and over again. so a cease fire is not the position of the united states. it s not something we support. and we want to continue to offer israel the support that it needs, to ensure that it destroys hamas, because hamas ultimately, again, is putting palestinian civilians in the crossfire. so hamas bears the ultimate responsibility for sparking this conflict in the first place. but is the us support for israel unconditional? because this is a really big question just now. the un chief has said the death toll in gaza demonstrates that something is clearly wrong with israel s military operation. and if the americans are saying the death toll could be more than 10,000, then perhaps there is something wrong with israel s military operation. look, we have been clear from the outset that it is incumbent upon israel, as a democracy, as a country that abides by the rule of law, to, of course, carry out this campaign in accordance with international humanitarian law. and have they? wel
following three weeks of war. it comes afterjust 80 trucks carrying aid reached the territory in the last week with people breaking in to aid agency warehouses. they have taken basic goods that were stored there, taking them away to their families. to theirfamilies. it comes as israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu said his country has entered the second stage of what he says will be a long and difficult war with hamas. let s get more on the aid situation. the humanitarian situation they re in gaza. the humanitarian situation there in gaza. i m joined byjuliette touma, director of communications un palestine refugee agency. thank you forjoining us. we ve been talking about that statement released this morning and seeing those pictures of desperate people breaking into some warehouses. what more can you tell us about that. very sadly, people are getting very frustrated. they are getting hungry as the siege, the three week long siege, continues, as they hunger contin
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hello, i m anna foster in southern israel. we start in gaza where the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, says there are signs that civil order is starting to break down, following three weeks of war. this is one of the incidents which prompted that warning people breaking into aid agency warehouses, to carry off food and other essential supplies. only a fraction of the usual number of trucks carrying aid have crossed into gaza in the past week. israel s aerial bombardment and ground operation only 80 compared to around 100 a day that usually pass into gaza. israel s aerial bombardment and ground operation inside gaza are continuing. the israeli defence forces have released this video showing tanks and other armoured vehicles inside the territory. the palestinian red crescent says it s received warnings from israeli officials to immediately evacuate gaza s al-quds hospital, adding that raids have taken place todayjust 50 metres away from it. israel says it is respond
people are getting frustrated. they re getting hungry as the siege, the three week long siege, continues. our other main story matthew perry one of the stars of the hit tv show friends is found dead at his home in los angeles. hello and welcome. i m maryam moshiri. more now from the gaza strip, where clashes have been reported between hamas fighters and israeli troops. israeli media say the country s forces engaged several hamas gunmen who emerged from a tunnel, killing some of them. hamas armed wing said it had attacked israeli armoured vehicles, killing their occupants. there are thousands of people displaced and living in tents in gaza. our special correspondent fergal keane is injerusalem and he has been speaking to some of those trapped in gaza a warning his piece contains distressing images. in the bombed districts of gaza, it seems as if the world is broken. a trauma shared across generations. my daughter, my daughter, a voice calls out. screaming and shouti