Us President Joe Biden spoke with the two women after their release on friday, telling them that their government will fully support them as they recover and heal. And Secretary Of State Antony Blinken said hes relieved the women have been released, but reminded reporters that many others are still being held. Theres still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this conflict. We know that some of them are being held hostage by hamas, along with an estimated 200 other hostages held in gaza. They include men, women, young boys, young girls, elderly people from many nations. Every single one of them should be released. Our correspondent Barbara Plett usher brings us more from inside the State Department. The release of the hostages disrupted the day here at the State Department. We were sitting down for the Daily Briefing and then we were told that it would be delayed for two hours because of Breaking News. Now, they didnt say what the Breaking News was, but we knew what i
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But the visit to jordan with arab leaders has been cancelled as the war escalates. Were seeing live pictures here tel aviv live pictures here of tel aviv where expecting to see the where were expecting to see the president. Will you president. We will bring you every minute that visit. And every minute of that visit. And in a gb news exclusive, our reporter Charlie Peters has spoken to a british israeli idf officer wounded while fighting Hamas Terrorists in a kibbutz in southern israel. Southern israel. Right now, israel is preparing for that likely invasion of the gaza strip. Do you think the country and the army is ready for the next phase of this war . Of course youre ready to go again. I will go again next week after i will heal a an xl bully ban in coming. Mps are considering the merits of a ban this morning. This is on the same week that an xl bully in norfolk was shot by police in a School Car Park after mauling its owner. This is what Prime Minister
As a deadly explosion hits the al ahli Arab Hospital in gaza city overnight, reported to have killed 500 people, including many sick women and children , in many sick women and children, in an attack which both palestinians and israelis are blaming each other for life on the front line. The front line. We have an exclusive interview with a british man who travelled to israel to fight in the war on hamas. I have to say that the people of bury fought very bravely. There are a lot of times that we saw also bodies of israeli innocent citizens in the houses , innocent citizens in the houses, but also bodies of terrorists that we didnt kill. The people of bury killed, managed to kill some of them. Some of them. And back in the uk, well have the very latest on tomorrows upcoming mid bedfordshire by election. Thats the seat which up until recently held nadine recently was held by Nadine Dorries and alex deakin has your weather storm babette is on the way bringing some torrential rain and some
Rising faster than inflation. But have you seen the cost of fuel . Well be discussing all that and more. Fuel . Well be discussing all that and more. You can get in that and more. You can get in touch in the usual way. Gb views. Gbnews. Com. Or why not tweet me at gb news. But first, lets get your latest news headunes. Lets get your latest News Headlines. Good afternoon. Headlines. Good afternoon. Its minute past three. Im Aaron Armstrong in the gb newsroom. A british teenager whos been missing since last weekends attacks by hamas has been confirmed dead. 13 year old yahel on the right of the picture was killed when gunmen attacked her kibbutz on the 7th of october. Yael was killed along with her mother, leanne , along with her mother, leanne, while her elder sister, noya and their father, eli, are still missing. The Prime Minister has called for the Immediate Release of hostages. Its thought a further nine britons are amongst some 200 people being held by hamas. The israeli journalist