of state antony blinken of catastrophic repercussions of the continuation of israel s military campaign in gaza. mr blinken is on a tour of the middle east as the us tried to prevent the conflict in gaza from spreading. earlier he met thejordanian foreign minister. king abdullah also urged blinken to put pressure on israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire. later mr blinken will head to qatar for talks with the emir. as the diplomacy continues, so does the fighting, with israel carrying out air strikes overnight in the city of khan younis in southern gaza. we are getting varying accounts of the death toll. the afp news agency says at least 64 people have been killed, while reuters say 116 have lost their lives. in the west bank, palestinian officials said six people had been killed in an israeli air raid on the city ofjenin. an israeli border officer has also been killed in operations there. and an israeli civilian was killed in what has been described as a shooting attack
there s been violence in the west bank too 9 palestinians and 2 israelis were killed on sunday. the hamas run health ministry says that almost people have been killed since the war began. speaking from qatar, the us secretary of state antony blinken said palestinians must not be put under pressure to leave gaza , and must be allowed to return to their homes once conditions allow. mr blinken is currently on a week long diplomatic tour of the region to prevent the conflict from spreading. as we have made clear from day one, it is imperative in dealing with this very, very difficult challenge, that it do so in a way that puts a premium on protecting civilians and making sure people get the assistance they need. the bbc s wyre davies has more from jerusalem. a warning viewers may find some images in his report distressing. images coming from jabalia in northern gaza today are difficult to watch. reporters quickly on the scene described dozens of bodies lying in the rubble of
on the right. there s been violence in the west bank too nine palestinians and two israelis were killed on sunday. the hamas run health ministry says that almost 23,000 people have been killed since the war began. speaking from qatar, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said palestinians must not be put under pressure to leave gaza and must be allowed to return to their homes once conditions allow. mr blinken is currently on a week long diplomatic tour of the region to prevent the conflict from spreading. as the conflict from spreading. we have made clear fri one, as we have made clear from day one, it is imperative in dealing with this very difficult challenge, that it do so in a way that puts a premium on protecting civilians and making sure people get the assistance they need. the bbc s wyre davies has more from jerusalem. a warning viewers may find some images in his report distressing. images coming from jabalia in northern gaza today are difficult to watch. r
live now to mehran kamrava, professor of government at georgetown university in qatar thanks for being with us. how much influence do the countries that antony blinken visiting at the moment, so say he s in turkey and jordan, how much influence they have on the situation in gaza? flat jordan, how much influence they have on the situation in gaza? on the situation in gaza? not an awful lot- on the situation in gaza? not an awful lot- it on the situation in gaza? not an awful lot. it also on the situation in gaza? not an awful lot. it also turns on the situation in gaza? not an awful lot. it also turns out - on the situation in gaza? not an awful lot. it also turns out that i awful lot. it also turns out that the united states itself doesn t have a lot of influence, or in some ways has taken itself out of the war in relation to israel, so it doesn t seem as if countries likejordan, turkey, can really influence the situation on the ground and exert meaningful influence
the international shipping threat in the red sea by the iranian backed houthi rebels of neighbouring yemen, before travelling to tel aviv. ahead of his arrival in israel, intense israeli air strikes have been continuing in the gaza strip as well as ground battles with hamas fighters. israeli forces say they carried out strikes on 30 targets overnight. there is also deep concern over the dire humanitarian situation in gaza, where aid organisations say their doctors have been forced to pull out of one of the last functioning hospitals after the surrounding area was designated a combat zone by the israeli military. the world health organization says if the al aqsa hospital is stopped from operating, it will be a moral and medical outrage. wyre davies sent this report from jerusalem. a warning it contains distressing images from the start. images coming from jabalia in northern gaza today are difficult to watch. reporters quickly on the scene described dozens of bodies lying in