Alex Hogan: Israelis Will Continue To Press Forward with the Goal of Dismantling Hamas After They Bring the Hostages Home

HOGAN Hi Jackie This ░░░░░░░░ the moment that families ░░░░░░░░ have been praying for ░░░░░░░░ weeks and demanding that ░░░░░░░░ government make happen the ░░░░░░░░ home for some of ░░░░░░░░ hostages These hostages today ░░░░░░░░ be flown to the ░░░░░░░░ Airbase in Israel and ░░░░░░░░ there they will be ░░░░░░░░ to other hospitals where ░░░░░░░░ will finally meet up ░░░░░░░░ again with their families ░░░░░░░░ is the current setup ░░░░░░░░ that air base It ░░░░░░░░ been lined with bags ░░░░░░░░ medical supplies hygiene products ░░░░░░░░ toys for the little ░░░░░░░░ We know that doctors ░░░░░░░░ therapists will be on ░░░░░░░░ to help them as ░░░░░░░░ are transferred to these ░░░░░░░░ facilities and that s ░░░░░░░░ where they will meet ░░░░░░░░ families Now as far ░░░░░░░░ the cease fire which ░░░░░░░░ currently underway military movements ░░░░░░░░ or attacks those are ░░░░░░░░ off the table but ░░░░░░░░ has said that it ░░░░░░░░ keep its forces some ░░░░░░░░ the ground there to ░░░░░░░░ and maintain the security ░░░░░░░░ they had on the ░░░░░░░░ Now we did see ░░░░░░░░ smoke rising just before ░░░░░░░░ truce one rocket was ░░░░░░░░ 15 minutes into the ░░░░░░░░ but since then it ░░░░░░░░ really been quiet Now ░░░░░░░░ noting before any cease ░░░░░░░░ we do see some ░░░░░░░░ up military attacks as ░░░░░░░░ sides try to hit ░░░░░░░░ other a little bit ░░░░░░░░ before a break and ░░░░░░░░ s also what we ░░░░░░░░ in northern Israel Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ as many as 50 ░░░░░░░░ yesterday in northern Israel ░░░░░░░░ is much more than ░░░░░░░░ a typical day There ░░░░░░░░ also major concern that ░░░░░░░░ pause in fighting will ░░░░░░░░ Hamas in the south ░░░░░░░░ regroup but again Israel ░░░░░░░░ that it has put ░░░░░░░░ place some of those ░░░░░░░░ Now as far as ░░░░░░░░ hostages those three Americans ░░░░░░░░ were expected to be ░░░░░░░░ of this group of ░░░░░░░░ will not be among ░░░░░░░░ who are coming home ░░░░░░░░ In exchange for all ░░░░░░░░ this Israel will release ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians who are currently ░░░░░░░░ in Israeli jail So ░░░░░░░░ re also learning more ░░░░░░░░ now about the children ░░░░░░░░ will be among this ░░░░░░░░ of 13 They will ░░░░░░░░ given noise canceling headphones ░░░░░░░░ that on the helicopter ░░░░░░░░ the way to these ░░░░░░░░ they re made a ░░░░░░░░ bit more comfortable Soldiers ░░░░░░░░ been told to specifically ░░░░░░░░ to them using their ░░░░░░░░ names so that they ░░░░░░░░ a little bit more ░░░░░░░░ home and for the ░░░░░░░░ and the hostages who ░░░░░░░░ no family to come ░░░░░░░░ to that their loved ░░░░░░░░ were killed these soldiers ░░░░░░░░ been told to not ░░░░░░░░ them those details just ░░░░░░░░ DeANGELIS Meantime Alex we ░░░░░░░░ that it s a ░░░░░░░░ day cease fire so ░░░░░░░░ today of the 50 ░░░░░░░░ we have any sense ░░░░░░░░ what the rest of ░░░░░░░░ timeline for release will ░░░░░░░░ like And also I ░░░░░░░░ wondering on the ground ░░░░░░░░ the IDF and Israelis ░░░░░░░░ about the reliability of ░░░░░░░░ deal HOGAN Well there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of speculation ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ And we know that ░░░░░░░░ of this will be ░░░░░░░░ in stone none of ░░░░░░░░ will be done until ░░░░░░░░ hostages all of them ░░░░░░░░ home Now what we ░░░░░░░░ to see in the ░░░░░░░░ days is small groups ░░░░░░░░ just like what we ░░░░░░░░ seeing today and that ░░░░░░░░ Israeli government would be ░░░░░░░░ a heads up with ░░░░░░░░ names of those who ░░░░░░░░ be released the following ░░░░░░░░ just like we saw ░░░░░░░░ a heads up with ░░░░░░░░ specific names so those ░░░░░░░░ were able to be ░░░░░░░░ There is concern there ░░░░░░░░ speculation on the ground ░░░░░░░░ of course there s ░░░░░░░░ in any war being ░░░░░░░░ to trust your opponent ░░░░░░░░ they ll follow through ░░░░░░░░ any type of cease ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ concern that if this ░░░░░░░░ t hold up what ░░░░░░░░ all of this for ░░░░░░░░ there s some of ░░░░░░░░ existential type questions here ░░░░░░░░ the ground that at ░░░░░░░░ end of these four ░░░░░░░░ if nothing comes to ░░░░░░░░ fruition out of all ░░░░░░░░ this then what was ░░░░░░░░ last six weeks of ░░░░░░░░ for So we ll ░░░░░░░░ to keep monitoring that ░░░░░░░░ we have heard very ░░░░░░░░ statements from Israeli Prime ░░░░░░░░ Benjamin Netanyahu that this ░░░░░░░░ four days of a ░░░░░░░░ this is not a ░░░░░░░░ fire this not the ░░░░░░░░ of the battle they ░░░░░░░░ continue to press forward ░░░░░░░░ the goal of dismantling ░░░░░░░░ after they bring all ░░░░░░░░ these hostages home.”