For being here. Im a bookseller and events host at book line which brookline which is in brookline, massachusetts. We could be anywhere. And i wanted to get started by thank everyone for being here this evening, everyone who is supporting these amazing journalists, writers as well as our bookstores by purchasing their copy of the book through us or by choosing to pay your way after the event. Every event really does make a difference, especially in times like these. We cant understate how much we appreciate it. Just a few things about sort of how the event is going to go tonight and the platform. You can see the chat function as weve been doing, throughout the event, you know, its not a disturbance if you have any thoughts or anything, if you want to just give a shoutout. Feel free to. Not a disturbance at all. I, of course, encourage everyone to be kind and respectful, but hopefully that should go without saying. Im just going to do a short introduction here, and after their conversat
Its tuesday, october the 24th. Our main story. Two israeli women, who were taken from their homes more than two weeks ago, have been released from captivity. Yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas fighters in the attacks of october 7th, and brought to gaza. Hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. The women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah Border Crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 oclock local time last night. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the details. Freed after more than two weeks in captivity. In a video released by hamas, nurit cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz were handed over to representatives of the International Committee of the red cross. Not before 85 year old Yocheved Lifshitz turns to a masked hamas gunman, shakes his hand and says, shalom, hebrew for peace. Hamas is designated a Terrorist Group by many weste
ireland, northern england and western fringes but we have more cloud across southern and eastern areas and is winds making it feel cooler than yesterday. rain starting to approach the far north west of scotland on a strengthening wind later, but lots of dry and bright weather between. not especially warm colour temperature is a bit down yesterday, it will be milderfor most of us tomorrow because look what happens overnight, the wind and strengthens and rain comes into the north. furthersouth, strengthens and rain comes into the north. further south, the cloud will melt away and the winds are easing. frost on the cards first thing tomorrow and the old pockets of fog, milder further north because we had stronger winds and rain on and off throughout the day, patchy rain for northern ireland, northern england and north wales, but further south, once the patchy morning fog clears away, it should be fairly dry and bright. temperatures on the up, particularly across scotland and nor