the hamas run health ministry in gaza says more than 15 and a half thousand people have now been killed there since the start of the conflict between israel and hamas, which is considered a terrorist organisation by the uk government. this is the scene live outside al nasser hospital in khan younis. an area that has been under frequent assault. the scenes both inside and ouside the hospital are traumatic. these pictures were shot today. children are among those being driven to the hospital. carried inside by family and friends. for many, the journey to hospital was too late. a senior adviser to the israeli prime minister has insisted israel is doing all it can to minimise the number of civilian deaths in gaza after the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, said israel had a moral responsiblity to minimise casualties not linked to hamas. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has this report and a warning it contains images some viewers may find distressing in gaza s overcr
the latest we re hearing is that police have begun making arrests. we re told that more than 80 arrests have been made for breach of the peace while a further ten people have been arrested for possessing offensive weapons and drugs. these pictures are of more counter protestors are being held inside a pub by police, as the main protests goes past. here s an update from the metropolitan police. from about 9am this morning we have seen several hundred counter protesters that came towards whitehall and, from what we can see, they came intent on confrontation, intent on violence and intent causing trouble. we have made a number of arrests, including, within the counterprotest, including for possession of a knife, possession of a button, possession of class a drugs and assault on emergency workers. , ., ., ,, workers. let s go live to the us embassy- let s go live to the us embassy. our news correspondent frances read is at the israeli embassy, where the protest is finishing.
translation: we re also prepared on the northern front and we re working there very strongly from the air and on the ground. and i warn hezbollah, do not make that mistake and start a war, because it ll be the mistake of your lives. the moment you start a war, this will decide on the destiny of lebanon. we re working and fighting on additional fronts against terror, against the proxy, against its terrorists in syria, the red sea, lebanon wherever needed. and vis a vis our hostages. benjamin netanyahu mentioned gaza s largest hospital, al shifa. in the past couple of hours, the israeli military has said that it will assist in the evacuation of babies. the idf s chief spokesman, rear admiral daniel hagari, said the decision was taken following a request from the hospital administration. a surgeon had earlier sent the bbc a voice note saying they had run out of water, food and electricity. (00v map)israel food and electricity. israel has repeatedly accused hamas of operating
against terror. against the proxy. against its terrorist in syria and wherever needed. and vis a vis our hostages. i throw i ve heard all sorts of rumours by uninformed sources, so therefore i would like to tell you all to bring our hostages back. it s one of the main objectives. my top priority. myself and all my colleagues. benjamin netanyahu speaking in tel aviv. he also said soldiers will not stop until they have completed this campaign. he had a warning for hezbollah. he worried that they are playing a dangerous game and risk starting a war and deciding the destiny of lebanon. is also called on leaders arab countries, who have called for a cease fire in gaza. mr netanyahu said they have to win the war over hamas and that it is an integral part of what he called the iranian access of evil. that s a language that george bush is used after 9/11. the current defence ministry is speaking at the moment. ed gantz expected shortly. meanwhile, there s growing concern for staff
of an israeli evacuation order for a key hospital in northern gaza. they ve warned that evacuating the site is impossible. it s treating hundreds of people, some of whom are chronically ill. around 1a,000 gazans are also reported to be sheltering there. both the world health organization and international federation of the red cross have raised deep alarm over the evacuation order, saying hospitals must be protected. there are unconfirmed reports of air strikes about 20 metres from the al-quds facility. these images show smoke billowing from what appears to be a strike nearby. and this footage shows staff and patients struggling to breathe because of smoke inside the hospital. it also shows damage to windows, after what the palestinian red crescent described as a very intense bombardment around the hospital , with one rocket falling only metres away . the al-quds hospital is in northern gaza the focus of the israeli military s operation against hamas. israel s military ha