Before we moved to sport, the latest developments. We have had a statement from the un Secretary General, a new statement from Antonio Guterres. He said the humanitarian system in gaza is facing total collapse come up with unimaginable consequences for more than 2 million civilians. These are some of the live pictures from gaza. The skyline, and we have seen in the last a0 minutes or so intense bombardment and strikes continuing in gaza. I will keep these pictures on the screen as i take you through some of the statements from Antonio Guterres because he says, as the bombing intensifies, needs are growing evermore critical and colossal. About 500 trucks a day were crossing into gaza before hostilities began. In recent days, an average of only 12 trucks a day have entered despite the needs being far greater than at any time before. Given the desperate and dramatic situation, he says the un will not be able to continue to deliver inside gaza that without an immediate and fundamental shif
Hello and welcome to verified life. 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. A World Health Organization official says patients are being operated on without anaesthetic, with bodies lying everywhere in hospitals. The Un Human Rights Office says it has warned israel that cutting off food, fuel and electricity constitutes collective punishment. 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
Welcome to verified live. Rishi sunak has told his israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu that the uk Will Stand By israel in what both men described as its darkest hours. During talks injerusalem, rishi sunak affirmed israels ray to defend itself after attacks by hamas killed about 1400 people. There are also continuing concerns about the plight of people in gaza who rishi sunak said were also victims of hamas. He welcomed plans to get it into the territory via egypt. Aid agencies are warning that gaza is in need of far more aid than the initial 20 lorries announced by President Biden during his visit to israel yesterday. The un humanitarian chief says about 100 lorries will be required every day. More than 60 International Charities including christian aid, 0xfam and Save The Children have called for a ceasefire. Latest reports say that several people including children have been killed or wounded in a strike on a house in a southern town. These are some of the pictures from a hospit
Hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. In the last hour, the mp Natalie Elphicke has become the latest conservative to defect to the labour party. Natalie elphicke has been the mp for dover in kent since 2019. Our chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffmanjoins Me from The Houses Of Parliament henry, was this a surprise . It was a shock. If you had asked me before this afternoon to list 100 conservative mps most likely to defect to the labour party, Natalie Elphicke would have been nowhere near that list. And i think that was reflected in the faces of conservative mps at prime ministers questions, as keir starmer announced at the start of his question that he wanted to welcome her to the labour side. Mps had not noticed her there, and they were expressing to bewilderment to each other. Natalie elphickes announcement will hurt rishi sunak, because she goes for him on an issue that is central to his attempt to recover his political position. She accuses him of failing on small boats.