Food and medicine run low in Gaza as aid waits at border crossing

As conflict in Gaza continues, humanitarian agencies are hoping crucial aid vehicles will be able to cross from Egypt into Gaza from today.

A widely-touted ground operation into Gaza by the Israeli army is yet to get underway.

The regional impacts of the crisis is growing, communities on Lebanon's border with Israel have fled from their homes.

And in Ukraine, a government minister tells the BBC his country's farming sector is in crisis, as the effects of Russia's ongoing invasion continue to be felt.