. —— kibbutz kibbutz nir oz. -- kibbutz kibbutz nir oz. 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 idf

we are part of kibbutz nir oz community, as you probably know. d in this community, there are many more still awaiting to be released. and we know all of them. i grew up in this kibbutz. i was there until i was 25. i know all the people who are either murdered or kidnapped. and this is just the beginning. we have to wait until each and every one of them will be released. that's how it should go. so, it's a mixed reaction. we are very excited, very happy for jimmy. but we are very much concerned about the rest of the group still there. >> i mean, 12 of the 13 that were released today, the israeli hostages, were from nir oz. obviously nir oz suffered some of the worst damage that day. so many of them are still there. i mean, what goes through your mind when you think about how many of your dad's neighbors were not only murdered that day alongside your father, but also that were kidnapped into gaza? >> we are devastated, obviously, again. and we are angry about the state. there was almost no gunshots in the kibbutz while the terrorists were there ins

they were both kidnapped from kibbutz nir oz. yagil hid in a safe room with his older brother or, their father, and his partner. they tried in vain to hold the door closed, but the terrorists burst in. the last thing his mother heard her son say was, "don't take me, i'm too young." >> they're not bargain chips, they're children. children, anywhere in the world, are not supposed to be part of this. not in gaza, nor in israel, nor in ukraine, nowhere in the world. >> reporter: we were back in kibbutz nir oz today with ron bahat, one of the surviving members. he showed us home after home of residents killed or captured, including that of hanna katzir, who appeared in that video today. >> they murdered rami in the house and took hanna, she's missing. >> reporter: at the end of the video today, hanna sends her love to her husband, rami. she still doesn't know yet that he was killed by the terrorists that day. >> david: let's bring in ian pannell, our chief foreign correspondent, back with us again tonight. ian, as you know, we've been

you know, everybody in my kibbutz, nir oz, they just lived a peaceful life. and one day the whole community was erased. so, it's just, while i'm grieving my dad, i don't have a body. and while i heard what's going on with them, i'm also hearing about my friends being kidnapped, about her two boys, just everybody. i know a quarter of the hostages. so, honestly i'm just speaking to you, i have goosebumps. but it's just a nightmare. i can't believe it's 49 days. it's been 49 days, and i don't know if my mother is alive. that's crazy. >> it's beyond that. it really is. i can't imagine what it's like to go through all this. we're talking about your father, who you believe was murdered. now, as of now, men aren't being talked about in terms of the release, at least this first traunch, this first 50 people. but the red cross, we are told, will be allowed in to meet with the hostages. do you have hopes that maybe when the red cross goes in you'll get some more concrete information about your father? >> about my father, i'm more hopeful because i pretty much know he w

at kibbutz nir oz noem and lior peri know their 75-year-old father, heim, will not be among the first>> 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. >> reporter: but, they say they trust this deal will bring the next one closer. do you think you will see her father again? >> yes. of course. i have huge faith that i will see my dad. >> reporter: starting at 4:00 p.m., all 13 hostages will be taken by the red cross from the grip of hamas into the hands of the idf. the children who are being held with their mothers will be released together. from there, they will go to an army base, then a hospital where they will reunite with their families. nancy? >> nancy: such a complicated operation, lilia, thank you so much. lilia luciano in tel aviv tonight. the hostage deal calls for israel to release three palestinian prisoners for every one israeli who is freed, but many in gaza argue it is still isn't enough. cbs's imtiaz tyab is in east jerusalem with more reaction to this long-await

meet those who survived the attack at nir oz who are now fighting for answers about what happened to their missing loved ones and neighbors. this was the nir oz kibbutzore october 7. noam 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 p

the eldest is ditza heiman, she's 84 years old and is actually one of the co—founders of kibbutz nir ozher late husband actually made it to the united kingdom on the kinder transport. that's the rescue effort during the second world war that saved children from nazi —controlled areas. the youngest is mia leinberg. she's 17 years old, and several of herfamily members were taken alongside her. they include her mother, also released, as well as her aunt, clara. now, they are an argentinian—israeli family, and a relative said that they were all hiding in a safe room when they were taken by hamas. another is riman kirsht. ——another is rimon kirsht. she's 36 years old and was taken alongside her husband. he's still captive of hamas today. she's also appeared in a video released by hamas alongside daniela, who was released a few days ago. finally, ada sagi, who is 75 years old. she's the daughter of holocaust survivors and was meant to celebrate her birthday here in london the week after she was taken by hamas. now, there are plenty more stories and you can find them on our bbc website. we upd

members of three families on kibbutz nir oz are now free.re many of the residents were either killed or kidnapped. including children like ohad munder, described as a gifted child abducted along with his mother keren and his grandmother ruth. ohad celebrated his ninth birthday whilst still a hostage. his friends made him video messages. happy birthday. the youngest to be released are aviv and raz asher, aged just two and four, and their mother doron. they were visiting relatives who lived on the kibbutz. we told their story three weeks ago. their father yoni showed us a video of them being taken to gaza by their captives. but a reminder tonight that the 13 israelis whose lives can now begin again had to leave more than 200 others behind. candles and prayers for those lives still on hold, the happiness of a whole nation tempered by continuing fear. now to the 39 palestinian detainees released. they were accused of a range of offences, from throwing stones to attempted murder. 2a women and 15 teenage boys were released at a checkpoint in the o

mare eftal dragged from her home in kibbutz nir oz was released. her partner, yair, was not.ia leimberg was held and released with her dog, bella. in the west bank, ahmad salayme, a 14-year-old, was the youngest among 30 women and children released today by israel in the exchange. the relative calm of the truce had water, food, and fuel trickling into gaza as the u.s. airlifted more than 54,000 pounds of humanitarian aid for the 1.8 million displaced and stuck within the enclave's borders. as we learn more from the israeli hostages about their conditions in captivity. >> she told me sometime the food was not enough and the water was not enough. she told me at some points, they had a small bottle of water for each person for two days. >> reporter: yair says his niece, 13-year-old ela, emerged on saturday, thinner, pale, and quieter, but is improving. >> because she said the terrorists made them speak very quiet all the time. they were hushing them. they whisper. at night, they didn't want them to talk at all. and in the daytime, they told them to speak very quiet. so she's lik

members of three families on kibbutz nir oz are now free.ere many of the residents were either killed or kidnapped. including children like ohad munder, described as a gifted child abducted along with his mother keren and his grandmother ruth. ohad celebrated his ninth birthday whilst still a hostage. his friends made him video messages. hgppy happy birthday. the youngest to be released are aviv and raz asher, aged just two and four, and their mother doron. they were visiting relatives who lived on the kibbutz. we told their story three weeks ago. their father yoni showed us a video of them being taken to gaza by their captives. but a reminder tonight that the 13 israelis whose lives can now begin again had to leave more than 200 others behind. candles and prayers for those lives still on hold, the happiness of a whole nation tempered by continuing fear. powerful stories of survival. 39 palestinians have been reunited with their families tonight after being held injails in the west bank. again, they're all women and children, who once checke

hadas kalderon's 16-year-old daughter sahar and 12-year-old son erez were taken hostage from kibbutz nir ozas attacking the small farming community and taking erez when they left. what do you think sahar and erez have been going through since they were taken captive? >> hell, hell. that's what they're going through. i just want them to come back and to heal them. >> reporter: gushan baskin is an israeli hostage negotiator who helped secure the release of an israeli soldier captured by hamas, gilad shalit in 2007. in return for over a thousand palestinian prisoners. this time hamas is getting just three prisoners in exchange for each hostage. what does that tell you? >> hamas wants to get rid of the women, the children, the elderly. they're a burden on them. once they have the soldiers and only the soldiers, they will then begin demanding what they really want, which is the release of all the palestinian prisoners in israel. >> reporter: israel's military said tonight that the hostage release procedure has not yet been finalized, but one detail we do have is that the red cross will be able t

you see them here, all taken from a single community, kibbutz nir oz. 11 out of the 77 who were abducted from there on october 7th -- according to a statement from the kibbutz -- 77 men, women, and children, 11 freed today. the youngest, just three years old. now, of the 13 freed yesterday, 10 were from another kibbutz, ka fir oz, which, like nir oz, was also the site of a massacre by hamas gunmen. saturday 13 were released, including noan and alma or. their father is in captivity. their mother was murdered october 7th. for so many children so far, that must be the worst part of it, learning they lost a parent or both parent. or in the case of every child released today, learning their fathers are still in captivity. in a moment, a woman who welcomed back six family members, then had to tell them one by one that their father, uncle, grandfather, husband was dead. let's go first to oren liebermann in tel aviv. oren, what's the current status of the 11 hostages freed today? where are they tonight? >> reporter: john, just a short time ago at the medical center not far from where we're stand

dragged from her home in kibbutz nir oz was released, her partner was not. 17-year-old mia leimberg wasith her dog, bella. in the west bank, ahmed salaymeh, a 14-year-old, is the youngest among 30 women and children released today by israel in the exchange. the relative calling for the truth had water, food, and phil trickling into gaza as the u.s. airlifted more than 54,000 pounds of humanitarian aid for the 1.8 million displaced and stuck within the enclave's borders. as we learned more from the israeli hostages about their conditions in captivity. >> she told me some time the food was not enough and the water was not enough. she told me at some point they had a small bottle of water for each person for two days. >> reporter: yair says his knees, 13-year-old, speech wife i come emerge on saturday thinner, paler, and quieter. speak of the terrace made them speak very quiet all the time. they're hushing them, had to whisper at night, they didn't want, and in the daytime, they told him be very quiet, so she is like, whispering. >> reporter: defined the terms of the deal, hamas separated

among those taken from kibbutz nir oz in southern israel were david and sharon cunio and their 3—year—old — sharon's sister was also abducted with her 5—year—old daughter amelia. after hiding in the shelter for hours, hamas burned down their house , and once smoke started to seep through the shelter door, they texted their family what they believed were their last words. according to videos and testimonials released by hamas, they were confirmed to be taken hostage in gaza. i spoke to moran alony who is the brother of sharon and daniele and uncle to the three young girls. first of all, i think that seen her give me something that i didn't know a couple of days before, that she is alive. and we don't know anything about anyone there, as you mentioned in the previous discussion that you had. so, it gave me hope. it wasn't easy seeing her, you can see the cuff mark on her hand, a red mark on her shoulder. you can see that she is very thin. and you can see that she is in distress. but she is alive, and i think the words that came out from her mouth was obviously something that hamas told her

hadas calderon's 16-year-old daughter sahar and 12-year-old son erez were taken hostage from kibbutz nir ozws hamas militants attacking the small farming community and taking erez when they left. what do you think sahar and erez have been going through since they were taken -- >> hell, hell, that is what they are going through. i just want them to come back and to heal them. >> reporter: gershon baskin is an israeli hostage negotiator who helped secure the release of an israeli soldier captured by hamas, god shall eat, in 2011. in return for over 1,000 palestinian prisoners. this time, hamas is getting just three prisoners in exchange for each hostage. what does that tell you? >> hamas wants to get rid of the women, the children, the elderly. they are a burden on them. once they have the soldiers and only the soldiers, they will then begin demanding what they really want, which is the release of all the palestinian prisoners in israel. >> reporter: israel's military said tonight that the hostage release procedure has not yet been finalized. but one detail we do have is that the red cross wi

they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz.he girls were part of a family group whose capture was live—streamed by the attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american—israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage — she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october seven attacks. her great aunt and cousin said they hoped and prayed today would come and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari government and other parties involved in helping the release. they also said today's release proves that we can get all the hostages back home. the israel defense forces spokesman daniel hagari said the release of four—year—old abigail was "proof this is a justified war, fighting against a cruel enemy". in the last hour the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu — who earlier visited troops inside gaza — spoke to president biden. mr netanyahu told the us president that at the end of the truce israel will

. >> this was the nir oz kibbutz before october 7. >> nir oz has huge and beautiful fields all aroundt. many are potatoes with some peanuts and carrots and many other crops. >> it's like you walk without shoes with your dogs. >> it's one of the places you could still come and hear the birds singing. >> it was a tightly knit community of some 400 men, women, and children. >> it's like a big family. >> the community of the kibbutz is very close. >> it is a special place, nir oz. >> reporter: sharon grew up in nir oz just a mile and a half from gaza. >> the kibbutz was a utopia if you wish. i always tell people we were brought up in utopia and in many ways it was wonderful. >> reporter: her parents were peace activists who helped found the kibbutz in the 1950s. >> it was built by a lot of people that came from cities that already grew up in israel. they were not holocaust survivors. so they had kind of a light atmosphere, i think, than many other places. >> what brought them together is they believe in human rightsts. they belelieve in pepeace. they b believe thahat everybodo all nations

they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. were part of a family group whose capture was live—streamed by the attackers themselves. also for the first time today, a us citizen has been released. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage — she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were attacked and killed by hamas gunmen during the octover seven attacks. she survived and ran next door to a neighbour in gaza. ourfirst reef port is from our senior correspondent ola garin. after 50 long days apart, joyful reunions. young hostages finally home. emily hand in the arms of herfather thomas. initially he was told she was dead, and then discovered she was alive in gaza. yesterday we finally got emily back from the hands of the gazan terrorists. she has lost a lot of weight from herface and body, but generally she is doing better than we expected. emily's family say they will throw her the biggest birthday party ever. she turned nine in captivity. 12—year—old hila was also released last night, but withou

ties to philadelphia and new york, worked as a teacher and tour guide, and was kidnapped from kibbutz nir oz, along with her husband, aviv. and tonight, right after liat crossed into safety, we spoke with her sister, tal. what was it like? >> well -- they showed the people on the tv coming in, and i recognized her in a van, and then it still took some time. and until we got that final -- the final okay that she really was amongst the people who were returned, then i could finally breathe. >> reporter: but liat's husband aviv, who was wounded trying to defend his kibbutz, still missing tonight. liat, only the second american freed during this cease-fire, after 4-year-old abigail edan was released over the weekend. but tonight, at least eight americans remain in captivity. where they are, who is holding them, and if they're all alive still not known, according to u.s. officials. hersh goldberg is one of them. the 23-year-old taken hostage during that festival massacre on october 7th. this is one of the last known images of hersh, taking shelter in a bunker, his arm badly wounded before he was

cousin aviv atzili and his wife liat beinin atzili, both a9, went missing from their home in kibbutz nir ozn the bbc. i completely understand how difficult the last few weeks must�*ve been for you. i appreciate you taking your time out and speaking to us here on newsday. you are with us a few week ago having did not have you received any new information about your relatives? ha. you received any new information about your relatives?— you received any new information about your relatives? no. no new information _ about your relatives? no. no new information whatsoever. - about your relatives? no. no new information whatsoever. this - about your relatives? no. no new information whatsoever. this is l information whatsoever. this is something that i think are important because hamas does not let the red cross access the hospital. and they don't even share the list of hostages they hold. so we don't know anything about what's happening. and it's important that all the powers involved will put pressure on hamas at least to provide this basic information.— at least to provide this basic informati

they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. were part of a family group whose capture was live—streamed by the attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american—israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage — she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october seven attacks. her great aunt and cousin said they hoped and prayed today would come and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari government and other parties involved in helping the release. they also said that today's release proves that we can all get all the hostages back home. that was in a statement they released just a short time ago. my colleague, anna foster, is in tel aviv — with the latest. the day actually began with a sense of anxiety more than we've seen in the last few days. yesterday's exchange on day two was delayed for quite a few hours, it was only in the very early hours of the morning when we finally got confirmation that

among those taken from kibbutz nir oz in southern israel were david and sharon cunio and their 3—year—oldr five—year—old daughter, amelia. after hiding in the shelter for hours, hamas burned down their house, and once smoke started to seep through the shelter door, they texted their family what they believed were their last words. according to videos and testimonials released by hamas, they were confirmed to be taken hostage in gaza. we can speak now to moran alony, who is the brother of sharon and daniele and uncle to the three young girls. thank you so much forjoining us. i know that this is an extremely difficult time. i know that you have made it clear that you're happy to share your experience but out of concern for the safety of your loved ones, you would rather stay away from any political discussion. so, we will make sure to respect that. your sister daniele actually appeared in hostage video released by hamas earlier this week. i imagine there are a lot of mixed emotions for you watching it. yeah, it's true. yeah, _ emotions for you watching it. yeah, it's true. yeah, first _ emo

you are in israel now, and you returned to liyat's home in kibbutz nir oz. can you tell us more about what you found there? >> the house, their house has been thoroughly looted, and subsequently burned. the images i think speak for themselves as to the level of dep depravity here, including strategic value to what was done to their home. and it's just very sad to see people sink to this level of depravity. it's very disconcerting. >> well, yehuda, our thoughts are with you. i hope that you will have good news about both of them very soon, especially as the ceasefire has been extended. so our thoughts are with you, and thank you so much for taking the time to be with us and for sharing those images, too. thanks, yehuda. >> thank you. you're welcome. bye. >>> and, next, the police chief investigating the shooting of three palestinian college students in vermont is my guest. was this a hate crime? >>> plus, new intelligence pointing to near-record numbers of russian casualties every day on the battlefield in ukraine as, tonight, we have never-before-seen video

he was the filipino caregiver in kibbutz nir oz. this is him being clapped out of the hospital earlier today. he has a wife. he has three children. you know, when you look at the moment of what we're talking about on october 7th, these people that are not you're, they're not israeli. they're caregivers and laborers who are living on these farms. >> they're a significant proportion of the number of people who are being held hostage inside gaza. what israel says is that it's going to give people like jimmy and people like the thais as well that have come out -- another fthree came out today - as much care as they can in hospitals inside israel to make sure they're recovered medically and psychologically as much as possible. i spoke to a foreign ministry official at one of the hospitals the other day, and he was telling me that each of these people, whether they're israeli or foreigners, they get a monthly stipend as well of a couple of thousand dollars. they get that for the rest of their lives. it's not much in israel to live on, but

along, the people being released are from their kibbutz, his kibbutz and then yesterday more from kibbutz nir oz extending the ceasefire. the hope you feel and in the tragedy you feel when you hear about them being transferred out of hamas hands. >> emily: you talk about hope and i can only imagine hope in god because no way you can have faith or hope in the monsters that in the moment have this beautiful baby and so many families under their watch passing it off to gangs and other terrible monsters. underscore what yifat said on "fox and friends," i can't say we're surprised about the level of cruelty and inhumane behavior by hamas during this ceasefire. she knows like everyone, which it is appalling this administration puts conditions on israel's support. we know these are monsters and how can you have faith they will rise to the occasion and do what we hope they will. three separate reports out of d.c. one saying democrats are putting condition on aid to israel. secondly, that the president told israel it must work to avoid significant further displacement of palestinian civilians. thirdly, t

she lived on kibbutz nir oz, along with 11 other hostages that were also released today. at kibbutz saw some of the most severe damage on that day. a fourth of its residents were kidnapped or killed. margalit mozes is a 77-year-old mother of three, grandmother of ten. she's a cancer survivor who has diabetes. 75-year-old hannah perry, a diabetic and a mother of three. one of her children was murdered on october 7th. another tonight is still being held by hamas. some of the youngest hostages were also among those who were freed today. as you heard clarissa mention there, 9-year-old ahad monder, who celebrated his birthday last month in captivity. he and his mother and grandmother were released today. his grandfather is still believed to be being held by hamas tonight. daniel aloni and her 5-year-old daughter emilia are back in israel. they have -- the last danielle's family heard from her was a message on whatsapp that said, quote, help, we are dying. aviv and raz also back in israel tonight. her husband last heard from her the day of that attack when she called him to say

of the 13 released yesterday, all but one were from kibbutz nir oz.hey range from 2 to 85 years old. we have word from doctors that all are in good, stable condition. obviously that's good news. one other thing to mention, laila, we saw that video in matthew chance's piece that hamas had released of its part of this well choreographed handover. it was obviously edited, showed what they wanted to see. in that video, you saw people taping with their cell phones. you also saw people cheering. from the hamas point of view, this is a rare bright spot for them. frankly they have very few good useful cards to play in this war. but obviously these hostages give them a heck of a lot of leverage, and they're going to try to use them as best they can to get whatever they can from the other side. so far, they've been able to get 39 palestinian prisoners released. >> scott, i want to talk more about the palestinian prisoners. can you explain why for the palestinians their release is so key? >> reporter: yeah. so of the palestinian prisoners, there has been a list

the hostages released tonight were all kidnapped from the same kibbutz, nir oz, in southern israel.hey're all also dual citizens, but no one released today is an american. the israel defense forces released this video tonight showing the moment the hostages returned home. also home tonight, 33 more palestinian prisoners, their release following that announcement that there may be more to come. qatar confirmed cnn's reporting that this temporary truce will now go on for two more days, meaning two more days of hostages potentially being freed, palestinian prisoners being released, and more aid going into where it's desperately ne needed g, gaza. i want to bring in matthew chance for more on what we saw happen on the ground today. for the hostages who were released, can we talk about the fact that some of them have -- all of the kids have fathers being held. what else do we know about those released today? >> i think that's really important that they've all got fathers that are still being held hostage. even though they've gone through this traumatic event on october 7th and their capt

of communist and all injuries i did with eight agencies after that putting that point to them kibbutz nir ozhumanitarian aid and if the if was an increase in trucks. the amount required for the amount of people you were saying should go to that area. i amount of people you were saying should go to that area.— should go to that area. i believe there is a _ should go to that area. i believe there is a will— should go to that area. i believe there is a will there _ should go to that area. i believe there is a will there is _ should go to that area. i believe there is a will there is a way - should go to that area. i believe there is a will there is a way in l there is a will there is a way in over the next four days that can bring in as much aid as they need. we have not specified one area. you specified and they know it, they have seen the maps, areas in the western part, west of khan younis in the south. it is close to the crossings, not far from the rough crossings, not far from the rough crossing with egypt. the trucks are coming in the number of trucks will multiply in the next couple of d

all from this one kibbutz nir oz, which was incredibly hard hit on october 7th. one out of every four residents there is now believed to have been killed or kidnapped on that day. if history is a guide, as diplomatic negotiations continue, the last four exchanges have gone as planned. they hope the next two will also unfold as planned, next two days. the biden administration hopes that lays a foundation for continued cease-fires and continued negotiations. we should note that the prime minister says their goals remain the same, eliminate hamas, make sure this doesn't happen again and they want to get all the hostages released. >> eugene, again, we've only seen one american hostage relaced. four year old abigail, who is an orphan now, whose parents were killed on that horrific attack on october 7th. is the white house concerned that there may be an incentive for hamas to hold american hostages until some of the very last, if not through a different round of negotiations altogether? >> yeah. that's a big concern that they have, right? trying to figure at how to get

he lives in kibbutz nir oz, near the gaza border, which came under brutal attack by hamas terroristsoctober 7th. his father, jonathan dekel-chen is here in washington, dc meeting with u.s. officials to help free his son, and joins me now. jonathan, welcome back to the newshour, it is good to see you. among the officials you been meeting with here in washington is the u.s. hostage envoy roger carstens. give us a sense of what kind of update you been able to get either from him or any other officials, u.s. or israeli, about the status of your son in the last few weeks. jonathan: i cannot go into details about what was shared with the families of hostages who are themselves israeli-american. what i can say is that over the course of the last two or three days, we have been meeting with them, there is a spirit of partnership between hostage families and administration officials, including ambassador carstens. it is clear from our perspective that the u.s. administration from president biden on down is absolutely doing what it can in a very complicated situation to secure the release not

both were kidnapped from their home near kibbutz nir oz. they were held for 54 days.a's husband vitali was murdered. >>> in a moment emotional and chilling, the highest ranking jewish lawmaker in the u.s. is calling the rise in anti-semitism in the u.s. virulent, and a five-alarm fire. this morning, senator chuck schumer on the senate floor describing how jewish americans feel as demonstrations spread across the country. >> when i've asked some of the marchers what they would do about hamas, they don't have an answer. many don't seem to care. and so jewish americans are left alone. at least in our eyes to ponder what this all means, and where it could lead. can you understand why the jewish people feel isolated when we hear some praise hamas, and chant its vicious slogan? can you blame us for feeling vulnerable, only 80 years after hitler wiped out half the jewish population across the world? while so many countries turned their back. can you appreciate the deep fear we have about what hamas might do if left to their own devices? because the long arc of jewish history

on the screen there, one of them 10-month-old baby kfir, the youngest hostage taken by hamas kibbutz nir oz. the family putting out a statement responding to the claims by hamas, which i should say have yet to be verified by the israeli military, statement reading, our family is updated on the latest hamas publication. we're waiting for the news to be confirmed or hopefully refuted soon. we ask to maintain our privacy at this complex time. worth noting that in the past, it has been claimed that a hostage died, islamic jihad that 76-year-old hostage died and then she was released days later so that's certainly the hope for the bibas as they're waiting for news. >>> search and recovery efforts are under way off the coast of japan after a deadly crash involving a u.s. military aircraft. one person is dead, after a u.s. air force osprey crashed nearen island in southern japan. courtney kube joins us now. what more do we know about this crash and do we know how many people were onboard that aircraft. >> reporter: we're learning moments ago that there were eight individuals on the plane, that num

you very much. 12 of the 13 israeli hostages released from gaza today were kidnapped from one kibbutz, nir ozout of four of nir oz's residents were kidnapped or killed. 79-year-old chaim peri was kidnapped from there. he remains a hostage. his daughter, noam perry, joins us now. thank you very much. welcome to the newshour again. how are you feeling today? your father remaining in captivity, but so many of these people from nir oz freed. >> it's a day of mixed feelings. i am thrilled with everyone i see. i think for most of those people, we've been waiting to see them. i'm sure the families are waiting for them just in those very moments that that we talk. but obviously, we still wait and worry very much about my father. he was not included in this deal, and many others as well. nick: have you been able to talk with any of the families whose family members have been released today? >> not yet. we have been texting together, the families, this whole very tense day and wishing them the best and wishing to see their family members. so, you know, we were waiting now for hours. nick: we can only i

hostages from gaza tonight through the red cross. 11 more israeli women and children, all from the kibbutz of nir oz, close to gaza, were freed after diplomacy led by qatar and egypt. and more may be coming out. hamas and israel agreed to extend their truce two more days at least. hamas says the same terms apply. three palestinian prisoners freed from israeli jails for every hostage, along with other conditions, including more aid into gaza. there were no americans in this group. only one has been released in the ceasefire so far abigail edan, who turned 4 in gaza and is now an orphan both of her parents were killed by hamas during the group's october 7th massacre of 1,200 israelis. abigail was sheltered by neighbors until they were all kidnapped. abigail, who goes by guli, has become a symbol of both tragedy and hope in israel we met her aunt tonight. >> we're protecting her, and a lot of love and a lot of care. and what she needs right now, she's only 4 and she's been through hell she needs quiet no and to heal from everything she's been through. ♪ >> reporter: hila rotem celebrated her 13th birth

of hostages from gaza through the red cross. 11 more israeli women and children all from the kibbutz of nir oz close to gaza were freed after diplomacy led by qatar and egypt. and more may be coming out hamas and israel agreed to extend their truce two more days, at least hamas says the same terms apply. three palestinian prisoners freed from israeli jails for every hostage. along with other conditions, including more aid into gaza there were no americans in this group, only one has been released in the cease-fire so far, abigail idan, who turned 4 in gaza and is now an orphan both of her parents were killed by hamas during the group's october 7th massacre of 1200 israelis abigail was sheltered by neighbors, until they were all kidnapped. abigail, who goes by guli, has become a symbol of tragedy and hope in israel we met her aunt. >> we're protecting her. and lots of love and lots of care and what she needs right now she's only 4, and she's been through hell she's quiet now. and due to heal from everything she's been through ♪ ♪ >> reporter: this girl celebrated her 13th birthday in an israeli

aitional detail that on october 7th danielle and amelia were visiting danielle's sister at the kibbutz nir oz and danielle's sister, her twins, 3-year-old twins, as well as her actually kidnapped and taken into ga the question being what happenedo e rest of danielle and amelia's family, that answer not been at least publicly, that question, rather, has not publicly answered tonight, and it's unclear if danielle and her daughter amelia know. meanwhile, we're also hearing the story of 76-year-old hannah katsur. she was initially reported dead by the palestinian islamic jihad. they claim she had been killed in an air strike. now the 76-year-old has been part of this hostage exchange, now confirmed safe and sound in israel by the israeli military spokesperson. these stories illustrate the unreliability of hamas and the palestinian islamic jihad. it is an illustration of the challenges they have faced in negotiating the release. the question remains what is going to happen tomorrow at this point, it's unclear, richard. >> erin, as you know, in your reporting, up to today, this friday, starting on

so this is a family that was in kibbutz nir oz in the south of israel. it was believed that, again, it was believed that liat and aviv had been kidnapped and held separately. the family was informed today that aviv was, in fact, murdered. this is the way that the information has worked throughout this conflict. we know everyone operates under one impression about the whereabouts of individual people and suddenly it changes at the hardest and most vulnerable moment. >> very devtang for that family. let's talk about two of the other hostages that were released. the names being released today as well. lk to me more about what we know of them. >> yeah, so there have been two hostages released so far today, 40-year-old amit susanna and mia schem. she was kidnapped at the nova music festival. we actually -- nbc news spoke with her mother karen schem in advance of her release, before we knew she was going to be released. we never know who is going to be released until the moment they are released. this is what karen schem had to say looking forward to the event