hello. i'm catherine byaruhanga. the eu's most senior diplomat — josep borrell — has strongly condemned the killing of palestinians in israel's hostage rescue mission — describing it as "another massacre of civilians". four israeli hostages taken by hamas during the october seventh attacks — were freed during the raid in nuseirat, in central gaza, in broad daylight. one israeli soldier died. the hamas—run health ministry says more than 200 palestinians were killed in the raid. israel claims there were fewer than one hundred casualties. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega has more from tel aviv. a dramatic rescue and she's free again. 25—year—old noa argamani,

captured by hamas on the 7th of october, and taken to gaza, is finally back in israel. this is her, reunited with her dad. translation: please don'tl 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 theirfamilies. by the way, it's my birthday, look what a gift i got. also freed, andrei kozlov, who is 27. shlomi ziv, 40, and almog meirjan, 2i. eight months ago, they were in the nova music festival in southern israel when hamas gunmen attacked. more than 360 people were killed here. this morning, the israeli military carried out a raid the four hostages were rescued in a major operation carried out in central gaza. special

forces went in. the military said that this was a complex operation based on intelligence information. the four hostages, it said, founded two separate locations in the heart of the camp and brought out under fire. , . ., . , camp and brought out under fire. , ., ., . , ., camp and brought out under fire. _, ._ , ., , fire. israeli forces have been preparing — fire. israeli forces have been preparing for _ fire. israeli forces have been preparing for this _ fire. israeli forces have been preparing for this risky - preparing for this risky mission for weeks. they underwent intensive training. they risked their lives to save the lives of our hostages. but the lives of our hostages. but the rescue — the lives of our hostages. but the rescue mission brought even more suffering to gaza. there were chaos and desperation at the nearby hospital. doctors were unable to treat all the wounded. many people arrived already dead. translation: we were at already dead. translation: - were at home and a rocket hit us. my two cousins died and my other two cousins were seriously injured. they did nothing full they were sitting at home. , .

at home. the israeli prime minister — at home. the israeli prime minister visited _ at home. the israeli prime minister visited the - at home. the israeli prime minister visited the freed i minister visited the freed hostages in a hospital near tel aviv. he has been urged to regency fire and hostage release deal with hamas. the rescue is considered a success as the israeli authorities and could change the calculation of a leader under pressure. earlier hugo bachega gave us this update. the israeli military has described this rescue is a special and complex operation to have it during the day and there was heavy bombardment by there was heavy bombardment by the israeli military and special forces entered the refugee camp in central gaza. the israeli military said they had been planning this operation for we and that the military personnel involved in this operation had received special training for this mission and these four hostages

were located at two different locations and rescued by those teams involved in this operation. but it seems it has come at a very high price in terms of palestinian casualties. numbers are still unclear. two hospitals in the area of this refugee camp in central gaza say that at least 70 people have been killed. it is obviously a rescue operation that has been celebrated here in israel that on the palestinian side the head of the palestinian authority has described it as a bloodied massacre. in the aftermath of the raid, our correspondent, rushdi abualouf, has been speaking to palestinians in gaza. i think the people were angry about the number of people killed in this rescue operation. some of them told me that hamas should have accepted the ceasefire proposal that had

been on the table for a long time and instead of, going in and killing people to get the hostages they could have been released for an exchange of palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. some people are also expressing their view towards the other side, they were defending hamas and see what happened is very little compared to the period of eight months. one person told me they rescued four people after four this 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 it divides palestinians. they are always divided about the issue of hamas.

many people are not supporting what hamas is doing in gaza and they keep defending them but today we noticed that many people were criticising hamas and one person lost his family in one of the airstrikes two months ago. he said why are you keeping hostages in a crowded refugee camp, in a market? and putting everybody�*s life at risk. some went further and said that those who are sitting in doha in qatar and control our lives should go home. let's get some international reaction now. french president emmanuel macron has welcomed news of the hostages' release. he also reiterated his call for a ceasefire in gaza. 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. secure the immediate release of hostages and in this respect we

welcome the news of the four israeli hostages freed today by the israeli army. we want to achieve an immediate ceasefire and open up the possibility of and open up the possibility of a political solution capable of creating conditions for a lasting peace, that can meet the security demands of both people. after nine months of conflict the situation in rafah in the human toll are unacceptable. this is also intolerable that israel is not opening 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. with me is bbc arabic�*s mohamed taha. thank you forjoining us once again on the programme. what is the latest you are hearing from gaza on the civilian impact of this rescue mission? the civilian impact is huge as we

know from the israeli version that there are about 100 civilians dying in this operation. the palestinian version says 240 people died in this operation. the central of the camp is devastated because of the amount of shelling was securing the operation and the operation is really a sign that only a deal between the parties could secure the release of the other 120 hostages. if you can imagine that this operation would repeat tens of times to release all hostages that means a massive amount of loss of civilians. a massive amount of loss of civilians-_ civilians. overnight we saw anti-government _ civilians. overnight we saw - anti-government demonstrations anti—government demonstrations in tel aviv. can you talk us

through what the protesters in israel want. on the day that witnessed the biggest israeli achievement in this war, which is releasing four hostages alive, we see a massive demonstration in tel aviv requesting hostage deals to secure a deal with hamas that guarantees all hostages return to israel and stop the war and they are requesting the israeli prime minister resign. so on the same day in which he has achieved the biggest achievement in the war people still think that there is a massive amount of failure behind his government and only a hostage deal and a ceasefire and ending the war would guarantee that hostages come back to israel. also there is

pressure on hamas itself within gaza but internationally for them to agree to the ceasefire deal currently on the table. {131 deal currently on the table. of course hamas should agree on the deal because this is the only way to end this war and as we saw they are saying people are not happy that these hostages were in a crowded market around civilians and that may have contributed to the number of deaths as well. so there is an amount of pressure on hamas in that regard. but hamas requests and wants to guarantee that the ceasefire will not be sustainable so from the beginning they want guarantees of a full withdrawal of the israeli forces from gaza. that is why these two positions are

making this negotiation difficult. antony blinken has come to the region tomorrow to try to give an approach for this deal, for this hostage deal and all the eyes of the people, the civilians and the children, the people who are really suffering in gaza from this war are on this negotiation and on these efforts to make this war ended. other other prospects, of this rescue mission to give the prime minister benjamin netanyahu's leeway when we look at the internal pressure within israel at the moment?- israel at the moment? indeed that release _ israel at the moment? indeed that release came _ israel at the moment? indeed that release came in - israel at the moment? indeed that release came in a - israel at the moment? indeed| that release came in a delicate moment. we were expecting, as i said yesterday, we were expecting that benny ganz, the minister in the war cabinet was about to announce his resignation last evening. he did not hold his press

conference, he did not resign and he delayed all of this because of this news. benjamin netanyahu now says we will get the hostages back the same way or other ways. the hostages back the same way or otherways. he the hostages back the same way or other ways. he has a momentum and i think the government would be a little behind him at this moment in this war. . ~ behind him at this moment in this war. ., ,, , ., ., behind him at this moment in this war. ., ,, i. ., i. this war. thank you for your analysis- — meanwhile, the us has resumed aid deliveries to gaza from a temporary pier after the structure suffered storm damage. officials said nearly 500 tonnes of aid was brought ashore using the pier on saturday. the jetty had been damaged just a week after deliveries began. it was moved to the israeli port of ashdod for repairs before being moved back into place. plans for the structure were first announced by president biden in early march. president biden has said that france remains america's best friend after a wide—ranging discussion with his french counterpart

in paris. in the d—day commemorations on thursday. the two leaders held talks at the elysee palace. later at a news conference, the us president also spoke about the war in ukraine, and said that russian president vladimir putin is "not going to stop at ukraine". our two countries are standing with the ukrainian people as they fight off aggression from vladimir putin. i announced $225 million in new security assistance for ukraine and that is the sixth package we have provided since we signed the 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 i commend france and our european allies for their leadership as well. the eu has proved and provided over

107 billion dollars in assistance to ukraine since the war began. because we know what happens if vladimir putin succeeds in subjugating ukraine. and we will not, he will not stop at ukraine. it is notjust ukraine it is about much more than ukraine. all of europe will be threatened. we will not let that happen. the united states stands strong with ukraine and with our allies and with france. we will not walk away. let's get some of the day's other news now. people in countries, including france, germany and spain, go to the polls in the european elections today. it's the final and main day of voting for the eu's 27 members with the first results expected tonight. it follows a tense few weeks with two european leaders and several other politicians physically attacked. denmark's prime minister mette fredericksen says she feels "saddened and shaken" but "fine" after being attacked

in copenhagen. she suffered minor whiplash after a man struck her in the street on friday. a 39—year—old polish man has been charged with violence against a person in public service, which he denies. india's prime minister, narendra modi, will be sworn in to office later on sunday. he'll be sworn in alongside his cabinet as he leads a coalition of 15 parties following last week's election results. it makes him prime minister for a historic third consecutive term. but it's the first time in a decade that his bjp party — which won majorities outright in 2014 and 2019 — has needed the support of regional parties to form the government. here, campaigning continues ahead of what is likely to be a busy week in the lead—up to thejuly 4 general election with another scheduled election tv debate and manifestos set

to be published. our political correspondent ian watson has the latest. the prime minister is in the market for votes. the main westminster parties will launch their manifestoes in the weeks ahead and rishi sunak will hope this moves the focus on to policy not personality. he will be keen to move on from his d—day apology. and so will his party. we have been speaking to some of them. some have spoken about anger and disappointment. one of them despairingly said whatever is going to happen next? will the prime minister �*s trousers fall down? others say that voters have not raised theissue say that voters have not raised the issue at all in one candidate said that those were so vexed by this have already defected to labour or reform. the prime minister will be hoping to keep hisjob after

calling the election forjuly four and he wants to get more people into work. he promises to spend £7 million to help people struggle with mental health to rejoin and stay in the workforce. he is also had previous announcements to toughen up benefit rules with conservative saying you could save £12 billion by the end of next parliament. labour said existing... a busting at the seams and the government is failed to provide new places promised. if elected the party says it will deliver the prison building plan and make it a priority. they will give offenders more help to get into employment. the state of the nhs has been prominent in the lib dems campaign. they say they want to take pressure off they want to take pressure off the ambulance system by expanding urgent care centres and providing more hospital beds. information for local ambulance response times can also be made readily available.

so today we get a sneak preview of the manifestoes. but it is not until the full range of policies are published that we will know how well it connects with voters. ian watson, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news now. haiti's new prime minister, garry conille, has been taken to hospital after suffering what doctors described as a medical emergency. mr conille was appointed prime minister last month and sworn in last monday. haiti has been rocked by months of gang violence, which led to the resignation of the previous leader, ariel henry. a number of people have been injured after a seaplane and a boat collided near vancouver in canada. police said the plane was attempting to take off when the collision happened. they said that people on board both the seaplane and the boat were amongst the injured. the surge in tourists visiting japan has caused critical shortages in aircraft fuel across the country. government sources say the demand for fuel

from internationalflights has outpaced the capacity of refineries. they say that, for example, domestic flights to and from hiroshima have had to be revised as a result of insufficient fuel supplies. the wife of the missing tv presenter michael mosely says his family refuses to lose hope and the last few days have been "unbearable." efforts are continuing to find the 67—year—old on the greek island of symi where he's been missing since setting off for a walk on wednesday, and cctv footage has been released of his last movements. joe inwood has the very latest from symi. just a few hours working on the hills of symi is enough to leave you exhausted. two hours. two hours? that is why there is such concern that michael mosley may still be up here after more than three days. 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, two o'clock, 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 1:30 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 quite 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. thousands of motorcyclists have been riding from london to cumbria to celebrate the life of dave myers, one half of the hairy bikers.

the tv chef died in february at the age of 66 after being diagnosed with cancer. here's sharon barbour. it isa it is a big night in barrow. a celebration of the life of dave myers. tens of thousands have arrived, many of them hairy bikers. ., ._ bikers. the riding all the way u . bikers. the riding all the way u- the bikers. the riding all the way up the m6. _ bikers. the riding all the way up the m6, there _ bikers. the riding all the way up the m6, there were - bikers. the riding all the way - up the m6, there were thousands of people on every bridge. it was unbelievable. figs of people on every bridge. it was unbelievable.— of people on every bridge. it was unbelievable. as we came in throu~h was unbelievable. as we came in through the _ was unbelievable. as we came in through the towns _ was unbelievable. as we came in through the towns and _ was unbelievable. as we came in through the towns and villages i through the towns and villages leading to barrow it was just amazing. the roar of tens of thousands of motorbikes heard across england today as they began to arrive late afternoon. the procession at times was 16 miles long and the route was lined by supporters. leading the cavalcade that left london

this morning was dave's best friend and fellow hairy by car. a remarkable reception. just mind blowing. all of the bridges all the way from london, people waving and showing kindness and courtesy. unbelievable. the showing kindness and courtesy. unbelievable.— unbelievable. the tv chef died in february _ unbelievable. the tv chef died in february after _ unbelievable. the tv chef died in february after he _ unbelievable. the tv chef died in february after he was - in february after he was diagnosed with cancer. he was 66. the bikers are still arriving ahead of what is going to be a memorable night remembering the hairy biker dave myers. sharon barber, bbc news in barrow in furnas cumbria. major restoration work has begun in sweden to protect the wreck of a magnificent 17th century warship that has given its name to stockholm's vasa museum. the ambitious project to right the hulk and provide a steel structure to support its weight

will take four years and cost $19 million. the oak—hulled galleon was built nearly 400 years ago to expand sweden's control over the baltic region, but sankjust 18 minutes into its maiden voyage. it was raised from the sea bed in 1961 and found to be almost completely intact. we wa nted we wanted to be preserved for the future because it was at the future because it was at the bottom of the sea for 300 years and we want that time at least to be here in the museum as well because once we brought it up and started to deteriorate quickly so we took on the responsibility for it for future on the responsibility for it forfuture generations on the responsibility for it for future generations to preserve the ship. an american veteran who flew back to france for the d—day celebrations 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. mr terens was a radio technician

who assisted fighter pilots in the skies over normandy, and called their wedding day the best one of his life. a beautiful love story there. 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 sunny, quite chilly. but we've got a couple of weather fronts pushing down from the northwest that will increase cloud through the day, with some splashes of rain. now, we've got this weather front approaching the northwest 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 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, southwest 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 southwest, 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. then 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 14 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. before low pressure starts to move in from the southwest, 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: israel has been criticised by a senior eu official over the killing of dozens of palestinians in an operation in gaza yesterday. josep borrell called the reports "another massacre of civilians." the mission was to rescue four hostages who had been held in the territory since the hamas attacks eight months ago. anti—government protesters in israel have clashed with police as rallies were held across the country to call for early elections and a deal to secure the release of the remaining israeli hostages held by hamas. police made

more than 30 arrests and used water cannon to disperse crowds. and campaigning continues across the uk ahead of the general election injuly. it's expected that parties will set out their manifestos over the next week. now on bbc news, click. this week, we're heading into space to find out how we'll live, work and eat on the moon. we have space homes and a spacewoman... all of a sudden, it clicked in my head. "wow, the international space station

"is a submarine in space."