Bbc news now. Gazas only power plant has stopped working after running out of fuel, as israel continues its deadly bombardment for a fifth day. Israeli troops are massing near the gaza border in preparation for what could be a Ground Invasion of the territory, as israel responds to saturdays brutal attacks by hamas militants. These are the Key Developments this hour. Israel says that more than 1,200 israelis are now known to have been killed, since hamas launched attacks on saturday. 169 of those killed were soldiers. The bbc understands 17 british nationals are dead or missing. Palestinian sources say that more than 1,055 people have been killed by israels bombardment of gaza, where entire neighbourhoods have been flattened. Food and medical supplies are dwindling, after israel sealed all crossings into the territory. Both sides have accused the other of war crimes in the attacks, which began on saturday. Strikes against gaza have continued. We canjust we can just show you this. This gives you a sense of the bombardment, a series of blasts a short while ago at gazas port, smoke billowing right up into the sky there. 0ur correspondent nick beake has been following developments from tel aviv. The missiles rained down on gaza for another night. Israel said itsjets hit 200 targets in one specific part of the city which it claimed was home to those behind hamas� s attack at the weekend. Sirens wail many civilians were on the receiving end. Taken to hospitals which were already said to be full. Palestinian officials said half of the dead in gaza are women and children. Killed as shops and homes were levelled. Translation children are now playing here, where they should be sleeping. What is this . This is not a life. We are living here, surrounded by rubble. Gaza is destroyed. Everything is destroyed. Israels intensified attack came after the discovery of a massacre, in the Southern City of kfar aza. Israeli soldiers recapturing areas from hamas, said mothers and children were among those who had been murdered in their homes. They have Justjihad Machine to kill everybody. Without weapons, without nothing. Just normal citizens, that want to take their breakfast and thats all. And its a dreadful thing to see. It is very difficult to see it but we must remember who is the enemy and what is our mission. Our mission is the justice, were in the right side and all the world needs to be behind us. An official uk source has told the bbc there are now 17 british nationals who are either dead or missing, following hamas� attack in israel. Children are among them. Many of these victims have not yet been named. Israeli troops are gathering on the edge of gaza, in ever greater numbers. Preparing for a much bigger battle. A Ground Operation into the heart of hamas controlled territory. Here at israels Ministry Of Defence, they say theyre preparing to carry out their mission, to make sure that hamas will not be able to kill israeli civilians in the future. But any advancing forces are likely to encounter fierce resistance from the hamas fighters. Its feared the bloodshed of the past few days will only intensify. Nick beake, bbc news, tel aviv. Now back to our correspondent nick beake in tel aviv. We are at the Ministry Of Defence. At the moment. They say the plans are continuing, that thousands of troops, Hundreds Of Thousands of troops, Hundreds Of Thousands of troops are now making their way towards gaza. And if you listen to top officials, if you listen to the Defence Minister here, he says it is not a question of if they go into gaza but when. And so these preparations are under way. The top military generals, the commanders say they had been given this mission by the government and in their word thatis by the government and in their word that is a mission to make sure that hamas is unable to harm or kill israeli civilians in the future. So thatis israeli civilians in the future. So that is the words coming out of the Israeli Ministry of defence. Of course, at the same time, there are concerns, deep concerns about what a Ground Invasion, a Ground Operation would mean for lots and lots of people, but certainly that is what we are hearing from the top israeli generals, that it is a matter of time. ~. , generals, that it is a matter of time. U. , generals, that it is a matter of time. , time. Nick, given that so many israelis of time. Nick, given that so many israelis of course time. Nick, given that so many israelis of course are time. Nick, given that so many israelis of course are still israelis of course are still reeling, are still shocked and so traumatised by what has happened, what is your sense of how united or in fact divided people when it comes to this next bit of Military Action by israel . To this next bit of Military Action b israel . ,. , to this next bit of Military Action b israel . ,. , by israel . This is a country of course where by israel . This is a country of course where people by israel . This is a country of course where people have. By israel . This is a country of course where people have to| by israel . This is a country of. Course where people have to do military service, so there is that connection, that relationship. So people who may not be on active service at the moment, they have been called out or they are certainly waiting to. We have spoken to people who have been saying they have been ringing up, asking to go and serve. 0ne Local Peasant helping us yesterday, driving us wrong, he said he was called up. Local person. We spoke to some people last night who spent the past ten months orso night who spent the past ten months or so preparing demonstrations against the Benjamin Netanyahu government. They dont like the direction the country is being taken in. They say for now that is on poles and they were getting glued together to send out to front line troops. So that is the reaction from a lot of people. Not everyone within israel but the attacks at the weekend certainly shocked and stunned people are now there is this sense of a Ground Operation happening in gaza and people here will be watching that. All the while, in gaza itself, those civilians who are stuck there, and we know that many, many people have had to leave their homes, they will be waiting to see what further bombardment there will be of the place that they call home and as you have been reporting on the programme today, the bombardment continues. In the past 2a hours, a50 israeli air strikes have taken place. They tell us here at the Ministry Of Defence that 200 of those were focused on a very specific part of gaza city where the generals claimed that a lot of people from hamas had been housed and were able to plan the attacks of the weekend. We housed and were able to plan the attacks of the weekend. Housed and were able to plan the attacks of the weekend. We can show ou some attacks of the weekend. We can show you some drone attacks of the weekend. We can show you some drone pictures attacks of the weekend. We can show you some drone pictures that attacks of the weekend. We can show you some drone pictures that show i you some drone pictures that show you some drone pictures that show you the scale of destruction in gaza from those air strikes. As you can see, the damage is immense with entire buildings reduced to rubble. The red crescent has said four palestinian medics have been killed in israeli strikes today. The Aid Group Says three died when an ambulance was directly targeted. 0urteam our team has been looking at some of the main targets which include schools and mosques. Here is frank gardner. Israels bombardment of gaza shows no let up, following the deadly hamas raid on saturday. This is what parts of the city looked like before those israeli air strikes, and this is what it looks like now, after being pulverised from the air. So lets try to put all this into context, with this map of gaza. Its one of the most densely populated places in the world. 2. 3 Million People crammed into a narrow coastal strip measuring just a1 kilometres, or 25 miles long. Currently, the borders are closed, meaning that nobody can get in or out. Here are some of the neighbourhoods which have been hit according to our monitoring of palestinian and israeli media reports. 0ur correspondent Rushdi Abu Alouf is in gaza. Its the heaviest, i think, ever air strikes ive ever seen in my life and in my 25 years of working as a journalist. I was in a residential building with about 20 families. The whole building was shaking all night, kids were screaming, people were calling for appeal. Weve been looking at some of the buildings that have been targeted in recent days, including this one, the Islamic University of gaza. Were able to locate it using the shapes of nearby buildings. We compare that with what it looked like before and then after last nights air strike. The Israel Defence force said they targeted it because it was being used as a Training Camp for weapons development. Another prominent building struck is this one, the palestine tower. The idf, thats the Israel Defence force, said it housed hamas Radio Stations and that they warned occupants to evacuate before their attack. It was hit on the weekend. The moment of impact was caught on camera by a bbc Journalist Filming nearby. Next, lets take a look at this, its a northern part of gaza called al rimaal, the sands. As you can see, the housing is very densely packed and here it is getting hit by an israeli air strike. Again, were able to locate the area using the position of the buildings and the Road Patterns and this is what it looks like now. The Israeli Air Force says it was a Terrorist Hub Being used to launch attacks on israel. And finally, places of worship have also been hit. This is the al gharbi mosque before the attacks and now after. The israelis have targeted a number of masks because they say hamas has been using them to hide weapons in. This all gives you just some idea of the sheer scale of the destruction weve been witnessing across gaza. Hundreds have been killed, as Israel Presses on with its plan to destroy the hamas leadership, which in turn seeks the destruction of israel. Frank gardner there. Hamas rockets are also continuing to be fired into israel. These are the latest pictures from ashkelon and what you can see is the iron dome defence system. It intercepts those rockets that are launched from gaza. It is always remarkable to watch this happening. Just to update you on the united states, they have vowed rock solid and unwavering support for israel. President biden his promising missiles for this exact thing we are seeing, the iron dome interceptor system. We can talk more now about the response from the us as we look at these pictures. Live now to Washington Dc to speak to our North America correspondent nomia iqbal. The Secretary Of State is on his way to the region, where is he going . He is to the region, where is he going . He is going to israel. He is expected to arrive there tomorrow, as you said. He is going there to show this rock solid support for israel. He is essentially delivering that very impassioned and forceful speech we heard from President Biden yesterday to the israelis in person. You mention the Military Systems they are giving. We understand the Aircraft Carrier has arrived, has reached the Eastern Mediterranean sea and there will be more Military Assistance that the americans will be sending to israel. Also, Antony Blinken is expected to go tojordan as part of his trip as well. find as part of his trip as well. And what is the as part of his trip as well. And what is the latest as part of his trip as well. And what is the latest on as part of his trip as well. And what is the latest on Israeli Americans who have been killed or taken hostage . We americans who have been killed or taken hostage . Americans who have been killed or taken hostage . We do not know the full details yet taken hostage . We do not know the full details yet on taken hostage . We do not know the full details yet on the taken hostage . We do not know the full details yet on the hostages, full details yet on the hostages, the numbers. President biden did confirm that yesterday. We dont know the full details on that, however, and we dont know their names yet, either of those that are killed. I want to add another point about Antony Blinken� s trip and what it means for the us. The last time Antony Blinken was in israel was in january 2023 and he went there when there was a spike of violence in the occupied west bank, 35 palestinians and eight israelis were killed. He had gone to try and de escalate tensions but also establish relations between the israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and at that time his new very far right government. The americans walked away feeling that the outcome wasnt as fruitful as they had hoped it would be. But this is obviously a whole new situation, uncharted territory, as weve been seeing, that mr blinken will be going to. Jordan has a peace treaty with israel and he will be going there so thatis israel and he will be going there so that is an incredibly important trip for mr blinken. Ultimately what the americans will be doing when they get there is showing that unequivocal support for israel. President biden describing the strikes on saturday as an act of sheer evil. Can you give us an idea of the coverage there has been in the us since saturday on what is happening in the middle east, how people are responding . The coverage has been huge people are responding . The coverage has been huge. Its people are responding . The coverage has been huge. Its been people are responding . The coverage has been huge. Its been almost has been huge. Its been almost wall to wall. Notjust on the Cable Network tv shows but also on social media. There has been so many celebrities as well who have been giving their views. This is something that is so unprecedented, as we know, but also a really crucial moment for the us and President Biden in terms of testing his relationship with israel, but also just in terms of what kind of diplomacy he can deliver. Right now, he is very much Standing Shoulder to shoulder with israel. There are members of his democratic party, more on the progressive side, who have expressed support for the palestinian calls and they our voices that could be considered fringe but as this war continues on as we see the conflict escalates and the images will be coming out of gaza once the response gets under way by israel, i imagine those voices will become louder and that is something President Biden will be conscious of. But for now, the position of america is crystal clear, to quote resident biden, whatever israel wants, america will deliver it to them. That is essentially the message the Secretary Of State will be delivering when he arrives in israel tomorrow. , delivering when he arrives in israel tomorrow. , ~ ,. , delivering when he arrives in israel tomorrow. ~ �. , tomorrow. Thank you. Around the world and across tomorrow. Thank you. Around the world and across the tomorrow. Thank you. Around the world and across the uk, tomorrow. Thank you. 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