hello, thank you for being with us. negotiations are continuing at the united nations in new york to agree a new resolution on gaza. a vote had been expected in the last hour but it s been postponed as diplomats try to agree a form of words that the united states may sign on to. on a visit to israel, the us defense secretary lloyd austin has reaffirmed support for its ally but demanded the country do more to protect civilians. from jerusalem, lucy williamson reports. greipel hugo bachega. there was criticism of the israeli military in gaza by the defense secretary lloyd austin, alongside the israeli defense minister when they gave a statement earlier today but i think he gave a hint of the frustration at the high number of civilian casualties in gaza, frustration there microphone that s already been as addressed by the by that administration. he said he had discussions with the israeli leadership about how to reduce harm to civilians but he said he had not travelled to isr
welcome to newsday. negotiations are continuing at the united nations in new york to agree a new resolution on gaza. a vote had been expected in the last hour, but its been postponed as diplomats try to agree a form of words that the united states may sign on to. on a visit to israel, the u 5 defence secretary lloyd austin has reaffirmed support for its ally, but demanded the country do more to protect civilians. from jerusalem, lucy williamson reports. they say there s nowhere safe in gaza. the children s unit at nasser hospital hit by a shell yesterday. doctors and parents who once raced to get wounded children in here now scrambling to get them out. the epicentre of the dust and panic, a children s bedroom on the second floor. translation: we were seated on the bed when something - exploded and all the ceiling fell on us. i couldn t do anything. debris fell on us and we couldn t see anything. ijust grabbed my daughter and escaped. i don t know what happened to the others.
though there have been varying reports on the number of casualties. the us geological survey says the quake had a magnitude of 5.9. chinese state media is also reporting that some water, electricity and road networks are damaged. a second quake struck neighbouring xinjiang hours later on tuesday. the damage from that 5.5 magnitude strike was not immediately clear. in a statement, chinese president xi jinping said: he has ordered full rescue efforts to gansu, one of the country s poorest regions. we ll bring you more details as they come in. now, international pressure is growing for israel to ease its military campaign in gaza. on monday, the us defense secretary was the latest to add his voice during talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and israel s war cabinet. the department of defense says mr austin underscored the need for concerted efforts to protect civilians and urged israel to plan for transitioning to the next phase of operations. his israeli counterpart sai
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