hello, i�*m samantha symonds.aza�*s hospitals have already shut down due to damage or lack of fuel. those still operating have been forced to stop all but emergency services, as they too run out of fuel. now the united nations agency that looks after palestinian refugees is warning it will have to stop its work in gaza tonight — if it doesn�*t receive more fuel. 0vernight , eight trucks carrying food, water and medicine crossed the rafah border from egypt into gaza —

hello, i'm samantha symonds.elcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. a third of gaza's hospitals have already shut down due to damage or lack of fuel. those still operating have been forced to stop all but emergency services, as they too run out of fuel. now the united nations agency that looks after palestinian refugees is warning it will have to stop its work in gaza tonight — if it doesn't receive more fuel. overnight, eight trucks carrying food, water and medicine crossed the rafah border from egypt into gaza — but israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas would use it for military purposes. mark regev — an adviser to israel's prime minister — has told the bbc there are hundreds of thousands of litres of fuel in gaza in the hands of hamas. the bbc has not been able to verify this. there are growing international calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to allow aid to reach gaza — which continues to come under intense bombardment. the heal