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men in ukraine are going to to avoid being drafted. and we look at the runoff election for the next president of argentina as citizens look for a candidate to lift them at a financial crisis. ♪ hello and welcome to world news america. eight agencies in gaza say they can no longer operate due to a lack of fuel. the united nations general assembly is working toward a solution and warns that gazans are facing starvation. the state department says israel has committed to fuel every 48 hours in the gaza strip to allow the un to continue aid work. this will also power communication systems in support water and sewage services to stop the spread of disease. the world health organization has already said disease is

spreading in gaza more rapidly than expected. hamas officials say more than 12,000 people have been killed in gaza since israel again retaliatory strikes. meanwhile, benjamin netanyahu says there are strong indications hamas was holding hostages at the al-shifa hospital but they had been removed by the time troops rated the conflicts -- the complex. israel has said today it will let some fuel into gaza for the first time since the blockade began. what more can you tell us? reporter: the united nations agency for palestinian refugees began the day by saying they had run out of fuel and their operations would have to cease with devastating effect. a few hours later, the israeli war cabinet said they were prepared for fuel to be brought into gaza. what impact would this have? oxfam said it was a drop in the

ocean and would not make a big impact, certainly not on the 2 million people in gaza that really need this. the israelis say they are monitoring this to make sure it doesn't fall into the hands of hamas and this is a small amount of fuel that will be used for water desalinization and trying to make the sewage works, that have suffered big problems, trying to improve that situation. anchor: the idf is reportedly still at al-shifa hospital and we are hearing reports of gunfire into tanks at a second hospital. what can you tell us about the military operation? reporter: the operation continues. al-shifa has been the focus for so many days now. the operations continue there specifically. there was a briefing not long ago and an israeli military spokesman said they had discovered another subterranean section at the al-shifa hospital. they haven't released images of that the way they have done in

the last few days or so, but you remember the central justification the israelis had for targeting al-shifa is they believe there is a hamas command center under the hospital. that is something hamas has denied. doctors in the units also said they don't believe it is there. the israelis seem to be under pressure to provide justification for the operation they've been carrying out. it does continue, and in the south as well we expect an intensification of the operation because people in the south, a lot of them moved from the north of gaza to the south and a lot of them have been told to leave their homes now as well. that could herald a bigger operation in the south by the israelis. anchor: ok, thank you very much. israeli defense forces say it's troops have found a body of a second woman held hostage by hamas.

she was found in a building next to al-shifa hospital. she was one of around 240 people kidnapped in the october 7 attacks. the idf also recovered the body of another hostage. we have this report. reporter: childhood in gaza, six weeks into israel's assault. more wounded marched to hospital. they were bombed in their own homes. israel says it was targeting hamas operatives. the u.n. says gaza's one million children have nowhere to turn. many have no homes left. parts of gaza now in ruins. the eu says it understands israel's rage but one horde is not justify another.

today, israel burying more of its dead. a young soldier, she was 19. the army says her body was found near al-shifa hospital. hamas held her hostage and is still holding almost 240 others. their families and friends are marching toward jerusalem, heading for the prime minister's office with one demand -- bring them back, whatever it takes. the marchers have been on the move for days. they want to keep their loved ones in the public eye and keep up the pressure on the government. hopes have been raised of a deal that might bring some of the hostages home, but for now all they have is the agony of waiting. >> i can't stop thinking about

it. these are my days. reporter: this woman has two nieces among the hostages, ella is a dancer and daphne is into tiktok and makeup. hamas live-streamed the attack on their home on october 7. their father in the black t-shirt was killed, with his partner and her son, who were seated alongside him. do you have hope they will come home? >> i know they will come home. i know they will be back. but it takes too much time and our government, they are the only one that can stop this.

reporter: for now, there is no deal and the hostages are at risk. not just from hamas, but from israel's airstrikes on gaza. anchor: earlier i spoke to a united nations special rupture -- special rapporteur about the current humanitarian situation. the latest figures from the hamas run health ministry say where that -- more than 12,000 have been killed and thousands more missing. there is a widespread humanitarian crisis in gaza. is the international community failing the palestinian people? >> undoubtedly. i think this rest with the global north. we can see the struggle between

the global north and the global south in the competing resolutions passed this week by the security council, which called for a humanitarian pause, and the resolution passed by the general assembly, a much more representative body, which called for an immediate cease-fire. if the cease-fire had been applied immediately after the general assembly resolution three weeks ago, the death toll would not be anywhere near where it is today. i'm afraid to say this is probably an extension of the willingness of the international community, particularly the global north, to take its eyes off israel and palestine. there have been numerous resolutions by the security council and general assembly the past several decades demanding an end to the occupation, the right of palestinian self-determination. and for accountability with respect to prior assaults on gaza. none of these have been heeded.

with this culture of impunity, it leads to where we are today. anchor: you mentioned the resolutions from the general assembly and security council. given the fact that the secretary-general went to the rafah crossing himself and we still see the loss of life, has the u.n. proven to be irrelevant here? >> the u.n. always has a tension between being an arena and an actor. when it comes to issues between israel and palestine, the u.n. has said it has a permanent responsibility, it has been more of an arena. we see a persistent call coming from the heads of u.n. agencies the past few weeks that have responsibilities in israel and palestine, demanding a cease-fire. the u.s. secretary-general himself has said -- the u.n.

secretary-general himself has said there must be a cease-fire. if you look at the former secretary-general, he said when it comes to israel and palestine, the security council, the highest decision-making body in our international system, has been continually paralyzed when it comes to the issue of israel and palestine, and he put the primary responsibility on the united states and its willingness to shield israel in times of key crisis. none of the other permanent four members have ever vetoed a resolution that has been critical of israel. the united states has issued over 40 protecting israel and this, he said, means the possessiveness of the united states with respect to israel and palestine, has been the international community has often been unable to act in moments of crisis we are going through now. anchor: how should the u.s. and

the wider international community hold israel accountable? >> it is israel and i should hasten to add it's not only israel. there is responsibility with respect to hamas and other armed groups operating in and out of gaza. certainly october 7, those were definite war crimes. but as the commission for human rights said in the last day, it is likely war crimes have been committed by israel as well. really the only avenue to test all this will be the international criminal court. the prosecutor of the international criminal court has had an open file on israel and palestine since 2015. only when we end this lack of accountability are we likely to see real progress toward a political solution between israel and palestine. anchor: ok, we have to leave it

there. michael, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. anchor: we are joined by the acting consul general for israel in new york. thank you for joining us. the news today that israel will allow 140,000 liters of fuel into gaza every two days. the u.n. has described this as barely a drop in the bucket of what it needs. will israel be minded to increase the fuel to ease the humanitarian crisis in gaza? >> thank you for having me viewed 100% -- having me. we are always focusing on how to do the right thing. we have supported corridors and shelters, we have opened the rafa border to hundreds and hundreds of trucks.

as you mentioned, due to a convention from the united states, the main push is to add fuel. hamas used to steal the fuel and steal them from the hospitals and use them for their war machine. it doesn't make sense. anchor: aid agencies have said this amount of fuel you have let in after nearly six weeks of a blockade will not be enough for them to help people they need to help. >> we are continuously working with the united states to find the right mechanism to make sure the fuel and aid we are using to support innocent civilians will not be stolen by hamas and fuel their war machine viewed it doesn't make sense that while we are fighting these butchers, we will continue to support fuel to

them. we need to make sure it falls into the right hands and we are working with the united states to make sure the mechanism is built in a matter that will support innocent palestinian civilians and not hamas. anchor: if we talk about the civilians and those living in the north, you ask for them to evacuate south and now you've asks them to evacuate from the south as well. they are not allowed out of the gaza strip. where are they supposed to go? >> any tragedy that is affected by the war is a tragedy. but there has to be moral clarity between the liberally going after innocent civilians, like hamas on october 7, and between casualties that happen from just wars. we are not the first was to conduct these kind of wars. anchor: we don't have a lot of time, i'm looking for an answer to my specific question of where the people should go, you told

him to leave the north and you are telling them to leave the south. where should they go? >> for sure, you are right. we have created corridors that will take them to the south part of gaza where safe shelters will be provided by israel in the southwestern part of the gaza strip. anchor: are they adequately catered with food, water, fuel, all of the things missing in gaza currently? >> 100% is the goal. we want to make the differentiation, they will have water, food, medical supplies and in an area will not be part of the war zone, as opposed to hamas, pushing them back into the war zone and is using them as human shields. anchor: let's talk about that. the justification for going into al-shifa hospital, what many would say is a breach of humanitarian law, targeting a hospital where civilians were treated in seeking shelter. where is the evidence that there

was as the idf describes, and operational command center? we have yet to see that evidence. >> we know for a fact, we've shown it to the media and our friends in the united states that there are tunnels, command and controls, weapon depots. this is not just israel, independently verified by the white house. specifically mentioned by the president. the president would not say he knows there is a command-and-control there. according to international law, we are allowed when we are threatened and attacked from these kinds of locations to respond. anchor: the u.n. said earlier in the week that it did not remove the obligation not to target civilians. you say independent verification, but you have not let independent journalists in to see this, they have been

escorted by the idf, very controlled. there is no independent evidence of what you are describing. >> i am quoting the president of the united states from yesterday, independently verifying that hamas is embedding themselves in hospitals. it is critical and very important to see what the white house are saying. it's not just by israel, it is verified by the white house and the president himself as a quote. anchor: ok, we have to leave it there for the moment. thank you indeed for joining us. >> thank you. anchor: nearly 20,000 men have fled ukraine since the beginning of the war to avoid being drafted. a further 21,000 have tried to leave but were caught by ukrainian authorities according to a bbc investigation. since russia's investigation, ukraine has banned men of fighting age from leaving the country unless they have a valid

exception. we have more. reporter: stopped by border police, the men are ordered onto their knees. without a military exception, crossing the border illegally is most popular way of escaping the draft. some get caught but for much of this war, dozens of men have managed to flee this way every day. using freedom of information requests, the bbc has established the most common route out is over the border with moldova. we meet eric, and musician hoping to go to the u.s. to be reunited with his family. he has arrived from ukraine on foot. >> i just looked at the map. i heard about where to go and it

worked out. reporter: eric says he has a serious health condition but wasn't granted medical exemption , commonly known as a white ticket. >> i tried to process the documents for six months but no one allowed me to do it. my patience ran out and i decided to leave this way. reporter: we heard some men are paying substantial bribes to obtain a white ticket. to find out more, we asked a local journalist to pretend to be a man who wants to leave ukraine. a quick search reveals at least six groups offering help on messaging app telegram. our journalist contacted one of them and is soon offered a white ticket. officials worked closely with

military doctors to decide who can get a medical exemption. >> they sent me this example of a white ticket. it looks real. probably they know someone in the office. reporter: the bbc showed its findings. >> we are doing our best to reduce the number of corruption cases. those who try to avoid mobilization are about 1% to 5% and not critical to the defense of ukraine. reporter: ukraine doesn't release official figures on the size of its army but says it has over 800,000 troops. as this conflict turns into a war of attrition, ukraine will need all the soldiers it can get. anchor: this weekend, argentine

voters go to the polls in the final round of presidential elections as the country faces hyperinflation and deep financial crisis. we have more. reporter: the country's most famous politician still looms large. he is missed by many, especially in these days of economic hardship. as argentina prepares to vote in a new president, the two remaining candidates promising world when it comes to improving a country on its knees. but here in a poor neighborhood it is hard to muster enthusiasm for what feels like endless broken promises. in the shadow of the city's port, these people struggle daily. this person says soaring inflation means paying for basics is impossible. money becomes worthless quickly and people are tired and want change. >> i personally have a little

note of people who can't make ends meet and i keep them on credit. but it is a vicious cycle. reporter: the candidates know this all too well. the economy is the number one thing everyone wants fixing and the argentinians have a choice, a man currently in charge of an ailing economy but part of the political establishment, or a total art cider -- total outsider who is proposing drastic changes. the candidates could not be further apart politically, as they showed in a final debate. >> ask yourself if you prefer a nation over stability if you want to continue supporting this political caste that stories are generation and sinks us deeper and deeper. reporter: but his proposals,

which also include more liberal gun laws and banning abortion, make many people nervous, and that is something his opponent is trying to use to his advantage. >> i know there are some voting for me not because they are convinced but as a way to avoid choosing a path of violence, hatred and harmon. i want to tell all of them that i will ensure they feel they did not throw away their vote, but that they trusted someone. reporter: this candidates political style has been likened to donald trump, and for good reasons say experts. >> they have this idea that you don't need to plan, you don't need to have government, you don't need rules. we know this is not true.

reporter: back at the port, politics hardly feels relevant. there is little faith that new leader will change anything. anchor: that is it from us for the moment. thank you for watching world news america. take care. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪

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♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz geoff bennett is away. on the newshour tonight is really forces continue operations in gaza as violence as glades in the occupied west bank as palestinian civilians remain cut off from critical aid. protests continue against a proposed police training facility in atlanta despite a crackdown against demonstrations. and major questions about water rights remain in our way as communities continue the long