With hamas controlling who can pass through. And President Biden has spoken to the israeli and palestinian leaders, as the us steps up efforts to contain the escalating conflict. Mr biden urged israel to provide safety for Palestinian Civilians and to issue a condemnation of hamas. More now on the situation in gaza the United Nations says nearly a million palestinians have fled their homes in the gaza strip in the week since israel launched its Military Response to the killings and kidnappings by hamas. The entire enclave has been hit by israeli strikes from gaza city in the north to rafah in the south. The Border Crossing there with egypt has remained shut since the hamas attacks last weekend. Crowds of palestinians and foreign nationals have been gathering at the crossing after news that an Evacuation Route may temporarily open. With me is. Justin crump, military analyst and ceo of sibylline. We analyst and ceo of sibylline. Were talking about thi ground we were talking about the imm
hello and welcome. i m maryam moshiri. we start in gaza, where the united nations relief agency for palestinians unwra has warned that civil order is starting to collapse, after three weeks of israeli bombardment. it comes after warehouses containing flour and other basic supplies were ransacked by thousands of people. the international red cross is warning that no adequate humanitarian response is now possible in gaza, which it describes as a catastrophic failing . these are the very latest pictures from the israel defense forces of their ongoing ground offensive in gaza, what they describe as the second stage of the war. the idf say they ve targeted a50 military targets belonging to hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. it s in retaliation for the 1,400 israelis killed in hamas raids on southern israel on october the seventh, in which more than 220 were taken hostage. there s a warning from iran of the conflict widening. its preside