Good evening from jerusalem. Two more hostages have been released by hamas after being taken captive just over two weeks ago. They include yocheved lifshitz, whose family live in north london. Her relatives spoke tonight of their delight at her release. They say have spoken to her and that she is well. Another woman, nourit cooper, has also been released but israel estimates that more than 200 people remain in captivity. Meanwhile officials in gaza say that hundreds more palestinians have been killed in israels intensified bombardment of the territory, many of them in the south, where they fled for safety. 20 more lorries carrying food, water and medical supplies have crossed over the border with egypt but aid agencies say that without deliveries of fuel, their humanitarian work will cease. The air strikes are in response to attacks by hamas, a designated Terrorist Organisation by the uk and other western governments, that killed more than 1,400 israelis. With the latest heres our midd
Targets. The countrys defence minister, yoav gallant, has warned the Military Campaign against hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Organisation by the uk and other western governments, could take up to three months. Saying the focus now is on limited airstrikes. Officials in gaza say more than 5,000 people have been killed by air strikes in the just over two weeks since hamas massacred 1,400 civilians in southern israel. Hamas massacred civilians here in southern israel. While the war continues, israel has said it will continue to allow aid into gaza but not fuel. With electricity already cut many hospitals say they have only a few days of fuel left to power generators. With more, heres our correspondent wyre davies. You may find some of his report distressing. Its a part of gaza where people should have felt relatively safe, the southern part of the strip is for israel and ordered more than a million palestinians to play away from their targets in the north but last night was the w
Around 11 to 16 degrees. A tiny bit above where they should be, and not bad after the chilly start. Overnight two areas of rain and in areas we dont need it, Lancashire East Midlands and south yorkshire. Another pulse pushes up from the south west. With the cloud and rain around it will be a relatively mild start, but it will be a nuisance first thing tomorrow morning. Not heavy and persistent rain, but some relentless showers in the east midlands and into yorkshire. That could just exacerbate the issues we have got here with localised flooding. You need to keep an eye on that. A better story across england and wales, sunny spells and a few scattered showers. A better story for most of scotland and northern ireland, dry and settle. 11 to 12 degrees. The high is 16, 60 one fahrenheit. As we move into wednesday and at the ridge of High Pressure keeps things quiet to begin with, but not for long. Low pressure was set to return and dominate the story as we head into the weekend. It will be
Its monday 23rd october. Our main story. More aid has reached gaza, as Rishi Sunakjoins other western leaders in calling on israel to respect International Humanitarian law. Fourteen trucks crossed from egypt through the Rafah Crossing Yesterday but the un and charities are warning it is still not enough, as israel continues to launch air strikes on gaza. More than two weeks after the attack by hamas, which is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk, the Israeli Defence minister has warned the conflict could go on for months. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell reports. A sleepless night in gaza. From afar, the flashes of successive israeli air strikes in gaza city as israel stepped up its bombing campaign. And amid more and more destruction, and a mounting death toll, the un is warning of a catastrophic humanitarian situation. Over the weekend, more than 30 lorry loads of aid were allowed into gaza from egypt, carrying food, water and medicines. Its just a fraction of w
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