Hundreds of thousands of palestinians living in the sand against the egyptian border. Or next to the sea. I dont know where to stay, ahmed says. People are fleeing from rafah and i have my children with me. Gazans have been on the move since yesterday morning, heeding israels latest warnings, not knowing if the coming days will bring relief or despair. Translation after what weve witnessed, theyve said multiple times that there will be a ceasefire. But were frustrated and we have no hope. Theres no big hope. Only a small one. For aid agencies already struggling to cope, the prospect of a full scale israeli Operation In Rafah is alarming. As the operation will progress, we will lose progressively more areas to the fighting. And im afraid that this will also affect our warehouses, health facilities, hospitals. And there are very, very few sites where we have the ability to give medical support. For the families of israeli hostages, these are also moments of acute anxiety. John and rachels son, hirsch, was abducted and badly injured on 7 october. No sign of life until this hamas video two weeks ago. His parents nowjust daring to hope. When we heard the news that maybe theres a deal, we were cautiously optimistic and we remain cautiously optimistic. Its scary to have military actions going on. Theyre innocent civilians, including our son. We just, we just i need this to come to an end and we need the mediators on all sides and the two main parties tojust sit in the room and hammer this out and dont come out of the room without a deal. Away from the quiet dignity of the hostage families, friends and supporters are determined to make as much noise as possible, demanding the government do more to Rescue Hirsch and all the others. These israelis protesting in the Heart Ofjerusalem tonight feel that a deal to end this terrible war has never been closer. And so, as they protest close to the Prime Ministers official residence, their demands are becoming more and more urgent. Israels Defence Minister says the rafah operation wont stop until hamas is eliminated, or the hostages start to return. Talks are continuing, a successful outcome still far from guaranteed. Israels closure of two crossings in Southern Gaza is alarmingly humanitarian community. For more, i spoke to Save The Childrens Rachael Cummings whos just left rafah and is now in the Central Gaza Town of Deir Al Balah. The situation is unbelievable. Its extraordinary whats happening to people in rougher remembering theyve been displaced already many times. Yesterday Evacuation Orders were issued by the israelis to the population in rafah enforcing the movement of children and their families and last night the bombardments in rafah were extraordinary. Something we havent experienced before, the intensity and proximity of the bombs dropping. We could hear the firing from the tanks as they came into rafah. This morning we activated our relocation plan. We had planned for this scenario as Save The Children to ensure some degree of safety for our 58 palestinian colleagues and i2 palestinian colleagues and 12 International Staff to allow us to continue operations in Deir Al Balah but population has displaced and wherever possible to continue Programme Operations for the people in rafah but of course that is extraordinarily difficult and extremely dangerous for all people in rafah. figs extremely dangerous for all people in rafah. People in rafah. As aid workers. People in rafah. As aid workers, you people in rafah. As aid workers, you had people in rafah. As aid workers, you had a people in rafah. As aid i workers, you had a plan, people in rafah. As aid workers, you had a plan, a way to get your local staff out. But what is the situation like for those who dont have that option he remained behind in rafah now . Rafah now . Exactly. The situation rafah now . Exactly. The situation is rafah now . Exactly. The situation is desperate i rafah now . Exactly. The. Situation is desperate and rafah now . Exactly. The situation is desperate and our own staff have remained, there is little space of people and some people just cannot leave rafah because they are elderly, they have children with disabilities, and they are unable to pick up and move. It is very, very challenging and this morning we saw trucks, donkeys, people carrying what they could on the road, trying to move out of the zones that are being issued with the Evacuation Orders, but again, there is no safe place for people to move in gaza so these choices that people are facing are impossible. Are impossible. Israel says it has a humanitarian are impossible. Israel says it has a humanitarian zone are impossible. Israel says it has a humanitarian zone in i are impossible. Israel says it i has a humanitarian zone in the area where you are. Did you see that, what does it look like . No, i have not seen that and again there is nowhere safe in gaza after children and their families. But people being displaced into Deir Al Balah and al mawasi and khan younis, these areas are not adequately supplied to support people in terms of essential Life Saving Services likely and water, adequate sanitation, food and healthcare services. And of course only learning and Education Services for children, we drove through open sewers in Deir Al Balah with children with no shoes walking through the streets. Women carrying things on their backs. With no adequate protection. There is no humanity in gaza are currently. It is a desperate situation. Save the childrens Rachael Cummings. Here in washington tuesday, us President Joe Biden warned against the increasing threat of Anti Semitism in a speech honouring the six millionjews killed by nazi germany. In an event at the capitol hosted by the us Holocaust Memorial museum, mr biden said the hatred ofjews continued to lie deep in the hearts of too many people Around The World. He condemned anti semitic elements of pro palestinian protests on us college campuses, and spoke about the nearly 1,200 People Killed and 250 taken hostage by hamas on 7 october among them, descendents of holocaust survivors. Now here we are. Not 75 years later, butjust 7. 5 months later. People are already forgetting. Already forgetting. That hamas unleashed this terror. It was hamas that brutalised israelis. It was hamas that took and continues to hold hostages. I have not forgotten, nor have you. And we will not forget. 132 of those kidnapped on 7 october are still missing. They remain at the heart of the negotiations between israel and hamas. Lets bring in dani gilbert, an academic at Northwestern University specialising in hostage diplomacy. Thanks forjoining us. Looking at how the details of this deal is being reported, israel wants 33 hostages in the first stage of the deal and hamas wants to release them in stages, three on the third day, 37 days later and so on. How serious a Sticking Point are those sorts of considerations when it comes to Hostage Release Talks . The . To Hostage Release Talks . They are fairly significant. To Hostage Release Talks . They are fairly significant. Both are fairly significant. Both sides at this moment understand that they are in a conversation about some sort of ceasefire, some sort of Hostage Release and some sort of Prisoner Release as well. The details of how that happens become major Sticking Points between the two sides. At the moment reporting suggests that there are three major Sticking Points between the two sides, the intermediaries are trying to work through, and thats how permanent a ceasefire will actually be, how many hostages will be released, and when, also many of the hostages are actually no longer living. It is about releasing hostages remains which came as a surprise to the Israeli Government. As well as the Israeli Governments ability to decide which palestinian prisoners they will be able to release from israeli presence in exchange for the hostages coming home. 50 in exchange for the hostages coming home. In exchange for the hostages cominu home. ,. ,. , coming home. So prolonging the release of hostages coming home. So prolonging the release of hostages in coming home. So prolonging the release of hostages in many release of hostages in many ways gives hamas the other hand,is ways gives hamas the other hand, is that what you are saying . Hand, is that what you are sa in . , hand, is that what you are sa inc . ,. , hand, is that what you are sa in . ,. , saying . Yes, so in a way both sides have saying . Yes, so in a way both sides have different saying . Yes, so in a way both sides have different sorts saying . Yes, so in a way both sides have different sorts of l sides have different sorts of leveraged that they are looking at and they think about making this deal. For hamas then average comes with continuing to hold onto hostages and say that they will only release a few of them once a week as a ceasefire extends. Whereas israel continues to threaten the invasion of rafah with 1. 5 million palestinians still living there, and under horrible, horrible conditions as we just heard. So both sides want to hold onto that leveraged as much as possible to make sure that they are not taken advantage of with the agreement of a deal. Taken advantage of with the agreement of a deal. There is been much agreement of a deal. There is been much domestic agreement of a deal. There is been much domestic criticism and israel of prime mr netanyahu who says that getting hostages back are a priority of his but the families would say it has taken such a long time. Are his actions matching the sentiment of that agency that he talks about . Sentiment of that agency that he talks about . Thats a Great Auestion he talks about . Thats a great question and he talks about . Thats a great question and i he talks about . Thats a great question and i think he talks about . Thats a great question and i think thats he talks about . Thats a great question and i think thats a i question and i think thats a very fair criticism. From where i stand its been very clear that throughout the past seven months Prime Minister netanyahu has said that there are two main aims of this war and the first one is about eliminating hamas and the second one was about bringing hostages home. It is very clear from research, from past cases, that the best way to bring hostages home is to make concessions, and it is in the power of the Israeli Government to make concessions to bring those hostages home. So if i were representing both families in israel, i would be livid as well. fix, families in israel, i would be livid as well. Livid as well. A final line, briefly. Livid as well. A final line, briefly, those livid as well. A final line, briefly, those individualsj livid as well. A final line, briefly, those individuals have been held against their will for seven months now in very poor conditions. How critical it is time at this point for them . ,. ,. , ~ , it is time at this point for them . ,. ,~ ,. , them . Hostagetaking is largely about time them . Hostagetaking is largely about time. We them . Hostagetaking is largely about time. We know them . Hostagetaking is largely about time. We know that them . Hostagetaking is largely| about time. We know that many of the hostages are having a very difficult time in captivity and are still uncertain. We dont even know how many of the hostages are still alive. How many of the hostages are stillalive. Reports how many of the hostages are still alive. Reports are coming out every day about the hostages that are injured, that are seriously ill, and the Israeli Government is rightly worried that if they allow for a continued delay of the Hostage Release, that many of those hostages might not make it. Dani gilbert, an academic at Northwestern University specialising in hostage diplomacy. Thanks forjoining us on bbc news. Thanks for oining us on bbc news. , Around The World and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. There have been reports of long delays at airports in the uk due to an outage affecting Passport E Gates at the border. A spokesperson for Heathrow Airport said they were aware of an issue with uk Border Systems across the country. Manchester airport also confirmed they had been affected. John swinney will become scotlands seventh First Minister after being nominated by parliament. The snp leader succeeds humza yousaf, who resigned from office earlier today. His appointment will be rubber stamped by the king before he is officially sworn in at the Court Of Session on wednesday. Mr swinney was backed by 64 msps, guaranteeing him the required majority. And rail passengers face more travel chaos on wednesday because of continuing strikes by Train Drivers in a long running pay dispute. Members of aslef will walk out at Services Running across england and into wales and scotland. Services will be crippled for the day, with stations closed and few trains running. Those that do run will start later and finish earlier than usual. The dispute is now the longest ever in the rail industry. Youre live with bbc news. Stormy daniels the adult film star at the centre of Donald TrumpsCriminal Hush Money Trial has taken the stand to testify against the former us president in a new york courtroom. In her testimony, ms daniels discussed the 130,000 payment mr trumps lawyer Michael Cohen made to her. Prosecutors say that payment, made just before the 2016 election, was used to conceal a 2006 sexual encounter between miss daniels and the former president. Mr trump, the first us president to be put on criminal trial, is accused of falsifying Business Records to cover up that hush money payment. He denies those allegations and denies having any sexual encounter with ms daniels. Mr trumps defence argued that some of the details ms daniels discussed were irrelevant to the case, and asked for a mistrial, which thejudge ruled against. Mr trump says the trial has hampered his 2024 president ial campaign. It isa it is a disgrace. In the meantime i am stuck. I am here, is that of being in georgia, instead of being in new hampshire, instead of being in wisconsin, and all the different states that we wanted to be in. We are not able to be there because we are stuck in this trial which everyone knows theres a hoax. Thank you very much. Live now to shayna jacobs, federal courts and Law Enforcement reporter for the Washington Post who is in new york covering this trial. Thanks for being with us on bbc news. How would you characterise todays proceedings . Is it the most dramatic data date . It is fair to sa it dramatic data date . It is fair to say it has dramatic data date . It is fair to say it has been dramatic data date . It is fair to say it has been the dramatic data date . It is fair to say it has been the mostl to say it has been the most dramatic day. The testimony was certainly the most dramatic. This is sort of the core of the prosecutions case against donald trump because it speaks to the underlying allegations, the affair that he was allegedly trying to cover up by falsifying records that were capped at his company, his personal company, and records that were compiled in 2016 as he was running for his first term. So while much of this information has been out there and while much of what Stormy Daniels has had to say has been publicly known, this is also helping the Da Build The Structure of its case against trump. Structure of its case against trum. ,. , structure of its case against trum. ,. , ,. , trump. Stormy daniels took to the stand and trump. Stormy daniels took to the stand and gave trump. Stormy daniels took to the stand and gave plenty trump. Stormy daniels took to the stand and gave plenty of l the stand and gave plenty of details, graphic details at times, and as you say much of it within the Public Domain already, but what information did we learn today . It already, but what information did we learn today . Did we learn today . It was all new to the did we learn today . It was all new to the jury did we learn today . It was all new to the jury which did we learn today . It was all new to the jury which i did we learn today . It was all new to the jury which i think | new to the jury which i think is the key point here. The jury heard in relatively specific detail how the sexual encount