hello, i'm anna foster in southern israel. you in southern israel. are here in israel with bbc news. you are here in israel with bbc news. the bombardment from israel in gaza continues, we can see on the horizon in the background, the gaza skyline and within the last few hours we have seen tank movements and continuing plumes of smoke heading up into the sky. it's been another intense night and day of bombardment as you can hear on the situation inside gaza is becoming increasingly desperate. the un agency unrwa which looks after palestinian refugees has said what communications have been cut in garzo since friday they are starting to return but they say the people who live there have stormed unrwa warehouses, they say they have been in there and taken what they need, things like food and water and basic hygiene kits so they say it is a sign of the desperation that is happening in gas at the moment is such a limited amount of humanitarian aid continues to make its way into the territory. around 80 trucks or so in the last week or so have passed which compares to 100 trucks a day which would happen in normal times. stay with us we will reflect on the humanitarian situation and the intensification of the israeli operation. let me show you these pictures that have been released by the israel defense forces. showing tanks and other armoured vehicles inside gaza. this is something we have been told started on friday evening in earnest and we know infantry troops and artillery are still inside gaza. the number of palestinian casualties continues to rise, hamas health officials say more than 8000 people have been killed since israel launched that offensive. israel has said it is responding to the attack by hamas and much 11100 people you remember were killed and more than 2000 people —— 200 people were taken hostage, the vast majority of those remaining inside gaza with only four of them being released in the last couple of weeks. israeli military says civilians in gaza should move south, they say humanitarian efforts will expand but of course this is enormously difficult for the civilian population. it has been reported in gas at that phone lines and internet connections are slowly returning to normal after being completely of service from friday. palestinian sources say israeli attacks cost us. let's talk about the un agency in gaza. unrwa, looks after refugees and says thousands of people have broken into several of its warehouses and distribution centres in the south and says they took white flour and other basic survival items that were being stored there, things like hygiene supplies. the agency has said in their words it is a worrying sign that civil order is starting to break down. and it concluded many people in gaza are scared, frustrated and desperate. let me show you some live pictures right now, this is the scene inside gaza at the moment. an image of devastation. you can see in the pictures and you can see when we look across the border as well, many damaged buildings that have been struck by artillery under bombardment from israel in the last three weeks. we will bring you up—to—date with all the latest developments across the next hour. let's start with the latest from our correspondent in the middle east. this is the second phase of the wahoo are clear. the destruction of the military with the war raging on, the death toll is rising. health officials in gaza now say more than 8,000 people have been killed. but palestinian rocket fire hasn't stopped. and as it strikes by air, israel says it is also widening its ground offensive. translation: the war - inside the gaza strip will be difficult and long, and we are prepared for it. this is the second phase of the war whose goals are clear — the destruction of the military and governmental capabilities of hamas and the return of the hostages home. although a telecommunications blackout now appears to be easing, it has been hard to get news from inside gaza. but there have been more international calls to stop the fighting and protect the civilians who are suffering. i am raising alarm about the possibly catastrophic consequences of large—scale ground operations in gaza and the potential for thousands more civilians to die. continued violence is not the answer. away from gaza, young palestinians in ramallah in the west bank were holding a visual, while nearby, officials met the president, a political rival of hamas. translation: i call on the brothers, the leaders of the arab states - to hold an emergency summit to stop this brutal aggression— against our palestinian people and our cause, | ito face the regional and globall challenges and to do everything possible to enable our people to stay in their land. - these pictures were released by the israeli military as it sends more troops and tanks into gaza. but its invasion has been more limited than some had expected. israel is pledging to eradicate hamas after its attacks this month led to the country's deadliest ever day, killing more than 1,400 people. with hugs and reassurances, the prime minister is trying to allay the fears of israelis whose relatives are being held hostage in gaza. there is more talk of a possible swap for palestinians jailed in israel. take them, we don't need them here, yeah. i want my family and all the hostages back home. already, this three—week—old war has been the most intense and deadliest in the decades—old israel—palestinian conflict. both sides are bracing themselves for more tough days that are yet to come. it is just after 11 o'clock in the morning and it is around this time every day we get an update from the israel defense forces. let's hear from the spokesperson. translation: n0 live english trnslation. translation: continues to act against us and we eliminate all those who attack us. anyone who breaches our security defence will be eliminated. we continue to assess the situation in order to enable a routine to continue. as near to all instructions and directors of the home front command and we will update you about anything that should possibly happen and you can see it on the up. please be aware and not everything that is happening because it is life—saving. we have notified 311 family members of the fatalities of the israeli defence forces, the families have been... we will continue updating them the whole time and we are exerting a supreme effort in order to bring them home. and we will continue doing so. this morning, there is a new era of the draft, look out, spotter soldiers and we saw what an important role they play. they are deployed in the defence of the country all offer on all our borders. including drafting a soldiers now but we will ensure they will all be prepared. any questions? the prime minister wrote that he was not giving _ the prime minister wrote that he was not giving any — the prime minister wrote that he was not giving any warning _ the prime minister wrote that he was not giving any warning whatsoever, . not giving any warning whatsoever, including _ not giving any warning whatsoever, including not— not giving any warning whatsoever, including not from _ not giving any warning whatsoever, including not from the _ not giving any warning whatsoever, including not from the head - not giving any warning whatsoever, including not from the head of- not giving any warning whatsoever, including not from the head of the i including not from the head of the intel including not from the head of the intei about— including not from the head of the intei about a — including not from the head of the intel about a possible _ including not from the head of the intel about a possible attack. - including not from the head of the intel about a possible attack. he i including not from the head of thel intel about a possible attack. he is not trying — intel about a possible attack. he is not trying to — intel about a possible attack. he is not trying to shirk _ intel about a possible attack. he is not trying to shirk responsibility. not trying to shirk responsibility and blame _ not trying to shirk responsibility and blame others. _ not trying to shirk responsibility and blame others. we - not trying to shirk responsibility and blame others. we want- not trying to shirk responsibility and blame others. we want to i not trying to shirk responsibility- and blame others. we want to know if there _ and blame others. we want to know if there was_ and blame others. we want to know if there was such — and blame others. we want to know if there was such a _ and blame others. we want to know if there was such a specific _ and blame others. we want to know if there was such a specific warning? - there was such a specific warning? translation: _ translation: i will not answer that question. we are now concentrating on the water, we are at a time of war. he is saying in the most clearcut ntanner— he is saying in the most clearcut manner that _ he is saying in the most clearcut manner that you _ he is saying in the most clearcut manner that you are _ he is saying in the most clearcut manner that you are all - he is saying in the most clearcut manner that you are all to - he is saying in the most clearcut. manner that you are all to blame. the idf. _ manner that you are all to blame. the de and _ manner that you are all to blame. the de and in— manner that you are all to blame. the idf, and in the— manner that you are all to blame. the idf, and in the general- manner that you are all to blame. . the idf, and in the general security services, _ the idf, and in the general security services, the — the idf, and in the general security services, the 655. _ the idf, and in the general security services, the 655. we _ the idf, and in the general security services, the 655. we will- the idf, and in the general security services, the 655. we will present. services, the 655. we will present everything — services, the 655. we will present everything to _ services, the 655. we will present everything to the _ services, the 655. we will present everything to the public. - everything to the public. translation: - translation: and we work based on public trust but that will be afterwards. now we are concentrating on the war and thatis are concentrating on the war and that is what we will continue to do. that was the spokesperson for the israeli defence forces. you might remember on friday evening communications, phone lines and internet workout for people in gaza, notjust internet workout for people in gaza, not just civilians internet workout for people in gaza, notjust civilians but humanitarian workers as well causing huge problems for people who were trying to get in touch with friends and loved ones but also stopping ambulances and civil defence services from reaching the injured. we have heard just in the last few hours communications are starting to return. 0ur correspondent in gaza who is now with his family managed on saturday to send this munication. you know, communication is very, very difficult in gaza since 2a hours, as israel cut all of the communication. mobile carriers, the two main mobile carriers are not functioning. the internet lines are not functioning everywhere. and getting information is really hard and difficult. very few people who are still having international sim cards, and they can do roaming using israeli mobile services, people who are close to the border, they still can communicate. and, between time to time, they post on social media. also, some of the local radio stations are still functioning. and they were able to talk to their correspondent in the north, who described what happened last night as the biggest ever air strike that targeted this area. he said that it was like an earthquake. we understand that the indonesia hospital was struck with an air strike yesterday. the hospital was out of service for quite a long time. like a week ago the hospital was out of service because of no fuel and it was evacuated. but today the main building of the hospital was destroyed. also around shifa hospital in gaza city, there was a lot of air strikes, 10—15 air strikes, according to people around shifa hospital. they are cutting most of the roads towards that hospital. communication, as i said, is extremely difficult. we are unable to verify a lot of reports about the number of people dead or injured. but, as far as the health ministry was doing a press conference this afternoon, they said about 400 people were killed overnight. but they said hundreds of others are missing under the collapsed building in the north. that was our correspondent in garzo who has moved from gaza city. that report was from saturday evening. he has been in touch with us in the last few hours and i will read you his message word for word, he says the returns of communications was a relief to some here but it was also a shock to others. my friend called me crying profusely, i wish they had kept the connection cop, ijust learned my mother—in—law and most of the family of my wife were killed in an israeli raid yesterday and others are under the rubble. as the internet service is restored most people are holding the phone is close to their faces and trying to call relatives and friends. the network is overwhelmed by the growing number of calls. the hospital here has become the hub for almost everything including those who are trying to charge their phones. that is the very latest from our correspondent inside gaza. the israeli government has also been talking again about the hostages, the israeli hostages being held inside gaza. still more than 220 of them and as you can see and hear this continuing bombardment is causing concerns for the families, friends of those hostages who are being held inside this territory with the sound and the sight of constant bombardment going on. yesterday, some of the families held a protest in tel aviv saying they wanted to meet the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the defence minister. some of them that made benjamin netanyahu yesterday and before that meeting our correspondent spoke to some of them about their concerns particularly at this intensification of an apartment in tel aviv. there are those in israel watching the bombing of a people and seeing only one single face — their child, parent, spouse, sibling. in tel aviv, they've laid a place for each of them at a shabbat table. more than 200 hostages, held by hamas in gaza. theirfamilies today demanded to speak to israel's prime minister about his escalation of the war. jonathan was one of the hostages taken from the nova festival site. what would you say to prime minister netanyahu, if he comes here today? you've asked him to come here. what happens? we want him to come here, to look into my eyes and tell me, "you should trust me." to tell me, "listen, the kidnap is in first priority." after that, he will get all the support of all the country to kill all the hamas. but now, first of all, our kidnapped. meeting representatives of the families tonight, mr netanyahu suggested the heavy bombing could help bring the hostages home. the families said they would consider releasing all israel's palestinian prisoners as a price worth paying to get their relatives back. 2a hours ago, hope was beginning to sprout here. four hostages have been released, negotiations were ongoing and there was talk of a deal to release many more. now, 2a hours later, the mood here is different. a member of the kibbutz, one of the founders... one of the freed hostages told leo perry that she had seen his father, heim, alive and well in gaza. the first news of him, since he was taken captive from kibbutz nahal 0z. now, it puts me in a very delicate spot, because now i have something to lose. and that's the worst thing, because i know that hamas didn't kill my father yet, 0k? and i know that now the ball is in israel's court now. sirens. as benjamin netanyahu met families this evening, sirens cleared the memorial site. more rockets, sent from gaza, intercepted in the skies above tel aviv. israel says destroying hamas is about protecting its people. "protecting which people? " families here ask. bring their relatives home, they say. everything else can wait. lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. let's head back into gaza and we can show you some humanitarian aid beginning to arrive. a un truck in the south, bringing much—needed aid, as we were telling you in the last hour or so, we were telling you that unrwa the refugee agency that looks after people, individuals have been breaking into warehouse and had been taking the basic needs for human life, and the israeli defence forces yesterday said in one of their briefings that they will be an increase in humanitarian aid getting through but the amount is small. in the last week or so there have been at tracks that have come through the crossing between egypt and gaza and thatis crossing between egypt and gaza and that is compared to 100 or so per day in normal times when consider the cis khan yunis in the sly pictures, the cities that some people, so many people who normally live in the north have been told to move to buy the israel defense forces and you can see many of the temporary settlements that people have created to try and give themselves some sort of shelter and roof over their head is notjust the bombardment continues but the inability for many of the civilian population to get the help the assistance that they need. let's talk a little more that and we can speak to a media and communications officer with the norwegian refugee council, the middle east operation. arcnet, thank you forjoining us. first of all, we hear that communications are starting to be restored. have you been able to re—establish contact with your teams? re-establish contact with your teams? . ~ re-establish contact with your teams? ., ,, , ., ., re-establish contact with your teams? ., ,, ., ., teams? thank you for having me here and es, teams? thank you for having me here and yes. we — teams? thank you for having me here and yes. we have _ teams? thank you for having me here and yes, we have managed _ teams? thank you for having me here and yes, we have managed to - teams? thank you for having me here and yes, we have managed to get - teams? thank you for having me here j and yes, we have managed to get one of our colleagues on the lines, 58 seconds in which he told us the threats we wanted to hear, i am alive. the rest of his message was about not being able to tell which house was bombed, at which time in which street, my colleague told me that there were streets being bombed outside and no one was getting any information on that. just this morning, with communication gradually returning, people were allowed to come to the scale of what happened over the last 36 hours and there are people who just discovered that relatives or neighbours or friends or family are stuck under the rubble, you know, unable to call emergencies. what is happening is going from bad to worse all the time around the clock and the level of support that is arriving are simply not enough. this support that is arriving are simply not enough-— support that is arriving are simply not enou:h. a ., ,, .,~ not enough. as we are speaking we can see the — not enough. as we are speaking we can see the continuing _ not enough. as we are speaking we can see the continuing pictures - not enough. as we are speaking we can see the continuing pictures of. can see the continuing pictures of what looks like quite a small amount of aid being delivered on a un bounded truck and we see pictures of the aid arriving earlier but give us some context about how much is normally there and how that aid supply has become? it’s normally there and how that aid supply has become?— normally there and how that aid supply has become? it's almost run down to nothing. _ supply has become?