benjamin netanyahu, says the military is ready to begin at any moment a ground offensive aimed at crushing hamas. thousands of people in the gaza strip are continuing to flee south, after an order by israel for more than a million people to evacuate. these are the latest developments in the israel—gaza war. israeli troops continue to mass near gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive, but it has given no indication of when it might mount an attack. these pictures show tanks arriving today. the israeli air strikes on gaza continue. it says it is targeting hamas positions. hamas is designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, including the uk. gazan health officials say that 2,450 people have now been killed in israel's bombing campaign. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has held the first meeting of his emergency cabinet. he described those who killed more than 1,400 israelis as "monsters". mr netanyahu said that his country's forces were ready at any moment to demolish hamas. in gaza, a hospital serving thousands of patients in khan younis has warned that it will run out of power completely on monday due to israel's blockade of the territory. the israeli energy minister says the country has decided to resume supplying water to southern gaza. the un aid agency told the bbc gaza is "being pushed into an abyss". egypt's president, abdel fattah al—sisi, says israel's reaction to the attacks by hamas has gone beyond self—defence and amounts to collective punishment. he was speaking to america's top diplomat, antony blinken, in cairo. after the talks, mr blinken said israel should take every precaution to avoid harming civilians. in the next hour, we will be live with our correspondents across the region. but first, this report from nick beake, and a warning — you may find some of the images distressing. gaza is bleeding. its hospitals, already full, deluged with more patients. these some of the youngest victims in this latest chapter of an ancient conflict that's now erupted so violently. israeli air strikes continue to kill civilians in gaza, bringing more searches amid the rubble, often in vain. translation: dozens - of families were massacred. we are beyond capacity, we're treating people in the corridors and on floors. this is a very dangerous situation. israel says this is self defence, to ensure its survival, and that this aerial bombardment is a proportionate response to the atrocities hamas committed a week ago. israel claims this strike killed a mastermind of the attacks. from outside gaza, a glimpse of the aftermath of the israeli raids. all day, we heard militaryjets heading towards their targets. israel says its assault on gaza is onlyjust the beginning, that it will be followed by a major offensive by air, land and sea. united nations agencies say that gaza is being pushed into an abyss and that by forcing the evacuation of more than a million palestinians, it is, for the most vulnerable, a death sentence. israel reinforced this ultimatum that civilians in the north of gaza must move to the south. it said it opened another supposedly safe corridor for three hours today. it accused hamas of blocking routes. translation: residents of gaza city, i call on you again. _ hamas is trying to prevent your evacuation. we will allow it. get out of gaza city and the surrounding areas, for your own safety. many gazans who have tried to seek shelter at schools run by the united nations say getting out is impossible. translation: they said leave towards the south, but there is no transportation. some cars got bombed by air strikes. during the night, the children hugged me and screamed, "save us, save us." gaza's border to the south with egypt has been closed, so leaving that way has not been an option. there are trucks full of aid waiting to go into gaza, but for now, they're going nowhere. a population of more than 2 million, trapped, as israeli forces say they're on their way in. let's get the latest on israel's secruity operation now with lieutenant—colonel peter lerner, spokesperson for the israeli defense forces. thank you for being with us on the programme. how would you describe the state of readiness for what is an expected ground offensive? the an expected ground offensive? tue: government, an expected ground offensive? tte: government, in order to be prepared for a ground operation, we have amassed a huge amount of forces, several hundreds of thousands, we recruited 300,000 reservists, and yeah, we need to make sure that hammers can never butcher babies in their bedrooms. t hammers can never butcher babies in their bedrooms.— their bedrooms. i want to talk about their bedrooms. i want to talk about the humanitarian _ their bedrooms. i want to talk about the humanitarian situation _ their bedrooms. i want to talk about the humanitarian situation on - their bedrooms. i want to talk about the humanitarian situation on the i the humanitarian situation on the ground in gaza. there has been international condemnation of the forced evacuation and a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation. the un's aid agency has told the bbc that gaza is being pushed into an base. this is not sustainable. what hope is there for people, civilians, who are being caught up in this? 50. people, civilians, who are being caught up in this?— people, civilians, who are being caught up in this? so, first of all, it is important — caught up in this? so, first of all, it is important to _ caught up in this? so, first of all, it is important to remember - caught up in this? so, first of all, it is important to remember howl caught up in this? so, first of all, i it is important to remember how we got here, and when hamas launched its brutal attack across the border, they declared war on israel. we need to change that reality and make sure it can never happen again. regarding the palestinians of gaza, they are not the enemy of israel, it is hamas thatis not the enemy of israel, it is hamas that is the enemy of the people of israel, and i would also say they are the enemy of the palestinians of gaza. they have let them down in such a way, a miserable way, and they are basically doing everything to exacerbate the situation, all the people they are supposed to lead. as far as our operations, we have called on people to head south for three days, and as you reported, we have seen a huge movement of people from the gaza strip towards the south. it is a temporary humanitarian measure to remove them from harm's way, something that hamas was trying to prevent, as you reported. so physically prevented and they also send messages out to tell people, no, stay put, put yourself in danger. and this is just something they do, because they put people in harm's way, they put weapons like drones with explosives on the roofs of houses, something we destroyed a few days ago, but they do not care who was in the houses. so we send text messages, tell people, we are going to strike this location, because hamas abused the urban arena. indeed, we are pushing forward in order to make sure that hamas can never penetrate our borders again, that the mastermind at the top of their pyramid, the mastermind of the massacre, all the way down to the terrorists that butchered families in their houses and abducted families who just last night we took out one terrorist who was the commander of the khan younis commando force of hamas, and he actually penetrated and contracted atrocities in a kibbutz. last night we took him out and killed him, and thatis we took him out and killed him, and that is what we intend to do, remove hamas so they cannot use the gaza strip as a staging position for attacks against israel. indeed, the people of gaza paying a very dear price for the poor leadership that they have. t price for the poor leadership that the have. , ., price for the poor leadership that the have. , . ., price for the poor leadership that the have. , . . , ., price for the poor leadership that the have. , ., ., , ., ., they have. i understand what you are tellin: me, they have. i understand what you are telling me. that _ they have. i understand what you are telling me, that this _ they have. i understand what you are telling me, that this military - telling me, that this military operation is designed to incapacitate ability of hamas to attack israel, we understand that. but you will know as well as i do that civilians are being caught up in this, i'm looking at numbers now, palestinian civil defence is more than 1000 people are missing right now under the rubble of gaza's destroyed buildings. the warning from the arab league and the african union together, they say that the ground invasion of gaza that is imminent could lead to a genocide of unprecedented proportions, the world health organization says that israel's orders for the evacuation of guards and hospitals are a death sentence for the sick and injured. i understand you have asked people to leave areas that could be subject to that ground invasion, but we know not everybody can leave. 1.1 million people cannot leave that area overnight. 50 people cannot leave that area overnight-— people cannot leave that area overniaht. ., , ., overnight. so for three days we have seen peeple — overnight. so for three days we have seen people actually _ overnight. so for three days we have seen people actually moving, - seen people actually moving, shifting down south, and evacuating the area. as i said, it is a temporary humanitarian measure in order to safeguard human life, remove people from harm's way, whilst we root out hamas and the terrorists that conducted the attacks. so, yes, there is an operational concern, and like you and like the uk and other militaries around the world, we don't seek to target or harm civilians. unlike hamas, who does, and our response is well within the laws of armed conflict, and that is what we intend to do. so, yes, we instruct people to do. so, yes, we instruct people to keep out of harm's way while hamas tries to keep them in harm's way. we are coordinating with the various international organisations, and i would encourage them to also facilitate the shifting and moving of people down south, for their own wellbeing. you know, we will strike... ., ,., , wellbeing. you know, we will strike... ., , ., strike... the reason it is important to establish _ strike... the reason it is important to establish whether _ strike... the reason it is important to establish whether this _ strike... the reason it is important to establish whether this response j to establish whether this response is proportional because there is criticism that what you are doing has gone beyond the scope of self defence, that is the view of the chinese foreign minister, who was called on your prime minister and the emergency government to seize collective punishment, in his words, of the people of gaza. your response has gone beyond the scope of self defence, that is the allegation here. ~ ., , ., here. well, i would say first of all, it is here. well, i would say first of all. it is a _ here. well, i would say first of all, it is a ridiculous _ here. well, i would say first of| all, it is a ridiculous allegation. it is an allegation from the chinese foreign minister.— foreign minister. what is proportionate _ foreign minister. what is proportionate to - foreign minister. what is proportionate to babies l foreign minister. what is - proportionate to babies being butchered and mutilated? what is proportional to women being abducted? what is proportionate? we operate in a way and under the guidance of military necessity and proportionality, that is exactly what we are trying to do here, and i would say, yes, there is a challenge for any professional military, but nevertheless we are a professional military, and we will banish hamas from the realm of existence. goad military, and we will banish hamas from the realm of existence. good to have ou from the realm of existence. good to have you with — from the realm of existence. good to have you with us. _ from the realm of existence. good to have you with us, peter— from the realm of existence. good to have you with us, peter lerner, - from the realm of existence. good to have you with us, peter lerner, a - have you with us, peter lerner, a spokesman for the israeli defence forces. ever since last weekend's unprecedented attack by hamas, israel and egypt have not allowed journalists to enter gaza. but palestinians trapped inside have been trying to get their stories out. 0ur former gaza correspondent, jon donnison, has been speaking to one young woman who over the past week has been documenting her daily life there. we are evacuating, we are leaving our houses. bisan 0wda is a 25—year—old film—maker in gaza. they told people to evacuate to this place. all week, she's been posting a video diary on instagram about life under fire. last monday, israel warned people in her neighbourhood to flee their homes. bisan decided to head for shelter at a nearby hospital. and later that night, it did bomb that district of gaza city, reducing much of it to rubble. this is the first bottle of water. i'm going to drink from it. with a complete blockade of gaza in place, bisan, like millions of others, is running out of basic necessities. there is no food, there is nothing in the shelters or even in the neighbourhoods. and then on friday, another warning from the skies. at 6am today in the morning, thousands of people, all the people living in the northern and western side of the gaza strip got a call from an israeli number. it's a recorded call and the recording is telling us that we must leave our homes for the southern areas of the gaza strip because they want it empty and it will be destoyed. and so they went, in their hundreds of thousands. but not bisan. she and her family decided to stay put in the north, and later that day, another update from the hospital. do you remember when i said that they did push people to evacuate from the northern to the southern areas via a safe route, as they said? ok, that was a trick. that was a trick. they targeted ambulances, cars and buses. israel says it is investigating what happened in an apparent air strike on the main road heading south. 0utside, look, there is no electricity at all. as bisan waits to see what the night will bring, she gives her own sign—off. it's now 10pm. i collect my stuff in my bag in case we need to evacuate as fast as we can if there was bombing around us or on us during the night hours. this is my daily routine. what about yours? tell me. jon donnison, bbc news. pray for us. hospitals in northern gaza are under pressure to evacuate as israel is preparing for its ground invasion. the gaza ministry of health said on saturday 22 hospitals and medical centres in the gaza strip was told to evacuate their site within 72 hours — a task that many find impossible. live now to professor dr ghassan abu sitta, a british—palestinian surgeon who is associated with doctors without borders. dr abu sitta is now in al—shifaa hospital in northern gaza. thank you for being with us on bbc news. i ran through the instructions that you have been given to evacuate the site within 72 hours. will you? can you repeat that? i didn't hear you. i wasjust can you repeat that? i didn't hear you. i was just asking whether you are preparing to evacuate the site, i understand it is busy where you are, you have an order to leave within 72 hours, will you? absolutely not. i am in gaza's busiest hospital. first of all, targeting hospitals is against international humanitarian law, so the idea that warning hospitals that you are going to target them, absolutely get you off to hook and committing a war crime is ludicrous. two, this is a hospital with over 1000 patients in it, and people who have sought refuge. it is not in vacuo bow, it is not possible to evacuate a hospital of this size. and most of the patients are critically wounded. but why would you want to target a hospital, why would you want to target a hospital and think that is acceptable if you give people notice? t do and think that is acceptable if you give people notice?— and think that is acceptable if you give people notice? i do not know if ou are give people notice? i do not know if you are able — give people notice? i do not know if you are able to _ give people notice? i do not know if you are able to hear— give people notice? i do not know if you are able to hear any _ give people notice? i do not know if you are able to hear any of- give people notice? i do not know if you are able to hear any of our- you are able to hear any of our interview with the israeli defense forces, they say it is a challenge of any military to avoid civilian casualties, they say they're asking you to evacuate for your own safety, i put it to you that are unwilling or unable to leave, he says he cannot guarantee safety. with that warning, and even the warning that you will be in danger, you have decided that you cannot or will not leave. , , , , ., decided that you cannot or will not leave. ,, , i. ~ ., decided that you cannot or will not leave. ,, , ~ ., ., leave. the issue is, you know, gaza is the world's _ leave. the issue is, you know, gaza is the world's most _ leave. the issue is, you know, gaza is the world's most densely - is the world's most densely populated place, 2.25 million people living in such a small patch of land. any military operation in gaza looks like a turkey shoot, any decision to mount a military invasion or land invasion is a decision for genocide. i mean, the idea that somehow this is beirut and... forsomeone idea that somehow this is beirut and... for someone from idea that somehow this is beirut and... forsomeone from my generation, what your speaker set before me, your guests set before me, it sounds exactly what they were saying in 1982, when they invaded lebanon, besieged beirut, and killed over 30,000 people, and then waited for the plo to leave and then massacred 3500 more. this is the same language, this is the same narrative. the idea is that somehow we are forgetting that this is a 75 year settler colonialist war against palestinians. we in a hospital, it is overrun with wounded, 40% of whom are children. this morning, i had two little girls, a four—year—old and a five—year—old who are the sole survivors of their families after they were targeted, their homes were targeted, both girls have to go through extensive reconstructive surgery on their own, you know, we are approaching 9000 wounded, 40% of them are children, the rest are women and elderly patients. that is a way staying in these houses when they target these buildings. the idea that somehow they are telling hospitals to evaluate as an acceptable thing to do in the 21st century is just ludicrous. the acceptable thing to do in the 21st century isjust ludicrous. century is 'ust ludicrous. the world health century isjust ludicrous. the world health organization _ century isjust ludicrous. the world health organization has _ century isjust ludicrous. the world health organization has said - century isjust ludicrous. the world health organization has said that i health organization has said that order to evacuate the gaza hospitals is a death sentence for the sick and injured, that is a thought that you have echoed in your comment is just there. i wonder what facilities you have right now in terms of water, electricity, medicine and the help that you need to be able to do your job. 50 that you need to be able to do your 'ob_ , ., that you need to be able to do your 'ob. , ., ., , job. so in terms of water, this mornin: job. so in terms of water, this morning i _ job. so in terms of water, this morning i went _ job. so in terms of water, this morning i went for _ job. so in terms of water, this morning i went for a - job. so in terms of water, this morning i went for a walk - job. so in terms of water, this i morning i went for a walk around job. so in terms of water, this - morning i went for a walk around the outer perimeter of the hospital, and you could see queues forming around water faucets. electricity is completely dependent on diesel, and thatis completely dependent on diesel, and that is only available in hospitals, which will be rationing the diesel soon, because none has come in over the last week. in terms of medical supplies, we consume a month and a half's worth of medical supplies every day. and, you know, the intervention of medical charities means that they have been able to provide some of the medical supplies in the local market, but that is running out, because the number of wounded is overwhelming. every five minutes, there is a new ambulance thatis minutes, there is a new ambulance that is coming in, bringing in new injuries, and these are devastating, complex, poly— trauma injuries that require a lot of intervention and consume education and time. the other thing that is being consumed as the medical staff, the nursing staff. they have killed 1a doctors so far, 13 nurses so far, and, you know, one was a colleague of ours and the plastic surgery department here at shifaa, a young surgeon who had been on a training programme run by the british charity medical aid for palestinians, he was killed with his family. he was working with us, trying to drop off his sister, who had escaped her own house, and later on they were both targeted and killed. these medical workers are exhausted, and their ability to work nonstop, i cannot even figure out what time it is now, but we have been working since nine o'clock in the operating room... t since nine o'clock in the operating room... . , ., , room... i am sorry to interrupt, time is room. .. i am sorry to interrupt, time is tight. i _ room... i am sorry to interrupt, time is tight, i want _ room... i am sorry to interrupt, time is tight, i want to - room... i am sorry to interrupt, time is tight, i want to ask - room... i am sorry to interrupt, time is tight, i want to ask you | time is tight, i want to ask you this, do you have a plan for what to do if the ground invasion begins? taste do if the ground invasion begins? we will do if the ground invasion begins? - will stay with our patients, we will defend our patients per row right to life to the very end, we as health professionals have a commitment for the wellbeing of our patience, and we will stay here until end after the ground invasion. if the israelis decide to commit genocide, if they decide to commit genocide, if they decide to commit a war crime, that is on the international community, who saw this coming and allowed it to happen. who saw this coming and allowed it to ha en. . ~ i. who saw this coming and allowed it to ha en, ., ~' y., ., who saw this coming and allowed it to hauen. . ~ ., ,, ., to happen. thank you for speaking to us, we to happen. thank you for speaking to us. we wish — to happen. thank you for speaking to us. we wish you _ to happen. thank you for speaking to us, we wish you the _ to happen. thank you for speaking to us, we wish you the best _ to happen. thank you for speaking to us, we wish you the best in - to happen. thank you for speaking to us, we wish you the best in very - us, we wish you the best in very difficult circumstances, thank you for being with us. it is worth just saying that a lot of developments today, also updates from our correspondent on the lebanon border, saying it has been the most intense fighting there since the war broke out, so we will get the very latest detail from there in a moment. hundreds of people have gathered at a vigil in central london on sunday to commemorate israeli victims of the attacks launched by hamas last week. posters saying "bring them home" with names and faces of hostages captured by hamas were also being handed out to demonstrators at the event in parliament square, westminster. 0ur correspondent simonjones has sent this report. well, the vigil here in parliament square has been remembering the israeli victims of the conflict. it's thought that around 1,300 people were killed last weekend in israel. one of those who spoke today was the rabbi jeremy gordon. just tell me, first of all, the mood here. it's been very sombre. i think it's been very respectful. i think it's really important to say there's been no hatred, no hatred towards palestinians, no hatred towards muslims, towards arabs. butjust deep sadness and deep anger at the loss of life and also the taking of hostages. so some 150 people have been taken hostage, including the mother of a member of my community. we've seen pictures put up around here, the faces of some of those who have been kidnapped. can just tell me more about your connection to one of the cases? so my connection is a woman aged 7a, she's a retired head teacher. she was a teacher of arabic and hebrew, spent her professional career as someone trying to build peace betweenjewish and arab populations in israel, and for some time across the border — that border has been closed for some time. she lives in a kibbutz which is right on the border with gaza. and when the terrorists broke through, they destroyed the kibbutz. they brutally murdered many of its inhabitants, bodies lie mutilated around the kibbutz, and a number of people have been missing ever since, presumed kidnapped, taken into gaza. one of the things that happened is that people blockaded themselves into safe rooms, but those were safe rooms designed to protect from bombs falling from the skies, not from people walking in through the doors. so there was no way of barricading themselves in, and so it was very often the very youngest people and the very oldest people who were taken hostage at that time, people in their 805, people in their 90s, holocaust survivors, people on oxygen in bed who were taken. it's really, it's really appalling. plenty of sunshine, glorious guys, and underneath the sunny skies, you could make out some snow on these mountains in glencoe. abs, could make out some snow on these mountains in glencoe.— mountains in glencoe. a beautiful -icture mountains in glencoe. a beautiful picture from _ mountains in glencoe. a beautiful picture from the _ mountains in glencoe. a beautiful picture from the keswick - mountains in glencoe. a beautiful picture from the keswick area, . mountains in glencoe. a beautiful picture from the keswick area, a i picture from the keswick area, a particularly cold start in canberra, minus fort recorded in sharp earlier. you can see the extent of the sunshine... 0vernight the own rain is going to push northwards across 0rkney and shetland, recent rain a time, otherwise a decent night with clear skies, turning cold again, temperatures in towns and cities getting down into a low single figures, but cold enough once again for a single figures, but cold enough once againfora nip single figures, but cold enough once again for a nip of frost. tomorrow, high pressure dominates, for most another dry day. across western areas, more in the way of high cloud, quite thick cloud as well, so bright or hazy sunny spell is likely to come through at times, central and eastern parts of scotland and england having the best of the sunshine, but there are likely be some showers breaking into the thames is chilly, and a few showers are times for 0rkney and shetland. for tuesday, are times for 0rkney and shetland. fortuesday, mist are times for 0rkney and shetland. for tuesday, mist and fog patches to start the day, there will be some rain moving into parts of south—west england and southern wales towards the end of the day, temperature starting to come up a little bit, and then for the middle part of the week, it is all change, an area of low pressure moving across the uk, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. we could say 25 and 40 millimetres of rain building in here, causing one or two issues, but as well as the rain we will have strong winds developing, particular for scotland, eastern coastal scotland, some patches of light rain developing here, with the best of any limited sunshine likely across the north west of scotland. temperature is about average, 13—16 degrees. beyond that, heavy rainfall thursday, that is as a way, then low pressure coming in for friday with more heavy rain during the week. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm paul scott. here's what's coming up. paris bound — england dojust enough to squeeze past fiji and reach the rugby union world cup semi—finals. no such joy for england's cricketers, though, as they suffer a surprise defeat to afghanistan in the cricket world cup group stage. also tonight — rangers get their man. philippe clement is named the new boss at ibrox. he cannot be any worse than michael beale. the last game was unacceptable. the last game was unacceptable. hello and welcome along to the programme. let's begin at the rugby union world cup in france,