danielle alony, ramon kirsch and elaina truman. cnn is not showing the video. with me is danielle alony's brother who appears in the hostage video releases. moran, thank you for being here with us today. on what must be a very, very difficult, very difficult day. have you seen the video? did you watch the video and what was your reaction? >> i have seen it. it is clear that she's in stress. you hear you know her scream to be free. but she's also alive. this is something that we didn't know two days ago and now we know it. and but obviously she's in distress. >> right. but what passes for good news in this crisis situation, that she is alive. >> it is. yeah, it is good news. >> until the release of the video, did you know anything about her condition? my impression is that you didn't know if she was going to make it. >> we didn't know anything since two weeks ago, a bit more since they told us that officially she was recognized as kidnapped. we don't know anything about any member of the family. this includes her daughter amelia, it includes my other sister sher

from left to right, you see rimon kirsht, danielle aloni and lena trupanov. don't know anything about the conditions under which it was filmed, but the three women appear to be in reasonable health with no obvious signs of injury. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the video was "cruel psychological propaganda". our internatonal edtior jeremy bowen updates the day's developments. there's good news for one family at least. private ori megidish was rescued by the israeli army last night. she had been held in gaza since the 7th of october. they had a lot to celebrate. for the rest of the hostage families, the agony of waiting goes on. in the centre of tel aviv, the families of the hostages have set up a vigil opposite the ministry of defence. these are the faces of many of those who are missing. there's a table set for a jewish sabbath dinner, empty places for those who are held in gaza. and along with the concern, more of the anger at the actions of hamas, which is powering the response of israel. annihilate hamas, so it won't happen again. from masada to t

for danielle aloni's father, seeing her was bittersweet. saw danielle's image on the . television, my heart slmost stopped. my wife and i were shocked. in one aspect we felt relief, relief she was alive and we see her. the images of the 7th of october torment israelis. the prime minister has not accepted any personal responsibility for the failure to protect the border. his response today was a ringing call to support israel. victory over these enemies begins with moral clarity. it begins with moral clarity. it begins with moral clarity. it begins with knowing the difference between good and evil. between right and wrong. it means making a moral distinction between the deliberate murder of the innocent, and the unintentional casualties that accompany every legitimate war, even the most just for. life is on hold here in israeli towns close to gaza. most have moved to safer places, with no end in sight to the war. hamas took hostages in the first place to gain leverage over israel. when the israelis launched their ground operation, when talks

hostage videos are made under duress, but danielle aloni, in the centre, echoed those criticisms. demanding a deal to free the hostages and free palestinians in israeli jails. translation: when i saw on the television, - we were shocked. in one aspect we felt relief, relief she was alive. and we see her. the images of the 7th of october torment israelis. the prime minister has not accepted any personal responsibility for the failure to protect the border. life is on hold here in israeli towns close to gaza. most have moved to place safer with no end in sight for the war. hamas took hostages in the first place to gain leverage over israel. when the israelis launched the gran operation went talks to release the hostages were still going on, they said they would not grant hamas only kind of impunity for what they'd 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 images of tax advancing into gaza. somewhere out there are the rest of the hostages. israel has declared

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from left to right you see rimon kirsht, danielle aloni and lena trupanov.about the conditions under which it was filmed, but the three women appear to be in reasonable health with no obvious signs of injury. prime minister benjamin netanyahu slammed the video as cruel psychological propaganda. and the strikes on gaza continue. the israeli army says it has hit 600 hamas military targets in the territory in the past 24 hours and killed dozens of fighters. hamas says over 8,000 people have been killed since israel's retaliatory bombing began. the hamas attacks on october 7th killed 1400 people and saw at least 230 people kidnapped as hostages. we will hear from our colleague inside gaza shortly. but first, our international editor jeremy bowen has this report. there is good news for one family at least. private 0ri megidish was rescued by the israeli army last night. she had been held in gaza since the 7th of october. for the rest of the hostage families, the agony of waiting goes on. in the centre of tel aviv, the families of the hostages have set up a vigil

the father of 44-year-old danielle aloni, seen in the middle, saying his heart almost stopped when he saw the video, but he felt relief to see her alive. speaking to abc news, former israeli ambassador to the u.s. ron der ma, who sits on the israeli war cabinet as an observer, telling me u.s. military planners have helped shape the battle plan. >> we can learn from them, have a better operational plan, but we're doing it very, very deliberately, very carefully, because we know the dangers of that type of urban war fair. >> reporter: israel today pushing deeper into gaza, deploying additional forces, include you infantry. palestinian journalists reporting israeli tanks are now near gaza city. one reporter filming as what appears to be an israeli tank fires towards a car as it tries to turn away. we could see israeli tanks and explosions inside gaza today. we met tzur, a 30-year-old sommelier turned soldier, called to duty after the october 7th attack. >> we don't want to fight. we want peace. but right now, we don't have any choice. >> reporter: is there fear? >> fear among troops? of

you you can see rimon kirsht, danielle aloni, and lena trupanov.don't know anything about the conditions under which it was filmed, but the three women appear to be was filmed, but the three women appearto be in was filmed, but the three women appear to be in reasonable health, with no obvious signs of injury, the video is described as distressing, binyamin netanyahu has said it was cruel psychological propaganda and worth reminding people that the uk, us and many other western governments have prescribed hales as a terrorist organisation so a lot thatis a terrorist organisation so a lot that is developing. let us head straight tojerusalem. lyse doucet injerusalem. in terms of thises are lieu, the retrieval of a soldier, that is major news, that is just broken in the last few minutes.. it is major news, that isjust broken in the last few minutes. ._ the last few minutes.. it is not “ust the last few minutes.. it is not just huge _ the last few minutes.. it is not just huge news. _ the last few minutes.. it is not just huge news, here - the last few

"i turn to elena tru—panov, daniel aloni and rimon kirsht who were kidnapped by hamas who commits warug you. he then added — ”we are doing everything to bring all the hostages and missing people home." we can speak now to noam sagi. his mother, ada, was kidnapped from the nir oz kibbutz on 7th october. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. another terribly difficult day. your reaction, first of all, to the release of this video? we were kind of expecting _ the release of this video? we were kind of expecting it _ the release of this video? we were kind of expecting it for _ the release of this video? we were kind of expecting it for quite - the release of this video? we were kind of expecting it for quite some | kind of expecting it for quite some time, the psychological torture that we find ourselves in for the last three weeks, it will intensify everyday, just get more difficult. it is something that we expect, it is never easy. it is not something that... life does not prepare you for a moment like this and it is not easy. in our life now it is good news to see that they are al

from left to right you see rimon kirsht, danielle aloni and lena trupanov.don't know anything about the conditions under which it was filmed, but the three women appear to be in reasonable health with no obvious signs of injury. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the video was "cruel psychological propaganda". meanwhile the strikes on gaza continue. these are the live pictures of the gaza tonight. the israeli army says it hit 600 hamas military targets in the territory in 2a hours and killed dozens of fighters. hamas, which is regarded as a terror organisation by the uk and us governments, says more than 8,000 people have been killed since israel's retaliatory bombing began. the hamas attacks on october 7th killed 1,400 people and saw at least 230 people kidnapped as hostages. their families have spoken, and we will hear some of what they have to say shortly. but first, some words from prime minister benjamin neta nyahu's news conference. calls for a ceasefire are calls for israel to surrender to hamas, to surrender to terrorism, to surrender to

second clip, which the bbc is not showing, the women are seated together on plastic chairs. 0nly danielle aloniiddle, speaks. addressing the camera she accuses benjamin netanyahu and the israeli government of failing to defend them. she says, "we are getting punished for your political, national neglect." this on the day when israeli troops and tanks attack gaza city from both sides. here's mark. the israeli army has mounted a succession of probing missions into gaza during the past week. the information blackout that started on friday has been lifted, apparently due to american pressure on israel. so today we know that the northernmost advance has been developed about four kilometres into gaza, along the coast. and the one just south of gaza city to the point where the salah al—dini main road has been cut. in these advances the israelis seem to be trying to draw out their enemy into an unfairfight. as for how long it will last, the decision will not be israel's alone. what we don't really understand is the full level of ambition. how far does israel want to go on this one? and the otherfactor