Needed to pump water and generate electricity israel has refused allowing that. Its thought only 20 trucks will be allowed to cross, initally, once an agreement is reached. Aid agencies have described the Situation Inside Gaza as beyond catastrophic a hellhole. Hospitals running out of medicine and fuel for their generators, Food Supplies are very low, and some people, only having dirty water to drink. More than a million civilians have been displaced. Gazas Health Ministry says more than 4,100 people have been killed. Overnight, a Greek Orthodox church was hit. At least, 18 people are said to have been killed and dozens more wounded. The Israeli Defence force said they had targeted militants nearby. Anger continues to build in many arab capitals these the pictures from egypt after friday prayers. President sisi has confirmed hell be hosting a Summit In Cairo tomorrow with leaders from arab and european countres. In the last couple of hours, the Israeli Military has given an update on the hostages, saying 20 of them are children and between 10 and 20 are over 60. They said the majority of over 200 hostages were alive. More than 1,400 israelis were killed in the hamas attacks. Lets cross live to Southern Israel for special coverage from the bbc� s chief International Correspondent lyse doucet. Yes, and that trip of the un Secretary General to the egyptian side of the Rafah Crossing With Gaza has underlie the urgency of what the United Nations have called a humanitarian catastrophe in gaza. Antonio gutierrez said it was impossible to be at the crossan and not feel a broken heart. Un Officials Say they are still cautiously hopeful that the trucks, the first convoy of 20 trucks with food and water and medicine can start moving in the next 2a hours. It is understood that the road repairs which have to be done are still not complete and there are said to be still misunderstandings and disagreements between the israelis and the egyptians over security procedures at the crossing. Meanwhile, israeli air strikes and Artillery Fire continue into the gaza strip. Israel said today that its air strikes were at a rate it had not seen in decades. 0urfirst report is from our middle east correspondent, tom bateman. In gaza, the rescuers are still saving who they can, but the civilian death toll continues to mount, amid israels bombardment. And frustration is spilling over. Translation we dont want to receive aid. We want the destruction and the killing of children in their sleep to stop. We are tired. Israel says it hit more than 100 hamas targets overnight, killing a top figure involved in the October The 7th massacres. With a Million People homeless, scrambling for food and water. The supplies are readyjust over the border in egypt. But despite hopes the trucks would start rolling today, they are at a standstill. The worlds top diplomat headed to the crossing himself to put on pressure. What we need is to make them move. To make them move to the other side of this wall. To make them move as quickly as possible and as many as possible. President biden, just back from the region, promised funding for more weapons for israel to fight hamas, but he made another call for restraint. We mourn every innocent life lost. We cant ignore the humanity of innocent palestinians who only want to live in peace and have an opportunity. And after his meeting with the saudi leader yesterday, the british Prime Minister rishi sunak is now in cairo, amid talks to try to stop this crisis spreading. But there was more rocket fire from gaza deep into israel last night. And the Israeli Occupied west bank is at boiling point. Dozens of palestinians have been killed by Israeli Forces and settlers in the last fortnight. The israeli army has been putting these kind of roadblocks all over the place. Its stopping ordinary palestinians moving from city to city. And that is adding to the very volatile atmosphere. This is no longer about the Current Crisis spreading from gaza to the west bank, it is already here and its getting worse. Meanwhile, for the israelis whose loved ones are being held hostage by hamas or still missing, there are few answers. Shira perezs Brother Daniel is a soldier, among those who fought the attack on an army base near gaza. Its impossible to accept, and i think me personally, ive become numb to the situation because if i accept how truly hard and truly sore this is, i dont think my body will be able to accept it. Israels forces, massed on the gaza perimeter, are still waiting for the order to go in. It could come at any time. The rest of the region is bracing itself. Tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. The israeli Army Continues to say it is Hitting Hundreds of hamas targets. Sometimes thousands and its overnight strikes. Gaza civilians are also being hit in growing numbers. In one latest raid a Greeff Orchid Ox Church was it in an air strike overnight in gaza city. At least 18 people are said to have been killed and dozens more injured. Hamas blamed it on an israeli air strike. The Israel Defense force said its fighterjets had hit a � command and control centre, responsible for launching rockets and mortars toward israel. As a result, it said, The Wall Of A Church in the area was damaged. The bbc has not been able to independently assess what happened but images from the scene show significant damage to church buildings. This was the scene in the area after the strike. This is the scene at a hospital injured adults and children were taken to after the blast. Gazas population of more than two million, includes about 1,000 christians, most of whom are Greek Orthodox. So the growing number of civilian casualties in the air strikes of israel are one of the main concerns of western leaders who have been coming to israel and going to the arab world and rishi sunak began his Trip Yesterday and went to saudi arabia and now he is in the Egyptian Capital Cairo Meeting Arab leaders who are holding a summit this weekend and aid is also arriving in the egyptian capital from weekend and aid is also arriving in the egyptian capitalfrom many countries, including from jordan. 0ur correspondent Andrew Harding has just arrived in egypt with a jordanian Aid Convoy Heading for gaza. We have just arrived in egypt close to the border with gaza, with a consignment of humanitarian, medical aid from jordan, its just been flown in on a cargo plane. We are about a5, 50 kilometres from the egyptian border with gaza. This consignment willjoin all the other International Humanitarian aid that is now waiting to get into gaza so that people there so desperate for outside help. This is going to be the start of a very long and complicated International Humanitarian mission, there are plenty of threats security wise, the israelis are still bombing south of gaza, close to the border, the israelis are concerned that this humanitarian corridor could be used by their enemies, hamas, to smuggle in arms, weapons. And then there is a real danger that at any moment all this could stop because the Israeli Ground offensive into gaza might begin. So many eyes watching what is happening on the egyptian side of the Border Crossing, and of course those Trucks Crossing Into Gaza are said to be one of the diplomatic successes ofjoe biden� s high risk visit to the region this week. It was only able to come to israel after arab leaders cancelled the 4 way summit saying, telling him a way summit saying, telling him that the anger on their streets over israeli attacks meant it wasnt the best time to meet. Arab leaders will this weekend reiterate their call that not only should there be a humanitarian ceasefire called for today by the un secretary, they want a full ceasefire and an end to israels attacks against gaza. But the military he has been given more details today and they have a phased plan for gaza and have given no sign that they are prepared to stop. You mentioned the Israeli Military, the idf giving an update on the hostage situation. Just take us through what they have been saying. They have been saying. Absolutely chillin they have been saying. Absolutely chilling details, they have been saying. Absolutely chilling details, matthew, they have been saying. Absolutely chilling details, matthew, to they have been saying. Absolutely chilling details, matthew, to hear| chilling details, matthew, to hear that in the more than 200 hostages, about 20 of them are children under the age of 18. We saw those terrible images of babies, infant babies, less than one year old being taken over across the garda bossa and ten up over across the garda bossa and ten up to 20 over the age of 60, and some are Holocaust Survivors over the age of 80s but the idf say they believe the hostages they have counted are alive, and that came after reports that some had been killed in the israeli air strikes when their captors were also killed. We were given details of where they are, but weve understood from the beginning that some were being held by hamas, by islamicjihad and some by hamas, by islamicjihad and some by other groups in different parts of the gaza strip and today a hamas Political Leader reiterated their offer that if israel would agree to a ceasefire, they would release at least some of the captives. But israel has made it absolutely clear it will not do any deal with hamas, not even for hostages, although we know behind the scenes many countries are trying to do just that. 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