she was one of her kibbutz grandchildren. anderson cooper: there's nobody in this kibbutz, in this community who is not intimately connected with somebody else who's taken? sharone lifshitz: there's no one. we are devastated. how do we come out of this trauma? i don't know. how do we make something that is worth living for? anderson cooper: do you have that answer? sharone lifshitz: i just think, be kind. i really do believe that we should all participate in the little acts of kindness that makes the difference. anderson cooper: even now? sharone lifshitz: what's the alternative? what's the alternative? the bloodshed now, i don't enjoy any death, not for anyone. it just makes me so sad that in our world we are creating so many stories of trauma and destruction. anderson cooper: coming up, a mother from nir oz kidnapped while clutching her two children. reporter 1: the whole story with anderson cooper is appointment viewing on sunday nights. one whole story, one whole hour. anderson cooper: what are your biggest fears? subject

rita told us about what happened in kibbutz, it's the same kibbutz. but there were no bodies found and aviv's phone was later geo located in gaza. so that's the only indication that, that we have that they're there. they are, as i said, they are israeli american family. they were here. i met them just last august they were visiting and i met them in, in new york. we had really nice dinner with their kids and all our family. they have a family in connecticut, they went to visit there, they have family in oregon and then they went to travel to, to yellowstone because they got to see some, some nature if they're here in this, a beautiful place. what breaks my heart is, especially the three kids a day. they lost both of their parents in the same day. they don't know if they will ever see them again. they, they don't know if they will get to hug them again. i just wanna say that these are, you know, this is not a pro israel issue, this is not an anti palestinian issue. this is a human issue. anybody that cares about human rights should care about that. and

this was the nir oz kibbutz before october 7.m peri: nir oz has huge and beautiful fields all around it. many of them are potatoes, but some peanuts and carrots and many, many othther crops.. gaia kalderon: it's like you walk without shoes with your dogs. noam peri: it's one of the places that you could still come and hear the birds singing. hadas kalderon: it's a paradise. anderson cooper: it was a tightly knit community of some 400 men, women, and children. hadas kalderon: it's like a big family. noam peri: the community of the kibbutz is very close. sharone lifshitz: it's a special place nir oz. anderson cooper: sharone lifshitz grew up in nir oz, just a mile and a half from gaza. sharone lifshitz: kibbutz was a socialist utopia, if you wish. i always try to explain to people that we were brought up in a utopia. and in many ways it was wonderful. anderson cooper: her parents, yocheved and oded lifshitz were peace activists who helped found the kibbutz in the 1950s. sharone lifshitz: it was built by a lot of people that came fr

she was one of her kibbutz grandchildren. >> reporter: there is nobody in this kibbutz in this communityho is not intimately connected with somebody else who was taken. >> there is no one. we are devastated. how do we come out of this trauma? i don't know. how do we make something that is worth living for? >> reporter: do you have that answer? >> i just think, be kind. i really do believe that we should all participate in the little acts of kindness that makes a difference. >> reporter: even now. >> what is the alternative? what is the alternative? you know, the bloodshed now. i don't enjoy any death. no. for anyone. it just makes me so sad that's in our world we are creating so many stories of trauma and destruction. >>> coming up, a mother from nir oz kidnapped while clutching her two children. >>> we are in a nightmare. >> reporter: i first began to focus on what happened at nir oz when i saw this woman on cnn two days after the attack. >> we need everyone's help. >> reporter: she was speaking about her cousin and her two children a 4-year-old boy and 9-month-old boy whose kidnapping

she was one of her kibbutz grandchildren. >> reporter: there's nobody in this kibbutz, in this community, who is not intimately connected with somebody else who is taken. >> there's no one. we are devastated. how do we come out of this trauma? i don't know. how do we make something that is worth living for? >> reporter: do you have that answer? >> i just think be kind. i really do believe that we should all participate in the little acts of kindness that makes the difference. >> reporter: even now. >> what's the alternative? the bloodshed now. i don't enjoy any death, not for anyone. it just makes me so sad in our world we're creating so many stories of trauma and destruction. >> coming up, a mother from nir oz kidnapped while clutching her two children. is appointment viewing on sunday nights. one whole story, one whole hour. anderson cooper: what are your biggest fears? subject 1: the breaking of my brain is the concern. reporter 5: do you think you could have picked up a gun? you're a dancer. reporter 1: the world's best journalists dig deeper-- reporter 2: i'm about to do something t

oz. -- kibbutz kibbutz nir oz.r taking us through _ -- kibbutz kibbutz nir oz. thank you for taking us through some - -- kibbutz kibbutz nir oz. thank you for taking us through some of- -- kibbutz kibbutz nir oz. thank you for taking us through some of those | for taking us through some of those are details. so much crucial new information coming in the last few minutes. two of the names and information those hostages back on israeli territory. let's stay with that break and store it lots of new information coming in in terms of the hostage releases. qatar says the red cross has received 2a civilian hostages who were being held by hamas in gaza. qatar has confirmed that 13 are israeli, 10 are thai and one is from the philippines. earlier thailand's prime minister said 12 thai hostages had been released as part of a separate deal with hamas. let me take you through some of the latest information, because we had this statement from the idf, it is worth going through the key lines once again, because they have said id

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a lot of them come from kibbutz nir oz.e were just speaking with the family of am tie, who was killed there. the list today that was released from hamas today includes 9-year-old ohad monder, who celebrated his birthday in captivity. his grandfather is still believed to be held in gaza tonight. danielle aloni and her 5-year-old daughter, emilia, are also free. four of their family members also remain in captivity tonight. 85-year-old yafa ader lived on the kibbutz nir oz, along with 11 other hostages released. margalit mozes, she's home tonight. also 79-year-old hannah perry. one of her children was murdered on october 7th. another tonight is still being held by hamas. doron katz-asher, along with her two daughters also back in israel tonight. hanna katzir and adina moshe also among those released tonight. obviously you can see what a bittersweet moment this is for so many of these families. joining me now, former foreign policy adviser in the george w. bush administration, also the co-author of the timely book "the genius

>> dana, this is a community here at a kibbutz north of tel aviv where many of the kibbutz have come together since the terror attack on october 7th. i want to be clear here the families of the hostages released are not here, but these are families they were friends with, a family from the community. they have a big screen up. they have been watching very closely all of the developments here as pictures and images and videos have come come up of the newly released hostages, they have cheered and we have heard the applause and the cheering and happiness multiple times here over the course of the time we've been here, the past 45 minutes or so and this is why they're here to be together on this day as their friends, families and hostages are able to get together at the helps where they will meet their own families here and they have celebrated those moments with joy. those families coming together again, trying to become more whole again and that's what we've been watching here and we will watch over the course of the day. every time including the videos of the crossing and pictures th

binari, and after killing 102 people, the kibbutz was under the control of the army.t this kibbutz. . the shelling of these houses, all the movies show that the palestinians do not know if they have heavy weapons, do they have planes or helicopters , basically, who is shelling the israelis ? he carried them like a fly. the tanks of hel were part of hamas. it is very clear that the tanks belong to the israeli army. according to the latest report, the iriz crossing is located in the north of the gaza strip, which is under the control of the palestinian fighters, and despite the fact that the crossing is full of local officials, military forces and israeli army officers, the crossing was attacked by the israeli air force, which means that the order i was in charge of the army before the attack. max blumenthal , correspondent of al-mongateh al-ramadeeh newspaper, publishing reports on yom on the 7th of october, he says that the pilots of the israeli abatashi helicopters received orders to be present at the time of the clashes, but they had no idea about their goals, that

there is not a human except for idf soldiers in the kibbutz. as you walk -- as you begin to walk into it, the first thing you notice is that you are kicking spent ammunition shells. there are thousands still, of spent ammunition shells over the ground. from both long guns and short guns. the next thing you notice is the charring of so many of these homes, because not only did they murder the people in the homes, but then they often set fire to their bodies. and so the houses themselves weren't burned down because they were stucco, but the inside of the walls, the drywall, it's all charred black. they did try to set the house on fire -- they didn't try to set the house on fire, they set the people on fire. that is the second thing. the third thing you notice still is the smell. there is the smell of death there still a month later because there was so much blood that even though it has dried now, you still have the smell because the blood is drenched into the carpeting, into the cushions of the couches. into the floors. and so those three things

kibbutz, says, "when you walk through the streets of this kibbutz, you will feel that i have enteredelled. he destroyed me. the ones who shelled these houses. all the films show that the palestinians do not know that they have heavy weapons." do they have their planes , helicopters , basically, who are actually bombing the israelis? is dabbabe a tank belonging to hamas? i am very clear that al-dabbaba belongs to the israeli army. he is the one descend this calamity on this region. according to the latest report, the iriz crossing is located in the north of the gaza strip, which is located under the control of the palestinian fighters and despite the fact that the crossing is full of local officials, military forces and israeli army officers, except that the crossing was attacked by the commander of the israeli air force, which means that the direct order to attack in any container was given by me before the head of the army. max blue, the correspondent of the al-mangita al-ramadeh newspaper published a report on october 27, in which he says that the pilots of the israeli abacha helic

they had maps of every kibbutz. there's more people, where there's kids so they could go there and kill as many as possible. >> neil: did you guys see the strategy that hamas was using here? there was a "new york times" story on this. they thought they would get bloody here to make a statement and to put the fear of god out there. they said that they believed the palestinian cause was slipping away as an issue and only violence could revive it. so the whole purpose of these attacks if we're to believe this was to jolt the world in to action an attention of palestinians. >> they don't care about palestinians. i know that for sure. first of all, they shot even the palestinians that were -- >> there were some palestinians in israel with the festival this happened. they shot palestinians as well. they shot muslims. they shot christians. >> neil: what do you think is hamas' end game? >> i don't think they have one. >> they just hate. >> they want to exterminate all jewish people and exterminate israel as they said bluntl

thomas could not reach or as hamas fighters took over the kibbutz.s after the attack, the irish born father spoke with cnn's clarissa ward about the moment he was told his daughter had been killed. >> thomas waited two agonizing days before getting the news. >> i just said, we found emily, and she is dead. i went, yes. i went yes. i smiled. because that is the best news of the possibilities that i knew she would be in a dark room filled with christ knows how many people, and terrified every minute, hour, day, and possibly years to come. so that was a blessing. an absolute blessing. >> thomas says leaders of the kibbutz community told him emily's body was seen in the aftermath, but almost a month after the massacre, thomas was given news that almost made him collapse. he says the israeli army told him it is highly probable emily is alive and a hamas hostage. >> how -- >> that was official, from the army, with all the information that they have, the intelligence that they have, it is very likely that she has been taken to gaza. >> thomas says he has be

kibbutz, when the _ when the army take over the kibbutz, when the idf went to see the flat, they saws signs of struggle and the windows were broken. but there were no signs of them _ were broken. but there were no signs of them murdered. and the sign that they shot _ of them murdered. and the sign that they shot on the floor said that they— they shot on the floor said that they wanted to scare them but not killed _ they wanted to scare them but not killed so — they wanted to scare them but not killed. so it meant, we seemed then that they— killed. so it meant, we seemed then that they were kidnapped but they were alive. and about three weeks ago. _ were alive. and about three weeks ago. we _ were alive. and about three weeks ago, we had the sign that proved our assumptions. in the last video, the second _ assumptions. in the last video, the second video that the hamas released were three _ second video that the hamas released were three women, one i am very happy— were three women, one i am very happy for— were three women, one i am very happy for her, she got released yesterday. the

i left the kibbutz friday evening and my granddaughter was with me in the kibbutz for eight days andmessage to get in the bomb shelter rooms and i'm in charge of a group of elder people while the missiles are coming. i was checking them up, telling them what to do and not to do. they were so scared, they were hearing the voices around their houses. we have four neighbors who is on the line and my neighbor, she was calling me, rita, please help my sons, they are alone. i told her, i am not there, tell them to be quiet. while she was talking to them, 16 and 14 year old sons, hamas took them. the youngest said, i'm too young, don't take me. >> harris: we are watching rita, and the details of this are really interesting because this is so much information that we had not heard before. first of all, 76 members of her family in the kibbutz where she and family lived along the gaza border. 76 of them taken by hamas she gave a smaller number for how many might still be alive. the fact she is talk through her grief, her heartache, it is pain of not knowing what is happening to those taken hos

they live in part of the kibbutz and our brother was kidnapped from his house in the same kibbutz.turday my wife wake me up to the sound of the alarms and the missiles. as we were off to the safe room i managed to grab my birthday cake of my daughter and some water. and we lock our selves in the safe room. they are in the kibbutz and they called them up to take the guns and fight and in that point we realized we were under attack. so i left the safe room. i told my wife to be with my daughter and i told her that i will guard the door. as soon as we locked the safe room we start to get messages from all around the kibbutz that terrorists go inside houses and start killing people. families, babies. around 10:00, my younger brother wrote me a message that the terrorists went inside his house. he send me a heart emoji and that's the last time we spoke. for the rest of the time in the safe room we've been in an absolute nightmare. i can't stress and you can't imagine what it feels like to be in the safe room with your seven month pregnant wife, with your 2-year-old daughter, when you he

to the kibbutz and rebuild it, we cannot- to go back to the kibbutz and rebuild it, we cannot do- toas hamas— rebuild it, we cannot do that as long as hamas is— rebuild it, we cannot do that as long as hamas is in— rebuild it, we cannot do that as long as hamas is in power- rebuild it, we cannot do that as- long as hamas is in power because we know it _ long as hamas is in power because we know it is _ long as hamas is in power because we know it is only— long as hamas is in power because we know it is only a — long as hamas is in power because we know it is only a matter _ long as hamas is in power because we know it is only a matter of _ long as hamas is in power because we know it is only a matter of time - know it is only a matter of time when _ know it is only a matter of time when they— know it is only a matter of time when they will _ know it is only a matter of time when they will do _ know it is only a matter of time when they will do something i know it is only a matter of time - when they will do something horrific like they— when they will do something horrific like they

the kibbutz and the houses, so they told us to keep quiet. now, you need to understand kids when they're fearful, they cannot be quiet. we were all in this tiny room, which is the kids room, the sleeping area so we won't wake them up. they started to say they're walking in the path, you know, in the kibbutz -- >> the terrorists? >> yes. >> so he took a chair and put it near the door because we don't have an actual lock on the door. and we were, like, waiting and being quiet. just, you know, fearful and crying. the kids were crying and trying to calm them down. and between our house and the neighbor's house, and we heard glass shatter. and after a while we heard somebody's walking in the house. you heard them walking on the broken glass. and it wasn't like one person. you could hear -- and we were quieting the kids, and, you know, like -- >> you were huddled together. >> yeah. we were underneath the bed and near the door. and we were really, really scared. >> were you hearing arabic? >> no, they were not talking until they got to the door, the

air raid siren started going off in the kibbutz near the gaza border. she ran into the shelter with her husband, their nine-year- old son, their 11-year-old daughter and 18-year-old daughter. then the hamas terrorists and to their house and try to force their way into the shelter. shooting and killing through the door. the family and friends saw what was happening because the hamas terrorists use the neighbor's phone to livestream the attack on facebook. after murdering their daughter, hamas took her phone and live streamed the rest of her family being held hostage on the floor for hours and hours. in a final act of terror, hamas connector husband and took him to gaza. in my conversation, we want to warn my viewers that what you are about to hear and see is very disturbing. >> we woke up because they were screaming that the missiles are on and our daughter yelled to come to the shelter. we looked at each other and said something is wrong then they got the message that there was a fear of terrorist attack on the kibbutz. >> reporter: they could be crossi

the seasonal harvest near the kibbutz has almost been harvested.mals on farms are supported by volunteers who come to feed and milk the cows. even residents who are eager to return to their animals and fields, say that first they want to make sure that hamas will not threaten them again. yuri mamon, natasha mozgova, voice of america. and we finish the issue about the story about the ukrainian demonstration in washington. this weekend , an action was held near the white house in support of the defenders of azovstal, who are still in russian captivity. activists say the united states and the world need to make every effort to free all ukrainian prisoners. yuriy solonets visited the demonstration. release defenders of mariupol, make russia pay and return our heroes. home, such calls rang out in front of the white house in washington on the 626th day of the full-scale russian invasion of ukraine. several dozen participants of the action gathered in front of the residence of the us president, to remind, of the 2,500 captured defenders of mariupol, only

>> they might be crossing the border into the kibbutz and crossing the fence into the kibbutz and theouses. they told us to keep quiet. now, you need to understand that kids, when they're fearful, they cannot be quiet. we were all in this tiny room which is the kids' room. the sleeping area. because -- so we won't wake them up. they started to say that they are walking in the path, you know, in the kibbutz. >> the terrorists? >> yes. so zachie took a chair -- sorry. he took a chair and put it near the door. because we don't have an tullock on the door. and we were, like, waiting. being quiet. just fearful and crying, the kids were crying. and trying to calm them down. and between our house and the neighbor's house, we heard glass shatter. and after awhile, we heard somebody's walking in the house. you heard them walking on the broken glass. it wasn't one person. you could hear. we were quieting the kids. you know. >> huddled together? >> yeah. underneath the bed and zachie was near the door. >> were you hearing arabic? >> no. they were not talking until they got into the door, the she

she was not on the kibbutz that day. she was on the trip with the kibbutz in bulgaria.he said on facetime, why is it so dark? they said we are in a closet. they then told this woman that her daughter and son-in-law had been murdered and abigail. this mother-in-law didn't believe it and actually had them go out for a second to show them, to show her what happened. i mean, you couldn't believe this. so what happened with abigail is she was under her father's body and she came from under bloodied by his blood and walked to a ibrah neighbor. they let her in. a beautiful family let her in, a husband, wife, three kids, very young. they put her in the safe room. the husband went out to defend the kibbutz. when he didn't come back because he was injured, nobody knew what was happening. but another member of the kibbutz had seen the terrorists walking this mother out with these four children. this took us a few days because of everything. and when we learned that, we understood this mother, her three kids and abigail were all hostages. this father has been doing all he can to br

one of the first kibbutz where journals inside. one of the first kibbutz wherejournals were inside.s. we saw there the destruction and the devastation of that kibbutz. that is why so many family members like the ones you are seeing there are out of their homes and have been for weeks now. the buildings you see now, this is snyder children's hospital in israel. it's not too far from is snyder children's hospital in israel. it's not too farfrom here in central tel aviv, only about 20 minutes away. this is one of the locations that those newly released hostages are taken to. you see them arrive by helicopter in the last few days. that may well be the same situation today for that we're told that there are lots of layers of extra medical support put in place for the released hostages who of course have physical, medical issues, some need to be dealt with. also of course the mental impact of having been held hostage for more than 50 days and being released, a lot of extra medical support has been put in place. let's once again of what the us president has to say a little more than 20 min

, and after killing 100 people , the kibbutz will be under the control of the army.ave heavy weapons, do they have planes or helicopters, basically , who are shelling the israelis ? did he have tanks in hamas tanks? i it is very clear that al-dabbaba belongs to the israeli army. he is the one who sent down this calamity on this region. according to the latest report, the crossing located in the north of the gaza strip, which is under the control of the palestinian fighters, and despite the fact that the crossing is full of local officials, military forces and israeli army officers, the crossing was attacked by the israeli air force, which means that the direct order for the attack was given in a container. i used to be in charge of the army. max blue, the correspondent of the al-mongateh al-ramadeh newspaper, published his reports on the 27th of october, saying that the abatashi helicopter pilots the israelis received orders to be present at the time of the clashes, but they did not have any information about their goals, meaning they were not aware of the separation

from my kibbutz, we knew that my father was injured. the last we knew about him was that he was taken to gaza, but we did not know if he was dead or alive. since then, we heard that he was alive and seen in gaza for sure and that he had injuries in his legs, but they were not life-th life-threatening, but my father too needs his medicine. he needs it urgently. he will not survive very long without it. and we know also that he might be not well now. so, this is really the case is bringing forward the absolute urgency of everybody now seeking to extending this exchange of hostages to continue beyond the 50. there is an opportunity here for many more. we must come to releasing the elderly people too. we must then work to release all hostages. this is unacceptable. >> as those talks continues right now, and the urgency is certainly understood. for the hostages that have been released, what is the path ahead? what should, for caretakers, for family members, what should the considerations be as they deal with 50-plus days in captivity and now

let's just talk about that trip to the kibbutz.were there with the idf and they gave you access to that story. yeah, we'd never have got in without the israeli army, without the israel defense forces. how can you be properly objective if you're reliant on the israeli military for... there's no way you could even be there without them? yeah. well, the choice is either you cooperate with the military, or you don't see it, you don't get there. it was a closed military area. there were roadblocks with combat soldiers and police armed to the teeth. and because they were still getting reports of hamas gunmen on the loose, they were extremely jumpy. there was no way you get through it, so you have to go with the military. but are you comfortable with that relationship? well, i think it's... you don't have a choice. i mean, the ideal thing, of course, would be to just bowl up there in your own carand... ..but sadly, the world doesn't work like that. did they censor your material? the only time that i agreed to anything like that — and you

the rest of those 12 hostages entered directly near the area of kibbutz ari. we saw the convoy coming right down the way to the air force base nearby. from there they're being taken from helicopter to hospitals like the one matthew was just reporting from. we also know these hostages have been through a terrible or deal. that is why they have -- there's a whole range of preparations that have been made for them. medical, psychological, social services all made available for them at the various hospitals. as mathew was just saying, many of them are returning to a different reality where most of their family members -- most of them have either had a family member killed or still captive in the gaza strip. that's also an important point to remember. as some of these israeli hostages are freed, many family members are so elated to see them home, yet so many of them still have families held hostage in gaza. >> jeremy diamond, thank you very much. i want to bring in cnn's nada bashir. as part of today's agreement, 39 additional palestinian prisoners held by israel a

and our brother was kidnapped from his house in the same kibbutz. t saturday, my wife woke me up to the sound of the alarms. as we were to the safe room, i managed to grab my birthday cake of my daughter and some water. and we locked ourselves in the safe room. meanwhile, sending me a message that he was in the safe room in his kibbutz, and they called him up to take the guns and fight. in that point, we realized that we were under attack. so, out of the saferoom, i left my wife to be with my daughter and i said that i would guard the door. as soon as we locked the safe room, we got messages from all around the kibbutz that the terrorists were going inside of houses and starting to kill people. families. babies. around 10:00 my younger brother alone wrote me a message that there was a terrorist inside of his house. and he sent me a heart emoji, and that is the last time that we spoke. and then in the last time of the safe room, we have been an absolute nightmare. i can stress and you can imagine what does this feel like to be in the safe room with y

the slaughter that happened at his kibbutz. he told clarissa ward that death was a far better fate than being held hostage by hamas. almost a month later, that father has been told his daughter may be alive and a hostage. 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 of battery back-up to keep you online. only from xfinity. home of the xfinity 10g network. >>> it is already november 7th in israel and gaza, and a few hours from now will mark one month since hamas gunmen executed more than 1,400 men, women, and children and kidnapped more than 240 people. this is gaza just a short time ago, flares in the night sky along with explosions that could be heard from our cnn ground team along the border. israel's military says it has now encircled gaza city, which it called the, quote, fortress of hamas activiti

we have gotten confirmation from a spokesperson for the kibbutz. those ages of what we are seeing come across range from 2 years old to 80 years old. the 2-year-old has now been returned along with her sister and also their 34-year-old mother also being held hostage. this is huge welcome news for all of these families, for everyone here in israel as they are watching all of this incredibly closely. but it is 13 out of the 50 expected in this deal that has been brokered between israel and hamas. there are still 215, according to the israeli government, hostages still being held in gaza. they are tracking all this as we are watch ing these minute by minute developments. what are you seeing from the air base where you can right now. >> reporter: we're waiting. we're told by the military that those 13 host ages and the thai nationals that have also been res leased are expected to be making their first stop inside israel, as they are further processed and given medical checks and psychological assessments as well. after that process is over, there's goi

she was independent living alone at her home in the kibbutz. know, abducted from her home so violently and neglected for such a long time. so, we don't have time. we know that some of those were injured, some were severely injured. we are very worried about all of them. >> 51 days in, what happens if they don't get that medical attention, the hostages that are still in captivity? >> well, some of them are clearly dying. and the conditions are poor. we're hearing now from the other hostages that some of them did not take shower for 50 days and they didn't get the foods they need. -- full of flies. again, complete neglect. and i don't know. i don't know. i really hope to get some good news. we are encouraged by the agreement with two more days, 20 more hostages. but, you know, this is torture that you get slowly. and they all need to be home now safely. >> doctor, we appreciate you being with us, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> you've seen the pictures tonight of all the women and children released over the past four days, but there was one

he was also a resident of one of the kibbutz's that was attacked on october 7th. the pictures are amir's house. they spent ten hours locked in their safe room during at tack only to be saved by amir's father, a former idf general. amir believe that's today's release of hostages will include residents of his kibbutz. amir, pleasure to you have on. let me first ask, what does it feel like, because there must be a mixed feeling, some people are being released but others will not be released from this kibbutz, right? >> hi, fareed, thank you so much for having me. right now, there is first of all, a little anxiety and suspense because we don't know what is going to happen. last night there was supposed to be a release in the earl why i evening hours here in israel of 13 of our hostages from a neighboring community to ours. and eventually they only got out around 11:00 p.m. because hamas pulled a list of dirty and vicious and really cruel tricks to try to delay and postpone and buy time. and we want to see first and foremost that today's list of 13 people actually come

thomas could not reach her as hamas fighters took over the kibbutz.s after the attack, the irish-born father spoke with cnn's clarissa ward about the moment he was told his daughter had been killed. >> thomas waited two agonizing days before getting the news. >> they just said we found emily. she's dead. and i went, yes. i went, yes. and smiled. because that is the best news of the possibilities that i knew she'd be in a darkroom filled with christ knows how many people, and terrified every minute, hour, day, and possible years to come. so death was a blessing. an absolute blessing. >> thomas says leaders of the be'eri's kibbutz told him the body was seen in the aftermath. a month after the massacre, thomas was given the news that almost made him collapse. the israeli army told him it's highly probable that emily is alive and a hamas hostage. >> how were you told the news that emily might be alive? >> that was official from the army. with all the information that they have, the intelligence that they have, it's very likely that she's been taken to gaz

i can tell you all these weird names of the kibbutz. tough understand these small communities have been trying to live next to gaza strip and have been trying to make a living right next to the palestinians and trying to trade and trying to -- like you said, palestinians were working there with them, together. >> it's just heartbreaking. we're glad that she's safe, but i know it's a long road ahead. thank you for coming to share what it's been like for her. we're keeping her in our thoughts. a lot more to come for what the experience has been like. we'll be back in just a moment.

but my aunt judy managed to call the paramedic of the kibbutz, of kibbutz but nir oz. she asked for help, a help that never came. and ever since then, we don't know what happened to them. we don't know where they are. they were gone but. this phone call was the last that anyone talked with her. a few hours after the call for help, their phones were located in gaza. so the idf identified them as held hostage in gaza. >> okay. >> both of them loving life, love their -- had four kids, seven grandkids. they're very healthy, they don't take any medicine, they eat very healthy food, they exercise. they just -- like each one of us, love life and wants to enjoy as much as they can. a couple elderly went on their daily walk and never came back. and that's why i came here, not only to attend the rallies, but also to meet with, people to raise the awareness, to make sure none of our hostage have been forgotten. and to make sure everything is done to bring them home. and since both of them are american, we are -- i'm here on behalf of my family and the rest of the hostage to incre

so death was a blessing an absolute blessing. >> reporter: thomas says leaders of the kibbutz community today him emily's body was seen in the jam math. but almost a month from the aftermath he said the israeli army told him it's highly probable emily is alive and a hamas hostage. >> how were you told the news emily was alive? >> that was official from the army with all the information that they have, the intelligence that they have, it's very likely that she's been taken to gaza. >> reporter: thomas said he's told emily's body is not with the remains of victims and there was no blood found inside the home where she slept the night before. thomas also says that cell phones belonging to the family emily was staying with have been tracked inside gaza. >> when you spoke with clarissa ward a few weeks ago you said death would be a blessing in the this situation. >> that's how i felt at the time yeah. >> reporter: how do you describe where you are now? >> extremely worried obviously. what conditions she's held in. she's more than likely in a tunnel somewhere under gaza. your imagination is h

it was a beautiful and quiet kibbutz. and now it is a war zone. >> yeah, so sad when you think about it. you mentioned rebuilding. what's next for chen and her three children? >> i think that we need to focus on one step at a time to see how they get out of the hospital. trying to get the professional help they need, the help from the family. i think this is it. we can't think about too far and what will happen. but i do want to say, and mention again, there are still a lot of hostages there and we are all highly devoted to bringing everyone back home. >> so important to bring all the hostages back home indeed. today officials in qatar announce that had there is an agreement to extend the truce by another two days. as someone who has seen family released because of this truce, what is your reaction to today's announcement? >> i think it is super important. i think any effort to bring innocent people that were kidnapped from their homes is good, is crucial. i think this is the agreement that, you know, between government a

>> we don't know if we'll ever be able to move back to the kibbutz? >> are people ready to go back? >> we would have to have a guarantee from our army, our government that this could never happen again. >> would you go back? >> it's very hard to answer. if the situation is same as now, never, never. no chance. >> reporter: the community is working on other locations that will help them stay together. their dream life in nir-oz not a distant memory, but still a living nightmare. nick robertson, cnn. >> israel's prime minister is denying what he calls false reports that israel is considering a proposal for the release of at least 50 hostages held by hamas. benjamin netanyahu says that when the government has something to announce, he'll report it. he also rebuffed international criticism over the israeli military's actions in gaza. here he is. >> reporter: israel abides by the laws of war. that's how our army works. the most moral army in the world. humanitarian aid is also vital to maintaining international support. without humanitarian aid, even our best friends will find it difficu

she was at a sleepover at her friend's house when hamas attacked her kibbutz. much more of her story ahead. team coverage from the white house to stitel aviv. what can you share about the fourth group of hostages set to be released? >> reporter: as of right now, the israeli prime minister has received a list set to be release in several hours, they're examining that list, israel has issues with a list because a family was separated which is against this agreement. today's process appears to be playing out smoothly, the truce itself has held since it went into effect, humanitarian aid has flown into gaza. we're waiting for the release of palestinian prisoners later on this evening. as for the 40 hostages not held by hamas, that absolutely complicates the issue as of right now because the agreement is with hamas, the other parties islamic jihad and other groups that may be holding hostages they're not a party to this agreement. securing their release hamas has to do it on their own. how quickly they can do is certainly a question israel would love to know the ans

she was at a sleepover at a friend's house on the kibbutz when she was abducted without any family. taken captive with her mother, raya rotem, who remains a hostage in gaza. freed as well, an accountant shiri weiss, aged 53, and her 18—year—old daughter, noga weiss, were also released, along with 21—year—old maya regev. and adi shoham aged 38,