live from london, this is bbc news. israel says the three hostages who were mistakenly killed by israeli troops in gaza were holding a white flag when they were shot. the killings have increased the pressure on the israeli government to resume negotiations with hamas on the release of those still held captive. if there is an opportunity to free hostages, we will take that opportunity, but we think the application of military force on hamas, honest leadership, is the way to help release people. maybe now someone will understand that there is only one way to free the hostages. the aljazeera tv news network says one of its camera operators has been killed in gaza by an israeli air strike. italy's prime minister hosts a right—wing festival. rishi sunak and elon musk are among the attendees.

hello. the israeli army says three hostages who were mistakenly shot dead by troops in gaza had been holding a white flag. early findings from an official investigation said the men were fired on in breach of the army's rules of engagement. an israeli soldier began shooting when three shirtless men emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalqa were killed in shejaiya, in the north of gaza. the idf say their killing was "very tragic". an army spokesperson said they had made a mistake and would not be punished. in a separate development, an aljazeera journalist and cameraman, samerabu daqqa,

was killed on friday in an israeli strike. from jerusalem — our security correspondent, frank gardner sent this report. in the war zone that is gaza, israeli forces have committed a tragic error. in the effort to free hostages, they shot three of them, mistaking them for hamas fighters. the young israeli men were all the mid—20s, seized by hamas in the raid into israel. now, an investigation has revealed they were carrying a white flag. relatives of the more than 100 hostages still held in gaza have been gathering in tel aviv, demanding the government do more to get their loved ones out. israel's policy is to put pressure on hamas by force, which they say isn't working. translation: there is no price for the hostages, they must - be willing to pay any price, to pay anything now. that is what i am saying. yesterday — not now. in gaza, anotherfuneral, this time for a well—known palestinian cameraman who worked for the al jazeera network, killed

in a drone strike. friends describe him as a veteran journalist and talented cameraman. he isa he is a compassionate soul, very dedicated to bringing the coverage to the world. he dedicated to bringing the coverage to the world-— dedicated to bringing the coverage to the world. ., ., , ,., , to the world. he had the opportunity to the world. he had the opportunity to emiurate to the world. he had the opportunity to emigrate to _ to the world. he had the opportunity to emigrate to belgium, _ to the world. he had the opportunity to emigrate to belgium, to - to the world. he had the opportunity| to emigrate to belgium, to brussels, where his family is residing. he refused, he said this story is my story. across gaza, the humanitarian situation deteriorates. aid trucks are getting in, but un workers say in many cases they are mobbed and stripped of their food. washington want israel to wrap up its operation soon. israel says it needs months more to finish the job of destroying hamas. israeli spokesperson mark regev spoke to me about the incident.

he described it as a tragic mistake. it is obviously a tragedy and the idf is investigating exactly what happened. first and foremost, our hearts go out to the families of these three hostages who were tragically killed. it was obviously a combat zone. i know from that area where the three were, there had been hostile fire before, and afterwards there was also hostile fire from the area towards our forces. the whole area is a war zone. it doesn't justify what happened, that is why it is being investigated at the highest level by the idf. it is unacceptable. an initial report by israel's military says these deaths went against israel's rules of engagement. what are those rules of engagement?

so, some of them we have to keep confidential because hamas is listening to our conversation. we want to keep some things from the enemy. it is clear we don't want to kill innocents, we don't want to kill our hostages. if we find them, it is clear this was a charger, tragic error by our forces. we have to do our own checking to make sure it doesn't re—occur. one of the problems we face is hamas don't wear uniforms, they were civilian clothes. they are terrorists. there have been incidents in the past were in the past where supposedly surrendering and then they attack our forces. it is very difficult house to house combat. you think an area is clean and someone comes out of a door or underground tunnel and can open fire. it is difficult. i am notjustifying what happened.

if soldiers broke the rules of engagement, there has to be action taken. i have just given the context of how these things happen. i did my military service. anyone who has been in the army knows there's always a danger of what the experts call blue on blue, or friendly fire casualties. in this case it is even more egregious because the victims of the tragic incident were in fact civilians. they were taken hostage by hamas. we have to get to the bottom of what happened. we are seeing protests now, and we've had relatives of hostages here on the bbc news expressing their frustration. it seems to be the case that getting the hostages out by force isn't working, when a temporary ceasefire

worked and we saw dozens of hostages released. is it time for a change of course? we would argue, and we believe we are correct, that we only had the release of the hostages. hamas only agreed to their release when it was desperate for a ceasefire. they didn't suddenly become humanitarians, that they will release hostages out of the goodness of the heart or respect for international humanitarian law. they have no respect, their whole behaviour is against the rules of armed conflict. that is who hamas are. just as they butchered israelis, they have no qualms of butchering innocents. hamas will only release hostages if they are under pressure, and we believe the military pressure is the way to do it. we understand the hostage families, one can only start to begin to understand their pain and suffering, having a loved one

held by hamas and knowing what terrible, gruesome violence they are capable of. one feels for them. if there is an opportunity to free hostages, we will take that opportunity. the killings have prompted increased pressure on the israeli government to resume negotiations with hamas on the release of captured israeli nationals. people have gathered near the tel aviv museum of art in what's become known as hostages square. the bbc�*s hugo bachega is there. people have been coming here to tel aviv in what is now known as hostages square. the day after the news that three israeli hostages were shot dead in gaza by israeli soldiers after they were mistakenly identified as a threat. now this square has become a symbol of the agonising wait for the families of the hostages. more than 100 people remain in captivity in gaza after they were abducted in the hamas attacks 70 days ago. and posters with the faces

of the hostages are everywhere. here with the message, bring them home now. now the families are putting pressure on the government for a deal with hamas so some of the remaining hostages can be freed. now, the israeli authorities say that the only way to bring these hostages back home is by applying military pressure on hamas. so the killing of these three hostages will put more pressure on the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, as the war in gaza continues. meanwhile, the israeli offensive has continued in gaza — with residents reporting fighting in northern, central and southern gaza. these images are from rafah, in the south of the gaza strip. it's a politically sensitive area as it borders egypt. the crossing there also allows for limited evacuations to egypt and for limited aid to enter the strip. live now to amman.

we can speak to unrwa director of communications, juliette touma. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. the work you do at your un aid and see get aid to those who need it desperately. bring us up to date of what your colleagues are telling you on the ground. what your colleagues are telling you on the ground-— what your colleagues are telling you on the ground. thank you. today, we mark the fourth _ on the ground. thank you. today, we mark the fourth cut _ on the ground. thank you. today, we mark the fourth cut in _ mark the fourth cut in telecommunications across the gaza strip and one of the longest. it started on thursday night, so almost 48—hour is ago and it continues across the gaza strip, which makes the communication between us and the teams on the ground in gaza difficult. it makes the delivery of aid, which is limited to the south, far more challenging.—

aid, which is limited to the south, far more challenging. when you talk about the delivery _ far more challenging. when you talk about the delivery of _ far more challenging. when you talk about the delivery of aid, _ far more challenging. when you talk about the delivery of aid, how - far more challenging. when you talk about the delivery of aid, how are i about the delivery of aid, how are you able to distribute what little is getting in? are you having cooperation with local forces on the ground to get the aid to where it is? ., , ground to get the aid to where it is? . , . ., ground to get the aid to where it is? . , ., ., ., , is? our teams are on the grounds, the un agency _ is? our teams are on the grounds, the un agency in _ is? our teams are on the grounds, the un agency in the _ is? our teams are on the grounds, the un agency in the strip. - is? our teams are on the grounds, the un agency in the strip. we - the un agency in the strip. we deliver directly to people in need, mainly in shelters where we are hosting more than 1.3 million people in mostly what has been schools. let's talk about the situation in the hospitals. i was speaking to another agency working in gaza who talked about fewer than 12 hospitals functioning. that was only partially functioning. that was only partially functioning. what is the latest you can tell us on that?— can tell us on that? according to the un estimates, _ can tell us on that? according to the un estimates, only- can tell us on that? according to the un estimates, only one - can tell us on that? according to | the un estimates, only one third can tell us on that? according to i the un estimates, only one third of possibles are functioning in the gaza strip. mostly in the south ——

one third of hospitals. whether vast majority of the population has been forced to fully two. there is very little medical supplies and medicine, and there's also not enough medical personnel. in terms ofthe enough medical personnel. in terms of the aid you _ enough medical personnel. in terms of the aid you have, _ enough medical personnel. in terms of the aid you have, how— enough medical personnel. in terms of the aid you have, how much - enough medical personnel. in terms of the aid you have, how much have | of the aid you have, how much have you received in the last few days over the rafah crossing? fin you received in the last few days over the rafah crossing? on average, it is 100 trucks _ over the rafah crossing? on average, it is 100 trucks or— over the rafah crossing? on average, it is 100 trucks or a _ over the rafah crossing? on average, it is 100 trucks or a little _ over the rafah crossing? on average, it is 100 trucks or a little bit _ it is 100 trucks or a little bit more every single day, which is by far not enough. this is exactly why we are looking forward to the opening of the crossing between israel and gaza. if that opens and we see a direct delivery of aid trucks into the gaza strip, that is welcome. you see that crossing point used to process everyday before the

war, 500 trucks, including for the commercial sector, which is currently nonexistent in gaza. in addition to supplies, what is needed for gaza at the moment is also a boost of commercial and private sector supplies. you boost of commercial and private sector supplies.— boost of commercial and private sector supplies. you talk about that crossin: , sector supplies. you talk about that crossing. or— sector supplies. you talk about that crossing, or that _ sector supplies. you talk about that crossing, or that avenue, _ sector supplies. you talk about that crossing, or that avenue, being - crossing, orthat avenue, being potentially a lifeline. what indications are you getting it could be open for aid again question we've been calling for that crossing to open for 70 days now. it been calling for that crossing to open for 70 days now.— been calling for that crossing to open for 70 days now. it has been closed since _ open for 70 days now. it has been closed since the _ open for 70 days now. it has been closed since the war— open for 70 days now. it has been closed since the war began - open for 70 days now. it has been closed since the war began with l open for 70 days now. it has been closed since the war began with a | closed since the war began with a significant impact on people, as the siege got tighter and tighter. when i was in gaza a couple of weeks ago, every single shop we pass through was close. there was no marketing goals are. even those who have some cash left cannot do anything with it. it is critical that crossing

point does open, and what is important is aid goes from that crossing point directly to gaza and not get re—routed or diverted via the crossing point with egypt. just before we let you go, what about the situation in the north, because we were hearing the worst impacts over has been there and that is where aid has been there and that is where aid has been there and that is where aid has been difficult to reach, or harder to reach, because it is further from the rafah crossing. it is extremely difficult to reach the north. we were only able to deliver assistance to the north very scarcely. during that short lived pause primarily that we had a couple of weeks ago. and there are heavy, heavy bombardment is taking place, including just recently, i am sure you have seen the video of a school

that got blown up completely. no place is safe, not in the north, middle or south of the gaza strip. 0k, from the un agency for palestinian refugees, thank you very much forjoining us and bringing us up—to—date. the uk defence secretary says a royal navy warship has shot down a suspected attack drone, believed to be targeting merchant boats in the red sea. the hms diamond destroyer was deployed to the middle east two weeks ago, due to concerns over missile attacks from yemen's iran—backed houthi rebels. two major shipping companies have suspended sailings because of the threat. the red sea is a key global shipping route connecting the mediterranean to the indian ocean via the suez canal. the british prime minister rishi sunak is in rome today, where he has been speaking at a political festival hosted by his right—wing italian counterpart, giorgia meloni. illegal migration is high on the political

agenda in both countries, and the two leaders are expected to discuss the issue during mr sunak�*s visit. the uk prime minister spoke on about the measures he and italy's giorgia meloni are willing to take on that issue of immigration. iam i am passing legislation so we can send migrants to run the macro. we are determined to break the business model —— rwanda. let me say this, that requires us to update our laws and lead an international conversation to amend frameworks, then we must do it because if we don't fix the problem now, the boats will keep coming and more lives will be lost at sea.—

be lost at sea. rishi sunak speaking in ital . i be lost at sea. rishi sunak speaking in italy- i spoke _ be lost at sea. rishi sunak speaking in italy. i spoke to _ be lost at sea. rishi sunak speaking in italy. i spoke to john _ be lost at sea. rishi sunak speaking in italy. i spoke to john hooper - be lost at sea. rishi sunak speaking in italy. i spoke to john hooper in i in italy. i spoke tojohn hooper in italy. he gave me his reaction. he italy. he gave me his reaction. ha: emphasise particularly a commonality between the british and italian governments on immigration. he said both countries were facing a problem of illegal immigration, which he said will only get worse if we don't tackle it soon. and he expressed the fact that while the british government is going to try to push ahead with the project to deport illegal migrants to rwanda, italy was doing the same thing, trying to get migrants headed for italy and the mediterranean to go instead to

albania. a problem which has actuallyjust run into difficulties, that rishi sunak would recognise because the court in albania has suspended the application of this project. suspended the application of this ro'ect. ., , ., , ., suspended the application of this ro'ect. ., i. , ., ., project. can you tell us more about this conference _ project. can you tell us more about this conference in _ project. can you tell us more about this conference in the _ project. can you tell us more about this conference in the first - project. can you tell us more about this conference in the first place? | this conference in the first place? it is cold the brothers of italy conference. it is a right—wing gathering. hugh attends theirs, and what issues are discussed? it is a four-day conference _ what issues are discussed? it is a four-day conference of— what issues are discussed? it is a four-day conference of debate, i what issues are discussed? it is a i four-day conference of debate, but four—day conference of debate, but also some entertainment. it is not the party conference of the brothers of italy party, which is the dominant group in italy's right—wing culture. it is more an opportunity to discuss issues, including with people with whom the brothers of italy party does not agree. there's

also entertainment, a ring, for example, and lots of stalls serving food and drink and gifts. a british teenager who was missing for six years is expected to come home later today. alex batty, who is now 17, disappeared on a family holiday to spain with his mother and grandfather in 2017. he was found on wednesday morning by a motorist who saw him walking through the rain near toulouse. french authorities said he ran away from his mother because she wanted to take him to finland. and in the last hour — 0ur europe correspondent bethany bell gave us this update from toulous. we've been hearing from prosecutors about alex batty�*s condition. they said he appears composed and intelligent. they've also been giving details about what his life seems to have been like over the last few years. it is understood he first went to morocco with his mother and grandfather, and then for

the last couple of years has been in the last couple of years has been in the french pyrenees, in a region thatis the french pyrenees, in a region that is popular with people who are looking for alternative lifestyles. the authorities say he seems to have been part of what they call a small spiritual community, wandering around, doing gardening, ourjobs, carrying their own solar panels. as you mentioned, his mother recently apparently said she wanted to go to finland, that seems to have been the point where alex decided that he wanted to return to england. back in england, his legal guardian, his grandmother, has said she is relieved to hear from grandmother, has said she is relieved to hearfrom him grandmother, has said she is relieved to hear from him and grandmother, has said she is relieved to hearfrom him and has also appealed for privacy as they prepare to welcome him back. we will sta with prepare to welcome him back. we will stay with that — prepare to welcome him back. we will stay with that as _ prepare to welcome him back. we will stay with that as we _ prepare to welcome him back. we will stay with that as we get _ prepare to welcome him back. we will stay with that as we get more. - let's get some of the day's other news now the metropolitan police says it will carefully consider a ruling that the duke of sussex was a victim

of phone hacking by mirror group newspapers. prince harry's lawyers called for an investigation, after a high courtjudge awarded him damages, and said that hacking had been widespread and habitual at the publisher's titles. petrol prices at filling stations in the uk have fallen to their lowest level for more than two years. the motoring organisation, the rac, says a litre of unleaded now costs an average of £1113. that price was last seen in october 2021 — before the increase in oil costs which followed russia's invasion of ukraine. a litre of diesel costs, on average, about £1.50. scientists who identified how a hormone makes some women extremely sick during pregnancy say they're now looking at whether the genes of the baby's father also have an effect. the level of sickness depends on how much of the hormone gdf—15 is produced.

ajury has ordered a jury has ordered rudy giuliani to pay damages to to election workers he falsely accused of vote tampering. he had been found liable for defaming the mother and daughter during the 2020 election in georgia. mr giuliani told reporters the ruling would be overturned. the absurdity of _ ruling would be overturned. tue: absurdity of the ruling would be overturned. tte: absurdity of the number ruling would be overturned. tt2 absurdity of the number underscores the absurdity of the whole proceeding where i've not been able to offer one piece of evidence in defence. of which i have a lot. i am quite confident when this case gets before a fair tribunal, it will be reversed so quickly, it will make your head spin. for reversed so quickly, it will make your head spin-— reversed so quickly, it will make your head spin. for more on this, let's hear— your head spin. for more on this, let's hear from _ your head spin. for more on this, let's hear from our _ your head spin. for more on this, let's hear from our north - your head spin. for more on this, j let's hear from our north america let's hearfrom our north america correspondent, who's been following the story. the correspondent, who's been following the sto . . . ., . the story. the church had decided rudy giuliani _ the story. the church had decided rudy giuliani had _ the story. the church had decided rudy giuliani had spread - the story. the church had decided rudy giuliani had spread false - rudy giuliani had spread false information about these two women

—— samer abu daqqa. they describe how their lives were destroyed when rudy giuliani suggested they had taken part in election fraud to try and turn the election result against donald trump in the key swing state of georgia. both women gave emotional testimony in which they talked about, in detail, how they had received racist and threatening messages, phone calls, people turned up messages, phone calls, people turned up about homes, calling them to be killed and her teenage stern was tarred in such a way he couldn't finish his school education, he had to finish it at home. in terms of what rudy giuliani said, he never actually gave evidence, he never testified, but his lawyer said he

should not bear responsibility for the abuse directed towards these women. whether or not he can pay this huge amount, we don't know, because during the actual civil trial, rudy giuliani refused to disclose just exactly how much he is worth. kuwait's emir, sheikh nawaf al—ahmed, has died, at the age of 86. the emir had been suffering from poor health and was admitted to hospital last month. sheikh nawaf led the oil—rich nation for three years. the crown prince sheikh meshal, seen here with rishi sunak in august, has been named as the new emir. nasa has released video which it says shows the strongest solar flare emitted by the sun for several years. it happened on thursday — there were reports that it caused short term disruption to radio communications here on earth for a few hours.

a christmas tree bought more than 100 years ago has been sold for £2600 at auction. the 100 years ago has been sold for £2600 at auction.— 100 years ago has been sold for £2600 at auction. the tree, from the 19205, £2600 at auction. the tree, from the 1920s, was bought _ £2600 at auction. the tree, from the 1920s, was bought from _ £2600 at auction. the tree, from the j 1920s, was bought from woolworths, added went under the hammer in 0xfordshire, and auctioneers called it an astonishing price for the humblest christmas tree in the world. before we go, let's take you live to tel aviv and we are going to be hearing from families of those who are still being held hostage, taken by hamas on the 7th of october. it is estimated now 113 0ctober. it is estimated now 113 hostages are believed to be alive in gaza, according to afp news agency, and we are expecting in about two hours from now to hear from some of the family members there, and we

will stay with the story. we will take a quick break. i am back after that. hello there. good afternoon. well, it's cloudy, it's windy. it's really very mild across the whole of the uk as we head throughout the weekend. temperatures are well above the seasonal average. there is some sunshine around at times, notably across northern england earlier on this morning and generally towards the lea of high ground will see some breaks in the cloud, too. that milder air is coming streaming in on a brisk south—westerly wind, really quite blustery towards these northwest facing coasts and aligned with the wind. some heavy downpours of rain and that willjust continue to pile into western scotland as we head throughout this afternoon and through the day tomorrow. it will be relentless that rain and the rainfall totals will start to rack up as much as 200 millimetres, perhaps for some western slopes. there's a met office amber weather warning enforced throughout the day tomorrow, valid from argyll and bute all the way as far north as sutherland. and there could even be some landslips, most likely across the south highlands. so the rain continues in the west.

further east across eastern scotland, the murray coast will see some breaks in the clouds and breaks too across northern england and north east wales. further south it's cloudy and it's really very mild, 12 or 13 degrees celsius pretty much across the board. that brisk south—westerly wind just continues through this evening and overnight the rain continues to pile into western scotland. but further south it is a mostly dry picture but plenty of cloud. a few breaks in the cloud perhaps for south east england. here, temperatures will drop to eight or nine degrees, but that's very mild. it's the sort of temperature that we'd normally expect to see by day at this time of year. now, sunday, a repeat performance again, some very heavy downpours of rain into western scotland throughout the day. the rain will start to sink a little further southwards into northern ireland and perhaps north west england as we go through the afternoon. so drying out a little across the far north of scotland, temperatures 10 to 1a degrees celsius and breaks in the cloud again just in the shelter of the pennines towards the east and cross northeast wales. again, perhaps for south

east england too. as we head through sunday night and into monday, that rain clears away from much of scotland. it will push further southwards and it will start to pick up again across england and wales, particularly towards the south as we head through the day on tuesday. so some very wet weather then in the south on tuesday, the rain clears away, but there will be some showers following on behind and eventually some colder feeling air. keep an eye on the forecast for the rest of the week. bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines... israel says the three hostages — who were mistakenly killed by israeli troops in gaza — were holding a white flag when they were shot. the families of israelis still held in gaza have intensified their calls on the israeli government to resume negotiations with hamas to try to secure their release. the spokesperson for the israel's per minister has defended the approach. tt per minister has defended the a- roach. , ., per minister has defended the auroach. , ., , approach. if there is an opportunity to free hostages, _ approach. if there is an opportunity to free hostages, we _ approach. if there is an opportunity to free hostages, we will _ approach. if there is an opportunity to free hostages, we will take - approach. if there is an opportunity to free hostages, we will take that l to free hostages, we will take that opportunity. but we think the application of military force on the hamas machine on its leadership is the way to expedite our people.

aljazeera — the tv news network — says one of its camera operators was killed by an israeli airstrike in southern gaza. italy's prime minister georgia meloni is hosting a four—day right—wing festival. rishi sunak and elon musk are among the guests. now it's time for a look at today's sport with chethan. we are going to start the english premier league, this is how it is looking, luton town beating bournemouth, crystal palace against manchester city have been flying of late, but trailing early there, sheffield united got theirfirst late, but trailing early there, sheffield united got their first win under the returning wilder, stamford bridge, all these matchesjust half an hour played, the champions, manchester city, against crystal palace, the goal coming from jack grealish after a lengthy check on

var. newcastle have lost their last three in a row, two back—to—back wins from fulham going into this match, but they have had when their players sent off after getting a full smash hit his fire, that took a check of var from the ref, you received a red card, it remains goalless stop late on burnley take on everton, sean dyche returning to his former side, the term having won the last three games in a row. barcelona are back in action later away at valencia, aiming to put a difficult week behind them. they lost to royal antwerp in the champions league after being shocked by la liga leaders girona last sunday. it leaves them fourth in the primera division — seven points off the top, but manager xavi is unhappy with criticism coming his way. translation: a month ago, you told

me i was translation: a month ago, you told me i was the — translation: a month ago, you told me i was the ferguson _ translation: a month ago, you told me i was the ferguson of _ translation: a month ago, you told me i was the ferguson of barcelona. i me i was the ferguson of barcelona. a month ago, you said i was going to be barcelona's alex ferguson, you told me that. i am about to go crazy, so now i am out of a job? what is the reality? where am i? you get it? stability. the club needs stability. to cricket now, and for the first time india have beaten england in a women's test match at home — after crushing the tourists in mumbai. set an improbable a78 to win — the highest ever chase in women's test cricket — england were dismissed forjust 131 with only two batters reaching 20 runs. the conditions very much favouring the bowlers, with india winning this one—off test by 3117 runs. australia's men are in a commanding position in their first test against pakistan in perth. nathan lyon took 3—66 — he's now on 499 test wickets — with pakistan bowled out for 271 on day three. the aussies will resume on sunday on 811—2.

that's a lead of 300 runs. golf, and south africa's louis oosthuizen is on course to make it back—to—back wins on the dp world tour. he leads the mauritius open by a shot heading into the final round. he made three eagles in a third round seven under par 65, to take him clear of compatriot jacques de villiers. oosthuizen may have a slight advantage, as he helped design the course layout at the heritage golf club. the british teenager who became the youngest world champion in snowboard history earlier this year — 16—year—old mia brookes — has won the overall freestyle snowboard world cup big air title afterfinishing third in colorado. meanwhile, the double

olympic champion eileen gu continues to put her injury problems behind her. the halfpipe world cup in copper mountain was the season's second start for the freestyle skiing superstar and she delivered, winning gold with a score of 95.75 points. and that's all the sport for now. we will have more for you later, but back to you for now. next very much. let's take you live to tel aviv, where we are awaiting a news conference, a statement to the media from hostage families. as you can see there, they are gathering behind the microphones there. we are expecting to hear from a person who was released as a hostage, but her husband remains a captive. we also expecting to hear from relatives of people who are still held captive, daniel elgar, whose brother was

kidnapped, perrys, whose daughter was kidnapped, and robbie chen, the father of a child, who is a 19—year—old soldier, it is believed that many hostages are still believed to be in gaza, according to the afp news agency and we have seen in the last day or so it increase frustration and desperation from the families, who are desperate for their loved ones to return home and of course renewed pressure coming after the idf said three israeli hostages, who were mistakenly killed in gaza by the israeli military have been holding up a white cloth on a stick at the time they were killed. and an initial hall report into the death of those three men, have found that the initial hostages, those men were fired upon against israel's rules of engagement. earlier i spoke

to a spokesperson and asked them whether they would be a change in strategy, given these latest deaths, would they negotiate again with hamas? would they resume talks, as is being reported? he refused to comment on whether those talks have been started or not and maintained on the israeli perspective that the military operation would continue. of course, israel's government has long said their goal is to eliminate hamas's capabilities. and of course, those hostages were taken after the attacks by hamas on the 7th of october and since israel's bombardment began, more than 18,700 people have been killed. so there you have it. we will bring you more updates from that news conference onceit updates from that news conference once it gets under way, but for now we will leave that scene in tel aviv and go to the rest of the day's news. well, as we have

been reporting, british minister, rishi sunak, is in rome today, where he has been speaking at a political event hosted by his italian counterpart, giorgia meloni. illegal immigration is high on the agenda in both countries and the two leaders are expected to discuss the issue during that visit. the uk prime minister spoke on about the measures he and italy's giorgia meloni are willing to take on that issue of immigration. georgia is planning to send asylum seekers to albania to be processed and i am passing legislation so that we can send illegal migrants to rwanda. we are both determined to break the business model of these criminal gangs. applause let me say this. if that requires us to update our laws and lead an international conversation to amend

post—war. .. international conversation to amend post—war... around asylum, then we will do it because if we don't do it and fix this problem now, then more boats will keep coming and more lives will be lost at sea. i'm going to speak now to our correspondent, _ lost at sea. i'm going to speak now to our correspondent, damian - to our correspondent, damian grammaticas, is that news conference does start in israel, we will go to that, but for now, you surprised to see rishi sunak at this conference in italy? t see rishi sunak at this conference in ital ? ~ . see rishi sunak at this conference in ital ? ~' ., ,., in italy? i think there are some observers _ in italy? i think there are some observers who _ in italy? i think there are some observers who are _ in italy? i think there are some observers who are surprised, l in italy? i think there are some i observers who are surprised, yes, because this is a party led event in italy, hosted by the prime minister's party there, giorgia meloni, and bringing in others from, a few others from around europe, but it is a party specific event and her party has roots, she has sort of neofascist routes, her party have roots on the far right of italian politics, some of those involved who

are visiting represented the vox party in spain, so some eyebrows raised that the british prime minister is going there for this. but you have to look at why. well, there are certain things that bring these leaders together. there are broader things to do with positioning on ukraine and defence. italy, quite like the uk, a pretty strong position on arming ukraine. the country has just signed recently a contract to develop fighter aircraft together with japan, so they have a relationship there, but on this crucial issue of migration, thatis on this crucial issue of migration, that is where the heart of the relationship is and there you see both parties facing the issue of migration across the mediterranean to italy, across the channel to the uk, and looking for answers, some would say, pushing the sort of boundaries towards what there are concerns about, you know, the

measures taken, italy has just got an agreement with albania, it is actually very different to the uk's agreement with rwanda, but even italy's agreement with albania is being held up in albania by albanian courts, who are looking at whether that might be breaking international law and albania law, so similar issues to what rishi sunak faces in the uk. ., ~ _, issues to what rishi sunak faces in the uk. ., ~ i. , issues to what rishi sunak faces in the uk. ., ~ _, y . issues to what rishi sunak faces in theuk. ., y . ~, the uk. thank you very much. as we were saying. — the uk. thank you very much. as we were saying. let's — the uk. thank you very much. as we were saying, let's go _ the uk. thank you very much. as we were saying, let's go live _ the uk. thank you very much. as we were saying, let's go live to - the uk. thank you very much. as we were saying, let's go live to tel - were saying, let's go live to tel aviv and listen toa to a statement which is from families of those being held hostage in gaza and also someone who has been released from hamas captivity. translation:— been released from hamas captivity. translation: ~ , , , , ., translation: must be presented and outlined the cabinet _ translation: must be presented and outlined the cabinet is _ translation: must be presented and outlined the cabinet is not _ translation: must be presented and outlined the cabinet is not doing - outlined the cabinet is not doing anything. it must do it. i am begging you. you promised to bring them back alive. what are you here for the —— what are you waiting for? bring them home now. for the -- what are you waiting for? bring them home now. translation:

thank ou, bring them home now. translation: thank you. raz — bring them home now. translation: thank you, raz ben _ bring them home now. translation: thank you, raz ben ami. _ bring them home now. translation: thank you, raz ben ami. and - bring them home now. translation: thank you, raz ben ami. and now - bring them home now. translation: thank you, raz ben ami. and now it . thank you, raz ben ami. and now it is the _ thank you, raz ben ami. and now it is the brother of another person. he is the brother of another person. he is wounded — is the brother of another person. he is wounded and being held hostage. translation: please let me open by sa in: i translation: please let me open by saying i wish — translation: please let me open by saying i wish a — translation: please let me open by saying i wish a good _ translation: please let me open by saying i wish a good week _ translation: please let me open by saying i wish a good week to - translation: please let me open by saying i wish a good week to all- translation: please let me open by saying i wish a good week to all our. saying i wish a good week to all our soldiers who are carrying out a truly sacred task for the sake of all of us. and to the hostages, and to those, too my ship men, who are unfortunately involved. we know, it is obvious to us that they were not blamed for what happened. to our hostages, we understand that. for

quite a few days, we have been asking the cabinet to meet with us, talk to us, but no one even reacts, no one gets back to us. they are the same people. the same people that, if they opened their schedules, they won't see in their schedules there is a meeting on their agenda is to meet with the families of the hostages. it is not on their schedules are even, they are not even thinking about it. we have got to run, knock on doors, go all the way tojerusalem, begging them to meet with us, but we decided that if they are not willing to meet with us, we will go to them. and therefore, we are waiting to hear from this. this, tonight, and to see if they have some kind of outline, some kind of deal that they are willing to discuss. i don't

understand what they are waiting for. are they waiting for the hamas terrorists to suddenly surprise us? may be suddenly rules spurred some kind of values and principles. now all we are receiving is one coffin after another. what are they waiting for? is are terrible times. so our decision tonight is until tonight, we do not get a response from the cabinet orfrom the we do not get a response from the cabinet or from the prime minister. and we do not see any deal that is really being brokered on the table. we will move our activities from just here to the carrier, we will stand there at the headquarters at

the courier and we will stand 2a/7, yes, they will try and get in at different gates and not look away and not to look us in the eyes, but they are to blame. they are guilty and we are going to be waiting for them everywhere, anywhere. we will reach everyone that we need to reach because a deal has to be on the table with the state of israel, even if sin while all the world or someone decides to reject it, that is an issue, but do not wait for hamas to take the first step. it has already happened once. once was enough. good night.— enough. good night. thank you, dann . enough. good night. thank you, danny- the _ enough. good night. thank you, danny. the daughter _ enough. good night. thank you, danny. the daughter of - enough. good night. thank you, danny. the daughter of hiram . enough. good night. thank you, - danny. the daughter of hiram perry, who was— danny. the daughter of hiram perry, who was nearly 80 years old when he was taken _ who was nearly 80 years old when he was taken hostage from near oz.

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have no words to extend more than just our condolences, to extend and to understand what they feel. we know what that tragedy and to the commanders and the soldiers, we know it was not her fault. we would like to embrace them. please raise your heads in pride. do not bough them down. i havejust come back from the states. i went with additional families. and we met, we went to meet the president of the united states and other people at really the highest echelons of power there in the administration. and we met with the president of the united states on the half of all the hostage families. on behalf of this

entire nation. and i would like to thank the president and the administration for everything they are doing. there is no one who has sympathised with us more. about this tragedy that we are living. day in, day out. and i, iam bringing people up day out. and i, iam bringing people up and —— i am bringing people up and asking the headquarters, what is happening in israel? and the hostage families say to me, no, we don't know. we try and speak to the cabinet and nothing, no response. i said to them, it couldn't possibly be, you're really pulling my leg. and he said, no. it is easier to meet the president of the united states, ratherthan meet the president of the united states, rather than our cabinet, meet the president of the united states, ratherthan our cabinet, our wall cabinet. what is this madness? we do not understand it. and that is the understatement of the year. the

last time that we met them, they said to us that the ground campaign would bring the hostages home. our children and our parents home alive. so far, ten days have passed and all we see are hostages that are not coming back. coming back we see are hostages that are not coming back alive. maybe time has come to change and about these basic sounding assumptions. why can't people just think and change their way of thinking altogether? they think in one way. they are going to wait and wait and wait, and in the end, well, we are going to come and bring some kind of proposal. well, it is not working, is it? in the united states, when i met all these senior officials, they said, we keep suggesting things, ideas, proposals,

and where is the government of israel? it is waiting, it has got time! in the meantime, we, the families, it is like a russian roulette. none of us know. we know nothing and yet we know that someone is going to get two officers knocking on their door with some kind of terrible tidings. we haven't got time. in the united states, i walk around with this hourglass in my hand. and of course, when i wanted to meet with the cabinet as well i also stood there with this hourglass. a member of the cabinet of the state of israel was interviewed and when she was

interviewed, she said something. she said that the conditions haven't matured as yet. the conditions haven't matured as yet? i would like to ask that minister if she would also say that the conditions haven't matured as yet, what are you waiting forfor matured as yet, what are you waiting for for them to come matured as yet, what are you waiting forfor them to come back in coffins? we demand of the government of israel to talk to us today stop and to explain to us which proposal they already have on the table, and not to wait for the american administration or sinwar, i don't know who. if you need to have prisoners with blood on their hands, release them, do so. that is if that is what is necessary. i do not want

my son to come home in a big black bag. no one wants to see their son coming home in a big black bag. if few words in english. my name is robby chen, father of one of the hostages, a us citizen. first, i would like to send my deep condolences to all the families who helped and gave the ultimate sacrifice to help find our loved ones and release them. we met president biden, secretary of state antony blinken, and other senior officials of the us government this last week. we wanted to give them our gratitude of all the jewish people, of all that they have done for us. i don't think there is any other president that was so willing to do anything possible and work 24/7 on behalf of his administration

to help us see our loved ones. after the meeting with the president, i called here, the headquarters, and wanted to give them an update and said, what is happening here? and the answer was, we don't know. the israeli government is not talking to the families. i thought he was kidding me. the families. i thought he was kidding me— the families. i thought he was kiddin: me. �* , ., ., kidding me. ok, we're 'ust going to leave that news h kidding me. ok, we'rejust going to leave that news conference - kidding me. ok, we'rejust going to leave that news conference there. l leave that news conference there. that was robby chen speaking there, his 19—year—old son is still being held in gaza. what we heard from the family members of those who are still being held was a loss of frustration and anger towards the israeli government. robby chen saying there we demand talks with the israeli government. he said it was easier to get a meeting with the us president, joe biden, than it was with the israeli government. we will have more on that story and the rest of the day's news in a bit. after a

short break. you are watching bbc news. hello there. good afternoon. well, it's cloudy, it's windy. it's really very mild across the whole of the uk as we head throughout the weekend. temperatures are well above the seasonal average. there is some sunshine around at times, notably across northern england earlier on this morning and generally towards the lea of high ground we will see some breaks in the cloud, too. that milder air is coming streaming in on a brisk south—westerly wind, really quite blustery towards these north—west facing coasts and aligned with the wind some heavy downpours of rain and that willjust continue to pile into western scotland as we head throughout this afternoon and through the day tomorrow. it will be relentless, that rain, and the rainfall totals will start to rack up as much as 200 millimetres, perhaps for some western slopes. there's a met office amber weather warning enforced throughout the day tomorrow, valid from argyll and bute all the way as far north as sutherland. and there could even be some landslips, most likely

across the south highlands. so the rain continues in the west. further east across eastern scotland, the murray coast will see some breaks in the clouds and breaks too across northern england and north—east wales. further south it's cloudy and it's really very mild, 12 or 13 degrees celsius pretty much across the board. that brisk south—westerly wind just continues through this evening and overnight, the rain continues to pile into western scotland. but further south it is a mostly dry picture, but plenty of cloud, a few breaks in the cloud, perhaps, for south—east england. here, temperatures will drop to 8 or 9 degrees, but that's very mild. it's the sort of temperature that we'd normally expect to see by day at this time of year. now, sunday, a repeat performance again, some very heavy downpours of rain into western scotland throughout the day. the rain will start to sink a little further southwards into northern ireland and perhaps north—west england as we go through the afternoon. so drying out a little across the far north of scotland, temperatures 10—14 degrees celsius and breaks in the cloud again just in the shelter

of the pennines towards the east and across north—east wales. again, perhaps for south—east england too. as we head through sunday night and into monday, that rain clears away from much of scotland. it will push further southwards and it will start to pick up again across england and wales, particularly towards the south as we head through the day on tuesday. so some very wet weather then in the south on tuesday, the rain clears away, but there will be some showers following on behind and eventually some colder feeling air. keep an eye on the forecast for the rest of the week. bye.

live from london, this is bbc news. israel's military says three hostages who were mistakenly killed by its soldiers in gaza were holding a white flag. the killings have increased the pressure on the israeli government to resume negotiations with hamas — on the release of those still held captive. if there is an opportunity to free hostages, we will take that opportunity, but we think the application of military force on hamas, on its leadership, is the way to help release people. the aljazeera tv news network says one of its camera operators has been killed in gaza by an israeli air strike. a cardinal has been sent to jail for

embezzlement, the