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hamas and the others just left. so that's the point that he's making, that the idf will get my father. it's late, but the other point that he makes there is he will be. and this is something we'll expect to see happen when the red cross and the bodies over to the idf. he says that he will. then his casket will then be draped in an israeli flag. um, and he says this will begin a part of closure for the families. the fact that the remains are returned, that there will be some dignity, um, and a process of grieving, he is indicating can can then begin to happen. >> and, paula, this is the difficulty of this day, isn't it, for a lot of israelis having to relive the trauma of what happened on october 7th, 2023, and working through all of this and this acceleration, apparently, of the return of the hostages and eagerness on the part of hamas to move to the second phase. but the other part of this story is trying to determine what happened with the two young boys and their mother, because there's much dispute as to to what

prime minister netanyahu said if hamas if -- if hamas does not return the hostages by saturday afternoonase-fire will end. >> in light of hamas's announcement of its decision to violate the agreement and not release our hostages, last night i ordered the military to gather forces inside and around the gaza strip. this operation is being carried out and it will be completed in the very near future. the decisions is this, if hamas does not return our hostages by saturday afternoon, a cease-fire will lend and the military will return to intense fighting until hamas is finally defeated. >> with me in the studio, our chief international correspondent. does he mean all of the hostages or does he mean the three hostages that were supposed to be released this weekend? >> that figure has gone back and forth in the past few hours. first of all, it was said that it would be the three, in line with the agreement. three israeli hostages on saturday in exchange for palestinian prisoners. then it was a bit more ambiguous. the hostages. then after the security cabinet finished, suddenly the israeli medi

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trump means and what hamas will do. of this with a remarkable meeting, king abdullah of jordan with trump at the white house, as he reiterated his proposal of ownership of gaza. what did you make of this? tom: i thought it was fascinating. we know king abdullah and the jordanians are categorically rejecting mr. trump's plan to empty gaza of palestinians, to create forcible displacement of 2 million people potentially to egypt and jordan, yet he sat to the right of mr. trump, looked awkward at times, did not criticize him directly at all. what we heard him say was, egyptians were coming up with a proposal that would be discussed in riyadh with the crown prince of saudi arabia. my understanding is, the egyptians are trying to put together an alternative plan for the future governments of gaza, perhaps involving a technocratic and -- government, not involving a political faction, getting hamas out of the equation, which americans could find hard to swallow. i think arab countries are trying to cobble together an alternativ

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hamas stands power will see october 7 again and wore dragon the whole middle east hamas cannot remain be removed and gaza needs to be de- not to fight. the dilemma israel has dozens of hostages there so israel has to enter a deal with the devil to get the hostages home but the endgame has to be removing hamas the challenge for israel's negotiators are to figure out in the next term how to get the hostages back but not allow hamas to re-entrench a committed other massacre. hamas is pushing back in our van is pushing back no one will tell them what to do with the nuclear weaponry and they will continue to build it. you think it is realistic to believe that they will come up with some agreement doing a deal with the devil to ensure hamas has nothing to do with gaza. what do you think of president trump's plan that the u.s. goes in there and redevelop the. >> i think president trump put it important truth on the table for the past decade we have the palestinians in gaza that their home is not an gaza in the un agency unrwa has been teaching palestinians and president trump announced he wi

in order to win hamas, you have to create a reality in which palestinians will not support hamas andpalestinians will not support hamas. only when they will see a better future without hamas. >> while some hold up hamas's show of force as proof of israel's strategic failure, others are calling on the prime minister to double down. >> it's time for. >> a massive war. >> it's time to stop their fuel, stop their humanitarian aid, stop the aid trucks. it's time to destroy hamas. >> but there is mounting evidence that israel's assault on gaza, which has killed tens of thousands of civilians, is backfiring, driving more palestinians to take up arms. >> we assess. >> that. hamas has recruited almost. >> as. >> many new. militants as it has lost. >> that is a. >> recipe for an enduring. >> insurgency and perpetual war. >> hamas has faced some anger in gaza from a population drained by more than a year of war. the group, now looking to build up its popularity amid the ceasefire. we would like to salute the palestinian people, our resilient people persevered under the fire of the zionist cowar

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if hamas stops the hostage release, then there is no ceasefire agreement and there is war. intensity from the one before the ceasefire, and will not end without the defeat of hamas and the release of all the hostages, and it will also allow the realisation of trump's vision for gaza. president trump is pushing jordan to back us control of gaza. butjordan�*s king rejected the idea on tuesday in a white house meeting. he pointed to an egyptian effort that would see palestinians keep their land in a reconstructed gaza. the white house press secretary acknowledged the king's position, but said that president trump believes his own idea is "more majestic". the king would much prefer that the palestinians stay in place, with the additional land to be used for new developed, which would greatly create jobs at levels never seen before, but the president feels it would be much better and more majestic if these palestinians could be moved to safer areas. our middle east correspondent wyre davis gave us this update from jerusalem. the ceasefire looks increasingly precarious as we get

hamas honored their side of the agreement.unter iran's aggression. he said this during his meeting with u.s. secretary of state rubio yesterday. watch this. >> i want to tell you that it's very lined clear here and everywhere else, today secretary rubio and i had a very productive discussion with our staffs on a number of issues. none of them are more important than iran. israel and america stand shoulder to shoulder encountering the threat of iran, we agree the ayatollahs must not have nuclear weapons. we agree that iran's aggression in the region has to be rolled back. over the last 16 months israel has dealt a mighty blow to iran's terror access. under the strong leadership of president trump and with your unflinching support, i have no doubt that we can and will finish the job. cheryl: brett, your thoughts? >> the time now is to press the attack on rolling back iran's nefarious influence across the middle east. they've been the dark hand behind all of the violence that we've seen, the insurrections, the disstabilizing acti

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and also hamas.f we move into a second phase of the ceasefire, hamas will basically regain control of the gaza strip and prepare the next october 7th, because its leaders say they will keep on mounting attacks against israel until israel is destroyed. israeli society is a unique society, and this is the price israelis willing to pay to to get these hostages home, but we understand the severity of the price. bryan: prime minister benjamin netanyahu at 12:00 today which was the deadline imposed by president trump, president trump went on truth social and said, hook, with this exchange of the three hostages, i'll leave it up to benjamin netanyahu if they're going to end that'sfire. it appears there was a security meeting at noon, and the cease ceasefire truce continues. what's the calculus right now, you think, when he had that meeting with his security team for benjamin netanyahu right now into with deciding whether or not to continue with phase one of this deal? >> that is the big question that everyo

you have a member of hamas. is the person on stage with the red cross signing the documents, which officially appear to be the declaration that these hostages will be released. and they're very clear in the message that they are sending. we also see in these pictures some of the weapons they are holding are israeli weapons, clearly having been taken in the either in the heat of battle or they have been left behind, but they are showing that that that there is one power that is in control in gaza at this point. these are not the they're not the images that the israeli government will want to be seeing. we have heard repeatedly from the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that hamas has to be completely destroyed. that is his stated war goal. and it has been really since, since day one, every time there is a hostage release, it is very clear that that that stated goal has not been accomplished. now, of course, we have to preface this with we are just seeing one small pocket of gaza. we're seeing one small

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arab countries. and hamas could end this weekend after hamas said it would delay saturday's planned hostageur talks, we'll have a place where they're going to live very happily and very safely. the un has warned that any forced displacement to ethnic cleansing. between his view and that of the president, king abdullah said he was looking to egypt for a way forward. or in very ill state to jordan as quickly as possible and then close allies they may be, but these two men have very different visions for gaza's future. king abdullah and donald trump met for the first time since the us president announced his plan to take over gaza and move its population of more than two million palestinians to other countries in the region, including jordan. it's going to be where we ultimately choose as a group, and i believe we'll have a parcel of land in jordan. i believe we'll have a parcel of land in egypt. we may have someplace else, but i think when we finish our talks, we'll have a place where they're going to live very happily and very safely. the un has warned that any forced displacement of civilia

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the emir flew to the country, iran is the chief backer of hamas and hezbollah.s the need to adhere to the cease-fire deal. >> hamas said it would be willing to hand over in one single swap the hostages in the second phase of the cease-fire. it would demand a full israeli withdrawal from gaza and permanent cease-fire. israel said it would only accept a postwar gaza without the presence of hamas. negotiations on phase two of the deal, meant to start in march have not yet begun. you are seeing both sides laying out their negotiating position before talks get underway. thursday, the first day israel receives from hamas the first dead hostages, the bodies. hamas will hand over four bodies including the family whose two sons were the youngest of those kidnapped on october 7. in exchange, six living hostages will come back saturday, hundreds of palestinian prisoners will be handed over from israeli jails. today, indictment filed against five israeli soldiers for serious mistreatment of a palestinian prisoner last year in detention left with fractured ribs, a punctured

>> well, to completely eliminate hamas, possibly not, but hamas has really been defeated and gaza is ready for peace. so it's time for hamas to step down for any future, the palestinian people, it's got to be without hamas, so i think that's where the israelis are coming from. >> can i switch you over to russia and ukraine. the president and vladimir putin spoke on the phone this week how to bring that war to an end and we heard defense secretary hegseth also talking about it, basically ukraine is going to have to give up territory and ukraine cannot be -- think about becoming a member of n.a.t.o., that seemed somewhat bizarre to a lot of objservers to say that russia is going to get some of what it was after ahead any negotiations, how did you see the comments? that was a head scratcher in a way. secretary hegseth walked back the comments, obviously, the next day. the fact that president trump can actually talk to president putin actually, i think, is a good thing as far as the start of negotiations, but negotiations are going to form a lasting peace, ukraine's got to be a part of t

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why, because israel wants a long-term truce to entail the end of hamas rule in the strip, hamas has givenindication it would relinquish power, and israel said it is willing to go back to war to destroy hamas should there not be an agreed solution. neither side is giving in on this. it is hard to see how either side would accommodate the other in turning this truce into a more sustainable deal. but we are near a decision point. it will have to be decided in the coming days because otherwise this truce will fizzle out when the six-week period is done. tom: dan in jerusalem on the prospects of this ceasefire being continued between hamas and israel. we will switch focus to the corporate space. banking and hsbc said to be planning fresh investment bank job cuts. stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ the way i approach work post fatherhood, has really trying to understand the generation that we're building devices for. here in the comcast family, we're building an integrated in-home wifi solution for millions of families like my own. in the average household, there are dozens of connected devices

iran is the chief backer of hamas and hezbollah. one single swap, all of the hostages but it has said that it would also demand a full now, israel has said for its part that it would only accept a post—war gaza without the presence of hamas. begun, what you're seeing now is both sides laying the bodies of the first dead hostages, as hamas says it family, whose two sons were the youngest of those kidnapped on the 7th of october. tomorrow and then on saturday, six living hostages will come will be handed over from israeli jails. and today, an indictment was filed against five israeli prisoner last year in detention, who was left with fractured ribs, to his rectal area. there have been widespread reports and allegations of palestinian prisoners in detention, and that has only of the war in gaza. let's look at some other stories making news. rising at the fastest pace for ten months. social media platforms, after an increase in knife crime who sell knives to children, better age verification and identity checks. the new laws will be kno

and that hamas has no desire hope that hamas has no desire to see this deal come crashing down, buthe next two weeks, first week of march, you can see a activities in gaza. military activities in gaza. and speaking of are going lebanon the israelis are going to remain, and i think again it for way not �*from the the stretch major stretci on major stretci on the major trum-�*s us iranian have to leave u aaron in have to leave youe a; 5 5 ”first south korea's personal information protection commission said deepseek�*s service would be resumed after "improvements and remedies" were made in line with privacy laws. last month, the commission sought clarification from deepseek about its data collection and management methods. here in the us, protesters against president donald trump and his policies braved frigid temperatures to demonstrate at rallies corresponding with the presidents day holiday. organisers say they are demonstrating against what they call "the anti—democratic and illegal actions of the trump administration." it's the second nationwide protest by the group called the 5050

think of the barbarity of what hamas has done here.ally was probably murdered around the time he was six months old, and at great-grandfather. they are all coming home to be buried together. very mixed emotions. we are looking for it of course to the six releasees this coming saturday. no one can be whole again here in israel until all the hostages are released. but just as important, no one in gaza, no civilian in gaza will be able to live in peace, never mind prosperity, as long as hamas is in control. we look forward to a day, i'm not sure how we can get there, to a post hamas gaza and which everyone in our region can begin to think again about some kind of coexistence. caitrÍona: jonathan dekel-chen speaking to me earlier. in washington, the u.s. senate has confirmed kash patel for the fbi had, the lawyer who is always -- a former federal prosecutor, was a controversial vote. he still received a vote of 51-49. all senate democrats opp narrator: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... bdo, accountants and advisors

if a hamas if keeps releasing the hostages on the current schedule.o we should not expect all-out war to be resumed in the next 24 the hours, for instance? >> jonathan, we are preparing for all options, you know? the military is ready, is capable. but at the same time, you know, we -- and the u.s. supported these efforts to achieve this framework. it wasn't easy for the government to uphold this framework, but with i think the that's the decision many front of the cabinet, whether to move awe head with the proposal coming from the -- ahead with the proposal coming from the u.s. or to move forward with the framework and to get as many hostages as we can aa live. jonathan: and, mr. ambassador, as we look at the extraordinary pictures on our screen right now of the families being reunited, they bring us joy, and i think they bring joy to every reasonable person in the world every time we see those. but the juxtaposition to that is the release itself when we see these hostages led to the stage by dozens if not hundreds of hamas fighters. it is impossible

as as hamas prepares for more releases? and then how how do you hear this. >> hostage release. >> scenario playing. >> out. >> in the meetings with nato? >> yeah. so first of all, thanks, michael. >> i am. >> actually here in munich. you could probably. >> hear all the hubbub behind me. >> and it's interesting because this hostage release is important. the middle east is important. >> but people here. >> have been focused on europe. what i. >> can. >> say is that the united states needs to continue to put pressure on iran. so that is indirectly on hamas, but really on iran. and i think president trump has been doing that, signaling. that there will be hell to pay if the hostages are not released. so that needs to continue. and we need to continue to motivate prime minister netanyahu also to continue to work towards a durable security. >> and. >> stability plan. at the end of the day, though, i think the more important parties now need to step up, which is to say, the ones who will be funding the piece and really setting the

and the fragile ceasefire between hamas and israel appear toss be holding as more hostages are set to spokesman for the idf giving us the update on the organizations and whether trump's gaza redevelopment plan might work. claman countdown coming right back. ♪ unnecessary action hero ♪ unecessary. was that necessary? no. neither is a blown weekend. with paycom employees do their own payroll so you can fix problems before they become problems. get paycom and make the unnecessary, unnecessary. known for sharing what you love. ♪ no one wants to be known for cancer, but a treatment can be. keytruda is known to treat cancer. fda-approved for 18 types of cancer, including certain early-stage cancers. one of those cancers is triple-negative breast cancer. keytruda may be used with chemotherapy medicines as treatment before surgery and then continued alone after surgery when you have early-stage breast cancer and are at high risk of it coming back. keytruda can cause your immune system to attack healthy parts of your body during or after treatment. this may be severe and lead to death. see you

the backers of hamas are qatar and iran.nd if you say to them -- all it needs is america to lean on qatar to say you know what? our base, the base you have that protects you, you know, that's up for grabs. everything is up for grabs. and with the iranians, it's a very clear route for president trump to do something great with this, which is to say to the iranians you know what? you have to cut it out not just in gaza but the whole region. we have been through this weird year in which iran has been the big colonialist power in the region. iran has colonized the middle east. it took over iraq, yemen, gaza, everything. put iran on the back foot. put qatar on the back foot and hamas are totally alone, which is exactly where they should have been. >> bill: word out of cairo earlier today that said hamas would agree to the deadline. we'll wait and see. >> dana: ice conducting major immigration raids in colorado. violent histories of some captured. >> waiting on this meeting between president trump and prime minister modi of india.

here's trump on hostages and hamas.is. >> president trump: i don't know what's going to happen tomorrow at 12:00. if it was up to me i would take a hard stance. hamas wants to release hostages again. but this started by them saying we're not going to release the hostages as we said we were. i said good. you have until 12:00 on saturday. >> trace: trump wants a tougher stance. israel seems to be willing to cooperate at least for now. >> so here's what i'm hearing. the hostages getting them back alive is a major priority right now. and that could mean rescue operations if they don't get them all back like trump initially stated. so what i think is happening is trump kind of pushed that wave with that aggressive statement that he made last week. so more hostages are getting delivered back to israel. but i think that there's you know again this is going to be the trickle thing, trace, because hamas of all those hostages there's zero leverage moving forward. >> trace: former hostage keith sigel said the following. he release

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hamas negotiators are in cairo. will prime minister netanyahu be satisfied with the house to do that would have been exited this week and under the original terms of the agreement? is security cabinet is said to have unanimously backed president trump's demand that all of these remaining hostages be freed. in the past few minutes hamas has called for solidarity marches a worldwide. >> if hamas does not release the israeli hostages by saturday, then the gates of hell will open up on them, just as the president of the united states promised. i come here today to ensure the idf is properly prepared to renew the war in gaza. the entire six year agreement with the hamas matters was intended to bring about the safe release of the israeli hostages are being held in great conditions in gaza. and for that, israel has agreed to pay a heavy price. if hamas stops the hostage release, then there is no cease-fire agreement and there is war. the new gaza war will be on intensity, from the one before the cease fire, and it will als

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the fragile cease-fire between israel and hamas appears to be coming undone. the exchange of israeli hostages for palestinian prisoners is on hold. president trump threatened hamas that all hell will break loose if all hostages aren't released by this saturday. that may turn out to be a prophecy. chris livesay in tel aviv speaks to the mother of an israeli hostage about what the standoff means for her son. our in-depth focus tonight is on a catholic school district in new york city where math and reading scores re improving. a break in the nationwide trend. meg oliver learns the secrets to its success. those stories and more right after our news headlines. ♪ ♪ >> we want to end that war. that war is a disaster. >> john: after deciding the fate of gaza without consulting the palestinians, president trump is launching a similar gambit for ukraine. the president says he and vladimir putin have agreed to begin negotiations to end russia's invasion of ukraine. defense secretary pete hegseth meanwhile told u.s. allies in europe that restoring ukraine's borders and t

hamas getting some deliverables for that.ozers, trailers, tents and more palestinian releases about israel. in lebanon the deadline for israeli troops to pull back between hezbollah and israel. it is leaving some troops in place inside lebanon at five border locations. it is the beating down of iranian -- it has caught the attention of senator lindsey graham. here on a congressional delegation visit and told us iran's nukes have to be next. >> i talked to everybody in israel from all sectors of the political spectrum. they believe that iran is trying to acquire nuclear weapon and they will use it against israel. i agree with that and time is not on our side. >> time is not on our side, harris. graham and others also feel that hamas has to be completely finished and that is also a part of phase two that hamas is eradicate i had from gaza. the tricky thing about phase two, however, israel has the leave gaza as well and why it is so difficult. we have other emotions and other strong scenes to get to before we're there. we'll see

egypt and cutter -- qatar art intensify efforts to save the hamas cease-fire deal. will present a comprehensive vision for the reconstruction of gaza that will not involve the displacement of palestinians. that follows donald trump's meeting with the king of jordan on tuesday, where he doubled down on his plan for the u.s. to take over gaza and relocate the entire population into neighboring arab countries. that is a plan the u.s. says it is against the international law. pressure is growing on the israeli prime minister bennett him and netanyahu to clarify his latest gaza cease-fire demands after saying the deal would end if hamas does not free. hostages tuesday, mr. netanyahu did not specify whether he is now demanding the release of all 76 remaining hostages or only the three that hamas were expected to release on saturday in line with the cease-fire agreement. his security cabinet is reported to have unanimously backed president trump's demand that all remaining hostages must be freed by saturday. president trump previously weren't all hell would break loose if

our hostages. inside and around the gaza strip. in the cabinet is this. to intense fighting until hamas is finally defeated. hamas has reiterated its commitment to the gaza deal and again accused israel of not abiding by the terms. to continue because it has both tangible benefits to both sides. in exchange for more than 500 palestinian prisoners from israeli jail. of hostages this saturday because of what it said but hamas says it is still continuing the ceasefire process. say, no, that is not enough. of the war in gaza. there are two full days to go before friday where hamas would normally release the list of hostages, very, very precarious. co—operate with his plan to take control of gaza and resettle its palestinian population in the two the united nations is among those calling the plan a breach of international law. egypt said on tuesday it plans to offer a "comprehensive proposal" to rebuild gaza, that would ensure palestinians can stay. so too did jordan's king abdullah — relocate gazans. where we ultimately choose as a group. very happily and very safely. we have to keep in min

hamas is a binary choice. they can leave the gaza strip with all the gossip civilian population go somewhere else. much to my chagrin they will live with the 50 hostages out, that is choice one. choice two for hamas they want to dig in there all going to die they will be eradicated israel tried to rescue as many hostages as they can. hamas will be eradicated president trump's plan will begin to take hold. not just a brilliant plan but the only plan to de- radicalize the gaza strip. no one has been able to do since 1967. quick speaking of let me get your reaction to what netanyahu had to say about this idea of if not involving the american reconstruction, redevelopment and re- imagination of gaza. getting original partners to buy end because it's important for the safety and security not just of the people but of the region broadly speaking. listen to this so get your act reaction on the other side. >> president trump and i are working full cooperation and coordination between us. we have a common strategy we c

hamas cannot continue as a military or government force. and frankly, as long as it stands, as a force that can govern or as a force that can administer or as a force that can threaten by by use of violence, peace becomes impossible. they must be eliminated. it must be eradicated. on the broader issues that we discussed as well as the questions in syria, and while the fall of assad is certainly promising and important. if syria replacing one destabilizing force for another is not a positive development and that is something that we will watch very carefully as we seek to craft our own strategy with regards to how to approach the events in syria. in the case of lebanon, our goals are aligned in the same a strong lebanese state that can take on and disarm hezbollah. the common theme in all of these challenges is iran. it is the single greatest source of instability in the region behind every terrorist group, behind every act of violence, behind every destabilizing activity, behind everything that threatens peace and stability for the millions

the president lost his patience, he is saying first of all hamas cannot survive a can't, they will.y notion and hamas that they will still be in power and still be able to govern gaza they need to forget about it the best shot would be to surrendert the people who try to live next try to rebuild their life. >> what gets to me is hamas has supporters in the united states congress to the state they have supporters i can't work that o out. >> it's beyond comprehension that anybody would understand what they did and what they continue to do in the dresses they make as a week ago saying they need another october 7 and show support for the these are sick people are not the ones in hamas, the sick ones are the ones that know what they did and live in the united states some of whom serve in congress and think it was okay or at least think it was justified that's what we have a real issue in this country and why i'm so absolutely glad donald trump is in the white house and not joe biden who had a schizophrenic policy when it came to israel and hamas. one day he is also israel. the next day h

their loved ones are still being detained by hamas.use] what is your message to these hostage families >> our message is that president trump loves you, he hasn't forgotten your loved ones and he will fight every day to bring them home. that's exactly what he has been doing and what he will keep on doing. [applause] i was actually talking with one of my best friends about this a couple of days ago. >> can i be your best friend, too? we all want to be your best friend, right? okay. [applause] >> i was talking with him and he was asking me. he was like i don't understand why was biden unable to do this? and then the minute that donald trump won, we started to make progress and bring the hostages home? i said man, it is just a question of leadership. you actually need a president who is willing to pick up the phone and say you've got to bring these people home. no, no, no, we aren't focused on that crap right now. we're focused on bringing hostages home and then when the negotiations hit a wall, because they always do. you need a presiden

they became a symbol of hamas depravity that day. yarden bibas, the children's father and sheri's husband, was released alive earlier this month. now the oldest hostage, oded lifshitz, was 83 years old when he was taken hostage with his wife, jochebed. oded spent his life advocating for peaceful coexistence. his grandson has written about how he and jochebed would transport six palestinians from gaza to israeli hospitals. yocheved lifshitz was released on october 24th, 2023. i'm joined now by the president of israel, isaac herzog. thank you so much for being here, sir. uh, there's no question this is an incredibly difficult day in israel. and i want to read for our viewers what you wrote this morning. you said i bow my head and ask for forgiveness. forgiveness for not protecting you on that terrible day. forgiveness for not bringing you home safely. talk more about that. >> well. dana, it. >> is a very painful day. an agonizing day in israel. it's a national mourning day. in a way. we were. our hearts were always, always focused on t

israel says hamas must release three live hostages on saturday.iddle east bureau chief. reporter: tonight, millions of people in gaza are holding their breath to see if this fragile cease-fire deal will hold. hamas was publicly proclaiming that it would stick to the timetable. in the last couple of hours, we have had a rocket launched from gaza. this is an indicator of how tense things are. and how much each side is pushing the other. the israeli government says it expects three live hostages to be released this weekend. and we are expecting hamas to release a list of who they propose to let out of gaza on saturday. if they don't do that, there's a big question on what happens next. israel has committed to releasing a number of prisoners. that has taken up 500 or so prisoners in the last three weeks. all of this began at the start of the week when hamas said it was not satisfied with israel's part of the deal. they said not enough aid had gotten in. and there was too much shooting inside the gaza strip. trump suggested that if all the hostages wer

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