Crossing opening for the first time in two weeks. Trucks carrying supplies have been entering the strip and more are now waiting to cross the border. Now waiting to cross the border. Israel bombarded the territory and imposed a blockade preventing the delivery of food , preventing the delivery of food, water and fuel. After the hamas terror attack on october the 7th. The group says todays delivery wont be enough to change the catastrophic medical conditions in gaza. A peace summit is being held in cairo. The secretary general and United Nations, Antonio Gutierrez, says gaza needs more than aid trucks. Gaza needs more than aid trucks. Full trucks on one side, empty stomachs on the other. The trucks need to move as quickly as possible in a massive, sustained and safe way from egypt into gaza. A 20 truck convoy of the egyptian red crescent is moving today. And i want to express my deep gratitude to egypt for the essential role egypt is playing in this regard. But the people of gaza need a commitment for much, much more. A continuous much, much more. A Continuous Delivery of aid to gaza at the scale that is needed. Scale that is needed. The foreign secretary is also in egypt for the summit addressing the escalating war between israel and hamas. James cleverly is expected to tell the Conference Soon that todays delivery of aid cant be a one off. Earlier, Palestine Authority president Mahmoud Abbas said palestinians wont be forced from their land. Forced from their land. We will never , ever accept we will never, ever accept this forcible displacement and will stand tall on our land despite the pivotal challenges from day one, we have asked for the stopping of this barbarous aggression right away and to open up humanitarian corridors to allow for humanitarian and relief aid to get into the gaza strip. But of course , the strip. But of course, the government of israel didnt allow for that. Meanwhile, israels Prime Minister has vowed to continue to fight until all hostages being held by hamas are freed. Its after two american citizens Judith Raanan and her 17 year old daughter, natalie, were released yesterday. Hamas says the decision was made on humanitarian grounds and was secured after an agreement with the qatari government. Its the qatari government. Its believed more than 200 people are still being held by the terrorist group. Tens and terrorist group. Tens and thousands of palestine supporters are taking part in a march in london. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign says the protesters will be calling for an end to the violence in the middle east and for the uk government to stop supporting israels actions. In other news, israels actions. In other news, storm babet continues to pose a risk to life across some areas of the uk. Another red weather warning has been issued for parts of eastern scotland following widespread flooding. An amber warning for rain is also in place across parts of england with the Environmental Agency issuing three severe Flood Warnings in derbyshire. Around 100,000 people were left without power as a result of the storm with the majority now reconnected to the grid. Meanwhile elon erg customers are being advised not to travel due to widespread disruption. Weather expert phil morrish says the storm is unprecedented. The storm is unprecedented. Storm beck continues to pose a risk to life across some areas of the country. A red weather warning issued for parts of aberdeenshire and angus is due to the end at 6 pm. This evening. And an amber warning for rain is in place across parts of england with the Environmental Agency issuing three severe Flood Warnings is now recycling is to come to a standards from 2026. The plan will see homes, businesses and schools recycle the same materials they will also be a once a week minimum food Waste Collection to reduce the amount going to landfill. Its all part of the governments drive to simplify the process. Current simplify the process. Current recycling rates in england are just over 44, which has been the same for the last decade. And same for the last decade. And this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your car, on your digital tv, in your car, on your Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now its back to gb news. By saying play gb news now its back to gb news. Saturday sophia. Thanks very much. Now the rafah crossing has now opened to allow the flow of aid into gaza as the first trucks begin to deliver those much needed humanitarian supplies to gazas 2 million plus residents. The 2 million plus residents. The breakthrough comes as palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is in cairo for peace talks. But tanks and military personnel are still amassing near gaza on the Israeli Border as the world holds its breath for what could be an all out ground offensive by Israeli Military. Lets cross to our gb News ReporterCharlie Peters, whos in tel aviv. Charlie, good whos in tel aviv. Charlie, good afternoon to you. Lots to talk about. Afternoon to you. Lots to talk about. But lets start, first of about. But lets start, first of all, with the opening of this crossing. Do we know how long its going to be open for . Is it its going to be open for . Is it only aid in are there any people that are going to be allowed out . Well , this morning the us well, this morning the us embassy did refer to both the arrival of aid into the gaza strip and also warned of a potentially chaotic situation with regards to people leaving. But since then, i havent had any confirmation about foreign nationals being allowed to leave the gaza strip. And weve sent questions to the various agencies and indeed embassies involved in that operation. But involved in that operation. But we did see some 20 trucks crossing in from the egyptian side into the gaza strip this morning. They understood to be carrying both medical supplies and medical equipment to restock and medical equipment to restock and replenish those hospitals and replenish those hospitals and humanitarian zones, working in gaza and also food high powered biscuits, the sort that the un deliver to crisis areas all over the world because there are some 2 Million People in gaza facing this appalling humanitarian situation which the idf denies. But the un delivering that food in order to supply as many people as possible, just 20 trucks for 2 Million People is certainly not a lot of aid. And the un said it would just scratch the surface. Would just scratch the surface. But hamas also said it would not be a sufficient amount of aid to care for people under bombardment. Care for people under bombardment. But care for people under bombardment. But weve also had bombardment. But weve also had further commentary from this cairo peace summit, also in egypt, of course, where weve heard from King Abdullah of jordan last half hour. He jordan in the last half hour. He has denounced what he has described as a global silence around the world. When it comes to the situation in the gaza strip. He said that to the arab world. It feels as though palestinian lives matter less than israeli ones. Now, that than israeli ones. Now, that will, of course, be met very sternly by some World Leaders, especially in the west, who have been engaged with both palestinian and israeli leaders, both describing israels duty to defend itself. But also expressing concern for the situation in the gaza strip. In particular, Prime Minister rishi sunak and foreign secretary James Cleverly being in cairo , James Cleverly being in cairo, both in the last few days trying to conduct some humanity , korean to conduct some humanity, korean diplomacy there to get vital aid to the gazans. But at the same to the gazans. But at the same time, of course, supporting israels duty, they say, to defend themselves. Thats seen as a tacit support for a Ground Invasion as israel gears up to do what it describes as the destruction of the hamas military capabilities starting in the north that we believe also going on to that secondary objective further south. Should that order come imminently. So a strong statement from King Abdullah of jordan in cairo, and that reflects the wider arab mood where there are still protests across the region this morning in ramallah , in the west morning in ramallah, in the west bank, the idf said that theyve now arrested some 670 palestine opinions since the atrocities of october the 7th. Many of them, they say, suspected of belonging to or supporting the hamas terror group. They also released terror group. They also released some footage this morning that they claim them destroying they claim is them destroying they claim is them destroying the home of a hamas leader who was convicted of a killing in february. So ramping up those tensions in the west bank, but also throughout the arab region where protests continue. Beirut baghdad and in libya. And in cairo as well, where theres peace summit is taking place. People are still extremely angry, giving arab leaders very little room to manoeuvre. Theyre likely to stay on that same stance that theyve been on since the explosion in north gaza on tuesday night. Whilst i talk to you, charlie , i just want to show some pictures , if we can, some drone pictures, if we can, some drone footage of the latest destruction in gaza , israeli destruction in gaza, israeli airstrikes , we are told, hitting airstrikes, we are told, hitting airstrikes, we are told, hitting a residential district. Please a residential district. Please tell us the latest on the hostage situation , anne, because hostage situation, anne, because the Israeli Military has given a News Conference once earlier and the number of hostages has increase , it. Increase, it. Thats right. So increase, it. Thats right. So the increase, it. Thats right. So the figure has gone from 203 down to 201. Last night when hamas said they released two american hostages for humanitarian reasons. Well, in israel, many people are saying thats still 201. Being kept for inhumane , starion kept for inhumane, starion reasons. But theyve now pushed that number up to 210. The idf , that number up to 210. The idf, according to new intelligence, theyve gathered from the situation in the gaza strip, of course, as they delay that Ground Invasion, thats allowing more civilians, they say, to move south. But its also allowing the Israeli Military , allowing the Israeli Military, intelligence and local Security Forces to gain a better understanding of where those hostages are and gain more insight into to where they may be within gaza. Obviously, were not privy to those operational details, but its understood that the Israeli Intelligence networks are extensive within even the gaza strip. So gaining more information day by day about where they are. And they have reaffirmed that it is a priority today in a press conference to recover those hostages, the eu and the us are understood to be urging israel to delay its invasion in order to delay its invasion in order to secure more diplomatic efforts to recover those hostages. And qatar was hostages. And qatar was instrumental in that operation last night. Indeed the us and the uk and france thanked qatar for their mediation efforts there. But in israel, they say they say there will be no break in their efforts to continue to destroy the hamas military capabilities. That invasion is still imminent. Is there any cause for optimism . The fact that in the last few hours we saw to the relief of their family, the American Mother and daughter released, does it mean that there is conversation, that there is conversation, that there is conversation, that there is hope that we could see more hostages come well, be freed now. Freed now. Well, there are several realistic possibly cities here in one camp. Yes. This is being seen as a potential diplomatic breakthrough , a mediation with breakthrough, a mediation with the qataris hosting to gain more insight and to possibly pull more hamas actions where they release more hostages. But at the same time , some in israel the same time, some in israel this morning saying that this is just a desperate propaganda effort by hamas in order to delay that invasion. They want to delay the israelis moving in and taking on their forces on the ground because for some corners of the world, some military and security analysts, theyre saying that actually a Ground Invasion might be the more humanitarian role for the idf to take here as youve alluded to in those pictures weve been showing this morning and this afternoon of the destruct in of gaza city through those israeli airstrikes, fighter ing on the ground with tanks and infantry would allow for more precise and targeted military action. So say the idf. Military action. So say the idf. And so is this a deliberate action by hamas to hold off on that operation, which could pierce into their defences more directly and prevent the destruction of civilian areas andindeed destruction of civilian areas and indeed the appalling loss of civilian lives . Civilian lives . Okay, charlie , for the okay, charlie, for the moment, thanks very much for that latest update from tel aviv. Back here, a massive pro palestinian march is happening in Central London in protest against the israeli bombardment of gaza as several countries move to ban the protests. Well, todays march protests. Well, todays march has been organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, along with friends of al aqsa stop the War Coalition , an and stop the War Coalition, an and the Muslim Association of britain. Well get the latest britain. Well get the latest from that protest. Now our gb news Political Correspondent olivia utley is right across it. Olivia utley is right across it. Olivia whats the turnout been like . What is happening . Hello like . What is happening . Hello yes, the march is just setting off now. The turnout is pretty big as you can see, but its smaller than last week. The Police Presence, though , is very Police Presence, though, is very high indeed. Its said that there are 1000 Police Officers here today and i can see quite a few of them here now. They have a challenge on their hands today. Not only in making sure that this protest stays peaceful. Last week , there were peaceful. Last week, there were 15 protesters arrested for disturbing the peace and minor acts of violence. Today they are also trying to get a lid on the chanting problem. One issue thats suella braverman. The thats suella braverman. The home secretary has drawn attention to is anti semitic chants happening at these rallies , one which has caused rallies, one which has caused particular consternation an is this repeated chant of from the river to the sea palestine will be free now to lots of british jews. That is seen as an anti semitic slogan. But today the met police have actually decided that they will let protesters go ahead with it as long as theyre not doing it in an inflammatory area. So in front of a school or the Israeli Embassy feelings are running high today. But overall, its a high today. But overall, its a peaceful atmosphere. Im seeing lots of children. Seeing lots of children. Im seeing lots of children. Im seeing lots toddlers. But heres lots of toddlers. But heres what organisers had what some of the organisers had to say. To say. Well, despite the weather, were anticipate seeing today being hundreds of being joined by hundreds of thousands of people. There are coaches arriving all across coaches arriving from all across the uk. Were going to be joined today by the leaders of britains trade union movement, representing millions of british workers mps , by members of workers by mps, by members of civil society. Were all united in delivering today the same message. We want the violence to end. So message. We want the violence to end. So calling for an end. So were calling for an immediate ceasefire so that necessary humanitarian aid can be safely delivered to the people of gaza. We are here people of gaza. We are here today to assert the truth that violence will ultimately not end until you address the root causes of violence and that is israels decades long imposition of a system of military occupation and apartheid upon the people of palestine. And we are marching to downing street to deliver a message to our Political Leadership that you need to end your complicit support for this system of oppression. And you need to stop oppression. And you need to stop your green lighting of israels commission right now of war crimes upon the people of gaza. Crimes upon the people of gaza. So as you can see, the organisers of this march, they are calling for peace, but they are calling for peace, but they are talking about the illegal occupation of palestine , as they occupation of palestine, as they put it. Weve seen lots of banners behind me echoing similar sentiments this is likely to inflame tensions among british jews and palestinians here in the uk. But british jews and palestinians here in the uk. But at the here in the uk. But at the moment at least, it feels as though th