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war, to eliminate hamas by destroying its military and governmental capabilities, and do everything possible to bring our hostages home. >> there are many hard situations. as an ambulance driver, you get accustomed to what is happening, whether it is hands, heads, or bodies. >> i spoke t the u.n. today. they told me they got no relief trucks in at all. when president biden of the u.s. was here, he and mr. netanyahu and subsequently had phone calls that there would be a continuous flow of aid. >> i believed it was necessary to set the record straight, especially out of respect to the victims and to their families. ♪ anchor: israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu delivers a televised address, saying he is

preparing for a ground invasion, but won't elaborate on when, how, or how many. it comes as the situation in gaza remains desperate. the u.n. is warning it will have to stop its work here tonight -- it's work there tonight if fuel is not able to cross into gaza. israel says they do not want fuel getting into the hands of hamas. a third of gaza's hospitals have already shut down due to damage due to airstrikes or because they are out of fuel. we go to our reporter inside of gaza for the struggles facing thousands of palestinians trapped in the south. and we speak to one of the eight groups doing its best to get them help. and after israel called for the u.n. security chief to step down over his comments on the situation in gaza, all eyes remain on new york as the security council votes on two rival proposals for a pause in fighting to allow aid into the strip.

once backed by the u.s., the other backed by russia. we will stay across both of them throughout the program. we are preparing for a ground invasion. benjamin netanyahu tells its nation in a televised address that the government's special war cabit will decide on when that will happen. he also says he is doing everything possible to bring hostages home. it comes as israeli strikes on gaza continue, and as the humanitarian situation there continues to worsen. a third of gaza's hospitals have already shut down due to damage or fuel running out. those still functioning have been forced to stop all but emergency services as they too run out of fuel. now, the united nations agency that looks after palestinian refugees, the u.n. rwa, is warning it will have to stop its work in gaza tonight if it does not receive more fuel.

it says it is currently sheltering around six hundred thousand displaced people and its facilities. that is four times their capacity. many people are having to sleep on the streets. overnight, eight trucks carrying food, water, and medicine crossed the border from egypt into gaza. egypt has barred fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas will use it for terrorist purposes. our guest told the bbc that there are hundreds of thousands of leaders in fuel in gaza, but all in the hands of hamas. the bbc has been unable to verify this. meanwhile, there are growing international calls for a the fighting to allow aid to reach gaza, which continues to come under intense bombardment. the hamas-controlled health ministry says more than 6005 hundred people, including more than 2700 children, have been killed in gaza since the bombardment began. more than 1400 people were

killed in israel and the attack on the seventh of october, and more than 220 people are still being held hostage. hamas is designated a terrorist group by the u.k. and other governments. those are the latest lines on that story. we begin our coverage tonight with the latest on the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza. our special correspondent fergal keane in jerusalem is working with teams on the ground in gaza to compile this report. but a warning, you may find some of the images distressing. correspondent: each climbing cloud a marker of destruction. relentless airstrikes. thousands of bombs dropped. hamas started this war. israel responds with devastating force. it is a story of stunned aftermath and desperate

searching. the man was away from his home when the bomb fell. he speaks to his lost loved ones. "i wish we had stayed with you." and then, a child who survived. they are all gone, he tells me. bbc cameras captured medics collecting the wounded. the man shouts, "his head is open," speaking of the child in his arms. he daily faces the killing inflicted from the skies, but there is not time to stop, must much less show his feelings. from one scene of carnage to

another. there are the survivors to care for. >> there are many hard situations. as an ambulance driver, you get accustomed to what is happening, whether it is hands, heads, or bodies without guts. in many families now, there is a need >> to familiarize their children >> with the morbid practicalities of life in a war zone. >> i have seen bodies blown apart. you cannot identify them. in case anything happens and they were blown up, i would know them from this bracelet and i can collect their bodies. >> it is not knowledge any parent wants to impart. sometimes in the heart of it all there is good news. she is ok, but she is scared, they call out.

her ther is being freed from the rubble. first the names, then the medics reassure them. they are all out, i swear. the emergency workers like mock him e overstretched. they know no matter what they do in gaza, it cannot be enough. anchor: let's hear from our diplomatic correspondent paul adams in jerusalem. we just saw a report from fergal keane with the situation in gaza. we have been hearing the u.n. say they may be unable to continue their work if fuel does not get into gaza. are we hearing anymore on where we are with that situation? >> no. this has been the message from the u.n. for several days, warning that by the end of today

those precious fuel stocks would have run out. they are pleading with israel to allow more fuel in. they say their entire humanitarian operation in gaza will effectively grind to a halt without it. the israelis are equally adamant no fuel is going to go in. israel believes this is all requisitned by hamas to help hamas keep its war machine going, as one official put it today, and at the israelis are saying there is fuel inside gaza and it is being hoarded by hamas, and if the u.n. wants fuel, it is hamas they should be asking. anchor: we have also been hearing from benjamin netanyahu. he addressed the nation. we talked a little bit about what he said. he said there will be a ground offensive, but he did not share any details on the whens and whys and hows. but what more did he share in that address? >> i have to say, it was a big fat nothing after a real set of

expectations. the prime minister delivering a primetime television address. everyone expected to hear something, be it about hostages, the ground offensive, some acknowledgment of his own responsibility for as many would see it getting israel into this mess. no, none of it. and that last part never would have been properly expected. he did say the decision on the timing of ground operation had been taken between the cabinet and the chief of staff of the military, but he did not indicate when that would happen. it is not the same as saying we have such a date. he was talking but the timing. there is a desire on the part of the prime minister to show unity at a time when there are multiple reportsf divisions between the government and the military about how to proceed.

and also perhaps to show he was somewhat in touch with his own people, because this is a prime minister who has yet to attend a single funeral of the 1400 people killed in the worst massacres that this country has ever known. and many people are wondering why it is that he seems to be afraid to face the relatives of those who have died. so, he did say that the state felt their pain, that the interests of those who have had to flee their homes, who have lost their homes in the attacks of october 7 would be looked after, and those who were devastated in the attacks would rise from the ashes. but as for any concrete announcements about where we are and where we are going, we are none the wiser. anchor: paul adams bringing us the latest from jerusalem. thank you very much. let's get an update on the growing humanitarian situation in gaza. we are joined by the chief

impact officer at oxfam. thank you for joining us on the bbc. what is the latest you are hearing in terms of the situation on the ground? i know you have teams there. >> we have over 30 colleagues working. the situation is devastating. people are starving. there is very little clean water. we are extremely concerned about dehydration, children dying from dehydration. people starting to get ill and dying from diseases like cholera. we were talking to our colleague earlier and she has got two young children, nine and six years old. there are 57 people in one house. they are sleeping in shifts. she has been sleeping in the car so the children and older people can sleep inside the house. yesterday, they celebrated they were able to find enough water just to make bread. this is the situation people are in today. anchor: it is incredibly

difficult still now. we have been hearing for the last few days that this evening will be the point at which the u.n. may have to stop its work in gaza because they don't have fuel to keep things going. are you hearing any more on that at the moment? >> it is the same situation for us. we are all pleased there is a little bit of aid getting through the rafah crossing. however, it is a drop in the ocean. there used to be a truck with aid entering gaza every 14 minutes before this latest increase. the humanitarian aid needs have increased. once it gets and, it needs to be distributed. that requires people to feel safe, which is impossible while the bombs are falling. it also needs roads to be passable, which is not the case. it also needs fuel so trucks and vehicles bringing aid to communities can actually move around inside the gaza strip.

anchor: at what point do you think oxfam will also be unable to operate its aid services in gaza? >> at the moment, we are barely operating. there is very little of our work happening. first of all, our teams are stilrunning for their lives. every morning we check-in to make sure they are alive and ok. a couple partners are using up stocks they have. one of our partners has been able to distribute cash so people can use that in the few supermarkets that still have supply, but the supplies are dwindling really quickly. and we are just not able to step up aid until there is a cessation in the fighting. >> one of the key issues remains fuel. the israeli prime minister's aid said there is fuel in gaza, it is just in the hands of hamas. it sounds like whoever does not have that fuel, it is not getting to the people who need it. >> absolutely. we are hearing many of the hospitals have had to stop

treating patients or only take th most urgent cases. they are not able to run basic equipment in hospitals. vehicles are not running. we have heard stories about partners, women who are giving birth to children who do not have the support they need. one of my colleagues heard people under the rubble crying for help, crying for an ambulance that will never get to them because there is no fuel for the ambulances to run on. anchor: thanks very much. bringing us up-to-date on that. we do hope that all of your staff are safe and well. around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. a police officer who blackmailed and threatened more than 200 young girls into sending him explicit images of themselves over snapchat has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years.

he groomed girls between 10 and 16. two metropolitan police officers have been sacked after being found guilty of gross misconduct following the stop in search of two black athletes in 2020. the two say they were racially profiled when officers pulled over there car in west london, handcuffed them, and rested them on suspicion of having drugs and weapons when none were found. in westminster, mp's voted to suspend pewter bone from the comments after an investigation found he bullied and was sexually inappropriate around aormer member of staff. he denies those charges. you are live with bbc news. some breaking news coming into us from new york. former u.s. president donald trump has been fined $10,000

after the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial found he violated a gag order in the case for a second time. that is on top of a $5,000 fine last week for breaking the gag order. justice arthur angora warned mr. trump, don't do it again or it will be worse. let's go back to our main story and turn to the 220 hostages still being held by hamas in gaza. we have had four released in the past week, but there are still many families in israel and around the world who are desperate to be reunited with their family members. gadhi and judi are believed to be among those being held hostage. they disappeared on the seventh of october in the first few hours of the hamas attack on israel. the nephew of the two women

joins us on the bbc -- of the to join us on bbc. thank you for joining us. we do appreciate you speaking with us. tell us first of all how you discovered that your aunt and uncle were among the hostages. >> i got an early phone call at about half four in the morning that something bad was happening in israel, to open the news to see what was going on. i sent a text to my une to see if he is ok. after a few minutes, he answered, i am in the safe room. everything is ok. then we didn't hear anything. after a couple of hours, i heard they were missing. they went for their daily walk and judi managed to send a text

at 7:00 in the morning that there was a rocket attack and they had to find cover. after about 15 minutes, she sent a text to security that they saw a terrorist on a motorbike going in. my uncle was badly wounded, and they needed help. since then, it sounded like they would help them. but since then, nothing. nobody knows where they are, if they are in gaza. nobody found them. they managed to get where they went for a walk a very short clip from their phone, but nothing. we didn't hear nearly anything for three weeks. anchor: have you had any

communications with the israeli government? >> i am here in england, but my family, my cousins and my sisters, are working to get any information. the only thing we do know that maybe there is a phone signal from gaza. it is possible. it is not confirmed 100%. they found judi's wallet in the fields, but she did not take it with her on the walk. it is probably after the terrorists finished killing, raping, and burning people alive. they took the wallet, they took the cash. that is the only thing we knew. anchor: what is your message to the israeli government and other people who are trying to secure the release of not just your aunt and uncle, but the more

than 200 people who are being held? >> correct. we don't know if hamas wounded them or not. we don't know anything. everybody is trying to do their best because my uncle and aunt are american citizens, so even the americans are trying to help. but until now, nothing. anchor: we really hope your family is doing ok at this difficult time, and hope that your aunt and uncle are safe and well and are released soon. >> thank you very much. anchor: let's turn now to discussing the difficult task hostage negotiators have when it comes to trying to get the more than 220 hostages, including his aunt and uncle, back safely. we can discuss this with phi l andrew,, a special agent with

the fbi for two decades. in that time, he wked as a hostage negotiator. he now heads up a conflict management consultancy. thank you for joining us. you just heard him, is very distressing story. his aunt and uncle are unrstood to be amongst the hostages. you have worked in hostage negotiations before. what do you think is happening at the moment behind the scenes that we do not know about? >> first, our hearts go out to these families who are suffering through this prolonged agony of this act of taking their loved ones after those horrible images of the violence that was committed against folks that were killed alongside them. this is a very difficult time for them. one thing we know is happening is we areurging support to those families to learned more about -- to learn more about

their loved ones, and opening all channels, some diplomatic, some through third parties. we've learned that qatar has been involved. the red cross is playing a big role in helping secure some of these releases. the other thing that is happening is as more hostages have come out, debriefing them, getting the medical support, but understanding some of the insights of where these hostages are being held, under what conditions, and learn from them about what other opportunity there may be for engagement to secure safe release. anchor: when you saw the release of those other four hostages, what did you think? does that change the equationn some way for the others? >> it is very positive. some of the insights we are gleaning is these hostages, the mother we just spoke to, the

family member, they were being held together, under her words, that they were getting medical treatment, and there was concern for sanitary. that is very positive that the hostage takers are seeing the value in the well-ing of the hostages. what we do not know is the motivation. i think it is important to appreciate that each hostage and each hostage taker might have different motivations, and we have to understand those. only after establishing very clear and tsted and transparent dialogue are we able to understand those interests and maybe negotiate peaceful release. anchor: do we really know and understand who exactly are holding these people as well? and often in these situations, hostages can be held, then they go to another group. what do you see as the current

situation in terms of who might be holding some of these 200 people? >> i think it is safe to assume that some of these folks are under the control of hamas. some may be who are under the influence of hamas. and there might be some folks who just took advantage of the situation. i think it is important to keep each one independent and really look for where the entry points of dialogue, the entry points of rescue are, and not treat this monolithically. one of the most important factors in any negotiation this time. as time goes on, we get further away from the violent way these hostages were taken. one thing that is working for us is it gives the families of the hostages, to help share their message of the humanity, the

individuality of the real person who is being held. sometimes that makes a big difference in recogning that holding these folks doesn't really help accomplish the goals of those holding them. anchor: phil andrew, thank you for sharing your insights and what is a difficult time for those families. you are watching "the context." we will be back after a short break. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs.

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