17 british nationals, including children, are now understood to be dead or missing after the hamas attack on israel. This is the scene live in gaza well have the latest on the escalating conflict. And our team of bbc specialists is here for any questions you have about the Israeli Palestinian conflict. We start in israel and gaza where there has been another night of missile launches and air raids across the border while the prospect of an Israeli Ground invasion appears to be drawing closer. Here are the latest developments. 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 Israeli Soldiers. The bbc understands 17 british nationals are dead or missing. Palestinian sources say that more than 1,055 people have been killed by israels bombardment of gaza, where entire neighbourhoods have been flattened. Israel has sealed all crossings into gaza. And were getting reports of a large number of Israe
Bbc news now. Gazas 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 saturdays 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 israels 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 you this. This
Let me take you first of all to eat new york and show you the live pictures coming into the bbc. We are expecting the next few minutes to hear from the un expecting the next few minutes to hearfrom the un Secretary General. To new york. Also talking about the plight in gaza. You can see all the plight in gaza. You can see all the journalists assembled there. We are expecting to hear Antonio Guterres in the next couple minutes. That room beginning to fill up as all the details on the ground continued to get weaker and weaker on this day five bleaker. The update from the idf, talking about 1200 people being killed and many, many more being injured. They expect those numbers to also be up as they go through different parts of Southern Israel as they get to those places and actually find what has happened on the ground. Just as soon as Antonio Guterresjust happened on the ground. Just as soon as Antonio Guterres just to speak, we will obviously return there to new york. We will also regula
This is the scene live in gaza as israel continues to mass soldiers and hardware close to the border. Hello, im matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live. We start with Breaking News from ashkelon, in Southern Israel, where a hospital has been hit by rockets fired out of gaza. Let me show you the live pictures. That, the hospital, as you can see, the camera crews and reporters already there and some of the damage. This apparently is a Child Development centre at this hospital in ashkelon. It suffered a direct hit, officials are saying, by a projectile from gaza, as the camera just arcs around. We have been reporting just a barrage of missiles being fired out of gaza in the last little while and we saw the pictures from gaza city a short time ago. You could see just the vapour from the latest rockets being fired from gaza, as we now enter their fifth day of the exchanges from gaza. 0f day of the exchanges from gaza. Of course, we have been seeing israel pounding different positions.
You may have just seen pictures of Secretary Of State heading to israel to show the us support of israel, talking about how we stand against terrorism, also confirming that 22 americans have been killed. He said that that number may increase. We have also had the British Foreign secretary travelled to israel. He is there to show the uk support for israel. ~. ,. , israel. What we saw on saturday was an unprecedented israel. What we saw on saturday was an unprecedented event, israel. What we saw on saturday was an unprecedented event, even israel. What we saw on saturday was an unprecedented event, even in israel. What we saw on saturday was an unprecedented event, even in the turbulent history that israel has experienced. A mass Terrorist Atrocity that we know has taken the lives of over a thousand people, and many more injured. I was here predominantly to show solidarity to the israeli people, to provide support to the israeli government, and also to make sure that through its real s r