STORY: Palestinian-Israeli conflict: hundreds killed in Gaza hospital bombing
DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:28
LOCATION: Gaza/Ramallah/Cairo/Jerusalem
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Voice of Emad Drimly, Xinhua reporter in Gaza
2. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah
3. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem
4. various of Israeli tanks
5. STANDUP 3 (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo

STORYLINE:

SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Voice of Emad Drimly, Xinhua reporter in Gaza
"On Tuesday evening, the Israeli army bombed the (Al-Ahli Arabi) Baptist Hospital in central Gaza City. According to medical sources, there are at least between 300 and 400 dead so far. Medical teams and civil defense are at the scene of the accident and are trying to evacuate the dead and injured. So far, the Ministry of Health has not announced the exact number of deaths, but estimates indicate that their number is very large."

STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah
"About half a million people have no access to food due to the closure of UN food distribution centers in north Gaza. The scarcity of drinking water is forcing many families to drink water from agricultural wells, and the UN is concerned about waterborne diseases.
Alddameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association highlighted (on Tuesday) in a press conference in Ramallah, the increase in arrests of Palestinians by Israeli forces in the West Bank with at least 650 people arrested since Oct. 7."

STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem
"Israel Defense Forces confirmed (on Tuesday) it has killed a senior Hamas military commander during airstrike. While on the northern border, the conflict has intensified, as four Hezbollah members were reportedly killed by Israeli fires, and several Israelis were injured by anti-tank missiles fired from Lebanon."

STANDUP 3 (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo
"The Egyptian government said Tuesday it is coordinating with Israel and Hamas to facilitate the delivery of the aid, but no agreement has been reached yet.
Meanwhile, Jordan's King Abdullah II ruled out accepting Palestinian refugees from Gaza. The king said neither Jordan nor Egypt could take in more refugees and called for a political solution to end the conflict.
Also Tuesday, Türkiye said it is in talks with Hamas to secure the release of about 200 hostages held by the Islamic militant group in Gaza. The hostages include foreign nationals from various countries who were captured by Hamas during a surprise attack on Oct. 7."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaza/Ramallah/Cairo/Jerusalem.
(XHTV)