Lets look at the wider situation. With me is Mohamed Taha from bbc arabic. Thank you forjoining us on The Programme. The Breaking News in the last few minutes. We knew that the israelis had discovered some bodies in rafah. Now we know that one of them is an American Citizen. What more do we know about whats happening there at the moment . 50 whats happening there at the moment . ~ whats happening there at the moment . ~. ,. , moment . So we knew about recovering moment . So we knew about recovering the moment . So we knew about recovering the Bodies Moment . So we knew about recovering the bodies of moment . So we knew about recovering the bodies of the | recovering the bodies of the hostages a few hours ago. And the announcement from the White House came just a few minutes ago that one of these bodies is american. The American Citizen is hersh Goldberg Polin, and his parents were really vocal about him. They had interviews in the us and in israel, and i gets you did an interview with
Killed by israeli fire. Thousands of israelis have been protesting in Jerusalem And Tel aviv in an effort to put pressure on the israeli government to bring 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. Our middle East Correspondent Lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. 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 Rafa as israeli forces battled above them. Almog sarusi. Alexander lobanov. Ori danino. Eden yerushalmi, whose last words to her sister were, theyve caught me. Carmel gat, a the
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
A Hamas Official denied this, saying they were killed by israeli fire. Thousands of israelis have been protesting in Jerusalem And Tel aviv in an effort to put pressure on the israeli government to bring the remaining Hostages Home. The funerals for some of the hostages have been held. 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. Our middle East Correspondent Lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. 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 Rafa as israeli forces battled above them. Almog sarusi. Alexander lobanov. Ori danino. Eden yerushalmi, whose last words to her sister were, theyve caught me. Carmel gat, a therapist, was described by other hostages as their guar
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