Hello, im matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. The United Nations has warned that catastrophic shortages of essential goods in gaza could result in many more deaths. The head of its agency for Palestinian Refugees described the amount of aid allowed in so far as � crumbs�. Philippe lazzarini says basic services are crumbling, with streets starting to overflow with sewage. The Un Human Rights Office says it has warned israel that cutting off food, fuel and electricity constitutes collective punishment. The World Food Programme was relying on 23 bakeries to feed 220,000 people a day but says only two of those are now functional. Israels military says it carried out another ground raid in gaza overnight to target hamas fighters. These pictures, supplied by the idf, are said to show a Hamas Tunnel Being struck by a guided missile. Launch sites for anti tank missiles and command and control centres were also reportedly hit; the army said it killed a senior hamas commander. As tension continues to rise across the region, the United States has carried out air strikes against targets in syria, linked to irans revolutionary guard. The us insists they are not related to the conflict between israel and hamas, and said it was a response to attacks on us forces in iraq and syria, by iranian backed militia groups. The talks between qatar in terms of backing in palestine by israel is under way. But we begin with this report from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. Waking up to another day of death in gaza. The bodies piled up after the latest israeli strikes. Translation at ten oclock, the apartment they were staying at was bombed. 14 people were killed. They were all females, among them a two month old baby and my niece, who was one year old. I dont know what to do. Aerial photographs show gaza before and after israels intense bombardment. These are neighbourhoods in the north. Amid the unprecedented destruction here, thousands have been killed and hundreds of thousands are homeless. Yet a top un official complains only crumbs of aid are getting in. Basic services are crumbling. Medicine is running out. Food and water are running out. The streets of gaza have started overflowing with sewage. Gaza is on the brink of a Massive Health hazard and the risk of diseases are looming. Israels military says it is continuing to hit hamas targets, again, sending limited Ground Troops into gaza overnight. But growing calls for a pause in fighting to let in aid and the presence of 200 plus hostages could yet delay a full ground invasion. There are also fresh worries about a regional escalation. This morning, the us said it had struck iran linked sites here in eastern syria, after complaining of attacks on its forces. And there was an explosion and a suspected Missile Interception on egypts red sea coast. Translation in recent hours, an Aerial Threat was spotted In The Red Sea region. Combat helicopters were scrambled in response to the threat and this matter is now being investigated. To our understanding, the strike that took place in egypt originated in this threat. With towns in southern israel virtually empty, normal life is on hold and gaza remains underfire. Across the middle east, much depends on what happens in this war. Yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. Another developing line were following this afternoon, live pictures from gaza, you saw in the headlines. Another strike, and you can see the flames as the plume of smoke. As you watch those pictures, we will also talked her tom bateman. I hearing anything else regarding hostages cut now, this is a source that is familiar to the discussions, telling the bbc that negotiations towards a potential release of hostages accelerating. Now, i would carry that saying weve had similar alert on other occasions earlier this week. Remember that for hostages of the more than 220 have been released. Police have been mediated by qatar, the United States has been heavily involved in these discussions as well as the egyptians and United Nations. No, to tourfrom the israeli side. That is a familiar pattern which we have seen in previous conflicts between conflicts and hamas in gaza. In those instances, where they have been a potential ceasefire negotiations, we might get information from the palestinian side, not confirmed by the israeli side. Its best with these things to wait and see, matthew, as i say, we have had similar alert previously this week, but of course, one of the facts that gives families of hostages some hope is that they have been four of those more than 220 released. So far, clear sense of discussion is going on and that will be due to military calculations on both sides here. How much pressure calculations on both sides here. How much pressure is calculations on both sides here. How much pressure is Benjamin Netanyahu and when it comes to hostages . 0nly and when it comes to hostages . Only and when it comes to hostages . Only a couple of nights ago, he was television saying that grander vision would go ahead and yet, still, we wait almost three weeks on. I still, we wait almost three weeks on. ~ still, we wait almost three weeks on. ~. , ,. , on. I think on the first point, he is and if huge on. I think on the first point, he is and if huge amount on. I think on the first point, he is and if huge amount of on. I think on the first point, he i is and if huge amount of pressure with the hostages. We have seen continued protests by families in tel aviv outside the ministry of defence. The daughter of the 85 year old lady who was released by hamas was speaking again today, saying more has to be done over this issue. First and foremost, its in the minds of many israelis, they want to movement on this. The pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu remains acute. 0n the other hand, we are seeing a narrative warfare from both sides. The israelis very much trying to show that they have forces are massed on the gaza perimeter, ready to go in on a minutes notice. That also feeds into the discussions of the negotiations around the release of hostages. But hamas has leverage of course over this particular point. We sewn on their mass delegation is currently in russia saying earlier today, quoted in the russian press, thats the release of hostages is entirely contingent on a ceasefire. That is one of the things mass her is trying to get. They said earlier on in the process that they want the release of Palestinian Prisoners, those held by israel, many thousands of Palestinian Prisoners held by israel, to be part of the discussions, as well. Much going on behind closed doors. In terms of the ground in mission, yes, Benjamin Netanyahu said two nights ago in a televised address that the decision will be made that it will be a consensual decision, i think thats important because his government has been the centre of a deep political crisis this year. Many israelis dont trust him. He brought in earlier in this conflict, the two former generals, now part of the emergency wall cabinets, showing he has expertise that these decisions are grounded. Has expertise that these decisions are grounded has expertise that these decisions are rounded. ,. Are grounded. Tom bateman, thanks very much 0nly crimes, so far, had got through the rafah crossing, the totality of what has got through. Lets talk more about that now. We are joined now by the Director General of the International Committee of the red cross, robert mardini. Thank you for being with us on bbc news. I gather in recent hours, you have managed to get some supplies and some team actually into the gaza strip. 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We need faster and more Fluid Rotations of staff so that we can work hand in hand with our partners and support more hospitals and what we consider, nothing short of a catastrophic humanitarian situation On The Ground. I catastrophic humanitarian situation On The GroundOn The Ground. I will come back to that thought On The Ground. I will come back to that thought in On The Ground. I will come back to that thought in a On The Ground. I will come back to that thought in a moment On The Ground. I will come back to that thought in a moment or On The Ground. I will come back to that thought in a moment or two, | On The Ground. I will come back to. That thought in a moment or two, but ijust want to that thought in a moment or two, but i just want to ask you about the numbers you are getting in, how that actually works out . We were showing the pictures you sent us of your tracks that you managed to get in, but you talked about the few that they were. How is it working . You want to send and much more, what are those conversations like about what you are able to send in . That those conversations like about what you are able to send in . You are able to send in . That is a big challenge you are able to send in . That is a big challenge. There you are able to send in . That is a big challenge. There are you are able to send in . That is a big challenge. There are green i big challenge. There are green lights at political levels, but we need those green lights to materialise concrete action for more trucks. We are hoping there will be more entering tomorrow, but there needs to be a much more Fluid Process to facilitate the entry of tracks into the gaza strip. Lets not forget the situation is catastrophic before, this round of escalation and hundreds were already going in. They are very short of what in dire need of support for. This what in dire need of support for. As you are talking, we are seeing more pictures of gaza with flashes and i screen, more strikes taking place as they have done over the last 2a hours as they head to more than 250 targets, the israelis tell us. I was listening to the head of 0xfam here in the uk only yesterday, saying he had returned from a wider meeting in geneva where he met with other humanitarian organisations, the consensus of that meeting was that humanitarian groups have never seen anything quite like this. Is that a view that you share . Absolutely. I have been myself view that you share . Absolutely. I have been myself inside view that you share . Absolutely. I have been myself inside the view that you share . Absolutely. I have been myself inside the gaza | have been myself inside the gaza strip, during or in the immediate aftermath of previous rounds of escalation, and what we see today, ordinary guy since witness day in and day out. Its an comparable to what weve seen before. Its really heartbreaking, its catastrophic, people on the move and live in an certainty of the next shell bombing, and they all live in terrible conditions. If you take just the water, they have access to today, they have three litres of water, waste before it was 90 litres of water. If you can pay with a place of geneva or london, there is availability for 400 litres per person per day. It is a huge gap. There is a risk of the sewer is now flooding, civilian neighbourhoods, and increasing spread of epidemics. Its the perfect storm for civilians in gaza. They are in harms way and we can only remind that the burden should shift, not to humanitarians, but from humanitarians to the parties of the conflict to have the obligation to abide by the basic rules of war that are here protects civilians, precisely in these circumstances. I civilians, precisely in these circumstances. Civilians, precisely in these circumstances. I was talking to israels at circumstances. I was talking to israels at parsons circumstances. I was talking to israels at parsons to circumstances. I was talking to israels at parsons to london, | israels at parsons to london, saying the death in gaza was hamass responsibility. That was just one of the parties. Take me through the volume of what you are dealing with, the geography of where you hope those trucks will actually get to. Presumably, it is still only in the south and not the northern parts of that israelis have said those people must leave. That israelis have said those people must leave must leave. They are needed everywhere. Must leave. They are needed everywhere, south must leave. They are needed everywhere, south and must leave. They are needed | everywhere, south and north. Must leave. They are needed everywhere, south and north. We will do everything we can to reach hospitals in the north, in gaza city and others. It will help us, and staff, nurses and sturgeon are here to support them in hospitals. There is no limit of geography for our teams, the bottleneck is really security. That is why we call for humanitarian poses in order to allow our teams to operate safely. We will also assist people who are desperate for clean water with chlorine tablets and this will help facilitate future Family Reunification to of hostages. Briefly, because we are not there with grander vision yet, if that was to happen, would you be able to continue your work On The Ground . Absolutely, the ambition is always to be able to carve out of the space of humanity in the worst of circumstances. We know, unfortunately, the scenario of a Ground Operation will increase exponentially the destruction, the killing, and to the humanitarian needs, and our presence will be more needed than ever. Both parties of the conflict will be greater to take every possible measure to protect civilians. We will keep a very close eye on this. Civilians. We will keep a very close eye on this civilians. We will keep a very close eye on this. Thank you so much for takin eye on this. Thank you so much for taking time eye on this. Thank you so much for taking time to eye on this. Thank you so much for taking time to speak eye on this. Thank you so much for taking time to speak to eye on this. Thank you so much for taking time to speak to us eye on this. Thank you so much for taking time to speak to us here eye on this. Thank you so much for taking time to speak to us here at| taking time to speak to us here at bbc news. As we entered to that interview, here is a dark shot. We have seen regular flashes there for the last few minutes. These are live pictures from over gaza city. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. An independent review has found that serious failings were made by natwest in its treatment of nigel farage when it closed his bank account. The report said the communication with mr farage did not follow the banks policies, but the closure was lawful. 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Officials said the strikes hit weapons and ammunition Storage Facilities near the border with iraq and were carried out by f i6 fighter jets using precision munitions. Us defence secretary lloyd austin said the us was responding to attacks on its forces in iraq and syria by iranian backed militia groups. Protests have been taking place in the middle east with because of angen the middle east with because of anger. These are pictures from the capital of oman. Demonstrators also rallied in the west bank where its really forces killed four palestinians in a raid to early today. 110 people have been killed in the west bank, and more than 119 injured since the 7th Of October attacks. These are mostly from raids of israeli troops or israeli settlers. Lets cross live now to michael 0hanlon, director of Research Foreign policy at the Brooking Institution think tank. We are nearly three weeks into this war, where do you think we are now . We are clearly at a turning point, because we are all waiting with bated breath about the Ground Operation. Its not clear what it will amount to. What comes next . 0n will amount to. What comes next . On top of all that, its the humanitarian intervention that you are importantly discussing. I think its a possibility that israel, which did not have a plan for occupying gaza prior to october seven this year, may wind up. Israel should do a number of ground insurgents allowing humanitarian relief and wait for the World Community to propose a political endgame, which might involve the when trusteeship. For israel, the goal is to make sure hamas does not remain in power. And also, seek retaliation for the high power perpetrators of the attack. I dont think israel needs to literally destroy hamas, nor do i think they should given the implication to do so for the propagation of gaza. I think its time to get ahead and think its time to get ahead and think about that political endgame more than they have. They have influenced the way israel have done the grounding excursion. Let influenced the way israel have done the grounding excursion. Influenced the way israel have done the grounding excursion. Let me take ou onto the grounding excursion. Let me take you onto stage the grounding excursion. Let me take you onto stage by the grounding excursion. Let me take you onto stage by stage, the grounding excursion. Let me take you onto stage by stage, you the grounding excursion. Let me take you onto stage by stage, you talked l you onto stage by stage, you talked about sensing change. Why do you think there has been that change, if you are right . Think there has been that change, if you are right . When you look at the record of major you are right . When you look at the record of major ground you are right . When you look at the record of major Ground Incursions i you are right . When you look at the | record of major Ground Incursions by israel or american Led Coalition is in the broader middle east in the last few years. They have not gone well. There is no clear next step once you own a place, or occupy it. We struggle mightily with nato and us and uk Led Coalition in iraq. We have all struggled to figure out what kind of Counterinsurgency Operations can be conducted militarily and what kind of political structures can be developed for support to give you an exit strategy. No one has found an answer. Why would israel want to take this on cut it needs to change the basic understanding of the before, live and let live, with hamas to prevail from 2007 two this attack in october. I think israel is understandably not going to change that equation, but otherwise, it doesnt really know what to do next, i dont believe, and certainly doesnt have a compelling strategy which is bad for success. Thats why i think this. Which is bad for success. Thats why i think this i think this. Containment clearly didnt work i think this. Containment clearly didnt work after i think this. Containment clearly didnt work after what i think this. Containment clearly didnt work after what we i think this. Containment clearly didnt work after what we saw. I think this. Containment clearly didnt work after what we saw three weeks ago. In terms of that basic messaging, with guts right from those attacks on the 7th Of October, to wipe out hamas, was not too ambitious. 0ne analysis from washington was saying that it will be a success for hamas if they simply exist after this. That is what that narrative has claimed. I strongly disagree with that latter interpretation. We have to think back to our collective efforts with alqaeda. Notjust in the United States but in allied countries like yours, to what israel has felt in the last three weeks. After a while, we realised that destroying or eliminating alqaeda was not a realistic goal. We should decapitate it, destroy much of its leadership and take away its actuaries, limited to Financial Access and otherwise, try to weaken it to the point where it was no longer strategically effective. The semantics of how we talked about alqaeda shifted quite a bit in those opening months and early years after 9 11. Israel is going through a similar kind of revolution in its Thought Process right now. It should. Hour revolution in its Thought Process right now. It should. How should the international right now. It should. How should the International Community right now. It should. How should the International Community help right now. It should. How should the International Community help israel, j International Community help israel, then, intensive what happens the day after the operation to have completed after hamas . Israel doesnt want to stay there, the Palestinian Authority and is capable of running it, so what actually. Should the International Community to be trying to formulate plans, is that with a focus should be, do you think . ,. ,. ,. ,. , think . Yes, in addition to other humanitarian think . Yes, in addition to other humanitarian pressure, think . Yes, in addition to other humanitarian pressure, which l think . Yes, in addition to other| humanitarian pressure, which is appropriate and crucial, we need to think hard about what kind of a un monitored, or un rent system could help take charge in gaza for a certain period of time, and i think we should think about whether that trusteeship goes to a palestinian state in gaza. Thats a crazy idea, the notion has always been a single palestinian state, including the west bank. We need to break the paradox with the immediate questions. These are not questions for the future, the answer for these questions are going to affect how israel conducts its grand operations in the next few weeks. I dont think we should be waiting for more development On The Ground. Irate we should be waiting for more development On The Ground. We have to leave it there, development On The Ground. We have to leave it there, but development On The Ground. We have to leave it there, but thank development On The Ground. We have to leave it there, but thank you development On The Ground. We have to leave it there, but thank you for i to leave it there, but thank you for joining us in there from washington. Well be back in a moment or two with a short break. We will be looking at some new polling that has been done in israel after the attacks on October The 7th whether its really public currently is. We will also be talking to our correspondence in the region. All of that here and bbc news. Hello. Good afternoon. Some very autumnal scenes earlier on this morning, particularly across northern and eastern areas of england with some patches of mist and fog, such as here in sheffield. Its now largely lifted and cleared. It wont be quite so much of a problem overnight tonight or indeed for the next few days because the winds are set to pick up. Therell also be some more heavy downpours of rain, generally staying very unsettled. And if we take a look at the rainfall accumulation chart, through the weekend and into monday, you can see the area of most concern again is eastern scotland, with another 50 to 100 millimetres of rain, especially over the higher ground. Of course, all of this falling on already saturated ground. That rain just feeding through in a constant stream of showers on the south easterly wind for the rest of today. Also some heavy, frequent, even thundery showers across eastern apologies to leave the weather abruptly, we arejoining the United Nations, the American Ambassador addressing the nation. Mr; nations, the American Ambassador addressing the nation. Addressing the nation. My heart breaks for a addressing the nation. My heart breaks for a while. Addressing the nation. My heart breaks for a while. My addressing the nation. My heart breaks for a while. My heart addressing the nation. My heart. Breaks for a while. My heart breaks for all, all of the innocent civilians who are caught up in this crisis. Colleagues, the United States has made clear in both public and private conversations that as israel exercises its right, and indeed its responsibility, to defend its people against the terrorist group, it must do so in line with war. There are no free zones in war. International humanitarian law must be respected throughout gaza and the region by all actors. President biden and Secretary Blinking in partnership with the un and regional actors are engaged in direct diplomacy to help protect the lives of all civilians and to ensure humanitarian assistance can flow into gaza. As humanitarian organisations have stressed, the needs of palestinians in gaza are dire. So many families lack access to food, clean water and other essentials. Hospitals need fuel to keep patients alive. This is a humanitarian emergency. We are doing everything in our power to save lives. The United States is the single largest donor to the palestinian people, having contributed more than 1 billion to you and i do believe weight since 2021. President biden has pledged several men. Much more needs to be done, much more. It is needed urgently. We continue to encourage israel, egypt and all partners to take concrete steps to alleviate this humanitarian crisis. Just as we continue to urge and encourage all member states. Particularly those with the greatest capacity to give, to help us meet the uns appeal time is of the essence, and lives hang in the balance. As you will notice, two keywords are missing in the resolution before us. The first is hamas. It is outrageous this resolution fails to name the perpetrators of the october seven terrorist attack, hamas, hamas. It is outrageous. Another word missing is outrageous. Another word missing is hostage. This resolution makes no mention of the innocent people, including citizens of many of you in this room, many of you here today who have citizens who are being held hostage by hamas and other terrorist groups. These are omissions of evil, and they give cover to and they empower hamass brutality, and no member state should allow that. You should not let it stand, and that is why we have co sponsored an