With her two children. Welcome to bbc news. I am live in jerusalem outside the walls of the city where in the next few hours, there are hopes that a Ceasefire Deal in gaza could be arranged, but as talks in cairo have broken down in the last few days, theres very little sign of that happening. All of the focus now is on cyprus for a new maritime aid corridor, confirmed yesterday by European Commission president ursula von der leyen, is due to come into operation in the next few hours. This will be the first time this corridor has been used, and the aid is urgently needed. The Hamas Run Health Ministry in gaza said 23 people have died from Malnutition Injust 10 days. The sea corridor is a joint operation between the eu, us, uk, and united arab emirates, aiming to take supplies from cyprus to the gazan coast. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. 0rganisers Hope The Plan could allow additional aid to be brought in, but th
Hello. This is bbc news. We start with the latest on the israel gaza war. In the past hours, weve heard that the heads of the us and Israeli Security agencies have met to discuss the hostage situation. The Israeli Prime Ministers Office said the cia and mossad bosses met on friday in efforts to advance another hostage deal. In cypius, final preparations are being made for the first aid vessel to use the sea corridor to gaza. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. This is the scene live in larnaca in cyprus where 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies have been loaded onto a barge. It will be towed by a Spanish Charity ship to gaza. The sea corridor is a joint operation between the eu, us, uk and united arab emirates, aiming to take supplies from cyprus to the gazan coast. This video shot today along the Israeli Border into gaza shows more aid being dropped. The parachutes carrying the boxes of supplies to the people of
Prime minister leo varadkar says it was a comprehensive defeat. We return now to the situation in the middle east. The us military says its ships and aircraft have shot down more than a dozen drones In The Red Sea after coming under what it called a sustained attack by iranian backed houthi forces in yemen. Us Central Command said the drones represented an imminent threat to merchant vessels, and us and coalition warships. Here s david waddell. The singapore registered propel fortune is the latest commercial ship to be targeted by the houthi movement. The bulk carrier departed india just under two weeks ago, with her automatic Identification System signalling that she was not connected to israel supposedly to deter this kind of attack from yemen. The uk Maritime Trade Organisation said the captain reported no Collateral Damage to the ship and that she was bound for her next port. These attacks have been ongoing since october, both In The Red Sea and in the gulf of aden, causing many c
We start with the latest on the israel gaza war. A vessel carrying humanitarian aid is expected to set sail from cyprus to gaza in the coming hours. Its the first delivery of supplies to use the maritime aid corridor, announced on friday. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. This is the scene live in larnaca in cyprus where, as you can see, the 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies are being loaded onto a barge. It will be towed by a spanish ship to gaza. The sea corridor is a joint operation between the eu, us, uk and United Arab Emirates aiming to take supplies from cyprus to the gazan coast. This video shot today along the Israeli Border into gaza shows more aid being dropped. The parachutes carrying the boxes of supplies to the people of gaza. The us has confirmed that its troops conducted an Airdrop Into Northern Gaza today. Our correspondent wyre davies reports from jerusalem. In the cypriot port of larnaca the
capehart. we begin the saturday show with breaking news from the middle east. the united states and its allies launched another round of strikes against iran-backed militants. the strikes hit at least 36 targets across 13 houthi controlled sites in yemen. the pentagon says these strikes are a message to the houthis to stop interfering with global trade in the red sea. a statement from defense secretary lloyd austin reads, in part quote, they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not and they are illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels. we will not hesitate to defend lies, and the free flow of commerce in one of the world s most critical waterways. however, u.s. officials clarified today s attacks are not in response to the american casualties in jordan. a spokesman for the houthis warned the group would retaliate. writing, quote, we will meet escalation with escalation. this comes as secretary of state antony blinken prepares to depart for