In the south and west. For the rest of us it will be fairly cloudy with sunny spells. But the wind will strengthen widely throughout the day. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its wednesday, 18th october. Theres been International Condemnation after an explosion at a hospital in gaza is reported to have killed at least 500 people. The blast has raised the diplomatic stakes for President Biden, whos currently flying to israel to try to prevent the violence spreading elsewhere in the middle east. Hamas a group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments says the Al Ahli Hospital was hit by an israeli air strike. But israel has blamed the palestinian group, islamichhad, but its denied any involvement, describing the accusations as lies. Wyre davies has the latest. Pictures from Gaza Last Night showed scenes of utter chaos. Bloodied, wounded casualties from the partially destroyed al ahli arab hospital. Videos many too graphic to broadcast showed the broken
Scotlands First Minister humza yousaf addresses his partys conference for the first time as leader and calls for a Uk Resettlement Scheme for refugees caught up in the middle east conflict. On bbc london. The moment a london surgeon working in a gaza City Hospital alerts us that its been hit. Good evening, were live injerusalem, with news of the worst single mass killing of palestinians in the israel gaza war so far. Killing of Palestinians Health officials in gaza say hundreds of people are dead. Thousands of people were sheltering there, having fled 10 days of bombing by israel. The World Health Organisation has condemned the blast, and called for the immediate protection of civilians. Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied israel was resaponsible, and blamed what he called Barbaric Terrorists for the blast. Israel says its Bombing Campaign is targeting members of hamas, responsible for killing around 1,400 israelis last week, and a group designated as a Terror Organisation
Starting with the big developments out of a hospital in gaza where thousands were seeking help and refuge. An explosion at the Al Ahli Hospital right in the heart of gaza city is said to have killed hundreds according to Health Officials there. People sheltering in the hospital had fled 10 days of bombing by israel. The World Health Organization has condemned the blast, and called for the immediate protection of civilians. Israels Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu denied israel was responsible, and blamed what he called barbaric terrorists. Israel says its bombing campaign, is targeting members of hamas, responsible for killing around Moo Israelis Last week, and a group designated as a Terror Organisation by the uk government and other countries. Hamas has in turn blamed israel for the blast, and called it a war crime. Heres our International Editor jeremy bowen with the latest. Loud blast the missile hit the hospital not long after dark. Man shouts you can hear the impact. The explo