israeli military. the gaza with advance warning from the israeli military.— israeli military. the israeli defence — israeli military. the israeli defence minister - israeli military. the israeli defence minister says - israeli military. the israeli defence minister says the | defence minister says the humanitarian poses of an order for people to access food and water and would not interfere with israel's military objectives. the pauses are in some areas of gaza city, we understand in some areas around the salah al—din road, two humanitarian corridors being set up, which hundreds of thousands have already used to head south, as well as on the coastal road. many of the people heading out of gaza city are having to do so on foot. they have left their homes and are heading to refugee camps in the south of gaza. talks continued to free more than 240 hostages still being held in gaza. the palestinian group islamic jihad released a video of hostages it claims to be holding. the hamas run health ministry has accused israel of directly targeting the al—shifa hospital this morning with missiles. we have received very graphic interviews purporting to show injured people around the al—shifa hospital with reports of up to 60,000 people still sheltering around the hospital. 0ur gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf is hearing israeli forces are on all four sides of the hospital and 250 metres away from al—shifa hospital. the israeli forces maintain the hospital and sheltering hamas tunnels, hamas command centres and hamas fuel. we have been speaking to rushdi abualouf who told us this update on what is happening around al—shifa hospital. very serious exchange of fire near shifa hospital. shifa hospital is the biggest medical centre in the entire of gaza strip. it's not a medical centre but now it's thousands of people taking this hospital as shelter. they are fleeing from the nearby beach camp which was under heavy bombardment from the israelis for the last ten days. the israelis are almost in control of this camp where about 80,000 people live inside the camp. now we understand the tanks are from four directions around shifa hospital within metres of the hospital. snipers are taking up high buildings around the place and also we are just getting reports that people, hundreds of people, are fleeing, escaping the fight, and now they are heading to the east side of the city where the israelis are not controlling. but we understand from... communication is very difficult, but we managed to talk to a couple of people and receive some messages from people. we can say the israelis are now controlling 20% of gaza city with tanks and about 35% of gaza city are within the firing range of the israeli tanks and israeli troops in the area. this is the biggest advance of tanks since 1967. the israelis were inside gaza before 1994, but not in tanks. gaza was under occupation at that time. they also came in 1994 and the israeli soldiers. since then this is by far the biggest. we are talking about the east of gaza now is completely, this strip of land east from the border of gaza city up until the israeli border, which is about 15km, it is all under israeli control. this is the biggest ever advance of tanks since hamas took over 17 years ago. tanks are stationed in the main road. yesterday we were talking about the tanks were about 300, 400 metres from the hospital. today i think they are close. the main street at the edge of the west part of the city, tanks are deployed there. now the tanks are outside another two hospitals, nasser hospital and... and since yesterday we were sure tanks were outside al-quds hospital which also in the south west of gaza where israel were calling the director of the hospital and the people in hospital many times to leave the hospital. but yesterday the palestinian red crescent, which controlled this hospital, said, we lost control, we lost contact with the people inside the hospital. since yesterday, nobody can make any phone calls or know exactly what is going on inside the al-quds hospital. we are talking about 14,000 people are sheltering in the hospital, about 100 patients there connected to life—saving machines. last call i made to the director of the hospital, he said that we are running the smallest generator and we have fuel for 24 hours and there is a risk for the lives of the patients there and also for the people who flee because israel has been bombing every building around the al-quds hospital and all of the roads around the hospital were damaged. very serious developments, very serious situation in gaza city, something that most of this generation, young generation, have never seen, tanks in this place before. 0ur correspondent rushdi abualouf in southern gaza telling us israel military control in gaza is the largest since 1967 when it seized gaza in a war. the latest now on the views of what is happening in gaza, we can speak live now to andrew gilmour, former un assistant secretary generalfor gilmour, former un assistant secretary general for human rights, ceo of the burkle foundation, joining us from berlin. thank you for being with us on bbc news. can i ask you first about the reports of attacks on hospitals? any of you, can these attacks be justified? —— in your view. in can these attacks be 'ustified? -- in your went can these attacks be 'ustified? -- in your wont in your view. in the sense that hamas on _ in your view. in the sense that hamas on the _ in your view. in the sense that hamas on the 7th _ in your view. in the sense that hamas on the 7th of— in your view. in the sense that hamas on the 7th of october. in your view. in the sense that - hamas on the 7th of october carried out absolutely abominable war crime and acts of terror, acts of self defence are of course justified. but however awful some of the initial crimes are, does not mean the rules of law do not apply and quite clearly it seems to almost any objective human rights expert around the world the rules of law are not being observed. there were systematic war crimes being carried out since the 7th of october. i know everyone... i lived in gaza and israel for a while, at the israelis often bomb in gaza, but the scale of this attack, massive ground offensive, something i have not encountered before and i have been going to gaza for 40 years. it is huge. there is a very distinct pattern of war crimes covering a whole range of issues, cutting off fuel, water, hospitals and everywhere else, whether it is the forcible relocation of tens of thousands of civilians, that is a war crime too. collective punishment. incredibly heavy bombing of what are clearly civilian targets, homes, hospitals, everything else. what your correspondent is describing... just to be clear. _ correspondent is describing... just to be clear, you would agree with the assessment by your colleague, the assessment by your colleague, the current un human rights chief, who accused both sides in this war of committing war crimes? i would absolutely accuse _ of committing war crimes? i would absolutely accuse and _ of committing war crimes? i would absolutely accuse and i _ of committing war crimes? i would absolutely accuse and i do - of committing war crimes? i would absolutely accuse and i do not - of committing war crimes? i would l absolutely accuse and i do not think anyone who is not a propagandist for one side or another, nobody could deny both sides have committed war crimes. hamas festival in this round and israel ever since, so i agree with that. and israel ever since, so i agree with that-— with that. -- hamas first of all. can i with that. -- hamas first of all. can i ask _ with that. -- hamas first of all. can i ask you — with that. -- hamas first of all. can i ask you about _ with that. -- hamas first of all. can i ask you about moving - with that. -- hamas first of all. - can i ask you about moving forward, there is speculation, a lot of discussion of course about who could run gaza if and when hamas is obliterated? talk even of some kind of un body, some kind of international body to run gaza so the israelis do not we occupy it and the israelis do not we occupy it and the palestinian authority do not haveit the palestinian authority do not have it on their own. do you feel thatis have it on their own. do you feel that is a feasible role for the un moving forward? it that is a feasible role for the un moving forward?— moving forward? it would be feasible. _ moving forward? it would be feasible, but _ moving forward? it would be feasible, but israel- moving forward? it would be feasible, but israel will - moving forward? it would be feasible, but israel will say l moving forward? it would be i feasible, but israel will say the moving forward? it would be - feasible, but israelwill say the un feasible, but israel will say the un is against it. this is the pattern always and it will be the criticism against him as well, austrian citizen, so was hitler, all of the lines will come out, and the un will be accused of being anti—israel. it will not be given that well, i can be almost certain. if i may, you say once hamas is obliterated, i need to point out, please, it is notjust a matter of human rights and morality to say this huge level of destruction by israel is wrong, i would say it is also wrong in terms of realpolitik, it is not the way. hamas was created after israel's very harsh response to the first intifada in 1987 and it came to power after israel's even more harsh response in the second intifada. the same with hezbollah, they came to power after the israeli invasion of 1982 and became the most powerful player in lebanon after the israeli attack on lebanon in 2006. as yesterday, a military man, usjoint chiefs of staff, he said every civilian in gaza killed by israel will lead to new hamas recruits, it is not the way to obliterate hamas. andrew gilmour, former un human rights chief, thank you. assistant secretary general for human rights. thank you for talking to us, live from berlin. andrew gilmour alluding to the suffering, humanitarian plight, worsening ever more on the ground with the world health organization this morning morning of 0rganization this morning morning of the rapid spread of disease and a huge rise in respiratory infections and diarrhoea and chickenpox as there is a lack of course of water, clean water, and food on the ground. let us get a sense of what aid agencies are seeing. we can speak to the spokesperson for the international federation of the red cross and joins us live from geneva. thank you for being with us on bbc news. the announcement of the localised humanitarian pauses that israel apparently will start doing daily, does it give you help for increased aid delivery?- daily, does it give you help for increased aid delivery? thank you for havinr increased aid delivery? thank you for having me _ increased aid delivery? thank you for having me today. _ increased aid delivery? thank you for having me today. i _ increased aid delivery? thank you for having me today. i have - increased aid delivery? thank you for having me today. i have to - increased aid delivery? thank you| for having me today. i have to say we need to assess exactly what does it mean and what are the terms of the pauses? and of course whatever effort to bring some more humanitarian aid, more access to the people in gaza, it is welcome. but again, we need to understand on the ground operationally what it means and how long it will last and also how this access will be granted to humanitarian agencies. the israeli office for coordination _ humanitarian agencies. the israeli office for coordination of _ office for coordination of activities and the palestinian territories, they maintain in their words there is no humanitarian crisis in gaza. what is your response to that?- crisis in gaza. what is your response to that? well, i can use the words — response to that? well, i can use the words and _ response to that? well, i can use the words and stories _ response to that? well, i can use the words and stories that - response to that? well, i can use the words and stories that our . the words and stories that our colleagues of palestinian red crescent were telling us, a few minutes ago, your correspondent from gaza was talking about the very difficult, i would say catastrophic on the situation of al-quds hospital. we lost communication, we don't know exactly what is going on there, but we knew in the last hours they switched off the name generator, using a smaller one to avoid finishing fuel more quickly. at the moment or at least yesterday they were using the small generator to give electricity to infants in incubators and patients in intensive care, this is what we heard in the north and what we are hearing in the south people are struggling to find water and food, bakeries are not any more there. also hearing people are putting... in salty water so it is more drinkable —— putting sugar in salty water so it is more drinkable. the health system is almost collapsing. the humanitarian needs of more than 2 million people in gaza are growing day by day, hour by hour. the only way to stop this is to have more access, more humanitarian aid, to make sure we can reach all the people in need including in the north. can can reach all the people in need including in the north.— including in the north. can i ask ou including in the north. can i ask you specifically _ including in the north. can i ask you specifically about _ including in the north. can i ask you specifically about what - including in the north. can i ask you specifically about what is i you specifically about what is happening inside the hospitals, the reports of israeli troops closing in on shifa hospital? what are your fears about what is happening for medics in terms of supplies with lack of anaesthetic, already lack of supplies and hospitals, what are you hearing from inside the remaining operational hospitals? what hearing from inside the remaining operational hospitals?— hearing from inside the remaining operational hospitals? what we are heafinr operational hospitals? what we are hearing from _ operational hospitals? what we are hearing from doctors _ operational hospitals? what we are hearing from doctors and _ operational hospitals? what we are hearing from doctors and nurses i operational hospitals? what we are hearing from doctors and nurses of| hearing from doctors and nurses of palestinian red crescent in al-quds hospital, they are talking about empty shelves, running out of medicine, medical equipment. feeli think is a priority at the mall because without fuel, no electricity and without electricity... impossible choice of switching off incubators for infants. already the surgery was closed two days ago because of electricity, lack of fuel. the situation, it is really catastrophic. again i don't think any doctor or nurse should be put in front of this dilemma on how to treat people because medicines are lacking. i want also to underline the situation of medical personnel. they are palestinians affected themselves, lost relatives, they don't have and sells access to food and water, still working 20 47 —— they don't have themselves access to food and water. they should get as much as possible the help of the entire international community. from the international _ entire international community. from the international federation of the red cross, thank you very much for your thoughts on the spiralling humanitarian conflict on the ground in gaza. the medical chief of al—shifa hospital, the largest hospital in gaza, coming apparently under attack, hospital in gaza, coming apparently underattack, has hospital in gaza, coming apparently under attack, has said, we will not evacuate the hospital. they are staying put and thoughts of up to 10,000, tens of thousands of civilians still sheltering in the courtyard of the hospital. these pictures now are live of the gaza skyline just showing the continued offensive over gaza as israeli troops pushed further into gaza city. apparently surrounding the shifa hospital on four different axes. 0ur correspondent on the ground saying israeli military control about 20% now of gaza. we will continue to bring you the latest developments from gaza, from here in israel and the wider region. stay with us on bbc news. for now, back to london. we will have the latest throughout the day from mark in southern israel on the latest developments in both israel and gaza. if you want to stay tuned, go to our website for the very latest from correspondence around the world, offering analysis and insight on the developments, dated the live page on the website or through the bbc news app. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. a new drama about the real issues teenagers face with input from some of those who have first—hand 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