singing. what must it take for a mother to comfort her child. ..when reality is so devastating? two year old fatima was stuck under the rubble of a bombing in gaza three weeks ago. nehal and her husband had tried for 14 years to have a baby. and then fatima was born. translation: what is her fault? what did she do wrong? we have to constantly give her painkillers. as soon as the effect of one wears off, i give her another. her life revolves around painkillers, and every other day she undergoes surgery. trapped in gaza, under the constant threat of being bombed. hospitals fill up with more wounded children. amira, 13. seven of her brothers were killed and her mother, too. her father says they d fled to southern gaza for safety. that s where they were bombed. amira has spinal injuries. i want peace and security. i want to be treated and go back to normal life to my home, she says. i want to feel safe. it s not clear if amira will be able to walk again. yogita limaye, bb
along with some localjournalists. people on the ground say there is intense violence there. in the early hours of friday there was the sound of a large explosion. explosion. there was panic and confusion in the hospital following the explosion. newsagency associated press, which supplied these pictures, said there was a fire in the area and the remnants of what appeared to be a missile. the hamas run health ministry says 13 people were killed. people sheltering in the grounds also recorded the moment and its aftermath. explosion. israel s military says it is investigating reports that the areas around the hospitals have been struck. it s previously said its forces were operating close to shifa hospital, which it says is above hamas headquarters a claim hamas denies. other hospitals in the territory are also said to be surrounded. the world health organization says 20 hospitals in gaza are now non operational. these pictures are from al rantisi paediatric hospital, which is
good evening. we re live in southern israel, with news tonight from the defence minister, that his troops have now battled their way into gaza city, thought to be the stronghold of hamas. the fighting, which is street to street, is taking place just a few kilometres off in the darkness behind me. it s exactly a month since hamas killed 1,400 people, in coordinated attacks on southern israel, planned in gaza, and today, israelis attended vigils, lit candles and held a minute s silence in remembrance of those who died. like the scores of young people who lost their lives, slaughtered at a music festival near the border. and there have been special prayers for the 2112 israelis taken hostage, and still being held by hamas. israel hit back immediately after the attacks, with massive air strikes, that have reduced much of gaza to rubble. the hamas controlled health authorities there say more than 10,000 palestinians have died, while the un has called the territory, a graveyard fo
..this is bbc news. it s newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us. presidentjoe biden has hailed the diplomatic breakthrough that allowed the first civilians to leave gaza after weeks of being trapped by the conflict. dozens of injured palestinians and hundreds of foreign nationals have been allowed to go. they entered egypt by the rafah crossing on the border, with the injured being treated at field hospitals there. the foreign office says the first british nationals have crossed and more will be taken out in stages over the coming days. people have been trapped in gaza since israel tightened its siege just over three weeks ago after it was attacked by hamas which is classed as a terrorist organisation by the uk and other governments. and in northern gaza, there s been another air strike onjabalia, a day after an israeli attack killed dozens of people at the refugee camp there. israel says its forces killed another hamas commander in the latest strike but un human
to help free up officers to deal with crime. good evening from jerusalem. for the first time since the war between israel and hamas began, dozens of injured palestinians and more hundreds of foreign nationals have been allowed to leave gaza. they ve entered egypt by the rafah crossing on the border, with the injured being treated at field hospitals there. the foreign office says that british nationals will start to be taken out in stages over the coming days. people who ve been trapped in gaza for weeks began crossing the borderfrom late morning, after the territory was besieged by israel, after hamas attacked it over three weeks ago. hamas is classed as a terrorist organisation by the uk government. and in northern gaza, there s been another air strike on the jabalia refugee camp, a day after an israeli attack caused heavy casualties at the refugee camp there. our international editor jeremy bowen has our first report which contains material that you may find upsetting. at l