Aid trucks are needed every day to cover urgent needs there. Israel sealed its borders with gaza, imposing a total siege on the strip 12 days ago. The Rafah Crossing between egypt and gaza is now the only way to allow vital supplies in. Our reporter Rushdi Abualouf has the latest from the crossing. 20 trucks are carrying food, medicine, and we understand Operation Room for the Nasser Hospital in khan yunis. This convoy is the first 20 trucks that crossed from coming from the egyptian side to the palestinian side today. This is a window of hope for 2. 3 million people, who are stuck without food, medicine or essential water, all of the essential needs, stuck in gaza. Today, there is a little bit of hope that this corridor is open and functioning. Once the mechanism of distributing this food is in place, more trucks will come from this direction, from the egyptian side. We understand that 4,000 trucks full of food, medicine and some say a field hospital, are on the other side of the border. Israel wants to make sure that hamas is not involved in this. The bbc was told by a Senior Hamas Official today that hamas is aware of those trucks and they are happy with the mechanism that egypt is putting in place. And they will not involve in distributing or deciding who will get this aid, as long as they are going to the people who need. The palestinian side of the crossing is open and hamas is welcoming any aid in. So today is significant. Since two weeks, gaza was without food and medicine. Today is significant, we have seen a window of hope, a window of food and medicine for gaza. This is a drop in the ocean, but more to come if the mechanism in place, everybody is happy with. Rushdi abualouf reporting from the Rafah Crossing. Israel has continued to bombard gaza, including the south, where it had told people to seek safety, ahead of an expected ground offensive. The Gaza Health Ministry says a585 people have now been killed since israel began its air strikes. 1,756 of the dead are children, 976 are women. More than 1,400 people were killed when hamas attacked southern israel two weeks ago. Israel says 307 of its soldiers have been killed since then. Its raised the number of Hostages Hamas took to 210 though an American Mother and daughter were released late on friday. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman reports from jerusalem on the days developments. After a ten day wait, the lorries carrying desperately needed water, food and medicine finally began rolling into gaza this morning. A glimmer of hope delivered on the back of a lorry. 20 trucks have come in, thanks to the un, says this aid worker, among those who have been waiting on the border with egypt. The aid deal was brokered by the us. Egypt called for the israelis to stop bombing the crossing. Israel wanted guarantees the supplies couldnt be stolen by hamas. This is a start but aid groups say much more is needed. Medical needs in gaza are huge. So what we need is a sustained aid access. We have more supplies coming to egypt and, hopefully, we will be able to ship them because the more we wait, the more lives will be lost and situations are getting desperate in hospitals in gaza. Israels bombardment went on this morning, while palestinian rockets were fired from the strip. Gazas humanitarian crisis is deepening. Tahreer is sheltering with her six children in a school building. Translation there is not even 1 of a good, healthy and safe life for a child. There is no safety. If we dont die from war, we will die from epidemics and diseases. Meanwhile, the family of two american hostages released in Gaza Last Night spoke of theirjoy. Natalie and her Motherjudith Raanan were handed over to the red cross and received by the israeli army. They are the first captives to be freed. Their family said they were thinking of all the others. Singing. More than 200 people, including children and the elderly, are still being held hostage by hamas. Israel has said it will maintain its siege until they are freed. For their loved ones, last nights release may bring some hope, a faint light in the darkness of war. Tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. We can now go live to gaza, where we can speak to a journalist. Sami abu salem. He is on the phone with us now. Can you hear us . He is on the phone with us now. Can you hear us . Thank he is on the phone with us now. Can | you hear us . Thank you you hear us . Yes, please. Thank you for oininu you hear us . Yes, please. Thank you forjoining us you hear us . Yes, please. Thank you forjoining us. Tell you hear us . Yes, please. Thank you forjoining us. Tell us you hear us . Yes, please. 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I can see right now, people are running to a place where there is a bombing, an Airstrike Running to a place where there is a bombing, an Air Strike HasjustHit A Building and people are running there to evacuate and inspect injuries or people who were killed. I am scared to go there because there could be another hit. So for safety, a state of the side, i cannot go closer. Ijust arrived from khan younis. About 15 minutes ago, a building was hit by an air strike, killing a family. Not one house, more than one house. Bombing continues, people, women and children are being killed. So far, despite today, they say there is bombing in the north but all over i have seen. I have been in the South Of Gaza. No safe place in gaza. A Suicide Mission waiting for a brit at the bakery. That is why people are standing in long lines, waiting for bread. Some bakeries have been bombed in gaza. I came back, i thank god for that. I spent a lot of time running. Looking for water and god for that. I spent a lot of time running. Looking Forwaterand I Havejust met a running. Looking forwaterand i have just met a man who was driving a horse with a cart with water and i got two gallons from them. I am so lucky for that, ifound got two gallons from them. I am so lucky for that, i found two gallons. So the bombing continues South Of Gaza and north of gaza. People are being killed north of gaza and South Of Gaza. No safe place in gaza. When we hear bombing as journalists. Of gaza. No safe place in gaza. When we hear bombing asjournalists. I removed the Logo Tv Press because we believe that journalists, removed the Logo Tv Press because we believe thatjournalists, even journalists are being targeted. So we avoid to show ourselves as journalists. We avoid to show ourselves as journalists we avoid to show ourselves as ournalists. ,. ,. Journalists. Sorry to cut you off. I ust journalists. Sorry to cut you off. I just wanted journalists. Sorry to cut you off. I just wanted first journalists. Sorry to cut you off. I just wanted first of journalists. Sorry to cut you off. I just wanted first of all journalists. Sorry to cut you off. I just wanted first of all to journalists. Sorry to cut you off. I just wanted first of all to say journalists. Sorry to cut you off. I just wanted first of all to say if i just wanted first of all to say if you feel unsafe at any point whilst you feel unsafe at any point whilst you are talking to us, do feel free to go because it sounds like you are in the thick of it where you are. You are telling us a little bit about the struggle for people to get food. Where are you sleeping and where are other People Living now . Because there are so many people who have been displaced, who have moved from the north to the south. Yes. From the north to the south. Yes, that is right from the north to the south. Yes, that is right. Some from the north to the south. Yes, that is right. Some people from the north to the south. Re that is right. Some people are going to their relatives or friends and some people are going to schools and some people are going to schools and some people are going to schools and some people going to camps. Still now they are coming here, people are coming from gaza to this camp but there is no room in that to camp. People are very cramped. About 20,000 people escaped, especially after the threat, the hospital that used to hold 12,000 people are displaced. All of their move to that camp. There is no place for any people. Some people use the sheets just to cover themselves and use their sheets as tents. But the main point is that people are looking for water and food and when i meet them in the camp i asked them what is their demand. They sayjust in the camp i asked them what is their demand. They say just stop bombing, just up targeting families, stop killing children. This war is not against hamas, it is against ordinary people. Inside the camp, i found businessmen with jeeps, ordinary people. Inside the camp, i found businessmen withjeeps, very high brands. Rich people. Dont have any trouble so far with israel, who have permission to go to tel aviv. They had no problem with them, which means all the bombing is not against hamas, it is against people. And right now i am looking at people who are moving with their bicycles, looking for water, carrying some furniture. Looking for a place. Looking for water, carrying some furniture. Looking fora place. Cars are coming from north to south and cars are moving from south to north. They came to the south looking for water and security but there is neither water or security in the south. That is why they decided to go back. Anyway, the last bombing was about five minutes ago. Until now i do not know how many people were killed, i do not know now. Gk. Were killed, i do not know now. 0k, thank ou were killed, i do not know now. 0k, thank you very were killed, i do not know now. 0k, thank you very much for that update on the situation on the ground where you are and of course, please do stay safe. Hamas spokesman ghazi hamad has been speaking to Krupa Paddy On Newshour on the bbc world service. Something the Israeli Military has given no indication it will do. Ghazi hamad said the International Community must put pressure on israel. Crackly recording from the first moment, we announced through the spokesman of the military wing brigades. He said that we are ready to deal with the point of hostages and prisoners in a positive way, and well get him for shelter and protection and so on and so on and so on, but we need the good circumstances of this. In addition to that, i think that our brothers in qatar and egypt and different countries, we have good contact with them, and i think according and responding to their mediation, we agreed to release yesterday an American Woman and her daughter. Can you confirm, therefore, that qatar was involved in these negotiations to release these two hostages . I think we have contacts with different people who meet leaders of hamas. Most of them, they talk about the hostages. But especially i think we have strong contact with our brothers in qatar and in addition to the egyptians, turkish, United Nations. But i think that maybe the qataris, they play a big role. So they played a big role. You said that you have always agreed to release hostages under what you said are good circumstances. What are the circumstances that you are specifying . And will you be releasing more hostages . To stop the aggression on gaza, because i think in gaza is what is going on in gaza is collective massacres, collective slaughters. Every day, we have more than 350 people are killed. So what we need is a good circumstances, but i think israel does not listen to anyone. I am, really am shocked and astonished from the. The position of the International Community who keep silent for such crimes, which all of them say that this is against the International Law. And we will certainly get into all of that in a moment, but i want to bring you back to the hostage situation. Can you confirm, sir, that hamas is Still Holding all of these hostages . Look, we have hostage. Thats right, its right. Are they safe . But we are as muslims, and we believe in values and ethics. We give them the respect and dignity and all kinds of shelter. We never hurt any one of them. So you are confirming that these hostages are safe . Yes, but i think. And. I couldnt guarantee because some of them, some of them, they were killed by the air strikes of israel. What is the criteria for individuals to be released . Look, first of all, we are going to deal with this with a positive way in order to end the point of the hostages and the prisoners, but i think we need guarantees. We need to stop the aggression on our people. We need also for the assistance to enter gaza and not to the people of Gaza Start Starving and they dont find water, electricity, food, milk for the children. And i think we are ready to deal with all mediations from any side in order to reach a compromise for this issue. You say you want to manage this in a positive way, but is taking hostages, which is absolutely prohibited under International Law and constitutes a war crime, is this acting in a positive way to achieve your goal . I want to say something. This operation was agreed by elected to the military persons and military sides and the israeli side who imposed siege and embargo and collective punishment for 70 years on gaza strip. And we never had intention or decision to direct it to the civilians. We avoid the civilians according to the islam ethics and our morals and our values. But, you know, sometimes in the war there are some complications. So i think. Sorry, sir. Complications. 0ur reporter went to one kibbutz and found evidence that 20 children were found nearby, tied together and burned. If we are talking about the suffering of children, what is hamas justification for that . I think all the hostages in gaza are in safe and secure. I told you we didnt totally different that israel dealing with our prisoners, we are ready to release them, but we want to find suitable circumstances for this. This is my my answer. Many arab leaders including from egypt and jordan have condemned israel for what they call the collective punishment of civilians in gaza. Theyve been speaking at a peace summit in cairo. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is also at that conference. Hes head of the Palestinian Authority, which controls areas of the occupied west bank, but not the hamas run gaza strip. He used his opening remarks to say that palestinians will not be forced off their land. Translation we warn against any i attempts to displace our people i in gaza beyond its borders. We also warn against any evictions of palestinians from their homes, or displacement from jerusalem or the west bank. We will not accept displacement. We will remain steadfast on our land, no matter the challenges. The un secretary general Antonio Guterres described the scene at Rafah Crossing as a Human Catastrophe after his visit on friday. As we focus on ending the bloodshed, we can cannot lose sight of the only realistic foundation for true peace and stability a two state solution. Israelis must see their legitimate needs for security materialised and palestinians must see their legitimate aspirations for an independent state realised in line with the United Nations resolutions, International Law and previous agreements. The time has come for action. Action to end this god awful nightmare and action to build a future worthy of the dreams of the children of palestine, israel, the region and the whole world. Shukran. Also at the summit is the uks foreign secretary, james cleverly, who condemned the actions of hamas, but said hes spoken to the Israeli Government about its duty to act in accordance with International Law. I am sure we all share the revulsion at hamas murderous acts of terrorism the targeting of the civilians, the murdering of children, the desecration of dead bodies. I am sure we are all distressed by the plight of Palestinian Civilians in gaza whose lives have been made harder, more painful, and more dangerous because of the brutal attacks by hamas on 7th october. We all mourn the dead, both israeli and palestinian. The opening of the Rafah Crossing earlier toda