look, humanitarians and civilians should never be paying _ the consequences of war. this is a basic - principle of humanity. the claim of israel, or of the israeli army, that there was no intention, that it was a mistake, that it was by chance, all of those sound now quite ridiculous. pressure on israel grows, after seven aid workers killed in an israeli air strike forces aid agencies to halt work in the region. also tonight. we have the latest from taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the island — the strongest in 25 years. more than 100 people are still trapped tonight in the rubble.

nato leaders descend on brussels for a key summit, with support for ukraine a central topic of conversation — british foreign secretary lord david cameron has called on members to ensure they spend at least 2% of their gross domestic product. and we will be live in the capital of haiti — with a state of emergency set to lapse today, there are concerns an already dangerous situation could spiral out of control again. we start in the middle east — and israel is under growing international pressure after the deaths of seven aid workers, three of them british, killed in an israeli air strike on gaza. president biden has said he's "outraged and heartbroken" by what happened. the british foreign secretary lord cameron called it a "dreadful" event, and he paid tribute to those killed, saying they were "brave,

humanitarian workers". their charity, world central kitchen, released these pictures of the aid workers, who died when their convoy was hit on monday. the seven staff were from the uk, australia and poland as well as a dual us/canadian citizen— and a palestinian driver. the three british men, john chapman, james henderson and james kirby were working as security advisers. israel said the strike was "unintended" and it has promised to investigate. our reporter danjohnson has been speaking to the family ofjames kirby and sent this report. humanitarian aid relies on people like this — the three british men killed providing security advice in gaza. he has died a hero, you know? they all have. james kirby's relatives share the grief that's reached bristol and six other aid worker families around the world.

for him to actually lose his life in that situation, it's just heartbreaking that, you know, he lost his life doing that. but he knew the dangers. he was selfless in that regard and he just wanted to help people. their cars were hit by israel's military as they returned to their base after escorting food into gaza. the cars look to me to be clearly marked. in today's technology, you'd think they'd be able to see that clearly, that these vehicles were carrying humanitarian aid workers. this is why we want answers, really, from from the israeli government. john chapman's family said, "he died trying to help people and was subject to an inhumane act. he was an incredible father, husband, son and brother." james henderson was another former military man using his skills and experience to help feed gaza's hungry. we were told that their route was safe.

why wasn't it? israel's been accused of not being careful enough about protecting civilian life. do you think that's the case? 0h, undoubtedly. yeah. undoubtedly, that needs to change. humanitarian aid workers need to be able to do their work. this was a terrible accident, israel says. but according to the un, nearly 200 aid workers have died in this conflict. unconscionable, the secretary—general says, and a result of how the war has been conducted. obviously now no—one's going to be going there to help these people and it'sjust going to drop into absolute chaos. there's international pressure now, so let's just hope that response is heard by israel. israel's promised transparency, an investigation and answers. but there's hope these deaths, after so many thousands in gaza, finally prompt serious change. danjohnson, bbc news, bristol. what do we know about how the israeli strikes resulting

in the deaths of seven aid workers unfolded? our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has been looking closely at what happened. it had just collected around 100 tonnes of food aid from its own temporaryjettyjust south of gaza city. the team escorted the aid to a warehouse in deir al—balah in the middle of the gaza strip. from there, the team, seven people in three cars headed back to the coast road marked in blue, which is the one of the designated routes israel insists they use, and turned south towards their base in rafah. shortly afterwards, the first car was hit. this is how it looked the following morning. according to the israeli newspaper haaretz passengers were seen moving to one of the other two cars, but a few hundred yards further on, that, too, was hit. here, you can clearly see the world central kitchen�*s logo on the roof.

the same thing happened again. team members all now moving to the third car. but minutes later, and a mile further down the road, another strike. all seven members of the team were now dead. with calls for a proper investigation coming in from all over the world, one thing is clear. israeli forces, almost certainly using a drone, deliberately and very precisely hit all three vehicles. what everyone wants and needs to know is why. joining me from jerusalem is israeli government spokesperson, avi hyman. thank you for being with us on bbc news. these aid workers were on and approved roots, a part of an operation that had been coordinated with the israeli authorities. what went wrong?—

with the israeli authorities. what went wrong? with the israeli authorities. what wentwronu? ., ~' ., . went wrong? thank you for having me on. this went wrong? thank you for having me on- this was — went wrong? thank you for having me on. this was the _ went wrong? thank you for having me on. this was the tragic _ went wrong? thank you for having me on. this was the tragic mistake, - went wrong? thank you for having me on. this was the tragic mistake, as i on. this was the tragic mistake, as my prime minister has said, and the people of israel grieve with the families today. there an ongoing investigation preliminary findings find it was a mistake. i can't really add much more information, and i can't really confirm the details of the report you just gave. what i would say, these are the unsung people —— heroes, they go to give food to people that needed, the time that this when hamas is actively stealing food and make it difficult for their people in gaza. you said it was a grave mistake and you grieve with the families of those who died, do you know i apologise to those families? the idf chief of staff. _ apologise to those families? the idf chief of staff, the _ apologise to those families? the idf chief of staff, the head _ apologise to those families? the idf chief of staff, the head of _ apologise to those families? the idf chief of staff, the head of the - chief of staff, the head of the idf, was unequivocal it with his apology and said clearly he was very sorry

for what happened, we will get to the bottom of what happened, do an independent and transparent investigation was not when you say independent, what does that mean? that means there'll be a third party involved investigated, i don't have the exact and precise details of how that will work, but that's my understanding, it would be transparent, and we hope there will be details of that in the coming days. 50 be details of that in the coming da s. . , days. so we will get that result in a few days? _ days. so we will get that result in a few days? that _ days. so we will get that result in a few days? that is _ days. so we will get that result in a few days? that is my _ a few days? that is my understanding. - a few days? that is my understanding. in - a few days? that is my understanding. in the l a few days? that is my _ understanding. in the meantime, the --eole understanding. in the meantime, the people responsible _ understanding. in the meantime, the people responsible for _ understanding. in the meantime, the people responsible for this _ understanding. in the meantime, the people responsible for this in - understanding. in the meantime, the people responsible for this in the - people responsible for this in the idf, do they continue to serve, are they still serving in gaza? i’m idf, do they continue to serve, are they still serving in gaza?— they still serving in gaza? i'm not an idf spokesman, _ they still serving in gaza? i'm not an idf spokesman, i would - they still serving in gaza? i'm not an idf spokesman, i would not i they still serving in gaza? i'm not l an idf spokesman, i would not give you that information because i don't have it, but i can tell you the idf goes out of its way to limit civilian —— civilian casualties in a week no other army does in the world, which is why it is taking us by shock, and we are grieving, and the people of israel are with the

families of those who have passed. you say shocked, but the un general secretary has had 196 aid workers have been killed in this conflict. this is a pattern of behaviour, it's not a one off, is it? i this is a pattern of behaviour, it's not a one off, is it?— not a one off, is it? i re'ect those numbers entirely, _ not a one off, is it? i re'ect those numbers entirely, they- not a one off, is it? i reject those numbers entirely, they are - not a one off, is it? i reject those numbers entirely, they are based not a one off, is it? i reject those i numbers entirely, they are based on hamas figures, and with the know the numbers were true, they would include you in workers like the genre workers that actively participated in the october seven massacre that actively took israeli hostages and held them in their homes, so i would reject those numbers, and i can tell you all are military experts from england and america i've said israel has gone out of its way to get civilians out of harms way and does its utmost to go after hamas, our fight is with hamas, not gaza, and will continue to fight hamas to bring back the hostages held against their will, a

crime against humanity, and make sure gaza does not become a threat to us ever again. the sure gaza does not become a threat to us ever again.— to us ever again. the criticism is our to us ever again. the criticism is your troorns _ to us ever again. the criticism is your troorns in — to us ever again. the criticism is your troops in gaza _ to us ever again. the criticism is your troops in gaza are - your troops in gaza are trigger—happy, 32,000, your troops in gaza are trigger-happy, 32,000, almost your troops in gaza are trigger—happy, 32,000, almost 33,000 people have been killed in this conflict. your troops even killed three of your own hostages who had a white flag back in december.- white flag back in december. again, this is outlandish _ white flag back in december. again, this is outlandish accusations - this is outlandish accusations against our army, outlandish and based on hamas figures, copying and pasting hamas figures, as if one or had notjust ploughed through our borders and butchered babies and butchered the truth. what borders and butchered babies and butchered the truth.— butchered the truth. what is a true bethel is? the _ butchered the truth. what is a true bethel is? the true _ butchered the truth. what is a true bethel is? the true death - butchered the truth. what is a true bethel is? the true death toll - butchered the truth. what is a true bethel is? the true death toll is i bethel is? the true death toll is accordin: bethel is? the true death toll is according to _ bethel is? the true death toll is according to my _ bethel is? the true death toll is according to my prime - bethel is? the true death toll isj according to my prime minister, bethel is? the true death toll is - according to my prime minister, the ratio is less than one to one, in an average where it would be one to nine, i will tell you we have taken off the battlefield, and a liberal estimate, we have taken off the battlefield or than 25,000 hamas and

islam is terrorist, that means killed or apprehended or injured. isn't the wider point, some are saying it's a watershed moment for israel, instant —— and that it's now increasingly after this incident which is caused international horror and outrage, israel is increasingly isolated and authorised, and people who were sympathetic to israel after october seven are questioning what israel is doing in gaza? i would cuestion israel is doing in gaza? i would question those _ israel is doing in gaza? i would question those peoples - israel is doing in gaza? i would question those peoples morall question those peoples moral clarity, we stand with your ally, a free democratic country, sports are fighting for survival on multiple fronts, if it's syria in the north, lebanon in the north, the word or in the south, even a drone giver —— came overfrom iraq and hit a target yesterday, says this is iran and the iranian toxic proxy of terror that

want to destroy us, they don'tjust want to destroy us, they don'tjust want to destroy us, they don'tjust want to destroy us, they say we are the small satan and the west is a great satan. people need to wake up and understand the same ideology that came after us on october seven thusin that came after us on october seven thus in the same that came after london on the seventh, hamas came famous for suicide bombings on buses then you cite annette double—decker red bus in london, this is the hamas up red bus in london, this is the hamas up againstand red bus in london, this is the hamas up against and we need to destroy them. bari up against and we need to destroy them. �* , ., up against and we need to destroy them. �* , . , up against and we need to destroy them. �* ,~ , ., them. avi hyman, is really spokesman. _ them. avi hyman, is really spokesman, thank - them. avi hyman, is really spokesman, thank you - them. avi hyman, is really spokesman, thank you for| them. avi hyman, is really - spokesman, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. let's speak to the labour party peer alf dubs — lord dubs — who's also a prominent campaigner for refugees. cani can i ask you the same question alf dubs, do you think this is a watershed moment in terms of international opinion about what israel is doing in gaza was mark? i think it is because it does brought

home to us exactly what is happening in our aid workers have become targets and have been killed. because of it workers have been killed over the last two months so this is the first time but three of them happen to be british, we are more aware of it and i think it was change the terms on which we treat israel. in change the terms on which we treat israel. , ., ., ~' change the terms on which we treat israel. , ., ., ~ ., israel. in terms of the work of relief and _ israel. in terms of the work of relief and aid _ israel. in terms of the work of relief and aid agencies - israel. in terms of the work of relief and aid agencies in - israel. in terms of the work of relief and aid agencies in gaza israel. in terms of the work of - relief and aid agencies in gaza it's becoming more more difficult and dangerous. obviously, some are stopping their work, as we know, some will continue, but it's in a desperate situation for the relief workers doing their best to get food to those who needed in gaza. it’s a to those who needed in gaza. it's a traced to those who needed in gaza. it's a tragedy because — to those who needed in gaza. it's a tragedy because these _ to those who needed in gaza. it�*s —. tragedy because these people are doing something to avert starvation and provide medical assistance to vulnerable human beings in the gaza strip. and they are being let down by what the israelis done today and what israel has been doing the last two months. tragic as the october

seven situation was, in a terrible tragedy, the fact is what has happened since has stolen attention away from that and has drawn attention to the fact that unlike the previous is really speaker, the israelis are not being careful about avoiding civilian casualties, otherwise where are there more than 30,000 people being killed by the israelis in the last three months. he was saying those are hamas figure and seen that hamas is a danger everyone are on the world should see crushed and destroyed.— crushed and destroyed. hamas is a dancerous crushed and destroyed. hamas is a dangerous enemy, _ crushed and destroyed. hamas is a dangerous enemy, they _ crushed and destroyed. hamas is a dangerous enemy, they are - dangerous enemy, they are terrorists and buy the book, but i am afraid israel's behaviour is not helping them. most of the palestinians in gaza, i don't believe art hamas supporters, they will become that if israelis persist in behaving the way they are doing. we have to win the hearts and minds of the palestinians, and we cannot do that by starving them, by denying them medical equipment, and by murdering the people who are providing aid. irate

the people who are providing aid. we have heard words of condemnation from politicians around the world, from politicians around the world, from joe biden downwards, what would governments like the us and uk governments like the us and uk governments do? especially in weapons supplies and arms supplies to israel, because they are continuing, but there is talk from various campaigns and politicians saying, actually, britain for example need to israel, where he you stand on that? i example need to israel, where he you stand on that?— stand on that? i think we should stop sending _ stand on that? i think we should stop sending weapons _ stand on that? i think we should stop sending weapons israel - stand on that? i think we should - stop sending weapons israel because it is been used to attack the civilian occupational gaza, we should do it in conjunction with other countries like the americans, there should be an international band on sending military equipment to israel at why this war at last, i believe that should happen and we should also have some sanctions to israel and make sure the international community condemns israel forcibly. the israelis will be short of friends and allies the

way they're behaving, and it is for the future of israel, and the sooner benjamin netanyahu realises he would change course, but i do not think things will get better until he's removed, he doesn't have the support of the majority of people in israel, and he is the dangerfor the and he is the danger for the future safety of israelis.— safety of israelis. worse or, thank ou for safety of israelis. worse or, thank you for time. _ safety of israelis. worse or, thank you for time, thank _ safety of israelis. worse or, thank you for time, thank you _ safety of israelis. worse or, thank you for time, thank you for - you for time, thank you for being with us on bbc news. lord dubs. we are going to take a short break — stay with us. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

welcome back. let's take a closer look now at the challenges facing humanitarian agencies in gaza after the deaths of those seven aid workers in israeli air strikes. the un has been warning for weeks of a potentialfamine in gaza. but now there are concerns from a number of aid agencies about how to keep providing relief supplies safely.

muslim aid is one group that is attempting to get aid into gaza. so let's speak to muslim aid's ceo khalid javid who joins us from the egyptian side of the rafah border. thank you for being with us. after these latest deaths of aid workers, is that something that will deter you from working in gaza? before i answer that. _ you from working in gaza? before i answer that, let _ you from working in gaza? before i answer that, let me _ you from working in gaza? before i answer that, let me give _ you from working in gaza? before i i answer that, let me give condolences to all of the people that have lost their lives from wtc —— w casey. we muslim aid are committed to continuing aid in gaza.- muslim aid are committed to continuing aid in gaza. what is that work? give us _ continuing aid in gaza. what is that work? give us an _ continuing aid in gaza. what is that work? give us an idea _ continuing aid in gaza. what is that work? give us an idea of _ continuing aid in gaza. what is that work? give us an idea of what - continuing aid in gaza. what is that. work? give us an idea of what you're doing to help. irate work? give us an idea of what you're doing to help-— doing to help. we have been there for over 20 — doing to help. we have been there for over 20 years, _ doing to help. we have been there for over 20 years, on _ doing to help. we have been there for over 20 years, on the - doing to help. we have been there for over 20 years, on the scale - for over 20 years, on the scale where she know it is unprecedented, we have partners on the ground who

are taking trucks in from the turkish side. we havejust are taking trucks in from the turkish side. we have just going to send some ships in there as well, hopefully they will get in, and from thatjordanian side, from every angle we are try to get the best aid in as possible. to angle we are try to get the best aid in as possible-— in as possible. to keep your stuff safe, we in as possible. to keep your stuff safe. we have — in as possible. to keep your stuff safe, we have found out - in as possible. to keep your stuff safe, we have found out a - in as possible. to keep your stuff safe, we have found out a bit - in as possible. to keep your stuff i safe, we have found out a bit about how aid agencies work in gaza, and the idea of de—confliction, where they tell the is really authorities what they are doing and the agree on approved roots, is that how it works and how difficult is it to do that and how difficult is it to do that and get that kind of agreement? that would happen — and get that kind of agreement? trust would happen from our partners, or our partners are in contact with the israeli military and let them know exactly where they are. at all times. our partners underground will be doing that on our behalf when the delivery date. be doing that on our behalf when the delivery date-— delivery date. clearly, as we have seen with this _ delivery date. clearly, as we have seen with this example _ delivery date. clearly, as we have seen with this example with - seen with this example with the seven aid workers killed on monday evening when an agency, aid agency

goes into the detail of where their staff will be and what route there will be on, it can go tragically wrong and lives can be lost. iaghast will be on, it can go tragically wrong and lives can be lost. what we have to understand. _ wrong and lives can be lost. what we have to understand. nowhere - wrong and lives can be lost. what we have to understand. nowhere is - wrong and lives can be lost. what we have to understand. nowhere is safe| have to understand. nowhere is safe in gaza at a moments and people, albeit humanitarian it workers or journeys or civilians, something others to people outside in egypt that we have spoken to it, they believe to themselves that they are being targeted, women are being targeted, children are being targeted, children are being targeted, these is from people in egypt now in the hospital over here having treatment. they believe they are being indiscriminately targeted. again, i'mjust are being indiscriminately targeted. again, i'm just telling you what i am hearing from the patient�*s. in am hearing from the patient's. in terms of the level of need, hunger, people are talking about starvation and famine even in gaza, how would you assess the level of need amongst

ordinary people there? it’s ordinary people there? it�*s unprecedented. the ipc report recently said gaza is on level five with farming, that for over a million people, they are in that situation right now. the four, is emergency, there were three is because it that —— crisis, gaza is at breaking point if it has not broken already, and recently you had acute infections going on in south gaza. you have diarrhoea, bloodied diary as well, and if these infections continue and they infect more because of the mannish version of the people, people are going to die because there is no medication. the hospitals are overwhelmed. we need to get the food in and stop the bottlenecks, we need to allow more and more ending. yes we are getting aid in, but it is not enough, it is really not enough. and that is

exactly what we need to do, so we need government pressure to allow humanitarian aid agencies, those willing to work inside gaza, to get the it in, and the ones who have slowly, for safety reasons, and 100% agree with them for safety reasons, to come back, open the safe passage for all of us to deliver the eight and have people, and have people of gaza. ., g ., and have people, and have people of gaza. . g . ., , gaza. khalid javid, ceo of verse michael, thank _ gaza. khalid javid, ceo of verse michael, thank you _ gaza. khalid javid, ceo of verse michael, thank you for - gaza. khalid javid, ceo of verse michael, thank you for being . michael, thank you for being with us. rescuers in taiwan are trying to reach dozens of people trapped in road tunnels, after the most powerful earthquake there in a quarter of a century. at least nine people have been killed and more than 800 injured. tsunami warnings were triggered in neighbouring countries, although they have now been scaled back. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this is the moment the quake struck a taipei tv station in the middle of its morning news show. the shaking was intense and prolonged — even in the capital,

more than 100 miles from the quake's epicentre. this is what it did to morning traffic on an elevated highway... ..and to passengers on a metro train, who remained remarkably calm as the car was tossed around like a toy. elsewhere, people ran for their lives, abandoning their coffees and breakfast. most young people here have never experienced a quake like this and were badly shaken. translation: an earthquake hasn't happened in a long time, _ so it felt really terrifying. close to the epicenter in the city of hualien, the shaking was more intense and the damage much worse. you can see people running from their cars as the building on the left begins to collapse. dozens of buildings have been badly damaged. some now lean over at absurd angles, as if ready to topple at any moment. the death toll is so far mercifully low, but the number of injured has skyrocketed past 1000.

eastern taiwan is a mountainous and rugged landscape, and that brought another terrifying threat — landslides. along the coast, the quake unleashed massive rockfalls — whole mountainsides seemingly slipping into the valleys below. roads are now strewn with massive boulders, bridges severed and tunnels blocked. these shots from a military helicopter show one famously perilous stretch of road. it is now completely cut off at both ends, with cars and buses stuck inside. rescue crews are continuing to work into the night, in hualien city and across the east of the island. dozens have been brought to safety, but more than 140 people are still reported to be trapped. many of those still trapped are along this highway behind me. several dozen are reported to be tourists in buses trapped inside a tunnel. one can only imagine the horror

of being in that tunnel when the earth began to shake and the rocks began to fall. the race is now on to get to them and to bring them to safety. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in su'ao, eastern taiwan. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on the social media site x — i'm @benbrownbbc hello there. the coldest, wettest weather today was across scotland. we're all going to see some rain in the next few days, but we should all see some higher temperatures as well. now, at the moment, all the weather is rattling in from the atlantic, that's going to bring us some rain later tomorrow. that's going to bring us some rain overnight tonight, that's going to be pushing its way into england and wales. could be some heavier bursts of rain for a while along the south coast,

where it's going to be gusty winds, may even be a rumble of thunder. but it should be turning drierfurther north, particularly in scotland, but it's still quite cold air here, so temperatures could be as low as 2 degrees or so. it's going to be another chilly day in scotland tomorrow. looks like it's going to be quite cloudy, a little bit dampness in the air as well. similar picture for northern ireland and the far north of england. once the overnight rain clears the south—east, we should brighten up further south with some sunshine, the odd shower, ahead of some more rain arriving in the south—west in the afternoon. but ahead of that, temperatures could reach 15 or even 16 degrees. but again, it's a struggle despite lighter winds in scotland — temperatures here only around 6—7 at best. the winds will pick up overnight, though, on thursday night into friday morning. and we've got more bands of rain coming northwards and eastwards across the uk. we'll start with most of the rain early in the morning on friday in northern scotland and maybe some snow over the mountains as well. but that moves away, we get showers following on — a lot of blustery, heavy ones out to the west. further east, it should be drier with more in the way of sunshine. still quite cold across northern scotland, but temperatures lifting

elsewhere likely to make 17—18 through the midlands and eastern parts of england. there's another area of low pressure arriving for saturday and this one is going to be much deeper. the winds are going to be a lot stronger and there may well be some travel disruption as well. the rain that gets swept northwards overnight should clear away from scotland on saturday morning, and then again around the low which is tracking to the west of ireland we'll see some sunshine, but also some showers and some stronger winds as well. it will be a windy day on saturday, particularly for the western side of the uk. it is a southerly wind so temperatures will be higher, even in scotland, but it's across eastern parts of england that we could see temperatures reaching 20 celsius. that would make it the warmest day of the year so far. now, so far, the highest temperature we've seen this year was recorded injanuary in scotland — 19.9 celsius, very different from what we're seeing right now.

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