From egypt overnight. This after an initial convoy of 20 trucks the previous day. The United Nations has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe among Paletsinian Civilans with no access to fresh water, food aid or medicines. Israel tightened its blockade on gaza 15 days ago following an unprecedented massacre of civilians on its territory. The rafah crossing is on the egyptian border, and its the only route into gaza that doesnt border israel. That means its currently the only entry point for aid. Israel is warning its Military Campaign against hamas could last several months. The Israeli Defence forces say the next stage, a widely anticipated ground offensive, would happen soon. With more, heres our correspondent yolanda knell. A sleepless night in gaza. From afar, the flashes of successive israeli air strikes in gaza city as israel steps up its bombing campaign. And amid more and more destruction, and a mounting death toll, the un is warning of a catastrophic humanitarian situation. Ov
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
The Rafah Crossing is on the egyptian border and is the only route not bordering israel which means its currently the only potential way to deliver humanitarian aid into gaza. Well have the very latest on the aid trying to get into gaza in the next hour. In other developments in the conflict today, israel has confirmed that 212 people are being held hostage in gaza. Defence officials said israeli strikes overnight killed dozens of palestinian fighters, including the deputy chief of hamas rocket forces. Israel has been carrying out intensive aerial bombing of gaza since the hamas Attacks Inside Israel two weeks ago, in which 1,400 people were killed. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says about 4,600 gazans, mainly civilians, have been killed in the israeli air strikes. 4700. That includes 55 people overnight. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Origanisation
The town of ashkelon has seen major explosions. Details of the palestinian incursions are unclear, but gunmen have been reported in towns near the gaza border and israelis have been warned to stay inside. There are palestinian reports of Israeli Soldiers being captured. Hamas military commander Mohammad Deif announced the start of the operation in a broadcast on hamas media, calling on palestinians everywhere to fight. Israels military is striking targets in gaza in response. We dont have Casualty Figures yet from the israeli strikes. Lets here more from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He addressed the nation in a video Statement Released on social media. Citizens of israel, we are at war. Not an operation, not an escalation, a war. This morning, hamas launched a war. This morning, hamas launched a murderous Surprise Attack against the state of israel and its citizens. We have been hit since early morning. I commend the act of the security stir. I instructed them to cleanse the sett
Nuclear facilities should never be a target in military conflicts. Irans semi official tasnim news agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary guard corps, posted a video with a caption saying. Isfahan s nuclear site is completely safe. In the video, a man near the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Centre is seen showing his watch to the camera to indicate the time and date. We can then see several troops standing around what looks like an air defence battery. Reuters newsagency is reporting that an unnamed iranian source has said there is no immediate plan for retaliation. As well as these explosions in iran, they were reported, too, in Southern Syria apparently from missiles targeting radar sites. And there were also blasts in iraq in the capital baghdad. And babil province to the south. Israel had promised to respond to irans drone and Missile Attack on saturday night. Both nbc and cnn have reported unnamed Officials Saying that israel warned washington, but that washington did not