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into the care of the red cross after negotiations involving qatar. they are on their way to central israel. good evening. we start with the news that the family of two hostages, being held by the group hamas for almost two weeks, had prayed for. israel confirms a mother and her daughter, who are american citizens, have been released. it follows mediation efforts by the gulf state of qatar, with hamas, designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, including the uk, saying they were freed for humanitarian reasons. around 200 hostages, are still being held in gaza, and israel s total siege of the territory, cutting off food, water and medicines, will not end, it says, until all of them are freed. emergency aid trucks with badly needed supplies to help some of the more than two million people trapped in gaza sit on the border with egypt, ready to go in. but as yet, there s no deal allowing their entry. meanwhile, israel s bombing campaign over gaza, ta ....
briefing in washington. we ll bring you that live. the israeli government said today the majority of the hostages hamas is holding are still alive. 20 of them are under the age of 18. meanwhile, the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has visited the egyptian border with gaza today, appealing for the trucks to be let in. an israeli official tells the bbc there is a good chance the aid trucks will be allowed in tomorrow. there is a good chance the aid good evening. there is a good chance the aid after days of continual bombardment in gaza, it was noticed today that suddenly there was a lull in the fighting. and perhaps there was good reason. tonight hamas has freed two hostages. an american mother and her daughter. in a statement hamas said they were being released for humanitarian reasons, the mother is not in good condition. let s bring in our correspondent. what can you tell us about the way this exchange took place? flat a what can you tell us about the way this ....
eric cantona reinvents himself as a musician. also this hour, a palestinian restaurant in london says and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. we ll get the latest from france and the rugby world cup semi finals, england are prparing to face the world champiosn south africa tomorrow. good evening. three people have been killed in the high winds and flood waters brought by storm babet and another danger to life red warning has been issued by the met office for the north east of scotland from midnight tonight. hundreds have had to be evacuated from their homes. you can see the areas worst affected by the heavy rainfall since midnight last night, and there s more to come with warnings in scotland in parts of angus and aberdeenshire. we ll be live with our correspondents in derbyshire and north yorkshire, but first, let s go james cook in brechin. this has been an extraordinary and exceptionally difficult day and tonight there is still a major operation ....
were in israel visiting family. hamas said the pair were freed for humanitarian reasons . the white house says that president biden has spoken to the released us hostages and theirfamily by phone. in a statement issued shortly after their release was secured, president biden said. us secretary of state antony blinken has said he was relieved the women had been released but reminded that many others are still being held. there s still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this conflict. we know that some of them are being held hostage by hamas, along with an estimated 200 other hostages held in gaza. they include men, women, young boys, young girls, elderly people, from many nations. every single one of them should be released. our correspondent barbara plett usher brings us more from inside the halls of the state department. the release of the hostages disrupted the day here at the state department. we were sitting down for the daily briefing, and then ....
hello, and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world as we continue our breaking news coverage of israel at war. i m rosemary church. u.s. president joe biden is on his way to israel this hour as a scene of chaos and devastation is unfolding in gaza. the videos we are about to show you may be upsetting. palestinian officials report hundreds of people have been killed in an israeli airstrike on a hospital in gaza. israel insists the hospital was hit by an errant rocket fired by the palestinian islamic jihad. sources tell cnn the u.s. is analyzing intelligence provided by israel. the world health organization says in addition to caring for patients, the hospital has been sheltering thousands of people displaced from their homes. the hospital blast has brought condemnation from around the globe. the human rights chief calls it horrific and unacceptable. president biden says he s outraged and deeply saddened. and here is the pale ....