however, at the same time, those negotiations for a cease fire deal linked to a prisoner hostage swap are continuing. and the what i m hearing from diplomats is that the americans really are trying to push that. we heard earlierfrom our correspondent, barbara plett usher, that some people in rafah believed that the ground offensive had begun there. it turned out this was not yet the ground offensive, that is still being prepared for. do we have any idea of when that will take place, jeremy? well, no, we don t. but what netanyahu has said is that he s asked the army to make a plan to push into that last part of the gaza strip. but first, they also have to make a plan to find a way to safeguard these, something like 1.5 million a way to safeguard the something like 1.5 million palestinians who have fled there in a really small area. it s five times the regular population of rafah. so one has to ask where in gaza, a really small area which has been absolutely devastated by war,
tributes have been pouring in for the marathon record holder kelvin kiptum, who s been killed in a car accident in kenya. the 24 year old broke the world record in chicago last year. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. two hostages have been rescued during a raid by israeli forces in the city of rafah, in southern gaza. fernando simon marman and louis har were released from an apartment block shortly after it was announced israel launched their air strikes. at least 67 people are reported to have been killed. the strikes follow repeated warnings from the international community to israel about its planned offensive in the city, where 1.5 million people are sheltering, fleeing the war further north. in a moment, we ll speak to our international editorjeremy bowen. but first, with all the latest developments, here s our correspondent barbara plett usher. afamily a family reunited, after 128 days of captivity. fernando simon marman on the left and louis har on the
a last gasp field goal by the chiefs made it 19 19 to send the game into overtime, and although the 49ers edged back in front patrick mahomes touchdown pass the party is probably still going in las vegas to mecole hardman to make it 25 22 to defending champions kansas city, who cemented their status as the first nfl dynasty since the new england patriots. the night was made even bigger by the prescence of taylor swift. the singer was supporting her boyfriend travis kelce the chiefs tight end. swift has brought new fans to the nfl, especially women and girls. and the celebrations continued on the field and in the locker room, and our correspondent nesta mcgregor was right in the heart of the celebrations in las vegas. does this feel any different? diversity, what this team went through, how much fun we had coming in the building, you can see how we are enjoying the sun right now, how much fun we are having. haw are enjoying the sun right now, how much fun we are having.
them wintry in scotland. as we head towards the end of the week it is going to turn much milder. all the details later. good morning. it s monday, the 12th of february. israel says two hostages have been rescued during a raid by special forces in the city of rafah in southern gaza. more than 20 people are reported to have been killed by israeli air strikes, with dozens more injured. israel has been warning that it intends to start a ground offensive to destroy hamas battalions in the city. our correspondent barbara plett usher is injerusalem. barbara, what more do we know? well, these two hostages have been rescued. they are two older men. fernando simon marmon, 60, and louis harve, 70. an israeli military spokesman said they came from a kibbutz where there had been captured in the october the 7th attacks. they were found in a residential building in rafah on the second floor. the military said they had been watching it for quite a long time and this operation was a joint ope
a deal was cut with the chief. video showing the leader yevgeny prigozhin, his forces agreeing to remove themselves from the blood this i group he founded. as for its leader, he goes to exile in belarus. he s safe, no charges. so much of what we are reporting is difficult to rationalize and confirm. but what does it mean to the ukraine war. financing it has been a disaster from the day russia invaded for russia and a bunch of civilians. they suffered over 200,000 casualties. let s get the latest from kyiv. give us the latest. reporter: it looks like we are back from the brink in neighboring russia. but it looks like there has been a lot of damage done to a lot of different folks. it was the biggest challenge to president vladimir putin. three decades in office. the man who is responsible. the wagner mercenary chief yevgeny prigozhin complaining about the war and military conduct. then pulling this fighters out of the fight and into rostov-on-don . they basically took over th