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
our correspondent theo leggett has the details. when alison rose said injuly that talking to bbcjournalist about talking to bbcjournalist about talking about nigel farage s bank account was a serious error of judgment but it s also turned out to be an expensive error ofjudgment as well. as you said, dame alison will receive her contractually entitled salary and other allowances until her period of notice ends injuly next year and it is worth about 2.4 million so it s more like £10 million so it s more like £10 million because she was entitled to long term share options and bonuses as well and bonuses about something like 2.6 million so overall she will lose £7.6 million and the reason is that natwest says she did not qualify as a good lever, someone who leaves a job on normal service where you walk out the door with a handshake and everyone is happy. it wasn t like that and she was not a good lever oh she forfeited a large chunk of the money she was owed natwest they had n