Welcome back, everyone. Im Alex Witt from new york. Mourning and angry. Thousands taking to the streets in israel demanding a Cease Fire Deal and gathering at the funeral for one of the six hostages killed by hamas in gaza. What President Biden just said about a potential Cease Fire Deal and prime Minister Netanyahus efforts to bring the hostages home. Plus, the President Today set to reprise his role as campaigner in chief, but this time for Vice President Cam Kamala Harris in pennsylvania. And a Labor Day Strike for thousands of Hotel Workers across the country. Why they say theyre walking off the job on one of the biggest travel days of the summer. But were going to start with growing pressure on prime Minister Netanyahu to cut a deal and bring the remaining 101 hostages being held by hamas Back Home. Crowds of demonstrators lining the streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Today venting their anger at the prime minister as well as his government. In the u. S. , President Biden was asked
And we also ask for the rest of the world to support israel to stand with us because there is no time. Protesters also took over the streets ofjerusalem, including outside prime minister netanyahu s office. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports now from jerusalem. Hamas would protect them as assets, the argument went. These younger, fitter hostages were the ones who would survive. Instead, israel s army says they were shot by hamas in a tunnel under rafah as israeli forces battled above them. Almog seroussi, alexander lobanov, 0ri danino, eden yerushalmi, whose last words to her sister were, they ve caught me. And hersh goldberg polin, a 23 year old us israeli citizen, and carmel gat, a therapist who was described by other hostages as their guardian angel. Carmel s family said she and hersh were due to be released in a deal outlined in july. Her cousin today inconsolable. It s too late for us. It s too late for carmel. I will never hug her again. But 101 people can stil
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The campaign was organised after a baby waS Partly paralysed by the first case of the virus in two decades. From jerusalem, our Middle East correspondent, Yolande Knell reports. Just two drops as the un begins vaccinating against polio in gaza. A dose is easy to give, but carrying out a Mass Immunisation campaign in a Combat Zone is a huge challenge. Parents of the first vaccinated children are relieved. Translation i was worried and afraid because this is scary. The polio disease. This disease makes the children unable to move. Baby abdulrahman was crawling early, but now his mum Worries Hell never be able to walk. He was the first child found he was the first child found to have polio in gaza in 25 to have polio in gaza in 25 years, and it years, and it paralysed his leg. Paralysed his leg. Because of the war he wasnt because of the war he wasnt vaccinated and now vaccinated and now medical care is limited. Medical care is limited. Translation he wants translation he wants to live an
Rachel we begin this hour with a Fox News alert. The idf announcing they have found six dead hostages taken by hamas on October 7 inside of a tunnel in gaza just days ago. Pete sadly, that includes the remains of Hersh Goldbergp if olin who is the fourth american hostage believed to have been killed by hamas. Joey Trey Yingst joins us live from Tel Aviv with more. Reporter hey, guys, good morning. Six of the israeli hostages that were being held by hamas were killed by the group according to the i do df, their bodies recovered this weekend. Its a heartbreaking development for the israeli people who have waited 331 days for them to come home. Three of the hostages were set to be released from gaza during the first humanitarian exchange once a ceasefire was implemented. Im told among them, american citizen Hersh Goldbergpolin. His story grabbed the attention of the world, the 23yearold was attending a Music Festival when the attack began. He hid inside a Bomb Shelter that hamas ultimatel