this is bbc news injerusalem. antony blinken is meeting leaders today. he called for humanitarian purposesin today. he called for humanitarian purposes in the fighting but the israeli prime minister said there would be no temporary ceasefire with hamas in gaza until all israeli hostages are released. an official from the un agency for palestinian refugees once it is increasingly little the organisation can do to protect people in gaza, the un secretary general and the who had condemned an israeli attack on an ambulance in gaza. yesterday the israeli defence forces admitted striking the ambulance convoy but said the figure was being used by hamas to try and transport fighters. it comes as fighters from the hamas health ministry said an israeli strike at a school that was being used as a shelter in the north of the gaza strip, no immediate comment from a stroke. the us says it believes the work is being contained and any broader regional conflict has been deterred. the comments
. welcome to our viewers watching in the united states and around the world. i m anna coren live from hong kong. it s 3:00 p.m. here, 9:00 a.m. in gaza, where a deadly israeli air strike outside the largest hospital in gaza city has triggered more international outrage. the u.n. secretary-general said he was horrified by what he saw, and this video explains why. we should warn you it is very graphic. the israeli military admits it struck an ambulance just outside the al shifa hospital. the explosion left a scene of carnage and chaos with at least 15 people reported killed according to hamas-run health authorities. the ambulance was said to be part of a convoy carrying patients to southern gaza. the idf claims the ambulance was being used by hamas, which it said has used emergency vehicles to transport fighters and weapons in the past. el eleni jacques us is following developments. let s start with the air strike on the ambulance convoy. what s the latest? reporter: look,
. welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber, it s 4:00 a.m. here in atlanta, 10:00 a.m. in gaza, where egyptian sources say more than 7,000 foreign nationals are expected to leave southern gaza through the rafah crossing today. among that group are nearly 400 americans, british, french, germans. this floels the devastating air strike outside a hospital in gaza city. we want to warn you the video obtained by cnn is graphic. the israeli military admits it struck an ambulance just outside the hospital, an explosion left a scene of carnage and chaos with at least 15 people reported killed according to hamas-run health authorities. the ambulance was said to be part of a convoy carrying patients to southern gaza. the ambulance was being used by hamas which it said was using emergency vehicles to transport fighters and weapons in the past. we have developments from abu dhabi, eleni, let s start with the strike o
the palestinian red crescent society says 15 people were killed and 60 wounded in the attack outside the al shifa hospital in gaza city. israel has confirmed the air strike. it says the ambulance was being used by hamas, a group designated as a terror organisation by the uk. our correspondent mark lowen sent this report. in mark lowen sent this report. times of peace, a me but in times of peace, a medical refuge. but afterfour weeks of in times of peace, a medical refuge. but after four weeks of war, an ambulance is a target as well. outside gaza s mane al shifa hospital, one was struck by israeli aircraft, killing 15 say hamas authorities and injuries 60. israel says it was being used by hamas terrorist cell his command centre run beneath the hospital. i must call that baseless and zionist nazi terror. the head of the world health organization spoke of his shock at the attack adding. but a lifeline has become a battle zone for tens of thousands who have been sheltering at al
on israel s roared on hamas. israel defending its strike on it densely populated refugee camp in northern gaza. it s too soon to know the casually can, or the two. a doctor to gaza hospital said they received hundreds of dead or wounded people from that attack there are multiple craters in the ground and huge piles of rubble israel s defense forces says it was targeting the top two mass candor involved in the october 7th rampage. they succeeded they claimed in taking. about dozens of hamas combatants were killed when underground tunnels beneath account collapsed. but innocent lives were also lost. israeli military says it s working to determine the number of civilian deaths. hamas folks person accused israel trying to justify what he got, a heinous crime. against civilians women and children. he denied that the leader claim to kill was even at the camp at the time of the strike. meantime the white house says that despite the blast there are quote indications israel is t