this is bbc news. let s take you live to the vatican. this is st peter s basilica where the annual midnight mass is being held. it is being presided over, led by pope francis this year. we understand he has been commenting on the conflict that has been taking place, of course, within the region of gaza, and also at the moment expanding out, the concern there. he has h, our hearts are in bethlehem, where the principle of peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war. it prevents him from finding room in the world, the very land where he was born. choral singing. the world health organization says the decimation of gaza s health system is a tragedy. the enclave s health ministry says over 20,400 have been killed since the war began in october. health workers from across the uk gathered in central london today, to hold a multi faith vigil for those suffering in the conflict. leaders from the jewish, muslim and christian faiths united to call for a ceasefire. our reporte
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with starship is lost minutes later. good evening. the hamas run health authorities say at least 80 people have been killed in two israeli strikes on the jabaliya refugee camp in northern gaza. they say one hit a un run school al fakhoura that was being used as a shelter. a spokesman for the israeli military told bbc news it was looking into the incident but couldn t say if it had been caused hamas says the second strike was also on a school tal al zaatar. it said 32 members of one family were killed, including 19 children. there has been graphic video posted online. bbc verify has geolocated it to al fakhoura school. the weather conditions in the video match today s forecast and no previous versions of the video have been found online. this is some of that video but much of it is too graphic for us to broadcast. many people, including women and children, are seen with severe injuries or lying motionless on the floor in different parts of the building. many of the casua
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