The heat has been asking to Work Together to ensure the released of the hostages. He describes that hamas is a Terrorist Organisation with the goal of destroying israel. He said that israels priority and frances priority and other allies is to win against hamas. You are not alone, he says. He said that is why france stands by israel as it stood with an International Coalition against Islamic State group, to stand by israel. So here saying it is notjust israels security that is threatened by what is going on but the security of many neighbouring countries in the middle east. He said we are democracies that respect the rules of war. He said respect Civilian Populations that allow aid in, to return electricity, he is talking here, of course, about the gaza strip. The hospitals need electricity. He said that france is ready, with concrete solutions, to help the population. And he will be speaking with a neighbouring countries to find a solution. We know that he is on a two day visit to the
Throughout the region, we have addressed that through additional sanctions, we have address it had through additional military force posture. Were obviously going to do what we have to do to protect ourselves and our troops. Nobody is at all turning away from that threat or their historic and sustained support for these terrorist groups. John, just a followup to what peter asked earlier, two questions, but one to drill down, i assume when the president said aid isnt getting fast enough to gaza that hes not critiquing our efforts to get it there. And without Hanging A Hook On who is responsible, is he saying that more can be done from our end . Is there more that can be done to get the aid to them . I think he was referring to actors in the region. And then the second question is many years youre going to meet with the Australian Government and they have supported the release of Julian Assange. Now, we havent done so saying there were National Security reasons, but for the reasons that
She was taken from her home in southern israel, beaten up and transported by motorbike into gaza. Her daughter translated her story just hours after her release, at the hospital in tel aviv where shes being treated. My mum is saying that she was taken on the back of a motorbike with her body, with her legs on one side and her hide on another side. She was taken through the ploughed fields with the men in front on one side and a man behind her. And that whilst she was being taken, she was hit with sticks by shabaab . Yes, shabaab people. Until they reached the tunnels. There. There, they walked for a few kilometres on the wet ground. There are huge network of tunnels underneath, it looks like a spider web. Ms lifschitz also described clean conditions and guards who treated her well and took care of every detail. This video, released by hamas, shows the moment she was released, and shook hands with one of the gunmen, saying in hebrew peace peace. Ms lifshitz was released alongside 79 yea