live from london. this is this world today with maryam moshiri. the new plan to get desperately needed aid into gaza. international partners announce a sea corridor... due to open on sunday. we need more aid to go in, in the last few days we've averaged about 120 trucks of aid going in. we need more like 500 a day, not 120 a seven—year investigation finds: the british army's top ira spy probably cost more lives during the northern troubles than he saved. the police officer accused of killing chris kaba in south london is named publically for the first time. also coming up on the world today:

harry and britney what do these two have in common? we'll tell you later in the show. welcome to the world today. start tonight with global efforts being ramped up to get aid into gaza. until now it's been done by road and then air — now a sea corridor is being set up to gert much needed food, water, medicine and temporary shelters into the palestinian terrority. aid provided by the united arab emirates will be gathered at cyprus, where it can be inspected by officials from the israeli government; and from there it will travel a via a maritime corridor actross the eastern meditterranen to the coast of gaza. the european commission chief was in cyprus earlier to make the announcement — she spoke to reporters along with the cypriot president a point where we simply have to unlock all possible routes.

the humanitarian situation in gaza is dire. with an extent palestinian families and children desperate with an extent palestinian families and children desperate for with an extent palestinian families and children desperate for basic needs — and children desperate for basic needs. and today we are facing a humanitarian catastrophe in gaza. and we _ humanitarian catastrophe in gaza. and we stand by the innocent civilians — and we stand by the innocent civilians in palestine, and this is why europe is financing a major humanitarian aid effort. the maritime corridor announcement follows presidentjoe biden�*s announcement that the us military will set up a temporary port in gaza to allow more aid to be delivered to the territory. here's the british foreign secretary lord cameron: but this new idea from the of united states, which were involved in building a temporary harbour in gaza, means that aid will be able to go directly from cyprus to gaza, but it's going to take time to build. so the crucial thing is today, the israelis must confirm that they'll open the port at ashdod, that is in israel, but that's a working port.

it could take aid now that would increase the amount of aid. and that aid can then be driven into gaza. that would make a real difference. and we need to make a real difference right now. so how will this plan work? wyrie davies is injerusalem for us. it will be a trial run, we think, this weekend when this maritime corridor will take a boat from cyprus with some aid in it to the shores of gaza. now, there's no port in gaza. there's no visible structure to off—load any aid. so this is going to be probably a flat bottom boat or certainly a boat with a shallow draught. it probably won't be able to take that much aid, maybe a couple of containers worth of aid. we still don't know how it will be off—loaded because there will be certainly no foreign troops on the ground in gaza to help with that. so it's really an experimental option. if it works, then this so—called maritime corridor will start in theory to take aid, much needed aid into gaza. but aid groups are very,

very sceptical, not only because they're not sure it will work, but also because it's just quite literally a drop in the ocean. it's nowhere near the 500 trucks a day of food and other aid that are needed by by the people of gaza, specifically the 300,000 people in the north who've got virtually nothing. the starvation is malnutrition up there. of course, some food and other aid is being dropped by the air, but that also is quite precarious. what is really needed, as lord cameron said, is for israel to open up its borders, one would argue, and allow more aid in on the ground. now that would have happened had there been an agreed ceasefire, but of course that didn't happen because israel and hamas had too many obstacles in the way and perhaps they will try with that one again next week. so that is where we are now, this experimental option, a maritime corridor, but certainly it won't provide the aid that is desperately needed.

according to bun a16 credit unions have killed in the west bank since as really searched for militants. 16 is really skilled there during the same period. the un says children are accounts for a quarter of the palestinians killed. for growth keen reports on the case of ten—year—old shot dead in a village on monday as he went shopping with his family. they knew him from the beginning. long before he was made into a symbol of angry times. ten—year—old amr najjar, wrapped in the colours of hamas. but he was just a schoolboy killed going shopping with his dad. because he was killed by israeli troops, the factions celebrated him as a martyr. the plo, the marxist—leninists, hamas. all bore him to his grave,

enveloped by their flags. this is a story about the killing of a child, not a symbol. amr najjar was one of three children. a good student. on march ath, he was being driven by his father, mohammed, with his younger brother through burin when they encountered an israeli patrol. they stopped near this shop on the corner. the army had been in burin since earlier in the afternoon. this image was captured by a local at around 3pm. the military said they'd been stoned by youths. a local told us it was quiet when mohammed najjar�*s minibus arrived sometime between a:30 and 5pm.

then, a shot was fired directly through the windscreen, where amr, his father and brother were sitting. all of this was witnessed by amr�*s younger brother, sitting beside him here. violence has surged across the west bank since october the 7th.

0ver a00 palestinians have been killed by israeli forces and jewish settlers — one quarter of them aged between ten and 17, according to the un. 15 israelis have been killed by palestinians. burin has long been a flashpoint. 0verlooked byjewish settlements, whose residents have been filmed attacking villagers, destroying their property. bleep in burin, villagers say the army sides with the settlers and fails to protect them. creating what amr najjar�*s mother says is a living nightmare. human rights groups in israel

and the west bank accuse the army of disregard for palestinian lives, including children. the israel defence force rejects this. they told us they'd faced a surge in terrorist attacks since october the 7th. that they do not target non—combatants, including children. and that live fire was only used after all other options had been utilised. this human rights lawyer says soldiers will not be held accountable by israel and should be prosecuted by the international criminal court. there is no accountability. nobody will hold them accountable. they are protectedm even. so i believe that if there is an international accountability system in force, i'm sure they will change their mind. i'm not sure that all of them, they will stop, but at least i know that there will be something different than now. the family of amr najjar

do not expectjustice. and while the israeli military says it's investigating the circumstances of his death, there's a hunger to fight back. they're angry and they're afraid. a generation trapped. fergal keane, bbc news, the west bank. live now to amman where i'm joined now byjason lee. he is save the children's country director for the occupied palestinian territory. tell me what about life is like for children on the west bank. the west bank continues _ children on the west bank. the west bank continues to _ children on the west bank. the west bank continues to deteriorate - children on the west bank. the west bank continues to deteriorate with i bank continues to deteriorate with increasing settler violence, lack of access, and inability for palestinian families to continue on their normal lives. for children to go to school, and parents to go to

work. the numbers of children that are killed and injured since october seven have increased drastically, again, of the a16 civilians that have been killed, ten to four child. there's been also been more than a600 civilians injured, nearly one out of six are children. the situation in the west bank continues to get more violence. settler violence rates pre—0ctober at seven were three incidences a day, it is now at eight incidents a day, and there's absolutely no accountability. settlers act with impunity. in many cases, there are reports of idf personnel rejecting or evenjoin in the reports of idf personnel rejecting or even join in the attacks. there is almost a complete breakdown of what you would expect in law and order and policing environments like the west bank.— order and policing environments like the west bank._ i the west bank. what can be done? i think the main _ the west bank. what can be done? i think the main things _ the west bank. what can be done? i think the main things about - think the main things about accountability. it is about holding

all due to barriers to the rights of children are universal, they are unambiguous and unequivocal, meaning every single right applies to every single child all of the time to stop no matter the circumstances. we cannot pick and choose which rights to defend. in the west bank, again, the situation is deteriorating, we see the numbers of children being injured and killed, the number of demolitions and evictions and forcible transfers taking place. pre—0ctober seven, 2023 it was already at the deadliest year for palestinian children in the west bank, this year alone we have had early had 31 children killed, soon to eclipse another —— and soon to be the deadliest rate for children in the deadliest rate for children in the west bank as well.— the deadliest rate for children in the west bank as well. good to talk to ou, the west bank as well. good to talk to you. jason. _ the west bank as well. good to talk to you, jason, thank _ the west bank as well. good to talk to you, jason, thank you _ the west bank as well. good to talk to you, jason, thank you for taking l to you, jason, thank you for taking the time to speak to us, jason lee from save the children.

a seven—year investigation into the actions of an army spy inside the ira has said he was involved in murders which could and should have been prevented. 0peration kenova concluded that claims stakeknife saved hundreds of lives were exaggerated, and said that , at most, the number he saved was in the low double figures. stakeknife, a west belfast man called freddy scapaticci who died last year, was linked to at least 1a murders. the current chief constable of the police service of northern ireland, jon boutcher, led the inquiry: don't take any more photos of this house, i'm telling you now! because if you, i'll come out and i'll- do you! - this is freddie scappaticci. his double life personified the so—called dirty war between the ira and the british state during the troubles in northern ireland. he was the ira's chief interrogator, tasked with identifying informers inside the group. that role that saw him linked to numerous murders. but, incredibly, he himself was a british agent, codename stakeknife.

findings from an interim report into his actions were revealed today. claims that he was responsible for saving countless or hundreds of lives are hugely exaggerated. most importantly, these claims belie the fact that stakeknife was himself involved in very serious and wholly unjustifiable criminality whilst operating as an agent — including murders. 32 people were considered for prosecution in connection with the agent stakeknife case, but no charges have been brought due to what's described as insufficient evidence. that decision has caused frustration. freddie scappaticci should have been prosecuted for offences, and he was not prosecuted. and in my view, that is something that for other victims, certain

victims, will be regretful about. today's report had ten recommendations. two called for apologies to be made, from the government for failing to stop preventable deaths and from the republican leadership for the ira's abduction, torture and murder of those it suspected of being informers. sinn fein was the political wing of the ira throughout the troubles. i am sorry for all the lives lost during the conflict, without exception. regrettably, the past cannot be changed or cannot be undone. neither can the suffering, the hurt or the political violence or conflict be disowned by republicans or indeed by any other party to the conflict. the northern ireland secretary, chris heaton—harris, said it wouldn't be right for the government to comment at this time. families whose loved ones were murdered by the ira because they were suspected informers didn't want to appear on camera. a solicitor acting for several of them explained why.

the stigma for the tout or informant runs very deep in irish history. that stigma extends to the next of kin and the next generation. indeed, if proof were needed of that, we need only look around this room today. there aren't any families. questions around state involvement in troubles deaths have haunted the government for decades. 0peration kenova investigated one of the make is to periods of time in northern ireland's history, that it is a time that may never truly see the light. sara girvin, bbc news. let's speak to jennifer 0'leary in belfast. what more does the report tell us about how things worked back in the days? about how things worked back in the da s? ., , ., days? two teens -- today's interim findinus days? two teens -- today's interim findings are — days? two teens -- today's interim findings are a _ days? two teens -- today's interim findings are a pearson _ days? two teens -- today's interim findings are a pearson indictment i days? two teens -- today's interim | findings are a pearson indictment of

how some elements of british intelligence run agents during the northern island troubles. the defence of using second michael agent stakeknife for decades as an agent stakeknife for decades as an agent and ira is to use that now infamous quote is that he was a goose who laid the golden egg in terms of the intelligence he was provided and that that intelligence had saved thousands of lives. that assertion was described in today's reports as effectively a myth. that she in fact cost, probably cost more lives that he actually received. the report found that the murder, the torture, of suspected informants was not acted on. handlers did not act on intelligence in order to keep their agent in situ. the report

meets a number of recommendations, including calls for an apology from the government in terms of the failure to protect victims, and also it called for an apology or from republican leaders in terms of the ira's actions. republican leaders in terms of the ira's actions-_ republican leaders in terms of the ira's actions. still to come on the world today —. we'll take a look at a development in one of the many legal battles former president trump is embroiled in. and how are countries around the world marking international women's day? we find out. around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk. patients in parts of england are facing an uphill struggle to see a gp — after an analysis showed wide regional variation in doctor numbers. the nuffield trust think tank found kent and medway had the fewest gps per person, followed by bedfordshire, luton and milton keynes. ministers have struggled to meet the pledge to boost the gp workforce.

the government's counter—extremism commissioner says london has become a �*no—go zone forjews' during weekend pro—palestinian marches. robin simcox also urged ministers to �*be willing to accept higher legal risk�* when tackling extremism. rishi sunak�*s spokesman said the prime minister took concerns of extremism �*extremely seriously�* and noted a rise in both anti—semitism and anti—muslim hatred. new rules on paternity leave have come into effect in england, scotland and wales. fathers will be allowed to take their statutory two week�*s leave in two separate chunks — instead of in one go — but campaign groups want all fathers to be given more time off work at better pay. the police officer accused of shooting dead chris kaba in streatham in south london has been named publically. martyn blake has pleaded not guilty to murdering the 2a—year—old, following a police stop of the car he was driving in september 2022.

let�*s speak to our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. what happened and what was a response from the police? this what happened and what was a response from the police? this was a name we didn't _ response from the police? this was a name we didn't know _ response from the police? this was a name we didn't know until— response from the police? this was a name we didn't know until this - name we didn�*t know until this morning and we only found out when the clerk of the court at the old bailey read out the case and martin blake said to his feet and gave his plea seen his name and sandy�*s date of birth as well. that is because last year a judge decided to overturn an anonymity order which had been put in place, and that order had been put in place because the police had intelligence that martyn blake had faced a threat to his personal safety, having been charged with murder following the shooting of chris kaba in september 2022. the immediate challenge that judgment, that decision, to keep them anonymous amount because it is a standard practice, infected guided

rule of the courts, thatjustice is donein rule of the courts, thatjustice is done in open court in public. the judge decided that there was a risk to his safety but using his name reports in his name, publishing his date of birth, would not put him at risk, so that is why we know the name of this officer now, we face a trial at the old bailey in october. tom, thank you. countries around the world have been marking international women�*s day — let�*s bring you some of the latest pictures. in thailand — hundreds of people joined a march in bangkok — calling for improvements to the kingdom�*s laws on maternity leave. and in pakistan — people took to the streets in karachi and islamabad, where many also used the occaision to stand in solidarity with the women of gaza. meanwhile in berlin — where international women�*s day is a public holiday — thousands held a rally calling for gender equality. and we�*ve seen the day play out on the political stage too. let�*s start in france — which has become the first country to enshrine abortion

in its constitution. this was the moment — outside thejustice ministry in paris. abortion was decriminalised in france 50 years ago — but parliament voted to officially amend the constitution on monday. this was president macron�*s message. translation: the backward steps of our time made it - a necessity and emergency. because everywhere in the world, including the greatest democracies, including within our neighbours in europe, we are seeing a step backwards in the right to abortion in women�*s rights,. and a rise in those who refuse women the right to love and to choose and to live freely. and so, since the unthinkable is taking place, it was necessary for us to engrave it as irreversible. next — to the republic of ireland, where amending the constitution is also on the table. people are voting in a referendum, specifically focusing on two areas. the first is revising the definition of family. the irish constitution offers legal protections for families — but it ties the concept of family

to the institution of marriage. and the second focuses on replacing a clause that focuses on women�*s roles and duties in the home with one that acknowledges family carers more generally. earlier we heard from the director of the national women�*s council of ireland — which works to promote gender equality. taking a piece out of the constitution, that�*s about limiting women�*s lives. it�*s a sexist piece and it needs to come out. and also, putting a value and recognition of care gives a moral and political obligation from the state to support care, and that is what we want to see. and injapan, six women are suing the government for the right to keep their own last names after marriage. japan is the only country in the world that requires spouses to use the same name. many campaigners say this creates problems for women with businesses and established careers. and here in the uk, there�*s a call for more female members of parliament. let�*s put that into context.

there are currently 225 female mps in the house of commons. that means that women make up around 35% of the commons. 0ne one of those calling for greater representation in parliament is professor helena pankhurst. having bankers. she�*s a great granddaughter of emily and chris, leader of the richest suffragette movement. i spoke to her and i asked a question about how she feels about parliament and number of women there. 100 years injust 100 years in just over 100 years injust over 19 18, the first woman got the vote in the uk, it was a wave of it, many other countries around the same time. and then in 1928, there was equal franchise, so on the same grounds, woman got the vote as men. 100 years later, so in 2018, a coalition came together to look at how far we�*ve gotten, with a sense that woman might�*ve got the fold but how well were they represented was to mark

the push since then to the movement of equal franchise will be 2028, will be what do we do to ensure we get equal franchise then so we are celebrating at that point, notjust equal franchise apologies, celebrating at that point, notjust equalfranchise apologies, but celebrating at that point, notjust equal franchise apologies, but also equal franchise apologies, but also equal representation, so 50—50 parliament. there are many barriers. ten and violence, which is proportionately affected women�*s more, and it�*s intersectional, meaning black women, for example, get more abuse than white women. it is our own economic inequalities in the general publishing, which is spill—over to economic inequalities for women to putting themselves forward in parliament, and then cultural and structural barriers in parliament which need to be addressed. in this campaign, which will run until 2028, is demanding that equality at that point and looking to address all the barriers that exist that are stopping us to get that.

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to the day on saturday. now the area of low pressure continues to roll its way northwards and eastwards, and it will bring with it some spells of rain. so some outbreaks of mostly light, patchy rain across parts of south west england into wales, the midlands, pushing further north into northern england and northern ireland a bit later on through the day. but it�*s mostly dry across much of scotland. we�*ve still got that easterly wind, but blowing a bit more from the south easterly direction across the south east of england. here some brighter spells and it will feel a bit warmer, 13 or 1a degrees, but still cold for north sea facing coasts in particular, added wind chilljust six degrees celsius in aberdeen. and that rain will continue to push its way further northwards and eastwards as we head through sunday. so many of us seeing some wet weather throughout the day for mother�*s day. if you�*re out and about, just bear that in mind. there will be spells of rain across the south of england pushing through into eastern wales, at least possibly reaching the rest of wales and north west england by the time we get to the end of the day. some rain, too, just spreading in from the south across parts of scotland.

but it won�*t be raining all the time. still cold for these north sea facing coasts. temperatures just ten or 11 degrees celsius underneath the cloud and the rain. but then the winds lighten as we head into the start of next week as that low pressure pulls its way further eastwards. so there will be a lot of dry weather around on monday and tuesday. and although it could be quite cloudy for many of us, it won�*t feel so cold because the winds will be that bit lighter. temperatures are set to climb, though, as we head through the week. bye— bye.

this is the world today from bbc news, the headlines... international partners announce ac cord or due to open on sunday. the great barrier reef is again showing signs of strain after record high sea temperatures. harry and britney, both are in the running for top book prizes. let�*s return to the war in gaza now — and in the past hour, america�*s top diplomat said it was up to hamas to agree to a ceasefire that would allow more

humanitarian aid into gaza and allow for talks on an "enduring resolution" to the conflict.