administration officials such as the cia director burns have beaten a path towards doha hoping the qatari government'sting of hamas senior leadership would provide a pathway towards h ending the hostage crisis that hamas initiated. i certainly agree that the u.s. government, including both the administration and congress, should be doing everything it can to bringto the hostages hom, including working through allies and partners. and to be sure, qatar's mediation with hamas leaders, it has helped freeway e some hostages. -- free some hostages. but at what cost and to what end? .. not all of these prisoners were arrested, charged, and sentence for stabbings, attend car bombings at other heinous crimes as part of the campaign of terror.nf return to the fight with the headband calling for the slaughter of more jewish people. every day that goes by without a resolution to the hostage crisis, exposes qatar decision to host thomas is foolish and flawed. earlier this month i met with the qatar ambassador in my office. i told him in no uncertain terms his government must pressure hamas leaders to immediately

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there are many reasons _ qatari government are leading?eading? ii—iiff are many reasons why we need a pause in this fighting. there are no way those hostages will come out unless the fighting is paused, and there is just no way that you could get any level of humanitarian aid into gaza to support the palestinian people of gaza without a stop in the fighting. ijust gaza without a stop in the fighting. i just listened gaza without a stop in the fighting. ijust listened to gaza without a stop in the fighting. i just listened to the tenant colonel lerner talking about the fuel coming in and out. the conversations i have had with aid agencies on the ground in gaza is that they literally can't transport aid from a to b, so you have a situation where if you stop the sighting for a few hours, does not just about the fuel, but also that the length of time where the road is completely destroyed, to move it across the whole area. so both for the sake of those hostages and the sake of the millions of people in gaza who do not have access to basic nece

a critical agreement reached today between israel and hamas mediated by the qatari government with the assistance of the united states to extend that truce. we have seen four days so far of a pause in fighting between israel and hamas and now that pause will be extended for an additional two days. earlier today, it appeared as if even this fourth day of hostage release might be going off the rails. that's because there were a number of ongoing issues earlier in the day between israel and hamas. one of the issues in particular, i'm told, centered on the facts that it appears hamas was once again perhaps going to be in violation of this part of the agreement that the israelis say exist to have women, to have mothers and their children who are held in captivity by hamas released at the same time. we know that hila rotem was released without her mother. you spoke with hila's uncle about that very issue. it appears that was an issue with the initial list that was provided. since then an updated list has been provided to the israelis. that includes additional mothers who were not included in

number of ongoing conversations earlier in the day between israel and hamas mediated by the qatari government with the assistance of the united states also being heavily involved in those discussions today and i'm told that following those discussions additional mothers were, indeed, added to that list of 11 hostages who we expect to be released from hamas custody tonight. now, in addition to that, we also understand that this truce has now been extended for an additional two days by israel and hamas, both parties agreeing to extend the truce and what that will mean, brianna, is additional hostages being released, ten a day as well as 30 palestinian prisoners released per day from israeli prisons and, of course, hundreds of additional trucks of aid entering gaza along with a continuation of the pause in hostilities, all of this coming as we have watched over the last several days, brianna, as we have seen some days where this has proceeded very smoothly. other days where there have been issues as there have been today and as there were on saturday and on saturday as well, brianna, there was t

from the biden administration, the qatari government, they wanted a diplomatic win here. i tend to be a little more sceptical about them going forward. from the netanyahu government, they are only taking pressure from their end of the political spectrum, saying those guilty of attempted murder of israeli civilians. from that hamas angle, they are going to have gained some of the public—relations winds they already got. so i am a little more sceptical whether this can be extended indefinitely or whether we can get another couple of days, more than that, i'm not sure.— another couple of days, more than that, i'm not sure. give me a sense of what you — that, i'm not sure. give me a sense of what you think _ that, i'm not sure. give me a sense of what you think has _ that, i'm not sure. give me a sense of what you think has been - that, i'm not sure. give me a sense l of what you think has been happening behind—the—scenes with present biden. i behind-the-scenes with present biden. ~ , �* biden. i think president biden obviously wants _ biden. i think president biden obviously

negotiated by the qatari government with the assistance of the united states to secure the release of perhaps dozens of women and children being held hostage by hamas in the gaza strip. so far, those negotiations have yet to actually reach a deal for their freedom. but tonight, the pressure is being brought to bear on the israeli government. i spoke tonight with the cousin of yardin raman, one of the hostages. i asked her what her message is to the israeli prime minister and his cabinet. >> our message of also, you know, communicated to them directly, is we think there should be a deal now. we understand there are very, you know, things we doen't know. considerations we can't be told about. we believe in you. believes in us. she always tells us that she knows we're working to get her mom back. she sees us all working there all the time. and she knows we're all doing it to get her back. so kind of in the same way, i have to believe they're doing everything to get her back. our faith, you know, i hope that you can prove our faith was not wrongly given and that you can prove us right and

international committee of the red cross say there president is in qatar to meet with hamas and qatari government a military and issues related to the armed conflict. but as imogen points out, the trip is potentially interesting because the icc c potentially interesting because the ico c doesn't take part in negotiations, it's there to facilitate a deal if one is agreed. so the fact that he's there will increase speculation that a release of some israeli hostages might well be imminent. joining me now is steven cook, senior fellow for middle east and africa studies at the council on foreign relations. good to see you, what do you make of that and the all the ico c will play in this? ~ ., that and the all the ico c will play in this? ~ . ~ ., .,, �* in this? what we know as the biden administration _ in this? what we know as the biden administration has _ in this? what we know as the biden administration has made _ in this? what we know as the biden administration has made it - in this? what we know as the biden administration has made it clear - administration has made it clear that they believe

[ speaking in a global language ] >> translator: as you know, that from the 7th of october, qatari government started contact with their partners regarding to start negotiations and to involve qatari mediations, and we continued until we got to this agreement. and i'm talking about the people on the top helm from the first day until today until we got into this agreement. this agreement doesn't mean the work is finished for this group. the first thing is we need to finish the exchange of the prisoners and continue with the truce and we carry onto work for the -- >> could this be the moment for further talks? is it going to be mainly about gaza? do you see the potential for more cooperation from iran when it comes to the need to expand this into more of a truce that could expand the settlement between the israelis and hamas? >> this will be a third visit to doha. we have discussed with the iranians the prospect of regional spillover of this conflict, and we have made sure that we relayed to all our partners in the region the complexities that would result from any spillover and the need for us

with thomas in the us government and israeli government have been dealing directly with the qatari governmentat these negotiations have involved hostages, not only from israel and the united states but also there are hostages from other countries who are being held, from thailand, from the paul and so you have an internationalised hostage drama playing out here because while we are assuming that the number of hostages being released would be based on the equation we talked about, 47 israelis and three americans, well, it is possible that there may be some other foreigners who may be released in the days ahead and one interesting thing here and i read the statement issued by the israeli government is that if hamas agrees to release another ten hostages, that would add beyond the 50, that would add beyond the 50, that would add beyond the 50, that would add another day of a so—called humanitarian truce as hamas has designated the terms of this arrangement.— of this arrangement. danielle, cominu of this arrangement. danielle, coming back— of this arrangement. danielle, coming back to _ of this a

overnight, the qatari government announced that israel and hamas agreed to a deal for a four-day cease-fire plus the release of 50 civilian women and children hostages held in gaza in exchange for some palestinian women and children currently detained in israeli prisons. the beginning of the pause in fighting will be announced within next few hours. >> we've been working on this intensively for weeks. >> reporter: in a statement, president biden said that the deal should bring home additional american hostages and that he will not stop until all of them are released. >> i want everybody back. >> reporter: 63-year-old gilad has seven relatives that are believed to be among the roughly 240 hostages that hamas took on october 7th, including his son, daughter-in-law, and young grandchildren. >> imagine that your kid instead of sleeping in the bed with blanket, it's underground, deep. >> reporter: the deal will allow larger truck convoys carrying much-needed humanitarian aid, including fuel, to flow to civilians in gaza. this woman says that their lives have become tragic and she asks for god's

. >> reporter: the qatari government brokered the deal with the assistance of egyptian and american negotiatorsays the starting time for the release will be announced in the next 24 hours and will take place in qatar. >> our community believes that in order for there to be a long-term ceasefire that the rest of the hostages need to be returned and that hamas's rule in gaza should come to an end. >> prime minister netanyahu continues to spew violent rhetoric, continues to talk about being at war, and so i am concerned. >> reporter: humanitarian aid to gaza will increase to hundreds of trucks per day including fuel. hamas says it needs to move around freely to consolidate the remaining hostages, so israel would suspend overhead drone flights for up to six hours a day in the north and altogether in the south. in san francisco terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> terry, thank you. and we will continue of course to follow the latest developments throughout the night. get all of the jupts on "today in the bay" starting at 5:00 in the morning right here on nbc bay area. >>> let's get back to the bre

earlier i spoke to nawaf al thani he was a former defense attache for qatari government to the us upy tell us a couple of things i think, number one, that the negotiation is working. you're getting extension. so that seems to be working. and the second thing i think it tells us is a willingness, at least even though a bit of reluctance, but a willingness to move forward from both parties in the negotiations. hamas and the israelis. although it is a bit tense at this point. when you when you think about the idea of moving forward, are you thinking 2a hours by 2a hours, some more extensions and more hostages released? unfortunately, this is the name of the game right now is momentum. so, yes, it is 2a hours by 2a hours. however, the qataris have said that they're looking towards a plan, towards a cessation of violence as a whole in gaza. but right now they're focused on the first phase of the transfer and negotiations and the swap of hostages and prisoners, which is continuing today. and can you give us your assessment? if you look back to before this whole process started, the fightin

with particular excitement and tension, the government gathered to discuss the deal that the qatari government achieved by mediating between israel and hamas, in the full composition of the cabinet of ministers, in a roll call vote, decided the fate of the hostage exchange deal, as a result they decided that the deal would be accepted and israel would agree to... the terms agreed upon through the mediation of qatar, there would be a humanitarian pause and a ceasefire for several days, but as the israeli prime minister emphasized, there is no need to talk about ending the war with hamas. ra are spreading slanderous statements that after a pause necessary for the release of the hostages, we will stop fighting actions. let me be clear: we are fighting a war and will continue to do so until we reach everyone. goals, we must destroy hamas, return all our hostages and ensure that gas no longer poses a threat to israel. according to preliminary data, we are talking about the release of about five dozen women and children, for the sake of this israel will agree to a four-five-day ceasefire, but if ham

well 180 out of israeli jails what is being worked on as we speak by the u.s., israel go to the qatari governmentcease-fire more hostage exchanges, crucial in the recent days, humanitarian aid being brought into the battered gaza strip most of the war quiet for now and supposed to reach the devastated area death and destruction all around the current chatter right now is an extension beyond today another four days of cease-fire and hostage exchange could be possible that would bring us through sunday, that is definitely not set in the chatter now is after that if that happens the war could very much resume. maria: it seems quiet there now, yesterday we were talking with trey yingst in the middle of our reporting we heard bombs or explosions in the backdrop and we were wondering if one violated the cease-fire, what can you tell us about that. >> there have been reports of violations on both sides, skirmishes, clashes reported on both sides but not serious and not serious enough to derail the process right now. it's very important for both sides to get this going for a few days. maria: we will see

so my message to the qatari government is very simple. stop this now. you're holding a brutal and you're hosting a brutal terrorist organization with american blood on their hands who is holding american hostages. your media organization, starting with adges -- a jazeera are pushing out appropriate began that that further inplaims tensions in the middle east. your leadership continues to speak out of both sides of its mouth. on one hand, committing to negotiate a resolution to the hostage crisis while on the other blaming israel and absolving hamas at every turn. we need to tell our friends in doha loudly and clearly, qatar is accepting significant liability with its pro-hamas policy. we must end this myth that this policy is something that washington wants and urge the qatari government to end this policy immediately. this is personal for americans, and i've met with the families of hostages right here in washington. i've heard their stories. i look at their photos every day on my desk. every day that these families have to live with the pain and uncer

said they hoped and prayed today would come and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari governmenter 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 resume the operation in gaza with "full force". my colleague, anna foster, is in tel aviv — with the latest. the day actually began with, i think, more of a sense of anxiety than we'd seen for the last few days, because yesterday's exchange on day two was delayed for quite a few hours, and it was only the very early hours of the morning when we finally got confirmation that the second group of israeli hostages had been released and the second group of palestinian detainees in israeli jails had been

we are still waiting for the qatari government, who has been mediating these talks, to put out that hertatement, which we expect will have all of the information. what we are getting right now from each side is a partial list of things they have agreed to. the qatari statement expected probably any moment or any hour now, would presumably have all that information. we do know it is a 4-day pause that could be extended if additional hostages get free from gaza, i think about 10 a day. you could be talking about several days, presumably up to a week of a pause in fighting. that would be the first pause since this conflict broke out october 7 when hamas and his forces headed to israel. yvonne: it certainly is a breakthrough, as you say. as we wait for more details with the qatari government on how they brokered this deal, i'm just wondering, are we close to some sort of cease-fire? can we even call it that at this point? >> i think from a humanitarian perspective, it is a major accomplishment. the agreement calls for hundreds of aid trucks to flow freely into gaza to help with medical supp

we have a statement from the qatari government saying the proposal, the outline was given to the israelisthe early hours of this morning. they are awaiting the results of the israeli government's vote on the proposal. when this is agreed to, we will expect an announcement from the israelis and qataris, the main mediators when it comes to these weeks of hostage negotiations. what do we expect next? there will be, if this plan goes ahead, four to five days of a pause in the fighting. that will give time to hamas to round up this group of, we believe, 50 hostages that they've been holding for more than a month now. and release them. so, this will probably be taking place on a rolling basis, say, ten to a dozen per day. there is also a chance that if things go according to plan, if things go well and there are no violations in this agreement, that the pause could be extended by several days, that more hostages could be released. we have been given assurances, we have heard there are assurances given by hamas that this group of 50 are all alive. that is a big question. of the 236 being held by

israel and hamas are talking via the qatari government and so that adds another layer of difficulty to all of this. >> and jeremy, briefly what is going on meanwhile in gaza? what is latest on the war, the violence? >> reporter: well, the israeli military still has yet to answer very important questions about a strike that took place at a united nationed school in the gaza strip. dozens people were kill and we have video showing dozens of bodies on the ground in both levels of the school. in one room you could see about a dozen bodies covered in dust and decks chat shattered and a massive hole in the wall. the united nations doesn't know who was responsible for the strike but already several arab governments are pointing to israel as the culprit. th the israeli military is looking into the incident. and there is one bright spot and more than 30 of the premature babies at the al shifa hospital have been evacuated from al shifa hospital to the southern part of the gaza strip and they are expected to then be evacuated to egypt. so some progress on that front. but overall, fareed, the huma

now, foreign ministry spokesman for the qatari government has said that 13 israelis and fourforeign governmentreign nationals are now with the red cross inside gaza. they are saying that they have been handed over to the red cross who are the neutral intermediaries in this. interesting there is a discrepancy in the number of foreign nationals by qatar says have been handed over and that hamas' military wing has said in their statement. in the telegram channel, they said 13 israeli hostages as part of this arrangement that has been made, they say seven holders of foreign passports have been handed over to the international committee of the red cross as part of that truce. it's worth saying, the reason we have these different numbers is the deal we've been talking so much about him of the deal that's been done between israel and hamas for 50 hostages to be handed over over a period of four days, that only involves israeli nationals and israeli dual nationals. yesterday we had some additional foreign passport holders. we had time nationals and filipino who were handed over but they were outside t

they also say they thank president biden and the united states and the qatari government for all the diplomatic assistance they've given in making this happen. they continue to stand with the family of all the hostages still held in captivity. that's the statement coming from the edan family. you also have to bear in mind that abigail edan is coming back to a reality where she doesn't know or is unlikely to know she is an orphan. both her mother and father were murdered on october 7th in the kibbutz where they all lived when hamas attacked. there is a massive challenge psychologically for the families on the road to recovery. that's going to begin here at this schneider medical facility on the outskirts of tel aviv. >> our hearts go out to that sweet little girl, abigail edan. it's a heartbreaking story when you think about the enormous details of what this sweet little girl is about to do, learning that her mom and her dad were killed on that awful day, october 7th when the hamas terrorists invaded that area inside israel. matthew, thank you very much. we'll get back to you. >>> we'

the qatari government, of course, has said that there is indeed a deal, that it will move forward tonight. you also heard from daniel hagari how fluid and tenuous the situation is. he's made very clear that we are taking things night by night, as they prepare to receive this latest group of civilian hostages. they are also preparing for tomorrow and for the day after that. but they know that there will be more bumps along the road. they know that there will be demands by hamas or that there will be provisions in the agreement that one side or the other says are not being properly implemented. and so there is so much about this, wolf, that remains fragile. i think today certainly showed everyone that that's the case. >> very fragile, indeed. so much at stake right now. we're watching it very closely. jeremy, stand by. we'll get back to you. >>> i want to go to cnn's nada, where the prisoners are not going to be released until the second batch of hostages are freed. what are you seeing and hearing over there? >> reporter: there's certainly a lot of people here, we have in the last two hours

. >> this is mediated by the qatari government and the united states. it showed that this process can actually work. they took them at the kara shalom cross being. where you see that, that is where the crossing is where those 13 israeli hostages marred their first steps back on to israeli soil. from there they were able to take the row there. so we saw this whole process unfold before our eyes yesterday and if does present it. in exchange for 42 palestinian prisoners and the continuation of this very fragile truce between israel and hamas. we don't know for sure where they will come through but there is a very strong suggestion that it will be through this karem shalom crossing. it is less than two miles from the rafah crossing. it is between israel and egypt. that is significantly further away. it's existing as a possibility in order for the hostages to get from egypt nice rail . >> a lot of folks are touting what we saw yesterday as a success. they're keeping their side of the deal and an order of length of time served. you're a crisis management expe

said they hoped and prayed today would come and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari governmentes 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 the second group of israeli hostages had been released, and the second group of palestinian detainees in israeli jails had been freed. so when the day began i think people were hoping for it to be a lot more smooth. i think more like what they had seen on friday, then on saturday. and things didn't seem to progress according to plan. there were some early suggestions about foreign passport holders who would be released alongside the next group of israelis. and then we heard from various groups that t

>> reporter: let's turn to the qatari government. they have said if there's an extension, it will follow the same provisions of the troops we've seen over the last six days. in other words, what oren was talking about. allowing for exchange of women and children who are currently hamas hostages, hostages of other factions in gaza for palestinian women and children currently in israeli jails. the adviser to the qatari prime minister spoke to our own kaitlan collins. take a listen to what he had to say about this. >> it is an ongoing negotiation. i can't comment on the details of what is happening in the negotiating room at the moment. but it is happening in a positive environment and we hope we are able to announce something positive by the end of the day. >> reporter: now the next part of this would be potentially broadening the categories of prisoners of hostages that could be exchanged. that is something we're hearing bill byrnes who is in the region, that he's been involved in. that is trying to look at the possibility of exchangi

i know there's negotiations going on, and i can't comment on that, but i am hopeful that the qatari government way to get >> i think all of the families and all of the people in the world want to see that happen. these are innocent civilians who were taken through no -- absolutely no fault of their own. i do want to talk to you, quickly about what is happening in congress. you had a bit of a spat, if you will, and i hate to go from something so serious to something trivial, and there is work to be done i want to play what happened with comer during the committee. >> that is bullshit. >> you look like a smurf going around with this stuff. >> the american public -- why should they believe you? >> you've already been proven a liar. >> who has proven me a liar? you? >> yes. >> it was a very uncomfortable exchange and i don't think i've ever heard the word "smurf" on the floor there. how do you continue to find solutions for the american people? >> well, look, the chairman and i are becoming fast friends and -- [ laughter ] >> i mean, look, i work with republicans all of the time and i work with th

israel and hamas are not talking to each other and they're talking via the qatari government and thatanother layer of difficulty to all of this. >> jeremy, briefly, what is going on meanwhile in gaza? what is the latest on the war, the violence? >> well, the us rail i military still has to answer very important questions about a strike that took place at a united nations school in the gaza strip. dozens of people were killed and we have video showing dozens bodies on ground of this school on both levels of that school. in one room alone, you can see about a dozen bodies covered in dust, tables overturned and desks shattered and a massive hole in the wall. the united nations said it does not know who was responsible for that strike and several arab governments in the region are pointing to israel as culprit and israelis are looking into that incident. more than 30 of the premuch you are premature baby in the al shifa helped are expected to be evacuated to egypt and some progress on that front and the humanitarian conditions remain extremely dire and they continue to press ahead with it

this morning, the qatari government laid out an updated framework. listen. >> the beginning of the pause will be 7:00 a.m. friday. the 24th of november. and it will last as agreed for four days. and the first batch of civilians to be released will be around 4:00 p.m. on the same day. they will be 13 in number, all women and children. >> and wolf, cnn has learned the israeli government has received a list of 13 women and children who will be released tomorrow, and their families have been notified. >>> interesting, the first group of palestinian prisoners, boris, is also set to be freed by israel at that same time on friday, 4:00 p.m. here, 9:00 a.m. in washington. but this one-day postponement has meant one added day of fighting, heightening the tensions around this very, very fragile agreement. b becky anderson is joining us from qatar now. you asked several important questions at the briefing earlier today. what details have been fleshed out? >> reporter: i think it's important to point out that even though the spokesman for the ministry of foreign

in the weeks of negotiations that have been ongoing between israel and hamas, mediated by the qatari government with assistance from the united states, and this draft of a potential agreement, which alex and our colleagues are reporting on, shows that israel could agree to a four or five-day cease-fire in exchange for hamas releasing at least 50 hostages initially with perhaps more to come. but it is very clear that some sticking points still indeed remain. among them, the mechanisms for the release of this, the exact duration of the cease-fire, and there are also questions still about the exact number of the hostages that would be released by hamas. i spoke with a senior israeli official today who said look, there is no deal yet and until there is one they are holding off on the optimism we are hearing from the united states and others. >> positivity, but there are gaps and things that need to be figured out. jeremy diamond in israel, thank you very much. >>> straight to cnn's elaineny in cairo. we have babies evacuated in dire condition from the gaza strip into egypt. what is the latest word

this plan coming together after a one-day delay, but the qatari government, which mediated the deal, says it is hopeful it will go as planned. >> we are hopeful, i don't know if i should say confident, but i'm very hopeful, and as i said, the commitment we have seen from both sidese very positive to deal with this very positively. we are seeing a good level of commitment over the agreement itself, the details hashed out. the first, you know, glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, this crisis, and this is why we need it to succeed, and we are hoping and working towards it. >> we have cnn team coverage on the ground in israel, covering this from every angle. we are live in jerusalem. jeremy diamond is live near the border with gaza. but we start with oren liebermann, live in tel aviv. bau oren, there are a lot of moving parts set to begin in just a few hours. walk us through how the release of hostages is scheduled to play out. >> and boris, all of those moving parts have to work in a very specific order for this to go through. it was meticulous discussions and planning that got to

conversations continuously almost with the israeli and qatari leaders, with netanyahu in the qatari government think we will find that president biden has devoted a good deal of time to this behind—the—scenes and there have been some significant discipline, if you will, by the administration, to not talk about the details and to not talk about it until it is done. and i think that will continue for some time here until we can get all hostages out because, of course, it will happen in phases and that means there will still be other hostages at peril, at risk and the initial women and children, the mothers and young children come out of being held and, importantly, there has been no word in any of this about the fate of what is believed to be any number of israeli soldiers being held hostage and this will all be... because it will be in phases, i think there will be a lot of reluctance to reveal a lot of information until they can get everybody out. information until they can get everybody out-— information until they can get eve bod out. ., everybody out. indeed. one more auestion everybody out

for weeks now there have been intense negotiations between israel and hamas, negotiated by the qatari governmenth the assistance of the united states, to secure the release of perhaps dozens of women and children being held hostage by hamas in the gaza strip. so far those negotiations have yet to actually reach a deal for their freedom, but tonight the pressure is being brought to bear on the israeli government. i spoke tonight with mya raman, the cousin of radin ra man, one of those estimated 237 hostages. i asked what her message is to the israeli prime minister and his cabinet. here is her answer. >> i mean our message to them, which we have also communicated to them directly, is we think there should be a deal now. we understand there are very -- you know, there are things we don't know, there are considerations we can't be told about. we believe in you. his daughter believes in us. she always tells you she knows we are working to get her mom back. she sees us working there all the time and she knows we are all doing it to get her bam. so kind of in the same way i have to believe that they'r

we know the israeli government has been negotiating with hamas via the qatari government with the assistance of the united states. there appears to be a deal on the table being negotiated that could see dozens of women and children we leased in exchange for a multi-day pause in fighting. it is unclear if the israeli government will take the deal. tonight the israeli with demanding with chance of now, now, now, for the hostages to be released. i spoke with the cousin of one of those hostages tonight. this woman had been taken hostage with her husband and daughter, but she sacrificed herself when there was a moment of opportunity to get away. her husband and daughter were able to get away, but she has been held hostage in gaza for more than 42 days. her cousin tells me she's anxious and frustrated. >> of course i'm frustrated. again, i don't know if i can blame anyone, i don't know what's going on behind the scenes. this is a terrorist organization. i'm not whatever, i wouldn't know how to do this kind of negotiation. but i do know on a very basic level that my cousin, an innocent woman, was t

reports for days now, weeks even, of a potential deal on the table that is being mediated by the qatari government between israel and hamas. for many of these families, the anxiety of not knowing whether that deal will come through is really unbearable. we spoke with a family with a hostage who is one of the 237 or so estimated hostages held inside gaza. she was kidnapped with her husband and daughter, but ultimately she effectively sacrificed herself as her family made a run for it. her husband and her daughter were able to get away and her husband was here speaking tonight. we speak with her cousin tonight and asked her what her message is to the israeli prime minister. here is your answer. >> our message to them, which we have also, you know, communicated to them directly, is we think there should be a deal now. and we understand there are things we don't know, there are considerations we can't be told about, we believe in you, our daughter believes in us. she always tells us that she knows we're working together, she sees us all working all the time and she knows we're going it to get her back

they have been talking pretty consistently for weeks now with the israeli government, with the qatari'smake this deal happen. they think it is crucial not only because there are american citizens in custody, but they also believe that this is a key moment to kind of reset, at some humanitarian aid in, stop the fighting. u.s. has said there have been far too many civilian deaths. and perhaps take a moment to try to influence the case of the war here, which israel has been prosecuting now for close to a month. guy: we are going to wait and watch carefully for this news. thank you for bringing us the latest from d.c. jordan fabian, as we await news on the hostages. we are coming toward the end of the day here in europe. just talk about some of the stocks we have been focusing on. the macro news generally looks like it is getting worse. certainly the data support that. it is interesting where the market is now, looking for safety. ferrari apparently could be one of those companies you want to look out for that defensive quality. this according to a note from ubs. the car company is -- ferra

the agreement has yet to be implemented and sources are telling us that they are pressing the qatari government hamas to implement that phase of the agreement which as of yet has not been done. kaitlan? >> yeah. that's a critical part of this for so many hostages that haven't gotten out. families want to know how they're doing and the red cross has not been able to give them that vitally important update. jamie diamond, thank you. kate and sara, i do want to tell you some breaking news that we have just confirmed here which is that at least one american is expected to be on the list of hostages who are being released today. remember, there were three total going into this truce that the u.s. believed could be eligible in the group of women and children to be released. abigail edan is one of those and she is the only american that's been released since this truce has been in e fact, and alex marquardt and i have welcome news from the white house that has been waiting and asking questions whether or not both of the women that we believe are eligible remains to be seen, but we are learning at leas

hamas, on the other side, mediated by the qatari government. the aim is to still focus on those women and children, to try and seek an extension of one or two days, and israeli official don't believe that hamas has the ability to make good on ten additional women and children per day, perhaps for another two days. and then, of course, the questions will start to turn to the broader question of men as well as israeli soldiers. but today a senior israeli official telling me that they will not turn to that question, not begin that next phase of a hostage agreement until all women and children are out, until hamas has fulfilled that end of the bargain. now, what we also understand is that extension of the truce likely would not be announced until hamas provides that list of ten additional israeli civilians who it is prepared to release the next day. but, again, we are less than five hours away from when that truce could potentially expire. and as of yet, we have yet to see that list, and israeli officials have yet to receive that list from hamas. >

. >> well, this is the deal ha is brokered with participation of united states through the qatari government, which brokered a couple of other hostage releases this would be an extended paused, if you will. i don't know you want to call it a ceasefire that different. but aic tinn a extended paused to perhaps allow women and children to be released from hamas custody, back into hands of israel, the big question is, if you give hamas a five-day break, what does this have an opportunity to do in those 5 days? israel may have gaza city surrounded. it may have the al-shifa hospital surrounded. an interesting development there, and that is the united states john ki john kirby has confirmed they have been -- hamas has been using the hospitals for their military. >> hamas is still firing rockets. if you give them a five-day pause, what does that give hamas an opportunity to do? there is also a real concern that if you give hamas a pause, some of the leadership may be able to escape maybe try to go to southern gaza, israel womb hawould have to keep a tight rein . >> this is a surprising development i

weeks, there have been discussions between the israeli government and hamas be negotiated by the qatari governmente the release of thousands of those hostages in exchange for a multi-day pause in the fighting. thousands gathering not only here in tel aviv but also in jerusalem to urge the israeli government to reach such a deal. we heard chance of now, now, now, demanding that a deal be regional. we spoke with the family of one of those hostages, yarden, and this is her cousin talking about what her message is to the israeli government. >> a message which we have also, you know, communicated to them directly is we think there should be a deal now and we understand our very first there are things we don't know, there are considerations we can't be told about. we believe in you. your daughter believes in us. she always tells us that she knows we are working to get the. she sees us all working all the time. and she knows we are all doing it together. so kind of in the same way, i have to believe that they are doing everything together -- to get her back and our faith, you know, i hope that you can im

words could express their relief and gratitude, also thanking president biden and thanking the qatari government, who have played a key mediating role, but also saying they continue to stand with the family of all those hostages whose loved ones are still captive. so, yes, scenes of happiness, of course, though maybe, maybe 100 or more, local bystanders came waving israeli flags, cheering, welcoming these helicopters as they landed. but this, of course, is tinged with the ongoing tragedy and the sadness that there are still about 180 or so hostages inside the gaza strip. it's israel's intention, it says, to get them all back. >> i can't stop thinking about she's an orphan now. she came home. she has two siblings, but both of her parents were killed on that day. >> reporter: that's something the family have spoken about. it's a new world, a much worse world in some ways that she comes back into after being torn out of her life on october 7 in a community near gaza. her mom and dad were both killed. her dad was reportedly holding her in his arms when he was shot dead, and she then ran away terrifi

now we have word that it appears that it will move forward with the qatari government announcing that not only will 13 israeli hostages leave gaza, but also seven foreign nationals who are outside of the framework of this agreement, and in exchange for that, those 39 palestinian prisoners released as well. but i think, wolf, if yesterday showed the promise, the potential for this agreement and what it could mean for the families of these hostages in the days ahead, today showed the fragility of that agreement, as we watched negotiators for hours today try to salvage this deal over hamas complaints that not enough aid was being allowed, not only into gaza, but particularly into the northern part of the gaza strip, which i think is really interesting. in addition to that, there was a dispute over the types of palestinian prisoners who were being released from israeli prisons. hamas arguing that israel was violating the terms of that part of the agreement. so this has really been a day where we saw so much potentially very close to falling apart. and, of course, amid all of this, you hav

diplomatic wing is very famous people are in qatar living very happily at the expense of the qatari governmentolicies towards hamas at all since october the 7th and there is no indication they will go anywhere else and so hamas will and faxed inexistent no matter what. so will you say the aim of the war is to have the total destruction of the mosque, you'vejust written is to have the total destruction of the mosque, you've just written the victory speech for them. all you have to do is crawl out of the rubble and claire a divine victory. another phrase used the last 2a hours getting to a situation where they are unable to repeat what occurred on october the 7th is achievable?— achievable? this is potentially achievable _ achievable? this is potentially achievable on _ achievable? this is potentially achievable on a _ achievable? this is potentially achievable on a temporary - achievable? this is potentially i achievable on a temporary basis, sure, absolutely. but then the question... that is smart. this really ought to come of these villas are being clever, they would frame this as a war to fr

we understand that you don't represent the qatari government now but if you can just explain to us, havingrmally, can you explain what the relationship is between qatar intelligence, the us, israel, how they might be working together now, specifically when it comes to securing the release of some 240 hostages held by hamas although they deny that, as we have just heard but taken by ms on october seven. the other miguel, 0ctober seven. the other miguel, usually, and i assuming this is no different to the case in qatar right now, the foreign ministry leads or negotiation efforts. there are negotiating efforts that they have built in the past decades of doing this. , , ., this. they will be leading the with counterparts _ this. they will be leading the with counterparts in _ this. they will be leading the with counterparts in israel. _ this. they will be leading the with counterparts in israel. and, - counterparts in israel. and, obviously, with the hamas presence on the ground. h0??? obviously, with the hamas presence on the ground-— on the ground. how does the fact that hamas _ on the groun

so, even if we release all of the israeli hostages through mediations, the qatari government said it pen to negotiating with any government wanting to get its hostages released. trying to figure out what to do to release those held captive by hamas in gaza. for its part, hamas said clearly they do not want civilians. they do not want women and children and foreign workers. and they're prepared to release them, but their conditions for releasing them require the end of hostilities so they can consolidate these hostages which they say to this day not all have under their control. some have been taken by other palestinian factions and militant groups. >> will bunch, you wrote a couple columns to -- he is a cautionary tale for americans. please explain. >> well, exactly. i mean, you mentioned in your introduction some of the parallels to donald trump. and the fact that he's under criminal indictment just as donald trump is important because a lot of israeli citizens feel that his actions, both before october 7th and maybe to some extent after october 7th have been motivated by his efforts

qatari negotiations. i know that the most senior levels of the u.s. government are involved. national security council, this administration, and actually, the two previous administrations, back to president obama, did prioritize hostage affairs. they treat every american you know, with great importance and there are a few societies in the world that vue their citizens as much as the united states and israel, and will do anything to protect their citizens, will do anything to recover our citizens. and we will dedicate all the resources that we have, for as long as it takes to do it. we have a very close relationship with the qataris that we have built over the years. it hostage matters, and i know at the most senior level of the qatari government are pushing for our agenda, to get americans home. >> this is a very unique situation, not just because things are very fragile between israel and hamas, but also, because these prisoners are being held inside an active war zone. in terms of where they're being kept. how does that complicate the notion of a prisoner exchange, even in

. >> the qatari government has played a particular role in mediation. u.s.ups and bases continue to be tested with rockets and drones fired by iranian proxies, none have caused serious damage. leader nasrallah made clear in his speech in lebanon that he's not ready to enter the conflict yet, but continued the fiery warnings and insults directed to the u.s. military. >> demonizing and threatening will be of no use. your fleets in the mediterranean do not frighten us or deter us and never will. i say to you, sincerely that your fleet, that you are using to threaten us, we have prepared for them. >> he went on to threaten the u.s. military and remind them that lebanon, from the early 1980's, when the marine barracks was bombed by hezbollah and other counterparts in lebanon, that they are still alive, he said. they have their next of generation, their children and grandchildren are still alive. again, u.s. forces, griff, remain on alert watching iran and proxiproxies, carefully. >> i'm not sure how you prepare to take on the u.s.s. gerald ford, the ship known to

we have to give a tremendous thank you to the qatari government leading this negotiation. i first heard mention of this october 9th, two days after this horrific attack in israel, and so to anything that we can do to bring families back together, the pause, the peace, the cessation of the violence, the humanitarian assistance that's now being expedited is so crucial. and let us continue to work for all the families to be reunited. >> this is a pause, not a ceasefire. you want a ceasefire. president biden laid out why he does not support one in his op-ed writing, to hamas saying a ceasefire is not peace, to hamas' members every ceasefire is time they exploit to rebuild their stockpiles of rockets. are you disappointed that president biden does not support a ceasefire? >> well, i mean, you could call it a ceasefire, you could call it a pause. those are words of semantics and posturing. but no bombs are being dropped today. a thousand bombs were being dropped for the last seven, eight weeks. the land is toxic. people can't go back and prewilled. the remediation to remove all