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"ac 360" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com that's the latest development on a day that saw another 11 hostages held by hamas since october 7th, the fourth group so far, returned safely to israel, 69 freed over the last four days. this is new video of some of them arriving tonight to a hospital in tel aviv, where they will be evaluated and treated. we learned the four-day pause in fighting between israel and hamas would be extended by another two days, and more hostages would be free. >> in order to extend the pause, hamas has committed to releasing another 20 women and children over the next two days. we would, of course, hope to see the pause extended further. and that will depend upon hamas continuing to release hostages. >> again, 11 women and children got out today. you see them here, all taken from a single community, kibbutz nir oz. 11 out of the 77 who were abducted from there on october 7th -- according to a statement from the kibbutz -- 77 men, women, and children, 11 freed today. the youngest, just three years old. now, of the 13 freed yesterday, 10 were from another kibbutz, ka fir oz, which, like nir oz, was also the site of a massacre by hamas gunmen. saturday 13 were released, including noan and alma or. their father is in captivity. their mother was murdered october 7th. for so many children so far, that must be the worst part of it, learning they lost a parent or both parent. or in the case of every child released today, learning their fathers are still in captivity. in a moment, a woman who welcomed back six family members, then had to tell them one by one that their father, uncle, grandfather, husband was dead. let's go first to oren liebermann in tel aviv. oren, what's the current status of the 11 hostages freed today? where are they tonight? >> reporter: john, just a short time ago at the medical center not far from where we're standing confirmed that all 11 hostages released today, eight children, three women, had been admitted to the hospital. we saw the helicopters flying up from the crossing where they came into israel flying right up the beach around where we're standing now and towards the hospital behind us here. they went through initial medical checks when they first entered israel for the first time in more than seven weeks. they are now at the hospital, where they'll stay for as long as is needed. we got pictures from the hospital earlier showing the lengths they went to to be ready for those hostages to come in. they'll go through medical checks, start to deal with their physical condition and their mental health condition as well, john. >> what can you tell us about how the agreement for the extended two-day pause in fighting came together? >> reporter: there was always the possibility out there on the israeli side when the government approved this agreement. there was the possibility for every ten hostages released there would be another day in the pause in the fighting. hamas indicated that as well. but over the course of the past four days, it looked like the agreement itself might fall apart. there was a tremendous diplomatic effort to hold it together, especially over the weekend, to get it to this point. there was also internal pressure on the israeli government now that hostages have started coming out of gaza, to keep that process going, to bring all of them home now. so, there was the international pressure on both parties, israel and hamas, to keep this pause going, especially because it allows humanitarian aid to go in. there was domestic pressure at play as well. and the possibility was always there. it was the countries as the mediators and the u.s. who helped it get over the line to the point where we now have another 48-hour pause in fighting, 20 more israeli women and children will be released over the course of the next two days in addition to 60 palestinian women and children held in israeli jails. >> there's only been one american released so far. is the biden administration saying anything about where efforts stand to bring additional americans home? >> reporter: so, you're absolutely right. only to this point is 4-year-old abigail edan been released from hamas captivity. there are at least two more women we know of who are american israeli who could be released under the terms of the agreement as well as some men who would have to be part of a different agreement. the white house says they're still working on this hour by hour. but they don't have any update on the condition of the other american hostages being held in gaza. and they don't know when they could be released. it is effectively just waiting for the lists to come out every night or the following day and seeing if there are americans on them. that is a very difficult position to be in, as the u.s. and israel wait for updates. >> so, oren, israel's defense minister said today that the idf will fight even harder when the fighting resumes. is it clear what that means? >> reporter: so, israeli troops remain in gaza in the thousands, perhaps even in the tens of thousands. they have simply taken up defensive positions. and from the very beginning, israel's war cabinet and others have said, this is still a war. hamas has said that as well. the moment this pause in fighting is over, the war itself is back on in all of its intensity and all of its horror. clearly hamas and israel are preparing for those next steps. and israel's defense minister laying out what that will look like. it is worth noting, john, that at the beginning of this agreement here, israel put out 300 names that could be released, palestinian women and children, saying, look, this is the list we could put out if you release enough israelis. israel's prime minister office added 50 women to the list earlier this evening. that's an interesting dynamic because they seem to be saying, we have more prisoners we could release here if you keep releasing hostages. the tools are there. the question is, can the diplomatic effort get it to that point? right now we're only looking at the next 48 hours for a truce and a pause in the fighting. getting it past that may be difficult. but clearly the international effort, the mediators, are trying to make that happen. we'll see if they're able to here. >> that is an interesting development tonight. oren liebermann in tel aviv. thank you, oren, so much. our next guest got six family members back yesterday. her mother, her sister, a niece, nephew, cousin, and aunt, all taken from kibbutz be'eri. thanks so much for joining us. we have a photo of you holding your sister's hand after she was released. can you describe what it was like to see and hug your family members for the first time yesterday? >> it was unbelievable at first. you know, we are waiting for this moment for almost two months, and it was just a surreal moment. we were so excited and so happy. it wasn't, of course, the -- something is still missing, you know. my brother-in-law is still there. my sister came without her husband and her children without their father. but for now, we were so, so happy to see them zpoand to hug them and to hold them and to just be together. >> we have video of your family members after the release. how is everyone's health? how are they doing right now? >> physically, they're doing fine. you know, there are small issues. but they were treated in the hospital. they're not in the best shape, but physically they're okay. mentally, you know, they've been through a lot. it's not something that, you know, that goes away once the scenery changes, unfortunately. they're happy to be back. they're happy to be with us. but there is a long way to go. >> what have they told you about their time in captivity? and how did they cope? >> there's not much i can share. there's also not much they shared. but mentally, they tried to hold on to the hope that they would be released. it became harder and harder, as the days passed by. so, i can say that, really after meeting them, it has become so much clearer, that it is so urgent to get everyone out of there as soon as possible. it's not something that people can hold on to forever. and 52 days is already way too much time to try to hold on in these situations. >> i understand you are nine months pregnant and that your dream was to have your mother and sister back to be with you in the delivery room. how does it feel now to know that that dream can be a reality? >> it feels amazing. it feels amazing. i'm really blessed that my family is here and my sister and my mother. and i really couldn't imagine the possibility of giving birth without them with me. you know, once they're back, it's such an amazing experience. but it's also, you meet the reality that they have been through. and so we are both excited and happy and so relieved and also trying to hold on to each other, to keep each other strong, to keep the faith and the hope that my brother-in-law will come back. so, now i am still praying that until i give birth he's back here with us and to be a full house as much as it can be. because we lost our father and our uncle and aunt. but we're praying for his return and for all the hostages' return. >> you mentioned your father. your father was murdered on october 7th. and i am so sorry for your loss and your family's loss. it must have been incredibly painful to tell everyone yesterday. they didn't know. i mean, how are they holding up after hearing that? and what do you want people to know about your father? >> so, it's -- i don't know if it's possible to describe how hard it was to be the bearer of this kind of news. they've been through so much. and -- and it was really devastating to be -- to need to be the person to tell them this. and it broke them. there's no -- it broke them. my mother and my sister. but at least we had the chance to mourn together, which was something that was deprived of me until yesterday. my father was an amazing, amazing man. and family, for him, was the most important thing in the world. and one thing my mother said, she said that the fact that we are here and safe and praying that my brother-in-law will be with us soon is definitely something that he would be proud of. and i tried to think of him and to take power from the man he was and not to -- not to be broken by the fact that we lost him. >> your father would be so proud of you and the strength that you've shown. and may his memory be a blessing. you've been through so much. we're so sorry for your loss. hug your family tight, please, for us. thank you. >> thank you. next, despite so much sadness, more of the joy of families reunited. we have some new video to show you just in of hadas calderon today, as she gets the news that her son and daughter are coming home. and later, in this country, the man now in custody charged with shooting three palestinian college students in vermont. and the question, was it, as the victims' families say, a crime fuelled by hate? at the top of the program, we showed you these names, the names and faces of the hostages who have been released over the past four days. we spoke with one woman about what getting six loved ones back means to her, even as she mourns the loss of a father murdered on october 7th. right now, though, tempered as it is by sadness, a little more of the joy we have been seeing. and our gary tuchman has that. >> reporter: this woman is about to get her children back. her daughters, 8-year-old ela elyakim and dafna elyakim being reunited with their mother. their father was murdered on october 7th. their girls are back home, one of many emotional reunions. abigail edan turned four years old in captivity. her mother was shot and killed by the kidnappers. her father, was also killed. abigail tried to get away and was kidnapped. now she's home. on the right is charone avigdori. she was held hostage with her 12-year-old daughter, hugging her father, an incredibly emotional reunion, where you can feel the incredible joy with this husband and wife. then there are these stories, 9-year-old emily hand and 13-year-old hi la rotem, two friends together at a sleepover. emily's father said weeks ago he was informed his daughter was dead. he told cnn it was a blessing at the time. now they are back together. >> generally doing better than expected. >> her mother was kidnapped with her and is still being held, israel accusing hamas of reneging on the agreement to release mothers and children together. ilhan's mother talked to wolf blitzer. >> she had to say good-bye to her mother. her mother doesn't know what happens with hila. >> yoni asher is reunited with his wife, his 4-year-old daughter, raz, and his 2-year-old daughter aviv. all three of them were kidnapped. he asked, did you miss me, did you think about dad? his wife says, all the time. and then, there's this celebration with honks, applause, music. mother danielle aloni and her 5-year-old daughter amelia also released after the hamas rampage. the song playing in the background, "i am coming home." ♪ coming home ♪ ♪ tell the world i'm coming home ♪ >> reporter: gary tuchman, cnn, new york. >> more now on the help these families are getting as they face the future, some of it coming from our next guest, who himself, along with his organization, got to work immediately in the wake of october 7th. first by making contact with the families of the hostages, then by creating medical files for each of their loved ones, all while keeping in constant communication with those families over the last seven weeks and still staying in contact with them now, after some of their loved ones had returned home. this has been dr. ha guy levine's job as head of the hostage team for the missing families forum. >> tell me what you've heard from the returning hostages and their families, those who aren't requiring urgent medical attention. how are they and what have they experienced? >> it depends. of course extremely happy to be here in israel with their families, to be treated but our teams, 360 degrees of all aspects, psychological, medical, nutritional. they have many deficiencies. and you know, it's amazing how strong they are. and we learn from them amazing solidarity. we saw over the last several weeks amazing solidarity for the families. now we see among the hostages with offering scarce food to each other with a hostage saying to hamas, release her first because she is in worse condition than i am. and it's going to be a tough recovery to get back home. >> talk to me about elma aram. she's in an icu in critical condition. i know her family wants you to talk about her condition. what can you say about her tonight? >> i'm with the family over the last seven weeks. the son, brother and sister went with me together to the red cross. and we had a very, you know, emotional meeting at the red cross several weeks ago because they told the red cross, listen, if our mother would not get the medication she needs and actually who brought the medications to the table, she will be dying. please do something now. unfortunately, this is exactly what happened. at the same time, what we now realize, she didn't get the medications, rather simple medications, you know, for thyroid function. she didn't get the medication. so, she got deteriorated and deteriorated and deteriorated. when she arrived to the medical center, her body temperature was 82 fahrenheit. her pulse was slow. her consciousness was not complete. and her body was full of bruises that may have been from dragging her around like she's a sack of potato, an object, not a human being. s it's just difficult even to describe. so, that's something that the family wanted to tell not because it will help them. it will not help them. but because they care about the other hostages, the other families. they want the world to listen and understand that if the hamas will continue to deny medical access for the red cross team to visit and take care for the hostages or to release all of them now, they will not only die but will die without dignity, would suffer things that no human being should suffer. and the family showed me, you know, where a grandson seek and hide. on the 6th of october, she was well treated. she was independent living alone at her home in the kibbutz. and you know, abducted from her home so violently and neglected for such a long time. so, we don't have time. we know that some of those were injured, some were severely injured. we are very worried about all of them. >> 51 days in, what happens if they don't get that medical attention, the hostages that are still in captivity? >> well, some of them are clearly dying. and the conditions are poor. we're hearing now from the other hostages that some of them did not take shower for 50 days and they didn't get the foods they need. -- full of flies. again, complete neglect. and i don't know. i don't know. i really hope to get some good news. we are encouraged by the agreement with two more days, 20 more hostages. but, you know, this is torture that you get slowly. and they all need to be home now safely. >> doctor, we appreciate you being with us, thank you so much. >> thank you. you've seen the pictures tonight of all the women and children released over the past four days, but there was one man released yesterday by hamas as well. the story of who he is and why he wasn't part of the broader deal when we continue. you're probably not easily persuaded to switch mobile providers for your business. but what if we told you it's possible that comcast business mobile can save you up to 75% a year on your wireless bill versus the big three carriers? 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"his release was possible between direct contact between our diplomats and --" russia's ambassador to israel says. after the assault on israel killing more than 1,200 people and leaving more than 200 in captivity inside gaza, much of the world condemned hamas. but not russian president vladimir putin. instead, the kremlin invited a high level hamas delegation to moscow for talks. and putin has ripped into israel over its military response to hamas' raid, which has killed and wounded many people across the gaza strip. putin even comparing his invasion of ukraine to hamas' war against israel. >> translator: i understand that this war with ukraine, death of people, must be shocking. but what about the bloody state coup in ukraine in 2014, which was followed by the war of the kyiv regime against their own people in donbas? is it not shocking? what about the elimination of civil