counting continues and arlen�*s general election, nearly half the parliament receipts are filled but it could be weeks until the government is formed. the united nations is pausing the delivery of aid to palestinian refugees in gaza through a key crossing after more food trucks were looted by armed gangs. the united nations agency supporting palestinian refugees, unrwa, has used the kerem shalom crossing as the main way of bringing in aid for the 2—point—3 million people inside the gaza strip. but the head of unrwa

philippe lazzarini says five food trucks were stolen by armed groups on saturday. it comes as the charity save the children named a staff member killed yesterday in an israeli air strike, as 39—year—old, ahmad faisal isleem al-qadi. save the children says it condemns the attack in khan younis "in the strongest terms" and is demanding an investigation. the israeli army says a vehicle with armed terrorists that posed a threat to idf soldiers was identified in the area of khan yunis. a strike was conducted to remove the threat and the details of the incident are under review. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza, whose figures the un considers reliable, says almost 44—and—a—half thousand palestinians have been killed in israel's military offensive since october last year. it says more than 105—thousand have been injured. let's speak to alexandra saieh who is the head of humanitarian policy & advocacy at save the children international. we have asked the israeli defense forces for an interview

just tell us a little bit about it they must be desperately sad with this latest development. thank you for having me. everyone at save the children is devastated by the killing of our colleague in gaza yesterday in an israeli air strike. he was on his way home to his wife and his three—year—old daughter when he was killed in the air strike will stop he was 39 years old, he had a hearing impairment. his colleagues remember him as always being determined to help others, he always had a smile on his face. he always managed to brighten his colleague's day, even in the darkest of days in gaza, and he had immense pride for his three—year—old daughter. we are just absolutely devastated. not so long ago, he had also shared with his colleagues with his dream of rebuilding his

home in gaza, which was also destroyed in an israeli air strike in the past year. we are in contact with this family and we are trying our best to do what we can to help them and support them in this heartbreaking time. you know, heartbreaking time. you know, he is not the first colleague that we have lost in the last year. he is the second staff member who was killed in israeli air strike in the last months. our colleague was also killed alongside his entire family in an israeli air strike in an israeli air strike he was in an israeli air strike he was in almost a year ago. we are absolutely devastated, we are calling for an investigation it needs to stop happening, the loss of life in gaza is just devastating, it's relentless and it needs to stop. alexander, the israeli military have said that the strike was conducted against a vehicle

identified as carrying armed terrorists who they claim posed a threat to idf soldiers. they say that prior to the strike, numerous steps mitigated, surveillance and using precise munitions coming about save the children, i know that you've called for an investigation, is that something that sounds like what happened on the ground? we what happened on the ground? - need real answers. what we have seenin need real answers. what we have seen in gaza in the last 13 months is utter and complete disregard civilian life. we are seeing civilians killed in gaza every single day. we are seeing humanitarian aid workers killed every single week. people in gaza have been pushed beyond their limits, they are leaving a complete nightmare and we need the attacks that are killing civilians to stop. we have asked _ killing civilians to stop. we have asked the _ killing civilians to stop. we have asked the israel defense force for an interview, we've

asked them to respond. they didn't have a spokesperson available for today, we did have that statement from them. in terms of alexander, in terms of the situation on the ground itself i know save the children are grieving, but also you have been working in gaza in order to alleviate the suffering of children, just with the crossing now potentially closed, how much more complicated does that make the work that you do? it complicated does that make the work that you do?— work that you do? it makes it ever complicated. _ work that you do? it makes it i ever complicated. humanitarian needs in gaza are at an all—time high. not only is a situation in northern gaza absolutely catastrophic, but in central and southern gaza, we are seeing bakeries shut, we are seeing bakeries shut, we are seeing bakeries shut, we are seeing rising levels of malnutrition, of hunger, of desperation. my colleague was just telling me that a bag of potatoes can go up to hundred dollars, that's $20 potentially

for potatoes. this demonstrates how absolutely desperate the situation is. we see children dying from malnutrition, from disease, winter is setting in, we saw last week the devastating impact that the flooding had on people that had nothing to shelter with but flimsy tenants. and so we are expecting the situation to deteriorate even further. we are talking about parts of gaza that are just completely unfit for human survival. that's how desperate the situation is. we need aid to flow, we need the safety of civilians and aid workers and we need a cease—fire immediately. alexander from save the children international, thank you very much for speaking to us on what is of course a very difficult day for your organisation. thank you. thank ou for organisation. thank you. thank you for having _ organisation. thank you. thank

you for having me. _ here in the uk — the masterchef presenter gregg wallace has defended himself against allegations of inappropiate behaviour on the show as being from "a handful of middle—class women of a certain age". he took to social media to release a statement and his lawyers have previously said the allegations are "false". 13 women have complained about him to a bbc news investigation into a number of programmes he's presented. noor nanji has the latest. ican i can see the complaints coming from a middle—class woman of a certain agejust from from a middle—class woman of a certain age just from celebrity masterchef. this isn't right. greg wallace in an instagram video this morning, hitting back at his critics. the masterchef presenter has been under pressure after bbc news revealed a string of misconduct allegations against them. our investigation heard from a range of ages who worked across

masterchef and a number of different shows. 0ne masterchef and a number of different shows. one of them, kirstie walker, appeared on slavery masterchef. the rest, former production staff. more allegations have emerged to one celebrity masterchef in 2012. she says she complained about his behaviour at the time responding to alice's video she told us, "whoever made the allegations doesn't matter. the allegations doesn't matter. the allegations stand." having a go at the working class card is ridiculous. this morning a veteran labour mp had this to say... i5 veteran labour mp had this to sa , ., . . veteran labour mp had this to sa... , ., ., veteran labour mp had this to sa...., ., say... is not a crime to be a middle _ say... is not a crime to be a middle class _ say... is not a crime to be a middle class woman - say... is not a crime to be a middle class woman of - say... is not a crime to be a - middle class woman of a certain age, i would say. greg doesn't get it. the world has moved on. the intervention is not wise. in terms_ the intervention is not wise. in terms of how he is going about— in terms of how he is going about defending himself, but i don't — about defending himself, but i don't think it's smart to come out talking like that well at the moment he should probably be listening.

the moment he should probably be listening-— be listening. complained about remarks made _ be listening. complained about remarks made by _ be listening. complained about remarks made by greg - be listening. complained about remarks made by greg wallacej remarks made by greg wallace during the filming of celebrity masterchef in 2017. in an e—mail seen by the sunday times, bbc executive, kate phillips, says that his behaviour is unacceptable and cannot continue. it came before another letter in 2018 in that letter, kate phillips says she agrees that many aspects of wallace's behaviour were both unacceptable and unprofessional. we understand a formal process took place and greg wallace was spoken to for 90 minutes. now production companies and broadcasters across the industry are facing questions about their handling of allegations and the fact that he has remained on air. much more on that on our website. turning to georgia, where the country's prime minister irakli kobakhidze has said the country's president must leave office when her

term ends later this month, as mass protests against his government continue. president salome zourabichvili yesterday said she would stay in office because the new parliament was illegitimate and had no authority to name her successoi’. mr kobakhidze has also praised police for cracking down on protesters, who he said were acting on foreign orders to undermine the state. riot police used tier gas and water cannon for a second consecutive night in the centre of tblisi, where pro—eu demonstrators have set up barricades — following the government's decision to suspend moves towardsjoining the european union. they're expected to gather again today. these are pictures from previous protests. we are also monitoring live pictures on the streets of sibley see where once again protesters are out in force. we can cross over who

is also in tbilsi for us. just bring us up to date what is happening behind you because i know that as we watch the live shot there, there is also stuff happening behind you with demonstrations. —— tbilisi. so demonstrations. -- tbilisi. so i am demonstrations. —— tbilisi. sr i am opposite for the fourth night in a row, as you can see, another protest, huge crowd outside the parliament, very noisy, i hope you can hear me over the noise. at the time, people lighting fireworks, aiming the fireworks at the parliament building. he saw that happening yesterday. at one point there was a fire inside the parliament in one room. we have seen the fourth night in a row, clearly the protesters, the pro—eu antigovernment protesters determined to keep up their

protest, furious that their government here has suspended georgia's bid tojoin government here has suspended georgia's bid to join the european union. georgia's bid to 'oin the european union.j- georgia's bid to 'oin the european union. what did the prime minister _ european union. what did the prime minister say? - european union. what did the prime minister say? because | european union. what did the i prime minister say? because you caught up with him. you were able to ask him a question and arguably he is saying that that is not the case. to arguably he is saying that that is not the case.— is not the case. to keep in mind, it — is not the case. to keep in mind, it was _ is not the case. to keep in mind, it was the _ is not the case. to keep in mind, it was the georgian | mind, it was the georgian prime minister's announcement three days ago suspending until the end of 2028, georgia's bid to join the european union and it's that announcement that has been bringing people onto the streets here in tbilisi since thursday. i don't know if you've got the clip ready. let's see what the prime minister said three days ago. today we have decided not to put the — today we have decided not to put the issue of opening negotiations with the european union — negotiations with the european union on — negotiations with the european union on the agenda until the end of— union on the agenda until the end of 2028.— union on the agenda until the end of 2028. because the idea of “oininu end of 2028. because the idea ofjoining the _

end of 2028. because the idea ofjoining the eu _ end of 2028. because the idea ofjoining the eu is _ end of 2028. because the idea ofjoining the eu is so - end of 2028. because the idea ofjoining the eu is so popular| ofjoining the eu is so popular with georgians, think one recent poll suggested between about suspending the talks 70-80% of because the europear between recent poll suggested between 70-80% of recent poll suggested between 70—80% of georgians embrace that idea. the suspension of recent poll suggested between 70—80% of georgians embrace that idea. the suspension of succession talks sparked a lot succession talks sparked a lot of anger in this country. when of anger in this country. when i spoke to the premise or today i spoke to the premise of anger in this country. when i the mood of the people. suspension, i didn't say that. the responses were clear. so we have _ the responses were clear. so we have not— the responses were clear. so we have not suspended anything. there — have not suspended anything. there are _ have not suspended anything. there are the position leaders, there _ there are the position leaders, there are — there are the position leaders, there are the media outlets, or 'ust there are the media outlets, or just police _ there are the media outlets, or just police people.— just police people. clearly the prime minister _ just police people. clearly the prime minister had _ just police people. clearly the prime minister had three - just police people. clearly the| prime minister had three days ago talked about suspending georgia's bid until the end of 28. today he said he didn't. it was an odd moment, but the eu certainly heard him talking about suspending the talks

because the european union