then they brought us to khan younis, and now from khan younis to rafah.n official is accusing israel of repeating horrors from past weeks, but israel's military says it's taking time to plan more precise action in southern gaza and stop innocent people being killed. while we've been operating, we are ensuring that there is minimum harm to civilians, with soldiers on the ground going from building to building. we've been making, again, with everything we have at our... in our capabilities, every effort we can to facilitate the movement of civilians in the south in order to mitigate civilian casualties. israel says it's still fighting intense battles across the gaza strip as it attempts to topple hamas. but as it heads into khan younis, where it's believed top hamas officials may be hiding underground, it's readying for some of its toughest combat yet. let's go live tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent hugo bachega. iamjust i am just reading from the israeli army saying, troops are now in ground combat inside gaza's khan younis. what more are you h

i do you think it will be safe for you to stay in khan younis?— to stay in khan younis? to stay in khan younis? i don't think it's safe at _ to stay in khan younis? i don't think it's safe at any _ to stay in khan younis? i don't think it's safe at any point - to stay in khan younis? i don't think it's safe at any point for. think it's safe at any point for anyone to be honest. unfortunately that has been true from the beginning, when you see children in their homes, hundreds now who have amputations or at risk of bleeding out. i spoke to those brave unrwa colleagues who lost their lives and i know in my position that i'm seeking to tell children's stories, talking to doctors and giving a sense of the reality here, trying to build empathy and compassion by simply sharing. it may be uncomfortable truths but sharing them, it doesn't support my safety in a place like this but to the world and those people with influence, we have influenced not to stop the bombardment. silence is complicity. we do whatever we can. it is getting more difficult though. thank you. we will leave

khan younis and rafah were struck by strikes on monday.here are reports dozens of israeli tanks have been seen near khan younis. hamas is considered a terrorist organisation by the us and uk governments. israel says hamas fighters are hiding in the south. we says hamas fighters are hiding in the south. ~ , , the south. we pursue them in northern gaza, _ the south. we pursue them in northern gaza, we _ the south. we pursue them in northern gaza, we are - the south. we pursue them in northern gaza, we are now i the south. we pursue them in - northern gaza, we are now pursuing them in southern gaza two. we are operating with maximum force against hamas terrorists and infrastructures while minimising harm to the civilians that hamas places around them as shields.— them as shields. hospitals inside gaza are struggling _ them as shields. hospitals inside gaza are struggling to _ them as shields. hospitals inside gaza are struggling to shake - them as shields. hospitals inside gaza are struggling to shake on | them as shields. hospitals inside i

people in khan younis believe that israel targets the camp in khan younis and now the tanks are aboutetre away from the target. people are worried about what type is happening in khan younis being the same as what happened in gaza city before the ceasefire. some of the people of khan younis witness this and live to this before the ceasefire, and they had to leave during the ceasefire to khan younis and now they have to move again either to the western side of khan younis or toward the border in rafa. a couple of questions for hugo. the us national security adviser, news and the last hour or so that he is going to israel tomorrow to meet with benjamin netanyahu. certainly after those product comments from president biden, the pressure is growing on israel, isn't it, in terms of how they are conducting this war? exactly, matthew. jake sullivan will be meeting prime minister netanyahu and members of the israeli war cabinet, and gaza will be the main topic to be discussed. i think there have been some suggestions that they could be talking about a possible timeline for the israeli offensi

people in khan younis believe that israeli targets the camp in khan younis and now the tanks are aboutd about what type is happening in khan younis being the same as what happened in gaza city before the ceasefire. some of the people of khan younis witness this and live to this before the ceasefire, and they had to leave during the ceasefire to khan younis and now they have to move again either to the eastern side of —— the western side of khan younis are to add to the border in rafa. g younis are to add to the border in rafa. �* . ., , younis are to add to the border in rafa. �* .., , ., younis are to add to the border in rafa. �* , ., , ., , ., rafa. a couple of questions for hu~o. rafa. a couple of questions for hugo- the _ rafa. a couple of questions for hugo. the national _ rafa. a couple of questions for hugo. the national security - rafa. a couple of questions for - hugo. the national security adviser, news and the last hour or so that he is going to israel tomorrow to meet with benjamin netanyahu. certainly after those product comments from president biden, the pressure is grow

. ' , . , younis.rent districts in gaza have _ younis. the different districts in gaza have been _ younis. the different districts in gaza have been targeted - younis. the different districts in gaza have been targeted one i younis. the different districts in gaza have been targeted one byi younis. the different districts in - gaza have been targeted one by one. first it was the north, of course the north is now in a state of rubble, the idf is fairly certain it has managed to secure it quite well. then you go further south into gaza city, still considered part of the north, and the narrative being provided by the israeli defence forces was that the hamas strongholds were in the north, they had to attack so the civilian should flee to the south. they claim there are safe since they could go to bed early on in this conflict these safe zones were being bombed anyway, including the roads that were going between the north and the south. they have refocused their efforts from the north, where they seem to t

there's fierce fighting inside khan younis. that's where the civilian population has ballooned, as people are told to go from northern gaza south towards khan younis, and now reports of house-to-house battles, according to an israeli km commander, quote, we are in the most intense day-to-day since the beginning of the ground operations in terms of terrorists killed, the number of fire fights in the land and air, and this ground operation posing a serious threat to displaced palestinian civilians, as i said, so many had come from further north here, many of them now lining the narrow streets after being forced from their homes. and just north of khan younis, new video appears to show artillery fire near two red crescent ambulances. again, appears, but you can see this playing out on your screen right now. and earlier, i spoke to a spokesperson for the red cross who is in gaza. spoken to him many times over these past couple of months. i asked him today what he's actually experiencing in these past hours that the idf says are the

.— encircled khan younis.. exactly, matthew. and _ encircled khan younis. exactly, matthew, and in _ encircled khan younis. exactly, matthew, and in about, - encircled khan younis. exactly, matthew, and in about, earlier| encircled khan younis. exactly, - matthew, and in about, earlier this afternoon, the israeli military said that israeli forces had reached the hearts of khan younis. this is a major city in southern gaza and this is a city that has been the focal point of the israeli offensive against hamas. this is where the israeli authorities believe that members of the hamas leadership have been hiding and we have seen that in the last few days since the cease—fire expired on friday that the israeli forces have carried out a number of air strikes, heavy bombardment in and around khan younis. and also tens of thousands of residents have been told to evacuate. so this is not the focal point of the israeli operation in southern gaza. the israeli military continues also to operate in northern gaza. they had e

those air strikes are taking place inside khan younis and targeted air strikes everywhere and khan younisaza strip 200 people were killed over night and since the fighting resumed the focus is in the south and not the focus is in the south and not the north. brute the focus is in the south and not the north-— the focus is in the south and not the north. ~ ., ., the north. we can hear the sound of aunfire the north. we can hear the sound of gunfire drifting _ the north. we can hear the sound of gunfire drifting across _ the north. we can hear the sound of gunfire drifting across from - the north. we can hear the sound of gunfire drifting across from gaza - gunfire drifting across from gaza and we have seen the sights and sounds of renewed fighting this morning. looks very much like the of collapse for no. there is still the outstanding question of what this means for humanitarian aid. a smaller number of trucks have gone into gaza today after none at all across the rafah crossing yesterday. there were four trucks of diesel and four trucks of cooking gas going over but it looks like the dea

i —.n in khan younis, not far from the in khan younis, not farfrom the hospital. now in this area. i am not farfrom the sea, so no military expertise, but some of these, i understand, that would be artillery from the navy and the ones that really shake their windows, glasses break with these things and glass shrapnel can do terrible things to a child has micro body. there is a base and then you go on convoys to the north or delivering a tear where we can possibly get a two. the north is unreachable at the moment. when we have spoken — unreachable at the moment. when we have spoken to _ unreachable at the moment. when we have spoken to aid _ unreachable at the moment. when we have spoken to aid agencies _ unreachable at the moment. when we have spoken to aid agencies before, i have spoken to aid agencies before, they have talked about, not being able to supply eight to the general population but also commercial materials to shop sellers in parts of gaza so they can continue to trade. is there any sign of normal life where you are? ida. trade. is there any sign of n

yes focusing on southern gaza and the area around khan younis.- area around khan younis.n younis. yes the israeli army _ area around khan younis. yes the israeli army radio _ area around khan younis. yes the israeli army radio has _ area around khan younis. yes the israeli army radio has reported i area around khan younis. yes the l israeli army radio has reported that they are pushing into that area and thatis they are pushing into that area and that is a confirmation, effectively. there have been other sources as well saying that is happening. they have always said this is but they will do. the objective that they want to achieve which is to destroy hamas will mean that they will have to go into gaza but the comments particularly, those strong comments from the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, saying effectively, they could get a tactical victory, but a strategic defeat if they continue to kill civilians at the rate that they have. that they will also push people into the arms and the mindset of israel's enemies. i think that is something very powerful coming from wh

area. remain in gaza could be in that khan younis area-— younis area.m. — younis area. yolande knell in jerusalem, thank _ younis area. yolande knell in jerusalem, thank you. - rescuers have found the bodies of 11 climbers after the marapi volcano erupted in west sumatra on sunday. three climbers were found alive. but 12 more are still missing. dozens of other climbers were evacuated from the area. the volcano threw ash nearly 10,000 or 3,000 metres into the air. mount marapi is one of the most active volcanos in the region and is one of 130 active volcanoes in indonesia, which sits on the pacific ring of fire. live now to our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, who's in bangkok. welcome, what are the authorities in indonesia saying about those killed and those injured in this volcanic eruption? we and those in'ured in this volcanic erution? ~ ~' ., and those in'ured in this volcanic erution? ~ ., , eruption? we know the three people who were rescued _ eruption? we know the three people who were rescued were _ eruption? we know the three people who were resc

we will go to khan younis for the latest. then climate activists here at cop28 in dubai stage a protest calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. >> we have witnessed not just the palestinian people's dart, cut off from the world, bombed, and killed with no hope of rescue as every morning we wait desperately for that message that our friends and colleagues are still alive, but while watching the international community stand in silence. amy: we will speak to asad rehman. then for the first time in nine years, a representative from human rights watch has been allowed access to the united arab emirates. >> is a deeply repressive state. hrw has been deeply concerned for many months over the ability of cop28 participants to freely and safely express their opinions and participate in protests. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. we are broadcasting from dubai, from the u.n. climate summit. i'm amy goodman. gaza's health ministry says israeli strikes have kille

unicef�*s spokespersonjames elder is inside khan younis — he described the scense to us.ior adviser to the israeli prime mininister has insisted israel is doing all it can to minimise the deaths of civilians in gaza, after the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, said israel had a moral responsiblity to minimise casualties not linked to hamas. our middle east correspondent paul adams has this report, and a warning it contains images some viewers may find distressing. in gaza's overcrowded south, children are once more in the frontline. israel says it's going to great lengths to avoid killing civilians, but khan younis, it says, is a hamas stronghold. the hospital is overwhelmed. further north in gaza city, civil defense workers try to evacuate civilians as battles raged nearby. for a week, these streets were silent. now the israeli army is closing in. injabalia, a generation in despair, losing parents and protection. "my dad was killed," he says. :i swear my dad was killed." people are fleeing, not for the first time trying to follow israel's instructions. not sure where t

about 170,000 people in khan younis have been warned to leave for safety. spokesman for the un children's charity unicef says there's nowhere safe for people to go. israel denies they're trying to permanently push palestinians out of gaza. the israeli bombardments on khan younis and rafah are continuing with strikes on both southern cities on monday. there are reports that dozens of israeli tanks have been seen near khan younis. hamas is considered a terrorist organisation by the us and uk governments — and israel says hamas fighters are hiding in the south. for more now, yolande knell has this report. still smouldering, the aftermath of the latest israeli strikes in khan younis. as israel widens its offensive in gaza, it is telling people from parts of this southern city to evacuate. and stepping up its bombardment. early today, more palestinian families were left devastated. already displaced from his home in the centre of the strip, mohammed now lines up opposite the bodies of his loved ones to mourn. translation: we were sleeping l safely, minding our o

he fled khan younis earlier this week, joining us now from rafah. he fled to the jabalia camp and then to khan younis and then to rough under the border crossing with egypt. coming up, democracy now! questions -- attempts to question the head of the uae state oil company who is presiding over the u.n. climate summit. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now! democracynow.org. i am amy goodman. we are broadcasting from the u.n. climate summit in dubai here in the united arab emirates. the president of the climate summit, uae oil ceo sultan al jaber, is facing ongoing criticism for his recent comments claiming there is no science to back up calls to phase out fossil fuels in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels. during a recent zoom call with former irish president mary robinson and others, sultan al-jaber said a full phase-out of fossil fuels would "take the world back into caves." >> there is no science out there or no scenario out there that says the phaseout of fossil fuel is what is goin

so people in khan younis are now having to decide what to do.packing up what belongings they have. 0ne resident who spoke to the reuters newsagency said he felt there was no safe place in the gaza strip but added "we head "to wherever we think there might be a bit of safety." getting through to people in gaza to hear first hand accounts can be hard due to the lack of mobile phone signals. but our colleagues at bbc radio 4 managed to reach ghada al kurd. she she is 37 and a mother of two. she is living in a tent in khan younis having been displaced several times in the last 7 weeks. she told my colleague about the conditions there. we are waiting one hour in the morning to go to toilet. but we decided to go, normal, near to the tent. what about food 7 we had to go far away to the markets to bring some food. maybe two kilometres or three kilometres. and air strikes everywhere. so we are taking the risk. there is no fruit. meat is very rare. we cannot bring meat. and it is very expensive. it is triple, nowadays, the prices. some people are coming t

forces are saying that the troops are moving further into southern gaza, and in the heart of khan younis, one of the largest cities in southern gaza. one person is describing it as the most intense day since the israeli offensive. there is also imagery of israeli tanks gathering near the city. and so, what are we learning about these operations in southern gaza now? >> well, kate, this is indicating that israel is truly operating in the southern part of the gaza strip. khan younis is the biggest city in southern gaza, and where many of the refugees fled from northern gaza after the officials told them to leave northern gaza after the initial phase which is focused on the north and now we are seeing the operation moving from the north into the south, and it has not completed yet in the north, israel says, but the operations are moving to the south, and much of the focus is around khan younis, and the general in charge of the southern command said that this is the most intense day yet since israel's ground incursion launched in late october, and the most intense in terms of the number of h

then they brought us to khan younis, and now from khan younis to rafah.ael of repeating horrors from past weeks, but israel's military says it's taking time to plan more precise action in southern gaza and stop innocent people being killed. while we've been operating, we are ensuring that there is minimum harm to civilians, with soldiers on the ground going from building to building. we've been making, again, with everything we have at our in our capabilities, every effort to mitigate civilian casualties. israel says it's still fighting intense battles across the gaza strip as it attempts to topple hamas. but as it heads into khan younis, where it's believed top hamas officials may be hiding underground, it's readying for some of its toughest combat yet. armed police are searching for a male suspect after a 29—year—old woman was stabbed in aberfan in south wales. schools and nurseries in the area are an lockdown while the police search takes place. let's cross live to aberfan and our wales correspondent. bring us up—to—date. the police were called here to

adnan el—bursh, bbc news, khan younis in gaza.eremy bowen is injerusalem tonight. watching all of this, people will think where on earth does this conflict go now?— think where on earth does this conflict go now? well, it's going i think to a very — conflict go now? well, it's going i think to a very violent _ conflict go now? well, it's going i think to a very violent place. - think to a very violent place. events appear to be moving pretty fast. there are indications, some observers say, that around the town of khan younis israel may be preparing a ground incursion at the moment. now, the americans have said, the secretary of state mr blinken said when he was here yesterday and he is still in the region, he's gone to dubai, he said that it has to be different this time to the way it was before the ceasefire. fewer civilian casualties. israel, he says, has to fight differently and they have to be safe areas. but at the moment there is, as you heard, some very belligerent rhetoric coming out of the israelis, and we'll soon see whe

people in khan younis believe the israel target is the camp in khan younis and all the tanks are about target. people are worried what is happening in khan younis now is the same of what happened in gaza city before the cease—fire. some witnessed this and lived this before the cease—fire, and now they have to go again either to the eastern side of khan younis, the western side, sorry. 0r the western side, sorry. or the border. hugo, a couple of questions for you. news in the last hour or so that he is going to israel tomorrow to meet with benjamin netanyahu. after those comments from president biden, the pressure is growing on israel in terms of the way they are conducting this war. .. , a, g. ~ this war. exactly, matthew. jake sullivan will _ this war. exactly, matthew. jake sullivan will be _ this war. exactly, matthew. jake sullivan will be meeting - this war. exactly, matthew. jake sullivan will be meeting prime l sullivan will be meeting prime minister— sullivan will be meeting prime minister netanyahu, and members of the israeli _ minister netanyahu, and members of the israeli wa

residents who fled to khan younis from the north are now heading further south. but the u.n.it does not have enough supplies for those people and people in rafah say they have to wait three hours to get water. the hamas-run health ministry says over 16,000 people have been killed in gaza since the start of the conflict. the key mediator says they are working on redoing the cease-fire that ended last week and pushing for a comprehensive end to the war. the current conflict started october 7 one hamas killed 1200 people and took hostages. the bbc heard evidence that women were sexually assaulted, raped, and mutilated during the hamas attacks in october. israeli investigators say they are going to 60,000 hours of footage and have compiled more than 1000 testimony from witnesses. we want to warn you that this report contains graphic details of testimony you money -- you may find very disturbing. reporter: out of the chaos, mass trauma of the hamas attacks. new stories are starting to emerge. of rape and sexual assault. including graphic testimony from an eyewitness interviewed by

at the bottom of that dotted line is the city of khan younis.low orange line says this is the alternative route you can take if you want to head to the south. what all of this suggests to me is the israelis are going to try to cut across north of khan younis toward the sea to cut the southern part of the gaza strip off from the rest. we saw a similar tactic to the north when they cut out gaza city from the rest of the strip. that seems to be the general direction of israeli military efforts at the moment. that would be a prelude to a battle that will probably concentrate on khan younis for the coming weeks. that is leading to enormous concern and fear among people there. they are getting these new instructions, they are more detailed than they were in gaza city. you can look at a map and see block by block which one of the israelis are talking about on any given day, but for people who have had to move several times already, this is exhausting and still confusing. christian: is there an eight operation of any description in the safe zones they a

the un says they account for about one fifth of khan younis.who are affected, it's about 170,000 of them. some 50,000 of those, according to the un, are people who are already internally displaced within gaza because, of course, in the early stages of the war, people from the north of the strip were told to relocate to the south for their own safety. so that has been causing quite a lot of panic and confusion, particularly with this map being put up online. and of course, communications and the internet is so patchy across gaza, it's been difficult for people to access that information. the un has also been warning that the areas that they're being told they should now evacuate to are places that are already extremely overcrowded with other displaced people. and what's the feeling there in israel about the continuation of these air strikes, this military action, given the number of hostages still being held? and i'm just reading that the death toll from the october 7th attacks by hamas continues to go up even today. well, of course, the warning

attacks on khan younis and rafah are continuing.n the north, there have been further strikes in the jabaliya refugee camp. israel insists it is making maximum effort to avoid killing civilians. hospitals inside gaza are struggling to take in the casualities, with un officials describing a "degree of panic" in medical facilities that hasn't been seen before. the un says palestinians who are being told to leave areas which were previously seen as safe, are being pushed into a narrow corner of gaza. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports. ominous warnings — the israeli flares that hang in the night sky over gaza are followed by the thuds of explosions. rumbling explosion. and on the ground, israel's military says its offensive has now expanded to every part of the palestinian territory. it said its operations here will be of no less strength than those that have devastated the north. explosions, shouting. israel's already ordered more evacuations in the south of gaza, crowded with displaced people who were told to move h

explosion khan younis, gaza's southern capital, once labelled safe.ca says this new phase of israel's war in gaza must look different to before — two days in, it looks and sounds the same. explosion residents say the bombing of khan younis is the heaviest since the conflict began. this city where senior hamas leaders are said to be hiding. israel has told people to move to shelters further south. nader abu warda and his three children fled here from the fighting in the north. translation: the israelis told us that khan younis was a safe | zone, which led us to flee here. now, even khan younis has become a war zone. where are we supposed to go? our children are stranded on the streets. israel says "military pressure" on hamas helps free hostages. 110 women and children were released before the truce broke down. really, today was my worst day. yarden gonen�*s sister romi is still there. the negotiation and the releases and everything gave me hope that i will win the lottery the next time. i just know that my sister is waiting, and she saw the other ones

in khan younis, frenzied digging with bare hands.is striking hamas in its strongholds. tell that to this girl. she says they were sleeping and woke to the sound of a strike. we didn't know where it was, she says, we ran to see and it was our home. from southern israel we could see and hear the return to battle. the view now from inside gaza is of black smoke on the horizon, the ceasefire well and truly over. israel is blaming hamas for all this, saying it fired rockets early this morning and refused to release all the women it's holding. once again, inside gaza, there is war. and more than two million palestinians are trapped. with israel promising to hit hard. having chosen to hold on to our women, hamas will now take the mother of all thumpings. as of now, after hamas violated the framework for a pause in the fighting, hostilities have resumed and the idf has resumed combat against the hamas army of terror in the gaza strip. but this family is mourning a civilian. he leaves behind four children. ahmed says a last goodbye and tries

these are live pictures from khan younis hospital. the future of the idf is expected to expand its forces in the region and expand its ground operations. so we know that residents of khan younis have already said that yesterday they experienced the heaviest bombardment since the start of the more and it looks like that very heavy bombardment came just ahead of what is now a ground operation, ground forces in the area of khan younis. we will bring you more on that as and when we get it here on bbc news. let's take a although to venezuelan now. venezeulans are voting in a referendum that will help determine whether the country should create its own state within neighbouring guyana. the region is disputed. it's a move denounced by guyana as a step towards annexation, raising concerns in the region of a possible military conflict. people will vote on whether they agree with creating a new state in thejungled region, and providing its population with venezeuelan citizenship. the region itself has long been the subject of a terriorital clai

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this is live outside al nasser hospital in khan younis. an area that has been under frequent assault. further south in the strip, near rafah, at least seven palestinians were killed in an israeli attack in the early hours of sunday. israel says hamas fighters are hiding in the south. the scenes both inside and ouside the al nasser hospital are traumatic. these pictures are from reuters news agency and were shot today. children are being driven to the hospital, carried inside by family and friends. for many, the journey to hospital was too late. we're also keeping an eye on what's happening further north. this is live looking at the israel—gaza border. all this as israel has come under renewed pressure from top figures in the biden administration. the defence secretary, lloyd austin, has said israel driving the civilian population into the arms of the enemy would be a strategic defeat. and the international criminal court prosecutor, karim khan, has just wrapped up a visit to israel and the west bank. as well as calling for the release of h

— younis where you are? there's a medical team — younis where you are?u are? there's a medical team that has come - younis where you are? there's a medical team that has come to i younis where you are? there's a - medical team that has come to gaza in the last month and we are now rated in our staff, they have seen perfect injuries, particularly among children, people injured because of the ongoing fight and around them, and they're doing their best. we need more a more sustained supply of relief, particularly medical items across gaza, there still combines about food and access to water, and theseissues about food and access to water, and these issues need to be resolved. the state that have influence over them should remain then they have a role to play and they are responsible to ensure that these individuals get the medical help they need, they get their food and access the water they desperately need, and that nobody should be left sleeping under a plastic tarp on and being displaced two or three times i now seeking the best aid they can in southern

we spoke to him in khan younis shortly after the announcement of the ground operation.l is a war zone, multiple children when i was there coming in with head injuries, with terrible burns, with shrapnel from blasts that had occurred in the last i guess, i guess half an hour, people coming in who are clearly who'd been killed. ambulances, a degree of panic that i've not seen. and it's a hospital i've gone to regularly. and the children know me now and the famiies know me now. those same people now are grabbing my hands or grabbing my shirt and saying, please take us somewhere safe. where is safe ? they are unfortunately asking a question to which the only answer is there is nowhere safe. and that includes for them as they know that hospital. michael clarke is a former director general of the uk defence and security thinktank rusi. he gave us his assessment of the ground operation announcement. israel is going at jabaliya in the north, the jabalia refugee camp. it was always going to do that because they, the israelis always say, and i'm sure they're not wrong, that the j

and let me show you live pictures of khan younis.in gaza, the medical centre here, a very busy place and we regularly see people who have been injured in airstrikes and artillery fire, they have been brought here and people sheltering in the area and people sheltering in the area and it's a hospital that we hear it like others is struggling with the basics, they do not have the equipment they need, they often do not have the power they need to keep lifesaving machinery going and that is one of the topics being discussed in switzerland today. in switzerland the world health organization held a special session on the health situation in the occupied palestinian territories. here's the director general tedros adhanom ghebreyesus. since the 7th of october, who has verified more than 419 attacks on health care in gaza and the west bank, and 60 attacks on health care in israel. health care should never be a target. i also grieve the loss of more than 100 of our un colleagues in gaza, including our own dima alhaj, who was killed alongside h

in the south, israeli tanks are advancing on khan younis.fighting back and some of the battles are house—to—house. there is intense fighting also in the north. the humanitarian situation is "catastrophic", in the words of the un. it says half of gaza's population is starving. aid agencies are warning that those who haven't been killed by bombs may not survive hunger and disease. still, very little aid is getting in. with palestinians being killed by the dozens every day, pressure is growing on israel to do more to protect civilians. prime minister netanyahu has rejected proposals for a ceasefire. today he insisted again that the war can't stop now. translation: you can't on the one hand - support the elimination of hamas, and on the other pressure us to end the war, which would prevent the elimination of hamas. israeli officials believe intense operations could continue until early february. by which time thousands more in gaza could be dead. hugo bachega, bbc news, jerusalem. aleema shivji, chief impact officer at oxfam gb, says the situati

now khan younis, which is a major city, msf is working in nasser hospital in khan younis.truggling to get to us and our team is going to struggle to get out to them. there is nowhere safe, no way of even accessing medical care today and no way of our team is getting to them to provide the medical care they need. , ., to provide the medical care they need. , . ~ , ., ., need. given what the australian government _ need. given what the australian government has _ need. given what the australian government has said _ need. given what the australian government has said about - need. given what the australian government has said about its l government has said about its objectives, what would your message be in terms of trying to protect civilian life? —— israeli government. civilian life? -- israeli government.- civilian life? -- israeli government. civilian life? -- israeli covernment. ., , . ., government. msf, doctors without borders government. msf, doctors without itoniers have _ government. msf, doctors without borders have written _ government. msf, doctors without bord

israel's ground campaign is now focused on the southern city of khan younis.ying they're going house—to—house and tunnel to tunnel. and the head of the israeli army is calling for the offensive in gaza to be stepped up amid signs, he says, that hamas is falling apart here injabalia in the north, the battles are at close quarters. 0ne local told the bbc they've received no food or water for five days. israel is under growing international pressure to spare gaza's civilians. translation: other countries should also understand - that it is impossible, on the one hand, to support the elimination of hamas. and on the other hand, to call for an end to the war which will prevent the elimination of hamas. after this group of men and boys taken by israeli forces five days ago were released, they claimed they were tortured. among them, mohammed mahmoud salim, held separately from his dad. "they made us sleep naked," he said, "and kept hitting "us with their guns. "they hit me when i asked where my dad was. "they hit us with wires." the bbc has asked the israeli military

in khan younis, which is a warzone.e hospital in khan younis, which is a war zone. multiple children going in with head injuries, terrible burns, shrapnel from blasts that have occurred in the last half—an—hour. people coming in who had clearly been killed, ambulances, a degree of panic i have not seen stop it is a hospital i have gone to regularly and the children and families know me now, those same people are grabbing my hands, my shirt and saying, please, take us somewhere safe, where is safe? they are, unfortunately, asking questions for which the only answer is there is nowhere safe, including the hospital. nowhere safe, including the hosital. , . , . nowhere safe, including the hosital. �* . , . . ~' nowhere safe, including the hos-ital., , . . ~' . hospital. james, we have talked a lot about the _ hospital. james, we have talked a lot about the physical— hospital. james, we have talked a lot about the physical things - hospital. james, we have talked a i lot about the physical things people need, the medical sup

talking about khan younis of course i about khan younis of course that city and the software many inperations continue across the gaza strip right now. eat agencies have been saying that there is no receipt for civilians. —— nowhere safe. have we seen a situation like this where warfare is being carried out and yet there does not appear to be or very limited prospects of safe harbour for civilians caught up in this. unfortunately this happens a lot with the war and civilians. over the years we have seen many places where fighting has occurred around cities where civilians have been caught. look at chechnya were russians attacked there, look at black mood in ukraine or mariupol. the tragic thing about where is that civilians also —— often get caught in it. mark cancian, senior adviser at the think tank the centre for strategic and international studies. well the ongoing conflict in the middle east in the middle east is also playing out on university campuses... and the president of the university of pennsylvania has resigned — four days after her testimony at a congressional hearing s

the idf is now warning people in much of khan younis to evacuate. what is the latest on the ground? >> reporter: so much of the focus by israel has been on khan yo younis, the second biggest city in the gaza. the idf says they are carrying out intensive operations to encircle the city. they said they're operating in the heart of the city and going from house to house and tunnel to tunnel. we have seen aerial assaults by israel and we've already seen ground forces operating quite actively on the ground. now the idf just a few hours ago issued what they're calling an urgent appeal to residents and civilians of central khan younis to head southwest to what they say are known shelters. essentially israel says they are going to start operating in these areas and it's going to become very dangerous for civilians. i think this serves to show how complicated and stressful these evacuations can be not only for people who live there, but for people who fled there from the north. just a couple of hours ago the idf posted a map online full of grids. they said that specifically in five of these

around 170,000 people in khan younis, have been warned to leave for their safety.orld health organization says it has been told by israel to move medical supplies out of two warehouses in southern gaza within 2a hours — although israel has denied this. these pictures show explosions and fire in gaza on monday evening. a spokesman for the un children's charity, unicef, says there's nowhere safe for people to go. and there are reports from gaza that at least 30 people have been killed at two schools where people were sheltering, including children. earlier reports, from the official palestinian news agency, put the number of dead at 50 — it blamed an israeli air strike. 0ur corrsepondent paul adams here. so israeli ground forces, including tanks, other armored vehicles and bulldozers, have been operating close to the city of khan yunis in the southern gaza strip, the largest city in the southern gaza strip for the last couple of days. and it seems likely that an assault on the city may be coming fairly soon. the israelis have also told palestinians not to use the mai

we really expect khan younis to be a big focus on israeli military operations in the days ahead.said it is going aggressively after hamas and other armed factions. and it does believe that senior hamas officials are in underground tunnels and khan younis, hiding out. there is a big concentration of hamas fighters on the part of the south. of course, israel's main goal in its defence is, it says, to dismantle hamas, topple it from power in gaza. the usus had been asking as well to protect civilians there and said it is too early at this stage to see whether israel had heeded its mornings —— the us has been asking. as well as getting more precise instructions to people about which areas they should believe and why they should go to, not like in the early stages of the war where there was a blanket warning to people in the north of the gaza strip to relocate to the south. yolande knell, thank _ relocate to the south. yolande knell, thank you _ relocate to the south. yolande knell, thank you so _ relocate to the south. yolande knell, thank you so much. - live now to unicef spokespers

khan younis in southern gaza. palestinians have been seeking safety here. for israel's attacks. explosion hamas leaders are thought to be hiding in khan younis and people have been told to evacuate further south. the bombing of the city was the heaviest in the war so far, residents say. translation: the israelis told us | that khan younis was a safe zone, | which led us to flee here. now, even khan younis has become a war zone. where are we supposed to go? our children are stranded on the streets. this was the scene when aid arrived in khan younis. 100 lorries with humanitarian supplies entered gaza from egypt yesterday. aid agencies say it's still not enough. chanting in israel, the agonising wait continues for the families of the hostages who remain in gaza. around 140 people are still captive. hamas says no—one will be freed until there's a permanent ceasefire. in tel aviv last night, thousands gathered to call for the release of the hostages. yelena trupanov, who's 50, was freed with her motherjust two days ago. her husband vitaly was killed by hamas. t