and the idf is accusina he is detained. and the idf is accusing him _ he is detained.tained. and the idf is accusing him of being a - he is detained. and the idf isl accusing him of being a hamas terrorist operatives. how do you respond when you hear this allegation?— allegation? nobody believes these allegations _ allegation? nobody believes these allegations anymore. l allegation? nobody believes i these allegations anymore. we are talking about more than 1000 healthcare workers in other who have been detained — killed, i am sorry — and more than 300 who have been detained. i visited the hospital before this war, my colleagues visited the hospital, the world health organization visited the 0rganization visited the hospital. they found nothing. the idf went in four times in the last year, interrogated people and now we are hearing these. practising medicine is not a crime and that is what dr hossam has been doing. but attacking physicians is a war crime against internatio

. —— the idf. we hospital but we have approached them. -- the idf.— them. -- the idf. them. -- the idf. we have been covering and reporting _ them. -- the idf. we have been covering and reporting the - covering and reporting the ceasefire talks, what is the latest? , ., ., ceasefire talks, what is the latest? , . ., , latest? yes, the talks had been continuing _ latest? yes, the talks had been continuing in — latest? yes, the talks had been continuing in qatar _ latest? yes, the talks had been continuing in qatar and - latest? yes, the talks had been continuing in qatar and in - continuing in qatarand in egypt. continuing in qatarand in egypt a continuing in qatarand in egypt. a senior palestinian source has been speaking to the bbc and we have been getting positive signals, talks of a ceasefire possibly happening in the next days. we could be 90%. there are sticking points around the names of the particular palestinian prisoners who might be released in exchange for the israeli hostages that will be released in the first stage of the ceasefire deal. there is also talk

what are the idf saying? what happened. what are the idf sa in: ? what happened.f sa inc? , ., , what happened. what are the idf sa inc? ,._ ._ saying? the story really highlights _ saying? the story really highlights the _ saying? the story really highlights the difficultyl saying? the story really - highlights the difficulty when international media is unable to independently verify this. the bbc is unable to independently verify that you narratives because israel doesn't allow international media to freely report in gaza. what we're hearing from the idf is that they had intelligence that these five men in what looked like a press vehicle had press written on it, they were posing as journalists and that they were struck and that they were killed in an air strike and that they belonged to the palestinian islamichhad group. remember, the islamic jihad group was part of the hamas led group in 2023. what we understand from the local media is that these five journalists were known to the local media and were known as journalists, and that this broadcast van was was o

now, of the more than 240 terrorists, as the idf puts it, that had arrested.t says that some were posing as patients, others tried to flee in ambulances, and of those who were arrested that it merely suspects of being members of hamas or islamic jihad. it says that those found not to be militants will be released, and one can only assume that that also applies to the director of the kamal adwan hospital, doctor abu safiya, who was detained for questioning and was, as of saturday evening still being questioned inside gaza. elliott gotkine, cnn, jerusalem. >> elliott, thank you. and joining us now is cnn political and global affairs analyst and axios politics and foreign policy reporter barak ravid. barak, great to see you. thanks for being here on a saturday night. i want to start there where elliott left off, which is israel's raid on this northern gaza hospital. elliott really laid out the fundamentals of what happened. but what are you hearing beyond that? >> hi, jessica. >> well, you know, the idf still claimed that it had intelligence that there was terror

and fighting against idf.s area, there are almost no civilians, most of them have been located to the humanitarian zone with humanitarian zone with humanitarian aid on a daily basis, trucks full of aid to the palestinians.- basis, trucks full of aid to the palestinians. that british doctor we — the palestinians. that british doctor we heard _ the palestinians. that british doctor we heard from, - the palestinians. that british doctor we heard from, he - the palestinians. that british l doctor we heard from, he said israel is targeting health care workers and health care facilities as part of its wider strategy. 50 people were killed in the hospital, where they terrorists?— in the hospital, where they terrorists? , . terrorists? israel never, ever tar: ets terrorists? israel never, ever targets civilians _ terrorists? israel never, ever targets civilians intentionally| targets civilians intentionally but you do see hamas terrorists disguising as workers. we have seen unrwa full of terrorists. terrorists disguis

again, not a spokesperson for the idf. i'm sure they'd be happy to answer your questions. >> you said these are temporary and you referred to these groups. you know what israel's strategic objective is? i know you said you are not the spokesperson but u.s. is providing military aid so the questions were seem relevant. >> again, i will leave it to israel to speak to the military operations. >> engagement with hts, has that been regular? when was the last time there was any u.s. -- >> i don't have any updates beyond what matt briefed earlier. there have been engagements in communications, but i am not in a place to get more specific. >> what level? >> i'm not going to get into that level of specificity. sean? >> a few things, -- it says are going to visit the agreement with the uk on the 70. it affects the u.s.. in the uk, nigel was saying one factor is the u.s. being quiet about the incoming administration. any comment about what the u.s. is comfortable with the deal as it stands, should go ahead or renegotiate? >> sean, th

this follows israel's raid on the hospital, which the idf says resulted in more than 240 arrests.nesses tell cnn one of the people the idf detained was the hospital's director, whose whereabouts are unknown. cnn's elliot gotkine has more. >> reporter the israeli military's operation in and around the kamal adwan hospital ended on saturday morning. >> according to the idf, it informed journalists of that on saturday evening. it arrested more than 240 of what it described as terrorists belonging to hamas and islamic jihad and made an unspecified additional number of arrests. but the result of this operation is that, according to the world health organization, the hospital is now empty and that the last remaining large medical facility in the northern part of the gaza strip is no longer operational a hospital on fire and encircled sterling iran arsuf was kamal adwan lulu garcia-navarro and layla kamal adwan. patients and staff gather anxiously at the entrance of northern gaza's last major functioning hospital. others fight flames. >> john harwood can. ken hon doctor husam mubasher al

now, of the more than 240 terrorists, as the idf puts it, that it arrested.t says that some were posing as patients, others tried to flee in ambulances, and of those who were arrested that it merely suspects of being members of hamas or islamic jihad. it says that those found not to be militants will be released, and one can only assume that that also applies to the director of the kamal adwan hospital, doctor abu safiya, who was detained for questioning and was, as of saturday evening still being questioned inside gaza. elliott gotkine, cnn, jerusalem. >> earlier, we spoke with cnn political and global affairs analyst barak ravid, and he explained why the only remaining hospital in the area became a target. >> the idf still claimed that it had intelligence that there was terrorist activity in and around the hospital. until now. the idf did not produce or present any evidence or any real evidence for that, other than some photos of two handguns and four hand grenades, which is is weapons. but, you know, it's definitely not something that, um, is like a major

findings in the nsm report is based on what the idf is saying? >> that's not at all what i am saying. there are a lot of factors that feed into the nsm 20. these particular data points and as it relates to that, i just -- i don't have -- that's not a level of detail that i'm able to get into. simon, go ahead. >> just to follow up on one of the things that tom raised. you talked about the different avenues for assessments that are going on. this department, this building often does an assessment of whether genocide has happened in certain cases, whether crimes against humanity has happened in certain cases. there's a specific laid out process for that. the has one of those processes been even initiated on this? >> so that -- these are the exact kinds of things, simon, that we wouldn't speak to, whether they have started or not, because these are ongoing deliberative processes. you'll see if you look back to the number of daily press briefings in which this has come up, we have not spoken to the status, the con clues sift at this or whether process

the idf said that interceptors were launched and no injuries were reported. it comes after the gaza ministry of health says israeli forces raided the last major functioning health facility in northern gaza. the israeli military surrounded the kamal adwan hospital on friday as part of its ongoing operations in the area. israel, calling the hospital a hamas terrorist stronghold. let's get to eliot gotkine, who is tracking the latest developments from jerusalem. eliot, let's start with the hospital in northern gaza. what more can you share with us? there? >> rahel, we've received a number of details in the last hour or so about the operation, at least from the perspective of the idf. first and foremost is that this operation ended on saturday morning, though we only got wind of this. as i say during a briefing in the last couple of hours. but what this raid does mean, and this is what we've heard from the world health organization, is that the kamal adwan hospital, as you say, the last remaining major medical facility in the northern part of the gaza strip is no

noam, an idf reservist, is counting the cost in days. hold. he's repeatedly been called up to serve on the front line as a medic, and he's had enough. you cannot keep doing this war for much longer. we're out. you don't have the manpower to just keep it going for however long you want. you have to understand what is the objective, have an end date, have an end goal. because otherwise you're not going to have a reservist army. if you're called up again, will you go back? no, i will not go back. unless something dramatic happens. conscripts and reservists are the backbone of israel's military, boosting the idf�*s ranks in times of war. but there's growing resentment that one group has been exempt. call—up papers have now been issued to some of israel's ultra—orthodox jews, prompting their protests and dividing the government. they say their lives should be dedicated to religious study. but a former chief reserve officer insists they must serve. but now, after a year of fighting, we need more soldiers in the army. there is no other choice b

the idf said that interceptors were launched and no injuries were reported. it comes after the gaza ministry of health says that israeli forces raided the last major functioning health facility in northern gaza. the israeli military surrounded the kamal adwan hospital on friday as part of its ongoing operations in the area. israel claims that hamas was using the facility for its operations. let's get to eliot gotkine, who is tracking the latest developments from jerusalem. eliot, let's start with with the hospital and what more we know there. >> well, as you say, rahel, this was what the israelis describe as a targeted raid on what they describe as a hamas command center in northern gaza. >> it's the kamal adwan hospital in jabalya, in the northern part of the strip. it is, as you say, according to the hamas run health ministry and officials there, this is the last major functioning health facility in the northern part of the gaza strip. it is now out of commission. it is no longer working. according to the world health organization as well. and that is putti

hezbollah has still been seeing several new strikes by the idf in recent days. something israel has reiterated it would reserve the right to do if it feels threatened amid this ongoing cease-fire. that peacekeepers are currently along the border creating a buffer, and is really military said is going to withdrawal in phases and vital retreat at the end of the 60 days of the cease-fire again once again urging civilians who live in the small border towns not to return to their homes just yet. >> that what if we could tapinte on the ground and your knowledge of the mood of israelis. i would imagine is a fair chunk of the population hook the cease-fire might bring about equity pretty quick cease-fire with hamas and therefore the return of the hostages. clearly that does not seem to be happening how our israel is reacting to what appears to be an ongoing stalemate? >> we saw a major demonstration here in tel aviv just last night families of the hostages and gathering trying to put on renewed pressure on the government to try to strike some kind of deal. asthis a bind

the idf also said that they struck what they described as military infrastructure in hodeidah, in salifras kanatib. doctor tedros and the resident coordinator in sanaa, were preparing to leave. this is what he says targeting and disdain for the united nations. look, this is an intensifying, um, tit for tat, if you will. this month has seen intense strikes, either by drones or by missiles from houthi, from the iran backed houthi rebels on israeli territory. in the last seven days, there were at least there were at least five attacks on israeli territory. some of them were not intercepted. now, as i said in the span of this week, israel has struck military targets, energy infrastructure, oil terminals in yemen that it says are being used by houthi rebels. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has also made a statement and again reiterating his stance that they're going to keep targeting houthi targets in yemen because of how the attacks on israeli territory and remember, this has started since the beginning of the war in gaza in 2023. houthi rebels have launched hundreds of attacks on i

now, of the more than 240 terrorists, as the idf puts it, that had arrested.t says that some were posing as patients, others tried to flee in ambulances, and of those who were arrested that it merely suspects of being members of hamas or islamic jihad. it says that those found not to be militants will be released, and one can only assume that that also applies to the director of the kamal adwan hospital, doctor abu. safiya, who was detained for questioning and was, as of saturday evening still being questioned inside gaza. elliott gotkine, cnn, jerusalem israel's prime minister is set to undergo surgery to remove his prostate in the coming hours, his office says benjamin netanyahu had a medical exam on wednesday when doctors discovered a urinary tract infection caused by a benign, enlarged prostate. >> the infection has already been treated with antibiotics. israel's government is still set to hold its meeting planned for sunday. cnn has reached out to netanyahu's office to find out who will fill in as interim leader during the procedure. the prime minister is

national and idf soldier captain omar nnoitra is dead. he was a soldier from new york's long island who served as a tank platoon commander. until now, it was believed nnoitra was alive and being held hostage. the idf, though now says he was killed in a battle with hamas fighters during the terrorist attack on october seventh. they say his body was then taken from the gaza border, where it does remain. the idf claims this new information is based on findings and new intelligence. you may remember omar's parents, orna and ronen, spoke at the republican national convention in milwaukee over the summer. if you are just now joining us, the idf is now confirming u.s. national captain omar nnoitra is dead. until now, it was believed he was alive and being held hostage. but the idf says that he was killed in a battle with hamas terrorists on october 7th, and that his body was taken from the gaza border, where it still is. stay with fox news for the latest on this h fox news on the developing story. i am ashley strohmier and now, back to regular p

the idf says its troops are operating in the area but are not inside the hospital. israel claims hamas is using the facility for its operations. witnesses and staff say the idf ordered patients and medical workers to evacuate, despite there being nowhere else to go. take a listen to how one nurse described the scene. >> they separated the men from the women and took the women in groups. those who refused to remove their clothing were beaten and they took our phones. i didn't have a phone, but those who were refusing to hand over their phones were beaten, and those who refused to take off their clothes were also beaten. >> meanwhile, some israeli government ministers are criticizing a new investigation into sara netanyahu, the prime minister's wife. israel's attorney general announced the inquiry on friday on allegations mrs. netanyahu may have harassed a witness in one of her husband's corruption trials. israel's justice minister and the far right national security minister, both denounced the new probe. elliott gotkine has more on that, plus details about the hospi

our teams in damascus haven't seen anything approaching and no confirmation from the idf.arch at the israel defense and security forum and former head of the research division at the israel defense forces' intelligence corps. it doesn't involve encroaching into syria _ it doesn't involve encroaching into syria. we've done some very— into syria. we've done some very minimal encroachment in id military— very minimal encroachment in id military i— very minimal encroachment in id military i zone between us and the syrians —— demilitarised. many— the syrians —— demilitarised. many attacks against weapons that are — many attacks against weapons that are there, part of the army. _ that are there, part of the army, that fall in the hands of radical— army, that fall in the hands of radical groups that operate in syria — radical groups that operate in syria as _ radical groups that operate in s ria. �* , radical groups that operate in sria. r ~' ., syria. as you know, the united nations is _ syria. as you know, the united nations is very _ syria. as you know, the united nations is v

israeli military defences said it targeted military operations but the health minister in gaza said the idfiminately burned down health facilities. china kallio is injerusalem. —— shaimaa khalil. we've managed to get through to the gaza deputy health minister, dr youssef abu el—rish, who gave us an update on the situation. he said the kamal adwan hospital had been completely evacuated with parts of its departments badly burned. he said that the ministry lost contact with some of the health staff, the medical staff, and that some others were taken into questioning in a nearby building. he also added that some of the patients who are in serious conditions and were taken to the in nearby indonesian hospital. the problem is is that this hospital itself was evacuated and bombarded a few days ago so he's saying you can't really call it a hospital, it's a shelter but there is no electrically, no generators, no water, no oxygen, so it's unclear how these patients in serious conditions are going to be cared for. earlier, the head of the nursing department inside the hospital told the bbc that they w

the idf also saying this evening that of the more than 240 hamas and islamic jihad as it described itrrorists, that it arrested, some of them posed as patients, some tried to flee in ambulances. it also added, in response to questions from cnn, that those who are questioned after being detained, who are found to not be part of militants for hamas or islamic jihad, are released and one can only assume the same applies to the director of the hospital, doctor abu sufiya, who, as we noted earlier, was one of those detained. and as far as we're aware, is still being questioned in gaza. jessica. >> all right. elliot gotkine with the latest. reporting from jerusalem. thank you. we'll have more news ahead in the cnn newsroom. >> welcome to times square. >> it's the biggest party of the year. happy new year with the biggest guests. >> we have even more amazing guests lined up for you with performances by music's biggest stars and appearances by comedians, celebrities and more. >> yes, anything can happen on new year's eve. oh. oh my gosh. >> wow. >> new year's eve live with anderson and andy.

translation: i instructed the idf _ its borders.instructed the idf to - its borders. translation: i instructed the idf to seize . its borders. translation: || instructed the idf to seize its buffer zone between us and syria. this also includes what is called the syrian herman.— this also includes what is called the syrian herman. military bases and weapons _ the syrian herman. military bases and weapons storage _ the syrian herman. military bases and weapons storage facilities - the syrian herman. military bases. and weapons storage facilities have been targeted. they don't want them to fall into the hands of islamist rebels who toppled the assad regime. but the leader of hayat tahrir al—sham, ahmed al—sharaa, made no comment on the strikes, busy setting up comment on the strikes, busy setting up for the new government. last night he appointed a new government and met with the former prime minister to discuss handover duties. he wants services to resume and for people to go back to their daily life. the newly appointed interim gover

then an idf tank that�*s based outside the hospital.eople had to leave the hospital, resulting in panic. and i�*ve been there when it was close to there, close to that bomb. i can really understand the panic and how scared people must be. so people started climbing the back wall to escape, and that panic again attracted idf fire. that�*s what we understand. openai have released the latest version of their chat bot �*chatgpt�*. the update came yesterday, but today it was revealed that, in testing, the programme attempted to prevent itself from being shut down when it was led to believe it might be replaced. the revelation has fuelled fears about al technology at a time when the uk government is taking steps to become a world leader in al safety. to help break this down and discuss the future of ai safety, i am joined by rumman chowdhury — computer scientist and ceo of ethical ai consultancy firm, parity. really good to have you with us, so what this all sounds really dystopian, i think, when we saw this in the newsroom today, i think we

as the idf carries out the offensive in gaza, much of the fighting is taking place where the idf foundlding rigged with explosives. health officials say israeli strikes killed 50 people and wounded others in the last 24 hours. with the threat of air strikes and worsening cold, humanitarian aid is taking a hit. unra is suspended aid from the crossing in the south where i traveled a few days ago. they say it's too dangerous, too many trucks are getting looted. the idf says it's up to international partners to set up better safety measures for distribution across the strip. >> makes no sense to try to continue to move aid if it's just going to be looted. we put the contracted driver's health and lives at risk by continuing this. so we had to pause. >> reporter: over the weekend, in yemen, massive crowds gathered in support of gaza and hezbollah. on sunday, yemen's houthis say they targeted an american destroyer and three supply ships belonging to the u.s. in the arabian sea and the gulf of aiden. so u.s. navy destroyers shot down seven of the pro geek tiles fired from the houthis, there w

he was in the idf. and raised in the u.s., grew up in long island before moving to israel and enlisting in the military. president biden releasing this statement. jill and i haven't -- are devastated and outraged to learn the death of omer neutra , an american citizen, whose body hamas has been holding since they killed him during their brutal terror attack on october 7th. i spoke to his parents in january, among other times. tell me about your son. tell me about omer . >> he is a people person. >> a people person? >> a people person. if you asked him his favorite thing to do, he would say stay up all night with friends around and everywhere he goes, he makes the community around him. he is this guy with a big smile. he can be a little bit goofy at times, but also serious and he kind of breaks the ice for everyone and connects. he is a connector. >> our condolences to the neutra family, who we have come to know here and in israel. in joining me now from beirut is matt bradley. matt, what else do we know

the idf says it was targeting someone who was involved in the october 7th massacre. the world central kitchen says it has no knowledge of any of the passengers had ties to the attacks. and amid the growing food shortage in gaza, strong condemnation from netanyahu's formerefense chief and former head of the idf telling israeli media that israel is on a path of ethnic cleansing in gaza. in an abc news london. >> and as thank you. well, dictionary.com word of the year is demure. and now the oxford university press is out with its word of the year. >> but it's actually two words. whatever the oxford university press word of the year is brainrot. it is defined as the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as a result of overconsumption of material considered to be trivial or unchallenging, like social media. >> yes, they point out that the trivial material that they are talking about is, and unsurprisingly, mostly on. >> i can feel the brain rot sometimes. can you? >> yes. when i'm on for too long and i'm mindlessly scrolling.

there has been an idf statement which says they were attacking a hamas target in the location.each. there has been flooding when there has been rain and the tents are flimsy. the basic infrastructure is struggling with a lack of toilet facilities as well. these strikes overnight, we had a statement this morning from the aid agency 0xfam, looking at the north of gaza, in particular an area in the northernmost part of the strip, where the aid agency says in the past two and a half months, they have been attempting to get aid into those locations and aid trucks have only been given permission for 3h tracks, which they say is a meagre amount. of those, only 12 have been able to deliver aid. they accuse the israeli military of deliberate delays and systematic obstruction of the attempts to deliver aid in that location, where they say there is essentially a military siege ongoing. the idf has not responded to that 0xfam statement directly, but they have said previously that they 1530

are you hearing any backlash from the idf?um, the idf is still sticking to its version of the events. i don't have any information that can either verify what the idf is saying or not, and i think this is a case of it tells you a lot about where the war is right now. um, because i think that when you speak to people inside the idf, they tell you that they feel that this, that they achieved almost everything they wanted to in this war militarily. and everything you see right now is remnants of hamas or islamic jihad, uh, in gaza, but not something that really dramatically changes the picture. and it brings us back to the to the most crucial point here that in order to end this war, you need a hostage deal. and the idf wants this hostage deal very much, even when the cost of stopping the war, uh, the israeli government, on the other hand, for now refuses to end the war. >> so where do the negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage deal stand right now? >> um, well, i think the the the israeli delegation came back from doha for con

so, idf is targeting infrastructure.hey are also operating against them, they are undermining the whole globe. are undermining the whole lobe. ,, ., , ., seen indications the united states indications says it's seen �*early indications�* that suggest an azerbaijani airlines plane which crashed in kazakhstan this week was possibly brought down by russian air defence systems. russia has so far refused to comment on the allegations. the airline says preliminary results of an investigation into the incident found there was �*external physical and technical interference�*. but the report stopped short of accusing any group or country of being responsible. the azerbaijan transport minister said all of the 29 survivors of the crash �*without exception�* said they heard three blast sounds when the plane was flying above grozny in southern russia. the head of russia�*s aviation authority says the plane was unable land at grozny airport because of a ukrainian drone attack. 38 people died when the plane came down, two miles short o

to power stations which the idf says were being used for military purposes. the risk of disruption to vital humanitarian operations at a time when millions of people in yemen are in need of lifesaving assistance are of grave concern. the idf december 26 strikes on yemen have reportedly resulted in at least six killed and dozens injured. the united nations humanitarian air service crewmember was also injured when the air force was hit. a high-level delegation also at the airport when it was tracked. the delegation has just concluded discussions on the humanitarian situation in yemen and the release of -- the united nations continues to call for the immediate and unconditional release of all personnel pertained by the houthis. i read rate the secretary -- i reiterate the secretary-general's grave concern and i also echo that international law must be respected by all parties. we must protect civilians and civilian infrastructure. humanitarian workers must be protected at all times. madame president, we condemn attacks claimed by the houthis including in the ara

what does the idf say? the foreign ministry in israel is claiming that this was a terrorist infrastructure and that it will facilitate the evacuation of patients to other hospitals. but we've yet to see evidence of that. >> nbc news international correspondent hala gorani, thank you, hala. >>> next, the fight over immigration between two groups of trump supporters. how elon musk started it all. >>> plus, the terrifying tale of a man buried in an avalanche on a utah mountain. now his brother got in to save him. t in to save him. >> by the time i got to him, he was about two feet -- his head was two feet under the snow. two. ♪ watch ziggy from the plane ♪ ♪ ♪ my garage i could open ♪ ♪ while i'm hiking in wyoming ♪ ♪ if my home just had a brain ♪ (agent) we've always said never sell a house in the winter. that's not true. with opendoor, you can skip the showings and get a real cash offer. you are disguising my voice, right? (director) ahhh, of course. (agent with altered voice) foof, just checking. (vo) it's

meanwhile it allows netanyahu and the idf to restock, replenish and to refocus on gaza and continuing a cease-fire deal they are paid or they continue to put pressure there to allow the trump administration to broker a cease-fire. >> i've been a little surprised there has not been more movement from hamas seeing hezbollah come to the sea spider knowing they were acting on their behalf up in the north to keep israel occupied does this put a lot of pressure and we might see some movement in the near future? >> i am with you on that. i anticipated that hamas was going to come closer to cease-fire deal. yes it is going to put more pressure. think about this also, iran told hezbollah to take the cease-fire deal. so iran is backing both groups the central kind of crocs the central figure in both of these i anticipate this will put a lot more pressure on hamas as the weeks and the months go forwar. see what we shall see where it goes from here. a pleasure and an education talking to you today. thank you sir. >> thank you, sir. anita: closing argument of the daniel penney murder trial expecte

the idf said they were targeting a "hamas terrorist" and had warned people there to leave.n safety. translation: ~ , , translation: we were sleeping in ourtents— translation: we were sleeping in our tents and _ translation: we were sleeping in our tents and none _ translation: we were sleeping in our tents and none of- translation: we were sleeping in our tents and none of us - translation: we were sleeping in our tents and none of us are i in our tents and none of us are wanted by the army. why are they bombing us when we are sleeping in a tense? the idf were the ones who told us to head to tense in this area, so how can they bombard us with missiles. to how can they bombard us with missiles. ., , ., ~' ., missiles. to let you know the re . ular missiles. to let you know the regular figures _ missiles. to let you know the regular figures that _ missiles. to let you know the regular figures that are - missiles. to let you know the | regular figures that are issued by the hammers run health ministry say that 45,317 palestinians have been killed and hundred and 13 injured in

the idf said they were targeting a �*hamas terrorist�* and had warned people there to leave.hey were told to move there for their own safety. translation: we were sleeping in ourtents- _ translation: we were sleeping in our tents. none _ translation: we were sleeping in our tents. none of _ translation: we were sleeping in our tents. none of us - translation: we were sleeping in our tents. none of us were - in our tents. none of us were warned by the israeli army, nor was anyone around us, so why are they bombing us while we are they bombing us while we are sleeping in our tents? the idf told us to head to the tents in the mawasi area, so how can they bombard us with missiles on our tents? meanwhile, israeli prime minister on monday said progress had been made in ongoing hostagenegotiations with hamas in gaza but that he did not know how much longer it would take to see the results. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil is injerusalem. what more can you tell us about what the israeli prime minister has been saying?— what the israeli prime minister has been saying? many strands com

the idf says at least 240 people have been detained for questioning, claiming they're hamas and islamicad terrorists. some patients and staff have been transferred to another hospital, which the w.h.o. described as destroyed and nonfunctional. as elliott gotkine reports, witnesses are describing horrific scenes that played out during and after this raid. >> a hospital on fire and encircled sterling iran. >> was kamal adwan lulu garcia-navarro and leila. >> patients and staff gather anxiously at the entrance of northern gaza's last major functioning hospital. others fight flames, john harwood mccann, a ken hon doctor, hussam mubasher al hui muslim eaten by these words from a nurse at kamal adwan hospital in the midst of an evacuation order from the israeli military doctor hussam abu safiya, the hospital's director, is one of the last doctors in northern gaza. he had been documenting the horror inside his hospital in the wake of an israeli offensive that began in early october, with him. >> we had spoken and appealed to the world to protect and neutralize the medical system, but unfortuna

how successful has the idf been in executing its military plan? what would you say about where we are and what is left to do? >> i think first, david, we should go out of gaza. we started with gaza. the next day, started to shoot in the north, then the houthis, then the militia in iraq, iran. if i wear the national security advisor, i would say to the prime minister, it is time to redefine the goals of the war. you will not kill the last hamas terrorist. people are saying, you replace a terrorist idea with another idea. it is not our job, we cannot do it. hamas was degraded from a military that can operate against israel to a level of insurgency, terror groups. they are in a very bad shape, that shape. the whole command and control was destroyed, many of the battalions, brigades, commanders are not there. as a matter of fact, they are not pushing sinwar to stop the war. if there is a military insurgency, i would like to bring them to a level of -- they are somewhere between these two. but redefine the goals of the war is saying, first, bring back

the idf told nbc news that the behavior of the soldier is inappropriate.ter the american election, this video began circulating online of an israeli soldier appearing to fire his gun indiscriminantly adding his commentary on the election results. >> this is an occasion of donald trump's presidency. god bless america, god bless israel! woo! [ laughter ] >> once again, the israeli military told nbc news the soldiers' actions are severe and do not align with the values and orders of the idf. the soldier will be disciplined by his commanders. weeks after this soldier's celebration of trump's victory and despite the arrest warrants for israel's leaders, despite the charges of using starvation as a weapon of war and women and children making up nearly 70% of the dead palestinians in gaza according to the u.n., despite more women and children killed in gaza by israeli military than any other recent conflict in a single year, and despite the u.n. humanitarian affairs office reporting that ten palestinian children lose one or both of their leg ins gaza every day. t

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the idf told us they are unaware of any medical staff who were killed, and they are looking into anyl that they called a hamas stronghold. if you look at the area around the hospital, the vicinity, the destruction is nearly complete. the buildings are nearly raised to the ground. these neighbourhoods have been experiencing relentless bombarding and selling for weeks and weeks. and the medical essentials have told us because this wasn'tjust a hospital, it often so offered people hope to get better, i hope gone? —— hope to get better, i hope gone? —— hope is gone. italy's foreign ministry has said that a prominent italian journalist has been under arrest in iran for more than a week. cecilia sala works for il foglio newspaper and for podcast company chora media.she left rome for iran on the december 12th with a valid chora media.she left rome for iran on the december 12th with a valid journalist visa, and had carried out several interviews. she is reporting from tehran, days before her arrest.ms. with me is behnam ben taleblu, iran program senior director and senior fellow at the found

the idf says at least 240 people have been detained for questioning, claiming that hamas and islamic terrorists, some patients and staff have been transferred to another hospital, which the w.h.o. described as destroyed and nonfunctional. as eliot cohen reports, witnesses are describing horrific scenes that played out during and after the raid. >> a hospital on fire and encircled sterling iran kamal adwan lulu garcia-navarro and layla. patients and staff gather anxiously at the entrance of northern gaza's last major functioning hospital. others fight flames. >> john harwood mccann and ken hon doctor hassan mubasher. can you. can you tell me these words from a nurse at kamal adwan hospital in the midst of an evacuation order from the israeli military? >> doctor hussam abu safiya, the hospital's director, is one of the last doctors in northern gaza. he had been documenting the horror inside his hospital in the wake of an israeli offensive that began in early october, with him. >> we had spoken and appealed to the world to protect and neutralize the medical system, but unfortunately, th

the kamal adwan hospital has been under siege by the idf for weeks. staff say airstrikes there on friday killed 50 people. the head of the hospital's nursing department told the bbc the army gave them only a fifteen—minute warning to evacuate patients and staff before the israeli army entered the hospital and removed anyone that remained. israel says the hospital was being used by hamas as a command centre, but has not provided any evidence to support this. our correspondent emir nader is injerusalem and i asked what the health picture in gaza now looks like. much worse, it has now been put out of service, we have just heard from the deputy minister of health in gaza this morning and told us that the staff at the hospital was forcibly evacuated yesterday around 100 of the staff are taken to a place to be interrogated. some of them have been released and it was a hard night of interrogation. others are understood to be detained including the director of the hospital, now, those who have been released have had a chance to go to a nearby hospital which w

strike was conducted against a vehicle identified as carrying armed terrorists, who posed a threat to idf under review. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says almost ministry in gaza says almost 44,500 palestinians have been killed in israel's military offensive since october last year. it says more than 105,000 have been injured. alexandra saieh, is the head of humanitarian policy and advocacy at save the children international. she spoke to my colleague kasia madera about the death of her colleague, ahmad. everyone at save the children is absolutely devastated by the killing of our colleague, ahmad, yesterday in an israeli air strike. he was on his way home to his wife and his three—year—old daughter when he was killed in the airstrike. he was 39 years old, he had a hearing impairment. his colleagues remember him as always being determined to help others. he always had a smile on his face. he always managed to brighten his colleagues day. even in the darkest days in gaza. and he had immense pride for his three—year—old daughter. we are absolutely devastated. not so long ago, he had

all morning — i mean, our teams there haven't seen anything approaching and no confirmation from the idfhank you forjoining us in clarifying a few of those points. joining me now is yossi kuperwasser, he's director of research at the israel defense and security forum and former head of the research division at the israel defense forces' intelligence corps. let's start with the recent announcement that they want to have a weapons free sterols on —— sterile zone. does that involve encroaching into syria? good afternoon. no, it doesn't involve encroaching into syria. we did some minimal... the area thatis we did some minimal... the area that is a buffer zone between us and the syrians to make sure nobody takes control of this area and poses a threat to israel. that's what we did so far. on top of that, what we actually did was many attacks against, air strikes against weapons that are there and may fall in the hands of radical groups inside syria. we don't see that happening. figs groups inside syria. we don't see that happening.- see that happening. as you know, see that happening. as you k

the kamal adwan hospital has been under siege by the idf for weeks.riday killed 50 people. the head of the hospital's nursing department told the bbc the army gave them only a fifteen—minute warning to evacuate patients and staff before the israeli army entered

the idf said it's seen no proof of that. they kept us in the cold outside, while we were naked, this patient says, the hospital's director, husam abusafia was arrested. >> please help us. >> reporter: israel now calling him a suspected hamas operative, without providing evidence. >> reporter: and the u.n. says the lives of 75,000 palestinians in northern gaza are now at risk, with no major functioning hospital in the area. gadi? >> raf, thank you. and tonight, the online bath over visas that may be opening a rift between some of the donald trump's supporters. >>> plus, a dramatic cliffside rescue and the moment this hiker got pulled to safety. you're 65 or olders are your best defence. getting your flu and covid vaccines cuts your risk of severe illness and hospitalization in half. this season, protect yourself. so your surprises are the good ones. risk less. do more. get this season's vaccines. for more than a decade farxiga has been trusted again and again, and again. ♪far-xi-ga♪ ♪far-xi-ga♪ ask your doctor about farxiga.

the kamal adwan hospital has been under siege by the idf for weeks.ay airstrikes overnight that targeted the area killed 50 people. the head of the nursing department at the hospital told the bbc the army had given them a 15—minute warning to evacuate patients and staff into the courtyard. the israeli army subsequently entered the hospital and has been removing the patients that remained. israel has not commented on the evacuation. let's speak to our middle east correspondent shaimaa khalil. shejoins us from she joins us from jerusalem. good to hear you. what is the latest you're hearing about the situation at kamal adwan? we have heard from medical staff who say that, as you mention, they were given very, very short time to evacuate the hospital, both the patients and the medical staff, and that is really soldiers went into the hospital and evacuated the rest. —— is really soldiers. we also heard reports from medical staff inside the hospital that some of the people were taken in the courtyard and told to strip and take off their clothes in very, ver

the kamal adwan hospital has been under siege by the idf for weeks.ght that targeted the area killed 50 people. the head of the nursing department at the hospital told the bbc the army had given them a 15 minute warning to evacuate patients and staff into the courtyard. the israeli army subsequently entered the hospital and has been removing the patients that remained. israel has not commented on the evacuation. a short time ago i spoke to our correspondent injerusalem, emir nader, who told me more about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in gaza and the last remaning hospital there. this is a hospital that its staff have been issuing desperate pleas in recent weeks, saying that their hospital has been hit repeatedly by the israeli military in, uh, on various departments of its hospital. and we heard previously from an israeli official who said they intended to relocate the hospital, its staff and patients to another hospital that itself had been, uh, has been evacuated earlier this week. now, kamal adwan, as you said, is one of the last remaini