the israeli military fired two senior officers on friday, after reviewing monday's airstrike on an aid convoy in gaza that killed seven humantiarn workers. the idf said the airstrikes came after a series of "grave mistakes". it also gave an account of how and why it carried out the attack. it said in part: that the strike should not have happened and expressed its deep sorrow for the incident. it says those who approved the strike were convinced they were targeting hamas operatives. the strikes on the three vehicles were carried out in serious violation of standard operation procedure and that the brigade chief of staff, an officer with the rank of colonel in reserve, and the brigade fire support commander, with the rank of major, have been dismissed from their positions. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has more on the fallout from ashdod, israel. israel says hamas gunmen often pose as aid workers. not this time.

its army today said the killing of seven aid workers in air strikes this week was a grave mistake due to mistaken identification, errors in decision—making and a serious violation of army procedures. the convoy, belonging to the charity, world central kitchen, was struck in central gaza late on monday night, survivors running between the remaining vehicles before being hit again and then again. the army said its forces had mistaken the bag one passenger was carrying for a gun, after spotting gunmen at the warehouse earlier. it was a visual confirmation of a gunman, first of all, on one of the trucks that then conducted shooting from one of the trucks. and when they, indeed, reached the hangars, there were more gunmen identified on the location and it led, basically, to the entire miscalculation,

misidentification and the failure of what should've happened. israel's army said the aid was picked up by lorry at 10pm. the armed figure was then spotted firing from one of the trucks, before the convoy moved on with other vehicles to an inland warehouse, where drone footage showed more gunmen getting out of one car. that vehicle later moved north to another warehouse, while the three cars from world central kitchen turned back to the coast, where they were hit in separate air strikes minutes apart. the army has fired two senior officers who approved the strikes, but world central kitchen has called for an independent inquiry, saying the idf cannot credibly investigate its own failure and that systemic change was needed. other aid agencies say this was not a one—off mistake. this is notjust an incident. this is a series, a pattern of incidents that have been going on for months

and months now. we're now up to the stage of having 200 humanitarian workers killed. we are operating in an environment of complete impunity. it is a deliberate choice to allow these attacks to continue to happen. one former major general pointed out that israeli forces have also killed their own compatriots in gaza. it was a huge mistake. unfortunately, many, many other mistakes were made — for instance, israel killed three israeli hostages that managed to release themselves and, nevertheless, they were killed by israeli soldiers — and, of course, no—one believed that we killed them deliberately. the difficulties of getting aid to gaza was already deepening rifts with israel's allies. the killing of british and american nationals has shifted the debate. the port of ashdod is less than 30 miles from gaza but, for the past six months, it's remained closed to aid. now, this port and the nearby erez crossing point have been prised open by a stinging us

demand that israel find new routes to get aid safely into northern gaza or risk losing american support. israel says its war is with hamas, not gaza's civilians, that it's fighting one and feeding the other. but aid workers accuse israel of seeing them as targets and aid as a weapon of war. lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. earlier i spoke to tal heinrich, a spokesperson for israel's prime minister, on how she sees the need for more humanitarian relief. when we speak to several organisations, they tell us that starvation is imminent. that children have already died

from starvation. well, i can tell you there are 3000 calories per day per person entering gaza daily, even in combat skills, af of that. i acknowledge we acknowledge that there is a challenge with distribution of aid, which for which israel is not responsible. nevertheless, we want to make a smoother mechanism. to get some analysis on the idf�*s operations amidst increased pressure, i spoke to emily harding at the center for strategic and international studies. thank you for being here. we are now five months into this conflict. we are seeing israel's military facing increasing pressure and criticism. what is your assessment of how the idf has been prosecuting this war? i think aggressively is the main word you could use on how the idf is prosecuting the war. we have seen israel definitely go after this idea that they were going to completely destroy hamas, we are not entirely sure what that means and what

metrics they may use to measure whether or not they have done that. it's difficult to destroy an ideology and you can only go up to so many people but we have seen them aggressively pursue these objectives. one of those would likely be at least capturing the masterminds of the attacks on october seven and so far those two masterminds are still unaccounted for. what does that tell us about the reality on the ground and how difficult an operation this really has been? it's an extremely difficult fight. israel knows gaza extraordinarily well and they have fought here many times before. they understand it's a dense urban environment with a large civilian population and unfortunately hamas has little regard for the lives of palestinians like they have little regard for the lives of israelis and they are willing to use civilians as human shields. that makes the fight extraordinarily difficult. several attacks

on the lebanon border, strikes in syria. we are hearing the us is on high alert for retaliation from iran, how likely is that? is it at risk of becoming broader? it's a very delicate movement to be sure. the israeli strike on the iran diplomatic facility was bolder than some of the other strikes we have seen because it was a diplomatic facility. it was also an irgc bass so they sought as justified. in this moment, the condemnation of the world is on the idf following on the strike on the aid workers and they also would have to know that trying to retaliate against israel right now may rally support to israel's cause again and that is something they don't want. i wouldn't be surprised necessarily if iran waited for a little while to retaliate in a different way but i do think that they see this

is something that has to be retaliated for and put forces on high alert is a smart move. do you think they could potentially target israel's allies like the us? it's possible. from their perspective they see the us and israel as tied at the hip. they see a us hand when israel acts and vice—versa so it's possible us forces could be targeted but the man i will be phased towards israel. —— their main ire. within the un human rights council adopting a resolution calling for israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes, crimes against humanity committed in the gaza strip. in terms of what we have seen and the growing chorus of criticism of israel's actions, do you see the attack on an aid convoy as potentially a turning point? this could be a turning point. i think the international condemnation of the deaths of the seven aid workers and the mistakes made on the part of the idf could be a real moment where the benjamin netanyahu government has to reassess

the direction they are taking in the conflict. if the reports are true that the conversation betweenjoe biden and benjamin netanyahu was tense yesterday then it may be that this is pressure on benjamin netanyahu that could result in a change of policy. where do you see the conflict going and ducey israel changing the way that it conducts the war or its aims? where will israel go now? the real problem with the prosecution of this war is i don't think israel understands exact what the goal is and their aims are. going up to this is a way to destroy an entire group is not a measurable outcome and i'm not sure they know when enough is enough. as you pointed out trying to go after leaders of the group is a logical goal but beyond that, when have you done enough to make israeli feel safe. you have to look closely at what they still want to accomplish and whether or not it is worth the continued criticism internationally and they need to carefully evaluate how much aid they could get into the strip as they see really terrible

images coming out of hungry palestinians. emily harding, director of the intelligence national security programme and deputy director of the international security programme at the centre fortitude your studies, thank you very much for your insights. thank you. as the war rages, at least one grassroots movement in israel is focused on an end to the conflict. it's called standing together and it aims to bring jewish and palestinian citizens towards a common goal of peace. i spoke with two of its leaders, rula daood and itamar avneri, and i asked them about how progress can be made. thank you for being in the studio with us. your movement started long before this current war began. when you look at the current conflict, how far does a peaceful resolution seem to you right now? ., . , resolution seem to you right now? ., ., , ., , now? unfortunately, of course, it is still far _ now? unfortunately, of course, it is still far away _ now? unfortunately, of course, it is still far away down -

now? unfortunately, of course, it is still far away down the - it is still far away down the road but what we are working at right now is to get an immediate ceasefire agreement and hostage deal because we recognise that what happens right now in gaza and the west bank as well is a tragedy. a terrible tragedy. people are dying in masses, children are dying in masses, children are dying and we must stop it. what we are telling our public and our society is we must stop it for ourselves because right now, no—one is safe and no—one benefits from this war. h0??? benefits from this war. how important — benefits from this war. how important do _ benefits from this war. how important do you _ benefits from this war. how important do you see - benefits from this war. how important do you see a - benefits from this war. how important do you see a hostage deal and a ceasefire in terms of a lasting peace in the region? we should be talking about steps and the first step, the first one right now, is to have a ceasefire agreement. we need to save lives. right now, thousands are dying, people are starving. also, the hostages are starving. 0ur government, the israeli government looks like

she doesn't care about the hostages, and what in what case they are right now. so, we need to have that first step. but we also must understand that we do not just want a ceasefire, we do not want anything that is temporary. we need to look for solutions that can give people living in israel and palestine real safety, real equality, and that can come and happen only by political agreements that can ensure everybody living back home will equal palestinian—israeli peace. what would that look like, the peace between two sides that have not really seen peace for decades? in our movement, we will not advocate for one specific solution because that is not the problem. there are solutions, there are formulas. the problem right now is that even if we'll change the israeli government, the policy is not going to change. so, we recognise that ourjob, our mission is to build the political power

and political will inside the israeli society, so we will be able to demand our leadership to achieve a just peace and we'll accept any kind of agreement as long as you the guarantee to all of us on the land, what we all deserve — which is independence and justice and freedom and safety and the ability to dream and then plan and then build a future. it's impossible right now for millions of people in israel and palestine. so, we're not advocating for one specific solution but those are the things we demand from our leadership to achieve. it has been so elusive, peace in this region for so long. how do you rate the appetite or the will of people there, maybe in israel, to make some difficult decisions or a compromise that would bring about a more lasting peace? i would bring about a more lasting peace?— would bring about a more lasting peace? i think if you would ask— lasting peace? i think if you would ask people _ lasting peace? i think if you would ask people of - lasting peace? i think if you would ask people of the - would ask people of the simplest question, do you feel

safe right now, most people will tell_ safe right now, most people will tell yet not, they do not feel— will tell yet not, they do not feel safe. when you asked them, do you _ feel safe. when you asked them, do you want to have peace, real peace _ do you want to have peace, real peace in — do you want to have peace, real peace in order to have security? people will tell you yes but — security? people will tell you yes but they do not see any alternative or any way to get that — alternative or any way to get that piece because nobody is promoting that kind of peace. since — promoting that kind of peace. since the _ promoting that kind of peace. since the settlement of october, the only thing these rallies— october, the only thing these rallies side has been hearing from — rallies side has been hearing from its _ rallies side has been hearing from its government is occupying gaza, resettling gaza, _ occupying gaza, resettling gaza, taking 2.8 million palestinians and throwing them away— palestinians and throwing them away from gaza and that will not achieve peace for anybody. people — not achieve peace for anybody. people agree under the facts that they want to live in safety _ that they want to live in safety but what is like in our society, _ safety but what is like in our society, especially in the israeli _ society, especially in the israeli side, which is the hegemonic society, the one with the force — hegemonic society, the one with the force on its end, is alternative of hopes, political ideas. — alternative of hopes, political ideas, that can reach agreement and so _ ideas, that can reach agreement and so save lives.— and so save lives. last question and - and so save lives. last question and i - and so save lives. last question and i know i and so save lives. last. question and i know you and so save lives. last -

question and i know you have been on a speaking tour in the us and canada. when you have been having conversations with people, what impact has this conflict had on the broader global community? we conflict had on the broader global community? conflict had on the broader alobalcommuni ? ~ , ., global community? we see and we have met with _ global community? we see and we have met with a _ global community? we see and we have met with a lot _ global community? we see and we have met with a lot of _ have met with a lot of polarised communities. people are in deep pain, people are immersed in trauma, also here, and people are telling us they want to pick a side but they are not sure what to do. what we are telling them is they should pick aside, it is a good thing to pick a side, but we are asking them to pick the side of the people, of life, of peace and hope, pick the side of the palestinians and the israelis who deserve a better life and not decide of governments who want us to hate each other or try to us it is us versus them. that ruler is my enemy is ridiculous. she is my enemy is ridiculous. she is my friend. my enemy is ridiculous. she is my friend-—

my friend. very interesting. thank you _ my friend. very interesting. thank you for _ my friend. very interesting. thank you for coming - my friend. very interesting. thank you for coming in - my friend. very interesting. thank you for coming in to l thank you for coming in to speak to us.— thank you for coming in to seakto us. ., ~ i. . landslides and rockfalls are threating rescue crews in taiwan trying to reach some 600 people in remote areas after wednesday's earthquake. at least 12 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured in the island's biggest quake in more than a quarter of a century. a much smaller earthquake here in the us is also making headlines. not because of its intensity, but because of where it was felt — new york city. the magnitude 4.8 quake struck around 10:30 in the morning, shaking the city and its landmarks. an aftershock was also felt hours later. there are no reports of major damage or injuries. the epicentre was about 56 kilometres — or 35 miles — away, in the town of lebanon, newjersey. residents of newjersey, connecticut, pennsylvania and new york state reported feeling the tremors. delegates at the united nations security council were briefly startled by the quake, while several major airports

briefly paused flights to assess the damage. unlike on the west coast, which sits on a major fault line, earthquakes are very rare in this part of the us. the last one of this size struck new york back in 1983. earlier i talked to susan hough, a seismologist at the us geological survey, and i began by asking her how rare a quake like this is. you realise what is rare to a geologist is not quite the same as what is rare to people. when you say earthquakes have happened in the area and there were magnitude five earthquakes in 1880s and 1700s, on human terms that's a long time ago. geological timescales, that is not that long ago. you have moderate earthquakes along the atlantic seaboard. not like california obviously but they really are not rare, per se, in geological terms.

people i know as far away as baltimore felt this as quick. —— earthquake. why was it that even though the presenter centre was in newjersey, so many people far and wide along the east coast ended up feeling this morning? it's well—established that once earthquakes happen, the waves with the fall, they are much more efficient than the west. the crust in california is younger and hotter and more fractured. in th eeast you have these older terrains and the waves are able to propagate very efficiently. the earthquake happened around 10.30 in the morning on a weekday, a time when people tend to be sitting still at work or at school or at home and that is a factor as well. if it happens when people are moving around, the shaking may not be noticed the same extent. there was also an after—shock that followed the earthquake as well. could there be any more after—shocks?

how long may they last? certainly there have been 18 or 19 reported after—shocks, mostly very small, the largest downgraded to a 3.8 but there is a forecast, statistical off the usgs website and they are predicted to on average continue for months or maybe even years and there is a probability of another earthquake larger than 4.8. those odds, the last i saw were around one in 15 over the next year. around 7% over the next year is a chance for another magnitude five or greater and then there's higher odds of smaller after—shocks. after—shocks are something that we will continually expect, most to be small but there is a low chance that there will be sizeable events. people on the east coast are obviously less familiar with the risk of earthquakes,

do you think people should be starting to train a bit and learn more of what to do when an earthquake strikes? the guidance is quite straightforward. if you feel shaking in the us, we want people to drop, cover, hold on so if you can drop and get under a table or desk, if you cannot do that and protect your neck or head, get away from windows. that's the best protective action you can take if you feel shaking. anywhere. there's an instinctive reaction to run outside, that is not a good idea. it's a good way to get hurt when the ground is shaking or as you rush out the building. you can get hit by things that are falling, so drop, cover, hold on is the best thing people can do. to a live look at the site of the baltimore

bridge that collapsed. it's where the body of a third victim in the bridge's collapse was recovered on friday, his brother confirmed to our us partner cbs news on friday. maynor suazo sandoval was one of the six workers on the bridge who were killed after a cargo ship hit the structure and collapsed. the news of his body's recovery comes as us president biden met with the victims' families and visited the wreckage in baltimore. mr biden paid tribute to the victims on friday while at the site. eight construction workers across the water when the bridge felt. six lost their lives, all the hard—working, strong, selfless. after pulling a nightshift fixing potholes, they were on a break when the ship struck.

all of the families and loved ones who are grieving, i've come here to grieve with you, we all are. mr biden has also said the federal government should pay for the bridge's reconstruction — a plan that requires congressional approval, and one that has drawn opposition from some republicans. more now from our correspondent will vernon. joe biden came here to send a message of support and reassurance of the people of baltimore, ten days after the catastrophic bridge collapsed. he surveyed the scene from the air, met local officials who briefed him on the recovery operation and also met the families of the six construction workers who were tragically killed in the bridge collapsed. in his speech, joe biden told the people of baltimore that the nation has your back. he pledged government money to fully rebuild the bridge and also support local workers and businesses that have been affected by this. the main impact is up here, the port of baltimore. that is more less at a standstill now.

there's traffic going in or out, that is one of america's busiest ports and the reason it is at a standstill is because the river is full of wreckage, full of debris, concrete, metal from that collapse. the main objective is to get the channel open. there are several heavy lifting crane barges here supplied by the us army that are already begun the process of cutting up the wreckage and lifting it out of the water. the authorities hope they will have that port back to full capacity as soon as the end of may. the investigation here is ongoing. a team of investigators is in baltimore and have been interviewing the crew of the container ship and have been studying the data of the on—board data recorder. that is what we call a black box on an aircraft. they are hoping there will be some clues in the data that will lead them to the answer of the main question here. what caused the catastrophic power failure on board the ship shortly before impact?

let's turn to some important news around the world. an evacuation is underway in the rusian urals mountain city orsk after a dam burst. thousands of home could be inundated. thousands of homes could be inundated. emergency crews are working to shore up the dam that skirts the country's border with kazakhstan. new york city agreed on friday to pay $17.5 million to settle a class—action lawsuit brought by two muslim american women. they said that after arresting them, police violated their rights by forcing them to remove their hijabs to be photographed. the settlement protects both men and women from having to remove religious attire. it also extends to other religious headwear, including wigs, yarmulkes and turbans. bronny, the son of los angeles lakers star lebronjames, has announced he is entering this year's nba draft. it comes less than a year after the 19—year—old suffered a cardiac arrest while training with his university of southern california team.

before we go and vibrant sign of spring at one english farm. a field of more than a half million tulips has opened to visitors near crawley in southern england. truly a sight for the eyes as spring gets under way. stay with on bbc news. hello. storm kathleen will dominate our weather through this weekend. a deep area of low pressure passing well to the west of the uk, but close enough to bring gales in northern and western parts. one other consequence, though — some very warm air being drawn up from the south. here's how the storm developed during friday. a strong and powerfuljet stream really energising this area of low pressure, this curl of cloud developing here. wherever you see a weather system spinning up into a curl like this, well, it shows that it really will mean business.

this deep low passing to the west of ireland. lots of isobars squeezing together, so some very strong winds, but also some very warm air. northern scotland, far warmer than it has been over recent days. parts of eastern england could get to 21 or 22 degrees. some rain to start off across the northern half of scotland — heavy rain at that. it will pull away northwards, and then essentially it is a sunshine and showers day. some of those showers could be on the heavy side, but it is going to be windy for all, particularly around these western coasts. gusts of 50, 60, 70 mph in exposed spots, so that could cause some disruption, certainly some very rough seas as well. but with those winds coming from the south, yes, it is going to be warm, with temperatures peaking at 21 or maybe 22 degrees in eastern england. now, through saturday evening, this weak cold front will exit the east of england. so that will leave some slightly fresher air into the early hours of sunday morning. still windy, still with quite a few showers. not as mild to start sunday morning, but still very mild for an april morning. and then into sunday, well,

it's another sunshine and showers day. the showers likely to join together into bands, so some places could see quite a few of those heavy and possibly thundery showers. windy again, strongest winds this time in the north—west of scotland. gales or severe gales are likely. still warm, but not as warm. temperatures north to south between ten and 16 or 17 degrees. but then as we head into the start of the new week, we are watching this area of low pressure. now, there's still a bit of uncertainty about this, but this could bring another bout of wet and very windy weather to southern parts of the uk as we head through monday and into tuesday. we'll keep you posted on that one. whichever way you slice it, an unsettled week of weather lies ahead. that's all from me. bye for now.

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and this investigation alleges that the russians may have been involved. we'll speak to one of the journalists behind the investigation. and gmail celebrates its 20th anniversary this month. we'll get into if and how email fits in the future of how we communicate. but we're going to start with a story you may well have seen in the news, the investigation into the attack on the iranian journalist, pouria zeraati, in london. before we meet our guests, let's just go through what we know about this story. pouria zeraati was stabbed and hospitalised on friday. he's since been released. the police are now saying that two people attacked him and they were driven away by a third person. they all headed in the direction of heathrow. all three suspects, the police say, left the uk hours after the attack. now, the police haven't said anything about the possible motive, though counterterrorism officers are involved in the investigation.

as for pouria zeraati himself, well, he's a really