and both theirfamilies have been caught up in the hostage situation currently ongoing in gaza and noam sagi mother ada who was supposed to be here for her birthday but she was kidnapped. i supposed to be here for her birthday but she was kidnapped.— but she was kidnapped. i hope to be here for his — but she was kidnapped. i hope to be here for his next _ but she was kidnapped. i hope to be here for his next birthday _ but she was kidnapped. i hope to be here for his next birthday with - but she was kidnapped. i hope to be here for his next birthday with him. | here for his next birthday with him. you might look at the picture, call them family. they are people who wiped my bum when i was a baby and at the top me to swim and i know each one of them we grew up together. —— taught me to swim. from the age of six weeks to 15 we grew up the age of six weeks to 15 we grew up together and we saw each other more than we saw our parents. this is how we grew up. you talk about over 80 peoplejust is how we grew up. you talk about over 80 people just in that community that have been taken hostage. so w

in north west london, noam sagi has seen the videos of the hamas attack at his mum's home.in london next week to celebrate her 75th birthday with us. we didn't cancel all the plans because we still have hopes, but... how do you think your mum will be coping in this situation? she will find a way to to calm herself down and to think positively. i think she will imagine her grandchildren and will do everything to see them again. chanting. 0utside downing street tonight, britishjews and israelis gathered. almost everyone here has relatives or friends affected. scared, helpless and anxious — the trauma is a collective one. lucy manning, bbc news. in other news here, the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves has pledged to "rebuild britain" should labour win the next general election. addressing the party's conference in liverpool, she said there would be "iron discipline" in the her approach to public finances, but also promised reforms to the planning system and an inquiry into the cost of hs2. here's our political editor, chris mason. i'm sorry there's no. more space in there. the

live now to noam sagi, whose mother — ada was was taken hostage from nir oz kibbutz in southern israelat the circumstances are enormously difficult. i wonder if you could start by describing the moments on saturday and what you think happened to your mother. 50. saturday and what you think happened to your mother-— to your mother. so, we woke up on saturday morning _ to your mother. so, we woke up on saturday morning here _ to your mother. so, we woke up on saturday morning here in _ to your mother. so, we woke up on saturday morning here in london . to your mother. so, we woke up onl saturday morning here in london for urgent call is coming from israel. i spoke with my sister, she told me she was speaking earlier with my mother. she was very shaken. what she saw outside her house. she basically said that she was going into the safe room. and then, at eight o'clock israel time... since 730 we didn't hear from her. we didn't hearfrom her... 730 we didn't hear from her. we didn't hear from her... presumably, that has been _ didn't hear from her... presumably, that has been the _ didn't h

i spoke with noam sagi, son of ada, a bit earlier. have a listen. i can't describe. know, it's like... we're not sleeping since since saturday and so much is going on, but nothing is going on at the same time. reality is that we don't know anything. we didn't hear anything and we don't know. so i think, you know, it's how psychologically we deal with all this unknown business and what is it that you can you can either worry or fantasize, but reality is that we don't know and we need to look at what is ahead of us and what is in front of us and this is where we are. i totally get that. in terms of the developments we know about, we now have that deadline for people to move out of gaza. we know there's a prospect of a ground invasion. we know of those threats that hamas have already delivered for the hostages. when you hear all of those things, tell me what you think. i grew up in the area, you know? i was born in the �*70s and we used to go to the sea in gaza. we used to work the land together. we used to have so much in common. a lot of friends were just from the oth

we can speak now to noam sagi., 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 alive, but it is distressing. find news to see that they are alive, but it is distressing.— it is distressing. and of course we have no idea _ it is d

and it is from noam sagi.s abducted from her home in near in israel . this home in near in israel. this press conference will be continuing here on gb news, as we say, live from to london raise awareness of the of the kidnaps . we're also going to be kidnaps. we're also going to be taking imminently the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, us secretary netanyahu, and the us secretary of state, antony blinken, are going to give a joint press conference bring conference and we will bring that let's listen that to you. but let's listen here the families on here to the families living on here to the families living on her own , dealing with the grief her own, dealing with the grief of losing my dad. >> just a year ago , snatched by >> just a year ago, snatched by people , men in their 20s or 30s people, men in their 20s or 30s and 40s who took kids as an elderly people as captive. we have no information . and since have no information. and since then we are together , working in then we are together, work

noam sagi, british into gaza.tages, is calling it a second holocaust. >> and here, because i need to ask for help to release babies , ask for help to release babies, kids, mothers and old people from their captivity . there is from their captivity. there is no politics here, no context, no religion, no . race simple religion, no. race simple humanity . people who survive the humanity. people who survive the holocaust . found themselves holocaust. found themselves facing another one. the government's organising flights for british nationals in israel with the first due to leave tel aviv within hours. >> the foreign secretary, james cleverly, is urging british nationals who wish to leave to register their presence . those register their presence. those eligible should not go to the airport, they've been told unless instructed . meanwhile, in unless instructed. meanwhile, in gaza, vital medical supplies are running out and the red cross says the situation is deteriorating fast at the only remaining power station stop

so earlier this morning, the chief rabbi spoke with noam sagi, who's 75 year old israeli mother . year in london and was at the event . lisa tell us more the event. lisa tell us more about what was said and what the chief rabbi was there to really provide and. >> hello. yes, well , if i just >> hello. yes, well, if i just step out the way you can see behind me, there are all of these tables and places over 200 places set each one to represent one of those that are being held hostage in gaza. and if you can just see on the back of each chair, there is the name and the photograph of each of the hostages . hostages. >> so we've got a high chair here representing the nine month old baby that's been taken . and old baby that's been taken. and as we go around, you can see there are various different items . here to represent those items. here to represent those who are are currently missing. just to explain in a bit more about this is one of the organisers, oliver, that joins me now. oliver, thank you so much for joining me now. oliver, thank you so much forjoining us. all right. much for jo

israeli prime minister met the families of hostages — many of them are campaigning joining us now is noam sagie i rescued and freed? you know, it's. three weeks, 22 days now since the 7th of october when my mother was abducted and taken from her home. every day is difficult. it“s abducted and taken from her home. every day is difficult. it's a psychological nightmare and torture and there are different resources of what is going on and where are we, where are we rolling with this? of course, trying to focus on everything i'm trying to do in the last three weeks is make sure it is the priority to bring my mother back home. i i can't sit here and telling you that this escalation, that i can see how this is going to help. i believe that if the qataris should come in and this will de—escalate everything that is happening. there's been the suggestion that some kind of deal could be done for the release of hostages, including a mother. if israel was to release all the palestinian prisoners that it has. what are your thoughts on that as a possible strategy? t has. what are your thoughts on that as a