as mark white, gb news minds. as mark white, gb news tel aviv .d in an israeli air attack . the idf, the israeli air attack. the idf, the israeli air attack. the idf, the israeli defence force , has israeli defence force, has confirmed those strikes . confirmed those strikes. >> israel has regularly been bombing military targets in syria for many years now. but the latest strikes are, it says, in response to rocket fire from syrian territory . syrian territory. >> and this is while hezbollah reports that its leader has met with top leaders of hamas and other militant factions, apparent , the shia group apparent, the shia group effectively runs part of the lebanese government and military and of course, is an ally of syria. and iran. >> well, let's get the latest now live from mark white in tel aviv. and mark, that breaking news in the past few moments that the leader of hezbollah has met with the islamic jihad chief and hamas leaders. >> yes. and on an ominous development, i think with hassan nasrallah, the head of hezbollah, meeting those leaders

mark white, thank you for that report live from tel aviv.l rights or wrongs, folks of all of this, you know, i do think that what happened on the 7th of october without incursion into israel with those murderous, horrendous, barbarous attacks , and yet i feel israel attacks, and yet i feel israel actually does have a right to fight back. yet the un and the eu are wobbling , leaving israel eu are wobbling, leaving israel in a very difficult position . in in a very difficult position. in a moment, the french interior minister is really talking tough , he says. if you're out there, if you're an islamic radical, if you're being anti—semitic, we are going to deport you and the echr can go to hell . are going to deport you and the echr can go to hell. i'll are going to deport you and the echr can go to hell . i'll ask are going to deport you and the echr can go to hell. i'll ask in a minute whether they really can do that listening to gb news radio. in new york a few moments ago, donald trump arrived at yet another court case. >> yes, this one is

mark white, thank you for that report live from tel aviv.l rights or wrongs, folks of all of this, you know, i do think that what happened on the 7th of october without incursion into israel with those murderous, horrendous, barbarous attacks , and yet i feel israel attacks, and yet i feel israel actually does have a right to fight back. yet the un and the eu are wobbling , leaving israel eu are wobbling, leaving israel in a very difficult position . in in a very difficult position. in a moment, the french interior minister is really talking tough , he says. if you're out there, if you're an islamic radical, if you're being anti—semitic, we are going to deport you and the echr can go to hell . are going to deport you and the echr can go to hell. i'll are going to deport you and the echr can go to hell . i'll ask are going to deport you and the echr can go to hell. i'll ask in a minute whether they really can do that listening to gb news radio. in new york a few moments ago, donald trump arrived at yet another court case. >> yes, this one is

we'll be going back to mark white in the next hour. who is our security editor in tel aviv for us. and so, yes, there's loads more still to come between now and 4:00 a year to the day since rishi sunak became the day since rishi sunak became the tory leader . i'm the day since rishi sunak became the tory leader. i'm going to ask if he's got anything to celebrate. we're also going to be taking a look at whether or not shamima begum will be coming back britain. her case is up back to britain. her case is up for appeal again in the courts. do you think she's all do you think that she's all responsibility? she's our problem. she a victim of problem. she was a victim of human trafficking actually, human trafficking or actually, do enough a problem human trafficking or actually, do jihad enough a problem human trafficking or actually, do jihad on nough a problem human trafficking or actually, do jihad on thejh a problem human trafficking or actually, do jihad on the streets problem human trafficking or actually, do jihad on the streets ofwble

mark, thank you for joining and security editor mark white. ing to where it needs to go ? to where it needs to go? >> well, this is the concern that actually some of that aid that's coming across may well fall into the hands of hamas. that's the concern that israel has because, of course, hamas controls the gaza strip and that's why we have seen in the trucks a small number of trucks , trucks a small number of trucks, relatively speaking, that have crossed so far. 20 yesterday, 17 today, we have seen more fuel trucks that at the moment is a no go for israel because they said that fuel would be used by hamas. however of course, health officials in gaza say it's desperately needed in the hospitals all across the gaza strip . and we know that there strip. and we know that there has been an intensification of the airstrikes in northern gaza overnight as dozens more targets were struck by the israelis . the were struck by the israelis. the hamas controlled gaza health ministry has said that some 266 people have been killed in the last 24 hours. now,

mark white will have of gaza. mark white will have the latest from israel . overnight. >> israel's defence force has struck. iran backed hezbollah targets in southern lebanon as israel's prime minister warned hezbollah that opening up another front in this war would be the biggest mistake of their lives. >> as the number of households placed in temporary accommodation in england reaches its highest since records began , its highest since records began, we have an exclusive report on a family who've lived in a travelodge for 14 months. >> i'm feeling very bad for all my family . sometimes i'm feeling my family. sometimes i'm feeling i'm like, i'm not a human on and craig snell will have your weather. >> good morning, storm babet finally cleared the uk over the weekend . will the weather settle weekend. will the weather settle down over the coming days? find out in a little bit. down over the coming days? find out in a little bit . plus down over the coming days? find out in a little bit. plus paul coyte has all the latest in sport. >> i do a great picture of b

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mark white gb news is tel aviv .te gb news is tel aviv. >> well, let's talk to mark live in tel aviv for us this morning. what's the latest , mark? what's the latest, mark? >> well, these two elderly hostages are now at a medical centre here in tel aviv , being centre here in tel aviv, being assessed under standardly dazed and confused after their more than two week ordeal. now hamas says that they were released on humanitarian grounds, believe that if you will, after the events of the 7th of october. but nonetheless , of course, it's but nonetheless, of course, it's a welcome develop statement. having said that , israeli having said that, israeli officials believe this is just straight out of the hamas playbook . it's a delaying tactic playbook. it's a delaying tactic , also aimed at sowing division amongst those supporters of israel. those other countries like the us and the uk, who are in the back channels urging caution, urging the israeli government to delay any land invasion, to allow more talks for the hostage

mark white. mark, good evening.last night, as i understand it, the first most serious israeli incursions into gaza . israeli incursions into gaza. what scale was that actually . on? >> well, pretty significant. the largest incursion into northern gaza since the war began in with dozens of tanks , bulldozers used dozens of tanks, bulldozers used to break through that border fence to allow those tanks and soldiers into gaza . this was an soldiers into gaza. this was an operation that was aimed at taking out hamas defensive positions . so when that eventual positions. so when that eventual ground war takes place , then ground war takes place, then hopefully there will not be as many traps waiting for the israeli defence forces . but they israeli defence forces. but they know, listen, when they go into gaza, it's going to be very difficult , very gaza, it's going to be very difficult, very and a long campaign in and it's been quite an eventful day here in tel aviv as well. today we had two very large rocket barrages int

mark white. mark, good evening.last night, as i understand it, the first most serious israeli incursions into gaza . israeli incursions into gaza. what scale was that actually . on? >> well, pretty significant. the largest incursion into northern gaza since the war began in with dozens of tanks , bulldozers used dozens of tanks, bulldozers used to break through that border fence to allow those tanks and soldiers into gaza . this was an soldiers into gaza. this was an operation that was aimed at taking out hamas defensive positions . so when that eventual positions. so when that eventual ground war takes place , then ground war takes place, then hopefully there will not be as many traps waiting for the israeli defence forces . but they israeli defence forces. but they know, listen, when they go into gaza, it's going to be very difficult , very gaza, it's going to be very difficult, very and a long campaign in and it's been quite an eventful day here in tel aviv as well. today we had two very large rocket barrages int

and security editor mark white, who is there live in tel aviv. mark, thank you very much.id we've moved into a new of the war. the ground new phase of the war. the ground in gaza shook tonight right ? in gaza shook tonight right? >> yes . so this in gaza shook tonight right? >> yes. so this is the ground war really , but not as we had war really, but not as we had anticipated that it would be with potential tens of thousands of troops and tanks spilling over that border. we're in the second phase and we are seeing signal vacant incursions into northern gaza with troops advancing some four miles into parts of northern gaza. they're still there and they are exchanging thing, small arms fire, mortar fire between positions. we know according to the idf, that an idf officer sustained severe injuries yesterday and they were transferred by helicopter out to hospital . and another idf hospital. and another idf soldier also was injured. so thatis soldier also was injured. so that is continuing on. and all the while, of course , we're the while, of course, we're getting the aerial b

our home security editor, mark white is there. e just hearing that there's bee from esh barrage of rocket are just hearing that there's bee from hamas rage of rocket are just hearing that there's bee from hamas fired jf rocket are just hearing that there's bee from hamas fired into :ket fire from hamas fired into southern israel . yeah very southern israel. yeah very significant rocket barrage, again, from hamas rockets right into the communities just north of gaza. >> and just east of gaza. as well. ashkelon and ashdod , the well. ashkelon and ashdod, the two communities that have been under alert with evacuee rations to the shelters ordered by these alerts that are going off in the israeli iron dome missile defence system, activating and taking down a number of rockets. what often happens now if there is a life feed that you're getting from gaza , you'll getting from gaza, you'll probably see smoke and explosions in gaza , around gaza, explosions in gaza, around gaza, gaza city, wherever , where these gaza city, wherever, where t

mark white gb news, tel aviv . n tel aviv. very good morning to you, mark. and benjamin netanyahu speaking last night, insisting that he is going to push ahead with that ground invasion. that's despite reports he'd been told by president biden to delay it out . it out. >> there is no way that israel will not go into gaza at some point . the timing, will not go into gaza at some point. the timing, though, according to benjamin netanyahu, is dependent on a number of factors which he wasn't willing to go into in his public address to go into in his public address to the nation. but one of those factors is certainly seems to be the scramble by the united states to try to get missile defence systems in syria and iraq, where the troops have come under attack in recent days, but also in other countries around this region, such as saudi arabia, kuwait and jordan. but that ground invasion, according to netanyahu, has to happen for israel to achieve its stated goal of not just degrading but destroying hamas . there's only des

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but let's get the latest now live in tel aviv with our security editor, mark white. barrages of rockets being suffered by the city today . city today. >> yes. and this is the sixth attack on tel aviv in just 30 or so hours. so some real concern here that hamas are clearly targeting the biggest centre of population in israel. one of those rockets , or at least the those rockets, or at least the debns those rockets, or at least the debris from a rocket collided with an apartment block in the south of tel aviv, caused a lot of damage. there was quite a significant blaze for a while, but looking at that building, you can see that on the top floor apartment that's effectively been obliterated apart from the front facade there, you can look through the window and actually see daylight behind. also just getting reports that one of the rockets, i think there must have been intercepted debris from that rocket, landed in a school play park as well. luckily no children in there at the time . children in there at the time. they had been moved out of the area because of the size

mark white attack in gaza. but mark white joins us now. mark, thank you very, very much. is the latest are then? latest way you are then? obviously ground obviously still no ground offensive as it currently stands, is going stands, but rishi sunak is going to a statement. we'll have to give a statement. we'll have to give a statement. we'll have to what he says to wait and see what he says there. what's the scene like where you are? >> well, there are some ground operations undennay. have >> well, there are some ground operaforls undennay. have >> well, there are some ground operafor a undennay. have >> well, there are some ground operafor a few ennay. have >> well, there are some ground operafor a few days'. have >> well, there are some ground operafor a few days now, have >> well, there are some ground operafor a few days now, limited been for a few days now, limited in nature , involving small in nature, involving small numbers of troops and armour that have been mounting raids across the border into the gaza strip, really to take out hamas cells that they say are prep

mark white the rafah crossing. mark white gb news, tel aviv. let's get the latest now live from tel aviv with mark. >> and just to reflect on what the idf was saying earlier, mark, one wonders if the ground offensive perhaps has actually begun, but not in the way that we expected, not this sort of shock and awe we've seen previously, but more limited targeting sorties across the border to. >> yeah, a number of raids that have taken place in recent days. and the idf say that these raids are by groups of idf personnel, all aimed at taking out hamas terrorists and also trying to gather information, gain an understanding of where the hostages might be that's going to continue. there was one such raid that took place last night and an idf soldier was killed. another three idf soldiers were injured . and all the while that injured. and all the while that is taking place on the ground in that limited form, what we have is a very significant aerial bombardment. these missile strikes that are coming from israel. the heaviest night so far last night with

now joining us live from tel aviv is gb news home and security editor mark white. you for joining us. can you bring us up to date on what's happening out there ? what's happening out there? >> well , still, troops on the >> well, still, troops on the ground in northern gaza, we're told, following that very significant escalation in both the air and the ground campaign in gaza against those hamas targets, 150 combat jets were involved in or 100 combat jets were involved in striking 150 targets. and we're told that those targets were tunnels and other infrastructure underground command posts and are like the israeli air force jets used bunker busting bombs to try to penetrate that underground, to get at these tunnels in in addition to that, we had a very significant incursion across the border into northern gaza and into central gaza with dozens of tanks pulled over dozers and soldiers going in there. and throughout the night, really from about mid evening onwards here, we saw significant fire into gaza from tank fire and artillery fire as well as from missiles. and

mark white has the latest from tel aviv . aviv. >> you need to get rid of that. >> you need to get rid of that. >> gaza overnight, we're told that hundreds more raids have taken place. in fact, 600 raids over the last few days, according to the israeli military. and in the north of israel, a soldier has been killed and two others injured when their tank overturned . when their tank overturned. >> and speak to you shortly, mark, thank you. a whiff of rebellion within labour over sir keir starmer's position on the conflict as senior labour frontbenchers plead for a ceasefire. political correspondent katherine forster is in westminster. catherine >> yes, a real challenge to sir keir starmer's authority obe he is asking for a humanitarian pause , but labour mayors and pause, but labour mayors and increasing now frontbench mps are coming out asking for a ceasefire . i'll bring you the ceasefire. i'll bring you the latest shortly. thank you. >> tributes continue to pour in from near and far over the sudden death of the friends star

aviv. >> mark white is in tel aviv still for us and we can get the latest from him now. israel against gaza civilians . there is against gaza civilians. there is against gaza civilians. there is a real division now between what aid agencies are saying oxford and the un and what israel is saying, which is that there is a false picture being created here by hamas about the situation on the ground . the ground. >> yes. i mean, israel says that hamas has had years to prepare for what is coming now that they have got hundreds of thousands of litres of fuel stored underground that they could give to hospitals and indeed are giving to hospitals because as we heard ten days or so ago, that there was 24 hours of fuel left for the hospitals to run their generators . yet according their generators. yet according to israel , those generators have to israel, those generators have been running ever since. i think the situation on the ground is much more complicated and precarious than that, much more complicated and precarious than that , though we precarious than that, though we know

now speak to our security editor, mark white. mark, thank you very much.there at the moment. the united nations talk of being expelled from the of them being expelled from the country sorts stuff. country and all sorts of stuff. what's going on? >> yeah, i think israeli officials are saying just stop digging. secretary general, that his comments were clear enough yesterday in terms of what he said. the fact that he spoke about palestinians having had to suffer 56 years of suffocating occupation in that also their land was being stolen effectively by the settlers over the years , and they were being the years, and they were being subjected to significant levels of violence. it has deeply damaged relations lines between israel and the united nations, which are fractious at the best of times. but at a time of course, when the un really has to cooperate with israel to try to cooperate with israel to try to get the likes of aid supplies into gaza, where it is badly needed at the moment . i've been needed at the moment. i've been taking a look back at the latest

well, mark white joins us live from tel aviv with the very latest. rk, do we have any indication on how this deal was achieved ? deal was achieved? >> well, negotiations is through egypt and the international red cross with hamas. now hamas have said that they released these two women on humanitarian grounds, but the israeli defence forces spokesman at the morning briefing this morning said that actually it's completely cynical . and the video of that release with those hamas terrorists handing drinks and biscuits to these two elderly women was just completely cynical because , as completely cynical because, as he said, these are exactly the same terrorists who slaughtered 1400 people on the 7th of october. and there is real concern, i think, amongst at the israeli politicians and the military about this tactic that hamas has adopted. they say it's right out of the hamas playbook . right out of the hamas playbook. it's about stalling really for time, trying to create more time so that they can dig in and prepare for that inevitable ground invasion , b

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the security mark white. and security editor, mark white. for all the talk that we've been getting from people in the united nations and demands for permanent ceasefires overnight , demands for permanent ceasefires overnight, right. demands for permanent ceasefires overnight , right. the israeli overnight, right. the israeli prime minister netanyahu, he has been pretty clear that this is a time for . war and they've taken time for. war and they've taken him at his word. >> this has been the most violent day. so far in the gaza strip with israeli ground troops on the ground pushing their way down into northern gaza towards gaza city itself. there was intense fighting around jabalia, where there is a refugee camp in there as well. and reports coming out that there were israeli airstrikes at this refugee camp with claims from the hamas run interior ministry of hundreds of people that was killed. you've always got to take anything that the hamas run health or indeed interior ministry say with, you know, the acknowledgement that this is coming fr

our security editor, mark white, is in tel aviv for us right now. community within that. and he's kind of broken ranks from the tory lines, hasn't he? he's been asked to quit . quit. >> yes . i mean, he quit. >> yes. i mean, he is in the most junior rung of the ministerial ladder being a private secretary to the department of science , department of science, innovation and technology. but nonetheless, because of collective responsibility within government , he has broken ranks government, he has broken ranks with that. so he's been asked to step down. he wrote to the prime minister saying that , you know, minister saying that, you know, in light of the fact that thousands of people had been killed because of the operation in gaza and more than a million people had been displaced, he failed to see how that could make israel any safer. so he's entitled to his viewpoint point, but not to publicly express that when you are in government and you have to abide by collective responsibility. so that's why he's gone . and of course, it's he's gone. and of co

we'll go to mark white latest on that. white for the latest on that. in brighton. >> deakin with your >> alex deakin here with your latest update from the latest weather update from the met for gb news this time tomorrow. >> storm kieran will be arriving. there are many warnings for damaging warnings in place for damaging gusts of wind, particularly on thursday across parts of the south heavy rain . south and heavy rain. >> there's tonight from >> there's warnings tonight from this pressure this area of low pressure bringing more rain. >> comes the storm, as >> but here comes the storm, as i say, really arriving during wednesday night and then lingers throughout amber throughout thursday with amber warnings across of the south. >> we have met office yellow warnings in place for tonight and tomorrow across parts of northern ireland. and the southeast for heavy rain southeast for the heavy rain that moves in. >> rain also spreading its >> the rain also spreading its way into southern scotland and through of through the night, lots of showery into wales t

and live to mark white in tel aviv . mark, mark white in tel aviv. mark, this seems the strongest indication yet that the larger ground offensive is about to begin . begin. >> i think some very significant news coming out of gaza this evening. the idf confirmed saying that they have stepped up their operations to strike gaza this evening . it's coming under this evening. it's coming under very sustained bombardment as we speak from shelling from artillery fire, from tank fire, from missile fire and from fast jet attacks as well. the local teams on the ground around gaza are reporting that on the israeli side of the border , israeli side of the border, tanks and armoured vehicles are moving towards that border area. the idf have confirmed that they are going to expand and their ground operations in gaza. tonight. we're getting reports as well that all mobile phone and internet connections have been severed into gaza . and as been severed into gaza. and as you mentioned in your introduction there, the people of northern gaza have been warned, as a matte

and live to mark white in tel aviv . mark, mark white in tel aviv. mark, this seems the strongest indication yet that the larger ground offensive is about to begin . begin. >> i think some very significant news coming out of gaza this evening. the idf confirmed saying that they have stepped up their operations to strike gaza this evening . it's coming under this evening. it's coming under very sustained bombardment as we speak from shelling from artillery fire, from tank fire, from missile fire and from fast jet attacks as well. the local teams on the ground around gaza are reporting that on the israeli side of the border , israeli side of the border, tanks and armoured vehicles are moving towards that border area. the idf have confirmed that they are going to expand and their ground operations in gaza. tonight. we're getting reports as well that all mobile phone and internet connections have been severed into gaza . and as been severed into gaza. and as you mentioned in your introduction there, the people of northern gaza have been warned, as a matte

and live to mark white in tel aviv . mark, mark white in tel aviv. offensive is about to begin . begin. >> i think some very significant news coming out of gaza this evening. the idf confirmed saying that they have stepped up their operations to strike gaza this evening . it's coming under this evening. it's coming under very sustained bombardment as we speak from shelling from artillery fire, from tank fire, from missile fire and from fast

mark white is in tel aviv with the latest . latest. >> well, the israeli prime minister their spokesman, mark regev , said last night that regev, said last night that hamas would feel the wrath of israel , that israel is now israel, that israel is now beginning . it's payback nation, beginning. it's payback nation, including israel, has the right to break international law . to break international law. >> and those were comments from sadiq khan, as he calls for immediate ceasefire with labour manchester mayor andy burnham and scottish labour leader anas sannar backing the london mayor. divisions let rip in labour over the conflict and after a three day manhunt. >> the mass shooter suspected of killing 18 people in the us state of maine, has been found dead. state of maine, has been found dead . we'll be speaking to dead. we'll be speaking to a student who was locked down in the town where the massacre took place . and then, of course, place. and then, of course, aidan mcgivern has got your weather today . weather today. >> plenty of rain or showers. once again to talk about in the forec

we'll talk now to our security editor, mark white, who is in tel aviv. e—escalation in the conflict, not calling for a ceasefire . not calling for a ceasefire. >> now, the international red cross never normally interfere in the course of a war except quietly, we remind those on both sides to abide by the geneva convention . but because of the convention. but because of the unique situation in in gaza where you have hundreds of thousands of people still in northern gaza in direct line of fire. and i should say this is just our alert system going off again, it's been going relatively frequently. apologies for that, but we need to keep it switched on just so that we can actually hear if there's an alert in our area. this is around the gaza strip, i should say. despite the pummelling that these hamas positions have been being given in the last few days, they still clearly have the capability to launch these rockets. they're currently launching them towards israeli communities around the gaza strip on the israeli side. and indeed, those are israeli forces that

mark white is there for us.their ground and air forces have struck more than 300 targets in the past 24 hours as they continue to push ahead with their ground invasion in the divisions are flaring over israel's war on hamas. >> the prime minister has sacked mp paul bristow from a government position for defying the pm by calling for a ceasefire . ceasefire. >> a big day in the covid inquiry. boris johnson's former adviser , dominic cummings, will adviser, dominic cummings, will give his evidence about how the government handled the hugely controversial pandemic that's today a battle over dambusters hq protests and a high court case today over whether to thousand migrants will be housed at raaf scampton, home to the famous dambuster pilots. >> and paul coates has got all showbizzy in sport award ceremonies. >> i'm always all so busy in sport . sport. >> you know that. two tales of paris , one of them, the good paris, one of them, the good side. that's lionel messi winning the ballon d'or and the bad side. and tha

mark white gb news tel aviv . e gb news tel aviv. >> let's get the very latest live now with mark in tel aviv for us. and mark, clearly now analysts are asking the question as to what hamas is trying to achieve , what they may want in achieve, what they may want in return for this latest hostage release . release. >> yes, indeed. and the first instance, of course, is the care of these two elderly hostages. they were brought to this medical centre here in the centre of tel aviv in the early hours of this morning. and they will be interviewed to give as much detail as they to can the israeli authorities. and it seems that they are willing to do that. the two women yocheved and nurit cooper both treated and nurit cooper both treated and described as being in good health. now yocheved was actually well enough and determined enough. it seems, to give that news conference this sitting alongside her daughter sharon, from london and she spoke about the ordeal that she had undergone that she says she will never forget how s

mark white gb news on lampedusa .despite clear signals that we are ovennhelmed? >> well, we're about to speak to a 14 year old syrian refugee called bana alabed. she came to the world's attention when she posted cries for help on social media as her city was bombed and went on to become one of the world's youngest refugee campaigners and now a nobel peace prize nominee. well before we hear burna's views, let's see more of her story . more of her story. >> i'll admit i am eight years old. i live in aleppo . i was old. i live in aleppo. i was scared for a long time. i thought if i could tell people what was happening, i could i thought if i could tell people what was happening , i could help what was happening, i could help the others killed children and some thing amazing started to happen. some thing amazing started to happen . people started to listen happen. people started to listen . the bombs took away so many things. i loved . i lost my things. i loved. i lost my school , my home, my. school, my home, my. >> my b

i'm joined now in the studio by gb news home security editor mark white. rishi sunak is going to make this speech in about 5 or 10 this big speech in about 5 or 10 minutes time. and really, it's going be about, going to be all about, i imagine, pledging as much support israel support as possible to israel ahead potential ground invasion. >> yeah , very publicly, the >> yeah, very publicly, the british government and of course, the americans and all of israel's friends are saying that they stand full square behind israel and what it needs to do to eradicate hamas . but quietly, to eradicate hamas. but quietly, behind the scenes, they are trying to ensure that israel does everything possible to give the people of gaza as much time to be able to get out of harm's way as possible . and we've seen way as possible. and we've seen hundreds of thousands who have paid heed to what israel has asked them to do, dropping . asked them to do, dropping. >> can i just ask about that? because it's now a week or so on from that initial terrorist attack that took place . and

but gb news is security editor mark white. is there in tel aviv. and mark, is there in tel aviv.k, i understand one little piece of good news before we start on the bigger picture is that one of the hostages has been rescued . the hostages has been rescued. >> yeah, you're right, nigel, this is corporal ori megadisc who was abducted by hamas terrorists . on october the 7th terrorists. on october the 7th when those attacks took place. he was taken into gaza and has been held ever since. but an overnight operation by the israeli defence forces managed to rescue her. she's been medically assessed and is in good condition , even to the good condition, even to the point where she's been able to meet with members of her family. so clearly , we delight across so clearly, we delight across israel at that rare bit of good news, the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu , who in his benjamin netanyahu, who in his news conference this evening thanked those members of the idf who launched this rescue operation and it gives him hope. and he says it should give the families of those hostages bein

but gb news is security editor mark white. is there in tel aviv. and mark, is there in tel aviv.k, i understand one little piece of good news before we start on the bigger picture is that one of the hostages has been rescued . the hostages has been rescued. >> yeah, you're right, nigel, this is corporal ori megadisc who was abducted by hamas terrorists . on october the 7th terrorists. on october the 7th when those attacks took place. he was taken into gaza and has been held ever since. but an overnight operation by the israeli defence forces managed to rescue her. she's been medically assessed and is in good condition , even to the good condition, even to the point where she's been able to meet with members of her family. so clearly , we delight across so clearly, we delight across israel at that rare bit of good news, the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu , who in his benjamin netanyahu, who in his news conference this evening thanked those members of the idf who launched this rescue operation and it gives him hope. and he says it should give the families of those hostages bein

our security editor mark white is live in tel aviv with the latest. mark >> well, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's spokesman, mark regev , has just said that mark regev, has just said that hamas will feel israel's wrath tonight, that tonight israel begins payback . well, as he is begins payback. well, as he is speaking in, israel is pounding position versions of hamas in northern gaza using artillery and tank fire missiles and fast jets to pound those positions across the northern northern sector of gaza. israel are warning those citizens in that area to get out , to move south area to get out, to move south as quickly as possible. we're told that all communications with gaza have now been cut off, all landlines and mobile phones and internet coverage has all been severed . and also the uk been severed. and also the uk foreign office now warning it's nationals in the west bank and here in israel that there is the possibility of increased rocket fire as a result of what is happening in terms of this escalation , an escalation that escalation,

our homeland security editor, mark white is there for us. what's the latest , mark?nity of richon lezion, which is in the southern suburbs of tel aviv. a number of rocket barrages intercepted by israel's iron dome defence system and just within the last few minutes, more rocket launches towards communities along the border with gaza. now this comes against a backdrop of the israeli military saying that it will intensify and deepen its airstrikes on gaza in preparation for this ground war which now appears to be imminent . overnight, dozens of sites were struck within gaza itself. reuters is reporting that 50 palestine liens in gaza have died as a result of those airstrikes . now, elsewhere in airstrikes. now, elsewhere in israel, we're hearing that 14 communities on the northern border with lebanon have been told to evacuate on the back of dozens of other communities in that area who were evacuate . and that area who were evacuate. and in recent days , as that is in recent days, as that is because of increased activity from the terror group hezbollah, which has been

. >> well, our security editor mark white is in tel aviv for us. good afternoon to you, mark.test on the ground we've heard there of that suspected terror attack in jerusalem ? and the israeli jerusalem? and the israeli military says it's expanding its ground offensive in gaza . ground offensive in gaza. >> yeah, well, first of all, in gaza itself, there are some fierce exchanges now of fire that are going on in northern gaza throughout the morning . gaza throughout the morning. troops from the israeli defence forces have been pushing very slowly down from northern gaza, taking on. we're told, hamas terrorists who are holed up in buildings and other structures, they're trying to ambush those israeli forces. the israeli defence forces spokesman daniel hagari, has said that they have taken out a number of hamas terrorist positions , killed terrorist positions, killed dozens of hamas terrorists, but that operation continues to expand and they are moving down, but they're moving down carefully, just dealing with each threat as it comes to those idf forces in addition, there are so

let's move on now and let's go to mark white live from us in tel aviv . el aviv. mark, we just heard there from mark regev, senior adviser to benjamin netanyahu . the resolve benjamin netanyahu. the resolve seems strong . they said they seems strong. they said they will not stop until they have wiped out hamas. >> yeah, and they still have a job to do. they know that because hamas still has significant capability. there have been multiple rocket attacks launched at israeli civilian communities , cities civilian communities, cities today. the last one, just about 15 minutes ago, a large barrage here into tel aviv. we could hear very significant booms from the iron dome missile system as those missiles went into the air to enter sept. those rockets. now, there are some reports circulating on social media suggesting that there have been a number of hits in the north—east of tel aviv , about 28 north—east of tel aviv, about 28 minutes or so, drive from where we are there is a video that's circulating. we're not to going show you that at the moment because we'r

mark white gb news on lampedusa. >> but it's a very powerful but i would suggest quite disturbing packagecall it a hurricane. you can call it an invasion. it's happening. the eu have put in place their own asylum policy, which basically says if you cross the med set foot on eu soil, you can stay . foot on eu soil, you can stay. and equally we are still paying the price for that. the german, the price for that. the german, the german president last week said we are at breaking point with this saying that germany simply can't take any more. italy desperate to get the rest of the eu to help and into this row. elon musk . elon musk says row. elon musk. elon musk says why are german subsidies and non—governmental organisation boats in the mediterranean effectively helping ferrying taxiing migrants into lampedusa whilst at the same time germany doesn't want any more? it is a complete political and social disaster . after that report disaster. after that report about what is going on in lampedusa is what's happening in the english channel, but on a much, much bigger and i think a much, much bigg

mark white gb news on lampedusa. >> but it's a very powerful but i would suggest quite disturbing packagecall it a hurricane. you can call it an invasion. it's happening. the eu have put in place their own asylum policy, which basically says if you cross the med set foot on eu soil, you can stay . foot on eu soil, you can stay. and equally we are still paying the price for that. the german, the price for that. the german, the german president last week said we are at breaking point with this saying that germany simply can't take any more. italy desperate to get the rest of the eu to help and into this row. elon musk . elon musk says row. elon musk. elon musk says why are german subsidies and non—governmental organisation boats in the mediterranean effectively helping ferrying taxiing migrants into lampedusa whilst at the same time germany doesn't want any more? it is a complete political and social disaster . after that report disaster. after that report about what is going on in lampedusa is what's happening in the english channel, but on a much, much bigger and i think a much, much bigg

our home and security editor mark white sent this report from tel aviv . this report from tel aviv. >> we're very strong and ominous comments from the israeli prime minister's officials . spokesman minister's officials. spokesman mark regev , who said that hamas mark regev, who said that hamas will suffer israel's wrath tonight , will suffer israel's wrath tonight, that will suffer israel's wrath tonight , that tonight israel tonight, that tonight israel begins its payback . those begins its payback. those comments come as hamas positions come under intense bombardment, air strikes from tanks and artillery, as well as missiles and fast jets . the idf have and fast jets. the idf have confirmed that tonight they will expand their ground war in gaza significantly . they've issued significantly. they've issued another warning to civilians in northern gaza to get out of the area and to head south. and meanwhile , the uk foreign office meanwhile, the uk foreign office hasissued meanwhile, the uk foreign office has issued an urgent warning to british nationals in israel, warning of the possi

our home and security editor mark white sent this report from tel aviv . this report from tel aviv. >raeli prime minister's officials . spokesman minister's officials. spokesman mark regev , who said that hamas mark regev, who said that hamas will suffer israel's wrath tonight , will suffer israel's wrath tonight, that will suffer israel's wrath tonight , that tonight israel tonight, that tonight israel begins its payback . those begins its payback. those comments come as hamas positions come under intense bombardment, air strikes from tanks and artillery, as well as missiles and fast jets . the idf have and fast jets. the idf have confirmed that tonight they will expand their ground war in gaza significantly . they've issued significantly. they've issued another warning to civilians in northern gaza to get out of the area and to head south. and meanwhile , the uk foreign office meanwhile, the uk foreign office hasissued meanwhile, the uk foreign office has issued an urgent warning to british nationals in israel, warning of the possibility of increased rocket attacks in the hours and

mark white in tel aviv. >> good morning, mark. are you there? hello, mark.on this footage yet. it appears to be from last night. hamas terrorists approaching the coast of israel and being taken out by the idf. can you confirm or just the idf. can you confirm orjust elucidate what it is, mark? >> yes, i can confirm this was an incident that unfolded north of gaza yesterday when israeli defence forces jet fighters and also naval vessels attacked a number of hamas terrorists who had left a tunnel system just in northern gaza and were trying to gain access via the sea to ukip, which is a settlement just north of gaza with a view , the of gaza with a view, the israelis say, to carrying out a terrorist attack there. so they respond with their naval vessels and with aerial strikes and killed those individuals , killed those individuals, schools involved in that. but it was clearly a very worrying development and an indication , development and an indication, an, that hamas still has significant capabilities because this came on the back of the largest bar , raj, of

as we've got gb news home and security editor mark white in the studio who can bring us the very latest so, mark, let's start with this rafah crossing, because it does seem quite does seem to be quite a confusing situation. egypt is saying that israel is not cooperating with getting aid in. >> well , that's egypt's point of >> well, that's egypt's point of view. i don't know what israel has said in response to that. i do know that israel has said that as yet no deal has been reached to open the rafah crossing . rishi sunak has said crossing. rishi sunak has said this morning that actually it's a top priority for the uk government. other friends of israel who are trying to urge for some concerted action here to get this crossing open at some point today , because some point today, because clearly there are trucks, there are a vital aid supplies that are a vital aid supplies that are waiting to get in through rafah to help people in gaza fuel supplies as well. another issue there have been un fuel supply lorries that have been seen at the rafah crossing. so in terms of getting that open ,

. >> let's get more with our home and security editor, mark white joining us now. we've been reporting in brussels, the terror alert at its highest ever and i guess a key question for them is this one of these so—called lone wolf attacks is a wider attacks or is a wider ramification here? >> well , i ramification here? >> well, i think ramification here? >> well , i think there ramification here? >> well, i think there is significant concern in countries right across europe and indeed in the us as well . now about the in the us as well. now about the potential for incidents that might unfold as direct response to what's happening in israel and gaza at the moment. and this incident itself, it unfolded last night after 7:00 in the evening local time when this man went on the rampage armed with an automatic rifle , targeting, an automatic rifle, targeting, according to authorities, they believe specifically those swedish football fans that were in that city for the european qualifier as sweden were, of course, playing belgium last night and looking for those individual

mark white will have of gaza. mark white will have the latest from israel .uck. iran backed hezbollah targets in southern lebanon as israel's prime minister warned hezbollah that opening up another front in this war would be the biggest mistake of their lives. >> as the number of households placed in temporary