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Fighting intensifies as thousands flee northern Gaza
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English - November 09, 2023 18:20 - 5 minutes - 5.28 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Fighting between Israel and Hamas is intensifying and is now close to the Al Quds hospital in Gaza City.
Thousands of people have been sheltering in the hospital grounds - and there are still 100 patients in the hospital itself.
Meanwhile an evacuation route, allowing people to leave northern Gaza for the south, is open for the fifth day with thousands fleeing.
Pictures from the Gaza strip showing them on the move in what is being describes as some of the largest civilian movements since the early days of the war in Gaza.
Drone shots taken at the Wadi Gaza line show an endless stream of people, most of them on foot.
Some are on carts pulled by donkeys, some are pushing prams and many are holding white flags - a sign of surrender.
The White House announced on Friday morning that Israel will begin daily four-hour military pauses starting.
Correspondent Sarah Coates spoke to Corin Dann.