for such an operation. and to conduct such an operation right now with no planning and little thought in an area where there is a million people sheltering would be a disaster. israeli forces have continued their offensive against hamas in the southern gaza area and there s been reports of large explosions in rafah. people there said israeli missiles hit two houses, causing multiple casualties. aid agencies have warned of a humanitarian catastrophe if israel forces enter rafah, where hundreds of thousands of displaced palestinians have taken refuge. the us secretary of state antony blinken is returning to washington, 2a hours after the israeli prime minister said the war would continue until israel is completely victorious. benjamin netanyahu appeared to reject outright a response from hamas to a proposed cease fire plan, but secretary blinken believes there s still room for negotiation. let s hearfrom our middle east correspondent, nick beake. a senior palestinian official
Its wednesday the 25th of october. A United Nations agency which looks after Palestinian Refugees has warned it could stop its work in gaza tonight if it doesnt receive urgent deliveries of fuel. Last night, eight trucks carrying food, water and medicine crossed the rafah border between egypt and gaza, but israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas would use it for military purposes. Hamas is designated as a Terrorist Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. There are now growing International Calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to allow aid to reach gazas residents. 0ur middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest. The slow trickle of aid. Just eight lorries carrying water, food and medicine made their way into gaza last night. But whats not getting in is fuel. Hospitals are struggling. Here, medics use their phones to light the way as a patient arrives, as theres no fuel for generators and theyre overwhelmed by casualties
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0k, kirsty mcneill, policy director for save the children. thank you, kirsty. in england, on monday, all remaining measures which have put unprecedented restrictions on how we ve lead our lives for the past 16 months will be lifted. the government says it s now down to individuals to decide how the risks we take when it comes to catching covid. bernie mcgreavey has an inflammatory arthritic condition and other health conditions which made her cev clinically extremely vulnerable. berniejoins me now. hello to you. thanks very much indeed for being with us. what are your fears or your concerns over the lifting of these restrictions on monday? it lifting of these restrictions on monda ? , ., ., , lifting of these restrictions on monda ? , ., , ., lifting of these restrictions on monda? ., , monday? it is a worry about people not wearing monday? it is a worry about people not wearing masks, monday? it is a worry about people not wearing masks, really, - monday? it is a worry about pe