hello. welcome to bbc news now 3 hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says there were strong indications that hamas were holding hostages at the largest hospital in gaza, but they had been removed when his troops raide al shifa this week. speaking to cbs news, mr netanyahu said there was no gunfight at al shifa because hamas had already fled. israel insists there was a hamas command centre at the site, but hasn t yet provided conclusive evidence. the israeli army says it s found the body of a second woman who was held hostage by hamas, as troops continue to search in and around gaza s biggest hospital. so let s get the very latest from my colleague mark lowen, who is in southern israel. hello, thanks very much indeed. we are a couple of kilometres away from gaza, where israeli troops are continuing their operation inside al shifa hospital, gaza s largest. they are going building to building, combing the site to t
reportedly killed over a four week period than in any conflict in at least three decades. more united nations aid workers have been killed than in any comparable period in the history of our organisation. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen has more from southern israel. and a warning that some images may be distressing. israel promised mighty vengeance. it thundered across beach camp in gaza city. israel s justification is defending the living, as well as avenging its dead. palestinians call this genocide. this girl from jabalia camp is asked what happened to her. she says a missile came down on us. bricks fell on us. i asked, where s my dad and where s my mum? she is asked where were you? i was here, in the house. we were at home, and the roof came down on us. we looked in on the war this afternoon from sderot, the closest israeli border town. israel has refused an american request to pause military operations to allow time for humanitarian convoys, or talks to f
on the 7th of october. all major un agencies are calling for a humanitarian ceasefire, in israel s armed response. jeremy bowen sent this report from southern israel, near the border with gaza. israel promised mighty vengeance. it thundered across beach camp in gaza city. israel s justification is defending the living as well as avenging its dead. palestinians call this genocide. this girl from jabalia camp is asked what happened to her. she says, a missile came down on us. bricks fell on us. i asked, where s my dad and where s my mum? she is asked, where were you? i was here, in the house. we were at home on the roof came down on us. we looked in on the war this afternoon from sderot, the closest israeli border town. israel has refused an american request to pause military operations to allow time for humanitarian convoys, or talks to free the hostages. israel might be able to break hamas as a military force, but what happens then? history shows israel s army cannot su
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killed by israeli strikes since the start of the war. all major un agencies are now calling for a humanitarian ceasefire. jeremy bowen sent this report from southern israel near the border with gaza. israel promised mighty vengeance. it thundered across beach camp in gaza city. israel s justification is defending the living, as well as avenging its dead. palestinians call this genocide. this girl from jabalia camp is asked what happened to her. she says, a missile came down on us. bricks fell on us. i asked, where s my dad and where s my mum? she is asked, where were you? i was here, in the house. we were at home, and the roof came down on us. we looked in on the war this afternoon from sderot, the closest israeli border town. israel has refused an american request to pause military operations to allow time for humanitarian convoys, or talks to free the hostages. israel might be able to break hamas as a military force, but what happens then? history shows israel s ar