Bombardment . Israel and egypt wont allow the bbc to report from inside gaza but bbc news has obtained exclusive access to footage filmed by an american doctor recently returned from the north of the territory, where the crisis is most acute. Fergal keane sent this report you may find parts of it distressing. This is the story of a doctor who travelled to hell. Desperate voices cry out. Sam attar went to help people trapped by war. He usually works in a Hi Tech Hospital in chicago. In gaza, his skills and mental strength will be tested to their limits. Immediately upon crossing the border, we were met with the familiar Stench Ofjust millions of people packed on top of each other, living together. In some pockets, the air you breathe, you feel like youre decaying, just breathing it, because there are just so many people. The crisis is constant. Lives in the balance. The wounded and the lost. Woman cries. The mother who will not leave the side of her dead boy. Amin, amin you have no ct scans . No ct scans. So you just watch them and hope for the best . Yes. Rami, with shrapnel in his brain, but no equipment to properly investigate the damage. You 0k . Long day. It is the great paradox of all war that, in the midst of slaughter, so many will risk their lives for humanity. The doctor whose daughter was killed comforts ramis mother. But sam attar must now travel north, where the Un Human Rights chief alleges israel may be using starvation as a weapon of war. Israel rejects this, saying un figures are wrong, and blames delays and distribution on the un and aid agencies. In Kamal Adwan Hospital the desolation caused by hunger. Baby nahed, three months old. A 22 year old woman, malnourished and sick, photographed just after she died. This boy is dead a victim, his mother says, of disease and malnutrition. Those who already had serious medical problems are now acutely vulnerable. Jena, before the war, learning the alphabet. She already had a condition that made it difficult for her to absorb nutrition. Now shes bed bound by sickness and the trauma of what shes seen. So this isjena. She presented, you said, as a skeleton . Due to malnutrition. So shes just skin and bone. A child sam had to leave behind, like so many others in this war. Jenas mom came to me, and she was saying, i thought we were coming with you. Whats happening . Why are you going and were staying . And its because the convoy was only approved for the delivery of food and fuel and not for taking any patients back. But memories of war have their own way of following, as sam knows well. I left a piece of my soul in gaza, and i do hope to go back. Id say its the best Time Of My Life but the worst Time Of My Life. The best time because of the people, but the worst time because of all the horrors you witness. Child cries. Sam managed to organisejenas evacuation to the south. Today, our cameraman visited and found a child whose sickness made worse by war has left her mother feeling hopeless. Translation what can i do . She cant be treated, and her mental state is very difficult. She doesnt talk at all whenever anyone talks to her. Her situation is bad, and as a mum, i cannot do anything. In all of this, it is hard to speak of hope, except to know that gazas medics keep going the steady light of decency. Fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. In a statement on sunday, israels Military Spokesman claimed the amount of aid going into gaza has increased significantly in recent weeks, and will � scale up even more� in the coming days. That statement came ahead of a sunday afternoon phone call between us President Joe Biden and israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu. The white house says mr biden emphasized the need for more aid to reach gaza. Americas top diplomat the us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken is to expand his middle east trip this week to include israel and jordan, as well as saudi arabia. Our North America Correspondent Will Vernon has more. I think the most significant thing about this phone call was the timing, the language in the readout provided by the white house doesnt tell us anything hugely new, but this is a crucial moment for the middle east. As you mentioned, the us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken, hes departed on another diplomatic tour of the region, hell be meeting qatari and egyptian officials, other regional players, too, and he will be discussing a us led ceasefire plan, that could entail a six week cessation of hostilities in gaza as well as the release of dozens of hostages still held by hamas in gaza and the release also, potentially, of hundreds of palestinians from israeli jails. And mr biden and mr netanyahu discussed the talks on this plan earlier in that phone call. There is also the issue of the planned Israeli Offensive on and the Southern City of rafah. There are palestinians are sheltering there. And it was said if there is a deal over the hostages and they could potentially suspend that offensive in rafah. So really high stakes game here. You have Antony Blinken trying to hammer out the crucial deal against the clock before any offence in the clock before any offence in the City Of Rafah which would happen against the wishes of The Americans and also the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas, he said earlier that america is the only country that can stop that offensive on rafah. Will vernon there. And as negotiations over a ceasefire continue, so does the violence. Overnight israeli air strikes on three houses in rafah killed at least 13 people and wounded many others. As the war continues, so do pro palestinian protests at Us University campuses despite police making a series of arrests. The protesters who some University Officials say are not exclusively members of their Student Bodies have demands that range from a ceasefire in gaza, to universities ending investments in israeli enterprises linked to the military. Several universities have called on the police to remove demonstrators. On saturday, more than 275 people were taken into custody on campuses nationwide. However, the solidarity of the demonstrators is felt in rafah, where Displaced Gazans have written messages of gratitude on their tents. The Commander In Chief of Ukraines Armed forces has said that the situation on the frontline has worsened, in the face of multiple russian attacks. General Oleksandr Syrskyi confirmed that ukrainian soldiers have retreated from positions close to the town of pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk Region. The withdrawal comes after weeks of fierce fighting that has depleted ukraines already dwindling military resources. General syrskyi also said russia had what he called partial successes near kupyansk, but that Ukrainian Forces have stopped their advance. Ukrainian troops are waiting for much needed weaponry from the us, following the approval of a 60 billion aid package by politicians in washington last week. Russia is trying to take advantage of its current superiority in manpower and artillery on the battlefield. Meanwhile, Ukrainian Military intelligence released a video it says shows a drone strike on an advanced russian radar station. The radar is reported to be able to detect targets up to 300 kilometres away. Our ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse has the latest from kyiv. General Oleksandr Syrskyi painted a bleak picture. He talked about, as you say, the eastern Donetsk Region being the worst affected for ukraine, where defending troops have had to pull out from defensive lines which were established when the town of avdiivka fell earlier this year. Weve just travelled from there, where we saw new trenches being dug as many as 30 kilometres back from the front line, which gives you an idea of the direction of travel. But it doesnt stop there. Russia is using its Air Superiority, notably in the north east, around the town of kupyansk. President zelensky says more than 9,000 aerial bombs have been dropped on troop positions there as the russians fly almost unchallenged in the skies. Ukraine does try and counter punch where it can. Today, its Intelligence Service released footage of a drone strike on a radar system in neighbouring Belgorod Region inside russia, which can see targets as many as 300 kilometres away. So ukraine tries to hit back where it can. But you mentioned that us aid package, that multi billion dollar offering. Its meant to arrive imminently, were told, but its clear from todays forecast that any ukrainian benefit wont come before significant russian gains along this Eastern Front line and right across it, in the words of general Oleksandr Syrskyi today. Well for more analysis, former us marine Chief Of Staff in europe and military affairs analyst, Brendan Kearney joins me now from san francisco. Ukraines top general says his troops have been forced to make a tactical retreat from three villages on the Eastern Front. Talk us through what a tactical retreat means exactly. I think it is an interesting turn that he used but i think the more appropriate term is that it the more appropriate term is thatitis the more appropriate term is that it is a repositioning of your defensive forces and it is not unusual, even in the most successful military campaigns, to go ahead and periodically shorten your lines and maybe flatten out some of the soldiers you have into Enemy Territory that make you susceptible to attack. So im not surprised that this sort of thing is occurring at all. Is there any extent to which the shortening of lions, for example, could be taking place because of the fact there is that delay in military aid from western allies, from the United States . ,. , states . Elenna, i do believe that plays states . Elenna, i do believe that plays a states . Elenna, i do believe that plays a part states . Elenna, i do believe that plays a part of states . Elenna, i do believe that plays a part of the that plays a part of the Decision Making process and of course everything is built, quite frankly, on the reality of the Ground Situation helena. But those arms, it would have been nicer to have them a couple of months ago. The Ammunition Resupply. But i think those are going to flow very, very quickly because it is going to come from in europe so we are going to see this i think quickly change over the coming weeks. In think quickly change over the coming weeks. Think quickly change over the coming weeks. In terms of the otential coming weeks. In terms of the potential threat coming weeks. In terms of the potential threat to coming weeks. In terms of the potential threat to change, coming weeks. In terms of the j potential threat to change, im just wondering what you think we could see in the year ahead, for example, whether there is a fully fledged counteroffensive. Someone i spoke to yesterday said the best he thought the weapons could achieve was essentially to reinforce the lines that are currently there and perhaps not go any further than that. What do you make of that assessment . Im than that. What do you make of that assessment . That assessment . Im not sure. I miaht that assessment . Im not sure. I might disagree that assessment . Im not sure. I might disagree with that assessment . Im not sure. I might disagree with him i might disagree with him slightly stop i think what you are initially going to see is that the Ammunition Resupply is are going to allow for the lines to stabilise. Then what youre going to see is the ukrainians to build up enough combat power in areas that they want to attack in where they will be able to launch that counteroffensive. The big question mark here is going to be Air Superiority. The russians have had some limited Air Superiority over small parts of ukrainian airspace but what the arrival of the f i6s and some other aircraft, i think you are going to see the ukrainians to be able to go ahead and launch counterstrike � s against the russians where they may very well have, and be able to achieve, Air Superiority. And that is going to be a telling difference on the battlefield. To be a telling difference on the battlefield. One thing i am cufious the battlefield. One thing i am curious about the battlefield. One thing i am curious about is the battlefield. One thing i am curious about is where the battlefield. One thing i am curious about is where you curious about is where you think psychologically ukrainian troops might be at this particular Stage Stop Over two yea rs particular Stage Stop Over two years now into this conflict. A time when people on the frontline have lost people that are fighting alongside. The draft has been expanded. How do you think they are feeling right now . Of course, given the fact they are defending their own country, but nevertheless, this must be exhausting. film. This must be exhausting. Oh, there is no this must be exhausting. Oh, there is no doubt this must be exhausting. Oh, there is no doubt this this must be exhausting. Oi there is no doubt this is exhausting. It doesnt take anything at all to go ahead and understand that these types of situations will result in morale issues and physical exhaustion is phenomenal. But i do think the ukrainians still have a Morale Advantage over the russians. Almost all the russians are draftees and they are draftees that have very, very limited training, very limited experience where the ukrainians have gotjust the opposite. They have got superb training as they have got tremendous experience out there on the frontline. So i think the advantages still lies the Ukrainian Forces. Ukrainian forces. Rendon keeney. Ukrainian forces. Rendon keeney. Us Ukrainian Forces. Rendon keeney, us analyst. Ukrainian forces. Rendon i keeney, us analyst. Thank Ukrainian Forces. Rendon keeney, us analyst. Thank you for being with us tonight. My pleasure for being with us tonight. Ij� i� i pleasure. Thank for being with us tonight. Iji pleasure. Thank you. Honduras is grappling with an epidemic of violence towards women, with the United Nations warning of a femicide emergency. In 2022, six out of every 100,000 women in the Central American country were killed because of their gender and this figure is thought to be increasing. Our Latin AmericaReporter Mimi Swaby has more honduras is experiencing a femicide emergency, according to the United Nations. With at least 66 women murdered so far this year, the country has the highest rate of femicide in Latin America, and thats alongside some of the most restrictive laws against reproductive health, including a complete ban on abortion. In 2021, Xiomara Castro became the first female president of honduras, generating high hopes for change in attitude towards women. She promised to not fail them to defend their rights and that all women could count on her. However, little has changed. As in 2023, around 380 femicides were recorded, according to the observatory of violence of the national autonomoUs University of honduras. The director also stated that the degree of hatred and contempt against women is evident. Despite feminist movements across the country trying to tackle this epidemic of violence against women, the un has said the situation is alarming, as violence towards women and femicide is becoming normalised. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at another story making the headlines. Senior conservatives have been defending the Prime Minister, after the mp dan poulter defected to labour. Dr poulter, who works part time as an nhs doctor, accused the tories of no longer valuing public services. The Home Office Minister chris philp rejected that claim, and said the government was spending more money than ever on the health service. Helen catt has more. For labour, the defection is a boost. The Shadow Health secretary denied speculation that it might have also offered doctor bull to any other inducement like a seat in the lords. ,. ,. ~ inducement like a seat in the lords. ,. ,. , lords. He is going back to the nhs full lords. He is going back to the wa