Plus: The harrowing scenes in a Gaza hospital, and how a dad rescued his daughter from kibbutz massacre
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| | | Hello. We have the latest updates on the fast-developing situation in Gaza, as Israel has called more than a million residents to evacuate the northern part of the Strip in 24 hours. The UN has warned of "devastating" consequences. We also have a report from my BBC Arabic colleague Adnan Elbursh as he and his team discover their own neighbours in Gaza City's main hospital. Details in our reports may be distressing to some readers. |
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| | | | Top of the agenda | | Hamas tells Gazans to stay, as UN calls evacuation 'impossible' | | | | The UN has asked Israel to withdraw the evacuation order. Credit: EPA-EFE |
| | Some residents of north Gaza are trying to move south after Israel told 1.1 million people to leave their homes within 24 hours, ahead of an expected ground offensive in response to the weekend's killings by Hamas terrorists. The UN has called on Israel to withdraw the order, calling it "impossible" to comply with, as our Middle East correspondent Tom Bateman explains. Civilians in Gaza are caught between Israel's request to move and the Hamas-run interior ministry urging them to ignore it as "fake propaganda". Asking health workers in Gaza to move people on life support is "beyond cruel", a spokesperson for the World Health Organization said. "We understand it will take time," an Israeli Defence Forces spokesman said of the evacuation. "It's Hamas’ responsibility." | | • | The move in maps: Residents are being told to relocate to the south of the Wadi Gaza, which is a river valley. See it on our map. | | • | From Tel Aviv: Stories from the horrors inflicted in Israel continue to emerge. Neta Portal had not spoken to her dad in six years. When she texted him as she was hiding from Hamas gunmen, he was already on his way. Read their story. | | • | The latest: Israel's government has shared graphic images of children killed by Hamas on social media as the death toll rose to at least 1,300 people in Israel and 1,500 people in Gaza. Follow our updates live. |
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| | AT THE SCENE | Gaza City | | 'Things I can never unsee' | | Hundreds of seriously injured people fill the hallways of Al Shifa, the main hospital in Gaza City, which is within the area from which people have been told to leave. | | | | Adnan Elbursh, BBC Arabic |
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| Hundreds of seriously injured people fill the hallways as staff work under immense pressure, knowing that all services might soon grind to a halt if its back-up generators stop working. Women and children are among the wounded. As we report from the hospital, we discover that dozens of our own neighbours, relatives and friends are among those injured and killed. We have to stop working as we process the shock of the story coming so close to us. Cameraman Mahmoud al-Ajrami is overwhelmed and tears run down his face when he discovers a friend has been brought to the hospital after surviving serious injuries, and that most of the man's relatives have been killed.
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| | | | World headlines | | • | Blockbuster deal: UK regulators have approved a revised offer from Microsoft to buy Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard. This was the final hurdle in a protracted battle to proceed with what is set to be the biggest takeover in the video game industry. | | • | Back to square one: US Republican Congressman Steve Scalise has dropped a bid to become Speaker of the House, having struggled to secure a majority in the chamber, just a day after his party nominated him. From Washington, Bernd Debusmann Jr views three ways the saga could end. | | • | Church investigation: The Japanese government has asked a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Church. The "Moonies" church, founded in South Korea, was under the spotlight after the assassination of PM Shinzo Abe by someone who accused him of promoting the religious movement. | | • | Libel trial: A journalist has been handed a suspended fine of 1,000 euros (£864, $1,054) for insulting the Italy's far-right PM Giorgia Meloni. Roberto Saviano had used a swear word to describe Ms Meloni in a 2020 interview, while attacking her suggestion that boats carrying rescued migrants ought to be sunk. | | • | Catch them if you can: A US-based security company has sued Air Canada after gold bars and cash worth C$20m (£12m, $15m) were stolen from Toronto's airport in April. The heist is one of the largest in Canada's history. |
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| | | | | | Beyond the headlines | | Kiwis growing sour over economy | | | | Chris Hipkins faces an uphill struggle to win enough votes to stay in power. Credit: Reuters |
| | As New Zealand heads to its first election in three years, my colleague Frances Mao has hears from disillusioned voters who could be steering away from the centre-left Labour government. Economic concerns and a perceived rise in crime are fuelling pessimism that could lead to a coalition between the centre-right National Party and the libertarian ACT. | | | | |
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| | | | And finally... | | Cinema chains in the UK are encouraging Taylor Swift fans to drop cinema etiquette and sing and dance along during screenings of their idol's Eras concert film, premiering today in most countries. "As always, no dancing on the seats," an Odeon spokesperson said. For reasons obvious to anyone who had to retrieve a lost item under a theatre seat, glitter is prohibited. |
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