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hostages held by hamas, who are expressing concern about the intensifying attacks on gaza. and right now we are striking from the air every single day when we do not know where my cousin is, where we do not know where over 200 hostages are and we don t know if any of our bombs have killed them. here in london, pro palestinian demonstrators turn out in force. these are live pictures. protests are also planned in other capital cities. fresh aid enters gaza and the un tells the bbc they ve managed to re establish some contact with their teams on the ground. hello and welcome to bbc news. israel s defence minister says the country s military has shifted phases in the war and that its operation will continue until further notice . his comments followed the intensification of the israeli military operation against hamas. it said air attacks overnight hit 150 underground targets, and killed several senior hamas commanders. hamas, which is a proscribed terror organisation by ....
israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the war in gaza has entered a second phase, warning it will be long and difficult. speaking at a joint news conference with his defence minister, yoav gallant, and emergency war cabinet member benny gantz, mr netanyahu described the conflict as israel s second war of independence. he declared israel would win the war and make every effort to bring the hostages home. in his first comments since the war began on the seventh of october, hamas s leader in the gaza strip has offered to release all hostages being held in gaza in return for the release of all hamas prisoners in israeli jails. in a statement, yahya sinwar says, we are ready for an immediate exchange deal that includes the release of all prisoners in the prisons of the zionist enemy in exchange for the release of all prisoners with the resistance. it comes 2a hours after israel stepped up its bombardment of gaza. you can see that in these pictures here. israe ....
israel s prime minister is meeting the families of israeli hostages held, who are worried about the intensifying attacks on gaza. and right now we are striking from the air every single day when we do not know where my cousin is, where we do not know where over 200 hostages are and we don t know if any of our bombs have killed them. here in london, pro palestinian demonstrators turn out in force. we demonstrators turn out in force. will talk to our co| a we will talk to our correspondent in a moment. protests are also taking place in other capital cities, with calls for a ceasefire. fresh aid enters gaza, and the un tells the bbc they ve managed to reestablish some contact with their teams on the ground. communications have been down for such a long while. we have been talking to the un who have been using satellite phones to get some contact with their teens, but broadly the situation of communications blackout is still in place. that is the backdrop in gaza. our corre ....
symptoms were dismissed as a migraine. hello. welcome to the programme, we re live until 11 this morning. let us know what you think of the plans in labour s leaked manifesto. we really interested to hear your views. we re talking about social media gaffes today after the rapper bow wow posted suggesting that he was flying to new york by private jet when he wasn t. people are now posting their own exaggerated claims under the #bowwowchallenge hashtag. we ll show you some of the best ones. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today, the bbc has obtained a leaked draft of labour s manifesto, which promises to nationalise the railways as franchises expire and to abolish tuition fees in england. the document, seen by several newspapers, also pledges to return royal mail to public ownership and bring in an energy price cap. norman sm ....
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