This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Nigel Adderly and in the early hours of Saturday the 11th of November,

these are our main stories.

Another harrowing day in northern Gaza,

as Palestinian officials say three hospitals have been hit by strikes from the Israeli military, who believe they're being used by Hamas.

Our forces are operating around the area because Hamas has chosen to strategically position

their terrorist capabilities in under and around hospitals.

The French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the BBC about the ongoing conflict.

Defacto, this baby, this lady,, these old people are bombed and killed.

There is no reason for that and no legitimacy, so we do urge Israel to stop.

Now it's time for ceasefire.

Also in this podcast, the White House says President Biden will meet the Chinese

leader, she Jing Ping next week to try and stabilize relations.

And President Erdogan says he's prepared to change the Turkish constitution to end a judicial dispute. The hospitals of Northern Gaza are facing an increasingly grave situation

as Israeli forces press ahead with their offensive against Hamas.

Explosions have been reported at or near several of them and local officials say Israeli

strikes have hit three.

The director of the biggest hospital in the territory, Al-Shifa, accused Israel of launching

a war on hospitals. Dr. Marwan Abu Saada is a general surgeon there. He said the situation is desperate.

Here I'm hearing the shooting and compartment everywhere around me me but our stuff is still there

and our patients still there and we are taking casualties today they

bombarded some of our displaced people who were here in Chippa at the school they were under attack and

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