our correspondentjoins a us aid drop. they're just opening the hatch ready to release the aid down into gaza. there is no organised distribution system down there. there it goes. political leaders promise stability in northern ireland won't be affected by the arrest and resignation of the dup leader. and — hearing it through the grapevine — the lost music of marvin gaye — discovered in belgium. hello. the un peacekeeping mission in lebanon — unifil — says three of its observers and a translator were injured by an explosion near the israeli border. it said the peacekeepers were on a foot patrol when the blast happened —

they've been taken to hospital. the un said it was investigating the cause of the explosion, and warned the targeting of observers was "unacceptable." israel has denied any involvement. also there are reports from the us that the biden adminstration has cleared the way for the transfer of bombs and fighter planes worth billions of dollars to israel. our correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. a shell exploded near these un military observers while they were on a foot patrol in southern lebanon, along the blue line, which divides that area from the north of israel. now unifil, the peacekeeping mission in that area, says it's investigating the cause of the blast. but this is an area where israeli forces and the lebanese armed group hezbollah regularly exchange fire. we've seen an increase in tensions in that whole area in just the past few weeks, and that has really raised fears about further escalation related to the war in gaza. now, when it comes to those reports in the washington post and reuters

about arms transfers worth billions of dollars being made from the us to israel, these are listed as 1,800 2,000lb bombs, 500 500lb bombs and 25 f—35 fighterjets. most of that already approved by the us congress. but the palestinian foreign ministry in the west bank has come out accusing the biden administration of holding contradictory positions here because, of course, the news of these weapons transfers comes at a time when we have been hearing washington raising more and more concerns about the high numbers of civilians being killed in gaza. with famine looming in much of gaza, the second ship carrying supplies has left cyprus for the territory. while both the uk and the us military have airdropped food supplies into gaza. 0ur bbc middle east correspondent lucy williamson, was on the us plane.

aid drops into gaza are expensive, inefficient, and increasingly controversial. these ready prepared meals from the us army are being flown more than 1,000 miles from a us airbase in qatar. there's plenty of food just a short drive from gaza's borders, but this american aid is being flown right across the middle east. 80 crates of food on board two c—i7 transport planes, dropped into a population the un says is on the brink of famine. it's not perfect. we know that there's upwards of two million people who need food on the ground, who are hungry, innocent civilians who didn't ask for this conflict, and we are dropping meals in the tens of thousands, but at least it's something. so does it feel like a drop in the bucket? maybe a little bit, but if you're a family on the ground who have got some of this aid, it can be a life—saver. 12 people were reported to have drowned this week trying to retrieve packages from the sea. six others crushed in a stampede.

what are you doing to try and mitigate those risks? literally everything we can. so i know you spoke with the colonel earlier. we use a chute that falls at a slower rate to give the gazans more time to see the parachutes and make sure that they are out of the way. we also have assets overhead that clear the drop zone, so we will not drop if there's any sort of groupings of people there. after three hours in the air, the ramp opens on gaza's devastated coastline. theyjust opened the hatch ready to release the aid down into gaza. there's no organised distribution system down there. there it goes. a drop of aid in an ocean of hunger. getting aid in this way is a last resort, but a growing number of countries are doing it. how much do these eye—catching flights relieve pressure on gaza's civilians, and how much the pressure on governments elsewhere? lucy williamson, bbc news, qatar.

aaron david miller is a us foreign policy expert and a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. i asked him if the relationship between israel and the us has come under strain in in recent weeks. this president, perhaps alone amongst modern american presidents, has a deep and abiding commitment to the people of israel and the security of israel. doesn't mean he is not angry and frustrated about benjamin netanyahu. this particular shipment was triggered by the visit of ministerfor defence. there is a supply line issue with f 35s. it reflects a reality. having worked for half a dozen administrations, presidents do not like fighting with israeli prime ministers, particularly during a crisis.

since this crisis began, we are almost six months into it, the administration could condition, restrict military supply to israel, he hasn't done that. changing voting posture in new york, in order to vote for or abstain, on a resolution highly critical. hasn't done that. and orjoin the international committee in demanding cessation of hostilities. hasn't done that. joe biden needs to change the pictures on gaza, and he needs to do it relatively quickly. the only way to do that is to figure out a way to work with benjamin netanyahu and get

an israeli— hamas deal, de—escalate israeli military campaign. he cannot do that if he renounces the key decision maker of this israeli government. however objectionable and extreme this israeli government is. in the meantime there is the big issue of aid and the humanitarian situation in gaza. the us has been trying to pressure israel to distribute more but there is also reports about the possibility of an arab peacekeeping force going in there to help distribute the aid. how likely is that to happen, and how quickly could it happen if it were possible? with enough political will that could happen relatively quickly, but it is a heavy lift. i don't think any arab state, they are not going to do this, if gaza first is gaza only. they will need commitment from united states that there is a political horizon that when the shooting stops there will be a serious effort to deal with the

resolution of the israeli— palestinian conflict. and commitment from the israelis at some point to withdraw from gaza. that'll be a very heavy lift. it goes beyond american humanitarian assistance. there are serious discussions in washington about the possibility of creating some sort of arab security force that would support palestinian governance in gaza, because that will be critically important to stabilising the situation there. it is fascinating idea, but it is extremely difficult under these circumstances to implement. in terms of the progress of how this is going for the israelis, one of the key elements of what they wanted to achieve was to capture or kill the leader of hamas in gaza, and that hasn't happened yet. but also he is presumably the guy who has been negotiated with indirectly for the release of hostages, so if they do kill him what are the prospects of getting hostages out? where does that leave how they handle this?

we don't know how he is communicating with external leadership. one of the reasons these negotiations have been so slow is because the key palestinian decision—makers are ensconced probably 20 or 30 metres below ground in a tunnel structure. how are they communicating? and you know the israelis are looking for any signal intelligence to identify and determine where he is. so if you are on the verge of a hostage release and what if the israelis actually knew where that leader was, what decision do they make, to kill him, orfacilitate release of at least 45 hostages in return for 45 days of quiet? i wonder. do you see this turning into a long—term conflict or do you think it will be a resolution fairly soon? you need an israeli— hamas deal to de—escalate. the negotiators are resuming the talks. that is the key to at least

a limited de—escalation. six months of this war. i see no end in sight. doctor tanya haj—hassan works in paediatric critical care and has just returned from an emergency medical team trip to al—aqsa hospital, in the middle of the gaza strip. she is also co—founder of gaza medic voices. i asked her about her experience in gaza. this is not a humanitarian crisis. calling it that implies a humanitarian solution. what we are seeing here is far more catastrophic than any humanitarian crisis than i or any of my colleagues have experienced before. the situation in the hospital, i can paint a picture, mass casualty coming in after mass casualty. almost exclusively civilians, entire families, burned,

dismembered, maimed, it happens in an instant, their entire family killed, sometimes one survivor, sometimes you don't have a survivor. often the only survivor is a child, a mother, or a father. it is devastating. it is an unbearable injustice. i am frankly ashamed that we are coming to the six month mark of this massacre, and we still have this completely irrational irony of countries like the united states delivering weapons, but then air dropping aid, when you have the border, when you could stop the massacre, with political solutions that prioritise humanity, and not warmongering, and open the border and get the aid in that is needed. there were hundreds if not thousands of trucks at rafah that were prevented from crossing.

trucks with the type of aid needed at the hospital where i was working, the type of aid needed in the north of gaza. when you think about what has happened in gaza so far, that the entire strategy through which this war has been waged, with complete support of many western countries, including the united states, united kingdom, you see how everything that is indispensable to human survival, to civilian survival, is being targeted. water supply, health facilities, health and health infrastructure and health care workers have been a predominant target of this war. this has never happened before. i am telling you this as somebody who has worked in this field for quite some time. and who works for organisations who function under these circumstances. this is unprecedented. this exceptionalism to international humanitarian law, to the protection of health care, the protection of civilians, has to stop.

the israeli military say they're investigating the shooting dead of a palestinian youth during a raid by israeli soldiers in the occupied west bank. the 13—year—old boy was killed in the town of qabatiya nearjenin. the israeli military said several palestinian gunmen had shot at its troops, who returned fire. northern ireland's deputy first minister, emma little pengelly, has said she's determined to provide stability at stormont — after the resignation of her party leader yesterday. sirjeffrey donaldson stood down from his position from the democratic unionists after being accused of rape and historical sexual offences. he says he'll strenuously contest the charges. 0ur correspondent dan johnson has more. people are trying to get their heads around what it may all mean for politics here. we had a statement in the last couple of hours from

emma little pengelly, deputy first minister here at stormont in the power—sharing executive. she represents the party that sirjeffrey donaldson was the leader of until yesterday, indeed she was nominated to herjob just last month by him as leader of the party. she says in her statement, i know many people are deeply shocked and devastated by this news. she says, the victims must always have the best opportunity for justice. this must be fully respected and supported. she says her thoughts are with those suffering who have put their faith in the criminaljustice system, and that that process must be protected. she says she wants to reassure people that she is determined to do all she can to provide stability, working closely with the new party's interim leader. we have also had a statement from the police service in northern ireland which has called on people not to speculate about this case on social media, and not to stray into the realms of identifying the alleged victims who have come forward to police in this case. they of course have anonymity,

their identities are protected, because of the sexual nature of these allegations. the case against sirjeffrey donaldson will be heard first at a magistrates�* court, that hearing will not be until the 24th of april. he says he will contest these charges, he will defend himself. that process will have to work its way through. in the meantime people are now asking what this means for power—sharing here, for unionism, for a body that represents people who want northern ireland to stay within the united kingdom. the hope is that with determination, commitment, hard work, that can keep things on the road here, having got this power—sharing agreement back in place after so much disruption, but the risk is that politics here in northern ireland, being so fragile, balancing so many different interests, that it could be destabilised by this. who comes next after sirjeffrey donaldson to lead this party in the longer term? what does that mean for the dup movements in future? will the change of emphasis in the party have an impact on power—sharing here

or on the wider cause of unionism in future? now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. we've had our first result from the day's eight premier league matches. newcastle united came from 3—1 down against west ham to win 4—3 at st james�* park. harvey barnes was their matchwinner, coming off the bench midway through the second half and scoring in the 83rd and 90th minutes. alexander isak also scored two penalties, including newcastle's early opener. goals from antonio, kudus and bowen looked to have put the hammers in control before that late double from barnes. we were getting hits today left, right and centre, at 1—0 up, looked comfortable. a player gets sent off, some players go off, but the players we brought on made a positive impact for hours. that is the beauty of

this squad. small margins, a couple of decisions at the _ small margins, a couple of decisions at the referee gives on penalty kicks — at the referee gives on penalty kicks the _ at the referee gives on penalty kicks. the second one, gordon restricts — kicks. the second one, gordon restricts calvin phillips from kicking _ restricts calvin phillips from kicking the ball, you put your foot across, _ kicking the ball, you put your foot across, he — kicking the ball, you put your foot across, he is going to kick the bait — across, he is going to kick the bait it — across, he is going to kick the bait it is _ across, he is going to kick the ball. it is the wrong decision, i think — ball. it is the wrong decision, i think we _ ball. it is the wrong decision, i think. we had so many things that did not— think. we had so many things that did not go— think. we had so many things that did not go in our favour today. but the players — did not go in our favour today. but the players did a lot of good things _ five other games are under way in the premier league. afc bournemouth 0 everton 0.chelsea 0 burnley 0nottingham forest burnley are equalised at stamford bridge.

spurs have got back on level terms after going behind against luton. a luton own goal. i—i after going behind against luton. a luton own goal. 1—1 at the tottenham hotspur stadium. a couple of matches coming up later, at villa and bedford. bayern leverkusen can stretch their lead in the bundesliga to 13 points. xabi alonso's side were a goal down against hoffenheim but they have equalised in the 89th minute through robert andrich.

later, der klassiker, bayern munich against borrussia dortmund, harry kane's back for bayern after missing the international break with an ankle knock. their hopes of retaining the title are fading fast but a match of this magnitude should give them plenty of motivation translation: the positions in the | table are obviously what they are. | we cannot change them. we can obviously win this game. by the time we arrive at the stadium it will feel normal, like always. it is an emotional match and a charged match and a very important match in the bundesliga, with a great rivalry and history. there is no difference there. the women's final at the miami 0pen is coming up later as elena rybakina takes on unseeded danielle collins. in the men's singles, gregor dimitrov will be underdog againstjannick sinner despite knocking out carlos alcaraz and alexander zverev. dimitrov is up to 9th in the atp rankings, securing his return to the top 10 for the first time since november 2018. sinner was far too good for third—seed daniil medvedev, winning 6—1 6—2 injust over an hour in hsi semifinal. the italian�*s only defeat this season was to carlos alcaraz in the indian wells semifinals

earlier this month. it's the second round of the women's six nations championship this weekend with grand slam champions england kicking off against wales in bristol in the next half hour. 0ne game has already finished though, france just pipping scotland in surprisingly low scoring affair in edinburgh. 15-5. france won the correspodning fixture 55—0 last year. and that's all the sport for now. a man has been arrested after several people were held hostage at a nightclub. the man emerged from the venue in the town of ede.

special police units had been deployed to the scene, and some nearby homes evacuated. police earlier said there was no indication of a terrorist motive. police have raided the home of peru's president, dina boluarte. video of officers smashing their way into the home was shared on social media. the raid is part of a corruption inquiry dubbed �*rolexgate'. the police were searching for more than a dozen rolex watches that the president has allegedly not declared. the investigation began after a news report drew attention to luxury watches she wore at public events, dating from when she took office in december 2022. peru�*s government called the raid an �*intolerable outrage�*. marvin gaye was a soul legend who helped shape the sound of the sixties and seventies. now, nearly a0 years after his death — there�*s a claim that previously unheard music has been found. he lived in belgium towards the end of his life, and now a lawyer representing the people he lived with says they�*ve found a huge collection of his belongings — including costumes and audio cassettes.

kevin connolly reports. # ..to make me blue. # with some other guy that you knew before... marvin gaye, seen here in the legendary performance at montreux, made some of the greatest records in pop history. but what if there are more songs, maybe more classics, that no—one has ever heard? these are the tapes that we found... this belgian lawyer says there is just such a track, although he�*s keeping it under wraps for now. he�*ll describe it to us but he won�*t play it to us. it's an amazing song, a great tune, great lyrics, catchy, and i thought, "this is a planetary "alightment moment". the jazz musician and marvin gaye expert gary crosby is looking forward to hearing any new songs. undiscovered marvin gaye tapes would be a gift to the world - of music at this present moment — from my perspective, you know? i

because we don't know — until we hear the tapes, i we actually don't know. but we are talking about - marvin gaye, one of the greatest artists of all time. there's bound to be - something of value in there. we did, though, hear a sample of hours of private recordings. # ..but to those who wait and those... marvin gaye�*s voice is tuneful, his mood sometimes playful. is the tape on? thank god, because i would never remember that again! a vast collection of memorabilia has turned up in belgium because in the early �*80s, the seaside town of 0stend was a place of refuge for marvin gaye, whose life in london had spiralled out of control. when he left, the family he lived with say he left them box after box — audio cassettes, documents, notebooks, lyrics and stage costumes — theirs to dispose of as they pleased.

that red jacket is the one marvin wore in montreux. under belgian law, the family�*s lawyer says they have the absolute right to sell it. the clothes and the accessories, they will be sold. any new music, though, could only be sold with the permission of marvin gaye�*s children. compromise is called for, says alex trappeniers. i want to reach my hand to the family because when you exploit the copyright which is in the tapes, you can�*t do that without the authorisation of the estate which is his three children. if his kids become aware of this — marvin gaye�*s children, who are his heirs — and theyjust say, "that�*s our dad "and, like, and morally, you should give this back"? well, morally, i�*d prefer to work with them on this. if there are to be negotiations

over any new material, they have yet to start. but there is at least a chance that new marvin gaye music may one day emerge to add to the legend of one of the great names in the history of pop. kevin connolly, bbc news, 0stend. # to keep me from getting to you, babe. the london based iranian tv news channel — whose presenter was stabbed yesterday — says "heavy threats" have been made to its staff. pouria zeraati was attacked outside his home in south london. the iranian regime has denied any involvement in the attack which is being investigated by counter—terrorism police.

easter sunday will be more overcast across england. quite a chilly breeze of the north sea. drizzle at times. satellite pictures shows that gap in their weather. through the course of tonight there is rain in the forecast for some south—western areas. just around the irish sea and into northern ireland. bulk of the uk should be predominantly clear and dry weather. some mist and fog forming across central parts of england. that morning is looking bright for many others, particularly across the north and west of the uk. the few showers in northern ireland. this cloud from the north sea, a chilly breeze, freezing rain possible from

parts of the south—east, through east anglia, lincolnshire, along that north sea coast. best of the sunshine towards the west tomorrow, south—western scotland, northern ireland, their western isles. sunday night into monday by the front moves on from their side, this is going to be more substantial rain, more prolonged spell of rain. the strike mandate not looking pretty across england or wales, best fit for fine weather is north of northern ireland, northern and western scotland. temperatures nine celsius in aberdeen, in the south, 14 celsius in aberdeen, in the south, 1a celsius. but it will not feel like it. the outlook for the week ahead, a series of low pressure is lining themselves up in the atlantic, heading our way. lining themselves up in the atlantic, heading ourway. 0ne weather front after the other. that spells rain. if you are checking their website or looking at the app, an indication here with these rain signals, that the weather will be

predominantly unsettled. rain at times possible almost anywhere in the uk. and british summer time begins tonight. goodbye.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the un peacekeeping mission in lebanon says three of its observers and a translator

have been injured by an explosion near the israeli border. in a statement, the un said it was investigating the origin of the blast and that the targeting of its observers was "unacceptable." a second ship carrying food aid to the gaza strip has set sail from cyprus. the vessel is towing a platform loaded with 400 tonnes of supplies. 0n the first maritime mission, a ship carrying 200 tonnes moored alongside a makeshiftjetty off the gaza coast. political leaders promise stability in northern ireland won�*t be affected by the arrest and resignation of the dup leader sirjeffrey donaldson, after allegations of rape and historical sex offences, which he denies. the new interim leader of the dup says the news was devastating. now on bbc news, the arts interviews: cate blanchett. cate blanchett really is one of the world�*s most successful actors.