as real s military has struck an ambulance, they said it was being used by hamas, they accuse hamas of using ambulances to transport weapons. we ll tell you what has come out of those meetings, this as the leader of hezbollah gives a speech praising the hamas attacks saying the possibility of war is realistic. israel says its troops in gaza, are engaged in face to face combat with fighters from hamas. the israeli military says its troops have now completely encircled gaza city, in the north of the territory, almost four weeks since the start of this war. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has been back in tel aviv as washington increases the pressure for a humanitarian pause. meanwhile, the leader of hezbollah, like hamas a proscribed terrorist organisation, has spoken from a secret location. hassan nasrallah praised the hamas attacks and said the possibility of total war is realistic . more foreign nationals have been getting out of gaza at the rafah crossing point
and in half an hour, two people are arrested at a demonstration in kings cross station this evening, as police prepare on newsnight at 10:30pm, as hezbollah s hassan nasrallah stops short of declaring all out war on israel over gaza, a pentagon spokesman tells us a broader regional conflict has been deterred. good evening from jerusalem. israel has this evening said it struck an ambulance in gaza city, which it said was being used by hamas. the health authority, which is hamas run, says it was part of a convoy carrying wounded people from the besieged north to the south of the territory. israel began bombing gaza after hamas, designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government, killed more than 1,400 people in israel and kidnapped over 200 others. the health ministry in gaza says more than 9,000 people have been killed in the strip since then. today, the leader of the lebanese islamist group hezbolah, which is also classed as a terrorist group by the uk government, ma
we start in gaza. bbc has verifed footage of an explosion difficult to watch. damage to convoy of ambulance outside the al shifa hospital. reportedly dozens killed and injured. the pictures are difficult to watch. there are far more gruesome pictures we re not showing you. you can see the damage to the ambulance. this is outside the al shifa hospital. reportedly dozens killed and injured. reportedly dozens killed and injured. the hamas run health ministry says it was air strike by israel. idf says it is looking into the incident from reuters in the last hour or so israel, the idf confirms that they did carry out a strike on an ambulance. they say it was being used by hamas and hamas operatives were killed. meanwhile, up operatives were killed. meanwhile, up to date with diplomacy today, this is us secretary of state anthony blinking. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, as you can see. lincoln is supporting a humanitarian pause in the fighting. netanyahu says there