We start with efforts to get desperately needed aid into gaza, lets ta ke lets take you to live pictures in larnaca with a Spanish Charity ship is leaving the port carrying some 200 tonnes of food to gaza along what is going to become a new Maritime Aid Corridor that was announced by the eu. This vessel is being operated by world central kitchen, and it has been in larnaca for the last three weeks. It is towing a barge loaded with items which have been provided by world central kitchen. It is being organised by open arms, you can see the vessel has 0pen organised by open arms, you can see the vessel has open arms written on it. The open arms people say that on that barge being told our 200 tonnes of basic foodstuffs, including things like rice and flour and cans of tuna. The ship will take around two or three days to reach as i but we do not know where it will dock in gaza because there are no ports, so anything which has been set up will have to be temporary. It is an under closed location undisclosed location. They do not want to bring a lot of publicity to wear that badge ship is heading. The un, of course, the moment saying one quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine and the children are starving to death. This vessel got all the permits it was allowed by the cypriot government earlier today and they said it would lead within hours. That is what we are seeing now, that vessel carrying around 200 tonnes of aid is leaving larnaca on that 0pen around 200 tonnes of aid is leaving larnaca on that open arms vessel, towing a barge which has all that food stuff, things like rice and flour and also cans of tuna. This has been going on for a few days now. The organisers say the final mile of the journey is going to be the most complicated of the operation. They say they are not concerned about security, butjust that it concerned about security, Butjust Thatitis concerned about security, butjust that it is so complicated and at the destination point, which as we said we do not know when it is, there will be a team from the world central kitchen, who have been building this peer to receive the aid. The group itself have about 60 kitchens throughout gaza when it will be able to distribute the food. This is all part of the eu and the uk and us and United Arab Emirates creating this maritime aid route. What theyre hoping to do is if this vessel is successful, they will be able to have a number of these which will leave cyprus and become a sort of hub for the aid, and it will then go via togs and boats into gaza where it is, of course, much needed via tugs. That vessel at larnaca leaving at the moment. A us military ship is also sailing towards the middle east, carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of gaza which has no Functioning Port to get aid there by sea. The us military says it airdropped more than 41,000 meals into gaza on saturday, with canada pledging to join aerial aid delivery missions. Israel has been accused of preventing aid getting into gaza, and us President Joe Biden says Benjamin Netanyahus conduct in the war is doing israel more harm than good. My colleague anna foster has this report. Theres 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, israels main ally sees them too. The us President Joe Biden said he still supported israels right to defend itself, but he cautioned the israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin 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. Hes hurting in my view, hes hurting israel more than helping israel by making the rest of the world its contrary to what israel stands for and i think its 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, theres 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 wont meet the growing and desperate need. This mother cant find anything in gaza to help her child. Translation i feed my daughter with waterjust so she doesnt die. J water is not recommended and its 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 theyre confident they will be able to unload them when they arrive off gazas beaches. In the longer term, a us ship that will build a temporary pier to do the job has set sail, but the projects completion date is still two months away. And while its constructed, the pressure on israel to get more help to suffering civilians will continue. Anna foster, bbc news, jerusalem. Anna foster reporting asi as i said, in the last few minutes, that vessel has started to leave at larnaca in cyprus leaving for gaza with around 200 tonnes of aid. The un hasjust carried out a high risk mission to the north of the strip, where the hunger situation is particularly acute. The Un Population fund and World Health Organization visited two hospitals in gaza city Which Focus On Maternity and trauma care. Lets speak to Dominic Allen from the Un Population fund. Hes just returned from that mission to the north of gaza. Thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. You have given us some of the pictures from your trip which we are going to show viewers. Can you just describe for us what you saw . ,. ,. ,. ,. , saw . Yes. For me, what i saw and felt from the saw . Yes. For me, what i saw and felt from the mission saw . Yes. For me, what i saw and felt from the mission we saw . Yes. For me, what i saw and felt from the mission we ran saw . Yes. For me, what i saw and felt from the mission we ran two l felt from the mission we ran two days ago and visits across this week in rafas well, i think the situation is beyond catastrophic rafah as well. The focus is for the i rafah as well. The focus is for the i million women and girls of gaza, who im terrified for, 180 1 million women and girls of gaza, who im terrified for, 180 births every single day in gaza, and from this mission we ran to the north to deliver medical supplies, what i saw broke my heart. And you will see from the images, my takeaway is gaza is dust. The looks in the eyes of the people as we drove through and got out and spoke to them, the emotions are indescribable. Everyone we passed, everyone we spoke to was doing this, asking for food, we passed, everyone we spoke to was doing this, asking forfood, because everyday is a battle for survival in the north. 0ne quarter of gazas population is one away from famine and the two hospitals we visited, the al sadr hospital, the only functioning Maternity Hospital in the north and the hospital and visited him rafah, which is servicing nearly half of the births happening in gaza, the doctors and midwives i spoke to their little does a similar story which is they are seeing an increasing number of complicated cases, they have doubled since before 7th october, because the pregnant women are coming in with dehydration, malnutrition and distress. So they no longer see normal or big babies, theyre having to perform much more complicated operations to be able to ellipse his neck were c sections, other more complicated Obstetric Care and saying unfortunately, very sadly and tragically, more stillborn and neonatal deaths. Tragically, more stillborn and neonatal deaths. Where are the locals managing neonatal deaths. Where are the locals managing to neonatal deaths. Where are the locals managing to get neonatal deaths. Where are the locals managing to get the neonatal deaths. Where are the | locals managing to get the little food and water they have from . For the food and water they have from . Er . The people we have spoken to and my team as well who were also impacted by this, supplies a key issue to this whole challenge. When i speak to both the mothers, the pregnant women, the doctors and midwives, they are very clear they need more. Where they are getting it from, some of the supplies are moving in through the trucks which have been counted every day to come in, but it is not enough. We are under half of what was delivered into gaza prior to the lockdown of gaza and this is where we need much, much more. The un, and notjust the us, this is where the world and private sector together with the un need to get much more going into gaza at scale and have unfettered access to all of gaza. ~. ,. ,. , and have unfettered access to all of gaza. ~. ,. ,. , gaza. We have seen airdrops today and in the last gaza. We have seen airdrops today and in the last hour gaza. We have seen airdrops today and in the last hour we gaza. We have seen airdrops today and in the last hour we have gaza. We have seen airdrops today and in the last hour we have that l and in the last hour we have that ship which has left cyprus with 200 tonnes of aid. Is that going to make a difference on the ground . Tonnes of aid. Is that going to make a difference on the ground . Um. It is welcoming a difference on the ground . Um. It is welcoming to a difference on the ground . Um. It is welcoming to have a difference on the ground . Um. It is welcoming to have additional is welcoming to have additional assistance routes and indeed the ship is a glimmer of light in a very dark place at the moment, but airdrops and the sea cannot substitute the land. Delivering aid and assistance that we have via land is so important, if you think about the scale of the destruction and suffering which i saw in north gaza and that is across all of gaza. We are going to need to be able to deliver aid at a much greater scale over a prolonged period of time and we cannotjust rely upon airdrops and see and we need to get unfettered access through multiple entry points across land crossing borders. � ,. , entry points across land crossing borders. � ,. , entry points across land crossing borders. ,. , borders. Are you optimistic that is auoin to borders. Are you optimistic that is going to happen . Borders. Are you optimistic that is going to happen . I borders. Are you optimistic that is going to happen . I think borders. Are you optimistic that is going to happen . I think for borders. Are you optimistic that is i going to happen . I think for unfpa, we have come going to happen . I think for unfpa, we have come back going to happen . I think for unfpa, we have come back for going to happen . I think for unfpa, we have come back for a going to happen . I think for unfpa, we have come back for a mandate i we have come back for a mandate area, we need to get much more supplies in in terms of the different crossing points. I come back to the people ive spoken to this week and i come back to the women and girls who are calling for many Different Things but very clearly a ceasefire first. When i have sat with a number of the women, not just the have sat with a number of the women, notjust the pregnant have sat with a number of the women, not just the pregnant women have sat with a number of the women, notjust the pregnant women were concerned about, and the uk which is not here today, today is mothers day, we sat with women in womens shelters, its heartbreakfor their children because their first and foremost concern as being a mother, but they also spoke about the other challenge they face in being a mother and a mother i spoke to, mother and a mother i spoke to, mother of seven children, in one of these shelters, one of his is quadriplegic sitting in a tent in the sand who is unable to move. Talking about access routes and supplies is not going to be able to alleviate the huge suffering she faces setting in a tent in the sand with a disabled son with other children relying upon her with no dignity, with bombs exploding in the background, so we need to look how we can ensure the most vulnerable in gaza, their needs are addressed first, which a ceasefire and then, indeed, some of these other much needed supplies, food, water and in the medical system, the Health Care System that needs to stand up as well as at the other support and specific needs that women and girls having gaza. Dominic allen from the women and girls having gaza. Dominic allen from the un women and girls having gaza. Dominic allen from the Un Population women and girls having gaza. Dominic allen from the Un Population fund, i allen from the Un Population fund, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. In the netherlands, hundreds of protesters have demonstrated against israels actions in gaza, as the israeli president attended the inauguration of a museum commemorating the holocaust. Some of those protesting about Isaac Herzogs 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. The Human Rights GroupAmnesty International put up detour signs around the museum, to direct mr herzog to the International Court ofjustice in the hague. 0ur Europe Regional EditorDanny Aeberhard is following the story and explained why president herzog was in amsterdam. Well, hes representing the israeli state at the opening of this extremely important museum. The Dutch NationalHolocaust Museum is the first and only museum in the netherlands to concentrate exclusively on the fate of dutch jews. It also obviously looks at other victims of the holocaust, such as the roma. But the vast majority of people who died werejewish. 102,000 dutchjews were killed during the Second World War. Thats about three quarters of the population. It was a very well integrated population at the time, and its the worst percentage for any nazi occupied country in western europe. So, you know, some terrible tales of killings, also some tales of survival as well. So its about educating people never to forget and never to repeat this. He spoke at the ceremony marking the opening of the museum. What did he have to say . Well, he spoke precisely of the dangers of anti semitism and racism as a reminder. But he also said it was a warning about growing anti semitism around the world. And one of the things he highlighted was a call for the Immediate Release of the jewish hostages being held by hamas in gaza. So he called for people to pray for that. He also spoke a little bit about the people who remained silent during the Second World War while jewish people were deported. And praised, of course, people who, the relative minority of people who actually were involved in rescuing jews during the holocaust. And we have, since the opening of that museum, seen protests in the city continuing. Absolutely. Well, most of the protests, i hasten to add, were peaceful, if voluble. But there were, outside the museum, you had different groups. So youve had pro israel people who are waving israeli flags. Youve got pro palestinians, and tensions have mounted. This is, of course, an extremely sensitive issue, the gaza conflict. Protesters would like to see isaac herzog arrested and tried at the International Criminal court in the hague for genocide. That, of course, is something that the israeli state and president herzog himself utterly reject any association with genocide. So that is the underpinning of this. Were also, of course, at a very sensitive time, not only with the opening of the Holocaust Museum, but with the start of ramadan coming up now. So tensions are running extremely high. Ukraine has insisted it will Never Surrender in its more with russia when the pope has said it should have the courage to raise the white flag. He said ukraine should negotiate with Vladimir Putins regime. He clarified he use the term might like to stop hostilities, not an outright giving in. The princess of wales has thanked the public for their support as she recovers from recent surgery. In a mothers day message, accompanied by a family photo taken at windsor, catherine said thank you for the kind wishes shes received since she underwent an abdominal operation two months ago. 0ur Royal CorrespondentDaniela Relph reports. A family photo for mothers day that is hoped 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 photo 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. Thats 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 mothers 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