with additional needs. hello and welcome — i'm sally bundock. diplomats at the united nations say the general assembly is likely to vote on tuesday on another call for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. although, the outcome would not be binding. according to the prime minister of qatar — which helped to negotiate a week—long pause in the fighting in gaza last month — the opportunity for a renewed ceasefire is narrowing. a senior figure in the hamas movement has issued a threat to israel that not a single hostage will be allowed to leave gaza alive unless the group's demands are met. but the israeli prime minister, called on hamas to lay down its arms, saying that after two months�* fighting, the end was near for the palestinian islamist group. the world health organization has adopted a resolution

calling for immediate humanitarian aid for gaza. the head of the agency says the war is having a catastrophic impact on healthcare there. our international editor jeremy bowen reports now on the situation on the ground in both the west bank and gaza. you may find some of the images distressing. at al nasser hospital in khan younis, they laid out the wrapped bodies of people killed in the night by israel. at the end of the line was a baby killed on the day she was born. laid across the bodies of her mother and her father. "don't cry", he told theirson, mohammed. "they are in heaven." gaza has been turned into a living hell for civilians by israel's offensive. thousands of children are among the palestinian dead. theirfamilies say there is only one way to make a difference.

"everyone is only talking aboutaid", said ibrahim. "we don't care about aid, we want them to stop the bloodshed." the americans say israel is killing too many innocent people, but they still blocked the un's latest attempt to vote in a ceasefire. the war has increased the tension in hebron, a city on the west bank holy to jews and muslims that has been a flashpoint for decades. most palestinians can no longer access property, live or work in part of the city centre. that's because jewish settlers live here, behind the security provided by the israeli army. extremejewish nationalists in israel's government also live in hebron, and since the 7th of october attacks, palestinians of all ages near the settlement have been ordered to stay home under a strict curfew.

the guard dogs are owned by shaddai — necessary, he says, to protect his family from attacks byjewish settlers. weeks of lockdown in the curfew have paralysed their lives. translation: you could call us zombies. - we have been imprisoned for two months. we can't leave the house or go to work or take our children out. life is hard. the curfew has been eased slightly but the security forces still didn't like him talking to us. translation: they have all. the rights, we don't have any. they don't see us as humans. just outside his house, the settlement was having a party to reunite army reservists with theirfamilies. it was to thank them for all they have done for hebron�*sjews, said the organiser. what do you think of the fact that the arabs are under a curfew most of the time? is itfair? "i don't know anything about any curfew", she said.

"the way the arabs behave isn't fair." the essence of the conflict is here in hebron. it's a reminder of the depth of its roots and of the reasons why it has never been settled. and as well as that, the enormous sacrifices in terms of deeply held beliefs that would be necessary if israelis and palestinians were ever going to make peace. back in gaza, israel says civilians suffer because hamas uses them as human shields. israel insists its strikes are precise and intelligence—led. al aqsa martyrs hospital in deir el—balah, one of the few still functioning, is overwhelmed. no more beds are left. no hope either. jotam confino is the foreign editor atjewish news, he joins us live from tel aviv. good to have you on the programme this morning. fix,

good to have you on the programme this morning. a new week begins _ programme this morning. a new week begins and _ programme this morning. a new week begins and as _ programme this morning. a new week begins and as we - programme this morning. a new. week begins and as we mentioned the united nations is saying at a general assembly it will vote on the possibility of an immediate ceasefire. what are your expectations for this week? i your expectations for this week? , . , ~ week? i expect this week will continue to — week? i expect this week will continue to be _ week? i expect this week will continue to be bloodied - week? i expect this week will continue to be bloodied in - continue to be bloodied in gaza. we estimate, israel is estimate that there is at least 3- estimate that there is at least 3— four weeks of heavy and intense fighting left in gaza and particularly the strip. and then an additional 3— four weeks of less intensive fighting so two months roughly is what the israelis are expecting and i think we should also expect that the united states will slowly start changing its tune and its rhetoric. it already has but i don't think we're going to see the united states starting to vote in favour of resolutions, they will cause stress —— that call for a ceasefire until

hamas has been dismantled in gaza. in hamas has been dismantled in gaza. , ., , ., gaza. in terms of the senior fiaure gaza. in terms of the senior figure in _ gaza. in terms of the senior figure in hamas, _ gaza. in terms of the senior figure in hamas, the - gaza. in terms of the senior figure in hamas, the threat| figure in hamas, the threat that came from that senior figure saying that not a single hostage will be allowed to leave gaza alive unless their demands are met and there is a ceasefire taking place or a pause in hostilities again. that is what he is saying and we also hear prime minister netanyahu telling the hostages and the families of the hostages that there is no deal right now that would allow all hostages to be freed. we hear conflicting reports and do not know exactly what hamas is demanding. one thing that is worrying is that pretty much almost every day we hear something about a new hostage that has been declared dead in hamas captivity which is extremely troubling for israeli families. they know that every day that passes without there being some sort of a deal with hamas, the chances of them

getting their relatives are significantly dwindling. so at least it is better now since the ceasefire was broken. and the ceasefire was broken. and the conditions inside gaza are horrific and we hear that from hostages who have been released. sexual assault, typological terror so there is huge anger and huge frustration among the families inside israel that the government has not been able to strike some sort of a deal.— sort of a deal. the turmoil inside israel _ sort of a deal. the turmoil inside israel and _ sort of a deal. the turmoil inside israel and what - sort of a deal. the turmoil inside israel and what it i sort of a deal. the turmoil - inside israel and what it means for the prime minister as he navigates this and of course he stays very determined in his stance at the moment about what their forward stance at the moment about what theirforward proposals stance at the moment about what their forward proposals are stance at the moment about what theirforward proposals are in regard to the war, et cetera. talk us through how this is being played out within israel. i think many people in israel see netanyahu is playing politics and thinking about the day after the war and how he

can save power of his catering to the co— far right coalition members by allowing them a chance at the budget being processed now. so there is anger at netanyahu for failing to take responsibility for october seven, for being the leader of a nation that could not prevent this from happening and, secondly, for not making sure that the hostages have gotten out. whether he has had that opportunity before that remains to be seen and we will hear that after the war with the commission that will go through everything that was decided upon but, still, more than 130 hostages are inside gaza reading women and children. he is the head of state so there is a lot of anger on the streets and among families and in the entire nation against netanyahu. i would say there is more support for the military and its operations in gaza but when it comes to the leader there is very little support for him.

interesting.— very little support for him. interestina. ., ~' . interesting. thank you so much for talking _ interesting. thank you so much for talking to _ interesting. thank you so much for talking to us. _ we will have more on that later in the programme. let's get some of the day's other news now. president biden has invited mr zelensky to washington on tuesday to discuss ukraine's urgent need for more military and financial support. mr biden's effort to secure the approval of a new aid package for ukraine has faced resistance from republicans. donald trump says he will not, after all, return to the witness stand before the end of his civil fraud trial in new york. mr trump wrote on social media that he'd already given evidence and had nothing more to say. mr trump's lawyers had previously said he would testify again on monday. poland's prime minister will present his proposed cabinet to parliament for a vote of confidence today, which its expected to fail. if it does, it'll clear the way for a pro—eu coalition led by donald tusk to be put to the vote.

the uk has made plans to spend at least £700 million on receiving migrants on small boats over the next decade. the projections were published online last week, hours before the home secretary james cleverly signed a new treaty with rwanda aimed at stopping the boats. the home office declined to comment on what it described as an �*ongoing procurement project'. rishi sunak, the british prime minister, will appear before the covid inquiry today, where he'll face questions about the decisions he made as chancellor of the exchequer during the pandemic. those decisions are expected to include his "eat out to help out" scheme, which aimed to revive the hospitality trade in the summer of 2020 with cut—price meals — and has since been blamed for increasing covid deaths. our health correspondent ellie price has the story.

it was a do not give up the day job moment. his dayjob at the time was chancellor of the exchequer. he did not give it up exchequer. he did not give it up but eventually got promoted to the topjob. up but eventually got promoted to the top job. the air out to help out scheme was his department's brainchild and it is something that keeps coming up is something that keeps coming up with this enquiry. rishi sunak has repeatedly said the government followed the scientific advice but... i think there were definite periods when it was clear that the unwelcome advice we were giving was, as expected, not loved. , , , loved. this is exactly encouraging - loved. this is exactly encouraging what - loved. this is exactly encouraging what we loved. this is exactly - encouraging what we have loved. this is exactly _ encouraging what we have been trying to suppress and get on top of in the last few months. so it did not feel sensible to me. it so it did not feel sensible to me. ., ., , , me. it would have been prudent, let's ut me. it would have been prudent, let's put it _ me. it would have been prudent, let's put it that _ me. it would have been prudent, let's put it that way, _ me. it would have been prudent, let's put it that way, for - me. it would have been prudent, let's put it that way, for them - let's put it that way, for them to have — let's put it that way, for them to have thought about discussing it before its launch _ discussing it before its

launch. discussing it before its launch-— discussing it before its launch. ., , discussing it before its launch. . , ., , launch. the idea behind it was to kickstart — launch. the idea behind it was to kickstart the _ launch. the idea behind it was to kickstart the economy - launch. the idea behind it was to kickstart the economy afteri to kickstart the economy after the first lockdown. the enquiry has heard there is limited evidence that contributed to hugely spreading the virus but scientists suggest it's in the wrong message. it was one of the reasons the then chancellor, whosejob the reasons the then chancellor, whose job was to promote the economy, after all, got the unfortunate nickname among some scientists as doctor death. i among some scientists as doctor death. ., ., ., , , among some scientists as doctor death. ., ., death. i want to reassure you that we have _ death. i want to reassure you that we have a _ death. i want to reassure you that we have a competency i death. i want to reassure you| that we have a competency of plan to protectjobs and businesses in every region and nation of the united kingdom. there will also be questions about whether his concerns over the economic impact lead to a delay in the second lockdown. 0f delay in the second lockdown. of course he was the man who introduced the fellow scheme. we are setting up a new coronavirus job retention scheme. but the enquiry heard that financial relief may not have been enough. i that financial relief may not have been enough.- that financial relief may not have been enough. i have 'ust been to buckingham �* have been enough. i havejust been to buckingham palace i have been enough. i havejust i been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty the king's invitation to form a government invitation to form a government in his name.

invitation to form a government in his name-— in his name. rishi sunak did not make — in his name. rishi sunak did not make the _ in his name. rishi sunak did not make the final - in his name. rishi sunak did not make the final decisions during the pandemic but he is in charge of the country now. and the verdict on his choices then may yet shape his future. ellie price, bbc news. we will have full live coverage from the inquiry here on bbc news throughout the day, and you'll find all the background you need on our website — just head to bbc.com/news or go to the bbc news app. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the fast food chain, mcdonald's, has apologised after a security guard at one of its restaurants in london was filmed mopping and soaking the ground where a homeless man was sitting. the worker also kicked the man's belongings away. mcdonald's said they were shocked and saddened by the incident. the conservative peer michelle mone says she regrets not being more transparent about her links to a firm that was awarded government contracts during the pandemic. her lawyers previously said she had "no role orfunction" in ppe medpro, which is being sued by the uk government for breach of contract,

and is under investigation by the national crime agency. the company and baroness mone deny any wrongdoing. the comedian peter kay has performed three secret shows in his home town of bolton for the first time in 20 years to raise funds for the theatre where his career started. he broke off from his current arena tour, to return to the octagon theatre, raising £80,000 for the venue. you're live with bbc news. let's return to events in the middle east: the world health organization has adopted a resolution calling for immediate medical access and humanitarian aid to gaza. it's described the war as having a catastrophic impact on healthcare. meanwhile, diplomats at the united nations say the general assembly is likely to vote on tuesday —

on another call for a ceasefire — as heavy fighting continues in southern gaza. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. let's from bbc arabic. start with the onslaught from let's start with the onslaught from israel, what's happening? good morning. the fighting in gazais good morning. the fighting in gaza is intensifying so much in the last 2a hours, there is fighting in the north, around the refugee camps and in the south, in khan younis where the israeli operation is focused at the moment. the news on the footage that we get from gaza for some reason is coming only from the hamas side, so hamas are saying hundreds of israeli

soldiers they managed to destroy 44 ahmed israeli vehicles, with anti— armour missiles, and they showed footage of that, but we cannot 100% verify this footage but we can see this footage in the media and social media outlets, and on the other side we cannot see that detail much —— that much detailed information coming from the israeli side of. ~ . , , of. which is interesting because _ of. which is interesting because normally - of. which is interesting because normally you i of. which is interesting i because normally you get flooded information from both sides on social media, there has been a social media war hasn't their?— has been a social media war hasn't their? indeed there is social media _ hasn't their? indeed there is social media but _ hasn't their? indeed there is social media but we - hasn't their? indeed there is social media but we can - hasn't their? indeed there is social media but we can see | hasn't their? indeed there is l social media but we can see in detail what the hamas fighters are doing with the army, but we cannot see much on the contrary, just general statements, but what we can see from the analysis that we read

and are exposed to, that the israeli army is really suffering in gaza and the fighting in gaza. we saw pictures, verified pictures of apache helicopters coming to gaza to evacuate israeli soldiers, injured soldiers, in tel aviv and other hospitals, and it seems that this fighting is really intensifying. we and it seems that this fighting is really intensifying.- is really intensifying. we have to leave it _ is really intensifying. we have to leave it there _ is really intensifying. we have to leave it there i'm _ is really intensifying. we have to leave it there i'm afraid - to leave it there i'm afraid but thank you so much as ever is filling us in on what is happening on the latest. we will have more on that later in the programme. alex jones as alexjones as had his account reinstated on x. mr musk asked users to vote on whether or not to lift a ban on his account, signalling he would honour the result. around 70% voted in favour of allowing jones back on to the social media platform. only last year musk said he'd

never allow him to return afterjones falsely claimed the 2012 us sandy hook school shooting was staged and was ordered by a court to pay £1.3 billion to the victims' families. live now to taylor lorenz who is a columnist at the washington post covering technology and online culture. good to have you in the programme. what do you make of this? he has an account again with x. ., , , �* this? he has an account again withx. ., _�* , , with x. honestly, i'm pretty shocked- — with x. honestly, i'm pretty shocked. alex _ with x. honestly, i'm pretty shocked. alex jones - with x. honestly, i'm pretty shocked. alex jones was i with x. honestly, i'm pretty- shocked. alex jones was banned shocked. alexjones was banned backin shocked. alexjones was banned back in 2018, it was a pivotal moment for the platform, showing they were willing to crack down on bad behaviour, conspiracy theorists, and jones broken community guidelines multiple times before he was banned, he is a known bad actor, so yes i think it is concerning.— actor, so yes i think it is concerninu. ., ., concerning. have you looked at his account? _ concerning. have you looked at his account? has _ concerning. have you looked at his account? has he _ concerning. have you looked at his account? has he tweeted? | concerning. have you looked at i his account? has he tweeted? he has his account? has he tweeted? he: has been treating and he also hosted a twitter space today with andrew tait, he has been

posting, he is dipping his toes in the water, not posting on the same manner but already hopping back on and aligning yourself with andrew tait, a famous fire right content creator who has been accused of really holographic crimes — horrific crimes against women. we must state that, but if we talk about what this means for x as a platform, what you think this means going forward because many advertisers are pulling away from x which elon musk had some controversial comments about recently. your thoughts on the future with x on this move down a new move. their ad business is doomed, this is the nail on the conference. i cannot understand how you could advertise at this point. not only based on his recent comments when he told advertisers to..., but knowing that he is allowing this sort

of hateful content creators and influence back on but actually boosting them, i can't see that ad business returning and i don't see he will —— see how he will monetise, so i think it will monetise, so i think it will continue to lose value. what has the reaction been to this generally?— what has the reaction been to this generally? you have huge swathes of— this generally? you have huge swathes of users _ this generally? you have huge swathes of users who - this generally? you have huge swathes of users who are - this generally? you have huge i swathes of users who are happy, alex's fans, he has over1 million followers, he has his following right back, he has access all of these fans he was off from, that the whole point off from, that the whole point of deep platforming, decoupling content creators from their audiences, so people are rejoicing and a lot of people are very scared, the people who are very scared, the people who are about to have the 20th anniversary of sandy hook shooting, which took place in... the timing is extra difficult for some people. just to sa as difficult for some people. just to say as well, _ difficult for some people. just to say as well, when - difficult for some people. just to say as well, when you say he is cut up from his followers,

was he really cut off? there are obviously other platforms available, donald trump creating his own with other business leaders, there are other ways and means in the followers just tend to move with you, don't they? hat with you, don't they? not reall . with you, don't they? not really- to _ with you, don't they? not really. to an _ with you, don't they? not really. to an extent, - with you, don't they? not really. to an extent, and | with you, don't they? iirrt really. to an extent, and it depends, president trump of course, he is a large political figure, but with influences like alex jones, figure, but with influences like alexjones, we have seen the deep platforming really knocking them down, there will be a certain amount of followers following him but a lot of these people don't follow these content creators and social media, they might like his tweets but it doesn't mean they want him in his youtube feeds or whatever. for tax journalists, _ youtube feeds or whatever. for taxjournalists, what youtube feeds or whatever. for tax journalists, what are you saying and muttering among yourselves about x? how long will it last? or, i don't know, will it last? or, i don't know, will had somehow managed to survive this and advertise and get back on board? advertisers

are not getting _ get back on board? advertisers are not getting back— get back on board? advertisers are not getting back on - get back on board? advertisers are not getting back on board l are not getting back on board any time soon. a lot of people, especially in media, they feel that it will carry through until 2024, this company, it still remains this hot bed for politics and political news and we have seen that political journalists will not leave the platform, so i think as long as the political media is there, and you have representatives, member of congress making commentary, it will be relevant in politics so through the 2024 election, absolutely, after that it will be hard, the platform is a ready facing increasing competition. we will kee - increasing competition. we will kee an increasing competition. we will keep an eye — increasing competition. we will keep an eye out. _ increasing competition. we will keep an eye out, thank- increasing competition. we will keep an eye out, thank you - increasing competition. we will| keep an eye out, thank you very much indeed. we're now firmly in panto season in the uk, but for some people with additional needs, the seasonal theatrical experience can be a bit overwhelming. that's why more and more venues are offering relaxed versions of their traditional shows, with all those flashes, bangs and noisy songs toned down. richard forbes went to a theatre in edinburgh which has led the way on this idea.

taking their seats for a special performance, more than 600 peoples with additional support needs filled the auditorium at edinburgh's festival theatre. taste auditorium at edinburgh's festival theatre.- auditorium at edinburgh's festival theatre. we are going to keep the — festival theatre. we are going to keep the lights _ festival theatre. we are going to keep the lights up - festival theatre. we are going to keep the lights up so - festival theatre. we are going to keep the lights up so it - to keep the lights up so it does not keep so dark and if you keep the volume down. don't worry, all the magic and the dancing and jokes will still be great. dancing and 'okes will still be areat. ~ , . ., great. with the music and li . hts great. with the music and lights turned _ great. with the music and lights turned down, - great. with the music and i lights turned down, everyone can enjoy the spectacle without being overwhelmed. what did you think about it was amazing, i liked the crocodile. it think about it was amazing, i liked the crocodile.— liked the crocodile. it was amazing- _ liked the crocodile. it was amazing- i _ liked the crocodile. it was amazing. i think- liked the crocodile. it was amazing. i think the - liked the crocodile. it was amazing. i think the way l liked the crocodile. it was i amazing. i think the way he danced with _ amazing. i think the way he danced with tinkerbell - amazing. i think the way he danced with tinkerbell was | danced with tinkerbell was great _ danced with tinkerbell was . reat. . danced with tinkerbell was areat. . ., . great. the children react in uuite a great. the children react in quite a boisterous - great. the children react in quite a boisterous way - great. the children react in - quite a boisterous way sometime and it's great they get the opportunity to do that but if you come to an ordinary performance, and can be especially difficult to do

that. , ., ., , ., that. the start of the show took part _ that. the start of the show took part from _ that. the start of the show took part from the - that. the start of the show took part from the very i that. the start of the showl took part from the very first panto back in 2012.- took part from the very first panto back in 2012. there was a comment _ panto back in 2012. there was a comment from _ panto back in 2012. there was a comment from a _ panto back in 2012. there was a comment from a parent - panto back in 2012. there was a comment from a parent in - panto back in 2012. there was a comment from a parent in 2012| comment from a parent in 2012 saying that she loved to come to the performance because for the very first time she was able to take charge of the theatre for a similar experience without worrying what other people would think and i thought that was great, just for the child and the parent in the carrier to come as well, it's very special. after this performance you can these kids are hooked. richard forbes, bbc news. it's behind you, it is, business is next on bbc news. stay with us, we have so much more for you including a look at what is ahead in politics in argentina, because xavier mille

has been put into office and he has been put into office and he has vowed to deliver economic shots to make shock treatment in his first speech after formally taking office, so he had an awful lot of controversial ideas in the run—up to the selection and many are arguing that it was his radical plans for the argentinian economy that got him in thejob, so what argentinian economy that got him in the job, so what will he do next? i will see you injust a moment. hello. for the second evening in a row, we've seen gusts over 70mph hit wales. of course, on saturday evening, it was storm elin that brought the very strong winds whereas sunday evening, it was storm fergus with a top gust of 74mph recorded at aberdaron. now, those very blustery conditions will tend to ease over the next few hours but the winds picking up for a time across the midlands, east anglia and southern counties of england. might be strong enough to wake you from your slumbers. further north, the winds

will be that bit lighter and it's here where we'll see the lowest temperatures. in scotland, 2—5 degrees. otherwise, the winds keeping those temperatures up for northern ireland, england and wales, so between 6 and 9 degrees, so quite a mild start to the day on monday. now, monday, any rain left over across eastern england clearing pretty quickly but there will be some patches of light rain coming and going for the day across eastern scotland. some showers work in across merseyside, greater manchester, and north—west midlands but otherwise, it's a day where the weather will continue to get brighter and brighter with sunny spells breaking out widely and those temperatures lifting in places into double figures. make the most of that relatively quiet spell because on tuesday, we're back to another area of low pressure. this one slowly rolling in off the atlantic, bringing with it some persistent rain in scotland. aberdeen's already had over a month's worth of rain, so we could see some localised flooding impacts. bit of snow over the higher scottish mountains but nothing to get excited about — it's really high up. blustery conditions in the southwest with plenty of showers, some of them turning quite heavy with an odd

rumble of thunder. temperatures again quite widely into double figures but again, scotland seeing temperatures around 6 or 7. now, that low pressure starts to pull away during wednesday. as it does so, the winds go round to a northeasterly direction, bringing some damp weather to eastern areas of england but also dropping the temperatures progressively through the day such that by the time we get to the afternoon, we're looking at temperatures typically around 6 or 7 degrees — feeling quite a bit cooler — but in scotland, around 3—4 for some. and then, we have a weather front moving into that cold air wednesday night. could turn to snow for a time over the hills above 300m elevation. the snow is short—lived — it will turn back to rain as slightly milder air begins to push in off the atlantic once again. that damp weather, then, continues eastwards on thursday. high pressure then takes over, giving us quite a long spell of dry and sunny weather but you have to wait until friday to see the best of that.

are will limit live from london. this is bbc news short term pain for long—term gain — argentina's new president is promising a sharp shock to fix an economy in crisis. what's in the christmas stocking for borrowers? this week some of the world's leading central bankers meet for the last time this year to decide on interest rates with all eyes on the us. and royal retail — we take a look at a bumper coronation year

for memorabilia. hello i'm sally bundock with the latest business news. we start in argentina where the new president — javier milei has been sworn into office in the capital buenos aires. in his maiden speech he warned there is no choice but for a �*shock adjustment�* for the economy. speaking candidly — he said there would be short term economic pain but that action is needed to halt what he described as an inherited journey towards hyper—inflation. argentina is in the grip of its worst economic crisis in decades with inflation heading towards 200% let�*s have a quick listen. translation: in view of the situation which _ translation: in view of the situation which by _ translation: in view of the situation which by all - translation: in view of the situation which by all means| situation which by all means seems irredeemable it should seems irredeemable it should seem clear there is no possible

alternative and no room for discussion between