Hello, im samantha simmonds. Welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. Israel has ruled out allowing basic resources or humanitarian aid into gaza until hamas releases the hostages it abducted during the weekend attack. At least 1,300 israelis have been killed in the assault. Israels total blockade of gaza means food and clean water are running out, the Mains Electricity is cut and raw sewage is building up in the streets. Gazas Health Ministry say israels Sustained Bombardment has now killed more than 1,400 people including ten palestinian medics. The red cross says the blockade risks turning gazas hospitals into mortuaries, warning fuel for generators could run out on thursday. But Israels Energy minister has insisted no electricity, fuel or Water Supplies will be turned on until the hostages are home. The us Secretary Of State has assured israel of washingtons unwavering support, and warned its adversaries against taking advantage of the current situation. Speaking after talks in tel aviv with the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Antony Blinken said israel had the right to defend itself, but stressed precautions must be taken to avoid harming civilians of any nationality. In the next hour, well hearfrom humanitarian organisations operating in gaza, to israelis caught up in saturdays assault, and to former british ambassadors on the diplomatic push in the region. But first, tom bateman sent this report. This was the aftermath as israel bombed an Apartment Block in gaza just after dawn. Its a packed refugee camp to where residents say others had already fled, trying to get to safety from the air raids. At least 15 people from two families were killed here, say Palestinian Health officials. They bombed without warning, says this resident. This is murder. Its huge. Everyone has to do something. My family is ok, but the camp is not safe, he says. Many are wounded, but the hospitals are now running on generators. After israels Siege Cut The Power to gaza, food and clean water are running out, too. Israel says there will be no supplies until its hostages are freed. Rights groups are calling it an unprecedented humanitarian disaster. The bombardment of gaza has been near relentless. The army says it is targeting hamas� s entire structure, its senior fighters and now its political leaders until the group is crushed. Schools have become shelters from air strikes, the children are shocked. Theyre having nervous breakdowns. We adults couldnt stand on our feet either out of fear, says this mother. Meanwhile, the rocket fire has continued from gaza into israel. Direct hits on homes wounded five people, one critically, in one of the worst affected towns this morning. Its mayor is calling for the world to back a lengthy israeli assault on gaza. Thank you for all the leadership of the country that support israel. You need to say to netanyahu, take your time if you need your our weapon, if you need our soldier, we need to destroy it. With the region braced for even further escalation. Israels troop build up goes on, one of its biggest mobilizations ever. The army says it is readying itself for a Ground Invasion of gaza, but there are no decisions about when. This morning, the us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken, arrived. The us is fully backing israel but trying to stop a wider flare up in the middle east. And mr blinken spoke with israels Prime Minister. Hamas is isis. And just as isis was crushed, so too will hamas be crushed. And hamas should be treated exactly the way isis was treated. They should be spit out from the community of nations. No leader should meet them. No country should harbour them. And those that do should be sanctioned. As the ground offensive looms, this fighting is about to get much worse and the concerns will only grow over whether it can be contained. Tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. Live now to our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, whos in sderot. Welcome to you. What is your assessment of the situation of Antony Blinken� s visit and his meeting with the Prime Minister . Lets pick up on the last point about the certainty this war for get worse. Weve been in the south and we can see and hear the military activity intensifying. We been here on this border town of sderot, it is less than one mile to the border with gaza. You can see the plumes of black smoke, smoke drifts through the day as it comes under the nonstop bombardment. That is gaza city behind me. The mortars have been going on and just before we came on air, there was a deafening crack of the iron dome defence system, which means hamas is starting to send rockets here into this strip of Southern Israel along the gaza border. When we approached sderot, there was a constant parade of huge white lorries carrying provisions for the soldiers who are massing on the front line, thousands, more tanks everyday. We see the build up. Many of these border towns like ghost towns, so many people have left. In sderot, which has always taken the brunt of the war, it has always been targeted by Hamas Rockets for decades. When we met the mayor, he was in an angry mood as he went around the town. He has a message for his government and also for the rest of the world. You have asked Benjamin Netanyahu to evacuate the residents . Of course, i want to give to the army and government the time to make the war against hamas. This is a dangerous place because we are so close to the border of gaza. I speak with you a few times, you see all the missiles, all the injured from the rockets. We have people who died. It is good for the family that they are outside from the city. People havent left already . Yes, but imagine you have your family, you cannot rent a hotel for one month for your money. This is the responsibility of the country to give them support. What is the mood here . You are so close to gaza. We love our city. We love the state of israel. My heart is breaking. When i speak with all the family that lose their father, mother. My heart is breaking. We need to make the job with the people, take care of the people who live here. And thanks to god i hope we have the courage to continue. You heard a little more about what he means when he talks, i hope we have the courage. He not only has a message for his government, he has a message for his government, he has a message for his government, he has a message for western leaders, including Antony Blinken, who spent a day meeting the israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu, and he met senior members of the Prime Ministers war cabinet. That includes the defence minister. He said, because i asked him, theres been so many operations, so many military operations which are promised to make your Community Free of the rockets, promised to stop hamas having the capability to send these rockets. He said the reason why all those operations failed is that after two weeks, the leaders of britain, the us call of the Prime Minister and say stop, you need to stop now. The last escalation in 2014 lasted 50 days. There was again untold destruction, deaths on both sides. But here we are only five daysin sides. But here we are only five days in and the numbers are higher in terms in the death count in israel and the palestinian side. The world has been saying, the western leaders have said israel has the right to defend themselves. I think Antony Blinken will be saying in private, you have to think about the condemnation israel may come under, will come under if it seemed to violate the laws of war. Even president biden, had almost given israel, blanche and saying you do what you need to do, he urged them to adhere to the geneva conventions, which are clear that Targeting Civilians is a war crime. That includes the siege of gaza. We have been reporting our after hour, people are suffering. Views on israel have hardened, the politicians� s views have hardened puzzle after the horrific events on saturday with notjust puzzle after the horrific events on saturday with not just storming puzzle after the horrific events on saturday with notjust storming into communities, taking people hostage, from babies to survivors of the holocaust. That has made israelis think of this in a new way. They already want to tell faction, but now they are taking action which is terrifying for the people of gaza. Thank you. Lets go live to our Communication Adviser to the refugee council. Welcome. You have 52 Staff Members in gaza. Are you in contact with them, what they saying . We are in contact with with them, what they saying . We are in contact with our with them, what they saying . We are in contact with our staff with them, what they saying . We are in contact with our staff in with them, what they saying . We are in contact with our staff in gaza with them, what they saying . We are in contact with our staff in gaza as. In contact with our staff in gaza as of earlier this afternoon. All of our staff had been accounted for, although many had been displaced. The accounts we are hearing are terrifying. 0ur Colleagues are facing bombardments on a daily and nightly basis. Just last night, i received a text message from a colleague in gaza that the house directly behind the one he was seeking shelter in had been targeted. He described people being forced to dig through rubble looking forced to dig through rubble looking for survivors and people who had been killed using their bare hands until they could finally track down a bulldozer to help with the recovery. These are just a snippet of the story we are hearing, we are hearing about people fleeing for safety and then being killed in the shelters theyve sort. There really is no safe place in gaza, weve had colleagues doing Media Interviews themselves and having to seek cover or coat interview short because of the bombardments behind them. When i am on the phone with colleagues, we can hear the bombardments. There is no safe place in gaza for the 2. 3 million civilians living there. We are ust million civilians living there. We are just looking at pictures of gaza with black plumes of smoke in the air as those bombardments continue for now. When you say there is no safe place to go, we understand there are Un Facilities people have sought shelter in. Is that the case . Are they safe there . My understanding is over 330,000 palestinians have been internally displaced and about two thirds of those are seeking shelter in Un Facilities. Those facilities are meant to be the conflicted areas, say from bombardment. We have heard reports of damage caused to some of these facilities, including two un schools used as shelters. Gaza is one of the most densely populated places in earth. The buildings are close together, so it is difficult to avoid having Collateral Damage when other safe places, when it is such a tightly compact a place and we are hearing about indiscriminate air strikes and shelling on gaza. Israel says it is targeting hamas sites where there are no militants. Do you understand that as the case . Are your colleagues getting warnings of the strikes . We are your colleagues getting warnings of the strikes . Of the strikes . We have heard some of the strikes . We have heard some of our colleagues of the strikes . We have heard some of our colleagues have of the strikes . We have heard some of our colleagues have got of the strikes . We have heard some| of our colleagues have got warnings. The reality is, where are they meant to go after . It is dangerous to be moving on the streets, very difficult for them to access these places, particularly when bombardments are happening. Just two nights ago, our colleague in gaza was notified he needed to leave his building and had only ten minutes to do so because they were targeting the building he lived in. He and his family ended up sleeping in their car that night because they had no way to access any shelter or any safe place. Weve had other colleagues reporting they had to sleep in the street because they arent able to access safe places. Are any of your colleagues able to get out by the crossing into each of the question my understanding is we had one colleague making an attempt couple of days ago to leave. Itrailiiile couple of days ago to leave. While she was there couple of days ago to leave. While she was there the couple of days ago to leave. While she was there the israelis, couple of days ago to leave. While she was there the israelis, there l she was there the israelis, there were air strikes and shelling on the crossing. She thinks they were unharmed, she was evacuated, along with the others. 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Israel has imposed a total siege on the gaza strip. Even prior to this, life was not easy for palestinians with limited electricity. Now it is down to zero, we are hearing of shortages in food supplies, in basic necessities. Water lines have been cut from israel into gaza, another infrastructure has been targeted. We are looking at the potential for a massive humanitarian catastrophe. We already hearing and seeing how much people are struggling. We have heard beds and hospitals are full, medicine is running out. And hospitals are reliant on back up with only enough fuel to last a few days. Ihla with only enough fuel to last a few da 5. ,. , with only enough fuel to last a few da s. ,. ,. , with only enough fuel to last a few das. ,. ,. ,. ,. , days. No doubt you are following development. Days. No doubt you are following development, including days. No doubt you are following development, including antony l development, including Antony Blinkens visit today. He held a News Conference a couple of hours ago in which he said to the israeli Prime Minister israel must take precautions to avoid harming civilians. We have heard from the us president himself urging israel to follow the geneva convention. Does that reassure follow the geneva convention. Does that reassure you . Follow the geneva convention. Does that reassure you . It follow the geneva convention. Does that reassure you . It is follow the geneva convention. Lire that reassure you . It is necessary all parties adhere to International Humanitarian law. As an organisation, we have been calling for it. Sadly, in past escalations, we have seen that despite calls for protection of civilians, often times there are large civilian casualties. We are fearful that could happen again. We want the International Community to continue to call for adherence to International Humanitarian law. We want the community to push for de escalation and a ceasefire for humanitarian corridors in which people can seek passage and access safe places, and in which they can go out and deliver assistance to those who are in need. In terms of a humanitarian corridor, do you have any hope it could materialise in the coming hours or days . Materialise in the coming hours or da s . ~ �. Materialise in the coming hours or das . �. , materialise in the coming hours or das . , days . Weve heard discussions, but it is something days . Weve heard discussions, but it is something that days . Weve heard discussions, but it is something that needs days . Weve heard discussions, but it is something that needs to days . Weve heard discussions, but it is something that needs to be it is something that needs to be pushed for harder, insisted upon by the international committee. 0therwise the international committee. Otherwise we are facing a humanitarian disaster. Qm. Otherwise we are facing a humanitarian disaster. ~ humanitarian disaster. 0k, thank you for tellin humanitarian disaster. 0k, thank you for telling us humanitarian disaster. 0k, thank you for telling us about humanitarian disaster. 0k, thank you for telling us about the humanitarian disaster. 0k, thank you for telling us about the situation for telling us about the situation your colleagues in gaza are facing. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. The waiting list for planned nhs england treatment has risen again to a new record high. More than 7. 7 Million People were waiting to start routine treatment at the end of august its highest number since records began. Routine treatment ranges from Hip Replacements to surgery to remove cancerous tumours. A suspended Prison Sentence for fraud. The 92 year old billionaire pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown court. He admitted failing to declare more than 400 Million Pounds held in a trust in singapore to the uk government injuly 2015. He received a sentence of 17 months suspended for two years. The uk economy grew by 0. 2 in august, according to the latest figures. The office for National Statistics says there was strong growth in services which was partially offset by falls in manufacturing and construction. In contrast, some sectors fared poorly such as arts, entertainment and recreation. You are live with bbc news, where we are following all of the development in israel and gaza, following the attack by hamas militants on saturday in which more than 200 people, sorry, 1200 people were killed. In gaza, since those Rocket Attacks by israel, more than 1400 people have been killed, 447 children and 248 women, according to the Health Ministry in gaza. Black plumes of smoke continue to build the in gaza itself. Weve heard a short time ago from our correspondent in gaza city, who said this morning he visited the hospital in gaza city where he said 2000 displaced people are currently sheltering. The hospital is struggling with the number of injured people, with a limited amount of fuel. All but Essential Treatment has been suspended to focus only on life saving operations. He said he met one woman he was injured, lying on a bed, she told him shed been waiting hours for surgery on her leg. She was told by the doctor she is not on the priority list. Live now to yonit keider, who survived the massacre at nova festival. Shes joining me from tel aviv. That festival targeted by hamas militants. Thank you for being with us. Tell us what happened to you. Hello. So, we were leaving at 630. The bombing started, and quite fast we understand the party is over and everyone was told to leave as soon as possible, take only what they need. Everything seems semi normal at this time because we are used to rockets, it happens in the area. Anyway, we decided to go, to leave. I am a mother of two, and i was with my two friends who are also mothers of children. We just wanted to leave and get to our homes and to our children. We packed our stuff in three minutes and we just left, got in the car, and we were one of the first to leave the parking area, i think. � ,. , first to leave the parking area, i think. ~ ,. ,. , think. And tell us at what point you became aware think. And tell us at what point you became aware of think. And tell us at what point you became aware of what think. And tell us at what point you became aware of what was think. And tell us at what point you | became aware of what was unfolding there. To became aware of what was unfolding there. ,. ,. , there. To be honest, i only understood there. To be honest, i only understood the there. To be honest, i only understood the night there. To be honest, i only understood the night of. There. To be honest, i only understood the night of saturday, those hours we were disconnected from the internet, we didnt have gps. Nothing worked. Whatsapp worked very little, but not too much, and also. I really understood what happened the following days. When we were there, i was in survival mode, i did not see around me. We were sure the danger was coming only from the sky, only from the rockets. After a few back and forth on the road, every time we arrived to an intersection, all the cars stopped. You can imagine 100 cars of people in hysteria. They werejust you can imagine 100 cars of people in hysteria. They were just turning, 100 cars, driving back. It was a disaster, disaster waiting to happen. Later i find out the reason they were turning around was because terrorists were shooting at the first cars in line. We went back and forth, back and forth, like sheepin back and forth, back and forth, like sheep in a cage, we werejust looking for any type of escape. Finally, we got back to the intersection of the party and there was a huge trafficjam. We didnt understand why. Later i would learn Hamas Terrorists were shooting at the cars, and they werent moving because the people inside were dead. At this point, again, we didnt hear the shooting. I dont know how, but we didnt hear the shooting. We decided to. We thought the danger was only from above, so there was a bridge over the road and we decided to leave the car and go under the bridge and wait it out, wait out until the rockets stopped. When we were there, we were told. Rumours came in that hamas soldiers were all around. We couldnt believe it. Nevertheless, we decided to go back to the car and drive. We were told to the car and drive. We were told to go into the fields, go east. Having the party behind us in the west. Wejust having the party behind us in the west. We just drove into the field with a line of cars, and at some point those cars also started to come back. We were trapped from every which way, north, south, east, west. At that point we got out of the car and then is when i hear the shooting all around us, people were frantic, running. Running barefoot, running all around. It wasjust. Again, the terrorists were coming from every which way, from the party, from the east, so we went into the car and started driving east. And at this point, our car doors were open and kids were coming in from every angle. They wanted to come into the car, and we were driving. I did not look back at any point, to be honest i think i felt if i looked back i would freeze. And i couldnt freeze, i needed to drive. Ijust looked i couldnt freeze, i needed to drive. I just looked forward, i couldnt freeze, i needed to drive. Ijust looked forward, that some point i couldnt see anything because there was so much dust from the field. I dont know, One Kilometre away on the next hill, i saw tonnes of people running, just running for their lives. I couldnt understand. Coming from everywhere. I dont know how many kilometres wide, but it was. I continue to drive. We were eight people in the car at this point, me and a friend and anotherfriend and car at this point, me and a friend and another friend and five more. They were screaming, screaming and crying and trying to understand what is going on. One was in between me and my friends, she was panting with fear. Later i would learn he lost all his Friends Running from the terrorists. He was the only one to survive. At one point, i dont know how long it was, but at some point we got to a road, a road which would lead to one of the areas. One person was screaming, they will save us. There is no way they will save us, they are in shelter. We didnt know what was going on in the other places. We drove on and at some point, i dont nowhere he came from. We truly believe hes an angel. It was a Military Soldier that was in a car that was shot. His tyres were shot, but he told us to go to a nearby military base, because if he didnt tell us, we were headed to a different base which later i learnt was infiltrated. So, thankfully, we told him and he told us where to go. It was a seven minute drive, and everyone was really hysterical. I said, guys, you need to be calm. We are getting to safety. At no point did i not believe i was getting home. There was just no other possibility of me coming home to my children. , children. Incredible, Powerful Testimony children. Incredible, Powerful Testimony. Your children. Incredible, Powerful Testimony. Your firsthand i children. Incredible, Powerful Testimony. Your firsthand account testimony. Your first hand account of what you and your friends have been through on saturday, as you fled this festival, the site of the massacre. It was some hours before you managed to piece together exactly what happened. And how are you even managed processor . Talking about it really you even managed processor . Talking about it really helped. You even managed processor . Talking about it really helped. Talking you even managed processor . Talking about it really helped. Talking to about it really helped. Talking to friends and family. We were