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from southern israel. one of the two israeli women released last night, after being held hostage by hamas, has been speaking about her ordeal. yocheved lifschitz, who s 85, said she d been through hell. her husband is still being held. israel estimates more than 200 hostages are still in gaza after being abducted in the attacks of october 7th. hamas, which is designated a terrorist group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. at least 700 people have been killed in gaza in the last 2a hours, according to hamas officials who also say the total number killed is now more than 5,700, including more than 2,000 children. here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. he correspondent, yolande knell. may find some of ti her report he may find some of the images in her report distressing. the moment of release. in a video sent out by hamas, they were handed over to representatives from the international red cross. but then she turns, shaking the hands o ....
people arriving down since introducing more policing in france, more caseworkers and our returns agreement for migrants with albania. i think while that number remains very high, this issue of where to house people remains. if not in hotels, there is a further question of will other sites have to be used, student accommodation, foreign military bases or even purpose built accommodation in the future? thank ou. thank you. to a story next that is one of the most read on the bbc news website. victims of violent and sexual crimes are calling for court transcript costs to be cut. one rape survivor has told bbc newsnight that she was quoted £7,500 for copes of her court hearings. live now to newsnight s uk editor, sima kotecha, who is in the newsroom. what have you discovered? over the last few weeks i have been speaking to several victims, including victims of rape and attempted murder, some horrific stories i have heard in the last month or so. they have told me that they ....
reporters that this is about accountability, plain and simple. new york attorney general letitia james is seeking a fine of $250 million and a ban on mrtrump doing business in his home state, claiming he misrepresented his wealth by hundreds of millions of dollars. the investigation began after mr cohen gave congressional testimony in 2019, saying mr trump had inflated his property values. meanwhile, another of donald trump s former lawyers has struck a deal with prosecutors in the us state of georgia, where the former president and others have been charged with trying to overturn the 2020 election. jenna ellis pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements. she has agreed to cooperate with local prosecutors. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal gave me this update. this nomia iqbal gave me this update. is a real showd honest. this is a real showdown, to be honest. ~ . ., ., ~ this is a real showdown, to be honest. a ., ., ., honest. mic ....
good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. it s saturday, october 21st. i m victor blackwell. and i m amara walker. for the first time in weeks asia has made its way into gaza. this morning the rafah boarder between egypt and israel has opened but not for long. 24 trucks made it through before it was closed again. the trucks were carrying medical supplies and canned food. it s been two weeks and now the idf says it s preparing for the next stages of the war. idf tanks are lined up near the border with gaza where the prospect of a ground incursion is looming. now, in gaza, the hospital says israel has demanded the immediate evacuation of the building ahead of a possible strike. the world health organization said that would be impossible to carry out because it houses 12,000 displaced people plus hundreds of patients. also, an american woman and her teenaged daughter are free. 17-year-old natalie rah han who had just graduated high school and her mother judith a ....
you see, that s the american flag intentionally flown upside down. it is flying outside the home of justice samuel alito now that choosing to do that is a known symbol of solidarity among trump s supporters who believed that the election was stolen. now, tonight, alito is insisting that he had nothing to do with it, telling the new york times quote, it was briefly placed by mrs. alito in response to a neighbor s use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard good science. mrs. alito, blaming his wife while the blame mrs. alito excuse, is not flying with the chairman of the senate judiciary committee, dick durbin saying a statement. he says a leader should recuse himself from any cases related to the 2020 election. obviously that means the immunity case and the jack smith case derbin rights in a statement flying an upside american flag, a symbol of the so-called stop the steal movement, clearly creates the appearance of bias now, just to state the very ob ....