From the Gaza Health Ministry which says more than 15 hundred people have now been killed in israeli airstrikes since saturday. These are pictures of strikes hitting buildings in the territory earlier. Thousands more have been injured. Meanwhile, israels top general has admitted that the armed forces failed to protect the state, and its citizens, when hamas launched its offensive. More than 13 hundred israelis died during the attacks, most of them civilians. In the next half hour, well hear from correspondents across the region. But first, our international Editorjeremy Bowen begins our coverage, Travelling To Kibbutz be eri in southern israel. More of gaza has been flattened by israeli bombing. Israel insists its targets are all based on intelligence, to kill the men who massacred israelis and to continue the job of breaking hamas. But hundreds of civilians of all ages have also been killed. And israel has been accused of answering the war crimes of hamas with ones of its own. Anthony
From gaza, stranded after the war, are getting help. And well have a Special Report from our security correspondent, explaining, step by step, how hamas planned and carried out their deadly attack. Also on the programme. As the government vows to clamp down on vapes being marketed to children, we speak to a 12 year old who suffered a collapsed lung and spent days in a coma after becoming addicted to vapes. And two weeks after this famous tree was felled, its been removed from sycamore gap in northumberland where it had stood for 300 years. Coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. We will be live in seville, where scotland can become the first team to qualify for next years european championship. They need just point against spain. Good evening. We are live in jerusalem where israel says it will not allowed basic resources or humanitarian aid into gaza until hamas releases the dozens of hostages it abducted last weekend. The group is designated as a Terror Organisation by m
The Uns World Food Programme says the situation in gaza is dire with food and water running out, as israel continues a siege of the territory. This is a live shot of the gaza skyline tonight as residents there brace for more strikes. People are relying on their own generators, solar power, and we have seen a number of the number of buildings lit up decrease. It is darkness now. Meanwhile, the Israeli Defence chief has admitted failures in the military s duty to uphold security and protect israeli citizens. A short time ago i spoke with our International Editor jeremy bowen for his assessment of where the war stands. Well, where we are is that the Israeli Military build up is continuing apace on the border with gaza. And also theyve moved a lot of troops and heavy weapons up to the northern border with lebanon because there are concerns that his brother which is the powerful iran backed militia in lebanon, avowed enemies of israel, might get involved. There have already been some incre