Report: Israel still ‘cautiously optimistic’ fourth group of hostages will be released later today

People gather with signs for a demonstration calling upon the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to take action for the release of hostages abducted by Palestinian terrorists on October 7 and currently held in the Gaza Strip, outside the ICRC offices in Tel Aviv on November 9, 2023. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
People gather with signs for a demonstration calling upon the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to take action for the release of hostages abducted by Palestinian terrorists on October 7 and currently held in the Gaza Strip, outside the ICRC offices in Tel Aviv on November 9, 2023. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Amid an apparent delay in the release of the fourth group of hostages due to what Israel says is Hamas’s effort to violate the deal by releasing children without their mothers, an Israeli official tells the Walla news site that he is “cautiously optimistic” the crisis will be solved.

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