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BBCNEWS The July 3, 2024

To egypt, as International Condemnation grows over the attack on their aid convoy. The head of the Israeli Military says it was a grave mistake due to misidentification. An investigation is now under way. More than 100 people are missing in road tunnels and mines following a powerful earthquake in taiwan. At least nine people are known to have been killed and more thani,000 injured. It was the islands most powerful quake for a quarter of a century a proposal put forward by the nato Chiefjens Stoltenberg for a ioo billion euro five year fund for ukraine has met with a mixed response at talks in brussels. The long term Military Aid Plan was welcomed by ukraine allies such as poland and the Baltic States but theres reported to be some scepticism among other nations. A State Of Emergency in haiti is due to end today with the country still in a state of limbo after the Prime Minister was forced to resign, leaving an interim government in place. Businesses are still being attacked by gangs in the capital every day and access to hospitals is dire, resulting in Tens Of Thousands fleeing to rural areas. We start in the middle east where israel is under growing International Pressure over the deaths of seven aid workers, three of them british, killed in an israeli air strike on gaza. President biden has said hes Outraged And Heartbroken by what happened. The British Foreign secretary lord cameron has called it a dreadful event, and paid tribute to those killed, saying they were brave, humanitarian workers. Their charity, World Central Kitchen, released these pictures of the aid workers, who died when their convoy was hit on monday. The seven staff were from the uk, australia and poland as well as a dual us canadian citizen and a palestinian driver. The three british men, john chapman, James Henderson and james kirby were working as security advisers. Israel said the strike was unintended and says an investigation is under way. What do we know about how the israeli strikes which resulted in the deaths of seven aid workers unfolded . Our Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams has been looking closely at what happened. The team from World Central Kitchen was attacked late on monday night, it had just collected around 100 tonnes of food aid from its temporaryjetty in south of gaza city. The team escorted the aid to a warehouse in Deir Al Balah in the middle of the gaza strip. From there, the team, seven people in three cars headed back to the coast road marked in blue, which is the one of the designated Routes Israel insists they use, and turned south towards their base in rafah. Shortly afterwards, the first car was hit. This is how it looked the following morning. According to the israeli newspaper haaretz passengers were seen moving to one of the other two cars, but a few hundred yards further on, that, too, was hit. Here, you can clearly see the World Central Kitchen� s logo on the roof. The same thing happened again. Team members all now moving to the third car. But minutes later, and a mile further down the road, another strike. All Seven Members of the team were now dead. With calls for a proper investigation coming in from all over the world, one thing is clear. Israeli forces, almost certainly using a drone, deliberately and very precisely hit all three vehicles. What Everyone Wants and needs to know is why. The founder of the World Central Kitchen Charity celebrity Chefjose Andres says the Israeli Attack targeted them systematically, car by car. He says the group had Clear Communication with the Israeli Military, which knew his aid workers movements. So, this was notjust bad luck situation where, oops, we dropped the bomb in the wrong place, or. No, this was over 1. 5, 1. 8 km, with a very defined humanitarian convoy which had signs in the top on the roof. Very colourful logo which we are obviously very proud of, but is very clear who we are, what we do. I spoke to Israeli Government Spokesperson Avi Hyman A short while ago and asked him what had gone wrong this was a tragic, tragic mistake, as my Prime Minister has said, and the people of israel grieve with the families today. There is an ongoing investigation. Preliminary findings find that it was a mistake. I cant really add much more information, and i cant really confirm the details of the report that you just gave. What i will say is that these are the Unsung Heroes of war the people that go out to give food to the people that need it at a time like this when hamas is actively stealing the food and making it so difficult for their own people in gaza. Lets cross over to amman injordan to speak to ahmed bayram, Media Communications adviser for Norwegian Refugee Council middle east. Thank you for being with us. Just explain your role in gaza. Explain your role in gaza. Thank you for havin explain your role in gaza. Thank you for having me. Explain your role in gaza. Thank you for having me, we explain your role in gaza. Thank you for having me, we operate explain your role in gaza. Thank you for having me, we operate in explain your role in gaza. Thank you for having me, we operate in rafah, the southernmost city in gaza, we provide water and shelter and support, around 12 trousers, very overcrowded, mostly schools. We operate around the city and provide tenants, spreading, anything that doesnt mostly involve food, basically, and we truck water, thousands of litres, in the middle of some of the most impossible conditions, we the Refugee Council and others are operating in right now but stop when you saw what happened with these. Now but stop when you saw what happened with these. When you saw what happened happened with these. When you saw what happened with happened with these. When you saw what happened with these happened with these. When you saw what happened with these seven what happened with these seven it workers on monday, what goes through your mind with your staff and whats happening and whether aid workers in gaza can continue . If happening and whether aid workers in gaza can continue . Gaza can continue . If you look back at the six months, gaza can continue . If you look back at the six months, its gaza can continue . If you look back at the six months, its obviously at the six months, its obviously not the first such incident. We have had colleagues from you in agencies and others who have been killed, closer 200 people. Now, with the Health System collapsing and the economy of the guys at collapsing, and poverty soren, malnutrition soaring, and farming looming on the horizon, we are risking the collapse of the humanitarian system. This is what happened two days ago with the World Central Kitchen threatens the entire aid system. Israel is now threatening with this reckless attack, i would say, whether it was intended are not, or unintended, it doesnt matter, what matters is that the entire humanitarian system is on the entire humanitarian system is on the brink. Just after the announcement, we had another announcement, we had another announcement from another organisation that provides thousands and hundreds and thousands of meals every week, that is now being taken away, effectively by the strike, so i hope this will create a u turn, in turn of events in the major capitals in the world, to pressure israel to agree to a cease fire, Pressure Arms Groups to agree to a cease fire, because humanitarian workers cannot operate without the guarantee of safety when moving around. What safety when moving around. What about your safety when moving around. What about your group . Safety when moving around. What about your group . Will safety when moving around. What about your group . Will they stay . It must be a terrifying time for humanitarian workers and guys are the moments, but do you think your workers are determined to stay at the moment . The workers are determined to stay at the moment . Workers are determined to stay at the moment . ,. The moment . The Norwegian Refugee Council is determined the moment . The Norwegian Refugee Council is determined to the moment . The Norwegian Refugee Council is determined to do council is determined to do everything we can, but as i mentioned we are made in rafa there is a risk that we might be disconnected as will be the entire aid system, aid workers will be disconnected from the main lifeline here, which is the rafah crossing if that attack was ahead, which will be a hammer blow for humanitarian aid in gaza, but as of now, we continue to provide aid. We hope that this incident will not happen again. We hope that the World Central Kitchen, which is been literally provided life saving stuff can resume its activities and provide hot meals to the hungry, and we hope most of of all that we reach an agreement to spare further budget amongst the civilians. Bloodshed amongst the civilians. Bloodshed amongst the civilians. �. , civilians. Ahmed bayram from the norwe. Ian civilians. Ahmed bayram from the norwegian refugee civilians. Ahmed bayram from the Norwegian Refugee Council civilians. Ahmed bayram from the | Norwegian Refugee Council middle east, thank you forjoining. We bring in our panel noted discuss this and other stories. Caroline flint, and kurt bardella, political strategists and contributor to the los angeles times. Caroline, what are your thoughts about what is up in the last few days, particularly the debts of these aid workers, some said he could be a watershed moment which changes the war and such is the strength of International Opinion no against what israel has done. , ,. Opinion no against what israel has done. ,. , opinion no against what israel has done. ,. ,. , done. Firstly, my heart goes out to those who have done. Firstly, my heart goes out to those who have lost done. Firstly, my heart goes out to those who have lost their done. Firstly, my heart goes out to those who have lost their loved those who have lost their loved ones, the seven victims of this bombing, including the three british men, and hearing one of the cousins of one of the men who died state today that he hopes something good comes out of this, its about this watershed moment, does it provide that watershed moment for reflection on the conduct of this war, the management of it by the israelis, because undoubtedly what has happened has ramped up pressure on israel from its allies with very strong statements from joe biden and rishi sunak and other leaders today. So we have to ask the question, and israel have to answer it very quickly, as to what happened here, how could it be that a charity that delivers 170,000 meals a day to those starving in this area, who did everything by the book, could have been targeted in this way. And unless israel comes back with some real answers to this, it willjust exert the pressure on a number of countries, including in the uk, where Political Parties are seen that one measure that could be taken is to suspend arms sales to israel. Kurtz, lets get the American Point of view on this, because we are hearing Thatjoe Biden will talk to Benjamin Netanyahu tomorrow, what do you think you would be saying what your is there any possibility that america will cut off the supply of weapons to israel . I america will cut off the supply of weapons to israel . America will cut off the supply of weapons to israel . I think it makes thins a weapons to israel . I think it makes things a lot weapons to israel . I think it makes things a lot more weapons to israel . I think it makes things a lot more politically things a lot more politically competent for the president , because in this competent for the president , because in this country right now, the president s base, the Progressive Win president s base, the Progressive Wing of president s base, the Progressive Wing of the Democratic Party has been wing of the Democratic Party has been outwardly vocal against the intervention in israel, the Arms Sales Intervention in israel, the arms sales and intervention in israel, the arms sales and continuing support that this country gives israel. This type of situation, what is happened, has bolstered of situation, what is happened, has bolstered that opposition. Chef jose, bolstered that opposition. Chef jose, i bolstered that opposition. Chef jose, i understand, bolstered that opposition. Chef jose, iunderstand, is bolstered that opposition. Chef jose, i understand, is one of the most jose, i understand, is one of the most politically unique figures in the political and globo seen at this time, the political and globo seen at this time, he the political and globo seen at this time, he has direct ties with the biden time, he has direct ties with the biden administration, the secretary of state, biden administration, the secretary of state, he is at the intersection of state, he is at the intersection of culture of state, he is at the intersection of culture and politics and philanthropy, and for something that is before philanthropy, and for something that is before him and his organisation, he is is before him and his organisation, he is no is before him and his organisation, he is no is before him and his organisation, he is no now in a very interesting moment where he can have an outsized interesting moment where he can have an outsized impact and influence on the public an outsized impact and influence on the Public Relations and political trajectory of what this conflict looks trajectory of what this conflict looks like, us involvement in it can forward looks like, us involvement in it can forward. , ~ looks like, us involvement in it can forward. ~ ,. ,. Looks like, us involvement in it can forward. ~. ,. , forward. Thank you, much more to come from forward. Thank you, much more to come from both forward. Thank you, much more to come from both of forward. Thank you, much more to come from both of you, forward. Thank you, much more to come from both of you, but forward. Thank you, much more to come from both of you, but for forward. Thank you, much more to| come from both of you, but for the moment. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Nato Foreign Ministers meeting in brussels have been considering how to guarantee long term Arms Supplies for ukraine, even following the potential return of donald trump to the white house. At the gathering marking the alliances 75th birthday nato Chiefjens Stoltenberg proposed the creation of a 100 Billion Euro fund to help ukraine defend itself against russia over the next five years, a plan seen as a way of Trump Proofing aid for kyiv. Lets hear some of what mr stoltenberg had to say in brussels. Support for ukraine should be less dependent on short term voluntary offers and more dependent on long term nato commitments. By doing that, we will give ukraine what they need that is long term, predictable, robust support. And that will also send a message to moscow that they cannot wait us out. His proposal is reported to have met with a mixed response, with allies of ukraine backing it but some other nations sceptical. The uk Foreign Secretary lord cameron said nato was getting stronger, with sweden and finland joining. But he urged the allies to ensure they spend enough on defence. The most important thing we can do to make sure this alliance continues to grow and continues to strengthen is to ensure that we all spend over 2 of our gdp on defence. Many more countries are now doing that, but we need every country to do that. Frankly, thats the best thing we can do to make sure the Nato Summit In Washington this summer is a success, and its also the best way to prepare for the american elections in the autumn, whatever their outcome may be. Lets bring in the panel Caroline Flint, former labour Cabinet Minister and kurt bardella, political strategist and contributor to news nation and the la times. Kurt, to you first, lori cameron was talking about the president ial election, what do you think a donald Trump Victory in the election would mean for nato was to mark they are clearly pretty nervous about the prospect of another donald trump presidency, are the right to be nervous . ,. , presidency, are the right to be nervous . ,. , nervous . They are,

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