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
good evening. there was a minute s silence in tel aviv today where a giant table was set for 240 people the number of hostages, israelis, and foreigners still being held inside the gaza strip. a minute s silence amid four weeks of intense bombardment and reprisals. the israeli defence minister yoav gallant says israeli troops are now in the heart of gaza city with one target in mind hamas. their infrastructure, their commanders, their bunkers. a month on from the terrible events of october 7th, gaza city is now cut off. the pictures show hundreds of palestinians, perhaps thousands on the move, most of them on foot. and many of them trying to get to the south, across front lines. not that the south is the safe zone, there were dozens were reported killed by israeli air strikes in the cities of khan younis, rafah, and deir al balah, which is well south of gaza city. the pressure is mounting for a humanitarian pause. barely 30 trucks made it in yesterday. but for now, it i
good evening. we re injerusalem, as the human cost of the israel/hamas war reaches a tragic milestone. in less than four weeks across the border in gaza, the health ministry, which is run by hamas, is now reporting that more than 10,000 people have died in israeli bombing raids. israel says it s targeting members of hamas, a group designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk, and responsible for killing more than 1,400 people in southern israel, and for seizing over 200 hostages. all major united nations agencies are calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in israel s armed response, with the un secretary general, antonio guterres, describing gaza, as becoming a graveyard for children. we ll have more on the heavy price being paid by youngsters in this war a little later, but first let s join jeremy bowen, in southern israel, close to the border with gaza. jeremy. well, of course, let s not forget on the 7th of october, more than 11100 people, mostly israeli civilians were
hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. poland s incumbent prime minister gets first chance to form a government, after his party won elections, but failed to get a parliamentary majority. the president of poland and rey duda has asked the incumbent prime minister matteush mora vietskee to form a new cabinet. mr mora, vietskee party won the most seats at the election failed to secure the majority. within the next two weeks he will face a vote of confidence a vote he is bound to lose. the coalition of opposition partie waiting in the wings is led by the former president of the european council donald tusk. he is said to have already agreed on key government appointments. no opposition party has indicated it wants to support mr mora vietskee in his last ditch attempt at retaining power. here s president duda on what happens next. translation: if the representative of law and justice fails to form - a government, then in the next step, it will be
good evening. we re injerusalem as a grim milestone is reached across the border in gaza. the health ministry in the territory, which is run by hamas, is now reporting that more than 10,000 people have been killed in israeli strikes in the last four weeks. israel says it s targeting members of hamas, a group designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk, and responsible for killing more than 1,400 people in southern israel and seizing over 200 hostages on oct 7th. 200 hostages on october 7th. all major un agencies are calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in israel s armed response. well, let s joinjeremy bowen now for the very latest from southern israel not far from the border with gaza. jeremie. jeremie. yeah, thanks, clive. let s talk a little jeremie. yeah, thanks, clive. let s talk a little about jeremie. yeah, thanks, clive. let s talk a little about those jeremie. yeah, thanks, clive. let s talk a little about those casualty i talk a little about those casualt