UN says Israel's actions in Gaza could amount to war crimes
Newshour
BBC
4.2 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
The UN human rights office is warning that repeated Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza raise serious concerns about war crimes and crimes against humanity. We'll hear from the UN as well as a spokesman for the Israeli government.
Also in the programme: After South Korea's deadliest plane crash, an aviation safety expert calls on regulators to be more pro-active; Pitt and Jolie agree a divorce settlement, seemingly bringing to an end one of the longest and most contentious splits in Hollywood history.
And we'll be dedicating the second half of this programme to a selection of the newsiest moments of 2024.
(Photo: Sila's father, Mahmoud Fasih, carries her tiny body to be buried. Credit: BBC)
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:06.6 | Coming to you live from London, I'm Paul Henley, and we begin this last news hour of this UK year in Gaza, |
| 0:13.5 | where in just over a week six babies in Gaza have died from the cold weather, according to local health officials. |
| 0:20.2 | With hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians living in tents |
| 0:23.6 | and with temperatures expect to drop further in the coming days, |
| 0:27.2 | the UN Children's Agency, UNICEF, has warned that more lives are at risk. |
| 0:32.1 | The aid agency says they continue to face restrictions bringing life-saving aid into Gaza. |
| 0:37.5 | Israel accuses Hamas of stealing aid. |
| 0:40.1 | The BBC has worked with two freelance cameramen in Gaza |
| 0:43.0 | who've met families who've lost their loved ones. |
| 0:45.7 | Emir Nader reports, and there's a warning. |
| 0:47.9 | His report includes upsetting events. |
| 0:53.1 | Mahmoud Fasir is walking through the courtyard of a hospital in Gaza's Chahunas. |
| 0:58.6 | He's cradling a small bundle with both of his arms, a baby shrouded in white cloth. |
| 1:05.8 | Little Sela was just 20 days old when her father couldn't wake her. |
| 1:15.0 | In the morning, I found her staff like wood. |
| 1:17.5 | I took her to the hospital, and they told me, |
| 1:20.6 | your daughter has been dead for an hour due to the cold. |
| 1:27.3 | Inside the hospital, Dr. Ahmed El-Farra saw Sela, and he's seen more cases over the past week. |
| 1:32.0 | She suffered from severe hypothermia, leading to the cessation of vital signs, cardiac arrest, and eventually death. |
| 1:39.9 | Yesterday as well, two cases were brought in. |
| 1:42.6 | One was a three-day-old baby, and the other was less than a month old, |
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