This hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. We have seen people we have seen amputees, and we have seen children as young as 12. These events cannot be allowed to go on. Jihad is haunted by what he saw when the convoy arrived on thursday morning. Were the soldiers firing deliberately . Hes asked. Yes, with tanks, soldiers, aircraft. In the pre dawn darkness, only the chaos was clear. How and why the shooting started is not yet properly understood. Israel says troops felt threatened. The un finally reached gaza city yesterday, taking badly needed fuel and medicine to shifa hospital, demanding israel do more to open up the north. Jordan is still dropping aid from the air. The United States now set to follow suit. Desperate somehow to make a difference. But airdrops are no substitute for a proper relief effort. No matter where we go into north gaza from or indeed all of the gaza strip, it could be from air, land, sea. It doesnt matter as long as there is enough aid t
One of the un team shared what he saw at the hospital. From jerusalem, our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, reports. How are so many people injured . With a shot or crushed in a desperate stampede . This hospitaljust reading some of the survivors, and now, for the First Time Since thursday, first hand testimony from the un. This hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. We have seen people with Gunshot Wounds we have seen amputees, and we have seen children as young as 12. These events cannot be allowed to go on. This man is haunted by what he saw on the convoy. Whether soldiers firing deliberately, he is asked. Yes,. Only the chaos was clear. How and why the shooting started is not properly understood. The crowds were huge, the panic palpable. Israel said troops felt threatened. Tanks were present. There is no evidence of aircraft being involved. The un finally reached gaza city yesterday, taking badly needed fuel and medicine to the hospital, demanding israel
Including a medic, are reported to have been killed by an israeli air strike near a hospital. And a United Nations team visiting gazas biggest hospital has found that many palestinans who were injured as lorries were delivering aid on thursday, were wounded by gunshots. American officials have confirmed that the us military has carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid into gaza, today. You can see here us Military Planes flying over Deir Al Balah in the central gaza strip. Us officials confirmed over 35,000 meals were airdropped by parachute. This follows a Pledge On Friday by President Biden and the deaths of 112 palestinians during a rush on an aid convoy on thursday. Lets speak to our washington correspondent will vernon. Good correspondent will vernon. Morning to you there washington, good morning to you there in washington, dc. Tell us more about what us officials have been saying. Would have the us military, saying this first airdrop has been carried out. That was done i
Card. The weather stays on the i chillier side of things. Tomorrow the will be drier and brighter. Its saturday the 2nd of march. Our main story. The Prime Minister has urged the nation to stand together against extremists who want to undermine britains multi faith democracy. Labour said rishi sunak was right to call for unity but the lib dems claimed the conservatives had sowed the seeds of division for years. Our Political Correspondent, leila nathoo, has the latest. The Prime Minister arriving back at Downing Street last night, ahead of an unusual address to the country from outside number ten, to warn that extremists were spreading poison. There are forces here at home trying to tear us apart. Since october the 7th, there have been those trying to take advantage of the very human angst that we all feel about the terrible suffering that war brings to the innocent, women and children. To advance a divisive, hateful ideological agenda. His speech was prompted by the election of the co