the centre of the gaza strip. a ministry spokesman said that a densely populated residential block was destroyed in the al maghazi refugee camp, with many people reported buried under the rubble. israel says it s investigating the incident. from bethlehem in the occupied west bank, shaima khalil has more. what we understand from the hamas run health ministry is that the air strike hit a densely populated residential block. so it s several buildings in very close proximity to one another. the health ministry spokesman has said the death toll is very likely to rise given the number of families living in the area. also the fact that many people are still stuck under the rubble. one man who had lost his daughter, his grandchildren and his son in law had said that his family was ordered to evacuate from gaza city because of the israeli military operation. he said, we came to central gaza only to die. he said, there s just no safe place. to big challenges face the first respond
reported that president biden had urged the israeli prime minister to halt a pre emptive strike against his brother forces in lebanon, days after hamas militants october 7th assault on southern israel, warning that such an attack could spark a wider regional war. further north, this is the view across the israel lebanon border. in the past couple of hours, we ve seen a thick plume of black smoke in the sky there. in our continued hostilities in that border area. in our continued hostilities in that borderarea. in our continued hostilities in that border area. there are continued hostilities. we ve been hearing from the israeli prime minister today here s a little of that. translation: last night, - i talked again with president biden. i do appreciate us steadfast position at the security council a position which backs our war effort. yesterday, i told president biden that we will fight until total victory, as long as it takes. the us understands this. i saw false
and northern parts of the strip. this is the nasser hospital in khan younis we ve seen more injured, taken there, in the past few hours. for weeks now the hospital has been overwhelmed by casualties. further north this is the view across the israel lebanon border. in the past hour, we ve seen a thick plume of smoke as hostilities continue there. meanwhile, president biden has told the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that there s a critical need to protect the civilian population, including those supporting aid operations. the white house said that in a phone call between the two men, joe biden also stressed the importance, of allowing civilians to move safely away from areas where there s fighting. greg mckenzie has this report. president biden told the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that as israel continues its military campaign in gaza, there s a critical need to protect the civilian population including those supporting aid operations. but mr
urged the israeli prime minister to halt a pre emptive strike against his brother forces in lebanon, days after hamas militants, launched the october seven assault on southern israel, warning that such an attack could spark a wider regional war. this was the view across the israel lebanon border earlier today, where we ve seen a thick plume of black smoke in the sky as hostilities continue in that border area. let s start this hour by hearing from israel s prime minister. translation: last night, - i talked again with president biden. i do appreciate us steadfast position at the security council a position which backs our war effort. yesterday, i told president biden that we will fight until total victory, as long as it takes. the us understands this. i saw false reports that claimed the united states has prevented us from operational activities in the region. this is not true. israel is a sovereign country. our war decisions are based on our operational considerations
Evelyn Cossin, the previous homeowner at 427 Main Street, passed away in 1988. She left the city $15,000 to continue the tradition and light the giant tree at that residence every year.