daylight raid got under way. one special forces officer died of his injuries. hamas reports more than 200 palestinians were killed — and some hostages also died during the operation. bbc news obtains new video footage believed to be one of the last two sightings of the missing tv and radio presenter michael mosley. and we'll have the latest from the general election campaign as the conservatives are pledging stamp duty cuts and labour promises to reform business rates. hello, i'm lukwesa burak. eight months into israel's war with hamas, israeli forces have

rescued four of the hostages captured on october the 7th and held in gaza since then. the three men, and one woman, have been taken to hospital — they're said to be in good health and have appeared in front of cameras. news of their rescue triggered celebrations in israel. these are pictures of israelis gathering outside the hospital where the four were taken for checks and remain for treatment. the israeli military has released these picture of the moment one of the hostages, noa argamani, was taken to safety in a helicopter. but the military operation, which israel says was based on precise intelligence it had received, was hard fought. israel's military says it suffered some casualties. hamas says that more than 200 palestinians were killed during the raid in central gaza.

and in the last hour, a hamas spokesperson has said that some hostages were also killed during the clash. our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, reports from tel aviv. free again — four hostages captured by hamas on the 7th of october and taken to gaza, finally back in israel after a dramatic rescue. one of them was noa argamani, who is 25 and became one of the most well recognised faces of this crisis seen here, reunited with her dad. translation: i'd like to thank each and everyone - the president, - the prime minister and everyone. please don't forget that there are another 120 hostages in captivity. we must release them and make every effort in any way to bring them to israel and their families. by the way, it's my birthday. look what a gift i got. thanks to each and every one of you. also freed — almog meirjan,

21, andrei kozlov, 27, and shlomi ziv, who is a0. eight months ago, they were in the nova music festival in southern israel when hamas gunmen attacked. more than 360 people were killed here and at least a0 others taken hostage. this morning, the israeli military carried out a raid of the nuseirat refugee camp in central gaza. special forces went in. there were heavy air strikes. the military said this was a complex operation based on intelligence. the four hostages, it said, were found at two separate locations in the heart of the camp and were brought out under fire. 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. if there was relief in israel, the operation meant yet more suffering in gaza.

at the al—aqsa hospital in nearby deir al—balah, chaos and desperation. doctors struggled to treat all the wounded. many arrived already dead. translation: we were at home. a rocket hit us. my two cousins died and my other two cousins were seriously injured. - they did nothing. they were sitting at home. translation: we were buying vegetables for lunch. _ i was with my friend. we saw more than 20 planes over our heads, four helicopters — two over salaheddin and two over the sea. we were surprised by the scene. towers were razed to the ground. they did not send us warnings or leaflets. nothing. body parts spread in the streets. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, visited the freed hostages in the hospital near tel aviv. he's being urged to reach a ceasefire and hostage release deal with hamas. today's rescue could help lift some of the pressure.

hugo bachega, bbc news, tel aviv. for more on the reaction to the rescue of the four hostages, here's ourjerusalem correspondent, jon donnison. well, huge relief, ithink, especially for the family of those hostages who hadn't seen their loved ones for 246 days. and i think it eases the pressure on prime minister netanyahu here because he will say that, look, his strategy is working. he believes that the best way to get the hostages out is to apply military pressure on hamas. and he will say that that's what worked today. we did hear, though, from the chief military spokesperson for the idf, and he said that he still believed that a deal was the best way to get a large number of hostages out. and there are still 116 who were captured on october the 7th being held in gaza.

a0 of those are thought to be dead. the deal, though, doesn't really seem to be in the offing. we've got the us secretary of state, antony blinken, due in the region again later this week, and he will be applying pressure for a ceasefire deal to be put in place, which the americans are pushing for. but it doesn't seem to be getting anywhere at the moment. among the hostages who remain in gaza is 33—year—old or levy, who was abducted from the nova music festival on october 7th. his wife, eynav, who was with him, was murdered and their two—year—old son almog is being looked after by their grandparents in israel. we can speak to his brother, michael levy.

i believe you havejust i believe you have just come from the hostage square in tel aviv and those regular saturday night gatherings, what was the atmosphere like, what are people saying in reaction to this rescue that took place earlier today? the atmosphere in the square — place earlier today? the atmosphere in the square was _ place earlier today? the atmosphere in the square was much _ place earlier today? the atmosphere in the square was much the - place earlier today? the atmosphere in the square was much the same . in the square was much the same atmosphere... we were happy for the release, to see some of the hostages reunited with their families, but at the same time we can't forget there are still 120 other hostages are still in gaza.— are still 120 other hostages are still in gaza. and of course that includes your _ still in gaza. and of course that includes your brother? - still in gaza. and of course that includes your brother? yes, - still in gaza. and of course that includes your brother? yes, it i includes your brother? yes, it includes your brother? yes, it includes my — includes your brother? yes, it includes my brother, - includes your brother? yes, it includes my brother, and - includes your brother? yes, it includes my brother, and we i includes my brother, and we know that this will not end until my

brother and the rest of the hostages are back. tell brother and the rest of the hostages are back. , ., are back. tell us about him, michael- _ are back. tell us about him, michael. he _ are back. tell us about him, michael. he is _ are back. tell us about him, michael. he is one - are back. tell us about him, michael. he is one of- are back. tell us about him, michael. he is one of those | are back. tell us about him, - michael. he is one of those geniuses who tau . ht michael. he is one of those geniuses who taught himself— michael. he is one of those geniuses who taught himself everything, - michael. he is one of those geniuses who taught himself everything, ever| who taught himself everything, ever since he was a little boy, he used to tear things apart and put them back together, he taught himself to programme, he is a family man. his son is his whole life. and or is always happy and surrounded by friends, and i hope he uses this ability now to somehow survive those horrible eight months.— horrible eight months. michael, what was our horrible eight months. michael, what was your initial _ horrible eight months. michael, what was your initial reaction _ horrible eight months. michael, what was your initial reaction when - horrible eight months. michael, what was your initial reaction when you - was your initial reaction when you heard the special forces operation had taken place, what went through your mind? i had taken place, what went through our mind? , , had taken place, what went through our mind? ,, ., , had taken place, what went through our mind? ,, . , ~ had taken place, what went through our mind? ,, ., , ~ ., your mind? i guess any kind of emotion you — your mind? i guess any kind of emotion you can _

your mind? i guess any kind of emotion you can imagine, - your mind? i guess any kind of emotion you can imagine, i - your mind? i guess any kind of| emotion you can imagine, i was happy, i was shocked, i was also worried and sad at the same time. i was happy for the release of those four hostages, but at the same time i was sad that or and the rest of them are still there.— i was sad that or and the rest of them are still there. there must also be that _ them are still there. there must also be that feeling _ them are still there. there must also be that feeling or _ them are still there. there must also be that feeling or hope - them are still there. there must also be that feeling or hope thatj them are still there. there must i also be that feeling or hope that or would be named as one of those rescued? , ., , , ., , ., rescued? obviously, that is part of it. buti rescued? obviously, that is part of it- but i know— rescued? obviously, that is part of it. but i know there _ rescued? obviously, that is part of it. but i know there has _ rescued? obviously, that is part of it. but i know there has to - rescued? obviously, that is part of it. but i know there has to be - rescued? obviously, that is part of it. but i know there has to be a - it. but i know there has to be a deal. israel cannot rescue all the horse —— all the hostages in the military operation. and now more than ever it is more important to push for a deal to end the suffering for all of us. push for a deal to end the suffering for all of us— for all of us. michael, how do you and i am sure _ for all of us. michael, how do you and i am sure you _ for all of us. michael, how do you and i am sure you have _ for all of us. michael, how do you and i am sure you have had - and i am sure you have had conversations with other families

who have relatives that were taken ljy who have relatives that were taken by hamas, how do you feel about hostages, members of your family, being brought out of gaza, being released, being rescued by a special military operation? we released, being rescued by a special military operation?— military operation? we are happy to see anyone — military operation? we are happy to see anyone getting _ military operation? we are happy to see anyone getting rescued - military operation? we are happy to see anyone getting rescued but - military operation? we are happy to see anyone getting rescued but like | see anyone getting rescued but like i said earlier, at the same time, we know that they cannot rescue all of them in a military operation, and we have to keep pushing and calling for a deal to release all the hostages. what do you make of the current deal thatis what do you make of the current deal that is on the table, announced by the us presidentjoe biden, what are your thoughts on that? the us president joe biden, what are your thoughts on that?— your thoughts on that? obviously, i su ort it. your thoughts on that? obviously, i support it- i — your thoughts on that? obviously, i support it- i just — your thoughts on that? obviously, i support it. ijust hope _ your thoughts on that? obviously, i support it. ijust hope that - your thoughts on that? obviously, i support it. ijust hope that both - support it. ijust hope that both sides and especially hamas will say yes to it.

sides and especially hamas will say es to it. , ., ., ., ., ,, yes to it. there is a lot of talk that this _ yes to it. there is a lot of talk that this is — yes to it. there is a lot of talk that this is politics _ yes to it. there is a lot of talk that this is politics coming - yes to it. there is a lot of talk| that this is politics coming into play here, not politics across the border into gaza, but internal politics, is that something that leads to frustration amongst yourself and other families? leads to frustration amongst yourself and otherfamilies? i yourself and other families? i personally want to believe that politics is not playing a big role in this. i know how much the israeli government want to release the hostages, i know they know how important it is to get everyone back today was just another group of how important it was to get everyone back. i important it was to get everyone back. ., , , important it was to get everyone back. . , , ., back. i was 'ust wondering, when the hostaaes back. i wasjust wondering, when the hostages today _ back. i wasjust wondering, when the hostages today were _

back. i wasjust wondering, when the hostages today were released - back. i wasjust wondering, when the hostages today were released and i hostages today were released and others as well, of course everybody wants to know how they are health—wise and reports they are in good health, what have you learnt about how hostages are cared for whilst they are being held by hamas? how often are you updated by the israeli government in this as well? actually, we get almost daily reports on what is going on, if they have information. as for their condition, some hostages were treated horribly, they barely ate, they barely had water to drink, others had different conditions, but all in all the way they are held by

hamas is inhumane. none of them spoke to theirfamilies hamas is inhumane. none of them spoke to their families in the past eight months, none of them have seen a doctor in the past eight months, they barely eat or drink, they barely have fresh air to breathe. so it's a crime against humanity, simple as that.— it's a crime against humanity, simple as that. your nephew, two ears simple as that. your nephew, two years old. — simple as that. your nephew, two years old. is _ simple as that. your nephew, two years old. is he — simple as that. your nephew, two years old, is he aware _ simple as that. your nephew, two years old, is he aware that his - years old, is he aware that his parents are missing? oi years old, is he aware that his parents are missing? of course. we had to tell him — parents are missing? of course. we had to tell him that _ parents are missing? of course. we had to tell him that he _ parents are missing? of course. we had to tell him that he will- parents are missing? of course. we had to tell him that he will not - had to tell him that he will not come back, the most difficult thing we ever had to deal with. and we also had to tell him that we are doing everything we can to bring his father back. ., ., doing everything we can to bring his father back. ., ,, , ., , . ., father back. thank you very much for shafinu father back. thank you very much for sharing your — father back. thank you very much for sharing your story — father back. thank you very much for sharing your story and _ father back. thank you very much for sharing your story and thoughts - father back. thank you very much for sharing your story and thoughts with | sharing your story and thoughts with us here on bbc news.—

well, president biden has welcomed the return of the four hostages and stated "we won't stop working until all the hostages come home and a ceasefire is reached". he made the comment during a press conference with french president emmanuel macron during his two—day state visit to france. during his speech, the us president also spoke about the war in ukraine, saying putin is "not going to stop at ukraine". our two countries are standing with the ukrainian people as they fight off putin's brutal aggression and yesterday announced $225 million in new security assistance to ukraine. and it's the sixth package we've provided since we signed the national security legislation earlier this year. i wish we could have done it when we wanted to, six months earlier, but we got it done with $61 billion in additional aid to ukraine.

and i commend france and our european allies for their leadership as well. the eu has provided over $107 billion in assistance to ukraine since the war began. because we know what happens if putin succeeds in subjugating ukraine. you know, putin's not going to stop at ukraine. it's not just ukraine. it's about much more than ukraine. all of europe will be threatened. we're not going to let that happen. the united states is standing strong with ukraine. we're standing with our allies and we're standing with france. we will not say it again. walk away. now it's time for a look at today's sport with chettan. we start with a familar story at roland garros. iga swiatek is the french open champion for the third year in a row. she was the overwhelming favourite

going into the final againstjasmine paolini, but the italian 12th seed, playing in her first grand slam final, broke serve early to take a surprising lead. but swiatek instantly hit back, winning the first set 6—2. and her domination continued in the second set. the polish world number one losing just one more game as she wrapped up victory in 68 minutes to win her fourth french open in total and fifth grand slam title overall. wigan warriors have won rugby league's challenge cup at wembley, beating warrington wolves 18—8. zack eckersley, bevan french and liam farrell were on the score sheet for the warriors. matt dufty pulled a try back for the wolves. the victory means they now hold all four major honours available to british teams — that's the league leaders' shield, the super league title, the world club challenge and now the challenge cup. pretty surreal, we have not spoken about it until the beginning of this

week, to hold all four trophies, only a couple of other teams have done it, it's a very big achievement for ourselves and we are in a great place at the moment. the year is not over, there is lots of rugby left in us, so we will celebrate this over the next couple of days but then back to business after that. meanwhile, st helens have made it four straight women's challenge cup final victories as they comfortably beat leeds rhinos for the third year running. they finished 22—0 winners. from rugby league to rugby union, from north london to west london, because there's been another huge final at twickenham. northampton have edged past bath to win the premiership title, their first since 201a. they held off a fierce fightback to edge to a narrow 25—21 victory. saints scrum—half alex mitchell scored the winning try with seven minutes left on the clock after bath had come from behind to lead despite seeing prop beno obano sent off 21 minutes in. next to what is a wet weekend in montreal where there's been a lot

of rain ahead of the canadian grand prix. first practice was hampered by rain, but thankfully the second session was uninterrupted. aston martin's fernando alonso topped the time sheets, almost half a second clear of britain's george russell and his mercedes. world champion max verstappen was only 18th after problems with his red bull. qualifying is to come starting injust under an hour. you'll be able to stay across that on the bbc sport website. to the cricket t20 world cup, and england have been set a total of 202 to beat australia, who got off to a blistering start in their innings. david warner and travis head putting 70 on the board in the first five overs for the first wicket before the defending champions slowed them down. jos buttler made a2, phil salt hit 37. in the other games earlier,

south africa survived a scare. they were 12—a after five overs as they chased the netherlands�* below par total of 103. david miller hit an unbeaten 59 as the proteas won with seven balls to spare. there was a shock as afghanistan crushed new zealand by 8a runs in guyana to make it two wins from two. rahmanullah gurbaz top—scored with a blistering 80 from 56 deliveries to help afghanistan reach 159—6. in reply, new zealand were skittled out forjust 75 in the 16th over. and bangladesh opened their tournament with a two—wicket win over sri lanka, who slip to the bottom of group d after a second successive defeat. and primoz roglic looks like he's coming into form just in time for the tour de france. the slovenian, who's recovering from a serious crash at the tour of the basque country two months ago, has just won the hardest stage of the criterium du dauphine. it's his second stage win in two days and he leads byjust over a minute going into the final stage on sunday. and that's all the sport for now.

in the uk, parties are back on the campaign trail following last night's seven—way debate where politicians locked horns over the economy, armed forces, nhs, immigration and climate policy. today, the conservatives are pushing a permanent cut to stamp duty and labour is outlining its position on business rates. here's our political correspondent, jessica parker. with me is our political correspondent david cornock. so the highlights of today? it has been a difficult a8 hours for the prime minister, so we have not seen or heard as much from him today, he has been meeting volunteers in the north—east of england, even playing splat the rat at a local fete but not talking to anyjournalists who might want to ask him about last night's debate when penny morden said what he had done regarding

pulling out of the d—day commemorations was completely wrong, so very awkward for him, as you can imagine, the opposition parties making the most of it, to highlight what is a campaign gaffe, one which the prime minister has apologised for. ., ., ., , the prime minister has apologised for. ., ., .,, _, the prime minister has apologised for. . ., . , _, ~ for. the fallout has continued. when we talk about _ for. the fallout has continued. when we talk about the _ for. the fallout has continued. when we talk about the opposition - we talk about the opposition parties, labour, the lib dems, what is their theme this weekend? thea;r is their theme this weekend? they are t in: is their theme this weekend? they are trying to _ is their theme this weekend? they are trying to focus _ is their theme this weekend? iie: are trying to focus voters' is their theme this weekend? "iie: are trying to focus voters' eyes is their theme this weekend? ii21: are trying to focus voters' eyes on their policies ahead of the manifestos which we expect in the days to come. labour today focusing on small businesses in particular, saying they would overhaul business rates in england, no details as to what they would replace them with, business rates generate a lot of cash for the government, and the liberal democrats have gone on environment today, promising to create three new national parks

which coincidentally may be close to some of their target seats in the selection and also to plant 60 million trees a year, so on the basis of past elections there will probably be an auction to see which party can plant the most trees and be the most environmentally friendly between now and the ath ofjuly. you between now and the ath ofjuly. you have hinted — between now and the ath ofjuly. you have hinted at _ between now and the ath ofjuly. you have hinted at what is coming up this week, it is manifest a week, what are we likely to see in some detail what the political parties would do if they were to win power on the ath ofjuly. but would do if they were to win power on the ath ofjuly.— on the ath ofjuly. but also we get to see the — on the ath ofjuly. but also we get to see the small— on the ath ofjuly. but also we get to see the small print _ on the ath ofjuly. but also we get to see the small print and - on the ath ofjuly. but also we get to see the small print and some i on the ath ofjuly. but also we getj to see the small print and some of the costings, all the parties will tell us they are fully costed, the sums add up, but bbc verify and others will check their maths because there's not a lot of spare cash to go round so if they are making big promises, we in the voters will want to know how they will be paid for.— will be paid for. thank you very much indeed. _ new cctv of a man believed to be

the missing tv and radio presenter michael mosley on the greek island of symi has been seen by the bbc. dr mosley vanished four days ago while on holiday on the island, which is between kos and rhodes. his four children have arrived on the island to help look for him — and the family have described the last few days as "unbearable". our correspondent, joe inwood, reports from symi. just a few hours working on the hills of symi is enough to leave you exhausted. two hours. two hours? the major search operation to find the missing broadcaster has today focused on the hills to the north of the village of pedi. so that search and rescue helicopter has been circling for maybe half an hour or so. there's been a huge amount of emergency services activity focused on those hills, and that's because we know from cctv

taken at this spot that, on wednesday at about 1:30pm, 2pm, michael mosley passed this road and headed into those hills. the search is focusing on the hills because, finally, a picture has emerged of michael mosley�*s movements. he left the beach where he'd been with his wife, clare, at about 1:30pm on wednesday. he was then picked up on a camera at a coffee shop here. a second one at a restaurant here, and then, finally, the one at the marina, before he is thought to have headed into the hills. the disappearance of michael mosley has been a major story in greece. here on symi, locals have even joined the search, as have british holiday—makers. this morning, she came in my room and said, "let's go and look for michael." it would have been terrible. we know the paths, so we... we're just staying there. we're within 2km of where he's got to be, so it was, feeling helpless.

at the heart of this is not just michael mosley, but his family as well. today, his wife clare released a statement... nor, it seems, will the greek authorities. they say they will continue their search until michael mosley is found. joe inwood, bbc news, on the greek island of symi. an american veteran who flew back to france for the d—day celebrations has got married near the beaches where the allies landed 80 years ago. harold terens, who is 100 years old, married his 96—year—old fiancee, jeanne swerlin, in the small town of carentan—les—marais.

mr terens was a radio technician, who assisted fighter pilots in the skies over normandy. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it's been a pretty decent start to the weekend. there was a good deal of sunshine around across most of the country. a bit of cloud here and there, a few showers mostly in the north. part two of the weekend doesn't look quite as good. it will start certainly quite chilly. but we've got a couple of weather fronts pushing down from the north—west that will increase cloud through the day with some splashes of rain. and we've got this weather front approaching the north—west of the country to move through this evening. showers merging together to produce longer spells of rain for the north and west of scotland. so unsettled, breezy, showery in the north, turning cloudier for northern ireland, but clearer skies for large parts of england and wales with lighter winds here. so it will turn chilly for most, single digits, i think,

for the majority of the country. but with more cloud across northern ireland, we will fall to around ten degrees in belfast. so sunday, then, we've got low pressure still towards the norwegian sea there, bringing northern—westerly winds into the country. we start to have quite a bit of sunshine. scotland, england and wales, cloudy skies for northern ireland, south—west scotland in towards north—west england, north wales. and that cloud with splashes of rain will spill south—eastwards through the day. so it will turn cloudy across much of england and wales, probably the best of the sunshine across the far south—west, and the northern half of scotland doing pretty well with sunny spells. but there will be blustery showers here and a cooler day to come, i think, because of more cloud around, temperatures of about 12 to 17 degrees. as we move through sunday night, that area of rain splashes across the irish sea into much of england and wales, becomes confined to southern and eastern areas by the end of the night. so where we have the cloud and the rain, then, a less cold night here, 10 to 12 degrees under clearer skies. further north, it will turn chilly. we start to pick up a northerly wind as we move into monday.

that rain slowly clears away from the south and east. it may take a while to clear the east of england. eventually it will do that. it's a bright day for most, sunshine and showers. most of these across the northern half of scotland, where they will be quite blustery and a chilly northerly wind at that. temperatures, 10 to 1a degrees in the north, 15 to 17 further south, giving some sunny spells. and we hold on to this chilly northerly wind through tuesday, even into wednesday as well. and before low pressure starts to move in from the south—west, that'll cut off the chilly northerly and temperatures will slowly recover towards the end of the week. but it's going to be a fairly unsettled and a cool week to come with a little bit of sunshine here and there.

this is bbc news — the headlines. emotional reunions for the four israeli hostages rescued from nuseirat in central gaza, as they finally get to hug family and friends. all four were abducted by hamas from a music festival on october 7th. doctors say they are doing well. the israeli military has released video footage of the unusual daytime operation. one special forces officer died in hospital of his injuries. meanwhile, hamas reports more than 200 palestinians were killed,

and claims that some hostages also died during the operation. and we'll have the latest from the general election campaign, as the conservatives are pledging stamp duty cuts and labour promises to reform business rates. the astronaut who took one of the most iconic pictures of the moon, bill anders, dies at the age of 90 in a plane crash. more now on the rescue of four israeli hostages kidnapped by hamas from the nova music festival during the october 7th attacks. they were freed during a daylight raid deep in central gaza, which left a huge crater, and destroyed vehicles and buildings in the nuseirat refugee camp. hamas, which runs gaza, says at least 210 palestinians were killed and around a00 injured

in israeli strikes during the operation. in the aftermath of the raid, our correspondent rushdi abualouf has been speaking to palestinians in gaza. yeah, i think the people were quite angry about the number of people killed in this rescue operation. some of them, they have told me that hamas should have accepted the ceasefire proposal that had been in the table for quite a long time. and instead of, like, you know, going in and killing people to get the hostages, they could have been released for also an exchange of some of the palestinian prisoners in the israeli jail. some of the people were also expressing their views towards the other side. they were defending hamas and they said what happened is very little comparing to the period of this war, eight months. i mean, one person told me that they managed to rescue four people after four months.

and this is very little achievement, where they have been defeated many times and in many places. and hamas was able to kill some of them. so very, you know, divided, palestinians, as always. they are always divided about the issue of hamas. many people are supporting what hamas is doing in gaza and they keep defending them. but today, we noticed that many, many people in a very rare way were criticising hamas. and one person, he lost his family, as far as i remember, two months ago, in one of the air strikes. he wrote in his first book and he said, why keeping hostages among a very crowded refugee camp, in a market, and put all of the people's life in risk? and some went more far. and they said, those who are sitting in doha in qatar and controlling our life

should go home. let's get some international reaction now. french president emmanuel macron has welcomed news of the hostages�* release. translation: in gaza, we want to secure the immediate _ translation: in gaza, we want to secure the immediate release - translation: in gaza, we want to secure the immediate release of. translation: in gaza, we want to | secure the immediate release of the hostages. in this respect, we welcome the news that the four israeli hostages were freed today by the israeli army. we want to and achieve an immediate ceasefire and open up the possibility of a political solution capable of creating the conditions for a lasting peace that can meet the security demands of both peoples. after nine months of conflict, the situation in rafah, and the human toll, are unacceptable. it is also intolerable that israel is not opening all the checkpoints to humanitarian aid as the international community has been demanding for several months. we reiterate our demand for a ceasefire so that massive aid can get in.

emmanuel macron of france, there. there have been celebrations in israel at the news of the hostage release. there ws applause on the beach in tel aviv, after the news was broadcast on a loudspeaker. let's hear the reaction of some israelis injerusalem. when we see noa come back home and all of the hostages, actually, but her specifically because we connect to her because she is a woman and we were really afraid about the women who are now in gaza. brute were really afraid about the women who are now in gaza.— who are now in gaza. we saw the wonderful— who are now in gaza. we saw the wonderful pictures _ who are now in gaza. we saw the wonderful pictures and _ who are now in gaza. we saw the wonderful pictures and videos - who are now in gaza. we saw the| wonderful pictures and videos and who are now in gaza. we saw the - wonderful pictures and videos and we actually— wonderful pictures and videos and we actually saw them back in israel. we are so— actually saw them back in israel. we are so glad — actually saw them back in israel. we are so glad. we just had to celebrate. we had to go out and celebrate — celebrate. we had to go out and celebrate and we came here to raise a glass— celebrate and we came here to raise a glass and — celebrate and we came here to raise a glass and we are going to raise a glass— a glass and we are going to raise a glass for— a glass and we are going to raise a glass for the quick return of the rest of— glass for the quick return of the rest of the _ glass for the quick return of the rest of the hostages. it is

glass for the quick return of the rest of the hostages.— glass for the quick return of the rest of the hostages. it is a kind of fairy tale. _ rest of the hostages. it is a kind of fairy tale, but _ rest of the hostages. it is a kind of fairy tale, but we _ rest of the hostages. it is a kind of fairy tale, but we still - rest of the hostages. it is a kind of fairy tale, but we still have i rest of the hostages. it is a kind l of fairy tale, but we still have 120 other hostages over there. i truly hope that our government can see it as a sign to try to take everyone in as a sign to try to take everyone in a military operation because unfortunately, it is not a possibility. i've been speaking to nir barkat — the israeli minister of economy — and a member of benjamin netanyahu's likud party. this rescue of hostages is one of the most important things that israel has, its highest on our agenda. i think we can certainly salute the israeli defence forces, the government and prime minister, for taking that risk and bringing those four hostages back home. they were captured on the 7th of october from a peace festival,

and all the problems they had, is theyjewish and israeli, and hamas jihadis want to wipe out israel, from their perspective the 7th of october is just the beginning, they intend to do that again and again if they had the opportunity and we must not let that happen. i wonder, what do you make of the cost of these rescue operations? special forces have lost an officer, that has been confirmed by the israeli government. the hamas health ministry are claiming that 210 palestinians so far are reportedly killed as part of this operation. the cost to civilians is high and in all, israel has only ever rescued four hostages in such operations, seven hostages, i apologise. the goal of hamas

is to kill israelis. they teach their children to kill. and they are willing to die for the cause. the israelis on the other hand, we teach our children to make a better world and seek peace. and unfortunately hamas is using our advantage as a disadvantage. they know we care about lives, and that is what they are putting all their terrorist infrastructure in, they are using human shields to try to protect themselves and hide the hostages, in families. and they understand that, if we retaliate and send our troops, unfortunately some collateral damage may happen, but they use that against us, which is crazy, it's totally crazy. no, israelis will do everything we can to try to bring our hostages home.

if there are civilians helping them hide the hostages, the civilians and residents of gaza are taking the risk of their lives. are you saying then that you had intel that civilians were helping to shield hamas member within the area, if you could just clarify that? i will clarify that very clearly. the majority of the people that were killed in gaza are either terrorists or people supporting terrorists. we are basically saying that, anywhere we find terrorists, we will hunt them down, and if you are giving a human shield to terrorists, you are risking your life, so we are telling the residents of gaza, shy away from hostages, shy away, move away from the terrorists because we are going to get our hostages back, we will kill the terrorists, and if hamas is trying to use the residents of gaza as human shields,

then they must shy away, we have no interest in killing civilians. quickly, uour reaction to the united nations, saying it would add not only israel, i should say hamas and islamichhad, to a list of countries that harms children within war zones, what is your response to that? unfortunately, israel did not think highly of the un as a biased un, and i think this is the most unfortunate decision, statement ever made by the un. we are a democracy, we care about people, we care about lives, we have a really strong independentjudicial system, and it is totally crazy that the un even thinks israel is aligned with the most radical jihadi islamic terrorists around the world, it's totally crazy,

and the majority of the people in the world know that, it is unfortunate, a big minus, big shame on the un leadership, taking such a decision. more now on the uk general election campaign. jessica parker has a round—up of what has happened today. stepping into a new day, trying to leave the old one behind. grab some cans. rishi sunak�*s decision last week to depart early from d—day commemorations in france led to his apology and some unusually blunt words from within his own ranks. what happened was completely wrong and the prime minister has rightly apologised. "completely wrong" was not a phrase another cabinet minister chose to repeat today. the prime minister has made a mistake, he's apologised for it, and he's apologised to those that would have been

particularly hurt by it. i would say, actually, looking at his record since he became prime minister, he actually cares about veterans hugely. you've seen the whole transformation? as the conservatives seek to move on, there has been a manifesto spill — a pledge to permanently get rid of stamp duty tax for some first—time buyers, and announced measures for motorists. you take risks, right? labour say they will overhaul business rates and crack down on late invoice payments. on tax, one of keir starmer�*s top team has acknowledged keeping current thresholds means many will pay more, but are there any tax cuts planned? everything in our manifesto — there won't be any surprises on tax. all of our plans are fully costed, fully funded, and none of them involving tax rises over and above those that we have already set out. are the parties dancing around hard truths when it comes to public finances? the snp thinks so. the biggest issue in the election is that the labour and conservative

parties have signed up to another period of spending cuts. while the liberal democrats' quest to court attention continues, as they say they would create new national parks and spend £a.5 billion planting 60 million trees. you're right, it is a significant investment, but i believe this is hugely important for our environment. but soon the chatter around individual policy announcements will change. manifestos are being readied for publication — the full set of pledges and costs. that's a par. jessica parker, bbc news. we're on a road trip around the south east of england, taking a look at some of the key battlegrounds. earlier today, we were in the constituency of hastings and rye, a seat currently held by the conservatives, which labour is hoping to win onjuly a. earlier we spoke to our

reporter meghan owen. welcome to sonny hastings and rye. this marginal constituency has been a conservative seat for 1a years but labour have their eyes on it this year. last year in the local elections, the greens did pretty well as well. what is important for local voters in hastings is housing or a lack of it, sewage problems, but also, cost of living. but to tell us more about these issues, some local voters. antonia is an nhs nurse. you have been a nurse for 20 years. william, you own this cafe. first of all, antonia, where are your thoughts in terms of where you might be wanting to vote this year. at the moment, i would say i am quite undecided. as a nurse, one of my key priorities is ensuring that we are adequately funding the nhs, adequately funding social care and the cost of living is massively impacting on me and my colleagues. i

am yet to find any way that the two main parties are talking about this, the things that really matter. so at the things that really matter. so at the moment, i am pretty much undecided. the moment, i am pretty much undecided-— the moment, i am pretty much undecided. ~ . , ., ., undecided. what did you vote in the last general — undecided. what did you vote in the last general election? _ undecided. what did you vote in the last general election? the - undecided. what did you vote in the last general election? the last - last general election? the last reneral last general election? the last general election, _ last general election? the last general election, i— last general election? the last general election, i voted - last general election? the last i general election, i voted labour. general election, ivoted labour. however, there are many reasons why i am still unsure but majorly, the fact is that i feel that the major parties are not addressing the real issues. you know, we are talking about climate change, the ongoing genocide, we are talking about, you know, adequately funding the nhs which is one of the key priorities, which is one of the key priorities, which is one of the key priorities, which is why one of the reasons in hastings, we have got the hastings assembly which will be happy next sunday which will be a group of local people, working class people have seen a drop in their living standards, over the last 15 years, the impact of austerity, all of these things. obviously, the sewage in the sea. there are many things that are not being addressed by the main parties and we want to gather together to address the issues that

matter to people in hastings. william, as a business owner on the seafront, what is important to you in this election and where are you thinking of voting? like in this election and where are you thinking of voting?— in this election and where are you thinking of voting? like antonia, i am undecided. _ thinking of voting? like antonia, i am undecided. i— thinking of voting? like antonia, i am undecided. i agree _ thinking of voting? like antonia, i am undecided. i agree with - thinking of voting? like antonia, i l am undecided. i agree with antonia that this _ am undecided. i agree with antonia that this kind of wrangling between what seems now fairly indistinguishable red and blue parties — indistinguishable red and blue parties and issues such as... i mean, _ parties and issues such as... i mean. here _ parties and issues such as... i mean, here we are in the english channel. — mean, here we are in the english channel, we are being given this narrative — channel, we are being given this narrative about, you know, migration and stop— narrative about, you know, migration and stop the — narrative about, you know, migration and stop the boats and this is a potentially destabilising political and economic thing for our local communities which actually, from my perspective, in this town, that is not the — perspective, in this town, that is not the big — perspective, in this town, that is not the big issues that really matter. _ not the big issues that really matter, as we are saying. the housing — matter, as we are saying. the housing situation is actually dire. the community being visibly torn apart— the community being visibly torn apart by— the community being visibly torn apart by essentially, those who are lucky _ apart by essentially, those who are lucky enough to be homeowners and those _ lucky enough to be homeowners and those who _ lucky enough to be homeowners and those who are not. this idea of housing — those who are not. this idea of housing being treated as a business

opportunity. the ecological situation which has come about as a result— situation which has come about as a result of. _ situation which has come about as a result of. as — situation which has come about as a result of. as i — situation which has come about as a result of, as i understand it, kind of following the economic line, regardless of the consequences to society— regardless of the consequences to society and the environment. and here _ society and the environment. and here we _ society and the environment. and here we are, with the sea absolutely... i mean, it is despicable what has gone on. and i ruess ou despicable what has gone on. and i guess you are _ despicable what has gone on. and i guess you are at — despicable what has gone on. and i guess you are at the _ despicable what has gone on. if i guess you are at the forefront of that with the cafe being where it is. so for you, which party do you think might provide the solution? it is... i think maybe like a lot of people. — is... i think maybe like a lot of people. i— is... i think maybe like a lot of people, i am is... i think maybe like a lot of people, lam not is... i think maybe like a lot of people, i am not massively closely following _ people, i am not massively closely following every single twist and turn and — following every single twist and turn and i think there's a lot of political— turn and i think there's a lot of political wrangling that goes on and i feel disaffected and quite cynical about— i feel disaffected and quite cynical about who seems to be the potential leadership. my personal vote would be towards anyone who appears to be authentic— be towards anyone who appears to be authentic in _ be towards anyone who appears to be authentic in their commitment to a kind of— authentic in their commitment to a kind of bigger vision of things, and this short — kind of bigger vision of things, and this short term thing, as i say, bringing — this short term thing, as i say, bringing out this migration issue,

as if it _ bringing out this migration issue, as if it ism — bringing out this migration issue, as if it ism it— bringing out this migration issue, as if it is... it is incredibly divisive _ as if it is... it is incredibly divisive and i think a lot of people in this— divisive and i think a lot of people in this town, you know, this is a very— in this town, you know, this is a very diverse, _ in this town, you know, this is a very diverse, warm—hearted, welcoming place, and so these kinds of seeds— welcoming place, and so these kinds of seeds of— welcoming place, and so these kinds of seeds of division that are being shown— of seeds of division that are being showniust — of seeds of division that are being shownjust feels of seeds of division that are being shown just feels absolutely... yeah, irresponsible. so shown just feels absolutely... yeah, irresponsible-— irresponsible. so both of you are undecided _ irresponsible. so both of you are undecided at _ irresponsible. so both of you are undecided at the _ irresponsible. so both of you are undecided at the moment - irresponsible. so both of you are undecided at the moment but i irresponsible. so both of you are l undecided at the moment but you raise some really interesting issues in the constituency and i think now that we are drawing our south east constituency tour to a close, my take a ways are that people are incredibly frustrated, a lot of people are confused about who to vote for, they haven't made up their minds, but also, i don't think we have met a single person who watched last night's debate and was swayed in any direction. so those are our takeaways from our day of touring the south—east. and here are the candidates who have been selected to stand in the constituency of hastings and rye...

the man accused of assaulting the danish prime minister has been remanded in custody for 12 days. the 39—year—old polish man is said to have been drunk and under the influence of drugs. the attacker hit mette fredriksen on the shoulder on friday night in copenhagen. he caused her to stumble and suffer minor whiplash injury. in minor whiplash injury. a statement, the prime min said in a statement, the prime minister said she was shaken but fine. restrictions on carrying liquids over 100 milliletres in hand luggage are being temporarily reintroduced at some regional airports in the uk from midnight tonight. the change is being made so that improvements can be made to new scanners that had been installed, but it's unclear how long the measure will be in place. katy austin reports. for years, people have only been allowed to take liquid items in containers of 100 millilitres or less through airport security

in their hand luggage, put in a clear plastic bag. new high—tech scanning equipment should spell the end of that tiny toiletry limitation. the government has told all uk airports to install the machines but many, including the biggest, have kept the old rules for now, after being allowed to miss the deadline for getting them all in place. however, some smaller airports had made the change. then yesterday evening came the announcement they would go back to the restriction of 100 millilitres from sunday. newcastle, leeds bradford, london city, aberdeen, southend, and teesside airports are affected. the department for transport said this temporary move is to enable further improvements to be made to the new checkpoint systems. it did not give further detail, other than calling it a routine measure, not in response to a specific threat. i think itjust adds another layer of confusion right before the busiest time of the year for the travel industry. you've got people going on holiday not knowing quite

what they should be packing. and when we've had this roll—out of a new, exciting system delayed with variations, notjust between different airports, but within different airports and depending on what queue you are in, it's actually annoying that we have got this extra level of confusion and so, really, we need simplicity for travellers. teesside airport said the removal of the 100 millilitre limit had been widely welcomed by passengers, but it would comply with the government announcement. it added, "we hope this nationwide issue is resolved as quickly as possible". newcastle advised passengers to put all liquids in their hold baggage and said it was working to keep disruption to a minimum. birmingham airport had installed the new scanners, but kept the liquid limits place for now. the department for transport told passengers to continue to check security requirements with their departure airports before travelling. katy austin, bbc news.

it is one of the most iconic images ever taken — and now the man who took it has died. earthrise is a picture of our planet taken on christmas eve in 1968. it shows the earth rising above the horizon from the barren lunar surface. the man who took it was bill anders — an astronaut with the apollo 8 eight mission. with the apollo 8 mission. he has now died in a plane crash at the age of 90. leroy chiao is a former astronaut who was once commander of the international space station. he knew bill anders personally. yes, i was fortunate

enough to participate in a conference that i was a co—chair of. a nice man but also very serious, a consummate astronaut and pilot. he went on and lived a very full life. he ran general dynamics after he left nasa and continue to fly aeroplanes. he turned 90 earlier this year. by all accounts, he was still sharp as a tack and very physically active and of course, still flying. sadly, he died in a plane crash but you know, he lived a full life and was doing what he loved. certainly, the apollo 8 mission was a very daring mission, a very bold mission, kind of conceived very bold mission, kind of conceived very late in the game for the launch as far as mission planning goes. it was a gamble that the americans, the united states took to go ahead and

go around the moon with the apollo spacecraft because the lunar lander was not ready yet. so bill took that iconic picture, earthrise, that is still seen all the time. i have used it myself! he will be remembered and missed by all of us but especially among us professional astronauts. there is nothing better when you are in space and to look back at the earth and marvel at the beauty of our planet. every part looks different in its own way and it is much more colourful and vibrant than you might imagine. the apollo astronauts so far are the only ones who have seen earth in its entirety, when they went far enough away to see it because since the apollo programme, of course, all astronauts have been in lower orbit. but still, we didn't quite get the perspective they did but flying in low earth orbit for two thirds of a year or so, i did get to see a lot of it and understand what he meant by those

words. b. understand what he meant by those words. �* ., ., , ., ., words. a former astronaut remembering _ words. a former astronaut remembering bill- words. a former astronaut remembering bill anders, | words. a former astronaut i remembering bill anders, who words. a former astronaut - remembering bill anders, who has passed away at the age of 90. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it's been a pretty decent start to the weekend. there was a good deal of sunshine around across most of the country. a bit of cloud here and there, a few showers mostly in the north. part two of the weekend doesn't look quite as good. it will start certainly quite chilly. it will start sunny, quite chilly. but we've got a couple of weather fronts pushing down from the north—west that will increase cloud through the day with some splashes of rain. we've got this weather front approaching the north—west of the country as we move through this evening. showers merging together to produce longer spells of rain for the north and west of scotland. so unsettled, breezy, showery in the north, turning cloudier for northern ireland, but clearer skies for large parts of england and wales with lighter winds here.

so it will turn chilly for most, single digits, i think, for the majority of the country. but with more cloud across northern ireland, we will fall to around 10 degrees in belfast. so sunday, then, we've got low pressure still towards the norwegian sea there, bringing northern—westerly winds into the country. we start off with quite a bit of sunshine, scotland, england and wales, cloudy skies for northern ireland, south—west scotland in towards north—west england, north wales. and that cloud with splashes of rain will spill south—eastwards through the day. so it will turn cloudy across much of england and wales. probably the best of the sunshine across the far south—west, and the northern half of scotland doing pretty well with sunny spells. but there will be blustery showers here and a cooler day to come, i think, because of more cloud around, temperatures of about 12—17 degrees. as we move through sunday night, that area of rain splashes across the irish sea into much of england and wales, becomes confined to southern and eastern areas by the end of the night. so where we have the cloud and the rain, then, a less cold night here, 10—12 degrees under clearer skies,

further north, it will turn chilly. we start to pick up a northerly wind as we move into monday. that rain slowly clears away from the south and east. it may take a while to clear the east of england. eventually, it will do that. it's a bright day for most, sunshine and showers. most of these across the northern half of scotland, where they will be quite blustery and a chilly northerly wind at that. temperatures, 10—1a degrees in the north, 15—17 further south, given some sunny spells. and we hold on to this chilly northerly wind through tuesday, even into wednesday as well. before low pressure starts to move in from the south—west, that'll cut off the chilly northerly and temperatures will slowly recover towards the end of the week. but it's going to be a fairly unsettled and a cool week to come with a little bit of sunshine here and there.

live from london, this is bbc news. emotional reunions for the four israeli hostages rescued from nuseirat in central gaza as they finally get to hug family and friends. all four were abducted by hamas from a music festival on october the 7th. doctors say they are doing well. i'd like to thank each and every one — the president, the prime minister and everyone. please don't forget that there are another 120 hostages in captivity. we must release them and make every effort in any way to bring them to israel and their families. the israeli military has released video footage

of the unusual daytime operation. one special forces officer died in hospital of his injuries. meanwhile, hamas reports more than 200 palestinians were killed and claims that some hostages also died during the operation. bbc news obtains new video footage believed to be one of the last two sightings of the missing tv and radio presenter michael mosley on the greek island of symi. and we'll have the latest from the general election campaign as the conservatives are pledging stamp duty cuts and labour promises to reform business rates. eight months into israel's war with hamas, israeli forces have rescued four of the hostages captured on october the 7th