Firing outside Gaza hospitals, with patients and staff trapped inside

We're pausing our live coverage for the next few hours, so here's a quick recap on where things stand in the Israel-Gaza war.

On Friday, eyewitnesses told the BBC that Israeli forces were close to key Gaza hospitals - Al-Shifa, Al-Quds, Al-Rantisi and the Indonesian Hospital - and there were reports of explosions inside or near them throughout the day.

Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of operating from tunnels underneath Al-Shifa, which Hamas denies.

A video verified by the BBC showed a woman filming herself at the Al-Rantisi Hospital in Gaza City, where she claimed that the children’s hospital was being “besieged” by tanks and full of people told to evacuate.

And the International Committee of the Red Cross warned that hospitals in northern Gaza have "reached a point of no return", risking the lives of thousands of people.

In an exclusive interview with the BBC this evening, French President Emmanuel Macron said Israel must stop killing babies and women in Gaza, but Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu responded that world leaders should be condeming Hamas, not Israel.

The Hamas-run health ministry says 11,078 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war and more than 27,000 others are injured.

Away from Gaza, in the West Bank, dozens of people attended the funerals of 11 Palestinians killed in a reported Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp.

It all comes after Israel launched a retaliatory offensive in Gaza as a response to Hamas's deadly 7 October attacks, which killed around 1,200 people while more than 240 others were taken hostage.

Israel revised the death toll down from 1,400 on Friday because, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat, many poeple killed were not immediately identified after the attack, and "now we think those belong to terrorists... not Israeli casualties".

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UN Security Council members have been trying to reach consensus for weeks now and it just doesn't seem like they are making any ground.

In particular, there is some frustration that the United States isn’t showing serious interest in having a resolution - they are of course Israel's strongest ally on the council and oppose a ceasefire.

The US also vetoed a resolution that was supported by 12 other members of the council, saying it didn't have enough strong language on Israel's right to self-defence.

Russia and China went on to veto a US resolution, saying it would give a green light to further escalation of the war. In total, the Security Council has failed four times to reach consensus.

We have a very divided council.

The UAE called today's meeting because they were concerned about the health crisis and ongoing strikes on hospitals in Gaza. The World Health Organization (WHO) just gave a briefing on the dramatic deterioration of the health system, which as we already heard the ICRC say today "has reached a point of no return".

At the end of the briefing by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, he said the crisis underlined once again the need for reform of the Security Council. Not holding back his criticism, he said the council no longer served the purposes for which it was established and reiterated his call for a ceasefire.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reponded to an interview France's President Macron gave to the BBC this evening, in which he urged Israel to stop killing women and babies in Gaza, and reiterated his call for a ceasefire in the war.

Netanyahu said that nations should condemn Hamas rather than Israel, claiming his military was trying to remove civilians from the conflict, while Hamas was using them as human shields.

"The crimes being committed today by Hamas-ISIS in Gaza will be committed tomorrow in Paris, New York and all over the world," he warned in a statement.

You can see a clip from Macron's interview below and read more from the interview here.

As we reported a little earlier, Israel's military is fighting near or at the four main hospitals in Gaza City.

Dr Mohammed Abu Salamiya, Al-Shifa hospital director, said he was hearing "shooting and bombardment everywhere around me in Shifa hospital".

"It's a horrible situation now," Dr Salamiya explained.

He said that some people "evacuated from Shifa because it is not a safe place to stay". But the hospital's staff, Dr Salamiya added, are "still there" and the healthcare facility continues to take in casualties.

Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israeli military, has given an update on the situation regarding civilians moving from the north of the Gaza Strip as Israel continues its strikes.

He says more than 100,000 Palestinians in Gaza have moved from the north to the south of the Strip in the past two days.

Humanitarian corridors have been opened to allow people to flee the fighting, as Israel continues its campaign in Gaza.

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Israel must stop killing babies and women in Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron has told the BBC.

In an exclusive interview at the Élysée Palace, he said there was "no justification" for the bombing, saying a ceasefire would benefit Israel.

While recognising Israel's right to protect itself, "we do urge them to stop this bombing" in Gaza.

But he also stressed that France "clearly condemns" the "terrorist" actions of Hamas.

France - like Israel, the US, the UK, and other Western nations - considers Hamas a terrorist organisation.

When asked if he wanted other leaders - including in the US and the UK - to join his calls for a ceasefire, he replied: "I hope they will."

• Read the BBC's full interview with Macron here.

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It is now evening here in Gaza and tension remains at the four main hospitals in Gaza City, with Israeli troops drawing close.

The unease is especially felt in the territory's largest hospital – Al-Shifa.

People inside say they can hear explosions and firing around the hospital and that Israeli tanks are about 100m (328ft) away.

I spoke to the director of the hospital, who says around 15,000 people remain there, including those who have fled from a nearby refugee camp that has been surrounded by Israeli tanks.

Those who remain at Al-Shifa are largely the elderly and sick, who cannot make the journey further south to where Israel has promised greater safety.

The hospital’s director says they are overwhelmed by the number of injured people and are having to treat people in corridors and on the floor.

Meanwhile, the fighting around Al-Quds hospital has also intensified tonight. We understand an Israeli navy ship was involved as well as tanks, which have surrounded the hospital.

More now from Daniel Hagari's earlier statement. He says the IDF is “extensively targeting” sites in northern Gaza that it believes are being held by the Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah.

That’s in retaliation for what Hagari says was the infiltration of Israeli territory by three drones from Lebanon earlier on Friday.

Hagari says one was intercepted, while two fell in open ground.

“That is a threat on Israel and we are going to continue to retaliate with fire and target any terrorist who tries to enter Israeli territory,” he adds.

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Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), has giving an update on developments in the war and says various efforts are underway to secure the release of hostages in Gaza.

Speaking earlier at a news conference, he describes these processes as “complex” and adds that they are not finished yet.

“We are not going to miss even one opportunity to bring hostages home,” Hagari says.

He is cautioning people to only listen to official reports regarding the release of the more than 200 people thought to still be held in Gaza.

We've been reporting that IDF forces have been fighting close to Gaza hospitals following reports of explosions inside or near them.

Now the Palestinian Red Crescent says that electricity, internet and water have been cut off at the Indonesian Hospital, in Gaza City.

Nebal Farsakh, a spokesperson for the Palestine Red Crescent, says that surgeons and doctors are having to use torches to be able to do life saving treatments due to the power being cut.

“They will work under circumstances that no medical person in the whole world can even work under in normal circumstances,” she told BBC News this evening.

She also warned that all services inside the hospital will be “shut down” in a few hours as their resources will soon run out.

Welcome to our live coverage, as we continue to report on the latest developments in the ongoing Israel-Gaza war.

• Eyewitnesses have told the BBC that Israeli forces are close to key Gaza hospitals - Al-Shifa, Al-Quds and the Indonesian Hospital - and there have been reports of explosions inside or near them

• Israel has confirmed that its military is operating close to Al-Shifa and has repeatedly accused Hamas of operating from tunnels underneath Al-Shifa, which Hamas denies

• Footage has emerged of Israeli tanks positioned outside Al-Rantisi Hospital in Gaza City. Another video investigated by BBC Verify shows a woman filming herself at the hospital, saying it's "besieged" by Israeli forces
• The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned that hospitals in northern Gaza have "reached a point of no return", risking the lives of thousands of people

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• The Hamas-run health ministry says 11,078 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war and more than 27,000 others are injured

• Away from Gaza, in the West Bank, dozens of people attended the funerals of 11 Palestinians killed in a reported Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp

• It all comes after Israel launched a retaliatory offensive in Gaza as a response to Hamas's deadly 7 October attacks, which killed at least 1,400 people while more than 240 others were taken hostage

The Israeli military says that 242 people are being held hostage by Hamas following the deadly 7 October attack in southern Israel.

Four hostages have now been released and another was freed by Israeli forces. Ori Megidish, an Israeli solider, was freed during ground operations in Gaza on 29 October. Two women, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifschitz, were freed on Monday 24 October. On Friday 20 October, two US hostages - a mother and daughter - were also freed.

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Twin brothers Gali and Ziv Berman, 26, were taken from Kfar Azar kibbutz. Ziv was messaging a friend as the attack happened, Their family said the IDF has told them the brothers are being held in Gaza. Their brother Liran told CBN news the pair had "twin power" and were the centre of attention wherever they went.

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Noa Marciano, 19, was on the phone to her mother Adi on 7 October during the attack. A week later, Adi told reporters, Hamas released an image of Noa in handcuffs.

The BBC has been compiling a list of who we know was kidnapped and you can read it in full here.

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Today’s talks in Cairo between the emir of Qatar and the Egyptian president were keenly watched here, in what is now known as Hostage Plaza outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

At dusk, at an emotionally charged event to mark the start of the Jewish Sabbath, women light candles. As has become the custom here, a long table is set up for the traditional Sabbath meal with places for all 239 people being held hostage in Gaza.

“This is the fifth Friday without my son, it’s really the only day when we usually gather together and have a nice dinner,” says Malki Shem-Tov, whose 21-year-old son, Omer was snatched by Hamas gunmen from the Nova party.

“I hear all the news and I hear about the Qataris and the Egyptians,” Malki goes on.

“But then everybody told us until it’s something official, it’s better not to have any opinion. It’s very difficult because every small news is a light.”

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Eyal Nouri is carrying signs which show his aunt, Adina Moshe, who is 72. She was filmed on 7 October being driven into Gaza on the back of a motorcycle from her home in Nir Oz. Her husband was shot dead in their safe room although her son and his family survived.

“No children, no babies, no older women are meant to be part of any conflict,” Eyal says.

But he insists Israel must strike a comprehensive deal to free the hostages even if it involves a mass exchange for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel.

He tells me: “We should release everybody, not a partial release. We just want our loved ones. We will support any deal.”

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We're now hearing from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Richard Hecht, who says the military does not fire on hospitals - but "we’ll do what we need to" if Hamas are firing from hospital grounds.

"If we see Hamas terrorists firing from hospitals we’ll do what we need to do," he said at a briefing today, adding:

Quote Message: We’re aware of the sensitivity. If we see Hamas terrorists - we’ll kill them.

We’re aware of the sensitivity. If we see Hamas terrorists - we’ll kill them.

Quote Message: We’re not dropping bombs right now on Shifa or Rantisi."

We’re not dropping bombs right now on Shifa or Rantisi."

It comes after fighting was reported at or near several hospitals north of the Gaza Strip today, with footage showing tanks firing near a children's hospital, Al-Rantisi, which Hecht mentions.

Israel has confirmed its military is operating close to Al-Shifa.

When asked if there was a plan to deal with patients in the hospitals, including people who can’t walk or are on drips, Hecht said: “We’re saying to Hamas to move people south."