Towards its second week, the british Prime Minister, rishi sunak, has arrived in israel condemning what he described as the Horrific Act Of Terrorism by hamas. After meeting israels Prime Minister, mr sunak pledged to stand with israel in its darkest hour. Hes now travelled on to saudi arabia. In other developments, israeli air strikes in gaza have killed several people, including the head of hamas security, according to reports. In total, more than 3700 gazans have now died. In total, more than 3800 gazans have now died. Thats according to the Palestinian Health ministry. There have calls for more aid to gaza. 20 lorries are waiting to enter from egypt, but aid agencies say thats not enough. Israel now says 203 hostages are now being held in gaza. Some of theirfamilies have been holding News Conferences about their plight. 0verall, moo israelis have been killed. President biden, who has flown back to washington, will address the nation on the middle east and ukraine later this evening. Well have more on all this in the next couple of hours. First, lets hearfrom our our international editorjeremy bowen on developments in israel. Britains Prime Minister came, he said, because israel faces its darkest hour. Israel is welcoming its allies. It will need their support in the next few weeks. Waiting injerusalem was benjamin netanyahu, israels Prime Minister, a day after he welcomed joe biden. We absolutely support israels right to defend itself in line with International Law, to go after hamas, to take back hostages, to deter further incursions and to strengthen your security for the long term. Now, i know that you are taking every precaution to avoid harming civilians, in direct contrast to the terrorists of hamas, which seek to put civilians in harms way. We have here two forces. One is an axis of evil led by iran, through hezbollah, hamas and others, that want to bring back the middle east of the middle ages, to an age of bondage and war and slavery and annihilation. And the other force is the forces of progress and humanity that want to push the middle east into a world of peace and prosperity. In southern gaza, United Nations workers were among the wounded as israels strikes continued. More thani million palestinians have fled to the south on israels instructions. Gazas civilians, sealed off from the world by israels siege, face catastrophe. Aid has been waiting for days on the egyptian side of the border. Joe biden persuaded the israelis to allow 20 lorries to cross into gaza tomorrow. Injerusalem, this man, head of the uns agency for palestinian refugees, told me they need much more. A few days ago, you had some very strong comments after civilians sheltering in one of the schools were killed. Is there is a safe place for anyone in gaza . There is no safe place in gaza today. There is nowhere where the civilian population feels safe. What do you make of the biden plan . Listen, we are calling for a humanitarian corridor, but the humanitarian corridor needs to be uninterrupted, needs to be predictable. We will need at least 100 trucks a day. If we cannot bring fuel and we have to bring i the water in bottles, we will need much, much more. We are now in a situation. Where there is a total siege being imposed in the gaza strip. We are in a situation where more |than a Million People have been| asked to be displaced. This amounts to collective l punishment, and collective punishment is a violation of International Humanitarian law. Do you have any sympathy with the israeli perspective that hamas use people, they say, as Human Shields . Israel has gone through a traumatic event. I condemn this horrifici and barbaric massacre. But killing other people, this does not stilljustify that war is conducted without any restraint. The war, he said, has left the middle east on the edge of an abyss. The United Nations has called for a humanitarian cease fire. Jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. We just have these pictures and of rishi sunak in saudi arabia. As we said he has been meeting the crown prince. He has been asking for support to not allow the israel hamas battle to not spiral into a wider conflict. For the 2. 2 million residents of gaza, the wait for humaitarian aid continues. 20 lorries are currently waiting to enter from Egypt Crossing The Border at rafah. Israel cut electricity, most water and stopped deliveries of food and medicine following the attack by hamas militants on 12 days ago. As our correspondent jon donnison reports, conditions are deteriorating as people have been rapidly running out of basic supplies. A warning, his report contains some distressing details. This morning, a funeralfor fatima. She never knew life. Stillborn, he says, after her mother was killed along with two of her other daughters, aged 10 and 14. They were sleeping peacefully, a relative tells us, when israel bombed a neighbours house in rafah, he says, after the family had fled from the north. The un says there are 50,000 pregnant women in gaza, with more than 5000 due to give birth over the next month. Medicines are in short supply, and people are being asked to donate blood with the border still closed to foreign aid. Volunteers are cooking on wood fires. Fuel is scarce. Theres food, but its running out. Most getjust one meal a day or sometimes every two days, mahmoud tells us. Nearby, many whove fled their homes are now in makeshift camps. This woman says her daughter, the flower of their household, died when their home collapsed on top of them. Were living in tents, humiliated. We dont have water nor food or anything at all. We fled with the clothes on our backs, she says. The United Nations says more than a million gazans have been displaced, with Hundreds Of Thousands moving to the south. And in the north, you can see why. Jon donnison, bbc news. The World Health Organization has urged israel to also allow fuel into the gaza strip. Its Director General says it has five trucks of medical supplies ready at the border between gaza and egypt. We welcome israels announcement yesterday that it will not block the entry of water, food and medicines into gaza from egypt. Fuel is also needed for hospital generators, ambulances and desalination plants, and we urge israel to add fuel to the Life Saving Supplies allowed to enter gaza. 0ur trucks are loaded and ready to go. We are working with egypt and Palestine Red Crescent Societies to deliver our supplies into gaza as soon the Rafah Crossing is opened. Hopefully tomorrow. Meanwhile, aid agencies are warning that gaza is in need of far more aid than the initial 20 lorries announced by President Biden during his visit to israel. The un humanitarian chief, martin griffiths, says about 100 lorries a day will be required. Earlier, i spoke To Ahmad Bayram from the Norwegian Refugee Council about what aid was needed in gaza. What we need is for the crossing to open, for the trucks to flow in and for these trucks to be given the guarantees needed to move around gaza safely and reach those, you know, in need. Its great that we are having this breakthrough finally after two weeks of total siege. However, serious steps must now be taken to ensure that aid workers who have been targeted throughout these two weeks are spared the fires, the bombs and the rockets, and they are able to do theirjob on the ground. Our team on the ground has been displaced just like the rest of the population. We have seen sorry news, tragic news of aid workers getting killed while doing theirjob. We need a guarantee, the guarantees from israel that aid workers, aid trucks and shipments would not be targeted, and this is a first step. Hopefully towards stepping up support, stepping up aid and at the same time opening this humanitarian corridors and hopefully a cease fire that would spare further innocent lives in gaza. And, ahmad, we saw the report there from my colleague jon donnison about the dire situation in hospitals. One thing that wont be allowed across the border whenever it reopens is a fuel at the moment. How much is fuel an essential requirement as the humanitarian situation worsens . Its as integral as everything else, really. We dont see the logic of Depriving Hospitals of much needed fuel to run their icu machines, Oxygen Machines and, you know, bakeries who have been again bombed and targeted and providing, you know, vital bread for the population. Weve heard reports of people surviving on just that one meal a day. That most likely is going to be bread and something simple. It is vital for the population. Lets not forget the military is around the corner, its going to be a humanitarian catastrophe. 25 of Housing Units in gaza have been taken out, have been either destroyed or damaged. Just to cut the lifeline like fuel for bakeries and hospitals is notjust unacceptable, it is a grave violation of International Law because these civilians have nothing to do with this, have no say over this. So we hope that todays glimmer of hope would provide some space for more negotiation, for the siege to be lifted and for these vital lifelines to be let in into gaza. And talking about another vital lifeline, water as well. Whats the situation when it comes to access to water at the moment in gaza . Very minimal. I mean, i have heard from my team in gaza that people have not taken a shower, they have not washed, they have not had a clean glass of water for days, for almost two weeks now. This has been a, you know, form of collective punishment against an entire population, to cut off water. I mean, even the water that weve heard has been turned on, the taps were on, but to pump water, to pump sewage out of the system, to get your water into your tap, you need power and power has been cut. You know, we see images of the darkness at night, and there is barely a light, probably around hospitals and facilities like that. Water has been running out, and its very expensive to get hold of. Even if you have the cash, thats of no use because theres simply no stocks in gaza. Its a scene of carnage, and its a scene of deprivation, its a scene of death and trauma. We can talk about that all day long, but i think what needs to happen now is for these civilians to be spared further agony really, for these children who have lost their parents, who have lost their family, to have the most basic rights. You know, the people of gaza are living lives like no human should live, and unfortunately they are dying the deaths that no human should suffer. Its quite tragic in gaza, and we need a solution and we need it now. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. People in about 400 homes in the riverside area of brechin will be evacuated as the met offices red Weather Warning for heavy rainfall and high winds is extended to more areas of scotland. Well have more details in our Weather Update a little later. Asylum seekers have returned to an Accommodation Barge which was evacuated in august after Legionella Bacteria was found in the water supply. A coach carrying the migrants arrived at the Bibby Stockholm In Dorset this afternoon and was met by protests at the port gates. The home office says the vessel is now safe and secure. People are voting in two by elections today. They will decide who replaces Nadine Dorries in Mid Bedfordshire and Chris Pincher in tamworth after the resignation of the conservative mps. Polling stations opened at 7am and will close at 10pm this evening, with results expected early on friday morning. Play more on that by election on abc news website. Youre live with bbc news. More now on the israel gaza war. Israel says at least 203 people are now thought to have been taken hostage by hamas in its Surprise Attack on october the 7th. 0ur middle east correspondent Lucy Williamson reports. Nir oz, three miles from gazas border, is now a place of silence and noise. Theyre still finding bodies in the communities in fields near here. This woman, pulled out yesterday, naked and bound with metal wire. Recovery teams say more than 20 children were found nearby, tied together and burned. Deaths like this enough to break the living. Hamas gunmen attacked early in nir 0z with drills to loot and guns to kill. Survivors say one in four people are dead or missing. Among them, a british man and his stepfather. Danny darlington was born and bred in manchester. A neighbour identified his body, but theres still no confirmation that hes dead. His stepfather lived on the kibbutz. He used to cross regularly into gaza to drive Sick Children to israeli hospitals. Hes just been formally listed as a hostage. Chaim and his wife were hiding in this safe room when the militants came in. This door held out against the first group of militants, but they came back a second time. By that time, she was hiding behind this couch, and chaim decided the door wouldnt hold and he should offer himself up. She was still hiding when a second group burst in, less disciplined, more destructive. The door to the safe room was open. Dark inside, they didnt bother to look. Danny wasnt meant to be in the kibbutz that morning. He stayed on an extra night and sent a text to his half brother as the attack unfolded. Thats the last i heard of him, and now im trying to help the family because the family are saying in manchester theyre really in the dark. The family, in limbo, feels out of sync with israels national mood. Revenge is a very strong emotion which a lot of people have now, but now lets not talk about revenge because we lost the first act, 0k . So lets, before winning the war, lets gather the remains and do whatever we can to get out of this hostage situation. Israel is eyeing the next stage in this conflict, a major offensive in gaza aimed at destroying hamas, while the families of those still missing here stay frozen in the hours after the attack. Lucy williamson, bbc news, nir 0z. 0n the day of british Prime Minister rishi sunak� s visit to israel, british israeli Yoni Rapoport is the latest victim to be identified. He had two children and was murdered in the attack on kibbutz beeri. Our special correspondent lucy manning has been speaking to his friend, golan abitol. Golan described what yoni was like. Ican. Hes hard to describe. He was so, so nice to talk to. He was so. Such a great guy. And he was a great father. He was a great father. He gave his life for his kids, and hes an amazing man. We spent a lot of time together, and i think i should have spent more time with him. Cos, no, im going to miss him. He was one of the most amazing people i ever knew. He had an aura of happiness around him, and thats the guy. Yeah, he sounds like a really nice guy. The best. Yeah, you say he gave his life for his children. Can you tell me a bit about what happened the day of the attack with him . As far as i heard, they tried to break into yonis shelter, into his room, and as far as i heard, that. Im not sure 100 , but i heard that he stepped outside of the shelter and said that there is no one else in the room, only him. And. And then they executed him on the spot. For a long time we thought he was kidnapped, but after a while, he was recognised and pronounced dead. They took the most gentle, gentle person there is. He was such a loving, loving man. He loved his family, and he loved his kids. And he was the best friend. I could always find a time, and he could always find a time and talk to me and just Stay Together and chill. And he was an amazing guy. And he got slaughtered by the hamas beasts for nothing, for nothing. They took the most gentle soul, the most loving man there was. President biden is expected to address the American People less than 2a hours after his visit to israel. Mr biden, seen here returning to washington, will try to rally support for his approach to conflicts in israel and ukraine. In the last hour, the Us State Department has issued a worldwide Security Alert for all citizens overseas, citing the potential for attacks. Earlier, i spoke to our state Department CorrespondentBarbara Plett usher about us reaction to President Biden� s visit to israel in recent days. A lot of the reaction was quite positive. He was seen as a global statesman. His complete support for israel was seen as a positive thing by certainly many people in congress, where on both sides of the aisle there has always been very strong support for israel. There has been some criticism from the left wing of his democratic party, getting louder as you see the casualties, the civilian casualties and the humanitarian situation in gaza because of the israeli blockade. Youve also had protests, beginning to see protests beginning to see protests from americans, led by left wing American Jewish groups actually, which took over part of a Congress Building yesterday and pledging to have more. So he is going to get opposition as he goes along,