hannah bond from action aid. thank you - already been forced to move? hannah bond from action aid. found weapons in a car. we are waiting for photos to confirm this. this would be integral to the israeli war effort as we await news of the military operation in gaza. we will continue to bring you all the updates on the bbc news website and for now, i'll hand you back to london. thanks, mark. mark will continue to bring us the latest in the middle east in the next hour. around the world and across the uk...this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. official figures show people bought less fuel and food in october. retailers blame the cost of living and poor weather. the volume of products sold last month fell by 0.3% to the lowest level since february 2021 when large parts of the country were in covid lockdowns. two twelve—year—old boys are due to appear before birmingham magistrates' court today charged with the murder of a 19—year—old man in wolverhampton. shawn seesahai was stabbed to death on monday evening. the boys have also been charged with possession of

i spoke to hannah bond — deputy director of advocacy at international charity, actionaid uk, which worksssential in gaza at the moment. as you said, 569 trucks have gone in so far. there, prior to the 7th of october, were 500 a day. so we've kind of seen in a month what we previously were seeing per day. so it's absolutely essential that that gets in. people need food, they need fuel, they need water in order to survive, and, of course, medicalsupplies, because the bombardment has been so significant that all of those things are absolutely necessary and they need not only to get in, but to be able to get across the gaza strip. and hannah, what are your colleagues on the ground saying to you and how are they doing as well? yeah. so we have both colleagues and partner organisations in gaza. communication is really difficult. some days, you know, it is very much about their safety, of course. people's survival is absolutely essential at the moment. so those supplies that i already mentioned around water and fuel and food are in really, really desperate supply now. we're seeing dehydration.

live now to london, where i'm joined by hannah bond — co—director policy, advocacy and programmes at tell us what you are hearing from your contacts and colleagues on the ground about the situation? ,., ., ., ., colleagues on the ground about the situation? ,., ., ., . ., ~ situation? good morning and thank ou for situation? good morning and thank you for having _ situation? good morning and thank you for having me _ situation? good morning and thank you for having me on _ situation? good morning and thank you for having me on the _ situation? good morning and thank. you for having me on the programme. we are _ you for having me on the programme. we are hearing the situation is terrible — we are hearing the situation is terrible this morning, we already know_ terrible this morning, we already know today is world children's day, children— know today is world children's day, children irr— know today is world children's day, children in gaza are going to school, _ children in gaza are going to school, we hear all of the bakeries are closed — school, we hear all of the bakeries are close

now i am joined by hannah bond who is the co—director of policy and advocacy at action aid uk.you hope will happen once the ceasefire comes into place tomorrow morning? we hope it will mean the release of some of the hostages, which will be very welcome. unfortunately not all of the hostages. we hope it will be an opportunity for really essential humanitarian aid to get in, but for us four days is not enough. the needs are absolutely catastrophic at the moment. we have seen pictures on the moment. we have seen pictures on the news of hospitals that have been bombarded and of operations that have had to open by phone light, of babies in incubators, so four days is not enough considering the scale of what has gone on. let’s is not enough considering the scale of what has gone on.— of what has gone on. let's say four da s to of what has gone on. let's say four days to start _ of what has gone on. let's say four days to start with, _ of what has gone on. let's say four days to start with, it _ of what has gone on. let's say four days to start with, it could - of what has gone on. l

to discuss this further i am nowjoined by hannah bond, the deputy director of advocacy at the internationalridor, how if at all does this impact the ability to get aid into places in gaza which desperately need it? into places in gaza which deseratel need it? ., . desperately need it? thanks so much for having me- _ desperately need it? thanks so much for having me. the _ desperately need it? thanks so much for having me. the aid _ desperately need it? thanks so much for having me. the aid is _ desperately need it? thanks so much for having me. the aid is absolutely l for having me. the aid is absolutely essential in gaza at the moment. as you said, 569 trucks have gone insofar, they are prior to the 7th of october, there were 500 a day, so in a month we have seen in a month what previously we were seeing per day. so, it's absolutely essential that that gets in, people need food but they need water, in order to survive, and of course medical supplies, because the bombardment has been so significant that all of those things are absolutely necessary and they needed not only to get in but to b