routes in the area. there have been concerned the israel hamas would widespread the region. these are two of the world s biggest choke points. the situation has come to a head because two big shipping companies, maersk, the container company and hapag lloyd another big shipping container company have both announced that they would stop sending shipping through the babar el mandeh strip. you have to make a longer passage through the cape of good hope, this might add nine days or six days to the united states. forships days or six days to the united states. for ships traversing from the atlantic to the pacific ocean through the panama canal there are additional issues, let s hear from the independent economist cornelia meyer. cornelia meyer. when you look at trade from cornelia meyer. when you look at trade from shanghai - cornelia meyer. when you look at trade from shanghai to - cornelia meyer. when you look at trade from shanghai to new| at trade from shanghai to new yor
were mobbed by palestinians desperate for food. also on sunday, a funeral was held for one of the three israeli hostages shot dead by israeli troops in gaza after being wrongly identified as a threat. alon lulu shamriz was abducted by hamas during the 7th of october attacks. he and the other two hostages were shot dead while holding a white cloth. they had also painted an 505 sign written with leftover food. officials have admitted that killing the men who were holding a white flag was a breach of rules of engagement . the white flag is an internationally recognized sign of protection. israel s own manual on the rules of warfare states that its forces should not attack .a prisoner of war who is asking to surrender or waving a white flag as a sign of surrender. our correspondent lucy williamson has this report on the situation in gaza and the fallout in israel. sirens sound, horns blow the target for israel in gaza is hamas. for palestinians, it s survival. the rafah crossi
israel hamas wore widespread the region. here s our business reporter david waddell. the situation has come to a head because two big shipping companies, maersk, the container company and hapag lloyd another big shipping container company have both announced that they would stop sending shipping through the babar el mandeh strip. i lljust show you where that is. it is at the south side of the red sea. and at the north side of the red sea, we have the suez canal. these are two of the world s biggest choke points. if anything halts shipping through these points then it has a major effect on other shipping. any ships making their way from india or the philippines to europe or the united states, further west has to come through here and here then eventually through the straits of gibraltar before going further west or north from there. the alternative is to go south around the cape of good hope, suez canal and that adds 14 days possibly on to the journey time. now the suez cana
palestinians were killed by strikes in the jabalia refugee camp on sunday. it comes as humanitarian aid entered gaza directly from israel for the first time in more than two months. at another crossing on egypt s border, some aid deliveries were mobbed by palestinians desperate for food. also on sunday, a funeral was held for one of the three israeli hostages shot dead by israeli troops in gaza after being wrongly identified as a threat. alon lulu shamriz was abducted by hamas during the 7th of october attacks. he and the other two hostages were shot dead while holding a white cloth. they had also painted an 505 sign written with leftover food. officials have admitted that killing the men who were holding a white flag was a breach of rules of engagement . the white flag is an internationally recognized sign of protection. israel s own manual on the rules of warfare states that its forces should not attack .a prisoner of war who is asking to surrender or waving a white flag
it s newsday. we begin in gaza, where in a sign of the growing hunger and desperation, crowds of people have scrambled for food from aid trucks entering the besieged strip, through the rafah crossing. for the first time since the war began, israel has also opened one of its crossings into gaza to aid. it s hoped the opening of the kerem shalom crossing will double the amount of food and medicine reaching gazans. until now, aid agencies have only been able to access the territory through the rafah crossing from egypt. israel has kept up its bombardment of gaza, killing dozens more people. in a change of tone you can generally have joined calls for a sustainable ceasefire. prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists benjamin neta nyahu insists israel will fight benjamin netanyahu insists israel will fight to the end but reuters is quoting egyptian circularity sources as saying israel and hamas are open to a ceasefire but disagree over the terms. our correspondent lucy williamson