The Israeli Army Says it has no knowledge of shelling in the area. 0ur middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest from jerusalem. Were hearing from the Hamas Run Health Ministry that there were more than 80 People Killed overnight in the gaza strip. Most of those, actually, apparently waiting for aid in gaza city when witnesses there say that there was shelling by israeli tanks. And still an unclear picture about exactly what has happened there. But overall, now this really grim milestone has been passed, the Health Ministry in gaza is really the only official source of data that we have for casualty numbers. And its the one thats relied on by the un and others. And its saying that the majority of those who have been killed are women and children since the 7th Of October. And also more than 70,000 people have been injured, as well. These figures rely on bodies being brought in to hospitals or seen by medical workers so they can be properly registered. But actually, its thou
hi there, thank you for being with hi there, thank you for being with us israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the military will deepen its fight against hamas in the coming days. his comments come despite the us urging israel to lower the intensity of its strikes. and these images show the aftermath of an air strike on the al maghazi refugee camp which reportedly killed more than 70 people. israel says it is investigating. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says at least 250 people have been killed in the last 2a hours. meanwhile, in bethlehem in the occupied west bank, christmas celebrations were muted because of the ongoing conflict. shaimaa khalil sent this report which some viewers may find distressing. crowd chants: achshav! achshav! heckled by the families of the hostages. achshav now they chant, a demand for the immediate release of their loved ones. benjamin netanyahu reiterates the only way to get them back was to keep fighting and that t
his speech was heckled by the families of hostages who were watching. some shouted now as they demanded the immediate release of their loved ones. these images show the aftermath of an air strike on the al maghazi refugee camp which reportedly killed more than 70 people. israel says it is investigating. the gaza health ministry says at least 250 people have been killed in the last 2a hours. local health officials say the number of dead is likely to rise. shaimaa khalil s report contains images some may find distressing. pointing to her pain, overcome with distress. it hurts here, mama, she says. her mother is trying to console her. late at night, tteir homes were bombed. the wounded kept coming to the nearby al aqsa hospital, already overwhelmed, with no fuel or water and minimal supplies. in gaza, there is no respite for the people, or those trying to save them. for many, it was too late. the writing on these body bags says remains of al maghazi. abdul rahim survived t
give up its secrets. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the time is 10:30pm and darren is here with the weather. hello, i want to touch on the flooding in italy first of all. this is just another example of severe weather becoming more severe and happening more often. it wasn t too long ago that this part of italy was in drought, but there has been six months of rain in the last couple of weeks which has certainly changed all that. this programme contains repetitive flashing images there s more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with victoria which is just getting under way the site of the former redcar steelworks is at the centre of a furious row between the conservative mayor of tees valley and labour. truly shocking. industrial scale corruption on teesside. a huge site acquired by the public body south tees developments limited for £12 million, in 2019. what s going on then? we ll talk live to the conservative mayor who s facing labour claims of cronyism, corruption