UN calls for investigation following deadly Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital in Gaza

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Nick Miles, and in the early hours of Tuesday, the 26th of August, these are our main stories.

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  The Prime Minister of Israel has expressed deep regret at what he called a tragic mishap in Gaza after an Israeli strike on a hospital killed at least 20 people.

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  Ismail el-Mayo Zambada,

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  the Mexican drug lord who co-founded the Sinaloa cartel with El Chapo Guzman,

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  has pleaded guilty in a US court to smuggling and conspiracy.

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  Also in this podcast, we head to Paris.

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  Each day,

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  some 2,000 tourists and Parisians descend its winding steps to view row upon row of skulls and bones.

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  Soon they won't be able to visit the catacombs in the French capital.

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  We find out why.

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  We begin in Gaza.

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  The Israeli Prime Minister has expressed deep regret at what he called a tragic mishap at a hospital in southern Gaza in which at least 20 people were killed.

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  The Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis was first targeted by an Israeli drone and then five minutes later by a missile,

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  a tactic that's known as double-tap bombing.

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  Five journalists were among the dead as a result of the Israeli strike.

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  The UN chief, Antonio Guterres, condemned the attack.

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  His spokesman is Stefan Dujaric.

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  Civilians, including medical personnel and journalists,

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  must be respected and protected at all times.

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