good evening. we re injerusalem, as the human cost of the israel/hamas war reaches a tragic milestone. in less than four weeks across the border in gaza, the health ministry, which is run by hamas, is now reporting that more than 10,000 people have died in israeli bombing raids. israel says it s targeting members of hamas, a group designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk, and responsible for killing more than 1,400 people in southern israel, and for seizing over 200 hostages. all major united nations agencies are calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in israel s armed response, with the un secretary general, antonio guterres, describing gaza, as becoming a graveyard for children. we ll have more on the heavy price being paid by youngsters in this war a little later, but first let s join jeremy bowen, in southern israel, close to the border with gaza. jeremy. well, of course, let s not forget on the 7th of october, more than 11100 people, mostly israeli civilians were