Biggests mysteries. Hello, im rajini vaidyanathan, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out with the un warning that gaza faces famine and that children are dying from hunger, efforts are ramping up to get more aid into the besieged strip, but alongside that, tragic reports coming in that five people have been killed by an air drop of aid after the parachute failed to open. And in the past few hours, a potential breakthrough, the uk says it will join potential breakthrough, the uk says it willjoin the us and other allies to create a maritime corridor to deliver essential its a gaza. A joint statement from the uk and the us and the eu and cyprus and the uae said this it went on to say. The plan as we know it is to establish a Shipping Route which would get aid from cyprus to gaza by c, working with the un to facilitate and co ordinate and monitor and verify the flow of aid. Initial shipments would arrive via cyprus, where is really Securities Inspection would take place. News of the maritime corridor follows President Biden and not spent any State Of The Union Speech Last Night that the us military would set up a Temporary Port In Gaza to allow more aid to be delivered. More on that in the us military would set up a Temporary Port In Gaza to allow more aid to be delivered. More on that in aid to be delivered. More on that in a moment, but let us hearfrom the British Foreign secretary, lord cameron, was spoken about this latest announcement. We cameron, was spoken about this latest announcement. Cameron, was spoken about this latest announcement. We have been involved in this latest announcement. We have been involved in this maritime latest announcement. We have been involved in this maritime corridor involved in this maritime corridor from the start because what it will do is take aid from cyprus in the mediterranean and directly into gaza. What we have been doing is helping with the prescreening of aid, so you check it in cyprus, so it doesnt have to be rechecked when it doesnt have to be rechecked when it it arrives on that which is important. We had and exhorted the ship delivering aid from cyprus right in the start but this new idea from the president of the united states, which we are involved in, building a temporary harbour in gaza, it means aid can go directly from cyprus to gaza, which will take time to build. The crucial thing is that today the israelis must confirm the old open the port in israel, a working port that can take aid now and increase the amount of aid which can then be driven into gaza, which will make a real difference right now. � will make a real difference right now. ~ ,. ,. ,. , will make a real difference right now. ,. ,. ,. ,. , now. Are you frustrated at how long it is takin now. Are you frustrated at how long it is taking to now. Are you frustrated at how long it is taking to set now. Are you frustrated at how long it is taking to set this now. Are you frustrated at how long it is taking to set this corridor now. Are you frustrated at how long it is taking to set this corridor up. It is taking to set this corridor up and how it is taking to set this corridor up and how long it is taken to get into gaza . And how long it is taken to get into gaza . ,. , gaza . It is frustrating because we need more gaza . It is frustrating because we need more its gaza . It is frustrating because we need more its going. Gaza . It is frustrating because we need more its going. In gaza . It is frustrating because we need more its going. In the gaza . It is frustrating because we need more its going. In the last l need more its going. In the last few days, weve averaged about 120 trucks a day, we need more like 500 a d. , not 120, and we have called on the israel is to change the things that need to be changed, more openings into gaza and more un staff into gaza to transport the aid around gaza and making sure they switch back on the water and electricity that goes from israel to gaza. These things will make a difference. If we want to make a difference. If we want to make a difference quickly, it is a number of trucks that go in that is most important. I do moments, the humanitarian situation is dire, with people going hungry and design dying of disease, with a shortage of food and medicine and all the things people need. Food and medicine and all the things peeple need people need. Given these delays, does it not people need. Given these delays, does it not show people need. Given these delays, does it not show there people need. Given these delays, does it not show there is people need. Given these delays, does it not show there is no people need. Given these delays, does it not show there is no hope j people need. Given these delays, i does it not show there is no hope of a ceasefire does it not show there is no hope of a cease fire anytime soon . Does it not show there is no hope of a ceasefire anytime soon . Does it not show there is no hope of a ceasefire anytime soon . There is the chance a ceasefire anytime soon . There is the chance of a ceasefire anytime soon . There is the chance of ceasefire a ceasefire anytime soon . There is the chance of ceasefire which the chance of Cease Fire Which requires hamas, who should have released the hostages already, it needs them to sign up to the dealer that israel has agreed to release prisoners in theirjails in return for hostage release. Hamas should sign that today, then we could have that pause for 45 days or maybe even longer and use that pause to build amends for a permanent and sustainable cease fire without a return to fighting. We all want to see the fight and stop, and that will be the best way to make it happen, but it is for hamas to make that decision and they should do that decision and they should do that today. That decision and they should do that toda. , that decision and they should do that toda. , that decision and they should do that today that decision and they should do that toda. ,. ,. ,. , that today. That was lord cameron sueakin that today. That was lord Cameron Sneaking Today that today. That was lord cameron speaking today. On that today. That was lord cameron speaking today. On a that today. That was lord cameron speaking today. On a visit that today. That was lord cameron speaking today. On a visit to speaking today. On a visit to cyprus, the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, said they hope it was start by sunday. Said they hope it was start by sunda. , said they hope it was start by sunda. , ,. Sunday. Today, the republic of c rus, sunday. Today, the republic of cyprus. The sunday. Today, the republic of cyprus, the european sunday. Today, the republic of cyprus, the european commission, the United Arab Emirates and the united states, of course supported by other critical partners, announced our incense to open the maritime corridor, to deliver much needed additional amounts of humanitarian assistance by c. We are launching this Cyprus Maritime Corridor together. Cyprus, the european union, United Arab Emirates and the united states, and it is your relentless work to get this corridor up relentless work to get this corridor up and running despite all the challenges, and this is truly inspiring. We are close to the opening of the corridor, and hopefully this saturday and sunday. I am very glad to see the initial Pilot Operation would be largely. That was our slope on the land. Speaking to the world the receipt news programme, ispoke speaking to the world the receipt news programme, i spoke to a person from the cyprus government said the Pilot Shipment aims to leave in the few hours. The Pilot Shipment aims to leave in the few hours. , Pilot Shipment aims to leave in the few hours. ,. , few hours. The aim is either for tomorrow few hours. The aim is either for tomorrow or few hours. The aim is either for tomorrow or the few hours. The aim is either for tomorrow or the day few hours. The aim is either for tomorrow or the day after few hours. The aim is either for tomorrow or The Day After Tomorrow tomorrow or The Day After Tomorrow to leave tomorrow or The Day After Tomorrow to leave cyprus, it takes at least 1516 to leave cyprus, it takes at least 1516 hours to leave cyprus, it takes at least 15 16 hours for the ship to arrive. So 15 16 hours for the ship to arrive. 50 the 15 16 hours for the ship to arrive. So the vessel can approach gaza shores so the vessel can approach gaza shores and be distributed there. The design shores and be distributed there. The design is shores and be distributed there. The design is very specific for where the ship design is very specific for where the ship will be approaching, the need the ship will be approaching, the need to the ship will be approaching, the need to be continuously sent to gaza once the need to be continuously sent to gaza once the corridor is up and running of course once the corridor is up and running of course we once the corridor is up and running of course we trade its already once of course we trade its already once and of course we trade its already once. And the whole point of the cyprus once. And the whole point of the Cyprus Maritime Corridor is that many Cyprus Maritime Corridor is that many countries and organising are suoported many countries and organising are supported through the joint statement that was issued a few hours statement that was issued a few hours ago statement that was issued a few hours ago statement that was issued a few hours a. O. , hours ago. Remember we were telling ou about hours ago. Remember we were telling you about the hours ago. Remember we were telling you about the reports hours ago. Remember we were telling you about the reports that hours ago. Remember we were telling you about the reports that five you about the reports that five people had been killed after an airdrop ofaid people had been killed after an airdrop of aid when the parachutes did not deploy properly, we can know bring you video it which are teams at bbc verify have confirmed and verify themselves in that video shows aid being dropped from a cargo plane. You can see, obviously it is shaky of course, and you can see the impact on the ground as well, and we know in a number of parachutes failed to fully open. , you can see aid parcels voluntary from the parachutes to the ground. That footage there, wonder if we can play it once more, just showing that aid being dropped there, now, the incident is said to have happened in a camp in northern gaza. Just reassuring that footage that the team at bbc verify have confirmed its authenticity, and it shows aid being dropped from a cargo plane, a number of parachutes failed to fully open. You can see the chaos on the gone grown there as well. There is aid being dropped. And what we have heard from our partners at cbs news in america and from the hamas run has ministry in gaza, also saying that five People Killed on friday when at least one of those parachutes failed to properly deploy any parts of fellow. The Afp News Agency also quoting a gaza doctor seen five People Killed by an airdrop. We will have more on that as and when we get it. Meanwhile, the eucharist us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken it says the us and its allies are focused on delivering it to gaza. Haste and its allies are focused on delivering it to gaza. We are focused on delivering it to gaza. We are focused on the delivering it to gaza. We are focused on the middle delivering it to gaza. We are focused on the middle east. Delivering it to gaza. We are i focused on the middle east and delivering it to gaza. We are focused on the middle east and it conflict in gaza. The strong shared desire to minimise and and the suffering of innocent women and children and men. We were caught in the crossfire with the greater provisions of the united assistance, the president announced last night a Maritime Action which will be effective and crucial but to not only maintain and expand the land crosses crossings into gaza, the primary way it will get assistance to those who needed, as well as air drops and other methods we are using. 0nce within gaza, the assistance has to be dispirited more effectively to those who needed him and in this moment an hour, we are intensely focused on seeing if we can get a cease fire with the release of hostages and the expansion of humanitarian systems, and an environment working on an enduring resolution. The and an environment working on an enduring resolution. Enduring resolution. The us secretary enduring resolution. The us secretary of enduring resolution. The us Secretary Of State enduring resolution. The us Secretary Of State antony i enduring resolution. The us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken there. For more on developments that do speak to Tommasso Della longa. I want to ask you first of all, if i may, about what more you know about this aid drop which is led to reported five people being killed and a number of other people injured. And a number of other people inured. ,. , and a number of other people inured. , ~ , and a number of other people inured. , i. , and a number of other people inured. ~ i. ,. ,. And a number of other people inured. , i. ,. ,. Injured. Thank you for having me. We didnt aet injured. Thank you for having me. We didnt get more injured. Thank you for having me. We didnt get more information injured. Thank you for having me. 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It is difficult for me to enter into and gone wrong. It is difficult for me to enter into this and gone wrong. It is difficult for me to enter into this kind and gone wrong. It is difficult for me to enter into this kind of me to enter into this kind of discussion because we are not primarily involved in airdrop in, after say any effort to bring it is welcome in such a desperate humanitarian situation as in gaza nowadays, but ourfirst humanitarian situation as in gaza nowadays, but our first preferred option is the land, and are primary focus is the rafa border, where we are working with organisations that you bring it in. In the case of aid drop in, i dont have any information about that. Lets talk about aid, information about that. Lets talk about aid. We information about that. Lets talk about aid, we have information about that. Lets talk about aid, we have heard information about that. Lets talk about aid, we have heard from i information about that. Lets talk. About aid, we have heard from the information about that. Lets talk about aid, we have heard from the uk and the us and the eu and other allies and of course cyprus, that there this maritime corridor will stop tell us how you think this will work and how it would help you distribute aid. I work and how it would help you distribute aid. Distribute aid. I think there are a coule of distribute aid. I think there are a coople of good distribute aid. I think there are a couple of good news distribute aid. I think there are a couple of good news here, distribute aid. I think there are a couple of good news here, if distribute aid. I think there are a l couple of good news here, if there is any good news in such a desperate situation. The first one is there is a momentum where different partners want to show that they want to scale up want to show that they want to scale up the efforts to bring it inside gaza. The second one as i heard in the pieces that you broadcast in a few minutes ago, is that there is a common understanding of the importance of enlarging the entrance of humanitarian aid, but also the path of this distribution. Of course, any efforts are welcome, this maritime corridor, we need to see exactly what it means. I would say that what i want to underline is exactly what we said when the rough are border was open, it is not enough to open a border, it is not enough to open a border, it is not enough for a maritime corridor, which is again very important month but the second part is how the logistics will work and how you take on challenges inside gaza, and the first challenge is insecurity. If you dont have access, which we dont as the moment in the north of gaza, Hundreds Of Thousands of people will not receive anything. Very important for this discussion and dialogue, but the Security Deposit in gaza is very important as well to discuss. Well to discuss. Speaking of the louistics, well to discuss. Speaking of the logistics. We well to discuss. Speaking of the logistics, we understand well to discuss. Speaking of the logistics, we understand that i well to discuss. Speaking of the i logistics, we understand that this aid would be inspected by israel just if before it is distributed. You know why that might involve . Difficult for me to speculate about something im hearing in the last few hours, and i would say that as many other situations when there are conflicts, situations, the parties, or