good afternoon. the g7 group of nations, including the us and the uk, are calling for humanitarian pauses in the fighting in gaza, to allow more aid in and more civilians to leave. the united states has also said israel should not re occupy gaza after the war is over. on the ground, israel says its troops are now in the heart of gaza city, fighting hamas which is classified as a terrorist group by the uk government and which killed more than 1,400 people in israel a month ago. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says israel s bombardment there has now killed more than 10,500 people. live now to yolande knell injerusalem. yolande. soa so a lot is happening diplomatically this lunchtime and also inside gaza, where the israeli military extended for an extra hour its four hour window where it allows people from the north to head to the south. because so many people have been making thatjourney because so many people have been making that journey today. because so many people
the game kicks off in the next couple of hours. the winner takes on. the coastal towns. with only days until the general election, the bbc is visiting communities across the country to find out what people are most concerned about. the coastal towns of dover and deal are often at the centre of conversations about immigration but that s not the only issue on voters minds, as charlotte wright reports. it s the gateway to britain, so often at the centre of the story, whether it s the arrival of small boats or delays at the port. but while there is much talk about this town, we ve come to hear from those who live, work and play here. at this boxing gym, the cost of living is having a big impact. the prices have gone up, and the wages people are getting paid ain t really changed, so, yeah, it sjust hard. it s hard for everyone, really. housing is an issue, you know? i think people are really struggling. do you notice, people that come here, do they talk to you about it as well?
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prevail in this military face of this, experts say could take up to a year. the former minister made that pointjust in the last 2a hours. so the idea that they will get to a kind of stable occupation status where they can patrol and secure security without risk to themselves is probably a long way off and possibly a mirage entirely. so who are the leaders, possibly a mirage entirely. so who are the leaders, who possibly a mirage entirely. so who are the leaders, who are - possibly a mirage entirely. so who are the leaders, who are the - possibly a mirage entirely. so who l are the leaders, who are the players who can come in to try at some point whenever that may be, to broker some kind of framework for negotiations? at the moment all sides have got the leadership that they do not deserve. hamas are horrific but the trouble is that rivals the palestinian authority who rule in west bank are geriatric, out of touch, cynical and have done very little for their people. on the
good evening. we re live in southern israel, with news tonight from the defence minister, that his troops have now battled their way into gaza city, thought to be the stronghold of hamas. the fighting, which is street to street, is taking place just a few kilometres off in the darkness behind me. it s exactly a month since hamas killed 1,400 people, in coordinated attacks on southern israel, planned in gaza, and today, israelis attended vigils, lit candles and held a minute s silence in remembrance of those who died. like the scores of young people who lost their lives, slaughtered at a music festival near the border. and there have been special prayers for the 2112 israelis taken hostage, and still being held by hamas. israel hit back immediately after the attacks, with massive air strikes, that have reduced much of gaza to rubble. the hamas controlled health authorities there say more than 10,000 palestinians have died, while the un has called the territory, a graveyard fo