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but amid the ruins of conflict, in some areas, aid is now getting through and can make the difference between surviving or dying of hunger. a flour delivery, organised by the world food programme, allowed this bakery in gaza city to reopen for the first time since the war began. translation: finally, i there is something to eat. you can go to the bakery and buy bread. just a few days ago, it was hard, we were looking for wood, flour, and you couldn t find anything to feed the children. but for most gazans, the brutal reality of war is a constant companion. at the hospital in rafah, parents and siblings consoled each other after several civilians, including children, were reported killed in overnight air strikes. israel said fighterjets and other aircraft struck dozens of terror sites. among the targets, it said, was military infrastructure, compounds and armed terrorists. the us has repeatedly urged israel
hello, i m lauren taylor. we start in the middle east, where nine people including at least four children have reportedly been killed after israeli strikes hit homes in rafah in the southern gaza strip. israeli planes and tanks pounded various parts of the territory overnight. the israeli war cabinet has been planning a large offensive against hamas in rafah, which is where an estimated 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. the us and other allies have warned israel against a full scale assault on the city. these are live shots of a refugee camp for displaced people in rafah. one of the main un agencies responsible for getting aid to palestinians, the united nations relief and works agency, is warning that the risk of disease is increasing across gaza because of the lack of sanitation and aid. live tojerusalem and our correspondent wyre davies. what more do we know about the
not to launch what is expected to be a major offensive in rafah. we cannot support a major military operation in rafah. we believe that a major military operation, with a large presence of a civilian population, would have terrible consequences for that population. words that seem to have little impact on benjamin netanyahu. he has repeatedly said the offensive in rafah must happen, if hamas is to be defeated and israeli hostages released. for most gazans, survival is still a daily struggle. retrieving food parcels from the sea after an air drop shows how chaotic the delivery of aid often is, as agencies warn of a worsening humanitarian crisis. wyre davies, bbc news, jerusalem. that has been arrayed in the occupied west bank. tell us more about that. occupied west bank. tell us more about that- about that. really interesting, isn t it? it about that. really interesting, isn t it? it is about that. really interesting, isn t it? it is not about that. really interesting, isn t
there is a humanitarian crisis there as well. all the while, up in the northern border and the west bank, there are people being killed and there are increasing tensions as well. let s speak to scott anderson, unrwa s affairs director, who is now in gaza. there was an air strike overnight in rafah. can you tell me more broadly what the conditions are like the now that people wait to see if there is a bigger israeli offensive was yellow i think very much it is a daily struggle for people in rafah. they spend most of their day trying to find food, water, toilets and as the weather starts to get hotter now, they are trying to find shade to keep cool. we have had increased aid coming in which is welcome, i don t think we are at the scale we need to be at yet to ensure that the 2.2 million people who reside