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and pleas to allow supplies in. israel's military says the operations will continue. i'm saying there's no humanitarian crisis. we've asked people to move. we don't have to justify what doing there. as israel prepares for its ground offensive — the us announces that president biden will visit tel aviv tomorrow. it will make the road united to defeat the nazis, this is the road united to defeat isis the world has to stand united with israel to defeat hamas. the mother of a french—israeli hostage begs for her daughter's release after seeing a video of her posted by hamas. she looks very terrified. she looks like she's in big pain.
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i'm begging the world to bring my baby back home. hello. welcome to verified live. might make it through the military isjust been giving might make it through the military is just been giving some of the latest briefings and some very interesting lines coming out. officials saying large numbers of strikes have been called off to avoid civilian casualties and they've also said that the campaign to eliminate hamas could take months or years and the officials are also saying that every gaza target has been approved by the highest level. interesting because we saw those strikes through the course of the
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day and overnight one of the major strikes overnight where the idf said they were targeting hamas and this is an area in the south and israel has been urging people to go from the north in these pictures from the area, some of the aftermath and the focus, the attention turns to the way that israel has been responding. those lines repeated from the israeli officials in the campaign to eliminate hamas could take months or years but significantly saying the large numbers of strikes have been called off to avoid civilian casualties in every target they say is approved at the highest level and as you heard in the last minute or so from palestinian health officials that the death toll now is around
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3000 in gaza since the seventh of the month and 12,500 people being injured. some of the leaders lines coming in from the last few moments and while that is going on, we're seeing a major diplomatic push to try to contain this crisis between israel and hamas and that is having a string of leaders offering their advice and joe biden will be there, the us secretary clinton will be meeting injordan today, and —— blinken. the german chancellor and compared the hamas attacks in his country to the attacks by the nazis. in uniting behind israel.
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80 years ago, people experienced the worst savagery in the history of humanity, by the nazi crimes against thejewish people in the soil of germany and europe. i must tell you, my friend, that the savagery that we witnessed perpetrated by the hamas murderers coming out of gaza were the worst crimes committed againstjews since the holocaust. the decapitation of people, the shooting of little children with bound hand, the murder of children in front of their parents, the murder of parents in front of their children, the hiding of chit babies in the attic of babies in the attic and the murderers who came to the attic to murder the babies. the rape and murder of women, the abduction of families, that tearing of grandmothers in holocaust survivors into captivity. the death pits that remind us of badr.
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wherejeeps surrounded oppressions in the ground, they crowd young people in and they shoot them with machine guns. this is the savagery that we only remember from the nazi crimes of the holocaust. hamas are the new nazis. hamas is isis, and in some instances, worse than isis. and just as the world united to defeat the nazis, just as the world united to defeat isis. the world has to stand united behind israel to defeat hamas. the border crossing remains closed in negotiations are ongoing between the us, egypt and israel in order to open that cross into to allow humanitarian aid into the territory.
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let's go twirl correspondent. —— to our life correspondent. so much hope rests on that point in getting aid and in foreign nationals out. you will make thousands of people lucky enough to have passports of the border with egypt trying to get out and on the other side yet these cues of trucks trying to get in but they been talking about it for days and it does seem that the americans are pushing some sort of plan to get it open and it still has not opened as of now and things became even more difficult today when areas close to the crossing came under fire. much of the north of gaza looks unlivable. this is jabalia, once one of the world's most densely populated neighbourhoods,
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and where those who've survived are clinging on. not far away, abu jaleel is one of them, trying to squeeze the last drops out of gaza city's water system, cut off for days. we will not leave, he says. we can't. even if they destroy our homes, where will we go with a family of five or six? multiple families are now packed into apartments after their homes were destroyed, but they say it's not safe to move south. the bombing is happening without warning, he says. and if i leave with 50 members of my family, where are we going to get food and water? this is where people are being told to go. amid the destruction in southern gaza, the homeless and the hungry who fled the north in their hundreds of thousands are trying to survive.
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"we have nothing that we need to live," says this man who fled south. we're living in a dump, and if we move, we'll die. amid the detritus and with too few toilets, many are fearful about the spread of disease. there's food, but not enough. all this will feed less than 2000 people, says amir. just a fraction of those in need. there are long queues to get bread but it's being rationed. "we've been waiting here since six in the morning," he tells us. just to get food, to feed the kids. "we will run out of flour," the baker says. in two days, maximum. clean water is also in short supply. and all the while, the hospitals in the south, like in the rest of gaza,
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are overwhelmed with patients. from the old to the very young. seven days. ten days. four days. born amid the chaos less than a week ago. what kind of life lies ahead of her? jon donnison, bbc news. in southern gaza is remains desperate and correspondent who said he has spoken to one family who had 90 people living in one house. the united nations as warehouse close to the border where there are 8000 people packed in and very few toilets and then sing the situation is awful there and we heard within the last hour the united nations sing one of their schools in the middle area of gaza and the supposedly safe area has been hit by an israeli strike us sing at least
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60 people have been killed, including some united nations staff would've been injured in the united nations, get outrageous. thank you very much and will be talking to the un on this programme and about five orseven un on this programme and about five or seven minutes. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news uk wages are outstripping inflation for the first time in nearly two years, according to official figures. the office for national statistics said that regular earnings rose by a near record of seven point eight per cent in the three months to august. that means that wages are now rising faster than prices for the first time since october 2021. rolls—royce has announced plans to axe up to two—and—half—thousand jobs — or about 6% of its global workforce to make it "more efficient and effective". the company, which makes engines
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for aircraft, is based in derby. it employs 42,000 people around the world with about half based in the uk. the conservative mp, peter bone, has had the whip removed — meaning he's essentially been ejected from the party and will have to sit in the house of commons as an independent. a parliamentary panel upheld compaints of bullying and sexual misconduct against mr bone. the panel recommended he be suspended for six weeks. mr bone insists the allegations are "false and without foundation". you're live with bbc news. four he told the bbc earlier today there was no humanitarian crisis in gaza and i spoke to mr while ago and him about that segment.— him about that segment. hamas is resmnsible _ him about that segment. hamas is responsible for _ him about that segment. hamas is responsible for the _
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him about that segment. hamas is responsible for the situation - him about that segment. hamas is responsible for the situation and l responsible for the situation and southern gaza we ask everyone not involved to move south and we came up involved to move south and we came up with a tweet saying that fuel into the supply retaken by hamas and this equipment to help people, they're taking it for the military operations. and they are stopping people from moving south and when they came out to the people to move south and. ., ~ , ., ., south and. you keep rolling what hamas are _ south and. you keep rolling what hamas are doing _ south and. you keep rolling what hamas are doing to _ south and. you keep rolling what hamas are doing to this - south and. you keep rolling what hamas are doing to this very - south and. you keep rolling what| hamas are doing to this very clear question them asking about whether there is a humanitarian crisis. the residents of consistently, there is catastrophic crisis, a calamity emerging on the ground and you're simply saying that they were either exaggerating or they are wrong. yes. exaggerating or they are wrong. yes, i am. and exaggerating or they are wrong. yes, i am- and you — exaggerating or they are wrong. yes, i am. and you think _ exaggerating or they are wrong. 133 i am. and you think that is
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believable.— i am. and you think that is believable. ,, , . , believable. seeing the pictures, accounts, doctors, _ believable. seeing the pictures, accounts, doctors, agencies - believable. seeing the pictures, - accounts, doctors, agencies talking, you think that is simply an exaggeration and they're not telling the truth. , , ., exaggeration and they're not telling the truth. , , . , . the truth. they started this and the 're the truth. they started this and they're doing — the truth. they started this and they're doing everything - the truth. they started this and they're doing everything they . the truth. they started this and i they're doing everything they can and moving south, hamas have the midst of the people and they have the means to help the people and they have their capabilities and similar activity and that's their responsibility. we doing everything they can and they released an unprecedented attack on our civilians babies, kidnapped grandmothers. we do not have to justify we're doing. we are at war with hamas. justify we're doing. we are at war with hame— with hamas. hamas is to take responsibilities _ with hamas. hamas is to take responsibilities for _ with hamas. hamas is to take responsibilities for their - with hamas. hamas is to take i responsibilities for their actions but israel is to be responsible for what they are doing. the question
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about what you're doing is you tour people to move south and overnight, targets around the area were hit and palestinian people have been telling her reporters on the ground, they simply do not know where to go that is safe. ~ , ., ., ., , simply do not know where to go that is safe. ~ , . ., ., , ., is safe. when we see a hamas target, we will no is safe. when we see a hamas target, we will go after _ is safe. when we see a hamas target, we will go after it. _ is safe. when we see a hamas target, we will go after it. that _ is safe. when we see a hamas target, we will go after it. that is _ is safe. when we see a hamas target, we will go after it. that is simple. - we will go after it. that is simple. you do what we can to minimise our airforces acting based on procedure but when we see something that will threaten us, we will strike it. taking into account international law, everything we can to minimise collateral damage.— collateral damage. exactly on that oint, collateral damage. exactly on that point. doctors _ collateral damage. exactly on that point, doctors are _ collateral damage. exactly on that point, doctors are saying - collateral damage. exactly on that point, doctors are saying have - collateral damage. exactly on that point, doctors are saying have to l point, doctors are saying have to world are dancing currently her children and you know the casualty figures are in the reports of 2700 palestinians and at what stage in
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this do you pause at all for what you're targeting and where your targeting? irate you're targeting and where your tarauetin ? ~ ., you're targeting and where your tarauetin ? ~ . ., , targeting? we will target anything that threatens _ targeting? we will target anything that threatens israel. _ targeting? we will target anything that threatens israel. you - targeting? we will target anything that threatens israel. you see - that threatens israel. you see people wrapping up launchers and the building. this is an enemy entrenching themselves in the civilians using them as human shields, they're doing everything we can burn our goal is very clear and this will never happen to israel again. unrwa — the biggest un agency on the ground in the gaza strip — are poised to deliver much needed aid to gaza. their director of communications, juliette touma joins me now from amman jordan. i know you are extraordinarily busy but by not give us the latest assessment as you know it in terms of what you think is actually happening there in gaza. this
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situation and _ happening there in gaza. ti 3 situation and anywhere is, it's horrible to describe the situation and i am running out of words and just now, we have confirmation that at least six people who are taking shelter in one of her schools, they were killed because the school received a head. air strikes and bombardments. we keep losing staff members, colleagues of mine and are on staff have been displaced and more than half a million people are now seeking shelter and facilities, or overwhelmed them were running out of supplies and we have to get supplies into the gaza strip in times of the essence here the clock is ticking as a matter of life and
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death. is ticking as a matter of life and death, ,., , is ticking as a matter of life and death. , ., ,, , death. somebody important issues in one answer. — death. somebody important issues in one answer. let _ death. somebody important issues in one answer, let us _ death. somebody important issues in one answer, let us take _ death. somebody important issues in one answer, let us take it _ death. somebody important issues in one answer, let us take it stage - death. somebody important issues in one answer, let us take it stage by i one answer, let us take it stage by stage you're talking about a school being hated and tell us where that was because we know that was because we know the israeli orderfor people to move south, was it in the northern part of what they wanted people to move out of her was it in the area? i5 people to move out of her was it in the area? , ., ., , the area? is in the middle areas. in terms of the _ the area? is in the middle areas. in terms of the facility, _ the area? is in the middle areas. in terms of the facility, tell _ the area? is in the middle areas. in terms of the facility, tell us - the area? is in the middle areas. in terms of the facility, tell us a - terms of the facility, tell us a little bit more.— terms of the facility, tell us a little bit more. about that facility because with _ little bit more. about that facility because with that _ little bit more. about that facility because with that being - little bit more. about that facility because with that being known i little bit more. about that facility j because with that being known to the israelis as a human facility school? yes, it was a school for sheltering at the time and 4000 people and the co—ordinates of its facilities with different parties with them and we have been doing this on a daily
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basis since the war began on the 7th of october also today. imilli basis since the war began on the 7th of october also today.— of october also today. will wait for more detail— of october also today. will wait for more detail on _ of october also today. will wait for more detail on that _ of october also today. will wait for more detail on that in _ of october also today. will wait for more detail on that in terms - of october also today. will wait for more detail on that in terms the i more detail on that in terms the basics to a genetic basis of a humanitarian crisis, in real terms, and in terms of basic things like food, water and electricity? find food, water and electricity? and su lies food, water and electricity? and sunplies after — food, water and electricity? and supplies after the _ food, water and electricity? fific supplies after the past few food, water and electricity? fific supplies after the past few days and it's notjust us, all humanitarian agencies. nothing is been allowed into gaza for the past ten days and no fuel, no food, no basic subplots and this is due to the siege —— basic supplies and this is due to the siege we were not allowed to
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bring in any supplies and we have to bring in any supplies and we have to bring them and now into gaza and people are dying. bring them and now into gaza and people are dying-— people are dying. you're talking about water. — people are dying. you're talking about water, how _ people are dying. you're talking about water, how absolutely i people are dying. you're talking - about water, how absolutely critical the situation was both for all of those people seeking shelter but even for your staff.— those people seeking shelter but even for your staff. yes, our staff had to ration _ even for your staff. yes, our staff had to ration their— even for your staff. yes, our staff had to ration their water- even for your staff. yes, our staff had to ration their water to - even for your staff. yes, our staff had to ration their water to one i even for your staff. yes, our staff had to ration their water to one l| had to ration their water to one l per day for the past few days and there also overwhelmed themselves in water is running out in the gaza strip and people resulting to unsafe water sources which increases the risks of waterborne diseases, including among children. so, that is why we have to get the fuel, we have to get in the fuel into the gaza strip so that water is pumped again across the gaza strip for 2 million people.— million people. opening up a corridor in — million people. opening up a corridor in the _ million people. opening up a corridor in the moment - million people. opening up a corridor in the moment but l million people. opening up a| corridor in the moment but on million people. opening up a - corridor in the moment but on this
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programme earlier, we are listening to an idf spokesperson saying there was no humanitarian crisis, there was no humanitarian crisis, there was water, there was electricity and he repeated a couple of times, there is no humanitarian crisis in gaza at the moment. the is no humanitarian crisis in gaza at the moment-— is no humanitarian crisis in gaza at the moment. ., ., ., , the moment. the humanitarian needs of civilians in — the moment. the humanitarian needs of civilians in gaza, _ the moment. the humanitarian needs of civilians in gaza, of _ the moment. the humanitarian needs of civilians in gaza, of women, - the moment. the humanitarian needs of civilians in gaza, of women, and i of civilians in gaza, of women, and children, or people ordinary people like you and i are immense. they are just immense. things are getting worse by the minute and the gaza strip. everywhere. 50. worse by the minute and the gaza strip. everywhere.— worse by the minute and the gaza strip. everywhere. so, when you hear a resonse strip. everywhere. so, when you hear a response like _ strip. everywhere. so, when you hear a response like that, _ strip. everywhere. so, when you hear a response like that, what _ strip. everywhere. so, when you hear a response like that, what do - strip. everywhere. so, when you hear a response like that, what do you - a response like that, what do you think? ., ., ., ., , think? that humanitarian needs in gaza are huge- — think? that humanitarian needs in gaza are huge. gaza _ think? that humanitarian needs in gaza are huge. gaza has - think? that humanitarian needs in gaza are huge. gaza has been - think? that humanitarian needs in - gaza are huge. gaza has been pushed into the abyss. tell gaza are huge. gaza has been pushed into the abyss-— into the abyss. tell us bit more about what _ into the abyss. tell us bit more about what is _ into the abyss. tell us bit more about what is happening - into the abyss. tell us bit more about what is happening in - into the abyss. tell us bit more about what is happening in the | into the abyss. tell us bit more - about what is happening in the south because huge numbers of followers thatis because huge numbers of followers that is really order to move south and tell me about the human
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buildings, the capacity, with the situation is like from this people have ended up. fin situation is like from this people have ended up.— situation is like from this people have ended up. on the gaza strip, we have ended up. on the gaza strip, we have over multiple _ have ended up. on the gaza strip, we have over multiple facilities _ have ended up. on the gaza strip, we have over multiple facilities being - have over multiple facilities being used to hold half a million people and in the south, where we have moved their operations, we've had at least a thousand people who have sought shelter in a warehouse, basically it's a replacement for human beings and it is very overcrowded and there are reports that hundreds of people are sharing one toilet and the police is not equipped, really and so, this is why it's absolutely critical that supplies are in because our supplies are running out and they're running out fast and this is just one example. out fast and this is 'ust one example-fl out fast and this is 'ust one examle. ~ ~ ., ., , out fast and this is 'ust one examle. ~ ~ ., ., example. we know the lorries are waitin: example. we know the lorries are waiting there _ example. we know the lorries are waiting there and _ example. we know the lorries are waiting there and the _ example. we know the lorries are waiting there and the diplomacy l example. we know the lorries are | waiting there and the diplomacy is going try to open the crossing point but what do you think is the window
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of time that we talking about here? it has to be immediate. we are already very late and we have not been able to bring in any humanitarian supplies to gaza which before the 7th of october, depended a lot on humanitarian assistance and so, we're already late in the time to move is now and it has be immediate. in to move is now and it has be immediate-— to move is now and it has be immediate. , ., ., , ~ , immediate. in situations like this, ou have immediate. in situations like this, you have to _ immediate. in situations like this, you have to develop _ immediate. in situations like this, you have to develop strategies i immediate. in situations like this, | you have to develop strategies and work out what to do and you said at the start that you are almost lost for words, do you actually know strategically what to do when the border remains closed and you talk about the urgency of of it having to happen now, do you know for ourselves as an agency which are going to do?— going to do? we're focusing on ”rovidin going to do? we're focusing on providing assistance _ going to do? we're focusing on providing assistance as - going to do? we're focusing on providing assistance as much i going to do? we're focusing on| providing assistance as much as possible and we have staff on the ground weapon impacted and it's
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amazing how hard they work up there out there and they're helping people and giving whatever is left of our supplies and it's severe for us right now. supplies and it's severe for us right now-— supplies and it's severe for us riahtnow. ,, ~ ., ., right now. strikes across the area and what is _ right now. strikes across the area and what is your _ right now. strikes across the area and what is your assessment - right now. strikes across the area and what is your assessment of i right now. strikes across the area i and what is your assessment of the impact those have and of course, it is not an area were israel to a people to actually had towards what is the impact of military strikes in those areas where perhaps they would be safe? ,, ., , ., be safe? snow place safe in gaza, any more- — be safe? snow place safe in gaza, any more- -- _ be safe? snow place safe in gaza, any more- -- no _ be safe? snow place safe in gaza, any more. -- no places _ be safe? snow place safe in gaza, any more. -- no places safe - be safe? snow place safe in gaza, any more. -- no places safe stop| any more. —— no places safe stop by joe biden is heading towards the area and if you have a message to give to them, what would you actually say to him as the focus will turn to diplomacy and the
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crossing point objections saved the american president —— what would you say to the american president? the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure and the un facilities and buildings must be paramount. aha, and buildings must be paramount. a final thought of what you said, the protection of civilians, do you think you as an agency have the capacity to protect palestinian people, the amounts, the numbers that have actually moved to the south? ~ ., ., ., ., south? we are overwhelmed and we are overstretched — south? we are overwhelmed and we are overstretched and _ south? we are overwhelmed and we are overstretched and the _ south? we are overwhelmed and we are overstretched and the needs _ south? we are overwhelmed and we are overstretched and the needs are huge i overstretched and the needs are huge and this is unprecedented, even for and this is unprecedented, even for an organisation that has been working in the gaza strip for over seven decades, it is unprecedented. we will leave it there but thank you so much for taking time to speak to us live here and mapping of that incident at the middle part of the gaza strip confirming that at least
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six people killed after an israeli air strike on that school and more details on that we will explore in the coming hours and taking us through his happening in the northern part of gaza and also to the south were so many people have gone since that is really order. we'll continue to try to bring another very latest details and it's worth referring and turning to israeli officials have said the past while approved at the highest level and dozens of strikes to avoid civilian casualties. but that is the latest on what is happening on the ground. hello. there's no two ways about it. horrible weather is on the way. it won't be awful absolutely everywhere. but most of us are in for at least
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some heavy rain and strong winds. a really unpleasant picture, proper autumn weather. now this is the satellite picture. and here we have storm babette just spinning around to the west of portugal. the weather fronts are now extending to the north. some of this is already rain bearing cloud. and this is a complicated weather map. over the coming days, we will see multiple weather fronts sweeping across the uk and indeed other parts of europe, bringing doses of very heavy rain and flooding rain across some parts of the uk. and on top of that, some gale force winds as well. now, this is the rainfall accumulation as the days go by. so wednesday through thursday and into friday, initially the rain starts in the south and then it'll peak around eastern parts of scotland, but also the north and the north east of england. those lime green colours indicate rainfall in excess of 100 millimetres. now the forecast then through the evening and night actually shows fairly quiet weather across the bulk of scotland, england and wales, but rain already reaching northern ireland. and by the early hours of wednesday, i think showers gather in the south and the southwest.
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it's relatively mild, around 9 to 12 degrees celsius, relatively mild atlantic air. so tomorrow, rain clouds in the southwest. some of these will be thunderstorms, rain expected in northern ireland. that could be heavy. the winds really strengthen, particularly out of the east or the southeast. these are gusts of wind, but the weather across the bulk of central and northern england as well as scotland, not bad at all and quite mild on the thermometer around the mid teens to perhaps 16 or 17. but the winds will be strengthening so it won't feel like it. here's that heavy rain through wednesday evening, really quite torrential at times. again, some cracks of thunder. and then wednesday night
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into thursday, that weather front moves northwards and then crucially, it actually aligns itself with that east southeasterly wind. so those winds will keep pushing the rain clouds into the north east of england and scotland. now, there could be really a lot of rain in parts of eastern scotland causing flooding disruption. it's prompted the met office to issue an amber warning at worse, 200 millimetres of rain over a couple of days in the upland areas.
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this is bbc news, the headlines — more israeli missile strikes on gaza — it's day eleven of the war and about 3,000 palestinians
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have now been killed. at the snp conference, scotland's first minister humza yousaf calls on the government to create a refugee resettlement scheme for people wanting to leave palestine. in other news — belgian police shoot dead the man who killed two swedish football fans in brussels. a call again a callagain and a call again and again for aid to be allowed into gaza with his israeli air strikes and a blockade i continuing before expected ground events for the un agencies are warning that supplies of water, electricity and fuel while food will run out of five days. the only southern exit point for those trapped inside gaza is the rapid processing point and it remains close with the negotiation still going on between the us, egypt and israel as to whether the crossing can be opened to allow humanitarian
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