Trucks carrying food, water and medicine crossed the Rafah Border From Egypt Into Gaza but israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas would use it for military purposes. Mark regev an adviser to israels Prime Minister has told the bbc there are hundreds of thousands of litres of fuel in gaza in the hands of hamas. The bbc has not been able to verify this. There are growing International Calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to allow aid to Reach Gaza Which continues to come under intense bombardment. The Health Ministry in the hamas controlled territory says more than 6,500 people have now been killed there at least 2,700 of them children. Diplomatic talks continue in the middle east today with the czech Prime Minister and austrian chancellor meeting israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and president isaac herzog. The french president meanwhile, has metjordan� s king abdullah, who told him ending the war in gaza is an � urgent necessity� to avoid an � explosion� in the region. Emmanuel macron is now egypt for talks with president sisi. Israel says it will refuse to give visas to United Nations officials following comments made by the un Secretary General. Antonio guterres said the hamas attacks in israel had not happened in a vacuum, and that palestinians had endured Suffocating Occupation before adding that it could not be a justification for the violent attacks. Israels ambassador to the un called on mr guterres to resign. But most of the thousands killed are civilians. Parents have resorted to marking their children in case they are crushed in an air strike. Translation we put bracelets to mark each otherjust in case something happens. I have seen bodies ripped apart. You cant tell the dead apart. If something happens and they are in pieces, this way, i will recognise them from their bracelets. I will collect their body parts. Amid so much misery, some stories of hope emerged from the rubble. This father checking with rescuers over night that his wife and each of his children are still alive. They are, and his little girl is pulled out. This family in gaza stays together, for now. Yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. 0ur correspondent in gaza Rushdi Abualouf has the latest on the situation there. Israeli air strikes intensify overnight with about 200, 300 air strikes across the gaza strip. One third of them is in the southern part of gaza. Its considered a safe area. Israel pushed the people to this part but now according to the number published by the local authority here, a third of the strikes overnight targeted the so called safe area and about 100 people were killed overnight in the safe area, so some people are starting to return back to gaza city because they said no place is safe. Just in the last half an hour, we have seen an explosion very close to this hospital. This is Nasser Hospital in khan younis. Its the Main Medical Centre thats serving half of the population. They are struggling to cope with the situation. This morning they decided to shut this part of the hospital, and this part of the hospital, and they are just keeping the Emergency Room and operation room working. They said our Mission Isjust to save peoples life. Anybody who is not a life threatening issue, they will not be getting treatment in this hospital. They said this is because we need fuel, and fuel has not been coming to this hospital. They said we are trying to secure any amount of fuel from oil tanks near the border or from an old factory that is storing some fuel, but this is not a sustainable situation, to keep this facility going. Unless there is a sustainable humanitarian corridor that allows fuel and medicine to this hospital, and other, many hospitals around the southern area, its going to be a catastrophic situation. Rushdi, israel insists that there is fuel in the territory, that hamas has hundreds of thousands of litres of it. Very difficult for you there in khan younis to verify that claim. But whats your reaction to that . Well, look, the hospitals here, they said we are having, we used to have some sort of arrangement with the local authority to provide fuel to the hospital. But since israel is targeting, everything belongs to hamas, including the ministries, including the old facilities, roads, everything is damaged. So even if hamas have got fuel, im not sure about that, how are they going to make it under fire, how are they going to transfer the fuel under fire to people . What is hamas asking a senior hamas commander told the bbc a couple of days ago that we are ready to give the hostages back if israel stops its air strikes on gaza, and also allows fuel. So fuel now is the main Essential Issue for hamas. And they said in order to handle the hostages, we need calm in order to deal with the crisis on the ground. We need to have calm, which is israel, i think, until now, is not allowing. Lyse doucet is injerusalem i discussed the political fallout. Even as the war intensifies on day 19, humanitarian crisis is deepening i9, humanitarian crisis is deepening and the diplomatic friction is reaching unprecedented levels. Weve been reporting on what happened at the Un Security Council last night, when the us Equity General was at the podium at the top table us Equity General. His comments have infuriated israel, which has now been calling on the un Secretary General to resign, warning it could be stopping issuing visas to officials who want to travel to the region. The source of the fury is the comments made by the worlds top diplomat that the hamas attacks against israel did not take place, in his words, in a vacuum. Earlier today i was speaking to a Senior Adviser to the israeli Prime Minister, a former ambassador to the uk, and i asked him why israel was so furious about this comment since the history of this conflict is well known. {iii the history of this conflict is well known. The history of this conflict is wellknown. ,. , wellknown. Of course, we heed what President Biden wellknown. Of course, we heed what President Biden is wellknown. Of course, we heed what President Biden is saying, wellknown. Of course, we heed what President Biden is saying, israel President Biden is saying, israel works President Biden is saying, israel works within the framework of International Law and wants to minimise International Law and wants to minimise harm to the civilians. We are Targeting Hamas and not Gaza Civilians are Targeting Hamas and not Gaza Civilians. But when people are saying civilians. But when people are saying it civilians. But when people are saying it is the same, that a civiiian saying it is the same, that a civilian is saying it is the same, that a civilian is inadvertently caught up in the civilian is inadvertently caught up in the crossfire, that is the same as butchering, raping, Burning Chiidren as butchering, raping, burning children alive . There is nursing a. The german children alive . There is nursing a. The german chancellor, when he was here, the german chancellor, when he was here, he the german chancellor, when he was here, he made a comparison between hamas here, he made a comparison between hamas and here, he made a comparison between hamas and the nazis. World leaders have said hamas and the nazis. World leaders have said they are like isis, worse than have said they are like isis, worse than isis, have said they are like isis, worse than isis, because isis didnt burn chiidren than isis, because isis didnt burn children alive. Isis didnt do the sort children alive. Isis didnt do the sort of children alive. Isis didnt do the sort of Atrocities Hamas committed. Yet the sort of Atrocities Hamas committed. Yet the secretary it is a clean playing yet the secretary it is a clean playing field. It is not a clean playing playing field. It is not a clean playing field. It is not a clean playing field. There is a clear aggressor and victim, and israel was attacked aggressor and victim, and israel was attacked unprovoked. That is what should attacked unprovoked. That is what should be attacked unprovoked. That is what should be expected of the leader of the largest and most Important International organisation. The un secretarygeneral international organisation. The un secretarygeneral reinforce international organisation. The un l secretarygeneral reinforce because Secretary General reinforce because for many aid agencies, including those working in the gaza strip, that there was a critical shortage of fuel. The main un Agency Working with Palestinian Refugees had warned it could be forced to end it aid work tonight. I put it to him, asked him, was there any possibility israel would allow fuel to enter the territory. Taste israel would allow fuel to enter the territo. ~. , israel would allow fuel to enter the territo. ~. ,. , territory. We are helping to bring in water, food territory. We are helping to bring in water, food and territory. We are helping to bring in water, food and medicine. Territory. We are helping to bring| in water, food and medicine. Fuel territory. We are helping to bring i in water, food and medicine. Fuel is problematic because hamas wanted for their war machine, for its rockets, underground terror network. We will fight it shortly. We need to make sure they dont get the fuel for their military machine. I tell you, and i know for a fact, there are hundreds of thousands of litres of petrol in the gaza strip as we speak. Hamas has it. Surely they can release some of it for gazas hospitals. Release some of it for gazas hospitats release some of it for gazas hositals. ,. ,. ,. Hospitals. The Un Security Council is gridlocked. Hospitals. The Un Security Council is gridlocked, but hospitals. The Un Security Council is gridlocked, but many hospitals. The Un Security Council is gridlocked, but many are hospitals. The Un Security Council| is gridlocked, but many are saying the tension over the Israeli Palestinian crisis has never been so sharp. Weve been hearing from the former Foreign Minister of the palestinian authority. I asked him whether what was happening last night in new york was also unprecedented. Night in new york was also unrecedented. ,. ,. , unprecedented. Unfortunately, no. I havent seen unprecedented. Unfortunately, no. I havent seen that unprecedented. Unfortunately, no. I havent seen that level unprecedented. Unfortunately, no. I havent seen that level of havent seen that level of aggressiveness, rudeness, arrogance by the israeli officials. It is unbelievable, unheard of, what was said by the Secretary General of the un should be understood as something said by the man who presented the national community, by the man who embodies national law, he should be respected. Action like that is just unbelievable. We are counting on the unlimited support and protection by some countries like United States and other western countries. That should stop immediately, because this is the beginning of different behaviour. It this is the beginning of different behaviour. ,. ,. ,. ,. , behaviour. It is a growing war of words. Behaviour. It is a growing war of words the behaviour. It is a growing war of words. The un behaviour. It is a growing war of words. The un security behaviour. It is a growing war of words. The Un Security Council| behaviour. It is a growing war of. Words. The Un Security Councilwill words. The Un Security Council will be in action later today, with Rival Proposals from two of its members, the United States is calling for a pause in the fighting to allow aid to get in, while the russians want to get in, while the russians want to see a humanitarian ceasefire. 0f to see a humanitarian ceasefire. Of course, we will cover all the latest from new york and every capital that matters in this israel gaza war. Lyse doucet with the latest. Around the world and the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories make in the headlines. A man has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 23 years behind bars for murdering his girlfriend just eight weeks into their relationship. Christopher mcgowan was out on bail when he attacked Claire Inglis at her home. He was found guilty at the high court in stirling last month. Mps are expected to vote later today on whether to suspend the former conservative minister peter bone for six weeks which could lead to another by election. The mp for wellingborough was found to have bullied a member of staff, and been sexually inappropriate. Mr bone denies the allegations. Four uk astronauts could soon be heading into orbit on an all british mission. An American Company that organises visits to the International Space station is developing the plan. Houston based axiom has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Uk Space Agency to try to make it happen. Youre live with bbc news. A Police Officer who incited more than 200 young girls to send him explicit pictures and videos of themselves over snapchat has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years. Lewis edwards groomed the girls, who were aged between 10 and i6, and forced them to send him indecent images that he secretly recorded and used to blackmail them. Our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports from cardiff. Are we going to find evidence of you engaging in sexual communication with children . No comment. When he was arrested back in february, pc Lewis Edwards refused to answer questions about his campaign of unspeakable cruelty against girls as young as ten. No comment. But later in court, he admitted 160 offences of blackmail and sexually abusing children online. It is clear that he not only gained sexual gratification from his offending, but that he also enjoyed the power and control that he had over these young girls. His reaction to their distress can properly be described as cruel and sadistic. Lewis ran his campaign of online abuse from the front room of his parents� semi detached house. Posing as a teenage boy on snapchat, he befriended girls aged ten to 16 and then blackmailed them into sending him more and more explicit videos of themselves, by threatening to post their naked images online. He messaged one girl, its either you help me right now, or get everything shared all over and have your life ruined. In desperation, one 12 year old replied, no, im not being internet raped any more, but still felt compelled to send more pictures. The superintendent who oversaw the case recalls vividly when her senior investigating officer told her the suspect was a policeman. I still have goose bumps when i think about it now, because this sort of criminality in any event is just despicable, but to find out it was potentially being committed by one of your own because he was a serving Police Officer at the time makes it all the more dreadful. During the sentencing hearing, Cardiff Crown court was played Heart RendingVideos Of Edwards victims crying and begging him to stop, but still he asked for more. For almost all of the time that he was blackmailing and abusing the girls, pc Lewis Edwards was working for south wales police. Detectives have checked his Shift Pattern and yes, he was carrying out some of the online abuse while he was on duty. The jailing of former pc Lewis Edwards means that 18 officers have now been sent to prison for child sexual abuse since january last year. Another 13 were convicted, but not sent to prison making a total of 31. Former pc Lewis Edwards is now facing many years injail. One of his victims who was 12 when he demanded explicit pictures from her told the court that she would never get over the trauma. Daniel sandford, bbc news, at Cardiff Crown court. Two metropolitan Police Officers have been found guilty of Gross Misconduct