This is the moment BBC journalist Frank Gardner cut his report on Israel short over the fear of getting a parking ticket.
Mr Gardner, 62, was chatting to Naga Munchetty on BBC Radio 5 today when he spotted traffic wardens lurking around.
The security correspondent was discussing the hostage situation in Gaza and the announcement that Israel and Hamas have reached a deal that will see 50 women and children freed in exchange for a ceasefire.
However, before he could finish his report, Mr Gardner said live on the broadcast: ‘Can you give me one second, I’m about to get done by a traffic warden here.
‘[I’m] just popping out and asking him… I’m so sorry. Forgive me for that.’
To which a bewildered Ms Munchetty said: ‘Oh dear. Frank do you know what, I’ll let you go, you deal with that, I’ll go to the news. I’ll let you go.’
Mr Gardner, 62, was chatting to Naga Munchetty on BBC Radio 5 today when he spotted traffic wardens lurking around
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said today that the nation will receive the first set of hostages from Gaza tomorrow during a four-day truce with Hamas. Pictured: A demonstrator in Tel Aviv
Pictured yesterday: The new building of the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem, shows people looking at an installation consisting of chairs with books and portraits of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas
Ms Munchetty swiftly moved on and said: ‘I’m a little late to the news, I shall apologise to Matthew Bone.’
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said today that the nation will receive the first set of hostages from Gaza tomorrow during a four-day truce with Hamas.
It has emerged that the process of recovering those hostages is expected to start tomorrow at 10am (8am GMT), according to Egyptian media reports.
Some have suggested it could happen even earlier at 7am local time.
Hamas terrorists are set to provide Israel with a list on Wednesday night of ten hostages set to be released tomorrow via the Red Cross, reports Israel National News.
On Friday and Saturday, ten hostages will be released each day, while a further 20 will be released on Sunday – the last day of the ceasefire, according to reports.
But anguished relatives of the hostages fear that Hamas cannot be trusted, with one exhausted family member saying the terrorists will ‘do everything they can to ruin the deal’.