The Israel Defense forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel says that since monday, about 300 thousand palestinians have already fled rafah. The us is still urging israel not to mount a full scale assault on the city and today the un says a full scale offensive cannot take place. In the north there are evacuations in the city of jabalia as the idf says that it has been carrying out air strikes. It says hamas fighters are regrouping there. Meanwhile a top eu official, charles michel, has condemned israels evacuation orders, saying people are being directed towards unsafe areas. From jerusalem, paul adams reports. One by one, the people of rafah are leaving. Outlying parts of the city now all but deserted. I wasnt planning on going, hassan says, but since no one is left here, i decided to leave. I have to find out where my wife and daughter are. The un says 300,000 people
Been killed after houses in the central area of the gaza strip were hit. Israel has also sent tanks north of there after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments. From jerusalem, paul adams reports. One by one the people of rafah are leaving. Parts of the city now all but deserted. Translation i but deserted. Translation . , translation i wasnt planning on anoin. But translation i wasnt planning on going but since translation i wasnt planning on going. But since no translation i wasnt planning on going. But since no one translation i wasnt planning on going. But since no one is translation i wasnt planning on going. But since no one is left translation i wasnt planning on going. But since no one is left here | going. But since no one is left here i decided to leave. I have to find out where my wife and daughter are. The un says 300,000 people have left already. That is almost a quarter of those sheltering in rafah. Most are heading for the coast to places barely able to sustain
Welcome to bbc news. Lets return to the middle east, where israel has launched further air strikes on the gaza strip. These are live pictures coming to us from the israel gaza border. Palestinian Officials Say two doctors were killed in the central city of deir al balah, and more than 30 civilian deaths were reported on saturday. It comes as the un chief, antonio guterres, has repeated his calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, and the unconditional release of all hostages. Israel has been dropping flies from the air and on social media telling residents to go to a narrow coastal area which israel has called an expanded humanitarian zone. But some concerns about the ability to hold so many people there are being expressed by the united nations. The Foreign Secretary has reiterated the government doesnt support a major operatation in rafah without a plan to protect civilians. Speaking on sunday with laura kuenssberg, lord cameron says hes not seen such a plan. It comes after th