unbearable tragedy . yotam haim, alon shamriz and samer talalka were abducted on october 7th when hamas, which is deemed a terrorist organisation by the us and uk governments, carried out its deadly attacks on israel. in tel aviv, relatives of hostages taken by hamas have been protesting the accidental killings, while also calling for a ceasefire and agreement for the release of those still held captive. more than 100 hostages remain in gaza. earlier, the bbc interviewed idf spokesman lieutenant coloneljonathan conricus, who explained what happened. they were dressed in civilian clothing and probably in a similarfashion to what clothing and probably in a similar fashion to what we have seen hamas combatants. the second thing is that before and after this tragic mistake occurred, there were clashes between israeli troops in the area and hamas combatants and that apparently was also part of the reasons for this are very sad mistake, the misidentification by israeli soldiers. me
unbearable tragedy . yotam haim, alon shamriz and samer talalka were abducted on october 7th when hamas, which is deemed a terrorist organisation by the us and uk governments, carried out its deadly attacks on israel. just hours ago in tel aviv, relatives of hostages taken by hamas protested the accidental killings, while also calling for a ceasefire and agreement for the release of those still held captive. more than 100 hostages remain in gaza. our correspondent lucy williamson has more now on the incident from jerusalem. israel s army is in gaza to kill hamas fighters and bring hostages home. clear targets obliterated in the chaos of conflict. three of those shot dead in the northern district of shejaiya, not hamas gunmen but the captives israel came to save. one of them was yotam haim, 28 years old, a drummer with a heavy metal band, kidnapped from kibbutz kfar aza. his mother spoke to the bbc last month. they are talking about to release a few here, a few there. i know t
Here, medics use their phones to light the way as a patient arrives, as theres no fuel for generators and theyre overwhelmed by casualties. Israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas, designated as a Terrorist Group by many western governments, including the uk, may use it for military purposes. The un agency which looks after Palestinian Refugees has warned it could stop its operation in gaza as soon as tonight without it. If we do not get more fuel into gaza, we, as unwra, the largest aid agency in gaza, will not be able to carry out any humanitarian operations. With plenty of Aid Building Up in egypt, theres frustration about the sluggish relief effort. This is one of the who trucks loaded with the urgent needs for patients inside gaza. There is trauma kits, there is medicine and drugs, there is the disposable, which is much needed now to treat the patients and to manage casualties inside gaza. This baby was rescued by an Emergency Caesarean after yesterdays bo
Coverage with a warning, some of you might find it very disturbing, these are graphic images coming up. New fighting today inside gaza. Israel Defense Forces say they clashed with hamas fighters marking the second confirmed israeli operation in the enclave since the beginning of this war. But beyond that, it has been another bloody day across the gaza strip. Israeli air strikes ripping through the enclave with deadly results. One gaza hospital saying they are being overwhelmed by the number of bodies. Videos obtained by cnn show dozens of dead wrapped in shrouds surrounding the hospital. The morgue already filled to capacity. While in the west bank, a rare israeli strike targeted a mosque to thwart what the idf called an imminent terror attack. The Palestinian Authority called it a dangerous escalation. The idf is vowing to increase its aerial assaults in gaza ahead of a potential Ground Incursion. With the bloodshed mounting, this afternoon President Biden held phone calls with israel
Get aid to those desperate people who are hurtling down in the southern part of the gaza strip. Israel egypt, for its own reasons, partly because it fears are seeing a flood of refugees into egypt, has not yet shown a willingness to cooperate. That is an ongoing issue. The americans are very keen to resolve it because they know without some kind of humanitarian provisions, israels attacks on the gaza strip both from the air and probably in the coming days, orsoon, on the the air and probably in the coming days, or soon, on the ground, the air and probably in the coming days, orsoon, on the ground, are just going to cause even more horrendous hardship. find just going to cause even more horrendous hardship. Just going to cause even more horrendous hardship. And ust to kee horrendous hardship. And ust to kee this horrendous hardship. And ust to keep this conversation horrendous hardship. And just to keep this conversation going horrendous hardship. And just to l keep this conversation g