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long-awaited hostage release could be just a few hours away. the expected truce with hamas appears to be on track at this hour, setting the stage for 13 captives to return from gaza on the first day of the temporary pause in the hostilities. oren liebermann has all of the late-breaking developments for us. >> reporter: after nearly seven weeks of war, it is the storm before the calm. final hours of fighting in gaza ticking down until a pause in the conflict set for early friday morning...

happening now, the anxious wait for the first major release of hostages from gaza after an agonizing delay. israel and hamas once again on the verge of a temporary truce, expected to begin just hours from now. if all goes according to plan, it would mark the first pause in the hostilities since the war began and could, potentially could set the stage for even more captives to come home. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israe...

OUAGADOUGOU - Islamist militant attacks increased this past year in the Sahel region, leading to political instability that saw a coup in Mali, an attem

OUAGADOUGOU - Islamist militant attacks increased this past year in the Sahel region, leading to political instability that saw a coup in Mali, an attem

OUAGADOUGOU - Islamist militant attacks increased this past year in the Sahel region, leading to political instability that saw a coup in Mali, an attem

OUAGADOUGOU - Islamist militant attacks increased this past year in the Sahel region, leading to political instability that saw a coup in Mali, an attem