hostages released today, a mother of three. her husband still in captivity. it comes as hamas claims a 10-month-old hostage, his 4-year-old brother, and their mother were killed in early israeli air strikes. the agonizing wait for their family as israel investigates. and the images from the west bank. palestinian health officials saying israeli forces shot two children during a raid. also tonight, the u.s. military aircraft crashing off japan, eight on board. at least one killed. the urgent search for survivors. the man charged in an alleged plot to assassinate an activist in new york city. the supposed link to india's government. the massive explosion caught on camera at an ohio body shop. three killed. what caused it? former president jimmy carter attending the funeral for his wife, rosalynn, as she's laid to rest in their hometown. after our reporting on deaths linked to infant loungers, what federal regulators are doing. and our annual nbc tradition, counting down to tonight's lighting of the rockefeller center christmas tree. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, everyone, and welcome. as we come on the air, it is early thursday in gaza, a new day that comes at the end of a six-day truce that has brought relative peace to the embattled territory in exchange for the release of israeli hostages by hamas. tonight, the two sides may be very close to agreeing to another extension, following the release of 16 more hostages this evening just before a midnight local time deadline. included in today's release, one american, a 49-year-old wife and mother. eight other americans remain held in gaza. under the current deal, 30 additional palestinians are being released by israel. negotiations over possibly extending the truce appear to be hanging on the question of just how many hostages remain under hamas control. the group now claiming some of the hostages including the youngest, a 10-month-old infant, were killed during israeli bombing. there is no confirmation of that. a lot to tell you tonight. let's begin with chief foreign correspondent richard engel with some late developments. >> reporter: another american has been freed by hamas tonight. 49-year-old liat beinin. she works as a tour guide at yad vashem and was taken hostage from a safe room on a kibbutz near gaza while her husband tried to fight off the hamas attackers. her husband remains a hostage. president biden reacting tonight. >> liat beinin is safe in egypt. she's crossed the border. i talked with her mother and father, and they are very appreciative, and things are moving well. she'll soon be home with her three children. >> reporter: beinin is only the second u.s. citizen hamas has let go following 4-year-old abigail edan whose parents were both murdered during hamas' october 7th massacre. also new tonight, hamas released two 18-year-old men, something the group said it would not do considering all military-aged men and women potential soldiers. in exchange, israel released 30 palestinian prisoners. israel has said hamas must release at least ten hostages a day to keep the truce going. otherwise, it will resume bombing, but hamas today said it's unable to release the bibas family claiming shiri and their 10-month-old kfir was kilted -- killed previously by an israeli air strike. the israeli military and the family said in statements they're working to verify that claim. yael and navi were among six members of the avignon family hamas freed last weekend. their father remains in gaza. nava is 8 years old and a soccer fan. yael is 3 and has a big smile but now only speaks in a whisper after being told by hamas to stay quiet for 50 days according to a relative. >> what has it been like for you and all the families each day waiting by the phone, maybe they're on the list, maybe they're not on the list. are they alive? are they dead? what has this process been like for you? >> it's been a nightmare. it's been hell on earth basically, because, you know, imagine this one day, you know, just living your life, having a happy large family, and then one day in a couple of hours, it's completely shattered. people have been murdered and taken from their safest place. now we have some air in our lungs finally because six of them have returned. >> so, richard, help us understand where things stand tonight about the possibility of extending the cease-fire. >> reporter: so, israel has not made any formal announcement, but multiple sources directly involved in these negotiations tell us that things are looking good, that there will be very likely a two-day extension starting from now at a minimum. it could go beyond that with the same terms applying, that hamas has to release at least ten hostages a day, lester. >> richard engel with late details tonight, thank you. there is new concern this evening about escalating violence in the israeli occupied west bank where the u.n. says more than 200 palestinians have been killed in recent weeks. raf sanchez has that part of the story. we have to tell you, some of the video is difficult to watch. >> reporter: tonight, as an uneasy truce holds in gaza, violence is surging in the occupied west bank. israeli forces storming a refugee camp in the city of jenin hunting for militants from hamas and islamic jihad, but the palestinian health ministry says israeli troops also killed these two boy, 8-year-old adam and 15-year-old basil. this is the moment adam was shot. they called out for help. a second video appears to show basil with a group of other teenagers before he too is shot. israel's military says a number of suspects hurled explosive devices towards idf soldiers. the soldiers responded with live fire. basil does appear to be trying to light something, but there's no evidence we've seen that either boy threw explosives. israel says it killed these two militants during the operation, and hamas calling on west bankers to escalate all forms of resistance. jenin and other cities have been raided repeatedly by israeli forces since the hamas attack on october 7th. the u.n. says a record 232 palestinians have been killed so far including at least 61 children. >> the situation is boiling and getting worse rapidly. >> reporter: in jenin, a final good-bye from basil's mother. "where did they hit you, my love," she asks. raf sanchez, nbc news, tel aviv. tonight's other top story, the deadly crash today of yet another american osprey aircraft. this one a u.s. air force plane on a training mission off the coast of japan. courtney kube has more for us from the pentagon tonight. >> reporter: overnight a u.s. air force osprey crashed into the waters off japan's southern coast with eight u.s. airmen on board. tonight, u.s. military officials say the remains of one have been found and that search and rescue efforts continue. the airmen, assigned to the 353rd special operations wing at kadena air base in japan, were on a training mission when japanese officials say the osprey disappeared around 2:40 p.m. local time. the osprey is unique, capable of taking off and hovering like a helicopter, then tilting its rotors forward to fly like a plane, but it's an aircraft with a troubled history. in august 2022, air force special operations command grounded all 52 of it's ospreys for more than would weeks after clutches repeatedly malfunctioned and deadly crashes with marine ospreys as well including four killed during an exercise in norway last year, five more marines killed just three months later in southern california, and this august, a marine corps osprey went down in australia killing three marines on board including norm lewis' son, major toby lewis. >> i'm concerned about any pilot, military pilot in flying and the things they have to do. >> reporter: he says toby loved flying the osprey. >> i don't know the cause of toby's crash, and i do not know the cause of this crash, you know, and i think the military will figure that out, and they'll decide whether these airframes are still safe to fly or not, or they'll correct the problem. >> reporter: boeing and bell who build the osprey say they are standing by to provide any requested investigation support. tonight, defense officials tell nbc news that search and rescue efforts are expected to continue for at least another 72 hours. lester. >> all right, courtney kube tonight, thanks. here in new york, prosecutors say it was a planned hit job linking a foreign government official to a plot to assassinate a u.s. citizen. ken dilanian is following this. ken, who was the target? >> reporter: lester, the justice department announced charges today in what prosecutors say was a murder-for-hire plot to assassinate an opponent of the indian government in new york city. the intended victim was a sikh activist who wants sikhs to have their own country inside india. the new york plot fell apart when the accused tried to hire a hit march who turned out to be an undercover law enforcement officer. the plot is sparking deep concern inside the u.s. government because the justice department says it was planned by an indian government official who described himself as a senior intelligence operative. prosecutors say the plot is linked to another incident in june when a sikh separatist was shot in canada. u.s. officials say these cases are raising concerns about how far even friendly governments will go to target their enemies. lester. >> ken dilanian, thanks. now to the crisis at the southern border with crossings in texas and arizona overwhelmed. we're seeing some dramatic water rescues. morgan chesky has more and a warning, some of these images are tough to watch. >> you got it. you got it. >> reporter: frantic rescues on the rio grande. [ speaking non-english ] >> come here, sweetie. >> reporter: dps marine units pulling frightened migrant children from the water, body cams capturing parents too weak to move. troopers reviving this mother with cpr. the rescues is part of what customs and border protection is calling a shift in migration trends impacting both texas and arizona. >> this is the biggest day i've ever seen. >> reporter: the area near tucson so overwhelmed, cbp saying they had to divert agents from one crossing to help process thousands of migrants while in eagle pass, texas, cbp suspended u.s.-bound traffic on a bridge so they could free up even more agents. in san antonio -- >> how concerned are you you can't keep up? >> we are very concerned. >> reporter: the migrant resource center over capacity forcing hundreds to sleep in their parking lot. [ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: this man brought to tears over the crumbling state of his native venezuela. he survived the four-month journey and now hopes to bring his family here. the father of two making a personal plea to president biden. [ speaking non-english ] a bipartisan group now negotiating on border policy as some republicans are pushing for changes in exchange for funding for both ukraine and israel. >> this is not the moment to begin eroding our values in exchange for emergency aid. >> make people believe they just can't come here and stay, and they'll stop coming. >> reporter: and tonight texas governor greg abbott sharing that until president biden secures the southern border, texas will keep busing migrants to sanctuary cities. lester. >> okay, morgan, thank you. also tonight the massive explosion caught on camera at an auto repair shop in ohio. the blast igniting a large fire and shaking buildings as far as six blocks away. at least three people were killed. the fourth was injured. the cause is under investigation. the house of representatives is aiming for a friday vote to determine the fate of new york congressman george santos. ryan nobles is on capitol hill. ryan, is the house speaker signaling to his members how to handle this vote? >> reporter: yes, he is, lester. the house speaker mike johnson said today that he wants his members to vote their conscience when it santos, and while there is a growing group of both republicans and democrats publicly stating that they plan to vote to expel santos, his removal is not a guarantee. it requires a two-thirds majority, which would mean 290 votes, and today there were several republicans who said they're not prepared to take that step. in fact, johnson himself said that he is concerned about the precedent that it might set. of course, santos was the subject of a scathing ethics report, which accused him of breaking the law and violating multiple house rules. lester. >> ryan nobles, thanks. in plains, georgia, a final farewell to former first lady rosalynn carter. the family motorcade passing through the small town the carters called home. friends and family including former president jimmy carter gathered at the baptist church where they taught school for decades. mrs. carter was remembered today for her selflessness. in 60 seconds why a major union battle may be coming to tesla and the good news about oil and gas prices. how low they might go during the holidays. dude you coming? because the only thing dripping should be your style. plop plop fizz fizz with alka-seltzer plus cold & flu relief. also try for fizzy fast cough relief. 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