You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.

This edition is published in the early hours of Wednesday the 31st of January.

Satellite data reveals that more than half the buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed in Israel's war with Hamas.

But what are the chances of a ceasefire there?

We will not withdraw the Israel Defence Forces from the Gaza Strip and we will not release thousands of terrorists.

None of this will happen.

Meanwhile Israel's confirmed it is pumping seawater into tunnels in Gaza. The fragile governing

coalition in Spain has suffered a setback as Parliament rejected an amnesty law

for Catalan separatists and have researchers solved the mystery of why insects are attracted to lights.

Also in the podcast, Pakistan's main opposition party condemns a 10-year prison sentence given to its leader

Imran Khan.

And...

Let us take you with us to Solaris, Planet of Mystery.

Looking back at a century of Russia's main film studio, Moss Film.

The United Nations Security Council has expressed concern about what it calls the dire and rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza.

It followed a closed-door briefing from the new humanitarian and reconstruction

coordinator for the territory. New analysis of satellite imagery has revealed the full

extent of the destruction there, showing that more than half the buildings in Gaza have been damaged or

destroyed in Israel's military offensive which followed the Hamas massacre of the 7th of October.

Caroline Hawley has the details.

Aid agencies have repeatedly warned of the scale of suffering and destruction in Gaza.

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