Have struck tel aviv and areas that surround gaza. Air raid sirens have also sounded in several other towns. A number of people have been reported killed on both sides, but the exact numbers are not confirmed. Details of the palestinian incursions are unclear, but gunmen have been reported in towns near the gaza border and israelis have been warned to stay inside. Hamas military commander Mohammad Deif announced the start of the operation in a broadcast on hamas media, calling on palestinians everywhere to fight. Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the military says it is striking targets in gaza in response. He says the enemy will pay a price that it has never known simonjones reports. Rockets launched from gaza into israel in a Surprise Attack that started just after dawn. The Palestinian Militant Group hamas claims it launched 5,000 rockets in the space of 20 minutes, some of them long range. Militants are said to have entered israeli territory in a number of different lo
released, have been handed to qatari mediators, and passed on to israeli negotiators. prisoners being held in israeli jails will be also be released, as part of the delayed deal. a four day pause in fighting in gaza will start on friday morning, at 07:00 local time, after almost seven weeks of fighting. humanitarian aid will start to go into gaza, as soon as that pause in hostilities begins. qatar s foreign ministry spokesman majed al ansari has been speaking about the truce. we have just finished with all the communication with all parties in order to ascertain the lists of those civilians who will be freed as a result of the deal agreed upon by both parties. the lists have been handed to both sides. and finally, in a communication just now, the list has been handed to the israeli intelligence service, the mossad, in order to facilitate the implementation of the deal. according to this, of course, and as the agreement took place, the beginning of the pause will be 7am frid
the agency supporting palestinian says that there will be no more without fuel. we will hear from a representative who says they cannot move the aid even if it were sent and from tomorrow, the operational end. the lifeline will be a three day pause which could be negotiated and returned for the relief of small stitches. it is complicated by the israeli forces at the al shifa hospital. found in the grounds of the hospital by israeli soldiers, will hearfrom grounds of the hospital by israeli soldiers, will hear from joe grounds of the hospital by israeli soldiers, will hearfrom joe biden was meeting the leaders of the country in san francisco. for a second consecutive day, the israeli military is continued in operation inside because of possible his biggest hospital as he continues to search for hamas numbers and there is little information of what is happening in al shifa because of the severe communication problems one phone contact with mr paris this afternoon, a spokesman f
hello, i m samantha simmonds, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. the director of gaza s biggest hospital says it has now run out of water leaving people there screaming from thirst . he accused israel of blowing up al shifa s main water line. israeli forces are continuing to search the gaza city hospital, which the military says has been a key command centre for hamas. the army took the bbc into a small part of the hospital, and was shown rifles, ammunition and body armour which israel says hamas had hidden there. the idf also said it had found laptops containing photos and videos of hostages held by hamas considered a terror organisation by the uk and many other western governments. israeli military restrictions meant that our correspondent lucy williamson wasn t allowed to speak to doctors or patients but her words aren t censored, and she described what she saw. we are in an israeli military vehicle insi
hello, if you havejustjoined us, you are very welcome. let s crack on with the top business stories. we start in san francisco where, as you have been hearing, president biden has hailed real progress following four hours of talks with china s president xi on the sidelines of the apec summit. they agreed to reopen communications between the military on both sides and work together to stem the flow of the opioid drug fentanyl into the us. but there was no concession from the us on lifting trade sanctions on china including the export ban on advanced computer chips which president xi had complained is harming china. the united states will continue to compete vigorously with the prc, but we ll manage that competition responsibly so it doesn t veer into conflict, or accidental conflict. and where it s possible, where our interests are.coincide, we re going to work together like we did on fentanyl. that s what the world expects of us. the rest of the world expects no