hello. facing international condemnation, israel has admitted it made a mistake in an air strike that killed seven aid workers in gaza on monday. a spokesman for the israeli government said early findings showed a tragic error occurred, due to what he called a "misidentification". the founder of the world central kitchen — the organisation the aid workers belonged to — says the strike was the result of systematic targeting by israeli forces. the un has now suspended its overnight operations in gaza for at least 48 hours "to evaluate security." lucy williamson has more on the aftermath and what we know about the how the attack happened. israel's army said it had misidentified them. today, colleagues wrote their names on the body bags that carried them out of gaza.

john chapman. james henderson. and james kirby. three british men, among seven aid workers killed in israeli air strikes this week. their bodies driven through the rafah crossing into egypt to be flown home to the uk. today, the head of their organisation spoke for the first time about what happened. they attacked the first car. they were able to movein the second one. again, this one was hit. they were able to move in the third one. in the process, we know they were trying to call. but in the chaos of the moment, whatever happened, they... to try to be telling idf that why are they doing, that they were targeting us, and then they hit the third one. under pressure to provide answers, israel has promised an investigation. i welcome what the israeli foreign minister said yesterday

to me about a full, urgent and transparent inquiry into how this dreadful event was allowed to happen, and we want to see that happen very, very quickly. israel's army initially pointed to poor coordination on the ground, and announced new measures to tackle it. but precise strikes on aid vehicles need a very high bar under both military regulations and international law, and some here say both sets of rules are being broken in gaza, describing a culture of impunity. no, i don't agree with that. there are cases where soldiers have been disciplined throughout the course of this war. how many times? i don't have those figures at hand but this is the situation. how many other investigations do you have going on, where aid workers have been killed by israeli forces? i'm not aware of those cases, but what we need to understand is that there are very clear rules and regulations. soldiers need to adhere by them, and when they don't, they are held accountable

for their actions. this investigation is being driven by international outrage over a single event. but poor coordination on the ground doesn't fully explain why forces were allowed to fire on a clearly marked convoy that appeared to pose no immediate threat. and there are people both inside and outside the defence ministry who say the explanation goes beyond any individual decision or any individual mistake. one organisation, that collects testimony from serving soldiers, says there's been a shift in military culture and policies. you know, when i served in the military, the rules were — if there is doubt, there is no doubt. meaning if you have any doubt that you're going to hit an innocent person, you don't shoot. today, it means the opposite. if there is any doubt that you are under risk, you need to shoot.

these are not the first aid workers to be killed here, just the first known foreign ones. but their deaths have spotlit questions that foreign journalists currently can't investigate, banned by israel from entering gaza. six bodies left this conflict zone today — the questions did not. lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. as lucy mentioned there — one of the three british men killed in the strike was james kirby, a 47—year—old from bristol. the bbc�*s danjohnson has been speaking to his family, who are demanding answers from the israeli government. humanitarian aid relies on people like this — three british men, killed providing security advice in gaza. he has died a hero, you know? they all have. james kirby served in bosnia and afghanistan. now, his relatives in bristol share the grief that's reached six other aid

workers�* families. 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 base, after escorting food into gaza. the cars looked 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. john chapman's family said... james henderson was another former military man, using his experience to help feed gaza's hungry. what are the questions that you have? we were told that their route was safe. why wasn't it?

itjust seems quite indiscriminate, what they're doing at the moment. israel's been accused of not being careful enough about protecting civilian life. 0h, undoubtedly. yeah. that needs to change. humanitarian aid workers need to be able to do their work. this was a tragic accident, israel says. but according to the un, nearly 200 aid workers have died in this conflict, and some agencies are now pulling back. 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'sjust hope that response is heard by israel. israel's promised an investigation and answers. but will these deaths, after so many thousands in gaza, bring a significant change in its approach? danjohnson, bbc news, bristol. my colleague, caitriona perry, spoke to israel's minister

of economy and industry, nir barkat, injust the past few hours — and asked how something like this happens. let's talk about the israeli killing of seven aid workers in gaza yesterday, aid workers from world central kitchen, a charity that has been feeding israelis as well as palestinians. prime minister netanyahu said that those killings were unintended. you were a major in the idf. so i just want to ask you, how do you unintentionally kill aid workers, travelling in vehicles that are well marked as charity, as ngo, as aid workers, and whose movements have been coordinated with the idf? well, first of all, it's a tragedy, and condolences to the family. i want to share with you that, unfortunately, in wars, friendly fire happens. over 30 israeli soldiers were killed by friendly fire. actually, three of the of the kidnapped people

were unfortunately killed in friendly fire, it's part of war, we do everything we can that it will not happen, and learn the incident and make sure it doesn't happen again, but it's part of war, and we're terribly sorry, the same way that we're sorry that our soldiers were killed from our own soldiers. this is the way we view it. we're very sorry and we will do everything we can to make sure things like this do not happen again. later in that conversation, caitroina asked minister barkat about accusations the strike was deliberate. just to stick with the killing of aid workers, 196 of them in total have been killed in gaza in these six months. jose andres, who is the founder of the world central kitchen charity, where these seven aid workers were working, he says that they were targeted, that these missiles came systematically, car by car. he says the workers tried to call the idf in between the strikes. he said this was not a bad—luck situation, that they were targeted. are you saying they were not targeted? is that what you're saying?

with all due respect, there's no way in the world that israel would target people that come to give people aid. that's nonsense. i'm sorry. give us a bit of respect, that we we care about those people, and it's the same people that helped israel. we will never target people like this. i'm sure that there was a mistake, then anyway... the israeli army will interrogate this and give the families of the people that unfortunately were killed all the details, and we want to make sure it doesn't happen again. it's not intentional. in the aftermath of the strike, there is growing pressure on uk prime minister rishi sunak to halt arms sales to israel. the liberal democrats and scottish national party say arms sales should be suspended immediately, while the labour party says sales should be stopped only if israel breached international law. both the uk and the us have condemned israel. presidentjoe biden will speak by phone with israeli prime minister benjamin

netanyahu on thursday. turning now to the war in ukraine, nato members in brussels on wednesday and the alliance�*s secretary—general said ukraine can count on its long—term support. speaking during a ministerial meeting, jens stoltenberg said the allies had already started to plan a greater role in providing finance, training, and security assistance to kyiv. mr stoltenberg proposes a 100 billion euro — that's $107 billion — five year aid fund. that's $107 billion — five—year aid fund. his proposal has drawn a mixed response among allied members. under the plans, nato would take over the coordination of some military aid from a us—led coalition, a move designed partly to guard against a potential return to the white house of donald trump, who is a critic of nato. mr stoltenberg was asked by the bbc if the us had got its priorities wrong by arming israel, while failing to pass funding for ukraine in congress.

every day of delay in the decision of the united states on providing more support to ukraine has consequences on the battlefield. that's one of the reasons why the ukrainians now have to ration ammunition. it is urgent that the united states make a decision and the us congress actually is able to turn the majority in the us public, but also in the us congress, into a concrete decision. our defence correspondent jonathan beale who was at the nato meeting has more. jens stoltenberg, the head of nato, said ukraine wasn't running out of courage, but it was running out of ammunition, and once again he appealed for the us to pass its military aid that's got stalled in congress. he is notjust worried about the present, but also the longer term. jens stoltenberg therefore has set up a long—term plan for ukraine, to give it the support it needs.

that includes having a package of military aid of hundred billion euros, that's more than $100 billion over the next five years, but also nato taking over the us led contact group, which coordinates military aid and support, the weapons supply, and support, the weapons supply, to ukraine. some people have called this the trump proof plan. so, in other words, something that would withstand the political changes that might happen in the united states, which of course is concerning europe. but this is clearly, as far as jens stoltenberg and nato is concerned, a message to ukraine, that they are in it for the long haul. earlier, my colleague, caitriona perry, spoke with ambassador kay bailey hutchison, a former us permanent representative to nato. she asked her about nato potentially bringing ukraine military funds under its control. well, i think it's a good idea. that was the format used for

our nato mission in afghanistan, and i think the us has taken the mantle early in this war, thank goodness they did, because we have 50 members of that contact group that all contribute arms that will go to ukraine, and then we made sure that they were delivered. now i think turning it over to nato, where the us general is always the supreme allied commander is also very helpful and i think will work very well.- also very helpful and i think will work very well. does the ro osal will work very well. does the proposal mean _ will work very well. does the proposal mean in _ will work very well. does the proposal mean in any - will work very well. does the proposal mean in any way i will work very well. does the i proposal mean in any way that nato partners no longer see the us as a reliable partner anymore, given, isuppose, the failure by congress so far to agree further funding for and also with pledges from the former and possible future president, donald trump, who has in the past promised to withdraw from the body? h0

withdraw from the body? i157 president can withdraw from nato. there has to be a vote of the senate and ratify it like a treaty, as nato is, it's a treaty, as nato is, it's a treaty, and i think that it's very important that we lead nato. the us i think well be the leader of nato, because we spend the most on defence, and we are the reliable ally. we are still going to be the reliable ally. but i think turning this over to the supreme allied commander, who will be an american, is also positive, and i think our allies know that we will be there, we will organise, as we always do, and work with our allies to produce the help ukraine that we all agree must be done. it is certainly in our interest, all of our allies's interest, all of our allies's interest, to make sure that ukraine wins this invasion, and

it is important for our security and our publics that we do everything we can to help ukraine defeat this russian aggression. ukraine defeat this russian aggression-— ukraine defeat this russian an uression. �* ., ., ., aggression. but, to date, that has stepped — aggression. but, to date, that has stopped short _ aggression. but, to date, that has stopped short of- aggression. but, to date, that has stopped short of the - aggression. but, to date, that has stopped short of the us l has stopped short of the us providing the funding that it had promised. the providing the funding that it had promised.— had promised. the us will rovide had promised. the us will provide the _ had promised. the us will provide the funding. - had promised. the us will provide the funding. it - had promised. the us will provide the funding. it is i had promised. the us will. provide the funding. it is an overwhelmingly positive vote that will come out of the house and the senate. i think the fact that it has been delayed through internal conflicts is unfortunate, but i think ukraine knows that they can count on that aid coming, even though i am very troubled, many of us are, that they have had to wait so long during this really hard time for them. hopefully, we will correct that when congress gets back after easter, and they will have the arms that we want to provide for them,

arms that we want to provide forthem, because arms that we want to provide for them, because they need to have those certain deliveries to be able to continue this fight. to be able to continue this fiuht. ., ., fight. on the occasion of nato's 75th _ fight. on the occasion of nato's 75th anniversary, | fight. on the occasion of - nato's 75th anniversary, they will be a summit in washington injuly and it is expected be nato members will debate membership for ukraine, which has been promised for many years but has yet to be realised. when do you think that might happen? i realised. when do you think that might happen?- realised. when do you think that might happen? i think that it has to be _ that might happen? i think that it has to be after _ that might happen? i think that it has to be after there - that might happen? i think that it has to be after there is - that might happen? i think that it has to be after there is an - it has to be after there is an agreement, a negotiated agreement, a negotiated agreement, that russia will stop the invasion of ukraine, and ukraine will be whole. i think that has to happen before an actual membership, and i think that president zelenskyy has understood that from the beginning you can't have a nato alliance start when a country is partially under control of a hostile adversarial. so i think

that as soon as they can be a negotiated agreement that ukraine agrees is the right termination of the russian aggression, then they will be welcomed in nato, i have no doubt. ., doubt. ok, we will leave it there, doubt. ok, we will leave it there. kay _ doubt. ok, we will leave it there, kay bailey - doubt. ok, we will leave it. there, kay bailey hutchinson, former senator and former us ambassador to nato, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. a murder investigation is under way after human remains were found in a park in south london. the metropolitan police sent the remains away for analysis, and believe that they come from one victim. a crime scene remains in place in rowdown fields in croydon. the force hasn't released information on the person's age, ethnicity or sex. teachers in england and wales could strike again over pay, as soon as september, according to the national education union. the union says pay for experienced teachers hasn't kept pace with

rising living costs. the department for education in england said further strikes would "cause more distruptions" to students. teachers across the uk went on strike last year, and ended after all four teachers unions accepted the government's offer of a 6.5% pay rise injuly. new private tours of balmoral castle could set you back up to 150 pounds. the guided tours this summer will give visitors a chance to see part of the estate for the first time. it has been a royalfamily residence since 1852. you are live with bbc news. rescue efforts are under way in taiwan after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake. at least nine people were killed in the strongest quake to hit taiwan in 25 years. rupert wingfield—hayes has the latest from the town of su—ao, around 25 miles north of the earthquake's epicentre, where more than 100 people remain trapped inside a tunnel along a coastal highway.

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 epicentre, 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 1,000. eastern taiwan is a mountainous and rugged landscape, and that brought another terrifying threat — landslides. along the coast, the quake unleashed massive rock falls — 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. meanwhile here in the us, the race for the white house is heating up. a new poll out today shows mr trump leading against presidentjoe biden in six of the seven battleground states that could decide the election in november — known as swing states. a wall streetjournal poll shows trump holding leads in arizona, georgia, michigan, north carolina, nevada, and pennyslvania. the only state where he's not leading is wisconsin — where president biden leads slightly on the multiple candidate ballot, but ties with mr trump in a head—to—head match—up. overall, the poll suggest unhappiness with biden among voters who will have the most influence in the outcome of the election. let's turn to some important news around the world. ajudge in new york has rejected former us president donald trump's request to further delay one of his criminal trials. he asked for a later start date

to his trial in new york, where he is accused of falsifying business records over a pay—out made to an adult film star. trump argued the case should be delayed until the supreme court rules on whether he should be immune from prosecution. uganda's constitutional court has refused to overturn a controversial anti—gay law considered one of the harshest in the world. the law imposes life imprisonment for consensual same—sex relationships, and includes the death penalty for what it describes as aggravated homosexuality. the court did weaken the legislation, saying that parts of it violated constitutional rights. campaigners say they'll take the case to uganda's supreme court. the former president of the spanish football federation was arrested on wednesday, as part of a corruption investigation. luis rubiales is suspected of receiving illegal commissions while negotiating a lucrative deal to stage the spanish super cup competition in saudi arabia. he is also due to go on trial for sexual assault, for kissing a female player on the mouth after last summer's world cup

final. mr rubiales denies any wrongdoing. have you ever wondered what time it is on the moon? the white house has told nasa to establish a unified standard of time for the celestial body. the aim is to set international norms as governments and private companies prepare new space missions. moon time is different from earth time, because of its weaker gravity, as gary o'donoghue reports. what time is it on the moon? the problem is no one really knows. and that's why the clock is ticking for nasa, which has two years to come up with a time standard, and get the rest of the world to agree to it. we leave as we — of the world to agree to it. - leave as we came, and god willing we shall return. it has been more — willing we shall return. it has been more than _ willing we shall return. it has been more than 50 _ willing we shall return. it has been more than 50 years - willing we shall return. it has i been more than 50 years since the last manned moon landing, and with missions planned by several countries in the coming

decade, time is running out to get a standard agreed. you might think why notjust use universal coordinated time? after all, it is agreed on everywhere. but not so fast. it turns out that noontime is a little bit faster than earth time, so if you had a clock down here and won up there, the one up there, over a 50 year period, would be about a second faster. , �* , ., ., faster. einstein's law of general _ faster. einstein's law of general relativity - faster. einstein's law of general relativity tells i faster. einstein's law of. general relativity tells us that time is not absolute, it changes, depending on where you are in the universe. the rate that clocks tick depends on the gravity where you are. find that clocks tick depends on the gravity where you are.- gravity where you are. and left off of artemis _ gravity where you are. and left off of artemis one! _ gravity where you are. and left off of artemis one! nasa - gravity where you are. and left off of artemis one! nasa plans | off of artemis one! nasa plans to send a _ off of artemis one! nasa plans to send a crew— off of artemis one! nasa plans to send a crew to _ off of artemis one! nasa plans to send a crew to the - off of artemis one! nasa plans to send a crew to the moon at| to send a crew to the moon at the end of 2026. china is also planning to put people on the lunar surface by the end of the decade, so achieving a coordinated approach is essential. 50 coordinated approach is essential.— coordinated approach is essential. so if you can sort of picture. _ essential. so if you can sort of picture. you _ essential. so if you can sort of picture, you know, - essential. so if you can sort of picture, you know, in - essential. so if you can sortj of picture, you know, in the future, a very busy context on

the moon, so you have rovers and organisers, and they're trying to communicate and organise together, and issues not arising with interference, that type of thing. the not arising with interference, that type of thing.— that type of thing. the space race has been _ that type of thing. the space race has been politicised - that type of thing. the space | race has been politicised from the very beginning, so achieving a standard approach won't be easy, which means nasa's timetable could easily slip. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, washington. we leave you with some images of twiglets. she is one of the world's smallest species of antelope. twiglet is just ten inches tall. she arrived at a zoo in the uk as part of an international breeding effort to save the species. lots more coming up on bbc news. hello. areas of low pressure are forming an orderly queue in the atlantic, heading our way over the next few days, bringing further bouts of rain. there will be some drier, sunnier interludes, and then, by the weekend, two things will happen — it will turn warmer, but it will also turn windier. the area of low pressure heading our way for the weekend isjust starting to take shape behind me.

not much to see just yet, but that low is set to deepen. in the shorter term, you can see a couple of different low pressure systems working through. thursday morning, starting with some pretty heavy rain, actually, across parts of england and wales. that will tend to pull away eastwards as the day wears on, then we'll see some sunny spells, scattered showers, then later on, more rain will push through the south—west of england and into wales. for northern ireland and scotland, you can expect largely cloudy skies, some bits and pieces of rain and drizzle, but also a bit of snow mixing in over high ground in scotland. temperatures in the north of scotland only up to around five or six degrees; 16 in the south—east of england, and then through thursday night, we'll see outbreaks of heavy rain driving northwards once again, still the chance of some snow, at relatively low levels across the northern half of scotland, where it will be a cold start to friday. further south, a very different story — starting the day at 11 or 12 degrees in much of england and wales, and then through friday, that rain and hill snow continues to journey northwards across scotland. behind it, we get into a mix

of sunny spells and heavy, blustery showers, turning quite windy through friday, particularly out towards the west, but temperatures will be climbing. still cold in the north of scotland, but for northern ireland, england and wales, 15 to 18 degrees, and then, enter the start of the weekend, this deep area of low pressure, with lots of isobars squeezing together, is set to pass to the west of the uk. now, that is going to bring some very strong winds. we will see rain clearing the north of scotland, clearing to a mix of sunny spells and showers, probably not too many showers. there will be a decent amount of dry weather around, but the wind is very brisk indeed, particularly for some of these western coasts, 60 mph gusts or more, with those winds coming from the south, though, feeling pretty warm. it could be the warmest day of the year so far, particularly in eastern england. highs of 20, maybe 21 degrees. not quite as warm on sunday, but temperatures still well up into the teens. some showers, some sunshine, too.

a taiwan's semiconductor chip industry is counting the cost a day after the island was struck by the worst earthquake in 25 years. plus — man versus machine. notable artists across the music industry denounce what they call the predatory use of artificial intelligence.

hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. we begin in taiwan, where rescue efforts are under way a day after a violent earthquake killed at least nine people and injured more than 1,000. on an island that produces more than half of the world's semiconductors, there's also been disruption to the chip—making industry. tsmc says employees are returning to work after the chip—maker evacuated several of its factories in the city of hsinchu in southern taiwan. the company has said there's been no damage to its critical tools. marco mezger is the co—founder of memory chip technology company neumonda and he says this time around taiwan's earthquake preparedness protected its high—tech industries. the first reports what we are seeing right now is also that there is no major damage or disruption on the production. tsmc is talking at the moment

about, what, six hours' disruption, around about $60 million damage.