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The us Secretary Of State justifying terrorism. The us Secretary Of State antony i Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken urged Member States at the un to send a united message, saying, dont slow fuel on the file. The sparring at the un comes as the war on the ground between israel and hamas is intensifying, with sustained heavy bombing of gaza. The Israeli Military said it had carried out 400 strikes, killing several hamas commanders. It said it will not reduce attacks on hamas despite the release of two hostages on monday. Hamas Health Officials say more than 700 people were killed by israeli air strikes in the past 24 hours. Hamas still has 200 hostages, the amount increased after the Israeli Military collected more information. Released hostage 85 year old Yocheved Lifschitz said she had been through hell but as she left, she still shook the hand of her kidnapper. Jeremy bowen sent this report. A warning, some of the images are distressing. After the doctors had examined Yocheved Lifschitz, she came out of the hospital in tel aviv saying she went through hell in gaza, from the moment hamas took her as a hostage. Translation l was laying on a motorcycle, my body on one side and my legs on the other, and the hamas men beat me on the way. They didnt break my ribs, but hurt me very much. Like so many israelis, shes astounded by the failure of her countrys army and intelligence to protect them. Translation the army wasnt prepared. We were the government scapegoats. Hamas warned us three weeks ahead. They burned our fields, and the army somehow didnt take it seriously. And hamass Detailed Planning extended to Hostage Taking too. Translation they seemed ready for this. They had prepared for a long time and had everything the hostages needed, even shampoo and conditioner. Running this war is getting complicated for the israeli government. The northern border with lebanon is heating up. Thousands of troops have been sent there and border towns evacuated, in case of war with irans lebanese ally, hezbollah. Prime minister netanyahu has visited the troops near gaza, but he hasnt ordered them to invade yet. So without a ground war in gaza to define the state of this crisis, other things are, starting with the hostages. In tel aviv, ehud barak, former Prime Minister and army commander, saw painful choices ahead. Is it possible for israel to invade the gaza strip with Ground Troops if there are still hostages in the hands of hamas . If there is no other way, well have to do it, because the alternative is to provide those barbarian crimes against humanity, get impunity due to the fact that they massacred, slaughtered probably 1,500 people. And a very painful and tough decision might have to be made. 0n the west bank, the other side of the palestinian territories, israel has settled Hundreds Of Thousands Ofjews in defiance of international law. The hardest Core Ofjewish settlers whove seized remote hilltops are seen by many israelis as isolated extremists. But now their effective leaders are in the israeli cabinet. On this hilltop near hebron, the settlers who believe theyre here by gods will are armed and say it was unfortunate so much jewish blood had to be spilled for other israelis to understand what had to be done to those who want to killjews. Translation in a war, you have a gun and a trigger. And for those who dont understand yet, we are at war, a war where the other side shows no mercy. And we need to be the same. Theres no choice. For palestinians on the west bank, these are violent days. Mohammad, aged 20, was one of two young men killed in an israeli army Arrest Operation at a camp. His father led the mourners. In the mosque, they feared israels rage and revenge. This is genocide and the world is not coming to the rescue of the palestinians. The feel and general mood is actually entertaining the thought that netanyahu is going after the deportation, the displacement of palestinians, leading up to the annexation of gaza. In the west bank, palestinians wonder whether they will be next. People are talking about anger at what the israelis have done and a sense of uncertainty and fear about what might be happening next. This is a long and intractable conflict, but it had some certainties. It had a certain shape, a status quo. Thats all changed. 0n the way to the cemetery, the flags were from the main palestinian factions fatah, hamas and islamicjihad. We couldnt see any armed palestinians at the funeral, perhaps because israel has such tight control over the west bank for now. But the danger that a serious incident could ignite the west bank is real. When the funeral was over, mohammads cousin said the israelis raided the camp because of gaza. They wanted revenge, he said, because resistance groups had hurt them. God have mercy, he said, to all the martyrs in gaza and the west bank. Palestinians dont share much with israelis, especially not now, except a dread of harder times ahead. Jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. The humanitarian situation in gazais the humanitarian situation in gaza is worsening as the un warned that fuel would run out on wednesday. The aid agency told the bbc, if we get no fuel, we cannot work and people can die. After a long delay, eight humanitarian aid trucks entered gaza from egypt containing water, food and medicine. For many, the shortage of supplies is critical. A third of hospitals in gaza are no longer functioning because of a lack of medicine, fuel and staff. Many are trapped in gaza with no safe place to go and more than 2300 children have been killed there in the last 17 days. This report from gaza and warning some of the footage may be hard to watch. What war would take away, they raced to save. The young life of yazam al aydi. The adult hand on the childs heart. It could not save him. This boy did survive Airstrikes Doctors at al nasr hospital say killed 166 people. The little boy asks if his family is ok. Of the nearly 6,000 said by Gaza Health Authorities to have been killed so far, around 40 are reported to be children. Sharif al lakras came with his wounded son. To our camera he asked, were the children the enemies . Were they the ones who had kidnapped and killed . There are the other wounds what war does to the spirit of a child. Salma is nine. Israel says it is only targeting the men who brought terror to its people. 0ver over 400 air strikes in the last day, unleashing the power of high explosives by night and by day. This was Khan Younis In The South of the gaza strip at 12 30pm today, Filmed By A Bbc journalist. The war has displaced 1. 4 million. In the tented camp at khan younis, cleanliness is part of the struggle to preserve dignity. Translation at night, its cold and there arent enough blankets. We are sleeping on dirt, the children are all sick. Where are the rights of our children . Where are our human rights . The fun and the friendship of childhood. They grasp what they can, knowing how brutally it can be lost. Fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. We arejoined now we are joined now by the acting Consul General of israel in new york. Thank you forjoining us on bbc news. We saw there the un Secretary GeneralAntonio Guterres saying there were clear violations of humanitarian law in hamas, both the use of civilians as Human Shields but also israel bombing Southern Gaza when there was an Evacuation Order in place there. A blockade, more than 2300 children dead. How does israeljustify 2300 children dead. How does israel justify what the un sees as breaches of International Humanitarian law . As breaches of International Humanitarian law . First of all, the secretary humanitarian law . First of all, the Secretary General, humanitarian law . First of all, the Secretary General, what. Humanitarian law . First of all, | the Secretary General, what he has said is shameful. He has presented a total of moral failure. You cannotjustify the atrocities of hamas. I400 failure. You cannotjustify the atrocities of hamas. 1400 of my people were murdered, raped, burned alive, 200 people and more kept hostage in the gaza strip. Millions, millions, millions of israelis are currently in shelters because barrages of missiles on israel do not stop. 200,000 people in israel are displaced. He cannot justify it. Whatever he says, he cannotjustify it. Justify it. Whatever he says, he cannotjustify it. He cannot ustify it. There has been he cannotjustify it. There has been widespread he cannotjustify it. There has i been widespread condemnation, though, of those attacks on israel and the situation there, but im not asking you about what hamas is perpetrating against israel, im asking about the specific allegations of what israel is doing to the people of gaza, a Million People of gaza, a Million People displaced, children and the pictures we are seeing unfold before our eyes. This is a very good unfold before our eyes. This is a very good question. Unfold before our eyes. This is a very good question. We a very good question. We cherish life. Our enemy glorifies death. We are acting and operating according to international law. Doing everything that is possible to prevent Collateral Damage and the loss of civilian lives. Unfortunately, hamas is the one thatis unfortunately, hamas is the one that is using its own people as Human Shields. We announced specific areas we are targeting because we know there is military equipment there or an imminent threat, a ticking bomb as we say. They are blocking the passage of people to go out from there. fin the passage of people to go out from there from there. On that point, sorry for from there. On that point, sorry for interrupting from there. On that point, l sorry for interrupting you. This is an important, sorry, this is an important point given what you are saying. What you are staying there, why does israel not offer this humanitarian pause that so many people have called for . People have called for . Israel doinu people have called for . Israel doing whatever people have called for . Israel doing whatever is people have called for . Israel doing whatever is needed people have called for . Israel doing whatever is needed in l doing whatever is needed in order to make sure hamas abilities, capabilities and will to ever commit these atrocities again is eliminated. At the same time, we are doing Everything Possible to make sure civilians are not hurt. We want the hostages released, we want the hostages released, we want to make sure we eliminate a threat from the gaza strip. We are talking about humanitarian situation. And on this situation. Humanitarian situation. And on this situation. Just humanitarian situation. And on this situation. Just a on this situation. Just a minute. On this situation. Just a minute. It on this situation. Just a minute. It is on this situation. Just a minute. It is important| on this situation. Just a minute. It is important when ou are minute. It is important when you are making minute. It is important when you are making that minute. It is important when you are making that point, minute. It is important when you are making that point, to| you are making that point, to clarify when you talk about humanitarian aid that the United Nations has said its workers, its systems will run out of fuel tomorrow and that people could die at that point. It wont be able to carry on helping people. It says there is fuel on the other side of the rafah crossing that it would like to access and israel is preventing that. We would like to access and israel is preventing that. Would like to access and israel is preventing that. We have all seen the images is preventing that. We have all seen the images of is preventing that. We have all seen the images of the is preventing that. We have all seen the images of the fuel. Seen the images of the Fuel Terminals in the Southern Gaza strip, and that hamas has enough fuel and it directs it to its own use for military purposes, for the maintenance of the tunnels, where its high officials and terrorists are hiding. We know exactly where this fuel is going. This fuel is going. They are imaaes this fuel is going. They are images that this fuel is going. They are images that havent this fuel is going. They are images that havent been l images that havent been verified. We cant verify those images at bbc news, what you are describing there, we can just say the United Nations says it doesnt have access to fuel. If we just move on, the Chief Of Staff of the Israeli Defence force said today that the Ground Incursion into gaza has been delayed due to what he called tactical and strategic considerations. What are those considerations . Im considerations. What are those considerations . Considerations . Im not going to net considerations . Im not going to get into considerations . Im not going to get into tactics considerations . Im not going to get into tactics on considerations . Im not going to get into tactics on the considerations . Im not going| to get into tactics on the bbc, but i willjust say again, we will do everything that is needed, including the ground operation, if and when needed, in order to eliminate this threat. Because these atrocities will make sure they will never happen again. There are still over will never happen again. There are still over 200 will never happen again. There are still over 200 people will never happen again. There are still over 200 people held | are still over 200 people held hostage in gaza at the moment. Is there any update on their situation, are there negotiations are under way for their release . The negotiations are under way for their release . Their release . The release of their release . The release of the two hostages, their release . The release of the two hostages, of their release . The release of the two hostages, of course, their release . The release of. The two hostages, of course, is good news, and israel is doing whatever is needed and whatever is possible to get information and to make sure we bring all the hostages safely back home. Thats what i can say at this point, because its a very sensitive issue and of course, if we talk about it on the bbc, it will not be very constructive. It will not be very constructive. Constructive. Ok, we will leave it there, thanks constructive. Ok, we will leave it there, thanks indeed constructive. Ok, we will leave it there, thanks indeed for it there, thanks indeed for joining cars, the acting Consul General of israel in new york. Thank you very much. Joining us. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Some other stories making the news. Rescue ships are searching for survivors after two cargo vessels collided off the north sea coast. Four sailors are missing and one person has died. The british flagged verity sac. Several other ships joined the search for survivors sank. Its still not clear what caused the collision. Women in iceland took part in a 24 hour strike over gender inequality, Sexual Violence and pay disparities. Thousands of people gathered in the capital to hear speeches and songs from supporters of womens rights and gender equality. The strike shuttered some schools and libraries. Even hospitals said they would only handle emergency cases. 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