to publicly say it expects full transparency. israel s military said it conducted a precise strike on a hamas compound in the school and that it killed many of the 20 to 30 fighters it but gaza s hamas run government accused israel of carrying out a quote horrific massacre . it said 14 children and nine women are among the dead. casualties were rushed to the al aqsa martyrs hospital, in the nearby town of deir al balah, which has been overwhelmed since the israeli military began a new ground operation against hamas in central gaza this week. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has the latest, and a warning some viewers may find images in her report distressing. torchlight barely reveals the bodies. who they were, why they were here, can take even longer to expose. israel says this strike hit a hamas compound inside a un shelter. but an israeli human rights group said if that were true, the harm to civilians could still make it a war crime. a hamas official sai
us speaker of the house mikejohnson and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell announced israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will address a joint session of congress onjuly 24th to talk about israel s war in gaza. the two republicans along with democrats senate majority leader chuck schumer and house minority leader hakeem jeffries sent him an invitation to speak last week. in accepting the invitation, prime minister netayahu said i am very moved to have the privilege of representing israel before both houses of congress and to present the truth about ourjust war against those who seek to destroy us to the representatives of the american people and the entire world.
hello, i m caitriona perry. you re very welcome. let s begin with some breaking news. us speaker of the house mikejohnson and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell announced israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will come to washington onjuly 2a to address the us congress about israel s war in gaza. the news comes after the us urged israel to release publicly the names of 20 to 30 hamas militants it said it targeted in a deadly air raid on a united nations school in gaza. hospital medics said at least 37 people were killed in the strike on thursday. localjournalists told the bbc that an israeli warplane fired two missiles at classrooms on the top floor of the school in the urban nuseirat refugee camp, where displaced palestinians are sheltering. while israel often releases the names of hamas militants it says it has targeted, it is rare for the us
with the country s military dictatorship. hello, i m caitriona perry. you re very welcome. let s begin with some breaking news. us speaker of the house mikejohnson and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell announced israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will come to washington onjuly 2a to address the us congress about israel s war in gaza. the news comes after the us urged israel to release publicly the names of 20 to 30 hamas militants it said it targeted in a deadly air raid on a united nations school in gaza. hospital medics said at least 37 people were killed in the strike on thursday. localjournalists told the bbc that an israeli warplane fired two missiles at classrooms on the top floor of the school in the urban nuseirat refugee camp, where displaced palestinians are sheltering. while israel often releases the names of hamas militants it says it has targeted, it is rare for the us