existence for all of us. i'm rajini vaidyanathan in our london studio with the rest of the news this hour. ukraine accuses russian forces of trying to cut off a vital supply road to a town in the donetsk region. and in her own words, britney spears finally publishes her memoir "the woman in me". hello, i'm katya adler. one of the two israeli hostages freed by hamas on monday night says she "went through a hell she could never have imagined" as she was abducted into what she described as a "spider's web" of underground tunnels. 85—year—old yocheved lifschitz says

she was taken from her home in southern israel, beaten up and transported by motorbike into gaza. her daughter translated her story just hours after her release, at the hospital in tel aviv where she's being treated. my mum is saying that she was taken on the back of a motorbike with her body, with her legs on one side and her hide on another side. she was taken through the ploughed fields with the men in front on one side and a man behind her. and that whilst she was being taken, she was hit with sticks by shabaab? yes, shabaab people. until they reached the tunnels. there.

there, they walked for a few kilometres on the wet ground. there are huge network of tunnels underneath, it looks like a spider web. ms lifschitz also described clean conditions and guards who treated her well and took care of "every detail". this video, released by hamas, shows the moment she was released, and shook hands with one of the gunmen, saying in hebrew: peace peace. ms lifshitz was released alongside 79—year—old nurit cooper. they were handed over at the rafah border crossing between gaza and egypt. hamas, which is designated a terrorist group by the uk and many other western governments, said it released the women for humanitarian reasons.

their husbands are among the 220 hostages still being held. with me is our middle east correspondent tom. hearing words from a hostage released. at the same time there was a press conference of families of hostages and those who are brutally murdered inside israel in london at israel's embassy. this is a trauma thatis israel's embassy. this is a trauma that is kind of gripping the nation, isn't it? ~ ,,., , that is kind of gripping the nation, isn't it? ~ , ,., , ., isn't it? absolutely. i thought it was really _ isn't it? absolutely. i thought it was really important _ isn't it? absolutely. i thought it was really important when - isn't it? absolutely. i thought it was really important when we l isn't it? absolutely. i thought it- was really important when we heard about, you know, there are three key points, i think. about, you know, there are three key points, ithink. there about, you know, there are three key points, i think. there were errors the brutality of what happened when she was abducted along with others being beaten, taken into the gaza strip on the side of a motor bike but an important message is that the relatives of other hostages will bring them some comfort it was the

way she talked about once a been brought into a hole and separated that there was mattresses, there was food and that, to some extent, they were well treated. so that will be an important message, i think. the other thing she also said was about the israeli army. now, there is a lot of politics happening at the moment because this has been one of the if not the biggest security failure and history of the state of israel. the politics of that are playing out and come in many ways, to the issue of the hostage crisis there is not a lot of pressure on benjamin netanyahu over this issue. lots of families felt very angry that they had not had enough information and one of the things she said which i thought was very interesting was in the run—up, in the weeks before this they felt that they were not getting information, or a response army over the issue of fields being burned. what we were

seeing in the weeks before this was members of hamas, young man, flying incendiary blooms over the perimeter defence of gaza to burn fields. this is something that happened several years back over an extended period. as a way of hamas putting pressure on israel. a kind of low level pressure but it was all part of that bubbling conflict that has been going on for very long time. now, one of the things she said was they felt they were not getting a response on that are not enough information on all of that will play into the pressure on benjamin netanyahu. and this is really a key issue about what happened to the ground invasion because the hostages issueis ground invasion because the hostages issue is going to be a key part of any decision that is being made about the timing of the ground invasion. there are some that are saying benjamin netanyahu has effectively hesitated. there is effectively hesitated. there is effectively kind of a war of words between the israeli military and the politicians about this whole issue and i think, you know, it is very

interesting now. the more we get testimony from survivors of the massacres and from those who have been released, it is going to become an increasing part of the political dynamic in israel. find an increasing part of the political dynamic in israel.— an increasing part of the political dynamic in israel. and also visiting leaders. emmanuel— dynamic in israel. and also visiting leaders. emmanuel macron - dynamic in israel. and also visiting leaders. emmanuel macron of - dynamic in israel. and also visiting i leaders. emmanuel macron of france became the latest world—beater to come here but two—day visit. he is going to travel around around the middle east as well. multiple to—do lists, if you like. the release of hostages which he said is will be the top priority and also to stop this conflict from spreading and looking to resolve the issue between israeli palestinians and address palestinians desire for their own state. . , palestinians desire for their own state. ., , ., ., palestinians desire for their own state. ., ., ., ,, state. that is told to do less. it is interesting _ state. that is told to do less. it is interesting we _ state. that is told to do less. it is interesting we are _ state. that is told to do less. it is interesting we are hearing i is interesting we are hearing increasingly now from world leaders about the priority of the hostage issue and that tells us something about the kinds of issues that are happening behind closed doors and how much this issue will be playing into the military decisions that israel is making so that is the first thing to say. on president

macron, of course, total solidarity, 100% macron, of course, total solidarity, ioo% support for israel but he also talked about the need to respect civilians and he talked about fighting terrorism without mercy but also respecting the rules of law, of war. so that is another message that backs with the americans have been saying. backs with the americans have been sa inc. �* , ., ., , saying. begin you from president macron nova _ saying. begin you from president macron now. i— saying. begin you from president macron now. ijust _ saying. begin you from president macron now. ijust reminded - saying. begin you from president macron now. ijust reminded of l saying. begin you from president i macron now. ijust reminded of this issue but i consider that this is an international coalition in order to fight against these terrorist groups that we have to build. i just that we have to build. i 'ust reminded fl that we have to build. i 'ust reminded my i that we have to build. i 'ust reminded my people, h that we have to build. ijust reminded my people, in - that we have to build. ijustj reminded my people, in my that we have to build. ijust reminded my people, in my language what we _ reminded my people, in my language what we discussed about fighting against _ what we discussed about fighting against terrorism, humanitarian action, — against terrorism, humanitarian action, rules to be respected and the political process and obviously a warrant — the political process and obviously a warrant against an excavation and i warned _ a warrant against an excavation and i warned hezbollah and some other regimes— i warned hezbollah and some other regimes not to get involved in what is happening. we had a very precise discussion_ is happening. we had a very precise discussion and i want to thank you for that _

discussion and i want to thank you forthat. now discussion and i want to thank you for that. now we will follow up this discussion— for that. now we will follow up this discussion in the coming hours in order_ discussion in the coming hours in order to — discussion in the coming hours in order to see _ discussion in the coming hours in order to see what we can improve, in the coming _ order to see what we can improve, in the coming days, and i'm sure in the coming— the coming days, and i'm sure in the coming weeks and months. i know how committed _ coming weeks and months. i know how committed you are. let me express once again — committed you are. let me express once again my solidarity, my friendship and the fact that france stands _ friendship and the fact that france stands with you. in this awful terrorist _ stands with you. in this awful terrorist act you had to experience. we are _ terrorist act you had to experience. we are with — terrorist act you had to experience. we are with your people. well, standin: we are with your people. well, standing next _ we are with your people. well, standing next to _ we are with your people. well, standing next to president - we are with your people. in standing next to president macron there, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, reiterated benjamin neta nyahu, reiterated israel's benjamin netanyahu, reiterated israel's aim of destroying hamas. fin israel's aim of destroying hamas. on october seven to hamas waged war. for israet— october seven to hamas waged war. for israet it — october seven to hamas waged war. for israel it was _ october seven to hamas waged war. for israel it was late _ october seven to hamas waged war. for israel it was late 2009 _ for israel it was late 2009 etevehths _ for israel it was late 2009 elevenths. it _ for israel it was late 2009 elevenths. it was - for israel it was late 2009 elevenths. it was the - for israel it was late 2009| elevenths. it was the worst for israel it was late 2009 - elevenths. it was the worst act of anti-semitic— elevenths. it was the worst act of anti—semitic violence _ elevenths. it was the worst act of anti—semitic violence since - elevenths. it was the worst act of anti—semitic violence since the i anti—semitic violence since the holocaust _ anti—semitic violence since the holocaust i_ anti—semitic violence since the holocaust. i described - anti—semitic violence since the holocaust. i described to- anti—semitic violence since the| holocaust. i described to some anti—semitic violence since the i holocaust. i described to some of the horrors —

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war, when the allies fully supported the french anti—nazi _ war, when the allies fully supported the french anti—nazi resistance, - the french anti—nazi resistance, today— the french anti—nazi resistance, today the — the french anti—nazi resistance, today the international - the french anti—nazi resistance, . today the international community the french anti—nazi resistance, - today the international community is united _ today the international community is united in— today the international community is united in support _ today the international community is united in support of— today the international community is united in support of israel. _ today the international community is united in support of israel. for- united in support of israel. for hamas— united in support of israel. for hamas barbarism, _ united in support of israel. for hamas barbarism, not- united in support of israel. for hamas barbarism, not only. united in support of israel. for- hamas barbarism, not only threatens the jewish— hamas barbarism, not only threatens the jewish people. _ hamas barbarism, not only threatens the jewish people. it— hamas barbarism, not only threatens the jewish people, it threatens - hamas barbarism, not only threatens the jewish people, it threatens the l the jewish people, it threatens the middle _ the jewish people, it threatens the middle east, — the jewish people, it threatens the middle east, it— the jewish people, it threatens the middle east, it threatens _ the jewish people, it threatens the middle east, it threatens the - middle east, it threatens the region. — middle east, it threatens the region. it _ middle east, it threatens the region, it threatens - middle east, it threatens the region, it threatens europe, | region, it threatens europe, threatens— region, it threatens europe, threatens the _ region, it threatens europe, threatens the is _ region, it threatens europe, threatens the is the - region, it threatens europe, threatens the is the test - region, it threatens europe, i threatens the is the test case region, it threatens europe, - threatens the is the test case of civilisation — threatens the is the test case of civilisation against _ threatens the is the test case of civilisation against barbarism. . threatens the is the test case ofl civilisation against barbarism. so civilisation against barbarism. er; thatis civilisation against barbarism. that is benjamin netanyahu civilisation against barbarism.“ that is benjamin netanyahu there, israel's prime minister saying that the fight against hamas, the fight against terrorism, he said, is an everybody�*s interest, notjust israel. earlier in his press conferences specifically mentioned europe, as well, the united states. tom, i mean, obviously, the united states still has huge influence, at least in israel, even though it is not seen as an honest broker, if you like, and the wider arab world, these days. what about someone like president macron? i mean, here in israel today he is saying, let's

build a coalition, to fight terror. but in a focused way. a gas is referring to palestinian civilians stuck inside gaza and the arab world accusing the west of hypocrisy here. he did not hold back in terms of emphasising that he does believe fundamentally there has to be a political solution to the israeli—palestinian conflict and he said quite specifically that israel must allow for this water that is an echo of what president biden must aim for to be put in much more brutal terms. aim for to be put in much more brutalterms. don't aim for to be put in much more brutal terms. don't repeat the mistakes we made after 9/11. president biden said. think there is an echo of that and they are looking at a longer—term goal but clearly thatis at a longer—term goal but clearly that is entirely off the agenda at the moment. it was very significant, as president macron said there, there should be thought towards

using the international coalition that was fighting the so—called islamic state group in as iraq and syria to fight hamas. now, that is a very significant thing to say because, yes, western powers have always backed israel militarily, military aid from the us around $4 billion a year, huge amounts of weapons and armaments coming in but this should be a whole different kind of proposition because, what this evokes is the idea of western powers having boots on the ground to fight palestinians. now, that is a very significant change of rhetoric. it is a question about whether he means it is a way of giving back in to his real, rhetorically. we did not speak about what he meant by that specifically and how that would happen but it is quite an interesting thing to say. bind happen but it is quite an interesting thing to say. happen but it is quite an interestin: thin to sa . �* ., ., interesting thing to say. and how do ou think it interesting thing to say. and how do you think it would _ interesting thing to say. and how do you think it would be _ interesting thing to say. and how do you think it would be received - interesting thing to say. and how do you think it would be received by - you think it would be received by palestinians question might later today emmanuel macron is going to go today emmanuel macron is going to go to the occupied west bank and going to the occupied west bank and going to see the palestinian president. the arrival of hamas in gaza. how will he be received? i think that particular comment would be roundly rejected by the president he would say that this illustrates historically, from their

perspective, the west has been biased towards his real thought of that they're back to fiat at the expense of the palestinians and they feel there is in a very deeply historical way about the way they have they feel their land has been taken from them.— have they feel their land has been taken from them. they show that the euro eans taken from them. they show that the eur0peans and _ taken from them. they show that the europeans and the _ taken from them. they show that the europeans and the palestinian - europeans and the palestinian authorities, is quite important. the european union, historically, is a big funder of the pa, the palestinian authority. that was always the effort after the oslo peace accords to try to create a sort of nascent state or free state organisation that could create an independent palestinian state. it has been a deep, deep crisis, and now that situation is even worse. they're going to want to get some support from the europeans. thank ou ve support from the europeans. thank you very much _ support from the europeans. thank you very much indeed. _ support from the europeans. thank you very much indeed. we - support from the europeans. thank you very much indeed. we have - support from the europeans. thank you very much indeed. we have been looking today to diplomatic efforts. palestinian civilians stuck in gaza and the plight of 220 hostages still inside gaza in those tunnels as well. from now, that is it from us

injerusalem. over to you. hundreds of thousands of uk workers will see a 10 % pay rise from today if their employers are signed up to the voluntary real living wage scheme. employers can choose to pay the real living wage, which isjust over £13 an hour in london, and £12 an hour elsewhere in the uk. victims of sexual abuse and other violent crimes are calling for court transcript prices to be cut, saying the cost is "unaffordable". one woman said she was quoted seven and a half thousand pounds for a transcript. the ministry ofjustice said victims could request a transcript at public expense, but added cases were not routinely transcribed. the government is expected to confirm plans to cut by 50 the number of hotels housing migrants. in march, the bbc learned about 400 hotels were being used

to accommodate asylum seekers. in september, home office figures showed the hotel accommodation cost had risen to 8 million pounds a day. you're live with bbc news. four israeli hostages have now been released, but more than 200 are still in gaza. the israeli embassy in london has held a news conference with family members of the british—israeli kidnap victims. three immediate family members of those killed or taken hostage by hamas on october 7th shared their stories. he saidi he said i love you all. i never called him because i was afraid his phone would make a noise. i never vote. i told phone would make a noise. i never vote. itold him, don't say

phone would make a noise. i never vote. i told him, don't say that. shut up. i did not write her love you back. i was sure everything would be ok but ten minutes later he wrote they were coming inside, meaning they were coming inside his house. and that was the last text i got from him. a few hours later, we got from him. a few hours later, we got a photo. we did not know what was going on. a few hours later, we got a photo of them being kidnapped, surrounded by terrorists, later, a few hours later we got also a video of the kidnapping and a video of them breaking inside my brother's house. �* ., , ., ., ., them breaking inside my brother's house. ., ., ., house. and an update on that story. we have heard _ house. and an update on that story. we have heard from _ house. and an update on that story. we have heard from british - house. and an update on that story. we have heard from british by - we have heard from british by minister rishi sunak�*s office, saying that 12 british nationals were killed in the attacks by hamas on israel and another five were killed in the attacks by hamas on israel and anotherfive remain missing. so that is an update there

that 12 britons had died following that 12 britons had died following that attack on the 7th of october. ukraine has accused russian forces of trying to cut off a vital supply road to a town in the donetsk region. the last remaining residents of avdiivka have told the bbc they're under near constant attack, as russia continues a major assault on the town. jenny hill is in kyiv for us: just tell us more about what is happening? yeah, moscow really wants to take this town and the people who are living there. they're really paying the price. from moscow's perspective, this has such military strategic but also some would say symbolic value. the town itself sits pretty close to the city of donetsk which has been occupied by russia

and its proxy forces since 2014. if russian troops can take the town it would make it much harderfor ukrainian forces to attempt to retake the city of donetsk. some military experts also make the point of it give anyone who occupied that town the advantage of high over the surrounding land. symbolically, too, they say that although putin has not been able to present the russian population with a victory in recent months this would enable him to do so. but, of course of the people who are trapped in that town, life has become very, very difficult indeed. before the invasion there were some 35,000 people living in avdiivka. that is shrunk to around 1500. the

fighting has intensified in recent days, russia launched a major offensive against the town put up just a few weeks ago. in most people have been trying to get out, of course, evacuations are increasingly difficult. the people we have spoken to their talk of near constant bombardment and to their talk of near constant bombardmentand air to their talk of near constant bombardment and air strikes. it is an extremely dangerous place to be. jenny, you have it on a piece on the bbc website in which you some of the people who still have family members who are in avdiivka. family members who are in avdiivka. family members who don't want to leave. tell us about some of those conversations. yeah, i think, about some of those conversations. yeah, ithink, one about some of those conversations. yeah, i think, one of the things that people find extraordinary when they look at situations like this is that some of the 1500 residents actually don't want to be evacuated. they want to stay put. many of the people there, residents told us, our elderly, some of them are infirm. some of them simply don't want to leave their homes. some of them of course are in a considerable state of shock. there are missiles raining down on this town, they say, 24 hours a day. there is very little sleep. it is very difficult for these people physically but mentally, too. we spoke to one woman who is desperate to get out. she

took an option to join a friend in germany but their elderly mother refuses to leave. they hold up very precariously in a fit of our apartment with missiles falling around them. she and others describe to us buildings with doors and windows blown out. there's not much point trying to fix them up because the following day the missiles come again, the windows were shattered again, the windows were shattered again put up at the moment, it is a pretty one day. but autumn, winter is coming. it's starting to get very cold. so these buildings are rapidly becoming uninhabitable. another woman i spoke to his volunteering at a kind of shelter in the town which is currently one of the very few places people can get food and drink. she told she to move into the basement therefore dubbed as the only safe place to be. and on the subject of supplies, the very last shop that was still open was destroyed in recent days so there's people, the ones who stayed behind, are very much reliant on the volunteers running that shelter but also need packages that are sometimes brought in from a special police unit would have they called on the white angels foot of the also

responsible for getting people out. they told us in the past week they managed to evacuate 50 people but they come across that really extraordinary challenge themselves, too. saying that sometimes they are in a position where they're having to almost plead with some of those residents to help them lead the town. , , , ., ,, i. town. jenny hill in kyiv, thank you very much — town. jenny hill in kyiv, thank you very much up _ town. jenny hill in kyiv, thank you very much up to — town. jenny hill in kyiv, thank you very much up to date _ town. jenny hill in kyiv, thank you very much up to date on - town. jenny hill in kyiv, thank you very much up to date on the - town. jenny hill in kyiv, thank you | very much up to date on the latest from ukraine. one person has died, and four are missing after two cargo ships collided off germany's north sea coast, the german rescue agency says. several people are missing after two cargo ships collided off germany's north sea coast. one dead, four missing after ship sinks in north sea: german rescue agency. the british registered vessel verity, seen here in 2017, reportedly collided with another ship and is believed to have sunk. live now to our correspondent, hywel griffith, who is the newsroom. what more can you tell us about this story? what more can you tell us about this sto ? ., ., , ., ., story? yeah, i have been following the maritime _ story? yeah, i have been following the maritime tracking _ story? yeah, i have been following the maritime tracking database - story? yeah, i have been followingl the maritime tracking database ship so we know that the varity, a big cargo ship left at the german city of bremen at about 9pm local time last night and about eight hours into itsjourney, was going along the german north sea coast, its path

collided with another, much larger ship. now, 190 metre long carrier, is a far bigger than the varity. we understand there were 22 people aboard that's the german authorities are telling they understand the two ships collided. the smaller of the two vessels, the varity, sang. there have been searching all morning. rescue ships, the german navy helicopter, too. so far they have discovered to have their say those are alive and both have been transferred to german hospitals. one of the body was found at sadly deceased in the water. to try to find those at for missing sailors. is probably too early to speculate about what caused the collision but of course it is hugely unusual for something like this to happen. absolutely and these are very busy industrial waters. and in that the

tracking information, hundreds, if not thousands of ships pass through these all the time. it was quite close to the german island so about 12 miles south of there. so this is a channel that sees a lot of freight ships pass through but there will come of course, to be a thorough investigation but we are told by the german government that the priority now is to do anything possible to find the four missing sailors. and also, then, once those people have been recovered, to look into exactly what went wrong. bind been recovered, to look into exactly what went wrong.— been recovered, to look into exactly what went wrong. and there any more ou videos what went wrong. and there any more you videos about _ what went wrong. and there any more you videos about this _ what went wrong. and there any more you videos about this vessel, - what went wrong. and there any more you videos about this vessel, known i you videos about this vessel, known as verity? i you videos about this vessel, known as veri ? , ., ., , ., as verity? i should mention, it is a british flagged _ as verity? i should mention, it is a british flagged vessel. _ as verity? i should mention, it is a british flagged vessel. it _ as verity? i should mention, it is a british flagged vessel. it was - as verity? i should mention, it is a british flagged vessel. it was on i british flagged vessel. it was on its way to the north—east of england, near hull. those heading towards the uk. we don't know anything about its cargo and what may have been lost, weather, potentially, any fuel may have

leaked into the water. as i said, the priority, absolute priority at the priority, absolute priority at the moment to try to recover those for sailors foot of the water temperature, we understand, is about 15 degrees. the three metres high so these are difficult conditions but, possibly not as treacherous as midwinter but it is tough, difficult work and that is why so many different organisations, both in the air and the water, we understand even some passenger ships have got involved to try to find those for missing sailors.— involved to try to find those for missing sailors. involved to try to find those for missin: sailors. . ~ , ., , . missing sailors. thank you very much for brinuain missing sailors. thank you very much for bringing us _ missing sailors. thank you very much for bringing us up _ missing sailors. thank you very much for bringing us up to _ missing sailors. thank you very much for bringing us up to date _ missing sailors. thank you very much for bringing us up to date on - missing sailors. thank you very much for bringing us up to date on what i for bringing us up to date on what of course is a developing story. before we close this half hour, let's take you back to the live pictures from gaza. and just remind you of our main story this hour and thatis you of our main story this hour and that is that one of two elderly israeli women who was taken into gaza as a hostage has spoken out about her experience. she said she went through hell before her release on monday. she said she was beaten when she was abducted but when she was in captivity, she and the other hostages were treated well. it comes

as un aid agencies say on their knees pleading to get sustained humanitarian access to gaza. there is plenty more on the bbc news website. we have lots more analysis from our many correspondence on the ground reporting therefore as. i will be back after a short break. the week ahead looks unsettled with low pressure systems bring outbreaks of unwelcome rain. by the front and that wet weather persistent at times, turning windy by the end of the week as well. earlier today we had outbreaks of rain working their way northwards to parts of the midlands in towards the north of england and we do have a met office yellow warning for heavy rain through part of the east midlands and towards yorkshire and the humber. as in itself that weather it

is not particularly heavy, following an already saturated ground so the potential for some further issues with flooding as a result. south of that band is dry with a sunshine into wales. wet weather pushing on towards the west later one. sunshine and showers for northern ireland and parts of scotland. brightest in the west of the highlands and islands. as we head into deceiving, the wet weather across parts of the midlands clears and heavy rain pushes and towards parts of the south wales in towards parts of the south wales in towards devon and cornwall. tracking east through dorset, hampshire, the isle of wight into sussex and kent

foot above by the met office warning in force because of that. elsewhere, dry with clearest conditions in the west, chilly and glasgow at three degrees. mrfog around west, chilly and glasgow at three degrees. mr fog around as well. clear skies. degrees. mr fog around as well. clearskies. looking degrees. mr fog around as well. clear skies. looking ahead to mid week and this is wednesday. we can see that area of low pressure pulling away, taking the overnight rain with it. and then, for many, it is a quieter day on wednesday. it is a dry day for many, certainly through parts of wales, the midlands, towards western scotland, northern ireland as well, drying up in the south, cloudy skies across scotland compared to elsewhere with bright and patchy outbreaks of rain in the east. temperature wise is around 10—14 c north to south. and then, looking ahead to watch thursday, that broad area of low pressure, shower the start, still with us. further weather fronts bringing yet more unwelcome rain. and that wet weather, persistence and nature at times. particularly in areas that we don't want it. late on thursday and friday becoming concentrated across parts of east of scotland. elsewhere, showery outbreaks of rain almost anywhere, really. temperatures round about 9-15 c really. temperatures round about 9—15 c north to south but certainly, very unsettled picture through the course of the week. temperature wise, well, about 10—15 c north to south but certainly, rain at times. that is the forecast. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines. an israeli woman, abducted by hamas and now set free, describes the �*hell�* she experienced, saying she was taken into a �*spider�*s web' of tunnels in gaza. whilst she was being taken she was hit by sticks by shabab? shabab. al shabab al yeah, shabab people. french president emmanuel macron proposes an international coalition to help israel fight hamas. this fight against terrorism is obviously a matter of existence for israel, but it's a matter of existence for all of us.

ukraine accuses russian forces of trying to cut off a vital supply road to a town in the donetsk region. and, in her own words, britney spears finally publishes her memoir "the woman in me". french president emmanuel macron is in israel where he's met israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. in the last hour or so, the men held a joint news conference. mr macron said france would not leave israel "isolated" in its fight against hamas — and proposed widening the existing international coalition against the islamic state group to include the fight against hamas. mr netanyahu thanked france for its support, and again vowed to destroy hamas, but warned that the war may take some time.