SEDGWICK COUNTY—A man accused in the murder of a Wichita woman made his first court appearance Monday.

Carlos Anderson-Honeycutt, 26 of Wichita, is charged with 1st degree murder, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

On Nov. 19, police were dispatched to a shooting at a home in the 2300 block of S. Belmont in Wichita, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.&nbsp;

First responders located 24-year-old Brittnee Wicker inside her home with a fatal gunshot wound. She would be pronounced deceased on the scene.

On Tuesday, the Wichita Police Department made significant progress in the investigation into the homicide.

On Monday the Sedgwick County District Attorney was presented with evidence, leading to the charging Anderson-Honeycutt with 1st Degree Murder in the case, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.

Following a thorough collaborative effort with law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Wichita Police Department discovered that&nbsp;Anderson-Honeycutt was in the State of Texas. Coordinating with partners in Texas, particularly the United States Customs and Border Patrol, an arrest was successfully made near Brownsville, Texas.&nbsp;

On Nov. 15, authorities booked Anderson-Honeycutt into the Sedgwick County Jail. He is being held on a bond of&nbsp;two-million dollars, according to the district attorney's office.

Preliminary findings from the investigation suggest that this tragic incident was a result of Domestic Violence.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—A man accused in the murder of a Wichita woman made his first court appearance Monday.Carlos Anderson-Honeycutt, 26 of Wichita, is charged with 1st degree murder, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.On Nov. 19, police were dispatched to a shooting at a home in the 2300 block of S. Belmont in Wichita, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.&nbsp;<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1700926072292.png" alt="Britnee Wicker-photo Affinity Mortuary" />
 <figcaption>Britnee Wicker-photo Affinity Mortuary</figcaption>
 </figure>First responders located 24-year-old Brittnee Wicker inside her home with a fatal gunshot wound. She would be pronounced deceased on the scene.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1700070538304.png" alt="Anderson-Honeycutt from an arrest in April of 2021 in Sedgwick County on requested charges of battery and criminal damage, according to arrest records." />
 <figcaption>Anderson-Honeycutt from an arrest in April of 2021 in Sedgwick County on requested charges of battery and criminal damage, according to arrest records.</figcaption>
 </figure>On Tuesday, the Wichita Police Department made significant progress in the investigation into the homicide.On Monday the Sedgwick County District Attorney was presented with evidence, leading to the charging Anderson-Honeycutt with 1st Degree Murder in the case, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.Following a thorough collaborative effort with law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Wichita Police Department discovered that&nbsp;Anderson-Honeycutt was in the State of Texas. Coordinating with partners in Texas, particularly the United States Customs and Border Patrol, an arrest was successfully made near Brownsville, Texas.&nbsp;On Nov. 15, authorities booked Anderson-Honeycutt into the Sedgwick County Jail. He is being held on a bond of&nbsp;two-million dollars, according to the district attorney's office.Preliminary findings from the investigation suggest that this tragic incident was a result of Domestic Violence.

$2 million bond for suspect for murder of Kansas woman

Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

Bonds have been posted. Photos are unavailable.

Mageal Aniles Hernandez, Driving while license cancelled/suspended/revoked, arrested&nbsp; 11/21

Andy Cordova, Failure to appear, arrested 11/22

Jake Fechner, Outside warrant, Failure to appear (two counts), arrested 11/22

Matthew Parson, Domestic battery, arrested 11/22

Maurice Casey-Muhammad, Fleeing and eluding, Cancelled/suspended/revoked drivers license, arrested 11/23

Ruby Riggins, Criminal trespass, arrested 11/23

Carrol Rodgers, Interference with Judicial process, Compound a crime/conceal evidence in felony case, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, arrested 11/23

Rebecca Rodriguez,&nbsp;Interference with Judicial process, Compound a crime/conceal evidence in felony case, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, arrested 11/23

Anthony Rodgers, Flee or attempt to elude LEO by engaging in reckless driving, Driving while license cancelled/suspended/revoked, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, Interference with Judicial process, Compound a crime/conceal evidence in felony case, arrested 11/23

Mitchell Rodgers,&nbsp;Interference with Judicial process, Compound a crime/conceal evidence in felony case, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, arrested 11/23

Britteny Hall, Failure to appear, arrested 11/25

Ryan Quave, Failure to appear, arrested 11/25

Renee Rivera, Possession of depressant, Possession of Opiate, Opium, Narcotic, or certain stimulant, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, possession of marijuana, arrested 11/25

Robert Hagadorn, DUI-Liquor/drugs (2nd offense), arrested 11/25

Santana Cortez, Domestic battery, arrested 11/27

Katrina Comer, Failure to appear, Aggravated endangering a child, Reckless situation to child&lt;18, Aggravated assault, Aggravated battery, Knowingly cause great harm or disfigurement, arrested 11/27

Austin Davis, Failure to appear, arrested 11/27

Sunshine Umayam, Aggravated assault, Use of a deadly weapon, Criminal threat, Cause terror, evacuation, or disruption, arrested 11/27

Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1701187803449.jpeg" alt="Paul Goodman, Kidnapping, Inflicting bodily harm or terrorize victim, Domestic battery, Knowingly or reckless bodily harm to family/person in a dating relationship, Aggravated battery, Choke in a rude manner family member/dating relationship, arrested 11/22" />
 <figcaption>Paul Goodman, Kidnapping, Inflicting bodily harm or terrorize victim, Domestic battery, Knowingly or reckless bodily harm to family/person in a dating relationship, Aggravated battery, Choke in a rude manner family member/dating relationship, arrested 11/22</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1701188041572.jpeg" alt="Bruce Roberts, Probation violation, arrested 11/22" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1701188092112.jpeg" alt="Austin Hewitt, Failure to appear, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of Opiate, Opium, Narcotic or certain stimulant, arrested 11/25" />
 <figcaption>Austin Hewitt, Failure to appear, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of Opiate, Opium, Narcotic or certain stimulant, arrested 11/25</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1701188189638.jpeg" alt="Elizabeth Parker, Failure to appear (three counts), arrested 11/27" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1701188282595.jpeg" alt="Derek Brown, Probation violation, arrested 11/27" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1701188307846.jpeg" alt="Elijah Walker, Criminal deprivation to property, arrested 11/27" />
 <figcaption>Elijah Walker, Criminal deprivation to property, arrested 11/27</figcaption>
 </figure>Bonds have been posted. Photos are unavailable.Mageal Aniles Hernandez, Driving while license cancelled/suspended/revoked, arrested&nbsp; 11/21Andy Cordova, Failure to appear, arrested 11/22Jake Fechner, Outside warrant, Failure to appear (two counts), arrested 11/22Matthew Parson, Domestic battery, arrested 11/22Maurice Casey-Muhammad, Fleeing and eluding, Cancelled/suspended/revoked drivers license, arrested 11/23Ruby Riggins, Criminal trespass, arrested 11/23Carrol Rodgers, Interference with Judicial process, Compound a crime/conceal evidence in felony case, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, arrested 11/23Rebecca Rodriguez,&nbsp;Interference with Judicial process, Compound a crime/conceal evidence in felony case, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, arrested 11/23Anthony Rodgers, Flee or attempt to elude LEO by engaging in reckless driving, Driving while license cancelled/suspended/revoked, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, Interference with Judicial process, Compound a crime/conceal evidence in felony case, arrested 11/23Mitchell Rodgers,&nbsp;Interference with Judicial process, Compound a crime/conceal evidence in felony case, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, arrested 11/23Britteny Hall, Failure to appear, arrested 11/25Ryan Quave, Failure to appear, arrested 11/25Renee Rivera, Possession of depressant, Possession of Opiate, Opium, Narcotic, or certain stimulant, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, possession of marijuana, arrested 11/25Robert Hagadorn, DUI-Liquor/drugs (2nd offense), arrested 11/25Santana Cortez, Domestic battery, arrested 11/27Katrina Comer, Failure to appear, Aggravated endangering a child, Reckless situation to child&lt;18, Aggravated assault, Aggravated battery, Knowingly cause great harm or disfigurement, arrested 11/27Austin Davis, Failure to appear, arrested 11/27Sunshine Umayam, Aggravated assault, Use of a deadly weapon, Criminal threat, Cause terror, evacuation, or disruption, arrested 11/27Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

Geary County Booking Photos Nov. 22-28 

SEDGWICK COUNTY - A man arrested in Mexico for the murder of two people in January 2020 at the Hotel at WaterWalk in Wichita was scheduled for sentencing Tuesday. For the second consecutive week, the hearing was continued, according to the Sedgwick County District attorney's office.

In October, 37-year-old Kyle Young plead guilty to the murder of&nbsp;27-year-old George Kirksey and 22-year-old Alicia Roman, according to the district attorney's office.

In the early morning of January 2, 2020, police responded to a shooting call at the Hotel at WaterWalk in the 700 block of South Main, in Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.

Upon arrival, officers located the bodies of Kirksey and Roman with multiple gunshot wounds, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.

The investigation revealed that Kirksey and Roman were inside of the hotel room when a suspect identified as&nbsp; Young entered the room and fired multiple shots, striking them and then fleeing on foot.

Investigators learned of Young's involvement and six months later located him in Mexico and made an arrest, according to Wheeler.

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 <figcaption>Young-photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY - A man arrested in Mexico for the murder of two people in January 2020 at the Hotel at WaterWalk in Wichita was scheduled for sentencing Tuesday. For the second consecutive week, the hearing was continued, according to the Sedgwick County District attorney's office.In October, 37-year-old Kyle Young plead guilty to the murder of&nbsp;27-year-old George Kirksey and 22-year-old Alicia Roman, according to the district attorney's office.In the early morning of January 2, 2020, police responded to a shooting call at the Hotel at WaterWalk in the 700 block of South Main, in Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.Upon arrival, officers located the bodies of Kirksey and Roman with multiple gunshot wounds, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.The investigation revealed that Kirksey and Roman were inside of the hotel room when a suspect identified as&nbsp; Young entered the room and fired multiple shots, striking them and then fleeing on foot.Investigators learned of Young's involvement and six months later located him in Mexico and made an arrest, according to Wheeler.--------

Sentencing delayed for Kan. double-murder suspect captured in Mexico

WYANDOTTE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a man in connection with a 2-vehicle crash that occurred just before 5:30p.m. November 22, in Wyandotte County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Chevy Silverado driven by Nathaniel Dean Gray, 43, Kansas City, Kansas was westbound on Interstate 70 near 18th Street.&nbsp; He was impaired, according to the KHP.

The pickup struck the drivers side rear of a westbound 2012 Chevy Silverado driven by&nbsp; Eric&nbsp;Guzman-Bustillos, 26, Kansas City, Kansas.&nbsp; After impact the 2012 Silverado struck the barrier wall and overturned. Gray fled the scene

Both vehicles were traveling Westbound on I70 around 18th Street. Driver 1 was impaired. Vehicle 1 struck the driver's side rear of Vehicle 2. Vehicle 2 then struck the barrier wall and overturned. Driver 1 fled from the scene.

&nbsp;EMS transported a passenger in the 2012 Silverado identified as Itzel M.&nbsp; Guzman, 26, Kansas City, Kansas, to KU Medical Center.&nbsp; Eric&nbsp;Guzman-Bustillos was not injured. There were also to children in the 2012 Silerado;&nbsp;juvenile record is protected data, according to the KHP.

Gray was arrested on&nbsp; requested charges of driving under the influence, driving while license suspended, failure to comply with traffic citation and the leaving the scene of an injury accident, according to online jail records.&nbsp; He has previous arrests in Wyandotte County for disorderly conduct; brawling, fighting and for marijuana possession, according to online jail records.

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 <figcaption>Gray-photo Wyandotte Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>WYANDOTTE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a man in connection with a 2-vehicle crash that occurred just before 5:30p.m. November 22, in Wyandotte County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Chevy Silverado driven by Nathaniel Dean Gray, 43, Kansas City, Kansas was westbound on Interstate 70 near 18th Street.&nbsp; He was impaired, according to the KHP.The pickup struck the drivers side rear of a westbound 2012 Chevy Silverado driven by&nbsp; Eric&nbsp;Guzman-Bustillos, 26, Kansas City, Kansas.&nbsp; After impact the 2012 Silverado struck the barrier wall and overturned. Gray fled the sceneBoth vehicles were traveling Westbound on I70 around 18th Street. Driver 1 was impaired. Vehicle 1 struck the driver's side rear of Vehicle 2. Vehicle 2 then struck the barrier wall and overturned. Driver 1 fled from the scene.&nbsp;EMS transported a passenger in the 2012 Silverado identified as Itzel M.&nbsp; Guzman, 26, Kansas City, Kansas, to KU Medical Center.&nbsp; Eric&nbsp;Guzman-Bustillos was not injured. There were also to children in the 2012 Silerado;&nbsp;juvenile record is protected data, according to the KHP.Gray was arrested on&nbsp; requested charges of driving under the influence, driving while license suspended, failure to comply with traffic citation and the leaving the scene of an injury accident, according to online jail records.&nbsp; He has previous arrests in Wyandotte County for disorderly conduct; brawling, fighting and for marijuana possession, according to online jail records.

Kansas man who fled injury crash accused of DUI

By OLIVIA BERGMEIER&nbsp;Salina Post

SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a teen for alleged attempted murder.

Just before 2:30a.m. Saturday, police arrived at a home in the 2100 block of Village Lane in Salina where the parents of a 13-year-old girl reported that she attempted to kill them while they were sleeping.

According to Salina Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges, the parents recorded the incident through a surveillance camera stationed in their room.

"The surveillance camera shows the 13-year-old coming into the room with a pillow and a knife, a large butcher knife," Tonniges said.

The 13-year-old then attempted to smother her father with the pillow — as he woke up from the incident, she ran into the closet to hide before returning to try again.

The father woke up during the second attempt by the teen and realized his daughter's intent, so he reviewed the video footage from their room.

"She admits that she had gone into this room with the intent of killing both her mother and father. Police arrested her on a requested charge of attempted first-degree murder. She is being held in the Juvenile Detention Center in Junction City.

By OLIVIA BERGMEIER&nbsp;Salina PostSALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a teen for alleged attempted murder.Just before 2:30a.m. Saturday, police arrived at a home in the 2100 block of Village Lane in Salina where the parents of a 13-year-old girl reported that she attempted to kill them while they were sleeping.According to Salina Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges, the parents recorded the incident through a surveillance camera stationed in their room."The surveillance camera shows the 13-year-old coming into the room with a pillow and a knife, a large butcher knife," Tonniges said.The 13-year-old then attempted to smother her father with the pillow — as he woke up from the incident, she ran into the closet to hide before returning to try again.The father woke up during the second attempt by the teen and realized his daughter's intent, so he reviewed the video footage from their room."She admits that she had gone into this room with the intent of killing both her mother and father. Police arrested her on a requested charge of attempted first-degree murder. She is being held in the Juvenile Detention Center in Junction City.

Police: Video shows Kan. teen's attempt to kill her parents

SEDGWICK COUNTY—A man accused in the murder of a Wichita woman is in a Kansas jail and could make a first court appearance this week.

Just after 8p.m. Wednesday authorities booked 26-year-old Carlos Anderson-Honeycutt into the Sedgwick County Jail, according to online jail records.

Following a thorough collaborative effort with law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Wichita Police Department discovered that&nbsp;Anderson-Honeycutt was in the State of Texas. Coordinating with partners in Texas, particularly the United States Customs and Border Patrol, an arrest was successfully made near Brownsville, Texas.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—A man accused in the murder of a Wichita woman is in a Kansas jail and could make a first court appearance this week.Just after 8p.m. Wednesday authorities booked 26-year-old Carlos Anderson-Honeycutt into the Sedgwick County Jail, according to online jail records.On Nov. 19, police were dispatched to a shooting at a home in the 2300 block of S. Belmont in Wichita, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.&nbsp;<figure>
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 <figcaption>Britnee Wicker-photo Affinity Mortuary</figcaption>
 </figure>First responders located 24-year-old Brittnee Wicker inside her home with a fatal gunshot wound. She would be pronounced deceased on the scene.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1700070538304.png" alt="Anderson-Honeycutt from an arrest in April of 2021 in Sedgwick County on requested charges of battery and criminal damage, according to arrest records." />
 <figcaption>Anderson-Honeycutt from an arrest in April of 2021 in Sedgwick County on requested charges of battery and criminal damage, according to arrest records.</figcaption>
 </figure>On Tuesday, the Wichita Police Department made significant progress in the investigation into the homicide.On Monday the Sedgwick County District Attorney was presented with evidence, leading to the charging Anderson-Honeycutt with 1st Degree Murder in the case, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.Following a thorough collaborative effort with law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Wichita Police Department discovered that&nbsp;Anderson-Honeycutt was in the State of Texas. Coordinating with partners in Texas, particularly the United States Customs and Border Patrol, an arrest was successfully made near Brownsville, Texas.Preliminary findings from the investigation suggest that this tragic incident was a result of Domestic Violence.

Suspect captured in Texas for woman's murder moved to Kan. jail

KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a deadly weekend shooting have identified the victim as 16-year-old&nbsp;Derrick White, according to KCPD.

Just after 3p.m. Saturday, officers were dispatched to a shooting at 32nd and Park Street, according to Sheriff Daryl Forte'.

Officers entered a residence where White was located suffering from gunshot trauma. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Police have not reported an arrest or any suspect information.

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 <figcaption>First responders at the scene of the investigation-Photo Sheriff Daryl Forte'</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a deadly weekend shooting have identified the victim as 16-year-old&nbsp;Derrick White, according to KCPD.Just after 3p.m. Saturday, officers were dispatched to a shooting at 32nd and Park Street, according to Sheriff Daryl Forte'.Officers entered a residence where White was located suffering from gunshot trauma. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.Police have not reported an arrest or any suspect information.

Homicide: Police ID 16-year-old found dead in Kansas City home

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nebraska —Law enforcement authorities are&nbsp;investigating the death of a 10-year-old boy.

Just after 11:30p.m. Thanksgiving, officers responded to 1112 N 31st Avenue for a report of a shooting, according to a media release.

When officers arrived they found&nbsp;Kendrick McDonald suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken by Omaha Fire Department personnel to Nebraska Medicine where he later died.&nbsp;

Police arrested the boy's father identified as 47-year-old Will McDonald on a requested charge of criminal homicide, use of a weapon-gun, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.&nbsp;

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 </figure>DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nebraska —Law enforcement authorities are&nbsp;investigating the death of a 10-year-old boy.Just after 11:30p.m. Thanksgiving, officers responded to 1112 N 31st Avenue for a report of a shooting, according to a media release.When officers arrived they found&nbsp;Kendrick McDonald suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken by Omaha Fire Department personnel to Nebraska Medicine where he later died.&nbsp;Police arrested the boy's father identified as 47-year-old Will McDonald on a requested charge of criminal homicide, use of a weapon-gun, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.&nbsp;Police released no additional details.

Father accused in death of 10-year-old son on Thanksgiving

JERUSALEM (AP) — The fragile&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-ceasefire-what-to-know-af1cfbc9dcaa1485ed7a9efaca7ec2b7">cease-fire between Israel and Hamas</a>&nbsp;was back on track Sunday as the militants freed 17 more hostages, including 14 Israelis and the first American, in a third set of releases under a four-day truce that the U.S. said it hoped would be extended.

(Click below to watch the President's comments)

Some hostages were handed over directly to Israel, while others left through Egypt. Israel's army said one was airlifted directly to a hospital. U.S. President Joe Biden said the elderly woman was “very sick and was in need of immediate medical help."

The hostages ranged in age from 4 to 84 and included&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/children-hostages-israel-palestinians-gaza-orphan-c8e9f6dd703a9c14161eeb6ca9e25417">Abigail Edan</a>, a 4-year-old girl whose parents were killed in the Hamas attack that started the war on Oct. 7. “What she endured was unthinkable,” Biden said of the first American freed, adding he did not know the child’s condition but could confirm she was safely in Israel. He did not have updates on other American hostages and said it was his goal to extend the cease-fire deal as long as possible.

In all, nine children ages 17 and younger were on the list, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Separately, Hamas said it had released one of the Russian hostages it was holding, “in response to the efforts of Russian President Vladimir Putin” and as a show of appreciation for Moscow’s position on the war. The Russian-Israeli citizen was the first male hostage to be freed.

Israel was to free 39 Palestinian prisoners later Sunday as part of the deal. A fourth exchange is expected on Monday — the last day of the cease-fire during which a total of 50 hostages and 150 Palestinian prisoners are to be freed. All are women and minors.

International mediators led by the U.S. and Qatar are trying to extend the cease-fire.

Ahead of the latest release, Netanyahu visited the Gaza Strip, where he spoke with troops. “We are making every effort to return our hostages, and at the end of the day we will return every one,” he said, adding that “we are continuing until the end, until victory. Nothing will stop us.” It was not immediately clear where he went inside Gaza.

The cease-fire agreement has brought the first significant pause in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war">seven weeks of war</a>, marked by the deadliest Israeli-Palestinian violence in decades and vast destruction and displacement across the Gaza Strip.

More than 13,300 Palestinians have been killed, roughly two thirds of them women and minors, according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-health-ministry-health-death-toll-59470820308b31f1faf73c703400b033">Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza</a>. The war has claimed the lives of more than 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians killed by Hamas in the initial attack.

Hamas and other militant groups seized around 240 people during the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-attack-military-war-a8f63b07641212f0de61861844e5e71e">incursion into southern Israel</a>&nbsp;that ignited the war. Fifty-eight have been released, one was freed by Israeli forces and two were found dead inside Gaza.

Families from the southern Israeli town of Kfar Aza embraced, cried, and applauded at the news that the hostages from their town had arrived in Israel. More than 70 members of the kibbutz of around 700 people were killed and 18 were kidnapped.

“I will be so excited to see her,” Shacher Fuchter, 10, said of her friend Ela Elyakim, Israel’s Channel 12 reported.

Pressure from hostages' families has sharpened the dilemma facing Israel's leaders, who seek to eliminate Hamas as a military and governing power while returning all the captives.

The cease-fire, which began Friday, was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-israel-hamas-war-hostage-qatar-0126c6443a9b3b32fe97032b81eaa515">brokered by Qatar and Egypt and the United States</a>. Israel has said the truce can be extended by an extra day for every additional 10 hostages freed, but has vowed to quickly resume its offensive once it ends. Sullivan said the U.S. is working “with all sides on the possibility that this deal gets extended to additional hostages beyond the initial 50.”

Hamas announced the death of Ahmed al-Ghandour, who was in charge of northern Gaza and a member of its top military council. He is the highest-ranking militant known to have been killed in the fighting. Israel's military confirmed the death.

Al-Ghandour, believed to have been around 56 years old, had survived at least three Israeli attempts on his life and was involved in a cross-border attack in 2006 in which Palestinian militants captured an Israeli soldier, according to the Counter Extremism Project, an advocacy group based in Washington.

Hamas said that he was killed along with three other senior militants, including Ayman Siam, who Israel says was in charge of Hamas’ rocket-firing unit. The Israeli military mentioned both men in a Nov. 16 statement, saying it had targeted an underground complex where Hamas leaders were hiding.

The Israeli military claims to have killed thousands of militants, without providing evidence, including several mid-ranking commanders it has identified by name.

The pause has given some respite to Gaza's 2.3 million people, still reeling from relentless Israeli bombardment that has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-airstrikes-gaza-hamas-war-702f447ff7e52b03476555ec2513008b">driven three-quarters of the population</a>&nbsp;from their homes and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-gaza-israel-bombing-destruction-hamas-reconstruction-f299a28410b70ee05dd764df97d8d3a0">leveled residential areas</a>. Rocket fire from Gaza militants into Israel also went silent.

War-weary Palestinians in northern Gaza, where the offensive has focused, returned to the streets. Entire city blocks in and around Gaza City have been gutted by airstrikes that hollowed out buildings and left drifts of rubble.

In southern Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people from the north&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-palestinians-gaza-water-food-f225bf0723bb5b3ae1961ba6cdef1917">have sought refuge</a>, residents lined up outside gas stations, hoping to stock up on fuel. Palestinians who have tried to return to the north to see if their homes are intact have been turned back by Israeli troops.

“Many are desperate to return to their homes, but they open fire on anyone approaching from the south,” said Rami Hazarein, who fled from Gaza City last month.

The Israeli military has ordered Palestinians not to return to the north or approach within a kilometer (around a half-mile) of the border fence. The Palestinian Red Crescent rescue service said that Israeli forces opened fire Sunday on two farmers in central Gaza, killing one and wounding the other. It didn't provide further details. An Israeli military spokesperson said they weren't aware of the incident.

The United Nations said the truce has made it possible to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-palestinians-truce-red-cross-crescent-14cd8cae0f6e064484167c66bbcecf8f">scale up the delivery</a>&nbsp;of food, water, and medicine to the largest volume since the start of the war, though it still hasn't reached prewar levels. It was able to deliver fuel for the first time since the war began, and to reach areas in the north for the first time in a month.

The freed hostages have mostly stayed out of the public eye. Hospitals said their physical condition has been good, aside from one who was shot during the attack and required surgery. Little is publicly known about the conditions of their captivity.

Eyal Nouri, the nephew of Adina Moshe, 72, who was freed on Friday, said his aunt “had to adjust to the sunlight” because she had been in complete darkness for weeks.

The released Palestinians included at least two women who had been given long sentences after being convicted by Israeli courts of violent attacks. Many Palestinians view&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-israel-prisons-arrests-west-bank-fc894c6f56318fb6fb2f080555b40b6f">prisoners held by Israel</a>, including those implicated in attacks, as heroes resisting occupation, and have celebrated their release.

The war in Gaza has been accompanied by a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-west-bank-war-gaza-hamas-settlers-army-raid-militants-c1386ab6a633971cc18b2497169210d3">surge in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank</a>. Palestinian health authorities said Sunday that five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin that began the day before. The toll in the West Bank is now 239 since the war began.

The Israeli army has conducted frequent military raids and arrested hundreds of Palestinians since the start of the war, mostly people it suspects of being Hamas members.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1701012372596.png" alt="Abigail Edan as seen in family hand out photo is the first American hostage released-&nbsp; TAL EDAN VIA AP" />
 <figcaption>Abigail Edan as seen in family hand out photo is the first American hostage released-&nbsp; TAL EDAN VIA AP</figcaption>
 </figure>JERUSALEM (AP) — The fragile&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-ceasefire-what-to-know-af1cfbc9dcaa1485ed7a9efaca7ec2b7">cease-fire between Israel and Hamas</a>&nbsp;was back on track Sunday as the militants freed 17 more hostages, including 14 Israelis and the first American, in a third set of releases under a four-day truce that the U.S. said it hoped would be extended.(Click below to watch the President's comments)<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWhiteHouse%2Fvideos%2F1007369290378851%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=12" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>Some hostages were handed over directly to Israel, while others left through Egypt. Israel's army said one was airlifted directly to a hospital. U.S. President Joe Biden said the elderly woman was “very sick and was in need of immediate medical help."The hostages ranged in age from 4 to 84 and included&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/children-hostages-israel-palestinians-gaza-orphan-c8e9f6dd703a9c14161eeb6ca9e25417">Abigail Edan</a>, a 4-year-old girl whose parents were killed in the Hamas attack that started the war on Oct. 7. “What she endured was unthinkable,” Biden said of the first American freed, adding he did not know the child’s condition but could confirm she was safely in Israel. He did not have updates on other American hostages and said it was his goal to extend the cease-fire deal as long as possible.In all, nine children ages 17 and younger were on the list, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Separately, Hamas said it had released one of the Russian hostages it was holding, “in response to the efforts of Russian President Vladimir Putin” and as a show of appreciation for Moscow’s position on the war. The Russian-Israeli citizen was the first male hostage to be freed.Israel was to free 39 Palestinian prisoners later Sunday as part of the deal. A fourth exchange is expected on Monday — the last day of the cease-fire during which a total of 50 hostages and 150 Palestinian prisoners are to be freed. All are women and minors.International mediators led by the U.S. and Qatar are trying to extend the cease-fire.Ahead of the latest release, Netanyahu visited the Gaza Strip, where he spoke with troops. “We are making every effort to return our hostages, and at the end of the day we will return every one,” he said, adding that “we are continuing until the end, until victory. Nothing will stop us.” It was not immediately clear where he went inside Gaza.A BREAK IN THE FIGHTINGThe cease-fire agreement has brought the first significant pause in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war">seven weeks of war</a>, marked by the deadliest Israeli-Palestinian violence in decades and vast destruction and displacement across the Gaza Strip.More than 13,300 Palestinians have been killed, roughly two thirds of them women and minors, according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-health-ministry-health-death-toll-59470820308b31f1faf73c703400b033">Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza</a>. The war has claimed the lives of more than 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians killed by Hamas in the initial attack.Hamas and other militant groups seized around 240 people during the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-attack-military-war-a8f63b07641212f0de61861844e5e71e">incursion into southern Israel</a>&nbsp;that ignited the war. Fifty-eight have been released, one was freed by Israeli forces and two were found dead inside Gaza.Families from the southern Israeli town of Kfar Aza embraced, cried, and applauded at the news that the hostages from their town had arrived in Israel. More than 70 members of the kibbutz of around 700 people were killed and 18 were kidnapped.“I will be so excited to see her,” Shacher Fuchter, 10, said of her friend Ela Elyakim, Israel’s Channel 12 reported.Pressure from hostages' families has sharpened the dilemma facing Israel's leaders, who seek to eliminate Hamas as a military and governing power while returning all the captives.The cease-fire, which began Friday, was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-israel-hamas-war-hostage-qatar-0126c6443a9b3b32fe97032b81eaa515">brokered by Qatar and Egypt and the United States</a>. Israel has said the truce can be extended by an extra day for every additional 10 hostages freed, but has vowed to quickly resume its offensive once it ends. Sullivan said the U.S. is working “with all sides on the possibility that this deal gets extended to additional hostages beyond the initial 50.”HAMAS COMMANDER KILLEDHamas announced the death of Ahmed al-Ghandour, who was in charge of northern Gaza and a member of its top military council. He is the highest-ranking militant known to have been killed in the fighting. Israel's military confirmed the death.Al-Ghandour, believed to have been around 56 years old, had survived at least three Israeli attempts on his life and was involved in a cross-border attack in 2006 in which Palestinian militants captured an Israeli soldier, according to the Counter Extremism Project, an advocacy group based in Washington.Hamas said that he was killed along with three other senior militants, including Ayman Siam, who Israel says was in charge of Hamas’ rocket-firing unit. The Israeli military mentioned both men in a Nov. 16 statement, saying it had targeted an underground complex where Hamas leaders were hiding.The Israeli military claims to have killed thousands of militants, without providing evidence, including several mid-ranking commanders it has identified by name.AID AND RESPITE IN GAZAThe pause has given some respite to Gaza's 2.3 million people, still reeling from relentless Israeli bombardment that has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-airstrikes-gaza-hamas-war-702f447ff7e52b03476555ec2513008b">driven three-quarters of the population</a>&nbsp;from their homes and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-gaza-israel-bombing-destruction-hamas-reconstruction-f299a28410b70ee05dd764df97d8d3a0">leveled residential areas</a>. Rocket fire from Gaza militants into Israel also went silent.War-weary Palestinians in northern Gaza, where the offensive has focused, returned to the streets. Entire city blocks in and around Gaza City have been gutted by airstrikes that hollowed out buildings and left drifts of rubble.In southern Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people from the north&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-palestinians-gaza-water-food-f225bf0723bb5b3ae1961ba6cdef1917">have sought refuge</a>, residents lined up outside gas stations, hoping to stock up on fuel. Palestinians who have tried to return to the north to see if their homes are intact have been turned back by Israeli troops.“Many are desperate to return to their homes, but they open fire on anyone approaching from the south,” said Rami Hazarein, who fled from Gaza City last month.The Israeli military has ordered Palestinians not to return to the north or approach within a kilometer (around a half-mile) of the border fence. The Palestinian Red Crescent rescue service said that Israeli forces opened fire Sunday on two farmers in central Gaza, killing one and wounding the other. It didn't provide further details. An Israeli military spokesperson said they weren't aware of the incident.The United Nations said the truce has made it possible to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-palestinians-truce-red-cross-crescent-14cd8cae0f6e064484167c66bbcecf8f">scale up the delivery</a>&nbsp;of food, water, and medicine to the largest volume since the start of the war, though it still hasn't reached prewar levels. It was able to deliver fuel for the first time since the war began, and to reach areas in the north for the first time in a month.HOSTAGES FOR PRISONERSThe freed hostages have mostly stayed out of the public eye. Hospitals said their physical condition has been good, aside from one who was shot during the attack and required surgery. Little is publicly known about the conditions of their captivity.Eyal Nouri, the nephew of Adina Moshe, 72, who was freed on Friday, said his aunt “had to adjust to the sunlight” because she had been in complete darkness for weeks.The released Palestinians included at least two women who had been given long sentences after being convicted by Israeli courts of violent attacks. Many Palestinians view&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-israel-prisons-arrests-west-bank-fc894c6f56318fb6fb2f080555b40b6f">prisoners held by Israel</a>, including those implicated in attacks, as heroes resisting occupation, and have celebrated their release.The war in Gaza has been accompanied by a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-west-bank-war-gaza-hamas-settlers-army-raid-militants-c1386ab6a633971cc18b2497169210d3">surge in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank</a>. Palestinian health authorities said Sunday that five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin that began the day before. The toll in the West Bank is now 239 since the war began.The Israeli army has conducted frequent military raids and arrested hundreds of Palestinians since the start of the war, mostly people it suspects of being Hamas members.

🎥First American included in 3rd hostage release by Hamas

KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a deadly shooting.

Officers entered a residence where a 16-year-old was located suffering from gunshot trauma. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1700960337162.png" alt="Police on the scene of the investigation -photo Sheriff Daryl Forte'" />
 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the investigation -photo Sheriff Daryl Forte'</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a deadly shooting.Just after 3p.m. Saturday, officers were dispatched to a shooting at 32nd and Park Street, according to Sheriff Daryl Forte'.Officers entered a residence where a 16-year-old was located suffering from gunshot trauma. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.Police have not reported an arrest or any suspect information.

Homicide: Juvenile found with gunshot wound in KC home

SEDGWICK COUNTY —One of three men accused in the 2019 killing of a man in Bel Aire, Kansas has been found guilty.

Efrain Daniel Arroyo II, 34, was convicted for his role in the 2019 murder of 30-year-old Christian Osvaldo Hernandez of Wichita, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

Just after 7:30 a.m., on November 27, 2019 a passerby found a man later identified as Hernandez lying next to the road in the 12000 block of east 45th Street North in Wichita, according to Lt. Tim Myers.

Responding deputies noticed a gunshot to the Hernandez body and he was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

The following week authorities reported the arrest of 40-year-old Dusty Joe Brown, Thomas Ray Armstrong and Arroyo II.

Arroyo is scheduled for sentencing in January, according to the district attorney's office. The other suspects are awaiting sentencing.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575317063410.png" alt="Efrain Daniel Arroyo II" />
 <figcaption>Efrain Daniel Arroyo II</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —One of three men accused in the 2019 killing of a man in Bel Aire, Kansas has been found guilty.Efrain Daniel Arroyo II, 34, was convicted for his role in the 2019 murder of 30-year-old Christian Osvaldo Hernandez of Wichita, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.Just after 7:30 a.m., on November 27, 2019 a passerby found a man later identified as Hernandez lying next to the road in the 12000 block of east 45th Street North in Wichita, according to Lt. Tim Myers.Responding deputies noticed a gunshot to the Hernandez body and he was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575316892512.png" alt="-Armstrong -photo Sedgwick County" />
 <figcaption>-Armstrong -photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>The following week authorities reported the arrest of 40-year-old Dusty Joe Brown, Thomas Ray Armstrong and Arroyo II.Arroyo is scheduled for sentencing in January, according to the district attorney's office. The other suspects are awaiting sentencing.

Man awaits sentencing for death of Kan. man found next to road

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released 13 Israelis and four foreigners late Saturday in the second round of swaps under a cease-fire deal, the Israeli military said, after the militant group initially delayed the exchange for several hours and claimed that Israel had violated the terms of a truce deal.

Shortly after midnight, the Israeli military said the released hostages, including four Thais, had been transferred to Israel. They were being taken to hospitals for observation and to be reunited with their families.

Israel was to free 39 Palestinians later Saturday as part of the deal that ultimately went through after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-israel-hamas-war-hostage-qatar-0126c6443a9b3b32fe97032b81eaa515">international mediation efforts</a>.

The Israeli hostages released Saturday by Hamas included seven children and six women, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced. Most of the released hostages were from Kibbutz Be’eri, a community Hamas militants ravaged during their&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-displaced-hamas-dead-sea-beeri-hotel-94d57fc34dd18a73e38eea8437d15801">Oct. 7 cross-border attack</a>, a spokesperson for the kibbutz said. The children ranged in age from 3 to 16, and the women ranged from 18 to 67.

It was a bittersweet moment for the residents of Be’eri. A kibbutz spokesperson said all the released hostages either had a family member killed in the Oct. 7 rampage or had left a loved one in captivity in Gaza.

The mother of one of the released hostages, 12-year-old Hila Rotem, remained in captivity, the spokesperson said.

Another,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-hostages-emily-hand-226eb289c8f69158c6fec4fb2ffaaf6d">Emily Hand</a>, is a girl whose father believed her to be dead for weeks before finding out she was held as a hostage.

The last-minute delay had created a tense standoff on the second day of what's meant to be a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-ceasefire-what-to-know-af1cfbc9dcaa1485ed7a9efaca7ec2b7">four-day cease-fire</a>. By nightfall, as the hostages should have emerged from Gaza, Hamas alleged that the aid deliveries permitted by Israel fell short of what was promised and that not enough of it was reaching northern Gaza — the focus of Israel's ground offensive and main combat zone. Hamas also said not enough veteran prisoners were freed in the first swap on Friday.

“This is putting the deal in danger,” Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas official, said in Beirut. But Egypt, Qatar and Hamas itself later said obstacles had been overcome, and Hamas listed six women and 33 teenage boys it said were expected to be released by the Israelis. Two women, Maysoun Jabali and Israa Jaabis, were imprisoned in 2015 after being convicted of carrying out attacks on Israelis. Jaabis suffered severe burns during the incident.

While uncertainty around some details of the exchange remained, there was some optimism, too, amid earlier scenes of joyous families reuniting on both sides.

On the first day of the cease-fire, Hamas released 24 of the roughly 240 hostages taken during its&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinian-war-hamas-attack-border-wall-aa0b0f5f3613b6c6882cf37168e8e8ed">Oct. 7 attack</a>&nbsp;on Israel that triggered the war, and Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison. Those freed in Gaza were 13 Israelis,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/gaza-hostages-thai-workers-qatar-iran-1e712be6ab4446574128f36a5c6130e8">10 Thais and a Filipino</a>.

Overall, Hamas is to release at least 50 Israeli hostages, and Israel 150 Palestinian prisoners, during the four-day truce — all women and minors.

Israel has said the truce can be extended an extra day for every additional 10 hostages freed — something U.S. President Joe Biden said he hoped would occur.

Separately, a Qatari delegation arrived in Israel on Saturday to coordinate with parties on the ground and “ensure the deal continues to move smoothly,” according to a diplomat briefed on the visit. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss details with the media.

The start of the pause brought quiet for 2.3 million Palestinians reeling from relentless Israeli bombardment that has killed thousands,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-airstrikes-gaza-hamas-war-702f447ff7e52b03476555ec2513008b">driven three-quarters of the population</a>&nbsp;from their homes and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-gaza-israel-bombing-destruction-hamas-reconstruction-f299a28410b70ee05dd764df97d8d3a0">leveled residential areas</a>. Rocket fire from Gaza militants into Israel also went silent.

War-weary Palestinians in northern Gaza returned to the streets, crunching over rubble between shattered buildings and at times digging through it with bare hands. At the Indonesian hospital in Jabaliya, besieged by the Israeli military earlier this month, bodies lay in the courtyard and outside the main gate.

For Emad Abu Hajer, a resident of the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza City area, the pause meant he could again search through the remains of his home, which was flattened in an Israeli attack last week.

He found the bodies of a cousin and nephew, bringing the death toll in the attack to 19. His sister and two other relatives are still missing.

“We want to find them and bury them in dignity,” he said.

The United Nations said the pause enabled it to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-palestinians-truce-red-cross-crescent-14cd8cae0f6e064484167c66bbcecf8f">scale up the delivery of food</a>, water, and medicine to the largest volume since the resumption of aid convoys on Oct. 21. It was also able to deliver 129,000 liters (34,078 gallons) of fuel — just over 10% of the daily pre-war volume — as well as cooking gas, a first since the war began.

In the southern city of Khan Younis, a long line of people with containers waited outside a filling station. Hossam Fayad lamented that the pause in fighting was only for four days.

“I wish it could be extended until people's conditions improved,” he said.

For the first time in over a month, aid reached northern Gaza. The Palestinian Red Crescent said 61 trucks carrying food, water and medical supplies headed there on Saturday, the largest aid convoy to reach the area yet. The U.N. said it and the Palestinian Red Crescent were also able to evacuate 40 patients and family members from a hospital in Gaza City to a hospital in Khan Younis.

In Tel Aviv, several thousand people packed a central square called “the square of the hostages,” awaiting news of the second release.

“Don’t forget the others because it’s getting harder, harder and harder. It’s heartbreaking,” said Neri Gershon, a Tel Aviv resident. Some families have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hostages-hamas-gaza-israel-freed-6395a6113301e677bcac713f8db914b1">not doing enough</a>&nbsp;to bring hostages home.

In the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank, the family of 16-year-old Wael Mesheh was frantically getting the house ready for his homecoming as part of the second swap. “We are going to hug him so tight," his mother, Hanadi Mesheh, said by phone.

The first group of freed Israelis included nine women and four children ages 9 and under. They were taken to Israeli hospitals for observation and were declared to be in good condition.

Hours later, 24 Palestinian women and 15 teenage boys held in Israeli prisons in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem were freed. The teenagers had been jailed for minor offenses like throwing stones. The women included several convicted of trying to stab Israeli soldiers.

“It’s a happiness tainted with sorrow because our release from prison came at the cost of the lives of martyrs and the innocence of children,” said one released prisoner, Aseel Munir al-Titi.

According to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, an advocacy group, Israel is holding 7,200 Palestinians, including about 2,000 arrested since the start of the war.

On Saturday, at least two Palestinians were injured at a tense West Bank checkpoint where Israel was to free prisoners. Israeli security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Palestinians gathered at Beitunia checkpoint. It was not clear how the two were injured.

The war erupted when several thousand Hamas militants&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-attack-military-war-a8f63b07641212f0de61861844e5e71e">stormed into southern Israel</a>, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking scores of hostages, including babies, women and older adults, as well as soldiers.

“We will return immediately at the end of the cease-fire to attacking in Gaza, operating in Gaza,” Herzi Halevi, Israeli chief of staff, told soldiers.

Israeli leaders have said they won't stop until Hamas, which has controlled Gaza for the past 16 years, is crushed. Israeli officials have argued that only military pressure can bring the hostages home. But the government is under pressure from hostages' families to prioritize the release of the remaining captives.

The Israeli offensive has killed more than 13,300 Palestinians, according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-health-ministry-health-death-toll-59470820308b31f1faf73c703400b033">Health Ministry</a>&nbsp;in the Hamas-run Gaza government. Women and minors have consistently made up around two-thirds of the dead. The figure does not include updated numbers from hospitals in the north, where&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-health-ministry-gaza-hamas-fe30cbc76479fa437d5f5a0e96c36e52">communications have broken down</a>.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1700950654978.png" alt="This September 2023 photo shows Emily Hand near Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel. Her father believed her to be dead for weeks before finding out she was held as a hostage. (Yael Shahrur Noah via AP)." />
 <figcaption>This September 2023 photo shows Emily Hand near Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel. Her father believed her to be dead for weeks before finding out she was held as a hostage. (Yael Shahrur Noah via AP).</figcaption>
 </figure>KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released 13 Israelis and four foreigners late Saturday in the second round of swaps under a cease-fire deal, the Israeli military said, after the militant group initially delayed the exchange for several hours and claimed that Israel had violated the terms of a truce deal.Shortly after midnight, the Israeli military said the released hostages, including four Thais, had been transferred to Israel. They were being taken to hospitals for observation and to be reunited with their families.Israel was to free 39 Palestinians later Saturday as part of the deal that ultimately went through after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-israel-hamas-war-hostage-qatar-0126c6443a9b3b32fe97032b81eaa515">international mediation efforts</a>.The Israeli hostages released Saturday by Hamas included seven children and six women, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced. Most of the released hostages were from Kibbutz Be’eri, a community Hamas militants ravaged during their&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-displaced-hamas-dead-sea-beeri-hotel-94d57fc34dd18a73e38eea8437d15801">Oct. 7 cross-border attack</a>, a spokesperson for the kibbutz said. The children ranged in age from 3 to 16, and the women ranged from 18 to 67.It was a bittersweet moment for the residents of Be’eri. A kibbutz spokesperson said all the released hostages either had a family member killed in the Oct. 7 rampage or had left a loved one in captivity in Gaza.The mother of one of the released hostages, 12-year-old Hila Rotem, remained in captivity, the spokesperson said.Another,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-hostages-emily-hand-226eb289c8f69158c6fec4fb2ffaaf6d">Emily Hand</a>, is a girl whose father believed her to be dead for weeks before finding out she was held as a hostage.The last-minute delay had created a tense standoff on the second day of what's meant to be a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-ceasefire-what-to-know-af1cfbc9dcaa1485ed7a9efaca7ec2b7">four-day cease-fire</a>. By nightfall, as the hostages should have emerged from Gaza, Hamas alleged that the aid deliveries permitted by Israel fell short of what was promised and that not enough of it was reaching northern Gaza — the focus of Israel's ground offensive and main combat zone. Hamas also said not enough veteran prisoners were freed in the first swap on Friday.“This is putting the deal in danger,” Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas official, said in Beirut. But Egypt, Qatar and Hamas itself later said obstacles had been overcome, and Hamas listed six women and 33 teenage boys it said were expected to be released by the Israelis. Two women, Maysoun Jabali and Israa Jaabis, were imprisoned in 2015 after being convicted of carrying out attacks on Israelis. Jaabis suffered severe burns during the incident.While uncertainty around some details of the exchange remained, there was some optimism, too, amid earlier scenes of joyous families reuniting on both sides.On the first day of the cease-fire, Hamas released 24 of the roughly 240 hostages taken during its&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinian-war-hamas-attack-border-wall-aa0b0f5f3613b6c6882cf37168e8e8ed">Oct. 7 attack</a>&nbsp;on Israel that triggered the war, and Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison. Those freed in Gaza were 13 Israelis,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/gaza-hostages-thai-workers-qatar-iran-1e712be6ab4446574128f36a5c6130e8">10 Thais and a Filipino</a>.Overall, Hamas is to release at least 50 Israeli hostages, and Israel 150 Palestinian prisoners, during the four-day truce — all women and minors.Israel has said the truce can be extended an extra day for every additional 10 hostages freed — something U.S. President Joe Biden said he hoped would occur.Separately, a Qatari delegation arrived in Israel on Saturday to coordinate with parties on the ground and “ensure the deal continues to move smoothly,” according to a diplomat briefed on the visit. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss details with the media.The start of the pause brought quiet for 2.3 million Palestinians reeling from relentless Israeli bombardment that has killed thousands,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-airstrikes-gaza-hamas-war-702f447ff7e52b03476555ec2513008b">driven three-quarters of the population</a>&nbsp;from their homes and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-gaza-israel-bombing-destruction-hamas-reconstruction-f299a28410b70ee05dd764df97d8d3a0">leveled residential areas</a>. Rocket fire from Gaza militants into Israel also went silent.War-weary Palestinians in northern Gaza returned to the streets, crunching over rubble between shattered buildings and at times digging through it with bare hands. At the Indonesian hospital in Jabaliya, besieged by the Israeli military earlier this month, bodies lay in the courtyard and outside the main gate.For Emad Abu Hajer, a resident of the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza City area, the pause meant he could again search through the remains of his home, which was flattened in an Israeli attack last week.He found the bodies of a cousin and nephew, bringing the death toll in the attack to 19. His sister and two other relatives are still missing.“We want to find them and bury them in dignity,” he said.The United Nations said the pause enabled it to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-palestinians-truce-red-cross-crescent-14cd8cae0f6e064484167c66bbcecf8f">scale up the delivery of food</a>, water, and medicine to the largest volume since the resumption of aid convoys on Oct. 21. It was also able to deliver 129,000 liters (34,078 gallons) of fuel — just over 10% of the daily pre-war volume — as well as cooking gas, a first since the war began.In the southern city of Khan Younis, a long line of people with containers waited outside a filling station. Hossam Fayad lamented that the pause in fighting was only for four days.“I wish it could be extended until people's conditions improved,” he said.For the first time in over a month, aid reached northern Gaza. The Palestinian Red Crescent said 61 trucks carrying food, water and medical supplies headed there on Saturday, the largest aid convoy to reach the area yet. The U.N. said it and the Palestinian Red Crescent were also able to evacuate 40 patients and family members from a hospital in Gaza City to a hospital in Khan Younis.JOY AND EXPECTATIONIn Tel Aviv, several thousand people packed a central square called “the square of the hostages,” awaiting news of the second release.“Don’t forget the others because it’s getting harder, harder and harder. It’s heartbreaking,” said Neri Gershon, a Tel Aviv resident. Some families have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hostages-hamas-gaza-israel-freed-6395a6113301e677bcac713f8db914b1">not doing enough</a>&nbsp;to bring hostages home.In the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank, the family of 16-year-old Wael Mesheh was frantically getting the house ready for his homecoming as part of the second swap. “We are going to hug him so tight," his mother, Hanadi Mesheh, said by phone.The first group of freed Israelis included nine women and four children ages 9 and under. They were taken to Israeli hospitals for observation and were declared to be in good condition.Hours later, 24 Palestinian women and 15 teenage boys held in Israeli prisons in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem were freed. The teenagers had been jailed for minor offenses like throwing stones. The women included several convicted of trying to stab Israeli soldiers.“It’s a happiness tainted with sorrow because our release from prison came at the cost of the lives of martyrs and the innocence of children,” said one released prisoner, Aseel Munir al-Titi.According to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, an advocacy group, Israel is holding 7,200 Palestinians, including about 2,000 arrested since the start of the war.On Saturday, at least two Palestinians were injured at a tense West Bank checkpoint where Israel was to free prisoners. Israeli security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Palestinians gathered at Beitunia checkpoint. It was not clear how the two were injured.A LONGER PEACE?The war erupted when several thousand Hamas militants&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-attack-military-war-a8f63b07641212f0de61861844e5e71e">stormed into southern Israel</a>, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking scores of hostages, including babies, women and older adults, as well as soldiers.“We will return immediately at the end of the cease-fire to attacking in Gaza, operating in Gaza,” Herzi Halevi, Israeli chief of staff, told soldiers.Israeli leaders have said they won't stop until Hamas, which has controlled Gaza for the past 16 years, is crushed. Israeli officials have argued that only military pressure can bring the hostages home. But the government is under pressure from hostages' families to prioritize the release of the remaining captives.The Israeli offensive has killed more than 13,300 Palestinians, according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-health-ministry-health-death-toll-59470820308b31f1faf73c703400b033">Health Ministry</a>&nbsp;in the Hamas-run Gaza government. Women and minors have consistently made up around two-thirds of the dead. The figure does not include updated numbers from hospitals in the north, where&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-health-ministry-gaza-hamas-fe30cbc76479fa437d5f5a0e96c36e52">communications have broken down</a>.

2nd group of hostages freed in Gaza includes 7 children 

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Friday released 24 hostages it held captive in Gaza for weeks, and Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison in the first stage of a swap under a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-ceasefire-what-to-know-af1cfbc9dcaa1485ed7a9efaca7ec2b7">four-day cease-fire</a>&nbsp;that offered a small glimmer of relief to both sides.

(Click below to watch&nbsp;President Biden deliver remarks on the release of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.)

Israel — wrenched by the abduction of nearly 240 people in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinian-war-hamas-attack-border-wall-aa0b0f5f3613b6c6882cf37168e8e8ed">Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack</a>&nbsp;that triggered the war — cheered as 13 Israeli women and children emerged free from Gaza. Most were in their 70s or 80s, and the youngest was a 2-year-old. Also released were 10 people from Thailand and one from the Philippines.

In Gaza, the truce’s start Friday morning brought the first quiet for 2.3 million Palestinians reeling and desperate from relentless Israeli bombardment that has killed thousands,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-airstrikes-gaza-hamas-war-702f447ff7e52b03476555ec2513008b">driven three-quarters of the population</a>&nbsp;from their homes and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-gaza-israel-bombing-destruction-hamas-reconstruction-f299a28410b70ee05dd764df97d8d3a0">leveled residential areas</a>. Rocket fire from Gaza militants into Israel went silent as well.

Increased supplies of food, water, medicine and fuel promised under the deal began to roll into Gaza, where U.N. officials had warned that Israel’s seal on the territory threatened to push it to starvation.

But relief has been tempered — among Israelis by the fact that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hostages-hamas-gaza-israel-freed-6395a6113301e677bcac713f8db914b1">not all hostages will be freed</a>&nbsp;and among Palestinians by the briefness of the pause. The short truce leaves Gaza mired&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-gaza-israel-bombing-destruction-hamas-reconstruction-f299a28410b70ee05dd764df97d8d3a0">in humanitarian crisis</a>&nbsp;and under the threat that fighting could soon resume.

Israel says the cease-fire could be extended if more hostages are released, but it has vowed to resume its massive offensive once the truce ends. That has clouded hopes that the deal could eventually help wind down the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war">conflict,</a>&nbsp;which has fueled a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-west-bank-war-gaza-hamas-settlers-army-raid-militants-c1386ab6a633971cc18b2497169210d3">surge of violence in the occupied West Bank</a>&nbsp;and stirred fears of a wider conflagration across the Middle East.

Under the deal, Hamas is to release at least 50 hostages, and Israel 150 Palestinian prisoners over the four days. Both sides were starting with women and children. Israel said the four-day truce can be extended an extra day for every additional 10 hostages freed.

After nightfall Friday, a line of ambulances emerged from Gaza through the Rafah Crossing into Egypt carrying the freed hostages, as seen live on on Egypt’s state-run Al-Qahera TV. The freed Israelis included nine women and four children 9 and under.

The released hostages were taken to three Israeli hospitals for observation. The Schneider Children’s Medical Center said it was treating eight Israelis — four children and four women — and that all appeared to be in good physical condition. The center said they were also receiving psychological treatment, adding that “these are sensitive moments” for the families.

At a plaza dubbed “Hostages Square” in Tel Aviv, a crowd of Israelis celebrated at the news.

Yael Adar spotted her mother, 85-year-old Yaffa Adar, in a TV newscast of the release and was cheered to see her walking. “That was a huge concern, what would happen to her health during these almost two months,” she told Israel’s Channel 12.

But Yael’s 38-year-old son, Tamir Adar, remained in captivity. Both were kidnapped on Oct. 7 from Kibbutz Nir Oz. “Everyone needs to come back. It’s happiness locked up in grief.”

The hostages included multiple generations. Nine-year-old Ohad Munder-Zichri was freed along with his mother, Keren Munder, and grandmother Ruti Munder. The fourth-grader was abducted during a holiday visit to his grandparents at the kibbutz where about 80 people — nearly a quarter of all residents of the small community — are believed to have been taken hostage.

The plight of the hostages has raised anger among some families that the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to bring them home.

Hours later, 24 Palestinian women and 15 teenagers held in Israeli prisons in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem were freed. In the West Bank town of Beituna, hundreds of Palestinians poured out of their homes to celebrate, honking horns and setting off fireworks that lite up the nights sky.

The teenagers had been jailed for minor offenses like throwing stones. The women included several convicted of trying to stab Israeli soldiers, and others who had been arrested at checkpoints in the West Bank.

“As a Palestinian, my heart is broken for my brothers in Gaza, so I can’t really celebrate,” said Abdulqader Khatib, a U.N. worker whose 17-year-old son, Iyas, was freed. “But I am a father. And deep inside, I am very happy.”

Iyas had been taken last year into “administrative detention,” without charges or trial and based on secret evidence. Israel often holds detainees for months without charges. Most of those who are tried are put before military courts that almost never acquit defendants and often don’t follow due process, human rights groups say.

According to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, an advocacy group, Israel is currently holding 7,200 Palestinians, including about 2,000 arrested since the start of the war.

Friday’s halt in fighting brought Gaza’s uprooted population a moment to catch their breath after weeks of fleeing for shelter, searching for food and fearing for family.

After the truce began Friday morning, four trucks of fuel and four trucks of cooking gas entered from Egypt, as well as 200 trucks of relief supplies, Israel said.

Israel has barred all imports into Gaza throughout the war, except for a trickle of supplies from Egypt.

Its ban on fuel, which it said could be diverted to Hamas, caused a territory-wide blackout. Hospitals, water systems, bakeries and shelters have struggled to keep generators running.

During the truce, Israel agreed to allow the delivery of 130,000 liters (34,340 gallons) of fuel per day — still only a small portion of Gaza’s estimated daily needs of more than 1 million liters.

Most of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are crowded into the southern portion of the territory, with more than 1 million living in U.N. schools-turned-shelters. The calm brought a chance for displaced residents of the south to visit homes and retrieve some belongings.

But the hundreds of thousands who evacuated from northern Gaza to the south were warned not to return in leaflets dropped by Israel. Israeli troops hold much of the north, including Gaza City.

Still, hundreds of Palestinians tried walking north Friday. Two&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-11-24-2023-f0a8acd3926fda71bd1a0c3750e3b695">were shot and killed</a>&nbsp;by Israeli troops and another 11 were wounded.

Sofian Abu Amer decided to risk checking his home in Gaza City.

“We don’t have enough clothes, food and drinks,” he said. “The situation is disastrous. It’s better for a person to die.”

Israel’s northern border with Lebanon was also quiet on Friday, a day after the militant Hezbollah group, an ally of Hamas, carried out the highest number of attacks in one day since fighting there began Oct. 8.

Hezbollah is not a party to the cease-fire agreement but was widely expected to halt its attacks.

The war erupted when several thousand Hamas militants&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-attack-military-war-a8f63b07641212f0de61861844e5e71e">stormed into southern Israel</a>, killing at least 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking scores of hostages, including babies, women and older adults, as well as soldiers.

The hope is that “momentum” from the deal will lead to an “end to this violence,” said Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of Qatar, which served as a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-israel-hamas-war-hostage-qatar-0126c6443a9b3b32fe97032b81eaa515">mediator along with the United States and Egypt</a>.

But hours before it came into effect, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told troops that their respite would be short and that the war would resume with intensity for at least two more months.

Netanyahu has also vowed to continue the war to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities, end its 16-year rule in Gaza and return all the hostages.

The Israeli offensive has killed more than 13,300 Palestinians, according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-health-ministry-health-death-toll-59470820308b31f1faf73c703400b033">Health Ministry</a>&nbsp;in the Hamas-run Gaza government. Women and minors have consistently made up around two-thirds of the dead, though the latest number was not broken down. The figure does not include updated numbers from hospitals in the north, where&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-health-ministry-gaza-hamas-fe30cbc76479fa437d5f5a0e96c36e52">communications</a>&nbsp;have broken down.

The ministry says some 6,000 people have been reported missing, feared&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-buried-rubble-airstrikes-89c0e8d0934d573d94d2fbfeba44d933">buried under rubble</a>. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and militants in its death tolls.

Israel says it has killed thousands of Hamas fighters, without presenting evidence for its count.

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Friday released 24 hostages it held captive in Gaza for weeks, and Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison in the first stage of a swap under a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-ceasefire-what-to-know-af1cfbc9dcaa1485ed7a9efaca7ec2b7">four-day cease-fire</a>&nbsp;that offered a small glimmer of relief to both sides.(Click below to watch&nbsp;President Biden deliver remarks on the release of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.)<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWhiteHouse%2Fvideos%2F2055360164824251%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=21" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>Israel — wrenched by the abduction of nearly 240 people in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinian-war-hamas-attack-border-wall-aa0b0f5f3613b6c6882cf37168e8e8ed">Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack</a>&nbsp;that triggered the war — cheered as 13 Israeli women and children emerged free from Gaza. Most were in their 70s or 80s, and the youngest was a 2-year-old. Also released were 10 people from Thailand and one from the Philippines.In Gaza, the truce’s start Friday morning brought the first quiet for 2.3 million Palestinians reeling and desperate from relentless Israeli bombardment that has killed thousands,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-airstrikes-gaza-hamas-war-702f447ff7e52b03476555ec2513008b">driven three-quarters of the population</a>&nbsp;from their homes and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-gaza-israel-bombing-destruction-hamas-reconstruction-f299a28410b70ee05dd764df97d8d3a0">leveled residential areas</a>. Rocket fire from Gaza militants into Israel went silent as well.Increased supplies of food, water, medicine and fuel promised under the deal began to roll into Gaza, where U.N. officials had warned that Israel’s seal on the territory threatened to push it to starvation.But relief has been tempered — among Israelis by the fact that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hostages-hamas-gaza-israel-freed-6395a6113301e677bcac713f8db914b1">not all hostages will be freed</a>&nbsp;and among Palestinians by the briefness of the pause. The short truce leaves Gaza mired&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-gaza-israel-bombing-destruction-hamas-reconstruction-f299a28410b70ee05dd764df97d8d3a0">in humanitarian crisis</a>&nbsp;and under the threat that fighting could soon resume.Israel says the cease-fire could be extended if more hostages are released, but it has vowed to resume its massive offensive once the truce ends. That has clouded hopes that the deal could eventually help wind down the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war">conflict,</a>&nbsp;which has fueled a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-west-bank-war-gaza-hamas-settlers-army-raid-militants-c1386ab6a633971cc18b2497169210d3">surge of violence in the occupied West Bank</a>&nbsp;and stirred fears of a wider conflagration across the Middle East.FIRST HOSTAGES FREEDUnder the deal, Hamas is to release at least 50 hostages, and Israel 150 Palestinian prisoners over the four days. Both sides were starting with women and children. Israel said the four-day truce can be extended an extra day for every additional 10 hostages freed.After nightfall Friday, a line of ambulances emerged from Gaza through the Rafah Crossing into Egypt carrying the freed hostages, as seen live on on Egypt’s state-run Al-Qahera TV. The freed Israelis included nine women and four children 9 and under.The released hostages were taken to three Israeli hospitals for observation. The Schneider Children’s Medical Center said it was treating eight Israelis — four children and four women — and that all appeared to be in good physical condition. The center said they were also receiving psychological treatment, adding that “these are sensitive moments” for the families.At a plaza dubbed “Hostages Square” in Tel Aviv, a crowd of Israelis celebrated at the news.Yael Adar spotted her mother, 85-year-old Yaffa Adar, in a TV newscast of the release and was cheered to see her walking. “That was a huge concern, what would happen to her health during these almost two months,” she told Israel’s Channel 12.But Yael’s 38-year-old son, Tamir Adar, remained in captivity. Both were kidnapped on Oct. 7 from Kibbutz Nir Oz. “Everyone needs to come back. It’s happiness locked up in grief.”The hostages included multiple generations. Nine-year-old Ohad Munder-Zichri was freed along with his mother, Keren Munder, and grandmother Ruti Munder. The fourth-grader was abducted during a holiday visit to his grandparents at the kibbutz where about 80 people — nearly a quarter of all residents of the small community — are believed to have been taken hostage.The plight of the hostages has raised anger among some families that the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to bring them home.Hours later, 24 Palestinian women and 15 teenagers held in Israeli prisons in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem were freed. In the West Bank town of Beituna, hundreds of Palestinians poured out of their homes to celebrate, honking horns and setting off fireworks that lite up the nights sky.The teenagers had been jailed for minor offenses like throwing stones. The women included several convicted of trying to stab Israeli soldiers, and others who had been arrested at checkpoints in the West Bank.“As a Palestinian, my heart is broken for my brothers in Gaza, so I can’t really celebrate,” said Abdulqader Khatib, a U.N. worker whose 17-year-old son, Iyas, was freed. “But I am a father. And deep inside, I am very happy.”Iyas had been taken last year into “administrative detention,” without charges or trial and based on secret evidence. Israel often holds detainees for months without charges. Most of those who are tried are put before military courts that almost never acquit defendants and often don’t follow due process, human rights groups say.According to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, an advocacy group, Israel is currently holding 7,200 Palestinians, including about 2,000 arrested since the start of the war.CEASE-FIRE TAKES HOLDFriday’s halt in fighting brought Gaza’s uprooted population a moment to catch their breath after weeks of fleeing for shelter, searching for food and fearing for family.After the truce began Friday morning, four trucks of fuel and four trucks of cooking gas entered from Egypt, as well as 200 trucks of relief supplies, Israel said.Israel has barred all imports into Gaza throughout the war, except for a trickle of supplies from Egypt.Its ban on fuel, which it said could be diverted to Hamas, caused a territory-wide blackout. Hospitals, water systems, bakeries and shelters have struggled to keep generators running.During the truce, Israel agreed to allow the delivery of 130,000 liters (34,340 gallons) of fuel per day — still only a small portion of Gaza’s estimated daily needs of more than 1 million liters.Most of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are crowded into the southern portion of the territory, with more than 1 million living in U.N. schools-turned-shelters. The calm brought a chance for displaced residents of the south to visit homes and retrieve some belongings.But the hundreds of thousands who evacuated from northern Gaza to the south were warned not to return in leaflets dropped by Israel. Israeli troops hold much of the north, including Gaza City.Still, hundreds of Palestinians tried walking north Friday. Two&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-11-24-2023-f0a8acd3926fda71bd1a0c3750e3b695">were shot and killed</a>&nbsp;by Israeli troops and another 11 were wounded.Sofian Abu Amer decided to risk checking his home in Gaza City.“We don’t have enough clothes, food and drinks,” he said. “The situation is disastrous. It’s better for a person to die.”Israel’s northern border with Lebanon was also quiet on Friday, a day after the militant Hezbollah group, an ally of Hamas, carried out the highest number of attacks in one day since fighting there began Oct. 8.Hezbollah is not a party to the cease-fire agreement but was widely expected to halt its attacks.A LONGER PEACE?The war erupted when several thousand Hamas militants&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-attack-military-war-a8f63b07641212f0de61861844e5e71e">stormed into southern Israel</a>, killing at least 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking scores of hostages, including babies, women and older adults, as well as soldiers.The hope is that “momentum” from the deal will lead to an “end to this violence,” said Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of Qatar, which served as a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-israel-hamas-war-hostage-qatar-0126c6443a9b3b32fe97032b81eaa515">mediator along with the United States and Egypt</a>.But hours before it came into effect, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told troops that their respite would be short and that the war would resume with intensity for at least two more months.Netanyahu has also vowed to continue the war to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities, end its 16-year rule in Gaza and return all the hostages.The Israeli offensive has killed more than 13,300 Palestinians, according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-health-ministry-health-death-toll-59470820308b31f1faf73c703400b033">Health Ministry</a>&nbsp;in the Hamas-run Gaza government. Women and minors have consistently made up around two-thirds of the dead, though the latest number was not broken down. The figure does not include updated numbers from hospitals in the north, where&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-health-ministry-gaza-hamas-fe30cbc76479fa437d5f5a0e96c36e52">communications</a>&nbsp;have broken down.The ministry says some 6,000 people have been reported missing, feared&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-buried-rubble-airstrikes-89c0e8d0934d573d94d2fbfeba44d933">buried under rubble</a>. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and militants in its death tolls.Israel says it has killed thousands of Hamas fighters, without presenting evidence for its count.___

🎥No US citizens in first group of hostages freed as Gaza cease-fire begins

WICHITA– Thanks to quick thinking by a visitor and actions by Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center staff, a Veteran and his family will celebrate at least one more holiday season together.

On Nov. 17, Cathy Tullis came to Dole VA to pick up a family member who had been in the hospital. As she pulled up, she noticed a person lying face down near the parking lot. She jumped out of her car to check on the man. Finding him unresponsive, she immediately ran inside the building and notified a staff member.

Kristine Davis, Transportation Assistant, was that employee. Davis asked her co-worker to call the VA Police Department and then immediately went outside with Tullis to assess the situation.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1700706790724.png" alt="(L-R) RN Lacey Vogts, Transportation Specialist Kristine Davis, and RN Jessica Raub quickly responded to a call for assistance in the parking lot of Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center on Friday, Nov. 17. The three Dole VA staff members worked together to perform CPR and save the life of a Veteran who had gone into cardiac arrest and collapsed in the parking lot." />
 <figcaption>(L-R) RN Lacey Vogts, Transportation Specialist Kristine Davis, and RN Jessica Raub quickly responded to a call for assistance in the parking lot of Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center on Friday, Nov. 17. The three Dole VA staff members worked together to perform CPR and save the life of a Veteran who had gone into cardiac arrest and collapsed in the parking lot.</figcaption>
 </figure>By Jeff HerndonWICHITA– Thanks to quick thinking by a visitor and actions by Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center staff, a Veteran and his family will celebrate at least one more holiday season together.On Nov. 17, Cathy Tullis came to Dole VA to pick up a family member who had been in the hospital. As she pulled up, she noticed a person lying face down near the parking lot. She jumped out of her car to check on the man. Finding him unresponsive, she immediately ran inside the building and notified a staff member.Kristine Davis, Transportation Assistant, was that employee. Davis asked her co-worker to call the VA Police Department and then immediately went outside with Tullis to assess the situation.“When we got to the gentleman, he was still lying face down,” said Davis. “A couple nurses from our Quality Management department happened to see us and came to help.”The unresponsive man was turned onto his back and a quick assessment was performed, revealing the man wasn’t breathing and had no pulse. They immediately started CPR using chest compressions and continued until the hospital’s rapid response team arrived. A short time later, the man responded with a pulse and began breathing again.Sedgwick County EMS and the Wichita Fire Department responded and helped move the patient to the Dole VA Emergency Room, where he was further stabilized before being transferred to another facility. ER staff noted the patient was awake and talking prior to transfer, a good sign after having gone through cardiac arrest.Tullis was impressed with how calm and professional the staff were that day. “I know I saw a life saved that day,” said Tullis. “The staff were so calm, cool, and collected – it was very impressive.”“We are very proud of the heroic actions taken by our staff last week,” said Medical Center Director Michael Payne. “We get high marks and ratings for the care we provide to our Veterans, but nothing says ‘we care’ like rushing into the parking lot to save a person’s life.”