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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 hospitals is gaza's new daily routine. health care in the north has collapsed. here, further south, doctors say the situati...

in kigali, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it's a great pleasure to talk to you. ijust wonder, would you accept the basic proposition that in the last...almost three decades, rwanda has become one of africa's great success stories? yes, there is some achievement in development in our country, but the development that the people praise the administration of kagame to have achieved is only in kigali, the capital. it is really the cleanest city in the country and with beautiful buildings. but in rural areas, we have the poverty. the people live in abject poverty. i underst...

from new york. michelle fleury reports. we should get further evidence there is slowdown in the job markets. employers are growing more cautious and employees are sticking around longer. one caveat should see some distortion to the numbers, the auto and actors strikes both endedin auto and actors strikes both ended in november with many returning to work that same month. plus, the end of the year is when many seasonal workers get taken on. american central bank, the federal reserve, it will be watching closely because lowerjob growth will feel expectations the pheasant will leave rat...

near the gaza strip�*s southern border with egypt, trying to escape intense fighting elsewhere. the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations says there is no longer any humanitarian operation worthy of that name in the south of gaza. meanwhile, aid agencies estimate nearly two million people have already been displaced — that's almost 80% of gaza's population. thousands have tried to go to un schools to find shelter, but have had to sleep in front of buildings as there is no room for them. and most of those are struggling to find safe water and food, deepening the huma...

the flow of aid. this comes as new images appear to show dozens of palestinian men, stripped to their underwear, with their hands tied behind their back, being held by israel defence forces. it's not clear if they have surrendered or if they have been taken by the military. israel has not said who the men are, but it has confirmed that israeli forces are making arrests in gaza. from jerusalem, here's our international editor, jeremy bowen. a warning you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon of palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised...