money delay his criminal hush money trial in new york. —— loses a bid. hello. presidentjoe biden will speak by phone with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on thursday. that is at israel faces international condemnation for what it calls a mistaken air strike that killed seven aid workers in gaza. un has suspended overnight aid operations in gaza for at least 48 hours to evaluate security. the founder of of world central kitchen, the organisation the aid workers belong to, says the strike was a result of systematic targeting by israeli forces. , ., ' 'j~ forces. this was over 1.5, 1.8 kilometres —

forces. this was over 1.5, 1.8 kilometres with _ forces. this was over 1.5, 1.8 kilometres with a _ forces. this was over 1.5, 1.8 kilometres with a very - forces. this was over 1.5, 1.8. kilometres with a very defined humanitarian convoy that had signed in the top, a very colourful logo that we are obviously very proud of, but thatis obviously very proud of, but that is very clear what we do. we have more on the air strike, its potential effect on aid in gaza stop have seen a number of incidents in the past and i think this is different because we have seen the level of reaction, the strong words especially coming from some of israel's closest allies. so what we know so far. the israeli government released video last night, the israeli military saying that this attack was a mistake, that happened after a misidentification. we don't have details about this misidentification and we don't have details about how we know this attack was approved to go ahead because this was a clearly marked convoy with the

world central kitchen logo, three cars that were hit separately on a road in central gaza, and the organisation had shared details had co—ordinated the movement of this convoy with the israeli military. the big question here is about how this was allowed to happen, how this was allowed to happen, how this attack went ahead. so a country from the united states, uk, australia, poland, and where those workers come from, now urging the israeli government to carry out a thorough, swift investigation, and they are urging accountability. i think that was very clear yesterday from antony blinken, the us secretary of state, who react to this incident saying that the details in the circumstances that led to this attack should be investigated, but again, he was urging accountability, and i think again what we are seeing here in terms of the reaction from all those countries and aid

organisations from the un is that something we have heard and talked about for a very long time, accusations that the israeli government wasn't doing enough to protect civilians, to protect aid organisations operating on the ground in gaza. now you hear those demands for israel to do more to protect aid organisations and also to let more aid, much—needed aid into gaza. in the aftermath of the strike, there is growing pressure on uk prime minister rishi sunak to hold dozen arms sales to israel. they say arms sales should be suspended immediately. the labor party has sailed should be stop only if israel reached international law. my colleague spoke earlier to israel's minister of economy and industry in the past two hours. i asked and industry in the past two hours. iasked him how something like this could happen. 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 co—ordinated 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 on in that conversation, caitroina asked minister barkat about accusations that 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. one of the three british men killed in the strike was a 47—year—old from bristol. the bbc 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. oh, 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's just 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. the white house continues to face criticism for its handling of the war in gaza, especially

among muslim and arab americans. on tuesday, presidentjoe biden was scaled back meeting muslim arab american leaders. several invitations were reportedly turned down and a dinner was cancelled. an emergency room physician attended and he walked out of that meeting early in protest over us policy towards israel. hejoins me now, and just to start off, this was a meeting with presidentjoe biden, with the vice president, several top officials. you had really a pretty personal concert with them. what were those conversations like this to mark what did you tell the president and his aides? the what did you tell the president and his aides?— and his aides? the first thing that i wanted _ and his aides? the first thing that i wanted to _ and his aides? the first thing that i wanted to mention - and his aides? the first thing that i wanted to mention to l that i wanted to mention to the president was that this looming rafah offensive, it is something that under no

circumstances can happen. there needs to be a redline. we are talking about 1.7 million palestinians rammed into the southern tip of gaza. i was in gaza in january. southern tip of gaza. i was in gaza injanuary. i saw khan younis and i saw rafah and it was overcrowded then. it has only gotten worse since that moment and i needed to communicate that sense of urgency to the president of the vice president, the national security advisor. there can be no ground invasion in rafah. d0 no ground invasion in rafah. do ou no ground invasion in rafah. do you think the white house understand the urgency? president biden has said repeatedly, warning israel not to invade rafah until there is a plan in place to protect civilians.— a plan in place to protect civilians. the rhetoric has suggested _ civilians. the rhetoric has suggested that _ civilians. the rhetoric has suggested that they - civilians. the rhetoric has - suggested that they understand the urgency. their actions are the urgency. their actions are the exact opposite. just within this last week, we were talking about billions of dollars of fighterjets, ammunition, 2000 fighter jets, ammunition, 2000 were fighterjets, ammunition, 2000 were authorised to be

transferred by the state department. i don't care what you say. your actions matter. that is why so many people were against his meeting from the beginning. what steps are you taking to prevent the blood of in rafah? if it isjust commentary, it will not work. the un security council passed the ceasefire resolution, the us abstained. what the state department moments later undermined that very resolution they abstain from by saying it is non—binding? there needs to be concrete steps to stop this massacre. figs be concrete steps to stop this massacre-— be concrete steps to stop this massacre. ~ , ., , ., massacre. as we heard, you were in this meeting _ massacre. as we heard, you were in this meeting at _ massacre. as we heard, you were in this meeting at the _ massacre. as we heard, you were in this meeting at the white - in this meeting at the white house, and then you actually left. you called this a moment of protest. why did you leave, and i am curious about the reaction from the president when you did. my reaction from the president when you did. reaction from the president when ou did. y , , when you did. my community is hurtinu. when you did. my community is hurting- we _ when you did. my community is hurting. we are _ when you did. my community is hurting. we are morning, - hurting. we are morning, grieving, for six months we felt unheard, silenced, excluded from any conversations, no seat at the table. at this point, when everything we have just heard,

ijust mentioned this past week, everything the indication is that it has continued to be ignored and silenced. i wanted to get up and walk away from this administration the way they walk away from each and my community, my people, the palestinian people. to be honest, the reaction was dr smith he said, i handed him a letter of from an eight—year—old girl, and often in rafah, and she is begging the president to not allow an invasion of rafah, to draw the redline, and he looked at the picture and said, i understand, and then i walked out. fiur picture and said, i understand, and then i walked out.- and then i walked out. our and emergency _ and then i walked out. our and emergency room _ and then i walked out. our and emergency room physician, - and then i walked out. our and | emergency room physician, you volunteered at the hospital earlier this year in gaza. i believe you do plan to go back. is that correct? given what we have heard now and the killing of seven aid workers in the cars are, how do you now think about your own personal safety when you do go back to volunteer in these hospitals? for months, aid organisations,

humanitarian organisations like the one i volunteer with, they have been saying there has been these attacks and it is too dangerous and no—one is safe in gaza, and that tragic event two days ago is another chap in the long line of these incidents of these violations taking place. —— in the chapter. the response to this is now going to be more people need to show up, go to gaza and need to make sure that their voices are heard, they need to be protected, they need to be as public as possible because the israelis need to be held accountable for this. seven people were killed and the person we just heard that clip from calling it a mistake in talking about investigation, it is not acceptable. these are seven human beings trying to deliver food to hungry palestinians and they were assassinated. 30 different missiles and three different cars. this is totally unacceptable and we can also go into the attacks on healthcare infrastructure and the hospitals, the doctors who have been abducted. 400 healthcare

workers have been killed. this is another chapter in a series of violations and it is time for us to hold them accountable, it will require an entire international community to do so. . , entire international community to do so. _ to do so. the emergency room physician _ to do so. the emergency room physician who _ to do so. the emergency room physician who has _ to do so. the emergency room physician who has volunteered | physician who has volunteered in gaza was at that white house meeting. we thank you very much for your perspective.— for your perspective. thank ou. for your perspective. thank yon thank _ for your perspective. thank you. thank you _ for your perspective. thank you. thank you for - for your perspective. thank you. thank you for having l for your perspective. thank i you. thank you for having me. 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. they confirmed that they were human. inquiries are ongoing. 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 disruptions" 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. the union says pay for inexperienced teach hasn't kept inexperienced teach hasn't kept in line with rising cost of living costs. 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. 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 suao, 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, to the war in ukraine. speaking during a ministerial meeting thursday, jens stoltenberg said that the allies had already started to plan a greater role in providing finance training to kyiv. mrjens stoltenberg proposes a 100 billion euro, that's a $107 billion, five—year aid fund. it has drawn a mixed response. under the plans, nato would take over the plans, nato would take over the co—ordination of some military aid from the us coalition. a move designed partly to guide begins against a potential return to the white house of donald trump, who is a critic of nato. mrjens 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, 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. us has denied donald trump's plan with losing a bid to delay

the hush money. a former lawyer said that he paid stormy daniels $130,000 to stop her revealing an affair with mr trump. thejudge denied that the judge denied that request once again. so that now clears the way, removes the final obstacle to the start of the first criminal prosecution of a former president. now, it could be the only case to go to trial before the november election. mr trump's legal strategy across all four of his criminal case, and there are four of them — 88 criminal charges across four separate cases. his tactic has been to dismiss, delay and distract. so he's doing everything possible to ensure that none of those cases kick off before the november 2020 presidential election.

now, legal experts say the reason he's doing that is because if he wins the election, he could instruct his hand—picked attorney—general — so the head of the department ofjustice in the us, to dismiss most of those charges against him. so that's why he's trying to delay all of this, and to a large extent, he's been pretty successful at doing that. so this hush money new york trial could be the only one, possibly, that actually starts before that crucial november election date. speaking of that crucial election — the race for the white house is heating up. a new poll shows mr trump is leading against us president joe biden in six of the seven battle ground states that could decide the election in november. 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 pennsylvania. the only state where he's not

leading is wisconsin — now to other stories around the world. 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. a state of emergency in haiti is set to end on wednesday with the country still in limbo after its prime minister was forced to resign leaving an interim government in place. the un says gang violence has forced at least 53,000 people to flee the capital, port—au—prince. 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. mr rubiales denies

any wrongdoing. luis rubiales was detained in custody after coming off a plane where he had been for several weeks apparently on a business trip. the police wanted to talk to him in relation to an investigation to alleged corruption linked to the awarding of contracts for the awarding of contracts for the holding of the spanish super cup competition in saudi arabia, where it has been held several times since 2020. now, investigators believe that mr luis rubiales may have received illegal commissions in connection with those contracts. mr luis rubiales, has denied any wrongdoing when it comes to the negotiation of the contracts and he was released from police. however, the investigation is continuing. and separately, he's also due to go on trial to face sexual assault charges because of the kiss on the mouth that he gave the spanish

player, jenni hermosa, in the wake of spain's women's world cup victory last august in australia. and if he's found guilty of sexual assault in that case, he could face a jail sentence of up to two and a half years. now before we go. new research into climate change could help you coffee lovers. scientists in tanzania are wiring coffee plants with solar powered sensors to record their electronic activity. researchers hope that it will help them better man water and other agricultural practices. stay with us on bbc news.

areas of low pressure are forming an orderly cue heading over the next few days bringing further bouts of rain. there will be some dryer and sunnier interludes. by the weekend, two things will happen. it will turn warmer but also windier. the area of low pressure heading our way for the weekend is just 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 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 southwest 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 5 or 6 degrees. 16 in the southeast of england, and then through thursday night, we'll see outbreaks of heavy rain driving northwards once again, still the chance of some snow, even to 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, into 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 winds very brisk indeed, particularly for some of these western coasts, 60mph 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. voice—over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight

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