In the south and west. For the rest of us it will be fairly cloudy with sunny spells. But the wind will strengthen widely throughout the day. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its wednesday, 18th october. Theres been International Condemnation after an explosion at a hospital in gaza is reported to have killed at least 500 people. The blast has raised the diplomatic stakes for President Biden, whos currently flying to israel to try to prevent the violence spreading elsewhere in the middle east. Hamas a group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments says the Al Ahli Hospital was hit by an israeli air strike. But israel has blamed the palestinian group, islamichhad, but its denied any involvement, describing the accusations as lies. Wyre davies has the latest. Pictures from Gaza Last Night showed scenes of utter chaos. Bloodied, wounded casualties from the partially destroyed al ahli arab hospital. Videos many too graphic to broadcast showed the broken
on the 18th october, and delivered a clear message through our ambassador in beijing. there is now an ongoing investigation and it would be wrong to pre empt the findings. more broadly, we recognise that china poses a systemic challenge to our values and interests as highlighted by the prime minister yesterday, a challenge that grows more acute as it moves towards greater authoritarianism. that is why we are taking robust action to protect our interest and to stand up for our values which includes imposing sanctions, leading action at the un and strengthening our supply chain resilience. let me assure members thatis resilience. let me assure members that is part of our frank relationship with china, we will continue to raise their human rights concerns at the highest levels. thank you very much for the firmness and the response and that is what we wish to hear. i welcome the news that the chinese ambassador has been summoned to account for this arrest and i would encourage the minister