The US military has carried out its first air-drop of food aid into Gaza amid an intense humanitarian crisis in the territory after months of Israeli military operations against Hamas. But how effective are they?

Also in the programme: apparent intercepts of German military officers discussing the potential supply to Ukraine of long-range Taurus missiles have been released in Russian media; and we hear an appreciation of flamboyant American fashion icon Iris Apfel, who has died aged 102.

(Photo: Members of the Jordanian Armed Forces air drop aid parcels along the Gaza coast, in cooperation with Egypt, Qatar, France and the UAE, 27 February 2024. Credit: Reuters/Jehad Shelbak)