james denselow from save the children, _ matter of days.save the children, thank you - matter of days. james denselow from save the children, thank you for- save the children, thank you for talking to us just now. there is concern on israel's northern border with lebanon and the escalating tension between israel and the iranian—backed goup hezbollah. our correspondent hugo bachega reports on the latest developments from lebanon. violence has continued along the israeli—lebanese border, with more cross—border attacks between the israeli army and militants here in lebanon. the israeli military said it struck positions belonging to hezbollah overnight, destroying an observation post. it said this was in response after shooting attacks that were carried out by hezbollah yesterday. we had a statement from hezbollah confirming that it had carried out attacks targeting israeli positions. and the institute for the study of war, which has been monitoring the situation, said that there were 20 incidents along the border yesterday. this is double the

live now to james denselow, head of conflict and humanitarian advocacy at save the children. th gaza and israel are incredibly upsetting. can you tell me what you are hearing from save the children and what they are managing to do and how they are managing to do and how they are managing to do and how they are managing to help? it is managing to do and how they are managing to help?— managing to do and how they are managing to help? it is a terrifying time to be a _ managing to help? it is a terrifying time to be a child _ managing to help? it is a terrifying time to be a child in _ managing to help? it is a terrifying time to be a child in the _ managing to help? it is a terrifying time to be a child in the region - time to be a child in the region whether you are sheltering under rocket fire on israel are trapped in the midst of this escalating violence in gaza. we are extremely worried by these orders to evacuate 1.1 million people out of northern gaza in the next 2a hours. the equivalent of evacuating the city of birmingham underfire in less than 11 hours' time now, so thi

james denselow, head of conflict and humanitarian at save the children uk, joins us live.ght in saying you have 25 people working for the charity currently in gaza. those figures i havejust for the charity currently in gaza. those figures i have just given, they are difficult to verify because we don't have enough people on the ground in gaza. we are relying on the hamas led health ministry. but from your people are telling you, do those, does that number of child casualties tally with what they are experiencing? casualties tally with what they are exoeriencing?_ casualties tally with what they are ex-aeriencin ? ., ., , ., , experiencing? unfortunately, in any conflict, the — experiencing? unfortunately, in any conflict, the fog _ experiencing? unfortunately, in any conflict, the fog of— experiencing? unfortunately, in any conflict, the fog of war _ experiencing? unfortunately, in any conflict, the fog of war means - experiencing? unfortunately, in any conflict, the fog of war means that l conflict, the fog of war means that you never have certainty as to the toll that it

let's talk to james denselow.dren. he's been to gaza himself many times — and is in touch with the charity's teams on the ground. thank you so much for being here on the programme. tell me what your teams on the ground are saying to you. what they are saying is first of all it is important to show solidarity with my un colleagues who have lost members of their team. in a way it is unsurprising because what we are hearing from our teams on the ground, it's a level of 360 violence like none other in gaza's recent history does not this is a part of the world that is not a stranger to heavy violence. there is no safe place in gaza, there is nowhere safe to go. we are seeing a lot of people, 250,000 people already flocking to un schools as a place of shelter but those are also being reportedly hit as well. with no way out and no single safe place, it's a very, very difficult time for children in gaza.— very, very difficult time for children in gaza. what are your colleagues _ children in gaza. what are your colleagues

we can now speak to james denselow, from the conflict and humanitarian advocacy team at save the childrenthe gaza strip, where 50% of the population is under the age of 18, so they are suffering as well from the siege and bombardment. yes, over1 million children, of whom 1500 are reported to have lost their lives. find to have lost their lives. and thousands _ to have lost their lives. and thousands are _ to have lost their lives. and thousands are injured. - to have lost their lives. fific thousands are injured. this first set of trucks is a glimmer of hope as your correspondence described, but for it to make a difference for a far larger number of children in needin a far larger number of children in need in gaza it needs to be transformed into a humanitarian beacon. we are hearing reports already there won't be any more trucks until monday. bear in mind 1a days without any form of aid accesses a backlog of some 7000 trucks, if you add them all up, so without water, electricity and fuel ifear without water, electricity and fuel i fear the trucks are still only the tip of an iceberg even i