will the changes be enough for the motion to pass? police in prague release bodycam video from the moment officers arrived at the scene of thursday's deadly mass shooting. the head of police talks about the horror of what he saw. this is the scene live from the czech capital where people are laying hundreds of flowers and candles as tributes to the victims. and alex batty — the british teenager who was missing for six years — gives his first interview as police open an abduction investigation. hello, i m matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live. we start with the israel—gaza war, because in the next hour or so we're expecting a un security council vote

on humanitarian aid for gaza. the vote was originally scheduled for monday but has been delayed several times since then as members wrangle over the specific language in the document. the original draft called for a �*sustainable cessation of hostilities�* but the final version calls for creating the conditions for one. the united states are the key players — having vetoed all previous un resolutions since the start of the war — but they say they are ready to support the latest draft. these are the latest pictures from the un because various member countries are just talking. these are live pictures coming from the security council into the bbc but we still await for confirmation that we are going to get the vote after all of the wrangling we have seen this week and still we wait for certainty of that. and of course, an exact time. we are keeping an eye on that and monitoring the situation.

here's the us ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas—greenfield. we do have that resolution and we are ready to vote on it. and it is a resolution that will bring humanitarian assistance to those in need and it will support the priority that egypt has in ensuring that we put a mechanism on the ground that will support humanitarian assistance. and we are ready to vote for it. for more we can speak now to our un correspondent, nada tawfiq, in new york. where are we? diplomats still expect the resolution to go to a vote. that, after numerous delays over several days. and really, the focus

of this resolution is to urgently get more aid across the entire gaza strip to palestinians. we have heard from the un countless times that they need a ceasefire in order to be able to deliver aid at scale. but because, as they say, nowhere in gazais because, as they say, nowhere in gaza is safe due to israel's relentless bombardment campaign, will this resolution for short? it originally called for a sustainable cessation of hostilities, a phrase we have heard more and more from parties like the uk but the us maintains that a ceasefire, they are against it because it would only help hamas so the resolution calls instead for creating the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities. the other key component is it elevates the un's role in the region or at least that is the goal. it creates a co—ordinator to set up

a un mechanism to speed up the delivery of aid from the region and the resolution asks that the co—ordinator be set up and appointed expeditiously but it is unclear how long that process could take for someone to be appointed. what long that process could take for someone to be appointed. what is the best ho -e someone to be appointed. what is the best hepe of— someone to be appointed. what is the best hope of substantially _ best hope of substantially increasing the amount of aid but is getting into gaza? are they talking about timelines? pare getting into gaza? are they talking about timelines?— about timelines? are they talking about timelines? are they talking about quantities? _ about timelines? are they talking about quantities? you _ about timelines? are they talking about quantities? you know, - about timelines? are they talking about quantities? you know, i- about timelines? are they talking i about quantities? you know, i think in order to get this resolution passed and agreeable to all parties, the wording is quite vague. i think a lot of this will come down to what the uae is saying is the fact this has been agreed at the highest levels by key parties and it will have the strength of a security council resolution if it is passed, so that in itself will help push a

lot of the conversations that united states has already been having with different parties to try to speed up aid going in. the united nations and the who has warned that gaza is heading towards a famine within six months if things do not substantially change. so there is certainly a lot of concern about how quickly things can move to substantially increase the aid getting in. substantially increase the aid getting in-— substantially increase the aid uaettin in. . ., ., ., , getting in. once again, thanks very much for the _ getting in. once again, thanks very much for the latest _ getting in. once again, thanks very much for the latest as _ getting in. once again, thanks very much for the latest as we - getting in. once again, thanks very much for the latest as we keep - getting in. once again, thanks very much for the latest as we keep an l much for the latest as we keep an eye on what is happening at the security council. nabil fahmy was the foreign minister of egypt between 2013 and 2014. egypt is of course trying to play a key role in trying to negotiate some sort of pause. very much so, first of all let me say that i would welcome any resolution that calls for monitoring

of military aid and greater access but i want to say that i am very much disappointed that there is any question about the conditions for a ceasefire are already there. regarding other aspects, what is happening in the region, of course there has been discussion about the exchange of hostages and that becomes more complicated as we move deeper into the package. the first release was humanitarian proof of life, if you want, in terms of negotiations, with women and children essentially and some elderly people. we are in the last phase of women and children, and at the top of the package or the top of the list of military personnel, here the decision is not man for man or woman for women, it is also political, every step. you are exactly right and sorry to cut across you,

but can you see any sort of way to break the current deadlock? yes, ican. i can see a path to achieving a ceasefire and breaking the deadlock, if we try to deal with this issue within the right political context. if it is about peace between palestinians and israelis, with a strong affirmation of the national identity of each, then under that it is much easier, not easy but at least more feasible to get international support as well as palestinian and israeli support for taking the difficult decisions that are involved. we do not want another interface, we want to bring this issue to closure so everybody can live in peace. the hamas demand that there will only be future releases if there is a permanent ceasefire, israel has consistently said that is impossible in terms of a permanent ceasefire.

how do you get around that basic position? the position we see played out at the un security council. how do you get around the basic roadblock? we listen to everybody and statements are quite contradictory, and then we try to put elements on the table with a political umbrella. the israelis have said they will not stop until they get rid of hamas so hamas will logically say that we will not stop until you stop, we will not release until you stop. to get them to move away from that, you have to provide a larger context. that is what we are trying to do. it is going to be touch and go, it will be a step forward and two steps back. even if we succeed in achieving a second or third release phase, this will not be complete and it will become an increasingly

political situation as we go along. from the context you have, how close or far away do you think we are in terms of egypt being successful in trying to get that second pause? second pause or the second release? well, both. i do not think we are near the second pause, the israelis have increased operations today. that is very damaging in the process. secondly, hamas have openly said that they will not pursue another release unless a complete cessation of hostilities has taken place so that is a problem and one of the reasons is that israel has arrested over a400 people since october the 7th, more than they have released. and they have said that hamas

can no longer exist. so the rhetoric raises the ante, and then you have all sides wanting to negotiate so they talk with us and the americans and other countries and possibly with jordan, so it is touch and go but it is not a solution, sorry, a problem which will be resolved technically. this is a political issue and we need to deal with that politically and put the operational aspects into effect. you have the further complication of perhaps some hostages being held by islamicjihad. in terms of the wider situation, because we will be watching over the next few hours what happens in new york at the security council and that vote but up to now, the us position has been absolutely in lockstep with israel. in terms of the region, how that is viewed, the american role in this,

give me your assessment. i think the american role from day one seems to be quite negative with president biden attending a war cabinet so in essence the results of the war cabinet are partially his responsibility. the continued american resistance to a ceasefire, eight weeks now after hostilities started, is another indication of bias towards israel, which is not useful. america is a very important player and we need them to be part of the group of countries trying to pursue solutions through international law, so the image of america and the west, except for the few who in the last few weeks have shifted towards a more balanced position, the view in the region towards the west and america is quite negative. that was egypt's foreign minister

between 2013 and 2014 talking to me earlier. let's turn to events in the czech republic. police in the czech republic say the gunman who killed 14 people at a university in prague yesterday, and wounded another 25 killed himself after seeing that police were encircling him �*from all directions�*. all those who died, have been identified — the first to be publically named is lenka hlavkova, who was the head of the university�*s music department. at a news conference on friday morning, police showed bodycam video of officers during the operation. police said the time between receiving the first emergency call and officers stepping into the building was four minutes. these are live pictures from prague because we have been seeing these scenes for a number of hours with people still arriving to those vigils to pay respects and leave candles and flowers and messages.

there is such shock at those terrible scenes in prague yesterday. and many ordinary people are there in prague, coming out and just having a few moments there to contemplate and leave their personal message. let�*s get more from bethany bell. this was the moment when special forces entered charles university in prague. they were searching for the 24—year—old gunman who ran through corridors and classrooms yesterday afternoon, apparently shooting at random. the czech police have just released this footage from their bodycams. they say the gunman, named by local media as david kozak, took his own life as they closed in him. staff barricaded themselves in rooms and the police led them to safely. i was on site. i was severely impacted.

i have been with the police force for 40 years. the interior ministry said one of the dead in yesterday�*s shooting was the head of the institute of musicology of the faculty of arts, lenka hlavkova. the police are working to uncover the motive. they sealed off the area where the shooting happened. before the attacks, police had received a report that the suspect was believed to be heading to prague from a nearby town with the intention of killing himself. the gunman is thought to have killed his father at a separate location. the czech president has appealed for unity and said the killing should not be used to launch political attacks or spread misinformation. he spoke of his great sadness and helpless anger at the totally unnecessary loss of life. prague is mourning its dead.

the czech prime minister came to pay his respects to the victims of the shooting. a national day of mourning will take place tomorrow. this city and the whole country is in shock. live now to our correspondent in prague, bethany bell. let us pick up where you left off in that report, just the profound shock that report, just the profound shock that exists both in prague and wider in the country. that exists both in prague and wider in the country-— in the country. yes, there is a very sombre atmosphere, _ in the country. yes, there is a very sombre atmosphere, especially i in the country. yes, there is a very - sombre atmosphere, especially around the site of the attacks, people have been coming all day long and i have seen them kneeling on the ground to light candles and lay flowers, people have brought teddy bears. this is something which many people have told us just does not happen here, it is not something that this

country, that this city is used to. and yet, of course, it did happen yesterday and there is this profound sense of unease and sorrow and shock your that is prevailing, especially so close to christmas. it is strange, walking through a street and you see the beautiful christmas markets and the tourists who have come here to enjoy that, and then just around the corner the sight of this tragedy. we just around the corner the sight of this tragedy-— this tragedy. we heard from the olice a this tragedy. we heard from the police a few _ this tragedy. we heard from the police a few hours _ this tragedy. we heard from the police a few hours ago - this tragedy. we heard from the police a few hours ago and - this tragedy. we heard from the police a few hours ago and they| this tragedy. we heard from the - police a few hours ago and they had a news conference and released bodycam footage showing the moments for the police as they entered and moved through the various corridors and the police chief saying he had never seen scenes like this in all of his time as a police officer. that gives you a sense of what they actually had to deal with, but still the question is why.—

actually had to deal with, but still the question is why. yes, and that is a question _ the question is why. yes, and that is a question which _ the question is why. yes, and that is a question which we _ the question is why. yes, and that is a question which we believe - the question is why. yes, and that is a question which we believe willj is a question which we believe will take some time to answer. the bbc spoke earlier to the czech republic�*s interior minister, asking him about what he thought might be the possible causes for this. he speculated that it could be something to do with his mental health situation, possibly depression, but this is something that the police say will take quite a long time to establish stop in the meantime, they are investigating whether this gunman was involved in the death of two other people earlier in december, they need ballistic reports to be able to confirm whether that is the case or not. and in the meantime, this country is trying to come to terms with this appalling tragedy that has just happened. with this appalling tragedy that has just happened-— with this appalling tragedy that has just happened. briefly, i mentioned the numbers _ just happened. briefly, i mentioned the numbers killed _ just happened. briefly, i mentioned the numbers killed but _ just happened. briefly, i mentioned the numbers killed but many - just happened. briefly, i mentioned| the numbers killed but many people were wounded. are you getting the latest information in terms of the

condition of many of those? indie latest information in terms of the condition of many of those? we do not have the _ condition of many of those? we do not have the latest _ condition of many of those? we do not have the latest update - condition of many of those? we do not have the latest update on - condition of many of those? we do not have the latest update on the i not have the latest update on the condition of those who were wounded. we know that of those wounded, three are said to have been foreigners, one was a dutch national and two from the united arab emirates. we also understand that all of the dead are understood to be czech nationals. are understood to be czech nationals-— are understood to be czech nationals. �* . , �* ., , nationals. bethany bell, thanks very much for that. _ nationals. bethany bell, thanks very much for that. thank _ nationals. bethany bell, thanks very much for that. thank you. _ around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let�*s look at some other stories making the news. from 31st december, american xl bully dogs will be banned in england and wales following a series of attacks this year. the scottish government has not banned the breed, creating concerns about a potential loophole. owners insist the dogs make lovable pets, despite their appearance. in england, junior doctors are in the final day of their 72—hour walkout — part of a long—running dispute over pay.

the strike is due to end tomorrow morning. the doctors�* union, the british medical association, is calling for a rise of 35% to make up for below—inflation deals since 2008. the government says that�*s unaffordable. regulated railfares in england will rise by up to 4.9% from march. that�*s less than july�*s inflation figure of 9% — which is typically used to calculate the rise. in scotland, rail fares will go up by 8.7% from april. passengers have faced significant disruption to services because of strikes over the past 18 months. you�*re live with bbc news. greater manchester police say they�*ve launched a criminal investigation into the alleged child abduction of alex batty, who disappeared while on holiday in spain when he was 11. the teenager, who�*s now 17, was found in france 10 days ago and has been speaking publicly for the first time since his return to the uk. in an interview with the sun

newspaper, he explained how he began to have doubts about his nomadic lifestyle a few years ago. our correspondent nick johnson has the details. the story of alex batty, pictured here before he went missing while on holiday six years ago, has until now been rumour and hearsay. now back in the uk with his grandma, who�*s his legal guardian, 17—year—old alex describes his experience in his own words. speaking to the sun newspaper, the teenager recounts living off grid in rural france and his growing frustration with his mother and grandfather. they thought about the present. they didn�*t think about the future. 0k, yeah, i was safe and i was always healthy. but no social life, no meeting people my own age, kind of always being isolated becomes boring, to say the least, really.

even now, just talking to people, it�*s kind of hard for me because i�*ve not done it for such a long time, talking to people my own age. alex describes taking on manual labourjobs in exchange for rent and food, and that he�*d been contemplating his return to the uk for the past three years, and earlier this month wrote a goodbye note to his mum before slipping out of the french farmhouse in the middle of the night. i didn�*t really know where i was going. i was just following road signs. i�*d mostly travel at night—time just for my own safety and sleep as little as i could and then as illuminated areas as i could. alex was then picked up and taken to a police station by a french delivery driver. in his interview with the sun, the teenager recounted how he began shaking when he was reunited with his grandma in oldham and how he no longer fits into his childhood bed. he described his mum, melanie batty, as a great person but not a great

mother and had a message for her and his granddad. i tell them i love them. tell them i�*m sorry for leaving, but it was necessary for my future. nickjohnson, bbc news. the home office has roared back on the hike to salary members needed to bring family members to the uk to £38,700 next spring, you will remember that announcement made a few weeks ago when it led to a real political row and the increase from the current level of 18,600 was announced earlier this month as part of a plan to lower legal migration. but the new threshold will initially be set at £20,000 with further increases at specified dates after that. the uk prime minister has been

speaking about that change. let us have a listen to what he has been saying. have a listen to what he has been sa inc. , ., ., ., ., saying. the levels of migration are too hiuh saying. the levels of migration are too high and _ saying. the levels of migration are too high and have _ saying. the levels of migration are too high and have to _ saying. the levels of migration are too high and have to come - saying. the levels of migration are too high and have to come down . saying. the levels of migration are l too high and have to come down and thatis too high and have to come down and that is why we announced measures to do exactly that, measures to reduce the level of migration by 300,000, with an anyone has done before, and the biggest measures are kicking in and just a few weeks in the new year so they will start to make a difference quickly. regarding the salary for families, the difference quickly. regarding the salary forfamilies, the principal salary for families, the principal is salary forfamilies, the principal is right, if people are bringing dependents into the country as part of a family that they must be able to support them and that is why we have a threshold for that. we are increasing the salary threshold significantly and doing exactly as we said, just doing it in two stages, it will go up in a few months�* time and then again, the full amount, months�* time and then again, the fullamount, in months�* time and then again, the full amount, in early 2025 so exactly what we said we will do, phasing it in over the next year or so. ., phasing it in over the next year or so, ., ., , �* , so. that was the uk prime minister s-ueakin so. that was the uk prime minister speaking about _ so. that was the uk prime minister speaking about the _ so. that was the uk prime minister speaking about the change - so. that was the uk prime minister speaking about the change and - so. that was the uk prime minister speaking about the change and we| speaking about the change and we

will have more reaction to that story, an important change that has been announced, after a lot of political pressure. more on that as it comes into us. the winners of one of the world�*s biggest lotteries — spain�*s el gordo, or the fat one — have been announced. have a listen... children sang out hundreds of winning numbers — sharing out more than 2.5 billion euros. the top prize, worth 400,000 euros this year, was distributed among many people who had bought the winning number, 88008. many spaniards club together with family, friends orco—workers to buy tickets for the annual event. some of those scenes from a little earlier. let�*s return from that to bring you the latest from the middle east because we were watching those

pictures from the united nations as we prepare for a vote on that resolution, so much wrangling through the course of the week with the vote being pushed back and pushed back and we thought initially it would happen on monday and we are expecting it in the next little while, perhaps even in the next five or ten minutes. the latest on the ground from the un agency talking about the amount of aid that is coming in because this resolution is all about getting more aid in. very little is coming in and those reports of starvation, that is not a surprise for us who have watched the situation unfold. that is the latest from the un and we will have more on that vote in a moment. hello again. whilst the vast majority of the uk have mild weather conditions at the moment, it�*s certainly not like that in shetland, where the winter solstice sunrise happened over a snow—covered landscape. now today there is extensive cloud

across the uk with the winds flowing in a northwestward direction over the high ground in the republic of ireland. we�*re getting mountain waves, these ripples, you can see, and that is helping to break the cloud across parts of wales, the midlands, southern counties of england. so you could see a few breaks in the cloud, bit of sunshine. the north and west, you�*re much more likely to see thicker cloud with outbreaks of rain at times. bright weather conditions in the northern isles, but still with the risk of those wintry showers coming and going. overnight tonight, for most, it stays on the mild side. but we do have this feed of cold air across the north east of scotland. and into that, a weather front moves. now, this front could bring some flooding concerns across western scotland, but as it bumps into the cold air across the north of scotland, the mainland will probably start to see some snow, initially over hills but the snow levels dropping as we go through the night. so cold across northern scotland and it�*s here where into saturday we could see some accumulations of snow, between two and ten centimetres. those larger amounts likely over the high ground. eventually milder air

will push in and so any snow will turn back to rain. so if you�*re planning a christmas commute, if you like, across this part of the world, might be worth waiting to the afternoon until the risk of snow has passed. risk of flooding across western scotland with that persistent rain, otherwise still quite a lot of cloud around. some damp weather across western coast and hills, but some breaks in a cloud across the midlands and eastern england. christmas eve could pose one or two issues as well. strong winds affecting western scotland, but also gusts 50 to 70mph over into the east of the pennines. that could bring some transport disruption. there�*s a risk that high—sided vehicles, perhaps using the mm, for example, could get blown over by winds that strong. you might see some trees being knocked down as well. christmas day, the vast majority of the uk are in this mild air mass, so forget about it being a white christmas. it�*s more likely to be grey with outbreaks of rain at times. however, we do have that cold air still loitering across northern scotland and with weather fronts around, well, there could be a few of you that see a bit of snowfall over the hills

of northern scotland for christmas day itself. bye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines... as the warnings grow about the catastrophic conditions in gaza and fears of famine, the un security council prepares to vote on increasing humanitarian aid.

police in prague release body cam video from the moment officers arrived at the scene of thursday�*s deadly mass shooting. this is the scene live from the czech capital where people are laying hundreds of flowers and candles as tributes to the victims. sudan�*s army chief vows to hold his commanders accountable after a rival paramilitary captures a strategic sudanese city. we get the latest on the humanitarian crisis. and it�*s bin day on the international space station. is the way they get rid of waste the way forward to tackle the growing problem of spacejunk? the israeli military says it has destroyed a major hamas tunnel network under part of gaza city. video has been released showing a large explosion which the idf says targeted these tunnels. bbc verify has been looking at the video and others released by the israelis in recent days, which they claim shows

extensive tunnels in gaza.