in the attack on kibbutz be eri. this is the moment she was reunited with herfather, tom. emily was at a sleepover at a friend s house in the kibbutz when she was abducted, without any family with her. other children freed include hila rotem, aged 12. she was taken captive with her mother, raya rotem, who was not released with her daughter, and remains a hostage in gaza. this is accountant, shiri weiss, aged 53, a hostage released to israel along with her 18 year old daughter, noga weiss. 21 year old maya regev was also freed. also among the women and children released on saturday was shoshan haran, 67, was taken from her home in kibbutz be eri on october 7. shoshan haran s daughter, adi shoham, 38, her children, eight year old son, nave and her three year old daughter gani yahel shoham, were also released on saturday. the hostages were freed in exchange for a group of palestinian prisoners from israeli jails also all women and children. here they are being welcomed back in
thank you so much for joining us. i m fredericka witfield in atlanta alongside my colleague wolf blitzer in tel aviv. breaking news, we re standing by for release of a second group of hostages held by hamas. sources tell cnn that release is being delayed in part over a dispute about the number of aid trucks entering gaza. these are live pictures from the rafah border crossing in gaza where the hostages could be transported at any moment. we re also told today s group is likely to include 13 israeli citizens, several of which are expected to be children, adding to the 24 hostages released yesterday. this exchange comes a full seven weeks after the hostages were abducted from their homes. a u.s. official says american citizens are not expected to be among those released today. 39 palestinian prisoners are set to be released as well today following the release of the israeli hostages from gaza. these exchanges are part of a four-day truce, set to expire on tuesday. wolf. thank
reports, breaking news in gaza where new air strikes are posing new danger to already crippled hospitals. a strike reported near one hospital overnight and israeli tanks spotted near another as fighting intensifies near gaza city. the latest from the region as thousands of civilians are caught in the cross fire. also developing this morning, letters containing suspicious powder spent to election workers in at least five states. what we know about these letters and what s being done to find whoever is behind them. also ahead, joe manchin leaving the senate. so is he eyeing the white house instead? hello and thank you for joining us on this friday. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with that breaking news overseas with intense fighting now dangerously close to hospitals in gaza. new video from overnight capturing israeli tanks on the streets of gaza city just blocks away from a children s hospital. and there was an explosion near ano
middle east continue to grow. split screen now of gaza and capitol hill capturing how the region may be sitting on a powder keg increasingly getting the attention of lawmakers here. good morning, i m dana perino and good morning to you in d.c. john: i m john roberts in for bill hemmer today. this is america s newsroom. top biden officials will testify in two hearings today expected to face a tough round of questions about how safe the american people are. another major concern, the wave of anti-semitism sweeping over college campuses and city streets both here in the u.s. and around the world. anti-jewish hatred erupted to levels we haven t seen since world war ii. dana: we have team fox coverage. we re live with mike tobin in israel. pardon the shot inside of a moving vehicle. last location the soldiers approached us and said they had reason to believe there was an infiltrator. we re trying to transfer to the next spot where we can be safe and try to bring you the la
find information. third hour of fox and friends starts now. ainsley: we begin our final hour with fox news alert. saudi minister of defense, mbs s brother set to meet at the white house with senior biden official to discuss the war in israel. brian: afterthe phone call with prime minister netanyahu. he wants the prime minister to protect civilians in gaza and allow them to access humanitarian aid. this is a live look now at gaza. let s look together. smoke has been billowing out since we got on the air. lawrence: we have live team coverage. jacqui heinrich live from the white house. but we begin with trey yingst in southern israel. what can you tell us about the invision, trey? trey: good morning, we have breaking news for you. there are sirens sounding in bershafa. firing rockets at major israeli population centers. a source telling fox news a high-level israeli official in coordination with the united states visited doha on saturday and met with qatari negotiators