Context that grew the most condemnation from the israeli delegation. Antonio guterres said that the attack by hamas didnt happen in a vacuum, that the palestinians had been under suffocating occupation for 56 years. Those comments do calls for him to resign by the israeli ambassador to the un. In the council, the Israeli Foreign minister eli cohen appeared quite angry, pointing at the Secretary General, asking him what world he was living in. He then cancelled a planned meeting with the Secretary General, but we understand the Secretary General did meet families of the hostages. We have seen the divisions play out on the security council, many nations calling for a ceasefire including russia, china, the arab delegations. But the west is endorsing calls for humanitarian causes, so what we have now are rival draughts by russia and the us, it appears both will block the other s resolution, only leading to more paralysis on the security council. The leading to more paralysis on the securit
Un aid workers warn they will have to end their operations tonight, if they dont get more fuel. And the situation on israels northern border with lebanon remains tense. Hello, im lyse doucet. Welcome bbc news, live from jerusalem as we report on the top headlines israel gaza crisis. This is a 19 pin group. Today, the emphasis from United Nations agencies and from countries around the world for a humanitarian pause in the Fighting Israel Hamas seven desperately needed aid can be let into gaza. Israel has allowed food, water and medicine into the territory, but isnt allowing fuel supplies , over fears theyll end up in the hands of hamas. Hamas is designated as a Terror Organisation by many western countries including the united kingdom. The United Nations is repeating it was michaels not only humanitarian pause also for desperately needed fuel tanker. All the while, the images coming from the while, the images coming from the gaza strip where israel says it to target hamas infrastructure
And the hamas men beat me on the way. They didnt break my ribs, but hurt me very much. Like so many israelis, shes astounded by the failure of her countrys army and intelligence to protect them. Translation the army wasnt prepared. We were the government scapegoats. Hamas warned us three weeks ahead. They burned our fields, and the army somehow didnt take it seriously. And hamas s Detailed Planning extended to Hostage Taking too. Translation they seemed ready for this. They had prepared for a long time and had everything the hostages needed, even shampoo and conditioner. Running this war is getting complicated for the Israeli Government. The northern border with lebanon is heating up. Thousands of troops have been sent there and border towns evacuated, in case of war with irans lebanese ally, hezbollah. Prime minister netanyahu has visited the troops near gaza, but he hasnt ordered them to invade yet. So without a ground war in gaza to define the state of this crisis, other things are
Here, medics use their phones to light the way as a patient arrives, as theres no fuel for generators and theyre overwhelmed by casualties. Israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas, designated as a Terrorist Group by many western governments, including the uk, may use it for military purposes. The un agency which looks after Palestinian Refugees has warned it could stop its operation in gaza as soon as tonight without it. If we do not get more fuel into gaza, we, as unwra, the largest aid agency in gaza, will not be able to carry out any humanitarian operations. With plenty of Aid Building Up in egypt, theres 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 yesterdays bo