What we know about the deadly air convoy strike in Gazapublished at 08:23 British Summer Time 5 April

08:23 BST 5 April

BBC Verify has been studying images shared on social media of the aftermath of Monday's attack to try to piece together what we know about the incident that killed seven aid workers.

The World Central Kitchen (WCK) says the convoy had just dropped off more than 100 tonnes of food supplies at a warehouse in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

The vehicles, two of which were armoured, are around 2.5km (1.5 miles) apart, which suggests there was more than one strike.

WCK says the third car was a "soft-skin vehicle" - meaning not armoured. It was about 1.6km south of the second vehicle and 2.5km of the first.

"It was a direct hit. They tried to treat some of them and put them in another car in front. But they shelled the car," said a local resident, who said he had witnessed the strike.

Read more about BBC Verify's findings here.

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Tom Bateman
State Department correspondent

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This is the most strident tone the White House has taken so far on Israel.

The statement put out after the call reflects the anger President Biden’s officials have described after the World Central Kitchen strike.

Biden effectively demanded that Israel ensures the protection of civilians in Gaza and lets in food aid.

And the text released after his call with Netanyahu contained a warning: that US policy with respect to Gaza would change if Israel doesn’t immediately act on those demands.

That’s a significant shift - the US is saying there is a limit to the support it will give Israel given the catastrophic situation that’s unfolded on the ground in Gaza.

Afterwards, a White House spokesman was asked repeatedly if that meant limiting arms supplies to Israel - he left his answer ambiguous, repeating only that US policy would change if the Israeli actions did not.

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Evacuation warnings issued by Israel to people in Gaza ahead of attacks have contained a host of significant errors, BBC analysis has revealed.

Warnings contained contradictory information and sometimes misnamed districts. This made them confusing.

Experts say such mistakes could violate Israel's obligations under international law.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has rejected any assertion the warnings were confusing or contradictory.

In a statement, it said the alerts analysed by the BBC were only one element of its "extensive efforts to encourage the evacuation [of] civilians out of harm's way".

Read our full analysis here.

President Joe Biden spoke to Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday for the first time since seven aid workers were killed in Gaza.

In a readout of the telephone call between the two leaders, which lasted less than 30 minutes, the White House said that the president "emphasised that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable".

"He made clear the need for Israel to announce and implement a series of specific, concrete, and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering, and the safety of aid workers," the summary said.

Biden's conversation with Netanyahu came as the president faced rising domestic anger at Israel's conduct in Gaza, and growing demands from within his party to place conditions on arms transfers.

Read more here.

Yolande Knell
Middle East correspondent, in Jerusalem

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With the UN warning of imminent famine in northern Gaza, humanitarian organisations had repeatedly requested full access to Israel’s Ashdod port, some 20 miles (30km) away, to no avail.

Now, in a major change of policy, Israel’s security cabinet has decided to temporarily open it up for aid deliveries.

The nearest entry point to Gaza, the large Erez crossing, will also be opened for the first time since the deadly Hamas attacks on 7 October, and the amount of aid from Jordan moving through the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Gaza will increase.

The steps were quickly announced following a half hour call between President Biden and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just days after an Israeli strike killed a team from the US charity, World Central Kitchen.

Biden has now threatened to rethink his backing for Israel’s war efforts in Gaza if it doesn’t change its tactics.

The US gives vital military supplies and acts as a diplomatic shield for Israel on the world stage – but recently, divisions have grown between the two allies.

Israel says it will open or expand three crossings into Gaza to increase humanitarian aid, after US President Joe Biden told Israel it must take steps to protect civilians if it wants to keep US support.

• The Erez Gate in northern Gaza will be temporarily re-opened and Ashdod Port will also be opened for aid deliveries
• More aid from Jordan will be allowed to enter via the Kerem Shalom Crossing
• The move to open Israel's northern border crossing with Gaza in Erez is particularly significant, after Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told Israeli media in November that there would be "no more contact between Israel and Gaza"
• Israel's announcement came just hours after Biden spoke to Netanyahu for the first time since an Israeli strike killed seven aid workers in Gaza on Monday
• It is understood that the re-opening of the corridors was specifically requested by Biden in the phone call
• It was the first time that Washington attempted to leverage American aid in order to influence the conduct of the war in Gaza - marking a significant shift in US policy

• The US National Security Council welcomed Israel’s decision and said these steps “must now be fully and rapidly implemented”
• US policy, it added, would be determined by the steps Israel took to protect "innocent civilians and the safety of aid workers"

Aoife Walsh
Live reporter

Hello and welcome to our live coverage as Israel says it has approved the opening of two routes into Gaza to allow more aid into the territory.

The Erez Gate in northern Gaza will be temporarily re-opened for the first time since the start of the war and the Ashdod Port will also be opened for humanitarian deliveries.

More aid from Jordan will also be allowed to enter via the Kerem Shalom Crossing.

It comes just hours after a phone call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - their first direct contact since an Israeli strike killed seven aid workers in Gaza on Monday.

Biden warned Netanyahu that Israel must take steps to prevent civilian harm and humanitarian suffering if it wanted to maintain US support, according to a readout of the phone call.

Stay with us for the latest developments and analysis throughout the day.