an underground command centre used by hamas which is designated as a terrorist organisation by the united kingdom, united states and several other countries. it s a claim doctors there deny. meanwhile, in the us, the white house and the pentagon say they now have intelligence that hamas and palestinian islamic jihad are operating from tunnels below hospitals, including al shifa, and that they are also storing weapons there. it s the first time they have backed up israel s claims to this extent. despite its new intelligence, the us says hospitals and patients must be protected. the israeli military said its actions at al shifa are precise and targeted . the gaza strip has been under siege by the israel defence forces since hamas launched its attacks in israel on october 7. our correspondent in gaza, rushdi abualouf, has spoken to an eyewitness at the hospital. i made another contact with someone inside the hospital and he said he saw six tanks inside the hospital, on he sai
hello, there. on thursday we are electing a new parliament. voters here will choose 18 new mps. we are live from belfast debating the big talking points that matter to go. joining us. gavin robinson, the leader of the dup. we invited the leader of the dup. we invited the sinn fein leader and the party tonight is represented by chris hazzard. colum eastwood is a leader of the sdlp and the leader of the alliance party is naomi long. and we also invited the of the ulster unionists, the deputy leader, robbie butler, completes the line up. on the order they are positioned in was determined by the drawing of lots. the questions come from our studio audience. largely made up of grassroots party supporters from across all parties standing in northern ireland. we also have a number of undecided voters. at home, join the discussion on social media. a hashtag is #bbcnidebate. i should point out the team of bbc news correspondents are fact checking this debate on the news nite website. l