They are trying their best to provide Essential Services to gazans trapped inside gaza, with very little food, water, medicine and fuel. So this is an important update to bring you. 17 more trucks apparently are carrying aid into gaza through that all important Rafah Crossing which you can see here. This is controlled by egypt and is often used to bring goods in and is often used to bring goods in and out of gaza. I will keep these live pictures and bringing our guest sarah davies, a Public Relations officer at the International Committee of the red cross. Thanks so much forjoining us on bbc news. As we watch these live pictures of the Rafah Crossing, i want to ask you to give the viewers an insight into how bad things are within gaza. Thank you so much for having me. As everyone has really seen over the last more than two weeks now, the humanitarian situation for people in that gaza is dire and only increasing. Their needs are increasing. Their needs are increasing. People have had. T
But israel refused to allow in fuel, which is needed to power Hospital Generators and water pumping stations. The un says at least 100 aid trucks are needed every day to cover gazas essential needs. Israel sealed its borders with gaza, imposing a total blockade on the strip 12 days ago following the hamas attack on israel in which 1,400 people were killed. The Rafah Crossing between egypt and gaza is now the only way to get vital supplies in. A warning this report from wyre davies contains images you may find distressing. Two weeks after the start of this war, the first signs of limited progress and relief entering gaza on the back of a truck. Some 20 trucks in total, not nearly enough according to aid agencies. Bringing in basic supplies, food, water, and medicine. There have been an unprecedented number of israeli strikes against hamas related infrastructure, buT Palestinian Authorities Say 4000 people have been killed in gaza, many of them children. A small but significant breakthro
If the Rafah Crossing were reopened, that would allow desperately needed aid into the territory, and some foreigners including us citizens to leave. But, despite the reports, the crossing remains closed. Alos, hamas and israel have denied reports theyve agreed a truce in southern gaza. The us Secretary Of State who this morning returned to israel was In Cairo On Sunday to persuade egyptian officials to reopen the border point. But egypts Foreign Minister is reported as saying the Israeli Government was yet to take a stance that allowed the opening of the crossing. These are the latest pictures from the Rafah Crossing, showing the build up of crowds there. They are waiting for any news. I want to show you live pictures of garzo with smoke rising into the air as missile strikes into Gaza Continue from israel as they seek to destroy hamas, as is their committed aim i want to show you live pictures of gaza. They say they are targeting where hamas fighters are hiding all from where drone or
Are at. With your expertise. Can you tell us what is happening, why it so important and if its possible that israel will allow people out . I tend to agree that we are in a holding pattern. The big story is when and if israel will launch its offensive in the north. Down at the Rafah Crossing, one of two crossings, this one is into egypt, is where the anticipation is around this morning. We had reports that there was going to be a temporary truce to allow a very, we are talking very small number of Palestinian Americans across into egypt. As you were saying in your introduction there, there are several thousand people at the Rafah Crossing waiting to go. But the temporary truce has not been agreed. We have actually had a statement from the israeli Prime Ministers for saying that there is no ceasefire. When we talk about a ceasefire, we only talk about a limited truce in terms of down there. There has been no sign of a Ceasefire Debt up in the north. Hamas still continued to fire rockets
Is a violation of International Law. More details emerge of the hamas attack on a Music Festival where 260 people died. Imagine yourself using a rocket that is meant to fire on houses or tanks fired on a group of 20 civilians. And this is gaza right now. We know the israeli air strikes are continuing over night. The air force saying 200 targets were hit. We will bring you the latest news from both sides of the border. Hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. Un agencies have warned that israel s siege of gaza is illegal under International Law and adding another layer of suffering to people there. The Un Human Rights chief also called on hamas to release the hostages they ve seized which include 50 soldiers. The israel gaza war is now in its fourth day. This drone video shows the scale of destuction wreaked across the gaza strip. Israel s army claims to have hit a further 200 hamas targets in overnight bombing. Israel has ordered a total