The operation was to secure just a tunnel by the israeli forces found and live hostage last week. 50 forces found and live hostage last week last week. So the israeli forces were last week. So the israeli forces were just last week. So the israeli forces were just trying l last week. So the israeli | forces were just trying to clear the tunnel and they found the so they did not go there upon intelligent information or something, theyjust found them while they are searching the tunnel. So they said the circumstances around the killing, the israeli. There is an exchange of accusations. The Israeli Army saying that How Massa killed them intentionally and the Israeli Minister Benjamin netanyahu just issued a statement a few minutes ago saying we will continue to feel the hostages and israel will not rest until we reach the killers, saying that the Military Operation in gaza would continue. But hamas issued also a statement and they said that they were killed in an israeli shelling, and the
begin with developing news from the middle east. the syrian army says israel has struck a number of targets in homs province north of lebanon. state media said they shot down several missile the syrian observatory for human rights put the number of dead at four. since the war in gaza broke out in october, israel has escalated attacks on what it says are iranian backed mischa targets. we ll have more as it develops. hamas says it has given approval for a ceasefire hamas says it has given approvalfor a ceasefire in approval for a ceasefire in gaza. approvalfor a ceasefire in gaza. details have not been released but there are reports that there are be a truce in exchange for return of israeli prisoners. here s a little of antony blinken s statement. we had meetings already on this trip in riyadh. in cairo, and now today in doha, focused on ensuring that we can use any pause. to continue to build out plans for the day after in gaza, security humanitarian, all bringing challenges
taxpayers. moving into the impact this could have an education as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. the 2024 front runners are off to very different starts. president biden started to negotiate crucial aid money for our allies, earlier today donald trump was almost kicked out of a new york city courtroom after he complained loudly to his lawyers during testimony from e. jean carroll. the trial, of course, will decide damages, if any, in carroll s defamation case against donald trump. in a separate trial last, year a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. the judge warned trump to stay quiet and threatened to kick him out. trump responded by saying, i would love that. the judge said, quote, i know you would, because you just can t control yourself. the trial is set to resume tomorrow. after leaving the courthouse, trump was back on the campaign trail in new hampshire earlier this evening. nikki
duress and that hamas has provided no evidence for that claim that these two men were killed in israeli air strikes, but clearly deeply upsetting for all the families concerned. israel says more than 100 hostages are still being held by hamas. and there is no sign, as yet, that negotiations to free them are making any progress. let s go live to oliver mcternan, director of forward thinking, who has worked in hostage negotiation for over 20 years. he played a key role in the negotiations surrounding the release of the israeli soldier gilad shalit, held hostage by hamas for five years. good to have you back on the programme tonight is a very sad circumstances without the israeli army said tonight to hamas media was the brutal use of innocent hostages. how do you think it will affect the debate in israel? will it harden the resolve of the israeli government or put more pressure on them? first of all, put more pressure on them? first of all. christian. put more pressure on them
biden s campaign gears up for a trump nomination. then, the state of the race for second place, ron desantis shifting focus to south carolina, while nikki haley faces a make-or-break moment in new hampshire. and moms for liberty pushing their agenda in the classroom, all at the expense of taxpayers. we ll get into the impact this could have an education as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. the 2024 front runners are off to very different starts. president biden started to negotiate crucial aid money for our allies, earlier today donald trump was almost kicked out of a new york city courtroom after he complained loudly to his lawyers during testimony from e. jean carroll. the trial, of course, will decide damages, if any, in carroll s defamation case against donald trump. in a separate trial last, year a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. the judge warned trump to stay quiet and threaten