israeli tanks are reported to be advancing slowly towards the centre of khan younis, as intense battles continue in southern gaza. there are reports of house to house fighting in the city. it comes amid fierce criticism of the us, for vetoing a united nations security council draft resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the israel gaza war. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas says the veto makes the us complicit in what he describes as war crimes against palestinians. in a a statement, he condemns the american position as a flagrant violation of all humanitarian principles and values . and he holds the us responsible for the bloodshed of palestinian children, women and elderly people in the gaza strip . the us envoy to the un said such a ceasefire would be dangerous and unrealistic. every other member of the council backed the resolution apart from the uk, which abstained. from jerusalem, hugo bachega sent this report and a warning it does conta
draught resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas said the veto made the us complicit in what he described as war crimes against palestinians. the us envoy to the un said a ceasefire would be dangerous and unrealistic. these are the latest pictures from the israel defense forces, showing fighting in the jabalia refugee camp in the north of the strip, which is still surrounded by israeli tanks. people there say they ve been without food and clean water for several days. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says the death toll since the conflict began is 17,700. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports. buried by the war, but still alive, dug from the rubble of their homes in deir al balah after an israeli strike this morning. more than 20 members of the salman family and their neighbours. their faces, like their lives, made unrecognisable. six others were killed, they say. the frantic race to h
in gaza, there s no safe place, says the un secretary general. the health care system is collapsing. hospitals have become battlegrounds, and palestinians have no shelter and everything else needed to survive, he says. this was the scene in khan younis in the south yesterday in the aftermath of an israeli airstrike as the military pushes ahead with its war against hamas. hours later, at the un in new york, the secretary general called for a ceasefire and had this warning. there is a high risk of the total collapse of the humanitarian support system in gaza, which would have devastating consequences. we anticipate that would result in a complete breakdown of public i fear the consequences could be devastating for the security of the entire region. but the us, which has veto power, ignored his calls and voted against it. our goal should not simply be to stop the war for today. it should be to end the war forever, break the cycle of unceasing violence, and build something strong
the palestinian president mahmoud abbas says the veto makes the us complicit in what he describes as war crimes against palestinians. in a statement, he condemns the american position as a flagrant violation of all humanitarian principles and values and he holds the us responsible for the bloodshed of palestinian children, women and elderly people in the gaza strip . the us envoy said such a ceasefire would be dangerous and unrealistic. every other member of the council backed the resolution apart from the uk, which abstained. israel thanked the us, saying a ceasefire would give hamas which is classed as a terror group by many western governments a chance to regroup. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. in gaza, there s no safe place, says the un secretary general. the health care system is collapsing. hospitals have become battlegrounds, and palestinians have no shelter and everything else needed to survive, he says. this was the scene in khan younis
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