embezzlement, the highest official to stand trial before a vatican court. italy s prime minister holds a right wing festival. rishi sunak and elon musk are in attendance. hello. welcome to the programme. the israeli army says three hostages who were mistakenly shot dead by troops in gaza had been holding a white flag. early findings from an official investigation said the men were fired on in breach of the army s rules of engagement. an israeli soldier began shooting when three shirtless men emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el talalqa were killed in shejaiya, in the north of gaza. the idf say their killing was very tragic . an army spokesman said they had made a mistake and would not be punished. in a separate development, an aljazeera journalist and cameraman, samer abu daqa, was killed on friday in an israeli strike. from jerusalem our security correspondent, frank gardner sent this report. in the war zone that is ga
reporters the first time on camera since the iran-backed houthi rebels attacked commercial strips and destroyer in the red sea using drones and ballistic missiles. the white house says the u.s. cannot assess the u.s.s. carney was the target. hello, welcome, everyone, a breaking news afternoon. i m sandra smith in new york. and bret, great to have you here. bret: something that happens a lot on this show. i think. john has the day off. this is america reports . we are also awaiting an update from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu as israel prepares to surround gaza s second largest city, that s where they believe hamas leaders are hiding and possibly holding hostages. sandra: meanwhile, we are getting brand-new video into our newsroom, the moment shrapnel falls in tel aviv. bret: greg palkot is on the ground in southern israel. what are you hearing there today? we are at a staging area for the israeli defense forces. outside the town of neteva, about six miles
that this front may escalate even further or turn into a full war. the enemy must calculate carefully. please understand the clock is ticking. my grandmother has no time. we are absolutely focused on getting hostages back. humanitarian pause could help that effort. is this the most complicated time of your presidency so far? thank you so much. thank you. nothing to it? john: secretary of state antony blinken back in israel to meet with that country s war cabinet as fears grow president biden may soon turn his back against israel s fight to defeat hamas. all this as just moments ago a rocket lands near foreign journalists in southern israel. trey yingst among them. john roberts in washington. so starts a friday afternoon. sandra: sandra smith in new york. in his third visit to israel since the start of the war, blinken telling reporters the u.s. stands in solidarity with israel s right to defend itself. also urged prime minister benjamin netanyahu to halt his gro
congratulations to the rangers. i wish my wife felt the same way. dana: have a great show, bret. bret: see you. secretary of state antony blinken israel to ensure more humanitarian aid to do more to protect palestinian civilians inside gaza or else there will be no partners for peace in his words; however, israeli prime minister benjamin meth is ruling out a temporary seas fire or pause in the gaza strip until hostages held by hamas are released. israeli officials meantime say the country is on high alert for attacks on its border with lebanon. hezbollah s leader gave a first his first public speech since the war started saying his group had entered the battle though he stopped short of saying it is fully engaging in the war. here at home more concern about who is coming across our southern border. a 20-year-old palestinian man in the u.s. illegally is charged now with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. the u.s. attorney s office and the southern dist