this is bbc news. the headlines: israel says its soldiers have carried out localised raids in gaza as a deadline approaches palestinians to move before an expected ground offensive. it comes as the un warns the order to move about a million people in 2a hours is impossible to do. scottish first minister humza yousaf speaks to the bbc about his fears for his mother—in—law and family in gaza and the extent of israeli action.

nobody has said that israel does not have the right to protect itself from terror. all of us have said that, myself included. but they're going too far, are they? but collective punishment cannot be justified. yes, they are going too far.

this nice speak to an israeli specialist. this deadline to move within 2a hours expires in three hours. is it even possible that people need to get out can get out? we need to place this situation in its correct context, to remind you that for the fact that last 15 years hamas has held the people of gaza hostage and has built an entire terrorist army in residential areas, in schools, underneath hospitals in the most cynical manner possible on the most cynical manner possible on the goal of that effort is to terrorise and not commit mass murder against the israeli people. what has happened now is the attack is so heinous, so large in scale, it is the darkest moment in nature's history with scenes of slaughter not

seen by the jewish since history with scenes of slaughter not seen by thejewish since the second world war, these mobile death squads, isis style death squads that have come across the border and murdered 1300 people. the israeli government security cabinet have all reached the obvious conclusion that it is no longer possible to coexist alongside this hamas — isis entity, this army, so they are going to systematically remove its capabilities. there is no way of doing that without breaching those targets that are built into residential areas in the gaza strip. we have been reporting that hospital and gas the city has been told it must evacuate within two hours. we have seen international condemnation of an have seen international condemnation ofan impending have seen international condemnation of an impending humanitarian catastrophe, it has been called a

death sentence for the vulnerable, there is no power, food, eight, the health system is a breaking point. at what point is there a separation between hamas and the civilians of gaza? ., , ., between hamas and the civilians of gaza? ., , ,,. gaza? from the israeli perspective there is always _ gaza? from the israeli perspective there is always an _ gaza? from the israeli perspective there is always an temp _ gaza? from the israeli perspective there is always an temp two - there is always an temp two separate. hamas deliberately fires rockets from hospitals and sends mobile death squads from residential buildings. what is isreal supposed to do? not respond because if it doesn't it will invite more mass murder on its brilliance. what did the united states do after 9/11 along with britain and a coalition of countries? there would halfway around the world to eliminate the entity that committed that atrocity. here we have it right on the border. israel has no choice. it is attempting to separate the civilians of gaza from the hamas terrorist army, despite hamas best efforts to

use mass shielding. this is mass human shielding tactics and the tragic results of that. i'm sad for the people of gaza, extremely sad and i think what we are saying is israeli civilians and civilian syngas are suffering greatly due to the irresponsible actions of hamas that are designed to enable them to follow this murderous ideology, and this is the result. the bottom line is that israel has no choice but to eliminate this entity after the darkest images we have seen, and if that includes evacuating places that have turned into command and control centres, rocket launch sites, staging areas for these death squads, then that is what is going to be have to be done in order to secure the area.— to be have to be done in order to secure the area. whilst we speak we are showing — secure the area. whilst we speak we

are showing a _ secure the area. whilst we speak we are showing a picture, _ secure the area. whilst we speak we are showing a picture, a _ secure the area. whilst we speak we are showing a picture, a live - secure the area. whilst we speak we are showing a picture, a live shot. are showing a picture, a live shot of gaza tonight. we can hear it, we can see it. it is in darkness but we can see it. it is in darkness but we can see it. it is in darkness but we can see the explosions. what is your assessment of what happens next? we have talked about a much anticipated ground offensive, we have talked about the localised rates that are suggested to be intelligence gathering but also search for hostages. you know this area, you know the story, what is your assessment of what happens next? i think that a widescale ground offensive is only a matter of time. it is inevitable, because the italy security cabinet decided on the elimination of the hamas terrorist army. previous rounds of conflict were designed to restore deterrence. that can only mean a wide—ranging ground offensive. the idf forces

that are massed on the borders of gaza. i think at the point quite soon, i don't know exactly when, they will be moving in to do that and we will see a wide—ranging ground offensive aimed at striking the capabilities that have been embedded so deeply. i would also take this opportunity to urge you to try to keep in mind that when you see a building that is hit, it looks like it is just a see a building that is hit, it looks like it isjust a residential building. i know how it looks and it looks like a fighterjet setting a residential building, but it is not just a residential building. israel is not hitting a random neighbourhood. that is a military target, a place where atrocities are organised from, were all kind of offensive activities are taking place and it is designed to be invisible both to the israeli

military and the international media. that is the tragedy. thank ou for media. that is the tragedy. thank you for being _ media. that is the tragedy. thank you for being with _ media. that is the tragedy. thank you for being with us _ media. that is the tragedy. thank you for being with us tonight. - media. that is the tragedy. thank you for being with us tonight. we | you for being with us tonight. we are going to stay with that live shot as we see events there in gaza. we have had a new line from the israeli prime minister, their 20 —— benjamin netanyahu, saying the week—old retaliation for the high hamas assault on israel was only the beginning. we werejust hamas assault on israel was only the beginning. we were just talking there are about these early localised rates and what impact they might have. the israeli prime minister said we are striking our enemies with unprecedented right. it was a brief statement, televised after the jewish sabbath was a brief statement, televised after thejewish sabbath had begun, so unusual in that respect. the emphasis he said is that this is only the beginning. that is the

scene in gaza tonight. you can see and hear the activity taking place right now, as many thousands of palestinians moved from areas in the north of gaza. they have less than three hours before the deadline expires for their evacuation from the northern part of gaza. in the context of what we just heard from benjamin netanyahu commerce saying this is only the beginning, we are striking, he says, our enemies with unprecedented mites. a palestinian film—maker has sent us exclusive footage showing the scale of destruction inside gaza. palestinian filmmaker muhammed hussain has sent us exclusive footage showing the scale of desctruction from within gaza. these initial images are from yesterday people running through this narow street in gaza. images now shoewing the home

for the halawa family which was hit by an israeli airstrike with a number of civilian casulties. and scenes from today this is the financial district in gaza city the tal al hawa road. you can see the complete destruction of the area. joining me now is michael lynk. he is a professor emeritus in the law faculty at western university. he is also the former united nations special rapporteur on the occupied palestinian territories from 2016 to 2022 which israel banned him from visiting. thank you for being with us. there is a lot we can talk about tonight because there's been a lot of developments today. first of all, your perception of this deadline thatis your perception of this deadline that is about to expire. i catastrophe upon a catastrophe. the un secretary general has said very

bluntly that the meeting of this deadline would be impossible. we are talking about 1.2 million people in several large refugee camps in the north of gaza, as well as gaza city itself having to evacuate to the south. keep in mind there has been a complete siege on gaza since the beginning of the week with no food, no water, no fuel, no electricity. food is running out, water is scarce to find. we are talking about an incredibly poor society were not many people have cars or means of being able to evacuate. then the question is, where did they evacuate to? we are talking about open fields, towns, further south in gaza. no humanitarian preparation to be able to look after such a huge number moving from north to south.

also keep in mind that most of the main hospitals and certainly the largest hospital in gaza is in the north, it is in gaza city. it is poorly equipped, doesn't have nearly enough staff, nearly enough equipment, nearly enough medicines, and it is already extremely overrun ijy and it is already extremely overrun by number of civilians needing it. the last i had heard the director of the hospital says they want evacuate because they can't add because they would not be serving the civilians there. indie would not be serving the civilians there. ~ ., , ., ., . there. we have played our audience ofthat there. we have played our audience of that cli- there. we have played our audience of that clip a — there. we have played our audience of that clip a little _ there. we have played our audience of that clip a little earlier _ there. we have played our audience of that clip a little earlier of - there. we have played our audience of that clip a little earlier of a - of that clip a little earlier of a representative at that very hospital. let's talk about some of the logistics here. i know you were probably able to hear the gastronomy earlier saying this about israeli is forces dealing with hamas and he accused hamas of hiding military equipment, intelligence within the civilian population. talk to me

first of all about how we separate that, how can international law govern that? what are the responsibilities on both sides do not target civilians? international law is not only — not target civilians? international law is not only when _ not target civilians? international law is not only when your- not target civilians? international law is not only when your blood l not target civilians? international| law is not only when your blood is cool law is not only when your blood is cool, it is there to moderate your behaviour when your blood is boiling and the commission of war crimes by one side, the atrocities committed by hamas in israel on saturday and sunday, the kidnapping of people, the firing of rockets into civilian areas in israel in no wayjustifies anybody else committing war crimes against that population. that is absolutely forbidden under international law. when it comes to war, the heart of international law is to separate combatants from civilians. 0ur boring side also has to take the utmost caution in trying

to take the utmost caution in trying to ensure that they are not targeting civilians. that is a war crime in itself. 0r targeting civilians. that is a war crime in itself. or that any damage to combatants on the other side is making the least damage possible to civilians on that side. we have had several prior wars in the last 15 years, most notably in 2008, 2009, and again in 2015 were major reports were commissioned in the aftermath of those assaults on gaza by the united nations human rights commission which talked about an absence ofjustice, a crisis in the absence ofjustice, a crisis in the absence ofjustice by both sides, and the docket of the international criminal court is filled with testimonies in relation to war crimes literally committed by hamas and by israel. i think we will see more on the same with this present war. ~ . . ,

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care worker pay. many at the summit believe a better wages won't - care worker pay. many at the summit believe a better wages won't solve i believe a better wages won't solve everything, but care organisations say if staff were rewarded for what they do, they would be —— there would be more personalised help to go around. france has raised the security alert to the highest level possible after a teacher was killed earlier today. this means france will now work at maximum vigilance and protection in the event of an imminent threat of a terrorist attack. access to alert the population in case there is the imminent threat of an attack is also included in the raising of the

security threat. today, president biden spoke to some of the family is believed to have been held hostage. the number of people abducted by hamas is believed to be at least 120. 0ur north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, spoke with abbey greenberg 0nn, one of the families who will be speaking with the us president later today. two members of mrs 0nn family are considered to be held hostage by hamas militants. live now to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal, who spoke with abbey. abby says that five members of her family have gone missing in israel. she moved to israel eight years ago from massachusetts. she says that to have been confirmed as abducted, and another 13—year—olds, she said she saw video of hamas taking him away. i asked her how she feels about the

fact that the israeli government is calling for everyone to leave gaza. the un is saying this is not possible, given that her family is likely to be in gaza, how does she feel about that?— feel about that? israel is up auainst feel about that? israel is up against figuring _ feel about that? israel is up against figuring out - feel about that? israel is up against figuring out how - feel about that? israel is up against figuring out how to l feel about that? israel is up - against figuring out how to respond to this _ against figuring out how to respond to this atrocious terror attack and they need — to this atrocious terror attack and they need to defend themselves and id they need to defend themselves and go on _ they need to defend themselves and go on an— they need to defend themselves and go on an offensive, but in doing so you put— go on an offensive, but in doing so you put the — go on an offensive, but in doing so you put the hostages in peril and so this is— you put the hostages in peril and so this is why— you put the hostages in peril and so this is why we are trying to raise our voice — this is why we are trying to raise our voice as— this is why we are trying to raise our voice as productively as possible. _ our voice as productively as possible, to put pressure on the necessary — possible, to put pressure on the necessary parties, whether they be government or third—party, to either -et government or third—party, to either get medicai— government or third—party, to either get medical support in to get a sign of life. _ get medical support in to get a sign of life. to _ get medical support in to get a sign of life, to get the people who need medical— of life, to get the people who need medical support, there are children with special needs, babies, wounded people _ with special needs, babies, wounded people and _ with special needs, babies, wounded people and elderly, including my cousin— people and elderly, including my cousin carmela who needs their medicine, — cousin carmela who needs their medicine, and we would of course ask

there _ medicine, and we would of course ask there is— medicine, and we would of course ask there is an _ medicine, and we would of course ask there is an immediate release of the hostages _ hostages. we will return to some of hostages. — we will return to some of that testimony in a short while, but let's take you live to new york. this is the un secretary general talking about the international response to events in the middle east. there was an intense bombardment of charset that has already killed 1800 people and injured thousands more. after the air strikes, the israel defense forces have ordered the palestinians in gaza city and its surroundings to move to the south of the territory. moving more than 1 million people across a densely populated more soon to a place with no food, water, or accommodation, when the entire territory is under siege is extremely dangerous and in

some cases simply not possible. hospitals in the south of gaza are already at capacity and will not be able to accept thousands of new patients from the north. their system is on the brink of collapse. works are overflowing. 11 health care staff have been killed on duty and there have been 3a attacks on health facilities in the last few days. the entire territory faces a water crisis its infrastructure has been damaged and there is no electricity to power the pumps are desalination plants. 0ur united nations staff and partners are working around the clock to support the people of gaza. we mourn for our colleagues who have been killed, a number that is increasing by the day. i have been in constant contact with the leaders across the region to focus on ways to reduce suffering and prevents further dangerous escalation in the west bank or

elsewhere in the region, especially in lebanon. the exchange of fire across the blue line is very worrying. it must stop. we need immediate humanitarian access throughout gaza so that we can get fuel, food and water to everyone in need. even wars have rules. international humanitarian law must be respected and upheld. civilians must be protected and also never used as shields. and all hostages in gaza must be released immediately. it is imperative that all parties and those who have influence over them to do everything possible to achieve these steps. finally, i want to say something about the hatred thatis to say something about the hatred that is being stoked by this terrible conflict across the middle east and around the world. demonising language that incites violence is never accepted. i call on all leaders to speak out against

anti—semitism, anti—muslim bigotry and hate speech of all kinds. this is a time for the international community to come together around protecting civilians and finding a lasting solution to this unending cycle of death and destruction. thank you. cycle of death and destruction. thank you-— cycle of death and destruction. thank ou. , thank you. there we believe the un secretary general, _ thank you. there we believe the un secretary general, speaking - thank you. there we believe the un secretary general, speaking there i thank you. there we believe the un | secretary general, speaking there in new york. and if you care like that have come out of that i'm talking about this crisis reaching a dangerously low. we know that morning from israeli forces for people in the north of gaza to evacuate expires in over two hours. they were talking there in new york about 1200 people being killed, injured thousands more, that was the hamas attack on israel last weekend, but the bombardment of gaza that has killed 1800 people. we want in that statement of the ability or perhaps the inability of hospitals in the

south of gaza to be able to cope with an influx of new arrivals coming from the north. here is a crucial line, he talks about even wars have rules. he said humanitarian law, human rights law must be respected and upheld. all hostages in gaza he set must be released immediately. if is reference of the impact this will have around the world, talking about the hatred that is being stoked by what he describes as a terrible conflict. he has called on leaders around the world to speak out against anti—semitism, anti—muslim bigotry and hate speech of all kinds. he said there needs to be a way to find a lasting solution to this unending cycle of death and destruction. all of that of course particularly timely given we have had a couple of key updates in the last hour or so, from that area in gaza. we know that israeli forces have been carrying out what they have been carrying out what they have been carrying out what they have been describing as localised rates. this dataset was to try to

locate some of the hostages who were missing. also we have been hearing throughout the programme that some of that might be to try to destabilise the military infrastructure of her mass that is often located in tunnels under parts often located in tunnels under parts of the city. there is an temp two try to dismantle some of that communication or military infrastructure to perhaps be able to lay the groundwork for what is a much anticipated ground offensive. let's take you back to new york and further reaction from the un. people from more than _ further reaction from the un. people from more than 40 _ further reaction from the un. people from more than 40 countries - further reaction from the un. people from more than 40 countries have i from more than 40 countries have been murdered were missing, so we are all affected by what has happened. finally, ithink are all affected by what has happened. finally, i think we should be clear, absolutely clear, that atrial has the right to defend itself and we will support them in that. he itself and we will support them in that. . ., ~' itself and we will support them in that. . ., ~ ., that. he condemned the killing of israeli civilians, _ that. he condemned the killing of israeli civilians, but _ that. he condemned the killing of israeli civilians, but do _ that. he condemned the killing of israeli civilians, but do you - israeli civilians, but do you

believe _ israeli civilians, but do you believe the killing of palestinian civilians — believe the killing of palestinian civilians should be condemned? are you going _ civilians should be condemned? are you going to call on israel to stop bombing — you going to call on israel to stop bombing gaza, because the majority of people _ bombing gaza, because the majority of people who are dying or civilians _ of people who are dying or civilians. as of people who are dying or civilians.— of people who are dying or civilians. �* , , ., ., civilians. as i said loss of human life is a tragedy _ civilians. as i said loss of human life is a tragedy and _ civilians. as i said loss of human life is a tragedy and i _ civilians. as i said loss of human life is a tragedy and i extend - civilians. as i said loss of human life is a tragedy and i extend my | life is a tragedy and i extend my condolences to everybody who has been affected. in terms of the action that is taking place, the uk is clear that actions need to take place in line with international humanitarian law and when my prime minister discussed the situation with benjamin netanyahu, he urged him to look for the protection of civilians in all of the follow—up actions that have taken place. that is barbara woodward speaking, the uk permanent representative to the united nations. it is worth taking you back there for that update given all the events of the fast—moving events we have had throughout the

evening. it is worth reminding you that we have heard from the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, saying that this latest is just the beginning. we have some indication of small localised grades in gaza. we have heard from the israeli prime minister saying this was just the beginning. we are striking our enemies, he says, with unprecedented might. he says i want to emphasise that this is only the beginning. it has been a significant day of developments, given that in just over two hours we expect that deadline given to the people in the north of gaza to evacuate to the south, an expectation that more than 1 million people will be asked to make that move. we have been hearing throughout the programme about the infrastructure that is simply not in place. the un has condemned that the man, saying that this is a death sentence for the vulnerable. they've talked about attacks on health care. they are also calling for a release

of hostages, but how to protect civilians, and that is the crucial thing in all of this. they say it is so difficult, the health care —— the health system is a breaking point, and they have described this as pushing people into the abyss. that is the latest from the un. we also heard from the un secretary general, talking about the rules of war. he said humanitarian law and human rights law must be respected and upheld. he said all hostages must be released immediately. he said that hatred around the world is being stoked by this terrible conflict. he has called on leaders around the world to speak out against anti—semitism, anti—muslim bigotry and hate speech of all kinds. there is continued coverage on the bbc website. christian will be here with you in a few moments. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. the israelis were telling them that they were going - to issue an evacuation _ order, effectively, for everybody north of the wadi gaza area, about halfway down the gaza strip. to move south and that they had 24 hours to do so. _ the israelis say, - for their own protection. the ill people whose injuries mean their only chance of survival is being on a life support such as mechanical ventilator, so moving those people is a death sentence. we have called on everyone to evacuate — we have called on everyone to evacuate because that is the right thing _ evacuate because that is the right thing to— evacuate because that is the right thing to do we will commence significant military activities it will be — significant military activities it will be in _ significant military activities it will be in active combat zone people strike _ will be in active combat zone people strike hamas targets and we don't want _ strike hamas targets and we don't want civilian casualties. we