International aid agencies say they are struggling to contact their teams inside gaza after most Communication Networks were cut overnight. The Un General Assembly adopts a resolution, put forward by arab countries, calling for a humanitarian truce. Hello, im anna foster, this is bbc news. Were live in Southern Israel, near the gaza border, where theres been a significant intensification of israeli air strikes over gaza. There is so much smoke and fog on the line where you can normally see the line where you can normally see the Apartment Buildings in the distance, it has now been almost obliterated by fog and you can smell the smoke in the air and you can hear regularly the sound of mortars, Artillery Fire, as the bombardment by Israeli Forces of the gaza strip continues. It has been a real intensification in the last 2a hours Orso Intensification in the last 2a hours or so last night where there were bright flashes and they lit up the sky above gaza. In the israeli army have said thi
Fast moving situation tonight. Israels military says it is stepping up its air and Ground Operations, huge explosions have already been seen over the gaza strip when israel appears to have ramped up its bombing. All internet and mobile phone services have been cut off in the strip, which has already been under total israeli siege for the last 18 days. The military has again called on residents of gaza city to move south. A spokesman said that israel is now prepared on all fronts to preserve israels security and says it is committed to the task of returning the israeli and foreign hostages that are currently being held in gaza. Hamas, which the uk and many other countries designate as a terror organisation, has called on the world to act immediately to stop the israeli bombardment. Well, daniel hagari, the spokesperson for the Israeli Defense forces, talked about the defensive israel is launching on its targets in gaza. Translation launching on its targets in gaza. Translation over the
Hello, im lyse doucet. Welcome to our coverage of the israel and gaza war with all the latest updates this hour. Israels army says it conducted a fresh Ground Incursion into gaza overnight to target hamas fighters. It said infantry and armoured units were accompanied by Helicopter Gunships as they entered eastern gaza city. Anti tank guided Missile Launch sites and command and control centres were hit. The army said all israeli troops exited the area with no injuries. This is the second Ground Incursion in as many days. The israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted a full offensive is coming. But he said the date had yet to be determined. The main un agency in the gaza strip is again warning its humanitirian work is becoming more difficult because of a lack of fuel in the territory. Unrwa says its having to drastically limit its consumption of fuel, which is seriously affecting what aid it can provide to people in gaza. But first, lets get more on deepening humanitarian cr
This. We have to warn here that it is hard to watch. [speaking in a global language] joining me now our correspondents who is live in israel. Nbcs foreign correspondent, molly, hunter is with us as. Well and the nbc security analyst. I want to start with you, rough. What casten what youre seen. Yeah, katie and just the last hour, Israel Security cabinet has formally declared a state of war in response to what tickles the murderous Terrorist Attack of gaza. They are talking about scenes like the one behind me. This is all thats left of what was an Israeli Police station at the heart of the city. It is overrun by gunmen. Katie, everywhere here, you can see debris from the Ferocious Gun Battle that follows. If my Camera Operator turns the camera here, you can see this is the remains of a jacket here. We dont know this belong to one of the hamas militants, or to an israeli soldier. Everywhere, katie, im not going to zoom in on, but in that tree there is still a body of one of these hamas m