stubborn violence. i spoke to senior officials and the prime minister about steps to do that. president biden has stressed the need for israel to act in accordance with international humanitarian law. i also emphasise the protection of civilians must not happen just in gaza, but on the west bank. blinken s visit to the region comes as there were reports of a blast outside al shifa hospital in gaza city on friday. footage sourced by bbc verify shows a damaged ambulance and a number of injured people laying outside the hospital. the israel defense forces confirmed one of its aircraft hit an ambulance that it says was being used by hamas operatives, and that a number of them were killed in the strike. hamas says 13 people were killed in the blast that it says targeted a convoy of ambulances which was transporting the wounded. international editor jeremy bowen has this report on the aftermath of the attack by israel on an ambulance convoy. it contains images you may find upsett
there was no immediate comment from israel. earlier, its defence forces admitted striking an ambulance in gaza city but said the vehicle was being used by hamas to transport fighters. our international editor jeremy bowen has this report on the aftermath of the attack by israel on an ambulance convoy. it contains images you may find upsetting from the start. around four this afternoon, an ambulance outside shifa, the main hospital in gaza, was destroyed by an israeli aircraft. in a crowded area, 13 people, including bystanders, were killed and 26 injured, according to the health ministry in gaza. israel said the ambulance was carrying a hamas terrorist cell. hamas said the attack was zionist nazi terror. thousands of palestinian civilians are sheltering at shifa hospital. israel s army says it s a battle zone and they should evacuate south. more dead civilians on al rasheed street, one of only two roads south where israel says civilians must go to be safe. the bbc has located
this is bbc news injerusalem. antony blinken is meeting leaders today. he called for humanitarian purposesin today. he called for humanitarian purposes in the fighting but the israeli prime minister said there would be no temporary ceasefire with hamas in gaza until all israeli hostages are released. an official from the un agency for palestinian refugees once it is increasingly little the organisation can do to protect people in gaza, the un secretary general and the who had condemned an israeli attack on an ambulance in gaza. yesterday the israeli defence forces admitted striking the ambulance convoy but said the figure was being used by hamas to try and transport fighters. it comes as fighters from the hamas health ministry said an israeli strike at a school that was being used as a shelter in the north of the gaza strip, no immediate comment from a stroke. the us says it believes the work is being contained and any broader regional conflict has been deterred. the comments
the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has been back in tel aviv with washington increasing the pressure for a humanitarian pause. we ll tell you what has come out of those meetings. this, as the leader of hezbollah hassan nasrallah gives a speech praising the hamas attacks, saying the possibility of total war is realistic . joining me to discuss all that is my panel ayesha hazarika and former us federal prosecutor, joe moreno. 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 at
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