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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaIsrael Gaza: Netanyahu vows to press ahead with Rafah offensivePublished24 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, ReutersImage caption, A child awaiting food aid in Rafah this weekBy Jacqueline HowardBBC NewsIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted his troops will advance on the Gazan city of Rafah, defying outside pleas to reconsider.French President Emmanuel Macron was the latest to warn Mr Netanyahu off, telling him the human cost of Israel’s operation in Gaza was “intolerable”.But Mr Netanyahu has ordered his army to prepare for a ground assault.Some 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering in Rafah, which has already come under bombardment.Mr Netanyahu vowed to press on with a “powerful” assault, declaring that Hamas, the group which controls Gaza, must be eliminated from the southern city.”We will fight until complete victory and this includes a powerful action also in Rafah after we allow the civilian population to leave the battle zones,” he said.President Macron phoned Mr Netanyahu on Wednesday to say Israel’s operations in Gaza “must cease”.He expressed “France’s firm opposition to an Israeli offensive in Rafah, which could only lead to a humanitarian disaster of a new magnitude”.German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, visiting Israel, warned that people in Rafah with nowhere to go could not “simply vanish into thin air.”Spain and the Republic of Ireland have asked the EU, of which they are members, to examine “urgently” whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations in Gaza under an accord linking rights to trade.The health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory reports that at least 28,576 people, mostly women and children, have been killed as a result of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.Israel took action after Hamas-led gunmen killed at least 1,200 people and seized 253 hostages in a surprise attack on its territory on 7 October.UN warns of ‘slaughter’ if Israel launches Rafah assaultBiden says Israel must protect vulnerable in RafahIsrael rescues two hostages in Rafah amid deadly strikesIn the earlier days of the war, Israel had instructed Palestinians to seek refuge in Rafah as the Israeli military moved against the northern cities.Rafah is Gaza’s southern-most and features a crossing point into Egypt where humanitarian aid has been allowed to enter the Strip.Now Israeli authorities want civilians to relocate to what they call a “humanitarian zone” – a thin strip of mainly agricultural land along the Mediterranean coast known as al-Mawasi.Among the displaced civilians in Rafah was Ahlam Abu Assi, who told AFP news agency she “would rather die” there than return to famine-like conditions like those experienced by relatives who had stayed in Gaza City.”My son and his children have nothing to eat. They cook a handful of rice and save it for the next day,” she said.Another city, Khan Younis, has been the focus of Israel’s operations in the south of Gaza so far.Thousands of displaced Palestinians sought shelter there in the Nasser hospital but are now also being ordered to evacuate.Mr Netanyahu’s vow to press on came after peace negotiations involving officials from the US, Israel, Egypt and Qatar ended inconclusively.Israel’s prime ministerial office said Hamas had presented no new offer for a hostage deal and Israel would not accept the militant group’s “ludicrous demands”.”A change in Hamas’ positions will make it possible to move forward in the negotiations,” it added.Related TopicsIsrael & the PalestiniansIsrael-Gaza warIsraelGazaBenjamin NetanyahuTop StoriesOne dead and 21 injured in Super Bowl parade shootingPublished39 minutes agoUkraine claims sinking of Russian ship off CrimeaPublished8 hours agoIsrael launches deadly air strikes in LebanonPublished2 hours agoFeaturesMoment Russian ship struck by Ukrainian drones. 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[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron warns Israel the human cost of the war in Gaza is “intolerable”.

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaFrench citizenship row engulfs Indian Ocean island of MayottePublished13 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Residents on Mayotte have been setting up roadblocks to protest against living conditions and insecurityBy Hugh SchofieldBBC News, ParísA speck of France in the Indian Ocean has become the latest battleground over the laws on immigration.A French possession since 1841, the tiny island of Mayotte is now a département or county of the Republic which means, in theory, that the same rules apply there as in the Moselle or Maine-et-Loire, or anywhere else in France.But the territory’s difficult experience of mass immigration is pushing President Emmanuel Macron’s government to abandon the sacrosanct Frenchprinciple of equality for all.Visiting the island at the weekend, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced that the automatic right to French citizenship by virtue of birth on the island is to be rescinded.A constitutional change to this effect is now to be pursued by the government. Crucially the end of “birthplace citizenship” would apply only to the island of Mayotte – not to France as a whole.But therein lies the rub. For different reasons, both the left and right of French politics see the reform as problematic.The left says it is a breach of the Republican principle of universality, and opens the door to a citizenship based on racial origin.The right says that changing the rules for Mayotte are fair enough, but it is in France as a whole that “birthplace citizenship” needs to be abandoned.The droit du sol – right of the soil, also known as jus soli – is the legal notion that a person born on the territory of a nation automatically becomes a citizen of that nation. Its opposing idea is jus sanguinis – right of blood which confers citizenship only on the children of citizens.For many, particularly on the left, the droit du sol is an important marker, confirming France’s status as a beacon of humanist values.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The French Air and Border Police have been carrying out operations to intercept migrants from the Comoros islandsIn fact, strictly speaking, the droit du sol is not an automatic right in France, as it is for example in the US where a birth certificate is enough to get a passport. A child born in France to foreign parents needs to apply for citizenship in his or her teens, and then prove continuous presence.However, the point still stands. Birth on the territory opens the way to membership of the nation.But events in Mayotte show how in modern times pressures of demographic change and mass migration are leading governments to question what had until recently been matters of consensus.Mayotte is currently prey to a wave of civil disobedience born of local fear of being overwhelmed by outsiders.Lying 70km (43.5 miles) from one of the poorest countries in Africa – the Comoros islands – Mayotte has a “small boat” problem that makes the UK’s, over the Channel from France, seem puny by comparison. Hundreds of people arrive every week in boats from the Comoros, in addition to whom there are now increasing numbers of asylum seekers from the Great Lakes region of Central Africa.In the island’s hospitals more than 10,000 babies are being born every year – the majority to mothers from the Comoros. Mayotte’s overall population is estimated at 300,000 – but only half of them bear French passports.Since mid-January “citizen’s committees” have set up roadblocks around the island, demanding a crackdown on immigration and the crime they say comes with it. From all political shades in Mayotte comes the same cry: end the droit du sol.”If not, we will be perpetually the prisoners of our geography,” says Estelle Youssouffa, a Mayotte MP from the independent LIOT bloc in the National Assembly.”We will end up welcoming all the misery of the Comoros and of Africa – all so that people in Paris can parade their grand principles.”Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Gérald Darmanin, the French minister of the interior and overseas territories, says abolishing the droit du sol would make Mayotte less appealing to migrants”The right to security is also a fundamental right,” argues Ms Youssouffa. “The right to move around freely is a fundamental right. But we are deprived of these rights – because the violence is now so bad we can no longer live normally.”The French interior minister says he is responding to the appeals of the Mahorais, as the people of Mayotte are known. He says that once the droit du sol has been abolished on the island, the lure will disappear.Currently most demands for regularisation are from the Comoran families of babies who are born on Mayotte and therefore French. When the babies are no longer French, the argument goes, the people will stop coming.No-one knows if that is true or not. For the left, it is not citizenship per se that draws immigrants to Mayotte, but the comparatively wealthier standard of living. And they warn that, for all the government’s promises to the contrary, what happens first in Mayotte could all too easily be followed in France as a whole.No-one knows if that is true either. What is undeniable is that both the mainstream and hard right in French politics are now talking openly about ending the droit du sol in France proper as well.For them it is exactly the kind of shock measure that the immigration crisis requires, as asylum requests reached a record 142,500 last year.The Macron government needs the political right to get through any constitutional change on Mayotte. Might they make their support conditional on the reform being broadened to France as a whole?Or might they contrive to block the constitutional change on the basis that for Mayotte alone it is too restrictive? And then at the next presidential elections ride – they hope – to power, promising a nationwide end to the droit du sol?The world is changing. It is possible.Related TopicsFranceMore on this storyFrance to tighten migrant law despite court rulingPublished26 JanuaryTop StoriesLive. 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[ad_1] The island of Mayotte becomes the latest battleground in France over the laws on immigration.

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaRussia arrests German for carrying cannabis gummy bearsPublished4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Russian Federal Tax Service/Telegram Image caption, If found guilty, the German man could face up to seven years in prisonBy Damien McGuinnessBBC News, BerlínA 38-year-old German man was arrested at St Petersburg airport after Russian customs found gummy bear sweets containing cannabis in his luggage.Border officials noticed the sweets, which they described as “pungent-smelling”, in a packet decorated with a marijuana leaf. The man is accused of drug smuggling and faces up to seven years in prison.The arrest comes amid discussion of a possible prisoner swap deal between Washington and the Kremlin. Moscow is hoping to negotiate the release of a Russian citizen jailed in Germany for murder. In an interview last week with US journalist Tucker Carlson, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed long-standing rumours that the Kremlin was considering a prisoner swap with Vadim Krasikov, who was jailed in Germany after murdering a Chechen dissident in a park in Berlin in 2019.Berlin has not commented on whether it would be prepared to swap Krasikov for an American citizen. A video released by Russian officials shows the German man taking off his rucksack to be searched and repeatedly saying “they are wine gums”, when asked by a Russian customs inspector about the six bear-shaped sweets. A test showed that the sweets contained tetrahydrocannabinol, a psychoactive substance banned in Russia.Cannabis gummies, along with other so-called edibles, are legal in many US states, but are prohibited in some European countries, including Germany and the UK. According to a statement from Russian customs, the man explained he had bought the cannabis gummies in Germany, where they can be used for medical purposes, and uses them on long flights to help him sleep. He had come to Russia from Hamburg, flying via Istanbul, to visit a woman he had met online. Germany’s Foreign Ministry has said the government is in contact with the man’s lawyers.The case is reminiscent of the arrest of the American professional basketball player Brittney Griner in February 2022. She was sentenced to nine years in prison for drug smuggling after a small amount of cannabis oil was found in a vaporiser cartridge in her hand luggage at a Moscow airport. She had been prescribed medical cannabis in the US. Western officials accuse Russia of using imprisoned foreign citizens as bargaining chips in prisoner swaps. This is in fact what happened to Brittney Griner, who was released at the end of 2022 in a prisoner swap with the US in return for the controversial Russian arms dealer Victor Bout. Washington is currently negotiating for the release of two Americans, journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan, who are in Russian jails accused of spying. Western officials describe the charges as trumped up. Related TopicsGermanyCannabis RussiaSt PetersburgMore on this storyPaul Whelan: The ex-US Marine still jailed in RussiaPublished8 December 2022Russia extends US journalist Gershkovich’s detentionPublished26 JanuaryWho is freed US basketball star Brittney Griner?Published8 December 2022Top StoriesLive. 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[ad_1] According to a statement from Russian customs, the man explained he had bought the cannabis gummies in Germany, where they can be used for medical purposes, and uses them…

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaTop Republican warns of ‘serious’ national security threatPublished2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Turner provided no details about the ‘serious’ national security threat.By Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, WashingtonThe chairman of the powerful House Intelligence Committee has issued a vague warning of a “serious national security threat” facing the US. The cryptic statement from Republican Mike Turner called on President Joe Biden to declassify the threat, although no further details were given.The White House has said the threat is not imminent, but that congressional leaders would be briefed this week. Lawmakers have until Friday to review intelligence about the threat. In a statement posted by the House Intelligence Committee on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Mr Turner said only that the committee has “made available to all members of Congress information concerning a serious national security threat”. “I am requesting that President Biden declassify all information relating to this threat so that Congress, the administration and our allies can openly discuss the actions necessary to respond to this threat,” the statement added. A memo sent to members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday night that was obtained by Punchbowl News provided few additional details, noting only that the “urgent matter” is in “regard to a destabilising foreign military capability”. The intelligence is available for lawmakers to view in a secure facility within the US Capitol complex until Friday, 16 February. The top Democrat on the committee, Connecticut’s Jim Himes, said in a statement that while the classified threat is “significant”, it “is not a cause for panic”. “As to whether more can be declassified about the issues, that is a worthwhile discussion but it is not a discussion to be had in public,” he added.Similarly, House Speaker Mike Johnson said that there is “no need for public alarm”. Senate Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner and Vice-Chairman Marco Rubio said in a statement that their committee has been “rigorously tracking this issue from the start” and “are discussing an appropriate response with the administration.” “We must be cautious about potentially disclosing sources and methods that may be key to preserving a range of options for US action,” the statement added. Asked about the threat at the White House, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters that he had offered to personally brief the so-called “Gang of Eight” comprised of House and Senate leaders from both parties and the top lawmakers on the House and Senate Intelligence Committees. A briefing for the House members of the wider group – which includes Mr Turner, Mr Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries – had been scheduled for Thursday, 15 February. “I’m a bit surprised that Congressman Turner came out publicly today in advance of a meeting on the books for me to go sit with him alongside our intelligence and defence professionals tomorrow,” Mr Sullivan said. “I’m not in a position to say anything further today.”Mr Sullivan later added that the Biden administration is “protecting the national security of the United States and the American people”. “Americans understand that there are a range of threats and challenges in the world that we’re dealing with every single day, and those threats and challenges range from terrorism to state actors,” he said. “And we have to contend with them.” Related TopicsRepublican PartyUS CongressUnited StatesMore on this storyFormer CIA hacker sentenced to 40 years in prisonPublished1 FebruaryFive US Marines missing after helicopter goes downPublished7 days agoUS and UK strikes target Houthi rebels in YemenPublished12 JanuaryTop StoriesLive. 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AudioSteve Wright tributes and Labour suspends another candidateAttributionSoundsAI could ‘supercharge’ election disinformation, US tells the BBC’Like a friend’ – listeners’ tributes to Steve WrightTorvill, Dean and the death of romanceAttributionSportResignations of leading women give Hungary’s Orban his biggest crisisElsewhere on the BBCExperience Apollo 11’s adventure first-hand!Discover the awe-inspiring journey of Apollo 11 and its crew with newly released cockpit audioAttributioniPlayerWhat holds us back from exercising as we age?James Gallagher explores the mental and physical barriers that may stop usAttributionSoundsOne of the most densely populated places on earthUncover the hidden systems and armies of people running Hong KongAttributioniPlayerThe surprising health benefits of sleeping moreCould going to sleep one hour earlier dramatically improve your mood and health?AttributionSoundsMost Read1One dead and nine injured in Super Bowl parade shooting2Man poisoned couple and rewrote will – court told3Children of US mum arrested in London were shot4Family members jailed after abusing son’s wife5Ukraine claims sinking of Russian ship off Crimea6Gems stolen from British Museum seen for first time7Marten and Gordon jury shown how police found baby8Israel launches ‘extensive’ strikes in Lebanon9MP says ‘we are not fair game’ after protest at home10Critics savage Spider-Man spin-off Madame Web

[ad_1] The White House said the threat is not imminent and will brief congressional leaders on Thursday.

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaSeveral injured in shooting at Super Bowl parade in Kansas CityPublished6 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSeveral people have been shot in Kansas City, Missouri, after a Super Bowl victory parade, police say.The shots were fired west of Union Station, near to where thousands had gathered for the parade on Wednesday.The number of injured is unclear, although a fire department official told the Associated Press that around eight people had been hit.Two armed people have been taken into custody, police said.Video shared on social media showed police officers streaming into the busy station.The city was celebrating Sunday’s Super Bowl win by the Kansas City Chiefs. This is a developing story. More updates to follow.Top StoriesUkraine claims sinking of Russian ship off CrimeaPublished4 hours agoIsrael launches ‘extensive’ strikes in LebanonPublished2 hours agoBank boss says 4% inflation won’t spark rate cutsPublished3 hours agoFeaturesMoment Russian ship struck by Ukrainian drones. VideoMoment Russian ship struck by Ukrainian dronesTired and alone – families of disabled people tell of fight to secure NHS careFull cemeteries and empty homes: Ukrainians struggle two years after invasionTough week tests Starmer’s leadershipSteve Wright tributes and Labour suspends another candidate. AudioSteve Wright tributes and Labour suspends another candidateAttributionSoundsAI could ‘supercharge’ election disinformation, US tells the BBC’Like a friend’ – listeners’ tributes to Steve WrightTorvill, Dean and the death of romanceAttributionSportResignations of leading women give Hungary’s Orban his biggest crisisElsewhere on the BBCExperience Apollo 11’s adventure first-hand!Discover the awe-inspiring journey of Apollo 11 and its crew with newly released cockpit audioAttributioniPlayerWhat holds us back from exercising as we age?James Gallagher explores the mental and physical barriers that may stop usAttributionSoundsOne of the most densely populated places on earthUncover the hidden systems and armies of people running Hong KongAttributioniPlayerThe surprising health benefits of sleeping moreCould going to sleep one hour earlier dramatically improve your mood and health?AttributionSoundsMost Read1Children of US mum arrested in London were shot2Man poisoned couple and rewrote will – court told3Family members jailed after abusing son’s wife4Ukraine claims sinking of Russian ship off Crimea5Gems stolen from British Museum seen for first time6MP says ‘we are not fair game’ after protest at home7Marten and Gordon jury shown how police found baby8Critics savage Spider-Man spin-off Madame Web9Israel launches ‘extensive’ strikes in Lebanon10’Meaty’ rice grown in lab for protein kick

[ad_1] Two armed people are in custody following the gunfire in Kansas City, Missouri.

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaIsrael orders evacuation of largest hospital in southern GazaPublished42 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, MO_ELHELO21Image caption, Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Helo posted a video showing civilians leaving Nasser hospitalBy David GrittenBBC NewsPalestinians say Israeli forces have ordered thousands of displaced people to evacuate the largest hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip.Videos showed an announcement via loudspeaker and a crowd leaving the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.Israel’s military said it had opened a secure route for civilians, but did not intend to evacuate patients and medics.Doctors and health officials say a number of people there have been killed by Israeli sniper fire in recent days.The reported deaths came as battles between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters raged in the vicinity of the hospital, which the UN says has been under siege for around a week and is only minimally functional.Intense hostilities have also been reported around the nearby Al-Amal hospital, which the Palestinian Red Crescent said was raided last week after some 8,000 displaced people and patients complied with an order to evacuate. The Israeli military has previously accused Hamas fighters of operating from inside and around the two hospitals – a claim that the armed group and medical officials have denied.Khan Younis has been the focus of Israel’s invasion of the south of Gaza, which began in early December after troops largely took control of Hamas strongholds in the north.The Israeli military launched a large-scale air and ground campaign after Hamas gunmen killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel on 7 October and took 253 other people hostage.Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says more than 28,500 people have been killed in the territory since then, including at least 103 in the past 24 hours.On Wednesday morning, Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Helo posted on Instagram what he said was footage showing a drone hovering over Nasser hospital as a soldier using a loudspeaker says in Arabic: “Go now out of the hospital, go now to the municipality.” About an hour later, he posted another video showing dozens of people walking through a courtyard and then turning towards al-Bahr Street, which connects western Khan Younis with the Mediterranean coast. Later, Gaza’s health ministry put out a brief statement accusing Israeli troops of “forcibly evacuating” thousands of displaced people, medical staff and patients from Nasser hospital. Médecins Sans Frontières reported that displaced people had been ordered to leave and that medical staff and patients had been told that they could remain in the hospital with a limit of one caretaker per patient. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had “opened a secure route to evacuate the civilian population taking shelter in the area of the Nasser hospital toward the humanitarian zone” – a reference to a thin strip of mainly agricultural land along the Mediterranean coast in an area known as al-Mawasi.”The evacuation of the civilian population is being conducted in a controlled and precise manner by IDF troops in order to prevent terrorists exploiting the evacuation,” it added.”We emphasize that the IDF does not intend to evacuate patients and medical staff, the troops involved have been thoroughly instructed in advance to prioritize the safety of civilians, patients, medical workers, and medical facilities during the operation.”The IDF also alleged that Hamas – which is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by Israel, the UK and other countries – “cynically embeds itself within hospitals and civilian infrastructure”.Before the evacuation began, a doctor at Nasser hospital said in an audio message that Israeli tanks and snipers had surrounded the facility.Dr Khaled Alserr, a trauma surgeon, also said that he had treated a 16-year-old boy who was shot as he tried to leave the hospital. “[When] he reached the gate of the hospital he was shot by four bullets by an Israeli sniper,” he added.The Gaza health ministry also said Israeli sniper fire killed three people and injured two others at the hospital on Tuesday. Another seven people were reportedly shot dead in the courtyard on Monday.There was no immediate response to the allegations from the IDF, although it insists that its forces do not intentionally target civilians.A doctor at Nasser hospital’s emergency department, Haitham Ahmed, told BBC Arabic on Tuesday night that Israeli tanks had destroyed the northern wall during heavy bombardment and violent clashes in the surrounding area.”Part of the stock of medical supplies… was burned as a result of the morning clashes,” he said. “Since [Monday], with the hospital’s infrastructure being affected, sewage has unfortunately begun to flow into the departments located on the ground floors of the hospital, and there is a fear that it will reach the emergency and radiology departments.”This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, BBC News Arabic followed paramedics in northern Gaza during the first month of the conflict.The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that he was alarmed by what was reportedly happening.”Nasser is the backbone of the health system in southern Gaza. It must be protected,” he warned. “Humanitarian access must be allowed.””Hospitals must be safeguarded so that they can serve their life-saving function. They must not be militarized or attacked.”Only 11 of Gaza’s 33 hospitals are currently partially functioning, according to the UN. As well as being overwhelmed by huge numbers of casualties, the hospitals are serving as shelters for thousands among the 1.7 million people who have fled their homes as a result of the fighting. The majority of those displaced are now living in Rafah, south of Khan Younis, where there is mounting concern about the lack of food, water and sanitation.On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to carry out a “powerful” operation in Rafah after civilians were evacuated. He reiterated that Israel would fight on until “total victory”. Meanwhile, the UN’s humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths, told the BBC that there was only 24 hours’ worth of food left in the city. He also warned that it be impossible to run any effective humanitarian operations or protect civilians if Israel sent ground forces into Rafah.”I understand why the Israelis want to move in on Rafah. I understand their desire to recover those hostages, those poor people,” he said. “What I want to say to you, before it starts is, if there is an assault you cannot, you must not, you should not, rely on the fantasy of a humanitarian operation being able to save people in the middle of such carnage.”In a separate development, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas – who is based in the occupied West Bank – urged Hamas to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza quickly to avoid “another catastrophic event”. 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