We start with the situation in gaza. A ship carrying humanitarian aid is expected to set sail to the territory from cyprus this weekend as part of a planned maritime aid corridor. Its a joint operation between the eu, us, uk and United Arab Emirates aiming to bring supplies from cyprus to the coast of gaza. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children there are starving to death. Organisers hope the plan could allow large amounts of extra aid, but say it will be complex and continue to press israel to allow more deliveries by road. These are the latest pictures from larnaca, in cyprus, where, as you can see, aid is being loaded onto a ship, which is due to depart in a couple of hours. Earlier i spoke to hiba tibi shes the Country Director of Care International palestine and she explained the challenges of getting aid into gaza. Any plan that is being taken currently to increase aid in gaza is welcome. These are, unfortunately, aiming to save as many
We start with the latest on the israel gaza war. A vessel carrying humanitarian aid is expected to set sail from cyprus to gaza in the coming hours. Its the first delivery of supplies to use the maritime aid corridor, announced on friday. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. This is the scene live in larnaca in cyprus where, as you can see, the 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies are being loaded onto a barge. It will be towed by a spanish ship to gaza. The sea corridor is a joint operation between the eu, us, uk and United Arab Emirates aiming to take supplies from cyprus to the gazan coast. This video shot today along the Israeli Border into gaza shows more aid being dropped. The parachutes carrying the boxes of supplies to the people of gaza. The us has confirmed that its troops conducted an Airdrop Into Northern Gaza today. Our correspondent wyre davies reports from jerusalem. In the cypriot port of larnaca the
Weekend, after rishi sunak called on organisers not to let extremists hijack those protests. In his speech , protests. In his speech, delivered from downing street last night , delivered from downing street last night, he called for the nafion last night, he called for the nation to unite and warned that islamist extremists and far right groups are spreading poison, he said, and trying to tear us apart. If followed. Tear us apart. If followed. George galloways controversial win in the rochdale by election earlier this week , which the earlier this week, which the Prime Minister described as beyond alarming. The rochdale by election returned a candidate who dismisses the horror of what happened on october 7, who glorified hezbollah and is endorsed by nick griffin , the endorsed by nick griffin, the racist former leader of the bnp. I need to speak to you all this evening because this situation has gone on long enough and demands a response, not just from government, but from all of us.
Good evening. Your top stories from the gp newsroom. Dozens of pro palestine marches took to the streets across britain today after rishi sunak called on organisers not to let extremists huack organisers not to let extremists hijack back protests. In a speech last night, he called for the nation to unite and said islamist extremists and far right groups are spreading poison. It followed george poison. It followed George Galloways controversial win in the rochdale by election this week, which the Prime Minister described as beyond alarming. Described as beyond alarming. The us military has carried out its first airdrop of aid into gaza. Its first airdrop of aid into gaza. It comes after the deaths gaza. It comes after the deaths of palestinian fans queuing for food brought renewed attention to the growing humanitarian catastrophe. Us President Joe Biden says he hopes to see a ceasefire agreement between israel and hamas before the start of ramadan on the 10th of march. Germany is invest
The man who replaced him in parliament, the former labour minister bill rammell. As always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me, mail margaret gbnews. Com. But now its part the its your favourite part of the day. News polly day. The news from polly middlehurst. Jacob thank you and good evening to you, will. The top story from the newsroom tonight is that lord cameron has told his israeli counterpart today that major changes must be made to the safety of aid to ensure the safety of aid workers in gaza. The israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, describing the killing of seven aid workers, which included three british nationals, as tragic and unintended. He said they were delivering vital food supplies, travelling in two armoured cars marked with the words third world central kitchen. The aid group claims the attack was carried out despite them coordinating their movements with the israeli military. But the Prime Minister rishi sunak, says the work