us. what do you make of the current israeli military operation in gaza? the aim of the operation is to replace the government of hamas, which is a government of isis, and to allow another arab state ruling gaza. gaza was taken by force from the palestinian authority, the plo, in 2007, and it should be returned to them if they wish. i just in 2007, and it should be returned to them if they wish. ijust heard on your news that president abbas is saying that he s ready to take upon himself the gaza strip if it is part of a process which includes the west bank, and i believe that this is something which is possible. hamas, as ou something which is possible. hamas, as you mentioned, something which is possible. hamas, as you mentioned, has something which is possible. hamas, as you mentioned, has been - something which is possible. hamas, as you mentioned, has been ruling i as you mentioned, has been ruling gaza since 2007. this is not a fight this group will give up easily, th
of politics and public service. the international committee of the red cross has warned that hospitals in gaza have reached a point of no return , risking the lives of thousands of people. the director of the main hospital in gaza the al shifa has accused israel of launching a war on medical facilities, with reports of fierce fighting around several hospitals. israel has denied firing on medicalfacilities. israel says these are places where hamas is hiding. the purple areas here show where the idf troops are they ve now encircled gaza city. and this is footage taken from inside the al rantisi children s hospital in gaza city. people in the hospital have been told that if they re not medical staff or patients they must leave. that s because israel says hamas are in the tunnels undeneath, which hamas denies. israeli tanks are reported to be surrounding al shifa hospital while the palestinian red crescent has said that israeli snipers opened fire at al quds hospital, kill
and that israel s actions had no legitimacy. he called on the us and the uk to support a ceasefire. but he also stressed that france clearly condemns what he called the terrorist actions of hamas. he was speaking to our europe editor, katya adler. we have had weeks of aid organisations sounding the alarm about gaza and so you have now said that a humanitarian pauses in fighting are not enough, and there needs to be work towards a ceasefire. are you disappointed that other world leaders are notjoining you in that call, like the us or the uk? no, i hope they will. and let s be clear, i mean, i was one of the first leaders to call the prime minister and president of israel after the terrorist attack on the 7th of october. we clearly condemn this terrorist attack by this terrorist group and recognise the right of israel to protect itself and react. but day one, we say that this reaction, the fight against terrorism, because it is led by a democracy, should be compliant with
on duty, as people from people from across the uk come to the capital. it comes as downing street says the prime minister has full confidence in home secretary suella braverman after growing calls to sack her over an article accusing the police of bias. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young has more. at 11am tomorrow morning, crowds will gather here to mark the end of the first world war. later, in another part of london, tens of thousands will take to the streets, calling for a ceasefire in an ongoing conflict in the middle east. a political row has erupted about the policing of these two events. scotland yard says a huge security operation is under way, far greater and more complex than previous years . we do have intelligence that there will be people coming for a counterprotest, and the police s job this weekend is to keep everybody safe, whether exercising their right to protest, whether coming down to counterprotest, but particularly for those veterans and our really
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