have the emotional reunions as 24 hostages, including 13 israelis, ten thai nationals, and one filipino, have been released as part of a temporary truce between hamas and israel. and more hostages could be set free at any moment. we're going to take a closer look at who's been released, and at the 49 palestinians that were also released as part of the steel. holding out hope. i'll talk to a man waiting to find out if his cousin and his cousins wife will be among the next group of hostages released by hamas. why he wants his loved ones to know this morning. and later, no holiday for donald trump's legal woes. the doj's thanksgiving day court filing spelling out just how dangerous trump's rhetoric can be, and why it's critical a gag order remain in place for the twice impeached, quadruple indicted, wonder of ex president. all of that and more is coming up. and a good saturday morning to you all, i'm katie phang. we begin today's coverage with the shaky and temporary truce between hamas and the israeli government. new this morning, hamas is claiming that israel has already broken the terms of the four-day cease-fire, after members of the israeli military opened fire on civilians killing two. nbc news has not confirmed this information. despite that claim by hamas, we are still awaiting the use of yet another release of hostages fr out of the gaza strip this morning. yesterday, hamas released 24 hostages from the gaza strip. 13 israeli women and children, ranging in age from 2 to 85. ten thai nationals, and one filipino. in exchange, israel released from its jails 39 palestinian prisoners. mostly women and teenage boys. meanwhile, more humanitarian aid has finally entered the region as part of the truce. more than 300 trucks are set to roll into gaza today, including at least 130,000 tons of fuel. this humanitarian aid is desperately needed as supplies of food, water, and medicine dwindled for civilians while the barrage of missiles made it too dangerous for aid workers to deliver the needed goods. despite this positive sign, hamas claims that the amount and the speed of the delivery of this humanitarian aid is also not honoring the negotiated cease-fire deal. while the world holds its breath for an extended cease-fire, as all sides navigate the diplomatic high wire act, the idf is already issued a warning to palestinians in southern gaza to not return to their homes. warning, the or is not over yet. joining me now, mark polymeropoulos, former cia officer and nbc national security and intelligence analyst. mark, thanks for being here this morning. we've been grateful for your analysis insight along the way. we wanted to ask you urination thoughts this morning about how this hostage handover unfolded yesterday and the upcoming release of hostages today. >> well, first of all, katie, i think it is an extraordinary ballet of multiple different factions and parties. the fact that yesterday went through, you know, smoothly, i think is a credit to all the negotiators behind the scenes. you see, perhaps, some hiccups today with hamas making some complaints. there's a qatari delegation that just arrived in israel as well. they are going to iron out some last-minute details, but all signs do point to this day to going forward, and you can't help but feel some emotion. you sought the joy among some of the israeli families, reunited with their hostages. pretty extraordinary. i think one thing we should look for now as we are on day two is when will the american hostages be released? there's ten of them in custody. i think several days, u.s. administration officials, they they expected out of this first, 50 out of this first four days, three american hostages. that hasn't happened yet. i think all eyes are on that. even president biden talked about that a young american three year old in custody, so, that's something to look for the next three days. >> mark, let's be clear. i want to ask about the fact we haven't seen any americans released yet. again, this is only the second thing is that four-day cease-fire. should we be reading anything into the fact that we haven't seen americans released, considering the fact that biden was actively, and the united states, frankly, actively involved in getting this negotiated deal done? >> right, katie. let's remember who we're dealing with here. this is hamas. it's a terrorist group. they are certainly engaged in psychological torture against all of the families of the hostages, and the hostages themselves. it's also a group we can't forget not only kill 1200 israelis, but also killed over 30 americans, took ten americans hostage. and certainly not a group anyone can trust. yet, you know, we have to move forward with the hope that americans will be released. and look at the end of the day, if americans are not, there will be significant disappointment within the biden administration. let's just hope we're going to see some progress in the days ahead. >> let's talk about that psychological torture, mark. hannah cuts here, one of the hostages that was successfully and safely released yesterday, islamic jihad claiming they had executed her and she had been murdered, and he obviously, she was released yesterday. so, that was a lie. how do factions like islamic jihad complicate things when it comes to the release of hostages in this case? >> katie, that's a great question, because clearly, hamas told many of the hostages but there are many groups, and one of their is palestine is one of the, haugen of the, faction one even more closely aligned, frankly, with iran. so, as the days go forward and that's part of the negotiations, when you've heard certainly reports that hamas has asked for time to actually be able to work with other groups to gather up the hostages for eventual release, that's what makes this so incredibly complicated. i know we have that ballet statement, you know, previously because there are multiple factions, multiple groups, the fact that there's a cease-fire now in some sense, you know, should enable hamas and, for example, palestine islamic jihad and perhaps others to gather some of the hostages. you know, without the threat of israeli bombardment. but no doubt, this is not just a negotiation between two parties. there are multiple parties involved. >> credible fears, not only for israel, but others that this cease-fire allows hamas to regroup. and regroup could be getting more aid from third parties. it could be just figuring out where to move the hostages through their elaborate and complex tunnel system that they have in gaza. how concerned should israel's defense forces be, at this time, considering the fact that there is now three more days left in the cease-fire, and as more hostages are released, israel agrees to add another day, if 50 hostages or let go, there's another day given for that cease-fire? >> so, look. the israelis, number one objective certainly is to return the hostages. i think we've talked about it before. this is part of the social pact we have with their citizens. if someone's taken, they're going to get them back. but it does kind of clash with their military objectives. and make no mistake, israel believes very strongly they have to restart offensive operations primarily down in the southern gaza strip. so, any delay, they're 100% right, will allow hamas to regroup, to reequip perhaps, to move fighters through the tunnels. move them throughout the gaza strip, and this is some concern. the other part, which i think that is something that is the big question not only in tel aviv, but in washington, it's the international pressure that is building on the biden administration, not only from arab allies, from the international community, but also from members of biden's own democratic party. usually, we give israel some runway as they prosecute these conflicts in gossip, at some, point we tell them to stop. the question is is at what point will the biden administration say, this is enough. i think this is of great concern to israeli policy makers. >> mark, before i have to let you go, we do have to ask about those 39 palestinian personnel that were like oh out of israel 's jails. one of the big objectives for hamas was to get these palestinian prisoners released. your thoughts about the exchange that's happening right now, in terms of the israelis, the americans, and other foreign nationals are allowed to be released by hamas, in exchange for the specific palestinian prisoners being led out of israeli jails? >> well, look we might not like it, in the united states or in israel, the hamas is going to get enormous credit amongst the palestinian population for the release of these prisoners. these prisoners will be treated as heroes. the israelis claim that there are security prisoners. they have blood on their hands. but in the eyes of the palestinian public, they are going to welcome home. it's also going to be a victory for hamas. now, israel understands this. they've had these lopsided traits and deals before. of, course famously, in 2011, they traded gullet to lead, are they recovered him, when the idf member, 4000 palestinian prisoners, one of whom was aghast in war, the current leader of hamas in gaza. so, i think we just have to understand that there are motions on both sides, and there will be celebrations amongst the palestinians and hamas is going to get credit for this. we might not like that, that's just a fact in the west bank, no doubt. >> it is just a part of how delicate and fragile and how absolutely difficult peace negotiations have to be for all of the nations and the parties involved. mark polymeropoulos, you have been with us since the beginning and we continue to help us with your insight. thank you for being here this morning. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> and joining me now for more, live from tel aviv, is nbc news correspondent erin mclaughlin. aaron, good to see you this morning. what more can you tell us about what we can expect about this next group of hostages that should be set to be released today? >> well, katie, the cease-fire appears to be holding, which means as you say, we do expect additional israeli hostages, as well as palestinia be released in the coming hours. a diplomatic source telling nbc news they expect at least 13 israeli hostages to be released today, following yesterday's successful exchange. meanwhile, this morning, we see really heartwarming scenes of israeli families reunited, including the munderf emily. just beautiful footage of nine year old ohad munder, running into his father's arms, seeing his father for the first time in 49 days. ohad, his mother as well as his grandmother, were among the 13 israeli hostages released yesterday. we are also seeing this morning, relief in gaza. according to the palestinian red crescent, at least 61 aid trucks full of essential, food, medicine, and water, badly needed items in the gaza strip, crossed in to gaza. and this morning, we saw palestinians out at the supermarkets, stocking up on those essentials, because the fact of the matter is the israeli military is warning this war is far from over. they are warning palestinians in gaza not to try to return to their homes in the north. saying this is just a temporary pause. katie? >> erin, there's also a warning being given by the idf to palestinians not even to return to the southern part of gaza, seeing how that is probably the target after this four-day cease-fire elapses. there's got to be a mixture of joy and elation on both sides, frankly, at this point, that there's been this release, this exchange, but a fear the bombardment will continue eminently. >> yeah, that's certainly the concern inside gaza. it's also a concern shared by the humanitarian community. i was speaking earlier this week with a w.h.o. official, who pointed out there are only two of the 24 hospitals in northern gaza strip, still functioning. he was telling me is absolutely their concern that when this war resumes, that the israeli military will set their sights further and further south, which, by the way, it's where they have told tens of thousands of palestinians to evacuate to. when that happens, just real concern about what might happen, and the humanitarian situation, while the sponsors, welcome humanitarian community arguing it is simply not enough. that a full cease-fire is needed, but that doesn't seem to be in the cards from the israeli military. and their perspective, katie. >> and d.c. news correspondent erin mclaughlin. it's good to see you. please stay safe. i appreciate it. we're going to continue to bring you the latest on the hostage release during this pause in the fighting in the israel-hamas war. as the second flight of hostages is expected to be free from hamas activity sometime today. but first, we're going to hear from one of the israeli families are still waiting to hear some good news about their loved ones. we've got a jam packed show for you this morning, so keep it right here for you on msnbc. you are watching the katie phang show. ang show still living with odors? 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>> we don't know anything about the location or safety. the last we know is, of his phone was to your located into the gaza strip. we heard nothing from them, and that is something really important that i hope the international community will put pressure, more pressure, on hamas to at least allow to publish at list of hostages and what's their situation, and to allow the red cross access to visit them and check on them, because you know, we don't even know if they are alive or not. >> yeah, boaz, in the prior segment, i was speaking to a former cia analyst about the fact that palestine islamic jihad has custody of some of the hostages that were taken on october 7th. do you have a concern that perhaps hamas does not have your cousin, and his wife, in custody, and perhaps is complicated in terms of this hostage return, because other factions like palestinian islamic jihad may actually have your cousin and his wife at this time? >> yeah. of course, i have this concern. we don't know. nobody knows, and hamas doesn't published their list or other organizations. but i do believe that hamas has strong enough control of the gaza strip that they can, if they actually want, get a hold on all of the hostages. >> talk about some of the dialogue you have had with the israeli government. there was a lot of pressure, obviously, from you and others and from the international community, to try to work on some way to get these hostages home. how do you feel about the agreement that was reached, to have this cease-fire in order to the facilitate the return of the hostages? >> i think it's the right way. i think, i mean, i hope and wish that we could get all the hostages back. but to some, it's better than nothing and anybody we can get back, is good and any price is worth it. any price. and you know, it's also good that we can get food and water and medical aid to civilian palestinians. that is also good. so, i think this is a good deal, the fact that there is an option to extend more cease-fire, more palestinian prisoners released, for more israeli hostages. it is aid is also good. i hope that they can get all of them back home, all of them have families that are waiting for them. >> boaz, as we say goodbye to each other, if aviv and liat could hear you now, what would you like them to hear from you? >> i would like them to hear that their kids, the three young adult kids that are in the picture there, art waiting eagerly for them to come back. and i also want to say one more thing. in the end, there are two nations here in this small land, and until everybody accepts that, and finds a way to live in peace together, we will have this kind of bloodshed. and that has got to stop. it's got to stop. >> boaz atzili, we will also pray for the safe return of your cousin, aviv, and your cousin's wife, liat. thanks for being here. i appreciate your voice. >> thank you, katie. >> and still to come on the katie phang show, harasser in chief, new details about the barrage of harassment trump's courtroom targets have suffered as a result of his relentless and d