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BBCNEWS BBC July 3, 2024

212. The Gaza Health Ministry says around 4,400 gazans mainly civilians have been killed since then in israeli air strikes. That include 55 people overnight. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas there. Hamas governs gaza and is labelled a Terrorist Origanisation by the uk, us and other western governments. Meanwhile, overnight the Israeli Defense forces said one of its aircraft targeted a mosque in the palestinian city ofjenin, in the west bank. Israel says the mosque was used by a hamas cell as a base to plan and execute attacks against civilians. The uns humanitarian chief says talks have been taking place to allow a second aid convoy into gaza later after two weeks in which israel stopped supplies of food, water and medicine entering gaza. On saturday, agreement was reached to allow 20 lorries carrying supplies to cross the rafah border from egypt. But as Greg Mackenzie reports aid agencies say so much more is needed. The rafah crossing that connects egypt to the Southern Gaza strip opened yesterday for the First Time Since hamas launched its assault on israel, to allow 20 trucks to carry aid in. Today, the uns humanitarian chief says a second convoy of 20 to 30 trucks could enter the region, delivering much needed aid, but admits the un and israel are having tough but fair discussions about how trucks will be inspected. Meanwhile, israel has confirmed increased attacks in gaza and is urging civilians still in the north to move south. Translation for your own safety, move southward. We will continue to attack in the area of gaza city and increase attacks. We are supervising the humanitarian aid that is entered to unwra from egypt to ensure that the water and medicine are distributed in this humanitarian area we have set. Reporters mr president , mr president asked last night whether he was taking steps to delay an imminent invasion of gaza, mr biden said he was taking to israel. Their duty to respect International Law. Both the us and uk governments are still working to free those american and british citizens still trapped in gaza. 0vernight, israeli aircraft struck a compound beneath a mosque in the occupied west bank that the military said was being used to organise attacks. Greg mckenzie, bbc news. Syria says an israeli airstrike on Damascus Airport has killed at least two people. Syrian state media say the International Airport in aleppo was also hit by israeli missiles. State media say the International Airport in aleppo was also hit by israeli missiles. Flights to and from damascus and aleppo airports were diverted to latakia International Airport, according to the ministry of transportation. Its the second time the airports have been targeted in simultaneous attacks since the conflict between israel and hamas began earlier this month. Military activity is ramping up across the region with warnings of increased bombardment in gaza, heightened tension in the north of israel and reports of israeli airstrikes in syria. Earlier, i wasjoined here injeruslaem by our middle east correspondent yolande knell. If you look at the gaza strip, the situation is we still have tanks and troops massed around the edge. We have seen Israeli Military commanders going around and rallying the troops and giving indications they are getting ready for a Ground Offensive. We had the Israeli Military Chief Of Staff staying to one infantry brigade, we are going into gaza, saying that quite clearly. The chief Military Spokesman talking about the intensification of a Military Bombardment ahead of the next phase to make it Saferfor Bombardment ahead of the next phase to make it safer for israeli troops so we have seen evidence of that going on overnight with Health Ministry officials in the gaza strip controlled of course, the Health Ministry by hamas, more than 55 people have been killed. We know there are hundreds of thousands of palestinians in gaza who have not heeded the israeli Evacuation Order to move to the south from the north of the gaza strip and there has been a fresh warning from the Israeli Military that they should heed the evacuation warning, they should go south, people have been saying they are unwilling to labour they did not feel it would be safe to leave and in the bombardment we saw overnight there are places in the south of gaza strip for the people have been told to move and they have been hit by deadly israeli airstrikes. We are talking about a widening of the conflict and we have seen worrying developments in the past 24 hours especially and if we look to the occupied west bank, territory separate from the gaza strip stopped in the past two weeks 90 palestinians have been killed by Israeli Security forces and by Israeli Security forces and by israeli settlers. 0vernight, there was an Israeli Military strike, error strike in the west bank on the jenin refugee camp, flashpoint for violence, the Israeli Military saying it was targeting in its word a terrorist cell, hamas Planning Fresh Attacks on israel. There were reports from Palestinian Health officials that at least one person was killed and several injured and thatis was killed and several injured and that is ratcheting up tensions. Im that is ratcheting up tensions. Im sorry. Looking at the north of the country we have seen more areas of Northern Israel evacuated with rising concerns that there could be more than the exchange of fire that we have seen in recent days with hezbollah which is armed and trained by iran in Southern Lebanon and linked to israeli airstrikes over the main airports in syria. That has happened in the past, so could you explain . We happened in the past, so could you exlain . ~. , happened in the past, so could you exlain . ~. , explain . We have seen the people civen an explain . We have seen the people given an evacuation explain . We have seen the people given an Evacuation Order explain . We have seen the people given an Evacuation Order close i explain . We have seen the people given an Evacuation Order close to| given an Evacuation Order close to the border with syria and lebanon and dozens of other communities have been told they should leave their homes and head south. This is reflective of the rate that is that hezbollah could get more involved in what is happening despite a lot of International Warnings trying to put pressure on hezbollah not to get more involved. There have been comments from senior figures that they are ready to do so. We have seenin they are ready to do so. We have seen in the past few hours continuing exchanges of fire across the border. And then of course in syria there are Palestinian Militants that are present there and we know that in the past, israel has claimed that there have been weapons transferred to hezbollah through the main airports inside syria. Its not the first time we hear reports that israel has struck those airports. Theres been no comment from the Israeli Military on that but it really raises concerns that there could be new front is opening up in this war. 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We have had a statement from convoys to enter . We have had a statement from five convoys to enter . We have had a statement from five un convoys to enter . We have had a statement from five un agenciesj statement from five un agencies basically saying the situation was desperate inside the gaza strip before this recent outbreak of violence. Now they say it is catastrophic and the world must do more. All eyes are on the crossing at rafah because that is not the only crossing controlled by israel but israel says it wants proof that initial aid allowed in, food, medicines and water, no fuel which is a Crucial Point because that would be needed to pump away Sewage Thatis would be needed to pump away sewage that is accumulated, to pump water out for hospitals to be able to run the generators, israel wants to see that none of that aid that has been allowed in is going to benefit hamas it says before it gets approval for more aid to enter. 0ur correspondent Rushdi Abualouf is in the Southern Gazan city of khan yunis, where most of the supplies have been kept in warehouses while they are checked by United Nations aid officials. Earlier, he was at the rafah crossing and told us what he saw at the border. We just left rafah crossing back in khan yunis, the place where most of the like all of the trucks that brought today are now in warehouse for the un, drop in the ocean everybody here is describing this aid, but its hope that open for 2. 3 million people. A window of hope opened today after transferring those 20 trucks that are carrying essential medical kit, including portable Operation Room that should be placed somewhere here in this hospital soon. The meeting in the un, in the un is to make sure two things. One thing is to make the priority for this very small amount of aid. Second is that to make sure that hamas is not involved in distributing or taking any of these. We understand from very early in the morning from a senior hamas source that hamas has agreed to some form of not intervening in this. They say the crossing is open from our side and we are not going to intervene. The un will handle the distribution of the. What they have today, a very small amount of of medicine and food and probably some medical equipment, but very big hope after that. Egypt want sustained sustainable humanitarian corridor to feed those people who need in this area, especially the people in the southern part of gaza city. We are talking about two thirds of the population in this area. We understand that more than 4,500 trucks in the. On the other side of the border in egypt waiting for that meeting to finish and for the mechanism to to be clear. 0nce everybody is happy with the outcome of that meeting and the outcome of the first shipment, i think tomorrow or after tomorrow, its a matter of time we can see more and more goods and food are delivered. But for now we are certain to say that nothing has been distributed. All of the 20 trucks that were loaded back to back on the no mans land between egypt and gaza now in warehouse for day one. We have to say that today was relatively less fighting, less air strike and less hamas rockets into israel. And there is no official ceasefire. We try to ask hamas about it. They said we are not aware of any ceasefire, but we notice after covering two weeks of this war that today is different, today, less fighting today, less fire. Live now to Lieutenant Colonel peter lerner, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense forces. We have heard that 28 trucks allowed in yesterday was a drop in the ocean, there are calls for a humanitarian ceasefire, will israel comply with that . 20 aid trucks. We are fighting against a Terrorist Army that conducted the most critical Pedal Massacre against its release in the history of our country so our efforts continue to be to destroy the hamas capability at the same time as we try to differentiate between the civilian population, noncombatants and the terrorists planning, abducting, conducting attacks and continuing to fight us. I would say, yes, we are trying to find the balance of the humanitarian needs, we are engaging with the International Humanitarian organisations on the ground and we are listening very carefully to what the needs are and of course we acknowledge the huge influx of population from north to south is putting a huge stress on society in Southern Gaza but it would say we need to continue to fight hamas, we need to continue to fight hamas, we need to continue to fight hamas, we need to destroy them and make sure they can never ever be a threat to israel again. They can never ever be a threat to israel again israel again. You had the United States president israel again. You had the United States president here israel again. You had the United States president here in israel again. You had the United States president here in israel l israel again. You had the united i states president here in israel this week and he emphasised that israel should have the right to defend itself following those unprecedented attacks, the massacre on israeli soil but he also pointed out in public to israel not all palestinians belong to hamas and that israel has International Obligations so under International Humanitarian law to protect civilians as much as possible. According to the Gaza Health Ministry 4400 people have died so far in the last two weeks in the gaza strip, the majority of those civilian, a huge proportion of those children because of course you know inside gaza 50 of the population is under the age of 18. How can that be acceptable . Mil under the age of 18. How can that be acceptable . Acceptable . All of that Information Ou have acceptable . All of that information you have just acceptable . All of that information you have just quoted acceptable . All of that information you have just quoted hamas you havejust quoted hamas Propaganda Machine is questionable to begin with. The humanitarian and civilian strife in gaza is of concern to us and i would say its probably more concerning to us than it is to hamas. Hamas are responsible for what is going on in gaza today, they embarked on a work against our people and they will pay the price. We are listening to our friends, we are listening to the United States and the United Nations andindeed United States and the United Nations and indeed we understand and realise that our role is to differentiate between the civilians, the noncombatants and the terrorists that have conducted these atrocities from the mastermind of the massacre all the way down to the individual terrorists that perpetrated the crimes and atrocities against our people. The people of gaza are paying for the failed leadership of hamas, they have their the people of gaza. 0ur hamas, they have their the people of gaza. Our primary responsibility is to insure and secure the people of israel. We cannot live in a situation where we are afraid that someone will come over into our bedrooms and butcher our babies. That is unacceptable and that will not happen. Unfortunately, we need to try and be persistent that hamas can never wield this sort of death against our heads. We know what will happen if we do not destroy and dismantle hamas. We are not willing to raise a white flag to terrorism. We cannot bow our heads to these Terrorist Organisation because if we do they will chop it off. International allies have emphasised over and over again that there is a deep understanding and empathy for the trauma of a thrill, National Trauma and personal trauma that it has suffered two weeks ago, the threat to safety and the right of israel to defend itself but looking at International Law, while there is at International Law, while there is a right to defend yourself there is also an obligation to respect the rules of law, taking care of the civilian population. You say you are listening to the United Nations, they are calling for a

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