And i dont want to break right now, because i want to keep pushing for the release of my mum and the release of my brother. At least 11 us citizens the family of adrien netta was on the phone with her us citizens hone with her when she was taken. Her son nahal shares a little of their story. As this tragedy was unfolded on saturday morning, me and my other siblings were talking to my mum on the phone, trying to calm her down. Things were sort of calm when she heard a lot of gunfire outside of her shelter. We tried to calm her down. Thats when i dropped off the call. Both my brother and my sister were on the call with her as the terrorist barged into her home. We heard a little bit of screaming and that was our last contact with her. There was no shooting on the call and the neighbors downstairs also didnt hear any shooting. My mum used the little bit of arabic that she picked up working as a nurse in the hospitalfor 20 years to calm down the terrorists. And it is our hope, which is a little bit ridiculous at this stage, to say that the optimistic scenario here is that shes held hostage in gaza and not dead on the street of the kibbutz where we grew up. The white house says it is taking hamas threats to execute hostages seriously, as President Biden prepares to speak about israels war with the Militant Group in the coming hours. Live now to our North America correspondent, nomia iqbal any sort of indication what to expect from joe biden . The first being the military response addressed the hostage crisis. He did say likely it was likely that americans had been taken hostage by hamas. His National Security team will offer his israeli counterpart anything they need to deal with that crisis. We also expect him to address the Jewish American community and address the pain and fear is that they have. It is worth remembering that President Biden� s relationship with israel probably goes back further than any other living democrats. He has talked a lot about the love that he has for israel right back to when he was a junior senator and visiting israel in 1973 and talking about he believes in israel pots macro to exist and the support that is needed for israel. His relationship has been tested during his presidency, certainly with Benjamin Netanyahu and his controversial move to overhaul the judicial system. There are also members of the Democratic Party who expressed their sympathies for the palestinian cause, but nonetheless, we are very much expecting President Biden, who will be joined we are very much expecting President Biden, who Will Bejoined by we are very much expecting President Biden, who will be joined by the Vice President , to reiterate his support for israel and essentially say, whatever israel needs right now, america will deliver it. Thank ou. We now, america will deliver it. Thank yom we will now, america will deliver it. Thank you. We will obviously now, america will deliver it. Thank you. We will obviously carry now, america will deliver it. Thank you. We will obviously carry that l you. We will obviously carry that live. I woke up on saturday morning, and i live up north, and it was very unusual to hear my husband on the phone so early in the morning. He told me something bad was happening down south so i grabbed my phone and saw my phone burning with messages and i realised that there was a hamas Terrorist Attack by missiles and also on the ground and there are terrorists inside the area where my family live. I frantically called my mum to tell her to go into the safe room, which is designed to shield herfrom rockets, but not from any sort of invasion. I called herfrantically and told her to lock herself in the room and not to open the door, No Matter What. As i was speaking to her, she told me her house was not locked and she heard the door open and i heard people talking to her in english with an arabic accent so i realised the Hamas Terrorists got to her. I hung up the phone and called my brother who lives next door to her, just ten metres away, to tell him i do not know what is happening and to not open his door, and he picked up the phone and i was telling him to lock himself in and not open No Matter What and i heard them enter his house as i was speaking to him. They also spoke to him in english with an arabic accent. I let people inside the Community Know that the terrorists were at my mother and my brothers. I got the word through, but they could not get to them. A few minutes later, i got a couple of pictures sent to my phone from my mothers phone with pictures showing my mother and brother both sitting in my mothers living room, pictures taken by one of the terrorists. Underneath, it said in english, hamas. That was the last communication i had with both of them. So hamas sent you a picture of the moment that they were kidnapped, of both your mother and your brother . Yes. And later they posted a third pitcure to my mothers facebook story, a picture of my mother and brother sitting in The Living Room with an armed figure in the background. They posted that to her facebook story, this is not something she would know how to do. That is incredibly distressing. We have on our screens the images you have just described. It is also terrifying and i assume even more terrifying given the threats to execute hostages made over the last 2a hours by hamas . Troubling does not even begin to describe it. We are in utter shock. I later learned my neighbours saw terrorists take my mother and my brother. My eldest brother who is 5a, he was not found that evening so we did not know if he was taken, too. His body was found the next day. He was found shot dead behind his house. My mother and my other brother, my mum is 79, an elderly woman, she is diabetic and she uses insulin daily. My brother is 51. He takes medication for his diabetes. We dont know what kind of conditions they are being held at and we dont know if they are getting their medication and we dont know if they are being fed. We get absolutely no information. There was no confirmation from hamas as to names or pictures or any kind of information, as to the people they took. We are just in the dark. Im so sorry for your loss regarding your brother. In terms of your mother and your other brother, do you hope that they at least are together . How do you anticipate they would be holding up in a situation like this . Can you even imagine . I hope they are together. In all honesty, i try not to imagine because it is too difficult and these are the times when i break and i do not want to break right now because i want to keep pushing for the release of my mother and my brother. Im Holding Hamas responsible and i think the International Community should hold them accountable for this. We are trying to get medication to the elderly or to whoever needs them, we are trying to get names, but when i stop to think about the conditions they are being held in, we dont know if they are underground, overground, i dont know if they are together. I dont know how long my mum can survive without her insulin. I try not to think about it because it is just too devastating for me. I have lost my brother theres nothing i can do about it. All i can do is bury him. Both myself and my brothers are british citizens and the british authorities have been in touch with me and i deeply appreciate that but we are waiting for answers, basic answers. Israeli military says that two senior hamas leaders have been killed in raids today. One was the head of hamass International Relations office, the other was hamass economy minister. Russian president Vladimir Putin has issued his first Public Statement about the war between israel and the hamas Militant Group, Accusing Washington Of Pursuing A Pro Israel policy against the interests of palestine. Putins first public remarks four days into the crisis echo previous statements by russian officials who have laid blame on the west for what they called a failure to ensure peace and security in the region. Live now to Sergey Goryashko from the bbc russian service. In terms of what we heard from the russian president , reminds are viewers of the links between hamas and russia. Russian leaders have been meeting with hamas leaders. They came to moscow, they came to different russian events held by the russian government and by some private entities. Russia has been in contact with hamas, that is the bottom line. We can anticipate that the president wants to become the main intermediary in these talks, saying that western democracy has failed and is that is why there are now actively participating in talks about the issue. Now actively participating in talks about the issue. What do you think Vladimir Putin about the issue. What do you think Vladimir Putin is about the issue. What do you think Vladimir Putin is doing about the issue. What do you think Vladimir Putin is doing here . About the issue. What do you think Vladimir Putin is doing here . He. About the issue. What do you think. Vladimir putin is doing here . He has always been a disruptor, always exploiting global events and divisions. , divisions. Vladimir putin had quite a solid relationship divisions. Vladimir putin had quite a solid relationship with divisions. Vladimir putin had quite a solid relationship with benjamin| a solid relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the israeli prime minister. That is the big question, what will happen with the russian israeli relationships with considering his remarks about palestine and the current conflict. Trying to meddle in the situation and trying to bring their perspective, the kremlin could risk their relationship with israel, which is crucial for the their relationship with israel, which is crucialfor the kremlin. They are already risking it in meddling with iran, buying iranian drones and selling russian weapons to tehran, which is obviously not making israel happy. To tehran, which is obviously not making israel happy. Thank you very much. We making israel happy. Thank you very much we have making israel happy. Thank you very much. We have also making israel happy. Thank you very much. We have also heard making israel happy. Thank you very much. We have also heard today making israel happy. Thank you very l much. We have also heard today from irans supreme leader, saying that he would case to forehead and arms of those who carried out the atrocities. Of those who carried out the atrocities. , ,. , atrocities. You can barely see gaza on this map atrocities. You can barely see gaza on this map and atrocities. You can barely see gaza on this map and regional atrocities. You can barely see gaza on this map and regional players, | on this map and regional players, yet what happens on the small piece of could have far reaching Information Implications across the region. Hamas is the Militant Group that runs the gaza strip and it is committed to the destruction of israel. Iran has been supporting hamas for years, either through weapons, Financial Assistance or even training. That is why israel has been trying to disrupt irans Supply Routes to gas in several countries, that includes sudan and yemen, ships and the red sea and smugglers in the sinai peninsular. Hamas is not the only Militant Group that iran is linked to, it is also linked to islamichhad. Casa after hamas. Iran also backs hezbollah, an organisation within lebanon, a country in which it will significant power. Iran calls its allies this the resistance front, or the access of resistance. The concern is depending on as response to the war in israel and gaza, could open up the conflict on several fronts, not only in gaza but also through lab and on, through the activities of hezbollah, as well as hip Militant Groups in syria. That is why the us chairman of the joint groups in syria. That is why the us chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff said we do not want this to broaden and the idea is for iran to get the message loud and clear. Because the stakes are high. It could escalate our war that has already seen so much death. Lets step back and look at some of the wider questions. I was joined lets step back and look at some of the wider questions. I wasjoined on the wider questions. I wasjoined on the programme earlier by david from the programme earlier by david from the washington institute. He told me about some of his experiences under the 0bama administration in terms of trying to edge towards any sort of peaceful solution. We reflected on the wider issues emerging here in the wider issues emerging here in The Middle East. We the wider issues emerging here in The Middle East. The wider issues emerging here in The Middle East. We spent a lot of efforts in the The Middle East. We spent a lot of efforts in the united The Middle East. We spent a lot of efforts in the United States The Middle East. We spent a lot of efforts in the United States to efforts in the United States to solve this problem, wejust efforts in the United States to solve this problem, we just could not get a yes from the president of the palestinian authority. That was the palestinian authority. That was the third effort. 0ur preference was to solve this diplomatically, but sadly the palestinian side did not agree with us. Sadly we are now left with hamas doing these actions of barbarism and i think any military solution is not a full solution because you need a political solution ultimately, but hamas has demonstrated, we have seen these atrocities, 900 people. Ithink the idea. Pa, atrocities, 900 people. Ithink the idea. � , ,. , idea. A simple question, give me our idea. A simple question, give me your assessment idea. A simple question, give me your assessment of idea. A simple question, give me your assessment of what idea. A simple question, give me your assessment of what hamas i idea. A simple question, give me your assessment of what hamas is| your assessment of what hamas is trying to achieve, because they must have known that crossing into israel, killing a thousand people, parading dead bodies, would bring an enormous reaction. What was the objective here . It is enormous reaction. What was the objective here . Objective here . It is a Great Question objective here . It is a Great Question. Im objective here . It is a Great Question. Im not objective here . It is a Great Question. Im not sure objective here . It is a Great Question. Im not sure we l objective here . It is a Great Question. Im not sure we could get in their heads at this moment. I keep asking myself the same thing. Is this part of an effort with iran to try to block the white houses Saudi Initiative . Believing our retaliation would get on television is in the arab world if the retaliation was over was that part of it . Or is it Something Else ideological, theyjust want of it . Or is it Something Else ideological, they just want to of it . Or is it Something Else ideological, theyjust want to kill as manyjews as they can . The timing is suspect that it is part of a wider effort to spoil a us Led Initiative to have an access of moderate states that would have peace in The Middle East. The Apron Accords has peace in The Middle East. The Apron Accords has normalised peace in The Middle East. The Apron Accords has normalised relations. Accords has normalised relations with some arab states. A lot of focus on saudi arabia potentially joining that sort of access. Do you think this was a basic temp two simply try to derail fats . That is what i wonder. Simply try to derail fats . That is what i wonder. I simply try to derail fats . That is what i wonder. I always simply try to derail fats . That is what i wonder. I always like simply try to derail fats . That is what i wonder. I always like to l simply try to derail fats . That is | what i wonder. I always like to be careful. Unless i have hard evidence to want to say for sure, but i certainly speculate in this regard because iran and its supporters, like hezbollah and hamas, they might feel they are the biggest losers, that this is the last hurrah for them before a new regional order would marginalise them, so i speculate that, but without the hard evidence i dont want to assert that, for sure. Aha, evidence i dont want to assert that, for sure. Evidence i dont want to assert that, for sure. A final thought, what do you that, for sure. A final thought, what do you think that, for sure. A final thought, what do you think at that, for sure. A final thought, what do you think at this that, for sure. A final thought, what do you think at this stage that, for sure. A final thought, what do you think at this stage the International Community should do . You reference trying to tackle hamas, and when you listen to the israeli prime minister, maybe this time is different they will try to go after and destroy them completely, but that is an extraordinarily difficult task in reality. It extraordinarily difficult task in reali. , extraordinarily difficult task in reali. ,. , extraordinarily difficult task in reali. ,. , reality. It is very hard, but i thinkthis reality. It is very hard, but i think this distinction reality. It is very hard, but i i think this distinction between reality. It is very hard, but i think this distinction between the Palestinian People and hamas being Beyond The Pale in committing such atrocities, think that is where the International Community needs to focus. Provide the of humanitarian assistance to the people who suffer and make a clear distinction, just like we would not have in the United States, we wouldnt deal with isis, hamas was in that category. Make that distinction. It is not about all palestinians are bad. It is about finding a solution that would give people dignity on both sides, israelis and palestinians alike. The Labour Leader has said that israel must always have the right to defend its people. Live now to our Political Correspondent nick eardley in liverpool. Tell us more about what he said in The Middle East and this Big Push Towards The Final potential conference which before an election. There was an unequivocal message from the Labour Leadership for israel, its right to defend itself. The labour party enters previous leadership was often accused of being unclear about his position on israel and had problems of not dealing properly, according to some, with anti semitism. I think it was a deliberate pitch from the leadership to get on top of this right away and say, look, this is something we utterly condemn, hamas are terrorists and we are clear that israel has the right to defend itself. That was a big part of sir keir starmer� s early remarks. At the broader context of all of this was keir starmer trying to introduce himself a bit more to the electorate. There has always been this question around labour, are they ahead and the polls because the conservatives have had tough time and havent done particularly well in the eyes of some voters, or is it because sir keir starmer is popular . Today we were told he would set out in answer to the question, why labour . Why should you proactively support labour . Labour . Why should you proactively suoport labour . Support labour . There is no magic wand here support labour . There is no magic wand here a support labour . There is no magic wand here. A decade support labour . There is no magic wand here. A decade of support labour . There is no magic wand here. A decade of national i wand here. A decade of national renewal, wand here. A decade of national renewal, that is what it will take. We will renewal, that is what it will take. We will need ambition, determination, patience absolutely, and also determination, patience absolutely, and also bravery, because it is brave and also bravery, because it is brave to and also bravery, because it is brave to reject the hope of the easy answer. Brave to reject the hope of the easy answer, courageous instead to choose the hard answer, courageous instead to choose the hard road, but if we give britain the hard road, but if we give britain a the hard road, but if we give britain a certain destination, if we walk step by step of working people, Hulldoze Walk Step By step of working people, bulldoze through the barriers on Their Bulldoze through the barriers on their way, bulldoze through the barriers on theirway, Less Bulldoze through the barriers on their way, less secure foundations at their their way, less secure foundations at their feet, their way, less secure foundations at theirfeet, then, yes, we can get our future at theirfeet, then, yes, we can get our future back, so lets set the course, our future back, so lets set the course, lets get britain building again course, lets get britain building again. Take back our streets, switch on great again. Take back our streets, switch on Great British energy, tear down the barriers on Great British energy, tear down the barriers to opportunity, get our nhs hack the barriers to opportunity, get our nhs back on its feet. Applause. Nhs back on its feet. Applause. ,. ,. , nhs back on its feet. Applause. ,. , ~ ,. , applause. Housing was a key part of the itch. Applause. Housing was a key part of the pitch. There applause. Housing was a key part of the pitch. There was applause. Housing was a key part of the pitch. There was a applause. Housing was a key part of the pitch. There was a big applause. Housing was a key part of the pitch. There was a big plan applause. Housing was a key part of the pitch. There was a big plan to the pitch. There was a big plan to build 1. 5 million homes over the first term of a labour government. You might have noticed sir keir starmer had some glitter on his shirt. There was a protester who rushed this age at the start. We are told, despite that, sir keir starmer is fine. ~ told, despite that, sir keir starmer is fine. , ~ , told, despite that, sir keir starmer is fine. , ~ i. ,. , is fine. Thank you very much. That is fine. Thank you very much. That is ust is fine. Thank you very much. That is just about is fine. Thank you very much. That isjust about it is fine. Thank you very much. That is just about it from is fine. Thank you very much. That is just about it from today is fine. Thank you very much. Thatj isjust about it from today because is just about it from today because my verified life. These are the live pictures over gaza. We know a thousand israelis killed since saturday, 830 palestinians. We are expecting to hear from joe saturday, 830 palestinians. We are expecting to hearfrom joe biden in the next couple of minutes. Hello. For the fourth consecutive day temperatures climbed above 25 celsius the highest values in parts of eastern and south eastern england. But it wasnt like that everywhere. Further north and west, we had cloud. We had outbreaks of rain across parts of scotland, a bit of rain for Northern Ireland and Northern England too. You can see a couple of different weather features here on our earlier satellite picture. Its this one that becomes the main Weather Maker as it pushes southwards overnight a band of rain, that rain actually pepping up again from the west. But to the south of it, we stay in the warm air. So overnight lows of 1a, 15, 16 degrees. To the north of our Weather Front, well, some parts of the highlands will get quite close to freezing. As we head into tomorrow this Weather Front continues to act as a dividing line, bringing some outbreaks of quite heavy rain across some central parts of the uk. That Rain Moving Out of Northern England into wales, the midlands, parts of east anglia through the afternoon. To the north of that, sunny spells and scattered showers, quite a brisk wind. In fact, gales in the far north of scotland. To the south of our Weather Front, some sunny spells, just the odd shower and another warm day, temperatures again into the 20s, whereas further north it is going to feel quite a lot colder, although only really feeling as wed expect it to at this time of year. As we head through wednesday night into thursday, this Weather Front lingers across parts of southern england, south wales into the midlands, so some clouds, some splashes of rain at times here. Further north, sunny spells a few showers in the far north west and most of us into something cooler by this stage, but 19, 20, 21 for South West England and the channel islands. Friday looks set to start with some pretty wet weather across parts of england and wales. That then tending to pull Away Southwards through the day, but a brief resurgence of warmth into the south east corner at 20 degrees, but further north and west 12 for aberdeen and for glasgow, 13 for belfast. Its that that is a sign of things to come for the weekend because this Weather System in the south finally pulls Away Southwards. In its wake, it leaves us with this north westerly wind and some much colder air sinking its way southwards across all parts of the uk. Were looking at daytime temperatures between 944 degrees at best. A lot of dry weather, a few showers and at night there could be some frosts. At 6 00pm, Israeli Military say children have been massacred by hamas in southern israel. Tonight, the harrowing details begin to emerge. This the small village where bodies have been recovered, all murdered on saturday. Israel continues to bombard part of gaza. The number of dead now stands at more than 800. This area was targeted heavily last night, hundreds of air strikes destroyed many buildings in this area. Well have the very latest as the Israeli Military continue preparations for a possible Ground Assault into gaza
comparemela.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.