hello, i m anna foster in southern israel. this is bbc news. you can see the gaza skyline behind me, let s bring you up to date with some of the developing lines in the story this morning. the un s agency, unrwa, says it is worried that civil order is starting to break down, following three weeks of war. it says while there was a communications blackout in the last few hours, warehouses had been broken into, people carrying away bags of flour, white, essential things, boxes of hygiene kits and other basic supplies for life. we know so little aid is getting into gaza at the moment and it really is a sign of the desperation there at the moment and you can see they are in picking up what they can and carrying it away, taking it to their families. this is a warehouse in the southern gaza strip. we will get the latest from unrwa very soon here on bbc news. also wanted to bring you some breaking news as well. some information about a hospital in gaza, that has come from the palesti
hello, i m anna foster in southern israel. you in southern israel. are here in israel with bbc news. you are here in israel with bbc news. the bombardment from israel in gaza continues, we can see on the horizon in the background, the gaza skyline and within the last few hours we have seen tank movements and continuing plumes of smoke heading up into the sky. it s been another intense night and day of bombardment as you can hear on the situation inside gaza is becoming increasingly desperate. the un agency unrwa which looks after palestinian refugees has said what communications have been cut in garzo since friday they are starting to return but they say the people who live there have stormed unrwa warehouses, they say they have been in there and taken what they need, things like food and water and basic hygiene kits so they say it is a sign of the desperation that is happening in gas at the moment is such a limited amount of humanitarian aid continues to make its way into th
following three weeks of war. it comes afterjust 80 trucks carrying aid reached the territory in the last week with people breaking in to aid agency warehouses. they have taken basic goods that were stored there, taking them away to their families. to theirfamilies. it comes as israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu said his country has entered the second stage of what he says will be a long and difficult war with hamas. let s get more on the aid situation. the humanitarian situation they re in gaza. the humanitarian situation there in gaza. i m joined byjuliette touma, director of communications un palestine refugee agency. thank you forjoining us. we ve been talking about that statement released this morning and seeing those pictures of desperate people breaking into some warehouses. what more can you tell us about that. very sadly, people are getting very frustrated. they are getting hungry as the siege, the three week long siege, continues, as they hunger contin
live from southern israel, this is bbc news. the un warns civil order may be breaking down in gaza as thousands of residents break into warehouses for food and other basic items. people are getting frustrated, they are getting hungry. as the three week long siege continues. israel is continuing with its military operation, moving more tanks and infantry into gaza. i m lukwesa burak in london. our other main story: matthew perry, one of the stars of the hit tv show friends, is found dead at his home in los angeles. welcome back to southern israel. you are live with bbc news. i am anna foster, looking out on gaza where we have been seeing and hearing the continuing sights and sounds of the intensified military operation on gaza. you can hear the sound of mortars and artillery fire, as israel has described this as the second stage of this more than three week old war now. we have also heard from the united nations agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, who say they are worried
hello, i m anna foster in southern israel. we start in gaza where the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, says there are signs that civil order is starting to break down, following three weeks of war. this is one of the incidents which prompted that warning people breaking into aid agency warehouses, to carry off food and other essential supplies. just 80 trucks carrying aid have reached the territory in the past week. people are taking basic things like wheat and hygiene kits which are in short supply in gaza. people are taking what they can from the warehouses after breaking inside. people are carrying away what they can lift in their arms as the level of humanitarian aid remains at an extremely low, just 80 trucks carrying aid, reaching gaza in the last week compared to more than 100 a day which normally pass through there. israel s aerial bombardment and ground operation inside gaza are continuing. the israeli defence forces have released this video showing tan