Ofjustice is being exploited by south africa. It says biased and false claims that relied on hamas sources had been presented to the court. It insisted that israel acted in accordance with International Law and its humanitarian obligations. South african lawyers told the court in the hague that israel had intended from the beginning to destroy palestinian life. They said palestinians needed protection from genocide. Meanwhile, us concern over the amount of aid getting into rafah has been echoed by the un. Their aid chief warned that famine is now an immediate threat and that un staff were struggling to help people displaced by the Israeli Offensive on rafah. The Facts On The Ground tell us, we dont need to be scientists to see the consequence of the removal of food. Also, forfamine, particularly the removal of medical care and nutritional care, which is the precursor to. Famine kills through disease, as well as hunger. The israeli Prime Minister has doubled down on the importance of a
confirmation that israel has actually got the hostages yet, but the choreography well under way. let us talk to our correspondent there. we just heard helicopters flying near the air base, we are not sure if they are the ones who are going to take the hostages back to israel, but there is a great sense of anticipation here in this air base, we have been waiting for any news about the hostages coming, it was believed before that they were coming by helicopter, through the rafah crossing, and then we were told they were coming by bus from border crossing, between israel and gaza. once they arrive here, they will be looked after being a huge operation that was organised by the israeli army, they said they have made everything possible to make this first delivery, or this first batch of hostages, the delivery, to go as good as possible, because there is a great pressure within israel, the families have been desperate to see any, to hear any good news about their loved ones, and a
release after 48 days of fighting in gaza is now underway. israel waiting to accept 13 women and children who were kidnapped on october 7th. israeli media reports that hostages have been transferred to egypt. the four-day cease-fire in gaza setting the stage for that deal at midnight. it appears to be holding. but as the idf now awaits the final transfer of the first round of freed hostages, israel s focus is on getting back all of the nearly 140 people hamas has held for 48 days. welcome to a very special hour of america s newsroom. i m molly line. good morning, griff. griff: good morning, i m griff jenkins. it is indeed a special hour. bill and dana have the day off. as we watch in exchange for those first 13 hostages israel offering up other prisoners. the amount of prisoner israel gives up is not the top concern. molly: alex hogan has details on the unfolding exchange and cease-fire. first we begin with trey yengst live at an air base in southern israel where the ho
the palestinian group islamic jihad released videos of hostages it claims to hold. stills show hanna katsir, a woman in her 70s, sitting in a wheelchair. the second hostage is a teenage boy. both hostages sharply criticise israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu but it is not clear if they are reading from a script. the israeli army called the video psychological terrorism. there are growing concerns about the conflict spreading. drawing on countries like yemen. more palestinians left their homes moving along salah al din street, the road to southern gaza, after israel said they would not be attacked if they left the battle zone to the north. pauses in israeli combat operations were welcomed by the americans. all this raises the ghosts of 1948 for palestinians, when more than 700,000 of them fled or were expelled byjewish troops as israel won its independence. israel never allowed them home. two of the gaza hostages were in new videos. hanna katsir blamed benjamin netany
ceasefire. instead, the pauses are intended to allow humanitarian aid in. and to help civilians move south to avoid the air strikes and fighting in the north. two humanitarian corridors will open. there are growing concerns about the conflict spreading, bringing in countries like yemen. jeremy bowen reports from israel. more palestinians left their homes moving along salah al din street, the road to southern gaza, after israel said they would not be attacked if they left the battle zone to the north. pauses in israeli combat operations were welcomed by the americans. all this raises the ghosts of 19118 for palestinians, when more than 700,000 of them fled or were expelled byjewish troops as israel won its independence. israel never allowed them home. two of the gaza hostages were in new videos. hanna katsir blamed benjamin netanyahu, israel s prime minister, for their plight. so did yagil yaakov, who s 13. hostage videos are usually made under duress, so the bbc is not broa