karina ariev, daniella gilboa, naama levy and liri albag.xchange for 180 palestinian prisoners held in israel. hamas is also expected to provide more information about the remaining 26 hostages, who are due to be released over the next five weeks. although it is unclear at this point whether that information will include names, orjust the number of living or dead hostages they are holding. jon donnison has sent this report. it contains scenes of hostages being taken that you may find upsetting. dawn on october the 7th, 2023, and the nahal oz israeli military base was being swarmed by hamas gunmen. thenjust i9, naama levy was one of several female soldiers to be taken hostage. these pictures were released with permission from theirfamilies. now, 475 days after she was abducted, naama's nightmare could finally be over. naama's nightmare could finally be over. she's one of four israeli soldiers named by hamas to be freed tomorrow. the others are 20—year—old karina ariev, daniella gilboa, also 20, and 19—year—old liri albag. ijust started, you k

friends of liri albag cling together as she appeared.oment imagined many times, still unreal.- many times, still unreal. when i saw her _ many times, still unreal. when i saw her smile _ many times, still unreal. when i saw her smile and _ many times, still unreal. when i saw her smile and walking - many times, still unreal. when i saw her smile and walking on| i saw her smile and walking on two legs, it is everything, it is everything. she is a hero. she has fight and these moments and minute show me how brave she is. in and minute show me how brave she is. . . , ., she is. in exchange, israel released — she is. in exchange, israel released 200 _ she is. in exchange, israel released 200 palestinians | she is. in exchange, israel- released 200 palestinians from its jails into gaza, egypt and the occupied west bank. first glimpse of long—lost relatives. first glimpses of postwar gaza. running to meet the red cross van in gaza, this family's niece and nephew with their mother. it has been 20 years, she said. my brother, my heart. the homec

naama levy and liri albag had just started their duty, which we should note. military service is a requirement here in israel. they were not combating officers by any stretch of the imagination. and as we saw in those terrifying images that idf officials had captured from hamas, gopros, and then these families so bravely agreed to release later for the world to see, to amplify their case, they were bloodied, their hands bound. the brutality of that day and the terror inflicted upon them just left the world speechless. and it's why the parents wanted the world to see this, as their daughters were surrounded by numerous murdered colleagues of theirs that day in nahal oz, their their military base. i am in petah tikva, as you mentioned, outside of the home of the family members of one of the four that will be released today. and they have gathered here. this has been a nonstop fight for them. the emotions must be all over the place here. no words to really describe what they're about to experience. and of course, seeing their loved ones on television screens firs

liri albag trying to speak to her captors. her familynvited us exclusively to be with them as they anxiously awaited news. >> reporter: how do you feel >> excited. tonight? scared. >> reporter: two of her aunts who held on for so long. >> it's a big moment for us, but, there are so many lives that were lost in this war and on that day and we are so sorry. >> reporter: and then, liri albag's mother met her at the border calling the family telling them it's over that she's on her way home. but first, treatment at this hospital where officials say they appear in good condition. >> the doctors say the goal is to provide an environment that is calm, that is quiet, and that is safe for people who have been through so much. reunions also for palestinian families as 200 prisoners were exchanged for the hostages. israel is accusing hamas of violating the deal by not freeing a civilian hostage and saying it will not allow palestinian civilians to return to northern gaza until her release is agreed to. >> ralph sanchez is joining me from

the childhood friends of liri albag watched together as she was freed — a moment imagined many times.nreal. when i saw liri's smile, when i saw liri's walking on her two legs, it's everything. it's everything. she's a hero. she's a fighter. and this moment, this couple of minutes, just show me how brave she is. in exchange gaza released pisoners released by israel in exchange. from inside the red cross vehicles, their first glimpse of post—war gaza, and the people who still make it home. this man's niece and nephew, running to meet him with their mother. "it's been 20 years," she said. "my brother, my heart." but the homecoming of those displaced by the war here was delayed. blocked by israeli forces after israel accused amassed of breaching the deal by not releasing a female hostage held by another militia group. then panic and shots fired out for the israel does not allowjournalists fired out for the israel does not allow journalists for the suggested one man was killed and one injured. israelis are a set of fired warning shots into the air. across the border, 15 months of waiting e

the release of four israeli soldiers — naama levy, liri albag, daniella gilboa and karina ariev is the

the release of naama levy, liri albag, daniella gilboa and karina ariev is the second exchange to takece as part of the gaza ceasefire deal. meanwhile, crowds of palestinians turned out in the west bank to welcome two buses carrying detainees released from two israeli prisons. as part of the ceasefire deal, thousands of displaced gaza residents were supposed to be allowed to return to the north of the strip today. but israel has so far prevented them crossing into the north until a female civilian hostage, arbel yehud, is released. israel says she should have been freed today. we have this report from our middle east correspondent lucy williamson. in a theatre of war, the theatre of victory. cheering four israeli soldiers escorted by hamas to a specially built stage. naama, leary, daniella and karina smiling for the cameras. after 15 months in captivity, theirfreedom signed moments before. hostages taken by brute force, released with a pen. back home in israel, they watched them freed. tension breaking into relief. into tears. the childhood friends of leary clinging together as she app

israeli hostages reunited with their families after 15 months held hostage by hamas. 19-year-old liri albagyoungest of the freed soldiers. and 20-year-old karina ariev, daniela gilboa and naama levmy. hamas militants threw levmy into a jeep on october 7th, 2023, abducting her and hundreds more into gaza. >> someone speak english. >> reporter: hamas freed the four to the red cross in a mass propaganda spectacle in gaza city's biggest square. just miles north in israel families erupted with joy and relief blanketed the crowd at hostages square. >> i just couldn't stop myself crying since the moment i saw her getting out of the car, i ws crying like a baby. >> these are not just people. these are our brothers and sisters. >> reporter: many might say similar for the nearly 200 palestinians that israel released from prison in exchange. 47-year-old wael aburida reunited with his family after a dozen years. he was halfway through a 25-year prison term for joining palestinian islamic jihad, a u.s.-listed terror group. "thank god my son returned home safely," said his mother. kissing and holding him

the childhood friends of liri albag watched together as she was freed — a moment imagined many times.hen i saw liri's smile, when i saw liri's walking on her two legs, it's everything. it's everything. she's a hero. she's a fighter. and this moment, this couple of minutes, just show me how brave she is. there was joy for those crossing into gaza too today. prisoners released by israel in exchange. from inside the red cross vehicles, theirfirst glimpse of post—war gaza, and the people who still make it home. this man's niece and nephew, running to meet him with their mother. "it's been 20 years," she said. "my brother, my heart." near gaza's coastal road today, families waited for israeli troops to leave. filmed by our cameraman there, israel doesn't allow outside journalists in to report independently. the promise that gazans could return to homes in the north delayed, as israel accused hamas of breaching the deal by not releasing civilian female hostage, arbel yehud. across the border, 15 months of waiting ended... ..in the relief of hugging a parent, holding a child. their love and

karina ariev, daniella gilboa, naama levy, all aged 20, and liri albag, now aged 19.ll four apparently in good physical health. with foreign reporters currently unable to enter gaza, we're relying on footage filmed by local journalists. and among israelis watching in hostage square in tel aviv, there were cheers, as events in gaza's palestine square unfolded. the body language is positive. i must say, what seems at first sight a good appearance does not necessarily say what's going on inside, inside the body, inside the soul. among the crowd, many are still anxious. everywhere here, there are signs, reminders of the dozens of israelis still held captive in gaza. it's not clear who's alive and who's dead. and there are worries, too, about whether this fragile ceasefire will hold to free them all. and now, israel is accusing hamas of breaching the terms of the ceasefire deal, as it's not released israeli women civilian hostages first. we are determined to return, to the return of arbel yehud, an israeli citizen, kidnapped from nir oz. and also, shiri bibas and her two c

the fourth hostage according to hamas to be released tomorrow is liri albag.ve the president because we saw what happened we have the precedent because we saw what happened last weekend with the first round of hostages being released, but these are the four names and what will happen is that hamas will hand over the women to the red cross and the red cross will then deliver them to idf forces that remain in the gaza strip, so that is what will happen. we anticipate it will take place tomorrow, but of course, just like we saw last weekend, there might be some delays in this process but this is what we are hearing from hamas and these are the four names that they have just released. we wait for any israeli action although i'm sure that we wait for any israeli reaction although i'm sure that will come in the next half an hour, but take me through the exchange and what we are likely to see over the weekend. the first part of this would be the women being released and being brought back to israel to their families, and a few hours later, the choreography will be th

israeli hostages reunited with their families after 15 months held hostage by hamas. 19-year-old liri albagthe youngest of the freed women sold jers, and 20-year-olds karina ariev, daniela gill bow ya, and naama levy. levy was thrown into a jeep on october 7th, 2023. abducting her and hundreds more into gaza. hamas freed the four in a mass propaganda spectacle in gaza city's biggest square. just miles north in israel, families erupted with joy and relief blanketed the crowd at hostages square. >> i just couldn't stop myself crying, since the moment i saw her getting out of the car, and was crying like a baby. >> these are not just people, these are our brothers and sisters. >> reporter: many might say similar for the nearly 200 palestinians that israel released from prison in exchange. 47-year-old wael abu rida, reunited with her family after a dozen years. he was halfway through a 25-year prison term for joining palestinian islamic jihad, a u.s.-listed terror group. "thank god my son returned home," said his mother, kissing him and holding him close. and here in tel aviv, we learned that t

naama levy, liri albag, daniela gilboa and karina ariev were seized by hamas from an army base in southern is the second such exchange under the ceasefire deal which came into effect last sunday. hamas is also expected to provide information about 26 israeli hostages due to be released over the next five weeks. 0ur correspondent nick beake is injerusalem and gave us the latest details. it was overrun by hamas fighters on october seven. some videos were taken by those fighters as they seized people, these hostages and took them to gaza. the four women been released on saturday were part of this unit and they had warned because they were spotted there had been suspicious signs there was possibly some sort of assault coming and it does seem those warnings were not acted 1539 00:16:25

karina ariev, daniella gilboa, naama levy and liri albag will be released on saturday. — a new world record. we'll talk live to a german engineer who's spent four months living underwater. all of that is coming up. now with all the latest sport, here's tanya. hello from the bbc sport centre. novak djokovic says he may have played his final australian open after he was forced to retire injured in his semifinal against alexander zverev. he had heavy strapping on his upper left leg after injuring it in his quarterfinal — but fought hard to take the opening set to a tie break. after zverev won it 7—5, djokovic decided the pain was too intense to continue. as he conceded defeat to the second seed, some of the fans booed him as he left court for what may be the last time in melbourne. there is a chance, i willjust have to see, yeah, how the season goes and i want to keep going. but whether i am going to have a revised schedule or not for the next year, i am not sure. i normally like to come to australia and play and i have had the biggest success in my career here. so if i am

among them, liri albag, a 19—year—old soldier. this was her before. for her parents that she is still alive. translation: we aren't giving up. don't you give up, either. keep fighting and surviving. you're strong and you're capable. we're fighting for you. i love you so much and miss you terribly and am waiting to hug you. liri's dad said they had spoken to israel's prime minister, urging him to make a deal. and that moment might just be inching closer. an israeli delegation is currently in qatar for talks with mediators on a possible ceasefire. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. after 23 years — roadworks on the aa65 head of the valley road in south wales are finally finishing. the 28—mile, £2 billion upgrade was designed to bring prosperity to one of the uk's most deprived areas. it's been one of the uk's most expensive and complex road upgrade projects this century. the government says an overhaul of the nhs app will make it easier for patients needing non—urgent care in england, to d

liri albag is 19 now. all four are members of the israeli military. you can see their pictures up there. and they served as lookouts at a military post overlooking gaza. when hamas attacked on october 7th. in exchange, israel is expected to release 200 palestinian prisoners. as we are watching this unfold live here, i want to go to paula hancocks, who's watching from abu dhabi. paula, just emotional scenes, as you can imagine, on both sides, as we expect those israeli hostages to be released any minute now. and as well, the families of those palestinian prisoners who will also be released, what more can you tell us? >> well, kim, this is absolutely an emotionally charged day, as you say on all sides. what we're seeing at this point in palestine square in gaza city does appear to be the final preparations before the handover of four female israeli hostages who were taken into gaza on october 7th, 2023. now you can see fairly sizable crowds in this area. certainly, there is a very strong militant presence. we've been seeing flags of hamas, of palestinia

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the release of naama levy, liri albag, daniella gilboa and karina ariev is the second exchange to take

the release of naama levy, liri albag, daniella gilboa and karina ariev is the second exchange to take, crowds of palestinians turned out

hamas saying it will free karina, daniela, nama levy, 20 years old, as well as 19-year-old liri albagomorrow. >> i just want to be back home and have her back home. >> reporter: 33 hostages, including two americans, are expected to be freed in the first phase of the deal during a six-week truce. in exchange, israel is to release another 200 palestinian prisoners tomorrow. with the cease-fire holding, families inside gaza returning home to staggering destruction. mahmoud al badafla say the bodies of his wife and five children are still under the rubble of his bombed-out home. "i hope i can bring them out," he says, "and bury them." whit, if all goes to plan, those four hostages could be freed as early as tomorrow morning, and then the palestinian prisoners should be released. whit? >> whit: so much hope this plan holds. tom, thank you. >>> back here tonight, new developments in the deadly shooting of a border patrol agent in vermont. the agent shot and killed during a traffic stop near the canadian border. one suspect was killed in the shoot-out. a second suspect wounded, now facing ch

among them, liri albag, a 19—year—old soldier. this was her before.at has been posted online. proof for her parents that she is still alive. translation: we aren't giving up. don't you give up, either. keep fighting and surviving. you're strong and you're capable. we're fighting for you. i love you so much and miss you terribly and am waiting to hug you. liri's dad said they had spoken to israel's prime minister, urging him to make a deal. and that moment might just be inching closer. an israeli delegation is currently in qatar for talks with mediators on a possible ceasefire. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the government says an overhaul of the nhs app will make it easier for patients needing non—urgent care in england, to decide where they are treated, as part of a plan to tackle waiting lists. patients will be able to choose from a range of providers, including the private sector, as well as book tests and appointments. the health secretary, wes streeting, has accused elon musk, o

meanwhile parents of female israeli soldier liri albag have called on their daughter to keep strong iner, sitting in a dark room and talking to the camera. the video, which albag's family asked not to be published in full, she says israel should do more to secure the hostages�* release. she said their lives were in danger because of israel's military action in gaza. on saturday, hostage families welcomed prime minister benjamin netanyahu's decision to resume indirect ceasefire talks with hamas in doha. well in the last 24 hours ms albag's parents have issued a video statement — calling on the government to push harderfor the return of the hostages in gaza translation: dear people of israel. today we received a sign of life from liri. a video that was difficult for us to watch. this isn't the liri we know. today, the prime minister, president, idf chief of staff and defence minister spoke to us. we told them to make a deal. this is the time. there's liri and 99 other hostages who need to return home quickly. now it's time for a look at today's sport with hugh ferris. hello from the bbc

the others are 20—year—old karina ariev, daniella gilboa, also 20, and 19—year—old liri albag.t with naama levy's mother, ayelet. her message to her daughter then: stay strong. you just need to survive. just take it day by day, hour by hour. i'm doing the same, i'm thinking of you all the time, and you will get through this, you will come back to our hug and to our love and to heal. and you will have so many, many years and moments of happiness in your life, and you will be an inspiration to others. so you just have to hang in there. mummy�*s waiting for you. "our sisters�* voices are screaming out to you," reads the sign, as this afternoon injerusalem, other hostage families and their supporters continued their vigil — finally, with some hope. so for the families here in israel, it's another anxious night of waiting, another night of uncertainty. and on the palestinian side, there are families waiting too. last weekend, 90 palestinian prisoners, mostly women, were bused out of israeli jails to be back with their loved ones. around 180 more are expected to be freed tomorrow. th

liri albag, age 19, naama levy, age 20, karina ariev, age 20, daniella gilboa, age 20.e trauma of the hostage taking crosses every structure and person in israel. but it is worth saying that there is a very big disagreement about how the government's policies have or have not helped the return of the hostages. i know this myself because of interviews i've done. our correspondents in the region say this has divided opinion in israel. they want all the hostages back but many israelis blame the prime minister for delaying the release of hostages so there is a lot more going on than just that one statement implies. that's right. and the background to all of this throughout has it not been also, whether or not benjamin netanyahu, who is the seen as many people to be very hard line, whether or not his political fortunes have been helped or hindered by what's been going on with the israeli bombardment of gaza, the dreadful loss of life in gaza and his handling of the original, appalling october the 7th attacks from hamas, proscribed as a terror group by many governments, inclu

among them, liri albag, a 19—year—old soldier. this was her before.roof for her parents that she is still alive. translation: we aren't giving up. don't you give up, either. keep fighting and surviving. you're strong and you're capable. we're fighting for you. i love you so much and miss you terribly and am waiting to hug you. liri's dad and that moment mightjust be inching closer. an israeli delegation is currently in qatar for talks with mediators on a possible ceasefire. authorities in new orleans have been giving an update on their investigation into the car ramming attack which killed 14 people in the city — in the early hours of new year's day. the fbi officer leading the investigation said his team still believe a2—year old shamsud—dinjabbar acted alone, but they were still working to determine if any other domestic or foreign actors were involved in the planning of the attack. the team also showed unseen cctv footage of the suspect placing improvised explosive devices into coolers in the area where he later carried out the attack. the devices

the release of four israeli soldiers — naama levy, liri albag, daniella gilboa and karina ariev — is

it comes after hamas released a video of 19—year—old female soldier liri albag this afternoon, seen asisraeli government during ongoing ceasefire negotiations. the israeli president, isaac herzog, has said that the negotiating team must remain at the table until all hostages come home. and the ministry of health in gaza has said that the past two days have been exceptionally deadly for palestinians, with over 130 having been killed in israeli air strikes, including women and children struck in a series of air strikes throughout the gaza strip. they now say that the indonesian hospital, the last functioning public hospital in northern gaza, is out of service after repeated israeli attacks on the medicalfacility. the israeli military, for their part, hasn't commented on these reports directly, but it said it has struck tens of hamas command and control centres in the past days. us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to south korea this weekend amid a political crisis in seoul. the us state department says mr blinken will meet senior south korean government officials to discus

the release of naama levy, liri albag, daniella gilboa and karina ariev is the second exchange to take

among them, liri albag, a 19—year—old soldier. this was her before.live. translation: we aren't giving up. don't you give up, either. keep fighting and surviving. you're strong and you're capable. we're here fighting for you. i love you so much and miss you terribly and am waiting to hug you. liri's dad said they had spoken to israel's prime minister, urging him to make a deal. and that moment might just be inching closer. an israeli delegation is currently in qatar for talks with mediators on a possible ceasefire. elon musk has called for nigel farage to be replaced as the leader of reform uk just weeks after reports that the billionaire was considering donating millions of pounds to the party. a rift emerged between the two this week when nigel farage distanced himself from elon musk�*s support for the jailed far—right activist stephen yaxley—lennon, also known as tommy robinson. helen catt reports. nigel farage has been keen to publicise the support he's had from the world's richest man. here they were photographed together last month. there had be

liri albag, 20 years old and an observer, 21-year-old daniella gilboa that appeared on a hostage videoe brought home an naama levy appeared in one of the many horrific images from october seventh. it she seen with blood-soaked sweatpants while being manhandled into a fraud by four and gaza city picked only female not on the list is that the hangup called for female civilians and children to be released before the soldiers. two young boys with her not on the list and another person not on the list. that is the situation they are expecting to get out tomorrow martha. >> martha: thank you. >>> a lot of development in the middle east and who the rebels suddenly releasing the crew of a ship. you remember the video? they came in on a helicopter and seized the ship more than a year ago. the people have been on the ship the entire year and now they are being released at. it happened a month after the october seventh attack. the rebels saying they will scale back attacks now post trump inaugural because of the cease-fire in gaza. now the who the, iran proxies tars being dozens of ships in the p

naama levy, liri albag. >> karina ariev and daniella gilboa. >> all coming. >> back today. >> reuniting, as you noted, with their families in emotional reunions there before they were taken. >> to the hospital where they. >> are now under observation. i had the opportunity to spend time today with. daniella gilboa aunt and uncle. >> as they watched. >> the moment their niece came back. remember fred? >> it was the first. >> time they had seen. her in over 15 months. they were joined. by other friends. family and here's some of those moments that we. >> captured. >> yes. yes it is i am in the home. >> of the. >> aunt and. uncle of daniella gilboa, and i have to say, it was just a. >> sheer emotion. >> so much. enthusiasm here. cheers of joy. champagne popping. we are the only. >> foreign news media. >> who. >> were. allowed to. witness this moment as family. and friends saw their loved one, their niece daniella gilboa, 20 years old, alongside three other female hostages for the first time in. >> 15.5 months. >> daniella, she is a daughter of a lioness. they are fighters and they are prou

soldiers karina ariev, daniella gilboa and naama levy, all 20 years old, as well as 19-year-old liri albag paraded on a stage and carefully choreographed scenes, hamas projecting an image of order and authority in gaza city. the young women smiling and waving at the cheering crowd in palestine square. the four taken captive on october 7th with one other israeli soldier seen in this video. relief in tel aviv where supporters gathered to watch the moment the hostages are freed. emotions running very high here. cheers and clapping as those hostages are handed over from hamas to the red cross. their families celebrating as they're handed over to the idf. gi gilly was returned in the first hostage prisoner exchange. >> what would you tell the family members of those hostages released? >> well, they are experiencing something that i experienced very closely. their life will be turned upside down again, but this time to the up side. >> reporter: thousands of replaced palestinians are on sunday hoping to go back to what's left of their homes in gaza where american volunteer dr. omar malas tells mo

karina ariev daniella gilboa naama levy and liri albag were all released by hamas today. and here's the moment when they were reunited with their families. >> are you? >> really? >> they were part of the second round of releases under the israel-hamas ceasefire and hostage agreement. israel believes 90 hostages are still being held in gaza, although it's unknown how many of them are alive. another 26 hostages are expected to be handed over in phase one of this deal. israel's prison service, saying it released 200 palestinian prisoners today as part of that deal. some of those released were serving life sentences, and they were welcomed by thousands of palestinians in the israeli occupied west bank. it comes less than a week after the first group of prisoners were freed, and among them a journalist who was jailed for her social media posts. but after ten months behind bars, she's now back with her family and a young daughter who barely knows her mother's face. cnn's nada bashir has more on this. >> little al-sharaa is still. >> adjusting to finally. >> having her mother ba

karina ariev daniella gilboa naama levy and laurie liri albag were all released by hamas today. this marks the second round of releases in the israel-hamas ceasefire and hostage agreement. another 26 hostages are expected to be released in phase one of this deal, and cnn's jeremy diamond filed this report. >> reporter. >> flanked by armed hamas militants, this is the surreal moment four israeli soldiers emerged from 477 days of captivity. but before they are freed, one final moment of hamas propaganda, smiling and waving as a crowd of hundreds whistles and cheers, their first taste of freedom looks more like this. the rush of emotions as they embrace their parents for the first time on israeli soil. hamas militants had taken them hostage 15 months earlier at the nahal oz military base near the gaza border, where the four women served as field observers monitoring militant activity in gaza. their warnings to commanders about hamas preparations for an attack ignored. in one of the most searing images of october 7th, one of the soldiers, naama levy, is seen being taken into gaza, h

reminder of exactly what is at stake as hamas has released a video of one of the israeli hostages, liri albag was a field observer at the nahal oz military base on october 7th when she was taken hostage. we are not airing the video itself as requested by her family. we're also not divulging its contents, assuming that she was speaking under duress. we do have a statement from the family, though. they say that the video quote has torn our heart to pieces. this is not the daughter and sister we know she is not well. her severe psychological distress is evident. the prime minister and president of israel have spoken to the family, the president telling them that the negotiations would continue until all 100 hostages come home. paula hancocks, cnn, jerusalem. >> new orleans is in mourning days after a terrorist attack strikes the heart of the city. we'll have more on the fallout coming up next. plus, new evidence emerges in the las vegas cybertruck bombing. what investigators are learning about the political grievances of the bomber as they search for a motive. stay tuned. >> are you 50 or older?

. >> and there is now new video of one of the hostages, 19 year old liri albag. references the new year, but there is no indication of when the recording was actually made. at the request of her parents. cnn is not airing the hostage video. >> abbe lowell. >> dear people of israel, today we received a sign of life from leary. we saw a video that was difficult to watch. this isn't the leary we know. >> we demanded from the prime minister and defense minister that the negotiating team must not return without an agreement. we understood from their words that they are willing to make a deal and bring all the hostages home. i want to tell leary if she sees this. leary, we are fighting for you. we aren't giving up on you. and you're coming home alive. >> meanwhile, in a new interview with the new york times, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken says israel has offered hamas members safe passage out of gaza on one condition the release of all the hostages. >> israel, on various occasions has offered safe passage to hamas's leadership and fighters out of gaza. >> where

liri albag, age 19. naama levy, age 20. karina ariev age 20. daniella gilboa age 24 idf soldiers who were all abducted from hamas by hamas from nahal oz on october 7th, 2023. today we salute and embrace them and their families as they reunite just now, after so long, we cannot and will not forget the 90 hostages, including women, children and elderly men still remain in brutal conditions in hamas captivity. hamas failed to meet its obligations to first release israeli female civilian hostages as part of the agreement. we are determined to return to the return of arbel yehud and israeli citizen kidnaped from near us and also shiri bivas and her two children, kfir and ariel, whose welfare we are extremely concerned about. we appreciate and thank the efforts of all international mediators, united states, qatar and egypt, and we expect them to make sure hamas stands in accordance with the agreement. idf troops will continue to be deployed and operate and to do everything, everything to protect the citizens of israel. our mission is not over until e

understand is that these four newly freed israeli hostages, karina ariev daniella gilboa, naama levy and liri albag, they are all at a military base in southern israel, the military base where we believe that they have now been reunited with their mothers, and shortly thereafter they will be flown by military helicopter to a hospital here in the tel aviv area, capping 15 months of uncertainty, 15 months of anguish for their families. and shortly thereafter, we expect israel to begin to release some 200 palestinian prisoners, many of whom are serving life sentences. because this time we're talking about the release of israeli hostages, and israel is paying what can be described as a steeper price for their release. of the 50 palestinian prisoners being released for each of those hostages, 30 of them are serving life sentences and they will be released today. now, we do have questions about what the next steps will be inside the gaza strip. we expected that today, people in gaza who have been displaced from their homes in the north of the strip, would be allowed to return home, that israel would vaca