routes in the area. there have been concerned the israel hamas would widespread the region. these are two of the world s biggest choke points. the situation has come to a head because two big shipping companies, maersk, the container company and hapag lloyd another big shipping container company have both announced that they would stop sending shipping through the babar el mandeh strip. you have to make a longer passage through the cape of good hope, this might add nine days or six days to the united states. forships days or six days to the united states. for ships traversing from the atlantic to the pacific ocean through the panama canal there are additional issues, let s hear from the independent economist cornelia meyer. cornelia meyer. when you look at trade from cornelia meyer. when you look at trade from shanghai - cornelia meyer. when you look at trade from shanghai to - cornelia meyer. when you look at trade from shanghai to new| at trade from shanghai to new yor
there s growing international pressure on israel to reduce civilian casualties in the war in gaza. tonight at the un, the security council is due to vote on a demand for israel and hamas to allow aid into the territory. and here, the prime minister rishi sunak has again called this morning for a sustainable ceasefire, saying too many civilian lives have been lost. on the ground in gaza, fierce fighting continues with at least one child killed in a strike on the nasser hospital according to the hamas run health ministry. the bbc has been filming there, as our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports from jerusalem and a warning you may find some of the images in her report distressing. panic at the nasser hospital last night. wounded children brought in for treatment were newly injured by an israeli artillery strike, the hospital says. one 13 year old, who had already lost her parents, her sibling her leg, lost her life. recently, she had spoken tojournalists, app
israel hamas wore widespread the region. here s our business reporter david waddell. the situation has come to a head because two big shipping companies, maersk, the container company and hapag lloyd another big shipping container company have both announced that they would stop sending shipping through the babar el mandeh strip. i lljust show you where that is. it is at the south side of the red sea. and at the north side of the red sea, we have the suez canal. these are two of the world s biggest choke points. if anything halts shipping through these points then it has a major effect on other shipping. any ships making their way from india or the philippines to europe or the united states, further west has to come through here and here then eventually through the straits of gibraltar before going further west or north from there. the alternative is to go south around the cape of good hope, suez canal and that adds 14 days possibly on to the journey time. now the suez cana
this is all because of rebels in yemen are firing attacking ships. these are houthi rebels that support hamas. this at one of the world s busiest shipping routes. bbc verify explains. a, busiest shipping routes. bbc verify exlains. ., ., ., , explains. a month ago, this was hi acked. successfully capturing the galaxy leader cargo ship in the red sea. now, the group supports hamas and they say they re targeting all ships with ownership links to israel as well as any shipping going in or out of israeli ports. and the houthi group still has that boat. so we spotted it here on satellite imagery off the coast of yemen. now, this is the best image we have from satellite image provider planet. and it was taken on wednesday last week. now, these attacks are huge problem for big companies because this region is crucial to global trade. so, the red sea is one of the world s most important routes for oil and fuel shipments. now, any ship passing through suez to orfrom the indian ocean
there are growing calls for a ceasefire in gaza and international pressure is mounting on israel to reduce civilian casualties. the us secretary of defense, lloyd austin, is in israel where he s expected to meet officials later. we ve been seeing smoke on the gaza skyline again this morning. it comes as the uk, france and germany step up global calls for a ceasefire. britain s former defence secretary, ben wallace, has warned that israel risks losing its legal and moral authority for its war in gaza. in a newspaper article, he described israel s tactics as crude and indiscriminate . the hamas run health authority in gaza says israeli air strikes have killed at least 110 people in a single day in the jabalia refugee camp. we re also following the latest from the un security council which is due to convene later today, to discuss the humanitarian situation in gaza. it s expected to vote on a new draft resolution calling on israel and hamas to allow greater humanitarian access