organisations put israeli from aid organisations put israeli military says there is no humanitarian crisis in gaza and operations will continue. an unprecedented attack on our civilians. babies, kidnapped grandmothers. we do not have to justify what we are doing. as israel prepares for its ground offensive, prime minister netanyahu says hamas are the new nazis and the new isis. just as the world united to defeat the nazis, just as the world united to defeat isis, the world has to stand united behind israel to defeat hamas.

hello, welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. following reports of an israeli air strike on a hospital in central gaza. these are pictures of another hospital and patients from another hospital and patients from another hospital are being brought to the health ministry in gaza in reporting that there's another 500 casualties and that is really air strike and we do not have those figures verified but 300 people have been killed. we just want to show you the still images that we've had and. and this is pictures that we have that have been verified of this hospital and the centre. and on the gaza strip

following that air strike and john dennison who is filing other developments. what little information, just bring us up to what we do know on these reports of the strike on this hospital. looks to be one of _ the strike on this hospital. looks to be one of the _ the strike on this hospital. looks to be one of the most _ the strike on this hospital. looks to be one of the most deadly - the strike on this hospital. lfrfr

being rushed to hospital other hospitals and we have to know that at this time, there will be hundreds, if not thousands of people displaced from their homes from this hospital thinking that it was a safe place we have contacted the defence forces for comment but we have not heard back yet. find forces for comment but we have not heard back yet-— heard back yet. and you said it is in central gaza _ heard back yet. and you said it is in central gaza and _ heard back yet. and you said it is in central gaza and described - heard back yet. and you said it is| in central gaza and described it is being run by the baptist church, this would be very well known location as a hospital.- location as a hospital. yes, absolutely. _ location as a hospital. yes, absolutely. everyone - location as a hospital. yes, absolutely. everyone in - location as a hospital. yes, | absolutely. everyone in gaza would've known where it it actually isn't far from the bbc office and we walked past it many times and i working there and it is not a large christian population in gaza but this was run by the baptist church. so every hospital in gaza at the

moment is notjust a place for their treating thousands of casualties, it's also a place where people are seeking shelter. the chief hospital also in gaza city where we see people camped outside the hospital and in the hospital grounds we think it would've been the same there. looking for any kind of reaction from israel and no response yet, do you think we can expect one fairly soon? f you think we can expect one fairly soon? j ., ., , ., ,~' ., soon? they're going to be asked what ha ened, soon? they're going to be asked what happened. was _ soon? they're going to be asked what happened, was this _ soon? they're going to be asked what happened, was this in _ soon? they're going to be asked what happened, was this in the _ soon? they're going to be asked what happened, was this in the state, - happened, was this in the state, were they targeting someone or something specific in the hospital or below that hospital? they will be asked because joe or below that hospital? they will be asked becausejoe biden is arriving tomorrow and the americans have been urging israel to limit the number of civilian casualties and ofjoe biden arrives or tomorrow morning everything confirmation that we have people having been killed in the hundreds in the hospital and a

parent air strike, then presumably thatis parent air strike, then presumably that is not going to go down very well. �* ., ., , , .,, ._ well. and how many people may ossibl well. and how many people may possibly have — well. and how many people may possibly have been _ well. and how many people may possibly have been there. - well. and how many people may possibly have been there. it - well. and how many people may possibly have been there. it is i possibly have been there. it is impossible for you to say exactly but given that so many people have been displaced and they have been moving the places of what they think is safety like hospitals, like schools. ~ ., ., ., ., schools. look, we know that around 600,000 people — schools. look, we know that around 600,000 people have _ schools. look, we know that around 600,000 people have moved - schools. look, we know that around 600,000 people have moved south after that warning from israel to evacuate their homes last week but there are lots of people who cannot move but did not want to move. the injured, vulnerable people in hospital, they cannot move and a lot of people have just been heading to anywhere they think is relatively safe and that can be schools, human facilities, it can be hospitals. we

also heard this evening that you wouldn't schools have been hit in the centre of gaza city in six people been killed there, including some un staff and the united nations body there in gaza calling that strike out rages and people just packed into anywhere they feel may be safe in the south of gaza, you have a thousand people packed into a warehouse with very limited facilities and people are going anywhere they think that is safe but anywhere they think that is safe but a hospital, not even a hospital as a safe place. a hospital, not even a hospital as a safe place-— a hospital, not even a hospital as a safe lace. , ., .,, ., , safe place. the hospital was housing hundreds of— safe place. the hospital was housing hundreds of sick _ safe place. the hospital was housing hundreds of sick and _ safe place. the hospital was housing hundreds of sick and wounded - safe place. the hospital was housing hundreds of sick and wounded and l hundreds of sick and wounded and people forcibly displaced from their homes as a result of other strikes and hundreds of victims are still under the rubble and we just have word at the moment and we are waiting for any kind of response

from israel whojust waiting for any kind of response from israel who just said waiting for any kind of response from israel whojust said it waiting for any kind of response from israel who just said it will look into it but give us a sense of having all this casualties and people are under the rubble and will try to move them in the dark. we are looking at those pictures and trying to seek help elsewhere. we've already heard from the health authorities.— already heard from the health authorities. ., , ., authorities. the few thousands of eo - le authorities. the few thousands of people are _ authorities. the few thousands of people are buried _ authorities. the few thousands of people are buried under- authorities. the few thousands of people are buried under the - authorities. the few thousands of | people are buried under the rubble that's going to be a similar situation if the strike turns out to be on this scale, we are going to have a similar situation there. and there is no power in gaza, the only power they have a people lucky enough to have those generators those emergency generators are going to try to help the insured and the bodies and are going to be working in the dark. and from the correspondent, just as news strikes

were coming through and it was the biggest single strike of this entire ten days of conflict. we biggest single strike of this entire ten days of conflict.— biggest single strike of this entire ten days of conflict. we are looking at ictures ten days of conflict. we are looking at pictures of— ten days of conflict. we are looking at pictures of people _ ten days of conflict. we are looking at pictures of people being - ten days of conflict. we are looking at pictures of people being moved. at pictures of people being moved from what we understand to be a hospital that is been struck by israeli missiles to another hospital in southern gaza and this is in trying to get help and there is very little electricity in very little power and other critical situation i will talk to a reporter was in the newsroom and following developments in which is looking at some stills now which have been verified by the bbc of the aftermath of the strike in central gaza. it’s bbc of the aftermath of the strike in central gaza.— in central gaza. it's important to remind the _ in central gaza. it's important to remind the audience _ in central gaza. it's important to remind the audience that - in central gaza. it's important to remind the audience that within | in central gaza. it's important to i remind the audience that within the last few hours as well, the united

nations said that there was a strike on a un run school where 4000 people were sheltering and the least six were sheltering and the least six were killed there and there's news of what is happened allegedly here this baptist hospital and it'sjust a reminder that as the un continues to warn that there is a humanitarian crisis in gaza, the air strikes are continuing and there are still the spheres of a crown defensive and yet, the israeli military, a spokesperson for the israeli military did speak to the bbc earlier today and insisted in their eyes that there is no humanitarian crisis there in that when they see hamas target and they will attack you. and there's important to know that a televised briefing moments ago is really spokesperson said that there is a report that this attack on this hospital.

unverified footage saying that there is a huge explosion at the hospital and he said there are images of bodies and wrecked vehicles lying in the rubble and in the streets in their scenes of chaos at this hospital and bloodied and maimed casualties being rushed out with stretchers in the darkness. and hundreds of displaced people because more than 400,000 people have moved from northern gaza and headed south is advised to do so by the israelis to protect life, as they would say, hundreds of displaced people on the hospital grounds according to locals trying to find some kind of safety because as we have been saying, hospitals and schools are perhaps the only places in gaza that people feel they may be protected and feel

safe. to feel they may be protected and feel safe. ., , ., feel they may be protected and feel safe. ., ,, , . safe. to your point, these are laces safe. to your point, these are places that — safe. to your point, these are places that people _ safe. to your point, these are places that people have - safe. to your point, these are places that people have been | places that people have been sheltering as they know there is danger around and people have already fled the north to the south after warnings from the military of after warnings from the military of a potential ground offensive and air strikes and to see these images of people wounded and hospitals and schools, even if we don't know the details are confronting these reports, that is very difficult to see and of course, it is going to renew calls from agencies that there is humanitarian crisis there in gaza and the people clearly still need help. and the people clearly still need hel. �* , ., ., ., help. i'm “ust going over some of the help. i'm just going over some of the comments _ help. i'm just going over some of the comments from _ help. i'm just going over some of the comments from the - help. i'm just going over some of the comments from the israeli i the comments from the israeli military and this is before we had any reports of this is really strike on the hospital and insisting they

do not target civilians in they see a hamas target, they go after it and in the past, a massive head and not just weapons but also thrown military, their own militants in hospitals, and schools, haven't a? talking about hospitals that are colleagues on the ground and said are running out of fuel come out of electricity and unable to cooperate fully and that is why reports and attacks on hospitals like this teens so much more significance because the idea is that this is an area where people need to be treated and there are hundreds who need help and when talking about a hospital being hit the potential he was not able to operate without fuel or generators to keep going, the vulnerable have been attacked this way and that is

going to be very concerning to humanitarian organisations as well as leaders in the west. the palestinian _ as leaders in the west. the palestinian presidentjust as leaders in the west. the palestinian president just declared palestinian presidentjust declared three days of morning following the strikes according to state media and the strike comes hours beforejoe biden and israel where she will meet with president benjamin netanyahu and with other leaders possibly and has not been confirmed yet but even with the palestinian president, this would be a huge issue for him. and a would be a huge issue for him. and a bi issue would be a huge issue for him. and a big issue whether _ would be a huge issue for him. jifuc 5. big issue whether negotiations with border crossing and this is the only route where a team gets the people of gaza and those who played the border crossing an earlier today,

they said that any allegations that egypt across this border have been closed and this is both inaccurate and improper and either way, world leaders and us leaders playing this border crossing into how to get it open to allow people in gaza were running out of food and water and electricity and fuel and things they needin electricity and fuel and things they need in order to get through the difficult scenes we are seeing there, reported on by her colleagues on the ground are resolved.- on the ground are resolved. reading out a quote — on the ground are resolved. reading out a quote by _ on the ground are resolved. reading out a quote by a _ on the ground are resolved. reading out a quote by a palestinian - on the ground are resolved. reading out a quote by a palestinian and - out a quote by a palestinian and british surgeon who was in an interview with bbc london when the strike happened because he was literally talking to them and here's what he said. parts of the hospital are on fire, i do not know whether thatis are on fire, i do not know whether

that is the emergency department or the operating suite in part of the roof is falling down this broken glass everywhere and lots of people were seeking refuge and people moved into the corridors and he said i need to go and as we've been talking about the israeli army, they have not yet commented and there is a huge amount of pressure for them to say something very quickly, isn't there? in say something very quickly, isn't there? , ., ., ~ ., there? in terms of what we know, we have to look — there? in terms of what we know, we have to look into _ there? in terms of what we know, we have to look into it. and _ there? in terms of what we know, we have to look into it. and commented | have to look into it. and commented on what they know about this attack in this alleged attack and aside from the humanitarian concerns involved here, this also comes as his ongoing concerns about this war opening up our new friends in the colleague in a foster at the border on the israeli side of the border with lebanon and many were concerned about potential action, action from

hezbollah, the islamist militant group backed by iran and this comes hours after last night and the iranian foreign ministry said preemptive action could be taken by the resistance following the attacks on gaza. and of course, what iran calls its allies in the region such as hezbollah and these tensions are certainly going to be of great concern. �* �* ., , certainly going to be of great concern. �* �* .,, , ., certainly going to be of great concern. �* �* ., ., concern. the bbc has spoken to an unnamed doctor _ concern. the bbc has spoken to an unnamed doctor in _ concern. the bbc has spoken to an unnamed doctor in central - concern. the bbc has spoken to an unnamed doctor in central gaza - concern. the bbc has spoken to an unnamed doctor in central gaza do| unnamed doctor in central gaza do not want to be named and they said there was total devastation of the scene of attack where some displaced people were seeking refuge in the 80% of the hospital's knowledge of service in the list of thousand people were killed or injured in the

blast. use of the hospital as empty as people are trying to rescue the survivors of the strike and if the death toll casualties tour was verified, that is staggering, this unnamed doctor killed or injured in this blast. and absolutely horrendous incident in this ongoing war that israel has launched on hamas in the aftermath of their attack on israel which 1400 people were killed and this is going to be extremely difficult scenes coming out as he started to get more pictures in the pictures that we are looking at in the injured being taken to another hospital with limited supplies as seen at the hospital in southern gaza and such limited supplies of medical

equipment and of the basics of electricity. equipment and of the basics of electricity-— equipment and of the basics of electrici . . , , electricity. incident reports very difficult to watch _ electricity. incident reports very difficult to watch reports - electricity. incident reports very difficult to watch reports of - electricity. incident reports very difficult to watch reports of her| difficult to watch reports of her colleagues who were there in gaza about the fact that resources are running out, but babies, infants were at the hospitals needing help. reports of the un agencies about pregnant mothers needing support as well and given that we know that fuel is been running out and electricity has been lacking at these hospitals to realise that now, there could potentially have been such an increase in casualties and need and that is going to be extremely concerning but as the israeli military spokesperson who spoke during the televised briefing said, they're still trying to confirm what they know about this,

confirm what they know about this, confirm what they can ascertain about the damage caused from this and again, and israeli military spokesperson did tell the bbc that as far as their intelligence and what they know, there is still water, fuel, electricity and gaza that they do not see this as a humanitarian crisis and that they believe that when they know there is a hamas target, they should attack it and again, lots of questions when it and again, lots of questions when it comes to this latest news the reports that are coming and of course, the pictures that you've been showing the numbers and figures that are coming in that is a lot of pressure on a system that already could not handle it before. the middle east — could not handle it before. the middle east editor online as well and tell us which you been seeing

online. ,, ., , , and tell us which you been seeing online. ,, . , , ., online. essentially, we been hearing for the past — online. essentially, we been hearing for the past almost _ online. essentially, we been hearing for the past almost an _ online. essentially, we been hearing for the past almost an hour - online. essentially, we been hearing for the past almost an hour now- online. essentially, we been hearing for the past almost an hour now 20. for the past almost an hour now 20 to 300 people have been killed and this was coming from the palestinian health officials and civil defence officials through the hamas —controlled media and there have also been reports of some other tv channels saying that up to up to 200 people have been killed and there is life feed played on several tv channels showing the chaos and pictures of immersed online showing what looks like people have been killed, sharing body bags and rubble in the streets and unconfirmed reports and the palestinian media in gaza which shows a burst of big fire

from quite high up which they see is pretty much the moment when the air strike that they claim happened, as you are hearing, we do not have a confirmation from israel and the israeli army spokesman have been questioned and they said they're looking into it but the moment, he has not said whether they believe it is there air strike or not. and this is there air strike or not. and this is a confusing situation the terms and people have been killed and how it happened and what i think is clearfrom it happened and what i think is clear from the eyewitness reports is that there was a palestinian british surgeon who was actually in the hospital at the time he was operating was talked about it and said that there was a hit on the hospital as they were in the operating room and much of the hospital that he saw was on fire. so, something terrible has happened. if it is 200,300,500

so, something terrible has happened. if it is 200, 300, 500 people have been killed, far the worst number of casualties in a single incident since the israeli air strikes started on gaza and the fact that it is a hospital, people are saying is that this is necessarilyjust patients in the hospital, these are places where people have been displaced and take shelter missing hundreds and hundreds more people were there because of and that may be why there is such a large amount of casualties and i think the civil defence that doesn't have a clear picture and talking about the potentially being hundreds of people under the rubble, this is an absolutely appalling scene and chaotic scene where waiting teachers something from israel about this but also drunk away from the tiny bit, we have to think about when this is happening. we are on the eve of president biden's visited israel when the main messages thatjoe

biden was bringing among american solidarity is personal solidarity what happened on october the 7th and israel was above the humanitarian situation and that was already bad enoughin situation and that was already bad enough in this moves it if all of it is confirmed into a whole new phase. this, when you have a campaign like this by israel even though they say they would do everything they can to minimise civilian casualties in that they say the targets that are aiming for, the chances of something like this happening at some point are always big and in essence, it's a bit of a game changer i a potentially dead now, israel will have to huge questions about if it is proved to be an israeli air strike, huge questions on how hospital could benefit for people being sheltered could have been hit and how this appalling amount of casualties, if that turns out to be confirmed resulted. already, among

the palestinians and among many countries around the world, there was a great push back against what israel is doing what israel is essentially saying is self—defense of their fighting for their survival and must completely obliterate hamas but he can no longer live with that threat on its border is been supporting the israeli public for this and also been pushed back from israel to an extent of concern or something like this happening and we spent most of the day talking about the situation on the crossing into egypt and concern about getting humanitarian aid in and allowing some of the people in gaza out in this changes the dimensions of this hugely. this changes the dimensions of this hu:el . ~ , ., this changes the dimensions of this hu:el. ., this changes the dimensions of this hu:el . ~ ., ., hugely. think you and we are looking at ictures hugely. think you and we are looking at pictures in — hugely. think you and we are looking at pictures in the _ hugely. think you and we are looking at pictures in the west bank - hugely. think you and we are looking at pictures in the west bank and - at pictures in the west bank and people coming out and protesting in solidarity following is being reported as an israeli air strike on this hospital in the gaza with which is being reported by some and because of that thousand people have

been killed or injured in the palestinian president has declared three days of morning following this air strike on this hospital and saying that they're looking into these reports and they have denounced in the strongest terms reports of this air strike on this hospital and asked the international community to intervene on what is causing further violations in a statement on each ship being reported on the reuters news agency and john dennison and israel in the following developments in the bbc has managed to speak to a doctor who was working at this hospital intelligence by which he has said. a, intelligence by which he has said. doctor working there he was saying that there was some 4000 people sheltering at this hospital as well as people being treated there and he

has told us that 80% of the hospital has told us that 80% of the hospital has been destroyed and he gave the number of thousand people killed. i would reiterate what sebastian was saying there is that extremely difficult to know about numbers at this stage but, it does seem to be the most deadly strike of this conflict so far and looking at a video that is been not been verified that shows the moment of the strike on a mobile phone and you just see a huge explosion and fire balls whipping to the sky and see the pictures of the scene and showing buildings burning and we've just been watching some very graphic footage that looks like the hospital grounds of the body littered across the floor and many of them children and many people we've been camped out on the grounds because hospitals and the north of gaza and this is

bang in the city in the middle of gaza city, this would been regarded as one of the few safe places to go and it clearly was not. mas as one of the few safe places to go and it clearly was not. was starting to net and it clearly was not. was starting to get some _ and it clearly was not. was starting to get some international- and it clearly was not. was starting to get some international reaction l to get some international reaction in the canadian prime minister has just been asked about this and he said, it is devastating, it is horrible and i'm just reading the news agency reports on this and he said, attacking the hospital is illegal and we do not have any independent confirmation of verification that this was an israeli air strike we've also seen egypt announcing the strongest terms what is happened, if it is indeed that and as the international community to intervene and stop but it is calling further violations in the statement and is looking at those scenes on the west bank of people coming out in protest if this is verified, this is significant, isn't it? it

is verified, this is significant, isn't it? , ., ., is verified, this is significant, isn't it? . . ., ., isn't it? it is a game changer and it is on the _ isn't it? it is a game changer and it is on the eve _ isn't it? it is a game changer and it is on the eve of president - it is on the eve of president biden's visit and we do not know if he's going to be taking questions tomorrow but if he is, is going to be asked about it the americans, while saying there fully behind israel, they are the strongest ally, they also have been saying look, you have to minimise the number of civilian casualties. ifjoe biden arrives here and we have confirmation that we had people killed in the thousands, that is going to be difficult for the americans not to come out and condemn what israel is done. we do not know the details and they're still trying to build up a picture but it does look like this was an israeli air strike on people, civilians sheltering hundreds killed, israeland civilians sheltering hundreds killed, israel and the pastor said

look, it's going after hamas command centres and individual senior leaders within hamas but if it turns out that they're going after an who was in this hospital a command centre, doesn'tjustify killing hundreds of people? figs centre, doesn'tjustify killing hundreds of people?- centre, doesn'tjustify killing hundreds of people? as we look at the insured — hundreds of people? as we look at the insured being _ hundreds of people? as we look at the insured being taken, _ hundreds of people? as we look at the insured being taken, explain i the insured being taken, explain where this hospital is in terms of central areas of pure been told to move from northern gaza in pure been taught to move write this letter of gaza city. it's actually a hospital run by the baptist church. there aren't that many christians in gaza but this hospital was run by them. it's actually not far from where the bbc

office is in gaza. i've been past that hospital many, many times. all those 600,000 people have left the north of gaza and headed south after they were told to evacuate their home there are many people who have stayed put, in particular the injured, severely injured people in hospital and people say look, we simply can't move our families. if they are going to stay but they've got to find somewhere relatively safe to go. people have been going to un schools, other un facilities but they've also been going to hospitals. we've seen a hospital in gaza city, the biggest hospital in gaza, that has been swamped with people camping out on the ground. i not seen the situation at this particular hospital before this strike but certainly the pictures i've been seeing this evening suggest that there were many, many people not being treated there but

just trying to seek shelter.