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her husband is still being held. israel estimates more than 200 hostages remain in gaza abducted in the attacks of october seventh. hamas, which is designated a terrorist group by the uk and many other western nations, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. at least 700 people have been killed in gaza in the past day, according to hamas officials. they also say the total number killed is now more than 5,700 including more than 2,000 children. including 2,000 children. here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. i should warn you you may find on the images and details in her report distressing. the moment of release. after two weeks being held hostage. in a video sent out by hamas, they were handed over to representatives from the international red cross. but then yocheved, who is 85, turns, shaking the hands of a masked gunman and saying, peace. soon the women were whisked out of gaza to egypt s rafah crossing and flown to israel. as they arrived ....
it s tuesday, october the 24th. our main story. two israeli women, who were taken from their homes more than two weeks ago, have been released from captivity. yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas fighters in the attacks of october 7th, and brought to gaza. hamas, which is designated a terrorist group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. the women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah border crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 o clock local time last night. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the details. freed after more than two weeks in captivity. in a video released by hamas, nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz were handed over to representatives of the international committee of the red cross. not before 85 year old yocheved lifshitz turns to a masked hamas gunman, shakes his hand and says, shalom, hebrew for peace. hamas is designated a terrorist ....
gaza, we will not be able to carry out any humanitarian operations. in the last few minutes the secretary general of the un security council has addressed the worsening humanitarian situation and hostage crisis. nothing can justify the nothing canjustify the killing nothing can justify the killing and kidnapping of civilians and launching rockets against civilian targets. all hostages must be treated humanely and released immediate without conditions. i respect that are members of their families among us. and the israeli military show some media workers gruesome video of the hamas attacks. we speak to one of the journalists at the briefing. more news headlines in a moment or two. let s pause and heads to the bbc sport centre. hugh ferris is there for us. manchester united go into their champions league game against copenhagen later on tuesday needing to get their campaign off the ground. needing to get their no wins or indeed points from the opening two matches. they re ....
we start with some sad news from the last half hour and everton chairman bill kenwright has passed away, aged 78. kenwright first became involved at everton in 1999 1989 as a major shareholder, before becoming the largest stakeholder in the club in 200a. also a well known theatre producer within act on coronation street. marco silver is dana follow him. craving cartilage to the 2025 season. silver has been in a row since 2021. into a tenth place finish in the premier league last season. season. just over two hours to go until a huge night at old trafford where manchester united really need to kick start their champions league campaign. they go into this evening s match against copenhagen bottom of their group after two defeats from two. it ll be an important night in particularfor united striker rasmus hojlund who begun his career at copenhagen and he s likely to come up against at least one of his younger twin brothers. it s a special game for him. he grew ....
elsewhere, arsenal are trying to get back to winning ways, they re up against sevilla that s also goalless. all of tonight s scores can be found on the bbc sport website. in the premier league, everton have said they ve lost a chairman, a leader, a friend and an inspiration after bill kenwright passed away yesterday evening. kenwright first became involved at everton in 1989 as a board member and became a major shareholder ten years later, before becoming the largest stakeholder in the club in 2004 when he took on the chairmanship. he was also a well known theatre producer with an acting role in coronation street which continued until 2012. england cricket s managing director rob key insists ben stokes is still committed to playing for the national team despite turning down a long contract. england s test captain has rejected a three year central contract, opting instead for a one year extension. key says stokes is expected to negotiate a longer deal next year w ....