heavy, close quarters fighting is continuing between israeli forces and hamas militants, in the ruins of gaza city, with battles said to be nearing the al quds hospital. meanwhile in the west bank, the palestinian authority says, ten palestinians have been killed and at least 20 wounded, during an israeli army raid onjenin refugee camp. israel s military said it was conducting counter terrorism raids injenin, but gave no further details. more than 170 palestinians are reported to have been killed by israeli forces in the occupied west bank, since the attack by hamas on israel on october the seventh. diplomatically, delegates at an international conference in paris hosted by emmanuel macron, have made repeated calls for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. the norwegian refugee council described the israeli siege of gaza as a collective punishment . the head of the aid agency, msf, called the israeli designated safe zones in southern gaza fake zones. those are the key planks of
good afternoon. the g7 group of nations, including the us and the uk, are calling for humanitarian pauses in the fighting in gaza, to allow more aid in and more civilians to leave. the united states has also said israel should not re occupy gaza after the war is over. on the ground, israel says its troops are now in the heart of gaza city, fighting hamas which is classified as a terrorist group by the uk government and which killed more than 1,400 people in israel a month ago. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says israel s bombardment there has now killed more than 10,500 people. live now to yolande knell injerusalem. yolande. soa so a lot is happening diplomatically this lunchtime and also inside gaza, where the israeli military extended for an extra hour its four hour window where it allows people from the north to head to the south. because so many people have been making thatjourney because so many people have been making that journey today. because so many people
the north of the territory and reports of huge explosions. israel says it s now effectively divided gaza into two parts north and south. 11 un agencies and six humanitarian groups have called for an immediate ceasefire, urging israel to protect civilians and allow more food, water, medicine and fuel into gaza. they also called on hamas to release the hostages captured on october the 7th. some aid continues to get through a royaljordanian air force cargo plane has dropped several containers of humanitarian relief supplies over the gaza strip. the update was shared in a tweet by thejordanian king. jordan s state news agency said the consignment was urgent medical aid for thejordanian field hospital in gaza. israeli media reports say the air drop was carried out in co ordination with the israeli military. meanwhile, the us has stepped up diplomatic efforts in the region. secretary of state antony blinken has held talks with his the turkish foreign minister in ankara. the c
watching bbc news. we start with the latest from the israel gaza conflict. it s been one of the heaviest nights of bombardment in gaza since the start of the war with israeli air strikes hitting the north of the territory and reports of huge explosions. israel says it s now effectively divided gaza into two parts north and south. 11 un agencies and six humanitarian groups have called for an immediate ceasefire, urging israel to protect civilians and allow more food, water, medicine and fuel into gaza. they also called on hamas to release the hostages captured on october 7th. some aid continues to get through a royaljordanian air force cargo plane has dropped several containers of humanitarian relief supplies over the gaza strip. the update was shared in a tweet by thejordanian king. jordan s state news agency said the consignment was urgent medical aid for thejordanian field hospital in gaza. israeli media reports say the air drop was carried out in co ordination with