hello. israel says it is monitoring the flight of palestinian people from northern gaza. the flight of palestinian people the un relief agency, unrwa, says hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced in the past 12 hours alone. and nearly a million, that s almost half the territory s population, in the past week. israel says those still in the north should leave as soon as possible, and it s specified two roads it says are safe for people heading south. people were told on friday to relocate before an expected ground offensive. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said his country s bombardment of gaza is just the beginning . more rockets have been fired into israel, and israeli airstrikes are continuing across gaza. military sources in israel say a senior hamas commander you is among those killed. israeli forces are continuing their build up near the boundary with gaza. in the north, israeli troops killed several people they identified as terrorists, who
at the the rugby world cup. first up this afternoon it s wales against argentina in marseille, and then in paris, ireland will be trying to reach the semifinals for the first time. and after the recent warm spell to start off this autumn, things are set to change this weekend. noticeably colder for many of us, although there will be some sunshine. i ll have all the details throughout the programme. it s saturday 14 october. our main story: tens of thousands of people have fled northern gaza, but many still remain, after the israeli military gave them 2a hours to leave the area before it launches a major ground offensive. they were ordered to move south of the wadi gaza as israeli troops prepare to hunt down and destroy hamas, which is regarded as a terror organisation by many western governments including the uk. around 1,900 people have died so far in israeli air strikes on gaza according to palestinian health officials. limited ground raids in gaza have already taken place,
bbc news now. gaza s only power plant has stopped working after running out of fuel, as israel continues its deadly bombardment for a fifth day. israeli troops are massing near the gaza border in preparation for what could be a ground invasion of the territory, as israel responds to saturday s brutal attacks by hamas militants. these are the key developments this hour. israel says that more than 1,200 israelis are now known to have been killed, since hamas launched attacks on saturday. 169 of those killed were soldiers. the bbc understands 17 british nationals are dead or missing. palestinian sources say that more than 1,055 people have been killed by israel s bombardment of gaza, where entire neighbourhoods have been flattened. food and medical supplies are dwindling, after israel sealed all crossings into the territory. both sides have accused the other of war crimes in the attacks, which began on saturday. strikes against gaza have continued. we canjust we can just show yo
in other news, afghanistan has been struck by another large earthquake as powerful as the one that hit on saturday. israel has said up to 150 people were taken captive when hamas launched its surprise attack on the 7th of october. hamas has said it has hidden them in safe places and tunnels within gaza, and threatened to kill hostages if civilian homes are bombed by israel without warning. the bbc has a team ofjournalists looking at what the situation is like now and who the hostages could be. frankie mccamley has this analysis. it s thought up to 150 people were taken hostage when hamas launched its attack. now we re trying to verify these numbers by using videos that have been posted online. now, this video is thought to show 30 year old shiri. she s believed to have been taken hostage with her two young children. and in this video, you canjust about see her young nine month old baby in her arms. now it s understood her husband as well, yarden, was taken hostage too, an
been killed by israeli airstrikes in gaza, including 78 children. the israeli army also says more than 400 palestinian militants have been killed after infiltrating southern israel, with dozens more captured. israel says it is still trying to regain full control of eight areas where hamas militants infiltrated following saturday s attack. the number of israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage has been put at 100 by the israeli embassy to the us, though some have been freed. in northern israel, hezbollah rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into southern lebanon. the un security council is meeting in new york to discuss the situation. president biden has vowed rock solid support for israel. and israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said he s spoken again to president biden, who emphasised the us s full support. the un security council is meeting in new york now. it is behind closed doors. but we are hoping to h