as a terrorist organisation by the several western governments. these are some of the latest images we ve received overnight. you can see massive explosions over northern gaza as seen from the israeli city of sderot. the united nations says there are now 1.5 million people displaced in gaza. more than 700,000 are reported to be sheltering in un facilities. it warns its sites in the south of the territory are now over capacity, and that s causing severe health and protection risks for that group of displaced people. we ll have more on the diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in a moment. but first, let s get a sense of the situation on the ground in gaza. we start with this report from jon donnison. and a warning there are distressing images from the start. four weeks in to this war, the death and the suffering is endless. and in gaza, no place is safe. the un says this school injabalia in the north was hit this morning, killing at least 15 people. thousands had been see
the scene in gaza. you can see large explosions their lighting up large explosions their lighting up the sky. the health ministry in gaza says more than 9400 people have been killed in the territory. hamas is classed as a terrorist organisation by several western governments. meanwhile diplomatic efforts aimed ataiding meanwhile diplomatic efforts aimed at aiding palestinian civilians continue and at a meeting in thejordanian meeting in the jordanian capital, meeting in thejordanian capital, arab foreign ministers told us secretary of state antony blinken that there must be an immediate ceasefire in gaza. but mr blinken wants humanitarian forces, something that israel insists that there will be no temporary truce until all hostages are released. we will have more on the diplomacy shortly but we now start our coverage with a report from jon donnison in jerusalem. a warning that there are distressing images from the start. four weeks into this war, the suffering is endless. and
thank you. before i close i want to reaffirm once again the need to work together and bridge whatever gaps we have in our position because ultimately we want the same thing. but again ijust ultimately we want the same thing. but again i just want to say one thing. imagine you are a palestinian father, mother, you have to leave your home and you already miserable existence in a refugee camp in gaza, you head south, take shelter in hospital and you are looking at the eyes of your children and did you know you can t protect them. you know you can t protect them. you know that you cannot find a place where they can escape the bombing. how do you explain to these, to a father who we saw yesterday in the rubble looking for four children of his who are still buried under the rubble and he cannot find them? i think we need to remind each other of our humanity. i think we need to accept that killing more people will not bring those who are lost on both sides, as tragic as the loss is.
secretary of state antony blinken that there must be an immediate ceasefire in gaza. but mr blinken wants humanitarian pauses . israel, though, insists there will be no temporary truce until all hostages are released. thejordanian foreign minister ayman safadi said the killing of civilians by israel could not be justified by its claim of self defence. he said the entire region was sinking into a sea of hatred that could define generations to come. secretary blinken s visit is exactly four weeks after the hamas attacks on israel in which 1,400 people were killed, and there is no let up in the israeli military response in gaza. its offensive is focused on the north of the territory, where it s thought up to 400,000 people are still living, even though israel has urged civilians there to move south. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says more than 9,400 people have been killed there in the past four weeks. we will have more on the diplomacy shortly, but we start our cover