martin griffiths is not bein: griffiths. martin griffiths is not being allowed _ griffiths.ths is not being allowed to _ griffiths. martin griffiths is not being allowed to visit? - griffiths. martin griffiths is not being allowed to visit? that. griffiths. martin griffiths is not being allowed to visit? that is| griffiths. martin griffiths is not - being allowed to visit? that is what we heard from _ being allowed to visit? that is what we heard from this _ being allowed to visit? that is what we heard from this interview- being allowed to visit? that is what we heard from this interview and i being allowed to visit? that is what| we heard from this interview and we have not had any more comments on that and we don't know if it is something that predated the latest row at the un that has been brewing overnight. we row at the un that has been brewing overniaht. ~ . , row at the un that has been brewing overniaht. ~ ., , u, overnight. we have been covering this crisis for _ overnight. we have been covering this crisis for so _ overnight. we have been covering this crisis for

martin griffiths, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. so long ago, you said something very striking. you said, "the state of the world is terrifying." and i suppose that one of the terrifying elements for you is that the scale of need so far outstrips your ability at the un to offer assistance. and also to be funded, to get the income you need to meet those needs. so, this year, 2023, we have... ..over 350 million people in the world need humanitarian assistance... which is substantially more than last year. substantially more than last year. so, the direction of travel is negative. it's huge. it's almost vertical. the cost of the humanitarian programmes that i'm responsible for around the world, in 36 different countries, is about $56 billion for this year. to come from the member states of the united nations. to come from the member states, of which about 20 are donors, of which the top five pay 60% of all humanitarian aid. so, a very small donor base. as of today, we have received about one third of that $56 billion, and we're now in

to those counts martin griffiths is talking about.— those counts martin griffiths is talkin: about. .lis _ talking about. to make things clear, over 100,000 israelis had _ talking about. to make things clear, over 100,000 israelis had to - over 100,000 israelis had to evacuate from their homes? are we committing those things to our own people? this is a war. i think people? this is a war. i think people don't get it.— people? this is a war. i think people don't get it. hamas started it... but people don't get it. hamas started it- -- iout it — people don't get it. hamas started it--- iout it is— people don't get it. hamas started it... but it is not _ people don't get it. hamas started it... but it is not a _ people don't get it. hamas started it... but it is not a war _ people don't get it. hamas started it... but it is not a war with - people don't get it. hamas started it... but it is not a war with no i it... but it is not a war with no rules. ~ ., ., ., . . ., ., rules. we are going according to the international— rules. we are going according to the international law, _ rules. w

martin griffiths, welcome to hardtalk.

martyred griffins, the —— martin griffiths, from the un.rner, a spokesperson for the israel defense forces, updated me... 0n israel's military objectives and the bombing campaign. the people of gaza are paying for the failed leadership of hamas. they have failed the people of gaza. our responsibility, primarily, is to ensure and secure the people of israel once more. we can't live in a situation where we are afraid that somebody will come over into our bedrooms and butcher our babies. that is unacceptable and it won't happen. unfortunately, unfortunately, we need to try and be persistent that hamas can never have this, wield this sword of death against our heads. we know what will happen if we do not destroy and dismantle hamas. we're not willing to raise a white flag to terrorism. we can't bow our heads to these terrorist organisations because, if we do, they will chop it off. if we have a look at international law, while there is a right to defend yourself, there is also obligations to respect the rules of law, taking care of the civilian

frankly, officials here have got enough to figure out without worrying about whether martin griffithsgoing to be allowed to come in or not. they are dealing with what they regard as the very imminent and real danger they are about to run out of fuel in gaza, and that will bring their already very, very overstretch humanitarian effort to a grinding halt. the israelis on that issue, fuel, say there is fuel in the gaza strip, but is under the control of hamas. israel, which has blocked any further fuel deliveries since this blockade after the events of october seven,is blockade after the events of october seven, is adamant it won't let fuel in. it is a huge problem for the un. thank you very much. let's take a look at the key lines with this war. the fuel is dominating the war, a third of the hospitals have shutdown because of damage.— third of the hospitals have shutdown because of damage. those operating have been forced _ because of damage. those operating have been forced to _ because of damage. those operating have been forced to stop _ because of damage. those operating have been f

the secretary jennifer for human services, if there's an emergency release coordinate through martin griffith is the president the risk of significance for the december. you guys in the, the situation of the all can put the west bank will spill over of the call for the region, remain significant by this, if you all divide west back into the east use of them already, a warning level has increased since your break of the more easy way to forward it to you savvy post. widespread moving restriction and conducted extensive the rest high number of days because she is a non, excuse this between palestinians and these with the security forces of citrus. that'd be cool. as well as separate related by this policy, you need the facts against these ways. seems 7 of over 93 published. do you need secluding 2017, been happy to buy eyes or cetera one way to secure to present data. let's keep it in the exchange. a large demonstration is sorted, i received with the cost of population to place in cities across the west by it's only going to come from stations with privacy and security policies. meanwhile, acro

that's according to martin griffith. the top official for the un handling humanitarian affairs. warning from the un came as cross border attacks, and it's rather in southern lebanon escalated. it is rarely selling, kills at least 2 people on saturday is without fights, is of nose further attacks on is ready. positions separately is very strikes of hit a left was the airport in syria, was ready for us to have increased raids across the occupied. westbank are resting more than 40 palestinians in different cities. around 400 palestinians have been detained since the beginning of this major escalation between him. absent israel is where the forces of killed at least 55 palestinians in all combined westbank since last saturday the, the abraham repulse most of the occupied westbank has been locked down by his ready forces in the week some time after launched its military operation. palestinians have largely been confined to their homes and by early softer the dozens had been arrested. most in hebron in the south to be occupied

martin griffiths has, for example, be able to subsequently visit syria. the really big issue is, how and when can we get a large scale humanitarian relief operation up scale humanitarian relief operation up and running across the rafah crossing into gaza? i up and running across the rafah crossing into gaza?— up and running across the rafah crossing into gaza? i am sure you have been — crossing into gaza? i am sure you have been following _ crossing into gaza? i am sure you have been following this - crossing into gaza? i am sure you have been following this closely. | have been following this closely. there has been a proposalfor a humanitarian pause, a humanitarian ceasefire, and none of them are getting through. what is your worst fear that if it doesn't happen? well, as you know, gaza is not a place which produces any of its own food or any of its basic essentials, so everything has to come across either from so everything has to come across eitherfrom israel or so everything has to come across either from israel or from so everything has to come acro

martin griffiths has been able subsequently to visit syria. i wouldn't take this too seriously. how and when can we get a large scale humanitarian relief operation up scale humanitarian relief operation up and running across the rafa crossing into gaza? i up and running across the rafa crossing into gaza?— up and running across the rafa crossing into gaza? i am sure you have been — crossing into gaza? i am sure you have been following _ crossing into gaza? i am sure you have been following this - crossing into gaza? i am sure you have been following this closely, | have been following this closely, there has been a proposalfor a humanitarian pause, a humanitarian ceasefire, and none of them are getting through. what is your worst fear if it doesn't happen? weill. getting through. what is your worst fear if it doesn't happen?— fear if it doesn't happen? well, as ou fear if it doesn't happen? well, as you know. — fear if it doesn't happen? well, as you know. gazza _ fear if it doesn't happen? well, as you know, gazza is— fear if it doesn't happen? well, as you know, gazza is not _

martin griffiths, thank you for your time.for the hill. we have been reporting of course this last week, joe biden came to israel for a visit, had been hoping to then go tojordan and a man to talk to arab leaders as well, wheat these are very delicate diplomatic times for the us president with these concerns, humanitarian on the ground and of wider potential conflict in the middle east region. to amman. conflict in the middle east region. to amman-— to amman. yes. do you have a question? — to amman. yes. do you have a question? it— to amman. yes. do you have a question? it is _ to amman. yes. do you have a question? it is a _ to amman. yes. do you have a question? it is a very _ to amman. yes. do you have a question? it is a very difficult, | to amman. yes. do you have a i question? it is a very difficult, as regards to diplomacy for the us president to regards to diplomacy for the us ”residen ., ~' , , regards to diplomacy for the us presiden_ yes. - regards to diplomacy for the us presiden_ yes, and| regards to diplomacy for

the un's humanitarian chief, martin griffiths, described the convoy as a small glimmer of hope for thoseh crossing for several hours so that they could be searched to ensure it was carrying only aid. it comes as us presidentjoe biden has again spoken to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. in the call, the two leaders affirmed that there will now continue to be a flow of humanitarian aid into gaza. but aid agencies say what has entered is not enough. in another development, the us secretary of state antony blinken has warned iran against any escalation of the israel—gaza war. he was speaking on cbs news, after iran's foreign minster warned israel and the us, the middle east may "go out of control" if israel military action continues and blamed the us for providing military support to israel. meanwhile, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has met soldiers at the israel lebanon border. he reiterated his support for the troops in their fight against the iranian—backed his brother and issued this warning. translation: we are having a double battle - one here, i at the lebanon

martin griffith in particular, he said they had already pulled his visa in martin griffith had been in egypt and was planning to go to israel to continue to work with authorities on getting much needed aid into gaza. so this was the secretary general pushing back against the characterization of what he said. he was reiterating that he has always conducted the attack by him, a single taking of the captives calling for their unconditional release. but also that the is really, is have to respect international law as well in their response to that it does have justified violating international law to christmas does hang on that because we've also heard from francesca open a say, these special ripple to on the situation of human rights and the palestinian territories. i'll come to back to you in a 2nd, but let's listen to what she had to say about the war and goes with the trauma and destruction. he's us be couple and inferno that the guys that people are in right now. is a stain on all of us on the un member states, especially those who have the power to stop it and do not do it. how much

that is the reality faced by my guest today, martin griffiths, un under—secretary general for humanitarianopia — is the un system failing those in greatest need?

i've just beeneading that martin griffiths, the u.n.itarian chief, has posted an update on x, formerly twitter, saying that aid is barely trickling into gaza, and he says that the world is failing to meet the bare entitlements of a part of humanity. we have been speaking to you night after night, keeps repeating that things are getting worse, and that getting aid to people who need it remains of a challenge. is there going to be any movement on that? is much more aid likely to go through? paul: there is absolutely no sign of that at the moment. convoys have gone in for the past five days, maybe, but it has been 15 trucks, 25 trucks. this is an absolutely minuscule amount of aid, barely able to change the dial in terms of what is needed. and so the situation instantly getting worse everyday. the u.n. says it is having to limit the services that it is providing. it has not yet apparently completely run out of fuel, but it says that the stocks of fuel that it has are so low it is having to really look and see what things it can continue to

said ardan: "we have already denied a visa to under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs martin griffithstime to teach them a lesson, gildan added. it is also important to recognize that hamas' attacks did not occur in a vacuum, gutrish said. at a un security council meeting on the war between israel and hamas, which erupted after the terrorist group devastated israeli border communities, killing some 1,400 people, the vast majority of them civilians. faces, we'll be back in a minute, we'll see again, we'll show more than the rest, hello, hello, moscow, the kremlin, putin, every sunday on rtr, open up, i love you, and i want you to always be by my side, oleg, i.. cinema on weekends, remember what kind of wedding you wanted as a child, i love romance, i propose a noble wedding , i didn’t know what flowers to choose, i thought that everyone loves roses, you can forget the past, but why all the organizers in the city, my son’s wedding will be to spend his ex-fiancee, this this is absurd, i myself am not glad that you need it, but you can’t forget the real one... love 6 years ago there was ju

earlier, i spoke to martin griffiths, the un under secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergeyabout what this new aid means for the humanitarian crisis. >> you know, the only thing 20 truckloads of aid can do, apart from no doubt save some lives and there's nothing better than saving a single life. i think, as we all know, is to show the world this can be done. you can deliver aid to gaza. the fact that we could get in even 20, which is very, very few trucks of aid into gaza to that beleaguered tragic population, means we can do it again, again and again and again. lisa: so that leads to the next question. i know there are scores of trucks lined up waiting to get in with more aid. help us understa the negotiations, the challenges, and is there going to be an opening for those soon. >> well, i really hope so. i hope we have more deliveries tomorrow. as we speak tonight, tonight here in cairo, we're deep in negotiation with the different authorities about this. we want to get in 20 to 30 trucks tomorrow, if we possibly can. we want to go up day by day by day. we have a target, by

martin griffith, the top u.n. diplomat for humanitarian issues , is on his way to egypt, desperately trying to work out some sort of agreement to get aid into gaza, but it is an incredibly difficult situation because the u.n. themselves are having some of their facilities targeted during russian strikes. that from what we have seen in video and the united nations and u.n. staff members, they have lost more than 12 staff members themselves. incredibly difficult situation, the u.n. says unprecedented. rob: we are going to be coming back to you as soon as we work out what is happening with the security council meeting. for now, gabriel examined her at u.n. headquarters, thank you. david is a professor at the national defense university and a former pentagon director of arabian peninsula affairs. he has been with us for the last 48 hours, talking us through the elements of a possible military operation inside gaza. i wanted to start with something that happened earlier. a senior hamas official suggested hamas might be

so that's from martin griffith from the un confirming 14 more a trucks have gotten into. uh guys, uh, clearly not even close to enough less than one percent of what's needed. but that's the latest info from the un that go into the security council in the united nations . united states draft resolution. it does not mention in it any form of a cease fire. but what's particularly notable is it also does not even mention that humanitarian pause. and that is something that most of the security council members say that they want and that they've already voted for. and the brazil resolution last week that was be towed by the united states. so already we've heard from united air of emeralds that are saying that the us draft resolution is in their words very unbalanced, overly in favor of israel at the expense of palestinian civilians. we've heard from other diplomats behind the scenes as well saying that this us draft resolution in their words misses the mark. so when this will be voted upon, we don't know, there's no schedule a boat right now, but it could come in front of the s

antonio guterres's deputy for humanitarian affairs, martin griffiths, has started. resigned because ofere was already a reaction from samogresh, he said that he had never justified hamas and was generally surprised that his words were so misinterpreted. i said all this not aggressively, calmly, i would even say, it’s a little strong, the elections regarding the general secretary will only take place in 3 years, so there’s something to be very afraid of. the decision not to issue visas to officials of the united nations, this will at least again bring discord into the international community, and this will further aggravate the situation, is this really what israel wants, the president of turkey also criticized the united nations, but for other reasons, recep tayyip erdogan believes that un structures, including the security council. should become more inclusive, now, according to the turkish president, he is powerless to resolve any serious issues. this also applies to the situation in the middle east. erdogan called on the international community to put pressure on israeli prime minis

that's according to martin griffith. the top official for the un handling humanitarian affairs are still ahead of here on out as they are going hungry and dogs on his rails. total sage, and as strikes me and that's food supplies are running like the the how i, the big cold out is now under way across here you can see there's a lot of class dressing out of the baltic states right down across central and southern positive frauds right into spain and portugal, there's that coal from that blue line that behind that that's where the co they're really talking in talk. they talked about pack types of boss a quite a stiffness, wesley. when also pushing through member last week we had temperatures in london and paris getting into the may twins. is that the top type of chip a sunday? so quite a difference. what a difference a week may still some hate down to what was the south face for getting up to go out into the 20th. fell great and progress not too far off the k, but even here it will cool off a single fingers as we go on into

representative, we are already denying a visa to the un under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, martin griffith: it is time to teach. it also has its limits. unfortunately, we have not heard the secretary general say that hamas needs to go, while there is no doubt that any decent person should say that hamas must go because this is not an organization that... the whole world , and therefore the entire civilized world, must give... a very, very clear signal that hamas has spent its time on this earth and must leave and must leave us alone. the situation is still deteriorating not only in the gas sector, the idf carried out its operations on the west bank, attacked the territory of syria, and in the last hours, the second shootout today occurred on the lebanese border. colleagues. yes, alexey, thank you, our special correspondent in israel, alexey konapko, was in direct contact with the studio. well again to the news that is coming in regarding the situation in the middle east, around it qatar at the negotiations calls on representatives of the hamas movement to release the hostages who were capt

confirming the deliveries, the un's humanitarian chief martin griffiths called it a "glimmer of hope"ut said further supplies were desperately needed. with more than a million displaced people, some now living in this un tent city, there are urgent needs. people inside gaza need their most basic necessities, such as food, water, fuel and access to health services. so there is still a far, far way to go. israel has signalled it will be sending its tanks and troops into gaza in the next stage of this war. after the deadliest attack in the country's history, it says it aims to crush hamas. translation: it will take one month, two months, | three months and at the end there will be no more hamas. before hamas makes contact with our tanks and our infantry, — they will know the shells from our airforce. and israel is also striking in lebanon, as along its northern border, the troops fight the powerful lebanese armed group, hezbollah, raising fears of a wider regional conflict. then, there are other complications in israel's military offensive in gaza. more than 200 hostages being held by ha

the un under—secretary general, martin griffiths, told the bbc help was needed to support those who haveael of failing to comply with international humanitarian law and said civilians must be able to move safely and not be attacked. joining me live now for an update on the humanitarian response isjonathan crickx, chief of communication with unicef palestine. can you bring us right up to date with what you are hearing in terms of what's being classed now as a humanitarian crisis?— of what's being classed now as a humanitarian crisis? what we are heafina humanitarian crisis? what we are hearin: is humanitarian crisis? what we are hearing is that _ humanitarian crisis? what we are hearing is that there _ humanitarian crisis? what we are hearing is that there are - humanitarian crisis? what we are hearing is that there are children | hearing is that there are children and families in the gaza strip have run out of food and water and electricity in medicine. one of the aspects we are most worried about is water. clean water is running out in the gaza strip after damages to water plants in the

the refusal to issue an israeli visa to the deputy secretary general for humanitarian affairs, martin griffiths, will significantly change anything, because frankly, there are already many problems here. i am referring to the very great danger of fuel shortages in the gas sector and the fact that the entire already difficult un humanitarian operation in the sector will have to stop completely. what is happening in the gas sector, the international community is calling for a humanitarian pause in hostilities so that civilians can receive help, that's right, a humanitarian pause, this is the wording used by the united states, the united states against a complete ceasefire, because in their opinion hamas can take advantage of it. if we talk about humanitarian aid, yes, according to the agreement with israel, it is allowed to the gas sector from the territory of egypt through the rafah checkpoint, water, food, medicine, but it is dozens of trucks, when, according to humanitarian data, hundreds are needed, in addition to all other humanitarian needs in the gas sector, the fuel situation is now criti

confirming the deliveries, the un's humanitarian chief martin griffiths called it a "glimmer of hope"ut said further supplies were desperately needed. with more than a million displaced people, some now living in this un tent city, there are urgent needs. people inside gaza need their most basic necessities, such as food, water, fuel and access to health services. so there is still a far, far way to go. israel has signalled it will be sending its tanks and troops into gaza in the next stage of this war. after the deadliest attack in the country's history, it says it aims to crush hamas. translation: it will take one month, two months, three months— and at the end there will be no more hamas. before hamas makes contact with our tanks and our infantry, — they will know the shells from our airforce. and israel is also striking in lebanon, as along its northern border, the troops fight the powerful lebanese armed group, hezbollah, raising fears of a wider regional conflict. then, there are other complications in israel's military offensive in gaza. more than 200 hostages being held by ham

we understand even the un's humanitarian chief, martin griffiths, may not be able to visit.efforts to try to work with the united nations? the united nations has to show itself to be a reasonable partner here. and we've in the past worked with secretary generals and worked with the un effectively on numerous issues. but i'd remind you that two of the current secretary general�*s predecessors, both kofi annan and ban ki moon, publicly addressed the issue of institutional, structural anti—israel bias in the un. this secretary—general has not done so. he seems to have adopted and embraced that structural and organisational bias against my country. antonio guterres spoke at length at the un security council. he also emphasized what we understand, one western leader, a friend of israel, has said on their visits to israel and that there is even in war there are rules. and he mentioned this to israel, but he also mentioned it to hamas, who he accused of using civilians as human shields. so as the world's top diplomat, he seems to be looking at both sides of this war and asking both

the un humanitarian chief, martin griffiths, says about 100 lorries a day will be required.spoke to ahmad bayram from the norwegian refugee council about what aid was needed in gaza. what we need is for the crossing to open, for the trucks to flow in and for these trucks to be given the guarantees needed to move around gaza safely and reach those, you know, in need. it's great that we are having this breakthrough finally after two weeks of total siege. however, serious steps must now be taken to ensure that aid workers who have been targeted throughout these two weeks are spared the fires, the bombs and the rockets, and they are able to do theirjob on the ground. our team on the ground has been displaced just like the rest of the population. we have seen sorry news, tragic news of aid workers getting killed while doing theirjob. we need a guarantee, the guarantees from israel that aid workers, aid trucks and shipments would not be targeted, and this is a first step. hopefully towards stepping up support, stepping up aid and at the same time opening this humanitarian corridor

representative, we have already. denying a visa to un under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs martin griffith: it's time to teach them a lesson. we heard guterres’ statement, of course, in the army, the day before the army carefully searched humanitarian supplies, but still let them through in the gas, after all, as they say here, such humanitarian intentions it also has its limits. unfortunately, we have not heard the secretary general say that hamas needs to go, while there is no doubt that any decent person should say that hamas must go, because it is not an organization that strives for peace, it is a terrorist organization, which kills babies in their bedrooms, rapes women, kidnaps elderly people, and then tries to hold the whole world hostage, which means the entire civilized world needs to send a very, very clear signal that hamas spent his time on this earth and must go, and must leave us alone. the situation continues to aggravate not only in the gas sector, sahal carried out his operations on the west bank, hit the territory of syria, and in the last hours the second shootout today

on behalf of under secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator martin griffith. at the outset, i want to welcome the release of 2 hostages on saturday and another 2 yesterday. we are grateful to the arbor public of egypt and the mirror of guitar for mediating their release and to the international committee of red cross for facilitating. however, the more than 200 hostages still being held must be released without condition or any further delay. we welcome all diplomatic efforts to secure their release and demand that in the interim they be treated humanely and be allowed to receive visits from the i c. r c. as intense air strikes, continue to rain down on gas uh and does indiscriminate rockets fly into israel? death, injury, destruction, and displacement or mounting. on these really side, the fatality toll is more than 3 times the cumulative number of israelis killed. since o just began recording casualties in 2005 in gaza, the reported palestinian vitality total of the past 17 days is more than double the total number of fatalities of the entire 2014. a war wh

a chief martin griffith. as hospitals across gauze, i have only hours if you will left the run their generators. israel's war on guns, it has killed at least 2750 palestinian since last saturday. and 9 days more than 1000 palestinian children have been killed. and more than a 1000 people are believed to still be under the rubble. $1400.00, his release have been killed and how mazda is military operation that includes $291.00 soldiers. the conflict has uprooted more than a 1000000 pounds, a stimulus from their homes following israel's relentless bombardment and evacuation order. and now water has run out of you and shelters across casa or tens of thousands of people or sheltering agents for administer some issue. crease is that the is really government has not made a decision on opening the roof of border between gaza and egypt is coming out. the earlier reports that the crossing was set to reopen on monday. hundreds of palestinians with foreign passports have been waiting at the border to leave gaza aide for

a chief martin griffith says that the past week has been a test for humanity and that humanity is sailing. he says the english of palestinians can be most felt in the hospitals of gaza. the international red cross as the medical system is on its knees, at least 70 percent of palestinians in the north do not have access to health care after the un evacuated as clinics. hospitals across the gaza strip or receiving hundreds of severe injuries every day, but only a few have enough fuel to run their generators for another 2 days. they are not just running out of beds, but also water and basic medicines such as antiseptic, the clean wounds because of israel's total siege, displace palestinians, or sheltering, and some of the largest hospitals in the hope that they won't be bombed. agencies save the humanitarian situation. there is catastrophic israel has ordered hospitals in northern gaza to evacuate. however, the world health organization has called for an immediate reversal of that warning . health care workers in overwhelmed hospitals are choosing to stay behind rather than risk moving criti

the un under—secretary general, martin griffiths, told the bbc help was needed to support those who havegaza. he accused israel of failing to comply with international humanitarian law and said civilians must be able to move safely and not be attacked. we are deep in negotiations, have been for days — helped a great deal, by the way, by secretary blinken and his constant efforts to arrange, with the help of the egyptians and the israelis, to get the first emergency aid into gaza from rafah to help those million and others who are situated in the south. there is an international humanitarian law requirement that for people to move out of harm's way in a war is one thing, but to do it in a way that they have access to places of safety that they themselves can choose, to humanitarian aid that will allow them to move safely, is imperative. and this is also being breached. i hope we're going to see today some opening of the access routes from rafah in for aid into southern gaza, and there is some talk about letting third country nationals out. live now to jane kinninmont, impact director at t

martin griffith will be in the region in egypt on tuesday were told where he is going to be again trying to advance some sort of progress on getting some a into guys. gabrielle is on the line from the united nation. thank you very much for all still ahead on how does era human rights activists accuse this? well, of using a potentially lethal chemical, a piece of tax on the concept the brought to you by visit capital. and here's how it's working across the america is thanks for your time. so still blooming conditions for the you as ne holidays, wendy, as it has been, those winds will be reserved for canada as newfoundland province. one takes you to the west right now rein hui straight from alaska, right down the coast of british columbia, few showers, coming in to the pacific northwest and then we've got this spinning up into something potentially an alberta clipper. so we'll watch that carefully. hot for this time of the year in los angeles, maybe 30 degrees on tuesday that he's also in arizona phoenix at 387 for the us gulf states. much pressure fuel here we've got a northerly wind look

a chief martin griffith hospitals across gauze. i have only 24 hours if you a left to run their generators. israel's one, gaza has killed at least 2750 palestinian since last saturday. in 9 days more than a 1000 palestinian children have been killed. and more than $1000.00 people are believed to be still buried under the rubble. residents save the stench of death hang stick and they're destroyed. neighborhoods. $1400.00 is released. have been killed in a mazda is ongoing military operation that includes $291.00 soldiers. the combined number of casualties on both sides makes this the worst conflict between israelis and palestinians. to date, more than a 1000000 palestinians have been forced from their homes by israel's continuous bombardments and evacuation order. and now water has run out seeing you and shelters across gauze where tens of thousands of people are taking refuge. according to reports, the egyptian controlled rasa crossing could reopen on monday. hundreds of palestinians with foreign passports have been waiting at the

a chief martin griffith hospitals across guys that have only 24 hours, a few, a left to run their generators. israel's war on god that has killed at least 2750 palestine. and since last saturday, in 9 days more than 1000 palestinian children had been killed in more than 1000 people are believed to be under the rubble resident save the stench of death hang stick in their destroyed neighborhoods. $1400.00, his release have been killed in a mazda is ongoing military operation, and that includes $293.00 soldiers. the combined number of casualties on both sides make this makes this already the deadliest conflict. so far, this war has uprooted, more than 1000000 palestinians from their homes following israel's relentless bombardment and evacuation order. and now water has run out of you and shelters across gauze where tens of thousands of people are sheltering reports that the egyptian controlled rafa crossing would reopen on monday. hundreds of palestinians with foreign passports have been waiting at the border to evacuate out of gaza. and the aid from several countries has been held up in egypt

literally in my colleagues time is a don spoke to martin griffith towards the united nations under secretary general for humanitarian affairs. he stressed the need for fuel to enter the strip and told andrea 0 a deal to allow it through could come. so we are hoping that aid goes in tomorrow. we're hoping that a goes in every single day. i'm hoping that it becomes of dependable, reliable, efficient, and at scale operation, is there any chance that we might see all the volume the holes get into a garza particularly fuel hospitals, need fuel in order to, to operate full ambulance has to operate, people need fuel and water for, for water generates has to be switched back on and so on. you know, we are operating day by day to be very honest with you on these negotiations. let me just describe a little bit about those to go sions because i think that gives us a better understanding, are well aware in the us and we are uprising in negotiations with the as ready as ours is the cost of new objections. both diamond thinks involved in the entry into and exit from gaza. the united states is often behind

n. released chief martin griffith is already in egypt working on that. he also addressed the security council today. we're here and calls from the united nations to respect international law, which does demand protection of civilians in a conflict. it also calls for the protection of aid workers and medical personnel. and the un is saying that some of 15 aid workers have been killed. several medical professionals have also died in the conflict. so it's very dire situation as far as the united nations is concerned. but again, the emphasis without the security council is still to find ways to get that aid. and i should also point out that while the security council is promising to keep working on some sort of a resolution, russia is talking about going to the general assembly where no country has a veto power like they do in the security council to get a resolution their past calling for humanitarian relief for gaza. you as president joe biden has met with these riley prime minister benjamin netanyahu and tell of if he's supported is ralph's denial of invo

and i'll conclude by saying martin griffith, who is the u. n. top diplomat on humanitarian and emergency relief coordination, put out a very alarming message on saturday as well saying that civilians in israel and the occupied palestinian territories are suffering from a week of utter anguish. and devastation, i fear the worst is yet to come. he concludes his letter by saying, this past week has been a test for humanity. and humanity is failing. garrett is on the you and for us thinking. when the warning from the un came is cross border attacks and is rather in southern lebanon, continued is very signing and killed at least 2 people on site today as well. the fights as going further attacks on is very positions separately, is very strikes. if it left post airport in syria is very forces have increased rates across the occupied westbank, arresting more than 40 palestinians, and different cities around 400 palestinians had been detained since the beginning of this major escalation between him. absent israel was ready forces of killed, at least

we know that yesterday the un �*s humanitarian affairs chief, martin griffiths, said there had been nore the release of the hostages. remember, you know, these include children and the elderly, and we all saw those horrifying pictures of what happened on the day itself. so i think the visit by president biden tomorrow, you know, those questions will be asked again. antony blinken, the us secretary of state, has said that the issue of releasing hostages is one of his four main priorities. asjoe biden heads the following day to jordan to meet king abdullah and the palestinian authority president, and the president of egypt, they will of course be part of the discussions. absolutely, and those discussions are going to be key in trying, at least on the part of the americans, to prevent this from becoming a regional crisis.— to prevent this from becoming a regional crisis. yes. antony blinken had said that _ regional crisis. yes. antony blinken had said that that _ regional crisis. yes. antony blinken had said that that remains - regional crisis. yes. antony blinken had said that that remai

the un humanitarian chief, martin griffiths, has said the situation in gaza is fast becoming untenable. the un says nearly a million palestinians there have now been displaced, due to air strikes and israel is warning that people should leave the north of gaza. now on bbc news, a special edition of our global news podcast assessing the first week of the israel gaza conflict. hello. i'mjackie leonard, the host of the global news podcast. today, we've teamed up with a new bbc podcast, the conflict, for a special programme, answering your questions about what's going on in israel and gaza. we'rejoined by the host of the conflict, the bbc�*s chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who is in ashdod in israel, north of gaza, and also by our international editor jeremy bowen, who's injerusalem. so welcome, lyse. a relatively easy question to kick off with. can you give us a sense of the size and location of gaza in relation to israel? who lives there? who's in charge? and who are its neighbours? well, that's a sort of a wikipedia of the gaza strip. the gaza strip is a coastal strip of

that briefing, we got updates from the u ends, middle east coordinator, and humanitarian chief martin griffith, about the situation in gaza. and they both say that the humanitarian ceasefire is needed and the secretary general himself has now set it as well. a humanitarian ceasefire is needed to get aid into innocent civilians in gaza. given that the situation gets more and more dire and tour event assigned the middle east coordinator war. and that the conflict has the danger of expanding beyond israel palestine now into the broader region of the, of the middle east. because tensions are so awful over the situation there. but many of the countries i've also been talking about the security council's failure to act in light of what's been happening and many see it as of a slight on the security council discrediting of the security council. given that it's primary responsibility is maintenance of peace and security. the fact that the council cannot come together in one way or another on this issue and make some sort of statement. many have decry going forward. a consent telling me that with the l

that is the reality faced by my guest today, martin griffiths, un under—secretary general for humanitarian

martin griffith, who is currently on mission and israel and the occupied palestinian territory. the events that have been folded since 7th october have been nothing short of devastating and heartbreaking. we do not forget the 1400 people killed and thousands more injured in taken and the brutal hamas attack indiscriminate rocket fire continues from guys into populated areas of israel, causing more civilian casualties and displacement and trauma. we deplore that 230 people held hostage and gaza. all hostages must be released immediately and unconditionally. we welcome all diplomatic efforts to secure their release and, and that in the interim they be treated humanely and be allowed to receive visits from the international committee of the red cross. as you've just heard from commissioner general, that's really the situation for the more than 2000000 people trapped in the gaza strip is catastrophic. stays now in georgia season. continues bombardment for 23 days. according to the ministry of health and gaza at more than 8000 people have been killed. 66 percent of whom are said to b

regard to the un that the development minister is in close contact on an almost daily basis with martin griffithsing on the ground. there are considerable logistical challenges in getting the aid to the people who need it and those are areas where we can make a difference, particularly around the logistical hub where supplies are moving to and i can confirm the development minister will tomorrow lay a written ministerial statement setting out further details of the increase in humanitarian aid that we have announced today. studio: that is the prime minister rishi sunak in the uk house of commons discussing the war in, the israel — gaza war. plenty more on that on the bbc news website. do stay with us on bbc news. good afternoon. most of us started off our working week on a cooler, quieter note — welcome news. but there was some rain around and some of it fairly persistent out towards the southwest with this weather front. we could also see more rain moving into the southeast of england later on in the day. but that front out to the west, well, it broughtjust shy of two inches of rain injust six h