hello, i m anna foster. this is bbc news live from jerusalem. the diplomatic efforts to relieve the humanitarian crisis in gaza step up again today. the us secretary of state antony blinken is meeting leaders from lebanon, qatar and jordan in amman. he is pushing for pauses for the fighting in gaza but benjamin netanyahu insists there will be no temporary ceasefire until all hostages are released. an official from the un says there is less and less they can do. around moo israelis were killed in the hamas attacks on the 7th of october. the health ministry also says at least 12 people sheltering in a school were killed in an explosion there on friday night. hamas says it was bombed by israel. there has been no comments yet from the israel defence forces. the un secretary general and the world health organization have both condemned israel s attack on an ambulance in gaza on friday. the israel defence forces admitted striking tablets but said the vehicle was being used by hamas
this is bbc news live from jerusalem. anthony lincoln is meeting leaders today. on friday when he was here in israel he called for a humanitarian process. antony blinken. the israeli prime minister said there would be no ceasefire in gaza until all israeli hostages are released. an official from the un agency for palestinian refugees says there is little the organisation can do to protect people in gaza and the un secretary general and the who have condemned an israeli attack on an ambulance in gaza. yesterday the israeli defence forces admitted striking the ambulance but said the vehicle was being used by hamas to transport fighters. it comes as officials from the hamas run health ministry in gaza say an israeli air strike late on friday hit a school used as a shelter in the north of the strip. the suggestion is 15 people were co but there has been no immediate comment from israel. the united states says it believes the war between israel and hamas is being contained and
this is bbc news injerusalem. antony blinken is meeting leaders today. he called for humanitarian purposesin today. he called for humanitarian purposes in the fighting but the israeli prime minister said there would be no temporary ceasefire with hamas in gaza until all israeli hostages are released. an official from the un agency for palestinian refugees once it is increasingly little the organisation can do to protect people in gaza, the un secretary general and the who had condemned an israeli attack on an ambulance in gaza. yesterday the israeli defence forces admitted striking the ambulance convoy but said the figure was being used by hamas to try and transport fighters. it comes as fighters from the hamas health ministry said an israeli strike at a school that was being used as a shelter in the north of the gaza strip, no immediate comment from a stroke. the us says it believes the work is being contained and any broader regional conflict has been deterred. the comments
justified by its claim of self defence. he said the entire region was sinking into a sea of hatred that could define generations to come. the egyptian foreign minister, sameh shoukry, said his country is making every effort to deliver aid and treat injured gazans and joined the call for an immediate ceasefire. the numbers of people who were killed from civilians in gaza over the last few weeks, including working in relief and journalists cannot be justified any way. and in this regard, we are still asking for an immediate ceasefire and that israel would stop hindering the delivery of humanitarian aid. and we also demand an international investigation for these violations of the international law in this war. and finally, what we are witnessing of an escalation and the human tragedy and suffering of civilians as a result of not addressing the deep root of the problem and to address the rights of the palestinian rights. i reject any attempts to liquidate the palestinian cause