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the ceasefire came into effect at 7am local time this morning, a shaky start to that ceasefire, i could still see and hear the sounds of firing until about 7:15am, but since then things have generally been quiet. it looks like this ceasefire is holding, there we can still hear things like drones in the sky above us. this is an important steel because the hope is that in the next few hours, the largest group so far israeli hostages will be released from gaza. this deal has taken weeks t...

good day. im chris jansing in new york city. we are following the biggest diplomatic breakthrough in israels war with hamas. after 49 days in captivity, we can now report that 13 israeli women and children have been reunited with their families. they are safely in israel. we know who four of them are. in the west bank, dozens of palestinians have been released from israeli prisons. were covering this story from all angles with live reports from nbc correspondent across the region, with...

>> im gillian turner in for martha. breaking right now on this special edition of "the story," were learning more about the two dozen hostages released by hamas. heres red cross vans carrying them to safety a short while ago. among them, 13 israelis including young mothers like danielle and her mother, daron asher and her daughters. now, to the dismay of many people today, no americans have been freed as originally thought. president biden says he doesnt know as of now when they will b...

>> the first groups of hostages being released by hamas 50 days after they were captured in the october 7 terror attack that killed 1200 people. 13 israelis were freed and idf confirms they are back in israel, alonging with 10 tie hostages and one filipino national released separately under a separate deal. total of 50 israelis expected to be freed as part of the ceasefire deal arranged in exchange for 150 palestinian prisoners. we are getting new video showing convoy of red cross carr...

hamas as part of this deal. congresswoman alissa slotkin, we appreciate you joining us this afternoon. our coverage of todays hostage our coverage of todays hostage release continues. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. welcome to "the lead." im pamela brown in for jake tapper. we are following the major breaking news today. after more than 49 days in captivity, the first group of hostages held by hamas are now back in israel. and moments ag...

military occupation at some point in the past. so the treatment of prisoners and the fact that they are all palestinians will view palestinians held in israeli dissension asked political prisoners. two israelis, they are security prisoners into israelis they include some of the most security threat, some of the serious, people who have carried out attacks. there is a a range as well. for example teenage boys accused of throwing stones. and what human rights groups will say is that is r...

. >> well, hello welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the worm. im live from a doha. a four-day truce between israel and hamas seems to be taking place with plans for the hostages to be released later on today. a cnn crew near the border with gaza reports what sounded like israeli artillery fire in the early minutes of the truce but that subsided quickly. the first 13 hostages from israel are expected to be released at or around 4 p.m. israel has agreed to free palest...

will see children is and women freed today. at 9:00 a.m. eastern tomb, thats when hamas is set to start releasing the hostages. >> the military is ready and prepared to receive those hostages. among the details were learning, were told each helicopter with the hostages will have a medical team on board and the hostages will also be given notice-canceling headphones for a more peaceful ride on that flight. its been roughly seven hours since fighting was passed in gaza. it does appear th...

in the situation room: live from tel aviv. happening now, breaking news, 24 civilian hostages are free tonight as the truce between israel and hamas takes hold. 13 israelis and 11 foreign nationals finally leaving gaza after nearly seven weeks in captivity. israel now says it has a second list of hostages to be returned on saturday. no americans are among that group. but president biden says he hopes and expects at least some will be released in the coming days. meanwhile, israeli mi...

the breaking news at this hour, 24 hostages have been released by hamas terrorists. 13 israelis, 10 thai citizens, 1 filipino citizen. they were moved from inside gaza over the rafah crossing into egypt. a short time ago, we got our first look at some of these hos hostages. we have video. it includes pictures of a little girl in a yellow shirt. 1 of the 13 israeli hostages release d. we have other video to show you as well. different vantage points where you can see some of the people...