is deteriorating by the hour as israeli bombing intensifies in the south of the territory. and the united nations has warned that �*an even more hellish scenario�* could be about to unfold for civilians there. israel is trying to destroy hamas, designated a terror organisation by the uk government. unconfirmed reports claim israeli troops may try to destroy the vast network of hamas tunnels underneath the gaza strip by flooding them with sea water. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports from jerusalem. more casualties pouring into this hospital in khan younis this morning, even brought in by donkey cart. medics struggling to find space for the dozens of wounded. palestinians say more than 30 were killed in an israeli strike and shelling close to a un school which was crowded with displaced people. "they launched mortars at us at night. "we were scared and didn't sleep," cries this boy. "all night we were reading the koran." on the move once again. israel has issued evacuation orders affecting tens of thousands of palestinians as it advances on khan younis. and today, amid the intense fighting, many people who'd fled here from northern gaza headed even further south. translation: safety can only be provided by god. | there's no safe place in gaza. we were in gaza city in a place we were told would be safe. then they brought us to khan younis, and now from khan younis to rafah. one un official is accusing israel of repeating horrors from past weeks, but israel's military says it's taking time to plan more precise action in southern gaza and stop innocent people being killed. while we've been operating, we are ensuring that there is minimum harm to civilians, with soldiers on the ground going from building to building. we've been making, again, with everything we have at our... in our capabilities, every effort we can to facilitate the movement of civilians in the south in order to mitigate civilian casualties. israel says it's still fighting intense battles across the gaza strip as it attempts to topple hamas. but as it heads into khan younis, where it's believed top hamas officials may be hiding underground, it's readying for some of its toughest combat yet. let's go live tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent hugo bachega. iamjust i am just reading from the israeli army saying, troops are now in ground combat inside gaza's khan younis. what more are you hearing about the military side of this? in the last hour the israeli military said that, we are in the heart of khan younis, so this is another indication that the israeli military is going ahead with this offensive, the main target here is the city of khan younis, as we heard from the report there. this is where some members of the hamas leadership are believed to be hiding. the main concern here is about the population of khan younis, we have seen that in the last few days. the israeli military ordered the evacuation of a number of districts in and around khan younis, head of this offensive. tens of thousands of residents have fled. any residents have stayed. again, the israeli military going ahead with his ground offensive. amid concerns over the situation there, in khan younis, and the monetary and situation for the residents who remain in this very important city —— humanitarian situation. important city -- humanitarian situation. ., ., ., situation. tell me more about that humanitarian _ situation. tell me more about that humanitarian situation _ situation. tell me more about that humanitarian situation because - situation. tell me more about that humanitarian situation because all| humanitarian situation because all the various quotes, whether from the world health organization or the un, talking about an increasingly dire situation, given it was terrible even before this latest phase. exactly, and to give you an idea of what is happening, because there has been a lot of pressure on the israeli authorities to do more to protect the civilian population. so they have published is extremely complex map of gaza, very complicated, the territory has been divided in hundreds of blocks. people are being alerted to leave certain areas, but they are expected to follow this information online. so the updates are being made on social media and also through websites of the israeli military. i think what the officials on the ground, aid agencies, even the un had been saying is that it is six really difficult for the population in khan younis and across southern gaza to access this kind of information because of very limited internet connectivity, also very limited electricity. so it is very difficult for the population to access this information that has been published by the israeli military. then the situation, the humanitarian situation is very desperate because we have seen that just a fraction of the aid needed has been entering gaza in the last uk is. we have heard from a number of different officials, including from the un, saying that the shelters that have been designated by the israeli military has safe places have the capacity to cope with another wave of displaced people. so widespread shortages of basic supplies and again the picture is emerging from the hospitals in khan younis tell a disparate situation with doctors unable to treat all the casualties following these latest strikes by the israeli military. again we have seen a number, a large number of children affected in these recent attacks by the israeli army.— affected in these recent attacks by the israeli army. hugo, thank you. this is the — the israeli army. hugo, thank you. this is the scene _ the israeli army. hugo, thank you. this is the scene outside _ the israeli army. hugo, thank you. this is the scene outside of- the israeli army. hugo, thank you. this is the scene outside of a - this is the scene outside of a hospital in khan younis as israeli commanders on the ground saying are in the heart of khan younis in the south of the gaza strip. as hugo was saying, they are seeing so many casualties heading to the various hospitals, so those the pictures coming into as. —— latest pictures coming into as. —— latest pictures coming into as. —— latest pictures coming into us. at the start of the war almost two months ago, we spoke to dima ghanim, a pharmacy student who lived in gaza city. we spoke to her as she was leaving her house in gaza to khan younis. her house was bombed and destroyed. today, dima sent us this video of her street in khan younis, showing how she has packed her belongings and is leaving to rafah with six members of her family. as she left, she explained her ordeal to us via whatsapp. let's listen. last minute was insane. the bombing didn't stop even for a single minute. we were hearing gunfire and shelling on the ground, and other sounds that i have never heard before. i only heard about such things from the older generation in my family who have experienced such things in their bar. the situation is even more chaotic. —— in the nakba. we don't know where to go. people are just curious and scared. we are all trapped in this place when bombings are nonstop, all handle day. some places are overwhelmed with people from khan younis and from gaza. people who are leaving again into the unknown. they are leaving to build tenths in the streets in this cold weather, and there is not enough food or resources for an extra i million people who are now heading to the unknown. i don't know if i will make it any more. just one of the many people on the move there. let's speak to sari bashi from human rights watch. she's a co—founder of gisha, which is the leading israeli human rights group promoting the right to freedom of movement for palestinians in gaza. in terms of what we have seen played out in the last few days, tell me your principal concerns. my concern is that the laws _ your principal concerns. my concern is that the laws of _ your principal concerns. my concern is that the laws of war _ your principal concerns. my concern is that the laws of war are - your principal concerns. my concern is that the laws of war are very - is that the laws of war are very clear, civilians must be protected. and since it had a seventh, the israeli military has been violating that very basic principle in the way that very basic principle in the way that his conduct is war in gaza. the first thing the israeli military did was cut off supplies to gasoline civilians, including drinking water and electricity —— gaza's civilians. it closed commercial crossings so sent out to pacific a trickle of aid has entered despite the incredible need that exists in light of 16,000 people who have been killed there since october seven, including 6000 children. in since october seven, including 6000 children. , ., ., children. in terms of the movement of --eole children. in terms of the movement of peeple and _ children. in terms of the movement of peeple and in _ children. in terms of the movement of people and in the _ children. in terms of the movement of people and in the israeli - of people and in the israeli military operation, israeli government is talking about the warnings they are giving people, the leaflets they are dropping, the qr codes, they say four people's safety, why in your view is that not enough? safety, why in your view is that not enou~h? ., ., ., ., ., , enough? international law encourages warrina enough? international law encourages warring parties — enough? international law encourages warring parties to _ enough? international law encourages warring parties to issue _ enough? international law encourages warring parties to issue warnings - enough? international law encourages warring parties to issue warnings to i warring parties to issue warnings to civilians, were issuing those worries can keep civilian save, but when you won people to leave and there is no safe place to go to, and no safe way to get there, that is not an effective warning. under all circumstances, civilians remaining behind, either because they cannot or will not leave, retain their civilian protections. giving people a qr code on social media when you have cut telecommunications, there is no electricity, and the maps themselves are confusingly, it is a crueljoke. there is nowhere to go in garzo, the shelters in the few areas that are supposedly designated safe stones are overcrowded and unsafe —— in gas. deirdre military has not committed not to attack people in those so—called safer areas —— in the israeli military. some took place in an area where they told people to come through. argue against safe stones in principle, or because they are not effective? f principle, or because they are not effective? j ., ., , . effective? they're not affected because they _ effective? they're not affected because they are _ effective? they're not affected because they are not - effective? they're not affected i because they are not respected, there is no commitment to avoid bombing people they are, and in no way to get there. international law requires the israeli military as the occupying power in gaza to affirmatively supply the civilian population. the military is on the ground, they have an opportunity to open their own crossings with gaza, as they have done and all previous hostilities. forthe as they have done and all previous hostilities. for the full supply of humanitarian aid. they also have an opportunity to ensure distribution. the north is totally cut off from the south, aid agencies have only been able to deliver in a tiny corner of the gaza strip, which is not what international law requires because the israeli military is not permitted to wage its war against civilians in gaza.— permitted to wage its war against civilians in gaza. against families. israel has said _ civilians in gaza. against families. israel has said right _ civilians in gaza. against families. israel has said right the _ civilians in gaza. against families. israel has said right the way - israel has said right the way through they are attacking her weight, they blame hamas for hiding amongst civilians, saying that the casualties numbers are hamas's responsibility. they also talk, when they are targeting, and we have all seen the pictures, they constantly say, hamas were in that particular region. would you like to see the intelligence made public for when they make those decisions? at the moment and they are telling us they have that intelligence but in terms of evidence, we are not necessarily seeing it. we of evidence, we are not necessarily seeinu it. ~ ~' ., of evidence, we are not necessarily seeinu it. ~ ~ ., ., :: , ., seeing it. we know that 70% of the casualties have _ seeing it. we know that 70% of the casualties have been _ seeing it. we know that 70% of the casualties have been women - seeing it. we know that 70% of the casualties have been women and l casualties have been women and children, and a large proportion of the adult men are also civilians. the other thing i will say is that the tactics that the israeli military has chosen to use explosive weapons in densely populated areas, are tactics that have been discredited because of the likelihood that they will kill civilians on a massive scale. doing so, dropping large bombs on crowded residential areas, risks unlawful indiscriminate attacks. 83 countries indiscriminate attacks. 83 countries in the world have pledged to stop doing that, to limit their use, including palestine. the israeli military has an opportunity to choose to conduct its war in ways that protect civilians, both in terms of ensuring adequate supplies for civilians and in terms of refraining from using explosive weapons in densely populated areas. because if you do that, you know you will kill children. it is not surprising they have killed 6000 children. if they want to stop doing that, they should stop dropping explosive weapons with wide area effect in densely populated areas of gaza. we effect in densely populated areas of gaza. ~ ., ., ., gaza. we have to leave it there, thank yon _ around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making the news. the uk government has suffered a defeat in the commons, its first since 2019, over delays in compensation payments to victims of the nhs contaminated blood scandal. thousands of patients were given tainted blood products in the 1970s and �*80s, causing them to contract diseases like hiv and hepatitis. so far only a small proportion of them have been given interim payments. new guidance states trans women who have hurt or threatened women or girls will not be held in female prisons in scotland unless there are exceptional circumstances. the scottish prison service policy follows a public outcry after a rapist was sent to a women's prison. isla bryson raped two women while known as a man called adam graham. draft guidance from ofcom suggests porn users could have their faces scanned to prove their age, with extra checks for young—looking adults. the watchdog has set out a number of ways explicit sites could prevent children from viewing pornography. britain and rwanda have signed a new treaty aimed at getting the uk government's flagship aslum policy operational, following a series of legal challenges. the planned policy, first announced in april 2022, would see some asylum seekers sent to rwanda to claim asylum there. but it hit legal setbacks and was blocked in its previous form by the uk supreme court. after signing the agreement during a visit to kigali, the home secretary james cleverly said he believed the new treaty addressed all the concerns raised by the supreme court. fundamentally the supreme court raised two issues. one was about the capacity of the rwandan judicial system, we have been working on that for over a year. we started to address that at the time of the appeal courtjudgment. the rwandans appeal court judgment. the rwandans have appeal courtjudgment. the rwandans have been good partners, we have beat both processes and structures in place which give us the reassurance of the integrity, impartiality and professionalism of the rwandan judiciary. impartiality and professionalism of the rwandanjudiciary. and also about non—reformer meant, a technical term that says rwanda will not deep or people who have been sent here. we have now got an internationally recognised legally binding commitment from the rwandan government on those issues, that is stronger than the relationship that the unhcr has with rwanda, relationship that has worked successfully for a number of years. harry, this new treaty addresses all the concerns of the supreme court, says james cleverly, but the big question is, will that turn out to be true? ., , question is, will that turn out to be true? . , ., , question is, will that turn out to betrue? . , . ., be true? that is not yet clear. the details of the _ be true? that is not yet clear. the details of the treaty _ be true? that is not yet clear. the details of the treaty that - be true? that is not yet clear. the details of the treaty that we - be true? that is not yet clear. the details of the treaty that we have | details of the treaty that we have just had through our that particular addressing that issue of reffell, so whether asylum seekers who are sent from the uk to rwanda, whether they want at risk of being deported to the country they had fled from, putting their lives at risk —— refoulment. the treaty addresses that, says that anyone sent from the uk to rwanda will either receive refugee protection or be given permanent residence there, so this is the government are trying to address the concerns of the supreme court which ruled last month that the government's policy was unlawful. one thing interesting that james cleverly said is that he couldn't guarantee whether these flights would go ahead before the election, which overstates happening at some point next year. in westminster and he couldn't guarantee whether these flights we take off, offers the key pillar of this government's migration policy. the other question is whether this new treaty will cost anything more to british taxpayers. he said the treaty itself wouldn't cost any more but there are additional provisions that the uk is providing to rwanda, such as annual appeals body and the legal support for asylum seekers in rwanda, that will cause more. uk taxpayers have already paid £140 million to this policy idea looks like those course will go up. we don't have a figure on the number yet. the government sees this as a key pillar in its plan to address migration. key pillar in its plan to address migration-— key pillar in its plan to address miaration. ., , ., ~' �*, migration. harry, thank you. let's no live to migration. harry, thank you. let's go live to kigali _ migration. harry, thank you. let's go live to kigali and _ migration. harry, thank you. let's go live to kigali and speak - migration. harry, thank you. let's go live to kigali and speak to - migration. harry, thank you. let's go live to kigali and speak to the l go live to kigali and speak to the chief legal adviser to the rwandan ministry of justice. rwandan ministry ofjustice. he told the bbc a few weeks ago after discrete courtjudgment, you took offence at rwanda at being deemed but a safe country to send asylum seekers. given you are signing this new treaty today to make changes, you must accept this that currently does not say. —— that currently it is not safe. i wonder if you can hear me, the line appears to be frozen. i will try once again. no, i am being told the line to kigali is frozen, we will try to re—establish that line and return to that, apologies for that. a former service technician at tesla says he doesn t believe the electric cars assisted driving technology autopilot is safe. lucasz krupski is in the uk this week to 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