in the city of rafah — that's according to gaza's health ministry. the bbc�*s diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports from jerusalem. how were so many people injured? were they shot or crushed in a desperate stampede? at gaza's shifa hospital, the un says there's evidence of both. this hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. we have seen people with gunshot wounds. we have seen amputees and we have seen children as young as 12. jihad is haunted by what he saw when the convoy arrived on thursday morning. "were the soldiers firing deliberately?" he's asked. "yes — with tanks, soldiers, aircraft." why the shooting started is still not clear. israel says troops felt threatened. how these pictures do not show. tanks were present. there's no evidence of aircraft being involved. the un finally reached gaza city yesterday, taking badly needed fuel and medicine to shifa hospital, demanding israel do more to open up the north. today, the first air drops by american planes, 35,000 meals. but these are desperate measures. air drops, no substitute for proper relief. no matter where we go into north gaza from or indeed all of the gaza strip. it could be from air, land, sea. it doesn't matter as long as there's enough aid to help the more than two million people here. israel's closest allies are now sounding increasingly openly frustrated. aid flowing to gaza is nowhere nearly enough. now, it's nowhere nearly enough. the president wants a ceasefire, but in rafah this morning, dreadful scenes outside a maternity hospital. some images too shocking to broadcast. gaza's health ministry said this was an air strike. but is a cease fire deal getting close? as the families and friends of israeli hostages marched onjerusalem, there's talk of a fresh round of negotiations in cairo tomorrow. paul adams, bbc news, jerusalem. meanwhile, as paul adams mentioned, there, a march took place injerusalem, calling for a ceasefire. and people around the world are taking to the streets to stand against the war. this is washington, dc, where people are attending the global day of action — hands off rafah march. protesters are outside israel's us embassy calling on us leaders for a ceasefire. they also paid tribute to us airman aaron bushnell, who died last week after setting himself on fire outside the embassy to protest israel's bombing of gaza. there's also some been some criticism of the airdrops, with some saying it does little to provide targeted aid to gazans in need. for more on the aidrops i spoke tojoe buccino, former communications director for the us central command. i want to begin with what we are seeing today, central command saying it has dropped around 38,000 meals to people in gaza in desperate need. the humanitarian situation is clearly very great. i just wonder — how sustainable is something like that? not very. i think this airdrop is more theatre than actual assistance. this is one mealforfewer than 2% of the population and you of the videos at the top of this, —— this is one mealforfewer than 2% of the population in gaza. and you of the videos at the top of this, of the airdrop. and airdrop of any kind, whether it is assistance, weapons, any kind — i'm an old paratrooper — relies on an element in the air and an element on the ground. a security element. there isn't that here. there is no way you can assure this isn't pilfered and sold on the black market. there are also few aid workers in gaza to distribute this. there is also a hard time getting convoys, getting this convoy are to people in need, because the roads are cratered. i don't think this will do much good. this context is important to understand the situation and how an airdrop might work. for the us administration, how much pressure do you think there is right now to get a ceasefire? we know talks will take place once again on sunday, ramadan is approaching, how much pressure do you think there is for the ceasefire? there is a lot of pressure on the us and a lot of pressure on netanyahu. i think there is pressure on hamas. i think hamas will pay for time, and go right up until ramadan, right up until the eighth or the ninth, but they need to reorganise, they need to consolidate ammo, and they need to build up defensive positions in the south. i think they will come to an agreement. with regards to the us and its role, you touch on hamas, if the ceasefire doesn't come to fruition in a meaningful way, do you thinkjoe biden will be able to exert any more influence over netanyahu? where do you see that relationship right now? biden will not be able to influence netanyahu at all. he hasn't been able to do so at all to this date. if you think about, you know, you saw those videos — on the one hand, the united states is dropping aid, and dropping food, into gaza. 0n the other hand, they continue funning — they continue funnelling money and weapons into the idf to indiscriminately bomb gaza. and sojoe biden�*s message is not resonating in the region. if you look at the main telegraph accounts, some of the main influencers — the media in the region, joe biden looks very weak here and his messages are not resonating. one more thing, sorry, one more thing, if you think about, from this perspective, the administration, the biden administration, directed central command to release videos and photos of that aid drop. and that's really what it was — a photo op. to put it in your words, president biden appearing weak, if that is the case, and cognizant of the fact that he is also going into a presidential election in some eight months�* time, where are areas that you see potentially the biden administration could try to apply pressure if the calls on working, for example, to netanyahu? is there anything concretely that the administration can do to try to sway the course? stop aid. stop the — the flow of aid. stop the flow of money. stop this next aid package from going through. i think that's really the pressure point that the administration can push on. coloneljoe buccino, thank you very much, once again, for being with us. thanks so much for having me. the commander—in—chief of ukraine's armed forces, general 0leksandr syrsky, has indicated he'll replace some commanders on the eastern front. he said that after spending three days there, it had become clear why some battalions were managing to hold off russian attacks while others were not. general 0leksandr syrsky took on the role of ukraine's top military commander following a significant shake—up of army leadership earlier in february. meanwhile, ukrainian president zelensky renewed his plea to western allies for additional air defence systems, after at least eight people were killed in a russian drone attack on 0dessa. local officials said a baby and a two—year—old child are among the dead. germany's chancellor says his government is investigating the apparent intercept by russia of a military meeting in which officers discussed the conflict in ukraine — including plans to supply ukraine with german—made missiles. 0laf scholz, who's been meeting with the pope at the vatican, called it a very serious matter. audio of what's believed to be a confidential video conference between german officers was posted to social media in russia. dr thomas withington — an analyst and writer specialising in electronic warfare — spoke to the bbc about the signficance of the apparent hack. it was a discussion, i think. assuming it is — it is true, and it is indeed an intercept that russia's performed, a very sober discussion regarding the challenges of supplying these weapons, many of which have been — already been discussed in the public domain. so i think there was nothing terribly, as i say, revelatory about it. i think the interesting thing is if russia has the capability to regularly intercept german military communications and strategic communications like this, i mean, why leak preliminary results from iran's elections show hardline and conservative candidates in the lead. voters went to the polls friday to elect new members of parliament and the assembly of experts, the body responsible for selecting the supreme leader. but unofficial results are suggesting a historically—low turnout — around a0%. the country's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, encouraged iranians to disregard prominent activists who had called for a boycott. this was the first vote in iran since widespread protests in 2022, sparked by the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini in police custody, after she allegedly violated the country's strict hijab laws. iran responded to the uprising with brutality, killing nearly 500 people and arresting approximately 20,000. supporters of the movement continue to face punishment. meanwihle, the grammy—winning iranian singer, shervin hajipour, was sentenced friday to more than 3.5 years in prison, for writing an anthem about the protests. he's charged with "propaganda against the system" and encouraging people to protest and was also ordered to create a song about — quote — "us crimes". the rise in popularity of india's prime minister narendra modi and the bjp in the last 10 years, has in part been due to a weak opposition that has failed to raise the voice of the people or effectively corner the government on crucial issues. a united front of opposition parties formed last year is developing cracks, with key allies deserting them. in these circumstances, the main challenger to prime minister modi remains the indian national congress. its leader rahul gandhi has been on a country—wide roadshow, to try and reclaim hope for india's opposition. arunoday mukherjee reports. this is the man seen as the opposition�*s hope to take on prime minister narendra modi. congress leader rahul gandhi is travelling across the country, asking voters what they want. this is a question you will have to ask yourselves every day. unemployment, inflation — this is your future. day. unemployment, inflation - this is your future.— this is your future. going by the support _ this is your future. going by the support over _ this is your future. going by the support over here - this is your future. going by the support over here it - this is your future. going by i the support over here it seems like a vote of confidence at least from the supporters of rahul gandhi, for the congress party. this is a politically significant constituency that always belonged to the gandhi family. before rahul gandhi, it was his mother, his father, his grandfather, until they lost to the bjp over here. can he win them back? away from the noise of the campaign trail, i meet a 65—year—old in a village. for generations, his family has voted for the congress. but even staunch loyalists feel they are doing enough. translation: nothing will chance translation: nothing will chan . e if translation: nothing will change if they _ translation: nothing will change if they don't - translation: nothing will change if they don't raise . translation: nothing will. change if they don't raise our issues. rahul gandhi needs to roar like other politicians. it is a good man, but that isn't enough. if he speaks with more conviction, it will be good to him, for the party, and for us. since india's independence, the congress party dominated the country public political landscape. from 400 seats in parliament in the 1980s, they were down to 52 on the 2019 elections. to counter the rising popularity of the bjp, injuly rising popularity of the bjp, in july last rising popularity of the bjp, injuly last year, opposition in july last year, opposition parties join injuly last year, opposition partiesjoin hands to injuly last year, opposition parties join hands to form a united front. translation: if this party wins, our country will win. this party wins, our country will win-— this party wins, our country willwin. �* ,, ., ., will win. but less than a year later, will win. but less than a year later. there _ will win. but less than a year later, there are _ will win. but less than a year later, there are cracks - will win. but less than a year later, there are cracks in - will win. but less than a year later, there are cracks in the j later, there are cracks in the alliance, and key members have left for the bjp, with others bickering for seats. you are worried about these differences?- worried about these differences? 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—— narendra modi. translation: absolutely. there needs to be a face, our candidate. translation: , ., , translation: there is no body who can represent _ translation: there is no body who can represent us. _ who can represent us. translation: ~ ., , , translation: whoever builds this road, we _ translation: whoever builds this road, we will— translation: whoever builds this road, we will vote - translation: whoever builds this road, we will vote for - this road, we will vote for them _ this road, we will vote for them. , , .. , them. interesting, because in them. interesting, because in the middle — them. interesting, because in the middle of _ them. interesting, because in the middle of all _ them. interesting, because in the middle of all the - them. interesting, because in the middle of all the national| the middle of all the national issues, for the people of here, something as small as building a road to connect this village to the city is as important to them. on the basis of that road being built, they will vote for the party that gives it to them. ., , ., , ., them. young people here are runnina them. young people here are running around _ them. young people here are running around without - them. young people here are running around without jobs | them. young people here are i running around without jobs and running around withoutjobs and prices are rising. d0 running around without 'obs and prices are risingh prices are rising. do you think reli . ious prices are rising. do you think religious politics _ prices are rising. do you think religious politics will - prices are rising. do you think religious politics will give - religious politics will give the bjp political mileage? translation:— the bjp political mileage? translation: , ., translation: they are getting both on the _ translation: they are getting both on the basis _ translation: they are getting both on the basis only - translation: they are getting both on the basis only of - both on the basis only of religion. both on the basis only of religion-— both on the basis only of. religion._ if both on the basis only of reliaion. �* ,, �* if the religion. translation: if they set religious — religion. translation: if they set religious politics _ religion. translation: if they set religious politics aside, - set religious politics aside, they— set religious politics aside, they won't even get 100 seats in parliament. they should talk about _ in parliament. they should talk about development. they should stop this — about development. they should stop this hindu muslim politics. stop this hindu muslim olitics. �* ,, �* stop this hindu muslim olitics. �* car in: politics. translation: carrying on the conversation _ politics. translation: carrying on the conversation over- politics. translation: carrying on the conversation over tea, i i on the conversation over tea, i asked what their message to the congress ideas. —— carrying on the conversation over tea, i asked what their message to the congress ideas. translation: rahul gandhi will not aet translation: rahul gandhi will not get both _ translation: rahul gandhi will not get both by _ translation: rahul gandhi will not get both by waving _ translation: rahul gandhi will not get both by waving a - translation: rahul gandhi will not get both by waving a crowd. | not get both by waving a crowd. it is to find a solution to our problems. it is to find a solution to our problems-— it is to find a solution to our problems. when you're in the opposition. — problems. when you're in the opposition. you _ problems. when you're in the opposition, you need - problems. when you're in the opposition, you need to - problems. when you're in the opposition, you need to be i opposition, you need to be hungrieh _ opposition, you need to be hungrier. you need to be holdeh _ hungrier. you need to be bolder. you need to be more imaginative. above all you need to work— imaginative. above all you need to work harder. i think if mr moody— to work harder. i think if mr moody is— to work harder. i think if mr moody is looking like the front runner, — moody is looking like the front runner, i— moody is looking like the front runner, i think the full credit for this— runner, i think the full credit for this anomaly is to be given to the — for this anomaly is to be given to the congress party.- to the congress party. --mr modi. to the congress party. --mr modi- the — to the congress party. --mr modi. the opposition - to the congress party. --mr modi. the opposition says l to the congress party. "mr. modi. the opposition says they are up against a lot more. multiple raids cover several arrests, and over 140 opposition mps suspended in the last session of parliament. all being seen as an act of intimidation. rahul gandhi's show of strength is an attempt to reclaim a space for the opposition. but can the crowds turnit opposition. but can the crowds turn it into votes, and can rahul convert the roadshow into his victory lap? former us president donald trump has clinched more projected wins in the race to secure the republican presidential nomination. his projected victories in contests in idaho, missouri and michigan give him more delegates, and deal another blow to nikki haley who is mr trump's only remaining challenger in the race for the republican ticket. the biggest day for the two of them this week will be on super tuesday, when 15 states and one territory will vote. but with ms haley disantly trailing mr trump, he is already setting his sights on november's general election. a new york times siena poll out saturday says more registered voters would pick donald trump overjoe biden if they were the two candidates in a general election held today. mr trump leads mr biden 48 to 43. it also says that the share of voters who strongly disapprove of mr biden�*s handling of hisjob has reached 47%, that's higher than at any point in his presidency. that will likely be welcome news to mr trump who held a rally in richmond virginia saturday night. our digital campaign reporter bernd debusmann is outside of that rally speaking to mr trump's supporters about the issues that matter to them. well, earlier today i spoke for several hours with supporters that arrived here early for his event, and the border is something that came up over and over and over again. almost every person i spoke to mentioned the border as one of their primary concerns as they had to the poll. there is a perception that the border and rising migrant numbers have increased crimes in cities, including richmond — that is what people have mentioned. it is clearly a message that is top of mind for many republican voters. other issues came up, but the border was the one that came up most often when i was speaking to people earlier today. the bbc�*s bernd debusmann there following the campaign trail. let's turn to some important news around the world. live to northern california, where the sierra nevada is facing an extraordinary amount of snow. national weather service forecasters warn more than 10 feet — three meters — of snow at higher elevations will create life—threatening conditions for residents around lake tahoe. tens of thousands of homes at lower elevations are also without power amid heavy rain. the uk government is expected to lay out measures to tackle what it sees as rising extremism in the uk. it follows a warning by prime minister rishi sunak that britain's democracy is under threat from islamist extremists and the far right. human rights groups and opposition parties have criticised the comments, which mr sunak delivered in an address outside downing street on friday. mr suna k�*s unexpected intervention follows the by—election victory of far—left politician george galloway. chad's military leader says he will run in presidential elections in may. mahamat idriss deby itno made the announcement during a speech on saturday, three days after his main rival was killed. the militaryjunta says yaya dillo was killed in an exchange of gunfire after an attack on the country's security agency. dillo's opposition party denies he had a part in the attack, and says he was executed by soldiers at point blank range. the american businesswoman and fashion model iris apfel has died, at the age of 102. the new york socialite originally specialised in interior design, and went on to sign a modelling contract in her 90s. she was known for her flamboyant clothes and signature big round glasses, and, as graham satchell reports, also for speaking her mind. you're not pretty, and you'll never be pretty. but it doesn't matter. you have something much better — you have style. they are the words that came to define iris apfel, who described herself as a geriatric starlet. she became a global phenomenon at the age of 87 when her extraordinary collection of clothes and accessories were exhibited in new york. she signed a modelling contract when she was 97. i think dressing up should be fun. i think too many women — in america anyhow, i don't know how it is here — just get themselves into such a snit about what to wear and what not to wear that i often say it's better to be happy than well—dressed. apfel made her name as an interior designer, working on projects for nine different american presidents at the white house with her husband, carl. we're not supposed to talk about the white house. they get very upset. we had a problem withjack. stop! listening to apfel was as beguiling as watching her. she was a cross between anna wynter and joan rivers. in the words of my grandpa, a woman is as old as she looks when a man is never old until he stops looking. apfel would scour flea markets for accessories. her more—is—more approach based on what she loved rather than price. i get more kick out of this because for $4 and change, than if my husband took me to harry winston. she had more than three million followers on social media — inspired by her honesty, creativity and razor—sharp wit. fellow designer tommy hilfiger said she was an incredible talent with a huge heart and a magic touch. the huge glasses were iris apfel�*s trademark. she even had her own doppelganger in the cartoon the incredibles. people would say, "why do you wear them so large?" and i would say, "the bigger to see you," and that would shut them up. iris apfel, who has died at the age of 102. singapore's culture minister has played down reports the city—state paid a substantial sum to secure taylor swift's only live shows in south—east asia. the bbc�*s pierre—antoine denis has more. at the very heart of this political bad blood surrounding taylor swift in southeast asia, a press conference from the prime minister of thailand who said the singaporean government is clever. they told organisers of the taylor swift concert not to hold any other shows in southeast asia. so in other words, an exclusivity clause for taylor swift against a hefty price — around £15 million is the claims that he made in this press conference. the singaporean government neither denied or confirmed the solidarity clause, but did say that the actual amount was nowhere near that price. but has singapore gone above and beyond to get the taylor mania all to itself? looking at the scene all week in singapore, as you can see in these images, one can easily think so, but swifties are loving it. and, you know, everyone here, you know, even if they're not watching the concert, they still, you know, experienced and enjoyed it. so i do think these activations actually really emphasise that she's actually in singapore because like, it's getting real. so it's like this feeling of like it's getting real. it's getting serious. well, as you can expect, overseas fans have paid a heavy price to be part of the event. our team in singapore has collected a few testimonies, including one from a chinese tourists who said she spent over $900 in flights alone to be at the event. but it seems that there is clearly no bad blood between taylor swift and her asian fans because all of the seats were sold out in a matter of hours as soon as it became public. you can read all about frances moore's feature on our website, bbc.co.uk. animal rights protesters took the spotlight of one of the most highly—anticipated moments of paris fashion week. victoria beckham's show. members of people for the ethical treatment of animals stormed the catwalk to protest against the use of animal skins in the fashion industry. beckham's brand doesn't use fur or exotic skins — but the campaigners say some designs use leather. the group has urged the ms beckham to use more eco—friendly fabrics. beckham made a brief appearance at the end of the show on crutches, due to a recent foot injury. and before we go, singer—songwriter raye has made history at the brit awards tonight, with a record—breaking six accolades, including the award for the best artist and best album as well. we will have more news to you at the top of the hour. join me thenif at the top of the hour. join me then if you can. —— foryou. hello there. low pressure has been dominating our weather picture this weekend. and on saturday, we had widespread showers around, the vast majority of them coming through as rain. we did see some snow return to parts of cumbria and also some snowfall from somerset through the west midlands and into parts of wales as well. quite localised snowfall, but a covering in places. cold air, then, firmly in place at the moment, with our area of low pressure spiralling around, with further showers gradually moving their way northwards for the time being. again, the vast majority of these are coming through as rain. a little bit of sleet or snow mixed in across some of the higher parts of dumfries and galloway. and over the next few hours, we'll also see a bit of snow across higher parts of the grampians. otherwise, any showers will come through as rain. it will then get cold with clearing skies across wales, the middle and southern county of england, lowest temperatures about —2, so some frost and a few icy stretches to watch out for. sunday morning, few mist and fog patches around as well. by and large, though, a decent kind of day coming up on sunday. there will be some high cloud affecting eastern parts of both scotland and england. the best of the sunshine will be further west, withjust one or two showers running through across parts of western scotland, northern ireland, wales and the south—west of england. but even here, the showers will be pretty well spaced, so you've got a decent chance of having a dry day. through sunday evening and sunday nighttime, we'll start to see the next weather system approaching, and that will be bringing more rain our way into monday. so the rain making inroads in across parts of southwest england and wales pretty quickly monday morning. after a dry and bright start in northern ireland, it turns wetter through monday afternoon. we hang on to some brighter weather for scotland and northeast england, that's where the best of the sunny spells will be. temperatures continue to be a little bit below average for this time of the year, with highs between 9—11 celsius. deeper into next week, areas of low pressure in the atlantic will continue to threaten outbreaks of rain in the west. high pressure close to the near continent will keep the north and east largely dry, so we'll see some changes in the weather from place to place. western areas likely to see the heaviest of the rain, particularly towards wales and southwest england. the driest, brightest weather is likely to be across more eastern parts of the uk as we go through the week ahead. that's your latest weather. bye for now. voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. i love hunting down bad guys and ending them. we wanted to make a statement, hence the choice to use a detonator and a bomb. you had people sitting on the street, drinking chai. you had al-qaeda on every street corner. as soon as the vehicle stops, the doors open and it's showtime. would you say that it was a successful operation? yes. yemen's armed factions have an impact throughout the middle east and beyond, most recently as the houthi group attacks ships in the red sea. 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