many people there have been displaced, displaced multiple times, fleeing the violence to the north and now they are packed into rafah, exposed and vulnerable and need to be protected. we have also made clear from the start that we oppose any forced displacement of palestinians from gaza. we cannot afford of palestinians from gaza. we cannot afford an israeli attack on rafah cannot afford an israeli attack on rafah. it is certain to produce on rafah. it is certain to produce another humanitarian from produce another humanitarian from produce another humanitarian from catastrophe. the situation from catastrophe. the situation is already unbearable for over situation is already unbearable for over a situation is already unbearable for over a million people pushed for over a million people pushed into rafah since the war started along with monday morning s airstrikes in rafah, some israeli forces were on the ground, carrying out a successful mission to
with israel warning ofan impending ground offensive. more than than half of gaza s population now lives in rafah. the potentialfor a ground campaign has sparked alarm from israel s allies, including the us. as the king and i discussed today, the united states is working on a hostage deal between israel and hamas, which would bring an immediate and sustained period of calm to gaza for at least six weeks, which we could then take the time to build something more enduring. nearly 100,000 people have been killed, injured orare missing. the majority are women and children. we cannot afford an israeli attack on rafah. it is certain to produce another humanitarian catastrophe. the situation is already unbearable for over a million people who have been pushed into rafah since the war started. we cannot stand by and let this continue. we need a lasting ceasefire now. this war must end. for more analysis on king abdullah s visit to washington, here s our north america correspondent nom
he sobs. sirens wail. he sobs. in response to that report, the israel defense forces said any claim that we intentionally target red crescent or medical workers is baseless and untrue. we act in accordance with international law and take feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm in our operations. and if you re in the uk, you can watch gaza 101: emergency rescue the full film by bbc arabic. it s available to watch now on bbc iplayer, online and on the app. senior officials from the united states, qatar, egypt and israel are expected to hold talks in cairo, as international pressure grows for a ceasefire in gaza. the meeting is happening as israeli forces prepare to launch a ground offensive against hamas in rafah. these are live pictures of that area now. more than a million people are sheltering in the overcrowded city. earlier, president biden said the displaced palestinians were exposed and vulnerable, and called for their protection let s speak to abdelbassir h
he sobs. sirens wail. in response to that report, the israel defense forces said, any claim that we intentionally target red crescent or medical workers is baseless and untrue. we act in accordance with international law and take feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm in our operations . and if you re in the uk you can watch bbc arabic s full film gaza 101: emergency rescue that s available now on bbc iplayer, online and on the app. president biden has appealed for the more than one million palestinians sheltering in rafah in the southern gaza strip to be protected, once again urging israel not to carry out a big assault without a credible plan for the safety of civilians. he was speaking after meeting thejordanian monarch, king abdullah, in washington. the king has repeatedly pushed for a full truce to end the conflict that started when hamas attacked israel on october 7th. on monday morning, a series of israeli airstrikes there killed at least 70 people, with
displaced, displaced multiple times, fleeing the violence to the north and now they are packed into rafah, exposed and vulnerable and need to be protected. we have also made clear from the start that we oppose any forced displacement of palestinians from gaza. we cannot afford an israeli attack on rafah. it is certain to produce another humanitarian catastrophe. the situation is already unbearable for over a million people pushed into rafah since the war started. for more analysis on king abdullah s visit to washington, here s our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. this was a very significant meeting in that king abdullah is the first arab leader to meet president biden since october the 7th, and the king has been very open about what he thinks should be happening and has laid the goals out to president biden, he heard it it in the statement, that he wants a long lasting ceasefire and humanitarian aid to be sent into gaza. he s worried about the military operation in ra