darman learns his family in gaza has been killed and his childhood home destroyed and donald trump trying to connect with voters as he rails against the justice system as biden seizes support among that same group of voters taking a dive. john king out front at the magic wall and a reporter now missing in china tonight. is she the latest person to disappear crossing xi jinping? let s go out front. good evening. i mier en burnett. out front tonight, invading southern gaza. capturing large portions of northern gaza. we have video here which appears to show an israeli tank on one of the few roads that actually runs from north to south in gaza. a road used by those who have had to flee their homes. now, these images are just about three miles north of khan younis, a city israeli defense forces had told people living in gaza city to go to for their safety, but now israel is telling tens of thousands if not a lot more and it is unclear to how many people are still there saying part
kissinger, a deeply divisive figure. we look at his legacy in asia. live from our studio in asia. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it is news day. hello and welcome to the programme. lets begin by getting the very latest on the israel and gaza conflict. israel says eight more hostages have returned to its territory after being released from gaza under an extended temporary ceasefire which entered its seventh day on thursday. that is on top of two others who were freed earlier french israeli who was kidnapped from the super northerly festival and buy another. 30 bob palestinian prisoner society exchange of also been released from israeli jails but their names are yet to be released. talks are continuing about extending the pause and the us says that it is working by the al with qatar as well as egypt to try to extend the existing in fighting. 0ur correspondent has the latest from jerusalem. a long awaited reunion a hostage back in her mother s arms. m
welcome to the programme. let s start by getting you the latest on the israel and gaza conflict. the israeli prime minister s office says six more israeli hostages held in gaza are now back in israel. two others were released by hamas earlier on thursday. within the last hour israel says it has released 30 more palestinians in return. earlier the us secretary of state antony blinken warned that israel must take effective steps to ensure the protection of civilians in gaza, before it restarts its military operations there. mr blinken who s on a visit to the region told reporters that the damage to hospitals, power stations and water supplies seen in the north of gaza should not be repeated in the south. he s been pushing for the continuation of a temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas that s lasted seven days. our senior international correspondent orla guerin has the latest from jerusalem. a long awaited reunion. a hostage back in her mother s arms. mia schem, who i
to 3:00 p.m. eastern. our coverage continues with katy tur reports right now. good to be with you. i m katy tur. as we speak, we are expecting more hostages to be released including potentially one american. two israeli women have been released today, hours before the extended cease fire is set to end. that is unless there s a deal to keep it going. it is a precarious situation. hamas is claiming three of the captives have died, a mother and her two young sons. a 4-year-old and a 10-month-old. the idf cannot confirm if that s true. trying to keep the lines of communication open are secretary of state antony blinken, headed to israel right now and u.s. envoy for hostage affairs. as the united states tailors its public message, that a resumption of war gives hamas what it wants, which is never ending violence. quote, hamas, unleashed a terrorist attack because they fear nothing more than israelis and palestinians living side by side in peace. there s growing political press