Good morning and welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. I am the president of the National Press club and the managing editor. This morning, we have a special headline event featuring diane foley, the minor a mother of journalist james foley was murdered by isis and 2013. We will have a panel of experts discussing how to address important issues. As we all know, unfortunately, this is in dire need now as journalists remain in harms way around the world. The National Press club is actively working with the wall street journal release the reporter who is being unjustly detained in a russian prison. They continue to advocate for the release of the captive there for more than 11 years. We have a usually active press team here works tirelessly to promote the freedom of the press here and abroad. Today, we are also aware that over 11 journalists and counting have already been killed or lost as casualties and the israelhamas war over the past nine days. We are mourn
Good morning and welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. I am the president of the National Press club and the managing editor. This morning, we have a special headline event featuring diane foley, the minor a mother of journalist james foley was murdered by isis and 2013. We will have a panel of experts discussing how to address important issues. As we all know, unfortunately, this is in dire need now as journalists remain in harms way around the world. The National Press club is actively working with the wall street journal release the reporter who is being unjustly detained in a russian prison. They continue to advocate for the release of the captive there for more than 11 years. We have a usually active press team here works tirelessly to promote the freedom of the press here and abroad. Today, we are also aware that over 11 journalists and counting have already been killed or lost as casualties and the israelhamas war over the past nine days. We are mourn
pack a packa, tack tack tack. thinking, ok, that s unusual. and i could hear it getting closer. just after sunrise on october 7, hamas gunmen entered be eri kibbutz in southern israel. he whistles quietly thomas hand had just woken up. so i thought, ok, i ll go in to my bomb shelter and actually close the door. on our telephone, we ve got loads of messages back and forward from the kibbutz, from members saying, they re in my house. send the army. where s the army? a few kilometres away, in another kibbutz, kfar aza, shaylee atary was at home with her husband yahav and baby daughter shayha. there was bombing in really early, early morning. and yahav told me, honey, relax. ok, keep calm. and i said, honey, i think i m going to die. and he said, we re not going to be killed today. men shouting yahav tried to stop the attackers getting into their home. while shaylee made a run for it. iran through the house with no shoes, no phone, nothing, with the child on my hands. and
loud explosions. the loss of life is fuelling anger on both sides. this attack on the 7th of october is a proper before and after moment. it opens a new chapter in the palestinian israeli conflict. with israel on the verge of a ground invasion of gaza, could this crisis engulf the whole middle east? explosion. you could hear, tack tack tack tack. pack a packa, tack tack tack. thinking, ok, that s unusual. and i could hear it getting closer. just after sunrise on october 7th, hamas gunmen entered be eri kibbutz in southern israel. he whistles quietly. thomas hand had just woken up. so i thought, ok, i ll go in to my bomb shelter and actually close the door. on our telephone, we ve got loads of messages back and forward from the kibbutz, from members saying, they re in my house. send the army. where s the army? a few kilometres away, in another kibbutz, kfar aza, shaylee atary was at home with her husband yahav and baby daughter shayha. there was bombing in really early, earl
loud explosions the loss of life is fuelling anger on both sides. this attack on october 7 is a proper before and after moment. it opens a new chapter in the palestinian israeli conflict with israel on the verge of a ground invasion of gaza, could this crisis engulf the whole middle east? explosion you could hear, tack tack tack tack. pack a packa, tack tack tack. thinking, ok, that s unusual. and i could hear it getting closer. just after sunrise on october 7, hamas gunmen entered be eri kibbutz in southern israel. he whistles quietly thomas hand had just woken up. so i thought, ok, i ll go in to my bomb shelter and actually close the door. on our telephone, we ve got loads of messages back and forward from the kibbutz, from members saying, they re in my house. send the army. where s the army? a few kilometres away, in another kibbutz, kfar aza, shaylee atary was at home with her husband yahav and baby daughter shayha. there was bombing in really early, early morning. a