for the first time since the start of the israel gaza war, israel will temporarily reopen the erez crossing in northern gaza. ashdod port will also be opened for humanitarian deliveries. and more aid trucks from jordan will be allowed to cross israel to gaza. the call between mr biden and mr netanyahu was their first since an israeli air strike killed seven international aid workers from the charity group world central kitchen, sparking international outrage. the white house is urging israel to allow a dramatic increase of aid into gaza within hours or days. sean dilley reports. in the heart of the white house, a phone call with israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and a clear message from the us president that his patience is running low. joe biden told his counterpart that israel must do more immediately to protect civilians and aid workers in gaza, if he wants american support to continue. it s no secret that tensions between the two leaders have been bubbling
chiefjens stoltenberg has been discussing the importance of nato s strength and for europe sticking together and remaining strong. we also heard from the ukrainian foreign secretary, talking about the importance of military aid to ukraine. so there isjens stoltenberg walking in there. let s have a listen to what he said earlier. to nato, the united states has more friends and more allies than any other major power. i don t believe in america alone. just as i don t believe in europe alone. i believe in america and europe together in naito. i believe in america and europe together in nato. that was jens stoltenberg speaking aefrlier. earlier. you can see the live scenes in brussels, where he is continuing to meet other foreign representatives there. the british foreign secretary lord cameron has said he s working to get ukraine and nato into the best possible shape by november, ahead of the us election. speaking to the lucy hockings and vitaly shevchenko for bbc s ukrainecast p
as the war in ukraine continues, the alliance has agreed to start planning for a greater role in co ordinating military aid to the country. on the second day of this meeting in brussels, ministers will mark the signing in washington on 4th april, 1949, of the north atlantic treaty which established the transatlantic political and military alliance. nato started with 12 members but now has 32, with the newest being finland and sweden. nato s secretary generaljens stoltenberg has been speaking at the ceremony, and says the bloc not only strengthens europe s security, but also makes north america stronger. to nato, the united states has more friends and more allies than any other major power. i don t believe in america alone, just as i don t believe in europe alone. i believe in america and europe together in nato. the uk foreign secretary, david cameron, has ruled out western boots on the ground in ukraine. we are looking for a nato mission for ukraine, not a nato in ukraine.
western governments, and 39 palestinian prisoners who d been held in israeli prisons. more israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners are expected to be released today. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports on a rare moment of hope in the conflict. on arrival to celebrate as this is really childrens hospital as some of the free hostages were flown in last night, much to the relief and happiness of a crowd of well wishers. the women and children were said to be physically well. altogether, 13 israelis were released after they spent almost seven weeks being held captive by hamas in gaza. along with 11 foreign workers. earliervideo hamas in gaza. along with 11 foreign workers. earlier video released by the military wing of hamas shows the moment they were taken to vehicles belonging to the international committee of the red cross. these are the youngest of the hostages, aviv, too, and her sister, for , shown in a family video. they were snatched by hamas gunmen