it s wednesday the 25th of october. a united nations agency which looks after palestinian refugees has warned it could stop its work in gaza tonight if it doesn t receive urgent deliveries of fuel. last night, eight trucks carrying food, water and medicine crossed the rafah border between egypt and gaza, but israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas would use it for military purposes. hamas is designated as a terrorist organisation by many western governments, including the uk. there are now growing international calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to allow aid to reach gaza s residents. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. the slow trickle of aid. just eight lorries carrying water, food and medicine made their way into gaza last night. but what s not getting in is fuel. hospitals are struggling. here, medics use their phones to light the way as a patient arrives, as there s no fuel for generators and they re overwhelm
casualties on both sides, and not simply call it collateral damage. the proportions are simply way out of measure to simply call it collateral damage. it s much more than that. shamil, thank you so much. appreciate your time and your insight. thank you so much. thank you for having me. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining us. i m fredricka whitfield in atlanta, alongside wolf blitzer in washington. we re continuing with our special coverage of the events unfolding today on the ground in israel and gaza. after days of waiting, the rafah border crossing between gaza and egypt was open, briefly, this morning. 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid were permitted to cross into gaza. water, fuel, and food, are all running desperately low there, and the united nations is warning that gaza s hospitals are on the brink of collapse. israel continues its air strikes over gaza. the death toll there now standing at more than 4,300 people, according to the palestinian m
and medicine are dwindling fast. speaking at the rafah crossing between egypt and the gaza strip, where more than a 100 trucks, including the initial convoy of 20, are waiting for the green light to drive into gaza, mr guterres pleaded for the trucks to be allowed to move to the other side. here s some of what he said. so these trucks are notjust trucks. they are a lifeline. they are the difference between life and death for so many people in gaza. and to see them stuck here makes me be very clear. what we need is to make them move. to make them move to the other side of this wall, to make them move as quickly as possible and as many as possible. recently it was announced by israel and by the united states that humanitarian aid would be allowed to enter gaza. and i know that there is also an agreement between egypt and israel to make it possible. but these announcements were made with some conditions. this must be a sustained effort. we are not looking for a one convoy to com
voluntary medical teams to suppt hospitals in the white house responng to iran s foreign minister saying no other regional actors to exploit the situation in gaza. iran previously said gaza strikes could cause the war to expand. [sirens] also new today, sirens in tel aviv as you can hear sending they came under hamas rocket fire. israel also reported taking rocket fire in the southern city of surat while israeli strikes are pounding along the gaza strip. [sound of gunfire] that video showing an explosion during rescuers following a previous strike on the dubai refugee camp and desperate searches for any survivors, any of them following a strike on yet another refugee camp. more new video showing palestinians cooking with firewood as fuel supplies run low and israel s in energy minister says they will turn the water back on for parts of southern gaza following talks between the president and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. a new update on the 70 people kil