50,000 of them. In addition, as journalists report, israel has already deployed a fleet of submarines in the Mediterranean Sea to contain iran and the Lebanese Group hezbollah. Ahead of the largescale campaign, the pentagon announced that the United States is transferring precisionguided munitions and antimissile defenses for the iron dome system to israel. Meanwhile, from the gas from the west bank of the jordan river, people are reported killed and wounded as a result of israeli airstrikes on camps where, according to the palestinians , there were refugees, and according to tzahal, armed militants in gas, where not only medicines are running out, but also food, water and electricity , first of all, on friday they are waiting for the first batch of humanitarian aid, for this purpose the egyptian rafah checkpoint will be opened, the first 20 trucks will be personally escorted by the un secretary general. And on saturday, the egyptian capital kaili will host a summit on gaza, in which m
In the south and west. For the rest of us it will be fairly cloudy with sunny spells. But the wind will strengthen widely throughout the day. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its wednesday, 18th october. Theres been International Condemnation after an explosion at a hospital in gaza is reported to have killed at least 500 people. The blast has raised the diplomatic stakes for President Biden, whos currently flying to israel to try to prevent the violence spreading elsewhere in the middle east. Hamas a group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments says the Al Ahli Hospital was hit by an israeli air strike. But israel has blamed the palestinian group, islamichhad, but its denied any involvement, describing the accusations as lies. Wyre davies has the latest. Pictures from Gaza Last Night showed scenes of utter chaos. Bloodied, wounded casualties from the partially destroyed al ahli arab hospital. Videos many too graphic to broadcast showed the broken
Responsibility. Lets get more on tuesdays hospital attack. Heres our international editorjeremy bowen. Loud blast the missile hit the hospital not long after dark. Man shouts you can hear the impact. The explosion destroyed Al Ahli Hospital. It was already damaged from a smaller attack at the weekend. The building was flattened. Shouting very soon video was posted from gaza of bodies laid out near the ruins of the hospital. So many dead and the size of the explosion, together looked to be having a profound impact on what was already the most dangerous crisis in the middle east in a generation. The wounded were taken across gaza city to Shifa Hospital. The israeli armys First Response said hospitals were highly sensitive and not targets of its military and urged caution about what it called the unverified claims of a terrorist organisation. That statement will not be believed by palestinians and by millions of others in the middle east who see these images. The wounded and the dying pou
On a hospital in gaza city where thousands were seeking shelter. Palestinian officials are saying it was caused by an israeli airstrike, but within the last ten minutes, Israeli Intelligence services have said they believe it was a failed hamas rocket attack on israel. Hamas rocket attack on israel. And theyre blaming the Palestinian Islamic jihad. There saying from the analysis of the idfs operational systems, an enemy rocket barrage was launched towards israel , which launched towards israel, which passed in the vicinity of the hospital when it was hit. Well, hospital when it was hit. Well, the al al Arab Hospital is currently engulfed in flames. Survivors as we can see from pictures on tv, if youre watching on screen , are being watching on screen, are being pulled out and transferred to nearby hospitals. The World Health Organisation has issued a statement condemning the explosion , calling it explosion, calling it unprecedented. And the unprecedented. And the palestinian president
[explosions] [chanting] jesse tonight events in The Middle East spiraling out of control. An air strike at a hospital in gaza has left hundreds dead, but its not what it seems. [sirens blaring] Hamas Claims Israel struck the hospital. Israel denies it. They say a Faulty Hamas Rocket fired from gaza hit their own hospital. Number one, israel does not target places like hospitals. Theyre not a target for us and we wouldnt have deliberately hit a hospital. Number two, we know that at the time of this tragedy, that hamas was firing a barrage of rockets at tel aviv and the center of the country. Jesse the idf has just released Surveillance Footage showing a rocket launched towards Israel Igniting Mid Flight and then propelling directly down into gaza. There that is right there. The Silicon Valley bank timestamped also directly correspondence to the moment the hospital is struck. The idf also reportedly have recorded a conversation among jihadists that links them to the misfire. This is inco