We start with Breaking News from The Middle East where israel says its forces have rescued a hostage from an Underground Tunnel in the Southern Gaza strip. This image of qaid Farhan Al Kadi a Bedoin Arab Has just been released of him recovering in hospital speaking to members of his family. An Israeli Government spokesman has described it as a complex rescue operation. Here you can see the 52 year old talking to Israeli Soldiers shortly after he was rescued. He was abducted ten months ago close to the israel gaza border. Farhan al kadi the eighth hostage rescued by Israeli Forces since the start of the war in gaza is in a stable condition in hospital, where he is undergoing examinations. And this is his Family Running through the corridors and out to the helicopter after he was admitted. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was working to secure the release of all the remaining hostages. But a group campaigning for those still held said that though this rescue had been mir
netanyahu that fighting against hamas in rafah will not stop, but mr netanyahu reportedly called the move unacceptable . he is under strong pressure from far right members of his coalition government to reject any pauses in the conflict until hamas is totally defeated. in a sign of further tension between the israeli army and those far right parties, the army s chief of staff said sunday there is a clear need to conscript ultra orthodox jewish israelis, who are currently exempt from military service. that s a change mr netanyahu s coalition partners firmly oppose. sunday marks the festival of eid al adha, one of islam s holiest days. there was a notable lull in fighting, with gaza s hamas run civil defence agency telling the afp news agency that, quote, calm has prevailed across all of gaza . lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. allahu akbar. in gaza, they stood to pray in places with little else left standing. the festival after eid al adha, marking another milestone
but let s start with the war in ukraine. on thursday leaders agreed use the interest from frozen russian assets to raise $50 billion for kyiv s war effort, plus humanitarian assistance and reconstruction efforts. the g7 countries which include the us, canada, britain, france, germany, japan and italy are sitting on about $300 billion in seized russian assets. meanwhile, speaking in moscow, president vladimir putin on friday laid out his terms for a ceasefire. mr putin demanded ukraine withdraw from four regions of ukraine that are partially occupied by russia and abandon efforts tojoin nato. both ukraine and the west dismissed the proposal. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale is following reaction and the latest from the g7 in italy. the war in ukraine has been fought on the reference. you have the fighting on the ground, the industrial arms race to generate as much ammunition as possible, and then you ve got the global diplomatic battle for international opinion.