the international committee of the red cross has warned that hospitals in gaza have "reached a point of no return", risking the lives of thousands of people. the director of the main hospital in gaza — the al—shifa — has accused israel of launching a war on medical facilities, with reports of fierce fighting around several hospitals. israel has denied firing on medicalfacilities. israel says these are places where hamas is hiding. the purple areas here show where the idf troops are — they've now encircled gaza city. and this is footage taken from inside the al—rantisi children's hospital in gaza city. people in the hospital have been told that if they're not medical staff or patients they must leave. that's because israel says hamas are in the tunnels undeneath, which hamas denies. israeli tanks are reported to be surrounding al—shifa hospital while the palestinian red crescent has said that israeli snipers opened fire at al quds hospital, killing one person. and the indonesian hospital has also suffered damage. in the past hour, the sky above gaza has lit up with explosions as israel continues its retaliation for the brutal october the 7th hamas attacks on southern israel. the israeli government has now revised down the number of people killed in those attacks to 1,200. with the very latest here's lucy williamson. gaza's hospitals are seen by locals as places of shelter, by israel as hiding places for hamas. at al—shifa hospital, the displaced live side by side with the wounded. the line between them sometimes very thin. "why?" she's screaming. israel says this is where hamas has its underground headquarters. it's now surrounded by israeli troops. translation: we were staying on the fifth floor, and then - we found bombs falling on us. my niece was killed. she was already wounded from before, but now she's dead. tanks filmed inside this children's hospital, a sign that the battle between israel and hamas is closing in. the streets around these places of refuge now so dangerous that even those who want to leave sometimes can't. tonight, the director of al—shifa hospital said shooting had started again there. translation: we have over 60 patients in intensive care, - 50 babies in incubators and 500 patients on dialysis. they can't be treated anywhere else in gaza. we are staying here with the injured and the displaced. israeli forces are now deep inside gaza. the bombed—out buildings say as much about the difficulty of reaching their enemy as about israel's military might. translation: the army has started employing new methods _ against those inside the tunnels and to destroy the tunnels. - all our forces are working to find unique solutions, i working and succeeding. israel's overwhelming military force has put tanks in the heart of gaza city, but military control of the territory is just the first step. and the closer israel gets to its dual goals of hamas and the hostages, the more delicate this operation becomes. negotiations over how to get more than 200 hostages out of gaza have faltered before. today, amid new hopes of a deal, talks between qatar and egypt. i hear all the news, and i hear the news about qatar, the egyptians. it's better not we have any opinion on it. and it is very difficult because for us, every small, every small news, it's a light. israel has promised to protect its citizens, those in gaza and those at home. gazans are forced to rely on the promises of hamas and the promises of international law. lucy williamson, bbc news, southern israel. the un security council is holding another meeting in new york on the conflict between israel and hamas. it's failed so far to agree on a resolution on the month—long israel—hamas war. we can cross live to new york and our north america correspondent nada tawfik: is there any chance of consensus this time around?— is there any chance of consensus this time around? security council members have — this time around? security council members have been _ this time around? security council members have been trying - this time around? security council members have been trying to - this time around? security council. members have been trying to reach consensus for weeks now and itjust does not seem like they're making any ground. in particular, the united states, there is some frustration that the united states is not been engaging more with councilmembers and israel's strongest ally on the council and they vetoed something that was supported by many members that called for humanitarian pauses and condemned hamas and called for the release of hostages and called for the release of international law and well that segment the key point that the council could agree on, the united states said it did not have enough strong language israel's rictus of the in russia and china vetoed a us a solution saying that it did not call for strong enough protections. with a very divided council in today's meetings are about getting a briefing and the united arab emirates called this meeting because they said they were concerned about the health crisis and ongoing strikes on hospitals and called for the world health organization to give a briefing and just to give a detailed description of what we have been hearing in the dramatic deterioration of the health system which you've already heard them say has reached a of no return? the differentiation between a humanitarian pause in the humanitarian pause in the humanitarian cease—fire and they're pushing for different directions we think that's going to be a key sticking point again?- sticking point again? yes, absolutely. _ sticking point again? yes, absolutely. we _ sticking point again? yes, absolutely. we have - sticking point again? yes, absolutely. we have seen | sticking point again? 1&1: absolutely. we have seen friends, who was originally calling for humanitarian pauses to move and agreeing with others in the counsel for a cease—fire and it is something that the arab group, through the uae has been calling for consistently since the start of this and something different from several council members, the general assembly, under2i council members, the general assembly, under 21 nations in the un conference humanitarian truths that would lead to a cease—fire but the united states, as we heard sticking more to the language about humanitarian pauses and the problem with that, the un says is that these are unilateral measures and they want the united nations to be involved because they see civilians cannot rely on the safety of the corridors and pauses established unilaterally by israel and it does not give them the confidence. we heard that from the human rights commission is saying that the safe areas when established unilaterally can heighten risks to civilians and raise questions as to whether the security to be guaranteed in practice, the un pushing to have a real role here.— practice, the un pushing to have a real role here. joining me to discuss the state of the near five—week israel—gaza war are robin wright, scholar at the us institute of peace who also writes for the new yorker and retired brigadier general mark kimmitt, former us assistant secretary of state for political and military affairs. starting with you first, picking up on the comments, how do you think the un is viewed now with regards to the un is viewed now with regards to the situation like this, is it toothless in these moments? the united toothless in these moments? tue united nations toothless in these moments? tte united nations has toothless in these moments? ttj: united nations has trouble mobilising on almost any issue including ukraine and one of the challenges coming out of the north and the middle east is that many of the institutions and the ideas and principles established in the aftermath of four work two of collapsing are being challenged and trained to be un we have major powers that are so divided on fundamental issues together, it is going to be increasingly difficult and does not look like the un is going to be an avenue to was off any of this crisis —— resolve. what going to be an avenue to was off any of this crisis -- resolve.— of this crisis -- resolve. what do you think — of this crisis -- resolve. what do you think in _ of this crisis -- resolve. what do you think in regards _ of this crisis -- resolve. what do you think in regards to _ of this crisis -- resolve. what do you think in regards to israel's i you think in regards to israel's operation? t you think in regards to israel's operation?— you think in regards to israel's operation? you think in regards to israel's oeration? ~' , , , , operation? i think the speed is been much quicker _ operation? i think the speed is been much quicker than _ operation? i think the speed is been much quicker than most _ operation? i think the speed is been much quicker than most people - much quicker than most people would've — much quicker than most people would've thought given the nature of the conflict in urban warfare. i would — the conflict in urban warfare. i would note that the really happened at the _ would note that the really happened at the toughest part of this as they are trying — at the toughest part of this as they are trying to encircle and squeeze and hamas— are trying to encircle and squeeze and hamas is falling back on their own positions and strengthen their capabilities and candidly, if allowed to regroup and reset with humanitarian pauses, i think that will cost — humanitarian pauses, i think that will cost a — humanitarian pauses, i think that will cost a lot of soldiers lives in the dp — will cost a lot of soldiers lives in the idf. . ~ ., ., the idf. referencing ukraine and russia conflict _ the idf. referencing ukraine and russia conflict and _ the idf. referencing ukraine and russia conflict and we _ the idf. referencing ukraine and russia conflict and we have - the idf. referencing ukraine and russia conflict and we have seen | the idf. referencing ukraine and l russia conflict and we have seen in recent months just so intense urban combat can be and what are the challenges facing them? {line combat can be and what are the challenges facing them?- combat can be and what are the challenges facing them? one of the most significant _ challenges facing them? one of the most significant challenges - challenges facing them? one of the most significant challenges is - challenges facing them? one of the most significant challenges is that l most significant challenges is that hamas_ most significant challenges is that hamas is— most significant challenges is that hamas is holding 200 plus hostages and ii— hamas is holding 200 plus hostages and it is_ hamas is holding 200 plus hostages and it is normal in the region that hostages — and it is normal in the region that hostages are held for negotiations, enough _ hostages are held for negotiations, enough executions, but the fact remains — enough executions, but the fact remains that the intensity of this type of— remains that the intensity of this type of warfare puts them at risk not only— type of warfare puts them at risk not only from my hamas but also from the bombing campaign in close combat is being _ the bombing campaign in close combat is being conducted by the idf. from a hamas perspective _ is being conducted by the idf. from a hamas perspective when - is being conducted by the idf. tr'rrrn a hamas perspective when they look at the troops operating within the gaza strip, or they be doing and thinking in response to that activity? thinking in response to that activi ? . , thinking in response to that activi ? ., , ., thinking in response to that activi ? . , ., , ., activity? hamas is: that is to survive- _ activity? hamas is: that is to survive. whether _ activity? hamas is: that is to survive. whether it - activity? hamas is: that is to survive. whether it was - activity? hamas is: that is to survive. whether it was in i activity? hamas is: that is to | survive. whether it was in the activity? hamas is: that is to - survive. whether it was in the early 19805 survive. whether it was in the early 1980s or the israel invasion in 2006, they're playing the long game and they know is going to take horrific losses no terrible destruction. is trying to come out as an idea that may have mobilised more palestinians to its side if not total support because it is seen as the one force that is resisting the israel occupation.— israel occupation. talking about olitics, israel occupation. talking about politics, israel _ israel occupation. talking about politics, israel is _ israel occupation. talking about politics, israel is in _ israel occupation. talking about politics, israel is in support - israel occupation. talking about politics, israel is in support of l politics, israel is in support of the united states in the uk and the european union saying they have the right to defend themselves but comments and pictures of tanks and troops operating within the vicinity of hospitals in the gaza strip, to what degree do you think israel can continue to count on international support from people like the united states and want to start putting pressure on it to change its modus operandi was yellow israel is going to ? israel is going to count on the united states _ ? israel is going to count on the united states and _ ? israel is going to count on the united states and demand - ? israel is going to count on the united states and demand a - united states and demand a cease—fire for israel, and this offensiveness to stop as soon as possible. that is going to be the political tensions playing out in this war which rippled well beyond a country much larger than newjersey fighting the size of philadelphia. to what degree does politics enter those moments, those moments of engagement? this t those moments, those moments of engagement?— engagement? as i said earlier, if ou have engagement? as i said earlier, if you have these _ engagement? as i said earlier, if you have these types _ engagement? as i said earlier, if you have these types of - you have these types of interruptions on the military campaign, you're going to pay in terms— campaign, you're going to pay in terms of— campaign, you're going to pay in terms of lives and in time. militaries operate at the life blood of public _ militaries operate at the life blood of public support and if you start seeing _ of public support and if you start seeing public support wavering getting — seeing public support wavering getting wobbly is your starting to see, robin understands this affects morale _ see, robin understands this affects morale and soldiers have to believe they're _ morale and soldiers have to believe they're fighting for and makes it hard _ they're fighting for and makes it hard for— they're fighting for and makes it hard for a — they're fighting for and makes it hard for a soldier to believe in it. putting _ hard for a soldier to believe in it. putting it— hard for a soldier to believe in it. putting it to _ hard for a soldier to believe in it. putting it to you first, with regards to this conflict, israel is of a new look to its northern border, hezbollah is a hugely powerful group with the knowledge which is former accurate to anything that hamas is in charge of and in regards to israel's vulnerability, what situation doesn't find itself in and where is the trend going? there is a great danger of a wider escalation in other parts of the militias in the region backed by iran in covering the war with hezbollah between israel and hezbollah between israel and hezbollah and it's really quite striking that hezbollah is engaged only in a very limited area with a limited number comparatively rockets. and missiles on the northern border. it is not gone deeper, if this were had been launched simultaneously by both hezbollah and hamas, it would've been catastrophic for israel to be seen both hezbollah and thomas pulled back even though they are attacking forces in syria trying to put pressure on them to leave the middle east altogether. a lot of different dynamics playing out in the silence of this conflict. and the silence of this conflict. and also the rebels _ the silence of this conflict. and also the rebels in _ the silence of this conflict. and also the rebels in yemen have tried to target some of the israeli sites and this is the potential, if it is not contain, to really affect a much wider region. we not contain, to really affect a much wider region-— not contain, to really affect a much wider region. we certainly hope that others took note _ wider region. we certainly hope that others took note of _ wider region. we certainly hope that others took note of president - others took note of president biden's— others took note of president biden's commons when he warned any non—nationstate outside that if they want to _ non—nationstate outside that if they want to get involved in this fight, don't _ want to get involved in this fight, don't and — want to get involved in this fight, don't. and they redline is more effective — don't. and they redline is more effective and more sturdy than the red line _ effective and more sturdy than the red line president obama given 2015 but the _ red line president obama given 2015 but the deterrence message and the aircraft _ but the deterrence message and the aircraft carriers and other assets, i aircraft carriers and other assets, i hope _ aircraft carriers and other assets, i hope that — aircraft carriers and other assets, i hope that message is not always inescapable but also credible. former— inescapable but also credible. former retired brigadier general, thank you both so very much. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. latest official figures show no economic growth in the uk between july and september after a succession of interest rate rises. the performance was slightly better than expected — many analysts had believed it would shrink. last week, the bank of england said the uk economy was likely to see zero growth until 2025, although it is expected to avoid a recession. scotland's health secretary michael matheson says he will pay back the full cost of an £11,000 data roaming bill he incurred while using a parliamentary ipad on holiday. he said he ran up the charges during a trip to morocco while completing constituency work. the charges were said to be due to an outdated sim card. england's chief medical officer has warned that the uk faces a "health crisis" because of a rapidly ageing population. in his annual report, professor chris whitty says, while more people are living longer, many of their later years are spent in bad health. and of the proposed study in march and events this weekend. 2000 police officers will be on duty in the commission of the metropolitan police this afternoon with us the policing of the event and it comes as the prime minister has full confidence in the home secretary amid growing calls to sack her for an article accusing the police of bias. but seema jeremy hunt had to say about her remarks.— say about her remarks. those were not words that _ say about her remarks. those were not words that i _ say about her remarks. those were not words that i would've _ say about her remarks. those were not words that i would've used - say about her remarks. those were not words that i would've used but | say about her remarks. those were | not words that i would've used but i have a productive relationship with her as a colleague. the former uk head of counter—terrorism, neil basu, says braverman's actions risk "turning the police into an arm of the state directed by politicians. although she might not be ordering it, if a home secretary — and notjust a home secretary, a prime minister, a deputy prime minister, many other front bench spokespeople — come out and make comments about what should or should not be done before an operational decision is made, i'm afraid that is tantamount to effectively trying to direct the police. and there are reasons why that should never happen. let's talk to our political correspondent helen catt. take us inside the conversations in westminster and what are people saying in response to the last few hours we heard a bit more notjust from the home secretary but from us was close to the home secretary and there is a bit of a marked change in tone this evening. the there is a bit of a marked change in tone this evening.— tone this evening. the home secretary _ tone this evening. the home secretary and _ tone this evening. the home secretary and said _ tone this evening. the home secretary and said they - tone this evening. the home secretary and said they met| tone this evening. the home i secretary and said they met the police commissioner earlier and outline plans to continue working to maintain public order during these protests tomorrow but am secretary had emphasised herfull backing for the police and but will be a complex and challenging situation and expressed confidence that any criminality would be dealt with robustly. there is real change of tone from the article that was published yesterday in the times that you're talking about and i think this does try to deal a little bit ahead on the some of the criticisms that you just outlined there. on one hand, you have criticism of a choice of words and jeremy hunt distancing himself from that thereby possibly the more serious charge being levelled at her in the last 2a hours is what you heard from neil, this idea that her article is interfering or undermining the operational work of the police in an attempt to roll back a bit from that the situation at head the weekend. and in what is being sent around westminster, little bit of a split opinion among conservatives and cupboards to connect opposition being critical of her and the objectivity of the independence of the police. among conservative mps and some supporters are saying but the thing any people are saying but the thing any people are thinking but also some conservative mps were really angry about this and just not impressed at all with the language that suella braverman has been taking. a bit of a split of opinion.— a split of opinion. thank you so much. let's go live to amman injordan and speak to shabnam chaudhri, a former detective superintendent with the metropolitan police. you spend 30 years in the police force, what do you make of these remarks from the home secretary? there are inflammatory, divisive in the language used was totally unacceptable and i think she did this firm political platform and the fact is, they have maintained their own operational independence and i think it's time that she had that meeting with the commissioner because she had to eat some humble pie and except that in actual fact, there is a very robust plan in place and let's come a day robust plan in place and lastly, there 30,000 people travelling where they maintained their own independence and may 29 and six charges and legislative powers and this week, they would do the same and they got 2000 officers and section 60 aaa stop and search and the removal of masks, beth done tactics in advance and if she had spoken to the commissioner and the first place, she would've known already from the outset that there's absolutely no chance of the organisers doing this because they made it very clear from the offset. she would've been briefed on that and it would be so necessary to take her platform to be able to behave in that way. and necessary to take her platform to be able to behave in that way.— able to behave in that way. and the independence _ able to behave in that way. and the independence of _ able to behave in that way. and the independence of the _ able to behave in that way. and the independence of the police - able to behave in that way. and the independence of the police and - able to behave in that way. and the i independence of the police and those officers that would be deployed across london tomorrow, how will the comments of the home secretary be resonating with the officers? but will it mean to them and how will it impact them tomorrow as they try to police such a huge event? tare police such a huge event? i've soken police such a huge event? i've spoken to _ police such a huge event? i've spoken to many _ police such a huge event? t�*j: spoken to many officers police such a huge event? tj: spoken to many officers and they'll be really disappointed and disgusted with the comments being made by suella braverman but they have a complete nut of focus and that is to maintain law and order to protect the public and protect the vulnerable and do the job that they are there to do and ensure that the splinter groups do not break off and if they do, they have a robust plan in place and they will go in there be called by suella braverman to be vigilantes and also be delivered in my maintained.— vigilantes and also be delivered in my maintained. because the process of olicin: , my maintained. because the process of policing, showing _ my maintained. because the process of policing, showing viewers - my maintained. because the process of policing, showing viewers on - my maintained. because the process of policing, showing viewers on bbc| of policing, showing viewers on bbc news some of the barriers going up and section 60, the stop and search orders, how hard is it to logistically manage up to a million people? logistically manage up to a million --eole? ., , , . logistically manage up to a million --eole? , . . people? people expect the police will arrest absolutely _ people? people expect the police will arrest absolutely everybody l people? people expect the police i will arrest absolutely everybody and anybody that is involved in some form of criminality, but he cannot work like that because what they have to do is they have to make dynamic risk assessments. the situation unfolding, it doesn't mean that they would want to go in just to make an arrest, they have a specialist operation, cctv footage and they'll be out there in the crowd and some opportunities, necessary to arrest them there and then, can exclude the situation in their thinking very fast on their feet and also, they may need to arrest immediately, particularly those splinter groups to break off and those were at the centre of the far right groups who break off and go to the march to cause trouble. they have a lot of things to do, work to do any of the maintain that public law and order at the same time. very difficult and challenging.— time. very difficult and challenging. time. very difficult and challenauin. . . ., challenging. thank you so much for our challenging. thank you so much for your thoughts- _ coming up next, the hamas leader described by israel as a "dead man walking", set to start the weekend with a touch of frost and some fog patches and it could be quite slow to clear. saturday, it should be mostly dried out some sunshine in our remembrance and that was my brakes of rain and places. as we have through the rest of this evening, we will continue to see some showers are and there but most of us will fade a current spouse, the one forming lighter and that will allow some fog patches to develop and allow temperatures to drop —1 for example in glasgow and some will get colder than that and widely, will be quite close to freezing. and we will find ourselves in this gap between weather systems and that means quite a lot of dry weather but with those fog patches, some of which can be slow clearing and parts of northern england and northern ireland and scotland, in a few showers peppering eastwards but it is a fine looking date from most, quite a lot of sunshine and 7 degrees in glasgow, 12 in cardiff in 13 in the channel islands but there the late afternoon and evening, we will have some heavy rain and into the far southwest of england and with a frontal system, a few different frontal systems pushing in from the atlantic but a bit of uncertainty about this but further east you are, sending is likely to start with a lot of mist and work and some fog patches and some of that slow to clear and if you're off to many commemorations at 11 o'clock, scotland to be murky and cold as well and ended as most of next to merck, some outbreak of rain, showers and rain unlikely to be raining all the time but certainly the chance and the rain affecting northern ireland and a will for the eastwards through the date of its state stripers and comments likely to stay quite murky and decidedly chilly but mild or towards the southwest of england. and truly milder at the start of the new week is the frontal system purchase pneumatic with topics of rain and some brisk winds of time at temperatures around 1a or 15 degrees and places and it may turn a little bit drier as we head towards the end of the week. hello, i'm gareth barlow. you're watching the context on bbc news. as israeli troops press deeper into the gaza strip — clashing with militants — we'll take a look at the hamas leader they're hoping to kill or capture. but first, let's take a look at the world of sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here is ollie.. hello from the bbc sport centre. emma hayes says "the time is right" to leave chelsea women. we heard from the manager today for the first time since the the club announced that she would be leaving at the end of the season. she has won 13 major trophies in her 12 years at the helm. she's been lined up to take charge of the us women's side, with that announcement expected very soon. anything i'm going to do, i want to do it well but maybe it's aboutjust having something different more than anything else. i've taken this team to the top and i always said i wanted to leave at the top. and i'll maintain that. that's what i want to do. ange postocoglou is the premier league manager of the month for the third time in a row. nobody else has maanged that in theirfirst three months in thejob. spurs most recent game though was that damaging defeat to chelsea, two men sent off and two injured including james maddison, one of their most influential players this season. he's out until the new year with an ankle problem. he's withdrawn from the england squad today.