And medicine, which are desperately needed by civilians inside gaza. Its not clear how long it will remain open. Israel has agreed to let 20 trucks through. It sealed its borders with gaza imposing a total siege on the strip 12 days ago. The Rafah Crossing between egypt and gaza is now the only way to allow vital supplies in. One big question is whether foreign Passport Holders and dual nationals at least 600 of whom are thought to be american will be allowed to leave. For more on this, heres an update from our reporter at the Rafah Crossing, rushdi abualouf. Yes, the convoy is just behind me, 20 trucks loaded with medicine, food, but most important from the un official here that they are having mobile Operation Room that is needed in the hospital which is now the main hospital, serving two thirds of the gaza population. This is Rafah Crossing, back to back egyptian trucks. Food, medicine and we understand from senior officials that there are more coffins for dead bodies among those trucks because the Health Ministry is saying that we have 1,000 more coffins for the dead bodies among those trucks because bags needed for bodies. Most important, this humanitarian corridor that gaza has been waiting for two weeks, those people down there in this area are waiting for these trucks to get the order and to start moving to somewhere. Now i can see they will escort the 20 trucks to a warehouse now i can see un cars will escort the 20 trucks to a warehouse and they will start to distribute them to the hospitals, to people who are evacuating in un schools. 20 trucks isnt enough but this is just the beginning, as we understand, from the egyptians, from un, and even from the hamas senior official who said they are aware of this corridor, we are not going to involve in distributing or observing or do anything. They have the right to come and they have said that Rafah Crossing is between egypt and gaza. They say they welcome any kind of aid or assistance to the people in gaza, hamas will not be part of this. Un will decide which hospital. Behind this wall, there is more than a500 trucks waiting. If the mechanism works, then we should be able to have more and more of what the people need. Do you have any news of other tracks that may be allowed in . Do you have any news of other trucks that may be allowed in . Because the figures are huge, the number of injured, wounded, displaced and the fact there has been no fresh Water Supplies at all, no food on top of that. As you say, 20 trucks. The un has been describing it as a drop in the ocean. Are you hearing about others that may still cross today or tomorrow . Im not sure about that, but this is the hope. This is a window that is open and that had been closed for two weeks, it will give people a bit of hope and on the ground, we noticed less israeli strikes, less israeli activities and no hamas rockets for the last three hours. There is no ceasefire announced. We are not aware of any ceasefire but we believe that this is the escalation going on to allow this mechanism to work. There is a huge pressure on everybody to allow this because people are really starving. I have been sitting in the hospital talking to people. People are begging for water, begging for food so they need it. Once these trucks are in, so the mechanism will be there so they knew that israel is happy with the arrangement, egypt is happy with the arrangement and those who are in need of this are receiving aid, i think once everything is certain and everything is confident about this mechanism, the other trucks will be crossing. So the most important part now, according to all people involved in this, is to get those 20 trucks behind me down to the people that need it and most important, the Operation Room that most need it in the hospital. There is such a weight of responsibility on the shoulders of the aid workers who will be observing and organising the handing out of this aid. First of all, their security has had to be guaranteed. Some aid workers have already died in the last couple of weeks. Israel is insisting that hamas will not divert any of the supplies and of course hamas governs gaza. And is armed. How do aid workers decide, with only 20 trucks, who gets this food, who gets this water and who gets the medical supplies . Very Little Details about the agreement what has been discussed over the past few days. What we understand from hamas, senior official, the highest level of hamas, has just told bbc that they are not going to involved in any sort of distributing or monitoring or anything. In the crossing here, we understand that the un is escorting this convoy and they will be involved and thr un, every month since very since very long years, are feeding around 900,000 families. They have the capacity, they have the warehouse, they have the stuff to deal with this and hamas always, even when hamas is in authority in gaza the last 17 years, the un was always able to work independently. They have their own places, they have their own contacts, they have some sort of understanding with the local authority and they know how to do it. The main issue is that once these trucks start to move, whether enough or not enough, definitely there is not enough. But this is a good test. If the mechanism works, then i think more is to come and everybody will be allowed to send more aid. We know that the airport is operating so any country is ready to know, once the road is open, egypt told me this morning that we want sustainable, humanitarian corridor to be open all the time and we are testing this mechanism today and if it works, then humanitarian crisis in gaza should be at least eased, if not finished. Thats the bbc corresponded inside gaza on the southern border with egypt were the first aid trucks have been arriving today. 20 trucks only today and he was telling us how desperately they are needed. For more practicalities on aid trucks and where they can be delivered, this is part of the deal that was brokered by us President Joe Biden with egypt and israel. 0ur reporter meghan 0wen has been looking at developments and the significance of this crucial crossing. These latest images show a flurry of activity at the Rafah Crossing, with Aid Vehicles Rolling Into Gaza at around 11am on saturday morning, local time. Lets just remind ourselves of why this crossing is just so vital. On this map here, we can see the Erez Crossing in the north of gaza and kerem shalom, which is a commercial goods crossing in the south. Now these are both currently closed and they both border israel, which leaves the Rafah Crossing. Now, this is the only one that doesnt border israel. In fact, it borders egypt, and the only current potential route to get humanitarian aid into the gaza strip. Now, lets have a look at that in a little more detail on this Satellite Map here. 0n the right, we can see gaza, on the left, we have egypt. Here is customs. Here we can see the Access Road Running through and here is the borderfence. Now the Rafah Crossing has been closed since the conflict began. This is cctv footage of an explosion at the border, which has been verified by the bbc. But its reopening will come as welcome news to the thousands of civilians who have been waiting desperately at the border to get across to egypt. And on the egyptian side, weve seen hundreds of aid to lorries waiting to deliver those supplies to people in gaza. At the moment, its a potentially dangerous place to cross. The us embassy in israel has warned that there could be chaos and disorder on both sides of the fence. At the moment, we dont know for how long it will be open and there is hope that foreign nationals could soon also be able to cross. The former uk ambassador tojordan and libya, peter millett, spoke to the bbc earlier about how effective peace talks for the region will be. There is a peace summit at the moment ongoing in cairo. Yes. I think it is regrettable, particularly The Americans are not going to be there to high level because they are the country who have the most influence across the region. But i think this is an opportunity to bring together very senior people from the arab world and for europe to send a number of key messages. And i think those messages should include, first of all, condemnation of the Terrorist Attacks by hamas. Secondly, a call for the hostages to be released. Thirdly, a call for a ceasefire. There are a lot of countries, a lot of politicians who are calling for a ceasefire to prevent the humanitarian outrages and atrocities that weve seen in the past. So underlining also the welcoming, the opening of the Rafah Crossing, the humanitarian corridor, underlining the importance of continuing that. And finally, the importance of respect for humanitarian law and protecting the rights of civilians. So those are all short term messages, but i think it also needs to look at the longer term, because this conflict between israel and palestine has been festering away for so long. It needs to look to the future in terms of the future governance of gaza. Clearly, hamas cannot govern gaza in the future, nor can the palestinian authority. So some sort of interim arrangement for gaza, but in the long term, a homeland for the palestinian people. Now, im not naive. I dont think this Peace Conference will come up with all of those messages. But thats The Wish List that i would go into that conference with. On your wish list there, if we keep it being called that, you were talking about the importance for humanitarian law to be respected. The rules of war. The rules of war say that a party like israel in this case has the right to defend itself. You mentioned those unprecedented attacks on israeli soil two weeks ago today, the massacre of moo people, over 200 people, including the elderly and children taken into the gaza strip as hostage. How is that right . Balanced out with taking care of civilians. Gaza is often described as one of the most overcrowded places in the world. Israel insists it aims its Aerial Bombardments at hamas personnel and hamas infrastructure, but the civilian casualties have been so high. The palestinian Health Ministry saying its now over 4000 in these last two weeks. Yes. And weve seen schools, hospitals, churches and others being hit. It is an incredibly difficult balance to strike, which is why i think de escalating the fact that two hostages have been released, that humanitarian access is starting, shows that there is still room for diplomacy, there is still room for the back channels which have been working away between qatar, the united states, the egyptians, thejordanians and others. There is still room for that before this threatened Ground Invasion starts, because the Ground Invasion will certainly lead to humanitarian catastrophes and deaths, no doubt among idf soldiers on one side, but many other Palestinian Civilians. And that will lead to even greater outrage in the region. Weve seen huge demonstrations yesterday in amman, in cairo and tunis, in turkey. That outrage is going to be difficult to control. And i think the further risk of miscalculation and drawing in other, whether its hezbollah or others, this is at a crossroads at the moment and diplomacy still has a role to play. I mean, as you say, theres so much unrest and heightened tensions across the region. Weve just received new Travel Warning from the United Kingdom today, advising its nationals not to make any unnecessary travel into the gaza strip, which is always limited, but at the west bank as well, or close to the border with lebanon. So as you say, at this Peace Conference, there will be talk about the immediate situation between israel and hamas, the plight of Palestinian Civilians in gaza, wanting to stop the spread in the wider region. But also, you say, a longer term diplomatic effort. Surely arab leaders will be key in any of that of any kind of peace could be brought to this region. Yes, i think the arab leaders, particularly those who have established links with israel and particularlyjordan, i mean, i was ambassador injordan. Jordan has a major interest here and a major opportunity to influence The Americans, the europeans and the israelis. I think maintaining that diplomatic contact and that diplomatic outreach is absolutely crucial at the moment to avoid miscalculation and this whole situation becoming much, much wider and much more serious, not only in gaza, but in the wider region as well. The uk former ambassador to jordan and the uk former ambassador tojordan and libya. He held out hope for diplomacy still. The first aid trucks, not enough say aid agencies, the first aid trucks arriving in gaza and two out of the 210 hostages left in the gaza strip, to released overnight. From us injerusalem, thats it. Back to rajini in the studio in london. Some Breaking News that has come in to us from gaza Health Ministry which is controlled by hamas and they say now that at least 4385 people have been killed in gaza strip since israels bombardment began. That figure includes 1756 children and the Health Ministry there also says that a further 13,561 people have been wounded since those israeli air strikes began on the 7th of october. Breaking these coming in from the hamas controlled Health Ministry in gaza, at least 4385 people have been killed. Before the current crisis, 100 trucks entered gaza every day. Aid agencies say the 20 trucks allowed to cross today are nowhere near enough to help the 2. 2 Million People in need in the besieged strip. Were joined now by fatima sator from the International Committee of the red cross. An incredibly busy time for your organisation. Just bring us up to date to what you can tell us about those tracks and how many they might have received now . 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