After they were urged to do so by israel, ahead of its Ground Offensive in retaliation for last weeks cross border attacks by hamas. Earlier the un warned that it was impossible to move more than a Million People across a densely populated warzone with no food, water, oraccommodation. The Israeli Army Says its already launched raids inside gaza. Israeli media say the troops have recovered the bodies of some of the hostages seized by Hamas In Israel a week ago. Health officials in gaza say the number of palestinians killed in israeli airstrikes has risen to more than 1900. This is the scene live in gaza where it hasjust gone midday, and as we said, an israeli deadline for palestinians to leave the northern half of gaza ahead of an expected Ground Offensive has passed. And we can show you these live pictures of Israeli Military forces near the gaza border as you see, there are several tanks in the area. The Palestinian Authoritys representative at the un compared the Current Situation to the mass palestinian migration after the creation of the state of israel. We should not allow as humans and us as defenders of humanitarian law, the Security Council, to allow after 75 years of another. To fall on our people by depopulated in the gaza strip of its 2. 3 million and throw them outside to egypt and to make it an egyptian problem. The israeli ambassador to the United Nations has called on the un to support israels order to evacuate gaza. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said israelis were fighting for the homeland. We are striking our enemies with unprecedented power. Our enemies have just unprecedented power. Our enemies have just begun to pay the price. I cannot have just begun to pay the price. I cannot divulge what comes next. But i can tell cannot divulge what comes next. But i can tell you it isjust the beginning. The un Secretary General antonio guterres, called for the release of all hostages and said its impossible for palestinians to fully comply with evacuation orders. The situation has reached eight new low. There has been intense bombardment of gaza which has killed and injured thousands. I Million People across a densely populated voice a place with no food, water, or when the entire territories and the siege is extremely dangerous and in some cases simply not possible. Our un correspondent, nada tawfik, says that russia proposed a Draft Resolution at the Security Council calling for a humanitarian ceasefire. This was the second time on saturday the Security Council have met in close consultations and we heard from the Secretary General and from the Palestinian Ambassador to the un because of the Security Council to take up not only a call for a ceasefire but also to set up a humanitarian corridor. Just as the meeting was getting underway, rush it circulated to the 15 members of the Security Council a Draft Resolution which was pretty brave in nature, one page long. It calls for a humanitarian corridor and it also calls for the release of all hostages and that calls for safe evacuation for civilians and the distribution of humanitarian assistance. The Russian Ambassador came out and spoke to the press afterwards and he said moscow believes it is critical at this moment for the Security Council to act. He believes this is an issue, there are causes of this conflict should have been addressed by the council a long time ago. But what we are hearing from several members when they let the council, china for example, says they are open to any efforts to try and de escalate tensions. The uk ambassador to the un Dame Barbara Woodward says the uk needs time to go over for three consultations, these serious from one western diplomat, saying others were not consulted and it does not mention hamas and the draft which will make it unacceptable to some western members on the council. We are getting news by the Afp News Agency that israeli airstrikes have killed at least 324 people in gaza over the past 24 hours and wounded 1000 others. Hearing that from the gaza Health Ministry. The dead included at least 126 children and 88 women. Earlier, we spoke to our correspondent nick beake, joining us from ashkelon in israel and our correspondent hugo bachega joins us from near the border in Southern Lebanon, where there have been renewed exchanges of fire between israels military and hezbollah militants. This morning we had to develop that show how volatile the situation is here. Along the border between lebanon and israel. The idf, the Israel Defence forces said they had killed a number of militants who try to infiltrate israeli territory from Southern Lebanon and that happened hours after the Israeli Military said it had struck a position used by hezbollah in Southern Lebanon. More incidents happening along the border between the countries. And yesterday, we had the first civilian death in lebanon since the war broke out between israel and hamas. A reuters Video Journalist was killed in a village not really far from here in Southern Lebanon and just moments ago we had reaction from the un Special Coordinator for lebanon reacting to the killing of the reuters journalist and she said the violence along the border must stop, that lebanon should be protected from any conflict but it does not need so i think reflecting the fears that lebanon could be dragged into this conflict between israel and hamas. , , this conflict between israel and hamas. , ,. , this conflict between israel and hamas. ,. , hamas. Just tell us in terms of a comparison hamas. Just tell us in terms of a comparison between hamas. Just tell us in terms of a comparison between the hamas. Just tell us in terms of a comparison between the might i hamas. Just tell us in terms of a i comparison between the might and hamas. Just tell us in terms of a comparison between the might and the size of hezbollah to perhaps hamas . Its a very powerful military organisation, but also social and Political Organisation in lebanon but hezbollah has 100,000 fighters, vast military arsenal, precision rockets that can hit israel. So it is seen as a major threat. Yesterday, we heard from the Second In Command of the group who said hezbollah was ready and prepared and was following what is happening moment by moment. Those were his words. It was very interesting that he also said hezbollah would not be intimidated by calls being made by the us and other countries, to stay away from this conflict and i think we have been visiting some villagers here in South Lebanon and many residents have left because they fear more violence along the border could escalate so i think, lots of people paying attention to hezbollah to see what the group is going to do next. He all, thank you. Nick, we have seenin he all, thank you. Nick, we have seen in the last few days, rockets fired from syria. The amount of stretching that the Israeli Military historian, preparing for different threats. ,. ,. , threats. Good morning. That is a maor threats. Good morning. That is a major consideration threats. Good morning. That is a major consideration for threats. Good morning. That is a major consideration for the threats. Good morning. That is a. Major consideration for the Israeli Forces major consideration for the Israeli Forces the major consideration for the Israeli Forces. The situation where hugo is on the forces. The situation where hugo is on the southern part of lebanon, clearly on the southern part of lebanon, clearly that is something they are watching clearly that is something they are watching and they have trips there. During watching and they have trips there. During the watching and they have trips there. During the week as she alluded to, some during the week as she alluded to, some rockets were fired from syria, unclear some rockets were fired from syria, unclear who some rockets were fired from syria, unclear who was following them but the israelis were firing back and we are seven the israelis were firing back and we are seven miles away from garzo but we have are seven miles away from garzo but we have been told over the past week, we have been told over the past week, 300,000 troops have been called week, 300,000 troops have been called up. Week, 300,000 troops have been called up, israel has put together a huge called up, israel has put together a huge Fighting Force which will be sent in at huge Fighting Force which will be sent in at some point to casa as part sent in at some point to casa as part of sent in at some point to casa as part of a sent in at some point to casa as part of a major ground operation. Overnight, we know israeli jets have been continuing to hit casa, interestingly in the past 45 minutes or so interestingly in the past 45 minutes or so a interestingly in the past 45 minutes or so a new way of people moving from or so a new way of people moving from the north of gaza to the south has been from the north of gaza to the south has been opened, according to the israelis. Has been opened, according to the israelis, they say there are specific israelis, they say there are specific roads they are urging people specific roads they are urging people to make the journey down, we know tens people to make the journey down, we know Tens Of Thousands of people according to the United Nations have started according to the United Nations have started to according to the United Nations have started to move from the north of gaza to started to move from the north of gaza to the south. The Authority Say in doing gaza to the south. The Authority Say in doing that at least 70 people have in doing that at least 70 people have been killed so clearly it is not a have been killed so clearly it is not a safe have been killed so clearly it is not a safe journey and israel today saying not a safe journey and israel today saying there is a six hour window for people saying there is a six hour window for people to make the journey. I think for people to make the journey. I think we for people to make the journey. I think we will have to see whether people think we will have to see whether people commit to the sand exactly what happens to them. That is what has been what happens to them. That is what has been happening overnight in terms has been happening overnight in terms of has been happening overnight in terms of the latest here. Its interesting that israel gave this window for people to lose, they came under criticism especially from the event saying the movement of people would not be possible from the north to the south, so many people involved in the north of gaza so theres this scene as a sort listening to the International Pressure . Most 24 hour deadline emerged after the United Nations said its operatives and people on the ground in gaza, this is what israel was looking to do and from that, quickly condemned this action. Asked yesterday whether this was a hard and asked yesterday whether this was a hard and fast deadline and Israeli Military hard and fast deadline and Israeli Military spokesperson did not commit to it and Military Spokesperson did not commit to it and he Military Spokesperson did not commit to it and he said it appreciates it takes to it and he said it appreciates it takes time to it and he said it appreciates it takes time to move people so we have seen a takes time to move people so we have seen a man takes time to move people so we have seen a man of the mess we are talking seen a man of the mess we are talking about this six hour window but looking at the Bigger Picture you have but looking at the Bigger Picture you have the head of the European Union you have the head of the European UnionForeign Policy saying it is impossible to meet people from the north to impossible to meet people from the north to the south, more than a million north to the south, more than a Million People would have to be moved Million People would have to be moved under if we are talking about the united moved under if we are talking about the United Nations, they said the focus the United Nations, they said the focus should not be moving people out but focus should not be moving people out but creating humanitarian corridors out but creating humanitarian corridors suffered, food, fuel and water corridors suffered, food, fuel and water can corridors suffered, food, fuel and water can be sent into people who need water can be sent into people who need it water can be sent into people who need it. The Palestinian Ambassador to the need it. The Palestinian Ambassador to the un need it. The Palestinian Ambassador to the un says what israel is doing here amounts to ethnic cleansing, basically here amounts to ethnic cleansing, basically bringing about a Huge Movement of people. Israel denies that and movement of people. Israel denies that and says it has given people morning. That and says it has given people morning, coming in to wipe hamas from morning, coming in to wipe hamas from the morning, coming in to wipe hamas from the face of the earth as the defence from the face of the earth as the Defence Minister here in israel said and It Defence Minister here in israel said and it denies it is Targeting Civilians and it denies it is Targeting Civilians. What we dont notice many civilians civilians. What we dont notice many civilians have lost their lives. We see what civilians have lost their lives. We see what happens in the coming hours today see what happens in the coming hours toda. , see what happens in the coming hours toda. ,. , today. He, we are ust getting a line from as h today. He, we are just getting a line from ds release, today. He, we are just getting a | line from ds release, expressing their sympathy on the death of the reuters journalist. This their sympathy on the death of the reuters journalist. Reuters ournalist. This is the workers reutersjournalist. This is the workers video reutersjournalist. This is the workers Video Journalist reutersjournalist. This is the workers Video Journalist who | reuters journalist. This is the. Workers Video Journalist who was killed yesterday in a village again and our � s drive from here. Several otherjournalists and our � s drive from here. Several other journalists were and our � s drive from here. Several otherjournalists were injured as a result. I think one of the witnesses at the scene, another reuters journalist said they were hit by a rocket that was fired from the israeli side and now israel reacting to the killing of this genus that happened yesterday. Mr; to the killing of this genus that happened yesterday. My thanks to hu. O happened yesterday. My thanks to hu~o and happened yesterday. My thanks to huge and nick as we have heard the Israel Defense forces have been massing along the boundary, ahead of an expected Ground Offensive into gaza. On friday, israel carried out local raids in the gaza strip. Military officials said the soldiers collected evidence that will aid them in locating the up to 150 people being held hostage. Giora eiland is a retired Major General of Israel Defense forces and a former head of the Israeli NationalSecurity Council. He says he doesnt think a Ground Offensive by israel on to gaza is necessary. Iam not i am not sure a large grand scale operation is expected shortly and even necessary because we have to understand The Big Picture and i refer to some of the previous announcements uk. We must understand after the terrible massacre that took place a year ago when 1300 israelis were murdered, 1100 of them civilians, 150 were captured, among them babies from the age of eight months and elderly people, up to the age of 93 and above, all of those who are so concerned about the humanitarian situation in gaza moment i will refer to it before anything else happens and before we can demand israel to stop the activities and let humanitarian assistance to enter gaza, the very First Movement should be a complete release of all the israeli hostages. The United Nations estimates that Tens Of Thousands of palestinians have fled from the north of gaza strip to the south, after they were urged to do so by israel, ahead of its Ground Offensive in retaliation for last weeks cross border attacks by hamas. Earlier the un warned that it was impossible to move more than a Million People across a densely populated warzone with no food, water, oraccommodation. Earlier, i spoke to Mahmoud ShalabiGaza Directorfor medical aid for palestine, and i asked him about the situation on the ground in gaza. Thank you so much for hosting me. Life is really miserable and dire. The situation is really tense where i live, i live in the north of gaza, in one of the places that the Israeli Government has asked people to flee from yesterday. I am one of the people who did not flee their home and i refuse to do so because there is no place that is safe in gaza. Even in the Southern Parts of gaza where many of my colleagues have went and where many internally displaced people are located right now. It is really unsafe. Just yesterday around 4pm, one truck full of internally displaced people was directly targeted by the israelis and 71 people were killed in that direct hit of internally displaced people. So, there is no place that is currently safe right now. I am talking to you because i have a generator that we bought years ago and ive managed to have some fuel, left over fuel from the fuel station where i live. So i am one of the few ones who can actually connect to the outside world and tell you about the situation right now in gaza. And are many people doing the same as you in the area where you are . They are staying . They are staying because we do believe that it is unsafe to move right now to any place in the Southern Parts of gaza, as i told you, there have been many air strikes since yesterday and early this morning, one of the safe areas in the south of the gaza strip, a colleague of mine lives there, he has hosted six families of internally displaced people. This morning at 7am, an air strike happened next to his home and they are trying to extract dead bodies from under the rubble. So there is no place that is safe right now. Israel has said it has created Safe Passage Routes from the north to the south and they will give it six hours in the quote from them as they will not come to any harm. I hours in the quote from them as they will not come to any harm. Will not come to any harm. I am not sure if this will not come to any harm. I am not sure if this is will not come to any harm. I am not sure if this is going will not come to any harm. I am not sure if this is going to will not come to any harm. I am not sure if this is going to hold. Sure if this is going to hold. Because yesterday we were also given as palestinians, safe passage from the early sunlight until around 6pm or something. That happened during that time. In addition, if you also see what is happening during the night in those areas in the Southern Parts of gaza, there have been many air strikes and many houses destroyed over the top of the residents. There have been no warning such as in previous escalations, they have drawn missiles on top of buildings to warn the citizens they must flee their homes. Nothing. Yesterday, one of my colleagues at medical aid for palestinians, mohammed, his house was destroyed while he was in there with his wife and six children. They managed to miraculously escaped but they lost some of their extended family, he lost his cousin. The situation has been really dire. He is still in a shock, the neighbours opened the shop for them to stay there during the night and at early sunlight he went to the largest hospital in gaza strip and he described the situation for me. The hospital itself is full of internally displaced people because they do not find any place that is safe to go. They do not find any place that is safe to 90 they do not find any place that is safeto no. , safe to go. People in the hospitals have been told safe to go. People in the hospitals have been told to safe to go. People in the hospitals have been told to leave safe to go. People in the hospitals have been told to leave as safe to go. People in the hospitals have been told to leave as well,. Have been told to leave as well, havent they . Have been told to leave as well, havent the . , havent they . The one where i live, it is an ngo havent they . The one where i live, it is an ngo hospital, havent they . The one where i live, it is an ngo hospital, more havent they . The one where i live, it is an ngo hospital, more than i havent they . The one where i live, it is an ngo hospital, more than 35| it is an ngo hospital, more than 35 doctors and staff nurses worked relentlessly, have been told twice to evacuate. The Hospital Manager this morning said we will not evacuate, we have patients we cannot move outside the hospital. And staff are on top of their work and we will not go out so if you are talking about for i just described not go out so if you are talking about for ijust described the situation earlier with my colleague, there are long queues of patients and there are no painkillers even available for those people arent when it comes to breathing and wait for your time to come. The more it has been filled with dead bodies, people are unable to identify that loved ones and if you are able to identify the dead bodies, you take them in your own car, usually an ambulance will take them to the house and you proceed with the funeral but nowadays, there are no ambulances available. 20 have been directly targeted by Israeli Forces during this escalation so its unsafe for them to move and the security is for the people who are injured. Security is for the people who are inured. ~. , injured. What about this imminent round injured. What about this imminent Ground Offensive injured. What about this imminent Ground Offensive from injured. What about this imminent Ground Offensive from israel . Injured. What about this imminent Ground Offensive from israel . If. Injured. What about this imminent i Ground Offensive from israel . If you are staying there in that area, you may well be affected by that . I never die. But i refuse to go out. In 1948 the catastrophe happened, i am not going to be part of a second such occasion and i will remain where i am because i believe my existence in itself is a public assistance. I refuse to fleet my home like my grandparents did in 1948 and i will not go to any office or so called shelters people are unable to find safe refuge right now in gaza. I am unfortunately, i would say, in gaza. I am unfortunately, i would say. Happy in gaza. I am unfortunately, i would say, happy to die in my home among my family and my loved ones. In terms of what you have, your supplies, we hear that people have no water, let alone food. Yes. Supplies, we hear that people have no water, let alone food. No water, let alone food. Yes, yes. Water, no water, let alone food. Yes, yes. Water. Because no water, let alone food. Yes, yes. Water, because i no water, let alone food. Yes, yes. Water, because i live no water, let alone food. Yes, yes. Water, because i live near no water, let alone food. Yes, yes. Water, because i live near a water, because i live near a hospital, they had their generators running basic services and they operate Water Generators and people go there and fill Drinking Water so there is not even water for sanitation, for the people. The bakery shops have all been closed because there is no flour and fuel for them to operate large machines in the bigger stores. I went outside today to bite my family some bread and was not able to do so. I have managed to secure some basic commodities in the second day of this war against gas at so i have some atoms left but for how long i am not sure. Some items left. We are surviving. Brute am not sure. Some items left. We are surviving are surviving. We will have more on the conflict are surviving. We will have more on the conflict later are surviving. We will have more on the conflict later in are surviving. We will have more on the conflict later in the are surviving. We will have more on the conflict later in the programme| the conflict later in the programme but turning our attention to australia. Where a proposed constitutional amendment on an indigenous Voice To Parliament has been rejected. Voters in the historic referendum were asked whether Indigenous People should be acknowledged in the countrys constitution. The referendum proposed setting up a body provisionally known as the voice, to advise government and parliament on matters relating to aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people. In sydney, katy watson. They bought it . This was an expected result but the leaders of the yes campaign are coming out saying they are devastated by the result. They voted no. This was expected, a referendum brought by the Prime Minister when he said this would be a referendum that did notjust define how australia saw itself but hope the world so australia so certainly there is reflection on australia after what has been a very bitter and divisive campaign. Talk us throu~h bitter and divisive campaign. Talk us through that, bitter and divisive campaign. Talk us through that, its been described as a Bruising Campaign by many people. As a Bruising Campaign by many eole. ,. People. They were a referendum called to try people. They were a referendum called to try and people. They were a referendum called to try and unite people. They were a referendum called to try and unite australia | called to try and unite australia and many people would argue that it did just the opposite. Those who wanted the referendum to pass said this would empower indigenous communities, communities that there are huge disparities when it comes to health and wealth and education. This was seen as a way to try and address some of these key issues. But the no vote was split but that was a large proportion of the no voters who felt this was a divisive proposal and request divisions in the country, it would give a lot of rights to a Certain Group and a particular group of australians. That was also indigenous communities who felt this does not go far enough so certainly it was a campaign that saw australia split. Saw australia split. Plenty more discussions saw australia split. Plenty more discussions to saw australia split. Plenty more discussions to come saw australia split. Plenty more discussions to come thank saw australia split. Plenty more discussions to come thank you i saw australia split. Plenty more. Discussions to come thank you so much. Plenty more on that on the bbc news website if you want to check it out. Thank you for watching. Hello again. You may have noticed a bodyit hello again. You may have noticed a body it is much colder out there this morning compared to recent days. We have had cold air posing in from the north throughout the night and we can see from the mass picture all of us under the influence of the school of this Cold Arctic Air so over the weekend, noticeably colder. The first proper autumn chill and with that there will be sunshine as well, quite windy in the north east and some gales affecting the far north east of scotland. Those should ease later in the day, over oversee sunny spells and showers coming in on the North Western event, especially around the north and west, drifting to the south east but bearin west, drifting to the south east but bear in mind yesterday we had 21 degrees. This afternoon it will be 1114 , degrees. This afternoon it will be 11 14 , five or six in the north east and with that wintry showers. 0vernight we still could see snow accumulating over the Higher Ground of scotland, showers coming down the irish sea into parts of wales, the could be wandering us over the Higher Ground and overnightovernight into tomorrow morning a first expected across northern england, scotland, perhaps localfrost northern england, scotland, perhaps local frost around southern areas. It should be a lovely sunny start to sunday, Crisp Sunshine to start the day. Furthershowers sunday, Crisp Sunshine to start the day. Further showers coming in across Northern Areas of scotland, some are when the irish sea but fewer showers around on sunday so a drier day with sunshine, lagiub ovens as well but again, the temperatures or 11 degrees, of anything that is below the average for the time of year. Internet next week, higher pressure dominating at least for a time, on monday it will be quite a chilly start but there will be plenty of dry weather with some sunshine. Gradually throughout the week temperatures rising. As we go through into sunday night you can see clear skies again. Still further showers coming in across the far north of scotland until monday morning. 0vernight temperatures again reaching 1 3, morning. 0vernight temperatures again reaching 1 3 , again there will be a local frost as we start the working week and through monday, plenty of sunshine. Into tuesday as well. Later in the wake the temperature is creeping up in metal, 1315 , temperature is creeping up in metal, 13 15 , some Showers Temperature is creeping up in metal, 13 15, some showers cropping up as well. Goodbye. All this is bbc news. The headlines un officials estimate Tens Of Thousands of palestinians have fled to southern gaza, after israels warning of a possible Ground Offensive in the north. The Security Council has been discussing calls for a humanitarian ceasefire. Israels army says its already launched raids inside gaza. The Palestinian HealthMinistry Says at least 324 people have been killed in the past 24 hours. This is the scene live in gaza the deadline to leave is passed, but israel says it is giving people a few more hours to get out of the area. The us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken, is in saudi arabia, which has suspended talks on potentially normalising ties with israel. Tens of thousands of people have fled northern gaza and many still remain after the Israeli Military gave them 24 hours to leave the area before launching a major Ground Offensive. They were told to move south of the wadi gaza, as israeli troops prepare to hunt down and destroy hamas, which is designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. At least 2,215 people have been killed so far in israeli air strikes on gaza, according to Palestinian Health officials. Limited raids in gaza have already taken place and there are reports that the bodies of some israeli hostages have been recovered. The hostages were snatched a week ago, in hamas the israeli idf denied that. The hostages were snatched a week ago, in hamas raids, in which 1,300 people were killed. 0ur Reporter Nickjohnson has the latest details. Fleeing for their lives. Those living in the north of the gaza strip heading south. 1. 1 Million People, roughly the same size as the entire population of birmingham, were told by israel they had 24 hours to leave their homes. It happened to our grandfathers. Now its happening to us, mohammed says. Its raising the ghosts of the past. The bombs still fall, tearing buildings and families apart. I want my daddy, this little girl cries. Explosions israel says its already launched some localised ground raids inside gaza. While it readies its next move, a warning from Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu. Translation we are striking our enemies with an unprecedented power. 0ur Enemies Havejust begun to pay the price. I cant divulge what comes next, but i can tell you this isjust the beginning. The un Secretary General urged both sides to protect civilians. Even wars have rules. International humanitarian law and Human Rights Law must be respected and upheld. Civilians must be protected and also never used as shields. Its exactly a week since hamas gunmen rampaged through southern israel. Families still coming to terms with the lives lost. This memorialfor tom godo, killed while protecting his wife and three children during the attack on a kibbutz. At least 150 israelis were kidnapped. Families of the victims leaning on each other for support. Katias son among those missing. Translation we are very anxious. Our hope is that our child comes back. We cannot think otherwise. Our child has to come home. A deep sense of foreboding, the ratcheting up of this crisis inevitable, as is the continued loss of life. Nickjohnson, bbc news. There are fears a new front could open in this war if the iranian backed Group Hezbollah become involved and attack israel in support of its palestinian allies. The groups Deputy Leader told a rally in lebanon that they were fully prepared to join hamas when the time comes. Anna foster sent this report from the israel lebanon border. Loaded and ready. These Winding Roads are now home to thousands of soldiers. Theyve been sent north to reinforce the border. If a second front in this war opens up here, the outcome could be catastrophic. If there is an escalation in the north, it is huge. But we know what to do, and we win. This is what we say all the time. That if we start a war with lebanon, ultimately, there will be fire. Each time there is an exchange of fire over the border, tensions rise. This reserve unit tell me that they are on high alert right now. There are people here from right across the country. There are people who work in the tech industry, there are tour guides, theres even a fitness instructor. They all dropped everything to come here and face this huge threat on the northern border. Israeli forces have been preparing to repel a hezbollah attack for years. These Border Communities are vulnerable, and thats why now, they� re emptying out. In shlomi, 75 of families have left town. Yamit is one of the few who stayed. See . There is no one here. My brother lives here, in the place i take you. The house is empty, and they take all their clothes and run. Its soon clear why people have fled. And the bombs is coming. And i think. Explosion you hear that . Yeah, you need to run, 0k . These women think the war will come here next. Im scared now to go to any place in israel. Even if many of my friends ask me to come there. But im scared. There are diplomatic efforts to try and hold off an escalation here, but in this underground shelter, the hope of peace feels far away. Anna a n na foster anna foster with that report. Lets go 23, an associate fellow at chatham house. Picking up on what we were talking about in that piece about the dangers of the escalation of this nomi bar yaacov. Hezbollah saying it is ready to get involved and i think the quote was, when the time comes. Rockets have been fired from syria. The us Secretary Of State is doing his diplomatic tour trying to stop regional powers getting involved. But what do you think in terms of the likelihood of this spreading . I think hezbollah is going to be very cautious about entering into a large scale operation. We have seen rockets fired at the north, three hezbollah operators were killed by israel when they tried to infiltrate. There is definitely movement in the north, but israel has made it very clear it is going to hold the lebanese government, not just hezbollah, responsible for any serious attack and i think they will be very cautious. And i read the Deputy Leader of hezbollahs announcement yesterday, his Press Conference very clearly that they are willing to wait and they take a long view, long term view on it and not necessarily a short term view. So i dont necessarily think a massive front on the north is going to open up. I massive front on the north is going to open op to open up. I suppose the issue is if there is this to open up. I suppose the issue is if there is this ground to open up. I suppose the issue is if there is this Ground Offensive i if there is this Ground Offensive which is expected from israel, the number of people die and keeps going up number of people die and keeps going up and up, that tensions increase the longer it goes on. The tensions increase and the longer it goes on. The tensions increase and l the longer it goes on. The tensions increase and i think the longer it goes on. The tensions increase and i think there the longer it goes on. The tensions increase and i think there will the longer it goes on. The tensions increase and i think there will be i the longer it goes on. The tensions increase and i think there will be a| increase and i think there will be a terrific amount of pressure in various countries in the region from their population, i think people are going to go, there will be violent protests in the streets. And i think thatis protests in the streets. And i think that is going to be the main challenge. I dont think any country is interested injoining the fight. Joining hamas at the moment. But as you say, the risk is massive because there is likely to be a huge escalation, hamas has built a Checkpoint South of gaza city. Just by the gaza river. They are telling civilians trying to flee that they shouldnt flee, that israel is not going to attack and that they need to stay, an israeli Idf Spokesman went on Aljazeera Arabic yesterday to speak to the population of gaza to speak to the population of gaza to say that the threats are real. They should vacate, explaining hamas are holding the population as Human Shields because their entire Military Ammunition is underground, under the civic buildings. So i think there has been a terrific amount of warning and i think we know what is about to come. And i think the more civilians move south in the two corridors that have been set up, the less civilian casualties there will be. Of course, it is a very serious situation because the question is where they are going to go and who is going to provide food food and the un is in intense negotiations to cater, but israel is adamant israel is going to try to take out hamass Military Capacity, which is underground and under civilian buildings. So even though they are using, we are seeing these images of houses being destroyed, it is under houses, they may also be targeting the planners of this attack. ~. ,. , targeting the planners of this attack. ~. ,. , attack. We have heard they are using Bunker Buster attack. We have heard they are using Bunker Buster Bombs attack. We have heard they are using Bunker Buster Bombs to attack. We have heard they are using Bunker Buster Bombs to try attack. We have heard they are using Bunker Buster Bombs to try and i attack. We have heard they are using| Bunker Buster Bombs to try and reach the tunnels underneath the houses. We are looking at live pictures as we are talking to you of gaza and watching the plumes of smoke going up watching the plumes of smoke going up on the horizon as we speak. What about this Ground Offensive and may be Military Strategy . I dont know if that is your think necessarily, but i suppose it is very difficult terrain, it is all urban warfare, not so easy for tanks to move about. It will be a very difficult fight for the Israeli Military, wont it . It is going to being incredibly difficult and incredibly costly, not only to the knesset civilian population, but also to the Israeli Soldiers and i think they know it. But they feel after the unprecedented massacres on saturday, they believe it is a threat to israel because hamas is determined. Yes, hamas would like to see israel wiped off the map and israel cant live with that. They made it very, very clear that they will try to take out the entire, the entire political echelon, the entire military and all of the Military Capacity. And thats all underground. All of the hamas leaders are in a web of tunnels that thousands of, yes, metres long and extremely complex. And youre right, the cost will be very high. Just caettin the cost will be very high. Just getting reports the cost will be very high. Just getting reports in from the Afp News Agency saying that, quoting israel saying that it has killed a hamas commander that led this attack. We are having this from the Afp News Agency so we havent had that confirmed. Apparently, this is the Israeli Army Saying it has killed the hamas commander who led the attacks inside israel. Presumably, thatis attacks inside israel. Presumably, that is exactly what israel wants to be seen to be making progress on this, doesnt it, in terms of getting the leaders . We hear so much about the concerns about civilians being caught up in there so it is really important for them to show they are having success in getting hamas. 50 they are having success in getting hamas. ,. , they are having success in getting hamas. ,. , they are having success in getting hamas. ,. ,. ,. , hamas. So the commander that planned the operation hamas. So the commander that planned the operation and hamas. So the commander that planned the operation and oversaw hamas. So the commander that planned the operation and oversaw it hamas. So the commander that planned the operation and oversaw it has the operation and oversaw it has been killed, i can confirm that, i got it also from afp. And that is indeed the case. Israel has announced very clearly that its key target is to target the hamas leadership, involved in the planning and it has a list of every single hamas fighter that was involved and they plan to go after each and everyone and they are starting with the most senior ones. So this is indeed at the top of the Military Planning since you asked about how that was going to work. So what they are trying to do as targeted assassinations and take out the Military Operators that planned this awful massacre, this pogrom, and now they are planning to take out the Military Capacity. And the Military Capacity is underground and that is where the problem lies and thats why they are trying hard to ensure civilians will get out to safety. Yes, you can hear in the background we have this live image all the time in gaza, you can hear the sound of the bombing and the plumes of smoke, huge plumes of grey Smoke Billowing up huge plumes of grey Smoke Billowing up over the sky in gaza, continuing. You can hear some of it. The live pictures, being filmed where the camera is pointed towards the gaza strip. We have the figures from the gaza Health Ministry saying that 324 people have been killed in gaza in the past 24 hours, that is from gazas Health Ministry. In terms of what the International Community can do in all of this, we have heard the un Security Council talking about a possible humanitarian ceasefire, do you think that is at all possible . Yes, i do. You think that is at all possible . Yes, ido. I you think that is at all possible . Yes, i do. Ithink you think that is at all possible . Yes, i do. I think there are very intense negotiations between the un and i know they are talking, i have heard this from senior un sources they are talking to the Israeli Government about creating humanitarian corridors and i think the very intense negotiations are to try and get the hostages out. Among the hostages, you have 34 hostages of dual nationality, that is a high number. So you have got a very large number. So you have got a very large number of countries that have a direct stake, it is notjust about saving israeli hostages, it is about saving israeli hostages, it is about saving their own nationals. It is also about saving the palestinians. They have put tremendous pressure on egypt and egypt is not necessarily so happy about it to open the border. So i think we will see more international engagement. We have seen on the democratic side hamas has gone on a tour of the countries in the region the rafah border. To ensure that there is support for any kind of humanitarian efforts. Thank you for talking to us, i appreciate you giving us your time. Nomi bar yaacov, associate fellow in the International Security programme at chatham house. You can probably hear the rumbling of the noise from gaza and the camera is moving a bit, but we have seen several plumes of smoke rising up seen several plumes of smoke rising up over the horizon, over the past few hours, is that bombardment continues. We had pictures earlier from the israel side of many tanks amassing on the border. And as you can see, several explosions going off and plumes of smoke rising into the air in gaza. And that Breaking News we have brought you in the last ten minutes, reports from the Afp News Agency that the Israeli Army Say it has killed the hamas commander who led the attack last week. Quoting the israeli idf saying it has killed hamass commander who led those attacks last saturday. We were talking about the role of saudi arabia in this and Antony Blinken is visiting saudi arabia at the moment and today, it says it has pause talks of normalising relations with israel. Lord Malloch Brown is a former deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and he gave his thoughts on that decision. Weill. The United Nations and he gave his thoughts on that decision. Thoughts on that decision. Well, i think this was thoughts on that decision. Well, i think this was anticipated, thoughts on that decision. Well, i think this was anticipated, it i thoughts on that decision. Well, i i think this was anticipated, it would have been impossible for saudi arabia to have continued at this time. In recent years, it has been quite quiet on the issue of palestinian rights. But when the events of this week unfolded, it raised its voice much more clearly in defence of the Palestinian People. And it would bejust in terms of the optics and politics of the region impossible to press on in any effort to normalise relations with israel at the very same time that israel was seen as attacking palestinian arab civilians in gaza. But i dont know whether in the longer term, but i dont know whether in the longerterm, i mean, ithink this but i dont know whether in the longer term, i mean, i think this is now up to israel whether it wants to close that door forever, which would be the result, which will happen, i think if it makes a long term Occupational Military Intervention into gaza or whether it recognises the need to contain its Military Action in as surgical and brief a form as possible so that it can get this back on track. Because for both israel and saudi arabia, the stakes are high. It would be a reordering of the middle east in a dramatic way. And i think there will be a desire to try, once the fighting dies down, to try and recover this negotiation. Dies down, to try and recover this negotiation negotiation. Lord mallochbrown talkinu negotiation. Lord mallochbrown talkin to negotiation. Lord mallochbrown talking to us negotiation. Lord mallochbrown talking to us earlier. Negotiation. Lord mallochbrown talking to us earlier. Our talking to us earlier. 0ur Correspondent has been speaking to people in britain with relatives in israel and galle israel and gaza who have been killed or remain unaccounted for. David barr and his sister in law, naomi, flying the flag of the team where he grew up. Naomi, she was loved by herfamily and shell be missed by all of us. Thats just one story out of 1,300. Were all finding it hard to just mourn for our own because were mourning for everybody. Gunfire and rockets piercing the tranquillity of the agricultural kibbutz alumim, near gaza. They slaughtered the 16 foreign workers. It was just shooting, missiles, shooting. As we left the gates, just bodies, cars, riddled with bullets. Bodies everywhere. I said to my wife, dont look. Just dont look weve lost friends. Weve lost families. Do you fear for your kids future . Actually, i have one whos in london, and he phoned me, he said, abba, daddy, im coming home. I said to him, dont come, not now. Yet he feels for ordinary palestinians. We have friends, we had workers from gaza, from the gaza region, palestinians. My heart goes out for them as well. Theyre hostages, like we are. As we spoke, the sirens sounded. Weve got an air raid. You have to go, yeah. Ive got to move. In london, palestinian chef ali alaqad feels helpless, not knowing if his wife mona and 19 month old son hamed are alive in gaza. Maybe hes dying now, because there is no electric, no battery, nothing. From the morning, i called my wife. Block, doesnt answer. Why attack all the people . The children, people, why . Why . My wife, hamas, my son, two years old, hamas, i want my wife and my son. Families feeling the despair, the worry, everything so bleak. Lucy manning, bbc news. Here in the uk, police say theres been a � massive increase in antisemitic incidents following the violence in the middle east. Prime minister rishi sunak has called the rise disgusting. The governments independent reviewer of Terrorism Legislation has expressed concern that speeches at pro palestinian rallies in the uk might have glorified terrorism. Ed thomas has more. From the rivers to the sea palestine will be free bradford, wednesday night. Free, free. Palestine i like many rallies across the uk this week, support for palestinians. Palestine will be free when people, or evenjewish people in the uk watch this march, they might think, well, hang on, this is support for hamas, what happened . What would you say to them . I feel thats wrong. Were not supporting hamas, were supporting the Palestinian People. That includes palestinian christians, that includes thejews that live in palestine as well. But emotions are running high. Palestine will be free are you horrified . Theyre fighting back for the land, thats all i can say. Hang on, they didnt fight back for land, they slaughtered young people at a Music Festival and they stole children, kidnapped them and took them back to gaza. No comment. So when does free speech cross the line . We take Direct Action. This is Richard Barnard, the co founder of palestine action. He finishes this speech with these words. This was just the start for you here. When we hear the resistance, the Al Aqsa Flood, we must turn that flood into a tsunami i over the whole world the Al Aqsa Flood is the hamas name for its operation in israel. And Jonathan Hall kc is the uks independent reviewer of Terrorism Legislation. So whats your reaction to what youve just heard . When i hear people referring by name to a hamas Terrorist Operation which we know involved acts of terrorism and invite people to do something similar, then i know that youre in the territory of encouraging terrorism. And would you expect police to take action . Yes. When you go home, ask yourself, what can you sacrifice for palestine . We caught up with Richard Barnard in bradford. He claimed his speeches were to Direct Action against uk industry that helps israel. But why use the language of hamas . That is a metaphor. What weve got to look at now. No, its not a metaphor. This is real, these are real. These words matter. And in your speech, you said, the Al Aqsa Flood, we must turn that flood into a tsunami of the whole world. Does that not. There seems to be a typical. Does that not worry you . What worries me. What worries me is i whats happening now. Using the language of prescribed terrorists, in speeches like this . For over75 years, what worries me is the british complicity with that. As pressure builds across gaza and israel, and with more protests planned here, the hope will be for calm and peace. Ed thomas, bbc news. Some live pictures of Antony Blinken, the us Secretary Of State, who is visiting saudi arabia. Lets who is visiting saudi arabia. Lets listen in. Hamas who is visiting saudi arabia. Lets listen in. Hamas is who is visiting saudi arabia. Lets listen in. Hamas is not listen in. Hamas is not representative of the Palestinian People or their legitimate aspirations for the future. Hamas is aspirations for the future. Hamas is a Terrorist Group, its only agenda is to destroy the state of israel and to murderjews. And its important that the entire world see it as such. This is i think an important moment for moral clarity when it comes to hamas. At the same time, as israel pursues its legitimate right to defending its people and try to assure ensure this never happens again, it is vitally important all of us look out for civilians. And we are working together to do exactly that. In particular, working on establishing safe areas in gaza, working on establishing corridors so humanitarian assistance can reach people who need it. None of us want to see suffering by civilians on any side, whether it is in israel, whether it is in gaza, whether it is anywhere else. And we are working together to do our best to protect them. I think at the same time, it is vitally important and i know that our countries agree that we Work Together to make sure that to the best of our ability, this conflict does not spread to other places, on other fronts. Does not spread to other places, on otherfronts. So i look forward does not spread to other places, on other fronts. So i look forward to discussing that. In addition, the United States and saudi arabia are working together very closely in another in a number of other critical areas where its important to try to bring greater peace, greater security, greater stability, that includes yemen as well as sudan, so i look forward to the opportunity to talk about that. Thank you is always at the having us today and the conversation that will follow. Thank you is always for having us today. Follow. Thank you is always for having us today. Follow. Thank you is always for having us today. We i follow. Thank you is always for. Having us today. We will having us today. Thank you. We will ust leave having us today. Thank you. We will just leave those having us today. Thank you. We will just leave those pictures having us today. Thank you. We will just leave those pictures because i just leave those pictures because the Camera Isjust just leave those pictures because the camera is just moving. Just leave those pictures because the Camera Isjust moving. Us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken who has just arrived today in saudi arabia. And he was talking about hamas saying it is a Terrorist Group and its agenda is to murderjews and he was talking about israels right to defend its people. He said they are working together to protect civilians and working on humanitarian corridors. We dont want to see civilians suffer on either side. Want to see civilians suffer on eitherside. Saying want to see civilians suffer on either side. Saying that we want to Work Together to make sure that this conflict doesnt spread. As you will know, he has been visiting many countries in the area over the past few days. We can show you some live pictures that we have now from southern israel, you can see the tanks. This is close to the boundary with gaza. We have been watching pictures throughout this morning of tanks moving around. As we know, the tanks moving around. As we know, the tanks are amassing on the border, we have been talking a lot over the past few days about a possible imminent Ground Offensive from israel. And we have been hearing also about these safe passages that israel has announced today. It originally gave people in the north of gaza 24 hours to leave the north and make their way down to the south. Then extended that deadline by opening up two safe routes down through the country. And that started about two hours ago and has four more hours to go. These pictures now are of israeli tanks in southern israel amassing on the border. We have also been shown you pictures throughout the morning of gaza itself. We have seen big plumes of smoke going up into the horizon with the bombings that have been taking place this morning, we have had some figures from the gaza health authorities. Talking about 324 people being killed in the past four hours just past 24 hours in gaza and around 1,000 injured. So we are keeping across everything going on. Do stay with us. There is plenty on. Do stay with us. There is plenty on our website as well, stay with on bbc news. Live from london. This is bbc news. Un officials estimate Tens Of Thousands of palestinians leave their homes for the south of gaza after israel warns of a ground invasion. Israels army says its already launched raids inside gaza. There is a report the hamas commander, who led last weeks attack has been killed. The us Secretary Of State is in saudi arabia, which says its suspended talks on potentially normalising ties with israel. This is the scene live in gaza. Israel says it is giving people a few more hours to get out of the area. Hello. Israel says People Living in the north of gaza had a further three hours to leave the area as israeli troops continue to mass on the border. Un Officials SayTens Of Thousands of people have already