i'm joined by a cousin of emily damari, tony moss. of emily this afternoon, this evening. we're just overjoyed. a loss for words. can't quite believe it. didn't think it was going to happen. we just can't quite believe it but also sad. this isjust the beginning, we need to get the other hostages out. we're happy today for emily and mandy and the family and the other hostages been released. this isjust the beginning. we've got to get all of them out. what does it mean to you after this long ordeal that emily is now home? oh, just a huge relief, huge relief. it's been anxiety for a71 days, a huge anxiety that we carry around with us. we can let that go in respect to emily but we got to get the other hostages out. i know i keep saying that but we do. what were your emotions when you heard the news and saw the pictures? i broke down when i saw the pictures. i saw the pictures only once emily wasn't the hands of her mother mandy. you saw how fragile it was when they were in gaza surrounded by hamas terrorists and mobs. that was extremely f

emily damari and her mum, mandy, radiating joy as she spoke to her brother on the phone moments afterhter again. emily in good spirits despite her ordeal, despite missing two fingers after she was shot on october the 7th. tonight in the hospital, she reunited with her brothers and otherfamily, clutching onto them — for so long, they had 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 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 is the core of our family. and...and the core is missing. it's like a piece of my heart isn't there. emily, who loved coming to britain to go to concerts, spurs matches and visit family, has missed so much. her british grandfather died while she was being held. in london, herfamily overcome by the

you will have seen the pictures of emily damari, the hostage with her band in hand age. middle fingers after a hamas gunman shot her before taking her into captivity. emily damari has posted a statement on instagram this morning in which she thanked herfamily, she thanked god and her girlfriend for support, and she said, "i have returned to my beloved life. you broke my heart with excitement and i am the happiest person in the world just to be." there has also been a voice message released by romi gonen, one of the other three women to be released, and she says "thank you to everybody. i saw only a bit of the amazing things people did for me, i sent everyone hugs and kisses and hope we meet soon." �* ., ~ ., , ., soon. " but what we know is that the families _ soon. " but what we know is that the families of— soon. " but what we know is that the families of all— soon. " but what we know is that the families of all these - the families of all these hostages have been supporting each other all this time, and they won't be resting because three women are released. there is

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back safely in israel, british israeli emily damari. 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 israel has killed. after so much bloodshed, celebratory gunfire did not make janah flinch. translation: may god have mercy on the oppressed and those - who have passed and pity on us who survived. and god willing, everyone will return home. this celebratio

back safely in israel, british—israeli emily damari first.spital 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 israel has killed. after so much bloodshed, celebratory gunfire did not make janah flinch. translation: may god have mercy on the oppressed and those - who have passed and pity on us who survived, and, god willing, everyone will return home. this celebration in khan yunis

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

those three female hostages, romy gonin, doron steinberger and emily damari.y were handed over to the red cross, the red cross, then taking them to the israeli military, they were greeted once inside israel by their mothers and then they will be flown. this process is underway right now to tel aviv, where they will receive medical treatment so we can confirm that the process is still underway, but that they are now inside israeli territory. so the first hostage transfer has been successful of this long process and of course, long awaited for those mothers greeting the three young women ranging in age from 24 to 31. do we know anything at this early stage, richard, about the health of the three hostages who are now free? emily. they were all walking. we didn't get very many images of them. there had been someme expectation that at least one of these young women would be potentially in a wheelchair. all of them seemed to be, at least at a first glance, to be in relatively good condition. rami conan, as you mentioned, 24 years old, we have spoken over the process

you can see on the hand of emily damari, that she had her hand bandaged.she was injured when she was taken hostage on october 7, 2023 in the hamas attacks, it does appear she was given some initial health care there, and we believe the three women are being brought here for further assessment. so that is the roof of part of the sheba hospital that you can see there, on board our we believe the three hostages, doron steinbrecher, emily damari who is a british israeli national, and romi gonen who was taken at the nova music festival. they've all been brought here, they met with their mothers as they came out and we are expecting to be assessed here and to be quite frank, to be kept away from media attention.— frank, to be kept away from media attention. we've been broadcasting _ media attention. we've been broadcasting the _ media attention. we've been i broadcasting the photographs, videos released by the israeli defense forces showing us the emotional those first reunions after the three crossed the border. is it your understanding, jonah, that we had repo

among them, 28—year—old emily damari, a british—israeli who was reunited with her mother.doron steinbrecher, who were met by their mothers. jonah fisher reports 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, which 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 d

you don't need to say emily damari. you just say romi and emily and doron. and that is indeed the feeling. at the same time, dana, we've also been watching some remarkable moments inside of the gaza strip as well, where we have seen people for the first time in over a year, experiencing some sense of safety and security as aid has begun to go in as bombs and missiles have stopped being dropped in gaza. and as people are finally able to celebrate and reunite with loved ones. dana. >> here with me now are two families, deeply and personally affected by the hamas attacks of october 7th. the alexander family and the neutra family. adi and yael, i want to start with you. you are watching as this cease fire takes place. the release of the first hostages. and you know that your son is going to be in the second phase, which will happen. who knows when, right? i can't imagine what that feels like. a very difficult feeling. but i woke up today with, i don't know, like a strong feeling of like it's happening. we are there. there is a deal. some hostages, female hostage

one of the freed hostages, emily damari, who lost two fingers during the october 7th attack, was seen on an israeli helicopter holding up a white white board with the words, the nightmare is over, written in hebrew. >> emily is in high spirits on the road to recovery. as you would have seen last night she's an amazingly strong and resilient young woman. >> and emily damari also posted a story on instagram thanking her family and the protest movement pushing for the hostages' release. >>> meanwhile, palestinians returning home to the southern city of rafah in gaza found a scene of massive destruction with entire neighborhoods wiped out. >>> a rare winter storm is bringing snow, freezing rain, sleet, and dangerously cold temperatures across the south. drivers in amarillo, texas, encountered white out conditions yesterday as the national weather service warned of dangerous, life threatening travel. in houston rarely used snowplows were deployed ahead of the storm expected to bring 5 inches of snow to some areas. airports were shutdown, and across the state hundreds of schools were closed

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

emily damari and her mum mandy, radiating joy as she spoke to her brother on the phone moments afterin. 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 loved coming to britain to go to concerts, spurs matches and visit family, has missed so much. her british grandfather died while she was being held. in london, herfamily overcome by the news she was free.

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 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 three hostages per week, starting with women and ch

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

emily damari, she's 28 years old. she's a british-israeli citizen. was taken from the kibbutz of kfar aza that morning, injured, in fact, during those attacks. and the third, doron steinbrecher, 31 years old, also taken from kfar aza. she'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 unifo

and emily damari, who's a british israeli citizen, 28 years old. and it struck me as i watched those images, dan, and i'm sure this will ring familiar with you as well, that those red cross vehicles are going down the same streets, that those hamas vehicles drove down in the minutes and hours after the october 7th attacks, carrying those hostages into gaza for what has now amounted to 470 days of captivity under torturous conditions. now, red cross vehicles going into gaza to take at least three of them out. it's a small beginning and extremely important one. no question for those three families who have been waiting so long, but also for all the hostage families. and keep in mind, there are close to 100 hostages still held there. they've been waiting all this time with great frustration for a deal to come through. and i think it's safe to say that few israelis expected the hostages to be held this long. this long a year and a half. 470 days since those horrible attacks on october 7th. this is the first phase of many. over the course of the next si

emily damari, 27 years old, 27 years old. she was taken from a kibbutz just outside of gaza. 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

among them, 28—year—old emily damari — a british—israeli — who was reunited with her mother.e met by their mothers. let's speak to our international editor, jeremy bowen, who is in jerusalem. people 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

can also take a lot at our live page on the bbc news website, where the headline is all about emily damarirday, the british israeli woman who her mother says is the happiest girl in the world and doing better than she expected. emily is among other... two other women released by hamas yesterday amongst those extraordinary scenes where they were surrounded by members of hamas and they are said to be in a stable condition. they are undergoing more medical checks in hospital and they will be there for some days. obviously medical checks and psychological checks as well. 90 palestinian prisoners reunited with their families and friends, most of them women and friends, most of them women and teenagers. tiktok is back up and running in the united states. the owners have thanked president to be donald trump and it has been said that they will not be any penalties. of course, it is inauguration day of president—elect donald trump in washington. a wind—chill of —13 degrees, the ceremony has been moved indoors. following the oath of office, donald trump will address the nation and then he is expecte

emily damari, 28, a british-israeli citizen.oron steinbrecher, 31, a romainian-israeli citizen. now, 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 r

to be an overall good health group assisting the hostages and their families say that emily damari is missing two fingers that were shot off while she was taken hostage on october 7th. within the last few hours, 90 palestinian prisoners were released in exchange and more exchanges are expected to follow. jeremy diamond is in tel aviv tonight where the former hostages are receiving medical care. so you were in the area in southern israel where the hostages arrived from gaza. just walk us through what happened. >> well, anderson, it was really a remarkable day, a remarkable play by play that we witnessed up close on the border with gaza as we started to get word after initially that cease fire started nearly three hours later. but then hamas confirmed the list of the hostages set to be released today. hours later, those three hostages emerged in video inside of gaza amid crowds of people thronging around the hamas military vehicles with masked hamas militants standing around as they were exchanged and brought over to the red cross. not long later. they were then taken to the israeli mil

and emily damari, 28 years old.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 state of the hostages they have b

emily damari all smiles in the photo as she was reunited with her mother. this was the scene in gaza just moments before the women were released. hamas men gathered around the red cross convoy. a crowd gathered to watch the exchange. under this first phase of the deal, 33 hostages will be released over the next six weeks, including two americans, keith samuel siegel and sigi cohen. sigi has three daughters, the youngest born after he was taken captive. >> his wonderful wife was seven months pregnant and for nine horrific hours was able to survive in the safe room of their home on our kibbutz with her two little daughters. while there was murder all around. >> palestinian prisoners in israeli jails will also ben freed, and the cease fire allows aid to begin moving into gaza. trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have been lined up at the egyptian side of the rafah border crossing. those trucks now starting to move into gaza. president biden said this was one of the hardest negotiations of his career. >> today, cease fire in gaza and the release of hostages is

among them 28—year—old emily damari — a british—israeli — who was reunited with her mother. the hamas attack on israel on october 7 2023 — which left over 1,200 people dead, mostly civilians, and saw 250 taken hostage.

our romi gonen, doron steinbrecher and emily damari all are in good health.heir family members are mindful of the dozens of hostages still being held. >> once this door opens, it must not close. we must let all 97 hostages, now 94, come back home to their families. >> the release of the three hostages sparked celebrations on the streets of tel aviv, and in exchange, 90 palestinian prisoners and detainees were released from israeli jails, setting off celebrations in gaza as well. let's go to tel aviv, where we find professor hagai levine, head of the medical team for the hostages and missing families forum. professor levine, thanks very much for being with us this morning. can you please tell us a little bit about the condition of these three women and just how they're doing after so much time in captivity? >> phil stacey, as you see behind me, the picture of herzl envisioned israel. he said, if you desire it, it is not a legend. so to see emily and rami and doron here hugging their families, getting medical treatment and in israeli medical center is like a dr

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 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

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

among them 28—year—old emily damari — a british—israeli — who was reunited with her mother, and 24—year—oldho were met by their mothers. jonah fisher reports 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

emily damari. and romi gonen got the hugs they've been dreaming of her 471 days.lebrate 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 known to treat cancer. fda-approved for 17 types of cancer, includ

this is emily damari, a british—israeli citizen, a tottenham hotspur fan who was taken from her homehot in the hand and killed her dog. the 28—year—old is one of the civilian women named on the list. this 19—year—old had just started her military training as an army look out when hamas attacked. she was taken along with six other conscript soldiers. five of them remain in captivity. she appeared in a video posted by hamas at the weekend in which he was seen urging her government to make a deal. also on the list is 52—year—old ellie. seen here with his wife and two daughters. they were all murdered. his brother was also killed. one of the oldest hostages due to be freed is this 8a—year—old. you remember that his wife was amongst one of the first hostages to be released back in october 2023. his daughter has told the bbc that her family do not know if her father was still alive. we should say that we don't know the condition of any of the hostages who are still being held. israel believes that most of the 33 on this first list or alive. once the hostages have been handed over and their

among them, 28—year—old emily damari, a british—israeli, who was reunited with her mother.ear—old doron steinbrecher who were met by their mothers. jonah fisher reports from jerusalem. our internation 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

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

the family of emily damari, a british israeli, have campaigned relentlessly for her release and willbe freed. her mum mandy, told the bbc last month how she worries every second for her daughter. eli sharab�*s british wife lianne, their children noiya and yahel were murdered on october the 7th. eli is on the list to be released but his family don't know what to expect. we still don't know whether he's alive or dead. added into that is that we don't know whether eli knows that the entire life that he built and left behind is no longer there. we have no idea whether my sister and my two nieces were murdered in front of him, as we know many were, or whether he was taken away before they were killed. a deal agreed, but families still without any certainty. lucy manning, bbc news. let's go back tojeremy bowen injerusalem. how much confidence is there that his ceasefire can hold? all ceasefires when they start in terrible wars start often in a fragile way. the question is how much will there is for it to get through that stage. there will be a coordination centre in cairo where qatar, egyp

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during this time brochure, emily damari enrolled me going and they were reunited with their families after spending 15 months in captivity, the hundreds watched events on folding tele visa the various for school days. and that's knowing that she's going to be on the list for not. and and now seeing her and to see that she can walk and more is really and palestinian families are hoping they will be re united with their loved ones with the next exchange of prisoners expect it to happen on saturday. the now the all clear as a 0. well, joining us in the studio now is all correspond to need that abraham, who's only based on the occupied west banking, has been covering the palestinian prisoner releases for many years now. good to see here in doha, i need to, let's just begin with this particular prison. the release is always a delicate process, isn't it? because it is a painful one for families to re unite up to such a long time and specially that there is so much weight involved. indeed, the problem is, i suppose that the worry is that some of these individuals might well be arrested agai

released hostages have been confirmed as 31—year—old doron steinbrecher, dual british—israeli emily damariased 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.

during this time brochure, emily damari and roomy gone, and they were reunited with their families. after spending 15 months in captivity, the hundreds watched events on folding tele visa to various for school days. and that's knowing that she's going to be on the list for an us and, and now seeing her and to see that she can walk. and more as ruby and palestinian families are hoping they will be re united with their loved ones with the next exchange of prisoners expect it to happen on saturday. the now the all clear a 0 as well as those corresponds that need to. abraham within the occupied westbank covering the palestinian prisoner, released during the november 2023 cease 5, and she joins us now head in the stage and need a great to speak to you again. i just focus through what you saw on sunday night, the release of palestinian presence of women, the children, based on your 1st time experience of it. back in 2023 years of the scenes are very similar of palestinians waiting for hours and hours for the bus to get out of admitted city prison and missed a lot of tear gas the if they f

now, this is emily damari. hotspur fan who was taken from her home by hamas gunmen. they shot her in the hand and killed her dog. the 28—year—old is one of the civilian women named on the list. now, this is 19—year—old liri leary. she had just started her military training as an army lookout when hamas attacked. first list are alive. once the hostages have been handed over and of course, theirfamilies have been updated, their names will be released to the public. that was nicky schiller reporting on the people who could be released as part of this deal. now, let's take you to central london momentarily, where a demonstration, a protest is taking place that is pro—palestinians, it is happening in central london. there is a big police presence, this is static protest in whitehall, originally it had been planned that they would send her on the bbc, but those plans were changed. we understand that seven people have been arrested so far, one on suspicion of holding a placard in support of band organisations and to h

now romi gonen emily damari and doron steinbrecher are back in israel. 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 w