they include ohad ben ami. and eli sharabi. and then we also expect the release of a third hostage, or levy, who is a 34 year old father of a three year old little boy. all of these men will be returning to very different realities than the ones that they left on october 7th, eli sharabi, his wife and his two daughters were killed during hamas's attack on october 7th. his brother was also taken hostage, but died in captivity, killed, most likely by an israeli airstrike. according to the israeli military's assessment, or levy has his three year old boy who is waiting for him here in israel. he has spent half his life without his father or levy. his wife was also killed at that nova music festival on october 7th. and we are seeing here behind me hundreds of people who have gathered as they have week after week over the course of this ceasefire, to watch these images live, to watch the moment when these hostages return or emerge from captivity after more than 15 months of being held against their will by hamas or by palestinian is

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the men are ohad ben-ami or levi and elie sharabi.ere released from the central city of deir al-balah. ohad and elie were kidnaped from the community of berry, and or was kidnaped from a bomb shelter near the nova music festival. they returned barely recognizable and clearly had lost significant amounts of weight while in hamas captivity. as you see these images today of their release from gaza, remember they've all paid unimaginable prices. elie, rabbi's wife and two daughters were murdered on the morning of october 7th in their home. or levy's wife was killed in front of him along the side of the road, and ohad's wife was kidnaped with him and later released. during the first cease fire agreement in november of 2023. israel's president isaac herzog released a statement saying, quote, this is what a crime against humanity looks like. the whole world must look directly at ohad or and elie. returning after 491 days of ####, starved, emaciated and pain being exploited in a cynical and cruel spectacle by vile murderers. i can't emphasize

that is where ohad ben-ami is landing now in that chopper. that you're seeing here in tel aviv, it is the biggest hospital here in tel aviv. he is going to be reunited with even more family. what usually happens with these three hostages, as you mentioned, their names, and i'll walk through some of their story. they are brought across the border by the red cross. they are reunited, usually with their immediate family. they are then gone through a thorough health check before they are boarded on these three separate helicopters for three separate hostages, and then flown to their respective hospitals that were already preplanned. there were two hospitals in which these three hostages were going to. one of them, ichilov hospital, where ohad ben-ami is now landing. he's 56 years old. he was taken captive at his kibbutz alongside his wife. his wife was released after 54 days in captivity, ohad now being released after 491 days in captivity, subsequently reunited not only with his wife but with his three children as well. a obviously incredibly em

there are scenes of joy at central israel at the hospital as one father, ohad, is reuniting with his daughters, but you understand that the israeli people grasp the reality of the situation. there are still dozens of living hostages held by hamas inside gaza in horrific conditions. rich. >> trey yingst in tel aviv. thank you. for more on this, israeli ambassador to the united nations joins me live. thank you for joining me this afternoon. >> the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the conditions of the hostages returned will not go unanswered and the appropriate actions will be taken. what can we expect from the israeli government in response? >> thank you for having me, rich. you know, we are in shock. we are in shock seeing the faces of the emaciated prisoners coming back, the hostages, and we knew that they're in bad shape, but once you see them, you understand that starvation, the tortures, what is happening during the time is unbearable. we will take actions against that. we will not accept it. you know, we allowed thousands trucks to enter with aid, food, medical supplies

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days in gaza, this date was the one they'd been waiting for. as the minibus carrying eli sharabi, ohad ben watching from their tel aviv home, eli sharabi's family couldn't contain their excitement. shadows of their former selves, celebration turned to shock. translation: it's mixed feelings. i i'm happy to see him standing on two feet, but he looks sad, he looks thin, he looks bad. at tel aviv�*s hostages square, the reality of the men's watching from south wales. he's gaunt, the darkness under his eyes, the pale skin, and the light gone from his eyes, the light that was always there with eli. after seeing the conditions of the hostages released today, there's a renewed sense of urgency here to secure the release of all the captives from gaza as quickly as possible. and that means an extension of the ceasefire, something that is by no means guaranteed. more than 180 palestinians were simultaneously released today under the ceasefire agreement. 70 had been convicted of serious crimes and were detained during the war and held without charge. the palestinian red crescent said seven of tho

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eleli's wife was killed in front of him and ohad and or's wives were kidnapped with them. a crime against humanity and the whole world must look at ohad, or, and eli returning after 1 # 1 days of hell being exploited in a cynical and cruel spectacle and they'll be exchanged with 183 palestinian prisoner, some convicted of murdered civilians and i can't stress how powerful these are and the message across israel and the israeli people are together today seeing these individuals being reunited with their loved ones, but it's a reminder of how the israelis were held for nearly 500 days in hamas captivity. charlie. charlie: a chaotic scene in washington and democratic lawmakers attempted to push past security is of administration and doge pomoxus enable cuts -- potential cuts to the agency. >> are you going to beat us up if we go in. we want you to move out of the way. >> will you stand aside, sir? >> i will not. >> why not? >> because my role is to -- >> by what authority can you deny members of congress their oversight law? >> you don't have a business reason to be here. >>

eli sharabi, ohad ben ami and or levy all appeared to be gaunt, frail and weak.cording to the palestinian red crescent. israel says it is sending a delegation to doha for the next phase of ceasefire talks. our correspondent wyre davies reports.

sharabi was taken by hamas during the october 7th attack. reporter fiona lamdin. this was the moment ohad, eli sharabi and or levy were paraded by hamas to the world. over 2,000 miles away in south wales, a bit wobbly, a very emotional morning indeed. and what made it worse was when we actually saw eli an absolute disgrace. yeah, yeah. and disgusted about the grandstanding, you know, the false interviews. an awful stage show. yeah. of them, but in particular eli, because he's got quite a chubby face normally and... full of smiles. and his wrists were sticks. and his face is... he was gaunt. it's ok. do you...? he's alive, he's out. while we were filming, a new photo of eli was released. oh, my god, eli. they are inhuman, these... i can't call them people. eli was married to their daughter, lianne. they had two teenage girls, noya and yahel. but on the 7th of october 2023, hamas shot and killed them this marks the start of a newjourney, we sat and bawled our eyes out, we really did. i think i made him wet, actually. but, yeah, it just... ..it reminded us of what we'd lost, what it's going

eli sharabi or levi and ohad ben-ami. it took place in what has become a standard and rather disgusting, highly choreographed piece of propaganda and show of force. this time each hostage, all appearing very frail, were marched onto a makeshift stage in gaza and forced at gunpoint to deliver short remarks thanking their captives. they've since been handed over to red cross officials, who have handed them over to israeli soldiers. they are back in israel. this is the same air force base that you're looking at right now where they are before heading to hospitals in tel aviv. in exchange, israel has released 183 palestinian prisoners, mainly into ramallah in the west bank. this is the first round of hostage and prisoner exchanges since the cease fire began on january 19th, the day before the second inauguration of donald trump. joining me now is nbc news international correspondent raf sanchez. raf, what's the latest on the newly released hostages? and obviously you've watched this unfold a few times now. so tell me what we

but when they emerged, ohad ben ami, who's 56, weak and pale. by masked gunmen.er cheers went up from those watching the live feed in kibbutz beeri, where two of the three men were seized from their homes, adding to their pain, it's still not clear his brother in law was watching from the uk. albeit he's wearing baggy clothes, you can see that his wrists were skinny. he was gaunt. the darkness under his eyes, the pale skin. and the real... the light gone from his eyes. in hostages square, the main family support group said the disturbing images showed there can be no talks on a sensitive second stage for the gaza ceasefire are soon due to start in earnest, and many israelis and palestinians worry a full end to the war and the return i'm afraid that some are going to be left behind, but i'm also afraid because we experienced no one. are releasing than 180 hostages. are releasing hm 180 hostaues. _, . are releasing hm 180 hostaues. . ., 180 hostages. some convicted of attacks 180 hostages. some convicted of - attacks and _ 180 hostages. some convicted of - attacks

the men are ohad, orr, and elliott. they were released from the central city in gaza.apped from the community of beri and the third from the nova music festival. they clearly had lost significant amounts of weight while in hamas cabbivity. as you see these images today, remember, they've all paid unimaginable prices. one's wife and two daughters were murdered on october 7th, another's wife was killed in front of him on the side of the road. and the other's was kidnapped and released later in 2023. quote, this is what a crime against humanity looks like. this -- the whole world must if look at ohad, or and ely, being exploited in a a cynical and cruel spectacle by vile murderers. the israelis will be exchanged for 183 palestinian prisoners. i can't emphasize enough how much these images mean to the israeli people on one hand, they see loved ones being reunited and their fellow citizens coming out of gaza, but they understand the back store to -- story the all of this and that dozens of live hostages remain in hamas captivity. charlie? charlie: thank you, trey. as always

the couple had moved to france from scotland about ten years ago. prisoners held in israel. and ohadturn. the virtual internet, should be made accessible to the security services in order to tackle crime including terrorism and child exploitation. raging on for years, has boiled over once again today. encrypted data. the home office says it cannot confirm or deny the notice, demands to weaken them by creating so—called back doors. you can use apple's icloud to store all sorts of data — unless you've opted in to use apple's advanced data protection tool. if you have, it means nobody, not even apple, can view your content apart from you, but the government wants to be able to access it if there's a national security risk. the only way apple can do that is by putting in a back door, and privacy campaigners have condemned the move as unprecedented, arguing it's not the answer to national security concerns. in a lot of the debates, is that once you create a master encryption helps enable abuse. to a person's account. but all eyes will be on apple to see if it pulls this encryption service

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amid a show of force from hamas fighters, as the minibus carrying ali sharabi, ohad ben—ami watchingm their tel aviv home, sarabhai's family but as the three emerged looking gaunt and weak, shadows of their former selves, celebration turned to shock. translation: it's mixed feelings. i he looks thin. at tel aviv�*s hostages square, the reality brother in law, watching from south wales. and the real... the light that is always there with eli. after seeing the conditions of the hostages released as quickly as possible. that is by no means guaranteed. under the ceasefire agreement. 70 had been convicted of serious crimes and were serving long sentences, but the majority were gazans detained during the war and held without charge. the palestinian red crescent said seven of those released were admitted to hospital in the occupied west bank they humiliated us for a year and a half, says this released prisoner. about the outside on both sides. home, to where he will return on his own, but not alone. buddha davis, bbc news, tel aviv. on the hostage releases. gaunt than we have previously see

because the most important thing, and we see this today with these images of or elie and ohad cominge. there's no question in anyone's mind the danger that every hostage in in gaza remains, as long as they languish in hamas captivity there, their lives are in danger every moment as time passes, and we need to get them home. but i also think that trump's statements have value because we have allowed the conversation when it comes to hamas, to basically be the same one for the last 20 years, ever since israel pulled out of gaza, and every couple of years, there was another round and cycle of violence between israel and hamas in gaza. it's time to break that up. it's time to change the paradigm. and whether the president's plan is realistic or not. it does make people break out of the conventional wisdom thinking and start to contemplate other alternatives for how to really bring security, how to really bring an end to hostilities for israelis and for the innocent people of gaza who have also suffered greatly at the hands of hamas. we need this to change. and whether it's the evacuation

we saw the three daughters of ohad ben ami, 56 years old, watching as their father was freed, who thenife. she as well was kept in captivity for 54 days and then subsequently released. an incredible family reunion for them. and then there's elie sharabi, who again, it is just this bittersweet moment who will have a reunion and has had a reunion with his brother. but having lost one brother and returning to a family now gone, a wife and children now gone. we saw a report. we got a report from the hospitals here saying they are incredibly emaciated. they have not had they are malnutrition and have been so for quite some time. and then we shift over to gaza and the west bank. i talked about 183 palestinian prisoners who in fact were released. seven of them went directly to the hospitals in the west bank for treatment. we also have prisoners that went directly to hospitals in the south of gaza, to a european hospital in the south of gaza, and images streaming in from there as well, them also facing malnutrition and dire medical straits. and as you can understand, and as we've heard repeate

elie sharabi or levi and ohad ben-ami. cnn's jeremy diamond is in tel aviv for us. jeremy, what do we know about these three individuals? >> well, jake, we're now learning the identities of the three israeli hostages set to be released tomorrow after more than 15 months in hamas captivity. elie sharabi, a 52 year old taken hostage from kibbutz be'eri on october 7th. he will be released, but sadly he will not be returning to his wife or his two daughters who were killed on that terrible day. his brother was also taken hostage on october 7th, but he died in captivity, likely killed by an israeli airstrike. according to the israeli military, then we have ohad ben-ami, who is now 56 years old. he was also taken hostage from kibbutz beit ari. and you can see in this video the reaction of his family, including one of his daughters and his wife, rose ben-ami, who was also taken hostage. but she was released as part of that november 2023 ceasefire agreement. and then lastly, we have orr levy, a 34 year old who was kidnaped from the nova music festival on october 7th. sadly,

also released, ohad, taking from its kibbutz on october 7th, along with his wife who was released. and eli, whose wife and children were killed during the terror attack. now a shell of his former self. in israel, there were tears for who survived and what they went through. as hamas paraded the frail hostages on stage, a show of strength for both a foreign and local audience. dozens of palestinian prisoners were also released from israeli jails going home to the west bank in gaza as part of the cease fire agreement. well, israel confirms it's set to begin negotiations for the second phase of this cease fire. the goals include the complete withdrawal of israeli troops from the gaza strip, an end to all hostilities and releasing all remaining hostages into the most ambitious and complicated part of the cease fire so far. >> thank you. >>> now to the cbs money watch and those soaring egg prices. they have many of you stressed out leading to a rush at stores and even some thefts. you can blame bird flu. in the last month, it's infected nearly 23 million birds. ali baumann is in new yor

reunited with his family hostage ohad ben—ami said he had lots to catch up on, but added, "it feels like ripped me away and time kept passing. lots and lots of answers." translation: we have seen again what monsters hamas are. - these are the same monsters who slaughtered our citizens. and abused our hostages. and i say to them again, let i their blood be on their heads. were released by israel. serving long sentences, but the majority were gazans this prisoner said he was beaten on his hands and legs seven needed to be admitted to hospital, according to the palestinian red crescent. translation: i've got many problems from the beating . and torture all over my body. all of the prisoners suffered from hunger, beating - the ceasefire into a permanent peace. simon jones, bbc news. there've been emotional scenes in thailand after five farmworkers, who were abducted during the 7th of october attacks by hamas on israel, have returned home ten days after they were released. the five men were they spent nearly 500 days in captivity. nearly all of the foreign workers abducted during the attack w

but when they emerged, ohad ben ami, who's 56, by masked gunmen.er cheers went up from those watching the live feed in kibbutz beeri, where two of the three men were seized from their homes, there was shock as friends took in their changed appearance adding to their pain, it's still not clear if he knows his british born wife, leanne, and two daughters were killed 16 months ago. albeit he's wearing baggy clothes, you can see that his wrists were skinny. he was gaunt. and the real... the light that is always there with eli. in hostages square, the main family support group more delays in bringing the remaining captives home. talks on a sensitive second stage for the gaza ceasefire and palestinians worry a full end to the war and the return i'm afraid. we will not go through with it. i'm afraid that some are going to be left behind, and i'm hopeful, iam. hands of terrorists. and i wish this end to no one. no one. but this week, fears the deal might collapse have only increased with president trump's surprise call for palestinians to be moved from gaz

eli sharabi, ohad ben ami, and or levy all appeared to be gaunt, frail and weak.lestinian prisoners — seven of whom had to be taken to hospital, according to the palestinian red crescent. israel says its sending a delegation to doha for the next phase of ceasefire talks. from jerusalem, our reporter joe inwood sent this update

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eli sharabi, ohad ben ami, and or levy all appeared to be gaunt, frail and weak.hey were freed in exchange for the release by israel of 183 palestinian prisoners — seven of whom had to be taken to hospital, according to the palestinian red crescent. israel says its sending a delegation to doha for the next phase of ceasefire talks. from jerusalem, our reporter joe inwood sent this update so there's been significant anger in israel today about the three hostage handovers, partly about the way they were done. once again, we saw what looked like a very stage managed event. rows of hamas fighters and the men paraded on stage given certificates, and this time made to give interviews. but i think the greater element of anger comes from the way they look. with previous hostage exchanges, it was said that people looked superficially, reasonably well. the three men released today did not. they were incredibly gaunt. their families say they barely recognise them. and it's been confirmed by the hospital they've now been treated at that they are malnourished. and this was som

days in gaza, this date was the one they'd been waiting for. as the minibus carrying eli sharabi, ohad ben ami and or levy arrived at the handover point. watching from their tel aviv home, eli sharabi's family cheering. translation: it's mixed feelings. i i'm happy to see him standing on two feet, but he looks sad, he looks thin, he looks bad. at tel aviv�*s hostages square, the reality of the men's condition hit home, as it did for eli's brother in law, watching from south wales. and the light gone from his eyes, the light that was after seeing the conditions of the hostages released today, as possible. released today under the ceasefire agreement. 70 had been convicted of serious crimes and were serving long sentences, but the majority were gazans the palestinian red crescent said seven of those released in israeli jails. "they humiliated us for a year and a half," says this released prisoner. about the outside." on both sides reintegrating will be hard, particularly for eli sharabi, whose wife and two daughters were murdered by hamas gunmen in their kibbutz home, to where he will re

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eli sharabi, ohad ben ami and or levy all appeared to be gaunt, frail and weak.hey were freed in exchange for the release by israel of 183 palestinian prisoners — seven of whom had to be taken to hospital, according to the palestinian red crescent. but as the three emerged looking gaunt and weak, shadows of their former selves, celebration turned to shock. translation: it's mixed feelings. i'm happy to see him standing on two feet, but he looks sad. he looks thin. he looks bad. at tel aviv�*s hostages square, the site of what the men had been reduced to hit home. after seeing the conditions of the hostages released today, there's a renewed sense of urgency here to secure the release of all the captives from gaza as quickly as possible. and that means an extension of the ceasefire — something that is by no means guaranteed. more than 180 palestinians were simultaneously released today under the ceasefire agreement. 70 had been convicted of serious crimes and were serving long sentences, but the majority were gazans detained during the war and held without charge.

the men are ohad, or and eli released from the central city.hey returned barely recognize,, and clearly had lost significant amounts of weight while in hamas cap ativity. as you see these images, remember they've all paid unimaginable prices. eli's wife and two daughters were murdered in their ohm, or's wife killed in front of him, and ohad's wife was kidnapped with him and later released in november of 2023. israel's president, isaac a herzog, released a statement saying, quote, this is what a crime against humanity looks like. the whole world must look directly at these men returning after 491 days of hell, starve thed, emaciated, in pain, being exploited by vile murderers. i can't emphasize enough how much these images mean for the israeli people. they're seeing families reunited at the hospital, on the other hand, it reinforces the her risk conditions that the remaining living hostages are facing by hamas inside gaza. kevin? kevin: powerful reporting. thank you, trey. appreciate that. and a reminder, tune in to ""life, liberty and levin"" t

in the last few hours, the family of one of the three israeli hostages released by hamas yesterday, ohad ben people around the world who have been there for us this past year. i want to thank to the brave families whose loved ones sacrificed their lives and to the soldiers who fought so my father could be home. for the incredible care of my father and our family. until everyone is home. and save our people. jails yesterday as part of the ceasefire process. those released include some detainees convicted of deadly some of those going back to gaza were arrested omar shakir is the israel and palestine director for human rights watch. he told me about who the released prisoners where and what conditions they were held. some names are getting less frequent attention, like a she's a leading political figure. he's a humanitarian worker that worked with world vision. he was convicted in what we called a sham trial, and he was released to gaza. but they include people, women, children, people held journalists. as those that have been convicted, some for violent crime and some for otherforms of op

ohad ben ami and or levy. allies condemn donald trump's sweeping sanctions on the international criminal

meanwhile, 56 year old ohad ben-ami and his wife were taken hostage. she was released in the first ceasefire deal between israel and hamas. alsoreaking this morning back here in the bay area, seven san jose state students are without a home and displaced after an early morning fire destroyed their home. it happened just after five this morning on woodland terrace in san jose. that's across 280 from happy hollow zoo. when firefighters responded to the home, they say it was fully engulfed with flames coming from the garage and into the home. no one was injured. the cause of that fire is under investigation. a high profile bay area murder case is in the national spotlight. dateline nbc covered the 2022 murder of cashapp founder bob lee. the brand new episode aired last night right here on nbc bay area. the man convicted of killing lee nima momeni was a no show in court yesterday to learn his sentencing date. today in the bay sergio quintana gives us a look at new video and information never before seen. nima momeni mother walked out of court knowing when

ohad and eli were kidnapped first. they were returned barely recognize if basketball had lost significant ams of weight while in hamas if captivity. as you see these images of their release from gaza, they have all a paid unimaginable prices. eli's wife and two daughters were murdered on the morning of october 7th in their home, or's wife was killed in front of him on the side of the road. israel's president, isaac a herzog, released a statement saying, quote, this is what a crime against humanity looks like. the whole world must look direct directly at these men returning after 491 days of hell, starved, emaciated and pained, being exploited in a cruel spectacle by vile murderers. the israelis were exchanginged for 183 palestinian prisoners including some who were convicted of murdering civilians. just last hour hamas released a propaganda video showing the three men that were released earlier today in the tunnels beneath the gaza strip the before they were freed and released into the hands of the idf. rich? rich: tre

israel is calling their gaunt, frail appearances shocking the family members of ohad ben ami elez, elibi and or levy are speaking out about what they've been through and they're demanding the release of all the remaining hostages. >> yesterday. after a year and four months, i saw my brother again. i hugged him, but he wasn't the same hall who left home on october 7th. he came back in poor physical condition. anyone who saw the pictures and videos couldn't ignore it. for 16 months he was hungry, barefoot and in constant fear that every day can be his last. >> survived hell. >> the return of the. >> hostages. >> yesterday leaves. >> no room for doubt. they all must return. we will not stop fighting until the last hostage come home. >> meantime, five thai workers are finally back home and reunited with their families after being held hostage by hamas for more than a year. our john vause brings us the story of their reunion. >> reporter. >> the embrace says everything words cannot about returning home. one of the five thai hostages recently released after more than 15 months in hamas capti

they are three men eli, sharabi, ohad, ben, ami and or levi.after more than a year of captivity. and this morning on capitol hill, israel's prime minister netanyahu met with house speaker mike johnson and praised him. president trump after the white house sanctioned the international criminal court over their arrest warrant for the israeli leader with a razor thin majority. speaker johnson is walking a tightrope to get the republican budget through the house. we're expecting to see the outlines of the gop plan on monday, but it's going to face stiff resistance from democrats, especially when it comes to the likely extension of the trump tax cuts. and then there's the debt ceiling fight, which is sure to unfold again in mid-march. joining me now is democratic congresswoman debbie dingell of michigan. so what do you expect the democratic strategy to be in confronting the trump budget and its tax cuts? andrea, first of all, i'm so. >> honored to be here on your last show. >> and i missed. >> a plane i didn't miss. i skipped because i wanted to be

ohad ben-ami or levi and eli sharabi, looked frail and malnourished.aeli leadership has vowed to address this with mediators, as the families of some of the hostages are calling for a faster timeline to get the remaining hostages freed from hamas captivity. the family of eli sharabi reacted to his condition, saying this. >> what made it worse was when we actually saw elie was to see the emaciated state, that they put him in an absolute disgrace, and it was an absolute shock. and we both sat and cried. >> the latest release comes as palestinians are starting to return to new parts of gaza amid fresh israeli withdrawals. the ceasefire is delicate but still is progressing as planned, despite no clear path forward for phase two. president trump was asked this weekend about his plan for taking over gaza. >> any further deliberations on gaza, sir? the timetable for a takeover? no. no deliberations. it's been very well received. where basically the united states would view it as a real estate transaction, where we'll be an investor in that part of the world.

office, confirming the names of the three hostages, who are all male israeli civilians, 56 year old ohad ben-ami, 52 year old elie sharabi and 34 year old orlev. hamas militants abducted all three men during the october 7th attack on israel in 2023, which prompted the war. during the attack, rabi's wife and daughter were murdered. his brother was taken hostage and later killed. levy's wife was also murdered. ben-ami, his wife, was taken hostage but was released during the week long ceasefire in november of 2023. the first phase of this new gaza ceasefire began on january 19th, nearly three weeks ago now. you are looking live again. this is central gaza for the latest hostage exchange. all three of the hostages now are being paraded in front of the hamas audience here before being taken to israel, where they will eventually be reunited with their families and given health assessments. so since this ceasefire began again nearly three weeks ago, 18 hostages and more than 550 palestinian prisoners have been freed. and this first phase, it calls for the release of 33 total hostages, including

this morning there was relief from the crowd here in hostage square, even as ohad ben ami, eli sharabilevy, all of them looking very thin and frail were handed over to the red cross in deir al balah. hamas again very much projecting this image of authority and order on the streets in gaza with another highly choreographed ceremony. netanyahu referring to their gaunt appearances in a statement saying, we will not move on from the shocking images we saw today and vowing a response. now, israel is releasing 183 palestinian prisoners as part of the first phase of the cease-fire deal, 1,900 prisoners will be released in return for 33 hostages. american sagui dekel-chen among six u.s. citizens still held in gaza. whit? >> whit: all right. britt clennett for us, thank you so much. >>> we turn to the growing legal battles over the trump administration's efforts to reshape the federal government and its workforce. abc's senior white house correspondent selina wang joins us now from washington with the latest move by a federal judge now. selina, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, whit

. >> we want to show you a look at the before and after pictures of ohad ben ami. on the far left or levy in the middle, and eli sharabi. this is following their release there. at the bottom, the three men freed were freed. the three men were freed as part of the cease fire agreement in the israel-hamas war. >> cnn jerusalem correspondent jeremy diamond joins us now from hostage square in tel aviv, israel, and shocking images of these these men, after 16 months now in captivity. >> yeah. >> that's. >> exactly right. and we were here in hostages square as hundreds of people were watching on the large television screen above the stage as these men emerged from captivity. and initially what we heard was exactly what we've heard over the last several weeks, every single saturday, which was cheers, applause, a very moving scenes. but then you saw as it started to hit people what these three men actually looked like as they emerged from captivity. and then you saw far more pained looks on people's faces. and that is because of the condition in which these men have emerge

these are the before and after pictures of ohad ben ami or levy and eli sharabi. following their release as part of the cease fire exchange in the israel-hamas war. cnn's jerusalem correspondent jeremy diamond joins us from tel aviv, israel, with the latest. and jeremy, of course, there was the the excitement and the relief to have them home. but i'm sure, you know, that was tainted a bit by the condition that these men appear to be in. >> without a doubt, this was an emotional roller coaster today at hostages square, as hundreds of israelis gathered here to watch as these three israeli hostages were released after 491 days of captivity. initially, yes, there was that sigh of relief to see them alive. there were cheers. there were applause as this crowd saw these men emerge as they have watched over the course of the last several weeks. every saturday, as men and women have been released from hamas captivity. but today, as they got a closer look at the condition of these men, there was a different, more pained look on the faces of many here. and that's because of

eli sharabi, ohad ben-ami and or levi were all freed as a part of the first 42 day phase of the cease fire agreement between israel and hamas. in exchange, israel released a group of 183 palestinian prisoners from the ofer military prison in the occupied west bank. and still to come on the katie phang show speed bump how the courts are slamming the brakes on trump's ploy to remake the federal government holding the line as one of the last standing checks on trump's broad ambitions for on trump's broad ambitions for his presidential power. keep for more than a decade farxiga has been trusted again and again, and again. ♪far-xi-ga♪ ♪far-xi-ga♪ ask your doctor about farxiga. >> where's your pain? right here. >> right here. >> both knees. >> take on the pain. >> with copper. >> fit mobilizer the. >> next generation. >> and compression technology. >> hyper advanced compression sleeves with built in blue infrared fibers for even faster recovery and pain relief. >> you feel good, you. >> play good, and this. >> copper fit mobilizer. i guarantee you it's going to be the reason why you see me

the picture is a little bit brighter for ohad ben-ami. he is 56.k i a i want to play you just a little bit of sound from one of his family members describing the condition he came back in. take >> it's been very. >> hard to see. >> him like that. >> he doesn't. look like himself. he looks like he. suffered a lot for such a long time not being at home. and it's it was very difficult for me to see him like that. very, very hard. >> why? >> so, alex, we are now four weeks into this fragile ceasefire. and despite everything, it does appear to be holding. but there are big, big questions about how much longer it will hold for and whether we will move from phase one, which we're currently in, into phase two of this ceasefire, which would see a permanent end to the fighting in gaza, the withdrawal of all israeli forces from gaza in exchange for the release of all living israeli hostages. prime minister benjamin netanyahu today, responding to those images coming out of gaza, the condition the hostages were in and saying it will not go without a response, n

. >> orr and ohad were released today.e also felt this real connection to orr and his family, because orr and hirsch were both kidnaped together from the same bomb shelter on the same pickup truck on october 7th, and in fact, orr's brother michal contacted us right after shabbat today to tell us that one of orr's first questions he asked his brother this morning was, how is hirsch doing? because he had assumed that hirsch had been released long ago and his brother had to explain to him that hirsch had been murdered five months ago. >> seeing the. >> condition of these three hostages, hearing that orr had no idea what happened. >> to hirsch. >> that ellie was unaware of the fate of his wife and his daughters is just a gut punch to all of us that we need to do more. and i'm turning directly to president. >> trump and to. >> mr. witkoff. you have. shown that. >> you are. >> the only. >> ones who have been able to get this situation moving, moving forward. and my plea to you, our plea to you right now is now that you've done t

he was reunited with his family, also coming back to a young child, we had ohad ben-ami reunited withcaptive for 54 days. and then we had elie sharabi, 52 years old, whose wife and daughters were killed on october 7th, reuniting with his family after being released, all of them thin and gaunt when they were released, before being handed over to the red cross for the first time. during these hostage exchanges, they were told to speak on stage in central gaza. they said they wanted the war to end, that hamas did in fact not harm them. when we're talking about the palestinian prisoners, 183 palestinian prisoners were released, some of them to gaza, some of them to the west bank. in the west bank, seven of them went straight to hospital because of malnourishment, starvation as well. in gaza, many of them went to a hospital in in southern gaza, to a european hospital there. humanitarian aid, 600 plus trucks are coming in to gaza every single day because of this cease fire deal that is currently ongoing. but what is needed right now is caravans, is mobile, homes is tents. we have had horrib

they are eli sharabi, ohad ben—ami and olive, eight. 18 hostages have been released so far, with israeleing 383 palestinian prisoners in return by the end of this first ceasefire stage. 33 hostages and 1900 prisoners are expected to be released, though israel says eight of those hostages are dead. meanwhile, hamas has accused israel of blocking critical humanitarian aid, a claim disputed by the united nations. here, a new poll is predicting a three way tie at the next general election, with labour cabinet ministers set to lose their seats and nigel farage holding the balance of power. the survey of almost 6000 people found reform uk would have 175 seats. labour would drop from 412 to 174, and the conservatives would gain around 50 wes streeting. yvette cooper and angela rayner would be among those to lose their seats, with the conservative and reform coalition the most likely outcome if an election was held tomorrow. and royal news the king and queen have been hosting a black tie dinner at highgrove tonight to celebrate italian cuisine, joined by stars including victoria and david beckh

their names are eli sharabi, who's 52 years old, ohad ben-ami, who's 56, and ora levi, who's 34. now, two of them, the first two, sharabi and ben-ami. they were abducted from be'eri, where they lived during those october 7th attacks. most of their family members were killed. the third, levi, he was abducted from that nova music festival, where his wife was also killed in a bomb shelter in october, where both of them had been hiding during that concert. now, these three names are going to add to the 18 hostages who hamas has already released since the cease fire deal began on january 19th. so this is going to be the fourth such prisoner exchange in as many weekends. they normally happen on saturdays. hamas is expected to release 33 hostages by the time the first stage of the cease fire ends, about three weeks from now, though, hamas has said that eight of those 33 hostages have already died and israel on its side. they're expected to release about 1900 palestinian prisoners. now, so far, all of this appears to be going relatively according to plan. but there have been some major h