Israel says it is still trying to regain full control of eight areas where hamas militants infiltrated following saturdays attack. The number of israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage has been put at 100 by the Israeli Embassy to the us, though some have been freed. In northern israel, hezbollah rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into Southern Lebanon. The Un Security Council will meet later on sunday. President biden has vowed Rock Solid Support for israel and warned against other countries taking advantage of the situation. A british man serving with the israeli army has been killed in the hamas attack. Nathanel young who was 20 had been serving with the Israeli Defence services when he was killed on the gaza border. In a statement, his Brother Eliot Young said nathanel was full of life and was loved by everyone. Two other british citizens are still missing, one being jake marlowe he was working as security at an Outdoor
Just a warning, the details of the story are distressing. 52 people were killed yesterday in the attack. Every family in the village has been affected. Take a look at these drew pictures, showing, in the middle the cafe. The gathering was there, apparently because it was a week after a funeral. That is why so many people were in one place. The local prosecutor is saying that this was a deliberate attack by russia. The un human rights Officials Say that there is no military target here. It is the deadliest attack in ukraine in more than a year. Russia, though, insisting again that russia does not target civilians. Lets take a left at exactly where this is happening in east ukraine, in the khaki region. It is not too far from the front line. Heres what explains. As you can see, a memorial has been set up in the middle of the blast zone where this missile hit yesterday. We are in a playground where most of the bodies were recovered. And eerily, the swings and the slide are still standing.
Broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. We start in the us and the white house has confirmed that President Biden has spoken to israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the situation in gaza. In a statement, the white house said that the president reaffirmed his ironclad commitment to israels security. It referenced what it said was a successful defence house against irans unprecedented missile and drone attack earlier this month. The two leaders reviewed ongoing talks to secure the release of hostages together with an immediate ceasefire in gaza. And they also discussed increases in the delivery of humanitarian assistance into gaza through preparations to open new northern crossings, starting this week. The statement concludes that the leaders discussed rafah and the president reiterated his clear position although it didnt give details of what that is. In the last few hours its also been announced that us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken will visit jordan a
Call with the israeli prime minister. A delegation from hamas is travelling to cairo for further peace talks as pressure to reach a cease fire grows. The negotiators, along with qatari and egyptian mediators, will look at the latest ceasefire proposals. And its also been announced that us secretary of state, Antony Blinken will visit jordan and israel after a stop at the World Economic forum summit in riyadh. As we just mentioned, the Israeli Defense force chief spokesperson, Daniel Hagari has said aid going into gaza has increased in recent weeks. Lets listen to what he said. Over the last few weeks, the amount of humanitarian aid going into gaza has significantly increased. In the coming days, the amount of aid going into gaza will continue to scale up even more. Food, water, medicalsupplies, shelter equipment, and other aid. More aid is going into gaza than ever before. ~. ,. ,. , before. We have ust heard that neaative before. We have ust heard that negative state before. We have j
Bombardment . Israel and egypt wont allow the bbc to report from inside gaza but bbc news has obtained exclusive access to footage filmed by an american doctor recently returned from the north of the territory, where the crisis is most acute. Fergal keane sent this report you may find parts of it distressing. This is the story of a doctor who travelled to hell. Desperate voices cry out. Sam attar went to help people trapped by war. He usually works in a Hi Tech Hospital in chicago. In gaza, his skills and mental strength will be tested to their limits. Immediately upon crossing the border, we were met with the familiar Stench Ofjust millions of people packed on top of each other, living together. In some pockets, the air you breathe, you feel like youre decaying, just breathing it, because there are just so many people. The crisis is constant. Lives in the balance. The wounded and the lost. Woman cries. The mother who will not leave the side of her dead boy. Amin, amin you have no ct s