sellers? i am at a farm in the cotswolds surrounded by spaces and baz. seven ultramarathons in seven cities across seven days. kevin sinfield starts his latest epic challenge in support of his friend rob burrow. and it is a bitterly cold start. we had a widespread sharp frost with icy stretches. some of us will see wintry showers. most places dry. i will be here with all the details. a fairly wintry weekend ahead. it s friday, the 1st of december. our main story. israel has resumed fighting with hamas in gaza, after the seven day ceasefire expired. the israeli military has accused hamas which is designated a terrorist group by the uk of violating the terms of the truce agreement. iio hostages held in gaza were exchanged for 240 palestinian prisoners during the pause in fighting, as our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, reports. after 55 days, together again. mia schem, who is 21, welcomed back by her family. another hostage freed from gaza. this is her mother speak
His judgment and the aarps judgment is theres simply not enough time to use military force to respond and make a difference in that situation, but you raise a very good, broader question, and its certainly something well work through with the colleagues and pentagon and elsewhere in the administration. Mr. Chairman, given, again, the potential for unrest across the middle east, i would hope that we followup on this specific question because it seems to me to be critical as we look at the situation going forward, and i will just conclude by adding my personal thanks and appreciation to the senator lugar. Its truly been an honor to serve with you, and you leave a tremendous legacy for this committee and for the country. Thank you. Senator, thank you. Let me say i just thought a lot about what you said with respect to the availability of teams or forces with respect to emergency extraction, and or Emergency Response in various parts of the world, and i think its something we really need t
The new technology saving the lives of the critically injured. Ukraines new government is facing a crisis of control. Pro russian demonstrators center seized buildings in a city in its eastern region. And demonstrators are Holding Dozens of people hostage. Three days in donetsk, theyre reinforcing their barricades, ukraines Prime Minister with negotiations between politicians and police is hoping that a deal can be reached. What can be difficult is different leaders now speaking from different factions. There are private talks, and private talks between influential people. But no one is speaking with the people of the republic. Activists receiving calls to join russia. They are prepared for a showdown. They are at the ready. And people tell us that if forces from kiev do move in, they are prepared to use them. They say donetsk is now a republic. It was about to be dissolved, but they remain unioned. The authority that came to power in tv is illegal. Its not a sign of separatetism, and
Uprisings in several cities. Officials say they arrested around 70 demonstrators who took over government buildings on sunday. The u. S. Blames moscow for orchestrating the demonstrations. The chants are familiar, like those last month in crimea, when they broke away from crimea. This time the independence are coming from three cities. We are concerned about what russia has done in crimea. We are concerned about the presence of troop numbers on the boarder. We are concerned about efforts under way in ukraine to destabilize the situation there in Eastern Ukraine, destabilize the government. Ukrainian police regained control over a government building. Protesters held firm, demanding a referendum allowing them to join russia. Masked men held the headquarters to the south. Authorities say they are holding 60 hostages, a charge the protesters denied. The activists confirmed they seized an lot of rifles. In donetsk another building remains in the hands of prorussian protesters, maintaining