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Global News Podcast

WHO Chief: Gaza's main hospital no longer functioning

Global News Podcast

BBC

Daily News, News

4.38.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the situation at Al-Shifa is dire and perilous. The International Committee of the Red Cross says Gaza is rapidly approaching a humanitarian disaster. Also: The French Prime Minister leads a march in support of the Jewish community, which was boycotted by the far-left purportedly for being pro-Israel. And, the ongoing mystery surrounding the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:05.0

I'm Valerie Sanderson and in the early hours of Monday the 13th of November,

0:09.0

these are our main stories.

0:11.0

There are growing international concerns about what's being described as a dire

0:15.6

and perilous situation at Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital. But Israel insists...

0:20.6

There is electricity in Shiva, everything is operating. We're speaking to the managers. We haven't gone into

0:26.9

Shiva. Underneath Shiva, there's a huge terror base. This doctor at another hospital in Gaza says there have been further strikes.

0:35.0

Another private obstetric hospital was targeted directly today and to our colleagues who are specialists in

0:42.0

obstetric and Galaology were killed tonight.

0:45.0

In Paris a huge march is held against anti-Semitism.

0:50.0

Also in this podcast a search and rescue operation is underway in the Indian Himalayas

0:56.2

to rescue workers trapped in a tunnel. And in Scotland...

1:00.0

Here is the most unusual film of recent years,

1:02.6

for it proves the existence of a monster in Loch Ness.

1:05.8

A famous mystery marks a milestone.

1:08.9

The head of the World Health Organization says the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza

1:18.0

is no longer functioning.

1:19.5

Tedros Adalam Gabrielesus described the situation as dire and perilous.

1:24.9

His comments come as health officials there say thousands of people remain trapped in

1:29.6

Al-Shifa, the territory's biggest hospital. Doctors say premature babies are in danger

1:35.0

and have had to be taken out of incubators because electricity has been cut.

1:40.0

Hamas is reported to be breaking off negotiations over the release of hostages

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