the israeli military says he was murdered in captivity by the islamichhad group. and his body was found overnight. during the attack on kibbutz nir oz in october. elad katzir s father was killed and his mother was abducted, but freed in a deal in november. in a facebook post, his sister committe blamed the israeli government for his death. in gaza, a desperate wait for food amid warnings of famine. aid deliveries have been, at best, sporadic when help does arrive. people rush to get it. translation: when we were displaced at the beginning, we used to eat rotten bread because of the high prices of food here. this is the only place where i can get food for my children. the attack on a convoy that killed seven aid workers this week has put even more pressure on israel. from the us came a warning it should do more to boost humanitarian assistance and protect civilians and aid workers or risk losing american support. the world food programme has been able here to serve 1 million p
the politicians who have signed the letter include one of mr biden s key allies the former speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi. now this letter comes as a growing number of countries are calling for an independent investigation into the israeli drone strike that killed seven aid workers. that s after the idf published its first account of monday s deadly attack. britain has echoed calls by the charity world central kitchen for an independent review into the strike on its convoy of vehicles. of those seven aid workers killed three were british nationals. the british foreign secretary, lord cameron, said london would carefully review the initial report by the israeli military. he welcomed the suspension of two senior israeli officers as a first step, but said israel must publish its findings in full. and within the past couple of hours, australia s foreign minister, penny wong, said the australian government expects full accountability over the deaths. t
they re disappointed they had to drop the case. his alleged victim says she stands by the allegation. caroline hawley reports i ,and , and this contains flashing images. out into the fresh air. on the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory for me and for the un human rights system. seven years without charge while my children grew up without me. that is not something that i can forgive, it is not something that i can forget. but prosecutors in sweden have not cleared julian assange, they have simply said they can t pursue the case any further. translation: there are now no further measures remaining which are possible to advance the investigation. in order to proceed, it would be necessary forjulian assange to be formally served notice of the crimes of which he is suspected. this was a measure that was to have been conducted during an interview i
if he leaves the embassy for skipping bail five years ago. prosecutors in sweden say they regret having to drop the case. his alleged victim says she stands by the allegation. here s our correspondent caroline hawley reports. 0ut into the fresh air. 0n the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory for me and for the un human rights system. seven years without charge while my children grew up without me. that is not something that i can forgive, it is not something that i can forget. but prosecutors in sweden have not cleared julian assange, they have simply said they can t pursue the case any further. translation: there are now no further measures remaining which are possible to advance the investigation. in order to proceed, it would be necessary forjulian assange to be formally served notice of the crimes of which he is suspected. this was a mea
also in the next hour, digital departures: how one british airport is to abandon its air traffic control tower and use technology to monitor planes from 80 miles away. welcome to hsbc. and: how a bbc reporter and his twin managed to fool hsbc‘s voice recognition security system, which is designed to prevent fraud. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the wikileaks founderjulian assange says he will not forgive or forget after a seven year rape investigation in sweden was dropped without charge. this afternoon he made a rare appearance on the balcony of ecuador‘s embassy in london where he s been holed up forfive years to avoid extradition. he called the development an important victory for him but said it was extremely regretful that he is still being threatened with arrest if he leaves the embassy for skipping bail five years ago. prosecutors in sweden say they regret having to drop the case. his alleged victim says she stands by the allegation. our correspondent caro