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but the question remains. why did hamas strike now likely knowing the devastation that it would provoke in gaza? hamas spokesman name checked events at the mosque earlier this year as motivation for their attack. >> hamas has called this operation the storm of -- in reference of course to the mosque compound known as temple mount a place so holy to both jews and muslims here in jerusalem. >> earlier this year police raided the third holiest site in islam during the month of adan and pass over >> just as police step inside the mosque is considered incredibly provocative and aggressive...

you are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm alex marquardt in washington alongside kaitlan collins in tel aviv. jim acosta is off tonight. thank you for being with us. we are continue with our breaking news coverage of the war between israel and hamas. a nightmare that began seven weeks ago has finally ended for several israeli families. today a third group of hostages was finally released from the gaza strip. in just the past few hours, we've watched as they arrived at hospitals in israel to be reunited finally with their loved ones. and for the first time tonight, we're also seeing som...

the israeli army says 14 israeli hostages and three foreigners — including an american child — have been handed over to the red cross in gaza. the israel leave prison service also says 39 palestinian prisoners have been released as part of that deal. you see the coach there from ofer towards the checkpoint where some of those people will be reunited with friends and family. in gaza people have been using the humanitarian pause and fighting to get desperately needed supplies of food and fuel and medicine. we will have more on that throughout the program. among the group are sister...

and the number of prisoners freed to 117. let's take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. among the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live—streamed by the attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american—israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage — she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october seven attacks. he...

truce with hamas, whilst 39 palestinian women and children were released from israeli prisons as a part of the hostage deal between israel and hamas. today's releases brings the total number of hostages released during the window to sa and the number of prisoners freed to 117. let's take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. among the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live—streamed by the hamas attackers themselves. also for the first time, an...