hello, i m matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, aid agencies say they have been forced to halt deliveries into gaza because of fuel shortages and a communications shutdown. the un s biggest agency in gaza said it was no longer able to bring in or distribute vital aid, deepening the misery of people there, who are surviving on tiny amounts of food and water. but israel s war cabinet, has now approved letting in two fuel lorries a day, to help meet the un s needs, after a request from the us. a funeral has been held for a 19 year old soldier held hostage by hamas, whose body was found by israeli troops in a building near gaza s biggest hospital. hamas says noa marciano died in an israeli air strike. on thursday, the military also discovered the body of 65 year old hostage yahudit weiss. israel s prime minister has told cbs news that they found a hamas command centre at the site, but hasn t yet provided conclusive evidence. benjamin ne
to a lack of fuel as israel continues its military operation there. communications are also down for a second day in the enclave. the un s biggest agency in gaza says it is no longer able to bring in and distribute aid. as of this morning, no aid has come in as of this morning and this is due to the lack of fuel. so if we get in a shipment of fuel, yes, we will be able to go up to the border and pick up those trucks of much needed supplies. but we need fuel for that. live now to geneva to speak to dr margaret harris, a spokesperson for the world heath organization. the un is telling us they are begging for fuel right now. can you explain what happens in a hospital when there is no fuel or power? fix, when there is no fuel or power? hospital then is really reduced to a first aid station if you have no power. all you can do a google is look at what the problem is and try to pat somebody up, but you can t do surgery, you can t do any of the life saving things because you won t
since the fighting began. israel said its troops had reached the coastline to the south of gaza city saying that it had now effectively divided the territory in two. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, who s been meeting regional leaders, said a humanitarian pause in gaza would be welcome. but israel said it needs progress on the release of hostages before agreeing to any pause in its offensive. hundreds of thousands of people are going hungry in gaza as food and water supplies run out, the world food programme has warned. the agency has told the bbc exclusively that out of 130 bakeries operating in gaza before the war, ii have been destroyed by israeli air strikes. many of those remaining are unable to operate due to shortage of fuel and flour. bbc arabic s adnan al bursh has visited some bakeries in southern gaza. long queues, frustrated families. these scenes have become a norm outside gaza s bakeries. translation: i have an entire family of at least 20 people w
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