American hostages released by hamas judith and her Daughter Natalie traveled to Southern Israel to celebrate her mothers birthday whether they were caught during the october 7th massacre near gaza street. Natalies father set reuniting with her would be the best day of his life and encouraged Family Members of hostages to pray. President biden told reporters he hopes more hostages will be released more than 200 held captive by the ferris group. Meantime Israeli Ground invasion draws closer by the minute and that aid President Biden secured for palestinians during his visit to israel is stalled outside the rafa crossing in egypt. Senior International Correspondent Steve Harrigan is live from beirut with coverage on all fronts of israels war against hamas. Real concerns here there could be a second front opening up in the war that israel would not just be battling hamas in the gaza strip but fighting on its northern border against hezbollah recognized as a Terrorist Organization backed by
Im anita vogel in new york. The u. S. Office of Palestinian Affairs confirming the rafah Border Crossing between gaza. Egypt is expected to open this hour. Once its and running, foreigners will be able to leave the besieged palestinian. While much needed aid can be brought into gaza. More than 2 million palestinians are facing shortages of food, water and medicine, which prompted President Biden to strike a deal with israel and egypt to open the rafah Border Crossing. But after the white house announced the deal to allow 20 trucks of aid to enter into gaza, there have negotiations. Israel has voiced concerns about the aid getting into the hands of hamas. Thats the gaza based Militant Group whose deadly Surprise Attack on israel earlier this month killed more than 1400 people. Some 200 people are also being held hostage. Two of them an American Mother and her teenage daughter, were released. The girls father says he spoke to his daughter and that they will be able to return to the u. S.
and benefited from, the business dealings of his son, hunter biden. in a statement, president biden called the vote a baseless political stunt and said the republicans were focused on attacking him with lies. our correspondent helena humphrey is following the story from capitol hill. great to see you, helena. what are the details? the great to see you, helena. what are the details? are the details? the day unfolded are the details? the day unfolded in are the details? the day unfolded in the - are the details? the day unfolded in the way - are the details? the day unfolded in the way that are the details? the day - unfolded in the way that the republican party largely would have been hoping it to unfold. we saw that result and that vote falling along party lines - 221-20 212. that vote falling along party lines 221 20 212. that means that the impeachment has now been formalised 221 212. this gives the republican party more short legal footing when it comes t
but island nations, which are hardest hit by climate change, are not happy they say their way of life is being threatened because there s not enough focus on cutting emissions in the short term. our climate editorjustin rowlatt reports from dubai. we waited and we waited and then. hearing no objection, it is so decided. ..with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause. and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gone down here in dubai, and that was the fastest that an agreement text has ever been agreed. the president, dr sultan al jaber, he s calling this an historic agreement, but it is hedged around with questions and doubts. it calls on countries to contribute to ambitious actions to tackle climate change. now, i could do a single plate and claim to have contributed to doing the washing up, but would you consider that i had really pulled my weight? the president of these talks was in no doubt how important it was. now we can truly say that united and w
discussion seen whether that is part of the discussion next year when we are having discussion next year when we are having our discussion next year when we are having our general election, but it is certainly having our general election, but it is certainly the case there is a lot of debate is certainly the case there is a lot of debate about how we translate national of debate about how we translate national commitments to tackle climate national commitments to tackle climate change into concrete action, so we climate change into concrete action, so we are climate change into concrete action, so we are seeing the public are on board so we are seeing the public are on board with so we are seeing the public are on board with a lot of the changes, actually. board with a lot of the changes, actually, that we need to make to our lifestyles around travel, diet, consumption. these are the things which consumption. these are the things which people are actua