Into the care of the red cross after negotiations involving qatar. They are on their way to central israel. Good evening. We start with the news that the family of two hostages, being held by the group hamas for almost two weeks, had prayed for. Israel confirms a mother and her daughter, who are American Citizens, have been released. It follows Mediation Efforts by the gulf state of qatar, with hamas, designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk, saying they were freed for humanitarian reasons. Around 200 hostages, are still being held in gaza, and israels total siege of the territory, cutting off food, water and medicines, will not end, it says, until all of them are freed. Emergency aid trucks with badly needed supplies to help some of the more than two Million People trapped in gaza sit on the border with egypt, ready to go in. But as yet, theres no deal allowing their entry. Meanwhile, israels Bombing Campaign over gaza, targeting members of ham
Emergency and there are fears that some people, some evacuees may not be back in their homes until christmas. A full roundup until christmas. A full roundup of your headlines now with. Of your headlines now with. Tamsin pip. Thanks very much and good afternoon from the gb newsroom. Its 12 01. You United Nations its12 01. You United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres said aid trucks need to move to gaza as quickly as possible as he arrived in egypt this morning. But the United States says details of a deal to send aid through the rafah crossing are still being discussed. Meanwhile while israeli troops are mobilising along the border of the gaza strip ahead of a possible Ground Invasion on tanks, troops and helicopters have been seen near the border this morning. An idf the border this morning. An Idf International Spokesperson , international spokesperson, richard hecht, says israel is monitoring gaza to see theres a lot of movement of forces. Were organising all the forces for
At the next general election . Will at the next general election . Will their Party Chairman greg hands doesnt think so. Well hands doesnt think so. Well obviously this is a very disappointing result for us, but by elections are by elections. Governments rarely win by elections in chaos and conflict could spread. Could spread. Thats the message from the us president joe biden. If congress does not back a 100 billion bill to arm israel and ukraine, storm babet strikes a woman in scotland is swept to her death and hundreds are told to evacuate their homes as the storm takes hold. Storm takes hold. A red weather warning remains in place for parts of britain. Well have the latest out. Well have the latest out. And of course, this show is nothing without your views, opinions and comments do email in gb views at gbnews. Com is the address to get involved in the discussion. But before all of that, lets get your latest news update with tamsen. Tamsen. Tom, thanks very much. Tom, thanks very mu
Opportunity for peace. Yasir arafats Whistle Stop Tour of the hague, the European Parliament in strasbourg, london and onto ireland should have been a lap of honour to coincide with the start of the israeli troop withdrawal from the gaza strip and jericho. But with that deadline passed, the palestinian leaders visit is more of an attempt to solidify his new found status as an International Statesman as he encounters increasing hostility at home. The man in the mosque is the man whose face the plo needs to have and to hold. When the plo blunders, it is hamas, the Palestinian Islamic movement opposed to the peace deal, that wins his support. Russian troops are intervening in squabbles in former soviet republics. Further afield, Boris Yeltsin has changed his tune and now warns that russia opposes the early expansion of nato to include Central European countries. In london today, the Russian Foreign minister, andrei kozyrev, said moscow was intervening in its former empire only to keep the
Carrying aid still wait at the Rafah Crossing in egypt till they can go in. The uk Prime Minister rishi sunak has become the latest world leader to visit israel and pledge support while seeking to prevent a wider regional conflict. Hes now travelled on to saudi arabia. Our first report is from jeremy bowen in israel. Britains Prime Minister came, he said, because israel faces its darkest hour. Israel is welcoming its allies. It will need their support in the next few weeks. Waiting injerusalem was benjamin netanyahu, israels Prime Minister, a day after he welcomed joe biden. We absolutely support israels right to defend itself in line with international law, to go after hamas, to take back hostages, to deter further incursions and to strengthen your security for the long term. Now, i know that you are taking every precaution to avoid harming civilians, in direct contrast to the terrorists of hamas, which seek to put civilians in harms way. We have here two forces. One is an axis of evi