lawyer, rudy giuliani, has been ordered to pay $148 million in damages to two election workers he falsely accused of vote tampering. hello, welcome to the programme. i m lewis vaughanjones. we start with the war in gaza and the reaction in israel to the news that the country s military mistakenly killed three of the hostages who were taken by hamas, during its operations there. yotam higim and samer al talaky seen here left to right were shot by israeli troops in asha jiga, in the north of gaza. a spokesperson said they were misidentified as a threat. on friday night, in tel aviv, hundreds of people gathered to call on the israeli government to do more to secure the release of the remaining hostages. they were captured by hamas, which many countries consider to be a terrorist organisation, during the attack in israel on the 7th of october. aljazeera is one of the few networks still broadcasting out of gaza. now, the qatari television networksays one of its camera operato
really needed. he has been trying to re energise western support. don t forget, he left the us earlier this week having failed to secure some crucial defence fund and the decision in brussels was hanging in the balance because eu leaders pushed it through in a pretty bizarre fashion. the only one to oppose the plan, viktor orban left the room when the decision was made. it is a bit of the detailfor decision was made. it is a bit of the detail for now, an obstacle to overcome. while ukrainians know the road to eu membership is a long one with no guarantee of success, this is a morale boost right when they needed one. it s a crucial time for the country, as winter weather picks up and heavy fighting continues in bakhmut and avdeevka. our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov reports from the frontline in bakhmut in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and b
official ever to stand trial before a vatican criminal court. hello, i m tanya beckett. welcome. the israeli army says three hostages who were mistakenly shot dead by troops in gaza had been holding a white flag. early findings from an official investigation said the men were fired on in breach of the army s rules of engagement. an israeli soldier began shooting when three shirtless men emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el talalqa were killed in the north of gaza. the idf say their killing was very tragic . an army spokesman said they had made a mistake and would not be punished. frank gardner, sent this report. for the families of the hostages that await in gaza, it is an agonising wait. the israeli military has given new details about how three is really captives were shot dead by its own soldiers. yotam haim, alon shamriz and telecom emerged shirtless waving a white flag. one of the soldiers identified them as a threat
hello, i m tanya beckett. benjamin netanyahu has said his country is in a war for its existence which it would continue, despite what he called the heavy price paid by israel. he was speaking after the israeli army shot dead three hostages in gaza by mistake. an israeli soldier opened fire on the men as they emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city, holding a white flag. an official investigation said the shots were fired in breach of the army s rules of engagement. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el talaqa were killed in asha jiga, in the north of the territory. mr netanyahu called the incident a disaster which broke his heart. he said the troops in gaza were risking their own lives as they tried to rescue hostages, and warned the military operation was necessary to force hamas to free them, but hinted of possible talks. translation: since the tragedy occurred yesterday, i am haunted by one thought what would have happened if only something would have bee
an official investigation said the shots were fired in breach of the army s rules of engagement. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the hostage deaths broke his heart , but that military pressure is still necessary. mr netanyahu has said his country is in a war for its existence, which it would continue, despite what he called the heavy price paid by israel. our correspondent hugo bachega reports on the fallout in israel to the hostage deaths, and growing pressure to rescue the others still held in gaza. for the families of the hostages who remain in gaza it s an agonising wait made worse by a tragic mistake. the israeli military has given new details of how three israeli captives were shot dead by its own soldiers. yotam haim, alon shamriz and samer talalka emerged shirtless from a building carrying a makeshift white flag. one of the soldiers misidentified them as a threat and opened fire. two were killed instantly. a third, injured, returned to the building, and was