The bodies of six hostages held by hamas have been recovered. Among the dead, american hersh goldbergpolin. The idf says he and the other hostages killed just hours before the gruesome discovery. Im Imtiaz Tyab in jerusalem, where thousands of israelis have gathered to demand a Ceasefire And Hostage deal following the killings of six hostages. Will prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to settle accounts with hamas. Also tonight, On Strike. At least 10,000 Hotel Workers across the Country Walk off the Job Right in the middle of the busy Labor Day weekend. Plus, your holiday travel forecast. What you need to know before you head to the Beach Or Head home. The push to vaccinate. As the School Year gets underway, well show you how the u. S. Is working to end mistrust and get more kids protected against disease. Making sure we can break down barriers so that kids and families can get back to work. And later, triumph over tragedy. An american swimmer shares her journey to the paris paralym
Lets look at the wider situation. With me is Mohamed Taha from bbc arabic. Thank you forjoining us on The Programme. The Breaking News in the last few minutes. We knew that the israelis had discovered some bodies in rafah. Now we know that one of them is an American Citizen. What more do we know about whats happening there at the moment . 50 whats happening there at the moment . ~ whats happening there at the moment . ~. ,. , moment . So we knew about recovering moment . So we knew about recovering the moment . So we knew about recovering the Bodies Moment . So we knew about recovering the bodies of moment . So we knew about recovering the bodies of the | recovering the bodies of the hostages a few hours ago. And the announcement from the White House came just a few minutes ago that one of these bodies is american. The American Citizen is hersh Goldberg Polin, and his parents were really vocal about him. They had interviews in the us and in israel, and i gets you did an interview with
Elsewhere, three israelis have elsewhere, three israelis have died when their vehicle died when their vehicle was fired on near the city was fired on near the city of hebron in the of hebron in the occupied West Bank. Occupied West Bank. With me is Mohamed Taha with me is Mohamed Taha from bbc arabic. From bbc arabic. Lets start with the news of lets start with the news of the bodies of the six hostages the bodies of the six hostages were found. What more do we were found. What more do we know about the operation to find and recover the bodies . Know about the operation to find and recover the bodies . The operation was to secure a the operation was to secure a tunnel where the forces found tunnel where the forces found and alive hostage last week. And alive hostage last week. The israeli forces were trying the israeli forces were trying to clear the tunnel and they to clear the tunnel and they found the bodies there so they found the bodies there so they didnt go there upon didnt go t
Mourn with them. I want to Express Deep Appreciation to our forces, Express Deep Appreciation to ourforces, to Express Deep Appreciation to our forces, to the Express Deep Appreciation to ourforces, to the brave soLdiers of the ibf, and the fighters who risk their Lives to bring back our sons and daughters. I say to the terrorists, promoted hostages, and i say to their Leaders, your bLood is on your heads. We wiLL not rest and we wiLL not be siLent. We wiLL pursue you, we wiLL find you and we wiLL settLe The SchooL with you. And in the west bank, three israeLis were kiLLed when their vehicLe was fired on near the city of hebron. The IsraeLi MiLitary has been carrying out operations there for severaL days. Correspondent, jon donnison, i started off by asking him about the divisions in Benjamin Netanyahus Cabinet it refLects the divisions within the government but aLso with an israeLi society. In his short Statement Benjamin Netanyahu this morning said those who kiLL hostages dont want a
Hersh Goldberg Polin, just 23, who was also an american citizen. With broken hearts, the Goldberg Polin family is devastated to announce the death of their son and brother, hersh. They thank you all for your Love And Support and ask for privacy at this time. Just a few days ago, his mother, rachel, had called for his release. Hersh, we are working Day And Night and we will never stop. But she will never see her only son alive again. Israels military says the six bodies were found in a Tunnel Under Rafah in the south of gaza. Its chief spokesperson, daniel hagari, said they had recently been brutally murdered by hamas. The islamist Group Today denied that, saying they were killed in israeli strikes. But in a video statement, israels Prime Minister was clear who he thought was to blame. We saw the unimaginable cruelty of the hamas killers on the 7th of october, and we saw it again in the tunnels under rafah. But Mr Netanyahu is under pressure. Last night, there again were protests from H