singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hi there. thank you for being with us. wheat will have the latest as prince william visits singapore later but we will begin with our daily update on the situation in gaza. it is now overfour situation in gaza. it is now over four weeks since the start of the war by hamas and our correspondences tonight bombardment is the most intense in the campaign so far. israel s military said it has split gaza into two parts, north and the south. a humanitarian pause has been one of the main points on the agenda by the us secretary of state antony blinken. he said the force would advance several priorities including getting more aid into gaza and getting the hostages out. we begin our coverage with this report from yogita limaye. the bombing of gaza has intensified tonight, communication lines have also been cut off, which means tomorrow will likely begin for many gazans like today did. digging through rubble, looking for families and survivors.
live from. newsday. hi there. thank you for being with us. we begin in gaza, where fighting is intensifying and communications are down for a third time. our correspondent rushdi abualouf in gaza has told us that tonight s bombardment seems to be the most intense since the beginning of the war, targeting the north west of the gaza strip in particular. of the gaza strip in particular. and in the last few hours, the idf said it has now split gaza into two parts north and south. it comes as the us secretary of state antony blinken has visted iraq and the west bank. and in the last hour, he has landed in turkey s capital, ankara, for a round of talks with leaders in the region. he has said that discussions are ongoing about a humanitarian pause in the fighting. mr blinken said the pause would advance several priorities, including getting more aid in to gaza, and getting the hostages out. yogita limaye reports. the bombing over gaza has intensified tonight, communication lines