not long ago emily damari, doron steinbrecher and romi gonen arrived at this hospital.re rated overjoyed to see them come home to us. the preparation for receiving them at the hospital included them at the hospital included the formation of a physical and mental health environment that is extensive, compassionate and professional. the meticulous planning for caring for them at the hospital and for ongoing care within their communities has been under way for the past year. today we encounter emily damari, doron steinbrecher and romi gonen after a71 days in thomas captivity. almost impossible to grasp. all of us, the medical health care in the system are ready to deal with any medical condition that could possibly result from that reality. the preparation process also entailed ground work at six hospitals that are ready to admit the returning captives in the near term. four are in the center of the country. two are closer to the gaza borderfor cases country. two are closer to the gaza border for cases that require emergency medical evacuation. as anticipated, roni, emily

the released hostages have been confirmed as 31—year—old doron steinbrecher, dual british—israeli emily 28, and 24—year—old romi gonen. in exchange, 90 palestinians have just been released from prisons in the israeli—occupied west bank. our international editor jeremy bowen takes us through all today's developments as, after 15 months of war, the ceasefire in gaza begins. in gaza, a show of force by hamas as they handed the hostages over to the international red cross. in the white vehicles, doron steinbrecher, romi gonen and emily damari were starting their journey back to freedom. the men and guns were there to send a signal to israel and other palestinian factions that, whether they like it or not, hamas is still in charge in gaza. that sight will infuriate israelis. back safely in israel, british israeli emily damari. first, family reunions in the hospital in tel aviv. all three women were healthy enough to see the people they'd missed the most. this day has been a long time coming. at first light, thousands of palestinians in gaza began trying to walk home. this fragile ceasefire s

and 24—year—old romi gonen and 31—year—old doron steinbrecher who were met by their mothers. by the hamas attack on israel on october 7 2023 — which left over 1,200 people dead, mostly civilians, and saw 250 taken hostage. since then more than 16,000 palestinians have been killed in gaza, according to health officials in the territory. our international editorjeremy bowen bring us our top story as the ceasefire in gaza begins. in gaza, a show of force by hamas as they handed the hostages over to the international red cross. in the white vehicles, doron steinbrecher, romi gonen and emily damari were starting their journey back to freedom. the men and guns were there to send a signal to israel and other palestinian factions that, whether they like it or not, hamas is still in charge in gaza. that sight will infuriate israelis. back safely in israel, british—israeli emily damari first. family reunions in the hospital in tel aviv. all three women were healthy enough to see the people they'd missed the most. this day has been a long time coming. at first light, thousands of palest

in the white vehicles, doron steinbrecher, romi gonen and emily damari were starting their journey back and guns were there to send a signal to israel and other palestinian factions that, whether they like it or not, hamas is still in charge in gaza. that sight will infuriate israelis. back safely in israel, british—israeli emily damari first. family reunions in the hospital in tel aviv. all three women were healthy enough to see the people they'd missed the most. this day has been a long time coming. at first light, thousands of palestinians in gaza began trying to walk home. this fragile ceasefire started almost three hours late. with zero trust on either side, israel continued its attacks here in khan yunis, as it waited for the names of the women being released. gaza civil defence, run by hamas, said 19 more palestinians were killed by israel during the delay. hamas joined the celebrations, trying to claim some kind of victory. the israelis have destroyed the offensive power hamas used to attack them 15 months ago, but the americans say hamas has nearly as many new recruits as israe

we are seeing them emerge from the helicopter, bringing romi gonen, emily damari, doron steinbrecher, we've seen the photographs of their emotional reunions with their emotional reunions with their mothers. they had preliminary medical assessments, one of the hostages had her hand bandaged, had she had been shot at when she tried to escape from the hamas fighters on october 7, and now they will undergo more comprehensive physical examination, and they have been through a lot of mental turmoil. a full—body effect as one doctor described it to the bbc. ambassador, thank you for staying with us as this process unfolds. you mentioned your concern that there are leaders, spokespeople, people in positions of power on both sides, hamas and in the israeli government, who would like to see the collapse of this agreement, who don't want to see it towards the end. let's bring it back though to the beginning of this process, what we're watching now. a coordination nacelle has been set up in cairo, egypt, and qatarand set up in cairo, egypt, and qatar and the united states will work together. this

three hostages, romi gonen, emily damari, and doron steinbrecher, are waking up in israel surroundedy loved ones this morning after spending 471 days in hamas captivity. in exchange israel released 90 palestinian prisoners into the west bank. cbs' naomi ruchim has details on how the first exchange went. there are still many more images set to be released. what happens next? >> reporter: good morning. this is just day one of phase one. so many more hostages to be released. and that will take over the next six weeks. there is much hope in israel and gaza. it does come with caution, though. knowing any misjudgment could derail the cease-fire altogether. still, the moments of joy as those three women hugged their families brought elation to a war-torn region while many still await their loved ones' return. after 471 days in terrorist captivity in gaza, three israeli women are home with their families this morning, welcomed into israel by cheers and celebration. [ cheers ] the hand-over to the red cross was chaotic. the women led by hamas militants and surrounded by a large palestinian cr

and doron steinbrecher, 31 years old, also taken from that same kibbutz. on october 7th.in, those first three israeli hostages in the hands of the red cross set to be returned to their mothers. and we expect four more released in the next seven days from hamas captivity. we want to take you now to a live look at the white house, which tomorrow will become home once again for president elect donald trump. and he and his family arrived in washington, d.c, late last night. they went to virginia to celebrate with supporters at his golf club, just one of many celebrations ahead of tomorrow's inauguration. nbc's alice barr brings us to capitol hill. good morning. shifting picture here in washington after president elect trump chose to move his swearing in ceremy inside the capitol rotunda because of tomorrow's frigid temperatures setting off major changes to security and how the thousands of people who came to town are going to watch history unfold. fireworks and fanfare kicking off president-elect trump's inaugural events with an opening reception overnight at his virginia gol

the three of them, doron steinbrecher. romi gonin and emily damari and emily. we learned just in the last hour lost two fingers during her time in captivity and yet still somehow managing a smile as she was reunited with her family. well, joining me now to discuss what happens next and what it took to get here, former israeli prime minister naftali bennett. bennett. bennett. mr. minister, thanks so much for taking the time this evening. i wonder if you could describe your reaction to the events unfolding right now you know, in israel we're all one big happy family, not always happy. >> but tonight, obviously, there's a lot of joy to see what every israeli feels is our three daughters, rami, emily and doron, coming home, coming home, being back at home on israeli soil, seeing their moms. and. but we have to ensure that all the hostages come back. this is vital. and just as a point worth noting, you know that romi's grandmother, the moment romi came in, she was asked how she feels. she said, it's wonderful, but we need all the other hostages back as well. that's

doron steinbrecher, 31 years old, also to be released today. for those three families, there will obviously be intense joy right now, although the what those women have been through, as aaron was rightly saying, unimaginable and unimaginable at the moment. what kind of condition? mentally and physically, they will emerge in? aaron, important for us in the media to give those women and those families all the time and privacy they need in what are going to be obviously difficult days ahead. >> absolutely. i think it's the most critical piece that they get that that distance, that separation from the spotlight. these ladies haven't probably seen light jonathan in over 400 days. never mind the media attention that this is going to create. also interesting is hamas releasing three women. first i think jonathan that that's hamas trying to soften all the allegations of the sexual abuse that came out in those reports by the united nations. i think it's them trying to bend a little more light in their favor to soften the optics on those accusations and

doron steinbrecher, she's 31 years old. and emily damari, 28 years old, all taken on october 7th. and think about the moment that this is for those hostages themselves. of course, for the hostage families who've been waiting for them, but also for the people of israel, 470 days of waiting, not knowing the fate, frankly, of the hostages and many of them, sadly, close to 100 remain held in gaza, many of them, sadly, we know, have lost their lives during that long wait. and then, of course, inside gaza itself, 470 days of virtually relentless israeli bombing, the death toll mounting now into the tens of thousands, the vast majority of them, according to the best assessments, are civilians. and of course, there's been other forms of suffering there as well. severe shortages of food and medical supplies. most of the hospitals not operational now anymore because of that relentless bombing campaign. so that long line of many hundreds of aid trucks, their desperate need for the aid that they are carrying in the scenes this morning in gaza, we saw some celebrations as the cease fire took e

the three israeli women, 24 year old romi gonin, 31 year old doron steinbrecher and 28 year old emily damari are said to be in good physical condition and they are the first of 33 hostages set to be released by hamas over a 42 day cease fire. israel today in exchange, is set to release dozens of palestinian prisoners and detainees. i want to go straight to a special moment before i go to the region to show you the mothers of those three young israeli women released today watching the video of their daughters heading towards freedom. and we are following this. in addition to other big breaking news, including the fact that donald trump will be inaugurated at this very time tomorrow. much more on that to come. but first, let's go to the region and get information from cnn's jeremy diamond about where exactly these former, now former hostages are and what their condition is. jeremy. >> well, dana, as you said, it does appear that these three women who have been held hostage for over 15 months now inside the gaza strip by hamas, are in what is being reported to us as good medical conditio

and 24—year—old romi gonen and 31—year—old doron steinbrecher who were met by their mothers.at last. after 15 months being held in gaza, the first hostages released in this ceasefire deal were reunited with family and friends. footage released by the israeli authorities showing the moment romi, doron and the british israeli emily arrived at a hospital near tel aviv. i'm happy to report that they are in stable condition. that allows us and them to focus on what is the most important thing for now — is reuniting with theirfamilies. they're likely to spend several days in hospital to allow more assessment of their physical and mental condition. earlier in the day, the women's journey to freedom had started in chaotic fashion. hamas fighters were out in force to hand them over to the red cross. israel fought this war with the aim of eliminating hamas from gaza. they've been greatly weakened and their leaders killed. but the pr message was clear — we're still here. the hostages were driven by the red cross to the israeli military, and they were soon reunited with their mothers. in

and 24—year—old romi gonen and 31—year—old doron steinbrecher who were met by their mothers.eople desperate for some optimism but how well—placed is that at the moment? fin optimism but how well-placed is that at the moment?— that at the moment? on a day like this, _ that at the moment? on a day like this, day _ that at the moment? on a day like this, day one _ that at the moment? on a day like this, day one of _ that at the moment? on a day like this, day one of the - like this, day one of the ceasefire, people have got to try and be optimistic. reporting from the middle east, there are many potential problems ahead. but let's look on the bright side for the first time in 15 months, there is no killing going on in and around gaza. there are people who are hoping to get back to their homes. there are the family reunions in the west bank, palestinians, israelis, the three women who came out, those are all positives. the issueis those are all positives. the issue is firstly hamas is still there, they showed that when they paraded with their guns, quite symbolic but making a poin

in the white vehicles, doron steinbrecher, romi gonen and emily damari were starting their journey backeedom. the men and guns were there to send a signal to israel and other palestinian factions that, whether they like it or not, hamas is still in charge in gaza. that sight will infuriate israelis. back safely in israel, british israeli emily damari. first, family reunions in the hospital in tel aviv. all three women were healthy enough to see the people they'd missed the most. this day has been a long time coming. at first light, thousands of palestinians in gaza began trying to walk home. this fragile ceasefire started almost three hours late. with zero trust on either side, israel continued its attacks here in khan yunis, as it waited for the names of the women being released. gaza civil defence, run by hamas, said 19 more palestinians were killed by israel during the delay. hamas joined the celebrations, trying to claim some kind of victory. the israelis have destroyed the offensive power hamas used to attack them 15 months ago. but the americans say hamas has nearly as many new re

romi gonin, doron steinbrecher and emily demari. and we are expecting potentially any minute now to start to hear the roar of the rotor blades as an israeli military helicopter arrives here carrying those three women, they will be landing at a helipad not that far from where we are here, and it will be ambulances that will drive them right past. and you may be able to see behind me. alex, there is plastic sheeting that has been erected by the authorities at this hospital, and that is to protect the privacy of these three women who have been through 471 days of captivity as they arrive here. this is the first step of what is going to be a very, very long journey. we had a chance earlier to see some of the hospital rooms at a separate facility that had been prepared for them, for the other 33, for the 33 hostages. we expect to come out during this first phase of the deal. and i want to show you just a little bit of what we saw there. take a look. >> all of the rooms are prepared for a returnee and a family member if they would want th

the freed hostages are romi gonen, emily damari and doron steinbrecher.heir safe return sparked celebrations across the country, as jubilant israelis danced and waved flags. there was jubilation, too, in gaza at the ceasefire and israel's promised release of palestinian prisoners. trucks laden with badly needed aid were seen in southern israel heading to crossing points into gaza. in the united states, president biden hailed it as a step forward. pres. biden: today alone, we anticipate several hundred trucks will enter the gaza strip, as i'm probably as i'm speaking and after so much pain, destruction, loss of life, today the guns in gaza have gone silent. john: hamas captured seven u.s. citizens on october 7th. only three are thought to be still living. saqui dekelchen and keith siegel, who are both on hamas' list of those to be released in the first phase, and edan alexander, who is not. earlier, i spoke with alexander's father, adi, and asked him how he felt about today. adi: it was a great start to begin with. today was a great day. we are hopeful tha

and 24—year—old romi gonen and 31—year—old doron steinbrecher who were met by their mothers.let's speak to our correspondent mark lowen who's in tel aviv. huge relief for those families. i mean, it's still almost impossible to imagine the relief, martin, after 15 months in captivity in gaza. the three women released are now back at a hospital in israel, the country's largest, and they spent the night in a wing over there with their families. i'm told they were given private rooms, living rooms, their own personal chefs to cater whatever they need. and the initial evaluation took place last night but then the proper thorough assessments begin today and they will have a few daysin today and they will have a few days in hospital to undergo extensive medical assessments and also psychological evaluations as well. i'm told even though outside they appear to be in a stable condition, a somebody put it to me, on the inside it is altogether less clear. you will have seen the pictures of emily damari, the hostage with her band in hand age. her mother confirmed she lost her two middle

doron steinbrecher, romi gonen and emily damari were the first to be released under the agreement — aftere that says she's free. emily damari and her mum mandy, radiating joy as she spoke to her brother on the phone moments after her release. this was all mandy had said she wanted — to hug her daughter again. emily in good spirits despite her ordeal, despite missing two fingers after she was shot on october the 7th. in the hospital, she reunited with her brothers and other family. clutching onto them. for so long they have been kept apart. yes, yes, yes! earlier, she stepped out of the darkness, away from the terror of hamas and into the light. a71 days of brutal captivity. since october the 7th, surrey—born mandy could only hold a poster of her daughter. last month, campaigning in london, she was also in the dark — unsure if emily was alive. i love her to the moon and back. she is a special person. it sounds like a cliche, but she is the best daughter i could possibly ask for. she's the core of our family and the core is missing. it's like a piece of my heart isn't there. emily, who love

names sent after the ceasefire was due to start, three women, romi gonen, emily damari and doron steinbrecher released later today. in exchange for scores of palestinian prisoners. the first of 33 to be released in the next six weeks including two americans including keith siegel. it was three hours later than planned. israel launching more strikes, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 30, according to the hamas-run health ministry. more than 46,000 killed and over 100,000 injured throughout the 15-months-long war. israel launching a devastating campaign in response to the october 7th, 2023, massacre by hamas who killed 1,200 people and kidnapped more than 250. in a major sign of relief for gaza, aid trucks now starting to roll across the border. despite the death and devastation, gazans celebrating on the streets, groups waving flags and chanting. 90% of the population displaced throughout this war, and this morning they're finally allowed to return to what's left of their homes. a reminder that this is just phase one of a three-phase deal. negotiations will start soon with the

their names are romy conan, doron steinbrecher and emily demari. and a short while ago they drove past us here at sheba hospital in tel aviv, where they are going to begin the long journey of recovery. israel releasing 90 palestinian prisoners, women and teenagers in exchange for those three young women and humanitarian aid beginning to enter the gaza strip, where it is so badly needed, the hope is that this is the first of what will be many quiet days where we will see the bloodshed coming to an end in gaza. we will see more of these hostages coming out. the big question, though, is whether phase onene of theeal this six week ceasefire will be followed by phase two, a permanent end to the war, the withdrawal of all israeli forces from gaza and all hostages finally coming home. raf sanchez, nbc news, tel aviv. and this is a developing story when we're not on air, get the latest on the ceasefire and the hostage releases on our website, nbcbayarea.com. and still ahead, we often hear them before we see them. how pier 39 is celebrating the anniversary

and doron steinbrecher, 31, a romainian-israeli citizen.all of them have turned a year older in their captivity. it appeared they were able to walk on their own, which will be a relief to many who did fear their condition. they will still go through checkups and the long physical as well as psychological journey to try to reintegrate back into society. 30 more hostages are set for release in phase one. a handful every seven days. and that includes two americans. 65-year-old keith siegel and 36-year-old sagui dekel chen. the hope is this deal will hold for them all to be free too. ramy inocencio, cbs news, tel aviv. >>> the l.a. county sheriff's department says more than 32,000 people in fire-ravaged people are still under evacuation orders. the california fires have killed at least 27 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. but as cbs's elise preston discovered, some residents whose homes survived the eaton and palisades fires are now being allowed back. >> reporter: weary residents are starting to return home. >> oh, i haven't be

romi gonen, who was kidnapped from the music festival, emily damari, and doron steinbrecher, both seized from their kabutz. on october 7, 2023, hamas terrorists abducted or killed more than 1,000 people in southern israel. within hours, israel's military was bombing gaza. 15 months later, it's too soon to say the war has ended, but it is on pause. hamas and some of its supporters were celebrating the cease-fire as a victory, as part of the deal israel is supposed to release almost 100 palestinian prisoners from jail later today. mohamed el alibi is expected to be one of them. his family in gaza is waiting anxiously. he was arrested when i was only 3 years old, says his daughter, and i am now 12. there are scars on both sides. noah, a former hostage abducted at the nova festival, was rescued after eight terrifying months. >> i live in fear every single day. i didn't want to suddenly lose control and kill me. all the terrorists was armed with many weapons, knife and grenades. i live in a war zone. every second felt like the last second of my life. >> reporter: so much could go wrong with t

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

doron steinbrecher. romi gonin and emily damari these women have spent more than a year in captivity, and while israel is mobilized to bring them home. aid trucks are waiting at a different border crossing to bring more aid into decimated gaza. we will bring you that all live as it happens, and we are also going to look ahead to donald trump's inauguration tomorrow. his team, of course, is closely monitoring the developments out of the middle east. here with me now is donald trump's incoming national security advisor. mike waltz, thank you so much for being here. so you met with hostage families yesterday. i'm going to be speaking with two of the families later this morning, including the family of american edan alexander, who is still believed to be alive and expected to be released as part of the second phase of this deal. what assurances did you give them, and will you give now that the deal won't collapse before we get there? >> well, i gave them the assurance that getting their loved ones out of tho

doron steinbrecher, 31 years old. she was abducted from kibbutz elazar.ly damari, 28 years old. she is a british citizen and she was kidnaped from that same kibbutz along with some friends. in exchange for those hostages. israel will be releasing 90 or so palestinian prisoners today. men and women. we understand that the female prisoners have now started to be bused in into the west bank, and we are expecting to see them released later today. but over the course of the next six weeks, hundreds of palestinian prisoners will be exchanged in will be released in exchange for 33 hostages based on humanitarian grounds. michael. >> nbc's daniele hamamdjian, thank you very much. joining us now by phone is nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. also with us is the former chief of staff at the cia and the department of defense, jeremy bash. andrea, can we just start with you? the red cross has been just critical in the efforts that we're going to see over the next couple, has been in the efforts leading up to in terms of understanding how the s

their names are romy gonin, doron steinbrecher and emily demari. and a short while ago they drove past us here at sheba hospital in tel aviv, where they are going to begin the long journey of recovery. israel releasing 90 palestinian prisoners, women and teenagers in exchange for those three young women and humanitarian aid beginning to enter the gaza strip, where it is so badly needed, the hope is that this is the first of what will be many quiet days where we will see the bloodshed coming to an end in gaza. we will see more of these hostages coming out. the big question, though, is whether phase one of the deal this six week ceasefire will be followed by phase two, a permanent end to the war, the withdrawal of all israeli forces from gaza and all hostages finally coming home. ralph sanchez, nbc news, tel aviv. all right. this is a developing story when we're not on air. get the latest on the cease fire and hostage releases on our website. it's nbcbayarea.com. and still ahead, it's a support group like none other. and it's bringing its heart and r

doron steinbrecher. emily damari.n dreaming of her 471 days. in the west bank, crowds came out to celebrate the arrival of the palestinians who had been released from jail by israel in exchange. in gaza, the skies were quiet, families ventured out without fear for the first time in 15 months. some set off to see what was left of their neighborhoods. not much. one woman picked through the remains of her old life, hoping to find scraps to salvage but gave up. reconstruction is still a long way, and billions of dollars off. meanwhile, the cease-fire remains fragile and a return to war all too possible. the next stress point will be this coming saturday when hamas is supposed to release four more hostages. norah? >> norah: some of them could be more women. elizabeth palmer, thank you. america welcomes a new president while honoring a civil rights legend. that's coming up next. >> announcer: if you can't watch the "cbs evening news," you can listen. subscribe where ever you your podcasts but a treatment can be. keytruda is

and 24—year—old romi gonen and 31—year—old doron steinbrecher who were met by their mothers.and saw 250 taken hostage.

doron steinbrecher, a veterinary nurse kidnapped from a kibbutz near gaza. and emily damari kidnapped from the same kibbutz. in tel aviv thousands have come to what is known as hostage square to watch it all unfold on a big screeninside . word has just come that they are now safely inside israel, romi, doron, and emily. everyone here knows them by their first name. many people consider them almost like members of their own family. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: 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. >> richard engel is joining us now from jerusalem. richard, at least two american citizens are expected to be among those released at some point. what's the timeline on that? >> reporter: well, under the deal, hamas is to release at least t

british—israeli — who was reunited with her mother, and 24—year—old romi gonen and 31—year—old doron steinbrecher from jerusalem. free at last. after 15 months being held in gaza, the first hostages released in this ceasefire deal were reunited with family and friends. footage released by the israeli authorities, showing the moment romi, doron and the british israeli emily arrived at a hospital near tel aviv. i'm happy to report that they are in stable condition. that allows us and them to focus on what is the most important thing for now — is reuniting with theirfamilies. they're likely to spend several days in hospital to allow more assessment of their physical and mental condition. earlier in the day, the women's journey to freedom had started in chaotic fashion. hamas fighters were out in force to hand them over to the red cross. israel fought this war with the aim of eliminating hamas from gaza. they've been greatly weakened and their leaders killed. but the pr message was clear — we're still here. the hostages were driven by the red cross to the israeli military, and they were soon reunited

romi gonen, emily damary y doron steinbrecher fueron entregadas por hamas a una camioneta de la cruzue rosenberg, vocero de las familias de los rehenes, hablo sobre el estado de las mujeres tras ser entregadas a los brazos de sus familias. vimos que estan casi enteras las primeras imagenes. >> emily, podemos ver que le faltan dos dedos. ya esta siendo atendida medicamente. >> y las otras dos ? doron y romi estan siendo analizadas. le estan haciendo, eh, como dijimos, estudios medicos. >> romi goren, de 24 anos, b bailarina y coreografa, fue raptada en el festival. emily damary, de 28 en el sur de israel, y doron stein, broker veterinaria de 31 anos, fue secuestrada en su casa. segun las fuerzas militares israelies, se contempla la liberacion escalonada de mas rehenes a cambio de 90 presos palestinos, algo que mantiene vivas las esperanzas de las familias. mientras tanto, tambien como parte del acuerdo ya camiones del programa mundial de ali alimentos cruzan de egipto a gaza para llevar ayuda a mas de 1 millon de personas, informaron las naciones unidas. en miami, florida, sonia paris

and 24—year—old romi gonen and 31—year—old doron steinbrecher who were met by their mothers.ternation editorjeremy bowen is injerusalem. he told us more about day one of the ceasefire. i think on a day like this, day one of the ceasefire, people have got to try and be optimistic. you know, reporting the middle east, it's often you don't lose if you're pessimistic, and of course there are many potential problems ahead. but let's look on the bright side. for the first time in 15 months, there is no killing going on in and around gaza. there are people who are hoping in gaza to get back to their homes. there are those family reunions in the west bank for palestinians, the israelis, the three women who came out. so those are all positives. the issue is, first of all, hamas is still there. they showed that when they paraded with their guns, quite symbolic but making a point. and the israelis, the israeli deputy foreign minister, has been telling the bbc this morning that that's not acceptable for them — hamas has to go. now, hamas doesn't want to go. so that points at some point t

three young women, roamy goren, emily damari, doron steinbrech r steinbrecher, brought from captivity by the very same group that massacred so many and took them captive. incredibly, its gunmen back the streets once again, controlling the crowd. the women were handed over to a red cross convoy before heading back into israel. incredible scenes here, after 15 months of heartbreak, of dashed hopes, of disappointment. finally, the first glimpse of one of the hostages in gaza on her way home. three daughters on their way out, and three mothers anxiously watching it unfold. when news came through they were on the way home, an emotional dam burst wide open. roamy gonen's dad unable to keep his feet on the ground any longer. with the sun beginning to set, emily, doron and roamy exiting the red cross cars, their faces say it all. now inside idf vehicles, the former hostages back on israeli soil. and within hours, finally reunited with his families. joe biden announcing a deal he's worked on tirelessly. >> the deal that i first put forward last may for the middle east has finally come to fruit

romi gonen, emily damary y doron steinbrecher fueron entregadas por hamas a una camioneta de la cruzeracion. enrique rosenberg, vocero de las familias de los rehenes, hablo sobre el estado de las mujeres tras ser entregadas a los brazos de sus familias. vimos que estan casi enteras las primeras imagenes. >> emily, podemos ver que le faltan dos dedos. ya esta siendo atendida medicamente. >> y las otras dos ? doron y romi estan siendo analizadas. le estan haciendo, eh, como dijimos, estudios medicos. >> romi goren, de 24 anos, b bailarina y coreografa, fue raptada en el festival. emily damary, de 28 en el sur de israel, y doron stein, broker veterinaria de 31 anos, fue secuestrada en su casa. segun las fuerzas militares israelies, se contempla la liberacion escalonada de mas rehenes s a cambio de 90 presos palestinos, algo que mantiene vivas las esperanzas de las familias. mientras tanto, tambien como parte del acuerdo ya camiones del programa mundial de ali alimentos cruzan de egipto a gaza para llevar ayuda a mas de 1 millon de personas, informaron las naciones unidas. en miami, flor

the released hostages have been confirmed as 31—year—old doron steinbrecher, dual british—israeli emilyen released from prisons in the israeli—occupied west bank. our international editor jeremy bowen takes us through all today's developments as, after 15 months of war, the ceasefire in gaza begins.

now romi gonen emily damari and doron steinbrecher are back in israel.t two fingers in octoboctober 7 attached is being treated for that but they got to see their mothers another see an extended family and friends are here at the hospital, they all seem very happy and apparently in good health with the first stage of what's going to be a long journey for them. the people of israel all very happy that the first round of hostages are out. back to you. >> mike tobin, thank you so much. meanwhile we are on preemptive pardons watch, biden is spending the final day in office issuing more pardons and democrats want biden to pardon the junior six committee members but they said they don't want to because accepting what would falsely suggest they committed crimes. imparting more people than any president in u.s. history including his historic death row pardons the president pardoning his son hunter despite pledging he never would. in a new website called inside bidens basement.org will keep track of former biden appointees and provide the trump of administration

who they announced they are. 24 year old ramy gonin, 27 year old emily demari and 31 year old doron steinbrecher will soon be home. also, the israeli prime minister's office is saying four other living hostages are set to be released in the next seven days. the israeli defense forces saying it's been, quote, preparing to receive the hostages after their release from hamas captivity and is operating to provide suitable physical and psychological support with careful attention to every detail. israeli hospitals are also preparing one tel aviv medical center, appointing a specialized team of professionals after clearing out and redesigning an entire ward of the hospital to receive the released hostages. the world health organization, warning that hostages could face complex health challenges for years to come. after suffering more than 450 days in unspeakable conditions while being held captive by hamas. and we are also learning that the families of the american hostages have been in communication with officials from the biden and incoming trump administrations, seeking reassurance of the commitmen

to remind you again, three israeli hostages, romi gonen, emily damari, and doron steinbrecher, 31 years. the first three to be released in this hard—fought deal to get the hostages home. bright lights there, as you say, the cameras are searching, trying to keep an eye on that moment to see when the helicopters lift off. it is hard to see know exactly what is happening in the dark now. everyone is staring in the darkness. a confirmation that the darkness for these three women has had now ended. they are now safely in israel and they are now being taken care of by medical teams and will be taken for more specialised care to the hospital in tel aviv. asi as i was describing earlier, this is a place that people gravitate towards, notjust this is a place that people gravitate towards, not just at moments like this. you will often see people walking towards the square, they will be looking at the names and images. at hostage families come here as well, many of them want to talk about the ordeal that they have been through. they want to keep that names and faces, the stories, the identities of

of the gaza strip into the reception points of the 3 of them romi gonen, emily damari, and doron steinbrecher families. they were allowed to meet their mothers, touch them, see them for the first time in a year end a half. now that they are here at the hospital some wider family other relatives are here to meet them for the crowds are limited they do not want these women to be overwhelmed after all they've been through print the first stage with a hostag the hostagee is underway. some palestinians, 90 of them will be released from israeli prison 1 prison very near jerusalem. that's all to the best of our knowledge the bus going to take the 90 palestinians has not moved yet. you are talk about very serious offenders to give you an idea 1 of the people who is to be released today was involved with the bombing of the pizzeria back in august of 2001 that killed 15 people. >> alright mike tobin first outside of the hospital but thank you, appreciate it. >> as the date continues we are now awaiting the upcoming 47th president next event of the day. looking live at capitol 1 arena wore a maga victor

24-year-old romi gonen north of israel captured at the novick music esther role. 31-year-old doron steinbrechere. 28-year-old trent eight was from british was kidnapped from the same. her mother made the s statement her nightmare spider the impossible weighting of the rest of the families is still going on. they were airlifted to the hospital for preliminary evaluation show them to be in good health. emily lost two fingers the october 7 their attack. >> i know, we have all know they have been through [bleep]. there emerges from darkness to light. they're really going from slavery to freedom of her. >> in exchange 90 palestinians will be free from israel's prison near jerusalem for it 78 of them will return to the west bank, 12 to east jerusalem for the hostage release was preceded by seas further brought hamas gunmen out of hiding her rating with the weapons to show the deadly organization survived. cook sweet with our brothers and the palestinian resistance factions declare our commitment to a cease-fire agreement and our readiness to implement his provisions and abide by its conditions and te

old romy gonin is from the north of israel, captured at the nova music festival. 31 year old doron steinbrecher kibbutz near the gaza strip, was kidnaped from her home. 28 year old emily damari, who was british, kidnaped from the same kibbutz. her mother released a statement. her nightmare is already behind her, but the impossible waiting of the rest of the families is still going on. airlifted to the sheba hospital in tel aviv, preliminary examinations show the three women to be in good health. emily lost two fingers during the october 7th terror attack. >> i know we all know they have been through ####. they are emerging from darkness to light. they are really going from slavery to freedom. >> in exchange, 90 palestinians are to be freed from israel's ofer prison near jerusalem. 78 of them will return to the west bank, 12 to east jerusalem. the hostage release was preceded by a cease fire that brought hamas gunmen out of hiding, parading with weapons to show the deadly organization survived. >> we, along with our brothers in the palestinian resistance factions, declare our commitment to a cea

been given the task of caring for the three young women you see on your screen, romy gonin, doron steinbrechernd emily demari. after their 471 days in captivity. as you can imagine, a lot of thought has been given to the medical protocols how to care for these hostages as they emerge from gaza. first stage, they go from the captivity of hamas to the red cross. red cross transfers them over to the israeli military, and there they will be given an initial round of medical checks. now, if any of these three women are found to need emergency treatment, they are going to be taken to two hospitals in the south of israel. but assuming that none of them are in any kind of crisis condition, we are expecting ali that they will be loaded onto israeli military helicopters and they will be flown here. and that is something that could potentially happen quite quickly. you know, one of the great, great mental disconnects of this war, tel aviv and gaza, are just a few dozen miles apart from each other, war raging there. here, a normal ish city. a helicopter flight would be a matter of minutes, so it may not b

doron steinbrecher, 31 years old. she was abducted from her kibbutz. >> azar and emily damiani, a british citizen, 28 years old, kidnaped from that same kibbutz along with some friends. >> now, in return, israel will release about 90 prisoners. palestinian prisoners. we don't yet have a list of who they are. women. children. men? we don't yet know. but what i can tell you is that over the course of these six weeks, the first stage of this, of this deal, hundreds will be released, among them some described by israeli authorities as having blood on their hands. >> others have been held in what's called administrative detention. >> they've not been charged, they've not been tried and they've been held indefinitely. if you ask any palestinian, they will see these people as being hostages, really, of the israeli prison system. and palestinian leaders say that israel has been arresting as many as they can. so they have sort of bargaining chips, as many as they can for this deal. how the rest of the day will unfold. it's all

she is doron steinbrecher, 31 years old. 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

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 should note that because of the laws in israel, many of those prisoners are held under what's known as administrative detention. they haven't been convicted of any crimes, so there will be a mix of those who are released and many hundreds more over the course of this agreement. this is, though, a small step, a powerful one in the 470 days since october 7th, and the painful war that has followed, painful for the hostages