hello, i m samantha simmonds. the israeli military says about 300,000 palestinians have left the city of rafah since monday when israel told them to move to a nearby district of gaza. the israel defence forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no running water or proper sanitation. israel is planning an assault on hamas fighters in rafah and has ordered tens of thousands more residents from eastern districts of the city to leave. evacuation orders have also been issued for thousands of people in parts of northern gaza. last night, a us government report criticised israel s use of american supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying it s reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of international humanitarian law in some instances. israel launched its war on hamas following their attack in israel on october the 7th. from jerusalem, here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. another desper
in many parts of the world. a police officer has been shot in the leg with a crossbow and a man was stabbed in what was described as a serious assault and weapons incident . police shot and arrested a 54 year old suspect who is now in hospital. the incident happened last night near high wycombe, in buckinghamshire. from where frances read sent this report. 0fficers now on the scene after one of their own was shot with a crossbow. in this quiet cul de sac yesterday evening, police were first called to a stabbing. it was when they got here that the officer was shot in the leg. armed police then shot a 54 year old man and arrested him on suspicion of attempted murder, as families ran for cover. i got out of the car and he said, get back in the car. there s somebody with a crossbow. and then ijust phoned my daughter and said to her, just lock all the doors, shut the windows, and we just had to wait. ijust grabbed my son and told my partner to quickly get home. we got home an
hello. the israeli military says about 300,000 palestinians have left the city of rafah since monday when israel told them to move to a nearby district of gaza. the israel defence forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no running water or proper sanitation. israel is planning an assault on hamas fighters in rafah and has ordered tens of thousands more residents from eastern districts of the city to leave. evacuation orders have also been issued for thousands of people in parts of northern gaza. last night, a us government report criticised israel s use of american supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying it s reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of international humanitarian law in some instances. israel launched its war on hamas following their attack in israel on october 7th. from jerusalem, here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. another desperate exodus, palestinians fl
israel says that since monday, about 300,000 palestinians have already fled rafah. the us is still urging israel not to mount a full scale assault on the city. and in the north, there are evacuations in the city of jabalia as the idf says that it has been carrying out air strikes. it says hamas fighters are regrouping there. from jerusalem, here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. another desperate exodus. palestinians fleeing in their thousands, as israel signals it is now set to push further into the gaza s southernmost city, issuing new evacuation orders. what should we do? hanan asks. do we wait until we all die on top of each other? we ve decided it is better to leave. israel has said it s taking action against hamas in one of its last strongholds and trying to bring home hostages. meanwhile, with israel s capture of one main border crossing and another blocked off by fighting, no aid is getting into southern gaza. there are now severe shortages of food,
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