At al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel says that since monday, about 300 thousand palestinians have already fled rafah. The us is still urging israel not to mount a full scale assault on the city and today the un says a full scale offensive cannot take place. In the north there are evacuations in the city of jabalia as the idf says that it has been carrying out air strikes. It says hamas fighters are regrouping there. Meanwhile a top eu official, charles michel, has condemned israels Evacuation Orders, saying people are being directed towards unsafe areas. From jerusalem, paul adams reports. One by one, the people of rafah are leaving. 0utlying Parts of the city now all but deserted. I wasnt planning on going, hassan says, but since no one is left here, i decided to leave. I have to find out where my wife and daughter are. The un says 300,000 people have left already. Thats almost a quarter of those sheltering i
Despite israel not fully cooperating with us efforts to get humanitarian aid into gaza in the initial months, it does not currently assess that israel is prohibiting or restricting the transport of aid supplies. It has been a difficult week for us israel relations. President joe biden said the us could suspend certain Arms Shipments to israel if it launches a full scale invasion into rafah, a densley populated area where over one million civilians are sheltering and in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Our state Department Correspondent tom bateman has this report. This report has been three months in the making. It was ordered by the white house back in february with President Biden under growing pressure from human rights organisations, from part of his democratic base, over the way that american weapons were being used by the israelis in gaza. And what we have so far are the key findings that the state department here have released, and there is a key line in this report and it
This is the scene live now in gaza. Well have the very latest on the situation from our correspondent there and in israel. And the other news here this lunchtime. A major fire at Luton Airport there are no flights in or out, and part of the car park where the blaze began has collapsed. The children still being taught online, as schools try to deal with unsafe concrete. And, the first team gb athletes are announced for next years olympic games, in paris with ten sailors selected. Coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. Wayne rooney is back in english football. The former england and Manchester United striker is the New Birmingham city manager on a three and a half year contract. Good afternoon from the israeli border. We are here in southern as welljust a few miles from the gaza strip were tensions continue to rise. Wejust heard the sirens going and you can test explosions in the air. The iron dome has been in action for hours this morning and is artillery has continued to
In other news, afghanistan has been struck by another large earthquake as powerful as the one that hit on saturday. Israel has said up to 150 people were taken captive when hamas launched its Surprise Attack on the 7th Of October. Hamas has said it has hidden them in safe places and tunnels within gaza, and threatened to kill hostages if Civilian Homes are bombed by israel without warning. The bbc has a team ofjournalists looking at what the situation is like now and who the hostages could be. Frankie mccamley has this analysis. Its thought up to 150 people were taken hostage when hamas launched its attack. Now were trying to verify these numbers by using videos that have been posted online. Now, this video is thought to show 30 year old shiri. Shes believed to have been taken hostage with her two young children. And in this video, you canjust about see her young nine month old baby in her arms. Now its understood her husband as well, yarden, was taken hostage too, and the bbc, has man
in the israel-hamas war. help maybe on the way to the civilians trapped in the gaza strip. according to our nbc crews on the ground, at least ten trucks carrying food, water, and medical supplies are expected to enter the area today. additionally, to service providers tell nbc news the internet and cell phone services is slowly being restored to the area after near total blackout that lasted for more than 24 hours following a bombardment by the israeli military. new video released by the idf shows tanks and infantry inside gaza, seemingly expanding their ground operations. this comes after a night of nonstop missile strikes and what prime minister benjamin netanyahu is calling the second stage of war. nbc has not independently verified the content of this video. around the world, hundreds of thousands of protesters continue to take to the streets, calling for a cease-fire. according to the health ministry and gaza, more than 8000 are dead, including more than 3300 children. j