Day. By the end of the day, after hamas gunmen breached israeli defences, many israelis have been killed and many more taken hostage. It sparked the most grievous council war. The United Nations says the territory is on the brink of famine. In this programme we will speak to the Executive Director of the World Food Programme to look at new measures. Lets look at some of the latest of elements here in israel. Last night, Tens Of Thousands of israelis covered in the city of tel aviv, as well as others across israel, to magic the israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu to do much more to bring the hostages home. Many calls on him to resign. The protest took place in the wake of grim news that the party of another hostage, 47 year old elad katzir, had been recovered in a Military Operation from gaza. He had been seized here in Southern Israel on october the 7th, along with his father abraham, who was killed on that day, and his mother hannah, who was later released in november during a hostage for Prisoner Swap during a hostage for Prisoner Swap during a hostage for Prisoner Swap during a temporary truce. And now there is mounting pressure on the israelis and on hamas to reach a ceasefire deal to bring more hostages and release more palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. Those talks have resumed in the egyptian capital cairo, with spy chiefs from israel, from egypt, the United States, as well as qatars Prime Minister. There is growing concern, even amongst israels staunchest allies that the longer this war goes on, the more costly it becomes, with many now asking tough questions about the way israel is fighting this war. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has covered the war since october the seventh. She has been finding out how some hostage families and displaced palestinians are coping six months on. The 7th of October Attacks blindsided israel. Thousands of hamas gunmen, breaking out of gaza. On a murderous rampage, they killed hundreds of people and kidnapped 250 more. She called me at 10 14 and she was saying, mummy, im shot, im bleeding, i think im going to die. And i said, youre not going to die. Romi gonen, 23, had been out partying at the nova festival. Wounded in her arm, palestinian fighters dragged her back to gaza. She remains one of the few women still held captive there. Desperate hostage families are trying to ramp up pressure on israels government for a new truce deal to bring their loved ones home. Its half a year, half a year that my daughter is in the hands of those who made this. Butchering and murdering and raping. I dont even know how she looks like now. Conditions in gaza, long blockaded by israel and egypt, were already dire before octobers attack. But six months of a brutal war have caused massive death and destruction. Entire families have been wiped out. Theres now Little Health care and no schooling. The un warns famine is looming. In flimsy, makeshift tents, many displaced palestinians, like 15 year old islam, now live here, in the very south of gaza. Translation since october 7th, our lives have become worse than hell. Islams family lost all they owned when their house was blown up by israel. Then her father was killed in an israeli strike on a shelter theyd fled to. Her wish is for the fighting to end. Translation just as the war started suddenly, it can stop suddenly, when those in charge agree on something that both sides want exchanging hostages, a proper ceasefire and, for us, to return to our homes. The battles in gaza havent let up, even though the Un Security Council demanded a ceasefire last month. Israel says it will press on until it defeats hamas. And while recent horrors have led to a new global calls to solve the israel palestinian conflict, the gap between the two sides has only grown, leaving people feeling that peace is more elusive than ever. At the Music Festival mentioned in that piece happens here in the fields of Southern Israel, also close to the gaza border. Where celebration turned into a slaughter. Now its a memorial to more than 370 People Killed here as well as more than a0 taken hostage, taking a short distance away into gaza. You can see behind me the banners, posters, the photographs of the dead and the missing, as well as in sea of israeli stopping today at a Memorial Service is being held here and there has been a Press Conference where families of those who lost their lives here express notjust pain but anger, asking why the Israeli Security forces were not in here on that day to protect them, saying they still feel abandoned. One of the people who did survive to tell the story was a photographer. She has now returned to the United States but as the rocket started being fired by hamas, he took his camera and started filming. This is some of what he saw. Earlier, we spoke to photographer shye klein weinstein, who was at the nova Music Festival on the day of the attack from hamas. I was at my first Music Festival. I wasnt expecting it to end with us driving by gunmen and over corpses. What was the moment when you realized it was no longer a Music Festival . After the rockets began at 6 30 and they didnt stop, i started to get worried that it wasntjust rockets. And they went on for a while. The rockets began at 6 30, and we actually physically got to our car at about 7 51 in the morning. So its over an hour later and the rockets hadnt stopped. And at that point, i was growing increasingly more anxious and concerned about the situation. Behind me, as im speaking to you, im at the site of the festival. Theres now a sea of israeli flags and photographs of those who died here on that day. They may include some of your friends. Would you like to tell us about the people who were with you on that day who didnt escape . So, i was with a Group Of Eight of us, total myself, my cousin mordechai, his now Fiancee Tamara and several mutual friends. And im very grateful to say that they all escaped. But some of the people i made friends with at the festival, were murdered. And you returned to the United States. I understand that, since then, you have been trying to keep the memory of what happened on that day alive. Yes, correct. Israel is still my permanent residence, although now ive been away from the country the exact same amount of time as ive lived there. I moved there last april, ive only been there till october, ive been away since then. And ive been going to University Campuses across the country. Ive been to 157 different cities since november canada, the us, east coast, west coast, all of the above sharing my photos, my videos, my story, and just letting people know what happened to us and letting people know that even though this horrible, tragic thing that occurred to cause this terror isnt going to keep us down. And how do people react to you and the stories you tell . Ive had a mostly positive response. Ive had a few instances where ive had protesters, but most of the time, very warm reception. Audiences from five to 500 people. Ive even had people who are pro palestinian come to see me speak, ive had palestinian students come see me speak. Ive had Black Israelites come see me speak. People who dont know anything about whats going on, who just want to hear more. And many people are as sympathetic and interested in hearing what i have to say and having a very reasonable discussion. October the 7th circuit israel to the core and shock to many around the core and shock to many around the world. Israels staunchest allies, including the United States and britain immediately rushed in to show very public and powerful backing to israel as it launched retaliatory strikes intended, said the israeli army, to destroy hamas stopping but six months on, as the death toll in gaza continues to climb and the un says the territories on the brink of famine, loud calls, including from israels staunchest friends for an immediate ceasefire, for much more to be done to get desperately needed aid into gaza. In the past few days, for the first time, israel has opened a crossing in Northern Israel and they are stored ports and says it will accelerate the capacity through jordan. Would that be enough . Lets speak to cindy mccain, head of the World Food Programme. Welcome to bbc news. Thank you. First, welcome to bbc news. Thank you. First. Please welcome to bbc news. Thank you. 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We can no longer wait to consider or wait to see of our drivers are cleared or if the checkpoint is actually going to be open that we need to get in now. Children are dying as we speak, they are dying of hunger. That is why it is so important to do what we do best and that is get large amounts of food in and feed those who are desperately hungry. figs amounts of food in and feed those who are desperately hungry. As you know, who are desperately hungry. As you know. Those who are desperately hungry. As you know, those who who are desperately hungry. As you know, those who are who are desperately hungry. As you know, those who are delivering who are desperately hungry. As you know, those who are delivering the| know, those who are delivering the aid also feel at risk in the wake of the killing of seven aid workers with world central kitchen. Many agencies suspended their operations. Do you still feel it is safe for your staff to operate and are they still doing so . Still doing so . This is dangerous work, no matter still doing so . This is dangerous work, no matter how still doing so . This is dangerous work, no matter how you still doing so . This is dangerous work, no matter how you look. Still doing so . This is dangerous| work, no matter how you look at still doing so . This is dangerous i work, no matter how you look at it but we at wfp are not going to hold or suspend any of our operations, which continue to do the best we can to get aid in. These new openings and ports, if we do get them to scale and get them operational, will be of great help but we should have done this a while ago. This is something that has allowed the northern part of gaza to simply die. So, for those of us in the un who work on humanitarian principles and believe in delivering food and aid in the principled fashion, we feel very strongly about how much it needs to go in there and why we should be in there. And aid workers should be in there. And aid workers should be in there. 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So, were hopeful with the new openings occurring and were hopeful that were able to move a lot more drugs in on a daily basis than we are getting in right now. A lot more trucks in on a daily basis. You remember more trucks in on a daily basis. You remember that more trucks in on a daily basis. You remember that you criticise the insane bureaucracy, the number of security controls that israel has imposed that in effect holds up the delivery of aid. Has not improved . Has the process become smoother . The rocess has the process become smoother . Tue process has has the process become smoother . Tta process has become has the process become smoother . Tt2 process has become smoother, i guess. It is still not 100 but it is much better than what it was. A lot of the confusion, because when i had one opening at that time, rafah, so it was hundreds of agencies are trying to get a date in at the same time and there were no real controls on it. 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