger republican congressman from the beautiful state of florida brian mast joins us now. >> good to see you. >>

as we expected, they are four women and they are members of the idf, the israel defense force, and iella gilboa. the third, naama levy. the fourth hostage according to hamas to be released tomorrow is liri albag. for theirfamilies, a huge moment of relief, but what happens in the next 24 hours of course is crucial. we have the president because we saw what happened we have the precedent because we saw what happened last weekend with the first round of hostages being released, but these are the four names and what will happen is that hamas will hand over the women to the red cross and the red cross will then deliver them to idf forces that remain in the gaza strip, so that is what will happen. we anticipate it will take place tomorrow, but of course, just like we saw last weekend, there might be some delays in this process but this is what we are hearing from hamas and these are the four names that they have just released. we wait for any israeli action although i'm sure that we wait for any israeli reaction although i'm sure that will come in the next half an hour, but take me throug

>> so, jake, these are four female idf observers who are of the five surviving idf female observers who were taken hostage on october 7th. this isn't exactly what israel had been expecting, as you noted, because israel had been expecting at least one of these four to be a female civilian hostage. that is not on the list that hamas released. but let's go through these names. of these four idf female observers, and we should note that military service is mandatory in israel. accor arena arroyave daniella gilboa, naama levy, and lira alba. their families. last year, jake made a painful decision to release footage that had been obtained by the idf from the gopros of the hamas terrorists on that day of october 7th. and in this graphic video, you see their bloodied faces, their hands bound and tied behind their backs. they are sitting in pools of blood, their colleagues, a number of them had been murdered that day, and these five had survived. karina elle reeve, in one of the close up images, you see her face completely bloodied. and perhaps the image, jake, that has come to symbolize the hor

this is a sacred task, in my entire life, from the time i was a combatant in the idf and all my yearsa prime minister. i have been waiting for, for this moment. together with so many people around the world, my wife and i are praying, wishing and hoping for all our hostages to come home. i keep thinking about them the entire time. my wife sara is totally exerting all her energy and her heart to all the hostages, all day here and abroad. she is so anxious about it, and i know this is shared by all the families of israel, and i promise you that we will keep to all the objectives of the war, and we will bring them all home. up to today, 157 of those hostages have come home. and now in that agreement, we're going to bring 33 of those brothers and sisters — most of them are still alive. and this is a result of the heroism of our soldiers in the war, and because of our steadfast stand. and it was very difficult against all the pressures from within and from without. it is also a result of the collaboration and cooperation of the outgoing presidentjoe biden�*s administration and the incoming

agreed to is a six-week cease-fire for a return of 1/3 the hostages and a partial withdrawal of the idf a question on whether there is an agreement on ending the war? hamas has been holding out in hopes they could be forced to end the war. it is clear he intends to resume the war. 's foreign minister has been clear about that. . the trump administration has said they will support israel if they go back in and two members of the coalition have said they will resign and bring down the government of the war is not resumed. i would be very surprised if he was willing to follow through on phase 2 of the deal. sumi: what about hamas' position? do they have an interest in the continuation of fighting if there is not to be a second phase? frank: they would very much like to use this as an opportunity to truly end the war. i think that is what they feel they are signing on for. the challenge will be would we get to the end of phase 1. what kind of arrangements can be made to get the rest of the hostages released and reach an agreement to end the war? there would be a lot of political decisions t

we understand that the red cross is right now working to get these hostages to the idf along the gazad, again, just more cheers from this crowd as they're getting the first piece of good news in 15 months. there are three women that are set to be released today, a woman named romi, a woman named doron and a woman named emily. two of them were taken from one of the small communities along the border and one of them from the nova music festival. again, they're just seeing these images for the first time, live images from the gaza strip. and at least one of these hostages surrounded by fighters from a hamas' brigades. it's just a disconnect that these civilians here have dealt with following each and every day of this war and, again, they have been waiting for this good news. just the give you a little bit of information about what's going to happen next, these hostages are being transferred from hamas' armed military wing, they will go to the red cross and then meet israeli soldiers along the gaza border at which point we are told by an israeli official they will be transferred the a re

and the world has to decide how to help israel and the idf— decide how to help israel and the idf forat — the terror organisation did what it— the terror organisation did what it did on october 7th and did what— what it did on october 7th and did what it did to the gazans. it did what it did to the gazans. it is _ did what it did to the gazans. it is not — did what it did to the gazans. it is not only they kidnap so many— it is not only they kidnap so many hostages were killed and raped — many hostages were killed and raped and murdered so many in lsrael. — raped and murdered so many in israel, they also kidnapped gazans— israel, they also kidnapped gazans on october 7th and the biggest — gazans on october 7th and the biggest peace activist and human— biggest peace activist and human rights activist. why did it have — human rights activist. why did it have to— human rights activist. why did it have to be a kind of agreement? hamas said, and rememberthem agreement? hamas said, and remember them saying things were — remember them saying things were out— remember them saying things were

to power stations which the idf says were being used for military purposes. the risk of disruption to vital humanitarian operations at a time when millions of people in yemen are in need of lifesaving assistance are of grave concern. the idf december 26 strikes on yemen have reportedly resulted in at least six killed and dozens injured. the united nations humanitarian air service crewmember was also injured when the air force was hit. a high-level delegation also at the airport when it was tracked. the delegation has just concluded discussions on the humanitarian situation in yemen and the release of -- the united nations continues to call for the immediate and unconditional release of all personnel pertained by the houthis. i read rate the secretary -- i reiterate the secretary-general's grave concern and i also echo that international law must be respected by all parties. we must protect civilians and civilian infrastructure. humanitarian workers must be protected at all times. madame president, we condemn attacks claimed by the houthis including in the ara

this is an idf base in southern israel. it is just east of gaza. it's where the three hostages who have been put into red cross custody are headed. this is where the helicopter is. that will fly them to tel aviv to go to the sheba hospital, where raf sanchez is standing by for treatment. so you're looking at the ream air force base. what we don't see yet is the red cross vehicles that are carrying the hostages. but we'll stay on that and make sure that you are kept up to speed on exactly what's going on. the three hostages have been released. the 69 prisoners. palestinian prisoners are being expected in beitunia in the west bank. we have reporters in both places. joining me now is the pulitzer prize winning investigative reporter david rohde. he's the nbc news senior executive editor on national security. he's the author of beyond war reimagining american influence in a new middle east, among many other very important books. hey, david, i just want to start by asking you, because you have better experience than most of us do on this sort of thing.

an idf commander added.tracting packs of dogs who come to eat them. in gaza, people know that wherever you see those dogs, that's where you must not go. and just this week, a new study published from the lancet found that the health ministry in gaza has significantly undercounted the number of palestinians killed by almost 41,000 people. and yet no official condemnation from the united states, no accusations of genocide. instead, the state department has reportedly informally told congress about a planned $8 billion weapons sale to the country. which brings us back to this week's declaration of a genocide in sudan. according to the new york times, two senior officials actually hesitated to support it because they feared it would actually draw further criticism of the biden administration over its refusal to declare israel's assault on gaza a genocide. they're right. it has. and it should draw criticism because the us's head in the sand attitude towards israel is not only inconsistent with its treatment of ot

that is not what we're seeing in gaza, just not the idf isn't waking up every day putting their bootsying, hey, we're going to go kill some innocent people because they happen to be palestinian. >> now, last month, idf soldiers who have served in gaza told the israeli newspaper haaretz that anyone who crosses an imaginary line in the contested netzarim corridor is shot to death, with every palestinian casualty counting as a terrorist, even if they are just a child, an idf commander added. after shootings, bodies are not collected, attracting packs of dogs who come to eat them. in gaza, people know that wherever you see those dogs, that's where you must not go. and just this week, a new study published from the lancet found that the health ministry in gaza has significantly undercounted the number of palestinians killed by almost 41,000 people. and yet no official condemnation from the united states, no accusations of genocide. instead, the state department has reportedly informally told congress about a planned $8 billion weapons sale to the country. which brings us back to this week'

. >> then the other three are female idf spotters. >> that are going. >> to be released. that is what they're expecting. >> tomorrow. >> kate. >> in exchange. >> then, once those. hostages are in the hands. >> of idf officials in israel, is when israel. >> will. >> release 30 palestinian. >> hostages. >> 30 palestinian prisoners for one of those female hostages, and then 50 for each of the idf spotters. so that happens after these hostages are in. israeli hands. also, kate, we're expecting hamas to release more information on the status of the remaining hostages that are going to be released in phase one. remember, there were 33 total. now, following the release of four tomorrow we'll have 26 remaining hostages that should be released over the course of the next five weeks. we don't know their status. idf intelligence believes that the majority of them are alive, so we'll get much more clarity for the families here at home. but kate, you can imagine for those families who have hostages and loved ones in gaza now who are part of phase two, there is so much concern that the

instead, hamas released a list of names of four idf female spotters. we should note that military service is mandatory here in israel. there are four of these spotters now on the list. out of five that remain in captivity in gaza. and we have these names for you right now. naama, levi, muriel bowser, karina elle reeve and daniella gilboa. and given that this was not the list that israel had been anticipating, there was a lot of trauma and concern here in the country as these names weren't made public yet. these names were circulated a concern among the family members of those of the two female civilian hostages that are expected to be among the 33 released, namely that of arbel yehuda, 29 years old, who was kidnaped from her kibbutz on october 7th, 2023. the other female civilian, who is expected to be part of this 33. list release, is shiri bibas, and of course, she is the mother of five year old yarden bibas and two year old kfir bibas. nonetheless, there is a collective sigh of relief here now that these names have been made public, especially from

the red cross handed them to the idf. the idf took them to reem air base.st week. they go from marine onto a chopper to this hospital in petah tikva, israel, which is a suburb of jerusalem, of tel aviv. and we are expecting now this second helicopter to land in moments. we're going to try and get to that big shot that we can so that we can watch that helicopter touch down. but i think this is raf's team and their camera on the right. that's our larger shot on the left. it's the same helicopter you're looking at and it's on its way down to the helipad at at petah tikva, israel. raf, if you're with me, that helicopter should be right above you right now. it's a lot of a lot of rotor wash, a lot of lot of noise. but if you're there, tell me what you think is going. >> on here. right here, it is right above us. and as. >> you say. >> the israeli flags. >> here are. flapping in the backwash of that powerful. powerful military chopper. >> ali, i will tell you. >> this is a slightly larger helicopter than the one we. saw a minute ago, and it is hovering. over the

released by the idf to gaza.shi will bring you updates at 7 a.m. eastern. i'm richard lewis at msnbc world headquarters in new york city. thank you for being with us. thank you for being with us. >> the josh mankiewicz (voiceover): josh bey said that around the time joe and olga were getting married, chris rivers was already planning their murders. >> anything on. >> to get. them out the way. >> get them going. so i threw >> get them going. so i threw the number out there probably so josh laid out what we had long suspected, was that he made contact with dominique benson and aaron thompson to have joe and olga killed out in front of their house. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): and bey said chris rivers was fully committed to his bloody objective. no, no. i take it. >> from the conversations we had >> from the conversations we had that it's josh mankiewicz (voiceover): in september 2014, chris rivers was charged with conspiracy and two counts of murder. he went on trial in april 2016. for chris rivers' trial, i was t

they'll be in the hands of the red cross and then trans ford the idf.hen they'll be taken to one of three reception points along the border and transported to local hospitals. we're getting new images out of gaza today that are providing clarity into what the past 15 months have looked like. you can see in the drone video here from gaza's southern most city of rafah widespread destruction. in this area, previously this is where hostages were taken out during the november 2023 cease fire. according to reports right now, the hostages that were held and will be released today will be coming out of central gaza. all of this very fluid but again, the latest information that we have here on the ground reports indicate the red cross is currently participating in the transfer of these hostages, getting them from hamas and then taking them to the idf along the gaza border. guys. >> so trey, right after we get these three out, when do the prisoners get out and then when would the next -- when do the next three and the next three and the next three, what's the cad

night, an israeli official said the women will be transferred first to the red cross and then to the idfen to one of three reception points along the border and transported to a local hospital. today we're getting striking images from inside gaza showing hamas gunmen parading through the streets in white pickup trucks, an indication the group is not defeated as some israeli officials have tried to explain. here in israel there is hope for the first time in so many months as families are expected to be reunited later today with some of their loved ones who have been held since the october 7th massacre. guys? brian: so, trey, you mentioned those celebrations for the palestinians when seem to be hamas members in the streets. they killed -- they said they've killed between 17-20,000. if that a number's correct, what do they estimate is left of the hamas fighting force? >> reporter: interestingly, last week u.s. secretary of state antony blinken said a hamas if has been able to recruit just as many fighters as they lost during the conflict, an indication that as a result of this ongoing war,

and keith seigle, eden alexander was serving in the idf, stationed in southern israel the morning of october 7th. while it's believed he won't be released in the first round, his father speaking just hours ago, saying he's never lost hope. >> unfortunately for the families that are waiting for their loved ones to be buried in israel, the nightmare is over, as well. >> reporter: the cousin of hostage carmel gait praising president-elect trump. >> i think trump was the x-factor in bringing this deal to life. >> reporter: the framework spearheaded by the biden administration, egypt, and qatar. there was renewed momentum to close the agreement. >> i knew this deal would have to be implemented by the next team, so i told my team to cord nate closely with the incoming team to make sure we're all speaking with the same voice. because that's what american presidents do. >> reporter: with just days before he takes office, trump calling it an epic agreement. this deal, a major promise for the president-elect. >> if the deal isn't done before i take office, which is now going to be two weeks, a