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with israel in demanding the hostages be freed immediately and freed unconditionally. >> the israeli military says it's hit 600 hamas targets in 24 hours. the winds has hundreds of patients are stuck in hospitals in the north of the territory. doctors say it is impossible to move. >> hello. welcome to the program. we begin tonight with significant developments in the israel-gaza war. they said one of the personnel have been rescued from gaza. they said the soldier was freed during idf ground operations. she was kidnapped by hamas on october 7. she is said to be doing well. she has been reunited with her family. also tonight three israeli women

have appeared in a video released by mas which is designated a terror organization by the u.k., the u.s., and many other western governments. the women said they were hostages and demanded to be released immediately. the bbc does not normally broadcast hostage videos but this is a still taken from the video. from left to right you can see them. we don't know the conditions under which it was filmed but the women appear to be in reasonable health with no obvious signs of injury. the video is described as distressing. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said it was cruel psychological propaganda. our international editor reports from southern israel. reporter: there is good news for one family at least. this woman was rescued by the israeli army last night. she had been held in gaza since the seventh of october. for the rest of the hostage families, the agony of waiting

goes on. in the center of tel aviv, the families of the hostages have set up a vigil opposite the ministry of defense. these are the faces of many of those who are missing. there is a table set for a jewish sabbath dinner. empty places for those held in gaza. more anger at the actions of hamas, which is powering israel's response. never again. you cannot butcher jews mano a mano joyfully, sending messages, i killed 10 israelis. reporter: after the video was released by hamas, the israeli said it was hugging the families of the hostages. put some of those families blame

the prime minister and his government for not listening to their warnings about border security. in the hostage video, so does daniela in the center, she calls for a deal to free the hostages and free palestinians in israeli jails. prime minister jen yahoo! -- prime minister netanyahu's call was of support in this war. >> it begins with more clarity. it begins with knowing the difference between good and evil. between right and wrong. reporter: the images of the seventh of october torment israelis. the prime minister has not affected any personal responsibility for the failure to protect the border. -- accepted any personal responsibility for the failure tote the body of a german israeli tattoo artist has been recovered by israeli soldiers inside the gaza strip.

her family recognized her in a video of gun men celebrating her capture and they had hoped that she was a hostage. life is on hold here in the israeli towns close to gaza. most people have moved somewhere safer with no end in sight to this war. hamas took hostages in the first place to gain leverage over israel. when the israelis launched the ground operation, they said they would not grant hamas any kind of impunity for what they've done. but now by making this video, hamas has hit back with a calculated act of psychological warfare, directed at the prime minister. the israeli military has released a video of its tanks advancing into gaza. somewhere out there are the rest of the hostages. israel has declared a clear objective to wipe hamas off the

face of the earth. assuming its tanks and troops can do that, israel has not spelled out what comesext. israel continues to inflict pain and death on. palestinian civilians throughout all the wars in gaza, israel's assertions that it targets hamas and not civilians has been dismissed by palestinians as lies. this war is no different. in the grounds of the hospital in gaza silly, another palestinian couple mourn their dead children. israel claims there is a hamas bunker under the hospital. this looks as if it will be a long war, with cruelty hea[e -- with cruelty heaped on cruelty. >> there are discussions from

many governments around the world about what the international response will be. we will take you live to new york where the united nations security council's meeting. it is an emergency meeting to discuss the humanitarian crisis in gaza. we will keep an eye on that. i want to bring in our north american correspondent, standing by following events for us. this is a significant meeting. what do we expect it to achieve? we have seen the last couple of weeks a lot of talk but very little real action as far as the u.n. is concerned. >> that's right. this will be the first time the un security council's meeting. but this is after four failed attempts to reach a resolution -- to reach consensus on a statement to the world about where the security council stands. while we have seen the u.n. general assembly very overwhelmingly call for humanitarian truce, the security council has yet to come out with

a similar statement. this is an emergency meeting that was requested by the uae. it came after the general assembly vote, after israel intensified its ground operation into gaza. the uae said it wanted to make sure that civilians were protected and not targeted in anythen really what we are going to have -- any ground operation. then what we are really going to have is metings by unra, they will hear about the latest concerns about not only the bombardment and the death toll by israel but certainly about the aid operations. they say enough aid is simply not getting in. it's meager and inconsistent. they want to see at least 100 trucks a day. there's also concern about the hospitals being hit in the vicinity by bombardment.

and the concern about evacuation orders there. the u.n. saying it is impossible to evacuate people who are -- patients who are unable to to be moved. these are the types of information and warning that they u.n. has been puttingut. that councilmembers will certainly hear again in this meeting. >> the u.s. -- the un security council, stay with us, we will have a listen to what they are saying. >> ahough this resolution received widespread support, we regret the council was not unanimous in renewing this mandate, as unity greatly enhances u.n. efforts to achieve peace. collects, the united states strongly supports persal on both -- the personal on fully and his efforts to advance the political process. in adopting this resolution, members of the council underscore the urgent need f a

successful political process. we again call on all parties to engage with the personal envoy in good faith and work towards a sustainable political solution, it is critical to promoting a peaceful and prosperous future for the people of western sahara and the region, and the united states continues to view morocco's autonomy plan as a serious , credible, and one potential approach to satisfying these aspirations. this counsel has also affirmed -- >> a lot of developments within the last hour or so. let's take you straight to this press conference. an update on idf ground operations. this is the idf spokesman. let's listen in. >> hamas spoke to --

they are part rogue. when we worked the film. our hearts are with them. they are using psychological terror against us. they want us to disseminate it and harm us. but we have to show resilience. iron resilience. and be very coldhearted. and strengthen ourselves. only then will we be able to prevail. psychological terror is not only against us, it is an international issue that teaches everyone -- that touches every one of us.

it is unfathomable. so far we have notified 311 of the fatalities of the idf. and the 229 hostage families, babies, children, elderly people who are being held, we embrace all those families. idf will continue with its campaign in gaza with tanks and artillery and infantry, everything is coordinated by sea, air, and on the ground. in these assaults, we have eliminated dozens of terrorist. -- of terrorists. all is progressing based on the stages of it. , earlier today we eliminated -- earlier today, we eliminated

a terrorist base that had a missile firing north and retaliated. >> this evening, can you tell me if fuel will be allowed into the gaza strip and movement in the hospital? >> we have revealed and spoken about all the information of the hospital and we have shared it with all the intel at the moment. they have no fuel problem. we have been following this very closely. we know the hospital does not have a problem and we are not letting any fuel be brought into it. this has been the highest -- the highest echelons of power

have decided on that of course. >> they all she for hospital, the hospital, we are following it . closely. we described it to the world. we conveyed a message to all our partners in this. there is a world problem about a murderous terrorist organization, using people as human shields. even after the massacre, the terrorists came. all their operational infrastructure underneath that hospital. we are supervising it. the headquarters are there. the infrastructure of terror cannot continue existing and therefore we have to find a way. it is a world issue. this is against all international laws and were crime. this is a war crime. and against humanity.

did i not say the number correctly? i'm sorry, 238. have you spoken to the soldier that was rescued? what conditions was she held in? the ground campaign was acted out. i cannot actually talk about any more details. the more we talk about it, our enemy will actually learn various details. we continue to -- we are continuing to harm the enemy. she was amazing. we do not intend to expose any of the information we have actually learned.

will the actual details of her rescue detrimentally affect the chance of the others being released? today, a film was actually revealed about the young girl. who was today -- we notified the family she was in fact killed. we will not talk about that now. we want to talk about that in front of the family and with their agreement, after we have spoken to them in very great detail. we are going to try in any

possible way, any intel we can extricate and find and review, this will be in our favor, and we will be able to release all the hostages. can you say of this extensive maneuver in gaza has been started? this is a very extensive ground campaign with several troops joining us every hour and they are deepening this campaign, all in accordance with the various goals and objectives of this war, which are extremely complex. we are attacking and killing terrorists and trying to in various ways find ways of releasing the hostages. i don't think we shld reveal any more information so we do not lose any of our possibilities of actually

succeeding in this operation or the release of hostages. >> that is the latest statement from the israeli defense forces. worth pointing out the image you were looking at on the screen as well to the right of the screen, it was a live shot from southern israel looking into northern gaza. we know as we have been reporting that is the image that we have been sharing you, as israel continues its military assault, moving deeper into the northern part of the gaza strip. to reiterate some of what we heard from the idf -- sing the campaign in gaza is being run with tanks, artillery, and troops. eliminating terrorists. when asked about the significant developments we've had today related to the, hospital -- the hospital, he pointed out there is no problem with fuel.

we know fuel has not been allowed into gaza. saying the hospital does not have a fuel problem and therefore it will not let further fuel into gaza. also talking about the criticism of the patients who are finding it difficult to leave from the hospital. they said that hamas is a murderous terrorist organization using the hospital as a human shield. he said the hard quarters are there. he said that must be evacuated. he said that in itself is a war crime. that is also at the center of international criticism right now. we will take you back there if there are further developments. you were watching bbc news. let's have a look at other stories making headlines. the fiance of a hockey player injured during a match and later died has paid tribute to her sweet angel. adam johnson's neck was cut

by a skate during a match on saturday. he was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. police are still investigating his death. parts of the u.k. are preparing for heavy rain and flooding over the next few days in the lead up to a storm. flood warnings are in place across parts of england, scotland and wales. there are amber rain warnings in northern ireland. several areas of the u.k. were flooded last weekend. this british athlete, gunkel williams, says she is shocked at the amount of money that was raised. more than 130 pounds has been donated to the campaign. a disciplinary panel lied about smelling cannabis in their car. you are live with bbc news. let's return to events in the middle east. gaza's health ministry says

have been nearly 3.5 thousand children killed. hospitals are inundated with casualties. this is a story of one family in southern gaza. our special correspondent sent us this report, including one testimony you might find distressing. reporter: they were living here in rafa when the war came. the rescuers found them in the rubble. they took them to the hospital. it is hard to imagine consolation in this place. in this moment, her sister

learns little julia has survived. >> my sister, my beloved, this is my sister, aged five, she tells the nurses. reporter: the girl's physical wounds can be treated. but how is it possible to heal the trauma of being a child in such a war? their dad has a minor head wound and consoles the girls' uncle. he and his wife have lost their six month old daughter. witnesses to the grief of adults. the baby sister, fatima, her brother, suleiman, and her cousins, the two

sisters, julia and juri. one hour ago, i was playing with them, says mohammed. go to any hospital in gaza, and the flow of casualties is relentless. those who can be treated and those who join the growing list of the dead. many of them refugees who sought shelter in crowded buildings after being forced to flee their own homes. >> so when the air forces struck the building, at least 20 or 30 persons were killed. reporter: the sisters will sleep in another crowded building tonight. there is no safety. bbc news, jerusalem. >> that humanitarian situation

is at the center of discussion going on right now at the u.n. in new york. it is an emergency meeting called by the uae to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation and requesting more aid to be allowed into the territory. we know in number of trucks, peer-reviewed trucks have made it across the crossing between egypt and gaza. even in normal times, hundreds of trucks would take aid into gaza. but we know just a few have been allowed. there are increasing calls for -- for more food, medicine and water to be allowed in, including fuel to be taken into the territory. they said that hamas has access to the fuel and it would help their fight against israel. lots of diplomacy going on. so far very little by way of real results. israel's ambassador to the u.n.,

saying her country has been let down, saying they have not done enough to condemn hamas. and growing anti-semitism, we are seeing examples of anti-semitism around the world, and increasing numr of attacks, the ambassador said generally the united nations has let down the people of israel. let's have a listen into some of those discussions. the u.n. security council meeting, discussing what is happening in gaza, with the international response should be. let's take a listen. >> i thank the representative of got bond for the statement -- of gabon for the statement. i give the floor to the representative of the uae. >> mr. president, at the outset, we welcome the adoption of today's resolution. we tank -- we thank the united states and the members of the

security council for positively engaging during the consultation process. the uae voted in favor of this resolution because it has a balanced copperheads of -- >> i should expect some formalities are going on right now, this is expected to be somewhat of a lengthy meeting because there is a lot to discuss. as we were discussing with our north american correspondent earlier, right now, lots of talk, very little action. there is renewed criticism of the u.n. and its role and events in t narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪

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