there are growing calls for a ceasefire in gaza and international pressure is mounting on israel to reduce civilian casualties. the us secretary of defense, lloyd austin, is in israel where he s expected to meet officials later. we ve been seeing smoke on the gaza skyline again this morning. it comes as the uk, france and germany step up global calls for a ceasefire. britain s former defence secretary, ben wallace, has warned that israel risks losing its legal and moral authority for its war in gaza. in a newspaper article, he described israel s tactics as crude and indiscriminate . the hamas run health authority in gaza says israeli air strikes have killed at least 110 people in a single day in the jabalia refugee camp. we re also following the latest from the un security council which is due to convene later today, to discuss the humanitarian situation in gaza. it s expected to vote on a new draft resolution calling on israel and hamas to allow greater humanitarian access
song all day. we begin in egypt where officials insist traffic is flowing normally through the suez canal despite recent attacks further south in the red sea. iranian backed rebels in yemen have repeatedly targeted commercial vessels, leading some of the world s biggest shipping firms to suspend routes in the area. with more context, here s our business reporter david waddell. let us have a look at the situation. there are where the attacks occurred. at the northern end is the suez canal. you can t make your way unless you first pass this checkpoint. two companies. maersk, the container company and hapag lloyd another big shipping container company have both announced that they would not be making that passage. you have to pass the cape of good hope in south africa. that adds nearly 11,000 nautical miles to thejourney. adds nearly 11,000 nautical miles to the journey. there is another separate issue for the ships trying to traverse through the atlantic ocean and the pacific o
hasn t given any details about reported air strikes. but the idf says operations injabalia, like this one on friday, have destroyed hamas tunnels, explosives and military equipment, and soldiers found more than £1 million claimed to be designated for terrorist activity . our gaza correspondent, rushdi abu alouf, who is now based in turkey, says the area has been a focus for israeli forces recently. the camp is in the north, and the air strikes were intensified in the location overnight. as international pressure mounts on israel to reduce civilian casualties, and with growing calls for a ceasefire, the us secretary of defence has returned to israel. lloyd austin has met his israeli counterpart and is also due to talk to prime minister benjamin netanyahu with a focus on how israel plans to move to the next phase of the war. the un security council is expected to vote on monday on a resolution calling for an urgent and sustainable cessastion of hostilities . the us blocked a