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 talalka were killed 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. translation: in this war, we must i continue until we reach victory. i despite the international pressure and despite the intolerable, heavy price that this war exacts from us, as our sons and daughters are killed in action, the
contest in sweden. 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 talalka were killed 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 at possible talks. translation: since the tragedy occurred yesterday, i am haunted by one thought what would have happened if only something would h
taking centre stage rebecca welch will become the first female referee of a premier league game. brighton and west ham are hoping tojoin liverpool in bypassing the europa league playoff round with an immediate place in the last 16 a possible prize tonight. seven wickets, but a bit of sunburn england s bowlers have a tough first day of the women s test against india. also coming up on sportsday a world champion, an olympic champion and pete the horse they re all part of the international horse show in london this week. hello again. will come along to sportsday this evening. the premier league will have a female referee take charge of one of its matches for the first time. it represents another landmark along a path of growing influence of female officials in men s sport. joy neville has been doing it in rugby union since 2016. while at the last men s rugby league world cup, kasey badger made history by taking charge of a game. this summer, sue redfern made the breakt
against a bill in parliament this week to boost police powers against protesters. they should ve been allowed to protest, to have their vigil, to come together in peace and i was very disturbed to see the police action. i think it was wrong and i m pleased it s now going to be reviewed. the foreign secretary makes another call for the immediate release of british iranian nazanin zaghari ratcliffe after she faces new allegations of anti government propaganda in court. authorities in the republic of ireland recommend temporarily suspending use of the astrazeneca vaccine, after a report of four new cases of blood clotting incidents in adults who d had the jab in norway. and it s the music industry s biggest awards night of the year the grammys. they re being held at a virtual ceremony in los angeles. the home secretary is asking her majesty s inspectorate of constabulary to look into the policing of last night s vigil in clapham common. the vigil was in memory of sarah evera
Roger federer reaches his first grand slam final in two years with victory over swiss compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the australian open. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Theresa may is expected to become the first world leader to meet americas new president this evening when she addresses republican congressmen in philadelphia. Tomorrow, she will travel to the white house for formal talks. The Prime Minister is expected to tell her audience tonight that a sovereign, Global Britain wants to enhance ties with its old friends. But some politicians here have reacted to the meeting with misgivings, after mr trump said he supported the use of waterboarding in interrogations. Heres our political correspondent, carole walker. Theresa may says her meeting with President Trump will be an opportunity to renew The Special Relationship, to discuss a Future Trade Deal and the importance of strengthening defence and security cooperation. But how will she respond to the new presid