RT News - November 08 2023 (17:00 MSK)

The Israeli military says its forces are now fighting in the quote 'very heart of Gaza' after Prime Minister Netanyahu states Israel will take over control of security there 'indefinitely'. Those remarks contradict the country's closest ally, with the US having declared neither Washington nor Israel was seeking control over the Palestinian enclave. Israel strikes an area near the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza, and says it's targeting Hamas tunnels underneath. We spoke to one of the builders of the hospital, who says there's no safe place left to go. South Africa's foreign minister condemns Israel's assault on Gaza, drawing a direct comparison with the history of apartheid in her nation.