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BBCNEWS BBC News September 2, 2024

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Instead, israel's army says they were shot by hamas in a tunnel under rafah as israeli forces battled above them. Almog seroussi, alexander lobanov, 0ri danino, eden yerushalmi, whose last words to her sister were, they've caught me. And hersh goldbergpolin, a 23yearold usisraeli citizen, and carmel gat, a therapist who was described by other hostages as their guardian angel. Carmel*s family said she and hersh were due to be released in a deal outlined in july. Her cousin today inconsolable. It's too late for us. It's too late for carmel. I will never hug her again. But 101 people can still hug theirfamilies. For them, make the deal. Save lives. As pressure on israel's prime minister builds, today, he blamed hamas for the failure to free the hostages. Translation: while israel is conducting intensive negotiations with the mediators in a supreme effort to reach a deal, hamas continues to firmly refuse any offer. He who murders hostages does not want a deal. A red flag at the protest today. A message to the prime minister. The last red line has been crossed. Hostages were dying, they said, as a direct result of the prime minister's failure to sign a deal. 0utside mr netanyahu's office today, they've been shouting murderer. Many people here think he simply doesn't want a deal. And if a deal is no longer possible, they say, then the hostages are no longer valuable to hamas. Hostages do not return when guns are shooting. The region does not go quiet for the time necessary to return hostages, when guns are shooting. The irony is that fighting did stop in central areas of gaza today for the start of a nineday rolling vaccine programme delivered by the un. The discovery of gaza's first case of polio in 25 years the only thing that's paused the fighting since november. Thank god they've agreed on this, said um khalil. But we hope the war stops completely, and notjust for a couple of days. We've suffered a lot. In tel aviv tonight, these six deaths sparked new life in the protest movement, pushing for a ceasefire deal. Tens of thousands on the streets confronting benjamin netanyahu with a choice. Peace in gaza or war at home? lucy williamson, bbc news. As lucy williamson mentioned, much of israel's workforce is expected to strike on monday. It's been called by israel's largest labour union, representing 800,000 workers. A oneday walkout is expected to begin from 6am local time, less than an hour from now. Tel aviv*s ben gurion airport is expected to be closed from 8am local time. Mark schwarzer life so busy coordinator for the israelpalestinian authority and he told us that netanyahu is under an unprecedented amount of pressure. Is under an unprecedented amount of pressure. Given the tra. Ed amount of pressure. Given the tragedy that amount of pressure. Given the tragedy that unfolded amount of pressure. Given the tragedy that unfolded over amount of pressure. Given the tragedy that unfolded over the last 36 hours now, six hostages being killed, he has probably beenin being killed, he has probably been in greater pressure since the outset of the conflict since 7 october, and rightfully so, the families of the hostages that remain in captivity want to see the ceasefire take place in the release of their loved ones. Also important is to stop the ongoing ground conflict inside gaza to allow the humanitarian aid, the ongoing polio regimen that humanitarian communities are trying to put together and take care of palestinians. There is a host of issues are certainly what we saw transpire in the news that break of the six hostages being killed is putting him under unprecedented pressure. Putting him under unprecedented ressure. * ,.. pressure. Let's get more now with erin pressure. Let's get more now with erin miller, _ pressure. Let's get more now with erin miller, senior pressure. Let's get more nowj with erin miller, senior fellow with erin miller, seniorfellow at the endowment for international peace and a us state department official. He helped formulate the us policy on the arabisraeli peace process. Always great to have you here. We had about the pressure that netanyahu is facing right now. Do you think these protests, the strike, will have an effect on the prime minister? will he change his stance, pushing closer to a ceasefire deal? in his stance, pushing closer to a ceasefire deal? ceasefire deal? in my experience, ceasefire deal? in my i experience, negotiations ceasefire deal? in my experience, negotiations only close when both sides really believe that there is a need to close. A real urgency, and frankly even though the prime minister is under unprecedented pressure, his minister of defence green 20 shouting match last week and basically said you can choose to remain in the philadelphia quarter or you can redeem the hostages, you cannot do both. Nonetheless, right now if i had a bet that was conceivable, i suppose the administration is reportedly planning a final offer, that is what jake sullivan told the families of the hostages. You sa the families of the hostages. You say the biden _ families of the hostages. You say the biden administration is planning a final ceasefire offer? , offer? yes, the i nationalsecurity offer? yes, the nationalsecurity adviser offer? yes, the _ nationalsecurity adviserjake nationalsecurity adviserjake sullivan has informed the families today that the administration is seriously considering a final offer to be put to netanyahu by the end of the week but the reality is the wilful murder of these hostages seems to me to suggest that he spent 20 years in israeli jail, speaking fluent here, he understands how to manipulate the mind and soul of the israeli public, by killing these hostages i think he has virtually ensured that netanyahu will have no choice but to stick to his positions and remain in the philadelphia corridor and the crossing, and survey his deputy issued a statement that there will be no deal unless the israeli withdraw from gaza. I think the administration is in a negotiated culdesac and maybe they will present one for right now i just they will present one for right now ijust do not think they will present one for right now i just do not think that hamas or netanyahu are close to making the decisions required even to get to a phase one agreement, let's be clear, even if they sign we're talking about a limited exchange of hostages, 30 plus alive or dead, in exchange for hundreds of palestinian prisoners, many who were accused and convicted of killing israelis and a ceasefire, i will not bring an end to the war, hamas will retain at least a0 or 50 hostages and will give them up until the israelis agree to a permanent ceasefire and withdraw the israeli forces from gaza, so again i do not see the urgency right now. Certainly people right now in the streets of israel see the urgency and the frustration boiling over. He mentioned the tension within the israel government, the security cabinets. I want to play you a clip from the israeli opposition politician said earlier on a sunday, take a listen. Translation: the hostages _ listen. Translation: the hostages were _ listen. Translation: the hostages were alive listen. Translation: the hostages were alive and netanyahu in the cabinet of death netanyahu in the cabinet of death decided not to save them. There _ death decided not to save them. There is death decided not to save them. There is still hostages alive any deat there is still hostages alive any deal can be reached. Netanyahu does not make it because _ netanyahu does not make it because of political reasons and because of political reasons and he _ because of political reasons and he prefers seemingly coalition rather than saving our coalition rather than saving our children's lives. Coalition rather than saving our children's lives. What do our children's lives. What do you make our children's lives. What do you make of _ our children's lives. What do you make of that? _ our children's lives. What do you make of that? strong i our children's lives. What do you make of that? strong words coming from the main opposition figure. Those are allegations that have been bounced around before and i think that there has been criticism and netanyahu that he values his political situation which is tenuous potentially over even a small deal to get some hostages free... , free. There is no doubt about it, the organising _ free. There is no doubt about it, the organising principle i free. There is no doubt about it, the organising principle of| it, the organising principle of netanyahu's world is to stay in power, on trialfor netanyahu's world is to stay in power, on trial for bribery and fraud four years running, if he loses power and the prime minister could face a conviction or cut a plea deal which will drive them out of politics and he cannot afford to lose the seeds that he has in his coalition. If the protests denied is the beginning of massive protests and that represents 800,000 israeli workers in a population of 10 million that is extraordinary, if you were to tell me that the pressure will be sustained in the protests will literally shut down the country and put additional pressure on some members of the netanyahu coalition to neta nyahu coalition to basically netanyahu coalition to basically say we need a deal of your leaving the government, i just do not see that happening, and that is a real problem, the political inconvenient fact is that he has a coalition which is virtually unshakeable, and until there are defections which could result from continuous sustained pressure in the streets by the israeli defence force, you have the minister of defence basically engaged in unprecedented rift in the middle of a war with the prime minister, again, i do not see the sun, the moon and the stars right now aligning in favour of a quick or easy agreement, even towards phase one. . , , , one. Right now the pressure we see industries _ one. Right now the pressure we see industries and _ one. Right now the pressure we see industries and we _ one. Right now the pressure we see industries and we will one. Right now the pressure we see industries and we will see l see industries and we will see how that plays out. Erin miller, always ready to have you. Thank you. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Let's look at some other stories making news. The labour mp who's the biggest landlord in the house of commons has sacked the agency that manages his rental flats after a bbc investigation found black mould and ant infestations in some of the properties. Jas athwal, who was elected mp for ilford south injuly, said his tenants had been let down, and he pledged that repairs and maintenance work would be completed swiftly. The government is starting a campaign to encourage retired people to see if they are eligible for credit after only those receiving the payment will get winter fuel payments. It is estimated at around 880,000 eligible people are missing out on pension credit and urges them to check. The government says it will look at the dynamic ticket pricing model after some offence plea over the odds for a way to seekers for concerts across the uk and ireland. The tickets have gone on sale on saturday. The practice allows providers to charge a higher price with no face value tickets left. Many oasis fans are angry at that. You're live with bbc news. Polls have closed in eastern germany where the farright alternative for germany party is on course to win a big victory in the state of thuringa with almost 33% of the vote. The party is nine points ahead of the conservative cdu and is far ahead of germany's three governing parties. This will be the first regional election the afd has won, even though it's unlikely the party will be able to form a government as it does not hold the majority of the vote. The afd is antiimmigration, wants to replace the euro with the deutschmark, and opposes the national government's approach to the war in ukraine and climate change. Demonstrators against the afd*s projected win gathered outside the thuringia state parliament in protest. Sunday's results are being viewed as a temperature check ahead of germany's federal elections next year. 0ur correspondentjessica parker has the latest. It's written on their faces how some feel about the farright winning the most votes in a state election for the first time in the postwar era. News of the results has just been announced here at this antiafd demo you can hear boos in the crowd, and just over there is the state parliament, where the farright will now have greater influence. Right now, the fascists over here are winning. I'm not a fan of saying history is repeating itself, because i don't think so, but history sometimes is similar, and that's what's happening over here right now. I am totally worried. Actually, of course, next year also, we have the total elections for the german parliament, so i'm kind of seeing this as, like, a test for how it will work next year as well. This is alternative fur deutschland's leader in thuringia, a lightning rod for controversy. Bjorn hocke has been fined twice for knowingly using a nazi slogan, something he denied. Here, he declares a historic victory. Celebrations and afd video footage, because the media wasn't allowed in by a party that often claims it's being persecuted and smeared. In th

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