Good afternoon and welcome to the Bbc News At One live from jerusalem. There are growing calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting between israel and hamas, so that more aid can be allowed into gaza. The un agency for Palestinian Refugees has warned its shelters in the gaza strip are overwhelmed with displaced people. It says the facilities are now holding 600,000 palestinians, which is four times their capacity. Israel has allowed limited food, water and medicine into the territory via the rafah crossing with egypt, but isnt allowing fuel supplies, over fears theyll end up in the hands of hamas. Hamas is designated a Terrorist Group by many western governments, including the uk. The United States said it would support a lull in the fighting, but not a full ceasefire, because it said that would only benefit hamas. The Hamas Health Ministry says more than 6,500 people have been killed so far in gaza in this conflict. Israel says the number of dead in the hamas attack more than two
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the think it is going to happen, it is the same message from the head of the olympic committee trying to ensure that controversy does not cloud everything here. people have been following events in china, not only their treatment of tibetans, there are a lot of concerns about human rights here. athletes want to speak out on political matters. they are worried that someone in the medal podium could take the opportunity to take a stand. we ll have to see if that happens. the officials are hoping that sport is going to rule the day and not the controversy around the games. 0r going to rule the day and not the controversy around the games. or it will not be covid 19 swamping the olympic venues here. wejust have will not be covid 19 swamping the olympic venues here. we just have to 0lympic venues here. we just have to get through the next few weeks and hope that all the hard work in preparation will not come to nothing, if you like.- preparation will not come to nothing, if you like. thank