In a statement, a spokesperson said the goal of the operation was to, completely destroy the governing and military capabilities of hamas. It comes a week after hamas which is listed as a a Terrorist Group by many western governments, including the us and uk killed more than 1300 people in israel and took dozens of hostage. We can show you these live pictures of gaza city right now, where itsjust gone 7 00 in the morning. The Israeli Military said on saturday that it has killed a hamas commander who led part of the assault on israel in a drone strike. Ali qadhi is the second hamas chief to have been killed in a day. Meanwhile, on the ground in gaza, thousands of civilians are on the move after israel warned more thani million living in the north to move south beyond the Wadi Gaza River here. The World Health Organization has described that order as a Death Sentence for those needing hospital treatment. The authorities in gaza say more than 2,200 people have been killed in retaliatory i
Militants have continued to fire rockets into israel, towards tel aviv and other areas in the south. The World Health Organization has condemned israels evacuation order; it says forcing Hospital Patients to relocate would be a Death Sentence. President biden has spoken with the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, and urged him to provide safety for civilians amid the bombardment. Diplomatic efforts to prevent the violence from spreading have been stepped up, with mr biden s secretary of state, antony blinken, visiting cairo. Hes expected to press egyptian officials to restart talks on getting aid into gaza through the Border Crossing. The us is sending a second Aircraft Carrier to the Eastern Mediterranean near israel. The Uss Eisenhower will lead a group of ships aimed at deterring further attacks against israel in particularfrom iran or the lebanese militant group, hezbollah. We start the hour with this report from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. Sirens wail. R
Weapons in the gaza war, saying its reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of International Humanitarian law in some instances. But the carefully worded review by the state Department Said it did not have complete information in its assessment and concluded that the findings shouldnt stop more us Weapons Shipments to israel. Its been a difficult week for us israel relations. President biden said the us could suspend certain Arms Shipments to israel if it launches a full scale invasion into rafah a densly populated area where over1 million civilians are sheltering and in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Our state Department Correspondent tom bateman sent this update. This report has been three months in the making. It was ordered by the white house back in february with President Biden under growing pressure from human rights organisations, from part of his democratic base, over the way that american weapons were being used by the israelis in gaza. And what we have so f
Israeli forces went into rafah on monday night, in defiance of international pressure, seizing the Border Crossing with egypt. The un secretary general Antonio Guterres has warned that a full scale assault on rafah would cause a humanitarian nightmare. Paul adams sent this report from jerusalem. A deal may now be tantalizingly close. But in rafah, israels military pressure is relentless. Today, severing gazas last link with the outside world, the crossing point into egypt. And raising theirflag, sending an unmistakable message to hamas. The noose is tightening. The sounds of approaching war echo among the displaced. Hundreds of thousands of palestinians living in the sand against the egyptian border. Or next to the sea. I dont know where to stay, ahmed says. People are fleeing from rafah and i have my children with me. Gazans have been on the move since yesterday morning, heeding israels latest warnings, not knowing if the coming days will bring relief or despair. Translation after wha