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A Spanish Charity ship carrying more vital supplies is preparing to set sail for gaza along a new maritime aid corridor. Its been loaded with around 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies. But, without a working port, its not clear yet where the ship will actually dock or how its cargo will be distributed inside gaza. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville is in the Port City Of Larnaca in cyprus and sent us this report. Its a drop in the ocean of gazas need, but this is the first direct aid shipment by sea about to leave cyprus. The spanish ship the open arms, seen here in larnaca port, getting ready to set sail. It has a long journey ahead of it. The barge has 200 tonnes of desperately needed essentials rice, flour and pre prepared meals. This has taken months in planning. The cargo was loaded all weekend. The final Security Clearances from israel came through in the last few hours. Well, weve done truckloads of food through the rafah crossing. Weve done airdrops with thejordanian army. This is the next step into providing food aid into gaza. But this is only a small breakthrough. Israels offensive has led to a collapse in civil order. Few Aid Organisations dare risk delivering to the north. Gaza is on the brink of famine. World central kitchen, the us charity, provided the speeded up footage of preparations under way to build a pier to receive the aid. Gaza has no functioning port. And israel will be watching. This aid will be allowed to pass, says its defense minister. Translation we will bring the aid through a maritime route that is coordinated with the us on the security and humanitarian side with the assistance of the emirates on the civil side and appropriate inspection in cyprus. We will bring goods imported by International Organisations with american assistance. At the Operations Centre here in cyprus, theyre mapping its route. It would normally take 15 hours, but the vessels involved and the cargo means it could take as long as two days. So starting point is larnaca port, and the landing zone is somewhere in the gaza strip. The open arms is on a journey that should be unnecessary. All the food that the hungry of gaza need is right by their border in israel and egypt, but the politics of war keeps it from their grasp. Quentin sommerville, bbc news, larnaca. Israeli Prime Minister Benajamin Netanyahu says he will defy us president joe biden� s warning about a Ground Invasion of gazas Southern City of rafah. Mr biden said an invasion would be a � red line� and escalate the conflict. In an interview with german media, netanyahu said well go there. Were not going to leave. You know, i have a red line. You know what the red line is, that october 7th doesnt happen again. Never happens again. Around half of gazas 2. 3 Million People are sheltering in rafah. Aid organisations say an attack there would result in widespread civilian casualties. Mr netayahus comments come on the eve of the muslim holy month of ramadan. Israel has continued Military Operations in gaza and ceasefire talks appear to have stalled. 0ur Senior International correspondent, 0rla guerin has more and a warning, her report 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 come away empty handed. Like this woman. Im taking care of orphans, she says. I want to feed them. And here, some of the most vulnerable, born prematurely into war and man made hunger. Staff say all the babies delivered at this hospital in rafah since december have been underweight. Struggling from their first breaths as many mothers have struggled. Dr Ahmed Al Shair says theres been no properfood for pregnant women for the past four months. No meat, milk, eggs, fruit or vegetables. Barak is fighting 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. 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 and burials and a looming famine. Whatever aid may trickle in by air or sea wont be enough, and wont stop the war. Joining me now is is hani almadhoun, unwra usas director of philanthropy. Thank you for being here, i want to stay with the news that canada and sweden are Resuming Theirfunding for unrwa, they dropped that pending some investigation into the group, one asked, what is that mental operations on the ground . Means that agency. Operations on the ground . Means that agency. The operations on the ground . Means that agency, the Agency Operations on the ground . Means that agency, the agency in operations on the ground . Means that agency, the agency in gaza i that agency, the agency in gaza will be able to bring food in and medications at least purchase them and have them at the border, thats to be able to afford some of the staff so they could bring food in the table and of their families. Its much appreciated with usa, the agency that basing the us that support the un agency at any dollar that goes to undera now goes a long way especially during this dire things right now. ~. ,. , now. We saw in our coverage, eiuht now. We saw in our coverage, eight deliveries now. We saw in our coverage, eight deliveries coming now. We saw in our coverage, eight deliveries coming from | eight deliveries coming from the air are eight deliveries coming from the Airare Making Eight deliveries coming from the air are making their way by sea as well, the us planning to build this Flirting Peer to help deliver aid, what do you make of those plans, how effective thing that could be . Those are great. Any aid right now in gaza is welcome but we have to remember that the aid that comes from air is highly cost ineffective, its expensive and it takes you like, ten planes to do a load of a truck or two trucks so it is not very practical also, you dont control laura goes who receives them, the solution is really simple, there is for crosses into gaza and miles of aid in the cyanide to be allowed into gaza. Somebody has to make that decision and bring in this aid and ijust keep it in this aid and ijust keep it in the south, live in the south but also in the north. There is about 17 but also in the north. There is about 17 17,000 but also in the north. There is about 17 17,000 unaccompanied about 17 17,000 unaccompanied kids now and gaza, there is also a thousand kids who lost a limb so this is not something that anybody wants to see. We soke on that anybody wants to see. We spoke on saturday with the former spokesperson of the defence forces, i asked them, if israel is doing enough to create the conditions to get aid to the civilians who need it, i want to play a little bit of what he said and then love to get your reaction to it, he was a bit of that clip. I to get your reaction to it, he was a bit of that clip. Was a bit of that clip. I think israel is was a bit of that clip. I think israel is doing was a bit of that clip. I think israel is doing far was a bit of that clip. I think israel is doing far and was a bit of that clip. I think israel is doing far and fire i israel is doing far and fire and israel is doing far and fire and beyond what any Military Infighting in combat is doing. While there is a clear and imminent threat to israeli civilians, and there are still israeli hostages in gaza, israel is transferring humanitarian aid into the very same combat zone. Whats your assessment, is israel, in your mind, doing enough to ensure that your supply and a get to those who need it in gaza . I supply and a get to those who need it in gaza . Need it in gaza . I wouldnt know how need it in gaza . I wouldnt know how to need it in gaza . I wouldnt know how to come need it in gaza . I wouldnt know how to come into need it in gaza . I wouldnt l know how to come into that, need it in gaza . I wouldnt i know how to come into that, i can assure you that my own family is starving right now in the northern gaza. You family is starving right now in the northern gaza. The northern gaza. You have family there the northern gaza. You have family there now . The northern gaza. You have family there now . Yes, the northern gaza. You have family there now . Yes, if. The northern gaza. You have i family there now . Yes, if these comments family there now . Yes, if these comments were family there now . Yes, if these comments were having family there now . Yes, if these comments were having food, i comments were having food, rumba dump is tomorrow and they tell me that there were about what food they will have tomorrow. Despite having money, there is no fruit to buy and thats a sad rumba dump. Ramadan. I do think the trucks are more effective otherwise able to do that and now we need the political world to make that happen and hopefully, soon enough, my family and my neighbours all the food in the table. ,. ,. , neighbours all the food in the table. , neighbours all the food in the table. , table. Ramadan begins as soon, it doesnt look table. Ramadan begins as soon, it doesnt look as table. Ramadan begins as soon, it doesnt look as if table. Ramadan begins as soon, it doesnt look as if we table. Ramadan begins as soon, it doesnt look as if we was it doesnt look as if we was get a Ceasefire Agreement before then, what would continue Military Operations during the holy month mean for the humanitarian situation and aid over the next few weeks . Like you, disappointed on the humanitarian ceasefire, this will be not really any a win Win Situation right now, people are going to suffer, they will be a lot of hard feelings not just in gaza but also in the west bank and the compounds, also around the region, there is a live issue that people protest things and unfortunately, its going to make it very difficult for forks in gaza and people around the world to observe ramadan to notice and watch and know they cant do nothing about it, this is gone for too long. Lisp; is gone for too long. Usa director is gone for too long. Usa director of is gone for too long. Usa director of philanthropy, | is gone for too long. Usa director of philanthropy, thank you very much for coming in to speak with us. Several News Agencies have withdrawn a photograph of the princess of wales, and her three children saying it appears to have been manipulated. This is the photo which was sent out by Kensington Palace on sunday. Its the first image of princess catherine since her surgery, injanuary, and was taken by her husband, prince william. The Associated Press was the first to pull the image as it did not meet the agencys photo standards noting an inconsistency in the alignment of princess charlottes left hand. Other major News Agencies, reuters and afp have also pulled the image. The palace has declined to comment on the retraction of the photo by the News Agencies. The image was posted on the prince and princess of waless social media accounts with a message from catherine which said thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a happy mothers day. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some stories making the news in the uk. A man and a woman have been arrested as part of a police investigation, into complaints about three Funeral Homes in hull and beverley. Humberside police had received concerns about the care of the deceased. Police said the deceased had now been transported from one of Legacy Funeral directors branches to a hull mortuary. A cordon remains in place at all three premises. A man has been charged with murder in relation to a 38 year old man who was found dead in his home. John belfield was wanted by Police Following an investigation into the death of Thomas Campbell in mossley in 2022. He was arrested last week at Manchester Airport after being deported from south america. The shadow chancelor Rachel Reeves has said labour will not be able to turn things around straight away if elected. Speaking to the bbc� s sunday with laura kuenssberg, ms reeves said labour would inherit the worst economy since world war two. The conservatives said labour didnt have a plan to pay for their policies. Youre live with bbc news. Former us President Donald Trump met friday with viktor 0rban, the Prime Minister of hungary, at trumps florida mansion. 0rban widely considered to be an autocratic leader whose actions have led to an erosion of democracy in hungary. 0ver several years, mr 0rban� s government has moved to curb press freedoms in hungary, implementjudicial reforms that maintain the ruling fidesz partys hold on power, and has isolated hungary from the European Union, aligning himself with russias Vladmir Putin and chinas xi jinping. And at that meeting, mr trump heaped praise on the hungarian Prime Minister. Take a look at this video, shared to mr 0rban� s instagram account. We camped in times, nobody and thats better smarter or better than victor. The Prime Minister of hungary, he does a great job, his noncontroversial figure because he said, this is the way its going to be and at the way its going to be and at the end of the day. He is the boss. On sunday, mr 0rban posted another video online, saying it is his hope that mr trump is elected back to the white house in november. Earlier i spoke with zsuzsanna szelenyi, shes an author, Foreign Policy expert, and former hungarian mp. Thank you for taking the time to speak with us, what do you make of this meeting between donald trump and the Prime Minister of hungary and what were they try to get out of it . Interesting thing the whole thing, the Prime Minister of hungary, this is a private visit for a campaigning president ial candidate, donald trump. They requested this visit from trump and he went to the us to see the foundation and visit trump on his private property, he didnt see the government so this didnt meet anyone from the administration which was obviously something not usual and this is exactly something what they like to do. So, its a very interesting. For both hungary and europe and the added states, this year, they are having elections, the european elections will take place in June European Elections will take place injune and the president ial election in the us will be later this year so, both people, they are campaigning, they obviously campaigning, they obviously campaign event. Its important for viktor 0rban because he is at odds with many other european leaders, the hungarian Prime Minister viktor 0rban is rather isolated in europe, there is no european leaders coming to hungary for years so, he really needs to show order to hungary instead he is an important person who is taking seriously and he can visit world leaders, if it is not in europe, than elsewhere and its also a provocation to what the european allies that he is building a Special Relationship that has a Special Relationship with trump intentions which he hopes to be elected as us president later this year. You are saying president later this year. You are saying that president later this year. You are saying that viktor president later this year. You are saying that viktor 0rban is are saying that viktor 0rban is a bit isolated in europe, doesnt seem to be the case here, hes getting a pretty welcome reception from american conservatives, donald trump himself said there is nobody thats better, smarter or better leader than viktor 0rban, why do you think the hon gary and Prime Minister is such a star in conservative circles in the us . Viktor 0rban is a star because he demonstrates an illiberal state and is in power in hungary with a supermajority with 13 years now and this somatically has changed hungary to do a new 21st century and he could do this in the circles, in the framework of the European Union so, this is mainly the positive side, viktor 0rban is telling his readyjim to the word and of course, this is not very well in europe, in the European Union. , , in europe, in the European Union. , , union. That is why he is so isolated union. That is why he is so isolated because union. That is why he is so isolated because this union. That is why he is so isolated because this is isolated because this is against european and democracy so viktor 0rbans opinion for this war is different from the majority of european states which is very pro ukrainian and he tells us himself as a piece pro peace politician diversely, this news is hindering Euro

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