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Gaza: Israel raids al-Shifa hospital

Israel launches overnight raid on al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, tells people to evacuate. EU's foreign policy chief says Israel bears responsibility for imminent famine.

Israel launches overnight raid on al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City and tells civilians to evacuate. And as aid agencies warn of imminent famine in northern Gaza, the EU's foreign policy chief says Israel bears responsibility.

Also in the programme: we hear from Haiti where the security crisis continues and the US has been airlifting its citizens out; and an extreme heatwave forces schools to close in South Sudan.

(IMAGE: Palestinians gather to receive aid outside an UNRWA warehouse as Gaza residents face crisis levels of hunger, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City March 18, 2024 / CREDIT: Reuters / Mahmoud Issa)

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Mon 18 Mar 202414:06GMT

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