Charity ship carrying vital supplies is preparing to set sail for gaza, along a new maritime aid corridor. The vessel operated by The Open Arms Charity has been repositioning itself in the harbour in larnaca, while another, smaller boat, towed a Barge Carrying Aid Supplies out onto the water. Over the last two days, its been loaded with around 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies. The aid will be overseen by the world central kitchen organisation. But without a working port, its not clear yet where the ship will actually dock, or how its cargo will be distributed inside gaza. The us military has confirmed that one of its ships has left virginia and is currently sailing to the middle east, carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of gaza. It will take at least a week to arrive and the pentagon says it could take up to 60 days to build the structure. Meanwhile, talks involving mediators, aimed at establishing a pause in the fighting before the start of the muslim holy month of ramadan, have so far failed to reach a deal. Both israel and hamas are accusing the other of preventing any progress. Now, the stakes are high. The Hamas Run Health Ministry says more than 31,000 palestinians have now been killed since israel began its Military Action following hamass attack on october the 7th. Around 1,200 people were killed, and more than 250 people were taken hostage. With the latest, heres our chief international correspondent, 0rla guerin. And a warning, it contains images you may find distressing. From the skies over gaza, aid comes dropping. But so little, and so late. 0n the ground, a desperate rush. Many are left empty handed. Im taking care of orphans, says this woman. I want to feed them. And here, some of the most vulnerable, born prematurely into war and man made hunger, now in intensive care. Staff say since december, all the babies born at this hospital in rafah have been underweight. Dr Ahmed Al Shair says theres been no proper food for pregnant women for the past four months. No meat, milk, eggs, fruit or vegetables. Barak is struggling to keep her children alive. She cant hide the bullet holes, and she cant hide her despair. Im feeding my baby with water, she says, just so she doesnt die. I shouldnt be giving her this at her age, but i have nothing else to keep her alive. After five months of war, much of gaza is in ruins, and hunger is killing now, as well as israeli missiles and bombs. This man was buried alive after an israeli air strike. Palestinian Civil Defence prised him free. But they say nine people were killed here in this residential building, crushed as they slept the fate of many palestinian civilians. In gaza, the muslim holy month of ramadan will be marked in the rubble, amid grief, burials and a looming famine. Whatever aid may trickle in by air or sea wont be enough, and wont stop the war. Meanwhile, sweden and canada have said they will resume aid payments to the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa. They were among 16 countries that paused funds after israel accused at least 12 unwra employees of involvement in the brutal attacks by hamas on the 7th of october. Unrwa is the biggest un agency operating in gaza. It not only provides healthcare, education and other humanitarian aid, but also employs about 13,000 people in gaza. The un says it is still investigating. Earlier, i asked Scott AndersonDeputy Director of unrwa affairs in gaza about the status of the investigation. The investigation is ongoing. Its being conducted by the office of internal 0versight services from the Un Headquarters in new york. Its the highest investigative body within the united nations, and as unwra, we have no input or control over the investigation. So, like everyone else, were just merely waiting for the outcome and hope that will come soon. And its my understanding that unwra has agreed to make some changes, to make some checks on its staff and its finances, in orderfor donors like sweden, for example, to start resuming its payments. Is there any more you can tell us about some of those changes . Well, id say every donor has different requirements based on their national law, and we do our best to adhere to those at all times. And then for our staff, we already do a lot. We do reference checks, we do Background Checks for all our staff. And in addition to that, we share our staff list with host countries, including israel, every year. And the last time wed shared the list for staff employed in gaza or in west bank was in early 2023. And weve never heard from israel or any of the other hosts about the status of any of our staff having ties that would be contrary to un values. Right, but in this case, you have now and an investigation has been launched, and thats why these countries, some of your largest donors, 16 in total, pulled some of their funding. Philip lazzarini, at the time the head of unwra said that unwra was close to death after these payments had been suspended. Is that still the case . Well, id say were not close to death, but probably on life support would be a better way to say it. Thankfully, we had donors such as the European Union and now sweden, canada, United Arab Emirates that have stepped up and sent additional money. There is an increase in funding from spain recently. So many donors have really stepped up and provided additionalfunding. That doesnt mean were out of the woods. Theres still a lot of work that we have to do, but the Funding Situation looks better, which is very important for the people were taking care of in gaza, and the entire population of 2. 2 million is in need, and were most critically concerned with 300,000 people in the north, where there are pockets of starvation. Well, so you bring up the north, and that is one of the problems, isnt it, getting that aid to the 300,000 people its estimated up north . What do you believe needs to be done to make those land routes more viable for aid groups . Do you believe aid groups like unwra, but also others like the world food programme, are receiving the adequate amount of security that they need . I think that it will require all of us working together unwra, wfp, unicef, who, unfpa to fix the problem thats been created by the lack of supplies flowing to the north. I think the Security Environment certainly has degraded across unwra, to the point that its become dangerous in some cases for the convoys to move. And i think what would really change the approach of the entire humanitarian community is if there was an opening from israel into the north of gaza where we could transit supplies directly. Theres a port in ashdod, not even 50 kilometres away. We could move food in very quickly, and i think we could begin to address the problem of malnutrition and pockets of starvation that exist. That was Scott Anderson from unrwa. Also in gaza, the bbc has verified Satellite Imagery that appears to show a new road, Running East To West across the territory, which has been constructed by the Israeli Military. You can see it here, outlined in white, running from right to left across the screen. It starts at gazas border fence, near the Israeli Kibbutz of nahal oz, and goes across gazas two main north to south roads salah al din, in the centre, and al rashid, near the coastline on the left. Much of the construction took place in the last five weeks. Some buildings were demolished along the route. The Israeli Military has told the bbc its trying to gain an operational foothold in gaza, to make it easier to move troops and equipment. However, some pro palestinian groups have raised concerns that the road could be used as a barrier, to prevent palestinians in gaza from moving freely. 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, directing mr herzog to the International Court ofjustice in the hague. Lets get more on president herzogs visit to amsterdam. Our europe regional editor, danny aeberhard, is following the story. 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 were jewish. 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, and its about educating people never to forget. More than 50 victims of islamist inspired Terror Attacks in the uk have signed a joint letter warning against what they describe as anti muslim hatred. They say its the height of irresponsibility for some politicians to equate extremists with the vast majority of british muslims, who deplore such violence. Their letter comes as the government prepares to set out a new definition of what extremism is. Damian grammaticas reports. 58 signatories who have survived Terror Attacks by islamist extremists, lost children, parents or partners. Hamass attack on israel, 7 7 in london, and many more. They say its important to distinguish between the extremists and the vast majority of british muslims, who deplore such violence, but warn recently, some politicians and others have been facilitating anti muslim hate. One of those who signed, who lost his partner Elaine Mciver in the Manchester Arena attack, is paul price. Everything is to divide and people wanting to choose sides, and thatjust leads to hatred, people being entrenched in eitherside, and ijust. You know, i thought it was important for someone like me to put an open letter to mps to say, you know, stop using this inflammatory language. Crowd chants ceasefire now ceasefire now this weekend, Tens Of Thousands were out in london again. The signatories to the letter say its important that being muslim is not equated with being an extremist. Mr anderson. Lee anderson was suspended as a conservative mp last month. Commenting on the marches, he said islamists had got control of london and its mayor, sadiq khan. But the government is concerned about extremist elements within such protests who makejewish communities and others feel unsafe, so its taking action. There are some people, sadly, who hold views that are contrary to the values that we hold as a country, and we should not allow those views to percolate through society. This week, the government will unveil a new definition of what constitutes extremism, to highlight groups that threaten democracy. Theyll be banned from getting government funding. But Civil Liberties campaigners say it could be far too broad and backfire. Essentially, this new definition scoops up a number of Community Groups and charities that it might not be intending to scoop up. Ministers say free speech and religious belief will be protected. Labour says its important extremism is defined and hatred tackled, wherever its found. Damian grammaticas, bbc news. Ukraine has insisted it will Never Surrender in its war against russia, after pope francis said it should have the courage to raise the white flag. The pope has come under a barrage of criticism, after saying ukraine is facing defeat and should negotiate with Vladimir Putins regime. The vatican later clarified that hed used the term white flag to indicate an end to hostilities, not an outright surrender. An odesa mp has suggested he go to ukraine to witness the consequences of the war. Princess dianas brother, earl spencer, has said he was sexually abused as a child. An extract from his memoir says he was targeted by a female member of staff at his boarding school, maidwell hall, in northamptonshire. For more on this, i spoke to reporter Charlotte Gallagher earlier. Well, really distressing allegations from earl spencer. He says this abuse began when he was just 11 years old and at boarding school, and he was targeted by a female member of staff, who he describes as a voracious paedophile. He says she groomed him and other young boys, and he was abused in his bed at night, in his dormitory. He also makes allegations about the then head teacher, john porch, saying he inflicted brutal beatings on the boys at that school, and earl spencer believes he gained sexual pleasure from those beatings. And the earl says reliving those experiences has been absolutely hellish. And has there been any reaction from the school . We have heard from the school, maidwell hall. They say its been sobering to learn of the experiences of earl spencer and other pupils. It added the allegations of sexual abuse had been referred to the local Authority Designated officer. The school stressed really that almost every Facet Of School Life had changed significantly since the 1970s, and at the heart of those changes had been the safeguarding of children and the promotion of their welfare. The school also has urged any former pupils with similar experiences to earl spencer to get in touch with the police. Lets look at portugal now. Exit polls from the countrys parliamentary election put the centre right Democratic Alliance in the lead, with 27 33 of the vote. As expected, no party looks set for an outright majority in the snap vote, which was triggered by the socialist Prime Minister resigning over a Corruption Investigation involving his staff. The socialists are on course for 2a 29 of the vote. And support for the far right chega party has surged giving it 14 21 though the centre right leader luis montenegro has ruled out any deals with them. Results are expected around midnight. Now its time for a look at todays sport. Hello. It was a meeting of two teams either of which could have ended the day top of the Premier League and having struck a telling blow in the title race. In the end, neither liverpool nor Manchester City could go above arsenal, with their game finishing 1 all at anfield. City took the lead throuthohn stones, who tucked in a well worked corner in the first half, but then the game turned again with ederson� s challenge on darwin nunez. A penalty was given, with the brazilian goalkeeper eventually forced off through injury. But not before hed failed to stop Alexis Macallister converting the spot kick to equalise for liverpool. It leaves arsenal top on Goal Difference from liverpool with a one point advantage over Manchester City. Wow what i said before the game, so after that game, nothing could be decided, whichever results will be the outcome. And for me, it proved today for the first time 100 , yes, we are exactly where we should be and the boys, what they gave. Honestly, i watched a lot of football and i watched a lot of city, but i dont think i saw them ever struggling like they did today. It looks like they had the feeling they were winning 6 0, 7 0 every time they were winning 6 0, 7 0 every time in they were winning 6 0, 7 0 every time in the they were winning 6 0, 7 0 every time in the crowd. And after the penalty, time in the crowd. And after the penalty, we give away. So the momentum was there, but they changed back. Momentum was there, but they changed back at momentum was there, but they changed back at the momentum was there, but they changed back. At the end, it was action for them, back. At the end, it was action for them, action back. At the end, it was action for them, action for us and, yes, it is happening spurs beat aston villa emphatically to improve their chances of claiming a top fourfinish at their opponents expense. Two goals early in the second half, then two more in injury time, giving spurs a a nil win that keeps them fifth. But theyre only two points behind villa. And have a game in hand. Outstanding. The first half, we made them work really hard, we were confident that would bear fruit in the second half and we maintained that tempo and intensity with our pressing and the quality of our football in the second half was outstanding. They are strong at home and it was a big game of significance, so for us to perform like that, its a credit to everyone. Elsewhere, burnley let a 2 nil lead slip to draw 2 all at west ham, with their former striker danny ings getting the equaliser. Brightons win over Nottingham Forest came courtesy of an own goal, and it takes them eighth. The destination of the title in italy is pretty much nailed on, inter started the day 18 points clear, but the places below them are still up for grabs. Milan beat empoli, thanks to a goal from cristian pulisic, and theyve gone second, after juventus couldnt beat atalanta. That game f