-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ good evening and welcome to "the source." i'm kaitlan collins live here on the ground in tel aviv tonight, where 11 hostages have just arrived back on israel soil after being held hostage by hamas for 51 days. the ministry of health confirms that all 11 are now at the stras ski medical center in tel aviv, undergoing medical evaluations. nine of them are children. the youngest, 3-year-old twins yuli and emma. their mother, sharon, was also freed today. but these kids have one tragic thing in common. yuli, emma, and every single child who was released today have fathers who are still being held hostage tonight. think about that for a moment, how bittersweet it is to finally, finally be out of gaza, yet return home knowing that your dad is still in the clutches of terrorists. the hostages released tonight were all kidnapped from the same kibbutz, nir oz, in southern israel. they're all also dual citizens, but no one released today is an american. the israel defense forces released this video tonight showing the moment the hostages returned home. also home tonight, 33 more palestinian prisoners, their release following that announcement that there may be more to come. qatar confirmed cnn's reporting that this temporary truce will now go on for two more days, meaning two more days of hostages potentially being freed, palestinian prisoners being released, and more aid going into where it's desperately ne needed g, gaza. i want to bring in matthew chance for more on what we saw happen on the ground today. for the hostages who were released, can we talk about the fact that some of them have -- all of the kids have fathers being held. what else do we know about those released today? >> i think that's really important that they've all got fathers that are still being held hostage. even though they've gone through this traumatic event on october 7th and their captivity inside gaza, that hasn't ended. there's relief, of course, that they've been set free. but they've still got to deal with that trauma that they've got loved ones that are either dead or some cases have loved ones who are dead or their fathers are captive. and some of the details are quite interesting. they're all dual citizens, as you mentioned. i think that underlines just how international this disaster has been. you know, it's not just about israel. there's a whole group of people from joint nationalities and foreign nationals as well, who are also affected by this. and the fact that you've got 11 people, dual nationalities with fathers, still hostages, underlines both those points. >> and not clear when or if their dads are going to be negotiated to also get out. we're learning more about how the hostages are coming out, are telling us what it's been like for 50 days. >> a bit more. we spoke to a relative earlier today of some of the hostages released in the first group of the israeli hostage deal. and i spoke to that relative about what they've been told about how they were treated and what conditions they lived in inside gaza. take a listen. >> she doesn't know exactly where it is because they took them from place to place. but they were all of them, the three of them, were together all the time. but i can tell you that they ate, but they ate a lot of rice. sometimes they didn't have rice, so they ate only bread. it wasn't that they were eating, you know, fruit and vegetables and vitamins and whatever things that you need. she told me that if you want to go to the toilet, you have to knock on the door and only after one and a half hours or two hours they open the door and you can go to the bathroom. they got -- they were in a closed room. they weren't -- the room was locked, and they were by themselves. and that's it. >> yeah. so, you know, a good picture there of the sort of conditions that that group of hostages were kept in. there are so many people in gaza, so many hostages, all in different situations, some with different militant groups, some with families, who knows with criminal groups. everyone is going to have a different story when it comes to treatment. >> the other thing, part of this, is the palestinian prisoner release. as soon as the israeli hostages are back, that's when they're sent back to the west bank. it's 33, i believe, today. what more do we know about who was released? >> 33 because it's a ratio of 3 to 1 that's been agreed. and by the way, senior government official taught me earlier tonight that ratio will continue under the next releases that take place as well because that was previously agreed to, ten for every day of pause in the fighting. these people are women and children. they're, you know, often, in a number of cases, detained under -- they're in prison because of the special rules in israel, which allow the authorities to arrest people to prevent them from committing crimes in the future. it's a very -- administrative detention, it's called. it's a very controversial law in russia. but a lot of the people who have been detained in israeli jails and are being released as part of this prisoner deal, you know, have been detained on that basis, so without trial, without being accused publicly of any crime. >> i guess we will see that continue based on what you're hearing. matthew chance, thank you for that reporting. of course what today meant for the nine children who were israeli hostages, that means 30 children total. kids who were hostages for over seven weeks are now free. but there are many who are, including a 10-month-old baby. in the last four days, we have seen some incredibly emotional reunions. today 9-year-old emily hand discharged from the hospital she was at in israel. her father thomas initially believed and was told she had been killed on october 7th only to find out weeks later that she was a hostage. tonight she is back in her father's arms doing better than expected, he tells us. -- she got to hold her daughters ella and dafna. and for abigail edan, she is back with her family tonight. she's with her aunt and her grandmother. but notice she is not with her parents, who were murdered in front of her by hamas on october 7th. these reunions are the definition of bittersweet, if you can even call it that. many of them are coming home to families who are no longer whole tonight. 170 people roughly are still being held hostage by hamas and other militant groups in gaza tonight. for those hostages' families, all they can do is hold out hope that they return. you can count -- roman's loved ones among them. she was captured on october 7th, along with her husband and her 3-year-old daughter. at one point, they were able to escape by jumping out of a car that was taking them to gaza. they fled on bare feet, as hamas shot at them, which is when yarden handed -- to her husband, knowing he could outrun her. her husband and 3-year-old daughter survived by hiding for hours, but she was recaptured. i'm joined by her cuz, maya roman, back here with us tonight. thank you for coming back tonight. i wonder what was your reaction when you heard they announced there would be a two-day extension to the troops that was supposed to end tonight? >> we were very pleased, of course. we knew or we could -- we believed aidan would not be releasedmong the first hostages because she is a mother separated from her child. but she's not within the categories highlighted for the first 50 released. so, we were very pleased. we would like to see the release do on because we were not sure she would be back even within these two days. we actually just got word she won't be among those released tomorrow. so, we are hoping the more we can see more releases, that maybe we'll get her. and her sister-in-law also kidnapped, we can see them back home. >> just for people who aren't familiar with how this is working on a daily basis, when israel gets a list from hamas, they call not only the loved ones of the families on the list, they also call the families who are not on the list. you got a call that yarden is not on the list for tomorrow. >> true. i think it's very important for them to call every day, even those whose loved ones won't be released. today the release was so postponed the call was just a few hours before the release. and it's very hard -- very hard days. it's very hard days for the families. >> have you been able to hear from any of the other hostages coming in? have they seen her? do they have any updates on her condition, anything? >> unfortunately we don't have any concrete knowledge. we understand the hostages are kept in smaller groups, so it's not that surprising. but no one -- we haven't received any word so far. >> you and i spoke the other night and we talked about what it's like for her. and i didn't realize she turned 36 on october 22nd. and you're just a few months older than she is. you talk about how at these family events you're always together. you wrote something that it just touched me. you said, i strongly feel her absence in a time when things get out of control, when everyone is working, she's not there to calm us down, and remind us what matters is life and death. you said, for the last two weeks i've been trying to write sophisticated texts for the press and explain why there's a moral obligation to return the hostages. but in the end, i just want my cousin back because our family is incomplete without her. >> yeah. that's exactly it. her absence is strongly felt. she is very different amongst the cousins. she's the quiet one. she's the one who likes nature. on the one hand, we believe that she's the one best equipped to handle what she's going through. she's so mentally strong. and the other end, we miss her dearly. and especially during this week when it's been a very hard week every day waiting for the call, you know, hoping that maybe even though we try to keep our expectations low. >> i can't imagine the feeling that you're just waiting every night for the phone to ring and either it's really good news or it's not the news that you want. >> yeah, it's terrible. i mean, i think there are a lot of families going through the same thing. and we're very happy for the other families. we know some of them very closely, and it's very moving to see them come back. but, yeah, but it's really hard to go through it every day. you try to keep your expectations low. but still you always have this little inkling of maybe, just maybe we'll hear that today is the day. >> and of course she has a 3-year-old daughter that insists on opening the door but doesn't look to see who it is. i know you were also at the ka net et today hearing about the atrocities that happened that day and the sexual assault, the rape of women in a hearing. what did you hear from those survivors? >> it was very hard day. we were there to really talk about how the issue of the kidnapping, forcibly separating a mother from her child, is also a case of violence against women, which we believe the world should acknowledge. and at the same hearing we heard testimonies from zacha, who treat the dead bodies, and from the armed forces about just atrocities, bodies mutilated, things that i won't even repeat because they're so explicit i don't know if you want them on your show. butter terrible, terrible things. the zacha representative started trying at some point and it was a very hard hearing for everyone involved. i think it was very important. there were a lot of ambassadors present who talked about how they're going to take these testimonies back to their countries and also try and effect organizations, such as u.n. women and global organize zags dealing with women's rights, which have been much too silent. and it's very hurtful, especially for us in the feminist community in israel, which i am part of, to see, you know, our sisters now stay silent or not believe the testimonies of women. it's just horrendous, i think. >> i completely agree. and thank you for saying that and for being there. i know that was incredibly difficult for you to be there. and thank you for coming, even though you did not get the news you wanted. we are hoping that you do get that. thank you, maya, as always. >> thank you. ahead, there are many more families like maya's who are still waiting on word tonight. their families, their loved ones, still in captivity. some have hope tonight with this truce being extended for two more days. a major question is whether or not it is going to hold. we also have new reporting about the white house's expectations. why two americans they hoped would be released today were not. our coverage on the ground in israel will return in just a moment. two american women at the white house was anticipating would be released today were not. instead they remain in captivity in gaza tonight. a senior biden administration official says they do not believe hamas was intentionally holding back the americans, but the confusion over their fate is just one of the ongoing issues the white house is dealing with, as they are closely monitoring this ongoing temporary truce. >> as it has come out over the last three days, we don't really know until we get into the end game who's going to be actually on that list. and even then you've got to watch closely to see if who's on the list is folks that actually come out. so, we're watching and hoping. >> with me now is prominent israeli journalist nadal ay'all. glad to have you back. you've been such a helpful voice on this. with the americans not being released, the white house is trying to find out why they're not on the list. is hamas using them as leverage? >> i would guess that they are used as leverage. and we have been seeing hamas playing these sadistic games all along, including this night. they wanted those twins, kaitlan, that you spoke about in the middle of your game, ela and urie, to be released without their mother. it's not only the dad stayed behind because hamas wouldn't let them go, they wanted to rel release them without their mother at the beginning. that was one of the reasons we had this delay because israel simply wouldn't have it. they've been doing this all along. they know american hostages are powerful in washington and for them going forward. and they're playing for time. >> what do you make of -- it's quiet here, i should note. last time i was hear -- gaza is not that far. you can hear the bombardment going on there. obviously that's because the temporary truce is in place. why do you think hamas agreed to a two-day extension? >> hamas wants to have a permanent ceasefire. a permanent ceasefire for hamas means a win. it means a victory. they did this, they conflated israel, they had their ethnic cleansing and their massacre here. and now they get a ceasefire and negotiated prisoner release as far as they're concerned. this is where they want to go. every day opposed is playing for them as long as israel is releasing its prisoners for them. and these prisoners, it's very important to note, are being released to the west bank, most of them. by the way, those will be released tomorrow, some of them will be released to the sovereign state of israel. so, these are israeli citizens convicted of terror attacks or terror attempts. and they'll be released into israel. this is a big win for hamas. this means that, for hamas, it's presenting itself in the west bank. and here even with sympathizers of terror within israel, as, you know, the flag barrier. and this is something they want to continue. >> there are some of these palestinian prisoners who are being held here on -- they don't have any charges. they've not faced any trials. it's raised a lot of questions. it's deeply controversial for those reasons. the other issue i've heard from israelis here that they raise is they worry about the cycle of terror. there have been previous prisoner swaps where israel has agreed to let 1,000 prisoners go to get one idf soldier back. and now we see that person is the head of hamas. >> he was released in the -- deal in which 10,017 prisoners, many of them convicted of murder. one of them was yahya sinwar. he was convicted for murdering palestinians. he was labored in the gaza strip as the butcher of uninick sirianni -- butcher of unis. this is the reason he went to prison, not -- published by channel 7 and verified where i work about sinwar actually meeting some of the israeli hostages underground in the tunnels. the door opens, sinwar walks in, he says in he brew to the israeli hostages. my name is yahya sinwar. they identify him, and he says, you're safe here. and of course the reason he came there, israeli sources are saying, is not to make sure they're safe. he came there to send a message, and he also came there as these types of things to do to see what he has done, to see in front of him those israelis that were kidnapped. >> what you're saying is the head of hamas went underground to the tunnels, he spoke to them in he brew and told them that they're safe. after their families had been murdered, many of them had been raped. >> he was just saying that. this message -- he knew they would be carrying this back home. he goes underground. he's living underground. these are the areas in which he's operating for the last 50 days. and you can assume that when he ordered this attack against israel, he knew full well that he needs to be prepared to being underground for a very, very long time. >> out of fear for his life. why do you think he went and spoke to them? he knew some of them would likely be released, would come back, and would tell people that that happened. >> well, the only thing i can think about is the sort of psychopath killer that comes to the scene of the crime. this is the only thing i can think about. and the message is, i'm in control here, and i want to see those victims and to see what i have done. and i think that this was his message coming back to israel. you know, i'm in control here. and to those hostages, to those israelis that came from these kibbutzim, look at me. i'm responsible for you right now. this reassurance, of course, means nothing for them, the fact that they're saying, you're safe. he didn't need to do that. he wanted to do that. and this is something about sinwar. there's a reason he was called the butcher of han eunice many years before ordering this attack against israel. >> it's remarkable. thank you for that reporting which your outlet confirmed. thank you for being here. there's more to come tonight on the release of 11 more hostages today. my next guest had four of her relatives freed. her uncle, though, who is seen on the right here in these photos, he is still missing. he is still believed to be being held hostage. he is also critically ill. she's not only pleading to bring him home, but she's also asking, where is the red cross and why have they not checked on him and the other hostages who are still in gaza tonight? >> we only saw the red cross moving people from the kidnappers to the cars. we didn't hear anything else. and one wonders what is the role? >> more on that question right after a quick break. all right. 60 seconds to draw the perfect gift. what's it gonna be? a bottle of don julio, 1942, delivered. delivered with drizly. gifting without the guessing. drizly. all right, sheila, are you throwing a dress like a dad party, a birthday brunch, or a vow renewal for your dogs? yes! the right drinks delivered for any party. drizly. for some families here in israel, the past few days have been a mixture of elation and agony. imagine for a moment that after 50-plus days held captive, several of your loved ones are now back in your arms, there are tear of joys, but your other close relatives are still in the hands of terrorists tonight. my next guest is experiencing just that. four of her family members have now been freed as a part of this temporary truce, including her 34-year-old cousin da ro