Hamas, has urged residents to stay put. More thani Million People are believed to live in the north of gaza. There are warnings that the humanitarian crisis in the territory is deepening with shortages of food, clean water and electricity. Strikes from israel are continuing in gaza tonight. These are pictures from the last hour or so. Hamas Officials Say that on friday 70 people, mostly women and children, were killed by israeli air strikes on convoys fleeing gaza city. The Palestinian HealthMinistry Says israeli strikes have killed at least 1,900 people in gaza in retaliation for the more than 1,300 people who have died in israel since the hamas attack on saturday. Those were pictures from a few minutes ago. And we can show you the situation in gaza right now. Its a little after 5 00 in the morning. As you can see, it is completely dark. As weve been reporting, fuel and electricity are in short supply. Residents in the north continue to flee under israeli evacuation orders. Hamas Officials Say at least 70 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in israeli air strikes on convoys fleeing gaza city we will keep those live pictures on the screen throughout the programme. We will be monitoring the situation. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authoritys representative at the un has compared the Current Situation to the mass palestinian migration after the creation of the state of israel, which palestinians call the nakba, or catastrophe. We should not allow as humans and as defenders of International Humanitarian law and as the un and as Security Council to allow, after 75 years of nakba, another nakba to be unfolding on our people by depopulating the gaza strip of its 2. 3 million and to throw them outside to egypt and make it an egyptian problem. The Israeli Defense forces have been massing along the boundary, ahead of an expected Ground Offensive into gaza. And on friday, israel carried out local raids in the gaza strip to try to locate the up to 150 people being held hostage. As many as 1300 people were killed in last weekends attacks by members of hamas, a group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments. The israeli ambassador to the un has called on the un to support israels order to evacuate gaza. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said israelis are fighting for the homeland. Translation we are striking our enemies i with an unprecedented power. I emphasise its just the beginning. 0ur Enemies Havejust begun to pay the price. I cant divulge what comes next, but i can tell you its just the beginning. The Israeli Military says it has struck a Terrorist Target in Southern Lebanon belonging to the hezbollah militant group. Also, in lebanon, a journalist from the Reuters News Agency has been killed in what eyewitnesses say was an Israeli Attack near alma al shaab, close to the israeli border. Reuters has confirmed the death of videographer Issam Abdallah the first civilian death in lebanon. Mr abdallah was covering clashes between Israeli Forces and lebanons militant hezbollah group. Two otherjournalists were also injured in the incident. Meanwhile, un Secretary General antonio guterres, has called for the release of all hostages and said its impossible for palestinians to fully comply with evacuation orders. The situation in gaza has reached a dangerous new low. The horrific Terror Attacks by hamas on israel that killed more than 1200 people and injured thousands more last saturday were followed by intense bombardment of gaza that has already killed 1800 people and injured thousands more. Moving more than1 Million People across a densely populated war zone to a place with no food, water or accommodation when the entire territory is under siege is extremely dangerous and in some cases simply not possible. In new york, russias ambassador to the un described the the un the un Secretary General speaking there. As you would have been able to see on your screens, more flashes, more incoming fire at a time when palestinians in gaza are being urged to evacuate to go from the north to the south of that area. Over the north to the south of that area. 0ver1 Million People being ordered to move in that evacuation order. In new york, russias ambassador to the un described the situation on the ground as worrying and appalling. For more on that i spoke with our un correspondent, nada tawfik. Great to with us. Firstly, weve been hearing that russia has circulated a Draft Resolution to members of the Security Council, calling for a humanitarian ceasefire. What more can you tell us about that . Thats right, helena. This was the second time since saturday that the Security Council has met in closed consultations, and we had heard from the Secretary General, from the Palestinian Ambassador to the un, calls for the Security Council to take up not only a call for a ceasefire but also to set up a humanitarian corridor. Now, just as the meeting was getting under way, russia circulated to the 15 members of the Security Council a Draft Resolution which is pretty brief in nature. Its one page long. It calls for a humanitarian corridor. It also calls for the release of all hostages, and it calls for safe evacuation for civilians and the distribution of humanitarian assistance. The Russian Ambassador came out and spoke to the press afterwards and he said that moscow believes it is critical at this moment for the Security Council to act. He believes that this is an issue, that the root causes of this conflict should have been addressed by the council a long time ago. But what we are hearing from several members when they left the council china, for example says they are open to any efforts to try to de escalate tensions. The uk ambassador to the un, dame barbara woodward, saying that the uk needs time to go over through consultations, kind of these serious discussions, before it can comment on russias draft. But we have heard from one western diplomat who really doubted the seriousness of russias proposal because they say they did not consult with others and it does not mention hamas in the draft, which they say will make it unacceptable to certain western members and others on the council. I do just want to ask, nada, in this, is there anything that the un can do in this particular situation . Well, the Security Council itself at the moment, you know, the United States is israels key ally, and it has already shielded it from any type of pressure through dozens and dozens of vetoes, so the United States is working separately with egypt, with israel, to try to create some safe zones in gaza, it says, but it is unlikely to see pressure that will see pressure in the Security Council from the United States. Separately, though, the Secretary General says he is having non stop calls with people in the region, notjust diplomats in new york, but those in the region, palestinians, israelis, to try to figure out a way to get humanitarian supplies in. As you know, the crossings remain closed. Bombings near egypts crossing makes it extremely difficult and impossible at the moment to get in any fuel, medicine or supplies, and that is why the Secretary General is saying it is a dangerous new low in gaza at the moment. And, nada, also today speaking at the un, families of israeli hostages, i understand. What did they have to say . Thats right. That was an event that was hosted by the israeli mission, and they did that specifically before the Security Council meeting, saying that the Security Council needed to put its focus on getting hostages released, and so we heard from families. A woman, for example, had six Family Members including her cousins and their Young Children who were kidnapped by hamas at kibbutz 0z. She says that she has heard her family is alive, but she really went there with a strong plea again for the International Community to exert any pressure they can, and we heard from other Family Members that very similar message. 0ur un correspondent there nada tawfik. Nada, thanks a lot. More than a Dozen Americans remain unaccounted for after hamas� s attack on israel. President biden has met virtually with the families of those who are missing and possibly held by hamas. He says the us will do Everything Possible to get the american hostages home. I assured them my personal commitment to do Everything Possible, Everything Possible to return every missing american to their families. We are working around the clock to secure the release. Applause. Of americans held by hamas in close cooperation with israel and our partners around the region. For more on the us response to the escalating conflict, i spoke to former Us State DepartmentSenior Advisor to the bureau of near eastern affairs, Asha Castleberry hernandez, and president of the middle east policy council, Gina Abercrombie winstanley. Great to have you both with us. Thank you for being with us and taking the time. They want to briefly touch on the situation as it stands to begin with and get your takes. Palestinians of course, as we know, at this present moment of ben ward to get out of southern gaza. Israels Prime MinisterBinyamin Netanyahu warning there is more to come. What should we be preparing for in the hours and days ahead . I want to us you both, but starting with you, first, asher. ~. , asher. We need to deftly prepare asher. We need to deftly prepare for asher. We need to deftly prepare for humanitarian j prepare for humanitarian assistance as soon as possible, being able to definitely reach out to the local gazans and make sure they are provided enough safety and security moving forward as israel is continuing their Ground Offensive moving forward. They also believe that we definitely need to do more outreach to the palestinians or the local population within gaza. There is a state of confusion going on right now with hamas, they are saying to stay, but the idea for selling them to leave. So there is a lot of confusion, misinformation involved in this effort and we definitely need to make sure that there is a safe evacuation happening, but with that being said, its most likely going to flow well, but for the most part those people need to be provided humanitarian assistance stop gina, and you agree with that, your thoughts, gina, and you agree with that, yourthoughts, because gina, and you agree with that, your thoughts, because what asher was pointing out that was the fact that as we know we have got the United Nations calling for the border to evacuate to be withdrawn, we have the message coming from himars telling gazans to stay where they are. For palestinians where they are. For palestinians it where they are. Forj palestinians it must where they are. For i palestinians it must be difficult to know what to do hamas. What do you think you should be seeing in light of that . I should be seeing in light of that . ,. That . I certainly concur with that. That . I certainly concur with that our that . I certainly concur with that. Our governments that . I certainly concur with | that. Our governments have difficult that. Our governments have difficult needles to thread. The difficult needles to thread. The assistance for palestinians for the the assistance for palestinians for the next few days as they try to for the next few days as they try to avoid the israeli strikes try to avoid the israeli strikes and also trying to get the hostages release. We also need the hostages release. We also need to the hostages release. We also need to keep in mind that there are probably around 500 American Citizens who are dual nationais American Citizens who are dual nationals or visiting family in the gaza nationals or visiting family in the gaza strip. We have americans there as well who are not hostages, but of course our responsibility. Certainly the secretarys travels in the region secretarys travels in the region were focused on these two things, working with the countries, others to put pressure on hamas, to make some headway pressure on hamas, to make some headway with releasing hostages, as well as figuring out how hostages, as well as figuring out how to get humanitarian assistance into the gaza strip. But, assistance into the gaza strip. But, of assistance into the gaza strip. But, of course, any Safe Corridor but, of course, any Safe Corridor is going to depend on the government of israels ability the government of israels ability and willingness to cease ability and willingness to Cease And Desist so people can move Cease And Desist so people can move and or allow that pathway if they move and or allow that pathway if they are going to go down to rafah if they are going to go down to rafah. Those are the two things that are rafah. Those are the two things that are the most focus in these that are the most focus in these coming days. That are the most focus in these coming days. You make a vital point these coming days. You make a vital point on these coming days. You make a vital point on the these coming days. You make a vital point on the question these coming days. You make a vital point on the question of. Vital point on the question of hostages right now, which is one of the other critical questions. And, gina, coming to you on that, we know that we have some us hostage negotiators, experts on the ground. How difficult you anticipate that Situation Being . What, realistically, do you think can be achieved there . You think can be achieved there . ~ , there . , well, there is very little you there . , well, there is very little you can there . , well, there is very little you can do there . , well, there is very little you can do until there . , well, there is very little you can do until her. Little you can do until her mass little you can do until her mass is little you can do until her mass is ready to negotiate over the hostages and the sorts of things the hostages and the sorts of things hamas will be looking for, things hamas will be looking for. The things hamas will be looking for, the safe passage overcome to that, for, the safe passage overcome to that, if for, the safe passage overcome to that, if they are ready to put to that, if they are ready to put down to that, if they are ready to put down hamas. It has to be done put down hamas. It has to be done from put down hamas. It has to be done from the israelis. It is not done from the israelis. It is not something the United States or any not something the United States or any other country or the International Community can guarantee. It has got to be the government of israel levels drop government of israel levels drop certainly at this early stage drop certainly at this early stage when the government of israel stage when the government of israel is stage when the government of israel is still very much focused israel is still very much focused on eradicating hamas out of focused on eradicating Hamas Out Of Gaza and the something in place out of gaza and the something in place there after all of this in place there after all of this is in place there after all of this is over does not intend to have this is over does not intend to have something put forward in this short have something put forward in this short period. We do need to he this short period. We do need to be thinking longer term as well to be thinking longer term as well. What does the day after look well. What does the day after look like . 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