The top United Nations hu is not nearly enough, and not arriving quickly# enough for the almost two million people in need.

GEOFF BENNETT: Arab and Muslim nations are calling## for a U.N. Security Council vote Meantime, Israel pressed its offensive in Southern# Gaza and its pursuit of top Hamas leaders there,## as the war marked two months today# since the terror attacks of October 7.

One of the last places left in Gaza# where civilians were told they'd be## safe last night went up in flames.

Israel# bombarded Rafah after claiming militants## launched a barrage of rockets from# the so-called safe zone, families,## children, seeking refuge in apartment# buildings caught in the crossfire.

By daybreak, those who survived were# still clearing through the rubble.

MOHAMMAD ABU AREIDA, Gaza Strip Resident# (through translator): It was a direct## hit.

Peo no warning.

We didn't see anything# except GEOFF BENNETT: After waves of displacement,# these Gazans are now crammed into a tiny## sliver of land along the Egyptian# border.

The U.N. says the population## in Rafah has jumped from 280,000 to# 470,000, with more expected to come.

In a rare invocation, U.N. Secretary-General# Antonio Guterres urged the Security Council## to demand a cease-fire, on the grounds of# international peace and security.

The U.S.,## however, would likely block any such move.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony# Blinken urged Israeli officials## today to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza.

ANTONY BLINKEN, U.S. Secretary of State:# We continue to recognize the di fficulty of this task, as Israel is dealing# with a terro embeds itself with civilians.

But, again, Israel# has an obligation to do everything possible to## put a premium on protecting civilians# and maximizing humanitarian assistance.

GEOFF BENNETT: Israel's military# released new video claiming to## show another weapons depot hidden in# civilian areas.

And this IDF vide shows dozens of men stripped and detained# by Israeli troops in Northern Gaza.

It's## unclear whether or not any of them are# affiliated with Hamas or Islamic Jihad.

Speaking with soldiers today, Israeli Prime# Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a threat,## this time to militant groups in Lebanon.

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, Israeli Prime# Minister (through translator): If## He then it will single-handedly turn Beirut and# South Lebanon, not f GEOFF BENNETT: As Israel's campaign# against Hamas lurches forward,## conditions are getting more dire# in every pocket of the Gaza Strip.

In Jabalia, to the north, panic, as# the sound of shelling reverberates## through the streets.

In Maghazi in Central Gaza,## young men dig through the wreckage of an# airstrike, concrete mixed with human remains.

ABDELRAHMAN ABO HAMDA, Gaza Strip Resident# (through translator): They bombed the area## without warning.

The at the dead people was a very# hard scene.

This is a crime.

GEOFF BENNETT: And, in Khan Yunis,# where fighting is among the fiercest,## hospitals understaffed and overwhelmed# are flooded with the most vulnerable Today, World Health Organization officials said## the health infrastructure in Gaza# is -- quote -- Back in Rafah, trucks carrying humanitarian# aid roll through the border crossing each day,## but the flow is not nearly enough.

Negotiations# to open a second access point are showing signs## of promise, the U.N.'s aid chief said today,# which would be a massive logistical boost.

MARTIN GRIFFITHS, U.N. Undersecr tary-General#for Humanitarian A fairs and Emergency Relief Coord nator: If we get that, well, it# for some weeks.

It doesn't mean to say that# it will solve th of course, I have spoken about, but it would# change the nature of humanitarian access.

GEOFF BENNETT: Meanwhile, in Tel# Aviv, Israelis gathered downtown## for a solemn first night of Hanukkah,# the menorah, behind a one for each hostage captured by Hamas# and other armed groups two months ago.