in gaza overnight. 560 palestinians are reported dead. a hamas spokesman claimed that four israelis had been taken hostage and had been killed in the air strikes, a claim that has not been verified. the israeli military says it has regained control of all southern communities attacked by hamas, it warned isolated pockets of fighters could still remain. hamas has continued to fire missiles into israel, targeting jerusalem, the airport near tel aviv and ashkelon. israel s iron dome has intercepted many of the rockets. at least 700 israelis have been killed, including at least 260 at a music festival. it is believed about 100 israelis are being held hostage in gaza. there are reports that mediators in qatar have had contact with officials to negotiate the release of israeli women and children. palestinian health officials say at least 15 people have been killed like 1500 people have been killed like 1500 people have been killed by an israeli attack on a refugee camp in gaz
this is the densely populated jabalia refugee camp. the area s health ministry says 560 people in the territory are dead. this is the scene live in gaza. israel s prime minister says his country s response will change the middle east . we will have business news in a moment, but let s return to that development in the last hour or so, that the biggest donor to palestinians, the european commission, has suspended all aid programmes worth nearly three quarters of $1 billion. austria and germany have also suspended aid to palestinians. the announcement came as israel begins what it calls a total blockade of the gaza strip. let s go live to brussels and speak to our correspondence there, sophia. tell us more about the reasoning behind european decision. we heard a short while ago from the european commissioner for neighbourhood enlargement and he said in a tweet that i can read to you that the scale of terror and brutality against israel and its people is a turning point. there
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