Lui. We have a special hour from iran state tv, and theyre reporting irans president , ebrahim raisi, was killed in a Helicopter Crash sunday. The president was traveling back from a visit to the Iranian Border with azerbaijan when the helicopter he was traveling in made a crash landing. For hours Rescue Workers were searching for the wreckage and any survivors. They have found the crash site, and there were no survivors. Bad weather believed to have contributed to this crash and it certainly slowed down Search And Rescue efforts, which were going on for hours. U. S. Senate majority leader, chuck schumer, earlier sunday saying intelligence authorities informed him there was no evidence of foul play in this crash. Adding that it looks like an accident, but still being fully investigated. Now the death of irans president comes during a volatile time in this region. Iran and israel have exchanged attacks directly on each other just last month. Militant groups have also attacked israel as
released on wednesday, israeli prime minister netanyahu said mr sinwar may not be there, but it s only a matter of time before they find him. for more, middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, sent this update. it was another day of strong warnings from un officials about the situation in gaza. the un human is chief described the situation as apocalyptic. the agency responsible for palestinian refugees said humanitarian assistance in the territory had virtually stopped because of limited delivery of humanitarian aid to gaza. and in a dramatic intervention, the un secretary general antonio guterres said that the situation in gaza was at risk of humanitarian collapse, saying that the war is causing catastrophe in gaza and that the territory may never recover from that. he also called for a ceasefire in gaza, something that has been rejected by the israeli authorities and also by the biden administration. in gaza, fighting continues and khan younis in the south of the territory
to 3:00 p.m. eastern. our coverage continues with katy tur reports right now. good to be with you. i m katy tur. as we speak, we are expecting more hostages to be released including potentially one american. two israeli women have been released today, hours before the extended cease fire is set to end. that is unless there s a deal to keep it going. it is a precarious situation. hamas is claiming three of the captives have died, a mother and her two young sons. a 4-year-old and a 10-month-old. the idf cannot confirm if that s true. trying to keep the lines of communication open are secretary of state antony blinken, headed to israel right now and u.s. envoy for hostage affairs. as the united states tailors its public message, that a resumption of war gives hamas what it wants, which is never ending violence. quote, hamas, unleashed a terrorist attack because they fear nothing more than israelis and palestinians living side by side in peace. there s growing political press
media rewriting 9-11 history now. it is the newest ugly chapter from those praising the work of hamas on october 7. now they re saying that they are now understanding things about bin laden and 9-11 that they never understood before they say. 22 years later. imagine how the families of 9-11 victims feel when they hear these voices. and there is much more on this front to dig in to today. we ll spine with ian allie later this hour and get her reaction to these in some cases, i should say, hamas sympathizers and now showing some sympathy or understanding for the thinking of osama bin laden. first we want to bring you the breaking news. president biden at the apex summit in california just said that his relationship with president xi of china is not cumbaya. secretary of state blinken appeared to whence when the president referred to xi as a dictator. watch this closely on the left-hand side of your screen. watch. mr. president, after today, would you still refer to president
Start recording with her mobile phone when a man attacked her. Start recording with her mobile phone when a man attacked herli switch the recording on my phone and the light as well, and i thought, if he sees i am recording, i said, i am recording you, i am recording you, he will run off, it would scare him off, and he wouldnt want to get caught. But he didnt care at all. We will hear from 19 year old lilyanne. It is an incredible story. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until i this morning. Also do you think Music Festivals should provide drug Testing Facilities to allow people taking Illegal Drugs to check whether those drugs are safe . If you take drugs, if you go to festivals let me know what you think. Our top story today. Seven weeks after a General Election was called, Polling Stations across the uk have opened for millions of people to cast their vote. Police forces say there is increased security in some areas following the recent Terror Attacks in manchester and lon