And medicine are dwindling fast. Speaking at the Rafah Crossing between egypt and the gaza strip, where more than a 100 trucks, including the initial convoy of 20, are waiting for the green light to drive into gaza, mr guterres pleaded for the trucks to be allowed to move to the other side. Heres some of what he said. So these trucks are notjust trucks. They are a lifeline. They are the difference between life and death for so many people in gaza. And to see them stuck here makes me be very clear. What we need is to make them move. To make them move to the other side of this wall, to make them move as quickly as possible and as many as possible. Recently it was announced by israel and by the United States that humanitarian aid would be allowed to enter gaza. And i know that there is also an agreement between egypt and israel to make it possible. But these announcements were made with some conditions. This must be a sustained effort. We are not looking for a one convoy to come. We are l
the two largest, al shifa and al-quds, have said they are suspending operations. staff claim israeli bombardment plus lack of fuel and medicine, mean patients including babies could die. israel s military said it has offered to evacuate newborn babies, and claims hamas has command centres close to the hospitals. our first report is from lucy williamson. the new map of gaza can t be trusted. safe places becoming empty spaces overnight. this was bani suhella near khan younis this morning in the south of gaza. our correspondent there heard people screaming for help under the rubble. israel has told people to move south, to avoid the fighting in the north. but the search for shelter here is still a deadly gamble of daily life. samira fled south from the bombardment at al shifa hospital in gaza city. translation: we thought the hospital was a safe place, but it wasn t. - if we had stayed there another five minutes, we would have been killed. my son got injured, so i left him behin
compromised this hour. the two largest al shifa and al-quds, have said they are suspending operations. staff claim israeli bombardment plus lack of fuel and medicine, mean patients including babies could die. israel s military said it has offered to evacuate newborn babies and claims hamas has command centres close to the hospitals. we ll have more detail in a moment. first this report from lucy williamson. the new map of gaza can t be trusted. safe places becoming empty spaces overnight. this was bani suheila near khan younis this morning in the south of gaza. our correspondent there heard people screaming for help under the rubble. israel has told people to move south, to avoid the fighting in the north. but the search for shelter here is still a deadly gamble of daily life. samira fled south from the bombardment at al shifa hospital in gaza city. translation: we thought the hospital was a safe place, but it wasn t. - if we had stayed there another five minutes, we would
breaking down in gaza as thousands of residents break in to warehouses for food and other basic items. 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. more now on the situation in the gaza strip, where the united nations relief agency for palestinians has warned that civil order is starting to collapse. unwra says thousands of people have ransacked warehouses containing basic supplies. it comes as the world health organization says it is deeply concerned about reports of israel ordering the evacuation of the al-quds hospital in northern gaza. the head of the who said it was impossible to evacuate hospitals without endangering lives. israel says egypt and the united states are expanding humanitarian aid into gaza. ten trucks have been allowed in from egypt today. but cairo says hundreds more are