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viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. im laila harrak. its day three of the four-day truce between hamas and israel. the israeli government has the names of the hostages who will be freed today. 13 israelis and four thai nationals were released saturday, but only after an hours-long delay threatened to upend the exchange. following preliminary medical checks, all of the former hostages were taken to israeli hospitals for care and to be reunited with their ...

>> what she endured is unthinkable. abigail was among 13 hostages released today from gaza under the brokered and sustained intensive u.s. diplomacy, she is now safely in israel. and we continue to press and expect for additional americans to be released as well. we will not stop working until every hostage has been returned to their loved ones. >> starting as early as tuesday, this pause in the israeli offensive is set to end and the push into gaza resumes unless the truce is extended...

the israeli army says 14 israeli hostages and three foreigners — including an american child — have been handed over to the red cross in gaza. the israel leave prison service also says 39 palestinian prisoners have been released as part of that deal. you see the coach there from ofer towards the checkpoint where some of those people will be reunited with friends and family. in gaza people have been using the humanitarian pause and fighting to get desperately needed supplies of food...

breaking news. >> and welcome back to our coverage of the israel-hamas war. im wolf blitzer in tel aviv. were learning that the third group of hostages has been released to the red cross. today 17 hostages are being delivered to freedom. the idf said the most recent group of hostages includes both israelis and foreigners. we have heard from american officials that they have hoped that one american would be among the latest transfer of those held in hamas captivity in gaza. were watchin...

be speaking again with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and we continue to remain personally engaged to see that this deal is fully implemented and work to extend the deal, as well. for weeks ive been advocating the pause in the fighting for two purposes, to increase the assistance getting into the gazan civilians who need help and to facilitate release of hostages. we know that innocent children in gaza are suffering greatly, as well because this war that hamas has unleashed has had ...

. you are live in the cnn newsroom. my colleague kaitlan collins is in tel aviv. jim acosta is off tonight. thank you for being with us. we are continuing with our breaking news. emotions running high in israel tonight as a second group of hostages make its way back home. right now, these 13 israeli hostages ranging in age from 67 to just 3 years old are on their way to loved ones after being taken from their home by hamas seven weeks ago. at the same time, some 39 palestinian prison...

in gaza to be released but also the release today of 39 palestinian detainees and prisoners from israeli prisons. that followed the same number being released yesterday. the video youre looking at there, thats the scene on the west bank in just last hour. a huge celebration, crowds gathering there to meet those palestinians coming home from those israeli prisons. cnns kaitlan collins is in tel aviv with latest developments on this second day of hostage releases. >> reporter: alex, were...

fully implemented work to extend the deal as well. for weeks ive been advocating for a pause in the fighting for two purposes. to increase the assistance who need help to facilitate release of hostages. we know that innocent children and gaza are suffering greatly as well because this war that hamas has released has consequences. thousands have been killed from the earliest days of this crisis i have worked close to the president of egypt, king abdul of jordan and leaders to expand the...

they said with help from egypt and the united states, they were able to bridge those gaps and to get this deal on the road. >> the thing i your help in understanding is what we have watched transpire over the past 12 or so hours, what does it tell us about where the future waves of releases is headed? >> the main thing that it tells us is this is a very hour by hour, minute by minute process, with a lot of moving parts. its extremely fragile, especially after today, everyone under...

hostages as israel releases 39 palestinians brighteners. this second round of exchanges almost did not happen. we will go live to israel for the latest on the emotional reunions, how the fragile truce almost fell apart, and what it means for the next group of hostages expected to be released today. presidential power -- president bidens role in keeping the israel hamas truce on track and his reaction to the fact that so far no americans have been among the hostages released. could that...