Israel and Hamas Set to Swap Hostages
Velshi
MS NOW, Ali Velshi
4.7 • 793 Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2023
⏱️ 81 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning. It's Saturday, November 25th, and you're watching Velshi on MSNBC. |
| 0:10.5 | I'm Charles Coleman Jr. filling in this weekend for my friend and colleague, Ali Velshi, |
| 0:15.1 | and we have got a lot to talk about. First off, we're following breaking news this morning |
| 0:20.2 | on day two of a fragile pause in |
| 0:22.4 | the war between Israel and Hamas. |
| 0:24.9 | NBC News is reporting 13 more Israeli hostages are expected to be released today by Hamas. |
| 0:31.2 | 42 Palestinian prisoners are also expected to be released as well, according to Israel's |
| 0:36.1 | Channel 13. |
| 0:40.8 | We are a waiting word on when this exchange is actually going to happen. |
| 0:45.3 | If it is successful, it will be the second batch of hostages and prisoners released by the two countries as part of a deal that involves a four-day pause in fighting. |
| 0:50.5 | Over the course of these four days, Hamas has agreed to release a total of 50 women and children |
| 0:55.0 | that were taken hostage during the October 7th attack. |
| 0:58.0 | Now, in turn, Israel then agreed to release 150 Palestinian women and teenagers that it has attained. |
| 1:05.0 | As soon as we know when these exchanges are taking place, we are going to bring it live to you and let you know. |
| 1:11.9 | Our coverage of this exchange will take you there with pictures and reporting from our NBC |
| 1:16.4 | news team on the ground in Israel, and we will check in with them in just a few minutes. |
| 1:21.6 | But first, let's get up to date on the multiple trials of Donald Trump, where new developments |
| 1:26.6 | this holiday week might have slipped under the radar. |
| 1:29.3 | To start off, there are ongoing legal battles over a pair of gag orders against a former president. |
| 1:35.3 | Now, in a new brief opposing the temporary pause of the gag order in the civil fraud case in New York, |
| 1:40.3 | a court official with the judicial threats Assessment Unit detailed the torrent of harassment |
| 1:46.0 | that Judge Arthur Ingeron and his law clerk had been receiving. Now, let me say this again. |
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