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00:00Switzerland beat Hungary 3-1 in the second match of the 2024 European Championships.
00:11Two Swedish citizens released in a prisoner swap with Iran are reunited with their families
00:16in Stockholm.
00:21Thousands protest in Tel Aviv to demand the Israeli government do more to secure the release
00:25of the hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza.
00:36Swiss join Hungarian Soro in the second match of the European Championships.
00:40Although their team had a strong win with a 3-1 scoreline, Swiss fans are still cautious.
00:47Now we are happy to, we take the three points, but we will see the next two games and then
00:52we will see.
00:54On the other hand, some Hungarians remain optimistic despite the loss.
01:07But one thing is for sure, to qualify the team will have to play better in the next
01:11two games.
01:34Two Swedish citizens released in a prisoner swap with Iran have been reunited with their
01:38families in Stockholm.
01:41EU diplomat Johan Floders and Saeed Azizi were released by Iran in an exchange on Saturday.
01:59The family of Johan Floders, who worked for the European External Action Service, said
02:04he was arrested at Tehran airport in 2022 while returning from a holiday with friends.
02:10Saeed Azizi had been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of collusion against
02:15national security.
02:20They were exchanged for Hamid Nouri, who was sentenced to life in prison for his role in
02:25mass executions in Iran in 1988.
02:35Thousands of people have staged a protest in Tel Aviv to demand the Israeli government
02:39do more to secure the release of the hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza.
02:45Hamas launched an incursion into southern Israel last October, killing around 1,200
02:50people and taking 250 others hostage.
03:15One of the aims of Israel's military campaign was to free the hostages, but in eight months
03:19only seven have been released.
03:23Israel estimates around 80 are still being held by Hamas along with the bodies of 40
03:30others.
03:35The United States military has launched attacks on radar sites operated by the Houthi rebels
03:40in Yemen.
03:41That's in retaliation for strikes by the Houthis on shipping in the Arabian and Red
03:45Seas they say is linked to Israel.
03:49The Houthis claim their attacks are in solidarity with Palestine, but the strikes often see
03:53ships unrelated to the war targeted.
03:57The attacks have halved traffic in a maritime corridor crucial for cargo and energy shipments
04:02between Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
04:09Water misting systems have been installed near Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat to relieve
04:14pilgrims from the searing heat which has coincided with this year's Hajj pilgrimage.
04:20The National Center for Meteorology says the temperature on Saturday was 47 degrees Celsius.
04:26Saudi authorities expect the number of pilgrims this year to exceed two million approaching
04:32pre-pandemic levels.
04:34Every Muslim must perform Hajj at least once in their life if they're physically and financially
04:39able to do so.