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hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live. three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. families of israeli hostages — who are still being held in gaza — have broken through security and stormed a finance meeting in the israeli parliament, the knesset. they were protesting that the finance committee was sitting, deliberating while their children were still in captivity. shouting "shame on you" and demanding that committee members get up and...

to a withdrawal of israeli forces and an end to the war in gaza. that is the framework of talks ongoing. but right now it bears no reality to the situation on the ground. palestinians in gaza have been sheltering from intense bombing and shooting today in the city of khan younis. 190 people have been killed in the last 2a hours. thats according to the hamas—run health ministry. in the last hour, we have been hearing from one of the families of those still held hostage in gaza, who ar...

and three european champions cups. there was plenty of drama on day nine of the australian open. sixth seed alexander zverev had to win a fifth set tie—break in his match against britains cameron norrie to make the quarter—finals. the german will face number two seed carlos alcaraz who lost just eight games as he beat miomir kecmanovic of serbia in straight sets. it is great to find this level, to play this level in the matches, on the court, i am feeling better and better every da...

theres a huge barrage going on overhead just at the moment. yevgeny prigozhin seemed determined to march his men to the top of the hill. then, he marched them down again. political persecution like something straight out of a fascist or communist nation. this is southern israel and that is gaza, and the war here has dominated the news agenda since early october. tragic and polarising, its one of the biggest stories of 2023 and one that i have followed here and reported on throughout, s...

to have been killed in an air strike in the al—maghazi refugee camp. the gaza health ministry says the number dead is likely to rise with body bags seen piled outside the nearby al—aqsa hospital — where many of the victims were taken. israel says it is investigating the incident. since early october, at least 20,600 people have been killed, and over 5a,500 people have been injured, in the palestinian territory. the strike comes amid scaled back christmas celebrations in bethlehem...

but right now, south africa is in a big mess, with a protracted energy crisis, shocking levels of unemployment and inequality, and systemic corruption. my guest is the secretary general of the anc, fikile mbalula. is his party about to pay the price of failure? fikile mbalula, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having us, and welcome to luthuli house. its a great pleasure to be here. how disappointed are you with the state south africa is in today? south africa is undergoing challenges...

price for the defence of bakhmut. and — tributes continue to pour in following the death of the queen of rock and roll tina turner at 83—years—old. hello. we start here in the uk, where new figures show net migration — the difference between the number of people coming to live in the uk and the number leaving — hit a record high in 2022. it rose to 606,000 last year, driven by people from non—eu countries arriving for work and study after the pandemic. thats up from 488,000...

and number on the back. three men were arrested for abusing the brazilian last weekend, one of multiple incidents hes experienced this season. prolific figures across the game have been giving their reaction to events this week. its a disgusting situation. i think its so bad that actually it looks like it is going to force change so im hoping that there will be something positive to come from it because i think it has taken a central story, because i think it has taken a centralstory, ...

of bakhmut over to russian forces. hello, im lewis vaughanjones, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. here in the uk — new figures show net migration hit a record high in 2022. net migration is the difference between the number of people coming to live in the uk and the number leaving. it rose to 606,000 last year, driven by people from non—eu countries arriving for work and study, after the pandemic. thats up from 488,000 in 2021. th...

at bayer leverkusen ensuring a 1—0 win on aggregate. and awaiting them in the final will be the six—time winners sevilla, who have an incredible record in this completion. extra time was needed againstjuventus with sevilla then scoring two goals to give them a 2—1win on the night, 3—2 on aggregate. the final is at the end of this month. west ham united are into their first european final in nearly 50 years after beating dutch side az alkmaar in the europa conference league. hav...