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

I'm Valerie Sanderson in the early hours of Saturday the 4th of

November these are our main stories. Israel has confirmed that one of its

aircraft struck an ambulance in Gaza. It says it was being used by Hamas fighters. The

Palestinians say a medical convoy was hit twice, causing many casualties.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledges there will be no pause in the fighting

until all hostages are released.

The leader of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah

says the conflict could widen

if Israel's attacks on Gaza don't cease.

Also in this podcast, the skulls of four 19th century indigenous warriors from Taiwan

are being returned by a Scottish university.

Most of the skulls we hold will not be from individuals who wanted their skulls to come to the university.

They were collected without their consent.

And too hot to trot how a tarantula caused a traffic accident in

death valley. In Gaza ambulances have come under fire with the Israelis saying it hit one,

killing Hamas fighters it says were using the vehicle to move weapons near an area of battle.

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