along with some localjournalists. people on the ground say there is intense violence there. in the early hours of friday there was the sound of a large explosion. explosion. there was panic and confusion in the hospital following the explosion. newsagency associated press, which supplied these pictures, said there was a fire in the area and the remnants of what appeared to be a missile. the hamas run health ministry says 13 people were killed. people sheltering in the grounds also recorded the moment and its aftermath. explosion. israel s military says it is investigating reports that the areas around the hospitals have been struck. it s previously said its forces were operating close to shifa hospital, which it says is above hamas headquarters a claim hamas denies. other hospitals in the territory are also said to be surrounded. the world health organization says 20 hospitals in gaza are now non operational. these pictures are from al rantisi paediatric hospital, which is
many thousands of people, perhaps tens of thousands of civilians sheltering at the al shifa hospital along with some localjournalists. the world health organization says 20 hospitals in gaza are now non operational. people around al shifa hospital report intense fighting. and in the early hours of friday, there was the sound of a large explosion. there was panic and confusion in the hospital courtyard following the explosion. israel s military says it is investigating reports that the areas around the hospitals have been struck. it s previously said its forces were operating close to shifa hospital, which it says is above hamas headquarters. this in other developments, reuters news agency is reporting agency is reporting that the palestinian authority is ready to assume responsibilities in the gaza strip once the war has ended. territory the pa president, mahmoud abbas, said it would be part of a comprehensive solution for the occupied territories and gaza. also, president
israeli military. the gaza with advance warning from the israeli military. israeli military. the israeli defence israeli military. the israeli defence minister - israeli military. the israeli defence minister says - israeli military. the israeli defence minister says the | defence minister says the humanitarian poses of an order for people to access food and water and would not interfere with israel s military objectives. the pauses are in some areas of gaza city, we understand in some areas around the salah al din road, two humanitarian corridors being set up, which hundreds of thousands have already used to head south, as well as on the coastal road. many of the people heading out of gaza city are having to do so on foot. they have left their homes and are heading to refugee camps in the south of gaza. talks continued to free more than 240 hostages still being held in gaza. the palestinian group islamic jihad released a video of hostages it claims to be holding. the hama
claim hamas is controlling panels and fuel storage facilities. the hamas run health ministry in gaza reports there were explosions around al shifa hospital in the early hours of friday morning outside the al shifa hospital. you can see that a great deal of panic and confusion in the hospital courtyard following the explosion. reuters news agency received the pictures from the palestine media group. they have not identified the cause of the explosion but israel military says it is investigating reports of the areas around the hospital have been struck. it has previously said its forces were operating around al shifa hospital where it accuses hamas of concealing some of its command centres. on another line, two humanitarian corridors will open in the territory around on the salah al din road which hundreds of thousands have already used to go south as well as on the coastal al rashid road. many of the people heading out of gaza city are having to do so on foot, leaving their ho