saying it is getting prepared for a "comprehensive offensive" by land, sea and air. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited troops near the gaza strip — telling them, "the next stage is coming". the world health organisation urges israel to reverse its evacuation order for hospitals in the north of gaza — with millions displaced, fears grow for deteriorating conditions on the ground. the bbc confirms young children were among those killed yesterday in an air strike on vehicles leaving northern gaza — along an israeli—designated route south. israel's military says its forces are deployed across the country and are ready for the next stage of the war, which is expected to

have significant ground operations. a spokesman said the coming phase could include, what he called, �*combined and co—ordinated' strikes from the air, sea and land. the goal, he said, was to �*completely destroy the governing and military capabilities of hamas�*. it's a week since hamas, classed as a terrorist organisation by many western governments, including the uk, killed more than 1,300 people in israel and took dozens hostage. israel has warned the 1.1 million civilians in gaza's north to move south beyond the wadi gaza here. the military spokesperson said they should not return until israel said they could do so. the authorities in gaza say more than 2,200 people have already died in retaliatory israeli bombing. on saturday, israel's prime minister visited some of his troops and asked them if they are ready for the next stage.

and in the past few hours, us presidentjoe biden has held separate phone calls with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson has the latest. every day, hamas sends rockets into israel, after last weekend's attack, israel says these air strikes are just the beginning, and that people living in the north of gaza should leave now. gaza's salahadin road has become a lifeline for people flowing south, a humanitarian corridor labelled "safe". not always. a strike here yesterday killed at least 12 people. the bbc has verified the location and identified women and children under five among the dead.

israel says it's investigating. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, visited the troops gathered at gaza's borders today. "the next stage is coming", he told them. "are you ready?" the israeli army has been pounding gaza from here across the border and also from the air. israel says it doesn't deliberately target civilians, and that this is directed at the people who do. today, israel said it had killed the organiser of last weekend's attack. ali qadi was released from an israeli jail more than a decade ago in a prisoner exchange deal with hamas. israel says it was he who planned the attacks on communities like be�*eri. gunmen arrived there last saturday, caught on a security camera relaxed,

unhurried and well—prepa red. they brought everything they needed to kill and kidnap large numbers of people — grenades, gaffertape, plastic cable ties. three members of the gat family are still missing, among them, carmel and her sister—in—law. their family home, shattered. it looks like indiscriminate violence, but it wasn't. this was a targeted attack. some of the people who lived here are now thought to be just a few miles away inside gaza, a different world. be�*eri has lived for years with occasional rockets or infiltrations, but destruction like this signals a different kind of vulnerability, and the build—up of israeli forces here, a different kind of response.

but what will that response mean for hostages inside gaza? i don't know the effort, i don't know the intelligence, i don't know anything. they don't tell us anything. they don't tell us afterwards. nobody calls me to say there is negotiation for them. frankly, nobody really knows if they are taken or not. you're angry about that? i am very angry. there is not even a place for sad, to be sad for me. israel's soldiers are now massing at gaza's borders, their weapons pointing towards both hamas and their hostages. for the army that failed to protect its people at home, how much harder will it be to protect them there? lucy williamson, bbc news, southern israel. the united nations says nearly a million palestinians — that's nearly half the population — have left their homes in the gaza strip in the week since israel launched its military response to the wave of killings by hamas.

the entire enclave is being hit by israeli missiles — from gaza city in the north to rafah in the south, at the border with egypt. you may find some of the images injon donnison�*s report now distressing. outside the main hospital in rafah, ice cream trucks. the morgue is full. "some of the dead have been here for two days", says this man. "these freezers are meant for food, not bodies", he goes on. and this is right in the south of gaza, where people are now being told to evacuate to. hundreds of thousands are now heading in this direction. the question is, where do they go? at the border with egypt, hundreds of palestinians lucky to have dual

citizenship are trying to get out. among them trying to get out is maryam. among them trying to get out is ma am. �* . , ., ., , maryam. i'm really in fear and every time i have — maryam. i'm really in fear and every time i have to _ maryam. i'm really in fear and every time i have to have _ maryam. i'm really in fear and every time i have to have the _ maryam. i'm really in fear and every time i have to have the thought - maryam. i'm really in fear and every time i have to have the thought of i time i have to have the thought of me dying in a bomb in the gaza, like, it's not a good thing. like, every place i go, ijust find bombs and dead people. maybe one day i'll end up like them but it's a really scary thing for me.— scary thing for me. egypt says it won't open _ scary thing for me. egypt says it won't open the _ scary thing for me. egypt says it won't open the crossing - scary thing for me. egypt says it won't open the crossing even i scary thing for me. egypt says it | won't open the crossing even for foreign nationals until israel agrees to allow aid in. and hamas also controls the border and has a say on who is allowed out. the nearby united nations school is packed with those seeking shelter. but it was already at full capacity before this latest evacuation order. "as palestinians, what did we do for this to happen

to us?", hanan asks. she tells us she ran out of the house barefoot with nothing when israel bombed her neighbourhood, and came straight to the school. at noon today, many were praying, one would think for better times. many of those here are children, still smiling despite it all. around half gaza's population is under 18, and some are old beyond their years. ramez is just 15. this is his fifth war. "i can barely stand it", he says. "and look around you at all these kids. ask them, do you want to live or not? we just want to be secure", he goes on. "0ur dream is to live, that's all we want." jon donnison, bbc news.

at least 12 journalists have been killed since the conflict started last saturday. most of them have been killed working in gaza and one in israel. but on friday, lebanon accused israel of being behind cross—border fire that killed a reuters journalist and wounded six others near the border. israel's military said it was looking into the circumstances of the strike. let's get more on this withjodie ginsberg in new york. she is the president for the committee to protectjournalists. thanks for being with us. what do we know about these strikes? i2 already dead. lebanon says israel was behind the cross—borderfire dead. lebanon says israel was behind the cross—border fire and israel says they will look in to it. what says they will look in to it. what we know from _ says they will look in to it. what we know from witnesses - says they will look in to it. what we know from witnesses is - says they will look in to it. wiegt we know from witnesses is that says they will look in to it. writ we know from witnesses is that a group including aljazeera group including al jazeera journalists group including aljazeera journalists was attacked by missiles fired from the direction of israel who say they are looking into it and lebanon will submit a formal

complaint to the un security council for what it calls israel's deliberate killing of the reuters journalist issam abdallah. it isn't the first time _ journalist issam abdallah. it isn't the first time that _ journalist issam abdallah. it isn't the first time that journalists - journalist issam abdallah. it isn'tl the first time that journalists have been targeted by israel. what are you calling for in terms of more accountability about what happens next? ~ �* , ., ., , next? well, we've seen over the last two decades — next? well, we've seen over the last two decades or _ next? well, we've seen over the last two decades or more _ next? well, we've seen over the last two decades or more a _ next? well, we've seen over the last two decades or more a pattern - next? well, we've seen over the last two decades or more a pattern of. next? well, we've seen over the last two decades or more a pattern of no| two decades or more a pattern of no accountability in the killings of journalists by the israel defence forces. we published a report earlier this year that found at least 20 journalist had been killed by the idf and there was no accountability in those cases including the killing of an al jazeera journalist last year. we need to see israel investigate these killings and hold those accountable responsible. journalists are civilians, they aren't targets and we need them to bdi is an for what's coming on in the war, especially at a time when it extremely difficult to information out of gaza. only 20%

internet access across the area. we need journalists to help us understand what's happening on the ground. yes understand what's happening on the round. , ., understand what's happening on the round. , . ., ., ground. yes and i wanted to ask about that _ ground. yes and i wanted to ask about that because _ ground. yes and i wanted to ask about that because it _ ground. yes and i wanted to ask about that because it is - ground. yes and i wanted to ask about that because it is a - ground. yes and i wanted to ask about that because it is a war. ground. yes and i wanted to ask i about that because it is a war that is being played out on social media. a lot of disinformation and misinformation being spread in that way. how difficult is it to determine what is going on on the ground both in gaza but in israel too? , , . ground both in gaza but in israel too? , ' . �* , ., too? extremely difficult, there's a hu . e too? extremely difficult, there's a huge amount _ too? extremely difficult, there's a huge amount of— too? extremely difficult, there's a huge amount of misinformation i too? extremely difficult, there's a - huge amount of misinformation being circulated on social media and that's why it's really important to have journalists working for reliable news outlets like the bbc, like reuters, like afp, who people can trust, who are trained to cover these kind of conflicts. many are covering their fourth or fifth conflict and have access. very few journalists can access gaza. those

who are there are often palestinian journalist to have an acute understanding of what's happening and their work is really important. given the state of the current conflict that appears to have moved to a significant new phase, we know that troops are massing on the borders and we are told from the israeli prime minister that he wants the troops to be ready. what can be done to ensure that the people covering the conflict are kept safe? it's extremely difficult. covering a conflict is perhaps the most dangerous assignment a journalist will ever have. it's extremely difficult to guarantee one's safety covering a conflict. certainly every journalist we know is wearing protective equipment and what we absolutely cannot have is a situation in which they are targeted for their work and it is absolutely imperative that all sides recognise

that journalists imperative that all sides recognise thatjournalists must be able to do their work and that they should not be targeted. i5 their work and that they should not be targeted-— be targeted. is there evidence that the journalists _ be targeted. is there evidence that the journalists are _ be targeted. is there evidence that the journalists are being _ the journalists are being particularly targeted? it’s the journalists are being particularly targeted? it's hard to sa . in particularly targeted? it's hard to say- in some _ particularly targeted? it's hard to say. in some cases _ particularly targeted? it's hard to say. in some cases a _ particularly targeted? it's hard to say. in some cases a decline - particularly targeted? it's hard to say. in some cases a decline that might be the case. know that in the case of the journalists attacked yesterday in lebanon, they were all clearly marked as being press. they tend to have a lot of equipment when working as a photojournalist or camera person. you'd have something on yourflakjacket camera person. you'd have something on your flak jacket saying camera person. you'd have something on your flakjacket saying press, the helmets often say press, cars and equipment. so it's very easy to spot those in such a situation who are doing the reporting. {30 spot those in such a situation who are doing the reporting.— spot those in such a situation who are doing the reporting. go to happy with us the programme. _ many people are still on the move, especially those moving from the north of gaza further south. 0ur correspondent, rushdi abualouf,

has moved from the north of gaza to khan younis in the south. he spoke to us a short while ago. i had to take the journey from gaza to the southern city of khan yunis, after the israeli army asked all the people living in gaza city, where i used to live, and in the north, to go south. i'm in khan yunis since yesterday and the scene i witnessed, it's really tragic. people are sleeping in the public spaces. hundreds of thousands of people are deployed to the schools. i'm in the main hospital in khan yunis. also hundreds of people are taking the hospital as a refugee. suddenly this city has

to accommodate and feed 500,000 people displaced from their northern and middle area, gaza city. as the hamas officially say 400,000 people took this journey yesterday and today from khan yunis along salah al—din road, then to khan yunis. more than a million people and this city and people, the local authority are struggling to find accommodation for the people, to find essential need. water is running out. in the hospital here, medicine is running out. they are trying to manage very little fuel, doctors told me, are left to run the generators and very small amount of life—saving kits that they have, since israel is closing all the border. egypt until now said we can't guarantee that if you send the aid in that israel will allow it. khan yunis is the second largest city with about 4000 people already living there and suddenly this small city had to accommodate another 600,000 people. they were struggling even before. the city was struggling because it's

part of the israeli blockade imposed from last saturday. after one week, without water, without electricity and without internet, this city was already exhausted by their own people and now they have to take care of about 600,000 people, over a million people. some of them are in the courtyard of the local hospital. i did ask someone who told me that back in 2014, his house was destroyed and he somehow managed to rebuild it and he said this time, my house was destroyed again and i had to take the hospital as a shelter. a lot of people are still on the

move, especially those trying to leave gaza. we know that the rafah crossing on the border with egypt is currently closed even though the us has told its citizens to make their way there in the hope that the border crossing may at some point reopen. what hope for people who are trying to leave? live now to sasha gainullin, chief executive of robin assist, an emergency travel assistance company that provides support to insurance companies and their customers in need when abroad. thanks for being with us. talk to me first of all if you will about the logistical challenge of trying to organise evacuations and get help to people in gaza and israel who need it. ., people in gaza and israel who need it. . ., , , people in gaza and israel who need it. . , . people in gaza and israel who need it. yeah absolutely. we are seeing thousands and _ it. yeah absolutely. we are seeing thousands and thousands - it. yeah absolutely. we are seeing thousands and thousands of - it. yeah absolutely. we are seeing | thousands and thousands of people who are travelling in israel for a multitude of different reasons, for leisure, for business trips, reuniting with family. it is a

pretty happy month for travellers coming into israel and certainly after saturday what we started to see, thousands and thousands of people were trying to get out of israel as soon as possible. many travellers were simply stranded. a lot of their families from abroad were trying to find how to connect with them and how to get them out of israel. in the most efficient way. yes and you referenced saturday's attacks, described as israel's 9—11 and there are parallels in terms of the security risks, the concern you may have in getting people out and that, one would assume is because this is not an isolated event, this wasn't one attack and the danger passes but there are constant risks for those trying to help. absolutely

and in fact i — for those trying to help. absolutely and in fact i personally _ for those trying to help. absolutely and in fact i personally see - for those trying to help. absolutely and in fact i personally see a - for those trying to help. absolutely and in fact i personally see a lot. and in fact i personally see a lot of similarities to september 11 when you try and help people to gradually get home. the security situation, every minute changes and every circumstance becomes more and more complex. when we first started to help people on saturday for example, the borders were still open and many people could go by bus but then the situation became more and more severe where we weren't able to do that so we were left with trying to figure out which lines were available for travel to take people to their destinations. we are now talking about not a single traveller or tossed families together but groups of six and ten and getting everyone on a commercial flight is a challenge because many airlines either are not flying in and out of

israel and if they are, obviously they are overbooked and they are the nuances we are dealing with as of today. it nuances we are dealing with as of toda . ., ,., , nuances we are dealing with as of toda. ., , , ., nuances we are dealing with as of toda . ., a, , , ., ., nuances we are dealing with as of toda . ., , , ., ., ., ,, today. it also feels strange to talk about cost at _ today. it also feels strange to talk about cost at a _ today. it also feels strange to talk about cost at a time _ today. it also feels strange to talk about cost at a time like - today. it also feels strange to talk about cost at a time like this - today. it also feels strange to talk about cost at a time like this but i about cost at a time like this but costis about cost at a time like this but cost is prohibitive for some people. i'm looking at some of the numbers, flights to the us costing ten times what a normal ticket would cost and that speaks to the availability and demand being put on the services and frankly it makes it and affordable for those trying to leave. absolutely, it is one of those nuancesin absolutely, it is one of those nuances in events like this. airlines have their own expenses that they have to go through but costs are extremely high and we've worked with several people who did not have travel insurance for example and how do you help someone where they would be responsible for those expenses? and for many it is not an affordable situation and outside of trying to find a solution

to get someone back home or to reunite a family member for instance... we were working with a 17—year—old kid whose parents were trying to get him back to the us and they were struggling to find a way to pay for his expenses and we were able to find him an affordable ticket to spain and from then on the family were connected to with him to get him to the us. i family were connected to with him to get him to the us.— get him to the us. i think everything _ get him to the us. i think everything we've - get him to the us. i think everything we've talked l get him to the us. i think - everything we've talked about so get him to the us. i think _ everything we've talked about so far is those who have survived the conflict and the ongoing fighting. there are clearly those in this situation who have died. talk to me about the difficulty of being able to repatriate bodies. in about the difficulty of being able to repatriate bodies.— about the difficulty of being able to repatriate bodies. in fact we are workin: to repatriate bodies. in fact we are working on — to repatriate bodies. in fact we are working on a _ to repatriate bodies. in fact we are working on a case _ to repatriate bodies. in fact we are working on a case right _ to repatriate bodies. in fact we are working on a case right now- to repatriate bodies. in fact we are working on a case right now where| to repatriate bodies. in fact we are i working on a case right now where we are trying to get a body back to the united states and it is only a limited number of flights that are

going so far into the us and they are the challenges that you have to deal with, to find the most direct and best possible route for someone to get back to the us or any other country in the world. on the ground in israel, israeli hospitals and providers have been very responsive and very efficient. trying to get a body or anyone out of israel really is a challenge.— is a challenge. good to get your thoughts. _ is a challenge. good to get your thoughts, thank _ is a challenge. good to get your thoughts, thank you _ is a challenge. good to get your thoughts, thank you for - is a challenge. good to get your thoughts, thank you for being i is a challenge. good to get your i thoughts, thank you for being with us. some of the logistical difficulties of being able to evacuate anybody wanting to leave the country. we've talked about the well—documented problems with people moving in israel and gaza to avoid some of that conflict.

tens of thousands of people gathered for pro—palestinian demonstrations across the uk amid growing international concern over the situation in israel and gaza. marchers filled the streets of central london on saturday as thousands also gathered in manchester, liverpool, edinburgh and other parts of the uk. in london more than 1,000 police officers were deployed as crowds marched from the bbc�*s new broadcasting house to downing street. the met police said seven people had been arrested, including one for criminal damage and two for public order offences. this is what some of those taking part had to say. we have the right to support the freedom of oppressed people and the oppressors here don't have the right to deny us that freedom of speaking out and supporting palestinians. and we're going to do it.

i'm hoping the government will for once listen to the people, to the thousands that are coming out, to the people filling out petitions, to the people expressing their disagreement and this march is a reflection of london and the uk. it is a mixture of people, different colours and races and cultures and religions, no religion. it's about humanity. a taste of some of the protests that took place in london. in los angeles this is the scene in front of the israeli consulate. demonstrations in support of palestine. we know that the us presidentjoe biden spoke to the us presidentjoe biden spoke to the israeli prime minister by telephone today and also to the palestinian leader, or murder bass, in separate phone calls. the us state —— the palestinian leader mac murder thatis that is the scene in los angeles,

echoing some of the scenes we've seen from around the world. we show new the protest in london today. there are a lot of moving parts in what's going on in the conflict between gaza and israel. you can get more analysis and clarification on what is going on in a special edition of the global news podcast. and �*the conflict�* featuring lyse doucet and jeremy bowen which is now available on bbc sounds. you can also watch a bbc news special — a week of war, on bbc iplayer. i'll i�*ll be back with the headline shortly.

sunday will be getting off to a cold start in most places and it promises to be a rather chilly day. but not as windy as it was on saturday and there won�*t be as many showers. high pressure building its way in from the west. notice the isobars quite tightly packed across northern and eastern scotland. still quite windy here and a weak frontal system bringing cloud and showery rain into the north of scotland. something wintry for a time on the higher ground although much of it will turn to rain. southern scotland, northern ireland, england and wales having a fine day after a cold night. some showers around the coast. lost three in the north—east of scotland but later went elsewhere. temperatures 7 degrees in lerwick, 14 in st helier but elsewhere 10—13. sunday night will be another cold one, light wind in most places, some mist and fog patches may well develop. breezy in the south and north. also perhaps in

the south and north. also perhaps in the south—east of england. temperatures dropping close to or even below freezing with an area of high pressure still with us. low pressure trying to squeeze in from the south and also from the north. northern and southern parts will turn a bit windy as we go through the day on monday. in between, light wind, early mist and fog clearing, some good sunshine but brisk wind in the north of scotland and the shower, and may be in the south of finland where it will turn quite windy and the strong wind affecting the channel islands. temperatures generally 11, 12, 13 in most places. 0n generally 11, 12, 13 in most places. on tuesday the wind eating a bit in the north but conversely picking up across the south. breezy across more of england and wales and some showery rain across the channel islands, the south—west of england but temperatures rising a bit, up to 15, 16. a sign of things to come. turning much more unsettled in

midweek, weather systems pushing up from the south, potentially quite heavy bursts of rain but temperatures climbing easily to around 16 degrees. it could get warmer than that in places. but we will see some outbreaks of quite heavy rain.

the israeli military says it has killed a hamas commander who led part of last week�*s incursion in which 1,300 israelis were killed. israel has vowed to completely destroy hamas after last week�*s attack, saying its forces are preparing to expand their operations on the ground. in a statement, the idf said it was gearing up for a comprehensive offensive by land, airand sea. on saturday, israel�*s prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited troops near the gaza strip, telling them, "the next stage is coming." the united nations has said the situation in gaza is fast becoming untenable. the un says nearly a million palestinians there have now been displaced, due to airstrikes and israel�*s warning that people should leave the north of gaza. and the bbc has confirmed that young children were among those killed yesterday in an air strike on vehicles leaving northern gaza along an israeli—designated route south.