Its affecting some flights at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and business, schools, and other forms of transport have also been hit. The stoppage is a day after the Israeli Army said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages who were taken during the attacks of 7th october. Alastair burt is a former conservative mp who served as Minister Of State for the middle east. He gave me his reaction to developments. The scale of protests is certainly unprecedented. There has been thousands of people demonstrating regularly against prime Minister Netanyahu firstly for internal political reasons, then post October The 7th lately in terms of his handling of the crisis, but the scale of the protest and the sense that the prime Ministers Strategy after October The 7th of seeking total victory of the elimination of hamas and the recovery of the hostages has proved to be a failure because it was impossible. He was advised that you couldnt do both and that advice has been borne out by experience and
The campaign was organised after a baby waS Partly paralysed by the first case of the virus in two decades. From jerusalem, our Middle East correspondent, Yolande Knell reports. Just two drops as the un begins vaccinating against polio in gaza. A dose is easy to give, but carrying out a Mass Immunisation campaign in a Combat Zone is a huge challenge. Parents of the first vaccinated children are relieved. Translation i was worried and afraid because this is scary. The polio disease. This disease makes the children unable to move. Baby abdulrahman was crawling early, but now his mum Worries Hell never be able to walk. He was the first child found he was the first child found to have polio in gaza in 25 to have polio in gaza in 25 years, and it years, and it paralysed his leg. Paralysed his leg. Because of the war he wasnt because of the war he wasnt vaccinated and now vaccinated and now medical care is limited. Medical care is limited. Translation he wants translation he wants to live an
The remaining hostages home. The funerals for some of the hostages have been held. These pictures are from raanana, just north of Tel Aviv, where a service was held for almog sarusi. The israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, blamed hamas leaders for the killings, saying they showed hamas did not want a deal. The Opposition Leader Yair Lapid accused Mr Netanyahu of deciding not to save the hostages. Jon donnison reports from jerusalem on what we know about the israeli hostages. Six more dead israeli hostages In Gaza. Carmel gat, who was a0. Alexander lobanov, 32. Almog sarusi, aged 27. Eden yerushalmi, 24. Ori danino, who was 25. And the youngest, hersh Goldberg Polin, just 23, who was also an american citizen. With broken hearts, the Goldberg Polin family is devastated to announce the death of their son and brother, hersh. They thank you all for your Love And Support and ask for privacy at this time. Just a few days ago, his mother, rachel, had called for his release. Hersh, we a
Lucy williamson reports 00 01 01,320 4294966103 13 29,429 from jerusalem. Raanana, just north 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 Ministers Failure to sign a deal. Outside Mr Netanyahus Office Today Theyve being shouting murderer. Many people here think he simply doesnt want a deal. And if the deal is no longer possible, than the hostages are no longer valuable to hamas. Hostages cannot determine guns are shooting. In the time necessary to return hostages, when necessary to return hostages, when guns are shooting. The irony is the fighting did stop in Central Gaza today. The start of a nine Day Vaccine Programme delivered by the un. The discovery of gazas first case of polio in 25 years, the start of a nine Day Vaccine Programme delivered by the un. The discovery of gazas first case of polio in 25 years, the only thing thats paused the fighting since novembe
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