The military is ready to begin at any moment a Ground Offensive aimed at crushing hamas. Thousands of people in the gaza strip are continuing to flee south after an order by israel for more than a Million People to evacuate. These are the latest developments in the israel gaza war. 00v israeli these are the latest developments in the israel gaza war. Israeli troops continue to mass near gaza ahead of an expected Ground Offensive but it has given no indication of when it might mount an attack. These pictures show tanks arriving today. The israeli airstrikes on Gaza Continue it says it is targeting hamas positions. Hamas is designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments including the uk. Gazan Health Officials say the number of palestinians killed has risen to 2,670 with 9,600 others wounded. The israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has held the first meeting of his emergency cabinet. He described those who killed more than Fourteen Hundred israelis as monsters. Mr
Let me take you first of all to eat new york and show you the live pictures coming into the bbc. We are expecting the next few minutes to hear from the un expecting the next few minutes to hearfrom the un Secretary General. To new york. Also talking about the plight in gaza. You can see all the plight in gaza. You can see all the journalists assembled there. We are expecting to hear Antonio Guterres in the next couple minutes. That room beginning to fill up as all the details on the ground continued to get weaker and weaker on this day five bleaker. The update from the idf, talking about 1200 people being killed and many, many more being injured. They expect those numbers to also be up as they go through different parts of Southern Israel as they get to those places and actually find what has happened on the ground. Just as soon as Antonio Guterresjust happened on the ground. Just as soon as Antonio Guterres just to speak, we will obviously return there to new york. We will also regula
This is the scene live now in gaza. Well have the very latest on the situation from our correspondent there and in israel. And the other news here this lunchtime. A major fire at Luton Airport there are no flights in or out, and part of the car park where the blaze began has collapsed. The children still being taught online, as schools try to deal with unsafe concrete. And, the first team gb athletes are announced for next years olympic games, in paris with ten sailors selected. Coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. Wayne rooney is back in english football. The former england and Manchester United striker is the New Birmingham city manager on a three and a half year contract. Good afternoon from the israeli border. We are here in southern as welljust a few miles from the gaza strip were tensions continue to rise. Wejust heard the sirens going and you can test explosions in the air. The iron dome has been in action for hours this morning and is artillery has continued to
In other news, afghanistan has been struck by another large earthquake as powerful as the one that hit on saturday. Israel has said up to 150 people were taken captive when hamas launched its Surprise Attack on the 7th Of October. Hamas has said it has hidden them in safe places and tunnels within gaza, and threatened to kill hostages if Civilian Homes are bombed by israel without warning. The bbc has a team ofjournalists looking at what the situation is like now and who the hostages could be. Frankie mccamley has this analysis. Its thought up to 150 people were taken hostage when hamas launched its attack. Now were trying to verify these numbers by using videos that have been posted online. Now, this video is thought to show 30 year old shiri. Shes believed to have been taken hostage with her two young children. And in this video, you canjust about see her young nine month old baby in her arms. Now its understood her husband as well, yarden, was taken hostage too, and the bbc, has man
We will have the latest on the escalating conflict. Hello, and welcome to bbc news. We start in israel and gaza, where there has been another night of Missile Launchers and air raids across the border, while the prospect of an Israeli Ground invasion appears to be drawing closer. Here are the latest developments for you. Israel says that more than 1200 israelis are now known to have been killed since her mass since hamas launched attacks. More than 950 people have been killed by israels embodiment of gaza. The only crossing from Gaza Into Egypt At Rafa has been hit by israeli air strikes. All sides of war crimes. Israel has accused hamas of torturing babies and hostages. It was said that israel was planning to starvation as a method of warfare. Strikes against gaza have continued this morning. This was a blast a couple of hours ago. A huge blast, as you can see. This is the seen live in gaza, very hazy background, because the amount of smoke that has been released by missiles means it