The incursion of ukraine will not stop his armys advances. Hello, im annita mcveigh. Welcome to Bbc News now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. The industrial action to reach a Hostage Deal with hamas hit medical centres, schools and businesses. People are demanding the government secure the return of hostages still held by hamas. The Israel Defense forces say. Say they were killed shortly before troops reached them on saturday. One of those found was american israeli Hersh Goldberg Polin. Injerusalem where people are holding a procession from his home to the cemetary where he will be buried. Well the impact of todays strikes arent yet fully clear. Flights have been delayed and diverted at israels main airport as part of the strike action. Israel is boiling, the Main Highway Being blocked with the government been told to do more to bring the remaining hostages home. Last night, on the same streets, despair turned to anger and violence. Saturdays shocking news th
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 tel aviv, demanding that israel s government restart negotiations. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel s military campaign in gaza will continue, but that it is working with qatar and egypt for a possible deal. the israel defense forces on saturday admitted three men were mistakenly killed in gaza while holding a white cloth on a stick, indicating surrender. an idf official says a soldier felt threatened and opened fire after misidentifying them as terrorists . prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the hostage deaths broke his heart . translation: we will draw i the lessons, we will implement the lessons, and we will remain relentless in our military and diplomatic efforts to bring back all the hostages home safely. with all the terrible sadness, let me clarify the military pressure is necessary both for bringing back the hostages and to achieve victory. the deaths have prompted outrage among the families of hostages held in gaza. protests in tel aviv are in
hello. we start with the latest on the israel gaza war. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. in a change of language, the foreign ministers of both countries say too many civilians have been killed in the fighting between hamas and israel and the sooner a truce comes the better. france has called for an immediate ceasefire. we will get more reaction to that in a moment. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has indicated that new negotiations are under way to recover israeli hostages held in gaza, after israel revealed that three hostages were mistakenly killed by israeli soldiers in gaza, despite being shirtless and waving a white flag. an israel defence forces official said they re investigating what happened at the highest level. families of israeli hostages held a rally in tel aviv on saturday night. they said the current policy of using military force wasn t working and demanded more action from the government to bring th
hello, i m catherine byaruhanga. we start with the latest on the israel gaza war. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says israel is working with egypt and qatar to try and secure the release of hostages held by hamas. relatives of the hostages staged a big rally in tel aviv on saturday night. many carried placards bearing large pictures of their loved ones. they said the current policy of using military force wasn t working. mr netanyahu insisted that the military campaign would continue, but said israel is working for a possible deal. hamas, which is deemed a terrorist organisation by the us, uk and other western governments, says it will not agree to another deal for the release of hostages, unless what it calls the aggression against palestinian people stops once and for all . meanwhile, the world health organisation says it has delivered crucial medical supplies to gaza s al shifa hospital which has been working under much reduced capacity following israel s