Hamas says itll kill hostages if air strikes are launched without warning, and refuse to negotiate about their release. In all honesty i try not to imagine because in all honesty i try not to imagine because its too difficult and these are the because its too difficult and these are the times where i break and i dont are the times where i break and i dont want are the times where i break and i dont want to break right now because dont want to break right now because i dont want to break right now because i want to keep pushing for the release of my mum and brother. Hello, im matthew amroliwala. Welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. Warning sirens have rung out in the Israeli Port City Of Ashkelon as hamas fired more rockets fired from gaza. The militants had given people a deadline of 5pm local time to get out of the city. Israel says at least 1,000 israelis are now known to have been killed since saturday. And Palestinian HealthOfficials Say at least 830 people have been killed in gaza. Israel has continued its campaign of air strikes on gaza for a fourth day. Un aid agencies have warned of the severe consequences of israels siege on the territory. The World Health Organisation has called for a humanitarian corridor to be opened into the area. The families of israelis taken hostage have been speaking about their agony. The israeli army says, its contacted the families of fifty soldiers seized by militants. At least 123 Israeli Soldiers have been killed since saturday. Coming up in the next hour, well hear from the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied palestinian territories. Were going to start by taking a closer look at that unfolding situation in ashkelon. I spoke last hour to our correspondent anna foster who is in ashkelon. The sirens went immediately. Actually, i was just about to take you up upstairs and out of the shelter because we thought there was the all clear, but again i can hear coming from upstairs the sound of the sirens once again here in ashkelon. You can see there are people around me. I should just tell you a little bit more about where we are actually. This is the centre of ashkelon, a Shopping Centre and itsjust after 5pm on a tuesday here in israel and it would be really busy. One of our local producers, the words he used were you wouldnt be able to breathe in this place at this time on a normal weekday. It would be wall to wall, packed with people who had just finished work and who were out for the evening. But instead all of the shops up there are shut. You can see people drifting down. This is basically an underground shelter. If you wouldnt mind coming around here, they are already well marked, so if you come into these areas you know where you have to go. We were just outside when the sirens started and we came down the stairwell. There was a shelter right underground. I am just going to take you to this corner and you can see up the stairs. Remember, people who live in these areas are used to Rocket Attacks coming from gazza. This is not something they havent experienced before. I wouldnt say they were relaxed about it, but they have done this many times. So they come into a place of safety where they get underground. You can see them starting to move out again. Right here, because we are so close to the Perimeter Fence from gaza, this is an area that is within reach for hamas rockets essentially. So what they do is they send them right around this area of Southern Israel and the military wing of hamas put out this warning earlier today asking people in ashkelon, to leave by 1700 local time. As i was just explaining to you, at 1700 we were just outside and the sirens started straightaway. Ten minutes ago. Weve had the sirens twice. I just want to show you, we lost the signal a little bit because we were downstairs in that shelter. This would normally be so busy on a tuesday afternoon. The shops are all shut, there is nobody here. Im just going to take you outside. You can see how quiet this place is right now. A lot of people are choosing to stay at home. Some have left altogether. A lot of people are choosing to stay at home and stay indoors and stay places where there are shelters, where they know they can be safe. Itjust gives you an idea, if you look around here, it should be a car park packed with cars. Its a beautiful sunny evening here in ashkelon. Less than ten kilometres from gaza. But people here are indoors in shelters, they are doing what they can to stay safe. Lets look at the situation in the gaza strip. Lets show you the live pictures because there are more burning boats on the coast but we have seen Missile Strikes, 200 overnight, a succession of Missile Strikes as the israelis continue with their operations and we will hear from the with their operations and we will hearfrom the idf with their operations and we will hear from the idf some of the latest on the Military Strategy in a moment. I want to spend the next few moments talking about whats happening on the ground in the gaza strip. Joining me now is tamara al rifai, director of external Relations Communications and spokesperson for the United Nations relief and works agency for Palestine Refugees in the near east. Just give us your latest assessment of what is happening in the gaza strip . Of what is happening in the gaza stri . � , of what is happening in the gaza stri . fl ,. ,. , of what is happening in the gaza stri . � ,. , of what is happening in the gaza stri . fl ,. ,. ,. , strip . 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Only 53 of these schools were prepared to be shelters which is causing a lot of distress because the overcrowding and lack of adequate facilities right now in such a short period can add to the stress and despair of people who have had to flee their homes and lost loved ones. You have had to flee their homes and lost loved ones. Have had to flee their homes and lost loved ones. You were talking about the schools, lost loved ones. You were talking about the schools, in lost loved ones. You were talking about the schools, in terms lost loved ones. You were talking about the schools, in terms of. Lost loved ones. You were talking | about the schools, in terms of the proportion of schools now that a full, how much capacity as they left . ,. , full, how much capacity as they left . ,. ,. ,. Left . They are prepared to receive 150,000 displaced left . They are prepared to receive 150,000 displaced people. Left . They are prepared to receive 150,000 displaced people. Rightl left . 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Having said that most of our staff are Palestinian Refugees themselves so some of them are displaced in our own shelters and they themselves must fend for themselves and protect their families. So yes there is a lot of distress and the psychological impact of whats happening on palestinians will be very severe. We have seen it in the previous conflicts. This is the sixth conflicts. This is the sixth conflict in 15 years. Plus the strip has been under a strict blockade for the last 16 years which has prevented its development in the development of its economy. Its development of its economy. Its already obviously a crisis point but in terms of a humanitarian catastrophe in that region with no food or water or electricity, how long will it take to get to Breaking Point . It long will it take to get to breaking oint . , �. , ~ long will it take to get to breaking oint . , �. ~ , long will it take to get to breaking oint . , �. , ~ ,. ,. Point . It wont take very long. 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The images of children being taken have been some of the most harrowing in this war so far. We have more from the newsroom just a warning this report contains distressing images. 1ng this report contains distressing imaaes. � , this report contains distressing imaaes. A ,. , this report contains distressing imaues. M ,. , images. As it stands the most reliable information images. As it stands the most reliable information we images. As it stands the most reliable information we are i images. As it stands the most reliable information we are getting at the moment is through social media visit videos like this one, videos and pictures that have been posted online which can be quite disturbing. Also we are talking to Family Members. Some may have spoken to their loved ones before they were taken but others have been tracking the mobile phones. 0thers taken but others have been tracking the mobile phones. Others have spotted them in disturbing footage like this. Its important to say its not clear exactly what condition the hostages are in and its not clear where hostages like this woman have been taken. Lets focus on some of the hostages we know the most about. This is sheree and her two sons in this picture. We have a four year old and a nine month old. It is understood they were both taken along with three other Family Members. We dont know exactly where they have been taken to what condition they are in but we did speak to sharif as my Cousin A Little earlier. She but we did speak to sharif as my Cousin A Little earlier. Cousin a Little Earlier. She is bein Cousin A Little earlier. She is being held Cousin A Little earlier. She is being held by Cousin A Little earlier. She is being held by terrorists. Cousin a Little Earlier. She is| being held by terrorists. She Cousin A Little earlier. She is i being held by terrorists. She is crying being held by terrorists. She is crying with two babies on hands. 0ne crying with two babies on hands. 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Says his worst fears were confirmed when he saw this video that appears to show his wife in the back of a van surrounded by militants, they try and put something over her head and there he sees a glimpse of his daughter. The horrors of saturday were played out on a family what subgroup. He was speaking to them as they were hiding in an air raid shelter. I they were hiding in an air raid shelter. , they were hiding in an air raid shelter. , shelter. I am saying goodbye. She sent me this shelter. I am saying goodbye. She sent me this hard shelter. I am saying goodbye. She sent me this hard and shelter. I am saying goodbye. She sent me this hard and she shelter. I am saying goodbye. She sent me this hard and she said shelter. I am saying goodbye. She| sent me this hard and she said im not sure sent me this hard and she said im not sure we sent me this hard and she said im not sure we are going to survive this not sure we are going to survive this. ,. ,. , this. From what we know she did survive but this. From what we know she did survive but five this. From what we know she did survive but five of this. From what we know she did survive but five of his this. From what we know she did survive but five of his family survive but five of his Family Members and are missing including her two children. Let me show you this footage here. This appears to show her 12 year old son being taken by militants. Again, some disturbing footage. There are hostages the bbc has not yet been able to identify. There are 11 tight hostages, labourers, who are working close to the gaza border that are believed to have been taken. Reuters has done an interview with one of the parents of the hostages that are believed to have been taken. This interview is entirely budding at the workers parents plead for his safe return. I will show you the Thai Foreign Ministry and you can see here they are seeing nine injured, 11 hostages taken and 12 fatalities. Its important to note they say pending verification. So this hasnt been fully confirmed. The bbc thai service it saying this is still an official figures at the moment. If you want any more information, our reporters are keeping you updated on our bbc lipases from around the world, providing you with insight and analysis so head to these pages and analysis so head to these pages and you will get an update throughout the day. Really distressing throughout the day. Really distressing details. Throughout the day. Really distressing details. We throughout the day. Really i distressing details. We were throughout the day. Really distressing details. We were talking to one family in the last hour and we will play you that interview in the next while but excruciating details as they learn more about their loved ones and of course try to find out what is actually going on. We will play with that interview in the next while. Around th