in edinburgh in the first uk show of the eras tour. it's the first time the us megastar has toured scotland since 2015. lam martine i am martine croxall. more on that breaking news, with four hostages being freed in gaza. we have had a statement from the idf, saying that this morning, in a joint operation between the idf, the isa and israel police, a complex daytime operation, for israeli hostages have now been rescued. we have their names and ages. they were kidnapped by hamas at the nova music festival on october the 7th last year. they are

in good medical condition, we are told. this is the hospital where they are being brought to to be checked and to be met by their families who have been brought there to wait for them. this is the medical centre where they are going to be treated. security forces are making every effort to bring other hostages home, we are told by our middle east correspondent who is in jerusalem. as of the 3rd ofjune a total of 120 hostages remained unaccounted for after being kidnapped last october. according to israel 251 israelis and foreigners were taken during those attacks. as were taken during those attacks. as we know israel has been going to enormous lengths to try to find out the whereabouts of these hostages. we can show you some of the pictures that we have got of some of the

hostages. this is noa argamani, 25—year—old, being reunited with her father in that short video clip we have received. families are absolutely desperate for information for a long, long time as to what has happened to these people over 200 people, who were taken during those attacks. they had been released from central gaza today as part of this operation, a special daytime operation, a special daytime operation a complex one, we were told, and they were found in apparently good medical condition, considering what they have been through these four hostages who were taken from the nova music festival last year. israel very keen to

regularly leaking to update the list of people who have been taken and trying to find their whereabouts. as we know israel making every effort possible to try to find out where these people are and what has become of them. we do know that some have not been found and some have died during the time they were being held hostage. a short video clip they're just seeing the sheerjoy of that reunion of noa argamani with her father. they are at the medical centre and will be ongoing more examinations even though they are physically in good shape. the trauma of what they have been through will need some considerable support for many months, if not years to come.

israel will no doubt do everything they can to make sure these people are in good shape and are looked after well. we have a little bit more information about one of the people it was taken and has been released. shlomi ziv, who is 40, was part of the security detail at the nova festival last year. we are currently looking at noa argamani. just tell you more about shlomi ziv, it was initially in contact with sisters, as the festival unfolded. a few years later the family learned he was officially considered to be a hostage but he is now one of the people who has been released today in what israel have said is a complex operation. it would have taken a great deal of planning if they are going into the central gaza strip. they may not know quite they

are facing. the other side of the story is that the health ministry in gaza, which is run by hamas, is also keeping a toll of those who have died. they are saying that the current death toll of palestinians in the gaza strip is now 36,000 801. the israeli government often takes issue with these death toll figures that they are the figures that are produced by the health ministry that operates in the gaza strip. just to remind you, just to repeat, that four of the israeli hostages have now been rescued and they are being taken to the tel—hashomer medical centre forfurther

taken to the tel—hashomer medical centre for further medical examination. where waiting to speak to our correspondent hugo pacheco who is injerusalem. when he is ready to talk to us we will go live to him. other breaking news — the bbc has obtained new security footage believed to show missing tv presenter dr michael mosley walking through a village near to where he was last seen on the greek island of symi. the man is seen walking along a path with an umbrella over him. authorities made a note that he appears to be walking steadily with no sign of disorientation. he is apparently heading towards rocky hills north—east of pedi. it looks like a bright sunny day but there was a bit of a breeze. some of the flags were waving. the 67—year—old set off from the beach at saint

nicholas at lunchtime on wednesday. he was staying with his wife but failed to return. the children have arrived at the island to help with the search. let speak to joe inwood. good to be able to speak to you now. tell us about these two bits of footage that are apparently showing the same man, believed to be dr mosley. we can finally get through the equipment that was shut down earlier. if i pan round that is the camera that took the footage. what they show, if we come back round this way, they show michael mosley walking down this path. wejust swing the camera around here and this with the path he was walking down. you can see those images we were showing a moment ago. he was walking along here and i think he has gone up into those hills over there. that is where there has been a huge search and rescue operation

taking place all day. i can tell you it is unrelentingly hot. it is unforgiving terrain, very rocky. we walked about a third of the way up the path, you can see the crest of the path, you can see the crest of the hill there. we walked close to that. we were carrying equipment but it is really difficult going. the working theory at the moment is that michael mosley went up there and may have got lost some weight on the route. i willjust give you a sense of the geography here. over in that direction, if you can see, that is where he came from. he walked along the hillside path there, hidden behind these boats. he came along there and that village you can see there and that village you can see there is pedi. he has come round the bay all this way and headed up there. that is where the search and rescue operation is taking place but most importantly so for there is no sign of dr michael mosley. because ofthat sign of dr michael mosley. because of that his four _ sign of dr michael mosley. because of that his four children _ sign of dr michael mosley. because of that his four children have - sign of dr michael mosley. because of that his four children have now i of that his four children have now arrived to help. i

of that his four children have now arrived to help.— arrived to help. i think help, either in _ arrived to help. i think help, either in the _ arrived to help. i think help, either in the search - arrived to help. i think help, either in the search and - arrived to help. i think help, i either in the search and rescue effort, or to support their mother claire. in the last few minutes claire, the wife of michael mosley has recently is the statement. she is thanking the people of this community and the greek authorities in the british consulate for the help they have given. she has described the last three days is the most difficult, the longest of their lives. it must be unbearably difficult. they are a close couple and they were togetherjust difficult. they are a close couple and they were together just three days ago. she hasn't seen him since. she was the one that raised the alarm and they have been waiting for three days now. jae. alarm and they have been waiting for three days nova— alarm and they have been waiting for three days now. joe, for the moment, thank ou three days now. joe, for the moment, thank you very — three days now. joe, for the moment, thank you very much. _ three days now. joe, for the moment, thank you very much. joe _ three days now. joe, for the moment, thank you very much. joe inwood - three days now. joe, for the moment, thank you very much. joe inwood with | thank you very much. joe inwood with the latest on the search for dr michael mosley in symi. you can follow that story and watch that new footage that we have got access to on the bbc news website on the bbc news app.

let's ta ke let's take it to tel aviv where four israeli hostages are being taken to the medical centre, tel—hashomer medical centre. these of hostages being reunited with their families after being taken hostage after the october the 7th attacks last year. this is according to israel's army. there are four of them, aged between 21 and 40, according to the israel defence forces. they are rescued in what is being described as a complex daytime operation between the israeli security authority and israeli security authority and israeli police from two separate locations in central gaza. as we have said they appear to be in good medical condition but are undergoing further examination. however the ham

as run health ministry in gaza says dozens of people, including children, have been killed and injured as a result of this operation that they have described is complex. staff at the al aqsa hospital are struggling to treat the casualties, we are told. these are the live pictures, this helicopter landed and i was quite a commotion. a lot of stuff going on there as those hostages, who have been missing all that time, have been brought to tel aviv to this medical facility. the health ministry for their part, the hamas run health ministry said dozens of people have been injured and medical teams are trying to save them only with simple medical capabilities that they have. as we know, we have been reporting for a long time that medical

facilities in gaza are extremely stretched. we are going to be speaking to our correspondent in jerusalem very shortly. let me tell you a little bit about those four who have been rescued. one is noa argamani, a chinese—born israeli citizen who was kidnapped from the festival. we have seen a little bit of verified footage, footage verified by her father, of verified footage, footage verified by herfather, which of verified footage, footage verified by her father, which showed her being taken away on the back of a motorbike last october. the other side of things, the health ministry in gaza, run by hamas, says the death toll there of palestinians as a result of israeli operation since october the 7th, now stands at 36,801. so those hostages are still unaccounted for. let's speak to hugo bachega. this

was described as complex. it is let's speak to hugo bachega. this was described as complex.- was described as complex. it is a little bit up _ was described as complex. it is a little bit up to — was described as complex. it is a little bit up to 2pm _ was described as complex. it is a little bit up to 2pm and _ was described as complex. it is a little bit up to 2pm and the - was described as complex. it is a little bit up to 2pm and the and l was described as complex. it is a | little bit up to 2pm and the and so we had with this news about an hour ago that four hostages were released in this major operation by the israeli military in central gaza. the israeli military described it as a complex special daylight operation. we are seeing images of this raid that happened in the nuseirat location. two hostages were directly skewed into separate locations. noa argamani, who is 25, almog meirjan who is 21, andri kozlov who is 27 and shlomi ziv was 40. they are said to be in good medical condition. they have been sent to an israeli hospital for medical examinations. a major

operation there happening in central gaza this morning. reports of intense bombardment by the israeli forces. the report suggests at least 50 people have been killed as a result of this operation. this is according to al aqsa hospital in central gaza, where many of the casualties have been taken. a massive operation by the israeli military. 116 hostages remain in captivity in gaza. a third of them have been confirmed dead by the israeli authorities. this number is probably higher. this major operation happens as talks, efforts for a ceasefire and a hostage release deal continue. this is a proposal that was laid out by president biden, a proposal that he described as an israeli proposal that would see the release of hostages being held in gaza and also

pave the way for a permanent ceasefire which is a contentious issue here in israel. benjamin netanyahu has been under a lot of pressure from the families of the hostages to accept this deal but there has been also strong opposition to this deal, including from far right ministers of his government, who say military pressure is the only way to bring the hostages back home and i am pretty sure they will be using this major operation today as proof that this strategy is working. horse this strategy is working. how difficult is — this strategy is working. how difficult is it _ this strategy is working. how difficult is it to _ this strategy is working. how difficult is it to find _ this strategy is working. how difficult is it to find where the hostages are, given the collapse of infrastructure in gaza? . hostages are, given the collapse of infrastructure in gaza?— infrastructure in gaza? . hugo, did ou hear infrastructure in gaza? . hugo, did you hear me? _ infrastructure in gaza? . hugo, did you hear me? how _ infrastructure in gaza? . hugo, did you hear me? how difficult - infrastructure in gaza? . hugo, did you hear me? how difficult is - infrastructure in gaza? . hugo, did you hear me? how difficult is it. infrastructure in gaza? . hugo, did you hear me? how difficult is it for the israelis — you hear me? how difficult is it for the israelis to _ you hear me? how difficult is it for the israelis to find _ you hear me? how difficult is it for the israelis to find hostages - you hear me? how difficult is it for the israelis to find hostages in - the israelis to find hostages in gaza, when it is such a chaotic place? i think we have lost our

connection to hugo bachega in jerusalem. it was good to hear from him about the nature of this operation. the hamas run health ministry in gaza have said today, in the last few minutes, that in the last 24 hours 70 palestinians have been killed and 150 injured as a result of israel's continued military offensive there. whether that includes the 50 who have died, that includes the 50 who have died, that hugo was just mentioning, isn't yet clear. the death toll could be higher. as he said, the al axa hospital staff are struggling to treat those casualties in gaza. i think we can probably listen into a press conference fairly soon. we are hoping to hear from the israeli side. he is speaking in hebrew at the moment. maybe we will get an

english translation, or he will start speaking in english. we will try to listen in if we can. i don't think we can hear him at the moment. we have a little bit more detail about those four hostages who have been released. noa argamani has been seenin been released. noa argamani has been seen in some footage that we were playing a few moments ago, being reunited with her father. playing a few moments ago, being reunited with herfather. smiling and embracing him on board a vehicle, broadcast soon after this rescue operation came to light. the other hostages who have been released, we were hearing about andri kozlov who is 27. he is a russian who moved to israel in 2022. he had been working as a security guard at the nova festival when the hamas attack happened. the other two who have been released are shlomi ziv, who is 40, and almog meirjan

who is 21. there were casualties as a consequence of this operation by the israel security authority, the israeli police, and the israel defence forces described as complex was not a joint daytime operation into separate locations in nuseirat into separate locations in nuseirat in central gaza. as we have said we have seen this footage of the reunions of the hostages with their families who have gathered at this medical facility which is families who have gathered at this medicalfacility which is in families who have gathered at this medical facility which is in tel aviv. they were brought there by helicopter we saw pictures of that, quite a lot of commotion, as the families gathered to see their loved ones who have been missing since last year. some of the lines coming

out of this press conference currently taking place are in hebrew at the moment. a spokesman for the israeli military has said that this rescue operation was weeks in the planning. we are hearing from the hamas run health ministry that there were casualties on the garden side. dozens of people, they say, including children, have been killed and injured as a result of that operation to free those hostages who have been missing for so long. these are the family members excited to see these four. the whereabouts of the so many hostages have been a mystery and great concern to families all that time. we are just hearing from hugo bachega, our correspondent injerusalem, that there are 116 hostages who remained

in gaza. we don't know how many of them have died. we are told it is about one third of them, but it could be higher. israel have said that they will continue to do all they can to bring them home and try to find those who are alive and return the remains of those who have died. just a little bit more information about some of these four who have been released today. almog meirjan, who is 21, tried to flee the nova festival when the attack happened. he and a friend managed to make it to the friends car but they only managed to drive a short distance before they were forced to stop. then the fourth hostage who has been released today, shlomi ziv, who is 40, he was also part of the security detail at the nova festival

and was initially in contact with his sisters as the attack unfolded. but then lost contact. they were interviewed by the times of israel after the attack and they were able to report that they had spoken to him but then he disappeared inside gaza. we have also got latest figures from the health ministry in gaza, which is run by hamas, of course. they say 36,801 palestinians have been killed since the attacks of october the 7th, when israel has mounted these operations which have drawn more and more international condemnation. israel, for its part, saying it is the only way they can bring these hostages back home. 83,680 people have been injured in

gaza, which explains why the medical facilities there are struggling so greatly. there are struggling to cope with the demand for health care. the israeli forces say they rescued the hostages from hamas under fire. rescued the hostages from hamas underfire. there rescued the hostages from hamas under fire. there was clearly a lot of fighting that took place which would explain why dozens of people are reported to have died by the hamas run health ministry in gaza. these are the pictures from tel aviv with family members elated to finally be able to welcome home these four israeli hostages who were kidnapped last year. we will try and get some comment from the israel defence forces in english when we can to hear more of the detail of this operation, which they said was complex and had been weeks in the

planning. it was in two separate locations in gaza. let's hearfrom the israel defence forces. this mornini the israel defence forces. this morning at — the israel defence forces. this morning at 11am _ the israel defence forces. this morning at 11am israeli - the israel defence forces. ti 3 morning at 11am israeli special forces conducted a complex hostage rescue mission and successfully rescued four of our hostages from gaza. noa argamani, almog meirjan, shlomi ziv and andri kozlov. they are back home in israel. they are alive, they are well. they will under go medical examination and will soon be reunited with their families in the hospital noa argamani, almog meirjan, andri kozlov and shlomi ziv were rescued after 246 days in a mass weather captivity after they were practically kidnapped from the nova music festival on the 7th of

october. this was a high—risk complex mission based on precise intelligence conducted in daylight into separate buildings deep inside gaza. while underfire inside the buildings, underfire on the gaza. while underfire inside the buildings, under fire on the way out, ourforces rescued our hostages. israeli forces have been preparing for this rescue mission for weeks. they underwent intensive training. they risked their lives to save the lives of our hostages. this is what we do in israel. we risk our lives to save the lives of our hostages. while we are happy that our four hostages are home, hostages. while we are happy that ourfour hostages are home, we hostages. while we are happy that our four hostages are home, we will not lose sight that 120 hostages are being held by hamas in gaza. men,

women, children. when we say that we will do everything to bring our hostages back home we mean it. we will not stop fighting for the freedom. any other decent country in the world would do the same. the spokesman _ the world would do the same. the spokesman for the israel defence force giving a little bit more detail there of this operation which he said was a joint operation, a complex daytime operation, which successfully brought home those four israeli hostages. we can see there on the screen from the left, noa argamani, almog meirjan, shlomi ziv and andri kozlov. they were rescued from two separate locations, the spokesman said. they are now back home in tel aviv, having been

brought there by the helicopter we were just seeing when it landed at this medical facility. were just seeing when it landed at this medicalfacility. they are alive and well, said the spokesman. they will be reunited with their families when they have undergone further medical examinations. he reminded us that they had been in captivity for 246 days. this operation, he said, was weeks in preparation. when the israelis say they will do everything to bring home the rest of the hostages, they mean it, he said. 120 people are still being held in gaza. we understand that some of those hostages will have died. it will be a case of repatriating remains, rather than freeing them alive. we also know, that as a result of this operation, where the israeli forces came underfire, the operation, where the israeli forces came under fire, the staff at the al

aqsa hospital in gaza are now struggling to treat casualties because dozens of people, including children, were killed and injured in that operation. the ministry had already said that some 70 palestinians had been killed and 150 injured in the past 24 hours. those figures are now likely to have gone up. that is the latest from israel, from tel aviv. you're watching bbc news. we can speak again to our correspondence injerusalem, hugo correspondence in jerusalem, hugo bottega, correspondence injerusalem, hugo bottega, who is keeping across what we were just hearing from that press conference from the israeli defence forces. reminded what was saying. he: described this as a complex special daylight operation. he said that the special forces who carried out this

operation risked their lives to rescue these hostages. full hostages have been rescued from two separate locations inside the nuseirat refugee camp in central gaza, that is causing to israeli military. we know there was a huge operation earlier this morning in this area of gaza. a huge urban refugee camp in central gaza. the names of the four hostages who have been freed— noa argamani who is 25, almog meirjan he was 21, andri kozlov who is 27 and shlomi ziv who is 40. they are said to be in a good condition and they have been sent to an israeli hospital for medical examinations. this was a huge operation earlier today and we have seen images of this operation, huge plumes of smoke that emerged from this refugee camp is the israeli forces carried out

this raid to rescue these hostages. reports are emerging from gaza suggesting a huge number of civilian casualties. the hospital in alex, which has been receiving some of those casualties, say at least 50 have been confirmed dead as a result of this huge operation. four hostages have been released. daniel hagari in that statement said the israeli military would continue to carry out operations to release the remaining hostages who remain in captivity in gaza. 116 people who were kidnapped during the hamas attacks on the 7th of october remain in captivity in gaza. one third of these hostages have been confirmed dead. there has been a lot of pressure on the prime minister to reach a deal with hamas for these hostages to be freed. the family say the time is running out to guarantee their release. obviously this is going to be celebrated by the families of the hostages who are still waiting for their loved ones to be released.

yes, the families of the road to tel aviv so they can greet the hostages who have been released. this comes at a time, hugo, when israel's ambassador to the un has revealed that the united nations has added the israeli military to a list of offenders for failing to protect children last year, and here now, we understand that more children have been injured or even killed in this operation. exactly. so, this is a growing row between the israeli government and the united nations. yesterday, the israeli envoy to the un leaked the news that the israeli military had been added to the list by the un secretary—general antonio gutierrez, a list that involves violations of children's rights and conflict, including the killing of children, but also denial of aid and also

attacks on schools and hospitals. so