unrwa is askinu attacks against israel? unrwa is askin: for attacks against israel? israel? unrwa is asking for fuels for _ attacks against israel? unrwa is asking for fuels for our _ attacks against israel? unrwa is asking for fuels for our own - asking for fuels for our own humanitarian operation. we need for our cars, for the trucks to be able to distribute these supplies. we need it desperately. the water desalination plant needs the pumping station. medicalfacilities and station. medical facilities and hospitals station. medicalfacilities and hospitals need it. we are asking for fuel for humanitarian needs and for humanitarian purposes and we need it now because if we don't get it, we are going to shut down in a couple of days, unrwa well and we were running a massive.— of days, unrwa well and we were running a massive. since only so few aid lorries have _ running a massive. since only so few aid lorries have been _ running a massive. since only so few aid lorries have been allowed - aid lorries have been allowed insofar, how can it be decided with so many peopl

>> i can respond by saying every single person who works at unrwa , receives unrwa assistance, is checkedagainst the u.n. security councils check list. we are bound by the values and principles of the u.n., mostly the principles of humanity, independence -- independent from any political party and neutrality. we have heard these allegations. we hear them routinely. but we do prove every time how unrwa is principled, how it reaches people in need. we report back of all of the funds we receive from every government, the u.s. government included. in fact, the u.s. is currently our largest donor. it is back to being our largest donor after several years of defunding under the previous administration. the are extremely grateful for the cooperation and the good working relations we now have with the u.s. government to whom we always give back full reports in transparency about all of our operations, our activities, the location of our operations, and how we spent u.s. taxpayers money. amy: tamara alrifai, how do you respond to this controversy over the health ministry's numbers around the death

it will need unrwa, but unrwa needs to be properly funded.nrwa is the huge service provider, and has engineers, health workers, teachers, supporters and the community, social services that it offers. they will have to be massively ramped up if we are going to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe, which we are in the mist of. 600,000 people have taken refuge in unrwa schools. there is a massive task for unrwa. beyond that there will be a huge rebuilding and rehabilitation program. this is the fifth war that unrwa has lived through in gaza. it has exceed reason doing this. on the diplomatic front, it is difficult to know what the way forward will be because you have israel arrogantly condemning the secretary-general unjustifiably. but the u.n. will come into its zone because it will be the place where all of the parties are together. there is no other forum. if the u.n. did not exist, something like it would have to be invented. if unrwa didn't exist something like it would have to be invented. we have to get away from the idea of israel and its u.

unrwa needs fuel.ch says we cannot send fuel in because it will be diverted. what processes are in place to ensure that that feel just goes to the un, who then just gives it only to the civilians? unrwa need to feel because we have not received any shipments of fuel since the 7th of october. the fuel that we desperately need will be used by unrwa for things like un cars, un trucks and that are currently delivering the very little supplies to the people in gaza to the people in needs. we have 600,000 people in un schools and other shelters. we are giving wheat flour to bakery so people can have bread to bakery so people can have bread to eat. this is how the fuel will be used. unrwa will use it for those purposes, for humanitarian purposes. it is life—saving. we purposes, for humanitarian purposes. it is life-saving.— it is life-saving. we spoke earlier in the week _ it is life-saving. we spoke earlier in the week till _ it is life-saving. we spoke earlier in the week till in _ it is life-saving. we spo

our thoughts are l that we at unrwa are a un agency.the un general assembly, so we execute what the international community, including the eu and un member states, governments, countries tell us and what they have told us so far is as long as there is no solution to the israel— palestine conflict, unrwa must be able to continue running its network of 700 schools, 145 health centres and so much more, including social protection, across the region. so we do hope that any government positions throughout any of the countries that support the palestinians do consider unrwa to be a un agency and continue to enable it to play its role with funding, without funding, we would not be able to continue our services. yes. a final thought _ able to continue our services. yes. a final thought because _ able to continue our services. yes. a final thought because you will have seen flare—ups in this conflict over the decades, but in terms of the magnitude of this, the seams unlike anything we have seen in recent times. how worried are you about what mig

we know that hamas steals unrwa money and supplies and stores their weapons in unrwa facilities. we also know that they fill those facilities with human shields, but something that hasn't gotten nearly enough attention is how our tax dollars are radicalizing the next generation of hamas extremists. u.n. watch published a report in march exposing unrwa unaffiliate unaffiliated schools for what they are, in -- intoc trination centers. this is u.n. watch that published this report and exposed the u.n. relief and works agency for palestinian refugees for what they were doing. one employee shared an instagram post calling a teenaged palestinian islamic fighter who was killed in a shootout a, and i quote, little cob that fights like a thousand lions, that was an employee of the u.n. relief and works agency who shared that instagram post calling a teenaged fighter a little cub who fights like a thousand lions, there was a caption, and i quote, hitler, are you sleeping? wake up, honey, there are still some people you need to burn. end quote. u.n. watch also found official curriculum from

unrwa referred to whole 0 eration into gaza? unrwa referred to whole operation as — into gaza?peration as an _ into gaza? unrwa referred to whole operation as an operation _ into gaza? unrwa referred to whole operation as an operation which - into gaza? unrwa referred to whole operation as an operation which is i operation as an operation which is geared to fail, and it is a very cumbersome operation which should not be as complicated. before the war started, 500 trucks came into the gaza strip every single day. now we are getting on average ten, 12, it is a drop in the ocean, it is really a trickle, it won't make any difference, and they don't have fuel on them, so it is absolutely critical that a number of things happen, including making this process is complicated and adding fuel to these convoys, making them more regular, and making the whole inspection and process much, much less long, if you wish, much shorter. , ., , less long, if you wish, much shorter-— less long, if you wish, much shorter. , . , ., ., shorter. israel is saying that one ofthe shorter. israel is saying

in addition unrwa is hosting currently half a million people who have come to something like 100 unrwaadly many of those installations. sadly many of those installations have been hit or damaged due to the war in the gaza strip. damaged due to the war in the gaza stri -. ., , . damaged due to the war in the gaza stri. ., ,., , , damaged due to the war in the gaza stri, ., ,., , ., strip. now, israel says it is not aimin: strip. now, israel says it is not aiming its _ strip. now, israel says it is not aiming its aerial _ strip. now, israel says it is not aiming its aerial bombardment j strip. now, israel says it is not. aiming its aerial bombardment at civilians, but rather at hamas and hamas infrastructure. but we talks often about how crowded gaza is and the civilian casualties and civilian suffering is huge. israel has been reminded by leaders across the region, close allies also like the us, it does have to think about the civilians of gaza and the rules, international rules of war. but also israel says it is worried that hamas might try and divert supplies and thatis might try and

and a unrwa spokesman on the dire situation.here's been other developments over beyond israel and gaza. let's get more on the us strikes in eastern syria overnight on facilities used by iran's revolutionary guards. officials said the strikes hit weapons and ammunition storage facilities near the border with iraq and were carried out by f—i6 fighterjets using precision munitions. in a statement the secretary of defense, lloyd austin, described them as �*precision self—defence strikes in response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against us personnel in iraq and syria by iranian—backed militia groups that began on october 17th. the pentagon said at least 16 attacks had injured more than 20 us military personnel in recent weeks. the us have in making their own preparations amidst concerns that this crisis could spiral out of control and the pentagon says they are moving around 900 troops in the region amid fears that the conflict could spread. in israel and gaza we have heard from the israeli defence forces aga

we will hearfrom unrwa here on bbc news very shortly. operational in the region. abeer etafa, who's in cairo, gave us her thoughts on the development. we are still checking on exactly what is happening but people are desperate, hungry, they have not received food for the last couple of days, we lost touch with our staff for many hours yesterday and the operation has come to a halt in terms of the distribution of fresh bread, food and supplies so it's certainly, you know, it's bread, food and supplies so it's certainly, you know, its expected to happen when you have these kind of break difficult situations facing people. we are still gathering the facts on the ground and checking what exactly has happened, this warehouse had some canned food and for the last few days, we are checking supplies from unrwa. at the end of the day, the fact of the matter is people are hungry, desperate, gaza is grappling with a lack of basic supplies, shortage of food and water and you know, it is a very desperate situation. the food and water and you know, it

security council, sadly, the number of staff killed has now increased to 67 unrwa colleagues. >> 67 unrwa workers who are there in gaza. they've been killed in these operations. is that what you're saying? just want to be precise. >> exactly. so since the 7th of october when the war began, 67 unrwa colleagues have been killed in different circumstances, including some that we were able to confirm today. one of them last night was killed with his eight children and wife while he was at home. his name was samir. >> if you don't mind, tell us a little bit more about some of the people your organization has now lost, that unrwa has now lost, what they did and i assume they will all be severely missed? >> very much so. very much so. unrwa will not be the same without those colleagues. these are mainly teachers and school principals, they were a couple of doctors, there was a psychologist, there were people who were in charge of staff safety, support staff, few support staff, they are the backbone really of our humanitarian operation. there was one engineer. we have 13,000 people working with u

members of the council, unrwa is calling on you for support. i lost 64 colleagues in just last three weeks. such tragedy occurring two hours ago when a colleague was killed with his wife and eight children. this is the highest number of u.n. aid workers killed in a conflict in such a short time period the 13,000 colleagues in gaza are from a community of 1.7 million alliston refugees, out of 2.2 million residents in the gaza strip. those who are alive are for the most partt lost relatives, -- [inaudible] many of my own colleagues now live, sleep and walking unrwa centers. and yet, they are showing exceptional dedication to you in value. cannot do justice to continue to work tirelessly to support their community. these are s teachers, doctors, social workers, engineers and support staff. they are mother and father. if they were a not in gaza they could've been your neighbor, your friends. and their operating 150 unrushed shelters are keeping one-third of our health centers open, and run 80 mobile health teams. they support the internet humanitar

live now to amman and unrwa spokesperson, tamara alrifai. been warning for many years —— many days that fuel was desperately short and you might have been forced into this position to cut back what you can do. is there a sense about what the top priority is now with the limited fuel that you do have? hi. now with the limited fuel that you do have? , , ., do have? hi. everything is a priority. _ do have? hi. everything is a priority, because _ do have? hi. everything is a priority, because right- do have? hi. everything is a priority, because right nowl do have? hi. everything is a i priority, because right now the question we are asking is, should we unplug incubators for premature babies in hospitals. should we stop providing fuel to the bakeries, knowing around 1 million people only get one piece of bread per day. should we stop pumping clean water through our desalination plants. that's the only way for people to drink water that is not contaminated. so this is the state of discussions that we have as aid workers, and it's really excrucia

this is unrwa in jerusalem. they are _ this morning? this is unrwa in jerusalem.i this morning? this is unrwa in - jerusalem. they are the ones giving jerusalem. they are the ones giving services to those here in gaza and jerusalem. in gaza, it has been the main provider of services, schools, hospital services, there are a huge number of people who have always been reliant on it. what it's become now it is effectively a critical humanitarian aid provider, boasts of its own services, but also many of the third—party organisations that distribute aid through them as well. what they've been saying for nearly three weeks, because of israel's siege, there is a catastrophic shortage of clean water, food and medicines. that is reiterated. the commissioner general of unrwa said there is a lot of focus on aid trucks getting into rafah. the convoyis trucks getting into rafah. the convoy is so small, it's become a distraction, he described that as crumbs in a situation that was now, absolutely, on the verge of a complete collapse of humanitarian services in gaza. what he sai

that was the latest from unrwa.the flow at the moment. antony blinken is there and we continue to monitor that. live now to robin wright — she is a journalist for the new yorker. you have written that unlike confrontations in previous decades that followed a pattern, this one is different. different how? in that followed a pattern, this one is different. different how?— different. different how? in the ast different. different how? in the past there _ different. different how? in the past there have _ different. different how? in the past there have been _ different. different how? in the - past there have been confrontations between israel and hamas that have played out repeatedly and in each occasion, there have been provocations five hamas and israel responding with air strikes and eventually in days or sometimes weeks, qatar and egypt have mediated temporary ceasefires but this one looks like it is all out on both sides with hamas spending its military ward, as they say, and taking hostages, killings were the ki

i spoke to the unrwa spokesperson tamara al—rifai.or where we all stand as humanitarians, with a very, very urgent call for a humanitarian ceasefire and for the application of international humanitarian law. that is particularly relevant to my colleagues at unrwa. the fact that unrwa, the largest un agency in gaza, has already lost 35 staff members, women and men, doctors, engineers, nurses, you name it, it is devastating, it is shocking and it is appalling. so, we stand behind the un secretary—general�*s call for respect for all civilians, those who have nothing to do with this conflict, including aid workers, including my own colleagues at unrwa. now, your agency spoke to the bbc only a couple of hours ago, issued a warning today about how much longer you can keep going. what are you saying? be very clear about what that warning is. the warning is if we do not get more fuel into gaza, we as unrwa, the largest aid agency in gaza, will not be able to carry out any humanitarian operations. and that is because we need the fuels for our

this is, a camp has been built by the unrwa. i was speaking to the families here. are struggling to find food. they are struggling to find a bathroom. they said the bathroom here is a real challenge. they said security, also, is a real challenge because as you know, hamas has been under really heavy attack by israel for the last two weeks or so, so there is no police around the area to maintain law and order, a few problems here, social problems in the area. but those people, they said, we have been given very little food, very little water, very little medicine to the people who are in need for this. this is an example of how 700,000 people who are displaced from the north are living in a very difficult condition in gaza city. the unrwa is planning to have more and more camps like this, once the egyptians are allowing more tents, more food, more fuel and more medicine. that is the latest on the humanitarian situation within gaza. what about the israeli ministry and its moves in its own words to destroy hamas? we've heard over the last 2a hours that they have inten

half of them are sheltering in unrwa facilities.e are running out of supplies, on the earn of not being able to continue operations. >> let's hope that happens soon. we're all watching and waiting for that very action to occur. julia touma, thank you so much. >>> still to come, as israeli troops prepare for an expected ground attack on hamas, we will take a look at the last time the idf moved into gaza. >>> china takes on diplomacy in the middle east with top diplomats delivering some increasingly strong words for israel. we'll take you to beijing for the latest after a short break. >>> welcome back, everyone. aid groups say conditions in gaza are deteriorating rapidly. the enclave has been cut off from water and electricity for days as israeli air strikes continue to pound towns and cities. tens of thousands of palestinians have already fled from northern gaza to the south to escape an expected israeli ground incursion. the last time the idf went into the enclave to target hamas leaders was back in 2014. nic robertson looks back at

unrwa still has health clinics treating people, but obviously it's not enough. 22 health clinics andent to the brave staff who want to support the palestinians because they are from those communities, it has been really difficult to continue the work. inaudible. things have gone beyond... a lot of lawful military campaigns. we heard last week that many of your health clinics only had a day or two of fuel left to keep going. what is the latest position now? the fuel continues to be a struggle for the team. the logistics supply chain, we could deliver aid as much as we want to, the hospitals running right now... on fume. the numbers we are looking at is less every day. when this campaign, the military campaign, the war, conflict started, there was a lot of hospitals, 22. now only a few hospitals functioning... we worry about the safety of folks. you think about fuel, but it is energy, that's how dialysis machines operate, how babies are incubated. in addition to that, you keep thinking about the numbers of trucks that they bring in. it's unfortunate, because these are misleading. witho

xyour my own colleagues at unrwa. your aten my own colleagues at unrwa.warning is. the warning is, if we do not — that warning is. the warning is, if we do not get _ that warning is. the warning is, if we do not get more _ that warning is. the warning is, if we do not get more fuel- that warning is. the warning is, if we do not get more fuel into - that warning is. the warning is, if. we do not get more fuel into gaza, we, as unrwa, the largest aid agency in gaza, will not be able to carry out any humanitarian operations and thatis out any humanitarian operations and that is because we need the fuels for our trucks that whole conversation about convoys coming in from yocheved lifschitz —— from rafah, who need trucks to pick up that aid, fuel for our mobilisation plan so people can have access to clean water —— like our motorisation plan. we need waterfrom life—saving machines without which people can die so fuel is a top urgency. my colleagues have confirmed that we have enough fuel for 2—3 days and after that he will not be able to work. we need fuel for

we start in gaza where the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, says there are signs that civils starting to break down, following three weeks of war. this is one of the incidents which prompted that warning — people breaking into aid agency warehouses, to carry off food and other essential supplies. just 80 trucks carrying aid have reached the territory in the past week. people are taking basic things like wheat and hygiene kits which are in short supply in gaza. people are taking what they can from the warehouses after breaking inside. people are carrying away what they can lift in their arms as the level of humanitarian aid remains at an extremely low, just 80 trucks carrying aid, reaching gaza in the last week compared to more than 100 a day which normally pass through there. israel's aerial bombardment and ground operation inside gaza are continuing. the israeli defence forces have released this video — showing tanks and other armoured vehicles inside the territory. the palestinian red crescent says it's received warnings from israeli officials to immediately evacuate gaza'

my other sister is in a unrwa school is in a unrwa school in the middle area, the only one who managed remains in danger and i worry for their safety, especially my mum who is 71, in the dark, trying to stay alive and keep her grandkids safe. you mentioned your sister working in a hospital. we heard from the gaza health ministry that the hospitals are essentially collapsing, what has she told you? the major hospital yesterday went out of power. i was in gaza two months ago and i went to that hospital with a minor injury. i admired the staff. sadly if they don't have electricity, you can't expect much from them. without fuel, it doesn't matter how many food trucks get in, without the fuel, hospitals, bakeries, ambulances, how are you going to do anything in gaza without fuel? it is a chaotic scene, and hospitals are sheltering up to 3,000 people just hanging out in the reception area, any open space. your agencies are saying if they don't get more fuel, they have to cease operations by tomorrow. given the situation, as your agency been told anything about possible fuel deliveries?— deli

unrwa warned that 60% of gaza is displaced.r 500,000, and 90,000 sheltering in un schools. we cannot cope. we're talking about 16,000 people in gaza have been injured in the war, but the health care system is barely functioning without fuel supplies. tell care system is barely functioning without fuel supplies.— without fuel supplies. tell me in terms ofyour— without fuel supplies. tell me in terms of your experience, - without fuel supplies. tell me in terms of your experience, with . without fuel supplies. tell me in i terms of your experience, with the fuel situation, what the limited amount of fuel, how that is actually impacting a group like yours? we. amount of fuel, how that is actually impacting a group like yours? we, we have been local _ impacting a group like yours? we, we have been local a _ impacting a group like yours? we, we have been local a working _ impacting a group like yours? we, we have been local a working with - impacting a group like yours? we, we have been local a working with local. have been local a

a spokesman there from unrwa talking to me earlier today.situation, the strategy on the ground. live now to colonel richard kemp, a former commander of operations in afghanistan, who at the moment is observing the conflict unfold from israel. thank you very much for being with us. what have you made of the last 24 hours? i us. what have you made of the last 24 hours? ~ , , ., 24 hours? i think it signifies a step change _ 24 hours? i think it signifies a step change in _ 24 hours? i think it signifies a step change in the _ 24 hours? i think it signifies a step change in the war - 24 hours? i think it signifies a step change in the war that i 24 hours? i think it signifies a. step change in the war that has 24 hours? i think it signifies a - step change in the war that has been going on for three weeks now. and what we saw with the increased bombardment yesterday of the cutting off communications and the announcement that the idf moving and force into gaza, i think that suggests at least the early stages of ground effects, we have seen a num

unrwa has 13,000 people who have been working with us for many years. services, including schooling, health, sanitation among others, so the biggest concern is the protection and safety of civilians, women and children, including our own staff. the second concern is the humanitarian access. for us to have unlimited humanitarian access in and out of gaza, which is not happening at the moment. we have staff at the moment who are not able to get out of gaza and we are not able to get into gaza. a lot of this is not new, but there is a lot about this particular attack that is unprecedented. how optimistic are you about a humanitarian corridor being created so you can get in? at the moment the united nations is calling for the fighting to come to an end and for the protection of civilians and for civilian infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, places of worship. the fighting has to stop everywhere. let's bring you up to date with some of the latest pictures we've been seeing today. we have heard injust the past we have heard in just the past few minut

a little more details on the unrwa statement that tom bateman was talking about. talking about, 1 million in the last week, they have been underlying that many people, pregnant women they say, children, older people, people with disabilities, are not able to flee the area. they have no choice and must be protected at all times. wars have rules, they say. hospitals, schools, clinics and un premises cannot be targeted. whether telling to the earlier line from the palestinian red crescent, who have received a new order from the israeli forces. —— worth returning. they have to evacuate the hospital in gaza city. they have extended the initial deadline from zero to 300 gmt to zero 600. that was extended, however the association said they cannot evacuate the hospital and they are obliged to continue services to the sick and wounded. that is the statement from the palestinian red crescent society, in terms of the further order from israeli forces. these are the live pictures and this is the scene you have seen play out on so many different days, so many different hours s

the un agency unrwa which looks after palestinian refugees has said what communications have been cutnce friday they are starting to return but they say the people who live there have stormed unrwa warehouses, they say they have been in there and taken what they need, things like food and water and basic hygiene kits so they say it is a sign of the desperation that is happening in gas at the moment is such a limited amount of humanitarian aid continues to make its way into the territory. around 80 trucks or so in the last week or so have passed which compares to 100 trucks a day which would happen in normal times. stay with us we will reflect on the humanitarian situation and the intensification of the israeli operation. let me show you these pictures that have been released by the israel defense forces. showing tanks and other armoured vehicles inside gaza. this is something we have been told started on friday evening in earnest and we know infantry troops and artillery are still inside gaza. the number of palestinian casualties continues to rise, hamas health officials say more than

unrwa has 13,000 people who have been working with us for many years.ople who provide services, including schooling, health, sanitation among others, so the biggest concern is the protection and safety of civilians, women and children, including our own staff. the second concern is the humanitarian access. for us to have unlimited humanitarian access in and out of gaza, which is not happening at the moment. we have staff at the moment you are not able to get out of gaza and we are not able to get into gaza. a, of gaza and we are not able to get into gaza. �* ., ., , , ., into gaza. a lot of this is not new, but there is _ into gaza. a lot of this is not new, but there is a _ into gaza. a lot of this is not new, but there is a lot _ into gaza. a lot of this is not new, but there is a lot about _ into gaza. a lot of this is not new, but there is a lot about this - but there is a lot about this particular attack that is unprecedented. how optimistic are you about a humanitarian corridor being created so you can get in? test being created so you can get in?

and it concluded that many "people in gaza are scared, frustrated and desperate. " unrwa says 59 of its in gaza are now confirmed dead in israeli strikes. earlier, i spoke to ahmed bayram, a media and communications advisor at norwegian refugee council middle east, which provides assistance and protection to refugees. as we have been recollecting, communications in gaza have been very difficult in the last 2a hours so i asked if he had now been able to contact some of his staff. yes, we have managed to get one of our colleagues on the line in 58 seconds, and he told us the three words we wanted to hear, i am alive. the rest of his message was about not being able to tell which house was bombed at which time, in which street. my colleague told me there were street being bombed outside and no one was getting any info on that. just this morning, the communication gradually returning, people came to the full scale of what happened in the full scale of what happened in the last 36 hours. there are people who just discovered that their relatives or neighbours, friends and family, are stuck un

>> the director, of communications at unrwa. -- around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.ng news. mexico says it has managed to evacuate 12,500 tourists who had been stranded in the coastal city of acapulco after it was hit by hurricane 0tis on wednesday. video footage shows the trail of damage left by the storm, with boats washed ashore and lodged between buildings. in india, at least ten people have been killed when when two passenger trains collided on sunday. more than 25 others were injured. it happened in the country's andhra pradesh state. one of the trains derailed when it was struck by an oncoming train. a preliminary investigation points to human error in the crash. the funeral has taken place in iran of the teenager who fell into a coma almost a month ago after an alleged encounter with the morality police. human rights groups say 16—year—old armita geravand was hurt in a confrontation with officers on the tehran metro, who accused her of not covering her hair in public. you're live with bbc news. we are here in southern israel on the border with gaza, continuin

a short time ago we heard from juliette touma from unrwa.of fuel at unrwa. and we have started reducing some of the services, including in the health facilities and in the health areas that we support. we are appealing to all parties and those who have influence over them to bring in a shipment of fuel to support the unwra operations inside the gaza strip. what we are seeing in the gaza strip is unprecedented, unprecedented levels of suffering. two million people are being strangled, gaza is being choked with very, very little assistance that's coming from outside. with the largest humanitarian organisation on the verge of stopping its operations. we are being banned from undertaking the mandate that was entrusted to us by the general assembly. all we're asking for is to be able to do our work. it's a good start. however, they're not enough. we received just over 60 trucks, which is less than 1% of what gaza used to get on a regular basis every day before the war started. so it's a drop in the ocean of overwhelming needs. so we need much mor

the un relief agency, unrwa, says hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced in the past 12ours alone, and nearly a million — that's almost half the territory's population — in the past week. israel says those still in the north should leave as soon as possible, and it's specified two roads it says are safe for people heading south. people were told on friday to relocate before an expected ground offensive. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said his country's bombardment of gaza is "just the beginning." more rockets have been fired into israel, and israeli airstrikes are continuing across gaza. military sources in israel say, a senior hamas commander is among those killed. israeli forces are continuing their build up near the boundary with gaza. these are some of the latest pictures of tank movements and deployments, the hardware that has been put in place, as well is it 300,000 plus reservists. in the north, israeli troops killed several people they identified as "terrorists," who were trying to cross the border from lebanon. 0vernight, israel's military exch

the unrwa deputy announced that due to the lack of fuel and facilities , only 8 of the 22 unrwa-affiliated medical centers in gaza continue to operate. the spokesman of the un secretary general also said that the fuel entering gaza, which is badly needed for the operation of back-up generators, is still it is forbidden. according to doji, this issue has made the relief organizations to limit their assistance. the number of hospitals closed in the gaza strip due to lack of fuel and medical supplies has reached 15. the fuel of other hospitals has been rationed and is running out. according to the palestinian ministry of health, the lives of thousands of patients in these hospitals are at risk. this is one of my nephews. my brother's wife and his children were all martyred. this child was injured two weeks ago. since the crossings are closed and the medicine does not reach the hospitals, finally this the child was not treated and died. the attacks of the zionist regime on the gaza strip continue. the fighters of the zionist regime bombed several areas in khanyounos and rafah in the south of g

unrwa previously announced that half a million palestinian refugees took shelter in the organization's schools in gaza. palestinian resistance movement, hamas, two paths the american released himself in gaza. these people are a mother and a daughter and according to the spokesperson of zoddin qassam battalions, the military wing of hamas , they were freed and handed over to the red cross in response to qatar's efforts and for humanitarian purposes. the spokesperson of qatar's foreign ministry said that the contacts with hamas and the zionist regime continue for the release of all prisoners. reports indicate an increase in the exchange of fire on the borders of lebanon and occupied palestine. the planes of the zionist regime targeted the positions of hezbollah and the areas around the towns of aitshab and rab salamin in the southern borders of lebanon. lebanon's hezbollah announced it has targeted the military bases of the occupying regime in the north of the occupied territories with guided missiles. in this too, several zionist soldiers were killed. the people of our country held rall

that was the representative of unrwa. the palestinian refugees in the strip at the moment.o that, a few minutes ago there were very loud sounds of outgoing fire from the israeli side. we were close to an israeli side. we were close to an israeli military point and you can see some of the impact from that latest attack on the skyline in gaza. and as we look out here, you can see the buildings on the other side, you can see the level of damage and destruction on those buildings in the gaza strip. where we are now, very close, just a couple of kilometres from the northern part of the strip, we know the israeli defence forces have infantry on the ground there now, continuing since they stepped up the offensive on friday evening. we know they have infantry troops and artillery in their embedded in the area around the north—east of the gaza strip and you can see the live pictures really showing you the impact of the ongoing bombardment from the israeli military. we also had the update we get every day from this ongoing operation, here's their spokesperson daniel hagari. translati

because the fuel will go to unrwa, under the control of the united nations.o to hospitals that have stopped working now. it will go to save children's lives. but they don't care. israel, in the process of conducting a massacre against palestinian people. it's a process of genocide, collective punishment, and ethnic cleansing. and the whole world is watching, and the united states is against israel. why? by which law? how many thousands and thousands and thousands of children should die from the palestinian side before israel is satisfied? israel is also conducting a war of witch hunting. there are talking guterres, the secretary general of united nations, just because you said we need a cease-fire, just because he reminded everybody that this war was not started not on the 7th of october, but 56 years ago in israel occupied palestinian land. by which law they are against what obama says, what fukuyama says, what guterres says, and they are even accusing their own president who was freed from the gaza side of being a liar, a liar just because he said she was t

you mentioned my unrwa usa affiliation at the beginning. schools. at least 19 facilities have been damaged in this conflict. the staff don't feel safe. they're moving from one town to a town. they're trying to help the refugees with children. and you mentioned the number 400,000 palestinian refugees. it is a school. it is not supposed to have shower and -- there is a lot of complications that are not taken into consideration. water. this is sort of like a crime. if russia did it everybody would be writing on facebook and all these ngos would be speaking about it. now they're beginning to speak about the atrocities happening in gaza. but to be honest with you, it doesn't feel like -- there's a mismatch between the attitude of america and the west and their behavior. what we see in gaza is horrific. >> hani alihamdoun, i appreciate your time. and our thoughts are with your family. >> we appreciate it. thanks for having me. >> thank you. we're going to take a quick break on the program. when we come back, israel learns more about how hamas fighters inf

unrwa also reports israeli strikes have killed nine u.n. staffers since saturday, with bombs damaging 18 schools being used as makeshift shelters. unrwa's headquarters in gaza city was also damaged by an israeli strike. in israel, the death toll from hamas's assault has climbed to 1300, with 3300 israelis injured. an estimated 150 israelis are being held by hamas. israel's former defense minister, the opposition party leader and retired general benny gantz, said he would join an emergency wartime government and war cabinet led by prime minister benjamin netanyahu and current defense minister yoav gallant. on wednesday, netanyahu said every hamas member was a dead man, while gallant said he would wipe hamas off the face of the earth. the remarks came amid widespread reports israeli troops are amassing for a ground invasion of gaza. in the occupied west bank, israeli settlers killed two palestinians today in an attack on a funeral procession for four palestinians killed one day earlier by masked settlers and israeli soldiers. israeli troops h

injerusalem, philippe lazzarini, head of the un's agency for palestinian refugees, called unrwa, tolde they need much more. a few days ago, you had some very strong comments after civilians sheltering in one of the unrwa schools were killed. is there is a safe place for anyone in gaza? there is no safe - place in gaza today. there is nowhere where the civilian population feels safe. _ what do you make of the biden plan? listen, we are calling - for a humanitarian corridor, but the humanitarian corridor needs to be uninterrupted, _ needs to be predictable. we will need at least 100 trucks a day. - if we cannot bring fuel and we have to bring i the water in bottles, _ we will need much, much more. we are now in a situation . where there is a total siege being imposed in the gaza strip. we are in a situation where more |than a million people have been| asked to be displaced. this amounts to collective l punishment, and collective punishment is a violation - of international humanitarian law. do you have any sympathy with the israeli perspective that hamas use people, they say, as human s

because we have 600,000 people who depend on unrwa.tion: fuelwill not enter the gaza strip. - hamas needs it for its operations. fuel which hamas stole from the un should be given back to power hospitals. mr secretary general... at the un, hamas and israel stood accused of violating humanitarian law and a row escalated as the focus switched to the broader conflict. it is important to also recognise the attacks by hamas did not happen in a vacuum. the palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation. but the grievances of the palestinian people cannot justify the appalling attacks by hamas and those appalling attacks cannot justify the collective punishment of the palestinian people. israel accused the secretary general ofjustifying terrorism, calling on him to resign. it defended its actions in gaza. the proportional response to the october seven massacre is a total destruction, a total destruction of hamas. it is not only israel's right to destroy hamas but our duty. overnight, a reminder, israel's military

a spokeswoman for unrwa said this would have a devastating impact on the palestinian population. 0ur warning that this report contains scenes viewers may find distressing. what war would take away, they race to save. the young life of yazan al—abadi. the adult hand on the child's heart. it could not save him. this child did survive airstrikes which doctors at al—nasr hospital say killed 80 people. the little boy asks if his family is ok. of the nearly 6,000 said by gaza health authorities to have been killed so far, around 40% are reported to be children. sharif came with his wounded son. he asked if the children were the enemies. were they the ones who'd kidnapped, the ones who had killed? there are the other wounds. what war does to the spirit of a child. crying. salma is nine. crying. israel says it's only targeting the men who brought terror to its people. over 400 airstrikes in the last day, unleashing the power of high explosive by night and by day. this was khan younis in the south of the gaza strip at 12:30 today, filmed by a bbcjournalist. the war has displaced 1.4 million p

unrwa is the largest u.n. agency working in the gaza strip. we have 13,000 staff.doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, emergency personnel, but they also are terrified and exhausted already. some lost houses. some lost loved ones, friends. some lost their own lives. >> are there any stories in particular that you're hearing from these workers that stand out to you about what they're experiencing? >> they're terrified. they told me yesterday this could be the end for all of us here in gaza. they're terrified. this is unprecedented. it is nothing like they have ever seen and these are colleagues who have been through this maybe six or seven times in the past let's say 20 years. this is nothing like we have ever seen, like we have ever seen. for me i've been in this field for more than 20 years now. i worked in syria and yemen, and libya and iraq, gaza, of course. i go in and out of gaza quite frequently. this is unprecedented. and has got to stop. >> there are already the u.n. says about 340,000 people displaced already. and it is so important to say that, you know, p

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