And why so many palestinians are dying in this operation. So hamas has had a diabolical plan of embedding all of its infrastructure within the civilian arena. We are currently targeting their leaders, from ismail haniyeh, who is the Prime Minister of hamas, but is actually the mastermind of the massacre in the south, on october the 7th. From him, right up at the top, down all the way down to the terrorists that conducted the infiltration, we are gathering intelligence and seeking them out and destroying them. So wherever they are hiding, congregating, planning their next attack, that is a legitimate target and well within the realm of the laws of armed conflict. We will seek them out. We didnt start this war. We didnt choose to go to war with hamas. They chose it, but we will win it. Critics of israel will say that the thousands of people who have been killed, the Hundreds Of Thousands who have been displaced, they didnt choose this war either, what do you say to them . I would say tha
the palestinian group islamic jihad released videos of hostages it claims to hold. stills show hanna katsir, a woman in her 70s, sitting in a wheelchair. the second hostage is a teenage boy. both hostages sharply criticise israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu but it is not clear if they are reading from a script. the israeli army called the video psychological terrorism. there are growing concerns about the conflict spreading. drawing on countries like yemen. more palestinians left their homes moving along salah al din street, the road to southern gaza, after israel said they would not be attacked if they left the battle zone to the north. pauses in israeli combat operations were welcomed by the americans. all this raises the ghosts of 1948 for palestinians, when more than 700,000 of them fled or were expelled byjewish troops as israel won its independence. israel never allowed them home. two of the gaza hostages were in new videos. hanna katsir blamed benjamin netany
ceasefire. instead, the pauses are intended to allow humanitarian aid in. and to help civilians move south to avoid the air strikes and fighting in the north. two humanitarian corridors will open. there are growing concerns about the conflict spreading, bringing in countries like yemen. jeremy bowen reports from israel. more palestinians left their homes moving along salah al din street, the road to southern gaza, after israel said they would not be attacked if they left the battle zone to the north. pauses in israeli combat operations were welcomed by the americans. all this raises the ghosts of 19118 for palestinians, when more than 700,000 of them fled or were expelled byjewish troops as israel won its independence. israel never allowed them home. two of the gaza hostages were in new videos. hanna katsir blamed benjamin netanyahu, israel s prime minister, for their plight. so did yagil yaakov, who s 13. hostage videos are usually made under duress, so the bbc is not broa
arriving at refugee camps in the south. talks continue to free the 240 hostages in gaza. the palestinian group islamic had released a hostage video. stills show hanna katsir, a woman in her 705, in a wheelchair. the second ho5tage, a teenage boy. both 5harply criticise i5rael 5 prime minister benjamin netanyahu, but it is not clear if they are reading from a script. the israeli army called it psychological terrorism. i spoke with our diplomatic editor. at this point, what more do we know about the video and the hostages that were featured in this video? this is a video released featured in this video? this is a video released not - featured in this video? this is a video released not by - featured in this video? this is | a video released not by hamas a video released not by hama5 but by one of the other palestinian factions, palestinian factions, palestinian islamichhad, a smaller group which is thought to be holding a number of hostages itself. there were two in the video
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