Our middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports now on the growing pressures on israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu. Hamas would protect them as assets, the argument went. These younger, fitter hostages were the ones who would survive. 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, ori danino, eden yerushalmi, whose last words to her sister were, they ve caught me. And hersh goldbergpolin, a 23yearold us israeli 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 th
Killed by israeli fire. 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. Our middle East Correspondent Lucy williamson reports now on the growing pressures on israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hamas would protect them as assets, the argument went. These younger, fitter hostages were the ones who would survive. Instead, Israels Army says they were shot by hamas in a Tunnel Under Rafah as israeli forces battled above them. Almog seroussi, alexander lobanov, ori danino, eden yerushalmi, whose last words to her sister were, theyve caught me. And hersh goldberg polin, a 23 year old us israeli 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. Its too late for us. Its too late for carmel. I will never hug her again. B
Morning, everyone. Welcome to cnn thiS Morning it is sunday, september 1. Im amara walker. Im Victor Blackwell. Thank you for joining us. WerE Following Breaking News out of gaza thiS Morning. They israeli militarY Says it recovered the body hes up six hostages from an underground tunnel in gaza on saturday the idf has identified all six bodies which include israeli american Hersh Goldberg, polin the israeli Defense Minister, said the hostages were killed just before troops could reach them. Because you according to the initial assessment at our disposal, they were brutally murdered by hamas terrorists, a short while before we reach them they were abducted alive on the morning of October 7 by the Hamas Terror Organization hamas is blaming israel for the deaths of Hamas Spokesman said the hostages were killed by Israels Bombing of gaza without giving specifics. Now a group representing thE Families of israeli hostages as colleaguE For prime Minister Netanyahu to address the nation and q
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