of the hospital complex and entered that way, and that they d been asked to transfer all patients to an older hospital building. on wednesday, israeli forces ordered the evacuation of thousands of displaced people sheltering near nasser hospital, which is the largest medical facility in the south of the gaza strip. in a statement they said, we conduct precise rescue operations as we have in the past where our intelligence indicates that the bodies of hostages may be held. a later statement confirmed several arrests had been made. a rearadmiral a rear admiral spoke earlier. we have credible intelligence from a number have credible intelligence from a number of sources including released so cottages indicating hamas held hostages in the hospital in khan younis hostages in the hospital in khan younis and there may be bodies in the hospital facility. it was proven with other the hospital facility. it was proven with other hospitals across gata, hamas with other hospita
thank you very much. we start with the shipping crisis in the red sea. yemen s houthi militant group has claimed responsibility for yet another attack on a container vessel, this one belonging to the french shipping line cma cgm. it happened late on tuesday despite the presence of the us navy in the area and it s the latest in a series of attacks which are prompting major shipping lines to take alternative, longer routes. the international chamber of shipping says that one in five commercial vessels are now ships are now avoiding the red sea, which accounts for 12% of global trade. it s led to a near doubling in the cost of container shipping. the attackers say they ll continue to target vessels until palestinians in gaza are allowed sufficient food and medicine. ami daniel is the chief executive of the martime intelligence and analytics firm windward, among other things, they help companies reduce risks at sea. thank you for being with us today. one in five ships choosing
test. staying with test cricket, australia are looking to complete a 3 0 series whitewash as they take on pakistan in the final test in sydney. pakistan got off to the worst possible start on day one, losing two wickets inside the first two overs josh hazlewood and mitchell starc doing the damage. but the visitors did recover, muhammad rizwan hitting two sixes on his way to a top score of 88. australia eventually bowling them out for 313, and the hosts ended the day six without loss. novak djokovic s 43 match winning run in australia is over after he was beaten by alex de minaur in the united cup quarterfinals in perth. de minaur, the world number 12, took full advantage of an out of sorts djokovic, who s been struggling with a wrist injury, taking the first set 6 4. de minaur showed few nerves in the second as he eventually closed out the match 6 4. it s djokovic s first loss in australia since the 2018 australian open. i think i will be ok, to be honest. but it did have q
direct entry to the australian open later this month. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. junior doctors in england have begun a six day walkout in their dispute about pay the longest strike ever to take place in the nhs. tens of thousands of routine operations and appointments are likely to be postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. the strike started at 7am this morning and will last for six days. it will end at 7am next tuesday january 9th. members of the doctors union, the british medical association, have asked for a 35% pay increase but the government says its demands are unrealistic. let s speak to sharon barber who is at the royal victoria infirmary in newcastle. you have been there during the morning. what is the mood on the picket line? on the picket line? around 50 “unior doctors came on the picket line? around 50 “unior doctors came out i on the picket line? around 50 “unior doctors came out on i on the picket line? around 50 �
i m lucy hockings. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start with the situation in iran. let s turn to iran, where state media is reporting that at least 70 people have been killed in several blasts near the tomb of iranian revolutionary guards general, qasem soleimani. these are pictures we have from social media saying these blasts occurred quickly in the south eastern city of kerman. us drone attack, officials say two bags containing explosives detonated by remote control were at the entrance to the burial site and we have been watching ambulances, as you can see there, heading towards the cemetery. hundreds of iranian had gathered to to commemorate the anniversary of qasem soleimani s death. to put into context who he was, the most powerfulfigure in context who he was, the most powerful figure in at around the time after the supreme leader. he was in charge of the revolutionary guards overseas operation, which made him inc