that meant that the world food programme has reduced the amount— world food programme has reduced theo there are so many issues, and definitely a shortage of food and definitely a shortage of food and water supplies to people inside gaza~ _ and water supplies to people inside gaza~ also— and water supplies to people inside gaza. also the movement, the constant — gaza. also the movement, the constant movement of people and the chaotic— constant movement of people and the chaotic situation, the security situation _ chaotic situation, the security situation, is resulting in a very difficult — situation, is resulting in a very difficult circumstances of trying to -et difficult circumstances of trying to get people with the right amount of food at _ get people with the right amount of food at the right time. so it is a very— food at the right time. so it is a very complicated operation at the moment — very complicated operation at the moment. �* . very complicated operation at the moment. . , ., ., moment. 0k, abeer etefa, from the world food — moment. 0k, abeer etefa, from the world food

there have been complaints from the world food programme that it wasn't just, from the world food programme world food programme that it wasn't just, that the from the world food programme that it wasn'tjust, that the problems were causing also a risk of starvation with the lack of aid that has gone in, food supplies, water and medicines in the past week. yolande, thank you very much. and just to remind you. you can hear more analysis of what's happening in israel and gaza on the conflict podcast — you can find it on bbc sounds. that's with my colleague lyse doucet. two 12—year—old boys have been remanded into youth detention, charged with the murder of a 19—year—old in wolverhampton. shawn seesahai's body was found on monday. he'd been stabbed. the boys can't be named for legal reasons. phil mackie is in birmingham. yes, jane. shawn seesa hai yes, jane. shawn seesahai had only arrived in this country in april, and on monday evening he was in some parkland in the residential part of the city of wolverhampton when there was a confrontation and he was fatally stabbed. he died at the scene, an

world food - able to get supplies. i know you - work with the world food programme, thatis work with the world food programme, that is certainlyol trucks. we know that is paramount to not only distribute what is needed, but also to power some of those facilities, generators that will provide electricity. absolutely. what is needed everywhere like the g7 nation plans so that people can have drinking water, which is very important. who can use food without water? we have to have desalination up and running so that people can have access to fresh water. the bakeries, to have some the hospitals up and running. the situation is really getting worse. disease and malnutrition is on the rise across gaza.— on the rise across gaza. abeer, really good _ on the rise across gaza. abeer, really good to _ on the rise across gaza. abeer, really good to have _ on the rise across gaza. abeer, really good to have you - on the rise across gaza. abeer, really good to have you with . on the rise across gaza. abeer, | really good to have you with us. on the rise across gaza. abeer, - really good to have you with us. we are grateful for your time. re

director of the world food programme. ambassador mccain, welcome back to the sunday show. you released a statement today making an urgent plea for safe, expanded humanitarian access to gaza. what are you and your aid workers seen on the ground? >> well, it's a catastrophe inside. were unable to get enough food trucks and so what is occurring on the other side starvation. as you know, a huge lack of water, a lack of fuel. people are in dire straits across the border. what i'm asking for, pleading for, is the ability to get more trucks in in a safe manner, and one that is quick and efficience. we can't wait any longer. these people are going to die. so i would like the world, and pleading to the world, please help us get our trucks in. >> as people can hear, the cars in the horns, some trucks, behind you you're joining us from cairo. you have been able to get some of your aid trucks into gaza from egypt, through the rafah crossing. and you meet with president al-sissi and other officials there, what reasons have they given for not allowing more trucks into gaza? >> well, we

thank you for your time in the world food i for your time in the world food programme saying that foodt and warning of the immediate possibility of starvation. all this comes as the israeli military dropped leaflets in the south of gaza, prompting fears that they could be more bombardments coming to that area. for now, i'll hand you back to our studio in london. we will be rejoining mark in the next hour about the conflict. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. official figures show people bought less fuel and food in october. retailers blame the cost of living and poor weather. the volume of products sold last month fell by 0.3 percent. to the lowest level since february 2021 — when large parts of the country were in covid lockdowns. two 12—year—old boys are due to appear before birmingham magistrates' court today — charged with the murder of a 19—year—old man in wolverhampton. shawn seesahai was stabbed to death on monday evening. the boys have also been charged with possession of a bladed article. they cannot be publicly

the executive director of the world food programme spoke earlier from cairo. we cannot get the kind of amount of food in as we would like to have so that we can feed more people. so far, we've reached 660,000 people, in that range, and we'd like to be able to hit more than 1.2 million. it's a disaster and people are starving to death. and it's very important that we are given the opportunity and the access to go in and take food in and do it in a safe and regular manner. and we've seen the us secretary of state, antony blinken, on a visit in the region, first to israel and then on tojordan, again, speaking to leaders in the region to try and get humanitarian assistance into gaza. he says he has assurances from israel that this is going to happen. can you see that movement on the ground now? well, i'm, as you know, on the egyptian side right now, and i have seen from the egyptian government, i have seen those kind of movements, yes. there are more trucks going in. we anticipate getting 14 of our trucks in today. and we got close to ten in yesterday. the numbers

the world food programme has warned that afghan families being forced to return from pakistan will struggletan mandates that all 1.7 million afghans living in the country illegally must leave. islamabad has so far not listened to calls from refugee agencies to reconsider its deportation plans. pakistan justified its decision saying afghan nationals had been behind suicide attacks, smuggling and other crimes on pakistani territory. there's new fallout in the victory of hard—right populist geert wilders in netherlands elections last week. the party of the country's outgoing prime minister of 13 years, mark rutte, says it will not form a government with wilders. it threatens to complicate an already lengthy process in forming a new government. the former paralympic champion sprinter dubbed blade runner, oscar pistorius, is set to be released from prison in south africa on parole injanuary. he's serving a 13—year sentence for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013. our correspondent daniel de simone reports from pretoria. oscar pistorius, once a superstar known as the blade runner. it

the world food programme has warned that afghan families being forced to return from pakistan will strugglemandates that all 1.7 million afghans living in the country illegally must leave. islamabad has so far not listened to calls from refugee agencies to reconsiders its deportation plans. pakistanjustified its decision, saying afghan nationals had been behind suicide attacks, smuggling and other crimes on pakistani territory. former paralympic champion oscar pistorius will be released from jail on parole, a prison review board has decided. in 2016, a south african court sentenced the now 37—year—old to more than 13 years behind bars for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. he's due to be freed january 5th, after serving half his sentence. using prosthetic legs, he become a world—renowned athlete known as the �*blade runner'. riots and street violence in dublin on thursday night prompted the biggest police response in irish history, according to the country's justice minister. the outbreak followed a knife attack in the city that injured three children and a school care assistant. off

the un world food programme says gazais the un world food programme says gaza is receiving just 10% of food supplies it needs. israel's war cabinet has approved letting fuel lorries into gaza to help meet the needs of un agencies. it said the decision came after a request from the us communications are also down in the territory for a second day because there is no energy to power the network. a funeral has been held for a second woman held hostage by hamas. her body was found by israeli troops in building your gaza's biggest hospital. she was a 19—year—old soldier. hamas said she died in an israeli air strike. on thursday, the military also discovered the body of a 65—year—old. the israeli prime minister said that hamas leaders left at the largest hospital and gaza shortly before it was raided by the army. speaking to cbs news benjamin netanyahu said they found a hamas command centre at the site but has not yet provided conclusive evidence that appeals admitted that israel's efforts to minimise civilian casualties were not successful. adopt a former senior idf commander at the head of

abeer etefa, is a senior spokeswoman with the un world food programme.progress of the aid effort in gaza. i think the operation has picked up quite _ i think the operation has picked up quite significantly in the last few weeks — quite significantly in the last few weeks. now things arrive through a point, _ weeks. now things arrive through a point, we _ weeks. now things arrive through a point, we go to the warehouses of the egyptian red crescent and we get most of— the egyptian red crescent and we get most of the third across at the crossing — most of the third across at the crossing point and we travel elsewhere for x—ray and inspection. once _ elsewhere for x—ray and inspection. once they— elsewhere for x—ray and inspection. once they go inside then we have the bil once they go inside then we have the big problem of fuel and there is simply— big problem of fuel and there is simply not enough fuel to keep these trucks _ simply not enough fuel to keep these trucks moving from the border inside and over_ trucks moving from the border inside and over the

amy: the world food programme warns it will run out of food aid for at least 1.4 million people in chad by january due to a shortage of funds. this includes aid for hundreds of thousands of newly arrived refugees fleeing conflict in sudan, most of them escaping ethnic violence and mass killings in the west darfur region. the u.n. says it needs at least for its aid efforts in chad but $185 million that lack of international interest has led to severe under-funding. starting in december, the world food programme is also suspending relief to internally displaced people and refugees from nigeria, central african republic, and cameroon. in australia, former military lawyer and whistleblower david mcbride has pleaded guilty to unlawfully sharing classified material. the australian government accused mcbride of jeopardizing national security by sharing information on australian war crimes in afghanistan with two journalists from abc, the australian broadcasting corporation, who published the revelations in the afghan files reports. the military claimed public interest immunity in the case, all

ambassador cindy mccain, executive director of the world food programme will join me live to discussnitarian crisis in gaza, and senator sheldon whitehouse will be with us to discuss democrats plans to issue subpoenas to the supreme court ethics investigation. that is tomorrow, beginning at 8 am eastern right here on msnbc. remember to follow us on acts, the platform formally known as twitter, instagram, and tiktok, using the handle we can keep. art don't go anywhere, my friend ali velshi is next with more news. my frequent heartburn had me taking antacid after antacid all day long but with prilosec otc just one pill a day blocks heartburn for a full 24 hours. for one and done heartburn relief, prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. this is spring semester at fairfield-suisun unified. they switched to google tools for education because there's never been a reported ransomware attack on a chromebook. now they're focused on learning knowing that their data is secure. ( ♪♪ ) >> good

the world food programme said today the people they are trying to help are now on the brink of starvationin the last hour, we spoke to lex takkenberg. he is the former director of operations at unrwa, now a senior adviser at the arab renaissance for democracy and development. he had this warning about the situation over the coming days and weeks. there is a dramatic risk that the pressure will build up to such an extent that people will simply break through the border with egypt, and we may see a mass forced displacement into egypt in the coming days or weeks. and with the change in weather, temperatures dropping, heavy rainfall, the situation will become truly, truly catastrophic. in a post on x, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said yesterday he had phoned the israeli minister benny gantz, who sits on the war cabinet, to urge him accelerate the transfer of humanitarian aid. but right now it would appear the white house has only limited leverage, and that is causing joe biden a political headache within his own camp. his friend and perhaps closest ally, the delaware senator chr

that was abeera etefa from the world food programme.round the world were becoming "tired" of the war in ukraine, which he described as "scary". from the polish—ukrainian border, our correspondent sarah rainsford reports. stranded on the road home to ukraine. there are now hundreds of trucks in this queue, not even crawling towards poland�*s eastern border. they�*re trapped by a trade dispute that could point to growing tension between two neighbours and allies. stanislaw has been stuck for over a week now, living in his cab. he keeps checking for news of movement. but there�*s none. and his supplies, money and patience are all running out. but he�*s all the more bitter because poland has been such a firm friend to ukraine ever since the russian invasion. translation: people's nerves in this queue are really fraying. _ we can�*t take much more. is this how poland helps us? what can i say? thank you, polish people, for this help. it�*s almost 20 kilometres to the front of the queue and the polish truckers blocking the road with their prot

hundreds of thousands of people are going hungry in gaza as food and water supplies run out, the world food programme the agency has told the bbc exclusively that out of 130 bakeries operating in gaza before the war, ii have been destroyed by israeli air strikes. many of those remaining are unable to operate due to shortage of fuel and flour. bbc arabic�*s adnan al—bursh has visited some bakeries in southern gaza. long queues, frustrated families. these scenes have become a norm outside gaza's bakeries. translation: i have an entire family of at least 20 people _ who have been displaced from jabalia in the north, and we're here now in khan younis. in 25 days, i have only received one pack of bread. how long are we going to keep living with this humiliation? these long waiting hours are now common and getting bread is not even guaranteed. translation: i spend four or five hours every day — in the queue and at the end i only get one portion of bread. i have 30 people to provide for at home. how is one portion enough for them all? we have been living on one meal a day. sometimes we sleep hungry. the pre

abeer etefa, is a senior spokeswoman with the un world food programme.progress of the aid effort in gaza. i think the operation has picked up quite significantly in the last few weeks. now things arrive through el arish airport, they go to... where houses of the egyptian red crescent and they get moved to the rafah border crossing point, then they travel for x—raying and for inspection. they return to rafah and go inside. once they go inside, then we do have the big problem of fuel. there is simply not enough fuel to keep these trucks moving from the border inside. and over the last three days, we did not have any convoys cross the border except perhaps yesterday one that went in but also communication was very difficult. so people were trying to monitor and see if the trucks have already made it to the warehouses or not. so still the level, the amount of trucks that are going in is in no way comparable to the commercial sector pre—the 7th of october conflict. so we need much more, in terms of getting trucks inside, we need the fuel, and we need more ent

the un's world food programme says civilians in gaza are in a desperate situation.says... "with winter fast approaching, unsafe and overcrowded shelters, and the lack of clean water, civilians are facing the immediate possibility of starvation". almost half of the population of gaza is under the age of 18. ricardo pires is unicef�*s communication manager — he told me about the dire conditions faced by children in gaza. it's been 41 days now of a relentless nightmare for hundreds of thousands of children in the gaza strip. starvation might be just yet another dark chapter in that in this narrative of horror that they've been living since since october seven. so we know children are still injured. some of them are under the rubble. actually, nearly 2000 children are missing and could be under the rubbles, including children who've been separated from their families. we know at least 4.6 thousand children have reportedly been killed since the beginning of the conflict. so in 41 days and 9000 more have been injured. so that's a very staggering average of over 400 childr

i spoke to ertharin cousin — she's the former executive director of the world food programme — aboutreducing global hunger. you've really made it your mission to try to end global hunger. what does that mission look like right now? honestly, these are tough days. we... after years of seeing a reduction in the number of those who are food insecure, we've seen an increase. what we are witnessing is an increase in the number of people who are suffering from food insecurity. we now have over 800 million people who are food insecure. but a number that is also quite critical is that 3.1 billion people cannot afford a diverse and nutritious meal on a daily basis. why is that? the challenges that it would require — because of the complexity of the food system, it will require a diversity of solutions that are context—based. what is the problem in one country may be completely different in another. and so we will need... it requires a combination of sustainable agricultural practices. i want to ask you about climate change. how does the way the planet is changing...? how does climate change a

the un's world food programme says civilians in gaza are in a desperate situation.ys: "with winter fast approaching, unsafe and overcrowded shelters, and the lack of clean water, civilians are facing the immediate possibility of starvation". let's turn away from the conflict in gaza for now and to san francisco. president biden met with xijinping san francisco. president biden met with xi jinping and says the us does not seek conflict with china, despite calling him a dictator. in a four hour in their four—hour meeting, the two sides agreed to restore military to military communications, and engage over artificial intelligence. president xi said china was ready to be a partner and friend of the united states. ican i can certainly say there was a sigh of relief... my colleague relief... sumi somaskanda is in san francisco. i asked her about reaction in the us to the apparent thaw in relations. it's been welcomed here. i can certainly say there is a sigh of relief after seeing that meeting go off yesterday. the fact that us and china were able to sit together, these t

of thousands of people are running hungry in gaza as food and water supplies run out, the world food programmebc exclusively that out of 130 bakeries operating in gaza before the war, 11 have been destroyed by israeli airstrikes. many of those remaining are unable to operate due to shortage of fuel and flour. bbc arabic�*s adnan el—bursh has visited some bakeries in southern gaza. long queues, frustrated families. these scenes have become a norm outside gazatranslation: i become a norm outside gazatranslation: i have an entire family _ gazatranslation: i have an entire family of— gazatranslation: i have an entire family of at _ gazatranslation: i have an entire family of at least - gazatranslation: i have an entire family of at least 20 i entire family of at least 20 people who have been displaced from jabalia in the north and we are here now in khan younis. in 25 days i've only received one pack of bread. how long i'm going to keep living this humiliation?— going to keep living this humiliation? , ., ., humiliation? this long waiting hours are now _ humiliation? this long waiting hours are no

the situation for civilians in gaza continues to be desperate, with the the un's world food programmeiate possibility of starvation". the israeli government has said that it will allow two lorries worth of fuel in a day, saying it was a very minimal quantity of fuel designed to avoid the risk of disease, and will be tracked to make sure it doesn't reach hamas — who are proscribed as a terrorist organisation by many western governments. but no trucks have crossed the border today. israel says its troops have found the body of a second woman held hostage by hamas, during a search close to al—shifa hospital in gaza. meanwhile the health ministry, run by hamas, say more than 12,000 palestinians — including 5,000 children — have now been killed by israeli military action. joining me now in the studio is actionaid uk's ceo, helima begum. thanks forjoining us. what is the humanitarian situation on the ground in gaza as you understand it come from your colleagues on the ground? it is day 14 now so it is critical and deteriorating. if you asked me a week ago i would have said it is deteriorati

your world food programme said yesterday that food and water was practically nonexistent now.w is hannah bond, co—director for policy advocacy and programmes at actionaid. the un has said that no aide can be distributed now because of the lack of feel in gaza.— of feel in gaza. what are your colleagues — of feel in gaza. what are your colleagues on _ of feel in gaza. what are your colleagues on the _ of feel in gaza. what are your colleagues on the ground - of feel in gaza. what are your. colleagues on the ground saying about that now?— colleagues on the ground saying about that now? ., ~ , ., ., ., about that now? thank you for having me this morning, _ about that now? thank you for having me this morning, mark. _ about that now? thank you for having me this morning, mark. colleagues . about that now? thank you for having i me this morning, mark. colleagues in gaza and _ me this morning, mark. colleagues in gaza and the — me this morning, mark. colleagues in gaza and the west bank are telling us that_ gaza and the west bank are telling us that without fuel it will be impossib

and the world food programme has warned that afghan families being forced to return from pakistan willll 1.7 million afghans living in the country illegally must leave. islamabad has so far not listened to calls from refugee agencies to reconsiders its deportation plans. tight security is in place overnight in dublin city centre after small—scale violent clashes broke out on thursdsay night. the country'sjustice minister says it's the biggest police response in irish history, as incidents like this are rare. at least 3a people have been arrested in connection with the violence so far. our ireland correspondent chris page has the latest. here in the city centre at o'connell street, police are out in large numbers, carrier patrols. they have made some arrests, but there is no sign there will be an outbreak of widespread violence as there was last night. offices are continuing their investigation into the knife attack. the suspect is understood to be in his late 40s, having lived in ireland for about 20 years and is now as citizen. detectives are working to find out a motive. there is inc

unicef, the un refugee agency, the world health organisation, save the children, care, the world food programme administration to try to find a diplomatic way forward. vice—president kamala harris will host a phone call with world leaders later on monday, the director of the cia is in israel, to talk about intelligence co—operation. and the secretary of state, antony blinken, has arrived in turkey for talks with his counterpart in ankara. it's the fourth day of his second tour of the region since the war broke out — and he's already met with the israelis, the palestinian authority, and regional leaders at a gathering in baghdad. with more on blinken's visit to turkey, let's speak to our turkish correspondent emre temel in the newsroom. thank you forjoining us. tell us the situation in turkey and where turkey fits into in the bigger picture of what is going on in the middle east at the moment. like un arencies middle east at the moment. like un agencies turkey _ middle east at the moment. like un agencies turkey is _ middle east at the moment. like un agencies turkey is also _ middle east at the

. >> even before the war, the rafah crossing was a crucial artery in and out of gaza the world food programme recognizes even before this conflict began a few weeks ago 80%, of gaza's population was reliant on humanitarian aid. and, a big proportion of that came from here, the trouble is. how little is actually now getting through. >> even as aid workers, warn of hunger and dehydration. unicef says, the territory only has 5%, of the water it needs. >> it's an imminent public health catastrophe, that looms with the overcrowding, the damage to water infrastructure. authorities in egypt saying they are doing all they can. >> all state agencies, that are moving to solve this unprecedented and manager in crisis, which the innocent residents of the gaza strip are exposed to today. >> here at the rafah crossing, there is the only road in an out of gaza, that is not lead to israel. is controlled by egypt, that is why some of that aid's been able to get in. >> the issue for the palestinians inside civilians inside, is that egypt does not want refugees and it does not want the palestinian people, to be

this aid goes directly to unrwa, whether it's from world food programme or from the world health organization, or from the palestinian red crescent. unrwa receives all these goods and services, the vast majority of them on the other side of the rafah crossing. and then unrwa trucks takes these supplies to what are now over 1 million internally displaced individuals who are in unrwa shelters. actually 80% of this population of 2.2 million in gaza, 1.7 of them, 80% are displaced. 1 million of those are in unrwa shelters, and unrwa provides this food and medicine and other support to those in these shelters. >> because they've all been forced to go to the south as a part of this war. mara, thank you for joining us with the latest update on this crucial aid in gaza tonight. >> thank you. >>> and we'll have much more on that angle of this story and the rest of our special coverage. we're going to take a quick break. we'll be back in j just a momem. >>> there's a call for a hate crime investigation in vermont after three palestinian college students were injured in a shooting in burlington. this is

world food programme. there is no electricity and no running water here.nd as temperatures drop, this family has no choice but to sleep in the cold. his daughter put a sheet of nylon to protect her from the wind and rain at night. these blankets all the family has left to keep them warm. the rest of their belongings tangled and buried amid scorched blackened rubble. across northern and central gaza scenes of destruction are all that remain. civilians told to evacuate southwards. the israeli military says it is targeting hamas and allowing for evacuation corridors, but even in the south there is no escape from this punishing war. the ruins you see here are homes in the southern city. amid the destruction, members of the family standing helpless. loved ones still buried under the rubble. every second of every minute there is another massacre, he says. where are the humanitarian ceasefires? displaced people, women and children, our family members are here buried underneath this home. they escaped the massacres and war in northern gaza. they told us that the s

aid groups, including the world food programme, are warning gaza remains at risk of an even worse humanitarian crisis and that more assistance is urgently needed. >> hunger, desperation, and destruction. people have not seen relief in weeks. hundreds of thousands are facing immediate risk of starvation. amy: an estimated 50,000 palestinians have been killed in israel's assault on the gaza strip. in the occupied west bank, israeli forces have surrounded three hospitals and are blocking medical teams as they conduct a major raid in the jenin refugee camp. the head of doctors without borders christos christou posted this video last night while trapped with the staff at the khalil suleiman hospital. >> [indiscernible] there is no way for injured patients to reach the hospital f. amy: christou said at least two palestinians died of their wounds while ambulances could not reach them during the siege. a nine-year-old old palestinian boy was shot by soldiers this morning. the idf has also destroyed at least two homes in jenin, as well as roads and water mains, and rounded up at least 20 people. rights

it all comes as the united nations agency warning that sewage is flowing through and the world food programme that supplies are pretty nonexistent in the area. erin mclaughlin is in tel aviv for us. >> reporter: zinhle, israeli military announcing they recovered a 64-year-old israeli hostage, they say they found her body in a building near the al shifa hospital complex alongside weapons, rpgs as well as kalashnikovs, they have notified her family of her death after forensics made a positive eye dent my case. we don't know her cause of death. weiss kidnapped on october 7th when hamas stormed the kibbutz. they killed her husband, four of her children were also on the kibbutz that day, she's survived by all five of her children. incredibly sad news for the family, this as the israeli military operation at the al shifa complex continues. according to the israeli military tonight they're alleging they have discovered a tunnel shaft not far from the tunnel complex and vehicle fill of weapons, we have been unable to verify that account and unable to reach doctors inside the hospital given a near tot

today on msnbc, alicia cain, the director of the world food programme, says the time is running out. >> we are unable to get inside, get enough food trucks in. what is occurring on the other side is starvation. as you know, there is a huge lack of water and lack of fuel. people are in dire straits across the border. what i am asking for and pleading for is the ability to get more trucks in in a safe manner, one it is quick and efficient. we can't wait any longer. these people are going to die. i would like the world, i'm pleading for the world, please help us to get the trucks in. >> joining me now from tel aviv, nbc news correspondent paula gorani. what is the significance of secretary blinken's surprise visit to the occupied west bank? >> he is reiterating the u.s. diplomatic message to the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas, with the surprise miss visit. and also the surprise visit to baghdad. one of the things he said, which is sort of a modification of the diplomatic message that the u.s. had a few weeks ago was that he is trying to side post what a postwar gaza might look like

the world food programme is requesting more humanitarian access to relieve the nightmare of life in gaza. [sound of artillery] >> there's new video released by the hamas military weighing shows what it says are rockets being fired into israel. also new this, our police in turkey are using water cannons on protesters who came to close to the u.s. military base today. israel's military continues to pound the gaza strip with missile strikes and ground operations, and living conditions are worsening as arab leaders push for a humanitarian pause. today, he leaders remain divided on this issue. >> i've met with some of the families on friday, george, of those victims, those hostages. people who died in the attack on the seventh. they want relief, they want their families back. that is why this top, pause, needs to happen needs to stop. hamas needs to be eliminated. hamas working with iran has been plotting and planning for months, if not over a year, to invades israel. >> israel has a right to defend itself. what israel does not have a right to do is to kill thousands and thousands of innocent

contributing to what is being called a, quote, horrific nightmare, according to the united nations world food programme. nbc's megan fitzgerald is in cairo, with the struggles experience by so many trying to escape the war. through the rafah crossing. >> for three and a half days, there was hope that the thousands of foreign nationals, including hundreds of americans, would be able to escape the horrors unfolding inside gaza, making their way across the rafah border crossing into egypt. but saturday afternoon, those gates closed. the palestinian border officials say they will not open the rafah border crossing until injured palestinians are able to make their way into egypt. meanwhile, we continue to hear the calls from arab leaders calling for a cease-fire. you know, secretary blinken -- calling for humanitarian pauses. but both agreeing that more aid needs to get to the enclave, at a faster rate, as millions of people trapped inside continue to suffer. meanwhile, we've also seen the trucks that were carrying the food, the water, medical supplies, the life saving supplies have also stopped crossing. t

one of the biggest agencies is the un's world food programme.in gaza is nothing less than catastrophic. it's executive director earlier criticised the insane democracy, the processes by which israel wants to make sure no weapons or other material gets in as part of the aid convoys, she spoke about her difficulties from egypt where she is now. it's catastrophic inside gaza. we cannot get the kind of amount of food in as we would like to have so that we can feed more people. so far, we've reached 660,000 people, in that range, and we'd like to be able to hit more than 1.2 million. it's a disaster and people are starving to death. and it's very important that we are given the opportunity and the access to go in and take food in and do it in a safe and regular manner. and we've seen the us secretary of state, antony blinken, on a visit in the region, first to israel and then on tojordan, again, speaking to leaders in the region to try and get humanitarian assistance into gaza. he says he has assurances from israel that this is going to happen. can y

. _ meanwhile, the united nations world food programme executive director, cindy mccain, has issued anza as humanitarian needs skyrocket and critical food supplies reach dangerously low levels. she told the bbc that the humanitarian situation in gaza is catastrophic. cindy mccain, the executive director, spoke to us earlier in egypt and told us why it's so bad. it is catastrophic and said gaza. we can't get the kind of food and as we would like to have, so we could feed more people. so far, we have reached 660,000 people in that range come and we would like to be able to track hit more than 1.2 million. it is a disaster and people are starving to death, and it is very important that we are given the opportunity and access to go in and take prudent and do it in a safe and regular manner. —— took root in. we regular manner. -- took root in. we have seen — regular manner. —— took root in. we have seen antony blinken on a visit in the region four, first to israel and then on tojordan, again, speaking to need us to try to get humanitarian assistance into gaza. he says he has assurances from

on only one meal a day, if they are lucky, the last bakery has closed due to lack of fuel world food programmeof bread to feed her. the fighting is approaching the few remaining islands of safety in the gas every hour. british journalists publish a panorama of the city before and after the start of the israeli invasion. fighting with hamas continues and the idf is suffering losses. in more and more video footage of the evacuation was destroyed on the internet. armored vehicles, including the merkava tanks, which were considered the most protected in the world, and the israeli press writes today that ministers and generals are now arguing about when to launch an invasion of the southern part of the gaza strip, where tel aviv has driven most of the civilian population. ilya klimov, sergey marychev, lead. the west will not stop trying to split the cis, but it is impossible to separate the peoples of our countries. confidence in this was expressed today by valentina matvienko at the international conference in bishkek dedicated. since the birth of chingiz aitmatov. the speaker of the federation co

they include the un children's fund, the world food programme, the world health organization.eir field hospital now operating in gaza. thank you very much indeed. police are considering whether to ban a pro—palestinian march in london, planned for armistice day — next saturday. the prime minister has also condemned the plans. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. this is an interesting dilemma, discussion within government, isn't it? i discussion within government, isn't it? 4' , , ., , it? i think ministers have been clear for the _ it? i think ministers have been clear for the last _ it? i think ministers have been clear for the last few _ it? i think ministers have been clear for the last few days - it? i think ministers have been. clear for the last few days really that they have grave concerns about this match taking place on saturday. saturday is armistice day, not remembrance sunday when you have the ceremony at the cenotaph. it nevertheless is armistice day, which many people have been marking with a moment's silence. the concern at the governme

programme. it's monday the 13th of november. the world health organization is warning that gaza's main hospital is now almost without power and running low on food prime minister benjamin netanyahu has also claimed that his forces have tried to give fuel to the hospital, and offered to help evacuate vulnerable children. with the latest developments, here's our middle east correspondent tom bateman. explosions and flares light up the sky over gaza. the war is closing in on the north where the israeli army says it has all but encircled gaza city. at the main hospital, al—shifa, the world health organization calls the situation dire and perilous. with the power out, it says it's not functioning as a hospital any more. the bbc has been sent pictures of newborn babies being kept in a surgical theatre. there are 36, say doctors, desperately needing help. three premature babies have now died, they say, since the neonatal intensive care unit stopped functioning. without electricity, without fuel, without water, even without food, and still having more than 600 injured people. and we are suffering now with our babies. i'm afraid that we are going to lose