from the us secretary of state, antony blinken, who said more must be done to minimise civilian casualties. ireland has been bidding farewell to the pogues singer shane macgowan at a funeral full of singing and even dancing in county tipperary. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. we will start in israel and gaza. the un security council, this is their meeting a couple of hours ago, we are expecting a vote in the next couple of hours. they will be voting on a draught resolution calling for an immediate cease—fire in gaza. the us though are expected to veto that call. we will have all the latest

from new york in just a moment. right now, let's take you live to khan younis in southern gaza. this is the hospital and there has been another day of intense fighting there. our international editor jeremy bowen reports, and a warning, it contains some images you may find distressing. gaza is on the brink of a full—blown collapse, says the un. almost 2 million people have been driven from their homes by israeli forces. civil order, the un warns, is breaking down. in deir al—balah, the mosque was bombed with such force that the yafa hospital next door was put out of action. the hospital director said gaza's health care system is being targeted systematically. israel said it launched a50 strikes in the last 2a hours. it released these night—vision pictures without a soundtrack. the americans repeated warnings that israel is killing too many civilians.

it is a war crime to target civilians or harm them with an indiscriminate attack. more pictures are emerging on social media of israel's round—up of hundreds of palestinian men it says are hamas suspects. they were ordered to leave a un shelter, forced to strip to their underwear and bound before being driven away for interrogation. israel still has not beaten hamas in northern gaza. fighting continues in an urban wasteland. the video has been traced to israeli soldiers posting out of gaza, and since it went viral, has been deleted from tiktok. the way hundreds of thousands of palestinians in gaza are being forced to live was filmed by a freelance journalist working for the bbc. atar is sheltering in a tent made of plastic sheets in the grounds of a hospital in deir al—balah, in the middle area of gaza.

gaza's people are looking into the abyss, according to the un secretary—general. he's implored the security council to end their ordeal by passing a cease—fire resolution tonight. atar said he's trying to get his kids to forget the good food they used to enjoy. translation: idon't| know what to tell you. the only thing we have to eat is tea with no sugar. the only three words we have from our children are "hungry, cold, thirsty". and we would rather die than see them get sick. israel destroyed the historic omari mosque in gaza city. it is close to an area israeli troops are assaulting. palestinian diplomats at the un says israel wants to force the people out. israel once again rejected a cease—fire. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.

i want to focus now on one of the people in the footage he saw and that report there of the dozens of men detained by israel and stripped of their underwear. one of them was a gazan journalist. of their underwear. one of them was a gazanjournalist. but for the new arabic, also known as out el—arabi, an english based pan arab news colleagues told us he was taken to a military base in israel. a number of detained men have since been released but he was not one of them. i saw these posts one after another ofjournalists i know, and i recognised him. iwas ofjournalists i know, and i recognised him. i was not the one who recognised him. it was his friends and colleagues in gaza who said this is ourfriend. they had heard that he was detained, but then they saw the video, which by the way was recorded by the israeli, shot by

the israeli army, the video, this is what this went viral. and i was shocked. and first it was his sister saying he was detained. and then came this video, and that we don't know. the upshot is that those were released told his family that he was transferred by the israelis to a military base in south israel. so we have no idea about his fate. to get a clear picture of what conditions are like on the ground, i spoke with stephen ryan from the international committee of the red cross, who is in southern gaza. the situation continues to be dire for civilians across gaza. the hostilities continue, and there's still insufficient access to food, water or shelter.

and without doubt the humanitarian situation is continuing to deteriorate. right now, organisations such as the international committee of the red cross are doing their utmost to meet these growing humanitarian challenges. but it can be said that right now we're at the limits of humanitarian action. so what does that mean, you're at the limit? you just don't have the resources or the security or the locations to do what you need to do? well, right now, the number of people that are in need of assistance, those who've been displaced again and again and again, continues to grow. at the same time, there is not enough humanitarian assistance coming into gaza, and we do not have the required security conditions to be able to assist these people wherever they are. there are people that are currently sleeping under plastic sheets and those that are sleeping out in the open, in addition to hundreds of families staying in schools and other shelters throughout southern gaza.

and this situation is unsustainable. the calls in the united nations today for an immediate cease—fire. is that something that you support? well, from the point of view of the international committee of the red cross, anything that's going to give some respite to civilians during this type of a conflict is something that should be welcomed. but our view is that the conditions that are in place at the moment, the humanitarian response that we're able to deliver, it's not meeting the needs. and right now a political response is what's required. so we encourage these talks, and we hope that both the parties to the conflict and anybody that has influence reminds everybody who are involved here that civilians must be protected. and that it's the parties to the conflict that have that responsibility.

our role is to remind them... if a humanitarian cease—fire doesn't come into immediate effect, it's not expected to, what other measures, what other levers are there to pull to try and improve the situation? things like potentially opening more crossings. opening more crossings, it's certainly something that the international committee of the red cross would welcome if it ensures that a greater amount of assistance is able to reach those that need it most. but greater amounts of humanitarian relief are not what's going to stop this humanitarian crisis. right now, we need all actors of influence and the parties to the conflict to recognise that civilians across gaza continue to suffer in ever increasing numbers. and this continues to be unacceptable that they have a responsibility to ensure protection of civilians during this armed conflict. and while this armed conflict continues, the number of people that

are suffering continues to grow. if crossings, for example, did start to open, if there was something like a pause for a few hours each day, as we've kind of seen before, would these kind of smaller measures add up to anything at all? i think for those that are going to benefit from a situation like this, this is a moment of respite. and, of course, an organisation such as ours is going to welcome that. but you yourself have said that these are going to be small measures, wondering will they add up to anything at all. and what's needed now is something that adds up to a response that exceeds the capacity of the organisations that are present here in gaza to meet. there are countless people that are in need of humanitarian assistance. civilians, people that don't have access to even basic services like food, water or even toilets. and this means that what's needed now is a concerted response from all states to recognise that the conditions that are continuing here are unsustainable for humanitarian action.

that is insight into the situation on the ground there. we will take a look now at the diplomacy because in new york, the united nations security council do to hold a vote in the next hour or so. this was the meeting in the last couple of hours talking about a draught resolution calling for an immediate military and cease—fire. but we are going to do now is here some of the key moments from that meeting. first, the head of the un, antonio guterres. i urge the council to spare no. effort to push for an immediate humanitarian cease—fire - for the protection of civilians and for the urgent delivery of life—saving aid. - while we deal with the current crisis, we cannot lose sight . of the only viable possibility for a peaceful future, - a two—state solution on the basis of united nations resolutions- and international law, - with israel and palestine living side by side in peace and security.

the representative for the united states explained why his country could not support the call for an immediate cease—fire. if israel unilaterally laid down its weapons today, as some member states have called for, hamas would continue to hold hostages. women and children, elderly men, many of whom, according to survivor accounts, are being subjected to cruel and inhumane treatment. and as of today, hamas continues to pose a threat to israel and remain in charge of gaza. that is not a threat that any one of our governments would allow to continue to remain on our own borders. not after the worst attack on our people in several decades. for that reason, while the united states strongly supports a durable peace in which both israelis and palestinians can live in peace and security, we do not support calls

for an immediate cease—fire. riyad mansour, the permanent observer for palestine to the un, argued that an immediate cease—fire is the only way to bring respite to the palestinian people. we are all supposed to pretend that this aggression is not aimed at the destruction of the palestinian people in the gaza strip when it has besieged and bombed our people and deprived them of all requirements of life. i keep reading in the media israel has no clear war objectives. are we supposed to pretend we don't know the objective? this is the ethnic cleansing of gaza strip. the dispossession or forcible displacement of the palestinian people when so many israeli representatives could not refrain from admitting it.

if you are against the destruction and displacement of the palestinian people, you have to be in favour of an immediate cease—fire. when you refuse to call for a cease—fire, you are refusing to call for the only thing that can put an end to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. israel's un ambassador gilad erdan questioned why article 99 was not invoked for the wars in ukraine or yemen, but instead for the war in gaza. he said israel firmly rejected calls for a permanent cease—fire. in each one of these conflicts — and i have other examples — i tens, if not hundreds i of thousands were killed and millions were displaced. yet not once, not even once, has article 99 of the un - charter been invoked. is the war in ukraine not a threat. to international peace and security?

do the millions of displaced syrians and the children whose corpses - were found foaming at the mouth | in douma not symbolise a threat| to regional stability? is watching thousands of yemeni children die in war while tens - of thousands starve not worthy enough i to invoke article 99? despite the immense global impact of other conflicts and far more - pressing threats to international peace and security, _ israel's defensive war- against hamas, a designated terrorist organisation, was the catalyst for i activating article 99. what exactly is article 99? our correspondent nada tawfik explains. article 99 is perhaps the strongest power given to secretary—generals under the un charter.

it allows them to bring to the attention of the security council any matters that, in their opinion, threaten the maintenance of international peace and security. and it is notable that antonio guterres has never invoked article 99 in his tenure. and, in fact, it's been decades since a secretary—general has. it's only been invoked a handful of times in the past. ok, thank you for talking us through that. what have you made of what we've heard so far? well, look, i mean, despite the increasingly urgent calls from the un and quite frankly their wider humanitarian partners that a cease—fire is needed because the humanitarian system is collapsing, and noting there that from the secretary—seneral, from the head of unwra, philip lazzarini, that their own staff, more than 130 have died, that they're going to work

with their family members now because they fear being killed. they have really underscored the urgency that they cannot help people in gaza in a meaningful way any more because there is nowhere there that is safe. and despite that, we really haven't seen a change in position from israel's ally, the united states. i mean, it's worth noting that the majority of the security council has long supported an immediate cease—fire, but the united states has signalled it will again use its veto, saying a cease—fire will only benefit hamas, a position it has held for a while now. ok, nada, just talk us through then the timetable. what are we expecting now in the hours ahead? well, the debate has now ended. that was a chance for the secretary—general to address the council based off his letter invoking article 99. we then heard positions of various council members and others who wished to speak.

now the french ambassador, nicolas de riviere, suggested that it would help the security council to delay a vote further to try to kind of get consensus. he thinks it is, you know, a totalfailure if the security council once again does not pass a resolution, doesn't agree on one. however, at the moment, a vote is still expected this evening. now, i should just add that we have heard from a security council diplomat that the uk is expected to abstain in their vote. it's something they've done in the past, on october 18th, when the united states did veto another resolution on this crisis. so we will see in that vote all the positions of different countries. but with it expected to fail, it kind of leaves the united nations and certainly palestinians in the same position. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's look at some other stories making news. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was shot in hackney in east london on tuesday. 42—year—old lianne gordon died at the scene. a 20—year—old man and 16—year—old boy were also injured. police are appealing for more information. the average two—year fixed deal mortgage has dropped below 6% for the first time since mid—june. financial information service moneyfacts says competition amongst providers has pushed rates down after the spike which followed liz truss�*s mini—budget. hundreds of oxfam staff in the uk have gone on strike for the first time in the charity's 81—year history. last—ditch talks on wednesday between oxfam and the unite union failed to reach an agreement. about 200 shops are affected.

you're live with bbc news. next, ministers have been defending the cost of the government's rwanda plan after it emerged that another £100 million had been given to the nation as part of its deal to relocate asylum—seekers there. it means the scheme now costs more than £240 million without a single asylum—seeker being flown to the country as yet. from rwanda, mayenijones reports. all dressed up with no—one to cook for. this used to be a refuge for survivors of the 1994 genocide here in rwanda. it was repurposed to host the uk's asylum—seekers. this hostel is part of what we now know is a £240 million investment the british government has made into its asylum deal with rwanda. a bbc crew was here injune of last year when staff were getting ready to receive the first arrivals from the uk, but a year and half later, it still stands empty.

the home office says some of this money is for rwanda's economic development. it adds that there are significant set—up costs to ensure asylum—seekers are processed sufficiently. but rights groups say the uk shouldn't be partnering with rwanda in the first place. this is a government where fundamental rights such as freedom of expression, freedom of association, freedom to vote how someone wants to, freedom from arbitrary detention and torture, these fundamental rights are not respected. the rwandan government says it respects human rights and international law. during tuesday's visit by home secretary james cleverly, rwanda's foreign minister pointed out that his country has a long history of welcoming refugees. migrants in this un—run centre were brought to rwanda after suffering abuse in libya, but although they say conditions here are good, of the 2,000 people who've passed through this camp since it was set up in 2019, none have chosen to stay in rwanda. some are the asylum—seekers who came from yemen.

26—year—old south sudanese refugee john lives in kigali. we've changed his name and hidden his identity to protect him. out of15, 16 million of rwanda populations, i can say 5 million want to leave. why? the life standard here is restricted. we all are restricted. the british government says the rwanda scheme is necessary to deter illegal migrants, and it believes the asylum—seekers it sends here will be able to rebuild their lives. but as many refugees in rwanda want to relocate, that may be a tall order. mayenijones, bbc news, kigali. ireland has been bidding farewell to the pogues front man shane macgowan. hollywood actorjohnny depp and the president of ireland were among those who attended. earlier fans broke into song as the horse drawn

cup and made its way through the city. our ireland correspondent chris page was there. music: fairytale of new york. ireland is mourning and celebrating its poet of punk. shane macgowan was one of this country's greatest cultural geniuses. as his cortege moved through the streets of south dublin, thousands showed their appreciation for a remarkable artistic life. when i first heard shane's voice, it, like, stopped me in my tracks. i met my wife at a pogues concert early '905, and he's been a big part of our life since then. the favourite song of all is dirty old townl because it connects with here. # i kissed my girl # by the factory wall # dirty old town...# the legacy of his music is already living on. # sinatra was singing # all the cops, they were swinging # we kissed on a corner and then

danced through the night...# the pogues�* most famous song is synonymous with this time of year. in nenagh, tributes have been added to christmas shop window displays. to shane! at philly ryan's pub, people remember shane macgowan as a friend rather than a star. he wasn't a guy that was in for the big limelight stuff. - he just wanted to be around his friends, l play a game of pool, _ sing songs and chat and stories. he was a great musician and notjust lyricist, voice, all that. one word — legend. at the local church, the singer's status as a global irish icon was reflected by those who took part in the service. maestro. we pray for a deeper spiritl of compassion in the world. may we feel the pain of others. one of the musician's closest creative comrades,

the australian singer nick cave, played a seminal pogues number, rainy night in soho. # i've been loving you a long time # down all the years # down all the days # and i've cried for all your...# and shane macgowan's wife remembered their decades together. i'm feeling so much love now from him that i don't think he can go away. i don't think love can go away, can it? i reallyjust don't. applause. music: fairytale of new york. there are few people who could've inspired a funeral like this.

a talent forged in rural ireland won admirers across the world all year round, the unique shane macgowan. chris page, bbc news, in nenagh, county tipperary. music. stay with us here on bbc news. i'll be back with the headlines in a couple of minutes�* time. stay with us. hello there. we've got a couple of areas of low pressure for this weekend. that will bring spells of mild, but also wet weather at times. it will be noticeably mild compared to what we had last weekend. there will be some sunshine around over the weekend. it's not going to be a complete wash—out. and it's going to be windy both days, but particularly late on saturday. this is saturday's low pressure system hurtling through, bringing a band of rain, squeezing the isobars, bringing those gales. and then sunday's low

pressure moves through. not quite as windy on sunday, but still another band of rainfall. you will notice both by day and by night it's going to be very mild for the time of year. now with more rain falling on already saturated ground, we've already got a number of flood warnings. this is going to exacerbate the issue, and we could see more flood warnings by the end of the weekend. so stay tuned to the forecast. head online if you have any concerns. through tonight, it stays very wet in central and southern scotland. windy for the northern isles, and then here comes the next batch of wet and windy weather pushing into northern ireland, wales, the midlands, southern and south—west england. very mild with it, but generally it's going to be a frost—free night for most. very wet, windy day, certainly morning for saturday, northern ireland, england and wales. the rain becomes confined to central, southern scotland. to the north of it, brighter, sunshine, a few showers. and it brightens up later in the day across england and wales. sunny spells, a few scattered showers, a very mild 1a degrees in the south—east. but the winds will become a feature later in the day on saturday. widespread gales northern ireland, england and wales, and then there's

a risk of gusts 60—70 mph in northern ireland, particularly so into north—west england and north wales. this could cause some disruption for a time through saturday evening, the first part of the night. as we move through saturday night, the winds remained strong, but ease down somewhat. it stays quite showery across scotland, but we'll see a slot of drier, clearer weather for england, wales and northern ireland for a time on sunday morning. and again largely frost—free. sunday starts off fine, some early sunshine in central and eastern areas, but it won't be long before the next low— ressure system moves through to bring wetter and breezier weather. the rain becomes confined to northern and eastern areas, and again we should see a bit of sunshine into the afternoon for england and wales, where we'll see temperatures 10—12 degrees here. it stays unsettled into the start of the new week, on the mild side, but then there's hints of it turning drier as high pressure builds in for the end of the week, with increasing amounts of sunshine. take care.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the un security council prepares to vote on a resolution calling for an urgent humanitarian ceasefire in gaza, after the secretary general invokes a rarely used power to call a meeting. there is clearly, in my view, a serious risk of aggravating existing

threats to the maintenance of international peace and security. vladimir putin confirms he will run for a fifth term as russian president in next year's elections. ireland has been bidding farewell to the pogues singer shane macgowan at a funeral full of singing and even dancing 75 euros to baby dinosaur leg welcome to the programme. more now on the israel—gaza war the last 8 weeks have taken their toll on those with ties to the region, not least palestinians living in london. the bbc�*s alice bhandhukravi has been speaking to a family who live in battersea, who were in the west bank 8 weeks ago for a family trip. they described their experience and how they've been coping.

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