Search and rescue operation under way after plane carrying at least 64 people collides with military helicopter. A regional American Airlines jet carrying at least 60 passengers and four crew members has crashed after a midair collision with a US army Black Hawk helicopter while landing at Reagan national airport near Washington DC, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the Potomac River. All takeoffs and landings from the airport near the capital were halted as helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in search of survivors.
Three soldiers were onboard the helicopter, a US official said. The governing body for US figure skating confirmed that athletes, coaches and family members were on the flight, with the former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov among them.
What do we know so far about fatalities? At least 18 bodies have been recovered, according to CBS News, citing a police official, and scores more are feared dead. What happens next? Search and rescue operations are continuing. This is a developing story. Follow our live blog here.
Three Israelis are due for release today under the terms of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. A soldier, Agam Berger, 20, has been handed over to the army by the Red Cross, the Israeli military confirmed. Arbel Yehoud, 29, and Gadi Mozes, 80, are expected to be released later today alongside five Thai nationals.
Meanwhile, Unrwa looks likely to be shut down today as Israel defied widespread international support for the agency. For a third straight day, thousands of Palestinians in southern Gaza trekked by foot, motorbike and animal-drawn carts back to their homes in the war-ravaged north.
