They are trying their best to provide Essential Services to gazans trapped inside gaza, with very little food, water, medicine and fuel. So this is an important update to bring you. 17 more trucks apparently are carrying aid into gaza through that all important Rafah Crossing which you can see here. This is controlled by egypt and is often used to bring goods in and is often used to bring goods in and out of gaza. I will keep these live pictures and bringing our guest sarah davies, a Public Relations officer at the International Committee of the red cross. Thanks so much forjoining us on bbc news. As we watch these live pictures of the Rafah Crossing, i want to ask you to give the viewers an insight into how bad things are within gaza. Thank you so much for having me. As everyone has really seen over the last more than two weeks now, the humanitarian situation for people in that gaza is dire and only increasing. Their needs are increasing. Their needs are increasing. People have had. T
Rocket forces. Israel has been carrying out intensive aerial bombing of gaza since the hamas attacks inside israel two weeks ago, in which 1,400 people were killed. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says about 4,700 gazans, mainly civilians, have been killed in the israeli air strikes. That includes 55 people overnight. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Origanisation by the uk, us and other western governments. The Israeli Defence forces said one of its aircraft also targeted a mosque in the palestinian city ofjenin, in the occupied west bank. Israel says the mosque was used by a hamas cell as a base to plan and execute attacks against civilians. Earlier, the uns humanitarian chief told the bbc that the handful of aid trucks heading into gaza was not enough. The crossing is on the egyptian border and is the only route not bordering israel which means its cu
Who had served two terms in the role. The labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, was re elected for a historic third term. Overall, the conservatives lost hundreds of councillors in the local elections in england. This morning, the transport secretary mark harper said while the results were disappointing. The General Election was still all to play for. Lets speak to our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan, who is in birmingham. That is where the West Midlands mayoral result was announced yesterday. She has been there getting reaction. It was already a difficult few days after thursdays local elections for the Conservative Party but i think many pin hopes on the West Midlands mayoral contest that declared in birmingham late last night, about nine oclock. That is because it was a close race, but the conservatives hoped their incumbent mayor andy street would hold on for another term but in the end, it was the Labour Candidate who is now the mayor, Richard Parker, who won by a squeak, by abou
Allison Kaplan Sommer is a journalist at israeli newspaper, haaretz, and host of the haaretz podcast. I asked her about the pressure on the Israeli Government to rescue hostages held in gaza the israelis are not eager to see the war over without any guarantee that this is going to create a sense of security on its that this is going to create a sense of security on its southern and northern borders. There is definitely increasing pressure led by Hostage Families for them to reach a deal which returns to israel. ~. , reach a deal which returns to israel. ~. , israel. What has been said . There has been a israel. What has been said . There has been a lot israel. What has been said . There has been a lot of israel. What has been said . There has been a lot of pressure israel. What has been said . There has been a lot of pressure by israel. What has been said . There| has been a lot of pressure by allies when it comes to the amount of civilian deaths, as well as the deaths of eight workers
Five nhs trusts are still experiencing serious problems, after yesterdays International Cyber attack. 43 of the trusts affected in england and scotland, are now returning to normal. The attack on friday caused ambulances to be diverted, and numerous cancellations and delays in treatment, though a e departments were not affected. The governments Emergency Committee cobra has been meeting, chaired by the Home Secretary amber rudd. Heres our health editor, hugh pym. The news shocked staff and patients alike. The cyber attack shut down key systems. Ron grimshaw wont forget it in a hurry. He was in the middle of having an mri scan but it was abruptly halted and he will have to go back another day. I was stunned, obviously stunned, and the nurse said this is the first time this has happened. I was thinking, why me . There we are. Health secretaryjeremy hunt was at a meeting of the Emergency Cobra Committee along with the Home Secretary, who denied there were weaknesses in nhs systems. I dont