, and doron steinbrecher, 31 years old, who was also taken from kibbutz kfar aza and for their families. this has been an agonizing 15 months that is finally set to come to an end today, 15 months during which their families have advocated for them, fought for them, given countless interviews, spoken at rallies, doing everything in their power to to try and get to this moment of a ceasefire agreement with a hostage release provision. you know, i spoke actually with the mother of of doron steinbrecher in october, right around that one year mark of her daughter being taken captive from that kibbutz. this is my conversation with her, where she recounts the moment when her daughter was taken captive she was really afraid. she was on the phone with you when she was being taken. >> yes. and we don't know nothing about her. what happened with her? we don't know if she she is alive. we don't know nothing. >> and that she is finally set to get a little bit of of closure today of more information and hopefully to be able to actually hug her daughter later today. we understand that the hostages, o

she's a veterinary nurse, also taken from her own apartment in kfar aza. so three families in israel today will get some sense of relief to see their loved ones again as well as 95 palestinian prisoners expected to be released in the first hours from a prison in the west bank. a moment here to be celebrated, but also manu, the first in so many small steps towards, it's hoped, a longer pause in the fighting. >> yeah, a ray of hope. jim sciutto from tel aviv. thank you. and jeremy diamond, we're learning moments ago that the first world food program in trucks, eight trucks have entered gaza. you're there near the border. walk us through the process of the hostage release and what we expect to see. >> yeah. that's right. well, this road that you see right behind me is actually exactly where we saw hostages coming out of gaza, being driven out of gaza and towards israeli hospitals in late november of 2023. the last time there was a hostage release deal. and we don't know yet exactly where they are going to come out from. the israeli military has prepared three

doron steinberg from kfar aza, which is a kibbutz right on the border with gaza. was kidnaped from her home. she's a 31 year old veterinary nurse, known in her community as someone who always worked with animals, loved animals and then emily damari, also kidnaped from her home in kfar aza. 28 year old described as a very popular member of the community, someone who loved barbecues, organizing social events and now with their mothers on their way to medical treatment here in tel aviv. and it has been nearly 16 months, as i mentioned, since the terrorist attack of october 7th, that those three young women and many others have been in captivity. so, richard, let's look at now what happens from here as those hostages are cared for, israelis looking forward to the release of 30 more in the coming weeks. what else will happen today on the other side of this deal, then? so on the other side of the deal, as soon as this happens, first of all, in order to allow this to happen, the cease fire went into effect several hours ago. so that means israeli strikes on gaza stopped,

and the third, doron steinbrecher, 31 years old, also taken from kfar aza.'s a veterinary nurse. to see those red cross vehicles driving through gaza and now taking those three israeli hostages home is quite a moment, fareed, because it was on those same streets on october 7th when hamas vehicles carried those hostages into gaza under at gunpoint, many of them injured. and sadly, we now know many of them killed on that day. i will say as well, there was quite a striking image at the exchange as it took place just a few moments ago, because surrounding those red cross vehicles as they receive those israeli hostages were not just crowds of palestinians from gaza. and i think we're looking at pictures there now from hostage square inside tel aviv and celebrations. boy, what a moment there. it's been a long time coming, but there was another image from gaza where we saw hamas fighters in uniform surrounding those red cross vehicles as the exchange took place, so that even after these 470 days of really unrelenting war, unrelenting israeli bombardment, hamas, whi

she was taken from kfar aza in the south. she's british, israeli. her mother has said she as well was shot in the hand as well as had shrapnel injuries in her leg. blindfolded, bundled in the back of her own car as she was taken. so many in addition to the undeniable psychological wounds that they have suffered during captivity, also have physical wounds which doctors will be treating once they're released. and the third, doron steinbrecher, 31 years old. she's a veterinary nurse. she was taken from her apartment in the kibbutz kfar aza as well, and there was video showing her, alongside two others who were released from hamas, released by hamas in january 2024. that was a proof of life at the time. so three families, three israeli families are going to be able to see their loved ones again today. but of course, so many other families close to 100 who will not also happening during those early hours of this agreement is that 95 palestinians, 95 palestinian prisoners will be released as well. our understanding is that 20 of them are teenagers. we sho

also have doron steinbrecher, she is a 31—year—old veterinary nurse, she was taken from kibbutz kfar azaose attacks on october 7. also in that kibbutz was emily damari, a 28—year—old reddish is really, she's the one we have seen in those images with her hand bandaged. and perhaps in need of further medical attention. and perhaps in need of further medicalattention. emily's mother has travelled up from the uk to meet her and indeed has run a high—profile campaign to try and raise the profile of her plight. indeed, emily, interesting bit of trivia about her, she's a tottenham hotspur fan, and her name has been called out in matches in chance from the fans at those football games. so in return for releasing these three female hostages, there has been a release we believe of 90 palestinian prisoners. the way the formula words as part of this cease—fire, 30 palestinian prisoners are released for one is really hostage. so 90 today over the course of next six weeks we are expecting 33 is really hostages to be released in batches, is not entirely clear at this point whether all of those are host

darren steinbrecher, a veterinary nurse, kidnaped from kfar aza, a kibbutz near gaza. and emily damari british-israeli, kidnaped from the same kibbutz in tel aviv. thousands came to what's become known as hostage square to watch it all unfold live on a big screen, and word has just come that they are now safely inside israel. ramy, doron and emily. everyone here knows them by their first name. many people consider them almost like members of their own families. there were tears and celebrations, but no one said it's over. as long as dozens of hostages remain captive in gaza. we want all of them to come back. we want all of them to be here. and just like it's our mission in gaza for the first time in 15 months. israeli strikes have stopped as part of the deal. aid trucks flowed in. so much is needed. gaza is in ruins. that was richard engel reporting. meanwhile, on his last trip as president, joe biden traveled to charleston, south carolina, today, joined by the first lady. the president observed martin luther king junior day with the congregation of the royal missionar

women were taken hostage and that woman had almog-goldstein was taken as a hostage herself from kfar aza, one of the kibbutzim. the small communities along the border. and when you look at the helicopter that's waiting here, and you and you look at just the anticipation across this country, you think back to those early days and what these women must have gone through since then. some of the hostages that we spoke with, they were so close to death so many times because hamas was moving them throughout the strip, trying to ensure that israeli forces weren't able to rescue them. as we have seen, though, there have been some successful rescue operations, but they are very, very difficult to conduct. and that is part of the reason that the israelis have had to turn to diplomacy to get these israelis out. for female soldiers who were taken on october 7th, who again will reportedly be exchanged at a rate of 1 to 50 for palestinian prisoners, that, according to reports, 120 out of the 200 palestinian prisoners are currently serving life sentences. i do have one update to our reporting. last wee

we also know, of course, that emily damari and lauren steinbrecher, both from kibbutz kfar aza, also not very far from where we are now. they are also expected to emerge. we're just seeing one of the helicopters lifting off again. now, dana, i'm not sure if it's just repositioning perhaps does not appear to be fully, fully lifting off yet. but but this situation is very, very dynamic. and that's one of the things that we have to emphasize here is that these plans are changing by the minute. the red cross is inside of gaza, picking up those hostages. they expect that they will then, uh, most likely arrive at this point after crossing in central gaza into israel. but again, those details may change minute by minute. last year we saw that kerem shalom, near the egypt gaza-israel border. that is where they emerged last time on most of those seven days. so again, a very fluid situation. but we have now seen these helicopters arriving here, which we expect to be used to transport those hostages to hospital. >> dana, thank you so much for that reporting. what an incredible detail that she i

. >> i walked through kfar aza, the kibbutz where 700 people live. 62 of them were murdered, 19 weretage. and i was right outside. emily and darren's home. completely burnt things scattered around. you can imagine the fight to get that woman in each house. there was someone across who was still held hostage. ziv and gore-lieberman, twin males who helped emily gali went over there and tried to save her, but he too was taken hostage in a battle. he was texting his family saying, there's smoke in here. we have to finally get outside of the house. and now two of those women are now free. another woman also freed. she was at the music festival. romi, all of those women have been through so much. and you can see that chaos of transferring them from those vehicles. what that must have been like after all these months. >> i can only imagine what those family members are feeling as they're waiting to actually embrace their loved ones for the first time. martha, thank you so much. we've also been learning that president biden will speak in just a little bit later this morning. he's been briefe

. >> home in kibbutz kfar aza, will be released alongside two other israeli hostages. >> his wife. >> aviva siegel. >> who was. >> also taken captive on october 7th. she has. >> relentlessly advocated for. >> his release. >> and both the united states and israel since she was released in that november 2023 ceasefire deal. ofer kalderon is the second hostages set to be released. his two children had been held hostage in gaza and were also released during that november 2023 hostage deal. and we are also expecting yarden bibas to be released. he is, of course, the father of the two youngest israeli hostages being held captive in gaza. kfir and ariel were just nine months old and four years old when they were taken captive from kibbutz beca a symbol of the brutalityly of that day. hamas claimed that they had been killed in an israeli airstrike alongside their mother, shiri bibas, but the israeli government has never actually confirmed their fate. the fact that yarden bibas is now expected to be released before them, raising serious concerns about their fate. this is a statement from the b

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she was taken from kibbutz kfar aza. 24—year—old romi gonen was ambushed as she tried to escape fromva festival. earlier, israel continued to carry out strikes on gaza. ten people have been killed today, according to the hamas run gaza civil defence agency. in gaza, thousands of displaced people clutching tents, clothes and other belongings have already begun heading back to their homes. families, many with young children, thronged the roads in cars and trucks, others have loaded all they have onto donkey carts, or are walking with large bags on their backs. armed hamas fighters have driven through khan younis, chaired by chanting crowds. pro—hamas media have reported israeli forces withdrawn from areas around rafah city. well, my colleaguejonah fisher is at a hospital on the outskirts of tel aviv, where they are expecting to receive released hostages today. welcome to you, take us through the preparations being made and the expectations. preparations being made and the expectations-_ expectations. yeah, so what we are expecting — expectations. yeah, so what we are expecting to _ exp

she was injured in the attacks on kfar aza when she was injured. quite likely shot in her hand.three women. doron steinbrecher as well as romi gonen. they will be brought here and they will have their medical condition assessed further by the many experts in this centre. one would think probably they would spend the night here. just as you are speaking, i am looking at some first photos that have been released by the israeli government press office with the moments of the reunion. where the women are having a reunion with their mothers. we will show these pictures in a moment, we will get them processed and put them on the screen so you can see them. i notice a tissue being held, lots of embracing, and you can see as well, the released hostages, the released women, they look to be in good condition. obviously, there is always a lot going on beyond the surface. you know, we can see... i'mjust looking. we will get these pictures processed and up on the screen. so so you can see them. this is a key moment. as we were saying earlier on, this is a key moment on thatjourney for the fr

some of the pictures that we saw coming out of kfar aza really show the scale of the destruction on october the 7th, so we know that those three women are going to be released, we know that palestinians in gaza are starting to move back towards their homes, more aid is due to come in, and also palestinian prisoners, today 90 or so, palestinian prisoners, today 90 orso, held palestinian prisoners, today 90 or so, held in israeli jails, are due to be released as the ceasefire agreement begins and is due to progress in phase one of the next six weeks, and then will continue over the following weeks and months, and probably years, when you consider that one of the final aims is the reconstruction of gaza at the end of this punishing conflict. let me bring you some voices from here in the region, this is how people injerusalem reacted to news of the ceasefire today. the hostages have to come back. it's a very difficult deal and lots of terrorists have been released, and it's terrible, but we have no option. and it's not a great dealfor us, either. i'm just praying that most of the hostages come