hello. welcome to bbc news. i m mark lowen. we are coming to live from southern israel, overlooking gaza, where israel, overlooking gaza, where israel says it will provide proof that the group which it calls a terrorist group, mac, has been operating what it calls an operational command centre inside shifa hospital, the largest hospital in gaza, where israeli troops have been conducting a military operation. hamas has repeatedly denied the allegations. president biden says the us has asked israel to be incredibly careful, as its military operation at al shifa hospital, which began yesterday, continues. the one thing that s been established is that hamas does have a headquarters, weapons, material, below this hospital, and i suspect others. our correspondent lucy williamson has been with the idf at al shifa hospital. they say they will continue to provide photographic and video proof of what they say hamas is operating there. she spoke to us from jerusalem. israel is really co
hello welcome to bbc news, i m mark lowen. we are coming to you live from southern israel. israel has promised to provide proof to back up its claim that hamas was using gaza s largest hospital as a command centre. hamas has repeatedly denied the allegations. president biden says the us has asked israel to be incredibly careful, as its military operation at al shifa hospital, which began yesterday, continues. the one thing that has been established is that hamas does have headquarters, weapons, material below this hospital and i suspect others. our correspondent lucy williamson has been with the idf at al shifa hospital where israel has promised to show proof of a hamas command centre at gaza s largest hospital. she spoke to us from jerusalem. israel is really coming under pressure to prove why it carried out the operation it is carrying out in gaza and driving into gaza last night it was clear the scale of the military operation there. parts of city looked as if it had been
was using gaza s largest hospital as a command centre. in southern gaza, israeli forces have started dropping leaflets in the khan younis area, warning people to evacuate their homes and head to shelters for their own safety. similar leaflets were also dropped over northern gaza weeks before the ground offensive, suggesting imminent military operations may be planned for the south. so let s get the very latest from my colleague mark lowen, who is in southern israel. thank you very much indeed. we were going to be live with you in that headline sequence, but we had to dash because there was a rocket that was just fired above our heads and intercepted by israel s iron dome anti missile system. there was a siren that went out, so we just had to take cover. in the distance, a very large plume of smoke there were an air strike very large plume of smoke there were an airstrike has very large plume of smoke there were an air strike has recently hit. a sign ofjust how constant the th
hello, welcome to bbc news, i m mark lowen. we are live in southern israel. israel has promised to provide proof to back up its claim that hamas was using gaza s largest hospital as a command centre. hamas has repeatedly denied the allegations. president biden says the us has asked israel to be incredibly careful, as its military operation at al shifa hospital, which began yesterday, continues. the one thing that has been established is that hamas does have headquarters, weapons, material below this hospital and i suspect others. our correspondent lucy williamson has been with the idf at al shifa hospital where israel has promised to show proof of a hamas command centre at gaza s largest hospital. she spoke to us from jerusalem. israel is really coming under pressure to prove why it carried out the operation it is carrying out in gaza and driving into gaza last night it was clear the scale of its military operation there. parts of city looked as if it had been hit by an earth
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