Palestinian officials say seven people have been killed in an Israeli strike on a hospital in the centre of Gaza City. The Hamas authorities say other people were seriously injured in the attack on al-Wafaa hospital -- one of the last remaining medical facilities in the Gaza Strip. Israel said the strike was aimed at Hamas fighters and the building hit was no longer a hospital. We speak to the head of a group of Israeli doctors campaigning to stop Israel’s attacks in Gaza. Also in the programme: Georgia’s outgoing president vows to defend democracy; and the latest controversy over the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral. (Picture: Damage is seen after an Israeli strike on al-Wafaa hospital, according to the Palestinian civil defence. Credit: Reuters)
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Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service.
Coming to you live from London with me, Paul Henley.
And some news to begin the program that's just come through in the last few minutes.
The former American President Jimmy Carter has died.
He was 100 years old.
The peanut farmer from the state of Georgia was the 39th President of the United States and spent four years at the White House from 1977 to 1981.
He went on to gain an international reputation for his work in promoting human rights.
From Washington, Gary Donahue now looks back at his life as a candidate and as a president.
I'll never tell a lie.
It was that sincerity and passion that propelled Jimmy Carter to the presidency.
Leaving a naval career, he took over the family business in the Deep South.
Growing peanuts made him Richard.
Turning to politics, he served one term as governor of Georgia before taking an underdog run at the presidency.
My name is Jimmy Carter and I'm running for president.
He campaigned on a platform to bind Americans wounds after Watergate and Vietnam.
I, Jimmy Carter, do solemnly swear.
An ardent feminist and environmentalist, he was ahead of his time on many issues.
And in 1979, an iconic moment joining hands with Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egypt's Anwar Sadat sealing the Camp David Accords.
It was his finest achievement.