in gaza city. the palestinian red crescent in gaza says israel has told them to evacuate al-quds hospital, but it said this was impossible due to patients being in intensive care units. israel hasn t confirmed the order, but a military spokesperson said that they had killed what he called dozens of terrorists during bombing of the territory including senior commanders of hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk, us and other governments. our international editor jeremy bowen is in southern israel and sent this report. people are living in the ruins in gaza. the israelis insist that they hit hamas targets, who use civilians as human shields. america said it has sent israel another reminder that hamas are legitimate military targets, and civilians are not. in gaza, the un fears civil order is breaking down. its food warehouses in the south were looted. the desperation comes from israel s siege, which the un says violates the laws of war because it s a c
the un warns civil order may be breaking down in gaza, as thousands of residents break into warehouses for food and other basic items. our other main story: matthew perry, one of the stars of the hit tv show friends has died. he was 5a. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. international agencies have expressed concern about reports 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 14,000 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 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 t
he was 5a. hello and welcome. i m lewis vaughan jones. some breaking news from the white house. a call betweenjoe biden and prime minister netanyahu, we have a readout, as it is called, some details of what was talked about, released by the white house, this has come into us in the last few minutes, i will bring you the first two sentences. the president reiterated that israel has every right and responsibility to defend its citizens from terrorism and underscored the need to do so in a manner consistent with international human terry in law. that prioritised the protection of civilians. the president and prime minister discussed ongoing efforts to locate and secure the release of hostages, to include american citizens who remain unaccounted for and may be held by hamas. the president underscored the need to immediately and significantly increase the flow of humanitarian assistance to meet the needs of civilians in gaza. the president and the prime minister agreed to remain i
the palestinian people, the israeli people. our other main story. matthew perry one of the stars of the hit tv show friends has died. he was 5a. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. international agencies have expressed concern about reports of an israeli evacuation order for the al-quds hospital, in northern gaza. hundreds of patients are receiving treatment at the hospital, with a reported 14,000 gazans sheltering there. both the world health organization and international federation of the red cross have raised deep alarm over the evacuation order, saying hospitals in gaza must be protected. the palestine red crescent says the israeli military has repeatedly bombed around the al-quds hospital, causing damage and putting civilians at risk. these images show smoke billowing from what appears to be an israeli strike nearby. health workers there have reported shelling just 50m away. the al-quds hospital is in northern gaza, the focus of the israeli military s operation against hamas