and this was a key point here by martin griffith as well. he also said that uh, the as rarely, military continues to target humanitarians. he said, and these are his words, martin griffith's words. he said, commanded terry, in sight set been struck on numerous occasions despite their identification and notification to these rarely defense forces. in the last few days alone, martin griffith says to n g o premises have been hit by as rarely, military. so you can tell that to still humanitarian monetary and in the gaza strip are being targeted as they're trying to provide a and a day based mountain griffith and the assistance extra general for human rights. reiterating tools for a see saw the urgent need for seesaw because that was us. yeah. they've been saying that for a long time now and they, you know, every time that they speak they've been calling for a cease fire. this has been for many, many weeks now, including the secretary general almost every time he's asked about it. and this is really the key here is, you know, we talk about moveme

on the 5th of january— martin griffiths on the 5th of january 2024.me _ january 2024. i quote, gas has become a — january 2024. i quote, gas has become a place of death and despair. families _ become a place of death and despair. families are — become a place of death and despair. families are sleeping in the open as temperatures plummet. areas where civiiiahs _ temperatures plummet. areas where civilians were told to relocate for safety _ civilians were told to relocate for safety have come under bombardment. medicai— safety have come under bombardment. medical facilities are under relentless attack. a public health disaster— relentless attack. a public health disaster is unfolding. gaza has simply— disaster is unfolding. gaza has simply become uninhabitable. its people _ simply become uninhabitable. its people are witnessing daily threats to their— people are witnessing daily threats to their very existence while the world _ to their very existence while the world watches on. following a mission — world watches on. following a mission to rid gaza, t

that's about one point. 9000000 people, martin griffith's telling the council that they need to return home. however, they might not have a home to return to do to the utter destruction. and i'll also say this is a key point, the, the unofficial pointing out, the humanitarians are still being targeted by these really military. he said that a humanitarian sites had been struck on numerous occasions in the past few days. this bite, their location being given to these rarely military forces and should be noted that a 134 un facilities in guys that had been damaged from is really bombardment. and the number of un personnel would have been killed in gaza by is really forces is now up to a 148. it's most deadly. a conflict for any un mission ever. for humanitarian, it is rarely subjected accusations of its committing genocide and gaza at the international court of justice. it argued it's acting in self defense fund ticket will it didn't stalls set boston has moved from the hague. the 2nd and final day of oral arguments and the international court of justice, gift israel, a chance to respond

meanwhile, the united nations head of humanitarian affairs, martin griffiths, has again called for ang the territory has become a place of death and despair. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in turkey at the start of another round of diplomacy. the state department says he will stress the need to increase humanitarian aid to civilians in gaza. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. so, lots on the agenda here. let's start with antony blinken in the region yet again. what will he be trying to achieve this time?— this time? the start of this tour in turkiye _ this time? the start of this tour in turkiye is _ this time? the start of this tour in turkiye is giving - this time? the start of this tour in turkiye is giving an| tour in turkiye is giving an indication that the key to this conflict might be not only between israel and the palestinians but in other regional — within other regional — within other regional partners as well like turkiye. so now the united states is very interested to ease down this conflict, not to make it spread more than what it is at the moment. the

martin griffiths said the world was watching on as the people of gaza faced daily assaults on the mostave has been displaced by israel's retaliatory campaign after the deadly hamas attacks on october seven. the hamas—run health ministry says more than 22,000 gazans have been killed —— 162 in the last 24 hours. the include children shows are intense in a small coastal strip, which is rancid is the one place people would be safe. let's speak to harpinder collacott, mercy corps executive directorfor europe. hello, thank you forjoining us. bring us right up to date with the current situation in gaza in terms of the humanitarian situation. iii. of the humanitarian situation. hi, sarah. of the humanitarian situation. hi, sarah- the _ of the humanitarian situation. h , sarah. the situation in gaza is dire. as you heard from martin griffiths words, gaza is starving, at the moment we have a situation where not only are people dying of rocket straits but in the future we may see more people more individuals dying as a result of hunger and starvation than from the conflict itself that is the most

it is a very unsettling picture that martin griffith's report paints, particularly for the potential of what may come. he talks about the normal population of rafah along the border with egypt, inside gaza, of course, about 280,000 people, he said, there is an additional 1 million displaced people there. if the fighting spreads there, that will put huge pressure on that border to allow people to get out of the way of the danger. so the u.n. here is really laying out, i think, the most -- a very, very strong and damning account of the situation in gaza so far. >> all of this is coming as the u.s. carried out a second round of strikes overnight against iran-backed houthi rebels in yemen. what kind of concerns, you know, does this seem to raise? >> it raises concerns for the u.s. and the uk's regional partners. particularly, saudi arabia, essentially fought an eight-year war against the houthis. they backed the recognized government in yemen who were fighting a civil war on the ground. of course, it sort of shows the experience that the saudis had. their air force was backed by the unit

humanitarian situation in gaza, but also other humanitarian crises across the world, we turn to martin griffiths, the un's under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. there is still risk of famine. how serious is that risk? >> very serious. what is striking about it is how quickly the move to possible famine is going in gaza when you compare other parts of the world. 400,000 people are seriously at risk of famine. moving aid around gaza is in practical terms impossible. getting food to people since october 7 has been difficult. it is very worrying. reporter: the israeli government spokesman said there are, quote, no limitations on humanitarian aid and added this. >> it is lamentable u.n. officials who have been covering up the fact hamas hijacks aid and covering up for the fact it wages war out of hospitals are trying to cover up their own systemic failure by demanding the opening of new entry routes when there is already adequate and excess capacity at the existing ones. >> what is your response? >> is extremely unfair. it is wrong to suggest that we do no

martin griffith is responsible for affairs. the united nations humanitarian agency announced that gaza has become uninhabitable and the research of the united nations children's fund also shows that 90 percent of children under the age of two in gaza do not have enough nutrition. and most children and pregnant women in the gaza strip cannot meet their basic food needs. the palestinian ministry of health and aid groups warned that the attacks of the zionist regime on different areas of the gaza strip have prevented the delivery and distribution of aid. in the continuation of the national health campaign, screening for diabetes and blood pressure is carried out free of charge in all health homes and health centers in cities and villages for people over the age of 18. lifestyle and nutrition are among the most important ways to prevent the spread of diabetes and blood pressure. is high national diabetes and blood pressure screening plan simultaneously with the whole country. and here in peshwa city, according to the instructions g

faire une déclaration. with the un there, we just heard from the un emergency relief coordinator martin griffithum is indispensable in terms of the role that it has when it comes to palestinians, distributing resources there, there's 300 staff, the deputy humanitarian coordinator for gaza is done through uh andwa in terms of making sure these resources overall distributed and at the end it was very important where he said there's a call for humanitarian sease fire that needs to be done uh martin griffitz uh with his statements there that brings this an end for our uh news bulletin thank you so much for tuning in do stay with us i'll be back with a recap at the top stories at the top of the hour it's bye-bye for now. crisis, devastating wars, terrorism, the israeli lobby, crackdown, diplomacy, access of genocide, when palestinian journalist shirin abu aghale was killed by an israeli sniper on may 11, 2022, the israelis meant to get across a clear message, that they don't want any narrative other than their own and the decades old occupation of palestinian lands and their aggression. it wasn't the

marked un facility, adding number of those killed is likely to rise. young humanitarian chief martin griffith said ordering trap people to evacuate and then bombing them before they could even do so is callis, israels ally, the us only suffies to deplore the attack saying protected nature of un facilities must be respected. dozens of palestinian civilians were also injured in there's really shelling of randra's vocational training center. total death toll from more than three months. the regime's genocide in gaza now stands at 25,700, and earlier we spoke to our gaza correspondent out from the besige oncl for some details. okay, actually more israeli massacres are unfolding with the time as the israeli incubation forces still targeting and attacking the palestinian residential uh houses and the palestinian residental areas. the last israeli attack actually claimed the lives of at least 14 palestinian civilians, mostly women and children from the palestinian evacuees who were inforced to flee their houses in the central part of gaza strip here and in gaza city and even the northern parts of ga

has been completely annihilated to the point of it might not be inhabitable again, according to martin griffith. and we've heard from griffith since october 7th, multiple times to the security council and elsewhere. and every time you put paints a gloomier picture of the mandatory and situation there. just a couple other points city mentioned to the security council. you said that you and officials had just got back from a trip to northern gaza. and they said that in recent days, and they said that the scenes were in his words. either hor, corpses lying left out on the road. people with evident signs of starvation stopping trucks in search of anything they can get to survive grip. it's also saying that just in the last few days, humanitarian sides had been struck on numerous occasions. despite the fact that their identification and location was given to do the is really military. so in joe's and the few humanitarians to continue to work and guys continue according to the un to be victims of is really aggression. a 134 unreal facilities have been hit in gaza and a 148 un personnel had been kille

as you heard from martin griffiths' words, gaza is starving.ve a situation where not only are people dying of rocket strikes, but actuay in the future we may see more people, more individuals dying as a result of hunger and starvation than from the conflict itself. that is the most concerning thing we are worried about at this point. people are finding it very hard to get access to basic food items. as a result, we are hearing from our staff members who are on the ground in gaza themselves saying that we are seeing families selling blankets, mattresses to get access to basic foods. people are starving, they are cold, they are selling their basic essentials to keep food on the table. >> it is worth pointing out that the weather has changed, it is cold. the situation is getting worse and presumably will get worse. >> absolutely. we are in winter now. >> i apologize, i'm going to have to interrupt you because we are going across to philadelphia where president joe biden is making his first campaign speech of 2024. >> months ahead will be incredibl

martin griffith. the united nations humanitarian affairs official announced that gaza has become uninhabitable and public health in this region is catastrophic. research by the united nations children's fund also shows that 90 percent of children under the age of two in gaza do not have enough nutrition most children and pregnant women in the gaza strip cannot meet their basic nutritional needs. the palestinian ministry of health and aid groups warned that the attacks of the zionist regime and different areas of gaza have prevented the delivery of aid and the explanation of aid. the prime minister of iraq announced the formation of a special committee for the withdrawal of foreign and american troops from iraq at the memorial ceremony of the resistance chiefs. in 2018, the iraqi parliament approved the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country . there is no god except allah. there is no god except allah. simultaneous. with the escalation of tensions between baghdad, washington, iraq took the first

fire, cease fire." the sg, he said, i need three things, cease fire, cease fire, cease fire, martin griffith repeat the same thing, every agency of the united nations is saying, we cannot implement what need to be implemented without a cease fire, and yet the security council, after 15 days of this, this abhorrent. criminal war against our people in the gaza strip is continuing, 15, 500 children at least have been killed while we were. debating here, month after month, over 26,00 palestinians have been killed in terrifying.3 million people have gone through hell every single day for 120 days, and this hell will haunt them long after this assault ends. they are trying to... see death over and over again, running for safety over and over again, though it is nowhere to be found until the international community musters the resolve to save them and to stop this war and this these atrocities. 13 members of this council have voted for immediate humanitarian se fire and 153 member states have supported such sess fire in the general assembly, with now the risk of genocide recognized by the icj, it w

that's about one point . 9000000 people, martin griffith's telling the council that they need to return home. however, they might not have a home to return to do to the utter destruction. and i'll also say this was a key point to eat, the unofficial pointing out, the humanitarians are still being targeted by the is really military. he said that uh, a humanitarian sites had been struck on numerous occasions in the past few days. this bite, their location being given to these rarely military forces and should be noted that a 134 un facilities in guys that had been damaged from israeli bombardment. and the number of un personnel would have been killed in geyser by his really forces is now up to a 148. it's most deadly. a conflict for any un mission. ever for humanitarians. deborah will leave with that, thanks a lot. take care brothers under the united nations in new york. let's explore this further. we can speak to michael link, who's professor emeritus at west and university. he was full. my you in special ripple to for she writes in the occupied palestinian territory. jones is not from l

representatives, we have all ready to refuse the visa for under secretary general for humanitarian affairs martin griffith. the time has come to teach them as us and the united states is playing some sort of middle ground where it's allowing israel to pursue the war. but it's trying to get us to take it down a few notches. we're not dictating terms to the, as rarely so we, we, uh, we did talk to them about what they're thinking in terms of transitioning from high intensity to what we would consider lower intensity military operations. and we agree with these rallies that this uh, this conflict could go on for months of austria, canada, and japan who voted against the ceasefire. back in october voted for the ceasefire this month and even view k, the voted against a ceasefire. this month of stains, france voted for a ceasefire, and is president emmanuel monochrome said publicly, but israel could not fight terrorism by killing innocent civilians over the past 20 years. israel, it hasn't balked a numerous military campaign since a gaza after suffering from us missile attacks from us terror attacks and from us

here's how un under—secretary—general for humanitarian affairs, martin griffiths, described the situationrom my office who have managed to make it to the north in recent days describe scenes of utter horror, corpses, dead people left lying in the road, people with evident signs of starvation stopping trucks in search of anything they can get to survive. and even if people were able to return home to the north, we know from the statistics of buildings destroyed, many no longer have homes to go to. a short while ago, prime minister benjamin netanyahu declared in a televised address that nothing will deter israel's detemination to pursue the war in gaza, including the international court ofjustice in the hague. for two days this week, the un's highest court heard a case lodged by south africa alleging that israel was committing genocide against the palestinians. israel is keeping up its bombardment of gaza, with the crowded southern cities of rafah and khan younis bearing the brunt of the attack. gaza's health ministry says 23,843 palestinians have now been killed in israeli strikes on gaza

here's how un under—secretary—general for humanitarian affairs, martin griffiths, described the situationy council on friday. my own colleagues from my office who have managed to make it to the north in recent days describe scenes of utter horror, corpses, dead people left lying in the road, people with evident signs of starvation stopping trucks in search of anything they can get to survive. and even if people were able to return home to the north, we know from the statistics of buildings destroyed, many no longer have homes to go to. live now to drjames smith in london. he is an emergency physician associated with medical aid for palestinians and has returned from deir al—balah area of gaza strip just a few days ago. dr smith welcome to bbc news. wa nt to want to get your reaction when the israel defense forces are saying palestinians can return to the north but only if there is no danger to them from the fighting. the first thin to them from the fighting. the first thing to say _ them from the fighting. the first thing to say is — them from the fighting. the first thing to say is the _

martin griffiths, un humanitarian chief says the area has been rendered uninhabitable.

martin griffith says the strip has become uninhabitable and he is warned of a public health disaster, honey. my who joins us from rough and southern gaza, honey, and start by telling us what you've learned about the overnight strikes on the gaza strip. to yes, well not only were looking at displays the traumatized policy number will also now a large number of them are being killed in areas that were supposed to be safe for them, including rough i city, high and part of hon. you and it says, well as the central area, including bitter bella city that was designated a safe zone for how often it from the refugee comes into the central part of the ga, strip to evacuate too. but as over night, relentless air strikes, in addition to a heavy artillery sitting at the eastern parts of the guys for being cleaning dates and part of dated, but at least in part of the site. right refugee can. but we're looking at the combined number from the central area of the people have been killed in all these overnight. relentlessly restricts of 35 people, reported a lot saw hospital and the largest the compar

come over today to has world is already underway. gabriel's on the us, the latest from the un martin griffith, the most senior humanitarian official at the united nations has briefed the security council numerous times since this conflict began. and each time he paints a more green picture, a situation for civilians in gaza. he said that you and staff recently came back from a trip to northern guys where they describe scenes of hor purposes. good people that like people with evident signs of starvation, stuff in trucks and such anything they can get since the conflict began a 134 u. n. facilities in guys that have been damaged from is rarely bombardment at over a $140.00 un staff had been killed to monitor inside to be struck on numerous occasions despite the identification, a notification to he is ready, defense forces. and the last few days of known to n. j o promises have premises. i've been sunday, well mark, 100 days since the beginning of this conflict, the united nation says 85 percent of the people of guys or 1900000 people have been displaced. in 100 days, virtually every palestinian

and being killed and displaced the martin griffiths, the under secretary general for humanitarian affairs. she says the 3 months since the horrific effects of october 7th gazda has become a place of death and despair. she said that humanity area and community has been left with the impossible mission of supporting more than 2000000 people, even as its own stuff or being killed in this place. as communication blackouts continue, as roads are damaged and convoys that shot out then as commercial supplies vital to the survival of people, there are almost nonexistent. new ends warning comes as goss us out x to hospitalized, overwhelmed with casualties. but amongst reports another form budman begins several s strikes in swift succession. the target site off the site in con eunice bos. clouds of smoke the now familiar but still frightening sites across garza, the but it was human and you know, sometimes the bloss sleep lodge crate is all the times shifted homes. the only results the damage often appears beyond measure. local survivors theme beyond shock. the rescue is operate with little safety

martin griffith on 5 january 2024. i quote because it has become a place of death and despair. families are sleeping in the open as temperatures plumbing areas where civilians were told to relocate for their safety have come under the environment. medical facilities are under relentless attack. a public health disaster is unfolding. gotcha, has simply become uninhabitable fits people are witnessing daily threats to their very existence, while the world watches in a cult, following emissions in north casa, the world health organization reported that as of 21 december 2023. i quote, an unprecedented 93 percent of the population of kaiser is facing crisis levels of hunger, with insufficient food and high levels of malnutrition and of quote. the court further notes the statement issued by the commissioner general of the united nations relief and works agency for palestine in palestine. refugees in the near east or under mister from the plaza, really. on 13 january 2024. i quote, it's been 100 days since the devastating war

martin griffith the most senior humanitarian official at the united nations has brief the security council numerous times since this conflict began. and each time he paints a more grim picture, a situation for civilians in gaza. he said that you and staff recently came back from a trip to northern guys where they describe scenes of hor, folks is that people that like people was evident signs of starvation stuck in trucks and such anything they can get a sense of conflict began a 134 un facilities in guys that have been damaged from is really bombardment. and over a 140 u. n. staff had been killed to manager and sides to be struck on numerous occasions just by the identification notification to he is ready to defense forces and the last few days of known to n. j. o promises have premises opinions. sunday will mark $100.00 days since the beginning of this conflict. the united nation says 85 percent of the people of guys or 1900000 people have been displaced. in 100 days, virtually every palestinian in gaza has been displaced multiple times from a home to you to a you and shelter to attend. s

here's how un under—secretary—general for humanitarian affairs, martin griffiths described the situation friday. my own colleagues from my office who have managed to make it to the north in recent days describe scenes of utter horror, corpses, dead people left lying in the road, people with evident signs of starvation stopping trucks in search of anything they can get to survive. and even if people were able to return home to the north, we know from the statistics of buildings destroyed, many no longer have homes to go to. there's also been violence in the west bank. the israeli military says overnight, its forces killed three palestinians armed with knives, a rifle and axes, who were trying to break into a settlement in the occupied west bank. official palestinian media says two were aged 16, and one 19. president biden says the us has delivered a private message to iran about the houthi movement in yemen. iran backs the houthis. he said the us and its allies are well prepared for any further attacks in the red sea. united states and united kingdom launched dozens of strikes against hou

martin griffith says, palestinians in gaza. witnessing daily threats to their very existence while the world watches on. it also says the humanitarian community has been left with the impossible mission of supporting more than 2000000 people, even as its own staff are being killed and displaced. 3 months since the horrific effects of october 7th and does a has become a place of death and despair. he said to humanity, area, and community has been left with the impossible mission of supporting more than 2000000 people, even as its own stuff or being killed in this place. as communication blackouts continue, as roads are damaged, and convoys shut out then as commercial supplies vital to the survival of people, there are almost nonexistent. review is warning comes as gases. alexa hospital is overwhelmed with casualties. filling marks reports another form. budman begins separately, a strike in swift succession. the target sites off the sites in con eunice boss. clouds of smoke the now familiar but still frightening sites across garza and the weather was human and you know, sometimes the blo

martin griffith on 5 january 2024. i quote because it has become a place of death and despair. families are sleeping in the open as temperatures plumbing areas where civilians were told to relocate for their safety. have come under ben barden. medical facilities are under relentless attack. a public health disaster is unfolding because it has simply become uninhabitable fits people are witnessing daily threats to their very existence, while the world watches in the following emissions in north casa, the world health organization reported that as of 21 december 2023. i quote, an unprecedented 93 percent of the population of kaiser is facing crisis levels of hunger, with insufficient food and high levels of mountain nutrition and the quote. the court further notes the statement issued by the commissioner general of the united nations relief and works agency for palestine in palestine. refugees in the near east or under mister from the plaza reading. on 13 january 2024. i quote. so it's been 100 days since the devastating

mission of supporting more than 2000000 people, even as its own stock being killed, displaced martin griffith the under secretary general for humanitarian affairs. he says the 3 months since the horrific attacks of october 7 garza has become a place of death and despair. he said the humanitarian community has been left with the impossible mission of supporting more than 2000000 people, even as its own steps are being killed in this place. as communication blackouts continue, as roads are damaged, and convoys shut out then as commercial supplies vital to the survival of people, there are almost nonexistent winds. warning comes as gauze as an ox. the hospice was overwhelmed with casualties for the monks reports. now another compartment begins. several last strikes in swift succession. the target sites off the site in con eunice boss, clouds of smoke the now familiar, but still frightening sites across garza. the weather was human and you know, sometimes the bloss, it's the blog crate has other times shuts at homes. the only result the damage often appears beyond measure local survivors. theme b

the you and humanitarian affairs. chief martin griffith says gaza has been rendered uninhabitable, and the humanitarian community is struggling with an impossible task of trying to support more than 2000000 people. the cause hauled them upside of whether this was hoping to meet, the entire neighborhood is destroyed. and i don't know what people will return to where it will be live, be returned to our house here and after sleeping there for only 2 or 3 nights. there were artillery showings, rockets, and flares. and a new report from unicef says that life in guns that has turned into a nightmare for children. 1000000 young people in gauze are facing mount nutrition, disease flimsy shelters, and ongoing bombardment also is really airstrikes have continued. overnights with a focus on southern and central gaza is really army says it's hit more than a 100. torrie gets into strip over the past 24 hours. we begin our coverage with a report from jamalia refugee camp. here as i was, was yours on a cell stories. the most pleasure the day. i mean, we have mobile now is to did a new problem for civ

martin griffith is concerned about this. staggering 85 percent of the total population traumatized and forced to again and again as the bones of the messiah straightened out on the faces of residents. we are as close to the statements. is there a name innocence regarding trans drink coverage to match transfers, civilians? to it said countries these statements res, great concerns about the possible forcible mass of the protection of the palestinian population from the gaza strip. something that would be strictly prohibitive, of course, on the international. we cannot just allow this jamika size for the consequences of isaac configuration as if this is not bad enough would be unimaginable a solvent gas. uh and the last ease ready air strike on the residential building and ross, i has left 14 people dead including a 2 year old girl. several of the one bit where rushed to local hospital the according to the and please health ministry. 135. want us to the ends of entailed in hundreds more wounded in the past 24 hours. and that has brought the driven poles in the start of the war in october

let's hear more from martin griffiths. 3.3 million live in front—line communities in the east and southelentless bombardment. 3.3 million people are living in the middle of war zones, people are living in the middle of warzones, of people are living in the middle of war zones, of daly bombardment, of uncertainty about where they will end. that is really a shockingly high number, even these days. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. two men have beenjailed for the murder of girl in dunbartonshire. they had arranged to meet caroline and repeatedly punched, kicked and threw bricks at her. a woman has been found guilty of the murder but has yet to be sentenced. junior doctors in wales have begun three days of industrial action over their pgy- days of industrial action over their pay. thousands of appointments and operations have been cancelled. the welsh government says urgent care will continue but it has urged people to avoid going to hospital unless necessary. there are around 4000 junior doctors in wales, making up 4000 juni

the big news today was that statement coming from the united nations humanitarian chief, martin griffithsour coverage of the conflict in the middle east on our website, bbc.com/news. i am count as men from washington, more news coming to you. —— carl nasman. after such a wet week i can bring you some better news in the weekend weather forecast because although it will be colder it is also going to be drier. not completely dry. still some showers around, some bits and pieces of rain, particularly as we start saturday across northern and eastern areas, where we have had a fair amount of cloud. but the clear sky spinning in from the clear sky spinning in from the west has been allowing temperatures to drop with some frost and fog and ice to start saturday morning with so much water around where temperatures have dropped to freezing below. we are likely to see some ice. some of the fog could be slow to clear across southwest scotland and northern england. some rain persisting in the northern isles into the afternoon, the band are persistent as well across eastern counties of england with a fe

here's how un under—secretary—general for humanitarian affairs, martin griffiths, described the situationm my office who have managed to make it to the north in recent days describe scenes of utter horror, corpses, dead people left lying in the road, people with evident signs of starvation stopping trucks in search of anything they can get to survive. and even if people were able to return home to the north, we know from the statistics of buildings destroyed, many no longer have homes to go to. there has been a day of pro palestinian protests around the world on saturday, calling for a ceasefire in the fighting in gaza. marches have been held in at least 30 countries, including here in washington, where large crowds waved palestinian flags, as the mostly young protesters gathered in a show of solidarity on the 99th day of the war. pro—palestinian marches have also been held in london. the metropolitan police said it had made six arrests "in relation to offensive placards." 0ur correspondent nicky schiller was there. tens of thousands of people have taken part in the march through central

martin griffiths, un humanitarian chief says the area has been rendered uninhabitable. for the next half—hour we will focus in on the conflict in the escalation in violence in a week where israel as laid out plans for what happens in gaza post— conflict. we will look at when that end might come as international pressure continues to build on israel and we will hear from families of hostages taken from the nova festival almost three months ago on october seven, as they visit the place where their loved ones were abducted by hamas. but let's zoom in on the plight of those stuck in gaza. i spoke to a programme director for human rights watch. thank you for being here to discuss what is becoming a humanitarian disaster, really, in gaza. i want to start with those comments from the united nations official who said that the gaza strip is now uninhabitable. you agree with that assessment? i uninhabitable. you agree with that assessment?— that assessment? i do. and there is a — that assessment? i do. and there is a reason _ that assessment? i do. and there is a reason for- that