hello, i m anna foster. we begin with some breaking news about the rafah crossing, the exit of foreign citizens from gaza it appears has been stopped for now. none of them have come out of the crossing so far today. the egyptian authorities are suggesting that no foreign passport holders will be permitted to cross into egypt from gaza until injured people in gaza s hospitals are allowed to travel to rafa. hundreds of foreign citizens have escaped from gaza into egypt through the crossing in the last few days. i vejust been through the crossing in the last few days. i ve just been talking to our producer in cairo and he says that what is unclear at the moment is what is unclear at the moment is what bar is being put on this, whether it is all of the injured in hospitals in gaza or whether it is a question of the numbers actually rising again because there was nearly 80 injured palestinians who left through that crossing on the first day it was opened and that number has droppe
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
clocks that does it on its own. tom, thank you so much. that does it for us this hour. katy tur reports starts right now. good to be with you, i m katy tur. we re watching lewiston, maine, where president biden will pay respects to those murdered in the mass shooting last week. for now, we re going to start in new york city where the trump organization fraud trial wrapped for the week. eric trump is finished testifying now. reporters say he looked uneasy in the courtroom. we have two people who were there to tell us what he said and what they saw. outside the courtroom, eric trump called the case a joke and said the ag was unfair. she s come after my father ruthlessly. every single day a trump is in this court, she shows up. it s a press moment. we haven t done a damn thing wrong. if you can line up as many trumps as you can, she can sit in court for an extra couple of days, and send fundraising e-mails to her donor base saying i m going after trump. now that both b
secretary of state antony blinken arriving israel a short while ago. this is his second trip to the middle east in less than a month. blinken is expected to discuss ways to free the remaining hostages, minimize harm to palestinian civilians, and get all who want to leave gaza out. we ve seen americans and their families begin to come out of gaza, and we expect that to continue over the coming days. this has been a very deliberate effort on our part working with other countries to make sure we can get passage out for our citizens and citizens from other countries. blinken s trip comes as israeli ground forces now gaza city, surrounded. and air strikes continue to pound hamas targets inside the strip. the conflict has, according hamas officials, killed more than 9000 people in gaza. more than 1400 israelis have also lost their lives. secretary blinken also says while they re dealing with getting the hostages released and minimizing civilian deaths, now is also the time to come