his wife was about to give birth in al—awda hospital.scenes of the wreckage, the van itself barely there, really. it was mangled, you know, mangled and charred. but we've also seen really sad scenes in the funerals of those journalists. the committee to protectjournalists has said that up until from the beginning of the war, up until mid—december, or the 20th of december, 133 journalists were killed. the israeli military said that those five men were posing as journalists. it says it had intelligence of that and that it struck what it described as a "terrorist cell". but we also know, we understand from the media community there that these five men were well—known local journalists to the people in gaza telling the story of the war. one thing, one crucial detail to tell you is that these journalists belonged to al quds today channel, and that this channel is affiliated with the palestinian islamichhad group, which took part in the hamas—led attack on israel on october the 7th in 2023. and what israel is saying is that it targeted five pe

the strike hit a marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp.illed, members of what it said was a "terrorist cell". the funerals of the five palestinian journalists were held earlier today where mourners gathered in prayer. israel does not allow foreign journalists free access to gaza. our correspondent in jerusalem, shaimaa khalil, has more on the strike. two very different narratives about what happened in nuseirat camp outside al—awda hospital today, and as you say, it is not possible for the bbc to independently verify either account on either side of this because international media is not allowed by israel to report freely in gaza. what we understand from the al-quds today channel is that five of its journalists were killed in an israeli air strike on a broadcast van that was clearly marked press. we could see in very dramatic footage the van all but charred, but you could see at the back of it the word press, written in english in red. we also understand that one of those journalists, his wife was in al—awda hospital in nuseirat camp, and

understand from al quda channel that five of its journalists were killed parked outside of al—awda hospitalf the jury list was in the hospital about to give birth to the first born when the five journalists were struck. israel gives a different account, they say that they had intelligence that the men were posing as journalists as they describe the and that they were involved in conduct —— combat and propaganda for the islamichhad group. the islamichhad group also took part in the hamas led an attack in israel on october the 7th in 2023. we saw footage of how the destruction of this vehicle essentially it was just charged main goals of metal but a mother of one of the journalists was crying in front of her son's body inconsolably but also a localjournalist front of her son's body inconsolably but also a local journalist who front of her son's body inconsolably but also a localjournalist who said that this is a tragedy and that these men were known. a crucial point to add is that al quds channel is affiliated with the islamichhad group that they received funding from the islamichhad group bu

the strike hit a clearly marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp.the journalists had been expecting the birth of his child. the israeli military called those killed, members of what it said was a "terrorist cell". a short while ago i spoke to our correspondent shaimaa khalil injersusalem, and began by asking her about the air strikes on yemen. a very fast moving story, and we're getting some glimpse now of what it's like in the capital, sana'a. as ijust came out to speak to you on air, i've seen a short video from inside sana'a international airport with passengers in a panic, really. some running with their with their trolleys and their luggage in a frenzy, not really knowing what to do. we know from eyewitnesses that the capital, sana'a, the airport was hit, but also the red sea city some running with their with their trolleys and their luggage in a frenzy, not really knowing what to do. we know from eyewitnesses that the capital, sana'a, the airport was hit, but also the red sea city of hodeidah was hit as well. not the first time those two targe

the strike hit a marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp.the journalists had been expecting the birth of his child. the israeli military said those killed were members of a "terrorist cell". let's speak to our news correspondent shaimaa khalil injerusalem. take us through what we know about these strikes in yemen. we have seen very dramatic footage from inside sana'a international airport of people running in a panic with their luggage in their trolleys some trying to leave the building through a gate others running in different directions. we also saw one from outside of the building showing smoke rising. in the last hour or so we have also been getting reports that commercial flights are still landing and yemen airport despite reports of damage to the facility. we are getting reports in and image of an airbus a3 20 of the yemeni airlines aircraft landing there. we heard from a head of there. we heard from a head of the world health organization tedros adhanom ghebreyesus who said he was in the airport when the strike happened that he was a

the strike hit a marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp.itary said those killed were members of a "terrorist cell". i've been speaking to our correspondent in jerusalem, shaimaa khalil. this is the second israeli air strike on yemen in less than a week. it strike on yemen in less than a week. . ., , strike on yemen in less than a week. _, , ., , strike on yemen in less than a week. , , ., week. it comes as this month has seen _ week. it comes as this month has seen significant _ week. it comes as this month has seen significant attacks . has seen significant attacks a significant rise in attacks by houthis in yemen on israeli territory. this week alone has seen five attacks on israeli territory. only on saturday there was a projectile launched from yemen, it was not intercepted and it landed in a public park in tel aviv. i was after that the prime minister netanyahu after that the prime minister neta nyahu vowed after that the prime minister netanyahu vowed that they are going to retaliate and that he instructed the israeli forces to retali

least five journalists have been killed following an israeli airstrike on a vehicle outside al—awda hospital camp. this video — unverified by the bbc — shows a minibus with �*press' written on the doors. several others are believed to have been injured in the blast. in a seperate incident overnight, five people were killed and dozens injured after israel bombed the zeitoun neighbourhood in gaza city. the israeli air force said on x that it had struck a vehicle containing — in its words — "terrorists in the nuseirat a rea" with me is said shehata from bbc arabic. what is the latest you can tell us about the attacks in gaza? the israel military says it was targeting what they call terrorists from islamicjihad, terrorists from islamic jihad, one terrorists from islamicjihad, one of the palestinian groups in gaza. and according to the palestinian sources, five journalists were killed. while they were broadcasting van — they were broadcasting van — they were broadcasting van — they were covering an event near the hospital near nuseirat in central gaza. so the air strike hit the broadcasting van.

five journalists have been killed following an israeli air strike on a vehicle outside the al—awda hospitalp. videos that have not yet been verified by the bbc show a bus engulfed in flames — with the word �*press' written on the doors. we'll continue to monitor these developments and provide updates once more information becomes available. meanwhile, israeland hamas are blaming each other for the failure to reach a deal to end the war in gaza, and secure the release of hostages. hamas said israel was seeking new conditions while israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu accused the group of going back on previous agreements. on wednesday israeli defence minister israel katz paid a visit to the philadelphi corridor on the gaza—egypt border. while there — he insisted israel would not cede security control of the strategic corridor, a key sticking point in the negotiations. shaimaa khalil is in jerusalem with more. the ceasefire agreement between hamas and israel looked like it was gaining momentum a few days ago. it is a very different picture now. both sides are exchanging accusations. hama

it hit a marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nusei—rat refugee camp.journalists was expecting the birth of his child. the israeli military said those killed were members of a "terrorist cell". winter is making life harder for the nearly 2 million internally displaced palestinians still in gaza. doctors working in the camps said three babies have died from the cold this week. hopes had been growing that israel and hamas could come to an agreement on returning the remaining hostages and a ceasefire soon. but those hopes have been dampened again, with both sides accusing the other of delaying a deal. israeli negotiators claim hamas has reneged on previously resolved issues, whilst hamas negotiators hit out at israel for introducing new conditions that were never part of the discussions. russia says it won't speculate on suggestions from aviation experts that russian air defences may have struck the passenger plane that crashed in kazakhstan on wednesday, killing 38 people. 29 people on board survived. president putin's spokesman said it would be inappropr

five journalists have been killed following an israeli air strike on a vehicle outside the al—awda hospitalirat refugee camp. videos that have not yet been verified by the bbc show a bus engulfed in flames — with the word �*press�* written on the doors. we'll continute to monitor these developments and provide updates once more information becomes available. meanwhile, israeland hamas are blaming each other for the failure to reach a deal to end the war in gaza, and secure the release of hostages. hamas said israel was seeking new conditions while israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu accused the group of going back on previous agreements. on wednesday israeli defence minister israel katz paid a visit to the philadelphi corridor on the gaza—egypt border. while there — he insisted israel would not cede security control of the strategic corridor, a key sticking point in the negotiations. shaimaa khalil is in jerusalem with more. the ceasefire agreement between hamas and israel looked like it was gaining momentum a few days ago. it is a very different picture now. both sides are exchanging

the strike hit a clearly marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp.he israeli military called those killed members of what it said was a "terrorist cell". the funerals of the five palestinian journalists were held earlier today where mourners gathered in prayer. israel does not allow foreign journalists free access to gaza. let's speak shaimaa khalil injerusalem. that is one of the issues, we do not have access ourselves and we have two different narratives. take as their what both sides are saying.- both sides are saying. you're different narratives - both sides are saying. you're different narratives about. both sides are saying. you're i different narratives about what happened today. it is not possible for the bbc to independently verify either account on either side because international media is not allowed by israel to report freely in gaza. what we understand from —— from a channel is that five of its journalists were killed in an israeli strike any clearly marked than and you could see the back of it charred, but you could see the word press

the strike hit a marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp.he israeli military said those killed were members of a "terrorist cell". russia has said it won't speculate on claims that russian air defences hit a passenger plane before it crashed in kazakhstan yesterday, killing 38 people. an unnamed us official suggested a russian anti—aircraft system may have struck the azerbaijan airlines plane. however, president putin's spokesman said it would be inappropriate to comment before the official investigation was complete. the azerbaijan airlines jet had been travelling from baku to chechnya, when it was diverted to kazakhstan, before coming down near aktau. jonathan josephs reports. on board the stricken aeroplane, the passenger filming this notices some damage under the wing. back inside, despite oxygen masks and life jackets being visible, those on board seem calm. it's not clear how long before the crash this was filmed. there were 62 passengers and five crew on board this azerbaijan airlines flight from baku to grozny in southern russia. ama

least five journalists have been killed following an israeli airstrike on a vehicle outside the al—awda hospitalt been verified by the bbc show a bus engulfed in flames with the word �*press' written on the doors. meanwhile, israeland hamas are blaming each other for the failure to reach a deal to end the war in gaza, and secure the release of hostages. hamas said israel was seeking new conditions while israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has accused the group of going back on previous agreements. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines: japan airlines says a cyberattack has briefly disrupted some of its flights. the attack affected the airline's baggage check—in system. more than a dozen flights were delayed at several airports before engineers identified and isolated the target of the attack. the airline apologised for inconvenience to passengers and suspended further ticket sales for the day. south korea's opposition is expected to make a decision thursday on whether to impeach acting president han duck—soo. it says he is stalling on the bills that would widen the impea

the strike hit a clearly marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp.he birth of his child. the israeli military called those killed, members of what it said was a "terrorist cell". israel does not allow foreign journalists free access to gaza. our correspondent, emir nader is injersualem. he told us more about the strike. al-quds today, tv channel that is the local tv channel in the gaza strip announced this morning that five journalists have been killed in an israeli air strike on their tv broadcast van whilst it parked outside a hospital in the nuseirat area of central gaza. we understand that among the five journalists was a young man who was understood to be waiting for his wife to give birth to their child inside the hospital, when he and his colleagues were struck by the air strike. we saw a video taken in the hours before of him in his press jacket telling the camera that in a few hours he would be a father. we had a statement in the early hours of the morning from the israeli military who said they were targeting what they said was an islamic j

awda bashir reporting there. nada. thank you. israeli forces have arrested dozens of health care staff, including a hospital director, after raiding last major health facility in northern gaza. that's according to gaza's ministry of health. the israeli military surrounded the kamal adwan hospital on friday as part of its ongoing operations in the area. the world health organization says that the raid put the facility out of service, warning at least 60 health workers and 25 patients in critical condition remained inside. now, israel claims that hamas is using the facility for its operations. multiple staff members also reported a massive fire at the hospital, describing extensive damage to emergency units and key departments. the idf, denying any connection to the fire and saying that its troops are operating in the area of the hospital and not inside of it. witnesses and staff say that the idf ordered patients and medical workers to evacuate, despite there being nowhere else to go. >> khan younis they were shooting through the windows. there were artillery shells by the gates. we came out at 7:30 a.m. and did not know what to do

the strike hit a marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp.ary said those killed were members of a "terrorist cell". i asked our correspondent injerusalem, shaimaa khalil — about the significance of the latest israel—yemen tensions. this is the second israeli airstrike on yemen in less than airstrike on yemen in less than a week and it comes as this month has seen significant attacks, a significant rise in attacks, a significant rise in attacks by houthis in yemen here on israeli territory. this week alone has seen five attacks on israeli territory. own saturday there was a projectile launched from yemen. it was not intercepted and it landed in a public park in tel aviv. hours after that the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, vowed that they are going to be retaliation and he instructed the israeli forces to retaliate against those attacks. what we have seen today are attacks, or israeli air attacks on the sana'a international airport but also in the red sea port city of her died out. were images and videos of panic among people inside sana'a

the strike hit a marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp.en expecting the birth of his child. the israeli military said those killed were members of a "terrorist cell". winter is making life difficult for the nearly 2 million internally displaced palestinians still in gaza. doctors working in the camps say three babies have died from the cold this week. hopes had been growing that israel and hamas could come to an agreement on a ceasefire and the return of the remaining hostages. but those hopes have been dampened again, with both sides accusing the other of delaying a deal. israeli negotiators say hamas has reneged on previously resolved issues, while hamas negotiators hit out at israel for introducing new conditions that were never part of the discussions. i'm joined now byjonathan conreecus, senior fellow at the foundation for defence of democracies, and former spokesperson for the israel defense forces. many thanks for your time on the programme today. there's quite a few events in the region, so i'll take one by one. throughout this con