lets cross live to lyse doucet in jerusalem for the latest. it is one o'clock in the afternoon in israel and in the gaza strip. the united nations agency which looks after palestinian refugees has warned it may have to stop its work in gaza tonight — if it doesn't receive urgent deliveries of fuel. unrwa says it is currently sheltering almost 600,000 people in its facilities. 0vernight, 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 a terrorist organisation by the uk and many western governments. there are growing international calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to allow more vital aid to reach gaza's residents. 0ur 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 fuel by tonight we will have to halt our operations and that is likely to impact at least 600,000 people currently sheltering in 150 of our schools and other buildings. 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. 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. tension is building right across the gaza strip. there's been pressure in seven israel where hamas continues to fire rockets. there were aid rate siren sounding last night. there had been an attempted infiltration by hamas fighters by c close to the coast. hamas fighters by c close to the coast. earlier, i spoke to our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, who is in southern israel. well, very tense, lyse. i mean, in the last half an hour or so, we've heard outgoing artillery fire, israeli artillery fire into the gaza strip, about four or five blasts in the sort of 30 minutes since we have been here.

and you were hearing from rushdi there about the very, very intense bombardment that's taking place once again across the gaza strip. now, i mean, one of the extraordinary things coming here is this is a place i've been covering conflicts over the last years. and the sense of evacuation here, i mean, this place is basically entirely emptied. and you really feel it when you get this close. the other thing that's worth saying is you can see gaza city, you know, straight across the boundary line here. and i think given we know about the numbers of israeli forces, the tanks and the artillery now massed along this perimeter to see gaza city on the horizon there, it gives you a sense of exactly, you know, the challenge of a ground invasion, what that would involve. and that's why i think, you know, in the middle of this, we're hearing antony blinken,

the us secretary of state, talking about the need for a humanitarian pause and the issue of the hostages and so on. all of this playing into that decision about a ground invasion. and i think here you really get a sense of exactly what that would involve, just how close these areas are across that boundary line to gaza city there. yes. and tom, we've been receiving reports from israel again that it is again warning the residents of northern gaza in the middle of the gaza strip that they have to leave immediately and go to the south to take refuge there. it seems to be a warning that their military operations, which already include intense bombardment and those night air raids they've spoken of some days, that that could intensify. and yet we're still getting reports from gazans in the north saying they simply cannot move. what are you hearing?

well, exactly that. and we've heard from the beginning, haven't we, since the israeli military gave that evacuation order affecting 1.1 million people north of wadi gaza, effectively the northern half of the gaza strip to move. you know, it's just been entirely impossible and impractical for many people to do so. that has included the elderly, the disabled, pregnant women and those who simply refuse to move because they have said that there is basically nowhere that is safe in gaza and that includes the south of the gaza strip. what we were hearing from the israeli military overnight is that they said that they are targeting, they claim, roadblocks erected by hamas to prevent people moving. so they now say that they are bombarding those blocks, in effect, to allow people to move. i think there's obviously very, very little trust around all of this. we know that the israeli military have been dropping air, dropping leaflets repeatedly,

telling people to move. but the fact remains, and particularly, you know, the reports we're getting from shifa hospital, the main hospital in gaza city, where they can't evacuate patients, the un has been saying that not only are there about ten times capacity for patients, there are about 5000 people being treated. the hospital normally treats around 700, they said, but there are tens of thousands of people sheltered both in the hospital and in the grounds around it. so you have this combined situation of the fuel running out, the inability to treat the wounded. and un inspectors have said that they or un staff who said they've been touring the hospitals have said they've seen people lying untreated with open wounds now in hospitals as theyjust put all the focus on the very critical cases because power is running out. so you have that situation with the wounded. and at the same time, these places have become shelters for many,

many thousands of civilians. and so the situation remains catastrophic for people trying to flee the bombardment. deep concern about the humanitarian situation which continues to deteriorate, but concern for the fate of more than 200 hostages being held somewhere in the gaza strip by hamas and other armed groups. in the past few days, four hostages had been released, for women. qatar's prime minister says there's been some progress on the negotiations to release all hostages still being held by hamas. sheikh mohammed bin abdulrahman al—thani said he hopes there will be breakthroughs on hostage releases "soon".

qatar is playing a key role in the issue because many of hamas�*s leaders are placed into half. let's get some insight into the scenes. live now to scott walker — a hostage negotiator involved in 300 incidents. he's also a former un adviser. hejoins us from he joins us from the finnish capital helsinki. i imagine you have seen many deep crisis when it comes to hostages, but have you ever seen one as complex as this? this hostages, but have you ever seen one as complex as this?— as complex as this? this is probably the most complex _ as complex as this? this is probably the most complex hostage - as complex as this? this is probably i the most complex hostage negotiation scenario i've ever seen. 200 plus hostages scattered around what is effectively an act of war so own, with lots of challenges and demands as part of the bigger picture. it's not as straightforward as it normally is. it not as straightforward as it normally is.— not as straightforward as it normally is. it seems a lot of actors are — normally is. it seems a lot of actors are getting _ normally is. it seems a lot of

actors are getting involved. i normally is. it seems a lot of- actors are getting involved. qatar, egypt, we've heard germany is also involved and turkey. sometimes mediators say there's too many cooks, it willjust muddle the waters. when you soothe the arc of the negotiations, what do you think? having that coordination on the one side of the negotiators is key, because if there any chinks, any disagreements, if there's any situations where you can't be in agreement with what needs to be negotiated, then those cracks could quickly escalate. that then becomes a challenge for the negotiators to then liaise with other side. what then liaise with other side. what seems to be _ then liaise with other side. what seems to be happening - then liaise with other side. what seems to be happening is - then liaise with other side. what seems to be happening is the qataris are trying to build confidence, to focus on women, and children as well, although no children have been released. if you could briefly say

this is a strategy often used. yes. this is a strategy often used. yes, it is fair to — this is a strategy often used. yes, it is fair to say _ this is a strategy often used. yes, it is fair to say we _ this is a strategy often used. yes, it is fair to say we will _ this is a strategy often used. yes, it is fair to say we will see - this is a strategy often used. is: it is fair to say we will see women, children, the elderly, the dual nationals to be released first over the coming weeks. i think that will play into hamas's desire to appeal to supporters around the world and demonstrate good faith on their part. yet for the military hostages, i think that will be a lot longer. indeed. scott walker, we hope to speak to you again. thank you for joining us from helsinki with your observations on what you have described as the most complex hostage situation he has come across in his many years in being a bolt in these kinds of negotiations. complex because there are more than 200 hostages involved, involving dozens of nationalities, and they include

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four uk astronauts could soon be heading into orbit on an all—british mission. an american company that organises visits to the international space station is developing the plan. welcome back to jerusalem with welcome back tojerusalem with the latest updates on the crisis. 19 of the israel gaza war. let's take a look at the situation in the gaza strip. 0ur correspondent has said there have been multiple air strikes overnight, including on the south of the gaza strip, where israel has repeatedly been warning residents in the north to flee to. this is his update. the north to flee to. this is his u date. ~ . the north to flee to. this is his

udate. ~ . . the north to flee to. this is his udate. ~ ., , ., update. we have seen five air strikes, update. we have seen five air strikes. one _ update. we have seen five air strikes, one of— update. we have seen five air strikes, one of them - update. we have seen five air strikes, one of them was - update. we have seen five air| strikes, one of them was close update. we have seen five air- strikes, one of them was close to the hospital, the house was hit with rockets overnight. the health official said about 82 people were killed, in multiple strikes overnight, with the number should be, now they are collecting the numbers of air strikes, people we know yesterday, the largest people died in one day, 700 people. we will see today how things are going. people are not suffering only from air strikes, they are suffering from all the essential life—saving issue, water, electricity. they don't have blood in the hospital, saving life kits, fuel. if they keep like this, they say it is the largest medical

centre in the population,