charity medecins sans frontieres says attacks intensified overnight, adding it has lost contact with its medics working there. israel's defense forces have been closing in on northern gaza. these purple areas show the approximate align has come in that operations at al—shafi hospital have stopped because of a lack of fuel. meanwhile, in an interview with the bbc, the french president emmanuel macron has called for israel to stop killing babies and women in gaza. france, like the uk, has proscribed hamas as a terrorist organisation. our correspondent nick beake is injerusalem with the latest. this was israel's aerial attack on gaza overnight. an unrelenting barrage, like most nights over the past five weeks. israeli forces have now surrounded gaza city's major hospitals, where they say hamas have built headquarters underground. but thousands of patients and those just trying to seek shelter are stranded on what is now a front line of the fighting. the red cross says hospitals in gaza have reached a point of no return. france's president emmanuel macron once again condemned hamas, but he told the bbc that israel, a country he called a partner and friend, had nojustification for its continued bombing of gaza. de facto, today, civilians are bombed, de facto there's babies, there's ladies, there's old people are bombed and killed. there is no reason for that and no legitimacy. so we do urge israel to stop. ijust remind everybody of international law, i call for the ceasefire, and i will urge them to cease fire, an humanitarian ceasefire. benjamin netanyahu says world leaders should be condemning hamas, not israel. his government said once again it was targeting hamas, not civilians. meanwhile, the families of hostages taken by hamas on october 7th are desperate for their release. tom han�*s eight—year—old daughter emily was kidnapped. he had this message for her. we are all waiting for her. we know we are going to get you back. be strong every day. and wait. we are coming to get you. we are coming to get you home. we are going to bring you home. tens of thousands have been making the journey south to what israel tells them is a safe place for their families. but it feels like nowhere in gaza is safe. nick beake, bbc news, jerusalem. a spokesman telling us that operations at the al—shafi hospital have been suspended because of a lack of fuel. you can see smoke rising across the sky. live now dr ahmed al—mandhari who is the world health organization's regional director for the eastern mediterranean. your reaction to the gaza health ministry saying they have been forced to suspend all operations at al—shafi hospital because of a lack of fuel? i al-shafi hospital because of a lack of fuel? ., ~' ., al-shafi hospital because of a lack of fuel? ., ~ ., , ., al-shafi hospital because of a lack offuel? ., ~ ., , ., _ of fuel? i would like to start by sa in: at of fuel? i would like to start by saying at the — of fuel? i would like to start by saying at the beginning - of fuel? i would like to start by saying at the beginning of - of fuel? i would like to start by saying at the beginning of this| saying at the beginning of this escalation, even a few days in one hospital or health capacity, closing is serious but now every hour, every moment, we have hospitals closing services in front of hundreds of thousands of people, depriving them of basic services. there are thousands of people in these hospitals. there are thousands of staff working in these. they are subject to direct attacks on them or their surroundings as well as the shortage of fuel and water. a life—saving item in gaza now. we of fuel and water. a life-saving item in gaza now.— of fuel and water. a life-saving item in gaza now. we are looking at ictures item in gaza now. we are looking at pictures from _ item in gaza now. we are looking at pictures from the _ item in gaza now. we are looking at pictures from the palestine - item in gaza now. we are looking at pictures from the palestine red - pictures from the palestine red crescent society showing the situation inside some of those hospitals, operations carried out by torchlight. what care, if any, is able to be provided under such circumstances? i’m able to be provided under such circumstances?— able to be provided under such circumstances? i'm getting reports back from that _ circumstances? i'm getting reports back from that world _ circumstances? i'm getting reports back from that world health - back from that world health organization country office and other agencies the situation is very bad and very severe shortage of basic needs to run hospitals to provide services. severe shortage of medical supplies including life—saving medications. there are around 700 cesarean sections done every month. those ladies are deprived from getting their babies out in a very safe manner. operations are run in a very worrying situation with no infection control and prevention. around 1034 patients suffering from renal failure being deprived of dialysis. 70 babies in ventilators deprived of the services. 9000 patients with different types of cancer, the main hospital is closed because of direct attacks are lack of fuel and clean water. around 350 people suffering from kinds of non—communicable diseases depriving them of resources. and it gets worse the longer is zone. == resources. and it gets worse the longer is zone.— resources. and it gets worse the longer is zone. -- it goes on. the red cross — longer is zone. -- it goes on. the red cross have _ longer is zone. -- it goes on. the red cross have said _ longer is zone. -- it goes on. the red cross have said that - longer is zone. -- it goes on. the red cross have said that the - longer is zone. -- it goes on. the i red cross have said that the health system in gaza the point of no return. what does that mean in practice? it return. what does that mean in ractice? ., , return. what does that mean in ractice? . , ., _ , practice? it means the health system has already collapsed. _ practice? it means the health system has already collapsed. out _ practice? it means the health system has already collapsed. out of- practice? it means the health system has already collapsed. out of 36 - has already collapsed. out of 36 hospitals, 18 are not functioning because of direct attacks and lack of fuel or attacks on the surroundings and lack of infrastructure like water. around 51 health care centres out of 72 are not functioning. severe shortage of medical supplies. patients and operated on with no anaesthetic and admitted in icus and wards and recovery areas in very bad situations. to be honest and frank it has gone beyond our imaginations, it has gone beyond our imaginations, it is unbelievable, intolerable, and it is unbelievable, intolerable, and it has gone beyond the red lines drawn by the international community and the international community should convert whatever talks we have been giving for the last few weeks into works preventing the suffering of people in those places. a spokesperson for the israel defence force has said israel does not fire on hospitals but said they will do what they need to, f in their words the enemy shoots from such locations. the accusation is hamas is using a network of tunnels from underneath the hospitals but we know three other hospitals in the gaza strip are on the front line. what hope is there for people to be able to leave these facilities? i am thinking both patients and staff working in these hospitals. the advices they should move south. the reality is it is not that easy. is there any hope more people will be able to leave these facilities? i must mention what was mentioned by our director yesterday in his remarks to the security council, there is no place safe and these days and gaza. until now 235 attacks have been reported on health care facilities and the surroundings and infrastructure of hospitals have been attacked and including the availability of clean water. these hospitals serve hundreds of thousands of people. now they are deprived. there are around 3500 beds in gaza hand increase that capacity to around 7000 and no are deprived. —— and they are now deprived of that. whatever reasons are justifications it is not accepted, by whomever is doing it. the narrative these hospitals are used as military bases, there is an international committee responsible for that and whoever is saying that, there is no justification acceptable to attack these facilities. our main concern is people in these facilities, patients injured. as well as civilians sheltering themselves in these places. thank ou for themselves in these places. thank you for talking _ themselves in these places. thank you for talking us _ themselves in these places. thank you for talking us through - themselves in these places. thank you for talking us through some i themselves in these places. thank you for talking us through some of these implications. live now to our correspondent injerusalem, nick beake. the idf claims it is taking out those sites and the israelis claim hamas made a base under al—shafi hospital. that has made it this way a legitimate target. they say operations at the hospital have been suspended. not yet confirmed but we have received some voice messages, an account from a surgeon who works at the hospital, and he describes the picture overnight, seeing the nicu unit was bombed and there has been shooting throughout the night and people cannot get out and get in and people cannot get out and get in and says some patients have died overnight and have no food, electricity and no fuel and no water and to patients on the intensive care unit died and they have made an attempt to bury the dead on the grounds of the hospital but that operation had to be halted yesterday because of incoming fire. this voice message and we have been sent by a surgeon at the main hospital in gaza paint a picture of up pretty horrific situation. the promise to continue slowly and steadily but without much shame it might change. —— without much change. what has been the response to the words of the french president? the office of benjamin netanyahu has said that world leaders should be condemning hamas and not israel and there will be more terrorist attacks on the streets of paris and other cities. the french president in his interview condemned the actions of hamas and says israel was a friend and france stood shoulder to shoulder but that should be a ceasefire and it was not enough to have a humanitarian causes, brief lulls in the fighting and he said the need to be a ceasefire and with the need to be a ceasefire and with the israeli military operation there was no justification for the the israeli military operation there was nojustification for the killing of civilians. this is divergence from what british and american leaders have said, calling for humanitarian policies but emmanuel macron seeing the should be a ceasefire and israel should hold its military operation, at least for a time. —— put a military operation, at least for a time. —— puta halt on military operation, at least for a time. —— put a halt on its operation. here in the uk, london's metropolitan police is preparing for a huge armistice day security operation ahead of a pro—palestinian march in the city. police have imposed an exclusion zone around london's central war memorial, barriers in place, nobody taking chances. in the last 24 hours, the metropolitan police has prepared for what is expected to be one of the biggest marches of the last 20 years. preparations amid predictions from the prime minister and home secretary of disrespect to armistice day, and fears of damage to the cenotaph. and this is part of the response. a guard at the memorial along with powers to arrest any pro—palestinian demonstrator who approaches it today. saturday's march is the fourth national gathering, the palestinian solidarity campaign says it will be peaceful and hope hundreds of thousands will turn out, including families. the police—approved route leaves hyde park and crosses the thames to the us embassy. the cenotaph is more than a mile away. more than 1,800 officers are on duty to prevent disorder, although previous weeks' incidents have been sporadic. this week there is an exclusion zone in westminster, and officers have powers to disperse people after the march. this is a really difficult policing weekend, and we are clear that it is going to be difficult for us, but we are doing everything that we can, with a very significant policing response, to ensure that people are safe. sir mark rowley, the met�*s commissioner, insists his teams have the tactics to contain troublemakers and prevent potential clashes with counter demonstrations. but is it enough to end the row with the home secretary, suella braverman? last night, it emerged she had met sir mark and a source close to her said she had given herfull backing to the police and now had confidence they'd stop any criminality. overnight, police stood guard at the cenotaph. chiefs say they will protect it and the national two—minute that is so important to so many. dominic casciani, bbc news. live now to simonjones, who's near the cenotaph. we know that crowds will be gathering but the police presence also growing. explain a bit about what is expected.— also growing. explain a bit about what is expected. over the past few da s we what is expected. over the past few days we have _ what is expected. over the past few days we have spoken _ what is expected. over the past few days we have spoken a _ what is expected. over the past few days we have spoken a lot - what is expected. over the past few days we have spoken a lot about. days we have spoken a lot about policing, a lot about protests and politics but of course today is the day of remembrance, and at 11 o'clock here at the cenotaph, as in many places across the uk there will be a two—minute silence. the first minute of that silence is to remember those who have gone to war, the second is to remember those who have not returned. one of those who will take part is this reverent from bristol. —— reverend. you lost all couple of colleagues in northern ireland and will also go on to the march of the cenotaph. it’s march of the cenotaph. it's important _ march of the cenotaph. it's important we _ march of the cenotaph. it's important we gather collectively and individually to put the pasta back into the — individually to put the pasta back into the present and do so and hearts— into the present and do so and hearts and _ into the present and do so and hearts and very important we come to these _ hearts and very important we come to these places of holy ground. places set apart _ these places of holy ground. places set apart for a special remembrance on set apart fora special remembrance on nationai— set apart for a special remembrance on national occasions. we set apart for a special remembrance on national occasions.— set apart for a special remembrance on national occasions.- the | on national occasions. we have the silence here _ on national occasions. we have the silence here at _ on national occasions. we have the silence here at 11 _ on national occasions. we have the silence here at 11 and _ on national occasions. we have the silence here at 11 and then - on national occasions. we have the silence here at 11 and then he - on national occasions. we have the silence here at 11 and then he will. silence here at 11 and then he will head _ silence here at 11 and then he will head to _ silence here at 11 and then he will head to hyde park to be part of the pro—palestinian demonstration. why pro-palestinian demonstration. why is it important _ pro—palestinian demonstration. m; is it important for pro—palestinian demonstration. tfe'iy is it important for you pro—palestinian demonstration. rteig' is it important for you to be pro—palestinian demonstration. wig' is it important for you to be there? it has been termed a pro—palestinian demonstration but i think it is a pro piece — demonstration but i think it is a pro piece demonstration. my united nations_ pro piece demonstration. my united nations medal is inscribed in the service _ nations medal is inscribed in the service of— nations medal is inscribed in the service of peace and that is what we are all— service of peace and that is what we are all about. soldiers on armistice day calling — are all about. soldiers on armistice day calling for armistice. and there cannot— day calling for armistice. and there cannot be _ day calling for armistice. and there cannot be anything wrong with that. there _ cannot be anything wrong with that. there has— cannot be anything wrong with that. there has been a lot of debate about the policing and politics about this, it has that been a bit of a distraction?— this, it has that been a bit of a distraction? , , ., ., distraction? sometimes there is too much politics- _ distraction? sometimes there is too much politics. we _ distraction? sometimes there is too much politics. we have _ distraction? sometimes there is too much politics. we have elections . distraction? sometimes there is too | much politics. we have elections and thoughts _ much politics. we have elections and thoughts ahead of us but that is by the buyer. — thoughts ahead of us but that is by the buyer, these moments of stillness _ the buyer, these moments of stillness and silence is to individually put things back togetherjust for a while. its individually put things back togetherjust for a while. together 'ust for a while. as the prime togetherjust for a while. as the prime minister _ togetherjust for a while. as the prime minister said _ togetherjust for a while. as the prime minister said this - togetherjust for a while. as the prime minister said this is - togetherjust for a while. as the prime minister said this is a - togetherjust for a while. as the | prime minister said this is a very important day in terms of unity for the country under sacred day. yes. the country under sacred day. yes, to realise we _ the country under sacred day. yes, to realise we are _ the country under sacred day. yes, to realise we are answerable for what _ to realise we are answerable for what we — to realise we are answerable for what we do and say what our past and present— what we do and say what our past and present and _ what we do and say what our past and present and future. so much has gone wrong _ present and future. so much has gone wrong in _ present and future. so much has gone wrong in past conflicts and past warfare — wrong in past conflicts and past warfare and so much going wrong today _ warfare and so much going wrong today it — warfare and so much going wrong today it is — warfare and so much going wrong today. it is up to us and we ought today. it is up to us and we ought to those — today. it is up to us and we ought to those who went before that we do hetten _ to those who went before that we do hetten -- _ to those who went before that we do better. —— we ought we hear red in flanders _ better. —— we ought we hear red in flanders field copies fail and few remember the last verse, a challenge from the _ remember the last verse, a challenge from the dead to the living, to you from _ from the dead to the living, to you from feeling hands we throw the torch _ from feeling hands we throw the torch be — from feeling hands we throw the torch. be yours to hold it high. if you break— torch. be yours to hold it high. if you break faith with those who died, we shan't _ you break faith with those who died, we shan't sleep, the poppies grow in flanders _ we shan't sleep, the poppies grow in flanders field. so we are carrying the torch — flanders field. so we are carrying the torch and trying to do better. the police — the torch and t