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as international condemnation grows over israel s attack on an aid convoy in gaza, the bodies of the six foreign workers killed in the drone strike have been taken to egypt. a seventh palestinian man has already been buried. they worked for the charity world central kitchen, whose founder tonight said those killed were targeted deliberately, nonstop, until everybody was dead. three of those killed are british nationals, including james kirby, who was a7, and from bristol. his family have told the bbc he was a selfless humanitarian, who knew the risks but wanted to help people. the head of the isreali military says it was a grave mistake due to misidentification, and an investigation is now under way. we ll take a look at what we know about the air strike, and get the latest from jeremy bowen injerusalem and james landale, here at the foreign office. but first, lucy williamson has more on the aftermath of the attack. well, israel s actions in gaza and the need to exp ....
confirmed. strong winds at the university of kentucky. the dangerous weather threat from mississippi, up into the northeast. new york city bracing for tomorrow. heavy rain and inland several inches of snow, possible flooding from washington up to boston. rob marciano timing it out. overseas tonight, the images, the aftermath. tonight, israel facing tough questions after a deadly air strike killing seven aid workers delivering food in gaza. among them, an american citizen. their clearly marked convoy hit three times by the israeli military while traveling through an area considered safe. they had alerted the israelis beforehand. tonight, what prime minister netanyahu is now saying, drawing even more outrage for his words. the white house on this tonight. britt clennett in israel. here at home tonight, the 15-year-old girl, the amber alert. authorities say she was shot dead in the crossfire. and now, the newly released video raising new questions about this case, the ....
workers killed when a convoy carrying staff from the charity was hit on monday. three british men john chapman, james henderson and james kirby were among them. israel said the strike was unintended and vowed to investigate. there ve been calls for britain to stop selling arms to israel following the deaths. prime minister, rishi sunak, said he was appalled by the israeli attack, while the foreign secretary, david cameron, said israel had to make changes to ensure safety of aid workers. our first report this hour is from our correspondent graham satchell. the pictures tell their own devastating story. the team from the charity world central kitchen was travelling in a convoy of three cars you can clearly see their logo. each car was hit in what looks like a precision targeted attack. the charity has now paid tribute to the seven workers who lost their lives including three british nationals. 57 year old john chapman who is believed to have served in the ro ....
7.4 earthquake. at least nine people have been killed and more than a thousand people are injured on the island. rupert wingfield hayes has the latest from the town of suao, around 25 miles north of the earthquake s epicentre, where over a hundred people remain trapped inside a tunnel, along a coastal highway. this is the moment the quake struck a taipei tv station in the middle of its morning news show. the shaking was intense and prolonged, even in the capital more than 100 miles from the quake s epicentre. this is what it did to morning traffic on an elevated highway. ..and to passengers on a metro train, who remained remarkably calm as the car was tossed around like a toy. elsewhere, people ran for their lives, abandoning their coffees and breakfast. most young people here have never experienced a quake like this and were badly shaken. translation: an earthquake | hasn t happened in a long time, so it felt really terrifying. close to the epicentre in the city of h ....
the white house national security council said we welcome the steps announced by the israeli government tonight at the president s request following his call with prime minister netanyahu. these steps, the statement said must now be fully and rapidly implemented. speaking in brussels earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken outlined what was expressed in that phone call. the president emphasised that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable. he made clear the need for israel to announce a series of specific, concrete and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering and the safety of aid workers. he made clear that us policy in respect to gaza will be determined by our assessment of israel s immediate action on the steps. he underscored as well that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilise and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians and he urged neta nyahu ....