but the us secretary of state is en route to the middle east as the pressure mounts on the white house to limit civilian casualties. we will hear tonight from the rafah border, where another 400 foreign nationals have crossed into egypt today. and we will get the thoughts of the qataris who are playing an important role in the backchannel negotiations with hamas. later in the programme, we will assess the widespread damage caused by storm ciaran across southern england and the channel islands. and a first outing tonight for our new segment ai decoded, at the end of a two day summit at bletchley park at which 28 countries pledged to collaborate on safety. welcome to the programme. the israeli army says it has now completely encircled gaza city, as the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the height of battle had been reached. the army says it is beginning the work to dismantle the series of hamas tunnels. the prime minister said he will reject all calls for a cease fire.
and have made significant progress. video footage from both sides shows israeli tanks and troops pressing towards gaza city. after the border was open for a second day. the hamas run health ministry says more than 9000 people have now been killed in israeli strikes on the gaza strip. israel began its bombing campaign in response to hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government who murdered moo israelis on october 7th. here s our international editorjeremy bowen. a warning his report contains images many will find distressing. more evidence that nowhere in gaza is safe. israel hit bureij refugee camp. for days, israel has been ordering civilians in gaza to move south for their own safety. bureij is inside the area where they were told to go, and thousands of displaced people were sheltering there. the un human rights office has said that so many civilians have been killed and wounded in israeli air strikes that it has serious concerns that these are dispro