Hello, and welcome to verified live. The United Nations has warned it will be impossible for around a million palestinians to leave Northern Gaza by midnight after israel told them to move for their own safety. The order comes ahead of an expected Israeli Ground offensive. The main un agency in the gaza strip called the order horrendous and warned that gaza was becoming a hell hole on the brink of collapse. The World Health Organization appealed to israel to immediately rescind the order, saying unimaginable Human Suffering is now unfolding. Israel has been air dropping leaflets into Northern Gaza, telling people to leave. Hamas has dismissed the israeli order as psychological warfare. Israel has deployed tanks on gazas boundaries. In a Statement Released after a sixth night of air strikes, the Israeli Defence forces Accused Hamas of using civilians as Human Shields. Theres tension, too, on israels border with lebanon. After a meeting with irans foreign minister, the deputy head of the powerful Lebanese Militant Group hezbollah rejected calls to keep out of the conflict in gaza, saying the group is fully prepared and ready to enter the war against israel when the time comes. Here are live pictures from gaza first of all. They say over 1300 people have died in attacks by hamas. The Health Ministry in palestine since over 1800 palestinians have been killed with over 6000 wounded. And here is our middle east correspondent tom bateman on the latest. Some civilians are heading south from gaza city, already suffering a humanitarian disaster. Theyre on the move after the israeli army gave 1. 1 Million People 2a hours to flee their homes. Everything is threatened, says this woman. How long will this go on . There are no more houses. The whole area is destroyed, she said. With gaza under an israeli siege, the military� s message is all thats getting in, dropped by leaflet, telling civilians to move for their protection after it says hamas waged war on israel. The armed group is calling it psychological warfare, telling people not to heed it. Such a Mass Evacuation in 2a hours is impossible. It would cause chaos, and aid groups say it could have devastating consequences. The forcible relocation of civilians like this, with a 24 hour notice, its Crystal Clear violations of international law. We have reports from our people on the ground that the panic, the chaos in an already traumatised population that is under bombardment like no other is limitless. The israeli bombardment continued into the morning. People wont flee for their own lives when there are still the lives of others to save. With many more dead and power to life saving facilities for the survivors running out. The wounded are still being brought into already packed hospitals which are dangerously low on generatorfuel and medicines. Israel has said it wont lift its block on supplies until its hostages are freed by hamas. And with daylight came more rocket fire from gaza into israel. And the relatives of israels dead and missing are still desperately seeking information. This womans grandfather was killed, her grandmother taken hostage. Like others, she now fears for their fate amid the intensifying fighting. The us defence secretary, lloyd austin, arrived vowing his full backing for israel, and he met the Israeli Defence minister. 0ur neighbours is hamas, the isis of gaza, an organisation enjoying the iranian payroll. I cannot let the world forget the brutal attacks Hamas Terrorists conduct against israeli children, israeli women, israeli elderly and entire families. Washington wants to stop this warfrom spreading, from engulfing the wider region, but israels attempts to push a million palestinians south in gaza also risks greater instability and that is because it puts them closer to the border with neighbouring egypt, and the egyptians have made it clear they wont accept refugees. There are many ways this crisis can now slip much further out of control, and the israeli tanks are still lining up on gazas perimeter. Tom bateman with some of the latest developments today. I michelle wie live pictures again from gaza, and of course the clock ticks because the night at midnight local time, thats a deadline that has been set by the israelis for people to have moved further south and that is 1. 1 Million People that have been told to move. We certainly Seat Trickles of people, but that is a huge task. The un describing that as impossible in terms of the practicalities on that. I talked to the idea but this only a short while ago and we will play some of that interview in a moment lets go to our chief international correspondent. As we edge towards this deadline, your assessment of what was the day has actually brought us in terms of this israeli order and the prospects ahead. ,. , , israeli order and the prospects ahead. ,. , , ahead. Obviously, matthew, we speak about this with ahead. Obviously, matthew, we speak about this with a ahead. Obviously, matthew, we speak about this with a severely ahead. Obviously, matthew, we speak about this with a severely clear about this with a severely clear sense that we dont have a complete view of what is happening. The situation in gaza is so difficult, so dangerous and people who might otherwise be giving us information or on the run, obviously concerned for their insecurity or confronting this torturous decision about whether to obey hamas estate where they are or obey israel and basically run for safety if there is indeed any safety. What we are hearing tonight is that thousands of people are on the move, moving toward the south. Some of them have been speaking to the bbc today talking about their ordeal, how frightening it was, and also the ordeal once they at last make it into the south, trying to find a place to stay when so many places have either been reduced to rubble or theyre already offering functionally sort of many hotels and so many families as we been hearing all week have been squeezed together. So getting to what is supposed to be safety according to this is really order that they will be safer in the south is one thing, but than actually finding a place that you were not sleeping on the streets is quite another. And in the question is, well, once they reach here how long will they stay, how will they feed themselves, will they be able to go back to their homes and this question of when will i be able to go back to my home is one of the more terrifying questions that has marked the entire history of the palestinians, most of whom never went home. Palestinians, most of whom never went home palestinians, most of whom never went home. �. ,. ,. , went home. And of course added to that equation went home. And of course added to that equation is went home. And of course added to that equation is that went home. And of course added to that equation is that we went home. And of course added to that equation is that we seem to i went home. And of course added to that equation is that we seem to be edging ever closer to some sort of Ground Incursion from the israelis. Yes, with the idf saying earlier this week they had made the decision of all the signs are that they are moving towards this position. But i think militarily there is still work to do. They have had that nonstop by margaret now for nearly a week. Every night and every early morning, telling us that they have bombed hundreds, sometimes thousands of targets, hitting hamas infrastructure, try to destroy their communications network, all the built buildings and facilities 11 to operate in gaza. We think that this order to move within 2a hours from the north of the gaza strip is also because they want to get out those tunnels, those Vital Networks underground where hamas fighters are taking refuge, where they are storing their provisions, all of their Vital Communications as well as military hardware. They are absolutely crucial to the functioning of this hamas military machine. Israel wants to destroy as much of it as it can before it makes that very difficult, but it seems now essential decision about when and how to move in on land. Weill. And how to move in on land. Well, thanks very and how to move in on land. Well, thanks very much and how to move in on land. Well, thanks very much for and how to move in on land. Well, thanks very much for the and how to move in on land. Well, thanks very much for the latest. I thanks very much for the latest. Lets get more now from the. What do you make of the developers today . We what do you make of the developers toda . ~. ,. , what do you make of the developers toda . ~ ,. , what do you make of the developers toda . ~. ,. , what do you make of the developers toda . ,. Today . We continue to see a descent into further today . We continue to see a descent into further darkness. Today . We continue to see a descent into further darkness. The today . We continue to see a descent into further darkness. The idea today . We continue to see a descent into further darkness. The idea of. Into further darkness. The idea of evacuating into further darkness. The idea of evacuating 1 million plus people would evacuating 1 million plus people would be evacuating 1 million plus people would be a display that we have not seen in would be a display that we have not seen in israel or palestine since i948~ seen in israel or palestine since i948~ it seen in israel or palestine since i948~ it is seen in israel or palestine since 1948. It is imperative that World Leaders 1948. It is imperative that World Leaders speak out to prevent a calamity leaders speak out to prevent a calamity. I think history will not be kind calamity. I think history will not be kind to calamity. I think history will not be kind to those who remain silent. We continue be kind to those who remain silent. We continue to seek israel raining bombs we continue to seek israel raining bombs down on gaza. We have seen entire bombs down on gaza. We have seen entire buildings, neighbourhood blocks entire buildings, neighbourhood blocks reduced to rubble. We continue blocks reduced to rubble. We continue to see the siege on electricity, the cutting of electricity, the cutting of electricity, of aid, electricity, the cutting of electricity, ofaid, of electricity, the cutting of electricity, of aid, of food, electricity, the cutting of electricity, ofaid, of food, of water electricity, ofaid, of food, of water having a very detrimental effect water having a very detrimental effect of water having a very detrimental effect of the population who is now, many effect of the population who is now, many of effect of the population who is now, many of whom are wondering around what not many of whom are wondering around what not sure what to do in the hours what not sure what to do in the hours ahead, not sure of whats to come hours ahead, not sure of whats to come so hours ahead, not sure of whats to come so we hours ahead, not sure of whats to come. So we really are seeing a continued further deterioration and the prospect of things that were ust the prospect of things that were just unfathomable just a week ago. Speaking just unfathomable just a week ago. Speaking to the us Secretary Of State in qatar a moment ago, he said that israel had to take every possible precaution to avoid gaza civilian deaths but he also spent quite a lot of time talking about those hamas atrocities comes looking about the hostages taken, talking about the hostages taken, talking about the hostages taken, talking about the killing of children. He said this is not retaliation, this is defending itself. In terms of the american assessment of what is going on here and your assessment of what is required, how much of a gap is between the two . Is required, how much of a gap is between the two . Night and day. I mean, the between the two . Night and day. I mean. The us between the two . Night and day. I mean, the us is between the two . Night and day. I mean, the us is right between the two . Night and day. I mean, the us is right in between the two . Night and day. I mean, the us is right in the between the two . Night and day. I mean, the us is right in the sense| mean, the us is right in the sense that hamas mean, the us is right in the sense that hamas absolutely needed liberate killing of civilians, the taking liberate killing of civilians, the taking of liberate killing of civilians, the taking of hostages, those are flagrant taking of hostages, those are flagrant workarounds. There is no justification for them period. The bloodshed, though, did not start on october bloodshed, though, did not start on October The 7th. We are hearing about October The 7th. We are hearing about a October The 7th. We are hearing about a reality where gaza has been under about a reality where gaza has been under israeli enclosure under 16 years under israeli enclosure under 16 years that under israeli enclosure under 16 years. That enclosure is unlawful. There years. That enclosure is unlawful. There is years. That enclosure is unlawful. There is a years. That enclosure is unlawful. There is a generalised ban on travei~ there is a generalised ban on travel. There is an occupation that has been travel. There is an occupation that has been in travel. There is an occupation that has been in place for more than half a century has been in place for more than half a century. The majority of the Gaza Population a century. The majority of the Gaza Population are refugees who have a Film Population are refugees who have a right to population are refugees who have a right to return to the homes they are front right to return to the homes they are front. Palestinians live in a reality are front. Palestinians live in a reality of are front. Palestinians live in a reality of apartheid and structural violence reality of apartheid and structural violence. None of those things justify violence. None of those things justify killing civilians, but to simply justify killing civilians, but to simply ignore the context as though everything began on October The 7th is to misconstrue reality. We are here is to misconstrue reality. We are here precisely because for too long all parties here precisely because for too long all parties have committed unlawful attacks all parties have committed unlawful attacks with impunity because for too long attacks with impunity because for too long we have allowed a daily reality too long we have allowed a daily reality of too long we have allowed a daily reality of apartheid for palestinians to stay in place, so what palestinians to stay in place, so what the palestinians to stay in place, so what the us should be calling for is vital humanitarian aid to be allowed in, vital humanitarian aid to be allowed in. Our vital humanitarian aid to be allowed in, our parties to respect international law, accountability for perpetrators and dealing with root causes including lifting the closure root causes including lifting the closure of gaza and ending apartheid. Closure of gaza and ending apartheid closure of gaza and ending apartheid. Just a final quick thought apartheid. Just a final quick thought do apartheid. Just a final quick thought. Do you apartheid. Just a final quick thought. Do you think apartheid. Just a final quick thought. Do you think the l apartheid. Just a final quick thought. Do you think the reality despite all of those things that you want to happen, you wish happen, do you think the reality is going to be a military one dominating one for the next days if not weeks before we get to any sort of real consideration of the things you have just mapped out . Consideration of the things you have just mapped out . Unfortunately every indication if you just mapped out . Unfortunately every indication if you are just mapped out . Unfortunately every indication if you are right. Just mapped out . Unfortunately every indication if you are right. All just mapped out . Unfortunately every indication if you are right. All the indication if you are right. All the statements coming from is really Government Officials and the actions taken Government Officials and the actions taken by Government Officials and the actions taken by Palestinian Armed groups suggest taken by Palestinian Armed groups suggest we are potentially only at the very suggest we are potentially only at the very tip of the iceberg and as many the very tip of the iceberg and as many atrocities have been committed, there is many atrocities have been committed, there is a many atrocities have been committed, there is a potential for more. There is a chance there is a potential for more. There is a chance to there is a potential for more. There is a chance to stop it, though, and ithink is a chance to stop it, though, and i think thats is a chance to stop it, though, and i think thats the Important Message that world i think thats the Important Message that World Leaders need to hear. We have an that World Leaders need to hear. We have an opportunity to stop this. We need to have an opportunity to stop this. We need to put have an opportunity to stop this. We need to put an end to unlawful attacks need to put an end to unlawful attacks on civilians. We created an International Legal order that was meant International Legal order that was meant to International Legal