fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. we can speak to mohammed taha from bbc arabic.mmunication inside gaza, so what do we know about that? we hired so what do we know about that? - hired officials from red cross who confirmed that they lost any communications with their crews in gaza. the un also have crews inside gaza. the un also have crews inside gaza. they lost communication with their officials, with their bosses outside. we understand the situation is happening at the moment and gaza. lots of communication, total darkness, intensified shelling on gaza and this, the start of a kind of... at the moment, it is limited incursion inside gaza, it really escalated situation. [30 incursion inside gaza, it really escalated situation.— incursion inside gaza, it really escalated situation. do we know any if --eole escalated situation. do we know any if people had — escalated situation. do we know any if people had an _ escalated situation. do we know any if people had an idea _ escalated situation. do we know any if people had an idea in _ escalated situation. do we know

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.oined by the executive director of the united nations organisation for palestinians here in the us. thank you for joining us. your colleagues warned yesterday they were going to run out of fuel today, that they wouldn't be able to carry on their operations after today, has happened? we are heafina today, has happened? we are hearing exactly _ today, has happened? we are hearing exactly that, - today, has happened? we are hearing exactly that, today i today, has happened? we are. hearing exactly that, today was the last day they had enough fuel to carry on essential operations, including running hospitals, desalinated water, actually the fuel that would power the tracks that would take all the goods that are coming through the border the shelters were 600,000 need them —— where 600,000 estate people need them, unfortunately, they will not be enough fuel to operate tomorrow if it doesn't come in. . operate tomorrow if it doesn't comein. . , ,, come in. have you been speaking to colleagues

we just saw a report from fergal keane with the situation in gaza. we have been hearing the u.n.y may be unable to continue their work if fuel does not get into gaza. are we hearing anymore on where we are with that situation? >> no. this has been the message from the u.n. for several days, warning that by the end of today those precious fuel stocks would have run out. they are pleading with israel to allow more fuel in. they say their entire humanitarian operation in gaza will effectively grind to a halt without it. the israelis are equally adamant no fuel is going to go in. israel believes this is all requisitned by hamas to help hamas keep its war machine going, as one official put it today, and at the israelis are saying there is fuel inside gaza and it is being hoarded by hamas, and if the u.n. wants fuel, it is hamas they should be asking. anchor: we have also been hearing from benjamin netanyahu. he addressed the nation. we talked a little bit about what he said. he said there will be a ground offensive, but he did not share any details on the whens and whys and hows. but

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.ministry in gaza now says almost 6,500 people have been killed since the start of the conflict. the bbc�*s gaza correspondent, rushdi abu alouf, has remained working there, despite the conditions. he is in khan younis in southern gaza, and earlier this evening described the situation there. yeah, tonight, there was really bombardment around this hospital. this is nasser hospital in khan younis. it's the hospital that is the only medical centre that serving half of the population now, and it's at the edge of catastrophe, as the director of the hospitaljust told me that they have shut most of the operations and only the operations room and the life—saving place and facilities are working. they are struggling to cope with the situation with the shortage of fuel, no fuel coming to this hospital for about 20 days. just about half an hour ago, air strike this direction, about 200 metres from the hospital, destroyed a three—storey building. about 50 people in one go they rushed to this hospit

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. our correspondent rushdi abu—aloof has been reporting from gaza.round the al quds hospital in gaza city. it is in the south end with the previous days, what is making the headlines tonight is hospital in gaza city throughout the day, there was a lot of air strikes around the hospital indemnity most of the building and the tower around it and shops were destroyed and all the roads leading to the hospital. tonight, they're pushing cars towards the hospital and using it and affecting those inside and many are trapped inside the hospital and they're taking the hospital and fleeing from the shelling around the place and the hospital says that they have received four calls in the last one was denied from the israeli army asking the people inside the hospital and leaving about 14,000 people and a hundred patients and eight of them were in intensive care unit and it is almost impossible to leave the hospital. our correspondent paul adams is injerusalem and has this assessment of today's developments. we have been in the early stages of a ground operation t

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.a is evident — and despite it, rushdi abu alouf — the bbc�*s gaza correspondent — remains there, one of the few journalists still working in the territory. he's in khan younis and some of his report — about a pregnant woman who's been critically wounded — has distressing images. behind this door, doctors are fighting to save the life of a woman. she was badly injured this morning while she was pregnant in an air strike in a neighbourhood in khan younis. doctors rescued the baby by caesarean, a quick caesarean operation. her husband was was killed alongside members of the same family. but the mother is inside fighting for her life and for her baby. the hospitals here are struggling to cope with the number of people injured. i have seen people treated in the corridor of the hospital. people are treated in the courtyard of the hospital, because today was one of the deadliest attacks done by israel so far. this hospital is among the four hospitals in the south. it's the area where israel a

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.ve cut off one of the main roads running north to south, as part of their expanded ground operations against hamas. witnesses there have reported seeing tanks and bulldozers on the salah al—din highway, which connects gaza city to the rest of the territory. this footage from social media — which our colleagues at bbc verify have geolocated — shows an israeli tank firing at a car travelling towards the city. with more on this and on tonight's rescue of a hostage, we can go to our international editorjeremy bowen who's in southern israel. thanks very much. wars are about a lot more than simply the men with guns, there is also the civilians, the pain, strain and the things they go through. and on the palestinian side, of course, those air strikes. very large numbers of deaths of civilians, they don't buy the israeli argument that the israelis are trying very hard not to hit them. they think that is completely untrue. but on the israeli side, a lot of the anguish has come from the hostages

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.orrespondent rushdi abualouf who has been reporting for us from gaza, and is in the southern city of khan younis. you have been reporting day after day three weeks now. we have seen the conditions people are living in. what have you seen and heard today? the living in. what have you seen and heard today?— living in. what have you seen and heard toda ? . ., ., . ,, heard today? the humanitarian crisis is caettin heard today? the humanitarian crisis is getting deeper _ heard today? the humanitarian crisis is getting deeper and _ heard today? the humanitarian crisis is getting deeper and deeper- heard today? the humanitarian crisis is getting deeper and deeper with . is getting deeper and deeper with very little aid considered not enough to feed about a million people who are displaced from their homes in gaza city and the north and who are living in a very difficult condition. not only in camps and warehouses and schools but here in this hospital. around me hundreds of people on this cou

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. been asked about the aid situation in gaza and asked whether humanitarian aid was getting into gaza fast enough. his response was, no, not fast enough. that's when he was asked walking out of an event at the white house the united nations have said that 20 trucks which had been due to cross the border into gaza to deliver aid from crossing over to egypt have not been able to do so. it was expecting 20 trucks to cross over from egypt into gaza but hasn't been able to do so the hope is they will be able to get in tomorrow. the latest lines we have tomorrow. the latest lines we have to bring you. the worsening humanitarian situation in gaza is evident — and despite it, rushdi abu alouf, the bbc�*s gaza correspondent, remains there, one of the few journalists still working in the territory. he sent this report from a hospital in khan younis, in southern gaza. she was badly injured, doctors rescued the baby was six syrian operation end. her husband was killed. the same family, the mother i

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.lth ministry in gaza now says almost 6,500 people have been killed since the start of the conflict. the bbc�*s gaza correspondent rushdi abu alouf has remained working there, despite the difficult conditions. he is in khan younis in southern gaza and getting us a glimpse of what the situation is there. yeah, tonight, there was really bombardment around this hospital. this is nasser hospital in khan younis. it's the hospital that is the only medical centre that serving half of the population now, and it's at the edge of catastrophe, as the director of the hospitaljust told me that they have shut most of the operations and only the operations room and the life—saving place and facilities are working. they are struggling to cope with the situation with the shortage of fuel, no fuel coming to this hospital for about 20 days. just about half an hour ago, air strike this direction, about 200 metres from the hospital, destroyed a three—storey building. about 50 people in one go they rushed to

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. global affairs analyst and senior fellow at the atlantic council. michael is also a former spokesperson for unicef covering the west bank and gaza. that's really a trickle. normally hundreds of trucks would cross that border crossing. and especially now, after so many days of war, the needs are absolutely immense. there is a huge backlog on the egyptian side. we are not quite sure where the problem lies, whether it's with the egyptians, with the israelis or whether hamas run government are trying to throw up obstacles, as they often do, could be a mixture of all three. clearly that bottleneck needs to be cleared. i know the un and influential gulf states are doing what they can. it's a humanitarian catastrophe that we haven't seen on this scale for a long, long time. at we haven't seen on this scale for a long, long time.- for a long, long time. at the same time. _ for a long, long time. at the same time, the _ for a long, long time. at the same time, the evacuation l for a long, long

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.itarian situation on the ground my colleague katrina perry spoke with the director of philanthropy at the un's palestinian relief and works agency in the us. thanks for joining us. firstly, my condolences to you, you have lost any members of your extended family, 61 of your colleagues in gaza, you have many close family members though. have you been able to make contact with them, you know how they are? hat make contact with them, you know how they are?- make contact with them, you know how they are? not yet. we haven't been _ know how they are? not yet. we haven't been able _ know how they are? not yet. we haven't been able to _ know how they are? not yet. we haven't been able to talk - know how they are? not yet. we haven't been able to talk about | haven't been able to talk about 2.3 days. i receive dave vos note from my mum about two days ago, she said she is alive, she is in distress, she is asking for more prayers. we always imagine things a thousand times worse than they are whe

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.h ministry in gaza now say almost 6,500 people have been killed since the start of the conflict. the bbc�*s gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf has remained working there, despite the conditions. he is in khan younis, in southern gaza, for us — day after day now, we have been hearing you describe worsening conditions — tell us what things are like today. tonight there was heavy bombardment around this hospital. this is a hospital in khan younis, the only medical centre serving half of the population now and it is on the edge of catastrophe, as the director of the hospitaljust told me they have sought most of the operations and only the operation room and the life—saving plays and facilities are working. they are struggling to cope with the situation with a shortage of fuel. no fuel coming to this hospitalfor of fuel. no fuel coming to this hospital for about of fuel. no fuel coming to this hospitalfor about 20 of fuel. no fuel coming to this hospital for about 20 days. of fuel. no fuel

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem., the un general assembly has tonight overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling for a ceasefire between israel and her mass, while the white house says it supports a pause and israel's military operations to enable aides to get in. let's speak now to sarah smith. sarah, more international pressure on israel. tell us more about what has been said.— has been said. yes, the pressure is cominu has been said. yes, the pressure is coming publicly _ has been said. yes, the pressure is coming publicly from _ has been said. yes, the pressure is coming publicly from the _ has been said. yes, the pressure is coming publicly from the united - coming publicly from the united nations, as you say, and privately from the biden administration here in washington. administration officials say they don't want to comment on all of the details of israel's military operations, but they will say that they continue to supply them with munitions and they have not imposed any red lines on what israel can do. bu

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.situation in gaza is evident — and the un agency responsible for palestinian refugees says that because of israeli restrictions on aid, it will run out of fuel tomorrow. israel disputes the lack of fuel. the bbc�*s gaza reporter rushdi abu alouf reports now from a hospital in khan younis, in southern gaza, on the increasingly desperate struggle of ordinary people. behind these doors, doctors are fighting to save the life of a woman who was badly injured this morning while she was pregnant in an airstrike in a neighbourhood in khan younis. doctors rescued the baby by caesarean operation. her husband was killed alongside members of the same family, but the mother is inside, fighting for her life and for her baby. the hospitals here in gaza are struggling to cope with the number of people injured. i have seen people treated in the corridor of the hospital, people treated in the courtyard of the hospital because today was one of the deadliest attacks done by israel so far. this hospital is

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.prime minister to secure the release of hostages held in gaza, hamas said tonight it would release some of the foreign hostages it is holding in the coming days. lucy williamson spoke to one man whose family has been taken captive — and who says israel should do whatever it takes to free them. kibbutz be'eri, three miles from gaza, neverfelt like the front line of a conflict. wow. look at this. it looks like one now. my god. no way. seven members of gilad's family were taken from this house. let's see the shelter. look at this. no way. it's the first time he's seen it since the attack. the front door, riddled with bullet holes. look at this. how they hate us. how. in the charred remains of the house, no sign of bodies. the door to the safe room held fast, but the steel shutters outside were blown open. the family gone. horror movies from the hamas attack here on the 7th of october were filmed in the street outside. gilad has watched them again and again for signs of his son, daughter i

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.red by israelis when hamas attacked it, and while the shock has largely bound israeli society together, there has been a constant protest outside the ministry of defence in tel aviv. some are angry with the government response in gaza, others about the hostages being held by hamas — over 200 according to israel. the families of those hostages are having to endure an agony day after day, and i should tell you the video and photos we show in this piece are with the permission of the family concerned. car horns sound. sounding their support for the protesters who, day after day, display the faces of the abducted. some elderly, some very young. we went in search of the family of one of them. 0mer�*s whole neighbourhood wants him back. he went to the supernova music festival on october 7th, where hamas killed at least 260 people. this is 0mer�*s bedroom. that was the last time his parents shai and neva saw him. all the clothes are waiting. when the attack took place, they didn't know he was

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.bu—alouf is in the city of khan younis in southern gaza. a short while ago, communications and the internet were lost to gaza. earlier, he gave us this update. air strikes continue across the gaza strip, but in khan younis, it is the area where israel asked 2.1 million people to leave their houses in the north and come here and they were about 25 air strikes overnight and about 25 air strikes overnight and about 25 air strikes overnight and about 25 people were killed. today, the rescue team are continuing to search under the rubble of the entire neighbourhood in gaza city. israel, two days ago, bombed the place. about 20 buildings were buried, levelled to the ground according to the local authority here, run by hamas. 132 people were killed. today, another ten trucks from egypt went into gaza. but what is also more significant is about ten doctors to help the hospitals here. their staff are struggling, their staff are overwhelmed by the number of casualties that they are dealing with

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.d israel's military operation i spoke to our correspondence paul adams in jerusalem. i want to start by touching on the situation at the al quds hospital because according to the palestinian red crescent they are saying they are being told to evacuate that hospital, not something israel has confirmed at this stage, are we any clear as to understanding situation there? i'm afraid we are not, when you put together the repeated warnings which the palestine red crescent says it has received to evacuate that hospital and the fact there was some kind of artillery or air strike nearby, causing windows to shatter and dust and smoke to shatter and dust and smoke to into the corridors of the hospital, you can understand the sense of anxiety bordering on panic among the staff there also the thousands of people who have been sheltering in the hospital and in the hospital grounds. they believe the hospital is in imminent danger of being attacked by the hospital as saying with people in intensive ca

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.to 0samah khalil, a history professor at syracuse university, who specialises in the arab—israeli conflict. good to have you on the programme. first of all, of course, the humanitarian crisis in gaza that's unfolding day by day is very traumatic to see you unfolding, but in terms of this ground offensive, benjamin netanyahu is insisting it is going to do it but there seems to be a delay. what is she thinking about when this might happen what they are to achieve?— happen what they are to achieve? . , ., achieve? there are several reasons — achieve? there are several reasons that _ achieve? there are several reasons that it _ achieve? there are several reasons that it hasn't - achieve? there are several- reasons that it hasn't happened yet and one of those is the hostages. the united states is negotiating with hamas through qatar and attempting to get the hostages release under the same time the us is to deploy additionalforces in the region. the main reason the ground offensive has been

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.the first anniversary of a deadly crush at a halloween street party in seoul. thousands of south koreans, including survivors and bereaved families, marched to city hall in seoul. many have expressed anger that no—one's been held criminally responsible for the deaths, though several local officials are on trial. colombia has asked venezuela for help in locating the kidnapped farth father of the liverpool football player luis diaz. they were abducted from their home town of caracas on sunday. his mother has been rescued. more than 120 soldiers have been involved in an operation to locate had player's father. russia has threatened to seize assets belonging to eu countries if the eu carries out plans to donate state funds to ukraine. the eu says it's trying to generate the profits and use it for ukrainian reconstruction. you are live with bbc news. returning now to our top story — the israel—gaza war — and concern over israel's warning for civilians to evacuate the al-quds hospital in gaz

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.tuation in gaza is evident, and the un agency responsible for palestinian refugees says that, because of israeli restrictions on aid, it will run out of fuel tomorrow. israel disputes the lack of fuel. the bbc�*s gaza reporter, rushdi abualouf, reports now from a hospital in khan younis, in southern gaza, on the increasingly desperate struggle of ordinary people. behind these doors, doctors are fighting to save the life of a woman who was badly injured this morning while she was pregnant in an airstrike in a neighbourhood in khan younis. doctors rescued the baby by caesarean operation. her husband was killed alongside members of the same family, but the mother is inside, fighting for her life and for her baby. the hospitals here in gaza are struggling to cope with the number of people injured. i have seen people treated in the corridor of the hospital, people treated in the courtyard of the hospital because today was one of the deadliest attacks done by israel so far. this hospital is

fergal keane, bbc news, ramallah. the trauma suffered by israelis when hamas attacked it — and while the shock has largely bound israeli society together, there has been a constant protest outside the ministry of defence in tel aviv. some are angry with the government response in gaza, others about the hostages being held by hamas. the families of those hostages are having to endure an agony day after day. and i should tell you, the video and photo we are about to show is with the permission of the family concerned. car horn toots. sounding their support for the protesters who, day after day, display the faces of the abducted. some elderly, some very young. we went in search of the family of one of them. 0mer wenkert�*s whole neighbourhood wants him back. he went to the supernova music festival on october 7th, where hamas killed at least 260 people. this is 0mer�*s bedroom. that was the last time his parents shai and niva saw him. all the clothes are waiting. when the attack took place, they didn't know he was there.

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. the latest from garzo there. house spokesperson that the us says it is hopeful of getting 100 aid trucks a day into gaza. that has just come from the white house news briefing. i don't have any more context on that, orwhen i don't have any more context on that, or when they believe that that aim of getting 100 aid trucks a day will begin, but we will of course bring you more on that as we get it. now let's cross live tojerusalem. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is there. we have heard from a number of senior israeli officials, not least from the prime minister himself. what indication are we getting about what comes next in terms of that ongoing offensive? just one quick thing before i answer that question. you were just talking about the number of aid trucks, and while you are reading that, i was just reading a message from one of our colleagues who said that 26 aid trucks of the 59 or 60 that were bound for gaza made it in today, making a total of 144 in the last three weeks. that gives you just some id

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.correspondent rusdhi abualouf sent us this update on what he knows about the situation in gaza city. it's quieter in khan yunis compared with previous days but in gaza, al-quds hospital, run by the palestinian icrc, is making headlines night as isrtael is pushing hard to the hospital. hundreds of air strikes in the last couple of days but today they are very close, damaging some of the hospital properties. we received a video from one of the people trapped inside the hospital showing huge smoke inside and dust inside the hospital. the medical team are distributing masks to the people as about 1,400 people — 14,000 people, according to the director of the hospital, are taking the hospital as refuge because earlier footage showed the scale of destruction around the hospital is huge, but now they are pushing hard to the hospital, damaging some of their properties, but it's still not direct hits on al-quds hospital, only very close to it. let's get more now from our diplomatic corresponden

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.ith international federation of red cross and red crescent societies spokesperson thomas about getting more aid into gaza. i'd like to start about talking about the situation in the l could hospital in gaza. what have you been hearing from the red crescent about the situation there about what is going on there right now ——al quds. going on there right now --al quds. , ., ., ., ~ quds. first of all thank you for having _ quds. first of all thank you for having me. _ quds. first of all thank you for having me. if _ quds. first of all thank you for having me. if this - for having me. if this situation is deeply concerning. what we discovered from palestinian colleagues is that they were asked today to evacuate immediately the hospital. this actually is not the first time it happened. a couple of times during the last weeks. then i think this time is more concerning following the actions since last friday with the heavy shelling in gaza city and, of course, it is deeply concerning because

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.peaking about the situation and the humanitarian situation and the humanitarian situation with the executive director of the united nations palestinian refugee agency here in the us. your colleagues warned yesterday they were going to run out of fuel today, that they wouldn't be able to carry on their operations after today, has that happened? we are hearing exactly that, today was the last day they had enough fuel to carry on essential operations, including running hospitals, desalinated water, actually the fuel that would power the tracks that would take all the goods that are coming through the border the shelters were 600,000 internally displaced people need them unfortunately, they will not be enough fuel to operate tomorrow if it doesn't come in. have you been speaking to colleagues, do you know whether that has happened yet? i have heard there are a couple hours left a feel and by tomorrow morning there will be none. —— a couple of hours of fuel. what will that mean in real time

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.tojerusalem where we can speak to lynn hastings who is a un assistant secretary—general and the humanitarian co—ordinator in the occupied palestinian territory. it is very good to see you. can you clarify for as firstly the situation around fuel? does the lack of fuel mean that the un is having to scale down its operations?— down its operations? there are a number of _ down its operations? there are a number of factors _ down its operations? there are a number of factors obviously - number of factors obviously impacting the operations, and one of courses fuel, which i will get to in a moment. but the other is the lack of supplies going in and of course the continuing bombardment, which makes it very, very difficult for our staff who are still trying to deliver humanitarian assistance. the fuel of course is directly related to hospitals working, and i heard your reporter they're talking about the situation in the hospitals. if i mayjust the situation in the hospitals. if i may just give

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.tuation in gaza is evident — and despite it, rushdi abualouf — the bbc�*s gaza correspondent — remains there, one of the few journalists still working in the territory. he sent from a hospital in khan younis in a gaza. behind this door, doctors are fighting to save the life of a woman. she was badly injured this morning while she was pregnant in an air strike in a neighbourhood in khan younis. doctors rescued the baby by caesarean, a quick caesarean operation. her husband was was killed alongside members of the same family. but the mother is inside fighting for her life and for her baby. the hospitals here are struggling to cope with the number of people injured. i have seen people treated in the corridor of the hospital. people are treated in the courtyard of the hospital, because today was one of the deadliest attacks done by israel so far. this hospital is among the four hospitals in the south. it's the area where israel asked 1.2 million people in the north to flee. but this is the

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. let's bring our panel end., former deputy communications director of trump campaign. difficult to watch reports like that, when we see was happening on the ground. when you watch that do you think there's a way out? i the ground. when you watch that do you think there's a way out?- you think there's a way out? i think this is becoming _ you think there's a way out? i think this is becoming an _ you think there's a way out? i think this is becoming an impossible - this is becoming an impossible civilian crisis. the international red cross past word at the beginning both sides of obligation under international humanitarian law. in the end you just hope that somebody is going to see sense around that, the original attack was brutal. israel's response has been brutal. it is creating tremendous for the civilians caught up in the crossfire. you've got desalination plant to gaza shot because it has no fuel. hospitals running out of water. you've got water shortages, the latest news is only 3% of the requirement of nee

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.r from our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams in jerusalem. we just saw that they are a report from oracle keying with the situation in gaza. we've been hearing the un may be unable to continue their work if fuel doesn't get into gaza. are we hearing any more aware we're with that situation?— more aware we're with that situation? ., , ., , , situation? no, this has been the messaue situation? no, this has been the message from — situation? no, this has been the message from the _ situation? no, this has been the message from the un _ situation? no, this has been the message from the un for - situation? no, this has been the message from the un for the i situation? no, this has been thel message from the un for the last several days warning that by the end of today those precious fuel stocks would have run out. they are pleading with israel to allow more fuel in, they say their entire humanitarian operation in gaza will effectively grind to a halt without it. the israelis are equally

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.e uk. - this was the first hospital to use this artificial birthing model to put midwives through their paces before they tried it out for real. since it was introduced, it's reduced a type of injury from shoulder dystocia dramatically. shoulder dystocia happens when the baby's head is born, but one of the shoulders becomes stuck behind a mother's pubic bone, delaying the birth of the baby's body. according to a study by the hospital looking over a four—year period from 2008, not a single baby suffered long—term damage from shoulder dystocia, where they normally expect three or four cases. what what it don't want to do in this situation is to pull hard on the baby's— this situation is to pull hard on the baby's head —— what we don't. midwives — the baby's head —— what we don't. midwives and obstetricians around the world are now been trained using this model, so it seems this project could save tens babies and a lifetime of paralysis. tar could save tens babies and a lifetime of paraly

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. quite extensively here on the bbc the international reaction not only from the us, europe and other countries but also from regional players because of course this plays out regionally and there is a fear that it could end up leaking into other arab countries in terms of problems and issues. my colleague interviewed thejordanian foreign minister, she asked him whether he agrees with the queen ofjordan that in her words, there is a glaring double standard by the west and failing to condemn the deaths of palestinian civilians. cnet a resolution that resolution was supported by the majority people if you count the numbers. it is a step in the right direction, we need, all of us to come and say international law has to apply equally and fairly, no life is of lesser value than the other. we valuejewish lives, we value is really like, we value palestinian lives and we hope everyone will come from the moral ground and everyone will say that life matters no matter what the nationality, race,

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. we will head to southern israel with jeremy bowen. your reaction to those comments on that televised address by benjamin netanyahu talking about the preparations for the ground incursion of gaza. in preparations for the ground incursion of gaza. , , . incursion of gaza. in essence it did not move things _ incursion of gaza. in essence it did not move things on _ incursion of gaza. in essence it did not move things on a _ incursion of gaza. in essence it did not move things on a great - incursion of gaza. in essence it did not move things on a great deal, l incursion of gaza. in essence it did not move things on a great deal, i | not move things on a great deal, i think he said anything we were enormously surprised by but the reader ration was very important of their determination to absolutely hammer and kill all of the hamas people they can get their hands on. the way that he declared that they would be having a big win at the end of this, the way that he said, emphatically, because there have been a few stories knocking about that m

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. i spoke to the acting consul general of israel in new york. on bbc news. we saw there the un secretary—general antonio guterres saying there were clear violations of humanitarian law in hamas, both the use of civilians as human shields but also israel bombing southern gaza when there was an evacuation order in place there. the blockade, more than 2,300 children dead. how does israeljustify what the un sees as breaches of international humanitarian law? first of all, the secretary—general, what he has said is shameful. he has presented a total moralfailure. you cannotjustify the atrocities of hamas. 1,400 of my people were murdered, raped, burned alive, 200 people and more kept hostage in the gaza strip. millions, millions, millions of israelis are currently in shelters because barrages of missiles on israel do not stop. 200,000 people in israel are displaced. he cannot justify it. whatever he says, he cannotjustify it. there has been widespread condemnation, though, of those attacks on israel and the situation there, but i'm not asking you abo

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.ay of aid will soon be allowed into gaza. for more on the humanitarian situation, my colleague spoke with the director of philanthropy at the un's palestinian relief and works agency in the us. firstly my condolences, you have lost many members of your extended family, 61 colleagues in gaza. you have many close family members still there, have you been able to make contact with them? do you know how they are? hat contact with them? do you know how they are?— how they are? not yet, we haven't been _ how they are? not yet, we haven't been able - how they are? not yet, we haven't been able to - how they are? not yet, we haven't been able to talk l how they are? not yet, we i haven't been able to talk for about two and a half days. i received a voice notes on my mum two days ago, she said she was alive and in distress, asking for our players. we always imagine things are 1000 times worse than they are when we are not there. —— asking for our players. we are traumatised from watching the ne

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. this is bbc news. some other stories now.ve mikejohnson republicans nominated representative mike johnson for speaker, he is the fourth person nominated in the last two weeks. 0nly hours earlier, the previous nominee withdrew after it was clear he would struggle in a full houseboat. the chamber has been without a full—time speaker for three weeks after the ousting of kevin mccarthy. —— in a full house vote. gambia's high court has opened a trial after the death of children who took a cough syrup made by an indian pharmaceutical company. children underfive died after taking the over—the—counter medicines. the who said unacceptable levels of toxins were found in the medicines. an off duty pilot who tried to crash a passengerjet said he did so after a nervous breakdown. joseph david emerson was in the cockpit of an alaska airlines flight when the alleged incident occurred on sunday, he has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder. a third of hospitals in gaza are no longer functioning, dwindling power supplies and water h

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. away from gaza and israel now.an of the teenager who fell into a coma after an alleged encounter with the morality police. human rights groups say 16 year and reeta guerra event was hurt in a confrontation with officers from the terran metro who accused her of not covering her hair. reports from tehran say eight people were arrested at the capitol�*s main cemetery. iranians have drawn parallels with the case of mahsa amini whose death in custody of the morality police last year triggered protests across the country. a memorial service has taken place in south korea's capital to mark one year since a deadly crash at a hallowe'en street party. nearly 160 people are killed in the disaster which happened in a narrow alleyway. thousands of south koreans, including survivors and bereaved families, marched to city hall, many have expressed anger that no—one has been held criminally responsible for the deaths. several local officials are on trial. a2 people are now known to have died in a fire that broke out at a coal mine

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.jerusalem and has this assessment of today's developments. i think we are where we have been for the last couple of days, which is in the early stages of a ground operation that may be sustained. it's really only confined to a very small area of the north—western tip of the gaza strip, but it is inevitably going to expand, as the israeli army feels that it is able to move forward and tackle some of the targets that it has clearly set for itself from the beginning of this campaign. the air campaign will continue, they clearly feel that they have a great deal that they can still do from the air. we're not privy to any of this planning, we don't know for example what was being hit near the al-quds hospital in gaza today that caused such panic, but that is part of an ongoing israeli aerial effort up and down the gaza strip which is maintaining the pressure obviously on hamas, but also continuing to make life intolerable for more than 2 million civilians. this evening following a conversati

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem.ports administration says it supports a pause in israel's military operations to enable age to enter gaza. at the white house, john kirby, the spokesman for the national security council, told reporters that "temporary specific pauses on the battlefield" were "an idea worth exploring." there should be consideration made right now for humanitarian pauses. these are localised, temporary, specific pauses on the battlefield, so that humanitarian assistance can get into people that need it, or so that they, the people, can get out of the area in relative safety. that is what a humanitarian pause is and we think it is an idea worth exploring. 0ne one other item of news today, police in the us state of maine have confirmed the suspect on wednesday's mass shooting in the city of lewiston has been found dead in nearby woods. the local commissioner told a news conference that robert card had died from an apparent self—inflicted gunshot wound. like many people, i am breathing a sigh of relief ton

fergal keane, bbc news, ramallah.r states have called for "humanitarian corridors and pauses" to allow aid into gaza. they expressed their "gravest concern for the deteriorating humanitarian situation" in gaza. while eu leaders have strongly condemned hamas' attack, they've struggled to come to a consensus over the israel—gaza war. the israeli and palestinian ambassadors to the united nations have made passionate speeches at an emergency session of the un general assembly, vividly describing what their people have gone through in almost three weeks of war. first to speak was riyad mansour — the palestinian ambassador to the united nations. let me address those who explained why one should not call for a ceasefire. how can representatives of states explain how horrible it is that 1000 israelis were killed and not feel the same outrage when 1000 palestinians are now killed every day? the israeli ambassador gilad erdan spoke next — here's some of what he said. sojustice was done with isis. hamas must be no more. our goal

before what israel called tonight's unprecedented attacks, samira comforted the children — caught fergal keanemakers to help secure their release and that of other children and held hostage in gaza by hamas. helen humphreys spoke with him earlier. 0k, ok, we seem to have a little difficulty bringing that to you, so we will come back. gina, just to come back to something that we heard earlier from one of the israeli spokespeople, saying that a cease—fire would mean an end to the country as israel sees it. how is there a way out of this conflict when the positions are so firm in each camp?- conflict when the positions are so firm in each camp? yeah, it is auoin so firm in each camp? yeah, it is going to _ so firm in each camp? yeah, it is going to take _ so firm in each camp? yeah, it is going to take courage - so firm in each camp? yeah, it is going to take courage and i is going to take courage and leadership, as i said to break the cycle. it's an extraordinary time for israelis. the attack was unthinkable. forall of israelis. the attack was unthinkable. for all of us, israelis. the attack was

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. the acting consul general of israel in new york. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we saw there the un secretary—general antonio guterres saying there were clear violations of humanitarian law in hamas, both the use of civilians as human shields but also israel bombing southern gaza when there was an evacuation order in place there. a blockade, more than 2300 children dead. how does israeljustify 2300 children dead. how does israel justify what the un sees as breaches of international humanitarian law?- as breaches of international humanitarian law? first of all, the secretary _ humanitarian law? first of all, the secretary general, - humanitarian law? first of all, the secretary general, what . humanitarian law? first of all, | the secretary general, what he has said is shameful. he has presented a total of moral failure. you cannotjustify the atrocities of hamas. i400 failure. you cannotjustify the atrocities of hamas. 1400 of my people were murdered, raped, burned alive, 200 peo

our special correspondent fergal keane, who is based injerusalem, has been working with freelance journaliststhis report on the tragedy of one family. and many will find this upsetting. once he had a home. once he had a family. now he picks through the rubble for fragments of the past. khalil lost his four children and seven other members of his family. here he shows a bbc journalist pyjamas worn by his 18—month—old daughter, rosa. khalil gave us this slow motion video of rosa dancing. the same blue pyjamas, but in a world that has gone forever. the family was trapped under this rubble in rafah. it's next to a hospital, where every day of this war the staff receive the wounded and the dead. and where this man works and was on duty on the night his family became casualties. translation: a massive bomb exploded that night and our neighbours _ started showing up at the hospital, so i asked where was the bombing. they told me it was around my house. i had to run to the house to check on the family. i tried calling, but no—one was answering. and, as you can see, the whole house was bombed. the rem

fergal keane has been reporting on the situation there.ere voting as israel had expanded its aerial and ground assaults resolution stand with a round of applause and overwhelming number of nations in the un general assembly supporting it, some noting that the world is watching how the general assembly would act after four failed resolutions in the security council they describe how palestinians were living a hell on earth because of the bombardment and siege and they pleaded for life—saving supplies to get in unhindered, including water and fuel and basic medicines and food supplies. they also had wanted to see a ceasefire. this issue has divided western nations, we saw the us, israel's staunchest ally, vote against this resolution. the uk, canada and some other european nations abstained. they argued there was not a direct condemnation of hamas in the resolution for the 7 october attack. but the authors had argued that the resolution was strictly humanitarian, didn't blame either hamas or israel, and it did mention the 7 october attacks.