the programme. hamas, regarded as a terrorist organisation by the uk, says more than 30 people have been killed in an israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in gaza. israel says it s investigating whether its forces were operating in the area at the time. heavy fighting is continuing in the north of the territory, with the united nations warning nearly 1.5 million gazans have now been displaced. our middle east correspondent mark lowen reports. night brings no peace to the purgatory of gaza. inferno is light the skies as israel pounds from the air. a listing that an israeli strike hit a refugee camp in central gaza late on saturday, killing at least 30. israel says it is looking into the reports. but night brings out anguish on the other side as well. in tel aviv, loved ones of the more than 240 hostages seized by hamas on the seventh of october demand there return. 0ne missing chairfor demand there return. 0ne missing chair for each demand there return. 0ne missing chairfor eac
with a four year old girl in his vehicle. the uk conservative party have rejected suggestions that it covered up allegations of rape against an mp. prince william is due in singapore, to announce the winners of his earthshot environmental prize. the event awards millions of pounds to projects that tackle climate challenges. hello, welcome to bbc news, i m lyse doucet. let s ta ke let s take a look at the live shot taken from the border with southern israel. this is gaza city come out it was the most populated area. it s a hazy skyline this morning. israel continues to say that gazans in the north should move south. all of this taking place as the top american diplomat, the us secretary of state antony blinken is in the occupied west bank today for talks with the head of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas. the spokesman for the palestinian president has said mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza stri
hello, welcome to bbc news, i m lyse doucet. we start with the latest from the israel gaza conflict. the us secretary of state, antony blinken has met the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank city of ramallah for talks on the gaza conflict. the spokesman for the palestinian president has said mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip. according to us spokesperson matthew miller the secretary reaffirmed the united states commitment to the delivery of life saving humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in gaza and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. a key demand of the palestinians and their arab allies. secretary blinken and president abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the west bank, including the need to stop extremist violence against palestinians and hold those accountable responsible. secretary bli
hello, welcome to bbc news, i m lyse doucet. we start with the latest from the israel gaza conflict. day 30 of this conflict. the us secretary of state, antony blinken is in the occupied west bank for talks with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas on the gaza conflict. there he is shaking the hands of the prime minister, i think. it s a senior palestinian official. the spokesman for the palestinian president has said mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip. according to us spokesperson matthew miller, the secretary reaffirmed the united states commitment to the delivery of life saving humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in gaza and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. all crucial issues for the palestinians and the arab world. secretary blinken and president abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the west bank, including
hello, i m lyse doucet. reporting from jerusalem. we start with the latest from the israel gaza conflict, day 30 of the war. let us take a look at this live shot towards the gaza skyline from southern israel. just after 11am local time now. the israeli military has said it will open a four hour window for people still living in northern gaza under extremely dangerous circumstances to move towards the south. the route for the evacuation will be on the salah al din road. it is the main route running north south in the gaza strip. it will be open between 8am and 12pm gmt. the road is already open. we will try to get you reports about how the evacuation is going. we have also been following reports the hamas run health ministry has accused israel of carrying out another deadlier strikes. a spokesperson said more than 30 people were killed in the bombardment of a refugee camp in the centre of the gaza strip, al maghazi. israel said it was looking into whether its forces had been