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Who was an american citizen. Said those who kill hostages dont want a deal, referring to the allegation from the Israeli Military that these hostages were brutally murdered in their words by hamas shortly before the bodies were found. But you have to remember back in november last year we had a ceasefire, a temporary ceasefire, a temporary ceasefire, where hostages were being exchanged for palestinian ceasefire, where hostages were being exchanged for palestinian prisoners every day. Prisoners every day. That went on for that went on for about a week with about a week with roughly ten hostages per day roughly ten hostages per day coming out and a lot of coming out and a lot of questions being asked about why questions being asked about why did israel not continue with did israel not continue with that process for a longer that process for a longer period and then some of those period and then some of those we now know have died we now know have died might have been freed . Might have b
Band of Snp Mps at westminster, took the Election Defeat on the chin. In this room we all know and understand that hiding from that harsh reality will fix nothing because the right response never lies in easy excuses, the only right response is rooted in reflection and responsibility. Flynn also attacked the new Labour Government in westminster, saying they were opposing austerity. He said the snp has to reroute itself in the priorities of the scottish people, priorities and we believe the party has moved away from. John swinney will take that on when he takes the stage, he also wants a less polarised national debate, claiming he wants to intertwine the Snps Independence Campaign with those priorities. Andrew kerr, Bbc News. We will hear that speech in full on the Bbc News channel at around 3 30pm. It is 10 32am. Injanuary, the uns top court, the international court ofjustice, ruled that israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in gaza, including public statements that c
The operation was to secure just a tunnel by the israeli forces found and live hostage last week. 50 forces found and live hostage last week last week. So the israeli forces were last week. So the israeli forces were just last week. So the israeli forces were just trying l last week. So the israeli | forces were just trying to clear the tunnel and they found the so they did not go there upon intelligent information or something, theyjust found them while they are searching the tunnel. So they said the circumstances around the killing, the israeli. There is an exchange of accusations. The Israeli Army saying that How Massa killed them intentionally and the Israeli Minister Benjamin netanyahu just issued a statement a few minutes ago saying we will continue to feel the hostages and israel will not rest until we reach the killers, saying that the Military Operation in gaza would continue. But hamas issued also a statement and they said that they were killed in an israeli shelling, and the
Investigation is continuing just now, that has been difficult for the snp, hard for people to move past that. There was a lack of progress, of course, on independence. A number of people who have criticised a strategy that Nicola Sturgeon pursued, that Hamza Yusuf pursued as well, her successor, and of course Nicola Sturgeon was such a successful politician. She resigned quite suddenly and was replaced by Hamza Yusuf as her predecessor, who had a short time as First Minister and of course, he did not have the support at holyrood in the chamber i do not have enough mps to get things through. So there were a minority government, they had lost their Partnership Support so he had to go. John swinney is now coming in, trying to address a lot of those problems, a lot of those problems beyond their control, such as the police investigation. 0ther control, such as the police investigation. Other problems, when it comes to delivering, for example, Government Advisers here quite candid, say, yes