Israeli Aviva Siegel spent 51 days as a hostage in Gaza.

This weekend, she spoke with World about the horrific crimes she witnessed there.

I'm Travis Kircher, and in a moment, we'll have her story.

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With the more Israel-friendly administration coming in, might that be leverage for President Biden to get a hostage deal with Hamas?

We'll talk to an expert.

Also, today we'll hear that firsthand account from an Israeli woman taken hostage on October 7.

I know exactly what it's like, what it feels, and it's the worst thing that any human being should go through.

And later, we will meet a composer who finds inspiration in creation.

One of the best things I do is just get out back here and work in the garden.

And it's the exact opposite of everything things I do is just get out back here and work in the garden. And it's the

exact opposite of everything that I do in the office. It's Tuesday, November 26th. This is the

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Time now for the news. Here's Kent Covington.

The White House says a ceasefire agreement to halt fighting between Israel and Hezbollah may be close.

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.

The conversations that almost had were very positive. And as I said earlier, we believe the trajectory is going in the right direction here to potentially getting the ceasefire done.

The agreement reportedly calls for a 60-day ceasefire that could bring peace at least temporarily

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