hello, i'm carl nasman. the israeli military fired two senior officers on friday — after reviewing monday's airstrike on an aid convoy in gaza that killed seven aid workers. the idf said the airstrikes came after a series of "grave mistakes." it also gave an account of how and why it carried out the attack. it said in part that the strike should not have happened and expressed its deep sorrow for the incident. it says those who approved the strike were convinced they were targeting hamas operatives. the strikes on the three vehicles were carried out in serious violation of standard operation procedure and that the brigade chief of staff, an officer with the rank of colonel in reserve, and the brigade fire support commander with the rank of major have been dismissed from their positions. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has more on the fallout from ashdod, israel.

israel says hamas gunmen often pose as aid workers. not this time. its army today said the killing of seven aid workers in air strikes this week was a grave mistake due to mistaken identification, errors in decision making and a serious violation of army procedures. the convoy belonging to the charity world central kitchen was struck in central gaza late on monday night. survivors running between the remaining vehicles before being hit again and then again. the army said its forces had mistaken the bag one passenger was carrying for a gun after spotting gunmen at the warehouse earlier. it was a visual confirmation of a gunman, first of all, on one of the trucks that then conducted shooting from one of the trucks. and when they indeed reached the hangars, there were more gunmen identified on the location. and it led basically

to the entire miscalculation, misidentification and the failure of what should have happened. israel's army said the aid was picked up by lorry atiopm. the armed figure was then spotted firing from one of the trucks before the convoy moved on with other vehicles to an inland warehouse where drone footage showed more gunmen getting out of one car. that vehicle later moved north to another warehouse while the three cars from world central kitchen turned back to the coast where they were hit in separate air strikes minutes apart. the army has fired two senior officers who approved the strikes, but world central kitchen has called for an independent inquiry, saying the idf cannot credibly investigate its own failure and that systemic change was needed. other aid agencies say this was not a one off mistake.

this is notjust an incident. this is a series, a pattern of incidents that have been going on for months and months now. we're now up to the stage of having 200 humanitarian workers killed. we're operating in an environment of complete impunity. it is a deliberate choice to allow these attacks to continue to happen. one former major general pointed out that israeli forces have also killed their own compatriots in gaza. it was a huge mistake. unfortunately, many, many other mistakes were made. for instance, israel killed three israeli hostages that managed to release themselves, and nevertheless, they were killed by israeli soldiers. and of course, no one believed that we killed them deliberately. the difficulties of getting aid to gaza was already deepening rifts with israel's allies. the killing of british and american nationals has shifted the debate. the port of ashdod is less than 30 miles from gaza,

but for the past six months it's remained closed to aid. now this port and the nearby erez crossing point have been prised open by a stinging us demand that israel find new routes to get aid safely into northern gaza or risk losing american support. israel says its war is with hamas, not gaza's civilians, that it's fighting one and feeding the other. but aid workers accuse israel of seeing them as targets and aid as a weapon of war. lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. earlier i spoke to tal heinrich, a spokesperson for israel's prime minister on how she sees the need for more humanitarian relief. there is no immediate starvation in gaza. this is what agencies _ starvation in gaza. this is what agencies are - starvation in gaza. this is what agencies are telling | starvation in gaza. this is i what agencies are telling us time and time again, we speak

with several organisations, they tell us that starvation is imminent. children have already died from starvation. well, i can tell you there are 3000 calories per day per person entering gaza daily, even if hamas steals half of that i acknowledge we acknowledge that there is a challenge with distribution of aid, which for which israel is not responsible. nevertheless, we want to make a smoother mechanism. the attack on aid workers has further complicated the humanitarian situation in gaza. earlier i spoke with adam ramadan, deputy director of rebuilding alliances, a nonprofit that operates severalfood kitchens in gaza. thank you for being here. i want to ask you, we heard in that interview from the spokesperson for benjamin netanyahu who said there's no immediate starvation in gaza. what is your to that? it's very devastating to hear. we hearfirsthand from our partners on the ground that due to the halted operations from the world central kitchen

and anera, we have seen an increase of more than 20% of families searching for food. they are desperate to feed their children. the situation has not gotten better, 200 trucks entering gaza is not enough and we need to push for more land borders to open and aid to come to gaza. simply 200 trucks a day is not enough. we really need more. to be clear, the word starvation, what have you seen on the ground and what is your group seeing? are people starving? we are seeing reports in the north that people, children specifically, are dying of malnutrition and starvation. our partners find it very difficult to find any food commodities or even trying to purchase anything in the market is hard to come across especially in the north. in the south, with our partners

with the world food programme we are getting kitchens to provide hot meals daily but we need to push for more food convoys to enter the north. the situation in the north is very dire and we are seeing reports of children dying of starvation. one of those newly opened aid routes into gaza is in the north. will these new routes make a difference, what kind of impact would have? it will have a huge impact on we will be able to ramp up and open new kitchens in the north. our partners are more than ever dedicated to providing meals to the families of gaza. to give back to the community, no—one wants to see that people suffer of starvation. despite the huge security risks, we are continuing operations and doing whatever we can to continue cooking on a daily basis. the fact we are able to bring more food commodities

to the north and open more kitchens, we can definitely reduce the risk of starvation in the north. your group actually operates across gaza but i believe one of your kitchens is very close to where this strike on seven aid workers took place. i wanted to ask you, how does rebuilding alliance co—ordinate with the idf and how do you ensure the safety of the workers on the ground? first, rebuilding alliances wants to express our deepest condolences for the tragic loss of the team members that lost their lives from the world central kitchen. it's such an unfortunate event that after taking the safety precautions and closely collaborating with the idf that they was still targeted and it's such an unfortunate event that happened, and attack actually, i don't want to call it an event. i reporters at the world food programme bring commodities to our warehouses so we are not directly in contact

with the idf. we ensure our partners safety that are on the ground, cooking and operating in kitchens. we work closely and monitor their safety concerns daily. we are doing whatever we can and securing our warehouses and securing the locations and any possible move or invasion of rafah, we have a plan to move them out safely. joe biden taking a much harsher tone with benjamin netanyahu, speaking by phone and pressuring israel to do something about the humanitarian situation in gaza. what did you make of the tougher tone on the white house? the government of israel must respect international humanitarian law at the end of the day. it prohibits the targeting of humanitarian personnel. the role of aid workers is to alleviate the suffering of the people in crisis and along with the safety of the aid workers, the safety

of civilians they are feeding. that is huge, israel must comply with international law. there is no doubt behind that. adam ramadan, deputy director with rebuilding alliances, operating a couple of dozen food kitchens in gaza along with the world food programme. thank you forjoining us. thank you. to get some analysis on the idf�*s operations amidst increased pressure, i spoke to emily harding at the center for strategic and international studies. thank you for being here. we are now five months into this conflict. we are seeing israel's military facing increasing pressure and criticism. what is your assessment of how the idf has been prosecuting this war? i think aggressively is the main word you could use on how the idf is prosecuting the war. it is in israel definitely go after this idea that they were going to completely destroy hamas, we are not entirely sure

what that means and what metrics they may use to measure whether or not they have done that. it's difficult to destroy an ideology and you can only go up an ideology and you can only go up to so many people but we have seen them aggressively pursue these objectives. fine have seen them aggressively pursue these objectives. pursue these ob'ectives. one of those would — pursue these objectives. one of those would likely _ pursue these objectives. one of those would likely be _ pursue these objectives. one of those would likely be at - pursue these objectives. one of those would likely be at least i those would likely be at least capturing the masterminds of the attacks on october seven and so far those two masterminds are still unaccounted for. what does that tell us about the reality on the ground and how difficult an operation this really has been? it's an extremely difficult fight, israel those guys extraordinarily well and they have fought here many times before. they understand it's a dense urban environment with a large civilian population and unfortunately hamas has little regard for the lives of palestinians like they have little regard for the lives of israelis and i'm willing to use abilities as human shields. that meant the fight if you're nearly difficult —— they are willing to use civilians as human shields.—

willing to use civilians as human shields. ,, . . . . human shields. several attacks on the lebanon _ human shields. several attacks on the lebanon border, - human shields. several attacks i on the lebanon border, resource tracks in syria. we are hearing the us is on highlight for retaliation from iran, how likely is that? is it at risk of becoming broader? it’s likely is that? is it at risk of becoming broader? it's a very delicate _ of becoming broader? it's a very delicate movement - of becoming broader? it's a very delicate movement to | of becoming broader? it's a l very delicate movement to be sure. the israeli strike on the iran diplomatic facility was bolder than some of the other strikes we have seen because it was a diplomatic facility. it was a diplomatic facility. it was also a irg sea bass so they sought as justified. in this moment, the condemnation of the world is on the idf following on the strike on the aid workers and they also would have to know that trying to retaliate against israel right now may rally support to israel's cause again and that is something they don't want. i wouldn't be surprised necessarily if iran waited for a little while to retaliate in a little while to retaliate in a different way but i do think

that they see this is something that they see this is something that has to be retaliated for and put forces on highlight is and put forces on highlight is a smart move. d0 and put forces on highlight is a smart move.— and put forces on highlight is a smart move. do you think they could potentially _ a smart move. do you think they could potentially target - could potentially target israel's allies like the us? it's possible. from their perspective they see the us and israel as tied at the hip. they see a us hand when israel acts and vice—versa so it's possible us forces could be targeted but the man i will be phased towards israel.— the man i will be phased towards israel. within the un human rights _ towards israel. within the un human rights council- towards israel. within the un | human rights council adopting towards israel. within the un i human rights council adopting a resolution calling for israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes, crimes against humanity committed in the gaza strip. in terms of what we have seen and the growing chorus of criticism of israel's actions, do you see the attack on an aid convoy is potentially a turning point? this could be a turning point i think the international condemnation of the debts of the seven aid workers and the mistakes made on the part of the idf could be a real moment

where the benjamin netanyahu government has to reassess the direction they are taking the conflict. if the reports are true that the conversation between joe true that the conversation betweenjoe biden and benjamin netanyahu was tense yesterday that it may be that this is pressure on benjamin netanyahu that could result in a change of policy. that could result in a change of policy-— of policy. when you see the conflict going _ of policy. when you see the conflict going and _ of policy. when you see the conflict going and ducey - of policy. when you see the i conflict going and ducey israel changing the way that it conducts the war or its aims? where will israel go now? the real problem _ where will israel go now? the real problem with _ where will israel go now? iie: real problem with the prosecution of this war is i don't think israel understands exact what the goal is and their aims exact what the goal is and theiraims are. exact what the goal is and their aims are. going up to this is a way to destroy an entire group is not a measurable outcome and i'm not sure they know when enough is enough stop you pointed out trying to go after leaders of the group is a logical goal but beyond that, when have you done enough to make israeli feel safe. you have to look closely at what they still want to accomplish and whether or not it is worth the continued criticism internationally and

they need to carefully evaluate how much aid they could get into the strip as they see really terrible images coming out of hungry palestinians. emily harding, director of the intelligence national security programme and deputy director of the international security programme at the centre fortitude your studies, thank you very much for your insights. you very much for your insights-_ landslides and rockfalls are threatening rescue crews in taiwan trying to reach some 600 people in remote areas after wednesday's earthquake. at least 12 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured in the island's biggest quake in more than a quarter of a century. a much smaller earthquake here in the us is also making headlines. not because of its intensity, but because of where it was felt: new york city. the magnitude 4.8 quake struck around 10:30 in the morning, shaking the city and its landmarks. an aftershock also felt hours later. there are no reports of major damage or injuries. the epicentre was about 56 kilometres — or 35 miles — away in

the town of lebanon, newjersey. residents of newjersey, connecticut, pennsylvania and new york state reported feeling the tremors. delegates at the united nations security council were briefly startled by the quake, while several major airports briefly paused flights to assess the damage. unlike in the west coast — which sits on a major fault line — earthquakes are very rare in this part of the us. the last one of this size struck new york back in 1983. live now to susan hough, who's a seismologist at the us geological survey. i believe we are both californians, are you there in pasadena or its has was constant. this is a rare earthquake, where are you right now? i, , i ,_, , now? i am in western wisconsin and i'm based — now? i am in western wisconsin and i'm based in _ now? i am in western wisconsin and i'm based in california, - now? i am in western wisconsin and i'm based in california, i - and i'm based in california, i formally worked in new york.

you realise what is rare to a geologist is not quite the same as what is rare to people. when you say earthquakes have happened in the area and there were magnitude five earthquakes in 1880s and 1700s, on human terms that's a long time ago. geological timescales, that is not that long ago. you have moderate earthquakes along the atlantic seaboard. not like california obviously but they really are not rare, per se, in geological terms.— really are not rare, per se, in geological terms. geologicalterms. people i know as far away _ geologicalterms. people i know as far away as — geologicalterms. people i know as far away as baltimore - geologicalterms. people i know as far away as baltimore felt - as far away as baltimore felt this as quick. why was it that even though the presenter was in newjersey, so many people far and wide along the east coast ended up feeling this morning?— coast ended up feeling this mornin-? h , , morning? it's well-established that once earthquakes - morning? it's well-established j that once earthquakes happen, the waves with the fall, they are much more efficient than the west. the crust in

california is younger and hotter and more fractured. it is to have these older terrains and the waves are able to propagate very efficiently. the earthquake happened around 10.30 in the morning on a weekday, a time when people tend to be sitting still at work or at school or at home and that is a factor as well. if it is quick happens when people are moving around, the shaking may not be noticed the same extent.— shaking may not be noticed the same extent. there was also an after-shock _ same extent. there was also an after-shock that _ same extent. there was also an after-shock that followed - same extent. there was also an after-shock that followed the i after—shock that followed the earthquake as well. could there be any more after—shocks? how long may they last? be any more after-shocks? how long may they last?— long may they last? certainly there have — long may they last? certainly there have been _ long may they last? certainly there have been 18 _ long may they last? certainly there have been 18 or - long may they last? certainly there have been 18 or 19 - there have been 18 or 19 reported after—shocks, mostly very small, the largest downgraded to a 3.8 but there is a forecast, statistical for because of the usgs website and they are predicted to on average continue for months or maybe even years and there is a probability of another

earthquake larger than 4.8. those odds, the last i saw were around one in 15 over the next year. around 7% over the next year. around 7% over the next year is a chance for another magnitude five or greater and then there's higher odds of smaller after—shocks. after—shocks are something that will continually expect, most to be small but there is a low chance that there will be sizeable events.- chance that there will be sizeable events. people of is coaster obviously _ sizeable events. people of is coaster obviously less - sizeable events. people of is. coaster obviously less familiar with the risk of earthquakes, do you think people should be starting to train a bit and learn more of what to do when an earthquake strikes —— people in the east coast. the an earthquake strikes -- people in the east coast.— in the east coast. the guidance is uuite in the east coast. the guidance is quite straightforward. - in the east coast. the guidance is quite straightforward. if - is quite straightforward. if you feel shaking in the us, we want people to drop, cover, hold on so if you can drop and get under a table or desk, if you cannot do that and protect your neck or head, get away

from windows. that's the best protective action you can take if you feel shaking. anywhere. there's an instinctive reaction to run outside, that is not a good idea. it's a good way to get hurt when the ground is shaking or as you rush out the building. you can get hit by things that are falling, drop, cover, hold on is the best thing people can do. briefly, we have a — thing people can do. briefly, we have a bit _ thing people can do. briefly, we have a bit of— thing people can do. briefly, we have a bit of time - thing people can do. briefly, we have a bit of time left - thing people can do. briefly, | we have a bit of time left but there were no major injuries or damage reported. if a big one, a large earthquake were to strike new york city. how vulnerable is the city to a strong shaking?- vulnerable is the city to a strong shaking? that would be an unusual _ strong shaking? that would be an unusual event. _ strong shaking? that would be an unusual event. it— strong shaking? that would be an unusual event. it is- strong shaking? that would be an unusual event. it is a - an unusual event. it is a worrisome scenario and there was a magnitude 5.8 not too far away from washington, dc that damaged the national cathedral and other buildings in 2011. york city is obviously not well—prepared for earthquakes

so that would be a black swan event. it would be a much different situation than we are talking about today.— talking about today. susan hou~h, talking about today. susan hough, fellow _ talking about today. susan hough, fellow californian i hough, fellow californian although you are in wisconsin, although you are in wisconsin, a fantastic seismologist with the us geological survey. thank you very much. the us geological survey. thank you very much-— taking a look at the sight of the baltimore bridge that collapsed. you can sit in the darkness in the foreground where the body of a third victim in the collapse was recovered on friday. the victim's brother confirmed to our us partner cbs news on friday. maynor suazo sandoval was one of the six workers on the bridge who were killed after a cargo ship hit the structure and collapsed. the news of his body's recovery comes as us president biden met with the victims' families and visited the wreckage in baltimore. mr biden paid tribute to the victims on friday while at the site.

add construction workers across the water when the bridge felt. six lost their lives, all the hard—working, strong, selfless. ha rd—working, strong, selfless. after hard—working, strong, selfless. after .8 nightshift fixing potholes they were on a break when the ship struck. all of the families and loved ones are grieving. i've come here to grieve with you, we all have. mr biden has also said the federal government should pay for the bridge's reconstruction — a plan that requires congressional approval, and one that's drawn opposition from some republicans. more now from our correspondent will vernon. joe biden came here to send a message of support and reassurance of the people of baltimore, ten days after the catastrophic bridge collapsed. he surveyed the scene from the air, met local officials who briefed him on the recovery operation and also met the families of the six construction workers who were tragically killed in the bridge collapsed. in his speech, joe

biden told the people of baltimore that the nation has your back. he pledged government money to fully rebuild the bridge and also support local workers and businesses that have been affected by this. main impact is up here, the port of baltimore. that is more less at a standstill now stop there's traffic going in or out, that is one of america's busiest ports and the reason it is at a standstill is because the river is full of wreckage, full of debris, concrete, metalfrom that collapse. the main objective is to get the channel open. there are several heavy lifting crane barge is here supplied by the us army that are already begun the process of cutting up the wreckage and lifting it out of the water. the authorities hope they will have that port back to full capacity as soon as the end of may. the investigation here is

ongoing, a team of investigators is in baltimore and have been interviewing the crew of the container ship and have been studying the data of the on—board data recorder. that is what we call a black box on an aircraft. they are hoping there will be some clues in the data that will lead them to the answer of the main question here. what caused the catastrophic power failure on board the ship shortly before impact? the 10 residents of the international space station are preparing to get a bit smaller. here's a live look from nasa. three crewmembers, 1 american 1 russian and a belorussian, whose her country's first woman in space, will undock injust hours to return to earth aboard a soyuz spacecraft if all goes according to plan. you can see a you can see a wave you can see a wave to the audience. there will be on their way back down to earth

and before we go. a sign of spring at one english farm. a field of more than a 500,000 tulips has opened to visitors near crawley in southern england. the field of colours includes more than 100 different varieties of tulips. stay with us here on bbc news hello. storm kathleen will dominate our weather through this weekend. a deep area of low pressure passing well to the west of the uk, but close enough to bring gales in northern and western parts. one other consequence though — some very warm air being drawn up from the south. here's how the storm developed during friday. a strong and powerfuljet stream really energising this area of low pressure, this curl of clouds developing here. wherever you see a weather system spinning up into a curl like this, well, it shows that it really will mean business. this deep, low passing

to the west of ireland, lots of isobars squeezing together. so some very strong winds, but also some very warm air. northern scotland, far warmer than it has been over recent days. parts of eastern england could get to 21 or 22 degrees. some rain to start off across the northern half of scotland — heavy rain at that. it will pull away northwards and then essentially it is a sunshine and showers day. some of those showers could be on the heavy side, but it is going to be windy for all, particularly around these western coast. gusts of 50, 60, 70 miles per hour in exposed spots. so that could cause some disruption, certainly some very rough seas as well. but with those winds coming from the south, yes, it is going to be warm with temperatures peaking at 21 or maybe 22 degrees in eastern england. now through saturday evening, this weak cold front will exit the east of england. so that will leave some slightly fresher air into the early hours of sunday morning. still windy, still with quite a few showers. not as mild to start sunday morning, but still very mild for an april morning.

and then into sunday, well, it's another sunshine and showers day. the showers likely to join together into bands. so some places could see quite a few of those heavy and possibly thundery showers. windy again, strongest winds, this time in the north west of scotland. gales or severe gales are likely still warm, but not as warm. temperatures north to south between ten and 16 or 17 degrees. but then as we head into the start of the new week, we're watching this area of low pressure. now, there's still a bit of uncertainty about this, but this could bring another bout of wet and very windy weather to southern parts of the uk as we head through monday and into tuesday. we'll keep you posted on that one. whichever way you slice it, an unsettled week of weather lies ahead. that's all for me. bye for now.

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