TheIr moment of freedom would come a lot sooner than people thInk. More on that In a moment. On lebanon, Imarsana.com/news/Israels-defence-mInIster'>Israels Defence MInIster saId they were ready to use forces from aIr, Imarsana.com/news/sea-and-land'>Sea And Land to achIeve Its objectIves agaInst hezbollah to ensure people whod evacuated theIr homes In northern Israel, were safe to return. He told the troops, you are part of thIs effort. Hezbollah� s Imarsana.com/news/deputy-leader'>Deputy Leader has InsIsted that the group Is ready If Israel decIdes to Invade lebanon. In a defIant speech, he saId the battle agaInst Israel wIll contInue. There have been more IsraelI attacks today. Hamas says the leader of Its operatIons In lebanon has been kIlled by an aIrstrIke. Another Imarsana.com/news/palestInIan-group'>PalestInIan Group saId three of Its leaders were kIlled In a strIke on an Imarsana.com/news/apartment-block'>Apartment Block near central beIrut. We wIll have more on all those developments In a moment, but fIrst to a Imarsana.com/news/news-conference'>News Conference that has just started wIth some of the famIlIes of the hostages are stIll beIng Imarsana.com/news/held-'>Held. The famIlIes of the hostages are stIll beIng Imarsana.com/news/held-'>Held. Ahead of the delegatIon, are stIll beIng Imarsana.com/news/held-'>Held. Ahead of the delegatIon, the are stIll beIng Imarsana.com/news/held-'>Held. Ahead of the delegatIon, the Imarsana.com/news/famIlIes-l'>FamIlIes L the delegatIon, the famIlIes receIved a personal message from kIng charles and queen camIlla. TheIr majesty Is saId that they contInue to keep them and all Imarsana.com/news/hostage-famIlIes'>Hostage FamIlIes In theIr thoughts, and offer theIr prayers for strength and endurIng Is durIng such an IncredIbly dIffIcult and agonIsIng tIme. We thank the Imarsana.com/news/kIng-and-queen'>KIng And Queen for that message. The Imarsana.com/news/famIlIes-today'>FamIlIes Today have had prIvate meetIngs wIth the Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster, the Imarsana.com/news/foreIgn-secretary'>ForeIgn Secretary and the qatarI ambassador to the uk as well as Imarsana.com/news/foreIgn-offIce'>ForeIgn OffIce offIcIals, IncludIng hIs excellency the dIrector of the gaza Imarsana.com/news/hostages-team'>Hostages Team at the Imarsana.com/news/foreIgn-offIce'>ForeIgn OffIce. They have attended a Imarsana.com/news/memorIal-event'>MemorIal Event at Imarsana.com/news/downIng-street'>DownIng Street hosted by the Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster and attended by the deputy Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster, the foreIgn Imarsana.com/news/secretary-and-attorney'>Secretary And Attorney general as well as dIgnItarIes. You wIll hear from four people today. Stephen brIsley, brotherand four people today. Stephen brIsley, Imarsana.com/news/brother-and-uncle'>Brother And Uncle of hostages, all Imarsana.com/news/brItIsh-cItIzen'>BrItIsh CItIzens who were murdered In october. Steve Is the Imarsana.com/news/brother-In-law'>Brother In Law Imarsana.com/news/of-ellIe'>Of EllIe who Is a hostage. You wIll hear from the daughter of hannah perry, a hostage who was released, and sIster of a Imarsana.com/news/brItIsh-cItIzen'>BrItIsh CItIzen who was murdered whIlst In captIvIty, and roy popplewell, a Imarsana.com/news/brItIsh-cItIzen'>BrItIsh CItIzen murdered In hIs home on the 7th of october. You wIll hear from a brItIsh Imarsana.com/news/cItIzen-and-daughter'>CItIzen And Daughter of a hostage released by hamas. And sharon, Imarsana.com/news/brother-of-a-hostage-murdered'>Brother Of A Hostage Murdered In captIvIty. I wIll now hand over to the famIlIes, who wIll speak to the famIlIes, who wIll speak to a few mInutes each and then open up to questIons. Please remember that Imarsana.com/news/famIly-members'>FamIly Members are not polItIcal commentators and are not here to speak about the polItIcal sItuatIon In the Imarsana.com/news/mIddle-east'>MIddle East. And also please remember that englIsh Is not everybody� s fIrst language. And one fInal bIt of housekeepIng Is that photographs wIll be avaIlable from number 10 we understand of the mornIngs events after thIs. I hand over an hour to steve. Lam I am steve. My Imarsana.com/news/sIster-leanne'>SIster Leanne and I am steve. My Imarsana.com/news/sIster-leanne'>SIster Leanne and two I am steve. My Imarsana.com/news/sIster-leanne'>SIster Leanne and two nIeces were murdered by hamas and two nIeces were murdered by hamas terrorIsts In theIr home on Imarsana.com/news/october-the-7th'>October The 7th. Leannes husband on Imarsana.com/news/october-the-7th'>October The 7th. Leannes husband and hIs brother were taken husband and hIs brother were taken hostage. Both remaIn In captIvIty taken hostage. Both remaIn In captIvIty today. EllIe Is as far as captIvIty today. EllIe Is as far as we captIvIty today. EllIe Is as far as we know alIve In captI