slowly advancing towards the centre of khan younis and there are reports of house—to—house fighting in the city. the head of the world health organization has said the war in gaza is having a catastrophic impact on health care there. tedros adhanom ghebreyesus warned health workers are having to work in unimaginable conditions in a desperate effort to help civilians. anna a n na foster anna foster has been giving us the latest. an agonising goodbye. at least 14 people were killed in an israeli strike on a school where they'd been seeking safety in khan younis in southern gaza. crushed by the rubble. mohamed el rani lost his mum, dad and an unborn brother. what we want is to stop the bloodshed. every day we're losing our loved ones, says this bereaved man. those who lived. and even those still in the womb. nearby, the rumble of tank fire amid fierce street fighting continues. further south, the town of rafah is now a sprawling campsite for displaced palestinians. but even here by the egyptian border, aid distribution is difficult. un officials are now warning of mass starvation. and despite a us veto for a resolution on friday, they're demanding action by the security council. i reiterated my appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire to be declared. regrettably, the security council failed to do it. but that does not make it less necessary. the head of israel's army is calling for the offensive in gaza to be stepped up amid signs, he says, that hamas is falling apart. and the prime minister has this answer for countries pressing for a truce. you cannot, on the one hand support the elimination of hamas and on the other hand pressure us to end the war which would prevent the elimination of hamas. with predictions that fighting could go on for weeks more, back in gaza, the suffering continues on an unprecedented scale. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. that wasn't an foster as you heard there. let's now hearfrom that wasn't an foster as you heard there. let's now hear from anna foster injerusalem. well, i was speaking a little earlier, maryam, to mark regev, who is the spokesperson. he's a senior adviser actually to the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. on some of those points that people have been raising about the humanitarian situation and particularly about this ongoing fighting, as well as the large numbers of civilians who are still being killed. now, he maintained the same point several times. he said that when the fighting is is over, he said it would become apparent that israel had done everything possible to try and protect civilian lives. i mean, that is an interesting point, it's worth saying. and, you know, we've seen a lot, haven't we, the work that our courageous local colleagues have been doing in gaza. but internationaljournalists are unable to get in there at the moment to actually see for themselves what is happening and to support those local colleagues. so that is why so much of what we see as is based on the testimony of one side or another. and while mark regev said that, he said time will, will, will pass and that it will be apparent that israel did what it could to protect civilians. of course, the hamas—run health ministry says that more than 17,000 people, civilians have now been killed in gaza and the world health organization as well. they've been holding a special session today in geneva about the health situation in the occupied palestinian territories. and they were giving some really granular detail about some of the hardships that people are facing in gaza at the moment, notjust to do with a crumbling health system there, but also the lack of of basic things, of food and of fuel and of sanitation kits, you know, the very, very simple things that people need to stay alive and to stay healthy. now, they are putting out that message to the world that only a cease fire will help preserve the health and the well—being of people in gaza. but of course, it's well over a week now since that last ceasefire ended. and it seems like there is very little prospect, at least in the short term, of another one being brought in to replace it. and of course, as this continues, we hear more and more about the dire situation people in gaza find themselves in. that's right. and again, we talk about the humanitarian situation. we see those people, more than a million people who were displaced from the north of the strip to the south. and you have now people who are are being told which areas are safe, which areas might take them away from the continuing israeli bombardment. but those areas are becoming smaller and smaller, and the number of people that need them is becoming larger as more and more are having to to leave their homes. the weather is starting to turn now. at this time of the year, it's getting colder. you still have people who fled their homes without their possessions, without simple things like warm clothes and blankets. there isn't enough food for everybody. there isn't enough clean water. and while this continues and while the amount of humanitarian aid that goes in remains less than it needs to be on a normal day before the war, it was around about 500 trucks of humanitarian aid a day that would pass through the rafah crossing from egypt into gaza. at the moment, on a good day, it's something like 100, so it's really nowhere near the need of all of those people, so many more who are now displaced from their homes as this war has gone on. and again, no realsign, mariam, that any kind of concrete plan is being put in place to try and alleviate that huge need. joining me now is professor nick maynard — a consultant surgeon from oxford university hospitals. nick works with medical aid for palestinians — and is overseeing the first team of uk medical professionals to enter gaza. you are well placed to update us on what the situation is there right now. . ~' what the situation is there right now. . ~ , ., what the situation is there right now. . ~ i. ., 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undergoing starvation. they are particularly susceptible to malnutrition and we are very, very worried we will see a huge increase in excess deaths. we became familiar with that phrase during covid, but the excess deaths many people predict will happen will dwarf the amount of killings that i haven't so far. i have heard some figures that unless there is a ceasefire, the amount of excess deaths because of malnutrition, diseases, we will get on to 100,000. i malnutrition, diseases, we will get on to 100,000.— on to 100,000. i believe you're overseeing _ on to 100,000. i believe you're overseeing the _ on to 100,000. i believe you're overseeing the first _ on to 100,000. i believe you're overseeing the first team - on to 100,000. i believe you're overseeing the first team of- on to 100,000. i believe you're overseeing the first team of uk| overseeing the first team of uk medical professionals entering gaza. is that the case, and when do you aim to get there? what will they be able to do, 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not yet been granted yet. we are ready to go, but we have no idea what we will find. we don't know if we are going to gaza to deal with patients. as we speak, and we are learning more each day, we don't know when we are going in but as soon as we are allowed we will.— allowed we will. thank you for talkin: allowed we will. thank you for talking to _ allowed we will. thank you for talking to us _ allowed we will. thank you for talking to us on _ allowed we will. thank you for talking to us on bbc _ allowed we will. thank you for talking to us on bbc news. . allowed we will. thank you for i talking to us on bbc news. thank allowed we will. thank you for - talking to us on bbc news. thank you very much- — here in the uk, the prime minister rishi sunak is under growing pressure over his plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda. the government has published new legislation which it says will overcome a previous ruling by the supreme court, which blocked deportations. robertjenrick — who was until last week the immigration minister responsible for the plans — says he won't support the government in a key vote on the issue on tuesday. 0ur political correspondent, peter saull, has more. why did you resign? this time last week, he was a loyal member of rishi sunak�*s government. but the ex—immigration minister is now on the opposing side of the argument to those who he used to share the cabinet table with. in his first interview since resigning, robertjenrick explained why he believes legislation designed to resurrect the rwanda plan will fail. we've already done two bills. this is the third bill. it's three strikes or you're out. i want this bill to work and create that powerful deterrent. i'm afraid it's very clear to all those people who really understand how this system operates, that this bill will not succeed. and he's certainly not alone in urging the government to go further. in the sunday telegraph, sir bill cash from the european research group of right—leaning conservative mps writes that the bill isn't sufficiently watertight. on another wing of the tory party, though, a very different perspective. we insist that one of the basic tenets of conservatism that all conservative governments should stick to is the rule of law and meeting our international obligations. and so what we're spending this weekend reassuring ourselves, if we can, is that the legislation proposed actually stays within the law. caught in the middle, this still—serving cabinet minister believes the legislation will work. my confident expectation would be that the overwhelming majority of people who we choose to send to rwanda will be sent to rwanda. but more than that, you don't need to take my word for it. you merely need to see what lord sumption and a variety of other lawyers from doughty street chambers, from cambridge university and others have said. remember, this is what the political arguments are all about — how to dissuade people from getting in boats in the first place. and there are questions for all parties about their plans to stem the tide. it really does feel like the desperate, dying days of this government and labour understands that this is a serious issue, dealing with the dangerous boats. it's serious for our national security, and because of the potential numbers of lives being lost. he's put the promise to stop the boats front and centre. but first he's got to stop the war of words in his own party. a judge has strongly criticised the bbc for failing to release a large number of emails relating to martin bashir�*s 1995 interview with princess diana on panorama. the documents had been requested by a journalist, who was investigating what managers at the corporation knew about the controversial interview. martin bashir stepped down from his job at the bbc in 2021. our culture correspondent, charlotte gallagher, has been giving us more details. so these emails relate to a period in 2020 covering two months. and at that time martin bashir was back at the bbc, but he was on sick leave. and this was also the time that questions were mounting about how he secured the interview with princess diana. of course, we now know it was through deception and faking documents. now, a journalist called andy webb put in a freedom of information request to the bbc. he wanted to see the emails between senior managers and martin bashir over that period in 2020. he received a small number of emails and he thought there would be many more that he wasn't getting access to. so he went to a judge. it's now emerged there were over 3000 emails sent between these managers and martin bashir over that period. the bbc, however, has said these are irrelevant and contain legally privileged information. but a judge has ordered the bbc to release a large number of emails to this journalist and he's been very critical of the bbc in the way they handled the request in the first place, saying it was a cause for serious concern. princess diana's brother, charles spencer. earl spencer also believes there was a cover up essentially at the top of the bbc. we know we haven't been able to read yet, but we know there are 38 emails between bashir and senior people at the bbc at this time. my suspicion is that they were cooking up a story to try and make him unavailable during a time of particular interest in diana's interview, which was the 25th anniversary. now, in a statement, the bbc says it has admitted that mistakes have been made in the past with this case and it said it's working to improve its processes. it says it has also apologised to andy webb, the journalist and the tribunal. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. we could be seeing one of the shocks, manchester city are losing against luton. adebayo put the home side up, and that is how it stands for the second half not long under way. pep guardiola trying to avoid a fifth win this game in the first time in his career. two other matches at the same stage, full cruising against west ham 3—0 and looking for a first win against them since 2014. everton have gone 1—0 up against chelsea. later on, a big match for tottenham and newcastle as they look to bounce back from defeats. tottenham became the first team in premier league history to fail to win five consecutive matches after taking the lead in all of them, but their boss ange postecoglou remains postive for the future. there's been progress made, for sure, in many areas. other areas we need to do a lot of work in. we have obviously had some challenges within that timeframe of injuries which have disrupted our sort of ability to have a consistent line—up out there. we have to work our way through this difficult period, but we are still at the beginning of what we are trying to build. xabi alonso's bayer leverkusen have the chance to go six points clear at the top of the german bundesliga. they are currently 1—0 down against stuttgart. that's because bayern munich — their nearest rivals — were thrashed by eintracht frankfurt on saturday. 5—1 it finished, as the 11—time defending champions fell to their first defeat of the season. bayern go to manchester united on tuesday in the champions league as both teams aim to bounce back from shock defeats — united losing to bournemouth 3—0 at old trafford on saturday. england captainjos buttler says it is the start of a long journey after they lost their one day series against the west indies 2—1, falling to a four—wicket defeat in barbados. ben duckett top scored with 71 to help england post 206—9 from 40 overs after a rain delay. and a further downpour left west indies with a revised target of 188 from 34 overs, which they achieved with 14 balls to spare, to give them a first home series win over england in the format since 1998. the two sides will now prepare for the five—match t20 series that begins on tuesday, also in barbados. in australia, the men's big bash league game between melbourne renegades and perth scorchers was abandoned afterjust 41 deliveries because of an unsafe pitch. the players were taken off after the umpires stopped play to inspect the pitch. the decision was greeted by boos from the fans. anthony davis scored 41 points to help the los angeles lakers to victory against the indiana pacers in the nba's first in—season tournament final. davis also registered 20 rebounds, five assists and four blocks, whilst lebronjames added 24 points and 11 rebounds in a 123—109 win. lebron also named the most valuable player of the inaugural nba cup. my youngest over here, my second year guys, some haven't experienced play—off basketball. some of their paycheques aren't as equipped as some of the older guys in the team. some of our fans during december and january stall out, so i feel it's my obligation and responsibility to keep everyone engaged with our beautiful sport. luton are still leading 1—0. could be one of the shocks. fulham leading west ham 3—0, and everton are leading chelsea 1—0. we will have more for you later on. people in egypt are casting their ballots in the country's presidential election. voting will be spread over three days, with approximately 67 million egyptians eligible to vote. president abdel fattah el—sisi hopes to win his third term in office. 0ur bbc arabic middle east correspondent, sally nabil, is in cairo and joins me now. correspondent, sally nabil, he correspondent, sally nabil, has been in power sinc since he has been in power since 2014, and since then the economy has had major problems and a huge impact on so many people living in egypt. what does he need to do to persuade people he is the candidate of change? people he is the candidate of chance? n . , people he is the candidate of chance? a . , ., , , change? actually that is the big cuestion, change? actually that is the big question, whether _ change? actually that is the big question, whether or _ change? actually that is the big question, whether or not - change? actually that is the big | question, whether or not change change? actually that is the big - question, whether or not change will happen after the elections. a lot of people we've talked to before the elections were pretty apprehensive. they have this feeling things are not going to go for the better. they are just not going to go for the better. they arejust hoping not going to go for the better. they are just hoping they won't get worse because there are speculations that the government will evaluate the local currency once more over the past year or so, and the pound lost more than 50% of its value against the us dollar. prices of everything have skyrocketed, inflation rates have skyrocketed, inflation rates have hit an unprecedented level of 40%. the economy is people's major concern. everyone we've talked to has complained about their dire living conditions. we understand more egyptian families have been plunged