thanks forjoining us. these reports coming out of gaza paint a grim picture of the humanitarian situation there. what more can you tell us about how hospitals in gaza are coping? well, with great difficulty. they are all pretty much surrounded in gaza city, because the israelis argue these are places where hamas fighters have based themselves, and consequently there have been intense battles going on around us hospitals. the israelis say they are not targeting hospitals per se, and they are trying to get the civilian populations that are clustered around them to try to leave, and also starting to think about evacuating the hospitals themselves, so that israel can concentrate on dealing with hamas. there is a small development on that front this evening. the israelis said tomorrow they are going to evacuate babies from the shifa hospital to a safer location. we do not know the details, we have not had confirmation from the palestinian side, it is very difficult to get through
cats. doctor, thank you so much for being with us. thank you. bye-bye. thanks for joining me. i m omar jimenez. we begin with the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza as calls for a ceasefire are mounting. right now israeli troops say they are engaged in ongoing intense fighting against hamas near one of gaza s major medical centers. al shifa hospital has already been hit by artillery fire. the idf has denied the claim by one official in gaza that the hospital is under complete siege with staff and patients unable to evacuate. gaza s biggest hospital is now out of service. the situation on the ground is growing more dire by the day for civilians. the red cross says gaza s health care system has passed the point of no return. but israel is pushing ahead with its attacks. the idf says their soldiers have now captured 11 hamas military posts. today thousands were able to move south during a seven-hour evacuation window. it was the first straight day israel has opened evacuati
armistice day commemorations are taking place, and police say while the two minutes silence was marked respectfully and without incident on whitehall. officers have faced aggression from counter protestors who are in the area in significant numbers. scuffles broke out as police attempted to stop them from reaching whitehall but the group pushed through as officers hit out with batons. the met police said a group threw missles at officers. let s speak now to leroy logan, former superintendent of the met police. former superintendent good former superintendent to have you with us. first 0 all, good to have you with us. first of all, your assessment on this police operation right now? we are starting to get a sense of what might be involved this afternoon with those clashes already limited in scope and scale but, nonetheless, send of the work that the police has to do today. work that the police has to do toda . ~ , . ., ., today. well, it is quite clear that the commissioner
officers have faced aggression from counter protestors, who are in the area in significant numbers . scuffles broke out as police attempted to stop them from reaching whitehall, but the group pushed through as officers hit out with batons. we have just had to retreat from the mayor of london, talking about the situation in central london. he said that the scenes of disorder that we witness from the far right are at direct result from the home secretary s words. he says the job of the police has been made much harder. the met have made full support and take action against anyone found spreading air from breaking the law. let s speak to perry benton, a former detective chief inspector for the met police. what is your assessment looking at the scale of it, the number of people they are, and what we have heard already, with scuffles with counter protesters near at the cenotaph and police trying to form some sort of defence around that central area. we know that accordion is in pl