20 vehicles carrying medicine and food passed through on saturday the first since israel tightened its blockade of the territory. The Rafah Crossing is on the egyptian border and is the only route not bordering israel, which means its currently the only potential way to deliver humanitarian aid into gaza. Well have the latest on the aid trying to get into gaza in the next hour. In other developments in the conflict today, irans Foreign Minister has accused israel of committing genocide in gaza, and has warned the situation in the middle east risks spiralling out of control. Israel has been continuing to carry out aerial bombing of gaza. These pictures are from the past hour. Its nowjust over two weeks since the hamas attacks inside israel, in which 1,400 people were killed. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says about 4,700 gazans, mainly civilians, have been killed in the israeli air strikes. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it
With the leaders of the uk, canada, france, germany and italy. Frances president , emmanuel macron, and the dutch Prime Minister, mark rutte, have also now announced theyll also visit on monday and tuesday. At the rafah Border Crossing , several trucks from a second convoy at the rafah Border Crossing, several trucks from a second convoy carrying humanitarian aid from egypt have crossed into the gaza strip. The convoy had earlier been detained at the rafah crossing for several hours so that they could be searched to ensure they were carrying only aid. The us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken, has warned iran against any escalation of the israel gaza war. He was speaking on cbs news, after irans foreign minster warned israel and the us, The Middle East may go Out Of Control if Israel Military action continues, and blamed the us for providing Military Support to israel. With more on all of this, heres our correspondent wyre davies injerusalem. Israeli air strikes against what it says ar
The white house also says the president has discussed the war with the leaders of the uk, canada, france, germany and italy. Frances president Emmanuel Macron and the dutch Prime Minister, mark rutte, have also now announced theyll visit on monday and tuesday. And at the rafah border crossing, several trucks from a second convoy carrying humanitarian aid from egypt have crossed into the gaza strip. The convoy had earlier been detained at the rafah crossing for several hours so that they could be searched to ensure they were carrying only aid. The un warns hundreds of lorries are needed every day, to help the more than two million people, living under an israeli siege, and constant air strikes. Israel says the bombing raids, which have intensified, are targeting members of hamas, the Group Responsible for murdering around 1,400 israelis in attacks on october 7th. Hamas has been designated a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. Palestinian health officials,
To show support. The white house has said that the president has discussed the war with the leaders of other countries, Emmanuel Macron and the dutch Prime Minister have stated they would visit on monday as well as tuesday. What is happening on the ground . At the end moment we do know that several trucks from a second convoy carrying humanitarian aid from egypt have crossed into the gaza strip. Israel says the bombing raids, which have intensified, are targeting members of hamas, the Group Responsible for murdering around moo israelis in attacks on october seventh. Hamas has been designated a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. Palestinian health officials, say more than 4,600 people have died in airstrikes. Wyre davies has our first report tonight, from jerusalem. The human toll in gaza is mounting. These casualties brought to the al aqsa hospital in central gaza are outside the zone from which israel had told civilians to flee. Its not known from where
The white house was dealing with as his plane was preparing to take off from right Outside Washington yesterday and its something that hes been asked about essentially in every stop of hiss visit that was cut shorter, and he will come behind me and make remarks and that will be the culmination of President Bidens time here in tel aviv. It started out in that oneonone with Prime Minister netanyahu earlier this morning and that is where he embraced those denials by israel saying that they were not responsible for that explosion in the hospital in gaza city, and instead just a few moments ago President Biden said that it was analysis and data from his own pentagon that he was using and that it was part of his assertion that he did not believe that israel was behind it. Israel has forcefully denied that. Authorities, palestinian authorities have said that they do believe the idf is behind it. They said it was not them. It was not the only factor in this entire trip and one big question tha