we start tonight with a special report. last week israeli special forces rescued two of the hostages kidnapped on october seventh by hamas. they were being held in southern gaza in the city of rafah. there was huge relief for the families of 60 year old fernando simon marman and 70 year old louis har. but the military raid to free them reportedly left more than 70 people dead and dozens wounded. the bbc s special correspondent fergal keane has been hearing the stories of civilians and medics caught up in a night of fear. his piece contains distressing details. they were rescued from here. the two israeli hostages that were kidnapped by hamas in the massacre of october 7th are now home. this is the story of the price paid by the civilians of rafah on the night of february 12. the rescue began around 1:45am. by the time the hostages were safe, more than 70 people were reported killed, a high number civilians. in this house, a doctor from medecins sans frontieres lay across her
minister benjamin netanyahu rejecting any unilateral recognition of a palestinian state. netanyhahu s likud party says 99 out of 120 members voted to support the declaration passed earlier this week by the israeli cabinet. it follows efforts by leaders across to world to examine fresh ways to reach a two state solution to the decades long conflict. the people of israel and their elected representatives are united today as never before. the tennis that voted overwhelmingly to oppose any attempt to unilaterally impose attempt to unilaterally impose a palestinian state on israel. such an attempt will only endanger israel and prevent the genuine peace that we all seek. peace can only be achieved after we achieve total victory over hamas and through direct negotiations between the parties, direct negotiations without preconditions. and despite that hardline stance by israel s prime minister, the bbc s paul adams injeruslaem says there have been some developments providing some hop
a new stadium for the club. and could this revolving restaurant make a comeback? now one of london s most famous landmarks, the bt tower, on newsnight at half ten. chaos in the house of commons an emotional speaker sir lindsay hoyle apologises for his handling of a debate on a cease fire in gaza. can he survive the anger of the conservatives and the snp? good evening. there ve been extraordinary scenes in parliament tonight. the day began with mps preparing to vote on calling a ceasefire in gaza. but instead of ending the day with a clear decision on what to say about the israel gaza conflict, the house of commons descended into chaos as mps argued about arcane voting procedures and how a vote could be held. our deputy political editor vicki young has been following it all, and joins us now. yes, those events in the middle east really have led to some very emotional and fraud and often angry debates in the house of commons over that, particularly over the idea of when and i
the couple who ve and coming up on bbc news after his first win of 2024, another defeat for andy murray, who loses in the second round in qatar to teenagerjakub mensik. good evening. last week, israeli special forces rescued two of the hostages kidnapped by hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government on october 7. they were being held in southern gaza in the city of rafah. there was huge relief for the families of 60 year old fernando simon marman and 70 year old louis har, as well as a boost for national morale. but the miltiary raid to free them reportedly left more than 70 people dead and dozens wounded. the bbc s special correspondent fergal keane has been hearing the stories of civilians and medics caught up in a night of fear. his piece contains distressing details. they were rescued from here. the two israeli hostages that were kidnapped by hamas in the massacre of october 7th are now home. this is the story of the price paid by the civilians o