hello, i'm anna foster, live injerusalem. let me take you to the skies above gaza, and these are pictures that show the latest drop of aid that has been carried out by us central command and jordanian air force. this is the latest airdrop into gaza, which provided meals, more than 11,500 meal equivalents, food like rice, flour, pasta and canned food. we have seen these airdrops starting to increase over gaza in the last two weeks also since the us air force got involved. it is still nowhere near meeting the huge need for humanitarian aid in gaza. the amount getting in by road is far less than it was when the war began and we are focusing today on new routes spicy too to try and braid in. this is something the european —— new routes to bring in aid by c. similarly, the us is building a temporary port of gaza so ships can be unloaded but still no detail of how those supplies when they actually get to gaza will be secured and distributed throughout the strip. even as people look at aid distribution, there are still various questions that must be asked about how the aid will get to those, even months after the war started, find themselves in desperate need. there's little hope to be found amid the rubble in gaza. another night of israeli strikes has taken its toll. images like this travel around the world. across the atlantic, israel's main allies sees them too. the us presidentjoe biden said he still supported israel's right to defend itself but he cautioned the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu about the extent of the military operations he was sanctioning. he must, he must, he must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as a consequence of the actions taken. he's hurting, in my view, he's hurting israel more than helping israel by making the rest of the world — it's contrary to what israel stands for and i think it's a big mistake. just two weeks ago, mr biden was optimistic a ceasefire deal could be in place by ramadan. but now, with just hours to go, there's no sign of an imminent breakthrough. that means other options to get aid into gaza at scale are still being sought, as the fighting continues. military airdrops above the strip deliver some food, but not enough. but that still won't meet the growing and desperate need. this mother can't find anything in gaza to help her child. translation: i feed my daughter with waterjust so she doesn't die. i water is not recommended and it's even forbidden for a baby of her age. in cyprus, an aid ship is ready to set sail, loaded with supplies. the charity behind it say they're confident they will be able to unload them when they arrive off gaza's beaches. in the longer term, a us ship that will build a temporary pier to do the job has set sail. but the project's completion date is still two months away. and while it's constructed, the pressure on israel to get more help to suffering civilians will continue. anna foster, bbc news, jerusalem. there are still channels of communication open between israel and hamas via their qataris and the egyptians but no sign of an imminent ceasefire deal to get humanitarian aid in so the focus remains on the airdrops by land and on these new sea corridors that could work from cyprus to gaza. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville is there. local media reporting it will leave some point this afternoon. they are waiting for final security clearances from israel, which provides all of the aid that makes its way into gaza. there is about 150-200 its way into gaza. there is about 150—200 tonnes of aid on board, from everything from flower to rice and preprepared meals and water. it is quite a long journey, 210 nautical miles. usually thatjourney quite a long journey, 210 nautical miles. usually that journey from larnaca to gaza would take 15 hours, but because of that heavy barrage, it might take longer. the organisations involved have said that the most difficult part of the journey will be the last mile. you touched on that in your report, because landing in gaza will be very difficult, it does not have a functional port and in parts of gaza, law and order, civil society has broken down since israel's bombardment and ground invasion, and the need from the people in gaza is absolutely desperate. there is always the danger that when this ship appears on the horizon and gets closer to shore, people will start making their way towards it. we have seen pictures from world central kitchen, one of the charities involved, which shows temporary pm being built inside gaza, there is heavy lifting equipment, large boulders and rocks are being moved towards the foreshore to make way for the preparation for when this ship finally get under way and start this journey. that was quentin somerville, watching the aid ship that is the first to use this sea corridor. there were hopes that a humanitarian ceasefire may be achieved via ramadan. ramadan is very close now and there is no sign of that happening, but here injerusalem, particularly where i am in the east, there is a focus on the holy sites in the old city because during ramadan, muslims around the world will fast during their holy month and here in eastjerusalem, they will visit the mosque to pray. it is the third most holy site in islam and shares complex with the holiest site injudaism. during this time, there have been a violent past clashes, and the government is looking at managing that during this time of heightened tensions while the war continues in gaza. we have had a briefing from the israeli prime minister's office about heightened security and how they intend to keep things as peaceful as possible. the entrance of worshippers to the temple mount will be permitted in similar numbers to previous years. i want to say this lad and clear. there is no threat to the holy sites during ramadan. this month and every month we will allow safe and proper access. we want to safeguard the public injerusalem and other places in the public, muslim, jewish and christian. are key statements there from the israeli prime minister's office and it is worth saying that even though there were hopes the ceasefire deal could be struck by the beginning of ramadan, we know the channels are still open, it is believed talks brokered by their qataris and egyptians have broken down and that date set out will be missed, but they are still hopeful they can agree to some kind of menace aryan ceasefire deal —— humanitarian ceasefire deal —— humanitarian ceasefire deal —— humanitarian ceasefire deal sooner rather than later. in the netherlands, hundreds of protesters have been demonstrating against israel's actions in gaza, as the israeli president attended the inauguration of a museum commemorating the holocaust. some of those protesting about isaac herzog's visit were themselves jewish. they chanted �*never again is now!', accusing him of complicity in a genocide, an allegation he and the israeli government strongly reject. let's go live to our europe regional editor, danny aeberhard, who is in the newsroom. what was president herzog doing there? he was opening the dutch national holocaust museum, the first and only in the netherlands to concentrate exclusively on the fate of dutch jews. it also looks at other victims of the holocaust, but the vast majority of those who died were jewish. 102,000 dutchjews were killed during the second world war, about three quarters of the population. it was a very well integrated population at the time and it is the worst percentage for any nazi occupied country in western europe. some terrible tales of killings, also some tales of survival as well. it is about educating people never to forget. and never to repeat this. he spoke at the ceremony _ and never to repeat this. he spoke at the ceremony marking _ and never to repeat this. he spoke at the ceremony marking the - and never to repeat this. he spoke i at the ceremony marking the opening of the museum, what did he say? he: spoke precisely of the dangers of anti—semitism and racism, as a reminder, but also said it was a warning about growing anti—semitism around the world. one of the things he highlighted was a call for the immediate release of the jewish hostages being held by hamas in gaza. he called for people to pray for that and spoke a little bit about the people who remain silent during the second world war while jewish people were deported and praised people who, the relative minority, involved in rescuing jews during the holocaust. into minority, involved in rescuing jews during the holocaust.— during the holocaust. into the o enin: during the holocaust. into the opening of— during the holocaust. into the opening of the _ during the holocaust. into the opening of the museum - during the holocaust. into the opening of the museum we i during the holocaust. into the i opening of the museum we have during the holocaust. into the - opening of the museum we have seen protests continuing. yes. opening of the museum we have seen protests continuing.— protests continuing. yes, most were eaceful if protests continuing. yes, most were peaceful if voluble, _ protests continuing. yes, most were peaceful if voluble, but _ protests continuing. yes, most were peaceful if voluble, but outside - protests continuing. yes, most were peaceful if voluble, but outside the l peaceful if voluble, but outside the museum, there were different groups, pro israel people waving israeli flags, you have pro—palestinians and tensions have mounted. this is an extremely sensitive issue. the gaza conflict, protesters would like to see isaac hertzog arrested and tried at the international criminal court at the international criminal court at the hague for genocide another something the israeli state and the president himself utterly reject, any association with genocide. this is the underpinning of this. it is also a sensitive time not only with the opening of the museum but with the opening of the museum but with the start of ramadan coming up now, so tensions are running extremely high. so tensions are running extremely hiuh. :, ~' so tensions are running extremely hiuh. :, ~ ,, the princess of wales has thanked the public for their support, as she recovers from recent surgery. in a mother's day message, accompanied by a family photo taken at windsor, catherine said "thank you" for the kind wishes she's received since she underwent an abdominal operation two months ago. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. a family photo for mother's day, that is hoped it will calm some of the more extreme gossip about the princess' recovery. an informal image with her three children in windsor. her husband, the prince of wales, was behind the lens. with the photograph, a personal message... signed off with a "c" for catherine. the last time we officially saw the princess of wales in public was on christmas day, as she met the crowds at sandringham. thank you so much. that's very sweet of you to come and say hello to us. thank you. have a very happy christmas. a few weeks later, she was in hospital having abdominal surgery. her exact condition has never been made public and the team around her have fiercely protected her privacy. prince william has continued with royal duties without his wife at his side. flowers and messages wishing her well have become part of every engagement he now does. there is unlikely to be any more detail released about the princess' recovery for now. there has also been a mother's day post on social media from buckingham palace — a photo of the king and the late queen, along with a message to those missing their mothers today. kensington palace will hope the photo of the princess addresses the public curiosity about her and quells wilder speculation. we still don't expect to see her back on royal duty until after after easter. and daniela joins me now from the newsroom. what does this tell us about how catherine is doing? we must take a look at the photo and she looks pretty well, surrounded by her children, or laughing. it is an informal portrait taken by her husband, and that is very much a sign ofjust how private the princess's recovery is being kept. the circle around her is being limited to close friend and family so no official photographer was brought in. this was taken by her husband and the message from kensington palace that they hope people will take from this is that kate is doing well, she is recovering in private and we probably will not see or hear much more from her during the next few weeks but they are hoping there is a sense of reassurance being provided by this photo. sense of reassurance being provided by this mote-— sense of reassurance being provided by this phot0-_ by this photo. there has been a lot of social media _ by this photo. there has been a lot of social media speculation, - by this photo. there has been a lot of social media speculation, even l of social media speculation, even more today since the photo was released. it more today since the photo was released. :, , , :, released. it has been wild out there at times, particularly _ released. it has been wild out there at times, particularly during - released. it has been wild out there at times, particularly during the - at times, particularly during the last two weeks, when prince william was unable to go to the thanksgiving service for his godfather, and he said that was because of a personal matter. that seems to have set the hairs running in terms of the social media conversations and theories about what was wrong with kate. this all goes —— this will go some way to deal with the public curiosity and quelling some of the wilder speculation but it also starts a whole new load of theories and that has happened today. broadly, what of this photo will do is take a little bit off the heat out of the conversation in terms of what is wrong with the princess and her recovery. wrong with the princess and her recove . : , :, :, ~ :, recovery. and we still do not know exactly when _ recovery. and we still do not know exactly when she _ recovery. and we still do not know exactly when she will— recovery. and we still do not know exactly when she will seem - recovery. and we still do not know exactly when she will seem public| exactly when she will seem public engagements over after easter. h0. engagements over after easter. no, and this photo — engagements over after easter. iifr, and this photo will be a rare event in terms of getting any more information about how her recovery is going. the guidance from kensington palace today remains the same, but she is doing well and we will not see her doing public duties or royal engagements until after easter. :, ~' , :, now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. there are four matches in the premier league today, three are under way already including the battle for a top fourfinish. aston villa will stay fourth no mater how they do against 5th placed tottenham, 2—0 to spurs. maddison and brennan johnson. nottingham forest are three points above the relegation zone, they could do with a win at brighton and burnley will move off the foot of the table if they avoid defeat at west ham. and then there is the stand—out match at anfield. kick—off 90 minutes away bewteen liverpool and manchester city. a win for either will send them top — if it's a draw, then arsenal will still lead the premier league, they went top after beating brentford yestersay. it's a tough one to call, will home advantage make the difference? the liverpool manager certainly thinks that it will help. am i allowed to say that second to none, or is anybody offended by that? it's really good, huh? and energising. massive. these are the games you want to play, these are the games you want to get to take in the stadium. these are the games you want to watch. this is a very special game. and, yes, anfield is, for us, a massive, massive factor. it would be a bit embarrassing if i would say today, please help us. people will. the shape they attack is easily a bit different than the previous seasons. the quality of some new players make the game a little bit different. the main patterns are the same, so we know it quite well, like i think they know us. but the reality is you have to adjust the forms, the quality of individual players they have. but at the same time, knowing that, you have to take a look at the games we played recently, the players they played recently. so you have to adjust something, you know, to be more comfortable with the players that we have. after three matches in this year's six nations, wales are yet to win and welcome france to cardiff this afternoon live on bbc one. we desperately want to win and we feel we'll be ok. we want to try and put a complete performance together. there have been parts of our game that we've been really happy with and a number of things that we need to fix up as well. so, we know we're on a journey, but we're trying to fast—track things as quickly as we possibly can. and a win on sunday will be a good stepping stone for that. 45 minutes away from the start of that game at the principality stadium in cardiff, still 2—0 to spurs develop art. —— at villa park. to india next, where opposition parties have expressed concern over the abrupt resignation of the country's second—highest ranking election commission official. arun goel is stepping down weeks before the world's biggest exercise in democracy, leaving the election commission of india with only one of its top three officials. he did not give a reason for his departure. let's speak to our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan. remind us what the role of election committee in india. it is remind us what the role of election committee in india.— committee in india. it is an independent _ committee in india. it is an independent body, - committee in india. it is an independent body, a - committee in india. it is an - independent body, a constitutional setup and holds one of the world's biggest egg sizes in democracy. we are talking about 960 million people due to cast their ballot. the prime minister narendra modi is seeking a third term and this body is given enormous powers because they can predict state and national elections and they can bar anybody from campaigning if they violate the code of conduct and they monitor how people spend money for the elections. it is considered one of the trials in the indian democratic selection and the resignation of arun goal has surprised people. he had another three years to go, and especiallyjust had another three years to go, and especially just weeks before had another three years to go, and especiallyjust weeks before the election, that has surprised many in india. ~ :, :, election, that has surprised many in india. ~ . ., :, , :, india. what are the opposition arties india. what are the opposition parties new — india. what are the opposition parties now worried _ india. what are the opposition parties now worried about? i india. what are the opposition i parties now worried about? this india. what are the opposition - parties now worried about? this has triu cered parties now worried about? this has triggered criticism _ parties now worried about? this has triggered criticism from _ parties now worried about? this has triggered criticism from the - triggered criticism from the opposition parties, for example the main opposition congress party says the electoral commission is an independent body so they should be some transparency and if we allow all these independent institutions to be decimated, democracy would be taken over by dictatorship. on the other hand, the governing hindu nationalist party denied these accusations, saying they have given lots of powers and money to the electoral commission to conduct a free and fair poll and dismissed the opposition�*s criticism. free and fair poll and dismissed the opposition's criticism.— at least 19 people are now known to have died in a series of landslides on the indonesian island of sumatra. seven others are still missing. the floods that forced 80,000 people to move to temporary shelters on friday are now subsiding. but emergency workers say the search for survivors has been complicated by the disruption to transport in western sumatra. landslides have blocked roads and 26 bridges have been destroyed. the biggest night in the entertainment calendar is here — the oscars. final preparations are taking place ahead of the stars hitting the red carpet later. christopher nolan's oppenheimer, which has 13 nominations, is expected to pick up many of the top awards. then there's also barbie, which has eight nods. our culture editor, katie razzall has the latest from hollywood. a last chance to rehearse, a few final adjustments for the day that hollywood prepares for all year. this red carpet will soon be full of the a—list, stars vying for the highest accolade the movie business has to offer. and the sense here in hollywood is that this year belongs to director christopher nolan. his oppenheimer biopic looks set to win best picture, best director, best actor for cillian murphy, and best supporting actor for robert downeer. can you explain quantum mechanics to me? but not best supporting actress for britain's emily blunt. i heard you got stuck with baby—sitting duties... it would be a huge oscars shock if the holdovers' da'vinejoy randolph didn't win that one. the only acting race that feels uncertain is best actress. and here, history could be made. if lily gladstone triumphs for killers of the flower moon, she'll be the first native american to win an acting oscar. she's an experiment! but she could lose out to emma stone for her tour de force in frankenstein—esque poor things. it's not all red carpet glamour for oscar nominees. jonny byrne is also collecting sound for a new film while he's here. it's the background sounds, the unusual things that you only get if you go out and collect them in the real world. those are the things that give credibility to a film soundscape. byrne created the haunting sound in the zone of interest. you never see what's happening in auschwitz, what you hear tells the horrors. he also worked on poor things. i've worked on films that have come to the oscars, but never with this much buzz around them. and obviously, to be here with two films is pretty extraordinary. so, yeah, it's quite wild. here we are, the oscars. with the academy trying to lure back viewers, oscars hostjimmy kimmel made a parody film with the barbie cast. the biggest film of the year is unlikely to be taking many oscars back to the barbie dreamhouse, but what it's done for cinema is something to shout about. bbc news, los angeles. barbie may be up for best song, i want to take you like to hollywood, and this is the world famous hollywood sign. it is just coming and this is the world famous hollywood sign. it isjust coming up to 7:30am in los angeles and those stars on the red carpet may be getting up around now because they have a lot of hair and make—up to get through before they hit the red carpet a little later. the sun just rising there in los angeles. we will have full coverage of the oscars here on bbc news. stay with us. hello. not particularly springlike for many areas so far, through the week it will perhaps start to feel more like spring. temperatures climbing, but still some rain at times. rain for the rest of the day, moving slowly north and west across england and north wales, some rain into southern scotland and northern ireland, patchy rain in the north of scotland. eastern scotland quite chilly, 5—6, sunshine from the south, wales, up to 12. this evening, we keep extensive cloud cover, but rain easing, some drizzle, more widespread rain for a time in northern ireland. clear spells could fill in with areas of mist and fog. heading into tomorrow, many of us find ourselves between different weather systems, but this one here brings more cloud and some rain towards parts of northern ireland, grazing the west of scotland. and the area of low pressure to the south—east may bring some rain to east anglia and south—eastern england. in—between, large amounts of cloud, some bright sunny spells, the best of those for wales and the south—west, six or seven in the north—east of scotland. and into tuesday, the weather system could bring rain across the southern half of the uk and then we see the next system from the west feeding rain across northern ireland and western parts of wales and into scotland later. limited sunny spells, but temperatures will start to climb, and that is a sign of things to come. moving through the middle of the week, various weather systems wriggling around. and eventually, as they shift north, they will introduce warmer air which reaches just about all the country by the end of the week, something colder trying to cling on in the far north. but for most of us into the weekend, it will bring higher temperatures, but that doesn't mean blue skies and sunshine all the time, still some outbreaks of rain. this is bbc news, the headlines... a us army logistics ship carrying equipment for a temporary floating port is heading to gaza, as part of plans to deliver humanitarian aid by sea. separately, a spanish charity says a vessel carrying two hundred tonnes of food for gaza is preparing to set sail from cyprus. and as hunger stalks gaza, these are the latest pictures of an airdrop of aid over the besieged strip. the princess of wales thanks the public for their support as kensington palace posts the first official image of her since she underwent abdominal surgery. portugal votes for a new parliament, with neither the opposition centre—right democratic alliance nor the governing socialists expected to win a decisive majority. and it's hollywood's big night later with the oscars. barbie and oppenheimer are amongst the blockbusters vying for some of the top prizes.