At the hospital in northern gaza, the idf says it killed several militant commanders and insisted it was preventing harm to civilians. Our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. Left in ruins. This was once the Beating Heart of gazas health care system, but israel says that it had become a terrorist base. Two weeks ago, its troops returned to Al Shifa Hospital for a second time launching a surprise attack. They say they shot dead 200 palestinian gunmen and arrested top hamas figures without harming civilians. Palestinians say many innocents were hurt and killed. Translation there are so many bodies here. Weve been getting them out ever since this morning. Its shocking. Weve never seen anything like it. The fierce fighting entered al shifas wards and razed homes nearby. Israels military sees this as one of its most successful operations of the war so far, dealing the enemy a major blow. But critics say its also a worrying sign of the ability of hamas to regroup in areas that i
Its wednesday the 25th of october. A United Nations agency which looks after Palestinian Refugees has warned it could stop its work in gaza tonight if it doesnt receive urgent deliveries of fuel. Last night, eight trucks carrying food, water and medicine crossed the rafah border between egypt and gaza, but israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas would use it for military purposes. Hamas is designated as a Terrorist Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. There are now growing International Calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to allow aid to reach gazas residents. 0ur middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest. The slow trickle of aid. Just eight lorries carrying water, food and medicine made their way into gaza last night. But whats not getting in is fuel. Hospitals are struggling. Here, medics use their phones to light the way as a patient arrives, as theres no fuel for generators and theyre overwhelmed by casualties
following three weeks of war. it comes afterjust 80 trucks carrying aid reached the territory in the last week with people breaking in to aid agency warehouses. they have taken basic goods that were stored there, taking them away to their families. to theirfamilies. it comes as israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu said his country has entered the second stage of what he says will be a long and difficult war with hamas. let s get more on the aid situation. the humanitarian situation they re in gaza. the humanitarian situation there in gaza. i m joined byjuliette touma, director of communications un palestine refugee agency. thank you forjoining us. we ve been talking about that statement released this morning and seeing those pictures of desperate people breaking into some warehouses. what more can you tell us about that. very sadly, people are getting very frustrated. they are getting hungry as the siege, the three week long siege, continues, as they hunger contin