hello, i m tanya beckett. benjamin netanyahu has said his country is in a war for its existence which it would continue, despite what he called the heavy price paid by israel. he was speaking after the israeli army shot dead three hostages in gaza by mistake. an israeli soldier opened fire on the men as they emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city, holding a white flag. an official investigation said the shots were fired in breach of the army s rules of engagement. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el talaqa were killed in asha jiga, in the north of the territory. mr netanyahu called the incident a disaster which broke his heart. he said the troops in gaza were risking their own lives as they tried to rescue hostages, and warned the military operation was necessary to force hamas to free them, but hinted of possible talks. translation: since the tragedy occurred yesterday, i am haunted by one thought what would have happened if only something would have bee
in a sign of the growing hunger and desperation in gaza, crowds of people have looted aid trucks entering the besieged strip through the rafah crossing. for the first time since the war began, israel has also opened one of its crossings into gaza to aid. it s hoped the opening of the kerem shalom crossing will double the amount of food and medicine reaching gazans. until now, aid has only been able to reach the territory through the rafah crossing from egypt. israel has kept up its bombardment of gaza, killing dozens more people. gaza s hamas run health ministry says 90 people were killed injust the jabalia area of gaza city. in a change of tone, the uk and germany havejoined calls for a sustainable ceasefire . prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists israel will fight to the end, but the reuters news agency is quoting egyptian security sources as saying israel and hamas are both open to a ceasefire, but still disagree over details. our correspondent lucy williamson has mor
sank to an all time low against the dollar. the british tv presenter phillip schofield resigns from itv after acknowledging he had an affair with a younger male colleague. now on bbc news, it s time for amol rajan interviews. in every trade, there are certain names that are held up as the gold standard. when i started out in newspapers in fact, for most of the past 50 years there have been two names that stood apart and stood above any others injournalism. bob woodward and carl bernstein were the reporters at the heart of the watergate scandal and the subsequent fall of president nixon. therefore. ..i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. their investigation into the break in at democratic offices has become the stuff of legend. it saw them immortalised by hollywood and set the standard forjournalism for decades to come. at one point, i suddenly wondered how high up this thing goes and her paranoia finally got to me. i thought what we had was so hot that
she breached the ministerial code. the supply of a drug to treat symptoms of menopause is being restricted by the uk government because of shortages. pharmacists are being told to dispense only two months worth of capsules of utrogestan, which is a form of progesterone. the order was issued by the department of health, which says it will ensure more women can continue to access the medication they need. stay with us here on bbc news. now on bbc news, amol rajan interviews: piers morgan. for over 30 years, piers morgan has been a loud and polarising fixture in our culture, joining the ranks of the rich, famous, revered and reviled that he chronicled in his early career as a reporter. just 28 years old when he was appointed editor of one of the world s biggest newspapers by the media mogul rupert murdoch, morgan was a giant of british tabloids and he s got the scars to prove it. i don t get on with piers morgan. so, yeah, i punched him. let me see. well, that s what the scar
contest in sweden. hello, i m tanya beckett. benjamin netanyahu has said his country is in a war for its existence, which it would continue, despite what he called the heavy price paid by israel. he was speaking after the israeli army shot dead three hostages in gaza by mistake. an israeli soldier opened fire on the men as they emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city, holding a white flag. an official investigation said the shots were fired in breach of the army s rules of engagement. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el talalka were killed in the north of the territory. mr netanyahu called the incident a disaster which broke his heart. he said the troops in gaza were risking their own lives as they tried to rescue hostages, and warned the military operation was necessary to force hamas to free them. but hinted at possible talks. translation: since the tragedy occurred yesterday, i am haunted by one thought what would have happened if only something would h