Israel has been carrying out intensive aerial bombing of gaza since the hamas attacks inside israel two weeks ago, in which 1,400 people were killed. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says about a,700 gazans, mainly civilians, have been killed in the israeli air strikes. That includes 55 people overnight. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Origanisation by the uk, us and other western governments. The Israeli Defence forces said one of its aircraft also targeted a mosque in the palestinian city ofjenin, in the occupied west bank. Israel says the mosque was used by a hamas cell as a base to plan and execute attacks against civilians. Earlier, the uns humanitarian chief told the bbc that the handful of aid trucks heading into gaza was not enough. On saturday, agreement was reached to allow the first 20 lorries carrying supplies to cross the rafah border from e
They are trying their best to provide Essential Services to gazans trapped inside gaza, with very little food, water, medicine and fuel. So this is an important update to bring you. 17 more trucks apparently are carrying aid into gaza through that all important Rafah Crossing which you can see here. This is controlled by egypt and is often used to bring goods in and is often used to bring goods in and out of gaza. I will keep these live pictures and bringing our guest sarah davies, a Public Relations officer at the International Committee of the red cross. Thanks so much forjoining us on bbc news. As we watch these live pictures of the Rafah Crossing, i want to ask you to give the viewers an insight into how bad things are within gaza. Thank you so much for having me. As everyone has really seen over the last more than two weeks now, the humanitarian situation for people in that gaza is dire and only increasing. Their needs are increasing. Their needs are increasing. People have had. T
The Rafah Crossing is on the egyptian border and is the only route not bordering israel which means its currently the only potential way to deliver humanitarian aid into gaza. Well have the very latest on the aid trying to get into gaza in the next hour. In other developments in the conflict today, israel has confirmed that 212 people are being held hostage in gaza. Defence officials said israeli strikes overnight killed dozens of palestinian fighters, including the deputy chief of hamas rocket forces. Israel has been carrying out intensive aerial bombing of gaza since the hamas Attacks Inside Israel two weeks ago, in which 1,400 people were killed. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says about 4,600 gazans, mainly civilians, have been killed in the israeli air strikes. 4700. That includes 55 people overnight. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Origanisation
Intensive aerial bombardment of gaza of gaza since the Attacks Inside Israel two weeks ago in which 1,400 people were murdered and 210 taken hostage. The Health Ministry says around 4,400 gazans mainly civilians have been killed since then in israeli air strikes. That includes 55 people overnight. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas there. Hamas is labelled a Terrorist Origanisation by the uk, us and other western governments. The Israeli Defense forces said one of its aircraft targeted a mosque in the palestinian city ofjenin, in the west bank. It says hamas and operatives from islamichhad when using it as a base to organise attacks against israel. The uns humanitarian chief says talks have been taking place to allow a second aid convoy into gaza later, after two weeks in which israel stopped supplies of food, water and medicine entering gaza. Aid groups say the situation is a catastrophe
hello, i m rajini vaidyanathan thing. the very warm welcome. benjamin netanyahu benjamin neta nyahu has benjamin netanyahu has ordered his team to leave the wall. he said israel s right to defend itself does not extend to a right to attack civilian populations. a convoy of humanitarian aid has crossed into gaza for the first time since thursday. both sides blaming each other for the collapse of that truce. a spokesman said they were now hitting hamas targets all across the strip. there have been israeli air strikes in northwestern gaza and in the south. palestinian red crescent said it received the convoy. fighting re started on friday morning after there have been israeli air strikes in north western gaza and khan younis in the south where hundreds of thousands of people fled earlier in the war to escape fighting. this is the moment that a residential complex was struck. you can see those thick plumes of smoke in the distance of people running from the area. a spokesman sa