israel s military says it is looking into whether it was operating in the area at the time. our reporter in gaza says sunday night has brought what appears to be the most intense israeli air strikes since the war began. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinken made an unannounced visit to iraq on sunday. mr blinken said he d had productive talks with the iraqi prime minister mohammed al sudani on efforts to prevent the israel gaza conflict spreading and allowing more aid to reach the besieged gaza strip. it is important that the pause advance a number of things. one of them is hostages. we are intensely focused the united states, israel, every other country that has a citizen being held hostage by hamas to bring them home. it is important that as we are engaged in pursuing a humanitarian pause, this could be something that advances the prospect of getting the hostages back. it can also advance other things that we are committed to doing, as is the government of isr
israel s military says it is looking into whether it was operating in the area at the time. daniel clarkey said troops have allowed isolation corridor. translation: allowed isolation corridor. translation: ., ., translation: today the unit and circled the city translation: today the unit and circled the city of translation: today the unit and circled the city of gaza, translation: today the unit and circled the city of gaza, they - circled the city of gaza, they reached the beach at the southern part of the city of gaza and they ve encircled gaza and today we have gaza north and today we have gaza north and gaza south. they ve reached the shoreline, they are hoping the shoreline, they are hoping the shoreline, they are hoping the shoreline, we are still allowing for a corridor to enable the residents of the north of the gaza strip and people of the residents of the city of gaza to go south. it is a one way corridor going south and we will continue to strike forcefully,
since the beginning of the war, targeting the northwest of the gaza strip in particular. it comes as the us secretary of state antony blinken has visted iraq, and the west bank, and in the last hour, he has landed in turkey s capital ankara for a round of talks with leaders in the region. he says all communications must be restored immediately. he has said discussions are ongoing about a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to get aid to civilians into gaza. yogita limaye has our first report. the warming over the g has identified tonight. communication lines have been cut off which means tomorrow will likely begin for many gazans like today did. digging through rubble looking for survivors. this was the crowded refugee camp. it is not one of the areas that israel had asked civilians to leave. hamas says it was an israeli air strike that killed dozens here. israel says it s investigating. can anyone hear me? he shouts. i think there are people trapped here. his daughte
hello, i m vishala sri pathma. we start with the latest diplomatic efforts from the israel gaza conflict. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has met the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, in the occupied west bank city of ramallah for talks on the gaza conflict. mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip in gaza, hamas say at least 45 people have been killed in an israeli air strike on a refugee camp. the israeli military says it s investigating. the air strikes began after gunmen from hamas the group designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government killed at least moo israelis and kidnapped more than 200 others on october 7th. the hamas run health ministry says, since then, more than 9,700 palestinians have been killed. in the past hour there have been reports that communication and internet services have been cut off. further north three children and their grandmothe
april ashley, who has died at the age of 86. and it is time for some sport here on the bbc news channel. hello, i m hugh ferris. arsenal manager mikel arteta has tested positive for covid for a second time it means he ll miss the new year s day match against manchester city. arteta first contracted the virus in march 2020, which prompted the shutdown of football at the start of the pandemic. he s now isolating but is still expected to undertake media duties tomorrow ahead of the game. before city play arsenal, they have a game tonight at brentford. and if they win, there is a chance they could go nine points clear at the top of the league. it s one of two matches. if chelsea don t lose to brighton