Is still currently closed. Hamas and israel have denied reports that theyve agreed a truce in Southern Gaza. The us Secretary Of State was in cairo on sunday to persuade egyptian officials to reopen the border point. These are the latest pictures from the Rafah Crossing you can see the crowds gathering there. We understand that un fuel truck s have crossed the border this morning. But as we said, it remains closed for the moment. This is a fast moving story, but here are some of the other main points. The United Nations is warning that Hospital Fuel Reserves in gaza are likely to run out in the next 2a hours which could endanger thousands of patients. Conditions in gaza are worsening with a shortages of food, water and aid. Fuel reserves at gazas hospitals are likely to run out in the next day. At least 2,750 people have been killed. Palestinian sources say israels airforce struck 20 targets overnight in gaza, with the detonations among the heaviest seen in the last nine days. The un c
The United Nations Secretary General has in the last hour made two direct humanitarian appeals to both hamas and israel. Antonio guterres issued a statement saying it was his duty as we are on the verge of the abyss in The Middle East. He called on hamas to immediately release the hostages it was Holding Without conditions. And urged israel to allow rapid and unimpeded access for humanitarian aid into gaza including supplies and workers for the sake of civilians there. Mr guterres said each one of these two objectives are valid in themselves. They should not become Bargaining Chips and must be implemented because its the right thing to do. The statement comes as the israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said his 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. Israeli troops c