says it has lost communication with its contacts at al shifa hospital, gaza s largest. the israeli army denies accusations of strikes on al shifa, although they have admitted to fighting in the area. in this video you can see hospitals operating in darkness in the north, as doctors without borders says hospitals have come under relentless bombardment for the past 2a hours. health groups have warned of a deepening aid crisis in gaza. the israeli army denies strikes at gaza s largest hospital, al shifa, but has acknowledged clashes with hamas fighters in the area. you can see this hospital operating in darkness in the north. a surgeon at al shifa told the bbc power, water and food have run out into the hospital s intensive care unit had been hit. the idf says it will assist in the evacuation of babies from the paediatric department at the hospital on sunday. meanwhile, israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says his forces have completed the encirclement of gaza city, an
world leaders are not joining you in that call, like the us or the uk? no, i hope they will. and let s be clear, i mean, i was one of the first leaders to call the prime minister and president of israel after the terrorist attack on the 7th of october. we clearly condemn this terrorist attack by this terrorist group and recognise the right of israel to protect itself and react. but day one, we say that this reaction, the fight against terrorism, because it is led by a democracy, should be compliant with international rules. rule of war and humanitarian international law. and day after day, what we saw is permanent bombing of civilians in gaza. and i think it is very important to say the whole story. but i think this is the only solution we have, the ceasefire. because it is impossible to explain, we want to fight against terrorism by killing innocent people. you have talked about the fight against terrorism needing to be merciless, is the word you used, but not without rules.
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