and in israel that no one will feel safe until hamas is gone. nic robertson, cnn israel. >> and just in to cnn, gaza's ministry of health, which is controlled by hamas, says the director of the enclave's largest hospital, al shifa, has been arrested by israeli forces and that other doctors were taken into custody as well. cnn cannot verify the claim and has reached out to the idf for comment. the director was reportedly arrested while evacuating with a world health organization convoy. we will, of course, continue to track down more details on this and bring you any updates. want to thank you for joining us here on cnn newsroom, i'm rosemary church. our breaking news coverage of the israel/hamas war continues with max foster in london after a short break. do stay with us. ha the power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. and that's a good thing? great in my book! who are you? no power? no problem. introducing storm-ready wifi. now you can stay reliably connected through power outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours o

here is the wall street journal's headline that says israel-hamas reach deal on hostages. el agreed to deal with hamas to free 50 civilian hostages held by militants in gaza in return for the release of palestinian prisoners from israeli jails and a series of pauses in fighting. the israeli cabinet approved the deal after a long deliberation that started tuesday and went into the early morning hours of wednesday in jerusalem. eight cap weeks of painstaking negotiations brokered by qatar, egypt and the u.s., arcing the first major diplomatic breakthrough since the war began on. october 7 hamas confirmed the deal in a statement. it will be carried out in two phases. the first, 30 children, eight mothers and 12 other women will be released over four days. the first hostages could be freed as early as thursday. people familiar with the deal said. in exchange, israel will release 150 palestinian women and minors held in israeli prisons, and there will be a pause in fighting over the entire gaza strip. israel has agreed to forgo drone surveillance in northern gaza for six hours,

israel's fight against hamas. so far. don't go wobbly on us, president biden. don't go wobbly on israel. they seem confused as to why america backs israel. i have seen a lot of hand wringing there is some kind, that use this word allots, a nuance there is a nuance we need to apply to terrorist attacks of october 7 before we can condemn hamas and hold its supporters accountable. president obama has even suggested we are complicit in cthe bloodshed. hence some people promoting the idea of nuance frankly believed that israel got what it deserves. i don't say that, that it's what they believe. they believe israel got what it deserved. these folks apparently believe in diversity, equity, inclusion, and the right to kill jews. thankfully that is not most americans. that's a lot of people here in washington d.c. and in louisiana however, my state, t we understand the debas to people who slaughtered hundreds of young people at a peace concert are the bad guys. when we understand the odious men who raped women, raped and sodomized women next the bodies of their dead frie

unlike israel, hamas does not abide by the law of armed conflict. uses people as human shield and hamas has taken shot offages hostages that has required this response. if hamas cared about the people they would release them unconditionally as opposed to hiding among civilians. >> the white house says president biden was personally engaged in the negotiations leading up to this expected truce and this release of some hostages. your house democratic colleague dean philips who is also challenging president biden for your party's presidential nomination says he would have turned this deal down. how do you respond to him? >> nobody should be scoring political points right now. i didn't agree with it when speaker johnson did it, and i don't agree when democrats are trying to do it. democrats should take heed from the lessons of the republican party on ukraine. the republicans have divided themselves on ukraine and they have politicized and it's been to the detriment of ukraine, of the united states global standing and it has been to the benefit of vladimi

and in israel for no one feels safe until hamas is gone. son, cnn, israel. >> thanks for watching cnn newsroom. i'm becky anderson live for you in doha qatar. our coverage continues after this short break. did not go away. [laughs] [laughs] [laughs]

israel vows to route hamas there too. most of gaza's hospitals are out of action. rnational pressure from israel is mounting. >> we are witnessing a killing of civilians that is unparalleled and unprecedented in any conflict since i am secretary-general. >> reporter: the only concrete certainties today in gaza rebuilding what is destroyed will take years. and in israel, no one will feel safe until hamas is god nick robinson, cnn , israel. >> thanks for spending part of your day with us. i am michael holmes. you can follow me on twitter, instagram, and threads at home is in and stay with us, cnn newsroom continues. c'mon, we're right there. c'mon baby. it's the only we need. go, go, go, go! ah! touchdown baby! -touchdown! are your neighbors watching the same game? yeah, my 5g home internet delays the game a bit. but you get used to it. try these. they're noise cancelling earmuffs. i stole them from an airport. it's always something with you, man. great! solid! -greek salad? exactly! don't delay the game with verizon or t-mobile 5g home internet. catch it on the xfini

the initiative comes against the backdrop of israel's war with hamas. some muslim voters are speaking out against president biden's support of israel's military action in gaza. joining right now to discuss is president of the muslim public affairs council. good to see you. i wonder how this announcement resonates with you and your community. >> well, it's an important announcement, but i'm afraid that we can't just move forward without delivering to the community their main concern, which is the genocide and ethnic cleansing of gaza. that's the way the community sees it. and i believe the president has an obligation to listen to our constituency and not just go on with business as usual. there's a major concern. today, by the way, would have been the 90th birthday of my father-in-law, and we received news that 30 members of his family were killed. another friend of mine had 90 members of her family killed. so, you can't just gloss over that and say let's come to the table to talk about other things until you deal with this major atrocity that is affectin

after hamas's october 7th assault on southern israel, killing more than 1200 people, and leaving moren 200 in captivity inside gaza, much of the world condemned hamas, but not russian president, vladimir putin. instead, the kremlin invited a high-level hamas delegation to moscow for talks. putin has ripped into israel over its military response to hamas's raid, which has killed and wounded many people across the gaza strip. putin even comparing his invasion of ukraine to hamas's war against israel. [speaking in a non-english language] >> translator: i understand this war with ukraine must be shocking. what about the bloody state coup in ukraine in 2014, which was followed by the war of the kyiv regime against their own people in donbas. is it not shocking? was that the elimination of civilians in palestine in gaza? >> for its part, hamas clearly views moscow as an ally. hamas leaders making clear, russian hostages captured on october 7th will get preferential treatment and have good chances of getting released faster. [speaking in a non-english language] >> translator: this request fr

we are four minutes into what was supposed to be the beginning of this truce between israel and hamas, and the fighting does not seem to have stopped altogether. and so that raises enormous questions obviously about whether or not this truce between israel and hamas will indeed go forward, if it is just fire that is going to be accepted, or disregarded by one or the other side. the big question, especially as the lives of these hostages, the possibility of them to get out of gaza, to come back to their families rests on this question of whether israel and hamas are able to respect this truce. >> four minutes in. you hear the sound of boom. i had asked the spokesperson from the qatar foreign ministry, who was talking about video just yesterday, what a breach would look or sound like. he said this is about stopping the hostilities on the ground completely. that is not from your vantage point what is happening as we speak. >> that is right, just as you are speaking, becky, another loud boom in the distance in trying to see if there's any impact from that, any particular smoke, that we ar

it seemed like israel's iron dome system intercepted those rockets and blew them up. i take it hamass doing this fairly regularly despite what israel's doing in gaza. they apparently still have the capability of launching rockets against targets in israel. is that right? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely they do, wolf. there's sort of a certain amount of regularity. at the same time yesterday they fired almost to the minute right at 6:00 local here, 6:00 local yesterday they fired mortars onto another position in center rot right at the top of the hour here again. perhaps it gives the appearance because hamas has done this multiple times, fire close to the top of the hour, at the top of the hour when they think perhaps or it appears they think perhaps there will be media broadcasts going on and they can catch some attention. so even the timing of the very few rockets they fire seem designed to send a particular message. wolf. >> the past few days we've had sirens going off all the way up here in tel aviv which is much farther away from gaza than where you are in center rote. the iron dom

day three of a fragile planned four-day truce between israel and hamas. , the pause in the fighting has held. israel is now preparing to receive another group of hostages today. the government has their names and has informed their families. further details about today's exchange haven't yet been announced 13 israelis and four thai nationals released on saturday only after an hours' long delay threatened to up end the exchange. they range from 67 to 3 years of age. following preliminary checks they were taken to nearby hospitals for care and to reunite with families. they do show signs of extended captivity. qatar has been at the forefront in mediating this truce, and said difficulties like saturday's unexpected delay are to be expected and worked through. listen to this. >> i can tell you that even before the pause began, we were anticipating that this would not be an easy process. and we are in a war zone, and emotions are high on both side, and whether the discussions that we're seeing are unprecedented. and therefore, we shouldn't expect that the pause

do you fear that while israel is trying to destroy hamas after what was an unspeakable terror attack in israel, that while trying to do that, it will create more radicalization, not less? >> i think we're already going to see signs of that. and you're right. hamas is a dastardly group with a nasty ideology and tactics that for decades have been deplorable. but the solution is to pull the rug out from under them by giving hope to young palestinians who live in despair, by giving promise and a future to palestinians who see none. and that's what israel -- they want to have their cake and eat it too. they want to destroy opposition, but they want to keep feeding the opposition to their very existence by continuing to deny humanity and rights to a people that they oppress. so, yeah, they're there will be consequences. it best hamas 2.0. it may be more virulent. >> when it does come time -- when is a time to look at what comes after this latest conflict start to make plans? i mean, not just who rebuilds what's left of gaza, and they might not be much. but what political tract needs to be c

hamas. people were butchered and murdered in israel by hamas. hamas has hiding behind human shields.gaza is an open air prison, and hamas is the warden. here's what i would say, and keep this in mind, ask your next guest. this could end tomorrow if hamas returned the hostages, if hamas said we will lay down our arms and negotiated peace deal with israel. reverent, this would end like that if they would simply do the right thing. >> what about those -- what about those that have asked for a cease-fire, or even the biden administration saying a humanitarian pause? if hamas -- and i'll ask my next guest. if he won't do something, netanyahu is saying no to biden. he's bearing down. where do we try to stop innocent people from being killed in gaza? children. >> if hamas would say we will return in the hostage is, i don't think there is any world in which holding elderly people hostage, holding disabled people, holding infants and children hostage. if they return the hostages, this would end. i believe in a cease fire after hamas makes the commitment to return the hostages. by the way, ima

bring them back home now. >> war zone becoming a graveyard for children, can you still say that israel hamashildren and families in greater danger. we know that there's a portion of the 240-plus that they are holding as hot damage. kids. they are kids. >> president biden calling israeli prime minister saying maybe there should be this humanitarian pause, possibly three days. israeli prime minister saying no go as of now. "wall street journal" writes netanyahu says israel will control gaza's security indefinitely saying israel would seek to assume overall responsibility for securing gaza in early indication that gaza plans to occupy the strip after the war raising more questions about its exit strategy. let's bring in our panel, fox news senior political analyst juan williams. josh kraushaar of fox news radio political analyst and mollie hemingway, editor and chief at "the federalist." that comment about what post going after hamas looks like has just raised a lot of eyebrows, caused a lot of concern, mollie. and obviously has the administration pushing for more humanitarian pauses. >> yeah.

a deal between israel and hamas brokered by the u.s., qatar, and egypt will also bring the fighting today morning, at 7:00 local time. in exchange, israel will release palestinian children and women held in israeli prisons. and after nearly seven weeks of incessant bombings in gaza, which killed so many, bodies are now buried in mass graves, 1.7 millions are displaced. the temporary cease-fire will allow hundreds of humanitarian aid trucks into the enclave. >> the need is so great in gaza, that no matter how much aid you are going to bring in, there will certainly been more need for aid. >> reporter: tonight, there is cautious hope for the fate of the youngest american hostage, abigail edan, whose fourth birthday is tomorrow. when asked whether or not she will be released, president biden said "fingers crossed." at kibbutz nir oz noem and lior peri know their 75-year-old father, heim, will not be among the first hostages released. >> it is really hard to think how he is coping. how he is dealing with those, probably days and nights that he doesn't even know where he is, what time is it

i want to get to our continuing coverage of the israel-hamas war. it's 5:00 a.m. in atlanta, noon in gaza where the four-day truce between israel and hamas is well into its second day. in the coming hours, israel expecting hamas to release another group of israeli hostages just as it did the day before. an israeli official says 14 israelis are on today's list, according to an israeli source, several children are also on it. day one of the truce saw hamas release 13 israelis and 11 foreign nationals who were taken to tel aviv hospitals for medical evaluations. doctors describe all 13 as good and stable. as part of the deal friday, 39 prints women and minors were released from israeli prisons. israel says 42 more palestinian prisoners will be freed today. we'll have a look. this was the scene last night as the first of the freed israeli hostages arrived at a hospital near tel aviv. [ applause ] as you can hear, people cheered as three of five elderly women were trans ported by ambulance from a helicopter to the wolfson medical center. the first images of the hostages

. >>> after more than 50 days held captive by hamas, 11 more hostages are freed tonight after israel hamas agree to pause fighting for a few more days, leading to more hostage releases to come. and the only israeli man released by hamas so far has a dual russian/israeli citizenship. why him, and how did he spend four days on the run? was his release a hamas favor to vladimir putin. >>> plus, the palestinian prisoners who israel is letting go, and the two-tiered justice system for many of them that led to so many of them being held without trial in the first place. ♪ >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. also this hour we're going to get to the major arrest of the man police say shot three college students in vermont. the suspect was in court today. the college students were speaking english and arabic at the time of saturday's shooting wearing the traditional palestinian keffiyeh scarves. a spokesman for the israel defense forces say all 11 citizens are israeli, although it's not clear if any of them are dual citizens. the hostages and missing persons forum says the freed hostag

out. >> the noise aspect. >> so, yeah, the drone doss do , and they give israel intel, and the way it happens is that the hamas is going to turn them over to the red cross, and where does that take place? if the eyes are on those locations, then israel knows where the hostages emanated from, and they could use the location information to go back to where they came from. >> thank you, major, for coming in. >> yes, happy thanksgiving. >>> and mayor eric adams is accused of sexual assault. we have more details ahead. >>> and what do young voters believe of president biden's response to the israel-hamas war. we will go to michigan. ( ♪ ♪ ) welcome to big tobacco's fantasyland. a new, healthier world without cigarettes. as long as you don't count the 6 trillion sold worldwide every year. and vaping won't lead to smoking, if you ignore the research that says otherwise. in big tobacco's fantasyland, the deadliest industry is your friend. >>> breaking news now into cnn. new york mayor eric adams is being accused of sexual assault. the alleged assault happened in 1993 according to court documents filed yesterday. we go

thank you very much. >> thanks, guys. >>> sources tell cnn a hostage deal between israel and hamas could be announced as soon as today. this as new questions loom about congressional support to the war in israel and also the war in ukraine. former defefense secretary mark esper is with us ahead. bold. daring. expressive. contra costa college allows me to be whoever and whatever i want to be, providing the stage, the canvas, the tools to use my voice and write my story. find your passion and create your future at contra costa college. start today at contracosta.edu the breaking news this morning. sources tell cnn a hostage deal between israel and hamas is potential and could be announced as soon as today if it happens, it would call for the release of 50 women and children that are held hostage right now by hamas in exchange for a four to five day pause in fighting and the exchange of three palestinian prisoners for each civilian hostage released. had breaking news as prospects for a combined israel and ukraine aid package from the u.s. are looking pretty grim in congress right now. sharp

militants left there. >> we had serious battle with a group of hamas inside a school that they built tunnels in it. >> reporter: israel's military released videos of air strikes on hamas targets and also of this destroyed amusement park showing what they claim are tunnels built by hamas. the violence has driven civilians to the south of the region. some waving white flags as they flee their homes. >> we want to live on our land. >> reporter: at the rafah crossing aid trucks lined up while injured civilians and foreign nationals including americans were allowed to flee from southern gaza into egypt. >> we're going to be focused on getting folks out, getting aid in, and getting those hostages released. >> reporter: yesterday president biden told reporters he has formally asked israeli prime minister netanyahu for a humanitarian pause in fighting. >> did ask for a pause. he passed. >> reporter: though netanyahu has repeatedly rebuffed international calls for a general cease-fire until the hostages are released. tuesday at the western wall in jerusalem hundreds of israelis gathered in prayer marking one month of the conflic

ben, hamas said it has received the list of who will be released now by israel. tell us who is on this list. >> reporter: at this point, hamas has only put out that there will be 33 people released. that three of them are women. two women and one from jerusalem. she lives very nearby here in occupied east jerusalem. they say in addition to the three women, there will be 30 teenage boys. they have not yet published their names as of yet. we expect more celebrations. but for those, for instance, like this young girl who was arrested at the age of 16 after she stabbed a woman settler nearby here. she will be returning to this area where, of course, it is under israeli control and the israeli national security minister has made it clear that any sort of celebrations by relatives and friends for those detainees and prisoners have been released, are forbidden. there have been instances where families were taken away and tainled while their relative is returned to the house to avoid, to prevent any sort of celebrations. so oftentimes, in areas under israel's control, whe

hamas has agreed to 0 hostages in exchange for 150 palestinian prisoners held in israel. xtended by one day for every 10 extra hostages hamas releases. >>> sean "diddy" combs sued again. a woman says that he drugged and sexually assaulted her when she was in college in 1991. last week, diddy settled another suit from former girlfriend cassie. the suits come ahead of a deadline in new york to file sexual assault lawsuits in civil court. >>> and country legend dolly parton rocked out in dallas, performing at halftime during the cowboys/commanders game. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new >>> it's friday, november >>> it's friday, november 24th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news". breaking news, a long-awaited hostage release between israel and hamas could happen in just hours after a four-day cease-fire took effect overnight. who will be among first released. >>> black frid

we continue the breaking news coverage of the israel-hamas war. i'm rosemary church. we are following a surprising delay in the agreement between israel and hamas, that puts of the expected release of hostages until friday. a temporary truce is also delayed. the update came hours before humanitarian pause in fighting in the initial release of 50 women and children hostages was expected to begin. both u.s. and israeli officials point to logistical details for the delay. while one israeli official says israel has not yet received the names of the first hostages to be freed. meantime israeli forces are still pressing on with their offensive against hamas, striking parts of northeastern in central gaza, the palestinians area further south we're also hit. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is making it clear the war is not slowing down, and he expressed confidence the deal would soon go into effect. >> , -- the first one being a massive nonstop military pressure that we are putting on hamas. the second is the heavy diplomatic pressure we've been applying to release o

hamas but there was no sign of her mother. now we don't know the precise details of the agreement between israel and hamas of course, brokered by the qatari's. it is not been published but israel says part of the deal is that mothers are not separated from their children when they are free to pick and that is something israel says that happened yesterday when the mother was not freed at the same time. israel is a it is unknown where she is and what happened to her. so that is something that is obviously causing more anxiety. i'm sure amid the joy, of course among the israelis and the israeli families of those who have now been reunited with their loved ones, of course a bittersweet emotion because there is still all of those hostages and 200 or so remaining in captivity with hamas inside the gaza strip. but as we say, as we enter day three of this truce, it does seem to be holding, layla. >> it seems to be holding, but as the deadline for the end of the truce nears, i am wondering, will it make things more difficult >> i think as we get there, course, we see these negotiations for this deal in the first place were incredibly co

the united states and all around the world, as we continue our breaking news coverage with the israel-hamas war. i'm rosemary church. israel has signed off on a deal to release at least 50 hostages held in gaza by hamas. in a move that's bringing hope to families waiting for the return of their loved ones. the government of one only backed the deal at the end of a six hour kept making. the hostages expected to be afraid or women and children. and exchange, hamas -- says 150 palestinian prisoners also women and children, will be released from israeli jails as part of that deal. qatar delivered the proposal, following weeks of continuous negotiations. and now says the humanitarian police will be announced within the next 24 hours. hamas, says that deal involves the entry of hundreds of trucks carrying aid, medical supplies, and fuel into gaza. and earlier, the israeli prime minister's office said the deal was set to include red cross visits to hospitals that are still being held in gaza. u.s. president joe biden released a statement welcoming the deal, edging, it should bring home additional

the second group of hostages freed by hamas is now in israel. the red cross transferring 13 israelis and four foreign nationals to the border crossing earlier tonight. there release delayed after hamas claimed israel was holding up a gaza bound aid truck. qatari and egyptian officials managed to intervene and get things back on track. yesterday hamas released 13 israelis as well as ten type nationals and one filipino in two separate deals. good evening, i am jon scott. welcome back to this special edition of the fox report. we have team coverage this hour, alexandria hoff, lucas tomlinson and jeff paul. we will begin with jeff, he's in seven right now. >> extremely tense way to end day two of the agreement between israel and hamas. the latest release of 13 israeli hostages delayed by several hours but we now know that 13 are being treated. twelve are being taken to just outside tel aviv, sheba medical center for we see live images, as we await their arrival. we are learning one of the hostages, maia regret, 21-year-old kidnapped from the music fe

now, hezbollah is not part of obviously this agreement between israel and hamas for a four-day pause. but a hezbollah source spoke to al jazeera arabic and they told they do plan to abide by the truce and hold their fire unless, of course, israel fires at hezbollah. wolf? >> we will see what happens. a very tense situation. ben wedemen in beirut for us, thank you very much. be sure to join me later today 5:00 p.m. eastern, for a special 3-hour edition of the situation room as we follow the latest developments with the upcoming truce between israel and hamas. in the meantime, boris, back to you. >> wolf, we will certainly tune in for that. thank you so much. ben was just talking about hezbollah and the threat that they pose. they are just one group threatening to turn this war into a broader regional conflict. another the iran backed houthi rebels, and today we learned a u.s. warship patrolling the red sea shutdown multiple attack drones launched from the area that they control in yemen. cnn's alex marquardt has been tracking this. alex, what do we know about this engagement am. >> bor

now to the israel hamas war, which marks one month today. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel will have overall security responsibility for gaza for an indefinite period after the war ends. his comments came monday during an interview with abc news. he also, once again, stressed that israel won't allow a cease-fire until hamas releases all the hostages. meanwhile, the palestinian ministry of health says that the death toll in gaza has now surpassed 10,000. a top united nations official is sounding the alarm about the rising death toll, saying, quote, 10,000 people in one month. this defies humanity. for more we want to go to journalist elliott gotkine who joins us live from london. good morning to you, elliott. so, prime minister netanyahu says israel will have overall security responsibility for gaza after the war. what has been a global reaction to this? >> rosemary, netanyahu's comments about what happens the day after this war ends are being very closely scrutinized because this is, perhaps, one of the things that no one's reall

obviously, there's not a lot of trust between israel and hamas. that's an understatement here. the question is what is the confidence among israeli officials about this deal? the contours of it right now holing? >> at least as of right now it seem very high from the idf and israeli officials and the senior leadership of the country is that this is set to be tomorrow morning and there was a complicated and legal and political process on the israeli side and it got through that point and the announcement we've seen from israel, ham a qatar, the united states and so many other countries are an indication of just how solid this is, but you're absolutely right to point out that this is only a first phase. it is 50 hostages and that leaves another 190 hostages inside of gaza there may be more coming, and if there was a pause in the fighting and will this get us through the other 2040 released and israel can extract a higher price for the soldiers because this deal is only on women and children as of now. >> yeah. we know there are several idf members in

i'm max foster live from london with the continuing cover of the israel/hamas war. ow the fourth day between the tempers between israel and hamas. and after the hostages expected to be released from gaza in the hours ahead. 17 were released. today set to be the football day of the agreement. but hamas says it wants to extend the pause in the fighting beyond a four-day deal. a source tells cnn, the war cabinet is also discussing that possibility. as part of an additional deal, an additional 39 prisoners and detainees were released from jails on sunday. all were males 18 years old and younger. clare sebastian follows all of this from london. so, today is the last day of the truce. what do you expect to happen today. >> as you said, israel is receiving a list, they're discussing it. we don't have any more as of yet. they're going to release more information when they have it. i think all eyes now, it's the last day of the proposed four-day period is will it get extended we're hearing from hamas, israel likely is discussing it. the prime minister said in discussions with

hostage negotiations, the potential release of them, how would you view these negotiations between israel and hamasrael and hamas? ~ �* , , ., ., , and hamas? we've seen similar deals ro osed and hamas? we've seen similar deals preposed like — and hamas? we've seen similar deals proposed like this _ and hamas? we've seen similar deals proposed like this before _ and hamas? we've seen similar deals proposed like this before during - and hamas? we've seen similar deals proposed like this before during the i proposed like this before during the first couple weeks this conflict. hamas does appear to want to negotiate. i think the problem ultimately is that israel has a history of entering negotiations and torpedoing them. we've seen that within 2012. we also to ask ourselves what this means for gaza. we're talking about a five—day pause. do we have any guarantees of the kind of a that's going to be allowed enough to meet the needs and allowed enough to meet the needs and all goblins. to have guarantees that israel is going to respect —— all gazans. he admitted they have brocade a lot of the guarantees

but as i stated, hamas, actually israel would have to continue to fight wherever hamas is located, givenneral steph twitty, thank you, always good to have you on the program. to have you on the program. >>> let's take it my frequent heartburn had me taking antacid after antacid all day long but with prilosec otc just one pill a day blocks heartburn for a full 24 hours. for one and done heartburn relief, prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. [sneeze] dude you coming? because the only thing dripping should be your style. plop plop fizz fizz with alka-seltzer plus cold & flu relief. also try for fizzy fast cough relief. >>> today, a second chance for two turkeys to ride the gravy train to freedom. the birds named liberty and bell were the guests of honor as president biden kept with a decade's old tradition of pardoning the turkeys, and ticking off the holiday season. >> i hereby pardon liberty and bell. all right. congratulations, birds. >> nbc's gabe gutierrez is reporting from the white house. the president certainly took his time to roast these turkeys but only metapho

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blinken has held a series of top-level talks with arab leaders as israel intensifies its attacks against hamas. cnn's jim sciutto is in northern israel. you have new reporting that secretary blinken is not the only u.s. official visiting that region. >> reporter: that's right, cia director bill burns is traveling to the mid east as well. a u.s. officials tells me the following, that burns is traveling to several countries in the middle east where he's meeting with multiple intelligence counterparts and country leaders. the u.s. official said they'll discuss support for hostages negotiations and u.s. commitment to continuing to deter state and non-state actors from widening the conflict. that particular message has been a consistent one from when president biden first commented after the october 7th attacks, but also repeated again today by secretary of state blinken as he traveled for that surprise visit you mentioned to iraq. why there? because u.s. forces in iraq have come from iran-backed militias, u.s. forces in syria as well. here is what secretary blinken had to say while he was on the g

among israel's top targets is hamas�*s yahya sinwar, described by israel as a "dead man walking". out who he is and assess his significance within hamas. and as london's police gear up for a major pro—palestinian protest in the capital on saturday, we explore the clash between politics and policing. the international committee of the red cross has warned that hospitals in gaza have "reached a point of no return", risking the lives of thousands of people. the director of the main hospital in gaza — the al—shifa — has accused israel of launching a war on medical facilities, with reports of fierce fighting around several hospitals. israel has denied firing on medicalfacilities. israel says these are places where hamas is hiding. the purple areas here show where the idf troops are — they've now encircled gaza city. and this is footage taken from inside the al—rantisi children's hospital in gaza city. people in the hospital have been told that if they're not medical staff or patients they must leave. that's because israel says hamas are in the tunnels undeneath, which hamas denies. isr

joining us here in the united states and all around the world as we continue our coverage of the israel/hamas war. i'm rosemary church. it is 9:00 in the morning in gaza where the fourth day of a temporary truce between israel and hamas is now under way. and in the hours ahead, we are expecting the release of more hostages. monday is set to be the final day of this agreement, but hamas says it wants to extend the pause in the fighting beyond the four-day deal. a source tells cnn israel's war cabinet also discussed that possibility sunday night. day three of the truce saw the release of 17 hostages, including israelis and foreign nationals. the group included mothers and children and range in age from 84 to 4 years old. the youngest being israeli american abigail idan, marking the first successful release of an american hostage since the start of the truce. as part of the deal, an additional 39 palestinian prisoners and detainees were released from israeli jails on sunday. all were males, 18 years old and younger. cnn's clare sebastian is following developments for us. she joins us now live fr

israel. some saying they believe in much more than that having to do with hamas terrorism. the "new york post" cover tearing into the anti-israel demonstrators with this. not a shred of decency. we've been showing you several of the posters right here every day on "focus" to show the human costs of what tipped israel into war, children among those being held captive. those kept alive by the hostage takers who didn't burn, torture, kill, and took some people alive. we don't know what is happening to them now. you can download and print these posters and share them in your own community. some people have done on the east coast and you see them pinned up and people taking them down. kidnapped from israel.com to find it and print them. as you know here on the program last week i interviewed the two artist its behind the posters. they designed them. here is one of them on seeing the work being destroyed. >> look at this poster, for example. this is a 9-month-old baby. when a person is ripping apart this baby's face he thinks he is tearing down the entire jewish or israely entity.

battles between israel and hamas have forced thousands to flee hospitals. ounded patients are stranded with dwindling supplies and no electricity. doctors at the hospital say they are not aware of anyone leaving the facility. israel says hamas is using the facility for military purposes and it has built a vast underground command center below the hospital. >>> a lot of buzz in the city. apec summit. the summit picks into high gear. that's market street lit up for this international event. the laser beam is back. it was turned on tonight. it will shine through thursday. apec is about improving commerce and trade in the 21-member economies in the pacific rim. more world leaders arrived. among them, antony blinken. tomorrow, president biden arrives at sfo. on wednesday, biden meets with xi jingping. as you can imagine, security is tight inside moscone center. 20,000 guests and all of the locals serving the guests. terry mcsweeney, under the embarcadero, lit up under that laser beam. >> reporter: san francisco, putting on its best look for this week-long party k

it is now the fourth day of a temporary truce between israel and hamas, and israel says discussions of under way after it received a list of hostages expected to be released from gaza in the hours ahead. today is set to be the final day of@greemen, but hamas says it wants to extend the pause in the fighting beyond the four-day deal. a source tells cnn israel's war cabinet also discussed that possibility sunday night. on day three of the truce, 17 hostages were freed, including israelis and foreign nationals. the group included mothers and children and ranged in age from 84 to 4 years old. other hostages released by hamas over the weekend, including this mother and daughter, have already been reunited with their families. and as part of the deal, an additional 39 palestinian prisoners and detainees were released from israeli jails on sunday. all were males 18 years old and younger. cnn's clare sebastian is following developments. she joins us now from london. good morning to you, clare. as we head into this fourth and possibly final day of the truce agreement, how likely is it that the

separately, hamas released another 19 foreign hostages. israel released 117 palestinians from prisons, and the rest of the people were supposed to be released today under this deal. consider that the hamas militants released only a part of the captured hostages. according to the israeli authorities. 240 people were taken in the gas sector, so most of the hostages still remain there. we will tell about those who were released from captivity later, among them, in particular, a woman who survived the holocaust, these are those who were held captive for a month and a half, but the key question today was whether the truce would continue. well, israel was ready for this, because i want to return all the hostages, listen to what the spokesman of the israeli government said earlier. campaign to eliminate hamas. the return of our hostages will resume immediately after the hostage release pause ends. of course, i will not speculate now about the specific operational steps of our troops and their further strategy, but hamas officially it has been reported t

so, to what extent is this a real prospect. destroy hamas as a source of constant threat to israel. of all , let us remind you that hamas is not a classic army, and at the same time, it is not a classic political force, it is a whole movement, whose representatives are concentrated not only in gas. let's talk first about the military aspect. we must bring about the destruction of the most important centers of military power of hamas, in order to prevent hamas from returning to becoming military again. a threat to israel. and when we talk about eliminating hamas, we are not talking about the intention to eliminate their ideology. in this we have a rather crude realization that when you're dealing with ideology, you're dealing with things that are in people's hearts and minds, so you can't just eradicate it, but we can and will eradicate their military capabilities. the attack on october 7 demonstrated that israel knows far from everything about the scale, military tactics and intentions of hamas, and even if it succeeds in killing the main military leaders... in the gas, what consequ

we're continuing to follow the temporary pause in the israel/hamas war. hamas is expected to release some of the hostages they've held since october 7th. 13 women and children are expected to be r ts morning. however, none of 13 are expected to be americans, including the now 4-year-old rl whose parents were killed in the terror attack, tay her birthday. isra i expected to release 39 palestinian prisoners. they are being overseen by the red cross. further releases will occur across a four-day ceasefire that began around midnight eastern time. in total, hamas is expected to release 50 hostages while israel is expected to release 150 prisoners. israel has also said it would extend the ceasefire by an additional day for every ten addion hostages releas. despite these developments, both sides have made it clear the fighting is far from over. joining us live from tel aviv is erin mclaughlin. it is now the time where these hostages are supposed to be released. what's the latest? >> reporter: we have yet to receive any official word that the process has begun. w

israel has rejected a cease-fire, saying it would be a surrender to hamas. seeing here in southern israel indicates that this ground offensive is still ramping up with more and more troops heading into gaza. israel says it struck 300 hamas targets and that it's hunting hamas commanders. it claims this strike killed an architect of the strike on is isra israelis in two kibbutzes. one hostage is back with her family, a private rescued by troops. and while natali raanan is also back home in the chicago area. she was freed 11 days ago. >> and our thanks to richard for that report. >>> an israeli government research ministry is promotion permanently expelling all civilians from gaza as a solution to the hamas conflict. a new document reveals that the plan, quote, will yield positive long-term strategic outcomes for israel and is an executable option. an israeli foreign ministry spokesperson confirmed the authenticity of the paper to nbc news but dismissed it as one of many initial thinking documents as they're calling it. adding that a post-hamas future for gaza

i'm paula newton with the very latest on the israel-hamas war. israel is defending its deadly strike on a deadly populated refugee camp in move in gaza. now it is too soon to know the casualty count, or the true scope of the devastation. but a doctor at a gaza hospital says, it has received hundreds of dead or wounded people after the attack. >> now as you see from the pictures, there are multiple craters in the ground, and huge piles of rubble. the israel defense forces said, it was targeting a top hamas commander involved in the october 7th rampage, and succeeded, they, claim and taking him out. now we are told dozens of hamas combatants were also killed when the underground tunnels beneath the camp collapsed. innocent lives were also lost. the israeli military said, it is working to determine the number of civilian deaths. >> now i'm not saying that there are no civilian casualties, what i am saying is that we struck an important military objective. >> a hamas spokesperson accused israel of trying to justify what he called a heinous crime again

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how should israel destroy hamas post-attack on these innocent civilians in israel without hurting, killingense men, women and children when hamas is hiding behind them and putting them in danger? how does that work? >> that is exactly the right question to be asked the military experts of which i am not one, but clearly, yeah. israel has a right to defend itself. hamas has sworn, that's what its goal is to destroy israel. they've got to deal with that, and there's got to be a better way than killing men, women and children. once again, the immediate concern is you've got to have a pause in the bombing. you have to take care of the immediate disaster and israel has to change. let me say this. the united states of america provides $3.8 billion every year to israel. we have a right. israel has the right to do what they want and they're an independent country, and we have the right to say sorry, you need a new military strat egy. go after hamas, but do not kill innocent men, women and children. >> you mentioned money. there is going to be a measure before you relatively soon for the house pass

i am john vause in atlanta with our ongoing coverage of israel's war with hamas. e first time since israel declared war on hamas, a few hundred people hosting foreign passports and a few dozen seriously wounded palestinians have arrived in egypt from gaza. for weeks, many have been waiting at the rafah crossing on the border with egypt. the two other border crossings into israel remain closed. israel and egypt agreed to open the order after negotiations brokered by the u.s. and qatar, which allowed hundreds more to leave in the hundreds -- coming days. the u.s. state department believes 1000 americans and their families are stuck inside gaza, trying to get out. here is the u.s. president, joe biden. >> we are in a situation where safe passage for wanted palestinians and foreign nationals takes -- from gaza has started. the american citizens are able to exit today as part of the first group of probably over 1000. we will see more of this process going on in the coming days. working nonstop to get americans out of gaza as soon and as safely as possible. >> aid worker

israel vows to route hamas there too. most of gaza's hospitals are out of action. ternational pressure on israel is mounting. >> we are witnessing a killing of civilians that is unparalleled and unprecedented in any conflict since i am secretary general. >> reporter: the only concrete certainties today, in gaza, rebuilding what is destroyed will take years. and in israel that no one will feel safe until hamas is gone.

israel's pause in the air and ground campaign in gaza is also delayed. hamas is expected to release at least 50 women and children over the next few days, and israel has agreed to a four-day pause in fighting. hundreds of palestinians held in israeli jails are also set to be released. israeli prime minister netanyahu says the red cross will be allowed to visit hostages that remain in gaza. the white house says the delay is due to what it calls logistical details. listen. >> well, we are not going into this with hubris or arrogance or confidence. we are grateful that we were able to get this deal secured, but as i said, it all now comes down to execution. so, we are -- nobody is doing any touchdown dancing, here. there is still work to be done and a long way to go. we are hoping, hoping, that implementation will start sometime in the next 24 hours or so and continue for the next few days, both days of a pause, work there will be no fighting. so humanitarian assistance can get in at an elevated rate. and of course, getting all those 50 plus hostages out. they wi

hamas? are they getting what they want? especially if israel goes back full force to fighting as it promises it will? what is in it more hamas to be releasing hostages? >> i think the important thing as far as they're concerned is buy themselves time. the longer the war goes on, more international pressure will play on israel and perhaps make them stop the war early. hamas can only survive by making israel tired of the war, if you like, or external pressure on israel. i think the truce and maybe releasing ten hostages a day drags everything out and gives hamas breathing space, if you like. >> how difficult is it in a military sense for israel to turn the war back on before the hostages are all released? it's a difficult calculus, do they have daily pauses until 250 are released? or go back to fighting? there's internal debate in israel about it, even cabinet level. >> restarting the conflict is straightforward from a military standpoint. they've been fighting over a month, forces are in place and they have supplies. but the politics would be re