Global National: Nov. 23, 2023 | Israel-Hamas hostage deal moves ahead after delay

In tonight’s top story: The uncertainty is unbearable for the families of hostages in Gaza, taken by Hamas seven weeks ago on Oct. 7, as they hope the promised humanitarian pause and release of hostages takes place this Friday. At 7 a.m., a four-day humanitarian pause is scheduled to take place in Gaza. In exchange for what Hamas says will be 150 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, 50 hostages held captive by Hamas are set to be released each day throughout the pause, making a total of 200 hostages. Until the pause begins, however, Israel’s retaliatory siege of Gaza continues for its seventh consecutive week. Mike Armstrong has the latest.

Over in the Netherlands, far-right politician Geert Wilders has surprised much of Europe as his Freedom party won the most seats in the most recent Dutch election — twice as many as predicted. It’s the first time since the Second World War that the largest party in the Netherlands wasn’t liberal. Crystal Goomansingh has the details.

Niagara Falls’ Rainbow Bridge border crossing connecting the U.S. and Canada has reopened after the unprecedented explosion of a car killed two and injured a border patrol officer on Wednesday, stirring a security panic across the two nations. The FBI has concluded its investigation and any signs of the incident being related to terrorism have been dispelled. Shallima Maharaj reports.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China for information about a mysterious respiratory illness that is impacting children in the country’s northern region. The agency requested more information about the nature of the infection as China prepares for its first winter since it lifted its COVID-19 restrictions. Katherine Ward dives in.

Plus, Trans Mountain, the company building the long-delayed pipeline extension from Alberta to British Columbia, says it is now 95-per cent complete. The cost of the project, however, has ballooned to a whopping $35 million, resulting in the federal government offering stakes in it to dozens of Indigenous groups. The benefits of buying in are now being questioned by First Nations peoples. Neetu Garcha reports.

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