i m carl nasman. we begin with the latest from gaza where the hamas run health ministry says the death toll in the territory has now passed 8000 people. israel has been bombing gaza since the october seven hamas attack that killed some moo people. you see now some of the latest images coming in of the air strikes currently across the gaza strip. hundreds more during that attack on israel were taken as hostages. israeli defense forces have said its latest nighttime attacks and strokes some key figures within hamas which is designated as a terror group by the uk, us and many other western nations. israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the ground operation in gaza has entered the second phase with israeli troops in gaza s north and the south. he is also warned the war with hamas will be long and difficult speaking at a news conference with his defence minister gallant and emergency war membo benny gantz, mr netanyahu describes the conflict as israel s second war of ind
according to several palestinian news agencies. meanwhile, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu say his priorities in gaza are to destroy her mouth and bring hostages home. he insisted israel was doing its best to achieve both. he was speaking after meeting with families of some of the more than 200 hostages, who fear that the escalation of fighting by israel is making matters worse destroy hamas. at the bombardment of gaza intensifies, the prime minister said the war would be long and hard. meanwhile, the international red cross has called for an immediate de escalation of the conflict, saying it was unacceptable that civilians had no safe place to go in gaza. this is the scene live in gaza, where the hamas run health ministry in gaza says that 8,000 people have been killed since air strikes were launched in response to the killing of 1,400 israelis by hamas three weeks ago. we ll start our coverage with this update from our international editor, jeremy bowen. heavy
neta nyahu described the conflict netanyahu described the conflict is israel s second war of independence and they would win the war make every effort to bring the hostages home. and since the war began, and 7th of october, hamas leader in the gaza strip offered to release hostages being held in gaza in return for the freeing of all hamas prisoners and israeli jails. in a statement, they said we are ready for an immediate exchange deal that includes the releasable prisoners and any prisoners of the zionist enemy for the released of all prisoners. israel stepped up its bombardment of gaza and israel since the night time attacks mention 50 targets and also killed some key figures within hamas. hamas designated as a terror group by the uk, us and many western nations and benjamin netanyahu confirmed benjamin neta nyahu confirmed that benjamin netanyahu confirmed that it troops were inside gaza and the north and south. jeremy is on the ground and he is in southern israel and he s
welcome to the programme. israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the war in gaza has entered a second phase, warning it will be long and difficult. speaking at a joint news conference with his defence minister, yoav gallant, and emergency war cabinet member benny gantz, mr netanyahu described the conflict as israel s second war of independence. he declared israel would win the war and make every effort to bring the hostages home. in his first comments since the war began on seven october, hamas s leader in the gaza strip has offered to release all hostages being held in gaza in return for the release of all hamas prisoners in israeli jails. in a statement, yahya sinwar says: we are ready for an immediate exchange deal that includes the release of all prisoners. of all prisoners in the prisons of the zionist enemy in exchange for the release of all prisoners with the resistance. it comes 2a hours after israel stepped up its bombardment of gaza. israel said the
the devey with us. israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the ground operation in gaza is into the second phase winning the war with hamas will be long and difficult a news conference, defence minister war cabinet member, benjamin netanyahu to stop the conflict is israel s second war for independence. the conflict is israel s second war for make every effort to bring hostages home. also on saturday, his comments were pecan and hamas leader on the gaza strip has offered to release hostages being held in gaza for the return of spring of all hamas prisoners and israeli jails. they said israel stepped up its bombardment of gaza and israel says the night time attacks and watch for the targets have to at some key figures within hamas which has been designated as a terror group by western nations. benjamin then yahoo confirmed that israeli troops are inside gaza in the north and south. here s more of what he had to say during the conference. what he had to say during the con