a united nations agency which looks after palestinian refugees, unrwa has warned it could stop its work in gaza tonight if it doesn't receive urgent deliveries of fuel. overnight, eight trucks carrying food, water and medicine crossed the rafah border between egypt and gaza — but israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas would use it for military purposes. hamas is designated as a terrorist organisation by many western governments, including the uk. there are now growing international calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to allow aid to reach gaza's residents. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. the slow trickle of aid. just eight lorries carrying water, food and medicine made their way into gaza last night. but what's not getting in is fuel. hospitals are struggling.

here, medics use their phones to light the way as a patient arrives, as there's no fuel for generators and they're overwhelmed by casualties. israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas, designated as a terrorist group by many western governments, including the uk, may use it for military purposes. the un agency which looks after palestinian refugees has warned it could stop its operation in gaza as soon as tonight without it. if we do not get more fuel into gaza, we, as unwra, the largest aid agency in gaza, will not be able to carry out any humanitarian operations. with plenty of aid building up in egypt, there's frustration about the sluggish relief effort. this is one of the who trucks loaded with the urgent needs for patients inside gaza.

there is trauma kits, there is medicine and drugs, there is the disposable, which is much needed now to treat the patients and to manage casualties inside gaza. this baby was rescued by an emergency caesarean after yesterday's bombing in khan younis. its mum is fighting for her life. her husband, a un worker, was killed, and another five family members. there's been a big jump in the death toll, with official palestinian figures showing many hundreds killed in the past 2a hours. at the un, the secretary general, antonio guterres, said the bombardment and blockade of gaza violated international law, as did the use of civilians as human shields by hamas. i am deeply concerned about the clear violations of international humanitarian law that we are witnessing in gaza. let me be clear — no party to an armed conflict is above international humanitarian law.

but diplomatic efforts continue. now, international calls are mounting for a humanitarian pause in fighting, with the us, proposing a temporary lull in hostilities, short of a formal ceasefire. and while israel's war with hamas is raging, there are other fronts heating up. thousands of troops are now gathering on israel's northern border with lebanon, and there were strikes in neighbouring syria overnight. it adds to the fears that what's happening in gaza will create wider regional turmoil. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. our correspondent in gaza, rushdi abualouf says there have been numerous air strikes overnight, including in the territory's south, where gazans were told to evacuate

to by the israeli military. rushdi filed this update. we have seen five or six air strikes around the khan younis area. two people were killed overnight. the health official said about 82 people who were killed in multiple strikes overnight and the number, they're collecting the number of air strikes and we know yesterday the largest number of people died in one day, several hundred people were killed yesterday and we will see they are not suffering only from the air strikes, but suffering from all the essential life—saving issues. water, electricity, here at the hospitals

they don't have blood, they don't have saving life kits, they don't have saving life kits, they don't have fuel. and they said if we keep like this, this is the largest medical centre, serving half of the population, might be stopped very soon. there is no sign yet of feel. i have spoken to some local journalists close to rafah, close to the border, fuel is what is needed. hamas said they will give the hostages back to israel if they get the feel. there is talks about releasing the hostages and in return israel will reduce its military pressure in the south where most of the residents are and also allow the field. without the field, this hospital will be shut. the largest

un agency that provides the people with shelter and food, it will be shut. we are on the edge of a catastrophic situation and the un say if fuel is not coming. until now, there is no sign of any fuel coming. abouti million people are displaced. this is half of the population. there is still over half a million people remaining in gaza city and the north and they are struggling, the same way we are and the people here are struggling. but we understand thati million people are displaced. imaginei million people, half of the population. they are sleeping in the hospital, they are sleeping in the hospital, they are sleeping in the hospital, they are sleeping in the street, they are in the un schools. i saw a house, a two bedroomed house yesterday, 120 people in this square. someone told me there is no oxygen to inhale

fresh oxygen. that is to people on one mattress, kids were sleeping on the ground. it is an unbelievable situation that gaza has never seen before. i have come from gaza in the last 2a years, never was gaza pushed like it is this time. rushdi, reporting from the southern gaza strip. the un has had a meeting and this is a crisis.

and yolande knell is with me now. what emerged from that meeting? there were calls for a ceasefire which come from arab countries and the un secretary—general has been calling for that. the changing messaging, israeland calling for that. the changing messaging, israel and the us have not agreed to such a thing as a ceasefire as it would benefit hamas, but the us would allow some humanitarian pause, a lull in fighting to let ade go into gaza and getting the people who need it. there is international pressure building on israel. the other thing that came out from this meeting last night was the lack of trust. we are seeing this diplomatic spat that has really worked up now with the one secretary—general who made some comments that the attacks of the 7th of october didn't come out of a vacuum. he said the palestinian people had been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation. that has caused real anger in israel

and we have seen that reflected in the really needed this morning. israel is calling for the un secretary—general to resign and the ambassador to the un came out and said, that he was justifying terrorism by tolerating terrorism. there is a lot of israeli anger about what is going on and threats to stop new visas for un officials. stopping visas, that would be quite unprecedented and consequential for operation take? yes. unprecedented and consequential for operation take?— unprecedented and consequential for operation take? yes, indeed it would have a big effect. _ operation take? yes, indeed it would have a big effect. most _ operation take? yes, indeed it would have a big effect. most of _ operation take? yes, indeed it would have a big effect. most of the - operation take? yes, indeed it would have a big effect. most of the un - have a big effect. most of the un workers, the international workers that go into gaza have gone through israel's erez crossing and this would be a big change in visas were to be stopped. we haven't had proper qualification and announcement from the foreign ministry, it was something said by the ambassador to the israeli army radio and he said it was time to teach them a lesson and there had been a visa refused

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the humanitarian situation all the time at the event, we are getting different updates and a third of the hospitals in the gaza strip are forced to stop their operations because they are either damaged or they don't have the field to carry on. two thirds of clinics, we are getting these updates. 0n the other hand, israel often fails at the un that it hand, israel often fails at the un thatitis hand, israel often fails at the un that it is not defended, it has to rely on its close ally, the us, to defend itself and accuses the un of applying double standards of morality when it comes to israel. we have been hearing almost every day that even in war there are rules. antonio guterres was very careful to say the rules of war were being violated by every party to this conflict? . , , conflict? that is right, in his comments _ conflict? that is right, in his comments he _ conflict? that is right, in his comments he talked - conflict? that is right, in his comments he talked about i conflict? that is right, in his| comments he talked about a fundamental principle of respecting and protecting civilians. he said that was basically being violated by bedsides, he accused hamas of using

people as human shields, but also refer to this intense bombardment that has been going on by israel and the need for civilian life to be protected there as well. thank you ve much protected there as well. thank you very much for— protected there as well. thank you very much forjoining _ protected there as well. thank you very much forjoining us _ protected there as well. thank you very much forjoining us yet - protected there as well. thank you very much forjoining us yet again | very much forjoining us yet again on bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making the headlines. rescue efforts have resumed after a british cargo ship sank in the north sea. one person died in the incident — and four others are missing. it happened after two ships collided off the coast of germany. the coastguard said divers were searching the shipwreck on the sea floor for signs of life. a former parliamentary staff member has described how "physical, emotional and psychological abuse" by the mp he worked for left

him a �*broken shell�* of the man he once was. peter bone was suspended as a conservative mp after an investigation found he had bullied and was sexually inappropriate around the individual. mr bone has denied the allegations. those are the latest headlines, live on bbc news. the situation on israel's northern border remains tense, with warnings the israel—gaza war could expand to other parts of the region. these are pictures of israeli tanks at the country's border with lebanon on tuesday.

we know israel has been evacuating settlements in that area, worried there could be more cross border fire by the hezbollah group. for more on this, here's our correspondent in israel's north, anna foster. the whole situation in gaza is linked into what is happening not just on israel's northern border but across the middle east in general. 0ne across the middle east in general. one of the things which is seen as a potential trigger for hezbollah across the border in lebanon, a strong ally of tal tacro, a designated terrorist organisation, one of the things that could make them step up their tax is an israeli ground operation in gaza. we have had a lot of rhetoric from iran, who back hamas, they arm and train hezbollah and they will be crucial in deciding what the next steps are. their rhetoric has been very strong but if they have seen hamas begins to struggle in gaza, if they think

it looks like gaza will fall, which is the expression they have used before, they will trigger their proxies to go in. the situation there is notjust about gaza, it is so finely balanced. you look at not just israel's northern border with lebanon, where i am now, but look at the situation in syria and iraq where iranian proxies have been targeting us service personnel. look at the rockets that were fired by heathy rebels in yemen which were intercepted. and the situation there is so, so delicate, so finely balanced i think that is why you are hearing the conversations, notjust about humanitarian causes, but about ceasefires. it is worth saying israel pushes back strongly on that. they say look at the attacks being carried out on our citizens. it is important we eradicate hamas altogether and they are very strong in that message. that is why all of these conversations are going on in

these conversations are going on in the background to work out the best step to take next. i think israel is really telling the rest of the international community that what is important to israel is actually getting rid of hamas. they say they cannot get rid of hamas without going into gaza and they say if hamas is allowed to continue in gaza, israel will not be safe. it is an important part of the conversation. but the rest of the world are looking at the troop build—up in the south, but the huge troop build—up in the north and terms of weaponry, in terms of personnel. what is happening on this northern border at the moment is very much a distraction to israel. it doesn't want to have had to have evacuated tens of thousands of civilians here, at a time when its security in the south is being threatened. it doesn't want to have the build—up it has got here on the northern border. but it knows it needs to secure this border because the risk of attacks from lebanon into israel here and then the risk

of that becoming a larger regional war are very strong. that is why you are seeing so much diplomacy, why the us has stepped in and put additional weaponry here, aircraft carriers in the eastern mediterranean. the fear of escalation to the wider region is really serious here. emphasising, anna foster, this is really serious. day 19 of the israel gaza war and all eyes around the world and in the region are on gaza. this is the image this morning, it is 11am in the morning, the sky is blue. i know from having spent many days along the border there, including just half a mile from the gaza border that often there are black plumes of smoke rising from this densely populated gaza strip. including from the north of where israel is continuing its bombardment. but the reports that we get every day underline and israeli

military chiefs also underlined, they are bombing across the strait. targeting they say, hamas infrastructure, senior leaders of hamas, politicaland infrastructure, senior leaders of hamas, political and military, infrastructure, senior leaders of hamas, politicaland military, but as the united nations has been making clear, this war has had huge humanitarian consequences and that is causing anger across the region. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen sent this report and a warning, it contains some distressing images. after the doctors have examined this lady, she came out of the hospital in tel aviv saying she went through hell in gaza, from the moment tal tacro took her as a hostage. translation: i tacro took her as a hostage. translation:— tacro took her as a hostage. translation: i was laying on a motorcycle. _ translation: i was laying on a motorcycle. my _ translation: i was laying on a motorcycle, my body _

translation: i was laying on a motorcycle, my body on - translation: i was laying on a motorcycle, my body on one - translation: i was laying on a| motorcycle, my body on one side translation: i was laying on a - motorcycle, my body on one side and my legs on the other and the hamas men beat me on the way. they didn't break my ribs, but hurt me very much. ~ ,., break my ribs, but hurt me very much. ~ ., , ,., , break my ribs, but hurt me very much. ~ , , break my ribs, but hurt me very much. ~ ,, , much. like so many israelis, she is astounded — much. like so many israelis, she is astounded by _ much. like so many israelis, she is astounded by the _ much. like so many israelis, she is astounded by the failure _ much. like so many israelis, she is astounded by the failure of- much. like so many israelis, she is astounded by the failure of her- astounded by the failure of her country's army and intelligence to protect them. translation: ., , translation: the army wasn't - re ared, translation: the army wasn't prepared. we — translation: the army wasn't prepared, we were _ translation: the army wasn't prepared, we were the - translation: the army wasn't - prepared, we were the government's scapegoats. hamas wanders three weeks ahead, they burned our fields and the army somehow didn't take it seriously. find and the army somehow didn't take it seriousl . �* ., ., ,�* , ., seriously. and hamas' de planning extended to _ seriously. and hamas' de planning extended to hostagetaking, - seriously. and hamas' de planning extended to hostagetaking, too. l extended to hostagetaking, too. translation:— extended to hostagetaking, too. translation: , , ., , ., translation: they seemed ready for this, they had — translation: they seemed ready for this, they had prepared _ translation: they seemed ready for this, they had prepared for— translation: they seemed ready for this, they had prepared for a - translation: they seemed ready for this, they had prepared for a long - this, they had prepared for a long time and had everything the hostages needed, even shampoo and conditioner.— needed, even shampoo and conditioner. , ., , conditioner. running this war is caettin conditioner. running this war is getting complicated _ conditioner. running this war is getting complicated for - conditioner. running this war is getting complicated for the - conditioner. running this war is i getting complicated for the israeli government. the northern border with lebanon is heating up, thousands of

troops have been sent and border towns evacuated in case of war with iran's lebanese ally, hezbollah. prime minister netanyahu has visited the troops near gaza, but he hasn't ordered them to invade yet. translation:— ordered them to invade yet. translation: ~ ., ., ., ., translation: without a ground war in gaza to define — translation: without a ground war in gaza to define the _ translation: without a ground war in gaza to define the state _ translation: without a ground war in gaza to define the state of _ translation: without a ground war in gaza to define the state of this - gaza to define the state of this crisis, other things are starting, with the hostages. in crisis, other things are starting, with the hostages.— crisis, other things are starting, with the hostages. in tel aviv, the former prime _ with the hostages. in tel aviv, the former prime minister— with the hostages. in tel aviv, the former prime minister and - with the hostages. in tel aviv, the former prime minister and army i former prime minister and army commander saw painful choices ahead. is it possible for israel to invade the gaza strip with ground troops if there are still hostages in the hands of hamas? if there are still hostages in the hands of hamas?— there are still hostages in the hands of hamas? , ., ., hands of hamas? if there is no other wa , we hands of hamas? if there is no other way. we will — hands of hamas? if there is no other way, we will have _ hands of hamas? if there is no other way, we will have to _ hands of hamas? if there is no other way, we will have to do _ hands of hamas? if there is no other way, we will have to do it. _ hands of hamas? if there is no other way, we will have to do it. because l way, we will have to do it. because the alternative is to provide those... get impunity due to the fact that they massacred,

slaughtered 1500 people. painful and tough decisions might have to be made. fin tough decisions might have to be made. ~ , a ., tough decisions might have to be made. . , a, ,, ., made. on the west bank, the other side of the palestinian _ made. on the west bank, the other side of the palestinian territories, l side of the palestinian territories, israel has settled hundreds of thousands ofjuice—macro in defiance of international law. the hardest core ofjewish settlers who have seized from most hilltops are seen by many israelis as isolated extremist, but now they are in the israeli cabinet. in this hilltop near hebron, the settlers who believe they are here by the will of god are armed and said it was unfortunate that so muchjewish unfortunate that so much jewish blood had to be spilled for other israelis to understand what had to be done to those who want to kill jews. translation: ., ., ., ., translation: in a war you have a gun and a trigger- _ translation: in a war you have a gun and a trigger- and — translation: in a war you have a gun and a trigger. and for _ translation: in a war you have a gun and a trigger. and for those _ translation: in a war you have a gun and a trigger. and for those who - and a trigger. and for those who don't understand it, we are at war. a war where the other side shows no

mercy and we need to be the same. there is no choice. for palestinians on the west bank, these are violent days. mohammed, aged 20 was one of two young men, killed in an israeli army arrest operation in a refugee camp. his father led the mourners. in the mosque, the dead man's friends and family feared israel's rage and revenge. family feared israel's rage and revenue. , , ., revenge. this is genocide and the world is not _ revenge. this is genocide and the world is not coming _ revenge. this is genocide and the world is not coming to _ revenge. this is genocide and the world is not coming to the - revenge. this is genocide and the world is not coming to the rescue j revenge. this is genocide and the i world is not coming to the rescue of the palestinians. the feel and general mood is actually entertaining the thought that netanyahu is going after the deportation, the displacement of palestinians, leading up to the annexation of gaza.— palestinians, leading up to the annexation of gaza. here in the west bank, palestinians _ annexation of gaza. here in the west bank, palestinians wonder _ annexation of gaza. here in the west bank, palestinians wonder whether i bank, palestinians wonder whether they will be next. people are talking about anger at what the

israelis have done and a sense of uncertainty and fear about what might be happening next. this is a long and intractable conflict, but it had some certainties, it had a certain shape, status quo. that has all changed. on the way to the cemetery, the flags were from the main palestinian factions. fatter, how mass and islamicjihad. —— hamas. we couldn't see any armed palestinians at the funeral. perhaps because israel has such tight control of the west bank for now. but the danger that a serious incident could ignite the west bank israel. when the funeral was over, mohammed's cousin, mustapha, said the israelis raided the camp because

of gaza. they wanted revenge, he said, because resistance groups had hurt them. god have mercy, he said, to all the martyrs in gaza and the west bank. palestinians don't share much with israelis, especially not now. except a dread of harder times ahead. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. this is it at this hour in a highly combustible crisis in israel and the gaza strip and also right across the region and far beyond. in the last hour, the israeli defence forces have given an update on their operations overnight, saying they struck a senior commander of hamas, who used to play a very important role. they also said they destroyed what they described as hamas' emergency infrastructure, accusing hamas setting up a roadblock

preventing gazans moving south. it reiterated its order that people had to move south to avoid getting in harms way and said people would get aid there. at the united nations are saying that as early as tonight they could stop their operations because they are running out of fuel. state with us on bbc news. hello again. we have had some torrential rain leading to flooding issues for example on the isle of wight. also some dense fog around and some of that it will still be slow to play, even as we head into the early afternoon. the rain continued to pull away courtesy of the weather front, continued to pull away courtesy of the weatherfront, but continued to pull away courtesy of the weather front, but later the next clutch of fronts coming from the south—west. we still have a lot of cloud around across scotland and northern england that some showery outbreaks of rain and head—on into the afternoon. bluster here, but in clearing the far south—east with some cloud left behind, but equally there will be some sunshine across

central areas in northern ireland before the club built from the south—west ahead of this weather front coming our way winds here will start to strengthen. top temperatures up to 15 or 16. through this evening and overnight, rain continues to push and eastwards falling on areas already flooded. blustery winds and showers continuing across the north of scotland and showers behind the rain banned across parts of england and wales. brisk winds through the english channel. that takes us into tomorrow. the weather from english channel. that takes us into tomorrow. the weatherfrom bringing the rain continues to advance northwards and eastwards. a lot of showers coming in behind it. we start with the rain across northern ireland, england and wales, getting into the east and maybe into north east scotland. prolific showers across western and southern areas, some of those moving inland as well. we are looking at some sunshine in between the temperature is nine to about 16 degrees north to south. as we head into the latter part of the

week, we have weather fronts crossing is, all connected to this area of low pressure and they will bring in rain, showers and as you can see from the isobars, it will be windy at times as well. let's take a look at what is happening on friday, we have rain across scotland and this will be heavy and persistent. frequent showers in the south and also the west of the country, including northern ireland. few of those getting inland but there will be dry weather and sunshine inland as well. temperatures nine to 16 degrees north to south. saturday is also looking like another pretty showery day. overnight saturday into sunday we do have some rain moving northwards. that will be in the northwards. that will be in the north during the course of sunday and it will turn chilly with some snow on the hills in the north.

ghosh live from jerusalem — this is bbc news. the headlines: there are growing calls for a humanitarian pause on hostilities in gaza so that aid can be let in. un aid workers have warned they could end their operations in gaza later today because of a lack of fuel. and the situation on israel's northern border with lebanon remains tense.

hello i'm lyse doucet. we are live from jerusalem this hour. there are growing calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting between israel and hamas is a bit more aid can be allowed to enter gaza. so far, israel has allowed food, water, then medicine into the territory. but, the un says but there is not enough convoys, and israel also says that fuel supplies cannot enter over fears that the fuel will end up in a hands of hamas iv for military operations. the us secretary of state is come up with a new proposal: a temporary lull in hostilities, not a permanent ceasefire. the war between israel and hamas has been talking repercussions of recrimination in every corner of his volatile region. a key player across this region is a

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