Summary

Essential supplies of food, fuel and water must be allowed to reach civilians in Gaza under Israeli bombardment and blockade, says the UN secretary-general

"We need rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access now," says Antonio Guterres

Palestinian health officials say 1,200 people have died in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. The Israeli toll in the Hamas weekend attack is also 1,200

The UN says that the number of people displaced in Gaza has risen to 383,000

The US is in talks with Israel, the UN and Egypt on allowing some aid in and residents out, the White House says

Gaza's only power station has shut down, after Israel cut off electricity supplies as well as goods including medicines, food, fuel and water

Meanwhile, the Israeli military says hundreds of thousands of troops are near Gaza "ready to execute the mission we have been given"

The BBC has learned that 17 UK nationals are dead or missing since Hamas launched its attacks on Saturday, with 26-year-old Jake Marlowe confirmed dead

Source: BBC

BDST: 1024 HRS, OCT 12, 2023
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