The un says its Aid Operations in gaza will start winding down tomorrow for lack of fuel. So what happens after that . Israels Prime Minister says a Ground Assault will come, but meanwhile, the brinkmanship over letting in aid versus letting out hostages carries on. We are now reducing the fuel we are using every day so we can keep the most Critical Services running for as long as possible but it is going to mean that people dont have access to drinking water. Well be talking to people who know about humanitarian operations in gaza about what happens next and whether the United Nations is taking a side. And well explore the splits in labour caused by keir starmer s statements, which hes now caveated, on israels right to blockade gaza. Also tonight, is there trouble ahead forjoe biden from within his party . Listen, there are two peoples here, palestinians and israelis. We need to show care and solidarity with the Palestinian People and these civilians who are being killed every day in
Are still missing, most likely held in gaza. Well be hearing from the brother of one of them, inbar haiman, who was kidnapped from the supernova music festival. Whats the best chance of getting her and the others back home . Good evening. In the last hour there have been developments in the middle east which have sparked new concerns at the prospect of a widening conflict, directly drawing in actors from beyond the Borders Of Israel and gaza. Speaking in the pentagon, american officials confirmed they had shot down three missiles and several drones it said had been fired from yemen heading along the red sea, potentially towards israel. It is currently too soon to know for sure who fired the missiles, but of course yemen is the base for Houthi Rebels who are backed by iran and supportive of the palestinians. The Development Comes after another day of diplomacy, with rishi sunak visiting first israel and then saudi arabia as part of a two day trip. Well discuss the diplomatic efforts in
Hello and welcome. Israel has continued its air strikes on several parts of the gaza strip even as it continues issuing controversial Evacuation Orders to palestinians. The Israeli Military said its troops had found many tunnels used by hamas at The Rafah Crossing into egypt. The Israel Defense forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel says that since monday, about 300 thousand palestinians have already fled rafah. The us is still urging israel not to mount a full scale assault on the city. And in the north there are evacuations in the city of jabalia as the idf says that it has been carrying out air strikes. It says hamas fighters are regrouping there. Meanwhile, a top eu official, charles michel, has condemned israels Evacuation Orders, saying people are being directed towards unsafe areas. The Uk Foreign Office is investigating claims by hamas that a british israeli ho
up its criticism of the way israel is carrying out its military offensive in gaza. antony blinken said there was a gap between the government s declared intentions to protect civilians and the casualties and what was happening on the ground. it comes as the un s top aid official has said there s no longer any meaningful humanitarian operation in southern gaza. it does appear, however, that the israeli border crossing kerem shalom could soon be opened to improve the flow of aid. currently making its way into gaza. also in the less 2a hours, we have seen new images from inside gaza. these are pictures of palestinians being held by the israel defense forces, many of them kneeling, many of them stripped to their underwear with their hands tied behind their backs. our international editor jeremy bowen has this report and i should warn you, you may find some of the images in the report distressing. video emerged of palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the t
between the government s declared intention to protect civilians and what is actually happening on the ground. israel says it s hit more than a50 targets from land, sea and air in the last 2a hours. the main un agency there says society is on the verge of a full blown collapse . but the flow of aid could soon improve, after israel agreed to a us request to open its kerem shalom border crossing for the inspection of aid trucks and their cargo. also, new images appear to show dozens of palestinian men stripped to their underwear, with their hands tied behind their back. those are not those pictures, we will bring those to you, those are funerals taking place today for six palestinians killed by israeli forces in an operation at the al faraa refugee camp north of nablus. some of those killed are believed to be members of the militant group known as the al fara a brigade. we canjoin our correspondent anna foster in jerusalem. take us through what has been happening in the west b