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israel has confirmed that the fourth body returned on thursday was that of veteran peace activist, odedz. separately, israel's defence minister has ordered increased to tel aviv. there are no reports of any injuries. charlotte gallagher reports. shiri bibas and her two young sons, ariel and kfir, redheaded children was seen across the world. hamas announced the family had died in november 2023 — claiming they'd been killed in an israeli air strike. of 84—year—old peace campaigner oded lifshitz were supposedly returned to israel. it was a day many in israel had been dreading — and of ariel and kfir have been returned to them, but they say shiri bibas. of the fragile ceasefire deal. for those waiting for their family members to be returned, it's agonising. my brother is in captivity and is going to be released only in the second phase. we are fighting both in israel and outside israel, that my brother returns home. late last night, three buses exploded on the outskirts of tel aviv. there are no reports of injuries. israel say it was a suspected terror attack, and benjamin operation in the

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terror as she sought to protect her young sons, one of that day's most searing images. campaigner odedm may never be known. in hostages square, where these moments are seen and digested, a wave of grief. the bibas family have come to symbolise the hopes and fears of a nation. and we've all seen the video of shiri bibas and her two sons being taken away and i think many of us have been change again as the country prepares to welcome home another six living hostages. but the trauma of october 7th has not faded away, back in the wastelands of gaza, they're also looking for bodies. building exactly a year ago. "we haven't been able to get anyone out. "we just want to bury them." the grief is endless. paul adams, bbc news, tel aviv. you're live with bbc news. hong kong's largest pro—democracy party has taken its leader said on thursday. a final decision would still require approval of the party's members — with a 75% majority required from those in attendance. founded in 1994 in the run—up to hong kong's return protests in 2019. for the fifth day today, of indonesian students will be rallyi

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oded livshits. in the early morning handover, beginning against the backdrop of hamas propaganda turning dignified with a short service as the four caskets handed over to the idf. a moment of closure beginning for the families and a nation hostage to the fate of the bibas. shiri bibas fear clutching nine month old kfir and four year old ariel, etched in israel's collective memory. the young family from nir oz became icons for hope over despair. israelis riding an emotional rollercoaster over their fate, worryingly, shiri, kfir and ariel not released with 105 other hostages freed during the first pause in fighting. november 2023. >> oh. >> sherry's husband jordan's fate was also unknown. he too disappeared october 7th. believed taken to gaza. the first news of shiri and ariel coming late 2023, when hamas claimed they were killed in an israeli air strike, releasing a propaganda video exploiting emotional sensitivities of yarden, blaming the israeli government for their deaths. the idf called it psycho

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israel's military confirmed oded lifshitz remains were in a casket, as were the children's. but shiri bibas body was not an unidentified body was, but it does not match her or any of the other hostages. according to the idf, across israel and much of the world tonight, she and the others are being remembered in death, but also as they were in life. oded lifshitz shiri bibas and her two little boys, ariel and kfir, who never got the chance to grow up. and we'll be right back. >> in the middle of suburbia, this owl is hoping to find a lifetime of happiness. that's promising. this is life in your own backyard. the americas premieres sunday on nbc and peacock. >> hourly amazon employees earn an average of over $22 per hour. in communities across america. >> hey. we're going big tonight. >> let's go. >> amazon offers hourly. >> employees health care on day. >> one for the whole family. safety. >> oh. >> should i call mom? >> no. >> don't tell your mother anything. >> at harbor freight, we design and test our own tools and sell them directly to you. no middlemen, just quality tool

oded spent his life advocating for peaceful coexistence. his grandson has written about how he and jochebed would transport six palestinians from gaza to israeli hospitals. yocheved lifshitz was released on october 24th, 2023. i'm joined now by the president of israel, isaac herzog. thank you so much for being here, sir. uh, there's no question this is an incredibly difficult day in israel. and i want to read for our viewers what you wrote this morning. you said i bow my head and ask for forgiveness. forgiveness for not protecting you on that terrible day. forgiveness for not bringing you home safely. talk more about that. >> well. dana, it. >> is a very painful day. an agonizing day in israel. it's a national mourning day. in a way. we were. our hearts were always, always focused on the little toddlers of the bibas family and their mother. and although oded lifshitz, as you mentioned correctly, he was a staunch advocate of coexistence and peace with the palestinians. and and you have it as well. and they're brave people. but i felt a sense

israel's military confirmed oded lifshitz remains were in a casket, as were the children's. but shiri bibas body was not. an unidentified body was, but it doesn't match her or any of the other hostages. according to the idf. across israel and much of the world tonight, she and the others are being remembered in death, but also as they were in life. oded lifshitz shiri bibas and her two little boys, ariel and kfir, who never got the chance to grow up. and we'll be right back. >> lockerbie sunday at. nine on cnn. >> are you having any fun? >> what are you getting out of living? who cares for what you've got? if you're not having any fun. have a little fun. >> look out, cause here i. >> have you always had trouble with your weight? me too. >> discover the power of wegovy. >> with wegovy. >> i lost. 35 pounds. >> and some lost over 46 pounds. >> and i'm keeping the weight off. >> i'm reducing my risk. wegovy is the only weight management medicine proven to reduce risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack or stroke in adults with known heart disease and obes

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but we understand that oded, who was 84 years old, his remains have been identified.ed he was a peace activist. he volunteered for an organization that drove palestinians in need of medical care to israeli hospitals. so he was quite involved in those types of activities. he was a retired journalist. i spoke to his daughter, sharon, last week. she said that, you know, she was holding out hope, but that because of his age and the fact that he was quite frail, she was really getting ready for the worst possible news and that worst possible news really was delivered to her and her family members today. and on saturday, six live hostages. these will be the last six live hostages of phase one will be handed over to israeli authorities this saturday. and then that leaves us, you know, with the big open question, will we get to phase two of this cease fire agreement? >> alex hala gorani, thank you so much for the very somber report there from tel aviv. appreciate it. as promised, everyone, we have been keeping an eye on the white house press briefing. let's take a listen now

israel has confirmed that the fourth body returned on thursday was that of veteran peace activist, odedn an unimaginably cynical manner, they did not return shiri to her small children, along with all of our captives, both the living and the fallen, for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement. after there were explosions on three empty buses which were charlotte gallagher reports. shiri bibas and her two young sons, ariel and kfir, redheaded children was seen across the world. claiming they'd been killed in an israeli air strike. but it wasn't until yesterday that their remains and those returned to israel. four black coffins were paraded before crowds in gaza, before being driven away by the red cross. it was a day many in israel had been dreading — the return of the dead. officials confirmed that the bodies of mr lifshitz shiri bibas. the israeli defense forces say that... the idf also say that forensic tests show that shiri's sons were murdered in captivity in november 2023 — not killed in an air strike. of the fragile ceasefire deal. for those waiting for their family members

to protect her young sons, hamas says shiri, her boys kfir and ariel, and veteran peace campaigner odedhe bodies and digested, a wave of grief. the bibas family have come to symbolise the hopes and fears of a nation. in two days' time, the mood here in hostages square will change again as the country prepares to welcome home another six living hostages. but the trauma of october 7th has not faded away, 72 people were killed by an air strike on this building exactly a year ago. "we just want to bury them." they can lay the dead to rest, but the war still isn't over. the grief is endless. spain's former football boss, luis rubiales, has been found guilty of sexual assault, after kissing a player without her consent. the spanish strikerjenni hermoso and her team mates were being handed head and kissed her. here's katie gornall. days ofjenni hermoso's life. instead, this now infamous and unwanted kiss from herfederation president tarnished everything. the incident in 2023 sparked global outrage and saw luis rubiales and it was her version of events that was believed. the verdict came as spa

israel has confirmed that the fourth body returned on thursday was that of veteran peace activist, odedwe will act with determination to bring shiri - home, along with all of our captives, both the living and there is renewed anger. you heard it there, obviously expressed by the israeli prime minister, mr netanyahu, who has the israeli president, isaac herzog, has also made a statement describing it as horrific. i don't think this very first line that we've heard to douse that anger. shiri bibas�*s body, or what they say is part took shiri bibas and her two children captive on october 7th, 2023. handed over to another faction after that. all of these are questions that are purely speculation at the moment. but i think from what we've just heard from this hamas official, that doesn't really explain anything with any that the investigation found were indeed kfir and ariel, that they had been killed by terrorists, so the israeli side, countering what hamas had said way back... i mean, this was back in november 2023. so this is a very complicated situation, at the moment. what is clear is t

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mom shiri and her young sons ariel and kfir along with the body of 84-year-old oded lifshitz. video of the bibas family being object deducted was widely seen on line withshiri clutching her boys in her arms. just 4 and nineth old at the time. the family's fate has not unknown for much of the war and the red-headed boys have come to symbolize the nation's agony following the october 7th attack. the husband and father was freed from captivity earlier this month. lifshitz was a lifelong peace activist and would drive people to medical appointments in israel. >>> to the winter weather slamming parts of the southeast. the storm brought heavy show to to virginia and north carolina, and made a mess of the roads. multiple crashes around norfolk, virginia, stopped traffic on a major interstate. vehicles were pulled from ditches, and drivers are urged to stay off the roads. both virginia and north carolina are under a state of emergency. up to a foot of snow fell near virginia's coast, and dangerous ice coated the roads in north carolina. >>> and lingering snow showers could dump anothe

. >>> and the body of the fourth hostage returned to israel was identified as oded lifshitz.ael says the 83-year-old was killed by islamic jihad more than a year ago. >>> now more fallout from president trump's war of words with ukraine's president. a news conference that was supposed to follow talks between president volodymer zelenskyy and trump's ukraine envoy was called off yesterday. the tension between trump and zelenskyy is casting doubt on further u.s. support for ukraine. trump has been pushing for an end to the war three years after russia's invasion. white house national security adviser mike waltz -- >> look, president trump is obviously very frustrated right now with president zelenskyy. the fact that he hasn't come to the table. >> now this week trump has been echoing talking points from russian president vladimir putin calling zelenskyy a dictator and blaming russia's invasion on ukraine. >>> a key ally of president trump has been confirmed to lead the fbi. kash patel won senate confirmation yesterday in a narrow 51-49 vote. two republicans joined democrats in

the bibas house, leading to a mother's terror as she sought to protect her young sons — campaigner odedlise the hopes and we've all seen the video of shiri bibas and her two sons being taken away. as the country prepares to welcome home another six living hostages. but the trauma of october 7th has not faded away, back in the wastelands of gaza, they're also looking for bodies. on this building exactly a year ago. "and my niece and two of my cousins. "five floors came down, one on top of the other. "we haven't been able to get anyone out. "we just want to bury them." they can lay the dead to rest, but the war still isn't over — the grief is endless. paul adams, bbc news, tel aviv. our top story this evening: but a planned press conference with the two men was cancelled by the us. to return home for months. coming up on bbc news. of their group. of sexual assault after kissing a player without her consent. medals after their world cup win when rubiales grabbed her head and kissed her. our sports correspondent katie gornall reports. days ofjenni hermoso's life. the incident in 2023 sparke

a boatload of gentlemen and ladies trilled a welcoming ode to the tune of god's save the king and as washington neared the manhattan shore passed around the battery and turned north up the east river to the booming of artillery hussars rose from multitudes of men, women and children packed as thick as ears of corn before the harvest. another observer recalled the successive motion of hats being doffed from the battery to to murrays wharf, like the rolling of the sea. the panorama, washington later wrote, filled my mind with sensations as painful considering the reverse of this scene, which may be the case after all, my labors to do good as they are pleasing. in other words, he was pretty uptight. it was washington's first trip back to new york since the end of the war. if any new yorkers held him personally responsible for losing their city to the british in the catastrophic battle of long island, they had clearly forgiven. he was filled with trepidation. all his sacrifices, the years of war and political struggle. the great experiment upon which the nation was about to embark. it mi

also kidnapped 84-year-old oded lifshitz who remains in hamas captivity says his daughter sharon. president trump has taken a much more vocal role in the cease-fire. does that help, or does that hurt? >> you know, with putin i do not know. i think we have to wait and see. >> reporter: chris livesay, cbs news, tel aviv. >>> coming up this morning, beyond depraved. the crime police are now calling one of the most horrific they've ever seen. >>> and on a wing and a prayer. how the archbishop of new york ended up presiding over mass in canada. asthma. does it have you missing out on what you love with who you love? it's time to get back out there with fasenra. fasenra is an add-on treatment for eosinophilic asthma that is taken once every 8 weeks and can also be taken conveniently at home. fasenra helps prevent asthma attacks. most patients did not have an attack in the first year. fasenra is proven to help you breathe better so you can get back to doing day-to-day activities. fasenra is not for sudden breathing problems. serious allergic reactions may occur. get help for swelling of

israel has confirmed that the fourth body returned on thursday was that of veteran peace activist, odedo our correspondent — sebastian usher who is in jerusalem. and who is injerusalem. and described hamas as monster. he made a statement a monster. he made a statement describing it as horrific, this latest that we latest development that we are hearing about. i think hearing about. i don't think this very first that we this very first line that we are from hamas do anything are from hamas will do anything douse the anger. this is to douse the anger. this is hamas official and we do not with z z 7 with what . 7 �*withwhat authority . 7 with what authority he: for the 7 ' ”forthewholefl " ' ”for {hé'wiiaéor ' ”for thewholeflofhamas speaks for the whole of hamas at the it does as at the moment. it does seem, as at the moment. it does seem, as a immediate reaction, odd. that when they put shiri bibas's body or what they say is part of of her body in f’j if: e ' coffin theydid not the coffin that they did not other israel to that fact knowing that an in—depth forensic investigation will discove

four—year—old ariel bibas and his ten—month old brother committing horrific acts to cover it up. activist odeditz — were returned to have been returned, too, but israel says the coffin hamas says human remains may have become mixed up a decade ago and have been held there since. hamas says israel will release 602 prisoners. for the israel defense forces — gave a news briefing where he spoke about ariel and kfir bibas. following a forensic examination, we can confirm that baby kfir bibas, aged just ten—months—old, and his older brother ariel, aged four, were both brutally no later than november, 2023. together with their mother shiri, from their home on october 7, 2023. killed in an air strike. once again, as monsters, and said that that he been returned. of the two little boys, as he awaits more news the remaining hostages back. a lot of hostage relatives have long felt that he has of what has happened in the last 2a hours — of the hostages saying we do not want this to jeopardise the progression of the ceasefire deal, phase of the ceasefire deal, which would see the release of all remaining h

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and i spoke also last weekend with sharon livshits, the son, the daughter rather, of oded, and she told me too, that just hoping against hope um, that the reports, the rumors were not true, that they would come back. and i think we're seeing this playing out today. the somber and ceremony as as the red cross has handed over to the idf, these caskets, now wrapped in israeli flags. now, as you say on that convoy all along that convoy route, you are seeing people coming out, israelis at intersections, standing there waving flags, showing their respect. and in hostages square in tel aviv, where when there's been live hostages released, there's been jubilation. it's been a very, very somber day. and i think that really speaks to the fate of that family, but also the fate of their community. nir oz 74 hostages taken, 117 people murdered or taken hostage, more than a quarter of the kibbutz. and that kibbutz, among all of them. the idf didn't get there until after hamas and the other groups had left. that sense of that community lost out in so many ways. all of that adds up, jim. >> and there s

oded, 84 years old, 83 years old when he was abducted. we had spoken last week to. his daughter, sharon sharon, who said that she believed that he was quite frail and that she would have been surprised if he'd been able to survive more than a year in hamas captivity. but today is a very different atmosphere. to last saturday, for example, when live hostages are being handed back to authorities here. these are obviously the remains of their deceased. and it is kind of placing a lot of urgency as well on authorities and pressure to really go to stage two, because it's becoming quite obvious that every single day that passes puts the lives. >> of. >> those who are still alive in danger. jose. >> hala gorani in tel aviv, thank you so very much. and there's breaking news from capitol hill. let's go right to nbc's. >> julie. >> sirkin on capitol hill. julie, what are we learning? >> well, big news, but certainly not unexpected. mitch mcconnell, who is the longest serving party leader on either side of the aisle, announced today on his 83rd birthday that he will not seek r

and i was speaking with one of oded's daughters at the weekend just a few days ago, and even then she was telling me they were holding out hope that they were believing and hoping that he could come back alive. they've held out that hope against all the negative information that's been out there. and i think today for them, for the country, it's just so painful to go through this moment. it is a very somber day here. >> all these photos of these children are just heartbreaking to see. nic robertson, thank you so much for this reporting. thanks for being with us, sarah. >> all right. ahead. the measles outbreak is exploding. the warning signs to watch out for, even for the vaccinated. no, john does not have measles. all right. right now, -22 degrees in bismarck, north dakota. that is an improvement to actually from -30 that they saw yesterday. the polar vortex as we love to talk about that's breaking. temperatures across the country. >> cookbooks corporate. >> fat cats. swindling socialites doped up cyclists. >> and yes, more. >> crooked politicians. >> i have a feeling. >> we won't be

but her two young boys have been positively identified as has the body of 84-year-old oded lipchitz. now they say hamas will pay the full price for violating the agreement. and at this point, the state of the agreement is unclear even as six more hostages are set to be released tomorrow. >> thank you so much for that report. >>> now, after attacks from president trump these past few days, ukraine's president zelenskyy has finally met with the ukraine envoy. retired general kellogg spoke with him. richard engel has this update. >> reporter: president zelenskyy welcomed retired general keith kellogg. ukraine hopes the visit will change president trump's opinions on the war with russia, who started it and how to end it. but no press conference. it was canceled at the request of the american side, according to a ukrainian official. apparently, to avoid uncomfortable questions about relations between zelenskyy and trump. >> a dictator without elections. >> reporter: president trump this week falsely called zelenskyy a dictator and said he started the war with russia, even though russia in

womb from gaza, but the two young boys have been positively identified as has the body of 84-year-old oded lifshitz. israel says hamas will pay the full price for violating the agreement. and at this point the state of the cease-fire agreement is unclear, even as six more hostages are supposed to be released tomorrow. richard? >> megan, thank you for all that reporting. >>> new york city is suing some of the biggest e-cigarette distributors in the country, accusing them of marketing their product to minors. the suit by the new york city attorney general or new york state's attorney general, letitia james mentioning the fruit and candy brand elf bar. it seeks damages from it and other companies. >>> a weekend warmup is on the way, but nbc good-news lassman is tracking the forecast. >> i'm changing my name. you're right. we do have a warmup on the way. we see the temperatures moderate out by the time we get to monday. between now and the next couple hours we still have a chance for a couple more record cold temperatures to break. 73 million people under cold weather alerts extending from the

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examination and the forensic examination. >> we first. >> of all found. >> oded. >> notified his family we found. >> and ariel, a nine month year. old baby and a four. >> year old child. >> and what we. >> saw in the. >> forensic investigation. >> and i want. to respect the family. >> and not go. >> into too many. >> detail of it. but what. >> we found is. >> they were murdered. >> in captivity. >> they were. >> brutally murdered. >> cold handed. >> brutal. >> cold handed. >> murdered by by terrorists. >> towards these. young people. >> in. >> november 23rd. >> and obviously, we know hamas. >> and it's. >> not. >> the. first time, but hamas. >> has. >> been trying. >> to create this narrative that people that. >> are hostages. >> being. >> killed are being. >> killed by. >> israeli air strikes. >> we know that's. not the. >> case in this case. >> we know. >> a different case in. >> rafah. >> where six israeli. >> hostages were. >> murdered. >> cold. >> bloodedly as well. but in. >> this case, it's much worse. >> they they killed them with their bare. >> hands and. >> they lied about it.

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also kidnapped, oded lifshitz. >> president trump is seeking a much more vocal role in the ceasefire.oes that help or does that hurt? >> you know, proof is in the pudding. i do not know. i think we have to wait and see. >> reporter: tomorrow, secretary rubio heads to saudi arabia, taking the trump administration's new approach to diplomacy with him to talk schedule with russian officials about the war in ukraine without the ukrainian government taking part, a move that has so alarmed allies in europe, they're holding an emergency summit in paris tomorrow. >> the trump administration's push to end the war has worried america's allies in europe, with some calling it shock and awe. how far can these talks go without their participation or ukraine's for that matter? >> well, you know, the united states is the biggest donor to ukraine. so, it has a lot of sway. whether or not the europeans can compensate for that, i think that's something that europeans are scrambling to talk about tomorrow in paris. but i don't think anyone really knows exactly what the trump administration's plans are wh