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. Over the weekend, more than 30 lorry loads of aid were allowed into gaza from egypt, carrying food, water and medicines. Its just a fraction of what entered daily before israel put the hamas controlled territory under siege. Confirming the deliveries, the uns humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths called it a Glimmer Of Hope but said further supplies were desperately needed. With more than a million displaced people, some now living in this un tent city, there are urgent needs. People inside gaza need their most basic necessities, such as food, water, fuel and access to health services. So there is still a far, far way to go. Israel has signalled it will be sending its tanks and troops into gaza in the next stage of this war. After the deadliest attack in the countrys history, it says it aims to crush hamas. Translation it will take one month, two months, | three months and at the end there will be no more hamas. Before hamas makes contact with our tanks and our infantry, they will know the shells from our airforce. And israel is also striking in lebanon, as along its northern border, the troops fight the powerful Lebanese Armed group, hezbollah, raising fears of a wider regional conflict. Then, there are other complications in israels Military Offensive in gaza. More than 200 hostages being held by hamas. Some of theirfamilies have been meeting the president with a simple message, bring them home. Yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. We will be speaking to her live in a moment. But to bring you an update, there has been a briefing by a spokesperson for israels defence forces. They have raised the number of hostages believed to have been taken into the gaza strip to 222. Israel says the number has gone up because of the foreign nationals involved in that number and that made it difficult to ascertain. But it is now 222 hostages believed to be inside gaza. The Idf Spokesman also said the number of Israeli Soldiers that have died in the last two weeks, since this increase of hostilities, since that unprecedented attack inside israel, thatis unprecedented attack inside israel, that is 308. So 308 Israeli Soldiers confirmed dead over the last couple of weeks. We can speak to Yolande Knell injerusalem. Amongst those soldiers, we have heard from israels military, that include some that are already going into the gaza strip trying to look for those hostages . fine into the gaza strip trying to look for those hostages . For those hostages . One of the soldiers killed for those hostages . One of the soldiers killed overnight, for those hostages . One of the soldiers killed overnight, we i soldiers killed overnight, we understand, was on one of those small scout raids going into gaza trying to find out information about the hostages. We knew there had been small efforts like this last week. It is not the Ground Invasion israel is talking about. We expect that to come soon, that is what the Israeli Defence minister has said, this is specifically around the hostage situation. ,. , specifically around the hostage situation. ,. , specifically around the hostage situation. , , situation. Israel has stepped up its air strikes ahead situation. Israel has stepped up its air strikes ahead of situation. Israel has stepped up its air strikes ahead of that situation. Israel has stepped up its air strikes ahead of that expected l air strikes ahead of that expected Ground Invasion, Targeting I2 Tacro infrastructure before it goes in on the ground. We have been talking about the suffering of Palestinian Civilians in the gaza strip, and they have been told to move south, but the south has already been hit . Something like 320 target to hit overnight the 60 of those were in the south of the gaza strip, the area that people from the northern half of the strip, more than i Million People were told to leave to for their safety. We have seen pictures coming out from one of the main towns in the south of funeral is taking place. There are children among the dead. According to United Nations relief and works agency, which has the biggest footprint of any of the un agencies in garda, a lot of people have been taking shelter. It is telling the bbc that it is seeing supplies so short in the south, down to one litre of water each day and small amounts of bread, the south is not a safe place for people to shelter and some people are going back to their original homes in the north. We are seeinu live original homes in the north. We are seeing live pictures original homes in the north. We are seeing live pictures over original homes in the north. We are seeing live pictures over Gaza Original Homes in the north. We are seeing live pictures over gaza with l seeing live pictures over gaza with plumes of smoke rising, those Aerial Bombardments from israel continuing and it says they will continue for now until they enter on the ground and probably after that as well. These pictures are palestinian suffering inside the strip of women and children and the elderly are inflaming tensions around the region but very Close To Home in the occupied palestinian west bank, so separate to gaza where we are seeing clashes also with israels military . More than 90 people have been killed in the occupied west bank by Israeli Security forces. Also by Israeli Settlers in the past two and a bit weeks since that awful hamas operation inside southern israel. We have seen demonstrations happening, lots of arrest raids, more than 1000 people arrested in the west bank, more than 100 overnight. As we are looking at the wider region and tensions escalating, we have looked at the northern border in israel and what is happening with hezbollah, but the west bank is a bit closer and is still a major cause of concern. And is still a maor cause of concern. , ~ ,. ,. And is still a maor cause of concern. , ~ ,. , concern. Thank you very much for now. Earlier we spoke to our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet where we asked whether shes seen a continuing Arial Bombardment of israel over gaza. We hear from the we hearfrom the Israeli Defence forces repeatedly now, this is the current phase of their military operation, that they will intensify, they will widen, deep in the air strikes. They say they are making progress in destroying hamas infrastructure, they are killing hamas political and military leaders. This morning, where we are, less than a mile from the gaza border, we have had a lot of israeli artillery, heavy artillery, and that has been the sound every morning since we have been here for nearly two weeks. This crisis started on October The 7th and almost nonstop israeli apartments since then. We also hearing from the gaza strip, while israel says it is air strikes overnight targeted hamas infrastructure and sales, in gaza, the strikes hit the north where israel had said people had to flee, it hit the centre but also the south, which is meant to be the place gazans flee to for their safety and protection. The Palestinian Authority is saying that Palestinian Authority is saying that palestinian homes are being hit without warning. Palestinian homes are being hit without warning. There are reports of strikes and without warning. There are reports of strikes and we without warning. There are reports of strikes and we are without warning. There are reports of strikes and we are seeing of strikes and we are seeing pictures of the result, the devastation of those strikes in southern gaza. As you say, more than a million palestinians have been displaced internally inside gaza, being told by gaza to move towards that Southern Area of the country and pockets where they will be able to receive the aid that is trickling in. But we are Hearing Altar of god and saying, we are going to go back to our homes in central and Northern Gaza because we dont seem to be Safe Anywhere . We gaza because we dont seem to be Safe Anywhere . Gaza because we dont seem to be Safe Anywhere . We can only begin to imaaine Safe Anywhere . We can only begin to imagine the Safe Anywhere . We can only begin to imagine the desperation Safe Anywhere . We can only begin to imagine the desperation of Safe Anywhere . We can only begin to imagine the desperation of gauze Safe Anywhere . We can only begin to| imagine the desperation of gauze and civilians. We even hear it from our own reporters, including one who has moved four times since this war erupted. He is now living in tents, finding it hard to water. The United Nations says the hospitals are running out of fuel, putting so many lives at risk. We are hearing a drone, wee thing in the skies above us, a constant buzz in the air where we are broadcasting from. The United Nations have been critical, saying the bombardment is continuing in the south and this was supposed to be a place where aid could be delivered once more aid getting and where people could feel safe. But the situation there has been described at breaking point. People are scrambling for water, scrambling to find food and also not finding any at all and meanwhile living with terrified children, not knowing when and where the next bombs were dropped. That was our International Correspondents reporting from the gaza border. As weve been reporting, a dire humanitarian crisis is unfolding in gaza as israels war on hamas continues. 0ur correspondent Rushdi Abu Alouf and his family have been displaced four times in gaza in the last two weeks. We spoke to him and asked him for his assessment of the situation on the ground. Like many Palestinian Civilians he has moved to the south of gaza as requested by israels military and many around the city of khan younis around the south of gaza but an area, as we were just hearing was targeted in some of the air strikes, israeli air strikes overnight. About 2,000 families living in these tents. They are people displaced from the Northern Gaza. This is, a camp has been built by the unrwa. I was speaking to the families here. They said they are struggling to find water. They are struggling to find food. To find a bathroom. They said the bathroom here is a real challenge. They said security, also, is a real challenge because, as you know, hamas has been under really heavy attack by israel for the last two weeks or so, so there is no police around the area to maintain law and order, a few problems here, social problems in the area. But those people, they said, we have been given very little food, very little water, very Little Medicine to the people who are in need for this. This is an example of how 700,000 people, who are displaced from the north, are living in a very difficult condition in gaza city. Earlier we spoke to Rushdi Abu Alouf whos in khan younis in the south of gaza. The 35 tracks that were allowed in from egypt yesterday and overnight are just a drop from egypt yesterday and overnight arejust a drop in the ocean. We need some sustainable aid because this place is a refuge for more than a Million People who have had to flee their homes in north and gaza city and they are living in khan younis and some in the middle. But khan younis is the second largest city in entire gaza strip. They receive the majority of those that flee. In the hospitals, hundreds of people are taking the hospital for refuge, they are sleeping on the ground, just forfood. Refuge, they are sleeping on the ground, just for food. Like two little boys who were begging for food and begging for water, which is not available. People are trying to secure anything just to keep their kids alive. They say they are either dying in air strikes or dying from hunger. This is a real challenge for the local authority to manage what is very limited resources available. In the hospital here, this is the largest medical hospital now in gaza city. This hospital is supposed to be serving over two thirds of the population. And the hospital itself is struggling. They have very little fuel left, managed to get a little shipment from a local factory nearby to keep the hospital. They say they are managing day by day, they have a little fuel to run the hospital for one day. Imagine if this Hospital Stops . According to the health ministry, about 20 hospitals and medical centres are out of service, imagine if this is one of them . That is our correspondent in gaza and a Gaza Resident currently south of the gaza strip. Around the world and across the uk this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. The home secretary, suella braverman, will question the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley, today about his forces response to incidents during pro palestinian demonstrations in london on saturday. The met said it had not identified any offences in a video posted on social media which showed a man chanting jihad at an Islamist Group rally separate from the main march. A charity that helps victims of modern slavery says its received a steep rise in calls for help from Foreign Workers in the care sector. Unseen uk says many reported paying large amounts of money to those whod brought them to the uk and that in some cases their passports had been taken. A Lottery Winner who spent some of his jackpot on a new pool table is now preparing to represent england at the sport. Neiljones, from stoke on trent, won £2. 11 million on the National Lottery in 2010 and one of this first purchases was a pool table. He give up hisjob as a tiler. Youre live with bbc news. Israel has also launched fresh air strikes against hezbollah militants in lebanon. Earlier we heard from our correspondent hugo bachega whos in the south of the country. I think over the last week we have seen an escalation in terms of the attacks carried out by hezbollah and also by palestinian factions inside Southern Lebanon who have been targeting israeli positions. But so far the violence he has been contained and over the weekend i spoke with a source close to hezbollah and it seems the strategy now is to carry out those attacks, but in a very limited way. The israelis have been saying they are going to respond to every single attack. So these cross border attacks have intensified and there were more israeli strikes overnight. And i think we have had a number of officials over the weekend warning against any escalation. I think perhaps the key factor here is iran. Iran supports hezbollah, which is a powerful military, social Political Organisation in lebanon, but also other factions that are part of this resistance front, as the iranians described it. These are groups in iraq, in syria, in yemen and over the last few days there have been a number of incidents in those countries. And the americans in particular are very concerned. We had from antony blinken, the us Secretary Of State yesterday, who said the Biden Administration is concerned about the possibility that iranians back to groups would be targeting american interests, american troops in countries around the region. The americans are now sending air Defence Systems to the region. This is obviously in addition to all the Military Equipment that the americans have deployed to the middle east in response to those attacks carried out by hamas. There is concern the violence could spread and that we could see an escalation of the conflict. ~. , , conflict. We