>> hello there, welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i am becky anderson, live from doha, in qatar, frio. a four-day truce between israel and hamas does appear to be taking effect. with plans of the first hostages to be released later on today. a cnn crew in the border with gaza reports what sounded like artillery fire in the early moments of this truce. that hasn't subsided. and so the idf reports air raid sirens in southern israel warning of potential rocket attacks. it is not clear if there were any impacts or interceptions. these are lemon images from that border. looking across the border from gaza. meanwhile, in qatar, where they helped to broker the deal, said 13 hostages are set to be released, that is at four pm local time. about eight hours from now. and israel has agreed to free 39 palestinians held in israeli jails today, dozens more over the next four days. the first aid shipment in the agreement. let's start that again, hundreds of trucks packed with food, fuel, and medical supplies are expected to get pass into gaza today as part of the deal. let's start with cnn's jeremy diamond. he is live this hour in sderot, in israel, you and i spoke at the top of the last hour. the official start of this truce, at the time you reported hearing explosions behind you. the sounds of warfare. what are you witnessing and hearing now? >> becky, it now appears that that truce slated to start at seven a.m., but certainly did not. appears to be taking effect. we have not heard any loud booms coming from the direction of the gaza strip since about 7:18 8 am local time. about 20 minutes after that we did hear some small arms fire coming from inside of gaza, but we have not heard the sounds of any have a rapid rate since about 7:18 a.m.. it's been relatively quiet here. as we have been in our position overlooking the gaza strip. you can still see some of the smoke in the distance from some of the previous strikes here that have taken place. but for now at least, calm appears to be restored. but the first time since the beginning of this conflict really. this is been 47 days of war between israel and hamas, and now we are seeing perhaps a new calm being installed inside of gaza, and if it holds, becky, that presents enormous promise, enormous opportunity for the families of those hostages that are still being held inside of gaza. if everything goes according to plan. at four pm today local time we could see some of the first israeli hostages who have been held since the beginning of this war, enter israel, that is the hope, 13 hostages could be released at around four pm local time, women and children expected to be among the crew and if this continues of course we can see four days of releases. perhaps more after that infamous decides to release more hostages, israel will exchange an additional day of cease-fire for another ten hostages, as well as of course that 3 to 1 ratio of palestinian prisoners being released for everyone israeli hostage. >> let's be quite clear, this was an extremely hard earned pause. intense and very difficult negotiations on the part of the mediators here in qatar, of course. hamas and israel have absolutely no trust in each other, nor are they in direct communication. all of this is being done through the qatari, being supported by egypt in the u.s.. this is the most diplomatic effort, diplomatic success, diplomatic breakthrough since this war began, this conflict began tuesday. seven days ago. what would breach, sorry, what would constitute, jeremy, a breach in this deal? as far as hostilities are concerned? have the negotiators made that clear? does the deal make this clear? >> it does not seem clear to me, becky, exactly what would amount to a full breach of the agreement. or what would cause one side or the other to walk away, effectively. again, we have heard breaches of disagreements already in its first minutes. in addition to those heavy booms that we have heard inside of gaza, around 15 minutes after the top of the last hour we also received rockets sirens into communities, israeli communities bordering the gaza strip. so they have clearly been violations already have this truce, what would cause the parties to walk away is entirely not clear to me yet. >> jeremy is on the border, jeremy good to have you. jeremy is in stearoptene israel. thank you. the united nations anticipates that trucks carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid, that's an understatement when i say it. these trucks have to get into gaza. and they are expected to move into gaza immediately. once this truth gets underway. so we would expect there, for an hour and we are seeing some new, dozens of trucks were lined up on the egyptian side of the border as you can see here. and rafah, on thursday. ahead of that expected truths. the u.n. sending food, water, fuel, every day either that are needed. prior to the outbreak of the war, about 455 trucks like these entered gaza daily with aid supplies. remember, many, many people in gaza, the majority of people in gaza need aid, u.s. aid on a regular basis. outside of a conflict. things have gotten so much worse. this is almost catastrophic, or on the verge of catastrophe, by so many agency groups. since october 31st, aid deliveries have averaged 45 trucks per day. 10% of what is needed. that's the says the news of the truth was a much needed release. [speaking in a non-english language] >> translator: we hope for truce, we are tired, the people of gaza are tired. >> translator: we will no longer hear the sound of aircraft, and have bombardment. we will be able to sit in safety. >> translator: a truth will be a good beginning, and a clearing of the smoke. >> translator: if there is a truce, we will be mentally relieved. the truce it's a mental comfort. >> the physical and mental fatigue of what has been this 47 days. -- in the west bank, we will speak to the director from there in the west bank and gaza. just explain for our viewers how important, what is scheduled to start today and we hope is now underway an hour in, this humanitarian pause, how important is it? [inaudible] >> the level of importance, i could not put it in a better way than how you have put it, just before the [inaudible] there is a need, and the huge demand and made on [inaudible] that all required for basic, daily life for any human being. and this includes water, food, shelter items, because many of the people are continuously, continually getting moved from the north and south and they are sleeping outdoor. the winter has arrived in gaza. access to medical supplies, medical services, all of these we look at these four very precious days as the chance to rebuild the possibilities of saving lives, more dignity, we need more dignity that people. to kids, to children, to newborn, to women, to elderly who are not able to access the basic, basic services over the last days. announcement say that these are going to be 200, this is 50% of the daily demand before war. but at least these are bigger number contrary to the last days. the safe environment will allow the actors, also, to pull themselves together. and to be able to distribute this humanitarian assistance in a more sustained manner. [inaudible] [inaudible] or clashes. so this is why we look at these four days as a big opportunity, a huge opportunity with big hope of at least continuing a more systemic, and organize way to save lives of the people in the south. >> unless you have been in a war zone, i do not think that it's possible to explain what the sense of a pause in the guns will bring to the people of gaza. so many who have been forcibly displaced into the south, of course, the israeli army remained on the ground in northern gaza, having moved in some weeks ago and conducting raids there, they are now stopped their activities as part of the deal. but just for the sake of our viewers, we heard some palestinians and residents of gaza talking about just how important this lull in the fighting would be. how would you explain the importance of this? the psychological importance, the relief that people will feel, just knowing that they will not have that kind of reverberation of war around them? again, an amazing question. i was on my phone with the colleagues just before i come into this interview and everyone was extremely devastated yesterday, with the truth not going in practice, or was put on hold, today is expecting a mixed feelings. lots of issues. they want to look at to, at least reserve their normal life get again. at least for four days, it is very important. as you have mentioned, the striking was constant since 47 days, it is constantly happening. they are expecting, some of them they said, my colleagues i am giving you testimonies from my colleague, some of them said finally i might be able to sleep for one night in the coming four days. some of them were very hopeful to go back to their houses. all of them, they evacuated to the south. they were hopeful to go back to the north but of course this is not possible. so check on their houses, the check on their, to get more stuff for the daily usage, people left their homes and stuff with them because they did not expect that it's going to be for that long but of course this is not possible, they want also to contribute to two things, first of all secure what is missing for themselves, like my colleagues, and for the families. you know it was very difficult and intense over the last days to get food, to get bread, to secure cooking gas. they are so often that these basic requirements would be secured, says one thing, and secondly to contribute to the distribution of aid that we are entering into gaza, oh we are bringing from within gaza. of course as an organization we do not know if our office is still existing, or, and we will not be able to check on it, it is in the north and we do not know about our warehouses, if they are still existing or if they were affected, but at least these days are looked at as a very hopeful moment for people to secure their needs, to contribute to helping others. for some it is a very harsh moment because as you know there are thousands of people who are missing, thousands of people who are hoping to go to the north, they are able to at least look for those who are missing, but for those who are in the south they can go back and dig for the, unfortunate buddies under the rubble. decently bury them, and sick here maybe a access to a hospital, medical services, priority was given to saving lives and four -- one of my colleagues was waiting for the moment when he could take his kids, who has skin disease because of lack of water, just to get him checked by the doctors and this is how important it is for the people in gaza. hiba, you just laid out the scope of the importance, the scope of things that need to get done. the witches and the needs of the people of gaza. and what they may be able to achieve. also what they hope to achieve in this window of opportunity as it comes forth. silent in this conflict as the hostilities are expected to be stopped on both sides, it is an obligation on both parties and they understand the obligations are being made very clear by the mediation team. they have signed up to them and the obligations are clear, the secession, the complete secession of hostilities is one of those obligations. hiba, thank you for joining us. hiba tibi, who had spoken to numerous times over the last several weeks. remarkable, and as is the work of so many of her colleagues and friends across the world of agency relief. it has been remarkable, thank you. the israel defense forces say they detained the director of the al-shifa hospital in northern gaza. the idf says he was transferred to the israeli security agency for questioning. israel has says it has evidence that the hospital did serve as cover for a hamas command control center. and we want to ask the director what he knew about that. they said the hamas tunnel network under the hospital used power and resources taken from the hospital, and says that hamas stored weapons inside and on the hospital grounds, in the meantime the hamas-controlled health ministry has suspended cooperation with the world health organization, the w.h.o., the director was detained while traveling in a convoy coordinated by that agency. we are going to take a very quick break. back after this! >> welcome back, we are monitoring events here in the middle east. wear a four-day truce between israel and hamas does appear to be taking effect. let me get you a look at the israel gaza border right now. our correspondent in the area reported hearing what sounded like israeli artillery fire continuing after the truce was due to begin and that was about an hour and 20 minutes ago although that does now appear to be winding down. according to qatar which of course was a key broker in this deal, hostages held by hamas will be released to the red cross in the coming hours and israel will free palestinian prisoners to the west bank. once this truce is over and it's four days across the possibility of an extension for a number of days, israel's defense minister constantly military campaign against hamas could continue, and i quote him, forcefully for at least two more months. but for now the question is >> whether this pause in hostilities can last the for days and i asked qatar's foreign ministry spokesman about that on thursday so have a listen. what would constitute a break in this truth? a breaking of this truce? we are talking about a truce on the ground and as i understand it in the air? so can you just describe what will be seen as a breakdown in that? >> i do not think i can get into the technicalities on the ground of course this is to be handled by the people who are there on the ground but what i can tell you is that it is about the full cessation of hostilities within the four days so obviously and a resumption of hostilities of any kind would be a breach and i think it's important that the lines of communication remain open so that any possible breach, however it is defined. is communicated by both sides as a way to walk back from and make sure that we continue. >> only a fraction of the hostages held by hamas are set for release on day one of course. many families in anguish. in fact at this stage the plan is 50 hostages over this four-day period which is only 20% of those who we know are being held in gaza. earlier, cnn's kaitlan collins spoke with --, his teenage niece and nephew were kidnapped by hamas incumbents. on october 7th, along with their father. and they are not amongst those who are set for release. here is part of that conversation. >> so we learn they are not in the group. we got the idea of someone to inform us that they will not be in this group and the situation, you know, it's very difficult. even if they are released, the that will stay behind. my sister was murdered by hamas terrorists on october 7th, they released and they may be released as part of the hostages, mothers, and children that are going to be released, but obviously there will be coming back, you know, without the dead and the mom was murdered so very difficult. >> so even if they are released, it's still something, there is so much trauma there. what is your concern about whether or not they can be split up, some of them are released but maybe not with your brother in law? >> it's a very difficult situation, i know they were displaced because they announced it was only children and mothers, so my brother is only 50 years old israeli citizen. because he is a man, and because he is israeli it is a very sad state of affairs. but you know i am not surprised to be honest with you because you think this sadistic terrorist organization on the other hand, hamas, that killed and murdered my sister. not surprised that this is the way that it is handled. they just manipulate and tried to play with us israelis, and parents of the hostages. in this sort of way, this is something that we have to take and we hope that one day they will be released. and hamas keeps to its agreement. with qatar, with egypt, overseeing by the u.s.. we know that they will proceed with this agreement and release them all. at the end of the day. maybe 20 more because whether we want to extend the cease-fire, over and about these problems, this is why i'm sure they keep a few other hostages they, will then release later in return for maybe one or two more days of cease-fire. that was cnn's kaitlan collins speaking with --, whose niece and nephew were kidnapped on october the 7th. a short break right now, before we go to that let me just update you. there is 130,000 liters of fuel sitting on the egypt side of the rafah border. diesel, massively important. to get into gaza. that is the idea through this humanitarian truce that's started just shy of an hour ago. when we come back, we'll take you back to southern israel just across the border from gaza. to see how this pause is holding. ♪ ♪ ♪ you want to be able to provide your child with the tools or resources they need. with reliable internet at home, through the internet essentials program, the 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any specific maneuvers by the idf, but you will also see that it may be recorded that there will be troop movement because they will be startiting on the battlefield, it's a very bad thing toto do otherwisise. and thereforore we will not be static, we will be m moving but you won't see any significant combat activity, not on our behalf unless we are attacked of course. >> some details for you there, meanwhile we see a convoy of aid trucks making their way into gaza from egypt, as part of the truce agreement, importantly there's 130,000 leaders of diesel fuel on the egypt side of the border, queuing as part of that humanitarian convoy to get in and that is absolutely crucial for the humanitarian infrastructure that supports hundreds of thousands, millions, nearly around 2 million people in the gaza strip, let's get you to cnn's jeremy diamond who is on the israel side of the border at this hour. let's start with what you are seeing and hearing, is this, to your eyes at least, from your vantage point, a truce that is holding at this point? >> becky, certainly in the first 15 minutes of this truce it was not holding, we were hearing the sounds of war, we were hearing explosions coming from inside of the gaza strip, a lot of small arms fire as well but now for over an hour it has been relatively quiet, we have heard some sporadic, small arms fire but really not much and certainly no heavy weaponry being fired in over an hour, about an hour in 15 minutes now, so it appears that this truce between israel and hamas that was scheduled to start at 7 am local time appears to now be taking hold, that is obviously a welcome sign for the families of the hostages who are depending on that truce holding to finally see thei