the two largest, al shifa and al-quds, have said they are suspending operations. staff claim israeli bombardment plus lack of fuel and medicine, mean patients including babies could die. israel s military said it has offered to evacuate newborn babies, and claims hamas has command centres close to the hospitals. our first report is from lucy williamson. the new map of gaza can t be trusted. safe places becoming empty spaces overnight. this was bani suhella near khan younis this morning in the south of gaza. our correspondent there heard people screaming for help under the rubble. israel has told people to move south, to avoid the fighting in the north. but the search for shelter here is still a deadly gamble of daily life. samira fled south from the bombardment at al shifa hospital in gaza city. translation: we thought the hospital was a safe place, but it wasn t. - if we had stayed there another five minutes, we would have been killed. my son got injured, so i left him behin
Its opponents said it prevented proper oversight of the government. the court was split in its decision eightjudges voted in favour of striking down the law, while seven voted to uphold it. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has not spoken publicly since the ruling but his senior advisor mark regev explained to us a little earlier what the prime minister s position on this has been. his position has been consistent since the war has started, that we have to win this battle against hamas. we have to destroy its military machine and we have to end its rule over the gaza strip. it s a time for israel for national unity. it s clear that the issue ofjudicial reform was polarising israeli politics. you saw how it had divided the court itself eightjudges to seven. it s an issue that is divisive and the prime minister s opinion is that all issues that are divisive, we should put them aside now and focus on what needs to be done. earlier i spoke withjotam confino, foreign editor ofje
In preparation for prolonged fighting it said would continue all year, signalling a shift in its tactics. breaking news coming in via the reuters news agency saying that israel will appear before the icj, the international criminal court at the international criminal court at the hay to dispel south africa s blood libel, in quotes, according to the israeli covenant, after south africa filed an international course ofjustice case accusing israel of genocidal acts in gaza. to talk about all of this, i m joined byjotam confino, foreign editor ofjewish news, who s in tel aviv. welcome to you, thank you for being with us. let s talk about the supreme court decision first. just explain what it means and what the reaction has been there. first explain what it means and what the reaction has been there. reaction has been there. first of all, reaction has been there. first of all. expected. reaction has been there. first of all, expected, the reaction has been there. first of all, expect