are going through, particularly at al-shifa hospital?— al-shifa hospital? l-shifa hospital? thank you for having me. over— al-shifa hospital? thank you for having me. over the _ al-shifa hospital? thank you for having me. over the past - al-shifa hospital? thank you for having me. over the past few. al-shifa hospital? thank you for- having me. over the past few weeks we have been getting increasingly desperate updates and these are from colleagues that we know well, i go back as you say every year and these are people we know very well, very confident medics. they are telling us that what is currently happening is apparently beyond belief, beyond words. the updates we have been having in the past 48 hours from al—shifa hospital, which as you say is the main hospital dealing with huge numbers of people who are being injured in the current bombardment and things that have been happening there in the past 48 hours are really beyond belief. the there in the past 48 hours are really beyond belief. the thing we have been hearing _ really beyond belief. the thing w

a spokesman said cctv footage from the hospital showed one hostage being bundled into al—shifa's main and another hostage held under armed guard inside one of the hospital's rooms. they also say noa marciano, the i9—year—old israeli soldier said to have been found dead at al—shifa, was murdered by hamas inside the hospital. here is the idf spokesman, daniel hagari, briefing journalists. i9 19 years old idf corporal noa marciano was taken hostage by hamas terrorists during the massacre of october the 7th. he was taken into gaza alive. taken hostage in gaza city next to the hospital. during ongoing combat in the vicinity of where she was held captive, noa marciano was injured. i repeat, she was injured. an independent pathological report has determined that her injuries were not life—threatening, i repeat, her injuries were not life—threatening. what happens to noa marciano? the world should know. hamas terrorists took noa marciano into the hospital where she was murdered quickly hamas murdered noa marciano inside the al—shifa hospital. our thoughts are with noa marciano alistair macrow

. by hamas, under al—shifa hospital. ed having a command centre there. 31 premature babies who were trapped inside al shifa hospital back by the fighting have been moved to a hospital in southern gaza. doctors there say eight other premature babies did not survive. doctors there say eight other premature babies did not survive. meanwhile the prime minister of qatar has said only �*minor obstacles remain�* in the way of reaching a deal on releasing some of the hostages taken by hamas in its attack on israel on october 7th. and the fighting continues — hamas says more than a0 members of one family have been killed in an israeli air strike — israel has not commented. we'll have more on all of those developments in the coming hour. but we begin with the news conference held by the israel defence forces — where their spokesman, daniel hagari, outlined details of what he said the israeli military had found at the al—shifa hospital — and which, he said, showed that hamas had killed one hostage, and held two others there. i will

from the al—shifa hospital. . the situation is very, very dangerous. there is no water, even in the main building, no electricity, no food even, and no fuel. the israeli defence forces released this footage of what it said were its latest assaults on hamas positions. israel maintains it's doing all it can to avoid civilian casualties. translation: hundreds of thousands of gaza's residents have _ already moved south, and hamas is doing everything in its power to prevent them from doing so. hamas uses civilians as human shields. it is ready to endanger the lives of children of gaza to protect itself. it has no limits. israel says over the past few days, more than 150,000 palestinians have followed its order to leave northern gaza. but many families cannotjoin the evacuation and remain trapped on the front line. nick beake, bbc news, jerusalem. 0ur correspondent in gaza is rushdi aboualouf. he says more people are arriving at refugee camps from northern gaza. in khan younis today, more than 2,000, 3,000 people have

people fleeing al—shifa hospital in gaza's north. dered civilians to leave. the israeli military says they acted on a request by the hospital and have facilitated this evacuation. a cameraman working for the bbc filmed these families today as they arrived past the israeli military checkpoint for people moving from the north to the south of the strip. this boy was injured in a bombing near his house and had been sheltering in al—shifa. translation: we were getting food and water at the hospital. _ the israeli military would enter it whenever they wanted and they were shooting as well. today we were able to leave the hospital. israel says military action at al—shifa targeted a hamas command centre there. hundreds are reported to have been able to leave today, but there are questions about how those with serious injuries from further north in gaza, footage has emerged which shows the aftermath of an explosion at a unrun school shelter. the hamas—run health ministry says scores were killed here. the bbc can't independently confirm what ca

al-shifa hospital. ospital. we are really worried about what _ al-shifa hospital. we are really worried about what is _ al-shifa hospital. we are really worried about what is taking . al-shifa hospital. we are really i worried about what is taking place right now inside al—shifa hospital. the truth is we do not know what is happening because we haven't been able to reach any of the medics there since last night. before this operation took place inside the hospital, we were very worried out the lives of the people that were there already, because they haven't had access to food, water, fuel and because different parts of the hospital had been bombed in recent days, including the maternity unit and intensive care unit. of course, we were really worried, and remain really worried, for the lives of the 36 premature babies who think about had failed because of a lack of fuel reaching hospital. ithink had failed because of a lack of fuel reaching hospital. i think what is really important in all this is that w

footage which it says shows hostages captured by hamas on the 7th of october were taken to the al—shifa hospitalom the al—shifa hospital — which the world health organization describes as a "death zone" — palestinian doctors say eight other children died because of lack of care. meanwhile — the prime minister of qatar suggests israel and hamas could be close to a deal to release some of the hostages held by hamas. and the actor russell brand has been questioned by metropolitan police detectives in london, in relation to allegations of historical sex offences. this is bbc news. let�*s return to our top story this hour — that�*s the latest from the israel gaza conflict. 31 premature babies have been evacuated from gaza�*s largest hospital, al—shifa, which the world health organization, has described as a death zone. they�*re expected to be transferred to egypt via the rafah crossing tomorrow. meanwhile there are indications of progress on a deal, to free some of the 239 israelis, being held hostage in gaza by hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organisation, by the uk. organisation by the uk

hours of friday morning outside the al—shifa hospital. that a great deal of panic and confusion in the hospital courtyard following the explosion. reuters news agency received the pictures from the palestine media group. they have not identified the cause of the explosion but israel military says it is investigating reports of the areas around the hospital have been struck. it has previously said its forces were operating around al—shifa hospital where it accuses hamas of concealing some of its command centres. on another line, two humanitarian corridors will open in the territory around on the salah al—din road which hundreds of thousands have already used to go south as well as on the coastal al rashid road. many of the people heading out of gaza city are having to do so on foot, leaving their homes and heading to refugee camps in gaza is south. talks continue to free more than 240 hostages still being held in gaza. the palestinian group islamichhad has released a video of hostages it claims to be holding. a little earlier i spoke to and

hospital for sick people? thousands are taking refuge at al-shifa and al-quds and the other hospitals. also, we're talking to you as you just left al-shifa. how do you comfort your family? what's happening to your family as you're at the hospital? >> i tell them at least we still have a house with a door to close. but many thousand refugees, people like us, who used to live in dignity have no longer houses and no doors to close to protect them as they are surrounded by wastewater, by garbage. they don't have a liquid, continuous supply of clean water to drink. many of them have a lot of missing members of their families. they don't know if they are alive or not. i tell them at least we still have a house to live in, but they don't have. and surprisingly, my four- and five-year-old kids, they accept this as a comfort, as a better situation compared to those refugees living -- they are living actually in hospitals, but it's not like they are living inside the hospital departments. many of them do not have enough space to go into hospital hallways, so they are living around the buildings a

al-shifa hospital --. this ruin and _ hospital? al-shifa hospital --. -. this ruin and destruction, the l this ruin and destruction, the state of the people is very bad. to the extent, they said it is a death zone, because they saw bodies, at the entrance, people stranded, some signs of gunfire on the wall. it does not look like a hospital. it shows how the israeli operation in the complex affected people. israel is saying they are looking for centres for hamas and so far have not found anything and the lives of innocent people and putting people at risk because of that. it shows again the misery of civilians in gaza. israeli military have shown arms at the hospital and the doctors have denied it was a command centre for hamas. tell us what else is happening in the rest of the territory because in the south, israel has told people to move to the west of the strip. the problem is at the start, _ west of the strip. the problem is at the start, they _ west of the strip. the problem is at the start, they tell - is at the start, they tell people to move to th

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minister of health now says that they are trying to coordinate the transfer of neonatal babies from al shifa hospitaling the hospital, tells al jazeera there is no place to move 40 incubators outside the hospital and that these babies are in severe danger. israel put out this morning, john was talking about it that it says shows the idf delivering medical supplies today. cnn can't independently verify this as we are not on the ground and haven't been able to reach the hospital for confirmation. let's go over to cnn's nada bashir in jerusalem. nada, the hospital is now under israeli control. what are you hearing about the conditions at the hospital? >> well, look, kate, there is a huge amount of concern for the safety and security of patient, of medical staff and of other civilians who have taken to the al shifa hospital in search of shelter. as you know, there have been fears about the hospital complex as well as the ground fighting which has impacted the hospital buildings directly over the last few days and of course, a huge amount of concern over this raid which took place in the early hours of th

the israelis say this is the entrance to a tunnel under the al—shifa hospital complex. based on its intelligence, troops have exposed a tunnel 55 metres in length, 10 metres under the complex. it says the tunnel shaft was uncovered in the area of the hospital underneath a shed alongside a vehicle containing numerous weapons including rpgs, explosives, and kalashnikov rifles. the idf says the entrance of the tunnel shaft includes a blast—proof door and "firing hole". it reports that its forces are continuing to uncover the route of the tunnel. as we've said, these are pictures that have been released by the israel defence forces which the bbc has not been able to verify — our teams have already begun to look into that. hamas has not commented — although they have previously said that there is no military command centre beneath the al—shifa hospital. you can see the footage there for yourself, some of the concrete linings of the walls. difficult to see in the light. 0bviously, fast—moving images. we're still trying to precisely pinpoint where this was taken, but you can s

we're told her body was found in a structure near the al-shifa hospital. she's been identified. mily have been told and the israelis say that their operations at al-shifa continue but they're saying tonight that the hostage body has been found. >> israel has also been given an update on the military operation in and around the hospital. what can you tell us about that? >> it's really difficult to independently verify what's been going on today. the israelis have said they've been carrying out a discreet operation at al-shifa, the military hospital in gaza, moving from one ward to another ward. another painted a different picture. hex israeli shooters were shooting everywhere, that bulldozers had been brought in, that one wall of a building had been partially destroyed and also the head doctor at the al-shifa hospital said they had no oxygen, really struggling for power and they still had about 500 patients there. he said people were cryingut for aid and to be able to leave. >> across gaza all the while, the humanitarian crisis is very much widespread. what's the latest in terms o

spokesperson has backed up the israeli military's claim and justification for its brutal raid on al shifa hospital. we do have information that hamas and the palestinian islamic jihad uses some hospitals in the gaza strip, including the al-shifa hospital um as a way to conceal and support their military operations and hold hostages. they have tunnels underneath these hospitals and so hamas and pij members operate a command and control node from al-shifa hospital in gaza city, they have weapon stores. there and are prepared to respond to an israeli military operation against the facility. the resistance moment hamas has rejected the us assertion about the presence of palestinian fighters inside al shifa hospital in gaza. hamas says washington's justification of repeated israeli allegations prove that president joe biden is complicit in israel's occupation and genocidal war. netanya ujeish. netanyahu in his defeated army's attempt to portray the incursion of their tanks to shifa hospital is political immaturity and an exposed theatrical move which won't work in anyone and will not be believed by any

al—shifa complex. also in gaza, 31 premature babies are evacuated from al—shifa hospital.estinian doctors say eight other children died because of lack of care. meanwhile, the prime minister of qatar suggests israel and hamas could be close to a deal to release some of the hostages taken in october. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. we begin in gaza, where there have been several key developments in the conflict in the last few hours. the israeli military has shown video recovered from al shifa hospital, which it says shows hostages being held there after the october 7th attack by hamas. israel also released footage it says shows its forces going into a tunnel shaft, and along what is says is and along what it says is a 55—metre—long tunnel built by hamas, under al shifa hospital. hamas has denied having a command centre there. 31 premature babies who were trapped inside al—shifa hospital by the fighting have been moved to a hospital in southern gaza. doctors there say eight other premature babies did not survive. meanwhile, the prime mini

hospital. hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments, deny they have a base at al—shifaaturday, hundreds of people — including some patients — left the hospital on foot. but 20 health workers and about 300 critically—ill patients remain at al—shifa. meanwhile, the prime minister of qatar has said only "minor obstacles remain" in the way of reaching a deal on releasing some of the hostages taken by hamas in its attack on israel on october 7th. his comments came after the washington post said that israel, hamas and the united states were close to an agreement on the release of women and children. also at this hour, we have an update on the health of the premature babies who were evacuated from the al—shifa hospital — and the first images which israel says are from inside a tunnel built by hamas underneath that same hospital. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from jerusalem — and a warning, her report contains distressing images from the start. every day, more bodies. more palestinians killed in israel's assault. some who barely started living. this

just to update you on the al—shifa hospital. what resources they have supplied to the hospital. they claim that al—shifa hospital now has fuel, incubators, baby food, medicine, food and water. that was the update from the idf forces on some of the resources that they claim have been provided by themselves to those in need, the patients at al—shifa in gaza. the families of israeli hostages held in gaza have arrived injerusalem at the end of a five—day march to confront the government over the plight of those taken captive by hamas. the estimated 20,000 marchers, including well—wishers who joined the procession along the main tel aviv—jerusalem highway, want to put pressure on israel's government "to do everything they can to bring the hostages back". we've been hearing from some of the relatives of those who were taken by hamas on the 7th of october. this is unacceptable. i call on every ngo, every government, the israeli government, the israeli army to put aside any other interest and totally concentrate on the release of these

do doctors in al-shifa hospital knew would not be possible.— doctors in al-shifa hospital knew wouldwould not be possible. do you know whether in fact the israelis - would not be possible. do you know whether in fact the israelis have i whether in fact the israelis have come with arabic speaking doctors? are they assisting in the hospital with that evacuation? 0n the seldom occasions he managed to make contact with the al—shifa hospital, what are they telling you about the assistance they are getting? i have not had any — assistance they are getting? i have not had any information _ assistance they are getting? i have not had any information like - assistance they are getting? i have not had any information like that l not had any information like that all i do know is that they are desperate for the very basics: food, water, medicalsupplies, and desperate for the very basics: food, water, medical supplies, and power. that is what they need. the water, medical supplies, and power. that is what they need.— that is what they need. the health cluster that _ that is what they need. the h

anotherjeep, another israeli military vehicle entering into the al—shifa hospital, using the al—shifa using the al—shifa hospital, using the al—shifa hospital is a human shield shelter, bringing military equipment to the vicinity of the hospital. click. this is 7th of october, 10:55am. the evidence i will share was sent by israel to diplomatic channels to the countries of those civilians. here you can see hamas taking a hostage inside the vicinity. he even doesn't look to need treatment, but they're taking him inside the hospital. i will now share this video that shows the same hostage entering into the hospital with the gunmen, terrorists inside the hospital. this is the main entrance of the hospital. click. this is at 10:55am. they are entering another hostage, gunmen are entering another hostage from those countries i mention into the vicinity. the terrorists are guarding the room. we have not yet located both of these hostages and rescued them. we have not yet located them. we do not know where they are. there still hostages we need to rescue. 31 premature babies were evacuated fr

releasing video of what the military says is a hamas tunnel shaft at gaza's largest hospital, al shifa hospital. that's the hospital israel stormed with patients inside. israel says it also found a laptop that they say has images of some of the more than 200 hostages taken captive by hamas. and tonight, the body of one of those hostages found near the hospital. this is the video tonight israel says shows the entrance to a hamas tunnel, on the grounds of that hospital. israeli troops inside the hospital again today. an israeli soldier showing this pickup truck inside the hospital complex. inside, they say, ammunition, rpgs, ak-47s, and handcuffs. those troops also revealing the body of that hostage, a mother of five, kidnapped in the hamas terror attack on october 7th, found near the hospital. her husband was killed on that day. and just moments ago here i asked secretary of state antony blinken about this new evidence put out by the israelis tonight. is the u.s. confident there was a command center under that hospital? and i asked about the efforts right now to get the hostages out. where do th

i want you to think about just what it meant to be in al shifa hospital as a premature baby. no oxygen, no real access to milk, and clean water. no real heating, no incubators. we're talking about very catastrophic conditions, and the doctors in al shifa hospital tell us that five of the neonatal babies tragically died. there were 36 initially that egyptians were waiting for. they got 28 today. it was a big move. the egyptians had been waiting for over a week, and they had been describing how ambulances and doctors were waiting at the border. every single day going home disappointed they weren't able to evacuate these tiny little babies. we've seen the images, the crying and just what it was required in terms of medical intervention. 11 of those babies, according to the world health organization, are in critical condition. they're all fighting infection. they had to be stabilized first because they apparently were very stressed. on the egyptian side they will be taken to hospitals. they are already in safe hospitals at the moment and, of course, being assisted as much as possi

hamas has denied having a command centre there. 31 premature babies who were trapped inside al—shifa hospital have been moved to a hospital in southern gaza. doctors there say eight other premature babies did not survive. meanwhile, the prime minister of qatar has said only "minor obstacles remain" in the way of reaching a deal on releasing some of the hostages taken by hamas in its attack on israel on october 7th. and the fighting continues — hamas says more than a0 members of one family have been killed in an israeli air strike. israel has not commented. we'll have more on all of those developments — but we begin with this report from senior international correspondent, orla guerin. it contains distressing images, from the very beginning. every day, more dead in gaza. some who barely started living. this footage was filmed for the bbc today in khan younis, in the south. israel told people to flee here, to be safer. the bereaved get one last look. and a father, one last embrace. the agony of samirjamil aga, cradling his five—year—old son, mohammed. then, his other son is brought to him. six—

have, l in a few moments, a report from our colleague lucy williamson who was taken into the al—shifa hospital. let's talk about the wider situation there, though. what else are we hearing about what is happening at the al—shifa and, you know, is that still the centre of a military operation? it know, is that still the centre of a military operation?— military operation? it absolutely is. and military operation? it absolutely is- and lots _ military operation? it absolutely is. and lots of _ military operation? it absolutely is. and lots of israeli _ military operation? it absolutely is. and lots of israeli military i is. and lots of israeli military personnel and also equipment remains at the al—shifa hospital. really hard for us as the bbc to independently verify what has been happening there during the day but certainly the israelis have said that there have been going about their business in a discreet, methodical manner, moving from ward to ward as they try to hunt for hamas terrorists, as they say. however, there has been an eyewitness within the hospital who has told the bbc today that

al-shifa. al-shifa is not really a hospital. t know if you have the video but you should plate if you do. israel puts out a video to justify the siege of al-shifa hospital where he had dozens of children that needed incubators. israel knocked out the power supply. yet the most horrible patients. the israel defense forces put at this high-tech three-dimensional rendering they said and underground what i call a hamas pentagon and imply this is the central facility where hamas is planning its terror operation. when israel finally lays full siege to it with the backing of the biden administration and biden himself said hostages have been held under the hospital, said it was used as a command and control center, when israel starts to access tosthey take es on these propaganda tours. what they found was essentially nothing of any major significance. they go in and say, look, we found these rifles behind this mri machine. which is ridiculous. they are conveniently placed, neatly arranged. one hamas vest with a hamas logo on it. skeptici

we cannot be 100% sure where al-shifa hospital? _ sure where the hostages are unfortunately. we have intelligence, but we cannot be 100% sure where they all love. there was information that when the hostages were taken, they were taken first to the hospital. —— where they all are. from there, they were distributed to other places. this is another sign hamas has used the hospital as its command and control underneath the hospital. and anyone who has concerns about the hospital as i do and the israeli government does, ultimately, who has turned the hospital into a war zone? it is hamas. we have no intention of attacking the hospital. 0ur enemy is not the patients in the hospital, our enemy is hamas. and we will be a surgical as is possible in a complex combat situation. we distinguish between hamas who is our enemy and the innocent civilians in the hospital, of course we don't target them. ., . , hospital, of course we don't target them. ., ., , ,., hospital, of course we don't target them. ., ., , ., them. you have 'ust said you hav

anchor: the idf is reportedly still at al-shifa hospital and we are hearing reports of gunfire into tankssecond 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 t

we are seeing tonight these reports of israeli ground forces in the al—shifa hospital. al? did you ever work there? yes, last year i visited several hospitals in gaza. we were looking, through palestinian children's relief fund, to see what the needs were of different hospitals. al—shifa had a wonderful newborn intensive care unit that had up—to—date equipment, they did not have enough, they had to double up babies on warmers sometimes, but excellent training of staff and equipment equivalent to the united states. as we've seen in recent days, those babies are out of those incubators now. knowing what you know of the conditions in gaza at the moment, and that specific hospital, what will things be like tonight, do you think, for the medics there, the patients, the people in there? for the newborns that i know, i know the neonatal unit which is probably a few blocks away from the surgical unit, they had to carry them over to the surgical area and put them in an operating room and just bundle them in towels to keep them as warm as they could, but there is problems with get

>> reporter: we have been hearing from doctors and medical officials both inside the al shifa hospital and across gaza who have described the situation around the hospital as being extremely challenging and, of course, life threatening when it comes to any proposal, any suggestion of patient, and medical staff as well as other civilians sheltering at the complex to evacuate southwards as per the orders of the idf. as we know there have been calls for evacuations. the israeli military says it has established a safe evacuation, rather allowed for a safe evacuation, from the eastern side of the hospital. but as we know, the hospital has been nearly entire encircled by tanks and fighting on the ground by the idf and hamas as well, with continuous strikes moving closer to the area, in some areas striking the hospital according to doctors on the ground. the idea that hundreds of patients, around 700 according to officials there can be evacuated in a secure matter has raised alarm bells among doctors and international humanitarian groups. we have been hearing from doctors without borders from

also in gaza, the israeli military raided the strip�*s largest hospital, al—shifa, this week. benjamin netanyahu told cbs news that there was no gunfight at the hospital because hamas leaders had, in his words, left shortly before the army arrived. israel says there's a hamas command centre at the site, but hasn't yet provided conclusive evidence. mr netanyahu also said that hostages could have been moved from the hospital. there's been violence too in the occupied west bank. the other part of the palestinian territories. the israeli army says its troops killed five gunmen during a raid in the city ofjenin. several palestinian news sources also say israeli soldiers entered the city's ibn sina hospital. and the israeli army says it's recovered the remains of a soldier held hostage by hamas, whose death the military had announced earlier in the week. the idf says noa marciano�*s body was recovered from a "structure adjacent to al—shifa hospital". let's pick up on the dire humanitarian situation in gaza. live now to drjane crawley, a paediatrian based at oxford university, who he

it comes as israeli troops spent a second day searching gathers main al-shifa hospital. y the u.s. and the u.s. government, the search thus far has failed to produce evidence of a hamas command headquarters operating on hospital grounds. nbc's ralph sÁnchez filed this report. >> this, israel says, is the proof it has been searching for. releasing video today of what it claims is the hamas tunnel shaft on the grounds of al-shifa, gaza's largest hospital. abc news cannot verify that claim, we can confirm this opening is located near the hospital. >> there is an ak-47 -- >> both israel and usa hamas operates a command center below al-shifa. but the raid at first turned up only sparse signs of militants. israel says there will be more evidence to come. >> jeremy is someone who knows that hospital well throughout the years, msnbc's ayman mohyeldin has reported extensively on gaza, specifically inside al-shifa hospital during previous conflicts. i'm so grateful for your perspective. when you hear about the reporting from al-shifa hospital, what is your assessment about what is

samira fled south from the bombardment at the al—shifa hospital, in gaza city. ion: we thought the hospital was a safe place, but it wasn't. - if we'd stayed there another five minutes, we would've been killed. my son got injured, so i left him behind. doctors have been sending desperate messages, describing the constant bombardment and working without food, water or electricity. the hamas—run health ministry says three hospitals have shut down. in al—shifa, premature babies have been moved to a surgical unit after their incubators failed. yesterday, israel's army said it would help move them somewhere safer. we will help the babies in the paediatric department to get to a safer hospital. today, we exchanged messages with a doctor inside al—shifa, who said he was afraid all the babies in the unit would die. unfortunately today, we lost another baby yesterday in the icu — it doesn't look like an icu. it's one big open space for these babies. israel says hamas uses tunnels under hospitals like al—shifa to plan and launch attacks. but the clock is ticking louder on

. they say they found at the al—shifa hospital. litary presence at the shifa hospital — the largest hospital in gaza. daniele palumbo reports. since taking control of al—shifa hospital earlier this week the israeli military has been under pressure to provide evidence to support its claim that it was hamas command and control. and it has released video evidence to support its case. we want to show you when the hospital compound, this map shows the hospital entrance. this building is the mri unit. yesterday, the idf shared a video claiming to show weapons inside this building. you can see the soldier here point out the two bags on the floor. the two bags which contain weapons. we know the location. it was later visited by a bbc team escorted by the idf. the idf published two more videos claiming to show evidence of the hospital being used military purposes by hamas. let's look at them together. the first video here shows that the idf claim that they have found the entrance of a hamas tunnel network beneath the hospital. we can see it

institutions are in this neighbourhood, the middle of this road, they are advancing from where the al shifa hospitalnd they are almost close to gaza city centre. the second we had from a source inside the al quds hospital, the first communication to the bbc from inside the hospital, soldiers are not inside a hospital but thanks around the hospital, there is fighting around the hospital. we managed to get over radio to one of the ambulance drivers here in khan younis and he says the situation is very serious, communication is cut, so now the tanks are advancing to the gaza city centre which is quite significant, and this street is close to the bbc office, every day in the morning i used to drive to my job from backstreet. it is the economic hub for most of the important companies, telecommunication company, the central bank, the bank of palestine, is in the middle of this neighbourhood and now it is all fallen under israeli control. we have heard _ fallen under israeli control. we have heard from the medical chief at al shifa hospital saying that they will not evacuate the hospital. they want to cont

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what do you make of the situation at the al—shifa hospital in gaza? hospitals. i can't speak to specific intelligence about the al—shifa hospital, and operations there in recent days, but what has been publicly reported is that the israelis are producing evidence of arms they were covered there. the body of a hostage found nearby. so this is a very difficult moment. the united states, our president has been pressing the israelis to be very precise, to be careful, because of the number of civilians sheltering at that hospital. but also to move quickly to release hostages if there are any beneath the hospital. and to take what action they must in order to ensure hamas is not using that hospital as a base of operations. this is a summary of what is so difficult about this campaign in gaza. israel has a right to defend itself and to go into gaza, to try to take out as many hamas terrorists as they can, but they also have an obligation to protect civilians, to not strike against critical infrastructure like hospitals, without being very careful. to give wa

tonight, prime minister netanyahu claiming israel has strong indications hostages were held at al shifa hospital, something the israeli military showed us during our trip to the rantisi children's hospital nearby. what makes you think this was a spot where somebody was held hostage? bring >> reporter: director of the hospital denies the allegations. and tonight, abc news has learned a deal for about 50 hostages, all women and children, is less likely tonight than it was 24 hours ago. the w.h.o. saying more than half of all gaza's hospitals are not functioning. our team inside one southern gaza hospital today, overflowing with the wounded. so many treated on the ground. israel dropping leaflets, signaling a ground offensive might expand southward. palestinians in the south no longer feel safe, listening to the israeli military, because even in the south, the place that's supposed to be safer, is apparently not. >> so, it is safer, and it is also the area we're bringing, allowing and pushing more and more humanitarian aid to come. >> reporter: amidst the shattered neighborhoods, displaced palestin

what we know now, they finally were taken out of al shifa hospital yesterday, safe passage was createdey were moved down to the maternity hospital in rafah. this was a very difficult and complex evacuation, max. i want to show you some of the those images that we have of the babies. it's difficult to watch, it's difficult to listen to. we hear the babies crying. and you see what state they're in. we know that they were needed to be stabilized after moving from al shifa. and we know the conditions that the doctors have been described in al shifa over the past week. lack of auction yen, lack of fuel, lack of ability to keep the incubators running, and of course, this was during the idf raid as well. we saw communications blackouts, and the israeli health ministry telling us they weren't able to communicate with the hospital. i want you to look at the doctors and what they say. >> translator: we're conducting tests on all of those babies and they're given fluids and needed medication according to their condition. for now, they're in a stable condition, but this condition might deteriorate

we have been watching for days as they bring it closer and closer to gaza city and the al-shifa hospital. tonight, they say they are carrying out a precise targeted operation not only an entire hospital complex but specified area of the hospital they say is being driven by operational necessity, designed to target hamas and rescue our hostages in this statement. they also note there will be medical teams and arabic speakers as part of this and the units involved have undergone specific training to try to minimize potential harm to civilians who may be at that area of the hospital. we heard from an idf spokesman. listen to what he said. >> we're not over running the hospital but are conducting a very precise targeted operation against a specific location where we have intelligence and indeed operational necessity in order to defeat hamas and perhaps rescue hostages. >> what's really important to note here is the fact there are still thousands of people inside this hospital complex. an estimated 1500 patients and medical staff and thousands more who are sheltering on the grounds of the com

communication with al—shifa hospital is difficult. other information from other hospitals, a hospital not far away from al—shifa, a smaller hospital, the situation there is that the palestine red crescent has said that operations have ceased they are, they estimate about 500 patients are in the premises, and potentially 15,000 civilians, the potentially 15, 000 civilians, the estimate. potentially 15,000 civilians, the estimate. it is worth stressing that a lot of people in the hospitals in the northern part of gaza went there for safety, they thought the hospitals would be a place of sanctuary. they are finding that there is a lot of fighting raging around them. israel said it is not filing towards hospitals, it is not targeting civilians, there have been claims that that is not the case. but israel has also made clear that it believes hamas are creating these underground bunkers, control and command centres, under buildings, including hospitals. this is why they are focusing their efforts on these particular locations. it is an extre

that hamas and the palestinian islamichhad or using hospitals in the gaza strip, including the al—shifa hospital and support the military operations and hold hostages, they have tunnels underneath these hospitals. and so, hamas members operating node from al—shifa hospital in gaza city and of weapons stored there and are prepared to respond to israeli operations against the facility. here's more from our north america correspondent, peter bowes, in los angeles it is the first time that the white house is supporting what we have been hearing from israel, israel's view that hamas is using these hospitals, the biggest hospital in the region as a cover for its military operations. connected by tunnels that can be used to store arms and hold hostages. it is hiding behind is very sensitive building, a large hospital that is used to help people in dire situations and many reports of the last few days how dire it is there. but the view supported by washington is based on its own sources, not open sources of information, their own information, their own information to support the view of israel and the n

we continue to see bombardment around the vicinity of the al-shifa hospital. situation uninside the hospital has been deteriorating. this is one of the majority hospitals in northern gaza. it's not operational. they don't have enough medical supplies or fuel to keep the generators going. we've seen oxygen supplies in the neonatal unit cut off at the al-shifa hospital. huge concern around the capability for doctors to provide the urgent care needed by so many patients inside the al-shifa hospital. we've heard the repeated calls for civilians to evacuate from northern gaza to southern gaza. as we know, it's extremely difficult for patients to evacuate through that route. >> certainly is. just a snapshot of the humanitarian crisis. nada, thank you so much for that. pam? >>> president biden just about to arrive for his meeting with chinese president xi jinping. m.j. lee is standing by for us. m.j., the united states is rolling out the red carpet for president xi. everything has been so carefully choreographed leading up to this meeting, right? >> reporter: yeah, an

gaza's biggest hospital, al—shifa. e said an evacuation of many remaining staff and patients was instructed this morning. the israeli military denies it's ordered people out — calling it a request from the hospital — but saying there is an expanded evacuation. israeli tanks surround the compound. the army claims it is a hamas command centre. it's yet to show evidence of this, but has shown pictures of some weapons it says it found this week. many inside, badly wounded, won't be able to move. a british surgeon who's worked frequently in gaza has had contact with doctors at al—shifa over recent weeks. they are working under the most appallingly hostile conditions. the patients that are being evacuated, it's almost inconceivable to me that they will survive. this notion that they're going to be evacuated to a safe area is a ludicrous notion, if you ask me. the roads are almost impassable. there are no functioning hospitals in gaza at the moment. near another hospital in northern gaza, bodies were gathered from what residen