Speaking at a news conference, the White House Press secretary, karine jean pierre, said more was needed to be done. So this level of aid remains insufficient, and we want to continue to press israel to increase the level of assistance moving into gaza. We understand what ijust laid out is not sufficient. We want to get more in. We are continuing to have those conversations with israel, and we have seen some progress. We need to get more in. On thursday, us troops anchored a long awaited Floating Pier which will soon enable aid to enter gaza by sea. Hundreds of tons of aid has arrived in cyprus, where screening takes place before being loaded on to ships for delivery to the pier. But the pentagon stressed this would not be enough to meet the needs of people in gaza. The purpose of this temporary pier is to deliver critical humanitarian assistance to the palestinian people. The pier is temporary, and not meant to replace land routes into gaza. And last, this is an internationally backed
emily was at a sleepover at a friend s house in the kibbutz when she was abducted, without any family with her. other children freed include hila rotem, aged 12. she was taken captive with her mother, raya, who was not released with her daughter, and remains a hostage in gaza. this is shiri weiss, an accountant, a hostage released along with her 18 year old daughter, noga. maya regev was also freed. also among the women and children released on saturday was shoshan haran who was taken from her home in kibbutz be eri on october 7th. shoshan haran s daughter, adi, her children eight year old son, nave. and her three year old daughter gani yahel shoham, were also released on saturday. the hostages were freed in exchange for a group of palestinian prisoners from israeli jails also women and children. here they are being welcomed back on the west bank. this report is from our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega. reunited at last, nine year old irish israeli emily hand and he
he managed a number of clubs, including tottenham and barcelona, where he gained the nickname, el tel. andy swiss looks back on his career. he brought the feel good factor back to english football. at euro 96, terry venables took his team tantalisingly close to glory. cheering after dazzling their way to the semifinals, england s hopes ended in heartache. but for venables, it was the defining moment of a remarkable career. and how old are you now? 16 so, football is your whole life? yes. you want it to go on being your whole life? yes. and so it proved. that teenager was soon knocking in goals for chelsea. but it was as a manager that venables truly blossomed. in 1982, he guided queens park rangers to the fa cup final. singing before a stunning move to barcelona, where he won the spanish league title and earned the nickname el tel. visca el barca! next came tottenham, where he lifted the fa cup, before a clash with chairman alan sugar and controversy over his business deali
with herfather, tom. emily was at a sleepover at a friend s house in the kibbutz when she was abducted, without any family with her. other children freed include hila rotem, aged 12. she was taken captive with her mother, raya rotem, who was not released with her daughter, and remains a hostage in gaza. shiri weiss, a hostage released to israel along with her 18 year old daughter, noga. 21 year old maya regev was also freed. also among the women and children released on saturday shoshan haran, who was taken from her home in kibbutz be eri. shoshan haran s daughter, adi, her children, eight year old son, and her three year old daughter were also released. the hostages were freed in exchange for a group of palestinian prisoners from israeli jails also all women and children. here they are being welcomed back to the west bank. this report is from our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega. reunited at last, nine year old irish israeli emily hand and herfather, thomas, seen he