and also, shiri bibas and her two children, kfir and ariel, whose welfare we are extremely concernedbout. israel's promised release of some 200 palestinian prisoners in exchange for its hostages did begin as planned. the prime minister's office is threatening to delay a further pull—out of israeli troops from gaza. with hundreds of displaced palestinians waiting for the green light to go back to what's left of their homes in the north, this is another very tense moment. an israeli citizen, kidnapped from nir oz. and also, shiri bibas and her two children, kfir and ariel, whose welfare we are extremely concerned about. israel's promised release of some 200 palestinian prisoners in exchange for its hostages did begin as planned. the prime minister's office is threatening to delay a further pull—out of israeli troops from gaza. with hundreds of displaced palestinians waiting for the green light to go back to what's left of their homes in the north, this is another very tense moment. the israeli military has shared a recording of the families of the four hostages reacting to a live strea

are determined to the return of arbel yehud, an israeli citizen kidnapped from nir oz, and also shiri bibasr and ariel, whose welfare we are extremely concerned about. we appreciate and thank the efforts of all international mediators — united states, qatar and egypt — and we expect them to make sure hamas stands in accordance with the agreement. idf troops will continue to be deployed and operate and to do everything, everything to protect the citizens of israel. our mission is not over until every single hostage comes home. as pa rt of as part of the agreement, 200 palestinian prisoners have been released from israeli jails. we arejust released from israeli jails. we are just seeing from egyptian media that 70 of those freed palestinian prisoners have arrived in egypt. a large numbers of the others are going to the west bank and our correspondentjohn donnison is in ramallah. describe the scenes, john.— in ramallah. describe the scenes, john. ., , scenes, john. you can see the three prison — scenes, john. you can see the three prison bosses _ scenes, john. you can see the three prison boss

and also, shiri bibas and her two children, kfir and ariel, whose welfare we are extremely concernedut. israel's promised release of some 200 palestinian prisoners in exchange for its hostages did begin as planned. the prime minister's office is threatening to delay a further pull—out of israeli troops from gaza. with hundreds of displaced palestinians waiting for the green light to go back to what's left of their homes in the north, this is another very tense moment. you'll land now there. —— yolande knell there. in the last fews hour, hagar mizrahi, head of the medical division at the israeli ministry of health, gave this update on the status of the four returned hostages. about one hour ago, the four captives arrived at the rabin medical centre, all of us awaited at the arrival excited and gratefulfor the privledge to be able to witness their return home. the preparation for receiving them, as well as all of those returning, include establishing a broad professional and sensitive medical and mental health framework. over the last year, we meticulously planned for the reception, tr

another somber note tonight is the birthday of two year old shiri bibas. he is the youngest israeli hostage in gaza, so there was a moment of silence here commemorating shiri bibas birthday as well. we will go back and listen to what prime minister netanyahu said. an update you, fred. if there is anything substantive in terms of the direction of the cease fire hostage deal and how it impacts when it will begin being implemented, bianna golodryga, thank you so much. >> all right. let's get more now on these fast moving events. joining us now is cnn national security analyst peter bergen. he's also the host of the in the room podcast. okay, so, peter, a cease fire, hostage deals are often fraught with dangers, but is this a detail to bring up now, or is this a detail that should have been in the agreement? >> it seems like it should have been in the agreement, but it's been a constant sticking point throughout. fred, throughout this process is a question of who is going to be released, who's actually alive, you know, which is a kind of important detail. um,

and also, shiri bibas and her two children, kfir and ariel, whose welfare we are extremely concerned about. israel's promised release of some 200 palestinian prisoners in exchange for its hostages did begin as planned. the prime minister's office is threatening to delay a further pull—out of israeli troops from gaza. with hundreds of displaced palestinians waiting for the green light to go back to what's left of their homes in the north, this is another very tense moment. that rapport is from yolande knell. let's cross live to tel aviv and speak to our middle east correspondent, nick beake. thank you very much and welcome back to hostage square in the heart of tel aviv where this morning there was huge jubilation at the sight of those four hostages being released. theirfaces those four hostages being released. their faces light up the big screen here and they are preparing for an event later today and the emphasis will be to make the point that while there was greatjoy today the job is by while there was greatjoy today thejob is by no means done because lots of families and friends o

i spoke just moments ago with the cousin of shiri bibas, who is a mother who was abducted on octobermany will remember her because she was clutching her two children, her nine month old, very close to her as she was abducted that day. that little boy, that baby boy. nine months at the time. he would be two years old today. we don't know how if he is dead or alive. hamas claimed that he they were killed in airstrikes last year, but they just don't know. there is no evidence, no official communication by the government. but he too says there is disbelief until the hostages come back to israel. he's jimmy miller, the cousin of shiri bibas. >> i will, i will believe to everything when i will see it in my eyes that it's happening. >> i will believe it only in the second that i will see. okay, the cars of the red cross that didn't make nothing to all the hostages, even visit the hostages all this time crossing the front from gaza to israel. that's the only moment that i will believe that something it starts from this deal. and i really, really hope that it's going to continue. and it will

and also, shiri bibas and her two children, kfir and ariel, whose welfare we are extremely concernedisrael's promised release of some 200 palestinian prisoners in exchange for its hostages did begin as planned. the prime minister's office is threatening to delay a further pullout of israeli troops from gaza. with hundreds of displaced palestinians waiting for the green light to go back to what's left of their homes in the north, this is another very tense moment. crowds of thousands of palestinians turned out in the west bank to welcome home the prisoners released by israel. our correspondentjon donnison was there as the buses arrived. well, you can see the three prison buses behind me. about 20 minutes ago, those buses arrived and frankly, pretty chaotic scenes as the prisoners got off a very large crowd and we saw the prisoners in their grey prison fatigues, many of them with shaved heads, long beards, a lot of them looking pretty thin. it has to be said. hoisted onto the shoulders, carried into the sports complex behind me. you can just see one now emerging there, a man in his 40s

anxiety, the uncertainty is the anxiety, the uncertainty is going to continue —— the children of shiri bibass or alive or dead.— or alive or dead. just remind us for a _ or alive or dead. just remind us for a viewer _ or alive or dead. just remind us for a viewer is _ or alive or dead. just remind us for a viewer is just - or alive or dead. just remind us for a viewer is just joining us for a viewer is justjoining us for a viewer is justjoining us what is going on behind you. what i am expecting is the buses are going to arrive here. they set off 15 or 20 minutes ago from 0fer prison a few miles away. i imagine it was an trafficked journey up here. i imagine they will get a rapturous reception. you can see in the last 20 minutes the crowd has swelled here. many of the families who were down at 0fer prison are now happier. i imagine there will probably be fireworks, a mood of celebration and relief and for the families waiting for them they will be falling into the arms of their loved ones and greeting people who they might not have seen for years. then the ones who are not going to be deport

hamas claimed that they had been killed in an israeli airstrike alongside their mother, shiri bibas, but the israeli government has never actually confirmed their fate. the fact that yarden bibas is now expected to be released before them, raising serious concerns about their fate. this is a statement from the bibas family saying our yarden is supposed to return tomorrow and we are so excited. but shiri and the children still haven't returned. we have such mixed emotions and we are facing extremely complex days. important to note that last week admiral daniel hagari, the spokesman of the israeli military, said that they were, quote, gravely concerned for the fate of shiri, kfir and ariel. all eyes will also be on how this hostage release actually unfolds tomorrow. following those chaotic scenes from that release of hostages on thursday in the southern gaza city of khan younis. and now the fate of the rafah crossing depends on that. an israeli official telling us that the rafah crossing will only become fully operational as long as that chaotic hostage release we saw on thursday does n

shiri bibas turned two years old yesterday to 86 years old. the hospitals, all six of them that have been prepared to receive these hostages over the past few months have spent a lot of time planning for the arrival of all of the hostages. and it's a case by case basis in terms of where they decide each hostage goes in terms of their physical state at the time, they are also they also have the medical records of all of the hostages on hand. and this becomes especially crucial for those older hostages that may have had pre preexisting conditions prior to october 7th. and you can imagine being detained in tunnels with poor air quality and circulation, little food dehydration, emotional and physical scars as well. so the doctors here are prepared. i spoke with the head of one hospital earlier this week, who said that they are optimistic. they are hopeful, but they are also keenly aware of what 470 days can do to a person in captivity. so they set expectations low in terms of how long these patients will end up staying the minimum they're they're

very worn with hostages ranging in age from two year old shiri bibas to 86 year old shlomo mansoor. >> medical staff are prepared to treat each hostage case by case for family members. the thought of a reunion with their loved ones is almost too much to bear. >> have you thought about what you will say to a gum when you do see her face to face? >> i have been doing everything to get you home. thank you for making my dream come true. for coming home. >> now, fred, the israeli public, even israeli doctors here and nurses and medical staff know there's going to be a stark difference from the hostages that will be returning tomorrow. and those that return to november 2023, 105 were released. then. they were physically thin, dehydrated and ill. some of them were, but they were all alive. and there's a dark reality here, knowing that some of the hostages that will be released will be coming home sadly in body bags as well. fred, this time. yeah. >> it's all so sad. all right. bianna golodryga, thank you so much. all right. with us now is ahmed fouad talib. he is a senior fellow at the atlan

list release, is shiri bibas, and of course, she is the mother of five year old yarden bibas and two year old kfir bibas. nonetheless, there is a collective sigh of relief here now that these names have been made public, especially from the families of these women. i've spent a lot of time talking to these mothers, talking to these families, getting to know them over these last 15.5 arduous years. now that israel has accepted this list, even though they say hamas violated the terms once these idf spotters are in israeli custody, it's when israel will start releasing 50 palestinian prisoners for each of these, five for idf spotters. and they will also be starting to allow palestinian residents to return to their homes in northern gaza as well. erica. >> all right, bianna, really appreciate the update. thank you. boris. >> in just a few hours, the senate is expected to vote on whether to confirm pete hegseth as the nation's 29th defense secretary. right now, two republican senators are opposing his nomination, but four in total are needed to defeat it. if hegseth is confirmed, it would

was not yet 6564, looking almost 84, very worn, with hostages ranging in age from two year old shiri bibas to 86 year old shlomo mansour. >> medical staff are prepared to treat each hostage case by case for family members. the thought of a reunion with their loved ones is almost too much to bear. have you thought about what you will say to a gum when you do see her face to face? >> i have been doing everything to get you home. thank you for making my dream come true, for coming home. >> and jake, we can tell you that the israeli cabinet has been deliberating over the cease fire hostage deal for seven hours now. it is expected to be approved. and here's the tiktok we can expect to see on sunday at 1215. that is when the cease fire would go into effect at 4 p.m. local time. here is when hamas would hand over those three female civilian hostages to the red cross. and it is the moment when the red cross then hands these hostages to idf when they are in idf custody, is when you'll start to see palestinian prisoners released here in israel. that that is where things stand right now. of course, t

. >> with hostages ranging in age from two year old shiri bibas to 86 year old shlomo mansoor, medical staff are prepared to treat each hostage case by case. for family members, the thought of a reunion with their loved ones is almost too much to bear. >> have you thought about what you will say to a gum when you do see her face to face? >> i have been doing everything to get you home. thank you for making my dream come true. for coming home. >> bianna golodryga cnn, tel aviv. >> all the latest developments in the los angeles wildfires. a return home for some, but disturbing news for others. plus, some of the biggest challenges in modern firefighting revealed by the destruction in los angeles. those stories and more when we come back. please stay with us. >> i've got good news and i've got bad news. what do you want first? the bad. >> the news is newsy. >> even more than ever. what's the good news? we're doing another season of have i got news for you. >> have i got news for you returns february 15th on cnn at morgan stanley. >> old school hard work meets bold new thinking. partnering

. >> with hostages ranging in age from two year old shiri bibas to 86 year old shlomo mansoor, medicaltaff are prepared to treat each hostage case by case. for family members, the thought of a reunion with their loved ones is almost too much to bear. have you thought about what you will say to a gum when you do see her face to face? >> i have been doing everything to get you home. thank you for making my dream come true. for coming home. >> bianna golodryga cnn, tel aviv. >> still ahead, the panama canal. definitely on the radar of president elect trump and has been for a while. new cnn reporting on what's behind trump's threat to reclaim the critical waterway. you're in the cnn newsroom. >> laura coates live weeknights at 11 eastern on cnn. >> very nice going, lou. nothing like a little confidence boost to help ease you back into the dating scene. of course, that also includes having a smile you feel good about. fortunately, aspen dental specializes in dentures and implants made just for you with affordable options and flexible ways to pay. and now they're $0 down plus zero interest i

who is 29 years old and was kidnaped from her kibbutz, nir oz, on october 7th of 2023, along with shiri bibas is the other female hostage in gaza right now, so the fact that neither one of them appear to be on this list is causing a delay in response of getting these lists, these names public, and so that we can bring them to you. and also a very twisted sophie's choice kind of dilemma here for the government questioning what to do next. do they follow through or do they call hamas out for breaking the rules here? hamas in turn, for these idf soldiers would be getting 50 palestinian prisoners in exchange instead of the 30 for civilian hostages. pamela. >> all right. thank you for bringing us the latest there, bianna. and i also want to go to aaron david miller, who i believe is here with us now to give some analysis on this. what bianna just said about the deal, and it's it's hit a bit of a snag. >> yeah. thanks for having me, pam. look, this is not an agreement between israel and switzerland, between a close u.s. ally and an organization which successive administrations has categorized as a

and growing dread over the fate of the youngest hostages, kfir and ariel bibas, along with their mother shiri. we spoke to the boy's aunt last week. >> what is it like to not know what happened >> it's paralyzing. not knowing is so hard that sometimes i just want to scream, just tell me, even if it's the worst thing, i just want to know. >> reporter: and starting at dawn israel finally allowing displaced palestinian families to return to northern gaza. a river of humanity making its way back. "we want to return," this girl says. return to a gaza city in ruins. the u.n. says 90% of houses are damaged or destroyed. but that won't stop the akila family, who walked ten miles to be here. the children tied securely together as they push into the surging crowd. the last leg of the long journey home. and president trump's middle east envoy steve witkoff is heading here to israel on wednesday. he also says he plans to head to gaza. lester? >> raf sanchez, thank you. >>> and in poland dozens of holocaust survivors returning to auschwitz 80 years after liberation, honoring the roughly 6 million jews and

with us now is eyl keshet, his cousin, yarden bibas, jordan's wife shiri, and their two young childrenir and ariel, were taken hostage by hamas on october 7th. you have seen their faces. kefir was less than a year old at the time, and he is going to turn two on saturday. thank you so much for being with us and just tell us your reaction when you first heard news of this deal. >> um, so it's very mixed feelings because, uh, there have been so many almost deals, uh, in the last year, in the last 400 days that i, that i'm afraid to be hopeful because, um, i think that the government is, um, too greedy with its demands and, uh, it's very easy to make the deal fall. so, uh, while i am very anxious to see it going well, and i'm. i miss my family so much, and i so want to see them again. i'm so afraid of being disappointed again. and the first test would be on, uh, on the next, uh, on the coming sunday. i'm really anxious to see what's happening. >> yeah. it is. it's hard to believe it's just a few days away here. and, alon, you've gotten a lot of mixed messages because hamas had claimed many

let others turn now to yossi schneider, the cousin of shiri bibas, joining us live at hostage square.being with us, yossi schneider. tell us what you know of your family being on this list and whether it is confirmed they will be part of the 33 to be released? there is a list of 33 people and my family is supposed to be on this list. we have no information about them, we don't know if they are alive or not, injured, when and if they are going to come back so we just have to wait and pray. what do you know of their condition and of their health, if anything?— condition and of their health, if anything? they disappeared with the kids _ if anything? they disappeared with the kids on _ if anything? they disappeared with the kids on the _ if anything? they disappeared with the kids on the 7th - if anything? they disappeared with the kids on the 7th of - with the kids on the 7th of october. we have heard nothing 0ctober. we have heard nothing about them. the declaration from hamas in december that they have been killed. no evidence that that has really happened so we actually don't know wha

are determined to the return of arbel yehud, an israeli citizen kidnapped from nir oz, and also shiri bibasn, kfir and ariel, whose welfare we are extremely concerned about. the israeli military also shared a recording of the families of the four hostages reacting to a livestream showing the hostages being returned to the the idf. take a look. excited talking, cheering and applause you can see the joy on the faces of those families. the four hostages are now having medical checkups. joining me now are our gaza correspondent, rushdi abualouf, who's in cairo, and bbc world service middle east editor sebastian usher. sebastian, you could see the m sebastian, you could see the joy and relief on the faces of the family. these female soldiers are back home. yes, that's incredibly _ that's incredibly understandable, and the emotional connection has been between israeli people and all the hostages who were taken there, —— theirfaces the hostages who were taken there, —— their faces greet you, theirfamily members you, their family members describing you, theirfamily members describing what they are

are determined to the return of arbel yehud, an israeli citizen kidnapped from nir oz, and also shiri bibaser two children, kfir and ariel, whose welfare we are extremely concerned about. we appreciate and thank the efforts of all international mediators — united states, qatar and egypt — and we expect them to make sure hamas stands in accordance with the agreement. idf troops will continue to be deployed and operate and to do everything, everything to protect the citizens of israel. our mission is not over until every single hostage comes home. daniel hagari speaking in the last hour. the israeli military has shared a recording of the families of the four hostages reacting to a live stream showing the hostages being returned to the the idf. take a look. excited talking, cheering and applause let's speak to our middle east correspondent yolande knell who's in tel aviv. let's start with the news that they have those for female young soldiers released —— four young soldiers released —— four young soldiers released —— four young soldiers released. they look to be in good health. yes. look to b