i you feel that they are trying to avoid unwra facilities?- avoid unwra facilities?ely safe here _ avoid unwra facilities? i feel relatively safe here comparedj avoid unwra facilities? i 15-1 relatively safe here compared to other places, but our unwra facilities have suffered attack. we have had direct hits on two of our schools and in direct hits on 18 of our other facilities. schools and in direct hits on 18 of our otherfacilities. it schools and in direct hits on 18 of our other facilities. it is incredible. so i thinkjust the barrage that has happened, there has been quite a lot of damage to un property across the gaza strip. this is the start of _ property across the gaza strip. this is the start of it. _ property across the gaza strip. this is the start of it. i _ property across the gaza strip. this is the start of it. i see your lights are on tonight, but that is presumably a private generator. how much fuel do you have left for that? we have got fuel for about 12 days. so how careful do you have to be with the fuel that you use and what you use it for his b

as you say, unwra is vital inside gaza at the best of times. un says 80% of gaza's population before this recent escalation over the last two weeks was already reliant on aid. the un has said we're looking at a humanitarian catastrophe, it's given examples of 50,000 pregnant women at the moment enduring this siege in the gaza strip. the international community is pressing israel to let humanitarian aid in, but also recognises israel's concern about the safety of its citizens and its desire to defend itself. the crimes that happened on the 7th of october are horrible and condemned at the highest level of the united nations, by the united nations secretary—general. having said that, even during conflicts there are rules, primary within these rules is the protection and assistance of civilians, all civilians, those not taking part in the combat. including humanitarian workers. i say this because we at unwra have already lost 29 colleagues in gaza. this is not acceptable, it is not ok and clearly should not bring more killing and the response to th

today there has been a dire warning from unwra.says because of the lack of feel it is going to have to cut back drastically on its operations,. its commissioner general, philippe lazzarini, warned that basic services are crumbling, food, water and fuel are running out, and streets are overflowing with sewage. he gave a press conference in jerusalem this morning. let's hear what else he said. gaza is on the brink of a massive health hazard as the risk of diseases are looming. a few days ago, i warned that we will not be able to continue our humanitarian operation if we do not get the fuel supply. my warning still stands. over the last few days, unwra has drastically limited its consumption of fuel, but this came at a cost. our team had to make a tough decision that no humanitarian workers should do. a dire warning there from the commissioner general of unwra. well, earlier i spoke to unrwa spokesperson tamara alrifai. i asked her because fuel supplies are running so short, they had to make these tough decisions now about what should

as far as unwra concerned, we have fuel for today.lace where there is fuel, which was fuel based on the agreement between israel and qatar, fuel being brought in by egypt. i guess you are referring to this fuel. if we have access to this fuel, we will have access only through deconfliction with israel. there might be some fuel available that would bring us for one or two more days. the quantity of fuel we need for the operation i indicated before is 160,000 litres per day, to supply our partners, the hospitals, the bakeries, and for our own operation. the un here wanting a commitment that they won't be bombed when they go and get this fuel. but to we know if hamas takes the view that is meant for aid, which is israel's accusation? i meant for aid, which is israel's accusation?— meant for aid, which is israel's accusation? ~' ., , ., accusation? i think there would be a difference. before _ accusation? i think there would be a difference. before this _ accusation? i think there would be a difference. before this war - accusation? i thi

i unwra is hosting more than 600,000 people in 150 shelters.— people in 150 shelters.s difficult. but _ people in 150 shelters. i know it's difficult, but are _ people in 150 shelters. i know it's difficult, but are you _ people in 150 shelters. i know it's difficult, but are you hearing - difficult, but are you hearing anything about casualty numbers overnight? and what is the rough figure you have in your mind of how many people are still in the north, the area coming under attack that the area coming under attack that the israelis have told people to leave? ., , ., the israelis have told people to leave? ., ,, .,, the israelis have told people to leave? ., , ., ., leave? for your last question, i do not have your _ leave? for your last question, i do not have your -- _ leave? for your last question, i do not have your -- this _ leave? for your last question, i do not have your -- this information, | not have your —— this information, unwra does not have this information, and on the casualty figures because of the telecommunications collapse, we were not even able to

unwra says it shows people in gaza have reached a breaking point. the u.n.rving palestinians says gazans have reached their breaking point after more than three weeks a bombardments and total siege. israeli strikes have killed at least 59 unwra employees, with many more believed to be trapped under the rubble. on friday, the u.n. general assembly voted 120-or teen in favor of resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian truce and for aid access to gaza. israel and the u.s. voted against the resolution, which also calls for the release of captive civilians. israel believes hamas and other groups are holding over 220 hostages seized on october 7 during the hamas attack that israel says killed 1400 people. we're joined now by lara friedman, president of the foundation for middle east peace. a former foreign service officer who served in jerusalem, tunis, and beirut. she has worked on israel/palestine and the broader region for over 30 years. we're also joined by congress member delia ramirez, congressmember from chicago. she is one of 18 members of the hous

there's been in gaza with the phone lines and internet down to find out much information, but does unwraknow what your supply levels are like now? so the communication was finally restored. as of this morning, we have some contact with our teams on the ground because the internet service is coming back to to gaza. so we have better communication, definitely better than what we had yesterday. we are assessing the situation overall. we also have another warehouse, that is one of the largest un warehouses in this region, but it's too early to know exactly how much supplies do we do we need because of what happened in the warehouses and the distribution centres yesterday. just as we're talking here, we're looking across to gaza and behind me there is the very loud sound of another strike. and we're seeing a huge grey—white cloud of smoke just on the skyline behind me here. i know this is particularly difficult for you because your staff, many of your staff are still working inside there. and i know you've sustained casualties among your staff as well, haven't you? as of this morning, we are

but is really remarkable is these unwra staffers are really the heroes of gaza at the present time. many of them are displaced themselves. i'd say the majority of the several thousand staff that are working currently are living in internally displaced centers. they are coming from those centers, working exceptionally long hours. and what's really tough is that they know what they need to do for the community in terms of food, water, and other essential supplies, but they just don't have them in their hands. i met with a large group of our staff in a training center today, and i continue to be overwhelmed by their sense of can do attitude, despite the difficulties and the circumstances, they're getting out there every day to try and serve their community. >> thank you so much and thank you for what you do, sir. really appreciate it. >> appreciate the time, jake. >>> a moment of panic here today, one that people here in tel aviv experience quite frequently. stay with us. the power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. and that's a good thing? great in my book! who are yo

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provided direct funding, funding to the palestinian authority through the united nations, through unwra had direct funding under the auspices of covid. so don't give me your crap about $6 billion, the $6 billion is a problem, but you have direct funded them and you have directly allowed iran to profit from our enemies in china and russia. and this is the conflict. and you don't even answer netanyahu, whose phone call when he's first, you know, in office, you won't even stand alongside israel. you are criticizing israel and bowing down to the political all elements of your own party that want you to bow down to the palestinian authority and the fact is, israel is our ally and we need to stand alongside of them firmly. and we need republicans in congress to get busy getting our speakers selected. and we need to do that when we get back into office in dc on monday. i personally fought to get us back in on monday, not tuesday or wednesday. we need to be back there. we need to select a speaker. we need to send a united message that we stand alongside israel and we need to get busy holding th

unwra says thousands of people have ransacked warehouses containing basic supplies.-quds hospital in northern gaza. the head of the who said it was impossible to evacuate hospitals without endangering lives. israel says egypt and the united states are expanding humanitarian aid into gaza. ten trucks have been allowed in from egypt today. but cairo says hundreds more are being held up by israeli checks. the un secretary—general antonio guterres has said the situation in gaza is growing more desperate by the hour. he's been speaking to the press on his arrival in kathmandu, the capital of nepal. i havejust arrived here from qatar, and i will continue to insist on the immediate and unconditional release of all the hostages in gaza. and i repeat my utter condemnation of the appalling attacks perpetrated by hamas. there is no justification ever for the killing, injuring and abduction of civilians. the situation in gaza is growing more desperate by the hour. i regret that instead of a critically needed humanitarian pause supported by the international community, israel has

you know, they can move south, they can get support from unwra and other organisations, but it's bettere from the homes for a few weeks rather than to stay there next to hamas headquarters and then unfortunately there will be casualties. but you just said they're not homeless if they have to leave their homes and their home is flattened in an air strike, they are homeless. well, i don't know what will happen to the homeless. it's not our goal to flatten anyone house. our goal is to kill the terrorists who came unprovoked and slaughtered our communities. slaughtered our communities so no one can come with any complaints to us. what do you want us to do? to sit idly by and to wait for the eu and the un to condemn hamas and to ask them nicely to stop attacking us? the days whenjews were massacred and no—one reacted are over. we have our independent country, a strong military, and we are going to use the might of the idf to restore security to our citizens. this is bbc news. the minister responsible for international aid said a review of funding for palestinian refugees could lead to fast t

now, unwra, which is this amazing u.n.ation which knows gaza backwards, has cut its water rations from 15 liters per person per day down to one liter, a person per day. and when the fuel runs out and the water runs out, y're not lisa: once you were able to get through negotiations, once you're able to get the aid in, how do you ensure that it can be secure either from being in a target zone by israelis or a threat from has, or that workers won't be overrun by crowds? >> well, you know, the tragic truth of the world that you and i live in today is it's full of places that you can't be damn sure about any of those things. first of all, we have 75 years of experience in gaza. we know the communities. we believe the communities can trust us. we want that to be maintained so that we know where they ll be safe and we will go where they need to go. that's the first thing. number two, we will insist on diplomacy. your president has done an amazing job this week here in the region in insisting on why international humanitarian law

about 220,000 palestinians are now sheltered in 92 unwra facilities across gaza.ospitals, schools and clinics must never be targeted. un staff are working around the clock to support the people of gaza. and i deeply regret that some of my colleagues have already and i deeply regret that some of my colleagues have already paid the ultimate price. crucial life—saving supplies, including fuel, food and water, must be allowed into gaza. we need rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access now. i want to thank egypt for its constructive engagement to facilitate humanitarian access through the rafah crossing and to make the el—arish airport available for critical assistance. there is no time to lose. every moment counts. the attacks on israel by hamas militants came at a time when the us was brokering complex negotiations between israel and saudi arabia. the us says these diplomatic efforts may have been one of the factors behind the timing of the assault. our analysis editor ros atkins has more. there's a lot of attention on why hamas carried out the attack on israel now. a

together with other un agencys, unwra, who, wfp and unicef, but it's a drop in the ocean.d a sustained, predictable daily influx of humanitarian aid to be delivered to all children wherever they are. as you said, there are so many children suffering the siege and the aerial bombardment in gaza. 50% of the population under the age of 18 there and we're told 50,000 pregnant women. that's correct. there is over1 million of children in gaza. we're very concerned about the situation. we have a team on the ground who has continued to support the communities and trying to deliver so much needed support that they need in humanitarian aid. we have a report from the hospital in the north that they cannot simply move. they receive the orders to move, but hospital cannot move. and we have a report of our colleagues and the health workers that had hundreds of children in the incubators where we have been working until a few weeks ago. they can simply not move. children are in a terrible risk. there is no more electricity. they need to be to be protected. so absolutely water is electric

over the last few days, unwra has drastically limited its consumption of fuel.ut this came at a cost. our team had to make a tough decision that no humanitarian workers should do. sounding and dire warning about the situation in gaza. well, earlier i spoke to unrwa spokesperson, tamara alrifai. i asked what her top priority was in using the very limited fuel supplies at their disposal. everything is a 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 i 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 excruciating to have to ask ourselves these questions. is there anywhere else that you can go to get aid? are there some of the many charities working in gaza who have fuel storage? and israel says that you should

as of this morning, we are very, very sad that unwra confirmed that 59 of our colleagues have been killedl principals, engineers, doctors, specialists, support staff that helped us with our huge humanitarian operation. we do know that the bombardments and air strikes continued. we are terrified for the fate of our teams on the ground in gaza. they continue to deliver, however, against all odds and with all the challenges that continue to be out there in the shelters, giving whatever assistance they can to the communities in need in line with our humanitarian mandate. just in one week we only had 80 trucks, just above 80. that's when we say it's a drop in the ocean or it's crumbs. it's not a pr stunt, it's the truth. because before the war, gaza used to get 500 trucks every day. so in one week, we had just over 80 trucks. yesterday, because of the breakdown in communications, we did not have a humanitarian convoy. and none of these trucks that have been coming into the gaza strip had fuel in them. and the needs for fuel continue to be very, very high. there had been a communication blackou

the united nations relief agency for palestinians, unwra, is warning that civil order is starting toollapse in gaza after three weeks of israeli bombardment. warehouses containing flour and other basic supplies have been ransacked by thousands of people. this is the scene live in gaza. through the darkness we are seeing occasional flashes of light. and i think we can hear it as well. hamas health officials say more than 8,000 people have now been killed since israel launched its offensive. we'll bring you all the latest developments over the course of the next hour. 0urfirst report, from lucy williamson, contains images you may find distressing. with so much in gaza broken, the rules governing daily life are starting to crack. israel says there are no food shortages there. at a un aid warehouse in the centre of gaza, palestinians displaced from their homes further north broke in yesterday, to grab whatever food was there. translation: we had no flour, | no aid, no water, not even toilets. 0ur houses were destroyed, no—one cares about us. we appeal to the people of the world, all inte

we start in gaza, where the united nations�* relief agency for palestinians — unwra — has warned thatarting to collapse, after three weeks of israeli bombardment. it comes after warehouses containing flour and other basic supplies were ransacked by thousands of people. the international red cross is warning that no adequate humanitarian response is now possible in gaza, which it describes as a "catastrophic failing". these are the very latest pictures from the israel defense forces of their ongoing ground offensive in gaza, what they describe as the "second stage" of the war. the idf say they've targeted a50 military targets belonging to hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. it's in retaliation for the 1,400 israelis killed in hamas raids on southern israel on october the seventh, in which more than 220 were taken hostage. there's a warning from iran of the conflict widening. its president, ebrahim raisi, saying what he calls �*israel�*s crimes�* may force everyone to take action, despite us warnings against escalation. this is the scene live in gaza.

over the last few days, unwra has drastically limited its consumption of fuel.came at a cost. our team had to make a tough decision that no humanitarian workers should do. live now to amman and unrwa spokesperson, tamara alrifai. unrwa has 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.

there is a palestinian agency which was set up specifically to deal with palestinian refugees, called unwrais day because many of the people living in the west bank and in gaza strip are defined as refugees. they are the refugees of successive wars — the 1948 war, 1967 war — and every time there's a military escalation or conflict, people get pushed from their homes, as we're seeing yet again. for a very long time, there has been united nations envoys to israel and the palestinian territories trying in some way to bring the two sides closer together. obviously, that hasn't worked. and there are those un resolutions which come from the world's top table, the un security council, beginning with un resolution 242 in 1967, in the wake of the six—day war, in which israel occupied territory from neighbouring arab states. siren wails. and i'm afraid another war is still going on, and there's an air raid siren, and we do have to take it seriously. we'll be back. lyse has just come back. are you ok to continue, lyse? is everything safe? yes, we're here. a few thuds in the background, but we're in a

if we do not get more fuel into gaza, we, as unwra, the largest aid agency in gaza, will not be ableo carry out any humanitarian operations. with plenty of aid building up in egypt, there's frustration about the sluggish relief effort. this is one of the who trucks loaded with the urgent needs for patients inside gaza. there is trauma kits, there is medicine and drugs, there is the disposable, which is much needed now to treat the patients and to manage casualties inside gaza. this baby was rescued by an emergency caesarean after yesterday's bombing in khan younis. its mum is fighting for her life. her husband, a un worker, was killed, and another five family members. there's been a big jump in the death toll, with official palestinian figures showing many hundreds killed in the past 2a hours. at the un, the secretary general, antonio guterres, said the bombardment and blockade of gaza violated international law, as did the use of civilians as human shields by hamas. i am deeply concerned about the clear violations of international humanitarian law that we are witnessing in gaza. let

unwra says thousands of people have ransacked warehouses containing basic supplies.as the world health organization says it is deeply concerned about reports of israel ordering the evacuation of the al-quds hospital in northern gaza. the head of the who said it was impossible to evacuate hospitals without endangering lives. israel says egypt and the united states are expanding humanitarian aid into gaza. ten trucks have been allowed in from egypt today. but cairo says hundreds more are being held up by israeli checks. we can speak to fikr shalltoot, gaza director for medical aid for palestianians — a charity trying to help those in gaza and the west bank. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. just bring me up—to—date in terms thank you forjoining us on bbc news. just bring me up—to—date in terms of thank you forjoining us on bbc news. just bring me up—to—date in terms of that thank you forjoining us on bbc news. just bring me up—to—date in terms of that humanitarian thank you forjoining us on bbc news. just bring me up—to—date in terms of that humanitarian aid. thank

the united nations relief agency for palestinians, unwra, is warning that civil order is starting topse in gaza after three weeks of israeli bombardment. warehouses containing flour and other basic supplies have been ransacked by thousands of people. this is the scene live in gaza. through the darkness we're seeing occasional flashes of light. you can see and hear the continued bombardment of gaza. we are hearing that the israelis have intensified their attacks on gaza. meanwhile, their attacks on gaza. meanwhile, the hamas run health ministry has said that in gaza, more than 8000 people have been killed since israel's retaliatory bombing began. through those occasional flashes of light, we continue to view this scene live in gaza. as i mentioned earlier we know that thousands of people have been killed, according to the hamas—run ministry, more than 3000 of those killed are children. we can bring you more now on the evacuation orderfor the we can bring you more now on the evacuation order for the al-quds hospital in northern gaza. the director of the hospital said they had received

unwra it says thousands of people have ransacked warehouses containing basic supplies.comes as the world health organization says it's deeply concerned by reports of israel ordering the evacuation of the al quds hospital in northern gaza. they head to the who said it was impossible to evacuate hospitals without endangering life. israel says egypt and the us are expanding humanitarian aid into gaza, at ten trucks have been allowed in from egypt today. cairo says hundreds more are being held up by israeli checks. the un secretary—general antonio gutierrez said the situation is growing more desperate by the hour, he has been speaking to the press. hour, he has been speaking to the ress. . . ., hour, he has been speaking to the ress. . ., ., v, ., ., press. have arrived here from qatar and i will continue _ press. have arrived here from qatar and i will continue to _ press. have arrived here from qatar and i will continue to insist - press. have arrived here from qatar and i will continue to insist on - press. have arrived here from qatar and i will continue to insist on th

the united nations�* relief agency for palestinians, unwra, is warning that civil order is starting to and other basic supplies have been ransacked by thousands of people. this is the scene live in gaza. coming into the bbc building that we have been monitoring for the last few weeks. a quick pause of our coverage now and we are going to the sport. hello. the football match between lyon and marseille in the french ligue un this evening has been postponed. after their team bus was attacked with rocks as it entered the stade velodrome. lyon's manager fabio grosso was injured during the incident. the match was scheduled for 7.45 gmt. lyon are bottom of the table. the two clubs are arch—rivals in french football. in the premier league, it's been a difficult afternoon for the red half of manchester, after manchester city comfortably beat their rivals, united. before the game, there were poignant scenes, as supporters from both sides of the city paid tribute to the late sir bobby charlton. erling haaland scored twice for city at old trafford. his first, a penalty, then his second, a headerju

the united nations�* relief agency for palestinians — unwra — is warning that civil order is startingafter three weeks of israeli bombardment. warehouses containing flour and other basic supplies have been ransacked by thousands of people. this is a shot of a hospital in khan younis in the south of the country. hospitals are very much the focus now because they are treating many hundreds and in some cases, thousands for injuries. they are also being used by many others as shelters during times of bombardment. hamas health officials say more than 8,000 people have now been killed since israel launched its offensive. we'll bring you up to date with all the latest developments. 0urfirst report is from our correspondent in jerusalem, wyre davies. a warning — his piece contains images some may find distressing. gaza is cut off from the outside world in more ways than one. after a communication blackout, some links with gaza are gradually being restored, revealing the full picture of israel's so—called second phase of the war against hamas. across gaza, but particularly in northern areas ar

to all parties and those who have influence over them to bring in a shipment of fuel to support the unwrahe 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 more and we need a regular humanitarian supply line that also includes fuel that comes into gaza on a daily basis without interruptions. using the phrase now used by all un agencies working in gaza, a drop in the ocean of need. it is overwhelming the people of gaza. it is widely believed, as now seems clear, and widely anticip

that is not the case that no fuel has crossed the case that no fuel has crossed the last 2a hours —— unwrarators that are powering the hospitals that are dangerously low on fuel. the un office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs has warned they might run out by tonight and called on israel not to attack the hospitals. hospitals are running out of fuel, running out of supplies, up in the north, people can't move without help. if you have been watching you will be aware... us secretary of state antony blinken has visited six countries in the region and faced some resistance from the arab world's leaders, including egypt's president el sisi and the saudi arabian crown prince, mohammed bin salman. in fact, on his visit to riyadh, we are told the saudis kept blinken waiting several hours for a meeting that was supposed to happen in the evening but to which the crown prince only showed up for the next morning. perhaps that is why twice in several days secretary blinken has been underlining the same message. we democracies distinguish ourselves from terrorist by striving for a different

but the unwra, the relief agency , is the unwra, the relief agency, is saying that that is providingaza, even though aid agencies are calling for it and they are saying that only a incubators for premature babies are able to continue at the moment because of a lack of fuel . fuel. >> well, i'm afraid we seem to have lost that connection with paul rogers, professor at bradford university. so apologies for that. let's apologies for that. but let's just what was just update you on what was happening in tel aviv earlier. of course, we the aftermath happening in tel aviv earlier. of courattack the aftermath happening in tel aviv earlier. of courattack because aftermath happening in tel aviv earlier. of courattack because our rmath of that attack because our correspondent , of that attack because our correspondent, our of that attack because our correspondent , our security correspondent, our security editor, white, was there editor, mark white, was there when the latest barrage was fired . okay fired. okay >> i've got to go. the air raid sirens are sounding . here are sirens are sounding.

unwra has around 14,000 staff still working in gaza working in many many facilities.ecially in the south. remember this is the area, that over half million fled to, who will need support. and the danger if they continue to be under bombardment in the south, is then many would prefer to be in their homes in the north, than suffer the idignity of living in these cramped conditions without aid and without any guarantee of safety. i'm joined by danny danon — a member of benjamin netanyahu's party and a former israeli permanent representative to the un. he joins us from tel aviv. thank you for coming onto the programme. are you concerned about these un reports that people are now starting to go back north in desperation? we starting to go back north in desperation?— starting to go back north in deseration? ~ ., _, ., desperation? we have encouraged the civilian population _ desperation? we have encouraged the civilian population to _ desperation? we have encouraged the civilian population to move _ desperation? we have encouraged the civilian population to move south. - ci

the idf has also said in the past that hamas has stolen fuel from unwra, the u.n. agency i was referring to. we went to the spokesperson and asked them to their knowledge if hamas had ever stolen any fuel from any of their various warehouses, and they said to the best of their knowledge that's not happened before. and i think it's important, wolf, to give you some perspective before this war three weeks ago, more than 480,000 liters of fuel was required every day to keep gaza running. the u.n. is saying it would require at least 360,000 liters of fuel a day so even if hamas did have or does have a few up dread thousand liters of fuel a day, you're still not talking about quantities that can be used to continue to power the generators of gaza that are keeping people alive right now for any reasonable period of time, wolf. >> all right. clarissa, thanks very much. clarissa ward reporting from cairo for us. just ahead, we'll have a closer look at the new house speaker mike sons wereon, including his very conservative and sometimes very controversial background. >>> we

not from unwra or other agencies.we are talking about too many people in the gaza strip who do not have water and water is running out and water is life and life is running out of gaza. amy: on monday, u.s. secretary of state tony blinken announced president biden will visit israel on wednesday to show support for israel following last week's surprise attack by hamas that killed over 1400 people in israel. during the attacks, hamas and other militant groups seized as many as 250 hostages, most of whom are civilians. on monday, blinken set ideal is being to resume sub aid to gaza. cloaked to that end, at our request, we have developed a plan that will enable if you meditate aid from donor nations and multilateral organizations to reach civilians and gaza and them alone, including the possibly of creating aids to help keep civilians out of harm's way. it is critical that aid begin flowing into gaza as soon as possible. amy: president biden is also expected to travel to meet with jordan's king abella and egyptian preside

unwra said 12 workers have been killed. how can you all function? >> first of all, to come from the refugee camp to do this interview, it was literally a maze. you found people trying to move from here to there. it is a chaotic situation. our work as a humanitarian, even our staff, our partners in gaza, we cannot -- [indiscernible] i don't have number but i think the majority of our staff had to leave their houses along with most of our partners, the u.n. agencies. we need access to deliver humanitassistance for those in dire need. more than half the population was under humanitarian aid. yet one of the highest unemployment rates on the planet. after that people displaced with nothing. we need to serve these people. until now we cannot secure ourselves to start to deliver assistance for others. nermeen: i would like to bring in mosab abu toha who is also in gaza, poet and author, teacher and founder of the edward said library in gaza. his recent piece for "the washington post" is headlined "in gaza, no one can believe their eyes." he is the author o

no place is safe in gaza any more, not even unwra facilities, he warned.n is the director of the un gaza field office. it is good to see you safe and well. what do you know about events this evening in gaza city? well, just from what i've seen on the media, just the rumours what we have seen, the photographs, and it hasjust have seen, the photographs, and it has just been absolutely shocking, and where i am now sitting in rafah neara and where i am now sitting in rafah near a refugee camp as part of a refugee camp at 8000 people in here, these people are displaced. it comes from the north and they have come from the north and they have come from gaza city themselves. as a thousand people here. at night, it is usually raucous, it's loud, people are, you know, running, kids are running around. tonight, there is silence, absolute silence. he can't hear a thing. the people are just an absolute shock about what has happened. it is really, really shocking and... ijust don't know what to say. i have no words. there can't be any — what to say. i have no words. the

the united nations�* relief agency for palestinians — unwra — has warned that civil order is startinge gaza strip. it comes after warehouses containing flour and other basic supplies were ransacked by thousands of people. the international red cross is warning that no adequate humanitarian response is now possible in gaza, which it describes as a "catastrophic failing". israel had said egypt and the us would be expanding humanitarian aid into gaza today. but egypt has blamed delays on israel's inspection regime. it comes as the israel defense forces continue their ground offensive in gaza, entering what they say is the second stage of the war. the idf say they've targeted a50 military targets belonging to hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments, after moo israelis were killed in hamas raids on southern israel, on october 7th and more than 220 taken hostage. phone and internet communications are gradually returning to gaza, after being cut off by israel as it began its ground operation. there's a warning from iran of the conflict widening: its president,

inside unwra schools, children's schools.k. they're committing war crimes left, right and sideways . and that makes it sideways. and that makes it incredibly difficult for israel to take action. at the same time, we can't apologise for taking action. in fact, the opposite. israel has has to take out hamas. we have to. this has gone on long enough and it's only getting worse from here. and when it gets worse for us, it's also getting worse for palestinians. don't forget that. and do the israeli people have confidence in the prime minister benjamin netanyahu . i mean, benjamin netanyahu. i mean, i think that there is serious doubt right now in the country is not nearly as politically divided as it was even prior to this operation in which you saw a stark divide between being supportive of this government or opposing it. that is not the conversation happening right now, nor should it be. it's not the time to discuss whether the prime minister is fit or unfit. that being said, initial polling did indicate that the vast majority o

unwra the un agency for palestinian refugees , says for palestinian refugees, says it's an indication people in gaza have reached breaking point. residents have endured israeli bombardment as some communications, though, have now been restored after a total blackout. the palestinian red crescent says israel has told them to immediately evacuate the al—quds hospital , which has al—quds hospital, which has around 400 patients and some 14,000 people taking refuge there. the health ministry there says just over 8000 people have been killed since the beginning of the war. it's unlikely any labour mps will be sacked due to disagreements with the party's position on israel. that's according to the shadow science secretary. peter says the secretary. peter kyle says the party's leadership will probably continue engaging with frontbenchers , despite frontbenchers, despite disagreements with sir keir starmer . disagreements with sir keir starmer. he's disagreements with sir keir starmer . he's echoed the un's starmer. he's echoed the un's call for a humanitarian pause in fighting and for aid to

we are supervising the humanitarian aid that is entered to unwra from egypt to ensure that the wateredicine are distributed in this humanitarian area we have set. reporters: mr president, mr president! _ asked last night whether he was taking steps to delay an imminent invasion of gaza, mr biden said he was taking to israel. their duty — to respect international law. both the us and uk governments are still working to free those american and british citizens still trapped in gaza. 0vernight, israeli aircraft struck a compound beneath a mosque in the occupied west bank that the military said was being used to organise attacks. greg mckenzie, bbc news. syria says an israeli airstrike on damascus airport has killed at least two people. it says israeli missiles also hit the international airport in aleppo. it's the second time the airports have been targeted in simultaneous attacks since the conflict between israel and hamas escalated earlier this month. military tensions are rising across the region with warnings of increased israeli bombardment over gaza, exchanges of fire between isra

tamara al—rifai — she is the spokesperon for unwra. thank you forjoining us.retary-general. set the bar i think for where we all stand as humanitarians. with a very urgent call for a humanitarian ceasefire and for the application of humanitarian law. that is particularly relevant to my colleagues. the fact that unrwa, the largest humanitarian effort in gaza, has already lost staff members, doctors, engineers, nurses, you name it. it is devastating. it is shocking. it is appalling. we stand behind the un secretary—general for respect for all civilians, those who have nothing to do with this conflict, including aid workers and my own colleagues at unrwa. xyour my own colleagues at unrwa. your aten my own colleagues at unrwa. your agency spoke _ my own colleagues at unrwa. your agency spoke to _ my own colleagues at unrwa. your agency spoke to the _ my own colleagues at unrwa. your agency spoke to the bbc only a couple of hours ago and issued a warning today about how much longer you can keep going. what are you saying? be very clear about what that warning is. t

unwra the un agency for palestinian refugees , says for palestinian refugees, says it's an indication. to take any more at rock bottom. residents have endured 36 hours of israeli bombardment, but some communications have now been restored after a total blackout . restored after a total blackout. meanwhile, the palestinian red crescent says israel has told them to immediate evacuate the al—quds hospital , which has al—quds hospital, which has around 400 patients and some 14,000 people taking refuge . the 14,000 people taking refuge. the gaza health ministry said this morning more than 8000 people have

unwra the un agency for palestinian refugees , says for palestinian refugees, says it's an indication people in gaza have reached breaking point with their patience and ability to take any more at rock bottom . to take any more at rock bottom. residents have endured 36 hours of israeli bombardment, but some communications have now been restored after a total blackout . restored after a total blackout. meanwhile, the palestinian red crescent says israel has told them to immediate evacuate the al—quds hospital , which has al—quds hospital, which has around 400 patients and some 14,000 people taking refuge . the 14,000 people taking refuge. the gaza health ministry said this morning more than 8000 people have been killed as israeli forces have expanded their ground operations. now it's unlikely any labour mps will be sacked due to disagreements with the party's position on israel . the party's position on israel. that's according to the shadow science secretary. peter kyle says the party's leadership will probably continue engaging with frontbenchers, despite disagreeing with sir keir st

we've lost 35 colleagues from unwra so far.ery worried that we're going to lose more colleagues. this week, reports suggested that dozens more israeli hostages were on the table for release in return for fuel deliveries. but an agreement couldn't be made. while yesterday, the israeli army claimed that hamas is stockpiling half a million litres of fuel and told the united nations to "ask hamas if you can have some". so a decision was made by israel ito shut all supply of electricity. through the electrical wires that were coming from israel. - you also have a power station in gaza that was supplying - about a third of the supply that was available, - that runs on fuel, that was also coming through israelj and that was also blocked. so a few days later, you basically had a situation of a total- blackout in gaza. and we're now on day 16 of that total blackout. . i've never seen anything like this. lights are going out across gaza and there's little sign of reprieve ahead, plunging a desperate landscape into a deeper darkness. i'm

i've even heard unwra say knows.hamas has taken over some supplies that were meant to go to palestinian civilians. so if hamas does care about palestinian civilians, yeah , i palestinian civilians, yeah, i cannot be sure i'm quite sure they don't care about israelis civilians. and this is another thing that we have to understand, that hamas doesn't care about palestinian rights . care about palestinian rights. they have nothing to do with wanting a solution for the israeli—palestinian crisis. conflict, a two state solution. they don't care about that. they don't care about palestinians. what do you want to see it? >> i is it to see the israeli military go in? do you think the time for any sort of backchannelling is over and they've just got to move ? they've just got to move? >> first of all, i'm not i'm not a politician and i'm not a military person. but in my opinion, we've seen this before. similar things. opinion, we've seen this before. similar things . the military, similar things. the military, the israeli arm