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
the palestinian red crescent society says 15 people were killed and 60 wounded in the attack outside the al shifa hospital in gaza city. israel has confirmed the air strike. it says the ambulance was being used by hamas, a group designated as a terror organisation by the uk. our correspondent mark lowen sent this report. in mark lowen sent this report. times of peace, a me but in times of peace, a medical refuge. but afterfour weeks of in times of peace, a medical refuge. but after four weeks of war, an ambulance is a target as well. outside gaza s mane al shifa hospital, one was struck by israeli aircraft, killing 15 say hamas authorities and injuries 60. israel says it was being used by hamas terrorist cell his command centre run beneath the hospital. i must call that baseless and zionist nazi terror. the head of the world health organization spoke of his shock at the attack adding. but a lifeline has become a battle zone for tens of thousands who have been sheltering at al
i m carl nasman. we begin with the latest from gaza where the hamas run health ministry says the death toll in the territory has now passed 8000 people. israel has been bombing gaza since the october seven hamas attack that killed some moo people. you see now some of the latest images coming in of the air strikes currently across the gaza strip. hundreds more during that attack on israel were taken as hostages. israeli defense forces have said its latest nighttime attacks and strokes some key figures within hamas which is designated as a terror group by the uk, us and many other western nations. israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the ground operation in gaza has entered the second phase with israeli troops in gaza s north and the south. he is also warned the war with hamas will be long and difficult speaking at a news conference with his defence minister gallant and emergency war membo benny gantz, mr netanyahu describes the conflict as israel s second war of ind