CNN speaks with families in West Bank after IDF raid

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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As the truce expiration looms, Israel says a new group of hostages has been freed including an American citizen. Some of the hostages’ families sit down with Jake for an exclusive interview. This as Qatar says 30 Palestinians, 16 minors and 14 women, are being released Wednesday in exchange for the release of hostages in Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Twas a night in November at your pal's Christmas party when an elf arrives.
0:08.0	Oh, with a toffee night latte!
0:10.0	Hey everyone, who wants a Starbucks? Ooy! Same one for me!
0:16.0	Get the group together for Starbucks festive favorites.
0:19.0	It's IRL season.
0:21.0	At a Starbucks near you.
0:25.0	Ahem.
0:26.0	Subject of aid with tea while stocks last. The terrorist group Komas is still holding as many as nine Americans hostage.
0:37.0	When will they be released? The lead starts right now.
0:41.0	More hostages just set free, including two Russian women, but with the U.S. continuing to play such a pivotal role in negotiations,
0:52.0	why are so many Americans still in the hands of Hamas?
0:56.8	Some of their families sat down for a CNN exclusive with me this afternoon. There's so many other hostages who have not yet been released and time is of the essence and
1:09.0	more needs to be done and the work needs to continue swiftly.
1:14.0	Plus what we're learning about talks underway to extend the pause in fighting
1:19.0	so more hostages can be released and the urgency to verify this horrible
1:27.1	claim Hamas just made that the youngest hostage that they kidnapped, a 10-month-old baby and his family are now dead.
1:37.0	Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper and we start today with our world lead as
1:45.7	we are watching and we are waiting for this sixth group of hostages to return to
1:50.2	Israel. Sources tell CNN that at least one American is expected to be
1:54.5	included in today's release. Two other hostages, both Russians who moved to
1:59.3	Israel, were also free today. CNN teams were on the ground as a van carrying the two women
2:05.0	was met by a cheering crowd holding Israeli flags.
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