international aid agencies express alarm at reports israel is ordering the evacuation of the al-quds hospital in gaza. 400 patients are reportedly being treated inside. we'll speak live to the palestinian red crescent in the next few minutes. israel is continuing with its military operation, moving more tanks and infantry into gaza. jordan's foreign minister warns the world must act now. if we allow this war to continue, then not only have we failed our international standards, but we've failed the right of all our peoples to live in peace, and i think all of us need to take a deep pause and say that we all have failed the palestinian people, the israeli people. the un warns civil order may be breaking down in gaza, as thousands of residents break in to warehouses for food and other basic items. people are getting frustrated.

they're getting hungry as the siege, the three—week—long siege, continues. our other main story: matthew perry — one of the stars of the hit tv show friends — is found dead at his home in los angeles. hello, i'm maryam moshiri. we start in gaza, where international agencies have expressed concern about reports of an israeli evacuation orderfor the al quds hospital in northern gaza. hundreds of patients are receiving treatment at the hospital, with an estimated 14,000 gazans sheltering there. both the world health organization and international federation of the red cross have raised deep alarm over the evacuation order, saying hospitals in gaza must be protected.

the israelis have not confirmed the order. jordan's foreign minister has told the bbc that israel must respect the international rule of law. these are the latest pictures from the israel defense forces of their ongoing ground offensive in gaza, what they describe as the "second stage" of the war. the idf say they've hit a50 military targets belonging to hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. it's in retaliation for the 1,400 israelis killed in hamas raids on southern israel on october the seventh, in which more than 220 were taken hostage. the united nations�* relief agency for palestinians — unwra — is warning that civil order is starting to collapse, after three weeks of israeli bombardment. warehouses containing flour and other basic supplies have been ransacked by thousands of people.

this is a shot of a hospital in khan younis in the south of the country. hospitals are very much the focus now because they are treating many hundreds and in some cases, thousands for injuries. they are also being used by many others as shelters during times of bombardment. hamas health officials say more than 8,000 people have now been killed since israel launched its offensive. we'll bring you up to date with all the latest developments. 0urfirst report is from our correspondent in jerusalem, wyre davies. a warning — his piece contains images some may find distressing. gaza is cut off from the outside world in more ways than one. after a communication blackout, some links with gaza are gradually being restored, revealing the full picture of israel's so—called second phase of the war against hamas. across gaza, but particularly in northern areas around gaza city, the devastating impact of israeli air strikes means the search for survivors among ruined buildings

and homes is almost futile. israel says it now has troops, commanders and tanks on the ground in gaza, targeting specific hamas infrastructure, including the network of tunnels under gaza and eliminating named hamas leaders, who israel says were responsible for the atrocities of october 7th. translation: we will gradually expand the ground operation - and scale of forces in the gaza strip. it is complex and involves risk for ourforces, too. we will do everything in our power, from the air, sea and ground, to ensure the safety of our forces and to achieve the war�*s objectives. the united nations and other aid agencies say the needs of gaza's 2.1 million residents are critical. it says there are 600,000 internally displaced people who fled from the bombing in the north towards towns in the south, where resources are scarce.

while israel today played down the scale of the crisis, insisting that food and water supplies were adequate, desperate families have even been looting food storage facilities and un warehouses. in one week, we only had 80 trucks, eight—zero trucks, just above 80, right? when we say it's a drop in the ocean or it's crumbs, it's not a pr stunt. it's the truth. because before the war, gaza used to get 500 trucks every day. so in one week we had just over 80 trucks. israel has rejected some international calls for a ceasefire to allow the creation of an aid corridor, but says it will allow some more regular aid in through the rafah crossing with egypt. fuel will not be on the list, as israel says it will be stolen by hamas. israel's prime minister maintains that the military objectives of this

war are his number one priority. but in addition to those international concerns, there's an important domestic audience, too, worried about what increased military activity in gaza might actually mean. mr netanyahu met this weekend with the families of the more than 220 hostages — israelis and foreigners — still being held captive by hamas in gaza. he promised to exhaust every possibility to bring their loved ones home. and while many israelis support the government's military aims, some of the families say it's time to make a deal. there have been many conflicts between israel and hamas in and around gaza in the last two decades. this is, by some distance, the biggest and most costly. it's the war that israel says it must see through to its conclusion, knowing the number of casualties will inevitably keep going up. wyre davis, bbc news, jerusalem. let's get more now than the reported

evacuation order for the al quds hospital in northern gaza. the palestinian red crescent says israeli officials have issued a warning to immediately evacuate the al-quds hospital in northern gaza. we will hear from the head of the palestinian red crescent very shortly. let's hear from the director of the al quds hospital, bassam mourad: we have received various warnings today. the israeli army demand the evacuation of all patients to the south, as well as those sheltering in the hospital. they mention area will be a military zone, there will be clashes, and the area will be dangerous, and we need to evacuate quickly. the number of displaced people here is between 12 and 14,000, though that figure changes every day. that is on top of the hospital department and the intensive care unit. we have 60 patients as well as 800 injured, who are receiving medical treatment in the emergency department.

the head of the world health organization has expressed alarm about the israeli warning. writing on x — formerly twitter — tedros adhanom ghebreyesus says the report of evacuation threats to the hospital "is deeply concerning". he goes on to say "we reiterate — it's impossible to evacuate "hospitals full of patients without endangering their lives. "under international humanitarian law, health care must "always be protected." i'm joined now by the director general of the palestine red crescent society, marwanjilani. it is good to talk to you. first of all, just give me an understanding of what the threats from the israelis are, or the warning from the israelis has been.— israelis are, or the warning from the israelis has been. yes, because the israelis has been. yes, because the director — the israelis has been. yes, because the director of _ the israelis has been. yes, because the director of the _ the israelis has been. yes, because the director of the hospital - the israelis has been. yes, because the director of the hospital as - the director of the hospital as informed you, we have been receiving, since the very early morning of today, early morning hours, in numerous threats by phone, by text messages, text messages have also been sent to all the doctors and nurses to evacuate, we are being

held responsible for the lives of everyone in the hospital, including the 14,000 displaced people. just up to about half an hour ago, there has been very intense bombardment around the hospital, and only one rocket just fell, only metres away from the hospital, which damaged the windows, damaged ceilings, and we had to move the displaced people, who were sheltering it one section from the hospital to another, because the whole hospital was filled with smoke, with dust, and people were really frightened and horrified, and they fought this is a warning rockets, the next is going to hit the hospital itself, so there was huge panic and fear among the people at the hospital, and the team there. why is it that you can't get people out? , ., ., ., . , why is it that you can't get people out? . , out? explain to audiences watching at home. out? explain to audiences watching at home- first _ out? explain to audiences watching at home. first of _ out? explain to audiences watching at home. first of all, _

out? explain to audiences watching at home. first of all, we _ out? explain to audiences watching at home. first of all, we are - out? explain to audiences watching at home. first of all, we are a - at home. first of all, we are a medical, hospitals, as the wr cho has said, should be protected, we have people in intensive care units, infants in incubators, we cannot move them, there are no means to move them, there are no means to move them, there are no means to move them, not the vehicles, not the peel move them, not the vehicles, not the peel, and the roads are totally destroyed. on top of this of course, you have 14,000 people who we have informed them of the threats, we have informed them that we have received these messages, but they have chosen to stay, so we told them, this is the reality, this is what we are receiving, so what do you want to do? all of them said, we have nowhere to go, we are staying, so we cannot leave 14,000 people behind in the hospital, and obviously, we have no means to move those patients, as the wr r h moving infants in incubators or intensive care unit patients would be a death sentence for them.—

care unit patients would be a death sentence for them. what you think of the israeli defence _ sentence for them. what you think of the israeli defence force _ sentence for them. what you think of the israeli defence force wants - sentence for them. what you think of the israeli defence force wants to - the israeli defence force wants to target the al quds hospital? —— why do you think. irate target the al quds hospital? -- why do you think-— do you think. we know, and this is recorded, do you think. we know, and this is recorded. in _ do you think. we know, and this is recorded, in 2009, _ do you think. we know, and this is recorded, in 2009, this _ do you think. we know, and this is recorded, in 2009, this very - do you think. we know, and this is recorded, in 2009, this very same j recorded, in 2009, this very same hospital was totally burnt to the ground. it had received a direct hit in the 2009 war. it took us about 12 years to rebuild its because of the blockade in gaza. we only opened this hospital again about two years ago. we know this rate is serious and the israelis have done it before, and we know that al—ahli hospital was also destroyed and bombarded, so we take this threat very seriously, and that is why we contacted the un officials here in jerusalem, we contacted the icrc, and the irony here is the response we are getting from tel aviv through the united nations is that there is no order to evacuate. this was

rescinded. but we are getting this threat from the military and the bombardment is still going on, so we don't know who is telling the truth. are you worried about something coming in from the ground or something from the sky? the area around the — something from the sky? the area around the hospital— something from the sky? the area around the hospital has _ something from the sky? the area around the hospital has been - something from the sky? the area around the hospital has been born | around the hospital has been born with from the air intensively, as i said, the bombardment has been ongoing till about half an hour ago. and of course, we are worried that these markets will destroy the hospital and will kill, with 14,000 people inside, the hospital will be a massacre. so we are afraid. we are horrified by the potential that this could really happen, and we don't know what to do. we are calling upon the international community to put pressure on israel to rescind this order and to respect the medical mission of the palestine red crescent society. tell mission of the palestine red crescent society.— mission of the palestine red crescent society. mission of the palestine red crescent socie . ., crescent society. tell me about the eo - le

crescent society. tell me about the people working _ crescent society. tell me about the people working for _ crescent society. tell me about the people working for the _ crescent society. tell me about the people working for the palestine i crescent society. tell me about the | people working for the palestine red crescent society for right now in and around the hospital, in and around those areas in gaza. what are they telling you about conditions right now? they telling you about conditions riaht now? ., ~' ., they telling you about conditions riaht now? ., ~ ., ., , right now? you know, palestine red crescent is a — right now? you know, palestine red crescent is a member— right now? you know, palestine red crescent is a member of _ right now? you know, palestine red crescent is a member of the - crescent is a member of the international red cross movement and our colleagues, all of them, he worked under the humanitarian mission, we respect the principles of neutrality, of impartiality, we are independent. and all of our teams have been working with us for decades, and they all respect and do their humanitarian mission to the best professional standards. they are scared to death. i cannot emphasise enough how many times we are with them on the phone to assess the situation and to make the right decision, and it is not a very easy decision. you know, this decision affects the lives of 14,000 people plus our patients, and they are really putting us in a corner. we

don't really know what to do. we cannot evacuate but we also are so afraid for the lives of those people who are in the hospital, and of course, the lives of our team who have been working 20 47 for the past 21, 22 days. have been working 20 47 for the past 21,22 days. —— 20 one, 22. they are exhausted and psychologically under so much trauma and pressure. it is really not a comfortable situation, to say the least, to be in. ijust cannot convey the feeling they have the fear they have, and the trauma they are going through. just the fear they have, and the trauma they are going through.— the fear they have, and the trauma they are going through. just to make it clear, marwan _ they are going through. just to make it clear, marwan jilani, _ they are going through. just to make it clear, marwan jilani, you _ they are going through. just to make it clear, marwan jilani, you have - it clear, marwanjilani, you have said to be that you have approached the israeli government or the israeli defence forces and they have denied they have targeted or at least warned about targeting the al quds hospital and they have rescinded any order to do that? yes. rescinded any order to do that? yes, that is what — rescinded any order to do that? yes, that is what we _ rescinded any order to do that? yes, that is what we have _ rescinded any order to do that? yes that is what we have been told through the united nations. this is our contact to get in touch with the

israeli authorities. they have the liaison in tel aviv and he just told us about an hour ago that this is what we have, and he sent us the message that she received. we told him, but the bombing is still ongoing, even as we receive this message, so they are trying to clarify and they are trying to make sure that if truly there is an order to rescind, to communicate it to the military and to the army that this hospital is protected, and it has a lot of civilians inside it, so it should not be in deep the threat. —— under the threat. should not be in deep the threat. -- under the threat.— under the threat. marwan jilani, it is aood to under the threat. marwan jilani, it is good to talk— under the threat. marwan jilani, it is good to talk to _ under the threat. marwan jilani, it is good to talk to you. _ under the threat. marwan jilani, it is good to talk to you. thank - under the threat. marwan jilani, it is good to talk to you. thank you i is good to talk to you. thank you for taking the time to speak to as here on bbc news for taking the time to speak to as here on bbc new— for taking the time to speak to as| here on bbc news_ lets here on bbc news thank you. lets take a look— here on bbc news thank you. lets take a look at _ here on bbc news thank you. lets take a look at these _ here on bbc news thank you. lets take a look at these pictures. - these bright lights were seen from southern israel looking in to gaza seen in the last half an hour or so.

we're trying to get more details on what's happening and will update you once we have more information. the kind of look like flares, don't they? we don't know exactly what they? we don't know exactly what they are for, but we will try to get they are for, but we will try to get the information for you. that was the information for you. that was the scene in gaza just about half an hour ago. i just wanted to show you again the latest video released by the israel defense forces. it is really interesting. they say it's footage of their ground offensive in gaza. it shows tanks and other vehicles inside the gaza strip. it also shows soldiers on foot. they say it is inside the gaza strip. we are trying to verify the location shown in the video. the israel defense forces say more troops entered the territory overnight, while warplanes attacked more than 450 hamas targets. it also published these photos of its tanks which the idf says are taking part in the ground operations. again, we're trying to verify the location of those, too. well, there are also many concerns about health care facilities in the south of gaza.

our gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf sent us this update from khan yunis. there are a lot of criticism by palestinians over the israelis keep threatening to target the medical centres who are... you know, medical centres are really suffering from the shortage of fuel, shortage of medicine and shortage of all the life—saving kits. the director of the hospital said that they are not going to leave the hospital, and they will remain there. there was about ten, 11 air strikes around the hospital, targeting buildings and roads and making it difficult for the hospitals to operate and rescue any of the injured. here in southern gaza, where about a third of the population are living in the area that israel asks the people to leave, people are still struggling with the crisis that is in the neck of the people. people are struggling to find water, struggling to find food, electricity is down for about three,

four weeks now. the hospital here, nasser hospital, this is the second largest hospital in gaza, and is now serving over half of the population and it is struggling to cope with the situation. most of its departments are shut, except the operation room and the emergency services. they said they might have to even shut this, and half the population will be left without a medical centre. that is our geyser correspondence rushdi abu alouf there with the latest updates from gaza. —— our geyser correspondence. —— are gaza co correspondence. these residents say the looting of aid warehouses in gaza has happened out of sheer desperation. translation: we have no flour,| no aid, no water, not even toilets. our houses were destroyed. no one cares about us. we appealed to the people of the world.

all international powers are against us. we needed aid and we wouldn't have done this if we weren't in need. we need fresh water. we need food. we're starving. this is totally unfair. our children can't sleep. we need to provide water and food for them. many in the international community are calling for some sort of humanitarian pause in the fighting to be able to get much—needed aid into the country. arab nations around israel are also worried about the original connotations of what is happening. —— the regional connotations. my colleague lyse doucet — currently reporting for us from jerusalem — interviewed thejordanian foreign minister, ayman safadi. she asked whether he agrees with queen rania that in her words there is a glaring double standard by the west, in failing to condemn the deaths of civilians. specifically, palestinian civilians. i think what her majesty said and what we say is that international law has to be applicable to all. no country is above the law. we all need to come out strongly, firmly, on the side of the charter

of the united nations, the international law. on the side of our humanity. we've seen a resolution adopted by the general assembly afterjordan presented one on behalf of the arab group. that resolution was supported by the majority of people on this earth, if you count the numbers. that's a step in the right direction. we need all of us to come and say, international law has to apply equally and fairly. no life is of lesser value than the other. we valuejewish life, we value israeli life, we value palestinian life. and we hope everybody will come from this moral ground. and we say, and everybody says, that life matters no matter what the nationality, what the religion, what the race is. and again, make sure that everybody is convinced that international law applies to all. but are you deeply disappointed by your key allies, including the united states, britain, other western states, who very publicly came to israel and said they are on israel's side in this war?

you know, lyse, what we told everybody is, like, support israel. but you are not supporting israel by supporting this war. you support israel by supporting peace, because only peace will bring the security and safety to every palestinian and every israeli. supporting this war is only going to push this region deeper into the abyss, carries the risk of regional war. and lyce, how many wars have we had before? how many violent operations have we had before? if we want to defeat the narrative of violence, we have to offer a narrative that convinces people that you have your right to a life free from occupation, free from oppression within you and what's standing between you, and that is violence. unfortunately, we haven't seen that. we have seen the palestinian issue reduced to a question of creating a job here or a job there, thinking that you canjump over the palestinian issue to make peace in the region,

which is a fallacy, as events have sadly and terribly shown us. but that is the lesson for all. what we want injordan, what we want in the arab world is for palestinians to live in peace. that war is not helping. only peace would do that. and again, prevent us from creating peace again. president erdogan of turkey has said that hamas is not a terrorist organisation. do you agree? look, i think nobody�*s going to benefit from characterisations. everybody stands where they are right now. everybody is navigating different... do you agree with israel's war aims to destroy hamas? aims this time to destroy hamas? jordan has had its own problems with hamas. lyse, we have to ask the question what are the conditions that produce hamas? unless we change those conditions, the same conditions, the same misery will produce hamas and

what's other than hamas. what we're trying to say, let us all convince all people on both sides that the adoption of violence as a strategy, as a means to get the peace is the wrong way. let us offer people an alternative. and then people themselves, palestinians and israelis, will come and say, "we don't want violence, because peace negotiations "are getting us what we want, which is a life of decency, a life "of safety, a life of promise." but we need to anchor things in realities. and again, let me be very clear, if i may, here. putting things in context is not in any way justification. we're notjustifying what happened on october seventh, no human being will. but at the same token, no human being willjustify what's happening in gaza now. so let's be clear. let's put things in context. learn from why we are facing this terrible moment in our very sad and tragic history in this part of the world, and all work together and say, "enough, enough, enough," and move forward to a stage and follow an approach that is peaceful, that will bring peace to all.

ayman safadi, the jordanian ayman safadi, thejordanian foreign minister speaking to my colleague lyse doucet there. the us says israel should take every means possible to distinguish between palestinian civilians and hamas militants in its military operation in gaza. us national security adviser jake sullivan says president biden will call the israeli prime minister later today to reiterate the us position that civilians must be protected. he's been speaking to abc's �*this week'. war, of course, is highly unpredictable, so it's difficult to predict how it will play out. but i will say this — israel was attacked in a brutal, vicious terrorist attack. they are taking steps to go after the terrorists who struck them. they have been doing so from the air. they are now doing so on the ground. and hamas, this brutal terrorist organisation that conducted the attack, is hiding behind the civilian population, which puts an added burden on israel to differentiate between the terrorists and innocent civilians, but it doesn't lessen their responsibility under international humanitarian law and the laws of war to do

all in their power to protect the civilian population, and that is equally true moving in on the ground as it is taking strikes from the air. as always, there is plenty more on this developing story. if you're stepping away from the television, you can go to the bbc�*s live page. it is a great resource because it contains all the latest videos, maps and different bits of information coming into is not only from correspondence who are there in israel, in gaza, but also those who are gathering information here in london. i am are gathering information here in london. iam back are gathering information here in london. i am back in a couple of minutes' time, so stay with us here on bbc news. plenty more to come from me and the team. goodbye for now.

hello, the week ahead promises to bring yet more wet and very windy weather. in fact, we now have a named storm from the met office, storm ciaran, set to arrive through wednesday night and into thursday. so we could see a very blustery spell of weather indeed. as we end sunday afternoon, still some very heavy rain falling across parts of southern scotland and northern england with lots of showers elsewhere. as we head through the night, this area of wet weather will pull out into the north sea, but we will keep showers going, particulary around southern and western coasts, some of those could still be on the heavy side. overnight temperatures between five and 11 degrees. it may get a bit chillier than that in some spots in northern scotland. low pressure with us to start monday. but this area of low pressure tending to weaken a little, so it won't be as windy on monday, and actually, for scotland, it should be a predominantly dry day. we will see some pretty heavy showers across parts of northern ireland, wales, the south of england,

the midlands, east anglia. probably not seeing too much in the way of wet weather. it will stay quite cloudy across much of northern england. temperatures north to south between eight and 15 degrees. into tuesday, we will see further showers particulary across northern ireland, england and wales. some could be on the heavy side, with a band of heavy, thundery rain pushing into south—western england and south—west wales by the end of the day. much of scotland will be dry — highs of 9—15 degrees. through tuesday night and into wednesday, this frontal system will push its way northwards and eastwards. this will bring some pretty heavy rain, perhaps some snow on its leading edge over high ground in scotland, at least for a time. some of the rain could contain some flashes of lightning, some rumbles of thunder and it will be particularly windy for wales, the south—west of england and the north of scotland. temperatures again generally between eight and 15 degrees. but it's as we move through wednesday night and into thursday, that this deep area of low pressure approaches our shores, and it has been named

storm ciaran by the met office, and it looks likely it will bring some very heavy rain, there could be enough rain for some flooding, but also some really strong winds. the exact positioning of this low still open to question, but it looks like southern parts of england and the channel islands at risk, particularly along the coast, of seeing gusts of 80, possibly 90 mph.

this is bbc news, the headlines. international aid agencies express alarm at reports israel have ordered the evacuation of the al-quds hospital in gaza, where hundreds of patients are being treated. the palestinian red crescent says it's requested urgent clarification from its intermediaries. this decision affects the lives of 14,000 people plus our patients. they are putting us in a corner. we don't really know what to do. israel is continuing with its military operation — moving more tanks and infantry into gaza. jordan's foreign minister warns the world must act now. if we allow this war to continue then, not only have we failed our international standards, but we have failed the right of all our peoples to live in peace, and i think all of us need to take a deep pause and say we all have failed the palestinian people, the israeli people. the un warns civil order may be breaking down in gaza as thousands