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BBC OS: 2023/10/17 16:06 GMT: Israel-Hamas war: Fleeing Gaza

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2023/10/17 16:06 GMT

2023/10/17 16:06 GMT: Israel-Hamas war: Fleeing Gaza

Israel-Hamas war: Fleeing Gaza

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Israel-Hamas war: Fleeing Gaza

Thousands fled the northern Gaza Strip for the south after Israeli military warnings.

At least 600,000 people have fled the northern Gaza Strip for the south after Israeli military warnings.

The World Health Organization said it needed urgent access to the Gaza Strip to deliver medical supplies and aid as all access remained closed, including via Egypt’s Rafah crossing in the south. An Israeli military spokesman has denied there's a humanitarian crisis in the region. We get the latest developments from the ground on day 11 of the war between Israel and Hamas, and we also look at how the conflict may expand as the Israeli military carries out further strikes on targets in Lebanon linked to the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah.

We look at the ongoing political upheaval in Poland, where with all votes counted in the general election, the Law and Justice party looks set to lose power after eight years. The result could lead to a pro-EU government if the three main opposition groups can agree to form a coalition. We hear from Polish voters.

We speak to our colleague at BBC Brasil about the Amazon river which has fallen to its lowest level since records began more than a century ago as a result of a historic drought. Communities dependent on river transport have been cut off by low water levels.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: A damaged home is seen after it was hit by a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel, in Sderot, southern Israel October 17, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Amir Cohen)

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