being held by hamas designated as a terror group by the uk, us and other nations. around 1.5 million palestinians are currently sheltering in rafah, with hundreds of thousands fleeing there amid months of fighting in gaza. aid agencies say people have run out of places to go, and senior un officials have stepped up calls for israel to refrain from attacking the city. but benjamin netanyahu says only continued military pressure on hamas will release the more than 100 remaining hostages. lucy williamson reports. explosion. last night, israel s army came to rafah. special forces, backed by airstrikes on homes and mosques. left behind, more than 60 people dead. ..and took with them two israeli hostages, snatched from a second floor apartment. this, the moment counterterrorist police went in and brought them out. the military vehicle moving rapidly towards the israeli border. inside, theirfirst moments of freedom caught on the units body cams. 60 year old fernando marman and 70
the strikes hit the city of rafah on the border with egypt, as part of a rescue mission to free two hostages being held by hamas designated as a terror group by the uk, us and other nations. around 1.5 million palestinians are currently sheltering in rafah, with hundreds of thousands fleeing there amid months of fighting in gaza. aid agencies say people have run out of places to go, and senior un officials have stepped up calls for israel to refrain from attacking the city. but benjamin netanyahu says only continued military pressure on hamas will release the more than 100 remaining hostages. lucy williamson reports. explosion. last night, israel s army came to rafah. special forces, backed by airstrikes on homes and mosques. left behind, more than 60 people dead. ..and took with them two israeli hostages, snatched from a second floor apartment. this, the moment counterterrorist police went in and brought them out. the military vehicle moving rapidly towards the israeli bor
displaced, displaced multiple times, fleeing the violence to the north and now they are packed into rafah, exposed and vulnerable and need to be protected. we have also made clear from the start that we oppose any forced displacement of palestinians from gaza. we cannot afford an israeli attack on rafah. it is certain to produce another humanitarian catastrophe. the situation is already unbearable for over a million people pushed into rafah since the war started. for more analysis on king abdullah s visit to washington, here s our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. this was a very significant meeting in that king abdullah is the first arab leader to meet president biden since october the 7th, and the king has been very open about what he thinks should be happening and has laid the goals out to president biden, he heard it it in the statement, that he wants a long lasting ceasefire and humanitarian aid to be sent into gaza. he s worried about the military operation in ra
was announced shortly after israel carried out an intense aerial bombardment of the southern city of rafah. this was the scene after those israeli strikes. a spokesman for the hamas run health ministry says at least 67 palestinians were killed. a doctor at a nearby hospital said it was unable to cope with the number of injured. the two israeli hostages, fernando marman and louis har, have been reunited with their families and are said to be in good condition. the israeli prime minister said only continued military pressure will free more hostages. here s barbara plett usher. a family reunited, after 128 days of captivity. fernando marman on the left and louis har on the right, rescued last night. their lives torn apart on that traumatic day in october when hamas attacked their village and dragged them into gaza. now there is overwhelming relief, even a certain amount of joyful disbelief. when we saw them, the heart was beating on 200, maybe more. a lot of tears. hugs, not m
this is bbc news the headlines: joy as the two hostages rescued by an overnight israeli raid in rafah are reunited with theirfamilies. the hamas run health ministry says at least 67 palestinians were killed in the rescue operation. two years after the russian invasion, ukraine is struggling to recruit front line soldiers. we have a special report. united nations says the extinction risk of the most vulnerable species is on the rise. and the kansas city chiefs win the super bowl, beating the san francisco 49ers in an overtime thriller. time for a look at the business news now with egon cossou. what do you have for us? a very packed programme. thank you very much. it was once a a magnet for shoppers looking for ethical beauty products on the high street. now, body shop s uk operation looks set to appoint administrators. that could mean shops closing and jobs being lost. it comes after body shop s new owner sold most of the operation in europe and asia. at the start of the yea