needed to pump water and generate electricity israel has refused allowing that. it s thought only 20 trucks will be allowed to cross, initally, once an agreement is reached. aid agencies have described the situation inside gaza as beyond catastrophic a hellhole. hospitals running out of medicine and fuel for their generators, food supplies are very low, and some people, only having dirty water to drink. more than a million civilians have been displaced. gaza s health ministry says more than 4,100 people have been killed. overnight, a greek orthodox church was hit. at least, 18 people are said to have been killed and dozens more wounded. the israeli defence force said they had targeted militants nearby. anger continues to build in many arab capitals these the pictures from egypt after friday prayers. president sisi has confirmed he ll be hosting a summit in cairo tomorrow with leaders from arab and european countres. in the last couple of hours, the israeli military has
jeremy bowen has this assessment on how things have changed in that time. palestinians on the west bank held protests when they d finished their noon prayer, as they have done so many times in the long years of the israeli occupation. but nothing about this is routine for either side. almost two weeks into this war and thousands of lives later, the uneasy, unpleasant but mostly predictable rhythm of the conflict has gone. this was an israeli raid on the west bank, the other side of occupied palestinian territory that is separated from gaza by the israeli state. arrest operations like this happen often, but palestinians said israel used more force than usual. one israeli soldier was killed and the arrests were accompanied by a drone strike. among the palestinian casualties, 13 were killed, including five boys. at the mortuary, palestinian families said goodbye to the boys, bystanders, the bbc was told, aged from 11 to 15. the pain of loss cuts across palestinians and israelis.