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 we
much to get through this hour. as israel intensifies its military operations in the south of the gaza strip, hamas officials say more than 700 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours. that number comes from the hamas media office. hamas is considered a terrorist organisation by the uk and us governments. i want to show you these live pictures first of all in car newness, in southern gaza. car 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. 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 could be driving the civilian population into the arms of the enemy, and that
of gaza for a third day having told more palestinians to leave areas in and around khan younis immediately. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says more than 15,500 people have now been killed there since the start of the conflict between israel and hamas, which is considered a terrorist organisation by the uk government. these pictures from earlier today. children are among those being driven to the hospital, carried inside by family and friends. a senior adviser to the israeli prime minister has insisted israel is doing all it can to minimise the number of civilian deaths in gaza after the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, said israel had a moral responsiblity to minimise casualties not linked to hamas. a short time ago the israel defense forces held a briefing, on the back of the news of the new ground operation. take a listen. translation: the idf continues. where there translation: the idf continues. where there is translation: the idf continues. where the
israel has continued its renewed bombardment of gaza for a third day having told more palestinians to leave areas in and around khan younis immediately. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says more than 15 and a half thousand people have now been killed there since the start of the conflict between israel and hamas, which is considered a terrorist organisation by the uk government. these pictures were shot on sunday. children are among those being driven to the hospital carried inside by family and friends. for many, the journey to the hospital was too late. a senior adviser to the israeli prime minister has insisted israel is doing all it can to minimise the number of civilian deaths in gaza after the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, said israel had a moral responsiblity to minimise casualties not linked to hamas. our international editor jeremy bowen reports on the situation in the west bank and gaza. i should warn you the report contains footage, from the very
khan younis immediately. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says more than 15,500 people have now been killed there since the start of the conflict between israel and hamas, which is considered a terrorist organisation by the uk government. this is the scene live outside al nasser hospital in khan younis, an area that has been under frequent assault. the scenes both inside and ouside the hospital are traumatic. these pictures are from earlier today. children are among those being driven to the hospital, carried inside by family and friends. for many, the journey to hospital was too late. a senior adviser to the israeli prime minister has insisted israel is doing all it can to minimise the number of civilian deaths in gaza after the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, said israel had a moral responsiblity to minimise casualties not linked to hamas. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has this report and a warning it contains images some viewers may find distressing