This is bbc news. The headlines the israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, gives a statement saying the country is preparing for a Ground Invasion, but doing Everything Possible to bring hostages home. He encourages Israeli Citizens to carry weapons. Some aid gets into gaza, but the un warns it will have to stop its operations in gaza tonight if it runs out of fuel. The us House Of Representatives elects little known republican mikejohnson as its next speaker, breaking the three week deadlock in the chamber. And in westminster, mps vote to suspend former conservative minister peter bone after investigation found hed bullied a staff member. Hurricane otis hits southern mexico, Slamming Ashore near acapulco as a category five storm before weakening. Welcome back. More now on our main story. Next more on the war between israel and hamas and the bombardment of gaza from israel. The Hamas Run Health Ministry in gaza says more than 6,500 people have been killed since the start of the co
Defence of his bombardment of gaza and insisted preparations for a Ground Invasion were under way. At the same time, the United Nations says hospitals and other services in gaza which is under an israeli blockade are running out of fuel, and that its aid agency there may have to stop working tonight if it doesnt get a fresh supply. But israel has accused hamas designated as a terror group by the uk government of Stockpiling Hundreds Of Thousands of litres. Israel has allowed limited supplies of food, water and medicine in but Charities Say vast amounts more are needed. And all this takes place amid a bitter diplomatic row between israel and the un. 0urfirst report tonight is from our special correspondent, fergal keane, who is injerusalem and has been working with teams on the ground in gaza. And a warning his report contains some distressing images. Each climbing cloud a marker of destruction. Relentless airstrikes. Thousands of bombs dropped. Hamas started this war. Israel responds w
Centre in the population, and it might be stopped very soon. There is no sign of fuel. I have talked to some localjournalists and they said we havent noticed any movement. Fuel is what people need, it is what hamas is having to give 50 dual nationals and civilian hostages if they allow the fuel. We understand from sources there is serious talks about releasing the hostages, and in Exchange Israel reduces its Military Pressure on the south area, and also without the fuel this hospital will be shut. The largest un agency provides six and a thousand people for shelter, food and motor 600,000. We are in a catastrophe. If fuel is not coming. Until now, there is no sign of any fuel coming from the egyptian sign. I billion people are displaced, half the population. There are still over 500,000 people remaining in gaza city and the north. They are struggling, same way we are, the people here are struggling. We understand one willing people are displaced. Imagine, half the population, they are
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