children with mental health problems face a postcode lottery, the children s commissioner warns, as real term spending drops by a third in some parts of england. as the final series of game of thrones begins soon, we look at its economic impact on northern ireland where much of the filming took place good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. well, we can go now to brussels for all the latest on the eu summit which gets under way this afternoon david eades is there. theresa may will be looking for an extension to brexit. here we are in the european summit, brexit the issue, but it is only brexit this time as the eu leaders are going to try and work out what sort of extension they are prepared to offer theresa may. she was during the 30th, we will have a look at that. there is a sense here that that they are isa there is a sense here that that they are is a better choreography to the preparations for this particular council. the prime minister having visited already berlin
hospital. the israel defense forces said its troops were opening a secure route to evacuate civilians sheltering near the hospital, but it did not intend to evacuate patients and medical staff. medical staff at nasser hospital have continued to treat the sick and wounded throughout the conflict. israel claims that hamas uses this and other hospitals in gaza as cover for its operations a claim strongly denied by staff at the hospital. nasser hospital is in khan younis. further to the south in rafah, concerns are growing about the fate of a million people who have taken shelter in the city after israel said it was preparing a ground assault there. the un fears that more than a million people crammed inside rafah are staring death in the face . rafah has come under heavy israeli bombardment in recent days, with at least 67 people killed there on monday, according to gaza s hamas run health ministry. it all comes as the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has called on hamas t
they are trying their best to provide essential services to gazans trapped inside gaza, with very little food, water, medicine and fuel. so this is an important update to bring you. 17 more trucks apparently are carrying aid into gaza through that all important rafah crossing which you can see here. this is controlled by egypt and is often used to bring goods in and is often used to bring goods in and out of gaza. i will keep these live pictures and bringing our guest sarah davies, a public relations officer at the international committee of the red cross. thanks so much forjoining us on bbc news. as we watch these live pictures of the rafah crossing, i want to ask you to give the viewers an insight into how bad things are within gaza. thank you so much for having me. as everyone has really seen over the last more than two weeks now, the humanitarian situation for people in that gaza is dire and only increasing. their needs are increasing. their needs are increasing. people h
the rafah crossing is on the egyptian border and is the only route not bordering israel which means it s currently the only potential way to deliver humanitarian aid into gaza. we ll have the very latest on the aid trying to get into gaza in the next hour. in other developments in the conflict today, israel has confirmed that 212 people are being held hostage in gaza. defence officials said israeli strikes overnight killed dozens of palestinian fighters, including the deputy chief of hamas rocket forces. israel has been carrying out intensive aerial bombing of gaza since the hamas attacks inside israel two weeks ago, in which 1,400 people were killed. the palestinian health ministry says about 4,600 gazans, mainly civilians, have been killed in the israeli air strikes. 4700. that includes 55 people overnight. israel s military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas, which is designated a ter