word from israeli officials that hamas has lost control of northern gaza. 50,000 palestinians have left gaza city after israeli forces opened the main road leading south. the route was kept open for about five hours and is affected to reopen again on thursday. the hamas one health ministries is almost half of those killed in gaza in the last day were killed in the south, an area meant to be safe. the health ministry also says more than 10,000 palestinians have now been killed. there is possible progress in the race of some hostages. a source of the bbc discussion are taking place for the release of 12 hostages. half of them are americans. in exchange for a three—day humanitarian pause. 0ur international editorjeremy bowen has travelled with the israel defence forces into gaza. the bibs had editorial control of this next report, this action by the idf has been viewed by them. like young soldiers in many wars, israeli troops looked excited, not apprehensive, as they made their final preparations tojoin israel's invasion of the gaza strip. they're moving in as the war approaches a critical point. their colleagues already inside the strip have surrounded gaza city. these men might be part of the next stage, locating hamas tunnels and fighting street by street. israel's prime minister promised his country a mighty vengeance against hamas. but with so much firepower, one question — is israel following joe biden�*s advice not to be blinded by rage, to defend itself, but also, protect the lives of palestinian civilians? we went into gaza with the israeli army on condition we didn't reveal their positions. video shot after they took us through the gap in the fence into gaza — though not this script — had to be submitted to their military censors. we got out of the back of an armoured vehicle and walked into a wasteland. after a month of air strikes and more than a week of tanks and troops, every building i saw was damaged or destroyed. they wanted to show us what they said was a hamas weapons factory in this wrecked structure. this is their scuba diving equipment that's meant to come from sea, from their land to our land. and they made drones that drop bombs, he said, in this workshop. places like this, he said, originated october 7 attacks. but upstairs was a family apartment. the soldiers said it was more proof that hamas used civilians as human shields, building bombs underneath a bedroom used by children. the officer said hamas — not israel — was responsible for civilian deaths. we know, intelligence. we know what we hit. we know the targets, they're approved by our command. it's not that i wake up and my objective is to ruin the city. i aim for enemy and enemy only, and i use all in my power to hit the enemy only. sojudging by the destruction here, the enemy was everywhere, you'd say? yes. israel's strategic equation measures the destruction and death it's brought to palestinians in gaza — civilians as well as hamas — against the pain of its own people and the importance of making them feel safe again. the overriding impressions i have from being here is, first of all, the level of force that israel has brought to bear on the gaza strip — a vast amount of military power. in addition, the level of destruction, massive destruction, thousands of homes gone. israel says a military necessity, self—defence. this woman's view was different. she said it was because of israel's bombardment, because nowhere was safe, because there was no food or drinking water for the children and because israel had bombed the bakeries. israel said 50,000 palestinians moved south after it promised safe passage. hamas released more videos of its fight against israel in gaza's streets. it claims victories, but it is vastly outgunned. hamas cannot win a toe—to—toe fight with israel but guerrilla tactics, hit—and—run, might drag the war out for months, and force a ceasefire. more israeli tanks were moving forward as we left the gaza strip this evening. israel's western allies support the invasion. but america's reminders about the laws of war and the pressure for humanitarian pauses suggest even israel's closest allies are queasy about this war�*s human catastrophe. jeremy bowen, bbc news, gaza. meanwhile, the g7 foreign ministers meeting in tokyo have urged israel to agree to a humanitarian pause in fighting to allow more aid into the anglaise but they stopped short of calling for a ceasefire. there is us secretary of state antony blinken. we there is us secretary of state antony blinken.— there is us secretary of state antony blinken. we had in-depth discussions. _ antony blinken. we had in-depth discussions. we _ antony blinken. we had in-depth discussions. we all— antony blinken. we had in-depth discussions. we all agree - antony blinken. we had in-depth discussions. we all agree that. discussions. we all agree that humanitarian pauses would advance key objectives. to protect palestinian civilians, to increase the sustained flow of humanitarian assistance, to allow our citizens and foreign nationals to exit and facilitate the release of hostages. we arejoined by we are joined by acting consul general of israel new york, thank you so much for being here. i want to start off with these reports coming in of talks on a proposed pause infighting in exchange to allow aid into gaza and for the possible release of hostages. what do you make of that potential proposal and whether or not that is ideal that israel might take? first of all, we israel might take? first of all. we are _ israel might take? first of all, we are very _ israel might take? first of all, we are very focused . israel might take? first of| all, we are very focused on making sure to achieve both of our goals, first of all, to eradicate hamas's ability to hurt us and we are winning to have forces and we have just met pauses, and ensure civilians can leave the gaza strip, and going from the northern to the southern part of gaza. at the end of the day we are willing to do additional pauses if we know that our hostages will be released, and this is part of the call. an this is part of the call. an israeli military _ this is part of the call. an israeli military spokesperson also saying hamas has now lost control of the northern part of gaza. how significant of a victory would that be in this military operation?- victory would that be in this military operation? one of the goals. we _ military operation? one of the goals. we are _ military operation? one of the goals, we are not _ military operation? one of the goals, we are not acting - military operation? one of the goals, we are not acting in - military operation? one of the j goals, we are not acting in any way, shape orform in revenge. even though like the president said justice may be served, the goal thrust is to make sure they are not capable of harming us again. at the end of the day the contract between citizens and the of israel is to make sure that kid would not be extracted in pj's from their beds and executed like we suffered the october seven events. the way we do it is we eradicate every military capability to repeat what they have done on october seven. i want to put some comments to you from the un secretary general, antonio guterres. he said that given the number of civilians killed in gaza, we had earlier that number is now reported by the hamas health ministry to be more than 10,000, something is clearly wrong, he said, when it comes to israel's military tactics. what do you make of those comments? i what do you make of those comments?— what do you make of those comments? ~' ., comments? i think we need to have more _ comments? i think we need to have more clarity _ comments? i think we need to have more clarity here, - comments? i think we need to have more clarity here, and i l have more clarity here, and i think no ambiguity is on the spot. we need to make a distinctive differentiation between deliberately going after innocent civilians like hamas on the seventh of october atrocities in between casualties of a just war. israel has the right to self—defence and israel will exercise according to international law. i think we need to make sure the secretary general understand that this is an ability for israel to prevent these innocent civilians to be heard, through the mechanisms we have tried opening corridors of sending civilians to the southern part of gaza, whereas hamas was using them as human shields and embedding with innocent civilians... iii embedding with innocent civilians. . ._ embedding with innocent civilians... ifi may, 'ust to brina civilians... ifi may, 'ust to bring some i civilians... ifi may, 'ust to bring some more b civilians... ifi may, 'ust to bring some more of_ civilians... if i may, just to bring some more of what l civilians... if i may, just to i bring some more of what the secretary general said, he also said, quoting here, it is in against the interests of israel to the everyday the terrible images of the dramatic humanitarian needs of the palestinian people. is he right? palestinian people. is he riuht? , palestinian people. is he riuht? a: :m right? he is 100% right. the fact that right? he is 10096 right. the fact that hamas _ right? he is 10096 right. the fact that hamas is _ right? he is 10096 right. the i fact that hamas is continuously doing it is because they have an interest, they are embedded among their own people... 1trailiiile among their own people... while he is referring _ among their own people... while he is referring to _ among their own people... while he is referring to the _ he is referring to the casualties from israeli air strikes, not anything to do with hamas.— strikes, not anything to do with hamas. ., ., ., with hamas. how can we have an abili to with hamas. how can we have an ability to defend _ with hamas. how can we have an ability to defend these _ ability to defend these innocent civilians while we are trying to evacuate them and waiting 1a days until we come in, whereas they are pushing them back into the war zone? i think it is pretty clear who is to blame and who has an interest the civilians will be hurt and using them as human shields. 50 hurt and using them as human shields. ., ., shields. so in an earlier report. _ shields. so in an earlier report. i _ shields. so in an earlier report, ijust _ shields. so in an earlier report, i just want - shields. so in an earlier report, i just want to i shields. so in an earlier. report, i just want to ask shields. so in an earlier- report, i just want to ask you the absolute devastation on the ground there in gaza. is there a plan in place right now for any thoughts of rebuilding efforts and how israel might be involved in that?— involved in that? every civilian _ involved in that? every civilian loft _ involved in that? every civilian loft -- - involved in that? every civilian loft -- life - involved in that? every civilian loft -- life lost| involved in that? every l civilian loft -- life lost as involved in that? every - civilian loft -- life lost as a civilian loft —— life lost as a tragedy but the blame has to go directly to the terrorist organisation, hamas. pill directly to the terrorist organisation, hamas. all right. the acting _ organisation, hamas. all right. the acting consul— organisation, hamas. all right. the acting consul general- organisation, hamas. all right. the acting consul general of. the acting consul general of israel in new york, thank you very much for your time and your perspective.— very much for your time and your perspective. as your perspective. thank you. as we heard a _ your perspective. thank you. as we heard a bit _ your perspective. thank you. as we heard a bit there _ your perspective. thank you. as we heard a bit there from - your perspective. thank you. as we heard a bit there from the i we heard a bit there from the un secretary general, the un humanitarian chief has described the situation in the occupied west bank is increasingly dire, citing the rising death toll in that area. 158 palestinians have been killed in the territory since the war began. among them are 45 children, more than 21100 people have been injured. israel's minister benjamin netanyahu has condemned the violence saying it would not be tolerated. we have more now from jon donnison reporting from jon donnison reporting from the northern west bank, and a warning, some scenes in his report are disturbing. this war is not only being 1a gaza. this funeral in a west bank town forfour gundeman this funeral in a west bank town for four gundeman goodbye israel this week. there is angen israel this week. there is anger. and defiance. but also, grey. —— grief. and fear of what is to come. even before the war, the west bank was a boiling point, and the fury of what is happening in gaza as well as israel's crackdown on militancy art as well as civilians has seen the temperature rise to a whole new level. it is a dangerous moment. translation: we have been refugees in this camp was 75 years. everyone has just been laughing at us. the stress on the people, cut the streets, cut the cities, kill children. everything is stress. does it feel like war here as well? maybe. maybe in two months. maybe — maybe. maybe in two months. maybe the war here in two months _ maybe the war here in two months with gaza. it is connected. there is no gaza in this_ connected. there is no gaza in this respect. connected. there is no gaza in this reaped-— connected. there is no gaza in this resiaect-— this respect. and in parts of the west — this respect. and in parts of the west bank— this respect. and in parts of the west bank over - this respect. and in parts of the west bank over the - this respect. and in parts of the west bank over the lasti the west bank over the last month, it has already looks like war. israel, it says, targeting terrorists, including from hamas. who are fighting back. and israel has been using bulldozers to rip up the streets. it says as punishment for palestinian attacks. they came and destroyed the camp and then they came again with bulldozers, he tells us. it is always like this. israeli raids of palestinian towns and villages are happening night and day. this person wasjust 15... when he was shot dead by an israeli soldier. as his sister looked on in horror. the un says the majority of palestinians been killed in the west bank are civilians, including children. and they are suffering notjust at including children. and they are suffering not just at the hands of the israeli army, but also, armsjewish settlers in attacks like this last month which left the victim still in intensive care. in the background, an israeli soldier looks on. palestinians say israel allows settlers to act like a militia with impunity. in this case, the army says it is investigating what happened. and for some, it has become too much. this man's family has found this area and occupied west bank for generations. at this week, they were packing up to leave. translation: ~ ., .,, ., translation: we have lost our land because — translation: we have lost our land because it _ translation: we have lost our land because it couldn't - land because it couldn't confront them. we escape out of fear. no—one was there to protect us. fear. no-one was there to protect us— fear. no-one was there to protect us. land has always been at the _ protect us. land has always been at the heart _ protect us. land has always been at the heart of - protect us. land has always been at the heart of this - been at the heart of this decade—long conflict. and palestinians are losing. jon donnison, bbc news in the west bank. the worldwide attention on the israel gaza was done little to slow events surrounding other global conflict the war in ukraine. global conflict the war in ukraine-— global conflict the war in ukraine. ~ , ._ ukraine. on wednesday the eur0pean — ukraine. on wednesday the european commission - ukraine. on wednesday the european commission took| ukraine. on wednesday the - european commission took steps to strengthen ties with kyiv the executive body recommended formal membership talks should begin the executive body recommended formal membership talks should begin with the executive body recommended formal membership talks should begin with ukraine the executive body recommended formal membership talks should begin with ukraine on the executive body recommended formal membership talks should begin with ukraine onjoining the european union. that comes five months after the 25 european states gave them candidate status, the president has welcomed the decision saying the history of ukraine and the whole of europe has taken the right step. the talks were not begin until a set of conditions have been met. this is very good — conditions have been met. this is very good news _ conditions have been met. this is very good news for _ conditions have been met. ti 3 is very good news for president zelensky, he said that this is a historic decision, which would give fresh motivation to his troops, especially at a time where he is concerned that the war in the middle east is taking away the focus on the war in ukraine. in reality, the eu is facing a dilemma, on one hand they want to send a strong signal of solidarity to the ukrainian people, to show that ukraine belongs in europe, and not in the russian orbit. but in reality it would be very challenging to take in a country that is at war, ukraine is the most heavily mined country in the world, it is awash with weapons, and about the fifth of its territory is controlled by russia. also, takes about ten years to become a member of the european union, there are a lot of technicalities and caveats. so in practice a big, strong political signal coming from the eu, but it may take years before ukraine finallyjoins before ukraine finally joins the before ukraine finallyjoins the european union. before ukraine finally “oins the european union. round the world and _ the european union. round the world and across _ the european union. round the world and across the _ the european union. round the world and across the uk, - 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