in singapore. ..this is bbc news. it s newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us. israel has confirmed that it hit the jabalia refugee camp in northern gaza. the hamas run gazan health ministry says at least 50 people were killed and hundreds injured. the palestinian red crescent told the bbc at least 25 civilians were killed. the israeli army says the strike killed a senior hamas commander. a hamas spokesman has denied the presence of one of its leaders in the camp. before the war, the camp was home to more than 100,000 people. many of them have been there for generations since the formation of the state of israel in 1948. bbc verify have located the exact position of the blast, which you can see here and you can see how built up it is. more now from our international editorjeremy bowen and a warning, his report contains images some may find distressing. israel says the destruction came from air strikes that killed a senior hamas commander and some of his men. it sa
area the israeli government told people to leave for their safety. images show creators and levelled buildings. the bbc can t verify most battlefield claims immediately but be idf say the target was a senior hamas battalion commander that the idf describes as pivotal to the idf describes as pivotal to the planning of the october the seven attacks. more now from our international editorjeremy bowen and a warning, his report contains images some may find distressing. israel says the destruction came from air strikes that killed a senior hamas commander and some of his men. it said hamas was using these civilians as human shields in a cruel and brutal manner, and that the air strikes caused the collapse of underground hamas bunkers. israel ordered civilians to leave this area. many did. many others did not. the un said some people even returned to their homes because conditions further south were so desperate. an unknown number of people are buried under the rubble. they were
hi there, thank you for being with us. we start our programme with the war between israel and hamas. benjamin netanyahu benjamin neta nyahu has benjamin netanyahu has ruled out a ceasefire in gaza, declaring this is a time for war. this ad he hailed the rescue of a hostage as evidence that israel s military offensive can free captives while delivering crushing blows to hamas. but as one hostage is rescued, more than 230 are believed to still be trapped in gaza. today, we heard from three of them. this is a still from a video released by hamas. we don t know anything about the conditions under which it was filmed, but the three women appear to be in reasonable health with no obvious signs of injury. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the video was cruel psychological propaganda . unicef propaganda . has warned the humanitarian unicef has warned the humanitarian situation in gaza is growing worse by the hour but the us has said it is confident there will be an increase in
deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories, plus a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening from jerusalem israel s military has confirmed that it carried out an airstrike onjabalia refugee camp in northern gaza, saying its target was a senior commander with hamas the group are designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government. the death toll is not clear but tonight a doctor treating the victims are in the hundreds. the attack happened in a densely built up area that was home to more than 100,000 people. israel has called on civilians in the north of the territory to move south and tonight it reiterated its claim that hamas intentionally uses civilians as shields. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen has the latest. his report is distressing from the start. israel says the destruction came from airstrikes that killed a senior hamas commander and some of his men. it said hamas was using these civilians as huma
failure in preparing for the pandemic. the cast of friends pay tribute to matthew perry, saying they are utterly devastated by his death. hi there, thank you for being with us. we start our programme with the war between israel and hamas. the israeli military has announced the first rescue of a hostage, a soldier who was kidnapped by hamas on the 7th of october. she is private ori megidish. she is said to be doing well and has been reunited with her family. no details have been given of the circumstances of her rescue. but as one hostage is rescued, more than 230 are still believed to be trapped in gaza. today, we heard from three of them. this is a still from a video released by hamas. from left to right, you see rimon kirsht, danielle aloni and lena trupanov. we don t know anything about the conditions under which it was filmed, but the three women appear to be in reasonable health with no obvious signs of injury. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the video was cru