johnny irwin died at the age of 50. he was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2020. a statement on his instagram account said it is with a heavy heart that we share the news of his passing. a truly remarkable soul, he brought fought bravely against character with the strength and courage and touch the lives of so many with his kindness and warmth and infectious spirit. presidentjoe biden is to take part in a ceremony for the repatriation of the bodies of three american soldiers killed in a drone attack in jordan. the plane carrying their bodies will arrive at an airforce base in delaware. the first lady and the president pay their respects along with us armed forces. the three soldiers, sergeants williamj rivers, kennedy sanders and breonna moffett died in the strike near the border with syria on sunday. the white house has said the attack on its military base which wounded a0 others was carried out by an iran backed militia called islamic resistance in iraq. iran has denie
good evening, we re live injerusalem, as diplomatic efforts to try to ease the worsening humanitarian situation in gaza intensify. the german chancellor olaf scholz has been meeting prime minister benjamin netanyahu in tel aviv, and tomorrowjoe biden is expected in israel for talks. but it s a tricky diplomatic mission. the us wants to show solidarity with israel, but also press for ways to ease the suffering in gaza, where the united nations says supplies of food, fuel and water are dwindling, and access must be allowed for aid. all this as israel masses troops on the border, ahead of a possible ground invasion, and it s aerial bombardment of the territory continues. it says it s targeting members of hamas, a group designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, including the uk, and responsible for last week s attack on southern israel, which killed at least 1,400 people. palestinian officials in gaza, say around 3,000 have been killed in israeli bombing, a
being kidnapped with her boyfriend from the music festival. her boyfriend is thought to still be in captivity in gaza. this was shlomi ziv and his wife speaking for the first time in eight months. in the past hour, this video has been posted on social media of three hostages being escorted by soldiers to a helicopter in gaza, which then takes off, bound for israel. and this was the moment when two of the hostages arrived in a helicopter at a hospital in tel aviv. all four of the released hostages are said to be in good medical condition. the israeli security forces said the operation was long planned and conducted under heavy fire. one special forces officer was killed. benjamin netanyahu has spoken the hostages in hospital. israeljust spoken the hostages in hospital. israel just carried spoken the hostages in hospital. israeljust carried out a remarkable rescue operation of four hostages held by hamas. this operation required ingenuity and courage of the highest degree, and