tommaso, international _ for military purpose.esperson for the international red cross and red crescent societies, thank you very much for being with us. . ~' you very much for being with us. . ~ , ., us. thank you. as israel - us. thank you. | as israel carries us. thank you. i as israel carries out us. thank you. _ as israel carries out what it is calling phase two of its ground operation in gaza, concern is growing for the hostages taken by hamas and the civilians stuck inside the strip. in spain, thousands marched through the heart of madrid in support of the palestinian people and against the israeli offensive in gaza. similarly, in sydney, protesters took to the streets urging the international community to do more to protect palestinian civilians. and just outside of the un headquarters in geneva, an empty table of 230 seats with photos of the hostages that have been held by hamas since the 7th of october. organisers are calling for their immediate release and a ceasefire. israel has urged russia to protect all its citizens

tommaso, spokesperson for the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies, thankd the — for being with us. thank you. around the world _ for being with us. thank you. around the world and - for being with us. thank you. around the world and across| for being with us. thank you. i around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories making news: at least ten people were killed when two passenger trains collided in india on sunday. some 25 others were injured. it happened in the country's andhra pradesh state. one of the trains derailed when it was struck by an oncoming train. a preliminary investigation points to human error. russia has threatened to seize assets belonging to european countries if the eu carries out plans to donate russian state funds to ukraine. the eu confirmed on friday it's working on a scheme to take profits generated by invested money and use it for ukrainian reconstruction. billions of dollars of russian cash is held in european banks — much of it in european banks — much of it in belgium. the death t

tommaso is the federation�*s spokesperson. hejoined me a little earlier.says that hamas has turned hospitals into command centres and hide—outs for hamas commanders. if that is the case, is that something that the red cross is concerned about, specifically with reference to increased risk to civilian life, for people who may be sheltering there? i want to make it _ may be sheltering there? i want to make it clear _ may be sheltering there? i want to make it clear - _ may be sheltering there? i want to make it clear - the _ may be sheltering there? i want to make it clear - the issue - to make it clear — the issue here is that of course hospitals must be protected. and on the other side, no—one should use hospitals for military purposes. i mean, this is under international humanitarian law, it's crystal clear. i'm not aware of any such activity in our hospital. and anyways, if you think about the hundreds of injured or doctors and nurses, none of them deserve to be in danger. so again, the call to all the part says to respect hospitals, to respect civilians