Raids inside gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive. Thousands of palestinians remain on the move after being told to leave Northern Gaza by midnight. Thats in two hours time. All day, civilians have been fleeing by car, on the back of trucks and on foot. Israels military dropped leaflets telling people to leave their homes and move south. The Evacuation Order affects an area home to more than a Million People. Israel has massed soldiers near gaza. They could be ordered to move into the densely populated enclave. The Israeli Military has said it knew it will take longer than 2a hours to evacuate so many people, but has blamed hamas for telling people to ignore the warning. There have already been several days of air strikes on gaza, which have killed around 1500 palestinians. The un has called on israel to withdraw its order, warning of devastating humanitarian consequences. Heres the bbc� S International editorjeremy bowen reporting from jerusalem. To win a war, a country has to break the will of its enemy to fight. History suggests air strikes alone wont do that, even ones as heavy as israels in gaza. So israel will have to send troops into the rubble if, as it says, it wants to destroy hamas. Telling civilians to get out is part of preparing the battlefield. Leaflets, a non lethal airdrop but full of menace, told more than a Million People to move south. It happened to our grandfathers, said this man, and now its happening to us it raises the ghosts of the past. Many gazans trying to escape israels anger are descendants of almosti million palestinians who fled or were forced out of their homes at gunpoint in israels Independence War in 1948. Palestinians call it the catastrophe. Hamas sent their answer, more rockets, and told people to stay put. In israel, lloyd austin, the us defense secretary, brought his israeli counterpart support and weapons and another reminder not to break the laws of war. Terrorists like hamas deliberately target civilians, but democracies dont. This is a time for resolve and not revenge. Refrigerated containers hold bodies awaiting identification, some of more than 1300 israelis and foreigners killed by hamas. But israel says hamas will feel its revenge, not civilians. Palestinians protested in the west bank. Ii had been shot dead by the israeli army by late afternoon. Almost all the violence between israelis and palestinians before last weeks hamas assault was in the west bank. It is very tense and could get much worse. Jerusalem was quiet, but not calm. 0nly older palestinians were allowed to pray at Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli Security forces. The Mood Injerusalem was grim, full of foreboding. The holy city is at the epicentre of the conflict. Palestinians said they feared that israels anger at the hamas attack could be directed at them. It feels as if this crisis is going up a gear. Extreme pressure on civilians in gaza, tension here injerusalem. No one knows where this is going, but its certain this is a dangerous moment, the worst middle east crisis in a generation. Until last weekend, israel believed the long conflict with the palestinians could be contained. That illusion has gone. Jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. Well, more than 1500 people have been killed in gaza since israel launched its retaliatory air strikes after the hamas attack. A total israeli blockade is in force, with fuel, food and water running out. Israel says it wont lift the restrictions unless hamas frees all hostages. John donnison has more on the dire humanitarian crisis in the territory, and a warning, his report does contain some distressing images. Israel has now been pounding gaza, targeting hamas, it says, for almost a week. Only when The Dust Settles does the devastation become clear. 0ur enemies are evil. Theyre cowards killing children, says this man amid the wreckage of his home. They have no humanity, he goes on. Fewjobs are more challenging here than that of a first responder. Under all this, somebody is alive. For now. For three days, he says, i didnt go home, but it never stops. For some, its all too much, and these paramedics are working while under fire. He says hes just heard a colleague was killed while trying to save others. Its the fourth that day. But they cant stop working. And for gazas doctors, the stream of casualties is relentless. Inside the hospital in the town of rafah, i want my daddy, she cries. More than 85 persons with injuries are men, Women And Children. And when i say children, i mean children. We are dealing with so sophisticated kinds of trauma which we couldnt see ever before. And for many, the injuries are too severe. Its a massacre, says this father, leaving the hospital with his five year old daughter dead in his arms. John donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. The very latest there on the humanitarian situation that is unfolding in gaza. A lot of Breaking News to bring them, and this relates to a hospital in gaza city. Israel says it has given the hospital two hours to evacuate. That is according to the medical Charity Doctors without borders. They said that patients and staff wanted to leave the hospital within two hours. That would be the expiry of the deadline with israel originally giving 2a hours to leave the territory in this confirmation that even the hospital only has these two hours to evacuate. It is unclear if staff are still treating patients, and in a statement they say they unequivocally condemn this action. The continued indiscriminate bloodshed and they said they are simply only try to protect their staff and patients. That element there, a hospital in gaza city now given two hours to evacuate patients and staff and asjohn was telling us there in that report that many of those patients who were caught up in the strikes have been seeking treatment there. Of course there are so many problems given the lack of access to power, electricity and also food, medicines, situations arising every day. We have testimony of the doctor who is medical general of the doctor who is medical general of a different medical centre in gaza and take a listen. The number of death and gaza and take a listen. The number of death and wounded gaza and take a listen. The number of death and wounded people of death and wounded people has reached an unprecedented level. 0verwhelming the hospital. Currently it is filled to the brim with injured individuals. Some even lying injured individuals. Some even lying in the corridor worse due to lack of available beds. The situation has escorted to the point where the Hospital Refrigerators could no longer accommodate the bodies. This is completely depleted. Additionally there is constant threat of electricity outages further complicating the situation. All hospitals in gaza are grappling with this. Our hospital has wounded patients and under no circumstances can this complex be shut down because it is the sole facility capable of serving a population exceeding 1 Million People. The hospital currently houses over 700 critically ill patients. Any attempt to evacuate these individuals would be tantamount to condemning them to death. We will not abandon our post here at the hospital. We are determined to help all wounded individuals. We stand unwavering ready to confront any challenges that come our way. Lets speak now to jason shawa. Hes an arabic to english translator whos just moved about 10 kilometres outside gaza city. Jason, thank you forjoining us on the programme tonight. You have made a decision to evacuate. You made that decision to move. Just tell us what you have been doing today and youre thinking behind that decision to evacuate. Youre thinking behind that decision to evacuate to evacuate. Yes, thank you for havin to evacuate. Yes, thank you for having me to evacuate. Yes, thank you for having me. Your to evacuate. Yes, thank you for having me. Your voice to evacuate. Yes, thank you for having me. Your voice was to evacuate. Yes, thank you for i having me. Your voice was picking to evacuate. Yes, thank you for having me. Your voice was picking up is of course having me. Your voice was picking up is of course internet is very shaky, but, is of course internet is very shaky, but. Yes, is of course internet is very shaky, but. Yes, i is of course internet is very shaky, but, yes, i got about two hours of sleep. But, yes, i got about two hours of sleep. Lets but, yes, i got about two hours of sleep, lets say midnight to two arm~ sleep, lets say midnight to two arm i sleep, lets say midnight to two a m. I woke up in one of my cousins was calling me a m. I woke up in one of my cousins was calling me and he told me that there have was calling me and he told me that there have been orders by the israeii there have been orders by the israeli army to gazans to leave gaza city immediately towards the south. So we city immediately towards the south. So we have city immediately towards the south. So we have naturally panicked, but we got so we have naturally panicked, but we got things together and started making we got things together and started making calls, which is very difficult making calls, which is very difficult. The cingular network is almost difficult. The cingular network is almost at difficult. The cingular network is almost at zero efficiency, i say almost, almost at zero efficiency, i say almost, so almost at zero efficiency, i say almost, so we were able to ascertain that this almost, so we were able to ascertain that this order is genuine because we have that this order is genuine because we have lots of rumours going on. And we we have lots of rumours going on. And we took we have lots of rumours going on. And we took the immediate decision to start and we took the immediate decision to start evacuating immediately. Nobody to start evacuating immediately. Nobody knew, somebody was saying there was nobody knew, somebody was saying there was like half an hour to leave, there was like half an hour to leave, six there was like half an hour to leave, six hours, ten hours, nobody had any leave, six hours, ten hours, nobody had any information. The statements issued had any information. The statements issued by had any information. The statements issued by the israeli army never. Ive issued by the israeli army never give you issued by the israeli army never give you a issued by the israeli army never give you a timeframe, so we just shoved give you a timeframe, so we just shoved a give you a timeframe, so we just shoved a few things in our bags and put them shoved a few things in our bags and put them in shoved a few things in our bags and put them in the car, we have about 20 people put them in the car, we have about 20 people staying in our house who have severely damaged homes. They resorted have severely damaged homes. They resorted to have severely damaged homes. They resorted to our home, and we drove very carefully. We were terrified on the very. Very carefully. We were terrified on the very, very dark beach road to centrai the very, very dark beach road to central gaza strip, where we own a small central gaza strip, where we own a small cottage like house. And we sought small cottage like house. And we sought refuge there. We are there now sought refuge there. We are there now 0t sought refuge there. We are there now. Of course needless to say we have now. Of course needless to say we have no now. Of course needless to say we have no electricity. This battery operated have no electricity. This battery operated system we have gives us a couple operated system we have gives us a couple of operated system we have gives us a couple of light bulbs and the router for the couple of light bulbs and the router for the internet. Water is a major issue for the internet. Water is a major issue. Water is not running from the water issue. Water is not running from the water Delivery Systems any more because water Delivery Systems any more because Pumping Stations need electricity, which is nonexistent. Israei electricity, which is nonexistent. Israei cut electricity, which is nonexistent. Israel cut off power to gaza. Gazas power israel cut off power to gaza. Gazas power plant israel cut off power to gaza. Gazas Power Plant Ran at a Diesel Fuel Two or three Power Plant Ran at a Diesel Fuel Two or three days ago, shut down. Israel also cut or three days ago, shut down. Israel also cut off or three days ago, shut down. Israel also cut off the water supply, so and what also cut off the water supply, so and what we are hearing now, cma confirmed if i can say that, that the army confirmed if i can say that, that the army is confirmed if i can say that, that the army is going to cut off all Internet Access to gaza at midnight. Which Internet Access to gaza at midnight. Which is Internet Access to gaza at midnight. Which is really, really, really, really which is really, really, really, really terrifying because Everybody Knows really terrifying because Everybody Knows what can happen without coverage knows what can happen without coverage. So, yeah, and throughout the day coverage. So, yeah, and throughout the day we coverage. So, yeah, and throughout the day we try to secure some food, a little the day we try to secure some food, a little bit the day we try to secure some food, a little bit of the day we try to secure some food, a little bit of water. We managed to adapt a little bit of water. We managed to adapt it a little bit of water. We managed to adapt it for a little bit of water. We managed to adapt it for drinking because at the end of adapt it for drinking because at the end of the adapt it for drinking because at the end of the day, we ended up being instead end of the day, we ended up being instead of end of the day, we ended up being instead of 20, we are now i think 46, 47 instead of 20, we are now i think 46, 47 people, two elderly with 7580 46, 47 people, two elderly with 75 80 years old with Serious Health issues 75 80 years old with Serious Health issues we 75 80 years old with Serious Health issues. We have 17 or 18 children issues. We have17 or 18 children with issues. We have 17 or 18 children with us issues. We have 17 or 18 children with us. Yeah, and we urge everybody. Everybody is terrified here everybody. Everybody is terrified here we everybody. Everybody is terrified here. We dont know what to do. We dont here. We dont know what to do. We dont know here. We dont know what to do. We dont know whats going to happen next dont know whats going to happen next. ,. ,. ,. ,~ dont know whats going to happen next. ,. ,. ,. ,. , next. Yes, i wanted to ask you about that, next. Yes, i wanted to ask you about that. Jason next. Yes, i wanted to ask you about that, jason. What next. Yes, i wanted to ask you about that, jason. What do next. Yes, i wanted to ask you about that, jason. What do you next. Yes, i wanted to ask you aboutj that, jason. What do you know about what you might be able to do next . What are your options right now . I really wish you could tell us. We have really wish you could tell us. We have no really wish you could tell us. We have no news. The israeli army does not give have no news. The israeli army does not give any have no news. The israeli army does not give any time frames, any specific not give any time frames, any specific information. They were just going specific information. They were just going to specific information. They were just going to bomb the city, get out. If you do going to bomb the city, get out. If you do not going to bomb the city, get out. If you do not get out, you will die with hamas. Gaza is 2. 3 many People Living with hamas. Gaza is 2. 3 many People Living in with hamas. Gaza is 2. 3 many People Living in a with hamas. Gaza is 2. 3 many People Living in a very cramped up space of 360 km2~ living in a very cramped up space of 360 km2. The vast majority of the people 360 km2. The vast majority of the people do 360 km2. The vast majority of the people do not belong to hamas or any other political faction for that fact other political faction for that fact not other political faction for that fact. Not to mention almost. Is not even fact. Not to mention almost. Is not even a fact. Not to mention almost. Is not even a percentage of the people who are not even a percentage of the people who are combatants. And israel keeps portraying who are combatants. And israel keeps portraying us asjust hamas, one big chunk portraying us asjust hamas, one big chunk of portraying us asjust hamas, one big chunk of terrorist hamas, which is 100 chunk of terrorist hamas, which is 100 a chunk of terrorist hamas, which is 100 a false representation. It also, 100 a false representation. It also, i 100 a false representation. It also, i mean, International Media does also, i mean, International Media does not also, i mean, International Media does not help either. They also go along does not help either. They also go along with does not help either. They also go along with israels descriptions of us, so along with israels descriptions of us, so we along with israels descriptions of us, so we dont know whats going to happen us, so we dont know whats going to happen next. Us, so we dont know whats going to happen next, we dont know what to do next happen next, we dont know what to do next we happen next, we dont know what to do next. We just have to play it by ear, do next. We just have to play it by ear. Wing do next. We just have to play it by ear. Wing it do next. We just have to play it by ear, wing it as they say, based on the situation, we will calculate and do our the situation, we will calculate and do our best the situation, we will calculate and do our best to survive, to live another do our best to survive, to live another day. We dont know whats going an