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
launching a mission to bring all hostages home. in the brutal war that has followed, at least 33,000 palestinians have been killed, according to the hamas run health ministry, and large parts of gaza have been destroyed. the un has called the situation in gaza a humanitarian catastrophe. protests have been taking place in tel aviv to mark the six month anniversary. families of the hostages rallied together as well as thousands of anti government demonstrators, calling on prime minister benjamin netanyahu to come to an agreement that ends the fighting and brings the remaining hostages home. on saturday, the israeli military has recovered the body of a hostage in gaza during an overnight operation. it accused the islamichhad group of murdering the man, who s been identified as 47 year old elad katzir. israel said its mission to search for hostages and return them to israel would continue. from jerusalem, hugo bachega reports. elad katzir kidnapped in southern israel six months
with karin giannone and tom donkin. we start with our breaking news from the north west of england. police say at least 19 people have been killed and more than 50 others injured in an explosion at manchester arena. they re treating it as a terrorist incident. witnesses reported hearing a loud bang in the venue at the end of an ariane grande concert. eyewitnesses reported nuts and bolts strewn around the floor and the smell of explosives. britain s prime minister theresa may has said her thoughts are with victims and their families, describing it as an appalling terrorist attack. downing street says an emergency cobra meeting is expected to take place in the morning at around 9am local time. sarah corker is with me to update us. what has been confirmed about what happened in manchester arena? we know it is a fast moving situation. we have been told emergency services are still at the scene, at manchester arena, treating casualties. also, police officers are trying to piece
counterterrorism policing networks, and uk intelligence partners. hello and thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. police say at least 19 people have been killed, with 50 other injured, at an explosion at the manchester arena in the north west of england. they are treating it as a terrorist incident. witnesses reported hearing a loud bang at the end of the ariana grande concert. witnesses described nuts and bolts strewn on the floor, and the spell of exposes. smell. theresa may has had her thoughts are with victims and their families. she described it as an appalling terrorist attack. there has been an emergency meeting called at 9am local time. so in about three hours, 3-4 local time. so in about three hours, 3 4 hours from now. ed thomas is close to the scene of the incident in manchester. he joins us from their live. just bring us up to date with the latest, there. the sun is rising now over manchester. this is what people in the city are waking up what people in the
meeting of the cabinet s emergency committee, cobra, the third in the past 2a hours. good progress with the operation has been made with a number of arrests made over night, and that will continue. we have now gone to a critical level in terms of the threat. we ll have all the latest live with huw in manchester. the other headlines this lunchtime. president trump meets the pope at the vatican and receives a signed copy of the pontiff‘s views on climate change. and profits at marks and spencer fell by almost two thirds last year, following a costly business overhaul. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. manchester united fans pay tribute to the victims of monday night s attack, ahead of tonight s europa league final in stockholm. good afternoon from albert square in the heart of manchester. this is where thousands gathered last night for a vigil, to remember the victims of monday night s bomb attack at the manchester arena. people have been coming here all morning to le