towards a ceasefire. are you disappointed that other world leaders are notjoining you in that call, like the us or the uk? no, i hope they will. and let s be clear, i mean, i was one of the first leaders to call the prime minister and president of israel after the terrorist attack the 7th of october. we clearly condemn this terrorist attack by this terrorist group and recognise the right of israel to protect itself and react. but day one, we said that this reaction, the fight against terrorism because it is led by a democracy, should be compliant with international rules. rule of war and humanitarian international law. and day after day, what we saw is the permanent bombing of civilians in gaza. and i think it is very important to say the whole story. but i think this is the only solution we have, the ceasefire. because it s impossible to explain we want to fight against terrorism by killing innocent people. you have talked about the fight against terrorism needing to be me
and that israel s actions had no legitimacy. he called on the us and the uk to support a ceasefire. but he also stressed that france clearly condemns what he called the terrorist actions of hamas. he was speaking to our europe editor, katya adler. we have had weeks of aid organisations sounding the alarm about gaza and so you have now said that a humanitarian pauses in fighting are not enough, and there needs to be work towards a ceasefire. are you disappointed that other world leaders are notjoining you in that call, like the us or the uk? no, i hope they will. and let s be clear, i mean, i was one of the first leaders to call the prime minister and president of israel after the terrorist attack on the 7th of october. we clearly condemn this terrorist attack by this terrorist group and recognise the right of israel to protect itself and react. but day one, we say that this reaction, the fight against terrorism, because it is led by a democracy, should be compliant with
hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. all day we have been watching the rafah crossing. official says 76 injured have no left gaza, along with 335 foreign passport holders. this is from egyptian media. they say these are some of the first foreign nationals to leave. they thought 500 could leave in this first phase. the latest figures we are getting is just under 300 first phase. the latest figures we are getting isjust under 300 or so. also injured people. these are pictures from this morning, ambulances crossing there. 76 people we believe you are injured palestinians leaving gaza heading into egypt. heading the other direction, take a look at this, these are aid trucks coming from egypt into gaza. 20 trucks we understand, but that is a tiny percentage of the amount that is actually needed according to eight agencies. hand reduced to come through the crossing, nowjust 20. let s leave t
correspondence. apologies we don t have him yet. the us house of representatives also overwhelmingly approved a military assistance package for israel. we will go to james as soon as we have him. overnight israel carried out more airstrikes in rafah, in the south of the territory. this is the aftermath. 18 palestinians have reportedly been killed mostly children. the israeli war cabinet has been planning an offensive against hamas in rafah, where an estimated 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. but the us and other allies have warned israel against a full scale assault on the city. let s speak to the bbc s james landale who s injerusalem. james, good to have you on. so, could you please tell us, how much does israel truly need and depend on that funding? that funding? well, what it does is it s a reminder that funding? well, what it does is it s a reminder of that funding? well, what it does is it s a reminder ofjust that funding? well, what it does is it s a