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. you are live in the cnn newsroom. my colleague kaitlan collins is in tel aviv. jim acosta is off tonight. thank you for being with us. we are continuing with our breaking news. emotions running high in israel tonight as a second group of hostages make its way back home. right now, these 13 israeli hostages ranging in age from 67 to just 3 years old are on their way to loved ones after being taken from their home by hamas seven weeks ago. at the same time, some 39 palestinian prisoners are returning to the west bank to large celebrations. you can see it there. up to the minute cov...

in gaza to be released but also the release today of 39 palestinian detainees and prisoners from israeli prisons. that followed the same number being released yesterday. the video you're looking at there, that's the scene on the west bank in just last hour. a huge celebration, crowds gathering there to meet those palestinians coming home from those israeli prisons. cnn's kaitlan collins is in tel aviv with latest developments on this second day of hostage releases. >> reporter: alex, we're in the second day, and now we are hearing from israeli officials that they have received the li...

Contactless delivery. how is that working out right now? >> yes. so tonga continues to have strict water -- [ inaudible ] tonga continues to have strict water closures. we continue to provide technical support remotely. unicef has shipped some supplies, wash kits and water purification tablets, nutrition supplies immediately, and while we continue to provide technical assistance remotely until they're able to open their borders. during the covid pandemic, we had strengthened the platform of working remotely and provided remote support. and during this response phase, we are just building on th...

And the families that they live in. so the other concern that we have is the effect of the ash, inhaling the ash, the respiratory issues that may come with it and skin issues. so unicef is providing wash kits, water purification tablets and masks and gloves, to protect them immediately while we ship other basic health and nutrition supplies, education supplies, also psychosocial support and technical support. my my colleague shaimaa khalil there with that report. we turn next to the pandemic. the vaccine makers pfizer and biontech say that they've started a clinical trial of a vaccine that's t...