also in the programme fury erupts at the un climate conference in dubai, after opec urges members to reject proposals to phase out fossil fuels, in a leaked letter. when i listen to the smaller islands in my ear and in my heart, and i hear about this opec letter, i'm deeply concerned about it. former immigration minister, robertjenrick, accuses rishi sunak of not keeping his word to do �*whatever it takes' to stop migrants crossing the channel. the us has faced fierce criticism for vetoeing a united nations security council draft resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the israel—gaza war.

the palestinian president mahmoud abbas says the veto makes the us complicit in what he describes as war crimes against palestinians. in a statement, he condemns the american position as a "flagrant violation of all humanitarian principles and values" and he holds the us "responsible for the bloodshed of palestinian children, women and elderly people in the gaza strip". the us envoy said such a ceasefire would be dangerous and unrealistic. every other member of the council backed the resolution — apart from the uk, which abstained. israel thanked the us, saying a ceasefire would give hamas — which is classed as a terror group by many western governments — a chance to regroup. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. in gaza, there's no safe place, says the un secretary general. the health care system is collapsing.

hospitals have become battlegrounds, and palestinians have no shelter and everything else needed to survive, he says. this was the scene in khan younis in the south yesterday in the aftermath of an israeli airstrike as the military pushes ahead with its war against hamas. hours later, at the un in new york, the secretary general called for a ceasefire and had this warning. there is a high risk of the total collapse of the humanitarian support system in gaza, which would have devastating consequences. we anticipate that would result in a complete breakdown of public order and increased pressure for mass displacement into egypt. i fear the consequences could be devastating for the security of the entire region. but the us, which has veto power, ignored his calls and voted against it. our goal should not simply be to stop the war for today.

it should be to end the war forever, break the cycle of unceasing violence, and build something stronger in gaza and across the middle east so that history does not keep repeating itself. britain abstained in the vote. every other member of the security council backed the ceasefire. we call for further— and longer pauses to get aid to palestinians and allow space for further hostage releases. . but we cannot vote in favour. of a resolution which does not condemn the atrocities hamas - committed against innocent israeli civilians on the 7th of october. in gaza, the situation for civilians grows more dire by the day. the world food programme is warning of widespread famine and says nine in ten gazans are not getting enough food. "our life is extremely difficult",

says hassanein, another displaced gaza resident, now in rafah. "there's not even water. "this is what we face every day", he says. as the fighting continues, more people are being killed and the suffering of survivors is getting worse. israel says it is taking steps to protect civilians in gaza, but the world is asking, is it enough? it is it enough? has been confirmed that one of the it has been confirmed that one of the israeli hostages in gaza has been killed. this is a picture of the man and his community have released a statement in the last few hours. "it is with great sorrow and a broken heart that we announce the murder of sahar baruch

who was kidnapped from his home by hamas terrorists to gaza on the black sabbath and murdered there. we share in the unbearable grief of his parents, tami and roni, his brother, guy and niv, his family and all his loved ones. we will demand the return of his body as part of any hostages release deal. we won't stop until everyone is home.> let's get more reaction to the un security council last night that we've been discussing throughout the morning. dr mustafa barghouti is president of the political party palestine national initiative, i spoke to him earlier about his views on the us veto on calls for a ceasefire. the united states of america and britain did not support a ceasefire means they are participating in this crime. they are covering up the terrible

crime of genocide that is happening now in gaza and the terrible other crime of ethnic cleansing that the israelis are conducting against the people. and the collective punishment is depriving people from every possibility of having a normal life. i heard representatives on britain saying they want to condemn the killings of israelis and we do not want any israeli or palestinian to be killed, but why is she saying that the killing of 32 children should be condemned children should be condemned while she is not saying the israeli killing of 7,500 palestinian should also be condemned. that is a double standard. but liberty counsel is very dangerous. —— what happened in the security council is very dangerous. it sends a very negative message to the whole world that from now on we don't live in the world is not

living according to international law but according to the law of the jungle. it's important to say that israel strongly refutes those claims of genocide and ethnic cleansing in particular. i wanted to ask you specifically and you touched on it in there, what the us and uk were saying at the un security council. they said a ceasefire now does not provide a lasting resolution to this. what is your suggested path forward to make sure hamas does not provide an ongoing threat to israel while also protecting palestinian civilians in gaza? hamas was reacting to what israel was doing. i'm notjustifying anything, but to think that the world... let me finish. these were massacres on that day. you are saying they were reacting and you're notjustifying it, but it's important to say that these were brutal attacks. we should make that point. you should allow me to answer you. can i answer you please? can i answer? please do.

i am quoting the secretary general of the un who no—one can doubt is a good man, and he said things did not happen from a vacuum. we have been oppressed by the israeli occupation for 56 years. 70% of the population of gaza have been subjected to ethnic earlier i spoke to asaf shariv, former consul general of israel in new york — he's in tel aviv, and told me about the current situation in gaza. the problem is that we see that even during the ceasefire and on a daily basis, that trucks of food and gas and other humanitarian aid that are getting in there are not going to the citizens. since there are no un

people inside gaza and the israelis are not controlling who gets the food. we see that the leaders of hamas are taking the food and all this aid to their people. so we can bring in as much as we can. that's not quite correct, though, is it because you said justjust for accuracy, though, you said that the un aren't inside gaza, but unwra, the un relief and works agency, are operating inside gaza. yes. and i feel sorry for them because every day they are the ones that are getting in are being robbed. the trucks, there's a mob running towards these trucks of food or humanitarian aid, and then come a truck with five or six or seven people of hamas and they are just taking everything. this is the daily basis. there are a lot of videos and you see more and more people in gaza complaining about the situation we're seeing they are definitely, without a doubt suffering. and i personally feel sorry for every innocent people in gaza. definitely. but what's the solution? if we bring more, hamas will have more.

and then the situation will only continue. you know, this is not the first operation since israel evacuated from gaza in 2006. and every two years, two or three years, we have an operation. and after two weeks, the un said, let's do a ceasefire and it continues. and, you know, hamas took hostages, the israeli people, but they also took hostages, some of the the innocent citizens in gaza who suffered. but if we will not put an end to the regime of the hamas, it willjust continue for two more years. they will have a two weeks stop or two—year stop, but it will continue. we have to get rid of this government and make sure that the citizens of israel and the citizens of gaza will not suffer from this administration. joining me now is steven erlanger who's the cheif diplomatic correspondent in europe for the new york times. let's talk about the us position first of all because they are of course israel's of political and military ally but there's been a lot

of criticism about the position that they took at the un security council last night, not a surprising one. what is your assessment of what the us perhaps wants to do next? the us would like this _ us perhaps wants to do next? the us would like this over _ us perhaps wants to do next? the us would like this over with _ us perhaps wants to do next? the us would like this over with but - us perhaps wants to do next? the us would like this over with but the - us perhaps wants to do next? the us would like this over with but the us i would like this over with but the us also once hamas taken out of power in gaza, so the us has given a time on the clock is ticking and israel has urged, sorry, the us has urged israel very strongly to let more aid into gaza and the slaughter going on hertz israel's reputation on the united states representation —— reputation but for hamas to win it only needs to survive in power and no one really wants that to happen, not the people of gaza, i assure you because i spent a lot of time there, not the saudis all thejordanians or

the palestinian authorities, not israel or america, the palestinian authorities, not israel oramerica, but the palestinian authorities, not israel or america, but to defeat hamas you have to defeat them. a ceasefire will simply stop the fighting and leave hamas in place. that is the argument, that is the american argument, sojoe biden is giving israel time at the time is not unlimited and they have urged israel very openly, including from the vice president, to be much more careful about civilian deaths, casualties, to use less bombs, smaller bombs, to really bring this to a halt but they are not going to let a ceasefire stop it in the middle. ,, ,, . ., , ., ,, ., middle. the us secretary of state was speaking _ middle. the us secretary of state was speaking the _ middle. the us secretary of state was speaking the day _ middle. the us secretary of state was speaking the day before - was speaking the day before yesterday and talking about the gap between israel's stated intent to protect civilians but the reality of what was happening on the ground and that he needs to say that publicly, does it suggest he doesn't think

israel is listening to what he is saying publicly or privately? that's an issue. saying publicly or privately? that's an issue- the _ saying publicly or privately? that's an issue. the americans _ saying publicly or privately? that's an issue. the americans and - saying publicly or privately? that's l an issue. the americans and israelis are talking everyday about all of this, but israel has its own national interest and at some point will do what it thinks it needs to do. it is listening to the us and is listening to britain and listening to germany but it does not always agree. it's the same with the desired end state, they want a two state solution and the palestinian authority to somehow take over power in gaza and benjamin netanyahu says no way, but for that to happen, you need a new israeli government and a new palestinian government and you need the hostilities to end. there is a long way to go, i'm afraid. for how lona is a long way to go, i'm afraid. for how long do _ is a long way to go, i'm afraid. for how long do you think israel will continue to get us backing and you touched on this, to continue the military operation as the number of

palestinian deaths and injuries continues to climb. there will surely be some sort of cut—off date for that backing, won't there? it is for that backing, won't there? it is flexible, for that backing, won't there? it is flexible. but _ for that backing, won't there? it is flexible. but i _ for that backing, won't there? it 3 flexible, but i think it's a matter of two weeks. i don't think it will be much more than that and i don't even think it will be another month. thank you forjoining us from the new york times and let's head back to london for the rest of the news. anna foster injerusalem bringing us the latest development. there's fury among some countries at the un climate summit in dubai, after the oil cartel 0pec urged its members to block any deal targeting fossil fuels. france's energy minister says she's "stunned" after 0pec — the organisation of the petroleum exporting countries — rallied its members to reject any proposal at cop28 to phase out fossil fuels. spain's ecology minister has called the move �*disgusting' .

live now to dubai and our correspondent carl nasman. to what extent is this letter from 0pec are now dominating the agenda of the day? this opec are now dominating the agenda of the da ? , , opec are now dominating the agenda ofthe da ? , , .,, opec are now dominating the agenda oftheda ? ,, ., i, ,, of the day? this is really bubbling under the surface _ of the day? this is really bubbling under the surface and _ of the day? this is really bubbling under the surface and is - of the day? this is really bubbling under the surface and is a - of the day? this is really bubbling under the surface and is a big - of the day? this is really bubbling l under the surface and is a big point of discussion here at cop 28 and it's likely a reaction, some people say, to the growing momentum and calls for a phase—out of fossil fuels and to have that included in the final language of the final agreement at the end of this week. there are more than a hundred countries that support that, more than half of the countries involved. analysts were telling me on behalf of the oil nations that this could be a turning point for the future of oil and gas and there is trouble for the economies and we have some

reaction from our climate envoy, jennifer morgan. i think we're seeing very worrying tactics by the arab group here. one of the key issues is adaptation. that's the second big paris goal. how do we create resilience in all of our economies? how can small islands make sure that their houses aren't going to be blown away by the next cyclone? and there you have a position from the arab group which doesn't even want to have text. this is a problem. this is a priority for the most vulnerable countries and europe stands with them. iamjoined by i am joined by a charred environmentalist and the chair of the indigenous peoples forum on climate change. a lot of talk about what is going on with the 0pec nations and the cop 28 presidency, and i know that this morning he actually came to speak to your group, the indigenous peoples caucus. what did he tell you? we have this caucus. what did he tell you? - have this morning at the caucus it

is the endgame. the last three days, we wanted to have what we are requesting to be in the text and it's about how he can make this language to get to the outcome. for us it's about having governments to get a permanent active role of the observer because we have to be a 0bserver because we have to be a guardian of all of the defending of the communities. this guardian of all of the defending of the communities.— the communities. this is the loss and damage _ the communities. this is the loss and damage fund _ the communities. this is the loss and damage fund approved - the communities. this is the loss and damage fund approved on i the communities. this is the loss | and damage fund approved on day the communities. this is the loss - and damage fund approved on day one, and damage fund approved on day one, and you are saying that you want to have a role in terms of how the money will be distributed. absolutely. you know, when they wanted to make the dam, they went to the channels of the countries who had it and it goes through the ministries process but the people losing their culture and identity

and who can prevent it is very far to get the cash to them so that's why for us we need to be sitting in and we can decide and guide them to go directly to those communities to prevent the loss and damage first, and when it has happened, to repair it. ., ., ., and when it has happened, to repair it. you are part of a group of stron: it. you are part of a group of strong female _ it. you are part of a group of strong female climate - it. you are part of a group of l strong female climate activists it. you are part of a group of - strong female climate activists and you have said that women are the masters of the environment. what do you mean by that? flit masters of the environment. what do you mean by that?— you mean by that? of course. if all ofthe you mean by that? of course. if all of the decisions _ you mean by that? of course. if all of the decisions of _ you mean by that? of course. if all of the decisions of the _ you mean by that? of course. if all of the decisions of the world - you mean by that? of course. if all of the decisions of the world are i of the decisions of the world are left in the hands of women, the world would be more peaceful, more just, equitable and inclusive. just look at a mother, she is taking care of the children, of her own people and the one making her society work, so that is why we are arguing about having women or women in that bracket. we cannot bracket half of our lives. it has to be a normal and

natural way to have women leaders. here at cop 28, do you feel indigenous leaders and indigenous environmentalists are having an equal seat at the table with everyone else? fish equal seat at the table with everyone else?— equal seat at the table with everyone else? equal seat at the table with eve one else? �* ., , ., everyone else? an equal seat is a ve bi everyone else? an equal seat is a very big word- — everyone else? an equal seat is a very big word. having _ everyone else? an equal seat is a very big word. having a _ everyone else? an equal seat is a very big word. having a seat - everyone else? an equal seat is a very big word. having a seat at i everyone else? an equal seat is al very big word. having a seat at the table, we try to get some of them, and this does not mean we have to check the box that we have indigenous people present, but we have to implement what we are saying in the decisions. so for now, some of the discussion, when we come out of the discussion, when we come out of the discussion, when we come out of the ministerial but how climate can come together and have action together. we have to consider what we say into the decision, and if they are going to consider, there needs to be the diversity on climate

to have the same position at the cops. . ., . ., to have the same position at the cops. _, . ., ., cops. the co-chair of the international _ cops. the co-chair of the international indigenous i cops. the co-chair of the - international indigenous peoples caucus on climate change, thanks for speaking yesterday, and about four days left in the negotiations and that letter from opec making some waves but there are plenty of countries that will be pushing for a fossil fuel phase—out and we will keep you up—to—date on the latest development in dubai. carl, thank you very much. south korea, japan and the united states say they've agreed on new ways to counter threats from north korea. the national security advisers of the three allies have been meeting in seoul. they said they would work together to tackle pyongyang's nuclear programme and its growing military ties with russia. moscow is suspected of helping north korea launch its first ever spy satellite last month. the leaders of england and wales' biggest unions are set to launch an attack on a controversial new law which will require them to provide minimum levels of service

during strikes. the tuc, which represents 48 different unions, is holding a special national conference as it steps up its opposition to the new regulations. they were announced by ministers following 18 months of strikes over pay and conditions. let's get more on this with our business correspondent marc ashdown the tuc and union members may oppose this potential new law, but can they do anything to stop it? hot this potential new law, but can they do anything to stop it?— do anything to stop it? not really. firstl this do anything to stop it? not really. firstly this is _ do anything to stop it? not really. firstly this is an _ do anything to stop it? not really. firstly this is an extraordinary - firstly this is an extraordinary meeting. just to give you the scene set, this is the great and good of the leading unions across the uk and only meet once a year when they put together proposals for workers' rights in this meeting, the last time i got togetherfor this rights in this meeting, the last time i got together for this subject was back in the 1980s and back then

it was to do was this legislation and today we are hearing impassioned speeches against what i call the minimum service level agreements of their new rules brought in by the government in response to the wave of strikes we saw across various industries in the last 18 months and what it means is in future strikes, certain members of staff in certain sectors will have to come into work and will have to guarantee a minimum service to the public while workers walk out, so employers would potentially put up working notices saying certain members of staff would have to be in work at the issue for the union is they will have democratically voted to go on strike and will be in a position where they go to work or face potential disciplinary action or even the sack, and if the unions flout the laws, they could face fines and up to even £1 million, so today we are hearing from the likes of sharon graham at unite, one of the largest in the uk, the fire brigades union and the teaching unions, or making impassioned

speeches and trying to find ways, the idea of today is to find a way for all of the unions to push back on these rules and challenge them but within the law.— but within the law. what is likely to be the outcome _ but within the law. what is likely to be the outcome of— but within the law. what is likely to be the outcome of this - to be the outcome of this extraordinary meeting? well, i would imagine they will put together some resolutions and there will be an overarching message to unions on ways they could potentially fight back. we've been told by the general secretary of the tuc that they will explore every avenue to support employees and employers, as they don't have to put these notices up so they will look for ways that they could get around them and fight back. we will see them tested, i would imagine, in the coming months. as lead, the train drivers union are in a long—running industrial dispute with the rail companies so potentially the laws could get challenged and they are now in effect for certain industries like health care and border security and the rail industry and they were brought in this week. the

government, their view is after such a big pattern of industrial action in the last 18 months, they had to do something to maintain a workers' rights to strike but ensure the public get access to crucial services like health care when strikes are going on. incidentally it's a big political issue and labour have said if it gets elected at the next election will repeal the laws in the first hundred days but certainly today is about all of these leaders of the main unions coming together and trying to put a united front here on ways they can fight back against the legislation. thank you very much. the actor ryan o'neal has died at the age of 82. you've put up a big glass wall to keep from getting hurt, but also keeps you from getting touched. it's a risk, isn't it, jenny. best known for his oscar—nominated role in the 1970 film love story, he also starred in what's up, doc?,

paper moon and a bridge too far. his son patrick confirmed his death, calling him "a hollywood legend". tributes paid to the actor ryan o'neill who has died at the age of 82. more on all of these stories on the bbc news website and mobile app. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. storm elin is set to cross the uk through today, bringing some pretty windy conditions later on, and yet more rain on what has been a pretty wet month so far. we're only around 25% through the month, but we've seen 80—90% worth of the rainfall across some central and eastern parts of the uk. contrast that with north—west highlands of scotland where we've barely seen just 5%. and the reason is we've seen those areas of low pressure track across the south of the uk. on the northern edge of it,

we've had easterly winds that's like we're going to see through today, and so north west highlands have had shelter. but here is storm elin, strongest winds attached to the southern edge of it as it crosses the uk later today and into the start of the night. so winds will pick up in northern ireland through this afternoon. rain returns after a brief drier spell, but after the morning rain across england and wales, many will be dry through the afternoon with sunshine. a few showers in the west, though north west england and gwynedd will stay fairly cloudy and more rain to come here later in the day. damp afternoon across scotland, particularly through central areas, but across the board, temperatures well up on where they should be for this stage in december, 13 and 14 in the south. tempered, though, by the breeze. the winds will touch gale force thanks to storm elin quite widely across england, wales, and northern ireland later. but it's in these areas greatest chance of travel, power disruption and even a bit of damage as winds top 60, maybe 70 miles an hour, late afternoon and into the evening. those strong winds transfer across england and wales through this evening and the first part of the night. then it turns a bit quieter later on, winds fall lighter. a lot of rainfall will ease

and with some clearer skies around, a cooler night than last night, temperatures could be down to around two or three degrees in one or two very well sheltered spots. but a dry enough start for the early risers tomorrow before yet more rain pushes its way northwards and eastwards. a bit like today, but our rain band is narrower. the rain won't last as long, so it turns dry for longer across england, wales and northern ireland, especially. scotland, however, after a dry start across central southern areas, it turns wetter here later in the day. temperatures, some of today's values at around 7 to 13 or 14 degrees. another smaller, less potent air of low pressure crosses then as we go through sunday evening, another one through monday night and into tuesday, bringing yet more spells of rain. but in between, we will see some drier moments and those layers of low pressure will push through. and at the moment, it looks like high pressure builds in late in the week, which could bring us something drier for longer, but also a little bit cooler.

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this is bbc news. the headlines: the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, has accused the united states of being complicit in war crimes, after it vetoed a un security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. israel has been moving its tanks towards the centre of khan younis in the south of gaza. house—to—house fighting has also

been reported in the city. most of the population has now fled to coastal areas or towards rafah, further south. opec, the oil producers' organisation, has been heavily criticised at the cop climate negotiations in dubai. a letter has been leaked from the head of opec calling on members to resist any reference to phasing out fossil fuels. former immigration minister, robertjenrick, accuses rishi sunak of not keeping his word to do "whatever it takes" to stop migrants crossing the channel. let's return to our main story this hour. the united states is facing criticism for using its veto at the un security council to block an immediate ceasefire in gaza. amnesty international and doctors without borders were among those who said it showed a disregard for palestinian civilians. the us envoy said an immediate truce was neither tenable nor realistic.

our north america correspondent nada tawfik sent this report from new york, where the un vote took place. this meeting and vote took place after the secretary general, antonio guterres, used a rarely invoked article of the un charter, article 99, to bring to the attention of the security council threats to international peace and security. and he urged the council to call for a ceasefire because he said that there was a risk of the total collapse of the humanitarian system, that he anticipated a complete breakdown of public order. and he laid out in stark terms the desperate situation in gaza, that there was no protection of civilians there, that they were running out of food, risking starvation, that the health system was collapsing, most of the population were displaced, and more than 17,000 palestinians have been killed.

so here we saw the majority of the council supporting that call by the secretary general, saying it was their moral imperative to act to end the killing. but despite that, the united states, again cutting an extremely lonely figure in the council, raised its hand to block this draft resolution to veto it. now tawfik speaking there. —— nada tawfik. the bloodshed in israel and gaza is the latest in a conflict with a long history. as the international community searches for a solution to end this round of violence, world leaders are exploring the possibility of a more lasting peace, and a familiar phrase has resurfaced — the "two state solution". many argue that peace will only come if both israelis and palestinians accept the other�*s right to statehood. after decades of failure, we look into their positions, and ask whether the two—state

solution is still a viable option for peace. issam ikirmawi reports. the world has been shocked by the unprecedented violence in gaza and israel, and it's sparked new calls for a solution to the decades—old conflict between israelis and palestinians. a two—state solution is the only way. this is the heart of the two—state solution. some world leaders have suggested bringing the two—state solution back to the table. ..efforts to find - a two state solution. but after decades of failure, is it still a viable option? the two—state solution would create an independent state of palestine. but for israelis and palestinians to live side—by—side in their own independent state, both have to recognise the other�*s right to exist. the leader of israel's government,

benjamin netanyahu, is against palestinian independence and he's opposed two—state solutions. he presented a map of israel to the united nations this year, which included nojurisdiction for palestinians and drew criticism of incitement. in the same speech, he accused palestinians of not recognising thejewish state of israel. for peace to prevail, the palestinians must stop spewing jew hatred, finally reconcile themselves to the jewish state. on the other side of the conflict, hamas, seen by some palestinians as a resistance movement and designated a terrorist group by western leaders, rejects israel's right to exist. hamas supports what they describe as armed struggle against israel.

but hamas is not the only palestinian political voice. until 2006, the palestinian authority was in control of both the west bank and gaza. but after the elections that year, hamas ousted the pa by force from gaza, creating a divide in palestinian leadership. the pa has long supported the two—state solution and recognises israel. but the governing body's president, mahmoud abbas, claims israel is no longer acting as a partnerfor peace.

critics of benjamin netanyahu's government say that the divide in palestinian leadership is convenient for israeli opponents of the solution. netanyahu, he nourished the hamas economy and the hamas existence in gaza in order to weaken the palestinian authority at the west bank. he is, actually, was feeding hamas in order to prevent any option for a palestinian state in the occupied west bank territories because the settlements' political base is there. benjamin netanyahu has previously rejected claims he wanted to build up hamas, and other israeli voices have said peace is impossible while hamas is committed to israel's destruction. there's no option

but to eradicate hamas. and if anyone has a better idea how to eradicate this hamas—isis, let me know. consecutive israeli governments have made the building of illegal settlements on occupied palestinian land a political priority. 2023 has set a record for settlement construction in the west bank, according to the non—governmental group peace now. this map shows in red the increase ofjewish settlements between 1979 and 2019. these are sanctioned by the israeli government. the outposts marked in blue are unauthorised communities. under international law, settlements like this one known as efrat, are illegal, though israel disputes that. for many palestinians, the issue of settlements is a significant barrier to a meaningful peace process. if we look from a realpolitik perspective, if we look on the ground, 30 years after the peace process,

we are faced with an entrenched israeli military occupation. we are faced with a triple number of settlers that had reached more than 750,000 settlers in the west bank, hindering any possibility for any palestinian state. the idea of a two—state solution dates back to the un partition plan in 19117. the plan proposed splitting the british mandate territory of palestine into two separate states. a majority was allocated for a jewish state and 43% of an arab state, with an international enclave around jerusalem. the palestinians rejected the plan, whilejewish armed groups wasted no time in taking over towns and villages. by the end of the war, the israelis were in possession

of 78% of mandatory palestine. this became known to palestinians as the nakba, or catastrophe, of 19118, which displaced hundreds of thousands of people. israel won another war in 1967 and occupied the remaining land, including the west bank and gaza, as well as eastjerusalem. but the conflict continued. in 1993, the leader of the palestinian liberation organisation, yasser arafat, and israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin signed the oslo accords. these agreements envisioned a two—state solution to bring an end to the conflict. the israeli foreign minister at the time, shimon peres, heralded a new partnership. we shall negotiate with you a permanent settlement and with all our neighbours, a comprehensive peace.

but the oslo accords were attacked by hard liners on both sides, and the early promise of an independent palestinian state was dashed by the events of november 1995. the israeli prime minister, i yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. _ he was shot tonight as he left. a peace rally in tel aviv and died shortly afterwards in hospital. his death at the hands of a jewish extremist left the peace process in ruins. hassan asfour was a member of the palestinian delegation to the oslo accords. he said he believed israelis were divided over the agreement rabin had reached with the plo.

after rabin's assassination, benjamin netanyahu came to prominence opposing the agreement, and in the eyes of many, halting progress made during the peace talks. the founding charter of netanyahu's likud party sets out that, "between the sea and thejordan, there will only be "israeli sovereignty." throughout most of his time in power, mr netanyahu has continued to promote security concerns as the main argument against a two—state solution. on the eve of the 2015 elections, he outright rejected the idea of palestinian state.

it's clear that israel has seen a big political shift to the right since the oslo accords. the left—leaning peace camp, once vocal in its opposition to the settlement enterprise, has all but disappeared. the number of seats held by the left has gone from 56 in 1992 to just four in 2022. the israeli parliament is now dominated by right wing parties and religious groups. the two arab parties have only ten seats, even though 20% of israel's populations are palestinian arabs with the right to vote. public opinion polls carried out among israelis in early 2023 found that 35% thought it was possible for israel and an independent palestinian state to coexist peacefully. 46% disagreed. for many on the israeli right, a limited autonomy for palestinians is as far as they have been willing to contemplate. when i think about the future of the israeli—palestinian conflict, i have to be honest, i don't see any real solution any time soon.

so i think what we should do now is minimise the conflict and allow palestinians to have more autonomy, to have their own power grids, to have their own water desalination factories, and it will help both of us. on the palestinian side, researchers who spoke to people in the west bank and gaza strip in early november 2023 reported just over 17% of palestinians they talked with supported a two—state solution. 68% of those they spoke with said their support for a two—state solution has declined. the bloodshed that followed the october 7th attacks has brought the elusive quest for a lasting peace to the israeli palestinian conflict back into sharp focus. 30 years on from the oslo accord, some of those who played an instrumental role in the negotiations still hold fast to the idea of reviving the two—state solution. i believe that it is the only solution that we have.

after the war, there will be a reshuffle. i don't believe that netanyahu will remain as the prime minister and the government will be very, very different this way or another. so i think that on the israeli side, there is a chance, a serious chance, that the issue of the two—state solution will reappear. so far, every effort to revive the peace process has failed. but as world leaders try again to push israelis and palestinians towards a resolution, the question remains whether the two—state solution may once again be revived.

issam ikirmawi reporting there. in the uk, the prime minister is facing growing dissent from his own mps over the government's revised plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda, ahead of a house of commons vote on tuesday. the former immigration minister robertjenrick says the conservatives will face the "red—hot fury of voters at "the ballot box" unless they do more to bring down levels of immigration. writing in today's daily telegraph, he says.. our political correspondent peter saull gave me background from the newsroom. robertjenrick, who resigned a few days ago, just hours

after rishi sunak published the legislation which was designed to resurrect the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda for processing. clearly he believes that is not going to work. we had an exchange of letters at the time but in the daily telegraph this morning he gives a much more fulsome explanation for his decision to step aside. i have the daily telegraph here and he talks about the red—hot fury from voters if the government fails to act on this issue but fundamentally, he believes that what he calls the endless merry—go—round of legal challenges will not be stopped under the legislation that has been put forward by the prime minister. given that up until very recently indeed, he was responsible for enacting that policy, he would appear regularly in the house of commons to defend the government's plan, a lot of conservative mps will pay close attention to his words. he ought to know what he is talking about. you said there, "what

are his motivations?" some might suggest he might be positioning himself for a conservative leadership contest after the general election but really, this matter is in the here and now because there is a vote on the legislation in the commons on tuesday, tory mps considering where to go on that. on the right of the party, there are plenty who agree with the perspective of robertjenrick, that this doesn't go far enough. there is a group of conservative mps who have enlisted lawyers to go through it with a fine tooth comb. on the other wing of the party, the more moderate one—nation tories also concerned that this potentially goes too far. rishi sunak, i suppose, trying to plot a middle ground and he says his is the only plan that will work. the people of rwanda would not have accepted any legislation that attempted to circumvent international law. to circumvent international law, the european convention on human rights. but it appears there is significant dissent within his party over this.

he may well be on the blower over the weekend to some tory mps to try to convince them to back him but those groups that i mentioned who have enlisted lawyers probably will make their minds up on monday when rishi sunak happens to be in front of the covid inquiry. it never rains but it pours for the prime minister — a huge week ahead for him. how much support do the views of robertjenrick have, peter? it's difficult to say but he is not really considered a standard bearer for the right of the party, traditionally seen as moderate and quite loyal to various prime ministers. he was put up regularly to do media interviews because he was good at putting across the government line. he might not necessarily be that influential a figure himself but because he has been at the heart of decision—making on this, because he ought to know quite a lot about the subject, that's why his words matter perhaps even more so than those of the former home secretary suella braverman who has always been seen as quite

ambitious, off of the right of the party, not always seen eye to eye with rishi sunak but robertjenrick backed rishi sunak for the leadership, and is now on the sidelines, attacking his own policy so i am sure rishi sunak reading the daily telegraph this morning will not be best pleased. ukraine's first lady, olena zelenska, has warned that ukrainians will be left to die if western countries don't continue to support the war effort. in the two years since russia's invasion, the country has relied on billions of dollars from its overseas allies. in an exclusive interview with the bbc�*s laura kuennsberg, the first lady expressed grave concern over delays infunding, saying ukrainians were in mortal danger. translation: we do| need aid, desperately. in simple terms... ..we cannot get tired of the situation, because otherwise we will die. if the world gets tired,

they will simply let us die. viewers in the uk can watch the full interview on sunday with laura kuenssberg from 9am. the children of this year's nobel peace prize winner say they're honoured to be collecting the award on her behalf. they'll be attending the ceremony in oslo on sunday. narges mohammadi is injail in iran for speaking out against the regime's treatment of women and promoting human rights. her twins have not seen their mother for more than nine years. bbc persian exclusively obtained a recording she made for the teenagers from prison. maryam zohdi played it to them at their home in paris. it has been eight years since twins ali and kiana last saw their mum. jailed in iran and banned from speaking to them, her voice often feels like a distant memory. until now — this birthday message

obtained by bbc persian. translation: is this from prison? i'm extremely moved, extremely touched and very, very proud. translation: i'm glad j to hear my mum's voice after a year and nine months. in 2015, narges mohammadi was arrested in tehran for criticising the iranian regime. a prominent human rights figure, she rallied against the oppression of women and girls. she also campaigned against the country's death penalty. but her fight came at a cost. they arrested my mother. they broke the door with force,

came inside our home and dragged my mother on the floor and threw her into a big black car and drove away. narges mohammadi. .. her campaigning, which continues today even inside prison, earned her this year's nobel peace prize, the head of the committee describing her as a freedom fighter. the twins, along with their father, narges' husband, are living in exile in paris. every day is a challenge. translation: we know that the work that my mother is doing today - is in effect for her country and for kiana and i, so that kiana has the same rights as me in iran. these nine years that my mum was not here has been worth it. yet another birthday goes by without their mother. they still hope for a brighterfuture. if iran is free and my mum is free, i'll tell her, "mum, we did it.

"we achieved our goal. "now let's go and get some ice cream and have a little celebration." maryam zohdi, bbc news. the children of narges mohammadi speaking there. it crashed ticketing sites, led to sold out hotels and even generated earthquake—like seismic activity. we're talking about taylor swift's latest tour. now it's broken the record for sales. our reporter nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more. she is one of the biggest stars in the world, the most streamed artist on spotify of 2023 and now taylor swift has another record for her tour. welcome to the eras tour. it has beceome the highest grossing in music history, bringing in more than $1 billion in her first 60 shows between march and november of this year. trade publication pollstar, which tracks music sales, says taylor made $1.04 billion.

they called that staggering. but taylor is not only making more money, she is doing it faster. the previous record holder was eltonjohn. he made $939 million, but that was over the course of 328 shows on his farewell tour. taylor is making more money because she is playing stadiums which hold bigger crowds. indeed, the experts say if she continues on her scheduled world tour, she could make over $2 billion. second on the list of highest grossing this year is beyonce, followed by bruce springsteen, coldplay and then harry styles. indeed, the top 100 global tours made over $9 billion, up 46% on last year. for taylor, it'sjust one more record in a record—breaking year. just this week she was named person of the year by time magazine. and the re—recording of her 1989 album is best—selling of the year, the movie of her tour made over

$250 million, and looking ahead, she is up for album of the year at the grammys and if she wins that in february, it would be for a record fourth time. an image of the aurora borealis taken in wales has been named as a winner in the 2023 northern lights photographer of the year awards. matthew browne took the image on paxton's tower in carmarthenshire on the 25th of september. hello. storm elin is set to cross the uk through today, bringing some pretty windy conditions later on, and yet more rain on what has been a pretty wet month so far. we're only around 25% through the month, but we've seen 80—90% worth of the rainfall across some central and eastern parts of the uk. contrast that with the north—west highlands of scotland where we've barely seen just 5%. and the reason is we've seen those areas of low pressure track

across the south of the uk. on the northern edge of it, we've had easterly winds, that's like we're going to see through today, and so north west highlands have had shelter. but here is storm elin, strongest winds attached to the southern edge of it as it crosses the uk later today and into the start of the night. so winds will pick up in northern ireland through this afternoon. rain returns after a brief drier spell, but after the morning rain across england and wales, many will be dry through the afternoon with sunshine. a few showers in the west, though north west england and gwynedd will stay fairly cloudy and more rain to come here later in the day. damp afternoon across scotland, particularly through central areas, but across the board, temperatures well up on where they should be for this stage in december, 13 and 1a in the south. tempered, though, by the breeze. the winds will touch gale force thanks to storm elin quite widely across england, wales, and northern ireland later. but it's in these areas, greatest chance of travel, power disruption and even a bit of damage as winds top 60, maybe 70 miles an hour, late afternoon and into the evening. those strong winds transfer across england and wales through this evening and the first part of the night. then it turns a bit quieter later

on, winds fall lighter. a lot of rainfall will ease and with some clearer skies around, a cooler night than last night, temperatures could be down to around two or three degrees in one or two very well sheltered spots. but a dry enough start for the early risers tomorrow before yet more rain pushes its way northwards and eastwards. a bit like today, but our rain band is narrower. the rain won't last as long, so it turns dry for longer across england, wales and northern ireland, especially. scotland, however, after a dry start across central southern areas, it turns wetter here later in the day. temperatures, some of today's values at around seven to 13 or 1a degrees. another smaller, less potent area of low pressure crosses then as we go through sunday evening, another one through monday night and into tuesday, bringing yet more spells of rain. but in between, we will see some drier moments and those layers of low pressure will push through. and at the moment, it looks like high pressure builds in late in the week, which could bring us something drier for longer, but also a little bit cooler. take care.

live from jerusalem. this is bbc news. the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, has accused the united states of being complicit in war crimes, after it vetoed a un security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. israel has been moving its tanks towards the centre of khan yunis in the south of gaza. most of the population has now fled further south.

opec has been heavily criticised at the cop climate negotiations in dubai after calling on its members to resist any reference to phasing out fossil fuels. when i listen to the smaller islands in my ear and in my heart, and i hear about this opec letter, i'm deeply concerned about it. ukraine s first lady — olena zelenska — tells the bbc that ukrainians will be left to die if western countries don't continue their support for the country. scientists have revealed the remains of a dinosaur that has its last meal fossilised inside its body. the young tyrannosaur — called a gorgosaurus — had eaten the hind legs of two baby dinosaurs shortly before it died 75 million years ago.