the women could include idf, female idf soldiers, but that younger men, particularly idf soldiers like edan alexander, whose parents we have talked to many, many times, who was serving in the idf, is serving in the idf and was when he was captured, is not likely to be in this first phase. >> the way this deal has been structured for a long time since president biden announced it last may, is that this first phase would be what they're calling the humanitarian cases. so essentially not men of fighting age, not men who are in the idf, but everybody else women, both civilians and in the idf. older men, people who have been injured and some of the deceased. one of the big questions we're trying to figure out right now, dana, is who will be among those 33. and i think that's why you're seeing a bit more of a muted event. i don't even really want to call it a celebration yet in israel, because there are there is so much uncertainty about who is actually going to get freed in this first phase. i think it is quite notable. we have not yet heard any sort of victory or claim of credit from the b

i want to ask you about what the idf - system from nothing.t the idf has said about your father. they say they are investigating what has happened and they suspect that he is a terrorist and that he holds a rank inside hamas. what do you and your family say about this?— about this? this is completely wronu. about this? this is completely wrong- we — about this? this is completely wrong. we don't _ about this? this is completely wrong. we don't believe - about this? this is completely wrong. we don't believe any l about this? this is completely | wrong. we don't believe any of this terrorist organisation. he is a humanitarian. if they have any evidence, as they say, that my father is belonging to this organisation, he is truly innocent.— organisation, he is truly innocent. , ., ., ., ., innocent. there is now a lot of talk about _ innocent. there is now a lot of talk about a — innocent. there is now a lot of talk about a ceasefire, - innocent. there is now a lot of talk about a ceasefire, that. innocent. there is now a lot of talk about a cease

an israeli citizen, bedouin arab, who was rescued by the idf. and the other five were killed.a sinwar, the former militant leader of the military wing of hamas, when he was, they were collateral. one of them was found weighing just 36 kilograms. another�*s arm was blown off. all of them were executed by hamas. everyday the hostages remain in custody is a day their lives are in jeopardy and were desperate to have them home but we�*re not taking any of the news circulated recently as anything new. ourfamily have not been contacted, we�*ve not had official confirmation from any government source, any idf source. any update about the negotiations, as far as we�*re concerned, this isjust potential psychological warfare, either by... from whatever party, trying to put pressure on the israeli government, perhaps, we don�*t know, but there�*s nothing here that really gives us much soccer other than the hope that tsachi is still alive. —— that really gives as much succour. we gather there are direct talks in doha, obviously there have been lots of talks before, indirect or otherwise, b

to power stations which the idf says were being used for military purposes. the risk of disruption to vital humanitarian operations at a time when millions of people in yemen are in need of lifesaving assistance are of grave concern. the idf december 26 strikes on yemen have reportedly resulted in at least six killed and dozens injured. the united nations humanitarian air service crewmember was also injured when the air force was hit. a high-level delegation also at the airport when it was tracked. the delegation has just concluded discussions on the humanitarian situation in yemen and the release of -- the united nations continues to call for the immediate and unconditional release of all personnel pertained by the houthis. i read rate the secretary -- i reiterate the secretary-general's grave concern and i also echo that international law must be respected by all parties. we must protect civilians and civilian infrastructure. humanitarian workers must be protected at all times. madame president, we condemn attacks claimed by the houthis including in the ara

an idf commander added.tracting packs of dogs who come to eat them. in gaza, people know that wherever you see those dogs, that's where you must not go. and just this week, a new study published from the lancet found that the health ministry in gaza has significantly undercounted the number of palestinians killed by almost 41,000 people. and yet no official condemnation from the united states, no accusations of genocide. instead, the state department has reportedly informally told congress about a planned $8 billion weapons sale to the country. which brings us back to this week's declaration of a genocide in sudan. according to the new york times, two senior officials actually hesitated to support it because they feared it would actually draw further criticism of the biden administration over its refusal to declare israel's assault on gaza a genocide. they're right. it has. and it should draw criticism because the us's head in the sand attitude towards israel is not only inconsistent with its treatment of ot

that is not what we're seeing in gaza, just not the idf isn't waking up every day putting their bootsying, hey, we're going to go kill some innocent people because they happen to be palestinian. >> now, last month, idf soldiers who have served in gaza told the israeli newspaper haaretz that anyone who crosses an imaginary line in the contested netzarim corridor is shot to death, with every palestinian casualty counting as a terrorist, even if they are just a child, an idf commander added. after shootings, bodies are not collected, attracting packs of dogs who come to eat them. in gaza, people know that wherever you see those dogs, that's where you must not go. and just this week, a new study published from the lancet found that the health ministry in gaza has significantly undercounted the number of palestinians killed by almost 41,000 people. and yet no official condemnation from the united states, no accusations of genocide. instead, the state department has reportedly informally told congress about a planned $8 billion weapons sale to the country. which brings us back to this week'

i don't think yet, john, we have a firm grasp how many tunnels the idf has been able to blow up or takee of care of. maybe all of them that in terms of military secrecy, they are not making that information public and for a very good reason. but if you want to secure the area, you need the cooperation of the egyptians to make sure that is solid. >> sandra: bill, i want to play out the sound of president-elect trump. the press at mar-a-lago last tuesday, january 7th, making it very clear where he stood in the negotiations and what would happen if the hostages are not freed once he takes office. watch. >> if those hostages are not back, i don't want to hurt you negotiation. if they are not backed by the time i get into office, all hell will break out in the middle east and it will not be good for hamas and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone. >> sandra: he said that, built, multiple times during that presser alone. josephine went gentleman next in hand henry let nick the gentleman tag to do a lot of the negoti negotiations. before october 7th happened, we should remind ourselves that

the idf has demonstrated the ability to degrade whatever military strength hamas has been able to show, and they have shown a willingness to continue. this domestic internal politics was in israel inside of israel, strengthening the argument that has to be a cease-fire in hostages have to come home. the right and a zero said we have to destroy hamas first, before we get the hostages out. benjamin netanyahu may be feeling the heat and little bit from the politics. hamas has internal concern, they have been demolished, one of the former leaders, everybody at the top getting killed, they may have said it is time for us to do this before we reach a point where there is no chance we can hit -- hold onto gaza. and finally both the biden and allies negotiation, the role of steve white croft, all those probably helped bring the resolution at this point. let's hope it holds until sunday, a lot of people are responsible for this, seemingly president biden was not able to give a bit of credit to the incoming president. if you are in hamas you do worry about that. >> martha: there was a moment tha

. -- idf strikes. will they do more to prevent civilian death and impacts from these strikes. do you have anything -- do you believe that they have to do more to prevent them from these strikes? >> nothing has changed in terms of our position and what we have said about the mitigation of civilian harm. the secretary and, you know, his calls with the previous administration, you know, always impresses -- they have impressed upon each of them that civilians need to be protected and moved out of the battle space. there have been far too many innocent civilians that have been killed. it is also important to remember that hamas uses civilians and embeds in these infrastructures, that puts people's lives at risk. but absolutely, absolutely, more needs to be done to protect innocent civilians. you have seen a concerted effort by this department and from others in this administration to get humanitarian aid into the people that need it most in gaza. i mean, as you all remember in this room, we set up a maritime corridor to inject aid into gaza as quickly as possible. you know, we will

phase two, the ongoing negotiation for the idf, that being a condition for the release of the furtherhallenging part of the three phases of this piece agreement. there's a lona wa this piece agreement. there's a long way to _ this piece agreement. there's a long way to go _ this piece agreement. there's a long way to go in _ this piece agreement. there's a long way to go in other- this piece agreement. there's a long way to go in other words. | long way to go in other words. this is not necessarily the end of the war in gaza. i this is not necessarily the end of the war in gaza.— of the war in gaza. i would auree, of the war in gaza. i would agree. i — of the war in gaza. i would agree, i don't _ of the war in gaza. i would agree, i don't think - of the war in gaza. i would agree, i don't think the . agree, i don't think the strategic objectives have changed one bit i think we saw from the statement made by president biden that there is no space between the support between that objective because the president stated that the elimination of hamas, and the incoming ministration under pr

the idf has yet to comment.u. >> seema mody, thank you very much, seema. >>> all right, here's an rbi for you. according to carson group, if the s&p 500 pops more than 1% today, it will be the first time that we have begun the year with three straight days of 1% gains or more since 2003. a 22-year phenomenon, if it happens, if it happens, kelly. >> it's looking a little harder now. >> i know. >> only half up 5%. >> what's rbi? >> random but interesting. >> i thought it was a baseball analogy. >> it is, but i stole it from that but not only that, but the reserve bank of india. they have rbi on twitter. while this may be random but interesting, does it actually matter to the markets and your money going forward or is it just a nice day? jack anlon is founding founder and cio of crescent capital. we had a terrible end of the year, people say, the market goes up, we'll win january. these are nice stats, little fodder for tv, but do they actually matter to the overall direction of the market? >> no, probably not. wee

near the body was what the idf is calling findings which give them serious concern for the life of his23. they were in fact taken with two teenage children from the same family. they were released in the november of that year during an exchange of hostages been released in return for some palestinian prisoners also being released. there has been some reaction from the hostages families forum, they say the time and conditions are now right for the return of all the hostages, the right for the return o

sinwar of hamas has been obliterated and killed by idf.nd now you have where they're going to be refocusing reconcentrating all of their efforts and resources. we know we have president trump coming in. they want to cause fear. they want to cause panic. but i think that what we're seeing as well is, is over four plus years, we've had millions of people cross our borders. we know there's sleeper cells in our area. we know they're easily activated. and i think that what you're seeing now is a desperation for both isis and iran to refocus and reconstitute its efforts to try and potentially go after targets here in the us. >> you know, all of that makes a ton of sense. and we know there's a terrorist connection here. and, you know, if you would have asked me this morning, i would say it's fairly obvious there were ieds in the area. the isis flag was very visible. it was right there on the back of his truck. and look, i understand you want to be cautious with information. i get that i was press secretary, press secretary during covid 19. you ha

personally, and if you are among the families that could be holding the signs, you are praying your idf officer contacts you and their name is on the list. if they're not the 33 hostages in the first phase, you pray that the conditions hold so they are in the second phase or the third phase and all hostages come home. politically speaking you cannot look at this in isolation from the election of donald trump, and the days after, they wanted a cessation, and china wanted peaceful coalition, and russia is ready to speak with the u.s. we're in a safer world, a new world, and one where the hostages come home. >> harris: you were mentioning and we all kind of were remembering all of the families, and i know bret baier mentioned it with whom we have spoken, and they are waiting in anticipation, and i had the parents of omer who now i think would be 22 or 23 because they've had birthdays in captivity in 466 days, and it was confirmed shortly after we spoke that he was dead. and we prayed together on air, and i was just hopeful that they would get closure. some of those who will come home will

prime minister benjamin netanyahu, hamas folded on its last minute demands to change the deployment of idf forces in the philadelphia corridor. what his office is saying there is that hamas, at the last minute, according to israel, tried to change something around the arrangement of how israeli forces were supposed to be deployed along the egypt gaza border. now, this has been one of the key stumbling blocks throughout these negotiations. israel refusing to fully withdraw from that border, saying that if it does, hamas will resume smuggling weapons back into gaza from egypt and that it will rearm. we are waiting to see the final draft of this deal, to fully understand what has been agreed upon along that very contentious border. the second sentence of this statement from netanyahu's office says. however, several items in the framework have yet to be finalized. we hope that details will be finalized tonight. now, chris, we are seeking clarification from prime minister netanyahu's office about what exactly they mean that several items in the framework have yet to be finalized. we have multip

the idf saying there are serious concerns for the life of his son hamza. this, as more than 50 people were killed by israeli airstrikes across the gaza strip. that's it for now. >>> a dockworkers union has reached a tentative agreement. the new proposed six-year contract still needs to be ratified by members of the international longshoremen's association. the biggest sticking point was on automation which the union fears could replace dockworkers. the union says details of the agreement will not be released until its members have reviewed it. >>> california battles fires. much of the country is bracing for more snow and ice. angie lassman is back now with an update on that forecast. good morning again. >> good morning, frances. we've got a winter storm on the move. more than 50 million people are included in these alerts. we have rain, snow and ice over the southern plains today. we're going to see likely lots of travel issues when it comes to dallas to little rock. it stretches into the ohio valley and tennessee valley for tomorrow. slick roads, places l

the idf is saying there are serious concerns for the life of his son hamza as more than 50 people were killed by israeli airstrikes across the gaza strip on wednesday, according to palestinian medics. >> danielle, thank you. >>> let's check back in with nbc meteorologist angie lassman who's also tracking a winter storm set to bring snow nd ice to the south. the irony here when it comes to the extremes that the communities are facing. >> indeed, we have a whole couple days that we're going to have to deal with this system in areas that don't often see snow or ice. 52 million people under this alert. specifically, dallas to little rock, that's where i think travel will be most difficult. we've got the potential for heavy snow, ice, rain spreading across this region. by tomorrow, slick roads and delays for air travel from cleveland to atlanta. we'll see that snow across the tennessee valley. travel will be difficult. by the time we get into the weekend, light to moderate snow for most of the northeast before the system's out of here. highest amounts, places like little roadways. mid-30s i

because the idf has said that it ensures proper conduct towards detainees in custody and that any allegationnd dealt with accordingly. are you satisfied? i'm not satisfied. essentially, what has happened since 7th of october is that there have been... ..an exponential growth in the number of people being detained by israel, which simultaneously also led the government to decide to reduce the conditions in which people were held. so that is unacceptable. there are general, basic understandings about what conditions people need when they're in detention. i am concerned... also, there was a report quite widely documented of a... ..group rape, whether by object or by person, um, against a palestinian detainee. and i've spoken out about that, too. they are under investigation. the big problem with israeli investigations is that they are investigating themselves. so the line at international law is that they should be independent and impartial investigations. they may have parts within the israeli state that can do that, but the military should not be investigating themselves. have you been strong

there's been no comment from the israeli military on the attack but the idf has previously accused hamas the area have been deteriorating as temperatures drop. our middle east correspondent yolande knell updated me on the situation. the israeli military has struck in the area of al—mawasi before when it says it is going after hamas ministry confirming that one of those killed was the director general of police in gaza. he was killed along with his deputy. the statement accuses israel by killing police officers which assess are part of a civil force, of spreading chaos. what we have seen in the past year is that israel has appeared to target hamas police saying that this is a part of its strategy, that it is determined both to defeat the hamas ability in terms of military in gaza but also its ability to govern in the gaza strip. this strike being in al—mawasi, this is an area that is crammed with displaced people, they have come from the gaza strip and conditions have been increasingly desperate in the past few weeks, we have had wintry weather, very wet and rainy, there are people are st

how many people, both in gaza, hostages, and idf soldiers, how many of died so that proposal was put on the table? the hostages. ultimately, as as the multi-phase plan takes us, all would be let out and the remains of those who did not survive captivity will be brought out. but it has been a long time coming. as the president mentioned, over 15 months of diplomatic work by several countries, including the u.s. and on the u.s. level. ultimately, the work of the outgoing biden administration, the incoming trump administration, working together down the stretch to try to make this happen. it is obviously, as you heard a moment ago, an emotional day for families of hostages who were beginning to do their own arithmetic. now, with the deal that's been struck as to when they may see their loved ones, after a very long and trying time. that concludes this nbc news special report. we'll have much more ahead on our streaming network, nbc news, now online at nbc.com and a full wrap up of nightly news. when i see you then i'm lester holt in new york. good day.

there's been no comment from the israeli military on the attack but the idf has previously accused hamasones aren't the only way of studying dinosaurs. preserved footprints can also offer an insight into their lives. now some of the biggest trackways ever found in the uk have been discovered in oxfordshire and scientists are hoping it'll help them understand even more about how dinosaurs moved around. our science editor rebecca morelle has more. following in the footsteps of a jurassic giant. this is where a dinosaur walked 166 million years ago, its footprints revealing the comings and goings of a prehistoric world. but it wasn't alone. different trackways crisscross this entire site. they were discovered on the floor of a limestone quarry in oxfordshire by one of the workers. so i was basically clearing the clay and i was hitting a hump. so, like this here? yeah, yeah. as it turned out, it was this front bit i was hitting and i thought it was just an abnormality in the ground. but then it got to another about three metres long, it was hump again. and then another three metres, hump aga

today, the prime minister, president, idf chief of staff and defence minister spoke to us.there's liri and 99 other hostages who need to return home quickly. now it's time for a look at today's sport with hugh ferris. hello from the bbc sport centre. liverpool's game against manchester united... under threat because of the weather in the north west of england... will go ahead as planned at anfield injust over two hours' time. the club held two safety meetings with liverpool council to assess the stadium and travel conditions for fans. the game will kick off at 4.30 local time. that follows fulham against ipswich... which is about 15 minutes old at craven cottage. those two yet to provide us with a goal. they have much better players in my opinion in the league table shows. it's going to take a while for him to bring his other players. but they will definitely go up and they are much, much, much betterthan the league table shows at the moment. they are anxious and sometimes afraid on the pitch so we have to cope with that. we need the leaders to step up to help the other guy

we've also heard from the idf in the last 2a hours and it it is clear that they have been striking awell. they said that they had had about 100 sites over the weekend and some of those sites, websites use to launch the project how rock is out of gaza towards israel —— project how rockers out of gaza towards israel. they were to hit those rockets were rockers are being lodged out of.— rockets were rockers are being lodged out of. meanwhile, when ou sa s lodged out of. meanwhile, when you says that — lodged out of. meanwhile, when you says that israel _ lodged out of. meanwhile, when you says that israel intends - lodged out of. meanwhile, when you says that israel intends to l you says that israel intends to resume indirect talks with hamas? . , , hamas? that is right, there is a delegation _ hamas? that is right, there is a delegation from _ hamas? that is right, there is a delegation from israel- a delegation from israel containing security ages, from my side, israeli defense forces in qatar, holding talks with mediated and effectively, that is a way that it communicates with hamas

we've heard also from the idf in the last 2a hours, it's clear that they have been striking a lot ofaid they'd hit about 100 sites in the last over the weekend, and that some of those sites that they've been targeting had been sites that had been used to launch projectiles, rockets out of gaza towards israel, so that some of the places which they've been going for is trying to hit those areas where those rockets are being launched out of. ukraine has launched a new offensive in kursk a region of russia it partially occupied in a lightning incursion five months ago. its forces fanned out in three directions from their main base at sudzha. president zelensky�*s chief—of—staff said russia was getting what it deserved. in recent weeks, moscow has been trying to squeeze the ukrainians out of kursk, with the support of north korean troops. our correspondent in kyiv, will vernon gave the latest. well, this operation is still in its early days, early hours, really. the russian defence ministry, in a statement earlier said that ukraine launched this offensive in the kursk region at around 8:0

we've also heard from the idf in the last 2a hours and it is clear that they have been striking a lottowards israel. meanwhile, when you says that israel intends to resume indirect talks with hamas? that is right, there is a delegation from israel containing security ages, from my side, israeli defense forces in qatar, holding talks with mediators and effectively, that is the way that it communicates with hamas through a group of mediators that have in the past included the the qatari government and the united states. as well as, the egyptian government. those talks are continuing with a view to try to find some sort of ceasefire agreements that it might evolve the return of some of the hostages being held and have been held since the october attacks of 2023. those discussions are taking place and from what we have been hearing from the israeli side, they are hopeful, cautiously and are waiting for answers from hamas is to some of their queries about many of the outstanding issues relating to ending the conflict in gaza, in a terms of what happened next and what will be the israeli pr

they've been hit and pinched in all areas hamas has been killed by idf, and now you're going to see them refocussing all of their efforts to resources. they want to cause fear, they want to cause panic. but over four plus years, we've had millions of people cross our borders. we know there's sleeper cells in our area. we know they're easily activated. i think what you're seeing right now is a desperation from both isis and iran to go after targets here in the u.s. >> kayleigh: if you would have asked me this morning, i would say it's fairly obvious there were ieds in the area, the isis flag was very visibile on the back of his truck. i understand you want to be cautious with information. i get that. i was press secretary during covid-19. you have to be cautious. but why wasn't the fbi cautious in saying this: they were very clear they could rule one thing out at 6:00 a.m. local time. >> this is not a terrorist event. what it is right now is there are improvised explosive devices that were found. >> kayleigh: why say that when you had to correct yourself about an hour or so later? >> agai

is about the day after, what happens if israeli troops leave gaza permanently question mike if the idfis in charge, knowing israel has made it clear they do not want hamas to have control? their goal from the get-go has been the complete eradication of hamas although the realization doesn't seem to have sunken and recently that that is going to be hard to achieve because at the end of the day, it would be trying to defeat an ideology rather than just the fighters themselves so it is a matter of what it will take to get to a permanent stoppage of hostilities. that would really be a second phase of a cease-fire agreement and we have seen this kind of outline constructed in the past and deals we have not yet reached, this notion that you have to begin with some period of time and allow for the exchanging of hostages and prisoners and during the course of that time, however many days, if it is six weeks or longer, try to work out the longer-term solution here. >> kailey leinz and washington, d.c., thank you so much. you're looking at live pictures of tel aviv where it is just after 7:30 in

the idf claims the hospital director was a suspected hamas operative. and a look at the skies over the gaza strip just last night. air strikes killed at least ten people in southern gaza. health officials say at least 59 people were killed and hundreds of others injured in the last 24 hours. again, more than 45,000 palestinians have been killed since the start of the war. most of them are women and children. >>> in san mateo county, embattled sheriff christina corpus is firing back as she faces accusations of misconduct and widespread calls for her resignation. >> reporter: san mateo county sheriff christina corpus is taking her employer, san mateo county, to court. corpus recently lawyered up independently and her attorney brad gage says taking this step was no small decision. >> so it takes an awful lot in order to proceed with this type of a claim. >> reporter: her legal team recently filed a government claim against san mateo county, a mandatory precursor to a lawsuit of a government agency in california, seeking $10 million in damages. the reason,

israel's security apparatus, the mossad, idf, i believe they went to the prime minister and said lookcapabilities to perform hostage rescues anymore, now that a -- now that suicide terrorists have been placed around the hostages. that forces is real into a political negotiation which is part of the counterterrorism framework so i really think that bibi is doing his best, and i agree with a rabbi, getting those hostages back who have been there for 400 days plus. israel is a master going back after these terrorists. let's deal with the immediate release first. >> trace: representative mike walz said this about the trump affect. watch. >> hamas realizes i think with the whole world is seeing in the trump effect in that he means it when he says there will be all hell to pay. there is no other option but to let our people and let those hostages go. period. i think we have made that message very clear. >> trace: richard, do you agree, is there a trump effect in play? >> yeah i mean i agree with the comments made previously, the concern, the downsides of long-term security risks in the deal

the idf and the security forces will thwart terrorists throughout the region. >> hamas praised the attackent but did not claim responsibility. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed to respond. here in the u.s, many doctors called in sick to work today, instead choosing to attend a series of demonstrations, pickets and free clinics. as ktvu an rubin reports tonight. this was all part of a national day of action protesting what they say is a lack of medical care in gaza. >> i don't take sick days. >> holly sheikholeslami made an exception today, calling in sick for a cause. it was part of a national day of action where doctors protested the situation in gaza. it's something sheikholeslami has seen firsthand. >> people are dying. and to feel like, yeah, some of the patients i saw there, you know, who knows how many are alive now. >> but even medical professionals who haven't traveled to gaza say the death toll of this war is taking a toll on their mental health. >> really, at the heart of it, you are just sad that people are dying. this is really not such a hot, radical take on the

the idf tells cnn. doctor abu safiya was, quote, apprehended for suspected involvement in terrorist activities, accusing him of being part of hamas. it provided no evidence to back up these claims. doctor abu safiya sent increasingly dire updates over recent months as israel targeted the area around then within his hospital, claiming it was a hamas terrorist stronghold, a claim the hospital director called nonsense. he repeatedly called for aid, refusing to leave at a deep personal cost. he lost his son in an israeli airstrike. un experts say they are gravely concerned about his fate. amnesty has called him the voice of gaza's decimated health sector. reihan salam. now, the un has said that the closing of the kamal adwan hospital has put some 75,000 palestinians still in northern gaza at risk. fred. >> paula hancocks there for us in jerusalem, thank you very much. and some encouragement if you're taking part in dry january, the surgeon general issued a new alcohol warning and called for a new measure to

and the 50 that remain, or so the idf soldiers, both living and dead, that will come about only after a successful implementation of phase one. and there are so many bumps and potential hurdles and obstacles to get from phase one to phase two. so yes, it's a day of celebration, but it's also a day to understand the trauma the hostages and their families have endured and the pain of 2.3 million palestinians in gaza facing a humanitarian catastrophe, extraordinarily brutal and devastating. and the scarring. i'm afraid of an entire generation. and i truly hope both on the israelis who have suffered tremendous trauma in the wake of october 7th, and the palestinians that israelis and palestinians at some point can say to one another injury, you know, it it it's not that we don't understand one another. this is my fear. it's that we understand one another only too well. and rebuilding from this is going to take time and leadership. and leadership. leadership in israel, leadership among the palestinians and leadership in washington. again, that capacity to turn the w, the m and m upside down

whenever israel attacks a school or a hospital, the idf claims, often without evidence, that it is al, because doctor safiya is a well-known and respected doctor, they've been forced to provide some evidence. so they've now released a video of what they claim was an interrogation of a hamas militant, admitting that they were operating out of the hospital. keep in mind, there's no proof of this. and this video is unverified. and yet, this is how the new york times framed this story. an israeli video detainee says hamas operates out of gaza hospital and the subheadline reads facing international condemnation and pressure to free the chief of kamal adwan hospital, israel released a brief interrogation video backing up its claim that militants used the hospital as a base. but it's not until the third paragraph that you actually read this. the new york times was not able to independently verify the claims made in the video, or to determine the circumstances under which the detainee made the admission. there are many reasons why israel gets away with attacks on civilians and on doctors, an

he is a 21 year old american who served in the idf. he was stationed near gaza on october 7th.ester asked how he feels, knowing that his son is likely not going to be in the first group of hostages released as part of this deal. >> mixed feelings. i'm on the other hand, i'm really happy about everybody. >> but on the other hand, we have four american hostages that were murdered on october 7th and still being held there. >> so. but hopefully the parents will get the their loved ones for the proper burial and we will get our loved ones to live our lives happily ever after. >> let's bring in nbc's daniele hamamdjian, who is in tel aviv's hostage square. and i think, as richard just pointed out, there are many israelis who wanted this to end, who want to see the return of the hostages, who want to see the families who have lost loved ones to be able to have the remains of their loved ones brought back. but i wonder what you're seeing and what you're hearing on the ground there from people who are out at almost 10:00 at night there in tel aviv. >> yeah, well, this is hostage square,

hamas is not going to return the 40 or 50 idf soldiers living and dead in exchange for anything short of a end to the war and an israeli withdrawal. and i would argue under the circumstances, no israeli government, neither one headed by yair lapid or naftali bennett, would agree to withdraw israeli forces from gaza, given the fact that there is no security architecture to replace, to guarantee, to assure, to help deter and preempt the resurgence of an organization which, according to the secretary of state yesterday, has replaced through recruitment. yeah, most of the 15 to 20,000 fighters that the israelis have taken off the battlefield. so the biggest, the biggest adversary to the implementation of this deal is the reality that there has been absolutely a lot of planning for post-conflict gaza, but not a shred of preparation or implementation. and that would require leaders. it would require a leader in israel that was prepared to understand the military forces, a means to an end, and the only way to permanently guarantee israeli security and prevent the resurgence of hamas as an al

central command with israel, a change that foster daily communications with the idf, joint exercises, crucial coordination with british and arab partners that help defend against the iranian attack. and finally, president trump's wise decision to call out unrwa for what it is, a hive of at the semitism, and to eliminate every dollar of u.s. funding. when the enemy is inside the gates of the united nations, america must be the one to call it by its name and destroy it. president trump understood that, and we will return to that strategy soon. but you know as well as i that the enemy is inside more than just the gates of the united nations. it is also in powerful western into stew since ---- western institutions in my country and beyond where the virus of antisemitism is spreading. this is why total victory is not just physical self-defense but ideological self-defense. as chair of the house republican conference, i'm proud to house -- i am proud that house republicans have passed bipartisan resolutions in support of visual, called out at -- antisemitism in the halls of congress, and br

idf soldiers are often required to stay out of politics, but their refusal to serve is putting immenseon israel and hamas to cease fighting. >> enough is enough, enough, enough manipulation, political manipulation of this war. we're not going to be pawns in your war anymore, and we're raising our voice. >> when you're burning down a house, when you're doing something very severe for absolute no military reason, then that's the time when i have to say i'm not willing to participate. >> both president biden and president elect trump are calling for ceasefire agreements by the january 20th inauguration. the justice department released a report from former special counsel jack smith, in which smith said the justice department would have had enough evidence to convict president elect trump if he had not been reelected. in the report, smith said his team stood up for the rule of law and defended his decision to bring criminal charges against the president elect for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. mr. trump slammed the report, called it fake findings. the inauguration of president

hamas have changed their mind on some last—minute demands they've made about the deployment of the idfcorridor, so crucial to stopping arms smuggling, and there are some other issues that are still under that assertion tonight, but we hope that they will indeed be finalised tonight. so, sorry, when the qatari prime minister announces there is a deal, is he wrong? i’m is a deal, is he wrong? i'm sa in: is a deal, is he wrong? i'm saying that _ is a deal, is he wrong? i'm saying that at _ is a deal, is he wrong? i'm saying that at this - is a deal, is he wrong? in saying that at this moment, hamas have yet to agree to the final deal. when that happens, and we hope it does happen tonight, then there will be agreement. this is of course the middle east where the most frantic time for this agreement normally happens at the very last moment, but from our point of view, this agreement to release our hostages, it certainly demonstrate israel's strength and humanity, and our unwavering commitment to our own citizens and it comes at a time when hamas are at their weakest, hamas, israel has achie