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berger, highly back home in israel, agam's childhood friends watched her appear. of us, of our hearts. because she's really, really a good friend of ours. she's, like, one of the group, and, just, she wasn't here. in exchange, israel released 110 palestinian prisoners. among them, dozens of teenagers and the former head of an armed palestinian group in reunions here seen by many as a triumph for hamas... ..seen in israel as the price it pays to get its hostages home. they seek to be confirmed into their positions. kash patel, tulsi gabbard, and robert f kenneder ms gabbard — who was tapped to be director of national intelligence — was probed by democrats over accusations she's repeated russian propoganda faced more questions about his anti—vaccination stance. director — was accused by democrats of promoting as they seek to be confirmed into their positions. kash patel, tulsi gabbard, and robert f kenneder each defended their records during separate confirmation hearings on thursday. ms gabbard — who was tapped to be director of national intelligence — was probed b

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and she called shlomi agam's father. the night she was released and said, hi, i was just with agam and she asked me to wish you a happy birthday. and so that was the first sign of life that we had. it was. amazing. um. that's incredible. so much time has passed since then. yeah, obviously the hostages who have come home, um, since then, anyone who saw her, you know, has been in contact with the family, has told us about a little bit about the whereabouts, um, what the conditions were that they were in. but again, we're talking about the first month and a half to two months of this, of these 15 months. so, so much has happened since then. we know that she was kept in homes with families where there were children. we know that she was kept in the tunnels. they were moved from place to place. um, we know that there was a lot of psychological, um, abuse. you know, they were told there is no israel. you have no country to go back to. you know, your country has been taken over. we know a lot of those things. but again, the fir

at least one person, agam berger, has already been released. also expected to be released today arbel yehud and gadi moses. three more captives are expected to be released saturday. many hoping kfir bibas, the youngest hostage to remain in hamas' captivity will be among them. for more, let's turn to claudio lavanga. good morning, claudio. >> reporter: good morning, frances. that's right. early this morning, we saw footage of hamas handing over agam berger to the red cross and then in turn to the israeli defense forces who confirm that she's now on the way back to israel where she will receive immediate medical assistance as the other hostages have been released until now. next in line, arbel yehud, a 29-year-old israeli civilian who was already expected to be released last weekend. but whether it became clear that she was not among those released by hamas, israel accused hamas of violating the terms of the cease-fire agreement and stopped hundreds hundreds of thousands of palestinians from returning to the northern gaza until she is released. a

all the 90 hostages that are still waiting to get released, and also agam berger. she is an observer that still in captivity, and we are waiting for her, and we are sending our love to her parents, and we are wishing him, wishing them that next saturday they will celebrate as well with us. and that's it. >> you've been waiting for this moment for 15.5 months. tell our viewers about daniela, about your niece, what makes her so special? >> daniela. she is a daughter of a lioness and as a daughter of a lioness. she. she acts very bravely. i would say. and she to see daniela here, going proud, walking proud on hamas a theater, i would say just demonstrating from what staff she's waiting for and all the other girls over there. they are fighters and they are proud jewish girls who never lost hope. and i'm sure that danielle never daniela never lost hope. and we are just waiting for the moment that we will hug her and kiss her. and. >> have you thought about what you're going to say to her the first time you see her? >> what pizza? she want me to make her, uh. >> you're r

agam berger is there a reason why agam berger stayed in captivity? a gam is a very brave soldier. we are committed to a return. we and will do everything that a gam will return. did hamas. transferred the dead and the living list. we haven't received the list. we will update the families and then the. >> public. channel 13. 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 i

minister's office says hamas will now hand over that civilian hospital tan arbel yehud along with agamger along with an unidentified male hostage on thursday, in addition to three others to be released on saturday. we are learning new details about the four hostages released over the weekend and their time in captivity. israeli media reports one was held alone in a tunnel for a long time. they survived on one pita bread a day and were forced to clean and cook for the terrorists and their families. president trump meanwhile suggested most of gaza's population will be at least temporarily resettled in other arab countries. >> take people, and i would like jordan to take people. i mean you are talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing. >> egypt, jordan and palestinians all rejected that idea. >>> elon musk is facing new allegations of anti-semitism, this time for comments he made about moving past the crimes of the nazis during a video address to a far-right political party in germany. >> i think there's like, frankly, too much of a focus o

arbel yehud, a 29—year—old who was abducted from a kibbutz near the gaza border on the october 7, and agamso unexpectedly said and they're not formally tied to this deal. aspartofthe deal. now. . . . ,. and home areas in occupied eastjerusalem and the occupied several of those who've been sentenced to life imprisonment for much more serious offences won't be allowed to return to those areas. they will be exiled either to egypt or neighbouring arab countries. to be swapped. it's a fragile ceasefire. that it won't last beyond the initial six weeks. those talks to try and extend the ceasefire will continue, it means there will be several hostages still held in captivity in gaza. which is being addressed now in gaza, that could also worsen. so good news all round more prisoners being released, but there are concerns that the ceasefire itself might not last earlier today hamas said that a delay in aid may affect the further release of hostages. israeli officials have not spelt out how new legislation and clinics serving tens of thousands of people 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell rep

it understanded over agam berger to the red cross this morning.ucted alongside four other female soldiers on october 7th. they were freed on saturday. civilians arbel yehoud and gadi mozes are expected to be released soon as well as five thai hostages in exchange for 110 palestinian prisoners. israel also reportedly demanded that hamas clarify the conditions of hostages sheri bibas and her two boys. under the deal they are to releasiving children and females first. there were grave concerns last weekend. >>> president trump is ordering a detention center to be opened at guantanamo bay, cuba, for those of what he calls the worst criminal immigrants in the u.s. illegally. trump signed a presidential memorandum instructing the pentagon and department of homeland security to prepare guantanamo bay to receive criminal immigrants. >> we have 30,000 beds in guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the american people. some are so bad we don't trust the countries to hold them because we don't want them coming back. >> border czar

hamas fighters led soldier agam berger into a stage before handing her over to the red cross and back into israel where she had an emotional reunion with her parents. berger got a special reunion at the hospital with four soldiers who were released last week. they were all abducted together during the october 7th attack. and it was a very different chaotic scene in gaza as armed jihadists and hamas terrorists handed over freed thai farmer workers also abducted on october 7th. >>> coming up efforts to save a truck driver trapped for days in japan. >>> and later beyonce could ride off with more awards for cowboy carter. we'll have a grammys preview. allstate first. duke versus unc. what a storied rivalry? like you know to check your outfit first before meeting your girlfriend's family. that's a tough one to recover from steve. the disappointment on their faces says it all. uh-uh. yeah, checking first is smart. yeah. so check allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds. you're in good hands with allstate. i brought in ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein. those who tri

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yehud, a 29—year—old who was abducted from a kibbutz near the gaza border on the 7th of october, and agam kibbutzim where they worked on the day of that hamas attack, when thousands of armed hamas gunmen streamed will also be released from israeli jails. they're said to include about 30 women and children. palestinian west bank, according to israeli media they will be exiled either to egypt or neighbouring arab countries. earliertoday, hamas said that a delay in aid israeli officials have not spelt out how new legislation will be enforced there and in the occupied west bank. the un relief and works agency, or unrwa, supports some israeli—annexed east jerusalem. for a transitional period. mr al—sharaa, whose islamist hts—led forces ousted former been authorised to form a temporary transitional council until a permanent constitution is decided. the new state army. to 11 years in prison following a conviction on foreign governments and newjersey businessmen. the 71—year—old spent over 18 years in the senate before resigning last august. baby athena was born weighing four pounds five ounces b

and then agam berger, a 20 year old israeli soldier who was held alongside those other field observers who were released this past weekend. five thai hostages, we are told, are also set to be released, though their identities are unknown at this point. that is, in addition to the framework of those 33 hostages set to be released throughout these six weeks. >> jake. >> all right. jeremy diamond in tel aviv, thanks so much. appreciate it. up next, president trump's tariff threats. it worked with the country of colombia. but is canada as willing to fall in line? well, the canadian ambassador is here. >> when you get approved with drive time, you get the real deal. it's the drive time. real deal maker. >> lets you customize the real down payment and monthly payment of. >> the car you want. >> to buy. >> that's super. >> smart, and the deal you make on your phone is the deal you pay. you make the deal yourself. >> get the real deal at drive time.com. >> does your fiance. >> know you're spending. >> this much money? >> is it bad? >> $284 a. >> month on subscriptions. >> where do you see that

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but tonight israel says a last-minute deal will see yehud released on thursday along with soldier agam berger and a third unidentified hostage. three more hostages will be freed on saturday. and in return palestinian civilians can start heading back north tomorrow. and after those emotional reunions yesterday, the families of the four freed soldiers tonight speaking out. >> we are so grateful to have karina here with us. she is only beginning to process what she's been through. a very special thanks goes to president trump. >> reporter: but the president also causing a diplomatic storm, suggesting u.s. allies egypt and jordan should take in most of gaza's population. >> you're talking about probably a million and a half people. and we just clean out that whole thing. >> reporter: jordan's foreign minister tonight rejecting the idea. the u.s. also awaiting the release of american hostage keith siegel. we met his wife aviva, herself a former hostage, last year. >> it's very difficult for me to think about keith there alone without me. >> raf sanchez is joining us now from tel aviv. and r

among those expected to be released will be 29 year old arbel yahud and agam burger. the last female soldier held in gaza. we could possibly also see the first american released as part of this hostage deal. daniele hamamdjian, nbc news, tel aviv. back here in california, the state is getting a passing grade on how well it prioritizes climate change. the group, called california environmental voters, released its environmental scorecard. today. it basically grades state governments on their actions to comb climate change and help the environment based on actions. in 2024, california got a b, an 84% to be exact. we got an 86% in 2023. major wins for the state include climate bills that put caps on oil wells and building electrification. as concerning as the massive weather shifts and the hot temperatures have been in 100 years, unless we radically change course, we are going to look back and say that these weather patterns in the 2020s were unusually benign and the temperatures were unusually cool. and so these are going to be the good old days unless we change course.

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geoff: the hostages released today included agam berger, plus the german-israeli nationals arebel yehoudand gadi moses. five thai farm workers were also released. they had been working in southern israel when they were kidnapped by hamas. israel's ban on the u.n. palestinian aid agency unrwa took effect today. in east jerusalem, outside of unrwa's headquarters, far-right israeli activists celebrated with champagne toasts. in october, israel banned unrwa from operating inside the country, saying the group had been infiltrated by hamas, which it denies. humanitarian officials say the move could have a devastating impact on aid deliveries in the region. a u.n. spokesperson says unrwa was still delivering aid today, despite the ban. officials in ukraine say a russian drone attack killed at least six people in the northeastern city of sumy overnight. nine others were injured. regional authorities say a drone slammed into an apartment building, blowing out a wall and windows. following the deaths, the city announced two days of mourning. ukraine's air force says russia launched more than 80 dr

this comes after hamas agreed to release israeli hostage arbel yehoud soldier agam berger and one other hostage on thursday and free another three more hostages on saturday. meanwhile, the u.s. says that the separate ceasefire agreement between israel and lebanon would remain in effect until february the 16th. lebanese officials said at least 22 people were killed and more than 120 injured by the israeli forces as thousands of people tried to return home to the south after a sunday israel withdrawal deadline passed. the idf had released an order prohibiting residents from returning to their villages. in southern california, many of the wildfires that have caused so much damage are close to containment, but the scorched land left behind is facing a new threat, and that's flash flooding and mudslides. flood watches are now in effect until monday afternoon local time. rain moving through right now may be good for battling fires, but too much of it on dry, hardened soil can trigger mudslides and debris flow. several road closures have already been reported in places like los angeles county.

they include a 20-year-old female soldier named agam berger and video from the town shows militants transferringng woman to the red cross in a short time ago, the israeli defense force released video of her reuniting with her parents. you see that there's second female soldier was also released today along with an 80-year-old man in exchange israel is now expected to free 110 palestinian prisoners. >>> well, president trump says the u.s. will expand a facility for detained migrants at guantanamo bay, cuba. he sent z as many as 30,000 people will be held there especially what he calls the quote, worst criminal aliens. border czar tom homan says the plan is to expand an existing migrant operation center at guantanamo. that currently has a much smaller capacity, robert f. kennedy jr. faces another round of questioning on capitol hill today. >>> on wednesday, the senate finance committee grilled kennedy who has a decades long record of controversial views on vaccines and other issues related to public health. >>> in other closely watched hearings today, the senate select committee on intelligence wi

and and are the two that are not, however, the one that is not agam berger is expected hopefully to besed in the next. the next wave of hostages to be released. but daniella gilboa also releasing karina ariev today. so their family members have, we've been told the israeli government has released photos of their reunion with their parents, and they are quite moving. indeed, one can imagine how long these families have waited to see their daughters, so we will wait to see how much access. last week we had quite a bit of access and very closely were able to watch how these trucks were driving by with the the female hostages in them last week. i think this is a bit more cordoned off this time around, but we do see from the camera there that angle of these hostages coming out of the helicopter. we're expecting a second helicopter to land as well. >> yeah. bianna, those pictures. i hope we can turn around those pretty quickly for our audience, because seeing these expressions on the faces of these families, from the moment that you were with one family and they were watching on television t

netanyahu has condemned the, quote, shocking scenes during the release of hostages, including that of agam berger. she's a 20 year old israeli soldier who was paraded in front of a large group of people, including armed hamas militants, as she was released earlier today from the gaza strip and handed over to the red cross. this is video of berger reuniting with israeli defense forces after 482 days in captivity. and then there's also this image tweeted out by israeli defense forces of her finally reuniting with her family in israel. this is video of the release of other hostages overnight in gaza. again, another large group of people surrounded the red cross vehicles with some, if you can hear them right now. not many in the if not many in the crowd shouting at the hostages. netanyahu says scenes like these are, quote, further proof of the unimaginable cruelty of the hamas terrorist organization. he is demanding mediators put an end to these scenes of intimidation. hamas has released a total of eight hostages over the past several hours as part of a cease fire agreement with israel. the gr

. >> for the family of agam berger, the last remaining female israeli soldier in hamas captivity. mixed emotions. on the one hand, we feel great joy, her grandfather tells me. but on the other hand, there's also some disappointment. she was supposed to be among those released. still, he says today has given him hope she will be next. >> hello, hello. >> the four captive soldiers were exchanged for 200 palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails, including 121 who had been sentenced to life in prison, three of whom were arrested for orchestrating deadly bombings that targeted israeli civilians. in gaza. hundreds of displaced palestinians gathered at the gates to northern gaza. they were meant to be allowed to return north today, based on the ceasefire agreement, for hours, they desperately waited on al rashid street, carrying all their belongings, ready to finally return home. i've been here since 6 a.m., yusra says. i missed the north and the soil of northern gaza. my house is gone, but i will live in a tent if i have to. the most important thing is to return north. i'm counting t

israeli soldier agam berger was the first hostage to be released by hamas today in northern gaza. the scene, however, was far more chaotic in southern gaza, where 80 year old gadi mozes and 29 year old arbel yehoud were released. five thai nationals were also released. all of the hostages are now in hospitals receiving treatment after their brutal treatment by the terrorist group hamas. those chaotic scenes in southern gaza briefly delayed the release of dozens of palestinian prisoners by the government of israel as part of phase one of the gaza ceasefire deal. we're back in a moment from near the site of last night's crash site. in the memories this collision brought back from past disasters and how leaders at the time of this country handled them. >> introducing a revolution in pain relief, absorbing junior pro. the strongest numbing pain relief available. it's the only solution with two max strength anesthetics for fast, penetrating, relief absorbing junior pro. nothing numbs pain more. >> you'll find them in cities, towns and suburbs all across america. >> millions of american

now, all this comes after hamas agreed to release israeli hostage arbel yehoud soldier agam berger and one other hostage on thursday and free another three more hostages on saturday. now, the united states said on sunday that the cease fire agreement between lebanon and israel would remain in effect until february 18th. a lebanese officials said at least 22 people were killed and more than 120 injured by israeli forces as thousands of people tried to return home to the south after a sunday israeli withdrawal deadline passed. the idf had released an order on sunday prohibiting residents from returning to their villages. belarusian president alexander lukashenko has easily won a seventh straight term in office. that's according to the country's election commission. officials say the close ally of the russian president, vladimir putin, received nearly 87% of the vote. critics have called it a sham. european politicians complained that this was not a fair vote because independent media banned in belarus and leading opposition figures have been detained or driven into exile. the country's 2

one of the oldest hostages still being held in gaza, and then agam berger, a 20 year old israeli soldier who was held alongside those other field observers who were released this past weekend. five thai hostages, we are told, are also set to be released, though their identities are unknown at this point. that is, in addition to the framework of those 33 hostages set to be released throughout these six weeks. >> our thanks to jeremy diamond, and thanks so much to all of you. i'm jim sciutto in the situation room. thank you for watching. erin burnett out front startsig n

for the family of agam berger, the last remaining female israeli soldier in hamas captivity. mixed emotions. on the one hand, we feel great joy, her grandfather tells me. but on the other hand, there's also some disappointment. she was supposed to be among those released. still, he says today has given him hope she will be next. >> hello. hello. >> the four captive soldiers were exchanged for 200 palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails, including 121 who had been sentenced to life in prison, three of whom were arrested for orchestrating deadly bombings that targeted israeli civilians. in gaza. hundreds of displaced palestinians gathered at the gates to northern gaza. they were meant to be allowed to return north today, based on the ceasefire agreement. for hours, they desperately waited on al rashid street, carrying all their belongings, ready to finally return home. i've been here since 6 a.m., yusra says. i missed the north and the soil of northern gaza. my house is gone, but i will live in a tent if i have to. the most important thing is to return north. i'm counting t

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

for the family of agam berger, the last remaining female israeli soldier in hamas captivity. mixed emotions on the one hand, we feel great joy. her grandfather tells me. but on the other hand, there's also some disappointment. she was supposed to be among those released. still, he says today has given him hope she will be next al-awda. the four captive soldiers were exchanged for 200 palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails, including 121 who had been sentenced to life in prison, three of whom were arrested for orchestrating deadly bombings that targeted israeli civilians in gaza. hundreds of displaced palestinians gathered at the gates to northern gaza. they were meant to be allowed to return north today, based on the cease fire agreement. for hours, they desperately waited on al-rashid street, carrying all their belongings, ready to finally return home. i've been here since 6 a.m., yusra says. i missed the north and the soil of northern gaza. my house is gone, but i will live in a tent if i have to. the most important thing is to return north. i'm counting the time, not

not only agam berger, who is the fifth of those idf female spotters who had been kidnaped on october7th. she was not included in this release. they are hoping that she will be released soon, but of course they're talking about all of the hostages, the 90 plus, the many that will not be included in phase one of this deal. and they also sent a message to president trump thanking him, saying, you are the only one that could have made this deal happen. and they are imploring him to continue to push for the remainder of the deal. the full deal phases two and three to be implemented as well. amira, way. >> to describe those emotions of the mother, like the cry of giving birth. i mean, that says so much. wow. >> all right. bianna golodryga reporting for us. thank you so much. still to come, president trump is eliminating diversity initiatives. we have the latest on the administration's plans for those who are working day jobs for the government. that's next. >> this part changed my life. >> superman. crazy. just that simple little thing over the horse. >> chris wanted. >> to change the worl

arbel yehoud and the last female israeli soldier, agam berger, both set to be released alongside a thirdge on thursday, and three more hostages set to be released on saturday. jeremy diamond, cnn, tel aviv. >> and still ahead, health officials in kansas city, kansas area are racing to contain the worst known outbreak of tuberculosis that the u.s. has seen in decades. we'll have that next. >> kobe the making. >> of a legend saturday at nine on cnn. for more than a decade. >> vasagar has been trusted. again and again and again. >> for s. e. cupp. >> ask your doctor about vasagar hi, i'm tony hawk and like many of you, i take a statin to reduce cholesterol. >> but statins can also deplete coq10 levels. that's what my doctor recommended. quinol. coq10 kunal has the number one cardiologist recommended form of coq10. kunal, the brand i trust. >> still have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease symptoms after taking a medication like humira or remicade, put them in check with rinvoq, a once daily pill. >> when symptoms try to take control. i got rapid relief with rinvoq. >> c

one of the oldest hostages still being held in gaza, and then agam berger, a 20 year old israeli soldier who was held alongside those other field observers who were released this past weekend. five thai hostages, we are told, are also set to be released, though their identities are unknown at this point. that is, in addition to the framework of those 33 hostages set to be released throughout these six weeks. >> our thanks to jeremy diamond, and thanks so much to all of you. i'm jim sciutto in the situation room. thank you for watching. erin burnett out front starts right now outfront next victory. >> democrats are celebrating a win after trump backtracks on his attempt to freeze federal funding. the president, though, is saying he is not reversing course. plus, a brutal grilling. democrats tearing into rfk jr.. about vaccines and his role in a deadly measles outbreak. the governor of hawaii, also a doctor who helped deal with the fallout from kennedy's vaccine claims, is my guest and breaking news. trump now announcing plans to send up to 30,000 migrants to guantanamo bay, promising to s

. >> agam berger and a third hostage on thursday back in gaza.is what most are returning to bombed out buildings and heaps of rubble now line the streets, even amid the destruction, there is joy as family members, separated by war, reunite. thank god. muataz says. >> as he. >> kisses his mother and embraces his daughter. he hasn't seen them in ten months. amid the reunions, there are also. tears as people set foot on the land they call home once again. i'm crying right now out of happiness, this man says. i don't want anything except to enter my homeland. the enormity of the destruction in gaza, prompting president trump to call for moving palestinians out of gaza. >> i'd like egypt. >> to take people and i'd like jordan. >> to. >> take people. >> i. >> mean. >> you're talking about. >> probably a million and. >> a half people. >> and we just. clean out that whole thing. >> among those who camped out for days near the checkpoint in northern gaza, waiting for it to open, trump's idea is quickly rejected. we say to trump, no. and 1,000,001 nos. we

the first to be freed is 20 year old agam berger. the israeli soldier was captured at a military base during the october 7th attacks. also, 80 year old gadi moses and 29 year old arbel yehoud are also expected to be released today as well. they were taken hostage at the nir oz kibbutz. kibbutz. now, five thai nationals are also expected to be freed as well. meanwhile, israel will release 110 palestinian prisoners in the coming hours. this, of course, is part of the hostage and ceasefire deal agreed to by israel and hamas earlier this month, four female israeli soldiers were released on saturday. phase one of this plan, which is what we're in right now, calls for the release of 33 hostages held in gaza and nearly 2000 palestinian prisoners. so we'll continue to monitor that situation. but we also want to get you up to speed with the latest on the mid-air collision outside of washington. a new video appears to show the moment of impact, with two aircraft ramming into each other. you see the moment of explosion there, the moment of coll

right now, the first to be freed is 20 year old agam berger.the israeli soldier was captured at a military base during the october 7th attacks. and you're looking live at the scene in khan yunis, where 80 year old gadi moses and 29 year old arbel yehoud are expected to be released at any moment. we're continuing to watch that they were taken hostage at the nir oz kibbutz. five thai nationals are also expected to be freed. israel will release 110 palestinian prisoners in the coming hours as well. it's all part of the hostage and ceasefire deal agreed to by israel and hamas earlier this month, four female israeli soldiers were released on saturday. and remember, this is phase one of the plan. the phase one calls for the release of 33 hostages held in gaza and nearly 2000 palestinian prisoners. all right, back to the breaking news we've been following for hours now. we're taking a close look at the first images of the jet and the helicopter in the water. when our breaking news coverage of the mid-air collision continues after the break. >> kobe di

we should note that fifth idf female observer agam berger not included on this list. israeli officials have already reached out to her family and informed her earlier today that she will sadly not be joining her friends tomorrow at least. >> all right. bianna golodryga and tel aviv, thank you so much. also in our world, lead russian leader vladimir putin spoke with russian state media today and repeated a familiar false claim from president trump. take a listen. >> i can't help but agree that if he had been president, if his victory had not been stolen in 2020, then maybe there would not have been the crisis in ukraine that arose in 2022. >> this a day after trump threatened to strap russia's economy in order to force an end to the conflict in ukraine. let's get right to cnn's matthew chance in moscow and matthew. putin also called trump, quote, smart. >> yeah. >> i mean. >> look, i mean. >> i think. vladimir putin. knows very well how to. >> get president. >> trump on his side. affirmation, praise. flattery. and, you know, this interview that he gave on russian state

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held in gaza have been released by the terror group hamas and are now back in israel. 20 year old agamr, a female soldier, was handed over to the red cross in jabalia in northern gaza earlier before being transferred to the israeli military at the border. the israeli military confirmed a further seven hostages have been handed over to the red cross, including civilians and gadi moses and arbel yehud, along with five unnamed thai nationals. their release is not part of the official ceasefire deal part of the official ceasefire deal. however, there were chaotic scenes in southern gaza for the handing over of arbel yehud and gadi moses, who were surrounded. israel is suspending the release of 100 palestinian prisoners following the chaotic scenes in khan yunis, according to multiple reports in the israeli media. meanwhile, reuters news agency reports that buses that were carrying the detainees have been told to head back to the prisons. elsewhere, increasing numbers of people from the eu are abusing the common travel arrangements with ireland to enter the uk to work illegally. gb news can

held in gaza have been released by the terror group hamas and are now back in israel. 20 year old agamrger, a female soldier, was handed over to the red cross in jabalia in northern gaza earlier today before being transferred to the israeli military at the border. the israeli military confirmed. a further seven hostages have been handed over to the red cross, including gadi moses and arbel yehud, along with five unnamed thai nationals. their release is not part of the official ceasefire deal. however, there were chaotic scenes in southern gaza for the handing over of arbel yehud and gadi moses, who were surrounded. israel is suspending the release of 100 palestinian prisoners following those scenes in khan yunis, according to multiple reports in the israeli media. meanwhile, reuters reports that buses that were carrying the detainees have been told to head back to the prisons elsewhere. channel migrants who put lives at risk will face up to five years in jail under a new border security bill. home secretary yvette cooper has outlined plans to make endangering another life dunng make en

the 20 year old agam berger, a female soldier, has already been handed over to the red cross by hamaswhat appears to be another carefully choreographed scene. the 20 year old was released in jabalia. that's in northern gaza. a little earlier, she was then transferred to the israeli military and to the border, where two civilians, 29 year old arbel yehud and an 80 year old arbel yehud and an 80 year old arbel yehud and an 80 year old man, gadi moses, are also due to be released after more than 15 months in captivity in exchange for the hostages, 110 palestinians will be freed later from israeli jails. they'll be released near ramallah in the occupied west bank. now to some other news. water bills set to rise in england and wales by an average of £123 per household from april. it means a typical bill will rise by about 26%, so from £480 per year to around 603. now the industry body water uk says the industry body water uk says the extra money will fund infrastructure projects and will provide help for struggling customers. but consumer groups are warning the rise means more households w