being kidnapped with her boyfriend from the music festival. her boyfriend is thought to still be in captivity in gaza. this was shlomi ziv and his wife speaking for the first time in eight months. in the past hour, this video has been posted on social media of three hostages being escorted by soldiers to a helicopter in gaza, which then takes off, bound for israel. and this was the moment when two of the hostages arrived in a helicopter at a hospital in tel aviv. all four of the released hostages are said to be in good medical condition. the israeli security forces said the operation was long planned and conducted under heavy fire. one special forces officer was killed. benjamin netanyahu has spoken the hostages in hospital. israeljust spoken the hostages in hospital. israel just carried spoken the hostages in hospital. israeljust carried out a remarkable rescue operation of four hostages held by hamas. this operation required ingenuity and courage of the highest degree, and
as italy faces a third covid wave we ask why europe is struggling with vaccinations. cheaper and more frequent the government unveils a £3 billion plan to improve bus services in england. the grammy goes to beyonce! and beyonce makes grammys history breaking the record for the most awards ever won by a woman, and there s british success for harry styles and dua lipa. and coming up on bbc news, disappointment for one of the favourites altior twice winner of the queen mother champion chase at cheltenham is ruled out of the festival which starts tomorrow. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has said the country is united in shock and grief at the killing of sarah everard. borisjohnson said her death had unleashed a wave of feeling about the safety of women in britain, and insisted the government would work to ensure that women had confidence in the justice system. following strong criticism of the police s handling of saturday s vigil
censorship, voter intimidation has been right, or people are being told their social security cards and registration would be wiped out they do not go to vote, candidates of ruling party have openly said that if you are not going to vote for us, please do not turn up vote for us, please do not turn up at the polls. so people s right to vote, the right to protest and freedom of expression are all blatantly violated so how can these elections be free and fair. given that assessment what does this election do for the country s international standing? country s international standin: ? ~ ., standing? well, the government seems to be standing? well, the government seems to be using standing? well, the government seems to be using this standing? well, the government seems to be using this election | seems to be using this election in such a way to ruin its own image, its positive achievements are forgotten when one looks at this authoritarian approach of trying to win the election at
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