inside rafah.tions on the ground inside rafah. i heard one of our ground inside rafah. i heard one of your colleagues _ ground inside rafah. i heard one of your colleagues say _ ground inside rafah. i heard one of your colleagues say earlier - ground inside rafah. i heard one of your colleagues say earlier today i your colleagues say earlier today that if they can't get fuel into rafah, into gaza at the moment, that puts their operation in the grave is what they said. can you explain whether or not you have got enough fuel for the next couple of days and what is happening at the border? i5 what is happening at the border? i3 anything getting in? absolutely. the border has been closed since sunday, so nothing has come in since sunday. we have been living hand to mouth in gaza since october. actually, the people have been living hand to mouth since 2007 when the blockade came into force. the main entry port, the lifeline, for what it is worth the people inside gaza, is coming in. we currently have fu

especially today, the pusher operation of the ground operation in rafah from the east of rafah and the warnings that spread the announcements and warnings to the people living in the east of rafah, that the rafah area is gradually increasing. kenan, because the ground operation is about to start, exactly at this stage, hamas announced its agreement with the proposals of the two countries, qatar, egypt , just as it was in your report, the ball is now in the court of the sahr regime, especially netanyahu and the gang of murderers and children, there are 3 stages, mr. khalil al-hiya nefer second. in a detailed interview with al jazeera network, the hamas political office talked about these three stages and what actions are going to be taken in each stage, which is 42 days in each stage. put this constant in parentheses. and this is one of the objections and excuses that netanyahu pointed out that by the term "sustainable" we mean a permanent ceasefire and we are not going to have a permanent ceasefire in the first stage . after this issue, the issue of withdrawal is actually a gradual wit

the rafah crossing has traditionally _ so at the moment?ah crossing has traditionally been _ so at the moment? the rafah crossing has traditionally been the _ so at the moment? the rafah crossing has traditionally been the main - has traditionally been the main route for aid into gaza from egypt but it was closed ten days ago now when the israeli military moved in on the gaza side of the rafah crossing and cleared it. the zone has been occupied by the military, taken over for the last week or more, and it means people have had to flee and the crossing has stayed shut so no aid has been able to get into gaza from that route. there are other crossings that allow aid in from israel but traditionally they have seen lower volumes and i have been holed there as well as the israeli military are next tighter checks on trucks going into gaza to make sure aid is not being funnelled to hamas and to ensure weapons and other armoury are not being funnelled into gaza through that route. israelare funnelled into gaza through that route. israel are stressi

still in rafah?nd for those that fled, where are they? >> let me go back and we will get you better numbers, the best i can. most of the numbers we are getting, we are not on the ground counting noses, so w rel, whether it is international organizations or the idf. roughly speaking, more than one million of refuge have fled rafah. e did they go? i can't tell you every tent compound they went to and who is running that. i just can't do it. but several hundred thousand we still believe are in rafah. i will take the question and see if we can get a better sense of the numbers for you. >> i juswa an earlier answer where you were asked by someone in the front row about condemnation of what happened in rafah. my transcription of what you said is we have been i think very strident in our condemnation of the deaths of innocent civilians. these deaths are not excluded from that. so do you condemn what happened in rafah? mr. kirby: we condemn the loss of life here. we want to make sure the israelis have a way

number one, obviously, the situation in rafah. will the israelis continue to ask the civilian population to evacuate? i think they will. i think as this unfolds, it will be instructive to watch how successful that is over time. number two, i'll be watching for the provision of humanitarian aid, a big part of the criticism that's been directed in israel, in this case appropriately, is on the lack of humanitarian aid coming in. hopefully some additional good news we might get in the next day or two is that the pira complex instructed by the u.s. military, army, navy, marine, s.e.a.l.s guarding it, will open. that could bring 100 to 150 truckloads of aid a day, sufficient for minimal survival for much of the population. i'll be watching humanitarian aid and how that unfolds. third, and i think quite importantly, watch the tunnel complex. i felt for a long time the real military center of gravity here is actually not hamas. you'll never kill all those fighters. more are being generated every day. but if the israelis can decommission t

issue, can it attack rafah? is there any justification for attacking rafah after hamas comes at a very decisive and decisive point and on the eve of preparations for the field attack on rafah ? rafah's attack takes him and humiliates him. now everyone has to wait to see if netanyahu will go under the pressure or not. thank you , mr. seyed oghahi. so, i will summarize this part of your speech as you said that basically the reason is that the regime zionists do not accept the terms of the agreement, its draft, nor its details the principle of agreeing and accepting the cease-fire is not in the interest of the zionist regime now . it doesn't matter if any other paragraph is included in this draft. right , mr. sidari, you said it right. so, because he wants to continue the war and maybe he can implement the rafah operation in a way that his stake in the future negotiations will be negotiated, because these negotiations have been completed, these three stages in each stage should be discussed in detail and negotiate

. , into rafah.reement between the government of — into rafah. an agreement between the government of israel _ into rafah. an agreement between the government of israel and _ into rafah. an agreement between the government of israel and hamas - into rafah. an agreement between the government of israel and hamas is - government of israel and hamas is essential to stop the unbearable suffering of palestinians in gaza and the hostages and their families. it would be tragic if weeks of intense diplomatic activity for peace in gaza yield no cease—fire, no release of hostages, and a devastating offensive in rafah. i irradiate my appeal to both parties to show the political courage and spare no effort to secure an agreement now —— i reiterate my appeal. to stop the bloodshed, to free the hostages, and to help stabilise a region which is still at risk of explosion. this is a crucial opportunity that the region and the world cannot afford to miss. yet things are moving in the wrong direction. i'm disturbed an

., ,, , in rafah. as aid workers, you had a plan. — in rafah. as aid workers, you had a plan. a _ in rafah. as aid workers, you had a plan, a way _ in rafah. as aid workers, you had a plan, a way to - in rafah. as aid workers, you had a plan, a way to get - in rafah. as aid workers, you had a plan, a way to get yourj had a plan, a way to get your local staff out. what is the situation like for those who don't have that option, who remained behind in rafah now? exactly. the situation is desperate and some of our own staff— desperate and some of our own staff have — desperate and some of our own staff have remained, there is very— staff have remained, there is very little _ staff have remained, there is very little space for people and — very little space for people and some people cannot leave, they— and some people cannot leave, they have — and some people cannot leave, they have elderly parents and people — they have elderly parents and people with disabilities and unable _ people with disabilities an

things are very tense year in rafah. the | are very tense year in rafah.ours have been a complete roller—coaster of emotion, even the last few days, there was so much hope for ceasefire. anybody you speak to hear, in the last week, the last few months, every day all they want to know is when there was a ceasefire coming, and it is what everybody has been hoping for. to wake up yesterday morning to the devastating news that leaflets have been dropped and an evacuation order was in place, it spread a lot of fear across the community. i'm currently in western rafah bridge across eastern rafah people started to move, even outside my window i could see people starting to take down their makeshift shelters, starting to pack up and leave rafah. there is a lot of fear spreading, throughout the day you can see more and more people starting to move, starting to leave, and then last night, out of seemingly nowhere, for myself at first i heard of it was screaming and cheering out of the window, i was completely overcome with emotion, everyone around, you could see wom

did involve rafah? i get into that. did involve rafah?rstand the curiosity and you guys are all asking the right questions exactly and all very fair, but i really do hope you understand that the last thing i would ever want to do from this podium is a something that could put this very sensitive process at greater risk. we are at a critical stage right now. we've got a response from hamas now. director burns is working through that, trying to assess it. my goodness. folks, i don't know if it gets any more sensitive than now. the worst thing we can do is start speculating.— thing we can do is start s-ueculatin. ~ . speculating. what was your understanding _ speculating. what was your understanding why - speculating. what was your understanding why the i speculating. what was your i understanding why the israelis speculating. what was your - understanding why the israelis were only evacuating _ understanding why the israelis were only evacuating part _ understanding why the israelis were only evacuating part of _ understanding why the israe

and 400,000 palestinians are facing in rafah, which makes it extremely difficult to advance in rafah in this way. the possibility of a military operation in such a complex situation is difficult and may result in the martyrdom of a large number of civilians as a result of this operation, which also causes the spread of protests and even international anger. within the countries that have supported the zionists themselves in these attacks in the last two, three, four months, especially the united states, this issue also exists. as a result of the prolongation of the war and the spread of economic losses and the closure of important parts of the economic and tourism industries in israel, it has become extremely critical and this issue has had bad effects and results on the public opinion in israel. i will ask a question to mr. seyed oghahi, mr. seyed oghahi, mr. khoshaind . pointing out that if there is a military attack on rafah, it is complicated and difficult, just like you. you mentioned that it creates difficult human conditions and time is not in the favor of the zionist regime a

— rafah now? exactly. the situation _ rafah now? exactly. the situation is _ rafah now? exactly.uation is desperate i rafah now? exactly. the. situation is desperate and rafah now? exactly. the - situation is desperate and our own staff have remained, there is little space of people and some people just cannot leave rafah because they are elderly, they have children with disabilities, and they are unable to pick up and move. it is very, very challenging and this morning we saw trucks, donkeys, people carrying what they could on the road, trying to move out of the zones that are being issued with the evacuation orders, but again, there is no safe place for people to move in gaza so these choices that people are facing are impossible.— are impossible. israel says it has a humanitarian - are impossible. israel says it has a humanitarian zone - are impossible. israel says it has a humanitarian zone in i are impossible. israel says it i has a humanitarian zone in the area where you are. did you see that, what does it look like? no, i have not seen that and again there is nowhere safe

a lot of activity today in rafah .saying today they hit 50 targets, another big explosion in the last hour. you can see that in two directions. one, obviously they are softening up rafah for a ground offensive they have said is coming. or you can see it the other way, that they feel time is running out. jeremy: yeah. the americans today, the white house spokespeople also, quoting joe biden, have been saying that he repeated in his call earlier today with netanyahu that there must be no ground operation in rafah. that puts civilian lives at risks. so they are being very, very clear about that, the americans. they are not talking about what hamas may or may not have agreed to at this point, but they are saying that. so that is one very clear message coming from the american side. christian: jeremy, thank you. here is to what is being negotiated, palestinian civilians have been leaving rafah today after israel ordered 100,000 people to leave an area in certain district of the town. the ibf say they struck more than 50 ter

and israel is bein: rafah should stop. and israel is being asked _ rafah should stop.h should stop. and israel is being asked to report _ rafah should stop. and israel is being asked to report back, - rafah should stop. and israel is being asked to report back, is l rafah should stop. and israel is i being asked to report back, is that something that's quite typical? well, yes. the court was asking israel, who are part of the proceedings. israel is at the proceedings, its lawyers are there, which is why it cannot ignore it. the court ordered them to stop the attack. i don't know what exactly israel will do but there are three different elements, the military, political and legal aspects. legally, this week was the icc talking about war crimes and warms crimes against humanity. legally it says that israel is close to the limit. israel is a country with legitimacy. can it ignore the court decisions? the other problem it has, the military problem. israel will not win the war. the war will not end, with hamas. so how much president biden can address this situation, he is i

, and many of them _ all the way to rafah, and many of them were — all the way to rafah, and many ofes, _ them were forced to flee multiple times, and now again they are under the same _ times, and now again they are under the same threats, living in panic and fear. — the same threats, living in panic and fear, not knowing what to do. at the same _ and fear, not knowing what to do. at the same time, the health care system — the same time, the health care system is — the same time, the health care system isjust collapsing, and even yesterday. — system isjust collapsing, and even yesterday, the main hospital in rafah— yesterday, the main hospital in rafah was forced to evacuate all patients, — rafah was forced to evacuate all patients, and the wounded left the hospital. _ patients, and the wounded left the hospital, and this is also risking the lives — hospital, and this is also risking the lives of potential casualties and injuries, because of the operation. as you know, the health care system — operation. as you know, the health care system is already collapsing, and hospitals are st

it intensified action by the israelis in rafah. , ., ., ., , ., in rafah.afah. it is hard to overstate the significance when _ in rafah. it is hard to overstate the significance when joe - in rafah. it is hard to overstate j the significance when joe biden in rafah. it is hard to overstate - the significance when joe biden has the significance whenjoe biden has said in terms of the us israel relationship which is suggesting you have to go back four decades to the day that ronald reagan in the last time in the very public way, the threat of withholding weapons from washington to israel was used in this way to try and affect israeli tactics on the ground. after the interview with cnn from resin biden, but we have seen is very sharp republican backlash here in washington in the last hour or so is in key republican senators who see themselves as closely allied israel have sharply criticised president biden saying that this is in their words, and outrage. standing on the president, that when i spoke to outside of the senate relations committee that lasted a coup

if the ceasefire can be made to work, 11 houses hit in rafah.the orders to leave came amid stalled talks and violent signals. hamas attacked israeli troops near the main crossing here yesterday, killing three soldiers. israel struck the lodgers. and before the hamas announcement, was still determined to keep fighting. one thing which we won't allow is for hamas to remain standing at the end of this work. if that happens, it will be a disastrous consequence for israel. today, they buried the latest of rafah's dead. an orphan grieved by his relative. translation: his family was killed | during the war, even he was killed. | such images have dominated the world. the news about a ceasefire will give some hope that these might be among the last. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to bradley bowman, senior director of fdd�*s centre on military and political power. he was a former blackhawk pilot and 15 year veteran of the us army. we are being told that the ceasefire talks went on sunday and monday, and the latest proposal that hamas agree

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de-escalation is not a massive assault on rafah. and a majority of voters, including 68% of democrats and 55% of independents, support suspending all u.s. arm sales to israel until it stops blocking u.s. humanitarian aid from entering gaza. april 14, "politico" morning consult poll -- 67% of americans support the u.s. calling for a cease-fire. april 18 cbs news poll -- 60% think the u.s. should not send weapons and supplies to israel, and those are from my democratic colleagues, disproportionately among democratic supporters. an april 10 poll, "economist" -- 37% support decreasing aid to israel, just 18% support an increase. over all 63% support a cease-fire. 15% oppose. so i'm not quite sure where my republican colleagues are coming from and who they think they are representing. let me just take a moment to tell you why the american people are opposed to more military aid to the netanyahu government. mr. president, almost 35,000 palestinians have already been killed in the seven-month war and more than 78,000 have been wounded. ove

managing the rafah region with misra and misri they mentioned the attack on rafah as their own red line , and we also heard in the news that the egyptian military force was widely present in this area. rafah, but if the large-scale attack and the crimes committed by the zionist regime in the past are repeated on a large scale, it seems. there are some countries that send trucks to this area and this decision has actually reached the israelis that it should be entered with their permission. in this area of ​​ours we do not see that there has been a conflict with hamas. but egypt ahram has no pressure. the war and its consequences will affect egypt , but egypt has no specific plans in this regard. egypt is trying to prevent many influences as the only passage for the palestinians, and these efforts are done through diplomatic means. in fact, to influence the outcome of the war, or to delay it, or to this extent, egypt is trying, and egypt's efforts and actions are limited and have little effect either inside the occupied palestine or at the level of the resistance. thank you very much, mr

mil them together and avoid any invasion of rafah.— invasion of rafah.you _ invasion of rafah. all right, thank you very _ invasion of rafah. all right, thank you very much. - invasion of rafah. all right, thank you very much. let's| invasion of rafah. all right, - thank you very much. let's look at other stories. china's president xijinping is in hungary where he's expected to announce further economic cooperation. hungary provides an important gateway for beijing into the big eu automobile markets. from budapest, our central europe correspondent nick thorpe has the latest. here then in hungary, the third and final leg of his three—nation visit to europe, the chinese president will be hoping to drive home some of his main messages. notjust to hungary, but to the people of europe. don't be afraid of doing business, of trade with china. it is to our mutual benefit. there will be none of the criticism we've heard, for example, from the european commission president ursula von der leyen orfrom the french president, president macron, the hungarian prime mini

rafah is surrounded by israeli forces from the west, rafah crossing and from the east. similar situation, where israel started the attack on gaza in general. now people are trying to go to a mosque in nearby khan younis. there are not enough tents there, the humanity ship —— humanitarian situation is really dire in rafah at the moment. really dire in rafah at the moment-— really dire in rafah at the moment. ~ ., ., ., moment. what about the control of aid going _ moment. what about the control of aid going in — moment. what about the control of aid going in and _ moment. what about the control of aid going in and out, - moment. what about the control of aid going in and out, the - of aid going in and out, the fact that it is and israeli control, talks about that. you cannot go _ control, talks about that. you cannot go to _ control, talks about that. you cannot go to gaza _ control, talks about that. gm, cannot go to gaza through rafah crossing or the other. this way is completely blocked. all eyes are now on that temporary port that the americans built, or the aid comi

. ~ . , rafah.'s _ rafah. what is the prime minister's response - rafah. what is the prime minister's response to i rafah. what is the prime i minister's response to that? i can't speak to the specific reports, i will hinder to your reporter before because tourism and what he did have a certain way to address such issues between close allies and crosstalk. president biden has said that himself. the prime minister said in recent days and spoke with the holocaust remembrance day in israel, israel will fight hamas even if we have to fight hamas even if we have to fight them without fingernails. we achieve all of our war objectives which include bringing hostages back home, dismantling hamas's military and government capabilities and ensuring gaza will not oppose the terror threat as again but it's important to understand as well that our war objectives must be defined as a nation on 7 october have been supported from day one today 215 by united states, it's no secret there are some differences crosstal

i made it clear that if they go into rafah -- they haven't gone in rafah yet -- if they go into rafahpplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with rafah. nick: but hamas fights from rafah, including with mortars that last weekend killed four israeli soldiers and blocked humanitarian aid. israel is determined to eliminate hamas' final four battalions, no matter what the u.s. says. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said today. >> if we need to stand alone, we will stand alone. i have said that if necessary, we will fight with our fingernails. but we have much more than fingernails, and with that same strength of spirit, with god's help, together, we will win. nick: the fighting has forced some 80,000 gazans, many already displaced, to flee rafah. the main hospital is closed, its rooms abandoned. humanitarian aid shelves are nearly bare, and fuel trucks are stuck in egypt. there is only one to two days left, since israel seized and closed the border, the u.n. said this week. >> the first act is to stop the fuel, stop the food, to stop the medicine, at source, at the b

camp in rafah rafah, killing 45 people.s called a tragic mishap. meanwhile, israel has since strikes into the city center for the first time, where they are believed to have seized control of a key roundabout the heart of the city. roughly a million people have fled israel's operation in rafah over the past few weeks, according to the u.n. agency for palestinians. correspondent: rafah was once gaza's refuge, the safest place in a dangerous war. today, the city's western center was emptying. those still sheltering here fleeing again, amid airstrikes and artillery fire. taking whatever they need to survive, whatever they can't leave behind. there has been no evacuation order from israel's army, and for many, no sense of where to go. >> i am justcorrespondent: theyg two in the displacement camp to the west of the city. still scarred by fires triggered in an israeli airstrike on sunday. dozens dead, survivors spent. there is more than one way to is and that sunday's strike on hamas commanders in the camp was carried out with pr

. ., ., ., , , rafah? there are national ngos. we have a _ rafah? there are national ngos._ rafah? there are national ngos. we have a team underground - we have a team underground there for five years. we along with other major ngos have cut supplies. if things were stopped completely, i would estimate that would be if three orfour estimate that would be if three or four weeks of supplies cashed since the humanitarian supplies have come back and forth it is not going to be stopped completely for short. it will be some trucks coming in but the issue will be whether or not to build anything to scale. but it's always a problem.- anything to scale. but it's always a problem. this current conflict is _ always a problem. this current conflict is more _ always a problem. this current conflict is more than _ always a problem. this current conflict is more than seven - conflict is more than seven months old was a people have been deprived of adequate food, water, medicalsupplies for water, medical supplies for that length water, medicalsupplies for that length of time. given what yo

how many people are there in rafah? yes. and an inside rafah? . in rafah? yes. and an inside rafah?ide rafah? yes, i just wondered _ in rafah? yes. and an inside rafah? yes, i just wondered about - in rafah? yes. and an inside rafah? yes, ijust wondered about how - in rafah? yes. and an inside rafah? yes, i just wondered about how you | yes, ijust wondered about how you feel now about his moment because there has been a great push by the west to say israel that they must not go into rafah. i mean, how do you feel about the hamas leadership and what they are doing, in terms of either protecting or leading the palestinians? or maintaining, and is still in great danger. it is a very complex situation, isn't it? actually, i would like to speak about the feelings of the people inside rafah. when i arrived in cairo i started to call my father, sisters and brothers. they were in rafah. and when they heard about the announcement, the evacuation orders by the israeli army, quickly they started to pick up all of their things and they will move to khan younis, to a separate place. and you will

we assault on rafah may be coming quite soon. ~ ., assault on rafah may be coming quite soon. ~ . ., _ soon. we were made aware in the early hours of this _ soon. we were made aware in the early hours of this morning - soon. we were made aware in the early hours of this morning that i early hours of this morning that civilians in gaza and aid work groups and agencies have received evaluation orders throughout the nights, asking people to leave it to the western part of gaza city, to an area which... palestinians have been following if i question orders for a month now and they have been asked to move from the north wanted to receive more attacks. it's not a great line, but i'll ask one more question. if there were to be and israeli ground offensive and assault on rafah, what do you think the implications would be? the first, the implications would be? the first. almost — the implications would be? twa: first, almost three quarters of the civilians in that area... rafah is the only place where miniature and aid, most of the humanitarian aid has get into the gaza strip from areas nearb

but in rafah, israel's military pressure is relentless. today, severing gaza's last link with the outside world, the crossing point into egypt. and raising theirflag, sending an unmistakable message to hamas. the noose is tightening. the sounds of approaching war echo among the displaced. hundreds of thousands of palestinians living in the sand against the egyptian border. or next to the sea. "i don't know where to stay," ahmed says. "people are fleeing from rafah "and i have my children with me." gazans have been on the move since yesterday morning, heeding israel's latest warnings, not knowing if the coming days will bring relief or despair. translation: after what we've witnessed, they've said - multiple times that there will be a ceasefire. but we're frustrated and we have no hope. there's no big hope. only a small one. for aid agencies already struggling to cope, the prospect of a full—scale israeli operation in rafah is alarming. as the operation will progress, we will lose progressively more areas to the fighting. and i'm afraid tha

our forces should enter rafah, and now he has said that we are conducting a limited operation in rafahe minister is actually the head of their war cabinet. benny gans too. who said no, we want to take over rafah, so we really can't trust what netanyahu says , now the biggest problem of the americans who sent to sign this negotiation document is that they really don't know in fact , their reputation and reputation are now at risk because they actually signed a document and agreed to it. but they see that israel is not burdened by onor and is not ready to end the war , so we see in this situation that netanyahu's presence in any peace agreement actually causes his instability and no trust in him. there will be no negotiations. thank you . we talked with the writer and analyst of political issues from paris , mr. mcnair. thank you for being with us in this conversation. and now, in the rest of the world, today we present the latest pictures of student protests in america and in other parts of the world. so, wenn die kollegen auf euch zukommen und euch tajten. as i said at the beginning of

you should not attack rafah.ding the decision, for me, for the first time, and understood the novelty. the court explained, submitted that they are morning the people in rafah to move. but the court is saying, this is an area which already has 100,000 palestinians. they have no water, food, medicine. that is not a place to go. that is a new situation that the international court of justice said. if you tried to remove these people to rafah, these people will be exposed with nothing. that is why the court considered the attack on rafah should stop. >> israel has been asked to report back as well. is that something that is quite typical? >> yes. the decision was asking israel, who was a part of the decision. israel cannot be a part of the decision and not. they accepted the proceedings. they cannot ignore. so the court ordered two things. stop the attack, but also produce a report on the. -- on that. i don't know what israel will do. there are three aspects here, the legal aspect, military aspect, and political asp

rafah, he can still do that _ wanted to go into rafah, he can still do that.. this is about trying to pressure _ still do that. this is about trying to pressure mr— still do that. this is about trying to pressure mr netanyahu - still do that. this is about trying to pressure mr netanyahu into. to pressure mr netanyahu into changing — to pressure mr netanyahu into changing or— to pressure mr netanyahu into changing or modifying - to pressure mr netanyahu into changing or modifying his - to pressure mr netanyahu into- changing or modifying his decision. tom bateman and frank gardner against their reaction. oliver mcternan is back with us tonight. he is a former hostage negotiator. he is the director of forward thinking, the ngo which works to promote an inclusive peace process in the middle east. you're always welcome on the programme. i know you are in close contact with people in and around rafah so what are your context telling you to not about what is unfolding?— unfolding? first of all, there is dee - , unfolding? first of all, there is deep. deep — unfoldi

that said, rafah has always been about redlines.it was a redlined about not doing and with major maneuvers but the israelis are seeing red, as well. this all the bloodied faces of 19-year-old female soldiers being bound and taken hostage into gaza. the blood they are seeing, the red they are seeing are three dead hostages. there was an awful clip released of a father and son palestinian who came on october 7 admitting they raped and murdered an israeli woman. they have their own redlines. that is why biden is working hard for the hostage release. that was a second good piece of news that came out of his, with the president in egypt. they are looking at new initiative for a hostage deal. >> what about what is happening in rafah right now? people said after the icj ruling there were fresh strikes by war planes in the southern part of gaza. is israel's operation in gaza already at scale? >> sometimes when i see these large-scale bombings whether it is in the north or in rafah, i wonder if israel is just trying to get in their last blas

in rafah.olitical courage and to spare no effort to secure an agreement now —— and the offensive in rafah. to stop the bloodshed and to free the hostages and to help stabilise a region which is still at risk of explosion. this is still at risk of explosion. this is a crucial opportunity that the region, and indeed the world, cannot afford to miss. yet things are moving in the wrong direction. i'm disturbed and distressed by the renewed military activity in rafah by the israeli defence forces. the closure of both rafah and the crossings is specially damaging to an already dire humanitarian situation and they must be reopened immediately. we risk running out of fuel this evening, to give you an example. i urge the government of israel to stop any escalation and engage constructively in the ongoing diplomatic talks. after more than 1300 israelis were killed in the terror attacks of the 7th of october and after more than 311,000 palestinians have been killed in gaza, haven't we seen enough? civilia

, they haven't gone into rafah yet, if they go into rafah i'm not supplying the weapons that have been historically to deal with rafah, to deal with the cities. >> it's a notable evolution from the way the president talks about civilian deaths. >> hamas controlled gaza ministry says israeli forces have killed over 6,000 palestinians including 2700 children. you've previously asked netanyahu to minimize civilian casualties, do these numbers say to you that he's ignoring that message? >> ma what they say to me is that no notions are the palestinians are telling the truth. i'm sure innocents have been killed. i think we should be incredibly careful and i think the israelis should be incredibly careful, but i have no confidence in the number that the palestinians are using. >> on friday the state department released a report criticizing israel for failing to protect civilians in gaza saying the results on the ground including high levels of civilian casualties raised substantial questions. the report says it is reasonable to assess that israel has violated international law in gaza, but sa

the battle for rafah is critical. it is not _ the battle for rafah is critical.he the battle for rafah is critical. it is notjust the rest of the battle for rafah is critical. it is not just the rest of the battalions, it is also their oxygen pipes— battalions, it is also their oxygen pipes for— battalions, it is also their oxygen pipes for escape and we supply. this battle _ pipes for escape and we supply. this battle of— pipes for escape and we supply. this battle of which you are an integral part is— battle of which you are an integral part is a _ battle of which you are an integral part is a battle that decides many things— part is a battle that decides many things in— part is a battle that decides many things in this campaign.— things in this campaign. israel sopported _ things in this campaign. israel sopported the _ things in this campaign. israel supported the construction . things in this campaign. israel supported the construction to | things in this campaign. u»--i supported the construction to help ease palestinian suffering but there is a clear warni

some have already started leaving rafah.the last half hour the israeli government has given an update on the situation in gaza, saying that enough food aid is being delivered each day to feed all civilians there. spokesperson david mencer also had this to say about the warnings given to people in rafah. we have made gazans aware through flyers dropped, sms messages, phone calls and media broadcasts in arabic. the text of the flyers is available from the idf website. they call on residents of certain specified neighbourhoods to relocate to specified humanitarian safe zones, because the idf will be operating against the terrorist organisations in these areas. for their safety, the idf urges them to evacuate immediately to the expanded humanitarian area in the al—mawasi area. warnings have also been issued that gaza city is still a dangerous active combat zone, and to avoid returning north of wadi gaza. warnings have also been made to stay away from the eastern and southern security fences. 0ur middle east correspondent, yoland

to deal with rafah.o deal with the problem. >> mr. secretary, is israel living up tonight humanitarian law standards? >> well first, margaret, good morning. the report that we put out lays out some of the concerns that we've had throughout this period when it comes to humanitarian assistance, particularly the early months after october 7th and when it comes to the use of weapons concerns about incidents where given the totality of the damage that has been done to children, women, men, it is reasonable to assess that in certain instances israel acted in ways that are not consistent with international humanitarian law. it is also critical to note that israel itself has accountability processes to get at this. there are hundreds of ongoing inquiries looking at different incidents that have taken place since october 7th. there are criminal investigations going forward. israel has the ability, the mean, and the actions to self-creck. but we've on this every single day. >> so you have been able then to conclud

rafah city have been published , making rafah the target of its heavy attacks, so it seems that the zionist regime, with its great sensitivity and concern, will step by step and after evaluating the steps taken, the process. the attack on rafah has started in the first stage , despite the fact that the zionist regime's attack on rafah is vital for many leaders of this regime, especially netanyahu, who has turned the gaza war into a personal issue for his political interests, but it is already clear that this attack in any form and in any the level to be done and actually the last point. mr. netanyahu's personal hope to make gains in the gaza war is doomed to be broken, because first of all, the experience of more than 200 days, about 212 days of war in gaza shows well that hamas, the palestinian authority , is still and powerfully confronting the zionist regime's army. hamas is the only one. it has lost a very limited part of its abilities and is still powerful and effective. there is a shift in the field equations in gaza and it is managing the war in a principled and calculated wa

the rafah checkpoint is a border crossing between the south of the gaza strip and egypt.that israel can take over quickly enough. the philadelphia corridor is a strip of land between the southern part of the gaza strip and egyptian territory. thus, israeli idf troops, in accordance with the decision of the military-political cabinet of israel adopted last night, launched a military operation in the area of ​​​​the city of rafah, where more than a million palestinian refugees who fled from the six-month war from the north and center of the sector found refuge. there is no israel day, the ground offensive on rafah has begun, despite all requests the international community, the united states, the member states of the european union, everyone who asked netanyahu not to attack rafah, despite this warning, the attack began, this will again lead to large civilian casualties, no matter what they say, there are tens of thousands of children in gas, they will be pushed into the so-called safe and free zones, but there are no safe and free zones in gas. israeli merhava tanks are al

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the rafah crossing is now under control of the idf and _ gaza the rafah crossing is now under controle idf and is _ gaza the rafah crossing is now under control of the idf and is currently - control of the idf and is currently closed at the moment —— to the movement of goods and people. that means that currently, the two main arteries forgetting aid into gaza is currently choked off. last arteries forgetting aid into gaza is currently choked off.— currently choked off. last night, gazans rejoiced _ currently choked off. last night, gazans rejoiced after— currently choked off. last night, gazans rejoiced after hamas - currently choked off. last night, - gazans rejoiced after hamas declared it had accepted a cease—fire proposal from it had accepted a cease—fire proposalfrom mediators, but celebrations were short—lived as israel said its core demands weren't met, and it would continue negotiations. israelis supporting

d0 made their way into rafah. do ou made their way into rafah. of that, of that redline? that if israel, as you said, it appears that israel is starting the ground operation. when don't know exactly what that looks like yet. what do you expect to see from the biden administration there? well, i think that the president has been clear, and i spoke to him this weekend a couple of times on this topic. he has been clear and he's not backing down that if there is an invasion of rafah, that there will be no more offensive military assistance provided to israel. and the question is — what constitutes that invasion? people are fleeing. there's no safe place to go. there are tanks in rafah. the israeli army has taken over the rafah crossing. aid has essentially stopped. i spoke to administrator powers a couple of days ago, and she told me that the average trucks per day for the last seven days was 30 trucks per day that were making their way in to gaza, humanitarian assistance. that is paltry, meaningless, absolutely unacceptable for a place where famine