hostages out and aid in, red cross gets access. so again, we have one more day today, hopefully we can get this thing extended and we'll see. >> any other way they feel they can determine the condition of the hostages, especially the americans? >> that's why the red cross access is so important because it's eyes on, it's an independent view and look to see how these people are doing. and that's why it's so important, why we have been fighting for it. >> thank you, john. regarding the attack in jerusalem which hamas has taken credit, does the u.s. view the attack to be a violation of the ongoing truce between israel and hamas? >> i don't want to get -- i'm not a lawyer here, this attack happened in jerusalem, the pause is in the fighting more specific to gaza. >> so simple as that. it wasn't -- therefore it didn't violate. >> didn't technically violate the deal in place but obviously it's a stark reminder of who they are facing and wa kind of enemy they are opposing. >> back to the photo on angola. >> one question. >> you don't think -- african leader, you can't take a question from an african journalist. >> i have one -- >> basically, john, you said -- >> is there -- african question, because -- >> thank you, thank you so much. >> all right, we can end this briefing if it's not going to be respectful here. chris -- >> that's what i'm saying, you have an african leader and don't take a question -- >> thanks, everybody. thank you. >> sandra: so that is it for the white house press briefing. john kirby, karine jean-pierre, did not take questions, john kirby did for a while there on the initial question over the pause, john kirby off the top saying he figured that that would be the first question out of the gate, of course, it was. he says i don't have any additional information on that right now. there's a whole lot that is going on and john kirby really not adding to any further detail as to what is going to happen next as we await more hostages to be released, john. >> john: yeah, that briefing ended rather abruptly, sounded like the correspondent for africa today has tried to get a question in, and as has happened in the past, karine jean-pierre declared he had not been called on and she was going to observe decorum or end the briefing, so she ended the briefing. i thought it was significant that kirby said it was a good thing that they got another day of a ceasefire today, day seven, see if seven can be turned into 8, 9, 10, and so on, indication the white house is pushing for an extended ceasefire here in an attempt to get as many hostages out as possible. the problem is, as we talked with lindsey graham and avi mayer of the jerusalem post, every day the ceasefire stays in place is more difficult for israel to say we are going to go back and start military operations. >> absolutely, and john kirby was asked out of the gate about the humanitarian pause, he said we are glad we got a 7th day out of there. i don't know there will be more, we certainly hope. the final american woman hostage, said i don't have additional information on that individual or what her condition is. hope we get more details and information soon. >> mia shem, the 21-year-old we saw in that horrible-looking cast with her arm sort of up like this, she had a grievous wound in her upper arm, she was taken from that supernova festival, that's her mom there on the left, you can see her there on the right hugging what i believe is her brother. she was released today and you can imagine what a happy homecoming that was. >> sandra: john, indeed. those pictures just in to us and on the screen now. john, thank you. meanwhile, so far hamas has been freeing only women and children. our next guest is calling for the release of their 22-year-old son, a gifted pianist, kidnapped from the music festival. edi, thank you for your time and joining us. please do give us an update on what you know right now and what you believe is going to happen next with your son. >> well, i hope that he will be coming back, obviously i have no idea where he is, what's with him. we don't know from the 7th of october we have not heard from him since. we are really hoping that maybe the red cross will come in and see what's going on with all the hostages that are still there. have not done that until now, which is very important, they'll do that. and i'm waiting, i'm waiting to find out about my son, when he'll be home, and as you said, sandra, he is a male, he's 22, and it's not into this category of woman or children, and it's very -- it's been really difficult. we are really happy, you know, impersonally very happy for everybody that's coming out but i'm still waiting for my son, you know. i'm a mother and doesn't matter what age your son is, he will always be my son, my baby, and i miss him and want him back home. >> sandra: we have been putting beautiful pictures up of your family idit, of your beautiful son, 22 years old, alon, and cannot imagine what you are going through. another mother whose son is in captivity pleading for his release. his arm was blown off. she's concerned about the medical help he may be receiving. >> yeah, i have to say something about that. my son was with him. they were both in the bomb shelter, and my son was with him and they were taken together in the truck. so i know, it's about herch i know him very much. and his family, we were just talking just two minutes before i went on to find out each other what's going on, and if we know something. they are wonderful people and this boy is just like my son, 23, my son is 22, and we are both waiting and hoping that they will come out, yeah. >> rachel's son was there at the festival celebrating his 23rd birthday. he turned 23 just days before this happened. so, sounds like you've been in touch with that family and rachel, she joined us on the program on tuesday, and idit, we cannot imagine what you are going through, she tried to explain what she is. here she was. >> i would love bigger numbers of hostages because i think having ten at a time leaves a lot of room for that delicate thread to break at some point. i don't know how to predict or explain what is taking place there now. i just am a mom, and i want my only son to come home to me. i'll take him with one arm. >> sandra: idit, if you could, could you stand by with us for just a moment? we want to speak to you more, we have an update from the idf, their spokesperson is giving an update right now. let's listen. >> continuing and waiting the arrival of additional abductees, and in accordance to the plan is planned. during the night we insisted on the return of the children and women. do so tomorrow as well. the qatari and egypt, the intermediaries are also committed to the agreement to be continued so the ceasefire will continue. idf is ready to continue the war. prepared for the attack at any moment in time, tonight as well as tomorrow, at any time. we are complete readiness on all fronts. the hamas terror organization is documenting bibas and the entire family in our hearts. we will do everything we can to bring our abductees back. speaking about psychological terror which hamas is activating against the families and all of israeli citizens. the intention is to harm, to cause us harm and pain. their claims -- hamas claims are still not confirmed and this repeats and stresses the fact that all should know, the medical condition of all the abductees should be examined by red cross or any other organization, what they agreed upon and that's how we are preparing for tomorrow as well. our hearts are in the members of the abductees and all those whose members have -- we have a great ethical obligation to bring all the abductees back home. this morning three citizens were murdered in jerusalem in a terrorist act and also an occasion in jordan valley. one was killed by idf. preventing additional terrorist attack. today is the day for appreciating and showing appreciation for all the handicapped and all those of idf soldiers who were injured. we all know how hard and difficult and heavy a price we are paying for all those who are injured in body and spirit. and i salute you all and i hope you have a happy -- a quick recovery. regarding blinken's visit, are there any limitations about the combat on our part? and what about the obligation to have ten abductees return a day. we are committed to continue as agreed before. we have a list of women and children, that was agreed upon. women who were returned, the two was on the list of these citizens of israel, yesterday, 12 returned and today a dozen, to ten. that's what we had agreed upon, i repeat and said it before, tomorrow as well, there are rules, women and children is the agreement that was made and has to be met. regarding blinken, secretary of state, the chief of staff met him as well together with the prime minister and members of the cabinet that the chief of staff presented to him what had happened to date in the war and stages in the next stages we speak on a regular basis with the chief of staff of the u.s. and we are looking at the original aspect and the terrorist actions that are happening in this, and also about the next stages in gaza i repeat, i say male and female abductees, i'm saying male and female until it's all settled, it's not settled. yesterday 12 were returned. 12 were returned. who are now list. and the agreement is ten and there was a list we insist on getting the maximum possible. that's what happened every day so it would be today. we are seeing in the north sector hezbollah with vehicles wondering about -- i'm going to talk only what i know about. i tell facts i know. i saw in the north together with the chief of staff spoken to everybody, we looked at the present situation beyond a discussion with them the situation, picture -- we are at high level of readiness. we are flying over, we are seeing and ready for any terrorist act. we are going to be ready for and are ready at all borders, including the north. thank you very much, and have a good evening. >> sandra: all right, so that's the update from the idf briefing as this truce is extended beyond what we heard from john kirby earlier. it looks like we are still in a wait and see, john. >> john: we are. he did have, didn't have any news, because he did not really know anything, but he did mention kafir bibas, the 11-month-old baby and his family, saying they heard the reports from hamas, they have not been able to confirm what hamas is saying and what hamas is saying is that his brother and mother were all killed in an israeli airstrike. as we were talking with avi mayer from the jerusalem post, rumblings in israel, the bodies of three israelis would be returned and that could potentially be kafir bibas and the other members of his family. we don't know anything further about that, and there was month more information. >> sandra: and wanted to make sure i said thank you to the money of alon, the 22-year-old man still in captivity. his mother joining us a short time ago, idit pleading for his release, how difficult it is for these mothers. we will rachel on on tuesday, whose 23-year-old son as we learned was taken into captivity along with alon. just imaginable for so many parents who are seeing the stories and the parents pleading for their children's return. >> john: and it's horrible what happened to those young people in that particular case. they all tried to escape the festival and go into a bomb shelter to hide from hamas, get away from hamas, and hamas kept throwing grenades into that bomb shelter. some were thrown back out but some exploded inside, killed a number of young people. that's what took half of herch's arm off. but can you imagine, being at a music festival and suddenly hiding out in a bomb shelter and terrorists are throwing hand grenades inside the bomb shelter. >> sandra: their lives changed. >> john: that's what they went through, unbelievable. all right. israeli officials are now trying to document all of the atrocities that were committed against women. first respondsers have described the bloodshed, torture and sexual trauma inflicted on women and girls in the final moments of their girls. critics say the united nations has not been tough enough on this, and feminist groups are silent. more people are silent, including sheryl sandberg. >> anyone with a mother, a sister, a daughter, must speak out now to condemn rape as an act of war. >> john: the president of an american news agency covering israel and the middle east, we will talk to her about that silence and the u.n. role investigating these crimes. but gillian, how are the families of hostages responding to this. >> sound bite from one of them. hamas we know is using rape as a weapon of war against women, young girls, mostly thanks to forensic exams done on corpses after october 7th. the families of hostages are ringing alarm bells to answer your question, they think hamas is still continuing to commit sexual atrocities against people in captive. take a listen. >> i also want to bring out, there are young women that we have to get out of there, i will not say what is happening, but we all know what is happening to young women. >> u.s. lawmakers on capitol hill say they have seen the evidence as well. take a listen. >> hamas raped women and killed frail and elderly civilians. that's who hamas is. >> so now american and israeli jews say groups that claim to care deeply about women are failing them. israel's first lady writes the silence from international bodies over hamas mass rapes is a betrayal of all women. it's not the condemnations of gender-based violence by hamas have been weak or insufficient, there have been none at all. an official from u.n. women, a group dedicated to protecting women declined to protect the sexual violence condemning instead to investigate all alleged violations, and from mayim bialik, where are the believe them voices, those of us who have sought to shout from the rooftops when women's bodies are used in war for the sadistic pleasure of perpetrators are astounded how the world is silent. and chuck schumer blasting civil rights groups also complicit, failing israeli women. >> not long ago many of us marched together for black and brown lives. we stood against anti-asian hatred, we protested bigotry against the lgbtq community, fought for reproductive justice. but apparently, mr. president, in the eyes of some, this principle does not extend to the jewish people. >> the u.n. secretary general finally weighing in on this issue 50 days into this war after these mass rapes were committed, he tweeted about it yesterday. john, secretary blinken is in israel, back in tel aviv, we will hear from him any moment at a presser. back to you. >> john: the silence from the world is remarkable and the u.n. official had the incomprehensible word salad that martha was talking about yesterday. >> sandra: thank you for joining us. the word salad offered up by the u.n. official, the u.n. official went on cable news and was pressed about the atrocities by hamas and couldn't explicitly condemn hamas for their actions. watch this. >> u.n. women is deeply, deeply alarmed at the disturbing reports of gender-based and sexual violence on october 7th. >> is there a reason sarah you can't specifically call out hamas and the mounting evidence now over seven weeks that israeli investigators have collected. >> u.n. women always supports impartial, independent into serious allegations of gender-based or sexual violence. >> what is that? >> it's a walkback for sure and i think a big problem going on that women around the world are not coming forward and they should be and it doesn't matter if you are a jew or not a jew or you are israeli or korean or thai, there has to be a unified message here that they won't stand for women being violated whether killed, maimed, raped, and there were people that i spoke to and there were witnesses that were here in israel that saw what happened. forensic experts that were able to tell many journalists here what they saw. there were people on the sidelines who hit during the raid music festival. it's not like there aren't testimonials that have come out. we know right now that about 30% of the women were -- of the 240 to 250 that were kidnapped were part of the contingency of women in gaza. to date there are about 25 or 26, i'm not sure of the exact number, but about what's left. we have to worry about the women that are still there, simultaneously asking the questions as journalists what's really going on right now. >> sandra: i want to highlight the podium here, as we await secretary of state antony blinken. he is offering up a solo press availability. this is the live shot in tel aviv, israel, we have the shot up now. we do expect that we will hear from him shortly. but meanwhile, this is chuck schumer. he took to the senate floor here to talk about jewish americans feeling alone in this moment. >> jewish americans are feeling singled out, targeted, and isolated. in many ways we feel alone. >> sandra: that probably resonated with so many that are feeling like that in this country right now. >> and you are absolutely right. i think there is sort of a sense ever going back to world war i and world war ii when jews were very concerned for their well-being. and here you talked about women, but we are talking at large that sentiments ever antisemitism and feeling concern just for your own safety. it's a strong issue you bring up and something that has to be dealt with as a bipartisan issue and has to be dealt with everywhere, whether it's on university campuses, it's in the halls of the hill, and it has to be dealt with globally. so i think it again requires international attention and really people who are there that bear witness to what happens can't be shy. you spoke about mihal herzog, but where are the sheryl sandbergs who are jewish, good for them. but as a woman who does speak about these issues as well, i would like to see the voices that aren't jewish come out on behalf of the women that are jews, antisemitism going on and you would then see a c change that everyone is talking about. >> sandra: you mentioned sheryl sandberg, this is the instagram from here. >> silence on this from too many is deafening. we have come so far in believing survivors of rape and assault in so many situations how can we ignore how these women spent the very last moments of their lives? >> sandra: a passionate plea, you wonder if it will be heard by those not outright condemning those acts. >> you know, sandra, we look at journalism in terms of facts and the u.n. secretary general and i don't think he passed journalism 101. come to israel, see what went down, speak to the forensic specialists themselves. >> sandra: appreciate your time, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> sandra: john. >> john: sandra, we are expecting an update any moment now from secretary of state antony blinken in israel. he's been holding talks with both israeli and palestinian leaders. updates on that as soon as we get them. >> sandra: plus two more hostages added to the list of those released by hamas, more expected to be set free soon. but can we see another hail mary extension in hopes of securing another round of releases? we are going do ask mark when he joins us live next. >> i support the idea of trying to get as many innocent people released as possible. but the idea that israel would not destroy hamas after october 7th is implausible. veteran homeowners, need to save money every month? call newday. pay off your high rate credit cards and car loan with an affordable va home loan from newday. you can save $500 every month. rates on credit cards have gone up to 22%. for late payments, as much as 30%, more than three times higher than a newday va loan. pay off your credit cards and car with a newday100 va loan and save. your 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