during the pandemic. i wasn t trying to pull the wool over anyone s eyes, and i regret, and i am sorry, for not saying straight out, yes i am involved. i will be representing the uk at the eurovision song contest! pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdom s entry for next year s eurovision song contest. hello. we begin in gaza, where in a sign of the growing hunger and desperation there, aid trucks entering the strip have been mobbed and looted by crowds of people. vehicles carrying vital aid in through the rafah border crossing from egypt were boarded and stripped of their supplies. the un says hungry people helping themselves to food is making it almost impossible to distribute aid. there are hopes more aid will start arriving each day, after israel opened the kerem shalom crossing into gaza for humanitarian aid trucks for the first time since the war started in october. until now, aid has only been able to reach the territory through the rafah cr
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hello. we start with the latest on the israel gaza war. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. in a change of language, the foreign ministers of both countries say too many civilians have been killed in the fighting between hamas and israel and the sooner a truce comes the better. france has called for an immediate ceasefire. we will get more reaction to that in a moment. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has indicated that new negotiations are under way to recover israeli hostages held in gaza, after israel revealed that three hostages were mistakenly killed by israeli soldiers in gaza, despite being shirtless and waving a white flag. an israel defence forces official said they re investigating what happened at the highest level. families of israeli hostages held a rally in tel aviv on saturday night. they said the current policy of using military force wasn t working and demanded more action from the government to bring th
i wasn t trying to pull the wool over anyone s eyes, and i regret, and i am sorry, for not saying straight out, yes i am involved. i will be representing the uk at the eurovision song contest! pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdom s entry for next year s eurovision song contest. hello, i m rajini vaidyanathan. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. last week both countries abstained on a united nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. but in a change of tone which echoes a shift in the us, the foreign ministers of both countries say too many civilians have been killed in israel s war against hamas and the sooner a truce comes the better. france meanwhile has also called for an immediate and durable ceasefire. israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu has strongly reiterated his opposition to a ceasefire. speaking before a cabinet meeting, he insisted they will fight till the end to
good to have you with us. israel is grappling with the fallout from the killing of three hostages. the israel defense forces has admitted the men were mistakenly killed in gaza while holding a white cloth on a stick, indicating surrender. an idf official says a soldier felt threatened and opened fire after misidentifying them as terrorists.’ prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the hostage deaths broke his heart but added that military, pressure is still necessary. translation: we will draw the lessons. translation: we will draw the lessons- we translation: we will draw the lessons. we will translation: we will draw the lessons. we will implement - translation: we will draw the lessons. we will implement the | lessons. we will implement the lessons. we will implement the lessons. and we will remain relentless in our military and diplomatic efforts to bring back all the hostages home safely. with all the terrible sadness, let me clarify the military pressure is nec