Of the Palestinian Authority which controls the palestinian west bank. He does not control gaza, which is in the hands of the hamas. Mr blinken met the israeli Prime Minister on thursday. Here are mr blinken and mr abbas meeting. We dont yet know the substance of what they talked about but well bring you any statements as soon as they are released. You can see that initial handshake. This was in the last half hour. Live now to 0slo and jan egeland secretary general, norwegian refugee council. Thank you forjoining us this morning. Initially, can i have your reaction to this issue by the Israeli Military to ordering something in the order of 1. 1 million gazans from the north of gaza to the south . It is million gazans from the north of gaza to the south . Gaza to the south . It is a violation of International Gaza to the south . It is a violation of international law. Gaza to the south . It is a violation of international law. It gaza to the south . It is a violation of international law. It has gaza to the south . It is a violation of international law. It has to gaza to the south . It is a violation of international law. It has to be i of international law. It has to be completely reversed, rescinded immediately. The us, the uk, the eu, the arab countries that have influence on israel must say dont relinquish your moral high ground now, dont become a war criminal stop the forcible relocation of civilians like this with 2a hour notice is a Crystal Clear violation of international law. We have report from our people on the ground that the panic, the chaos in the already traumatised population that is under bombardment like no other is limitless. ,. ,. ,. Limitless. The Israel Defence force due to give limitless. The Israel Defence force due to give a limitless. The Israel Defence force due to give a press limitless. The Israel Defence force due to give a press Conference Due to give a Press Conference shortly. We may hear more about why specifically they are ordering this but so far we have heard this is for gardens� s safety and protection. But gardenss safety and protection. But it is not a gardenss safety and protection. Pm it is not a voluntary evacuation, it is an enforced, involuntary order to relocate with no safety, no means of transportation, no obligation to have them return as they should. It is a violation of international law, the geneva conventions. It is what would be criminal under international law. I never saw them relocate the legal settlements on the west bank because there were terrorists going from there and killing palestinian civilians. You cannot punish an entire population for the horrors, the terror, the massacres done by some of the armed men. ,. , ,. , massacres done by some of the armed men. ,. , ,. , men. You have given us some sense of the conditions men. You have given us some sense of the conditions in men. You have given us some sense of the conditions in gaza men. You have given us some sense of the conditions in gaza at men. You have given us some sense of the conditions in gaza at the the conditions in gaza at the moment. Their World Health Organization moment. Their World Health 0rganizationjust moment. Their World Health Organization just issued a statement 0rganization just issued a statement saying hospitals in gaza are at breaking point. What are you hearing from the people on the ground . We hear from the people on the ground . Hear exactly the same. So are the school. There are hundred and 50,000 people in 82 un schools. Imagine 150,000 people in schools, the water and sanitation situation, the food situation. The panic, the trauma is immense and now they have been told to relocate children from hospitals, wounded children, relocate and forcibly transferred people while there are still children in the ruins in Apartment Blocks that have been hit by missiles and rockets. So this is beyond belief and it is on those who have rightly expressed sympathy after the horrors of the hamas terror committed on them now to stop this. If not, there would be no moral clarity. I heard Antony Blinken talking about moral clarity and that we all should condemn terror as we have. Moral clarity is to oppose this and also to lift the blockade of gaza wherei million children are. They have no chance to escape garter and now they are staffed by a complete blockade. Staffed by a complete blockade. Esca e staffed by a complete blockade. Escape gaza. The us, the uk, the International Community have been calling on israel to abide by the rules of war was also understanding that israel does have a right to protect itself and one can understand after the scenes we saw on saturday that israel does want to do what it can to do exactly that and they would argue that this is part of their strategy to defend their citizens. Their citizens. Again, i havent seen anywhere their citizens. Again, i havent seen anywhere else their citizens. Again, i havent seen anywhere else in their citizens. Again, i havent seen anywhere else in the their citizens. Again, i havent l seen anywhere else in the world their citizens. Again, i havent seen anywhere else in the world that you basically punish that millions because of what the terrorists have done. That didnt happen in Northern Ireland, in norway after the terror, in any other place. So go after the armed men who are terrorists. Dont go after the children. Forcibly relocating and transfer the threat of bombardment within 24 hour it is an outrage. I hope that those who say we are with you in the fight against terror, let take the funding of them, lets take their arm flow from them, lets take those behind the terrors, dont take their children and attack them. We will have to leave children and attack them. We will have to leave it children and attack them. We will have to leave it shortly children and attack them. We will have to leave it shortly but children and attack them. We will have to leave it shortly but i children and attack them. We will have to leave it shortly but i want to get from you what can organisations such as yourselves do on the ground . Haw organisations such as yourselves do on the ground . Organisations such as yourselves do on the round . , i. On the ground . How can you help . We were planning on the ground . How can you help . We were planning up on the ground . How can you help . We were planning up until on the ground . How can you help . We were planning up until last on the ground . How can you help . We were planning up until last night were planning up until last Night Emergency Shelterfor were planning up until last Night Emergency Shelter for the homeless, Water Sanitation for the collective centres, how we could get in belief across from egypt and so on. At this moment, two thirds of our aid workers on the ground are fleeing from this order of transfer and they. At the moment, there is no aid workers in gaza. They. At the moment, there is no aid workers in gaza. Qatar has reportedly agreed to freeze a 6 billion fund set up to facilitate a Prisoner Swap between washington and teheran, amid scrutiny over irans support for hamas. 0ur correspondent in washington, Barbara Plett usher, has more details. The news comes from a closed door briefing that was given by a senior treasury official and the lawmakers that attended it said he told them the us had reached a quiet understanding with qatar that the money for iran would not be going anywhere any time soon. Administration officials have neither confirmed nor denied that the fund has been frozen. Some of them have indicated that it is really about politics because there have been a lot of pressure about this from republicans, now some democrats are joining in as well. Secretary Antony Blinken did say that the us has the right to freeze the fund but he focused on what he called the facts, that it is set up in qatar, it is for humanitarian goods only, that the us has to sign off on every transaction. It is very strict oversight. It has very strict oversight. In fact, the fund was only recently set up and the money hadnt started moving anyway. Iran did have a response. They put out a statement saying that the Us Government knew it could not renege on the deal and it would be a provocative move, especially as the americans are trying to prevent iran and the militant groups it backs from joining a mass� s war against israel. And that would be the message that Antony Blinken takes with him as he continues his trip in the region. You are visiting giorgione, the United Arab Emirate in egypt and will be asking countries with ties to iran to pack pass on that message. He is looking at efforts to try and rescue the hostages and cat eye will be key because it has contact with hamas about that. And Antony Blinken will be looking at ways to protect civilians and will be discussing with egypt the possible safe passage for civilians out of gaza. Although egypt has backed president has said he does not want palestinians from gaza to settle in the country, so it is a complicated issue. fiur is a complicated issue. Our correspondent is a complicated issue. 0ur correspondent reporting. The Israel Defence force saying Something Like 6000 bombs have hit a target in the gaza area over the past week so how much do we know about the extent of the damage . What targets are being hit . We have been piecing together what we know. We hit . We have been piecing together what we know what we know. We see israeli air strikes continue what we know. We see israeli air strikes continue with what we know. We see israeli air strikes continue with force. What we know. We see israeli air strikes continue with force. This | what we know. We see israeli air. Strikes continue with force. This is one of those relocations two locations. Residents sifting through rubble with their bare hands and searching for survivors and bodies. It is just on the coast on the garter strip. It is just on the coast on the garterstrip. Remember, garter is one of the most densely Populated Areas on earth with over 2. 3 Million People injust 41 kilometres areas on earth with over 2. 3 Million People in just 41 kilometres square piece of land and right now it has closed borders and within that there are at least 80 refugee camps. Weve been trying to verify the extent of the damage at the refugee camp and trying to find the before and after images but pinpointing and matching up images but pinpointing and matching up exact street is almost impossible ability destruction is so bad. This is a Satellite Image of the site just a few days before the attack and this is footage from reuters news agency. We dont know precisely how many were killed but the Palestinian Ministry of health said there was a large number. For those who are injured, Garter Plasma hospitals arent necessarily the safest place. Garter� s Ministry Said hospitals were hit, and we have been unable to verify that but we have verified damage on one building, this one, this is before the attack and this is what it looks like after. This is posted on x, formerly twitter, by a charity worker. We havent found a statement from the Israel Defence forces on this particular hospital but recently they said they have intelligence saying that hamas hides inside hospital. We havent been able to independently verify that. Israel Defence Forces say they notify Gazans Air Strike is imminent. We cant verify that across the territory but this is one way they do that. Sometimes a drop litter. These little white specks is them dropping letters so people can open the strike is imminent. This was sent to us by a corresponding from garter and he centres this video and this is what this letter says. It saysin this is what this letter says. It says in arabic, there is an attack coming imminently, make sure you evacuate quickly and go to a shelter. Israel has consistently said that their bond target military locations but as pictures continue to emerge from garter of entire neighbourhoods reduced to rubble, it is clear it is causing widespread damage. Is clear it is causing widespread dama. E. Is clear it is causing widespread damaue. , is clear it is causing widespread damae. ,. ,. , , damage. That was from our bbc verify team. We damage. That was from our bbc verify team we will damage. That was from our bbc verify team. We will be damage. That was from our bbc verify team. We will be shortly damage. That was from our bbc verify team. We will be shortly hearing team. We will be shortly hearing from an aid worker for 0xfam team. We will be shortly hearing from an aid workerfor 0xfam in gaza, one of the 1. 1 million residents are told they have to leave the area. That is still to come. This is bbc news. It is not easy to recruit because retail and nhsjobs pay more. It worries me for the people we support, it worries me what is going to happen to them and how were going to make sure that we can recruiting and keep supporting them to live the best life ever. The government to live the best life ever. The government has to live the best life ever. The government has put to live the best life ever. The government has put an extra {2. 4 government has put an extra £2. 11 billion into social care but it is only enough to match the increasing inflation. ,. , ~ ,. , inflation. Care worker pay is a really big inflation. Care worker pay is a really big issue, inflation. Care worker pay is a really big issue, and inflation. 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Many at the summit believed i better wages wont solve everything but care organisations like karens say if staff were rewarded for what they do there would be more personalised help to go around. This is bbc news. The israeli says it is preparing for a Ground Assault on the gaza strip. Thousands of trips during my trips have been deployed but. Benjamin netanyahu says they will crush and destroy hamas which launched the attack on israel on saturday. A former Us State Department counterterrorism official is a director at the centre of terrorism, extremism and counterterrorism and he told us it will be hard for israel to destroy hamas. The Israeli Government israel to destroy hamas. The Israeli Government needs israel to destroy hamas. The Israeli Government needs to israel to destroy hamas. The Israeli Government needs to get israel to destroy hamas. The Israeli Government needs to get to israel to destroy hamas. The Israeli Government needs to get to garterl israel to destroy hamas. The israeli i government needs to get to garter to do that. In terms of the area of focus, the Israeli Government will have to collect intelligence to find the hamas leadership and that will take time but at the same time, while the grounding in gaza goes forward it will be difficult because weve all seen the scenes in gaza, the rubble, it will be difficult when the are so many areas where snipers can take advantage. There are hostages on the ground as well. It will be extremely challenging to destroy hamas. The intent of the israelis to move millions of individuals is to minimise impact on civilians when they go into garter. 0n the other hand, moving a Million People in a short period of time may not be feasible and the United Nations has said that but the underlying intent is trying to minimise harm to civilians and to focus energy on hamas and that leaders who orchestrated the attack. There are financiers overseas, former political leaders with close connections to hamas overseas as well but the Operation Leader are absolutely and they are the architects of their death and destruction we saw a ago. Can the israelis find him . It will be difficult, they have been looking for him for decades. He is the individual they have to identify, find, prosecute or eliminate. As weve been talking about, something in the region of 1. 1 billion cartons have