from egypt overnight. this after an initial convoy of 20 trucks the previous day. the united nations has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe among paletsinian civilans with no access to fresh water, food aid or medicines. israel tightened its blockade on gaza 15 days ago following an unprecedented massacre of civilians on its territory. the rafah crossing is on the egyptian border, and it s the only route into gaza that doesn t border israel. that means it s currently the only entry point for aid. israel is warning its military campaign against hamas could last several months. the israeli defence forces say the next stage, a widely anticipated ground offensive, would happen soon. with more, here s our correspondent yolanda knell. a sleepless night in gaza. from afar, the flashes of successive israeli air strikes in gaza city as israel steps up its bombing campaign. and amid more and more destruction, and a mounting death toll, the un is warning of a catastrophic humanitari
a lifeline to gazans. it is not known whether foreign passport holders and dual nationals will be allowed to leave. the palestinian health ministry now says 4385 gardens have been killed in the last two weeks, including 1756 children. these latest pictures show the first trucks entering, loaded with food, water and medicine, which are desperately needed by civilians inside gaza. it s not clear how long it will remain open. israel has agreed to let just 20 trucks through. the un says at least 100 aid trucks are needed a day. israel sealed its borders with gaza imposing a total siege on the strip 12 days ago. the rafah crossing between egypt and gaza is now the only way to allow vital supplies in. 0ur reporter rushdi abualouf has the latest from the rafah crossing. 20 trucks are carrying food, medicine, and we understand operation room for the nasser hospital in khan yunis. this convoy is the first 20 trucks that crossed from a coming from the egyptian side to the palestinian
israel has sealed its borders with gaza imposing a total siege on the strip 12 days ago. the rafah crossing between egypt and gaza is the only way right now to allow vital supplies in. one big question is whether foreign passport holders and dual nationals at least 600 of whom are american according to the us state department will be allowed out. for more on this, i spoke to our reporter at the rafah crossing, rushdi abualouf. the palestinian employees who are supposed to coordinate, they were informed, to move to rafah crossing as quickly as possible to start, facilitate and run the process of taking the goods from the egyptian trucks into the palestinian trucks, and then they will start transferring them. i saw cars around, red cross cars around. also some truck was carrying quite heavy machine to fix the road. we understand from the local source inside the crossing that the system, the computers and the systems are not working. and they need to be able to put a gener
of fuel that aid agencies say is vital to power generators and other equipment. uk prime minister rishi sunak has met israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu as well as israel president isaac herzog in the last hour and expressed his solidarity with israel and also stated the need for humanitarian access. let s ta ke let s take a listen to the press conference between benjamin netanyahu and rishi sunak. the fact ou came netanyahu and rishi sunak. the fact you came to netanyahu and rishi sunak. the fact you came to israel netanyahu and rishi sunak. the fact you came to israel tells netanyahu and rishi sunak. the fact you came to israel tells us netanyahu and rishi sunak. the fact you came to israel tells us a - netanyahu and rishi sunak. the fact you came to israel tells us a lot. - netanyahu and rishi sunak. the fact you came to israel tells us a lot. i i you came to israel tells us a lot. i said to president biden yesterday there is one more thing heart warming than