the us is said to have authorised the transfer of billions of dollars worth of bombs and fighterjets to israel in recent days. the package, reported by the washington post and reuters, comes despite growing calls for us military aid to be linked to changes in how israel conducts the war. it comes days after the un s top court, the international court ofjustice, ordered israel to allow the unimpeded flow of food aid into gaza. israel says un allegations that it s blocking aid are wholly unfounded . the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has agreed to send officials to egypt and qatar in the coming days for a new round of talks on a possible ceasefire in gaza. in the past 2a hours, both the uk and the us military have airdropped food supplies into gaza. our bbc middle east correspondent lucy williamson, was on the us plane. aid drops into gaza are expensive, inefficient and increasingly controversial. these ready prepared meals from the us army are being flown more t
offences. he was arrested on friday along with a 57 year old woman who s been charged with aiding and abetting in connection with the alleged offences. they ll both appear in court next month. sirjeffrey is northern ireland s longest serving mp at westminster. he says he ll strenuously contest the charges. jennifer o leary reports. jeffrey donaldson, a leader who, just weeks ago, returned his party to power sharing at stormont. today, his political career appears to be over. in a statement, his party announced his resignation, confirming that he s been charged with allegations of an historical nature. bbc news understands he has been charged with rape and multiple other sexual offences as part of a police investigation spanning months after two women came forward. in a letter to his party, sir jeffrey donaldson said he would be strenuously contesting the charges. the dup s new interim leader is mp gavin robinson. it s a devastating revelation and has caused tremendous shock,
in gaza to the release of hostages held by hamas. washington has previously vetoed three ceasefire resolutions but has grown increasingly critical of israel s military campaign. our reporter will vernon has the story. this is antony blinken s sixth trip to the middle east since the war in gaza began. the secretary of state met egyptian officials on thursday, holding crucial negotiations to bring an end to the fighting. mr blinken said very good progress was made in the talks. the i a . s progress was made in the talks. the a -s are progress was made in the talks. tue: gaps are narrowing, progress was made in the talks. tt;é: gaps are narrowing, we progress was made in the talks. tte: gaps are narrowing, we still progress was made in the talks. tt9 gaps are narrowing, we still have work to do but i believe the progress is good, it is real, i can t put a timeframe on it but we are getting close to a point i believe what we will have agreements. fin believe what we will have
house speaker nancy pelosi. paul pelosi sought of the hospital. neurosurgeon dr. sanjay gupta joins us to talk about what mr. pelosi s recovery from a skull fracture bhmight look like. also the president and two former presidents helping races for congress, not just within grabs, but within reach for either party. we begin with breaking news on cnn reporting on how the justice department could proceed with cases against former president trump if he decides to run. this as surrogates are again loudly hinting for president again. cnn s sara murray has the breaking news. she joins us now. what are you learning? anderson, our sources are telling our team that the justice department is considering whether a special counsel might be necessary to oversee the investigation surrounding donald trump if he decides to run for president in 2024, which as you ve mentioned is a thing his allies are talking about, a thing that could be potentially an imminent announcement. and so they re l