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this is breaking news from khan younis gaza, where two of the hostages are set to be released today, have been handed over by hamas, ofer kalderon and yarden bibas were just given to representatives of the red cross. expected still to be released as keith siegel. an israeli american, he is among three hostages. hamas is scheduled to release here in the coming hours. i'm joined now by cnn correspondent jomana karadsheh from amman, jordan. jomana what are you learning well, isabel. >> in the. >> last half hour or so, we are seeing, as you. mentioned there, the handover of two of the three israeli hostages who were set to be released today by hamas as part of the cease fire hostage release agreement. as you mentioned, there. i it we saw the release of ofer kalderon and yarden bibas, the father of the two youngest israeli hostages handed over to the icrc, the red cross in khan younis in southern gaza. and we are still awaiting the handover of keith siegel u.s. israeli national to the red cross and then onwards to israeli forces. we understand from the idf that the icrc has confirmed that

long is the gaza area directional director at relief international, and he joins us now from khan younis. thank you so much for being here with us. really appreciate it. i just want to start with the news again, that with the the rafah border crossing opening and we've seen images already of palestinians who were injured being loaded into transport, presumably to be transported across to get treatment. how important is the reopening of this vital border crossing? >> so thanks a lot. >> for inviting me. first. yes, this this this cross-border is really, really important. so first for the evacuation. and so, as you said, the 10th. >> of. >> on even. more children and patients have to be evacuated. and. receive medical services inside inside egypt. >> or. >> elsewhere. and there is another really important topic in the future, we really hope that the supplies will be able to go through this. these. this point to. >> yeah, absolutely. it's a two way issue, as you say, in terms of the cease fire. i mean, it's been in effect for a while now. and you've been able presumably to increase the amou

handover event that took place in khan younis in southern gaza. it was a very controlled. very organized, very brief handover to the red cross and they were swiftly moved and handed over to israeli military. the israeli forces and those two have returned to israeli soil. they are back home. they are at the same military base where they are undergoing medical checks, being reunited with their families there. and so right now, all eyes are on the gaza port, where we are expecting the imminent handover of american, israeli hostage keith siegel to the red cross. and then onwards that they will be transporting him and handing him over to israeli forces. and he is the third hostage, one of three who are who are part of this agreement to be released today. and, you know, we're talking about how this looks so different to what we saw happening on thursday, those really chaotic and shocking scenes with the release of the hostages, with the young israeli woman, arbel yehoud, as she was walked through the large crowds with the terrified look on her face while she was escorted by the

you're looking at pictures earlier from a khan younis, and this is a picture from earlier this morningt clennett in tel aviv in what's known as hostage square. there was a big yelp that went up. we know for the latest, britt, this handover was far more orderly than the past handovers. >> it was indeed juju. the crowd here erupted into cheers, but there was also tears of joy as keith siegel, the first american in this ceasefire deal to be freed after 15 months in captivity. as i say, there were tears. there were there were cheers, there were claps. but also, i think the overwhelming emotion here is one of relief as we saw those images on the big screen here in hostage square of keith siegel in his black cap, looking slightly thinner than he was before. he was waving at the crowd on the stage there in gaza city, in the port. now he will be taken for assessment. we don't know what his condition is like, and he'll meet there with his wife, aviva, and their son as well. now aviva herself. she was also taken with keith on october 7th from their kibbutz kfar aza. aviva was released in 2020 3r

in khan younis, two of the israeli hostages were paraded in front of a crowd before being handed overe red cross, separately. israeli-american keith siegal was transferred further north in gaza city. all three men were abducted during the october 7th attack, and finally reunited with their families 483 days later. [singing and clapping] john: on the southern border of gaza -- another part of the ceasefire deal was implemented. the rafah border crossing -- between gaza and egypt -- reopened for the first time in nine months. fifty sick and wounded gazan children crossed into egypt with their parents for medical care. meanwhile in cairo, the leaders of five arab nations issued a joint statement rejecting president trump's recent call to transfer palestinians to their countries. mr. trump has said he wants to quote, clean out war-torn gaza. president trump ordered the first military strikes of his second term. mr. trump announced the military action in somalia on his social media platform. he said the strikes targeted a senior isis attack planner and other terrorists. the pentagon said t

israelis ofer kalderon and yarden bibas first of khan younis, swiftly taken away by the red cross.o hours later, us born keith siegel was forced to pose on stage in gaza city for his handover. and free the hostages. there are lots of pictures here of the youngest hostages seized in that deadly hamas assault — the red—haired bibas boys. they have become among the internationally recognised held captive. i have a five—year—old child. it is unbelievable that two little children not one more than 180 palestinian prisoners are being released by israel in this latest exchange, including dozens serving long or life sentences. without trial or charge. and as the gaza ceasefire holds, the first wounded crossing, it's reopened. remaining israeli hostages and a full end to the war, and nothing is guaranteed. earlier, we spoke to daniel lifshitz, a friend of ofer kalderon, as well as a relative of arbel yehud — one of the hostages released on thursday. held hostage by hamas. he told us there was a feeling ofjoy at so, this is an unbelievable emotional day. which is the neighbour of my grandpar

we believe this is khan younis in in gaza. but again, i want to just warn everybody. i'm not sure about anything at the moment because this is fast moving. you can see red cross people in the red vests there and yasmin, tell me whatever it is you want to tell me, but i just want to make sure we distinguish when we talk about some of these palestinian prisoners. some have been convicted of things. they've been in jail for a long time. some are administrative detention detainees who have never stood trial for anything. >> yeah. let me kind of give you a breakdown that i know of because, you know, it's hard to kind of really get clarity on exactly what some of these prisoners are serving, what they weren't serving. and i just want to note to everybody that's watching as well. so i got one eye on obviously you, ali, and the live shots that we're seeing in gaza. and khan younis, as you mentioned, i believe and i have one eye on the sky because any moment now we're going to be hearing from ohad ben-ami, the 56 year old hostage who was released flying overhead to love hospit

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and in gaza, over 100 freed palestinians, including several minors, arrived back in khan younis. all were detained during the war in gaza, where israeli troops have carried out mass detentions. saturday's exchange also clearing the way for 50 sick and wounded palestinian civilians to be evacuated to egypt via the rafah crossing. it is the first time patients have been evacuated through the crossing since may. for may. khader samir, a moment of relief her son mutassim has been battling a life threatening immune disorder since october. gaza's decimated health care system cannot save him. thank god. today, our pleas have finally succeeded. after a long and painful struggle, she says. i pray that his journey leads to successful treatment. that same day, mutassim and others arrive in egypt. life saving treatment now finally within reach. jeremy diamond, cnn, tel aviv. >> all right. when we come back, the swift reaction from america's top trading partners after president trump issues steep new tariffs. plus, fear of deportation has spread among undocumented migrant families in the u.s.

hamas releasing two other hostages this morning, a separate event in the city of khan younis, bringingbibas to a stage before handing them over to the red cross. the two have safely returned to israel. many followed the story of the beebate family since the october 7th attacks. he is the fare ther of the two youngest kidnapped. his wife seen clutching the month old and 4 year old. their fate is unknown. in exchange for this morning's three hostages, 183 palestinian prisoners also freed from israeli jails. the cease-fire allowing for crucial medical evacuations in gaza. for the first time in more than eight months the rafah crossing reopening to allow sick and wounded palestinians to get treatment abroad. in the north, displaced gazans making their way to what is left of their homes. the u.n. saying nearly half a million people returned to northern gaza since the crossing reopened in the past week. the siegel family releasing a statement saying they are filled with indescribeable excitement, thanking the president, saying their hope lies with you that the others are returned home. janai

. >> in khan younis. >> all were. >> detained during the war in gaza, where israeli troops have. carried out mass detentions. >> saturday's exchange also. >> clearing the way. >> for 50. >> sick and wounded palestinian civilians to be evacuated to egypt via the rafah crossing. it is the first time patients have been evacuated through the crossing since may for may. khader, samer, a moment of relief. her son mutassim has been battling a life threatening immune disorder since october. gaza's decimated health care system cannot save him. thank god, today our pleas. >> have finally succeeded. >> after a long and painful struggle, she says. i pray that his journey leads to successful treatment. that same day, mutassim and others arrive in egypt. life saving treatment. now finally within reach. >> and questions now looming. >> about the next phases of this ceasefire agreement. as israel and hamas are set to resume negotiations next week about whether or not they can actually extend this six week ceasefire and end the war in gaza, and lead to the release of all the remaining israeli hos

over yarden bibas and ofir calderon in an orderly exchange that took place in the gazan city of khan younis. later in the morning at the port of gaza, hamas handed over 65 year old keith segal in another orderly transfer, the american israeli arrived in tel aviv by helicopter a little before 7:30 a.m. eastern on october 7th. he was kidnaped from his home in kfar aza with his wife aviva, who was released in november 2023 after 51 days in captivity. meanwhile, 183 palestinian prisoners and detainees were also released from israeli custody today as they returned to ramallah in the occupied west bank. they returned home to celebrations in the streets, a total of 18 hostages and nearly 600 palestinians have been set free since the exchanges began on january the 19th. joining me now from tel aviv is my colleague, nbc news correspondent yasmin vossoughian. yasmin, good afternoon to you in tel aviv. keith segal is the first american to be released in this particular cease fire agreement. what's the significance of that? and has have you heard from his family? >> incredibly significant, ali, to say

he's speaking to me live from nasser hospital in khan younis, inside the gaza strip.ve you back on the show. we wanted to talk to you because you are seeing firsthand the impact of this, this freeze from usaid. talk to us about that impact and what you're seeing right now firsthand. what does it mean for palestinians to lose access to this hospital in central gaza right now? >> thank you for having me again. yes. i mean, this was an. abrupt notice. many doctors work at this hospital. and this is, again, a. >> field hospital. where really. >> it's. >> out with the refugees. that are like, you know, still without any kind of resources. >> and it. >> first is a is a, you know. >> it. >> stops the care that is. like there's no infrastructure here right now. there's very little. >> health care available. >> like doctors offices. >> there's no primary care. there's only. >> a few. >> hospitals that are still partially functioning. and this removes again more of that infrastructure that's there. and then many of these doctors also relied on this for their income. they're not

we're looking right here at live pictures from khan younis gaza, where two of the three hostages setbe released today, have been handed over by hamas, ofer kalderon and yarden bibas were just handed over to representatives of the red cross. expected still to be released is keith siegel, an israeli american. we have pictures here now. take a look right there in the middle that is seagull. seagull's family had this reaction when they learned he was being freed. >> we don't know. i'm a i'm a. >> segal's wife was also abducted, but she was released in november of 2023. in exchange for the three men. israel is scheduled to release 183 palestinian prisoners. 18 are currently serving life sentences. well, thank you for joining us on melissa dibble rosales. i'll be back at the top of the hour with the very latest from our breaking news out of philadelphia, where a medevac jet has crashed with six people on board. and of course, the release of more hostages in gaza. >> kobe didn't want to be one of the all time greats. he wanted to be the best. he may be the one to self-sabotage. >> everythin

and in gaza, over 100 freed palestinians, including several minors, arrived back in khan younis. were detained during the war in gaza, where israeli troops have carried out mass detentions. saturday's exchange also clearing the way for 50 sick and wounded palestinian civilians to be evacuated to egypt via the rafah crossing. it is the first time patients have been evacuated through the crossing since may. for may, hadar samore a moment of relief. her son mutassim has been battling a life threatening immune disorder since october. gaza's decimated health care system cannot save him. thank god. today, our pleas have finally succeeded. after a long and painful struggle, she says. i pray that his journey leads to successful treatment. that same day, mutassim and others arrive in egypt. life saving treatment now finally within reach. and questions now looming about the next phases of this ceasefire agreement. as israel and hamas are set to resume negotiations next week about whether or not they can actually extend this six week ceasefire and end the war in gaza and lead to the release

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