february of 2018, there was a 2020 episode about louise wise agency separating identical twins back in the mid 60s, and my older sister who s adopted, called me and said, can you imagine if either of us was a twin? and i said, well, that s ridiculous. and i remember getting a shiver all over my body thinking, wow, what if this was real? in the 1960s, an adoption agency in new york, the louise wise services, began a policy to deliberately split up identical and fraternal twins, and place the infants in different families. the adoptive parents were never told that their children had siblings. any louise wise adoptee from the 605 has every right to think perhaps they have a twin. the separated twins were placed in a controversial study to explore what makes us who we are, and how much is defined by nature versus nurture. but at what cost? it s so emotional for me. what they did was so| unethical, so amoral. stories of twins have long captured human imagination. there is s
The number of israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage has been put at 100 by the Israeli Embassy to the us, though some have been freed. 1000. In Northern Israel, hezbollah rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into Southern Lebanon. The Un Security Council will meet later on sunday President Biden has vowed Rock Solid Support for israel and warned against other countries taking advantage of the situation. One british citizen, jake marlowe, is missing. He was working as security at an Outdoor Party near the gaza border when the attack happened. And in egypt, two israeli tourists and their egyptian tour guide were shot dead in alexandria, apparently by a policeman. Lets show you the scene live in gaza now. It isa it is a little bit quieter now. The plumes of smoke we saw earlier had dissipated. Israeli airstrikes are ongoing in response to hamas attack including some in the last few hours. Palestinian Health Officials say 20 ch
Of artillery into southern lebanon. The Un Security Council will meet later on sunday President Biden has vowed Rock Solid Support for israel and warned against other countries taking advantage of the situation. One british citizen, jake marlowe, is missing he was working as security at an Outdoor Party near the gaza border when the attack happened. And in egypt, two israeli tourists and their egyptian tour guide were shot dead in alexandria, apparently by a policeman. We are getting more lines coming into this from iran the president says he has spoken to hamas and islamichhad leaders, the latest coming into a spin on the iranian president and we will get more on that for you. Now on bbc news, were going to answer some of the questions you might have about the fighting in israel. We have had many people asking us to go Back To Basics and explain the history behind what is happening today and why it is happening. It, of course, marks the biggest escalation in the long Running Conflict
Of artillery into southern lebanon. The Un Security Council will meet later on sunday President Biden has vowed Rock Solid Support for israel and warned against other countries taking advantage of the situation. One british citizen, jake marlowe, is missing he was working as security at an Outdoor Party near the gaza border when the attack happened. And in egypt, two israeli tourists and their egyptian tour guide were shot dead in alexandria, apparently by a policeman. Lets hear from us lets hearfrom us president joe biden. The United States stands with israel. We will not ever fail to have their back. We will make sure they have the help their citizens need and they can continue to defend themselves. You know, the world is seeing appalling images, thousands of rockets in the space of hours, raining down on israeli cities. I got up this morning and started this at 7 30am, 8am, taking my calls, Israeli Soldiers and civilians killed. In their streets, their homes, innocent people murdere
Has been put at 100 by the Israeli Embassy to the us, though some have been freed. In Northern Israel, hezbollah rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into Southern Lebanon. The Un Security Council will meet later on sunday. President biden has vowed Rock Solid Support for israel and warned against other countries taking advantage of the situation. Lets show you the scene live in gaza now. Israeli airstrikes are ongoing in response to hamas s attack including some in the last few hours. Palestinian Health Officials say 20 children are among the more than 300 killed there. They say nearly 1,800 people have been wounded. Lets get the latest from simonjones. Israel is stepping up its retaliation. This is what it describes as its Mighty Vengeance on the Palestinian Militant Group hamas. 0vernight, gaza has been rocked by explosions. Earlier, warplanes hit several buildings in the centre of the city. The Israeli Defence forces released