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. translation: in this war, we must i continue until we reach victory. i despite the international pressure and despite the intolerable, heavy price that this war exacts from us, as our sons and daughters are killed in action, the
and h totally get that. but in another blow to the prime minister, the conservative party chairman resigned straight after the by election results saying someone must take responsibilty. the labour leader sir keir starmer says the tories are imploding . with the prime minister out of the country in rwanda, we ll be asking if this is a moment of political peril for borisjohnson. also this lunchtime: ukrainain troops ordered to retreat from the key eastern city of severodonetsk. figures just out show another big rise in the number of covid infections in the uk 1.7 million people had the virus last week. and welcome back to worthy farm after three years, it s the long awaited return of glastonbury. coming up on the bbc news channel can emma raducanu repeat her us open championship exploits at wimbledon? she ll face belgian alison van uytvanck in the first round. hello, good afternoon. borisjohnson says he will keep going as prime minister, despite the double blow of l
borisjohnson has lost boris johnson has lost the confidence of the british people. borisjohnson has got to go. we will have reaction to the by election defeat. the biggest vote last in numerical terms of any by election ever. labour re takes wakefield, which it lost at the 2019 general election with the party s leader also insisting that it s time for a new non conservative government. now we ve had the sort of swing that puts us on track notjust for a labour government, but for a majority labour government, so this is hugely significant for the labour party and i m so proud. prince charles opens at the summit in rwanda by acknowledging the legacy of the slave trade. i in rwanda by acknowledging the legacy of the slave trade. i cannot ex - ress legacy of the slave trade. i cannot exwess the legacy of the slave trade. i cannot express the depths legacy of the slave trade. i cannot express the depths of legacy of the slave trade. i cannot express the depths of my - legacy
In for harris. Hi, john. [gunfire] john sounds of gunfire outside the u. S. Embassy in lebanon. Plow tests erupting in the middle east after a blast at a Gaza Hospital. President biden is on the ground in israel. Israeli forces say they have proof the explosion was a failed Rocket Launch by Islamic Jihad terrorists. John roberts reporting from jerusalem for Harris Faulkner today. The hospital Blast Upending the president s visit to show americas support for israel. Palestinian, jordanian and egyptian leaders canceled meetings with the president and hamas blaming israel for the explosion. Israel releasing audio that depicts hamas operatives discussing the Gaza Hospital blast. Listen here. [speaking native language] john Israeli Military says that proves who is responsible. The Islamic Jihad was responsible for the strike at the hospital in gaza. According to our intelligence, hamas checked the reports and understood it was an Islamic Jihad rocket that had misfired and decided to launch
It is, he said, depravity beyond what you could imagine. The United States says it will stand with israel in the fight against hamas. And is warning others not to get involved. But it is a fine balance, supporting the israeli blockade of gaza without escalating this conflict further. Well get the thoughts on that tonight from our Panel Thejournalist and broadcaster, Jenny Kleeman and the former Communications Director for the trump campaign, brian lanza. There will be no resolution on israeli in Congress Unless the republicans can find a speaker. We will keep you updated on the vote tonight, which is soon to begin. And we will focus too on the hostages. 17 british people missing, 14 americans. Well hear from the former commander of an Israeli Special ops team on how difficult this is going to be. The Israeli Prime Ministers Office published three photos today purporting to show Babies Murdered And Burned by hamas. The photos were posted with a Graphic Content Warning on the social medi