and we will bring you a report about the christian community in the pakistan city of jaranwala who are still living with the damage left by the attacks on their churches four months ago. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. president biden has told the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that as israel continues its military campaign in gaza, there's a critical need to protect the civilian population, including those supporting aid operations. the white house said that in a phone call between the two men, mr biden also stressed the importance of allowing civilians to move safely away from areas where there's fighting. greg mckenzie reports. president biden told the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that as is real

continues its military campaign in gaza, there is a critical need to protect the civilian population. including those supporting aid operations. mr biden said he did not ask the israeli leaderfor a ceasefire. israeli leaderfor a ceasefire. i had a long talk with benjamin netanyahu today and it was a private conversation. meanwhile in gaza, private conversation. meanwhile in gaza. this _ private conversation. meanwhile in gaza, this is _ private conversation. meanwhile in gaza, this is the _ private conversation. meanwhile in gaza, this is the new - in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah emptying the local market. 17—year—old joe filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. israel launched its metallic tory operation after hamas fighters crossed from gaza into southern israel on the seventh of october, killing 1200 people and taking about 240 hostages. since then more than 20,000 people have been

killed, 53,000 injured in gaza. according to the hamas run health ministry. it's update this weekend says another 201 people had been killed. these gazans are the latest casualties rushing to the khan younis hospital following an israeli air strike. israel says it has arrested 200 members of the hamas and islamichhad groups in the past week and taking them into its territory for questioning. israel's bombardment and ground assault has displaced some 1.9 million gazans according to un figures. over three quarters of the population. but it is hunger that cries in rafah, the city at the southern end of gaza as thousands queued for something to eat. translation: the

thousands queued for something to eat. translation:— to eat. translation: the foods have run out _ to eat. translation: the foods have run out market _ to eat. translation: the foods have run out market so - to eat. translation: the foods have run out market so we - have run out market so we cannot find anything to cook for people. pipes today is the last day we can provide food for the people. we appeal to the nation to provide aid to these people so they do not die of hunger. figs these people so they do not die of hunger-— of hunger. as the fighting continues, _ of hunger. as the fighting continues, there - of hunger. as the fighting continues, there is - of hunger. as the fighting continues, there is now . of hunger. as the fighting continues, there is now a| of hunger. as the fighting - continues, there is now a real risk of famine according to the un. as humanitarian aid is only trickling into the besieged coastal territory. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic. welcome. tell us more about this phone call between president biden and prime minister benjamin netanyahu. what do we know about what was said? let me highlight, he did not ask for— said? let me highlight, he did not ask for a _ said? let me highlight, he did not ask for a ceasefire. - not ask for a ceasefire. which many people were expecting. he talked about doing more to protect civilians, he said that before. talked about trying to

protect people supporting teams of humanitarian organisations because a number of people dead are 100 of people from the one helping. according to the un. the ceasefire was the hope of many countries. that resolution from the security council but it was taken off. ceasefire, the military support is ongoing. the other thing is the hostages will be there because homs condition would be a ceasefire to talk about negotiation. since number eight will go there because they say there will be no way because thatis there will be no way because that is the problem with the ongoing is really offensive. the repercussions of the no ceasefire is more people dying according to the minister of

health in gaza, he said more than 20,000 people died. people in hospitals can't find enough medicine and supply. the hunger is looming in gaza. all of this humanitarian problems and the hostages of israel means hamas will be under threat because when the fighting happens, some people died and people mistakenly killed by israeli troops. it shows without negotiation it will not hold. management and yahoo insisting they will release the hostages. they need to find a solution. ceasefire is the only solution to reach a negotiation and the deal to help solve the problem of the hostages and other humanitarian issues between the two sides. �* , ., ., two sides. and israel and america _ two sides. and israel and america say _ two sides. and israel and america say homs - two sides. and israel and america say homs needsj two sides. and israel and i america say homs needs to release the hostages and they can and this if they did that and put down their weapons. what is the latest situation

when it comes to aid? they talked with _ when it comes to aid? they talked with some _ when it comes to aid? they talked with some officials l talked with some officials yesterday. confirming only 6% of the needed aid goes into gaza because of the fighting. there is no aid or a little aid going to the north where there is not many people they are, tens of thousands but it is hard because of bombing. according to the un officials, bombing everywhere. there is no safe place in gaza for the even asking people to go to, rafah no safe place there. the problem is increasing. in addition to that there are some people and help themselves to get aid because of the hunger putting pressure on people to do whatever they can to do that. it is an ongoing problem and needs to be sorted because more people could be dying because of that.— more people could be dying because of that. live now to canberra where we can speak to amin saikal, emeritus professor of middle eastern, central asian and islamic studies at the australian

national university. thanks very much for being with us. let's talk more about the un security council resolution which was finally reached within the past 24 hours also. tell us what impact you think it will have, if any. i tell us what impact you think it will have, if any.— it will have, if any. i don't think the _ it will have, if any. i don't think the resolution - it will have, if any. i don't think the resolution is - it will have, if any. i don't i think the resolution is going to deter prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his extremist members of the cabinet. to stop their bombardment and the killing of many palestinians in gaza. i think prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his cabinet have said they are making sure gaza is unlivable for a majority of citizens. and also if possible to make life so miserable for the gazans that eventually

other countries may take a number of these people as refugees. that is something the arab world has already determined not to do that and i don't think egypt will ever give in to pressure from israel. what it basically means is israel is doing everything possible, not only to eliminate hamas, which so far has proved to be much stronger than perhaps eitherjerusalem or washington had expected, but also to basically make gaza unlivable. i also to basically make gaza unlivable.— also to basically make gaza unlivable. ~ , ., ., unlivable. i think israel would disute unlivable. i think israel would diapute that _ unlivable. i think israel would dispute that characterisation l dispute that characterisation of them killing as many civilians as possible. when you talk about pressure being exerted on israel, we note the close relationship they have with america, what about hamas? is anybody in the arab world

exerting pressure on them? as israel says, if they believe hostages and lay down their weapons, they could and this. —— release hostages. the -- release hostages. the egyptians _ -- release hostages. the egyptians are _ -- release hostages. the egyptians are very - -- release hostages. the egyptians are very much | egyptians are very much involved in negotiations. at this stage, from homs's point of view, if they release hostages and there is no ceasefire, and obviously that is going to be catastrophic. not only for hamas but also for other citizens of gaza. there is a real gap between what israel really wants to achieve and what must mac want to protect. a few matters states —— united states is caught up while neglectful support for israel. not been able to exert enough pressure on my minister benjamin netanyahu to minimise the number of civilians being killed. the number is

staggering. killed. the number is staggering-— killed. the number is staggering. killed. the number is stanerina. ., ., staggering. let me ask you one more question _ staggering. let me ask you one more question about _ staggering. let me ask you one more question about hamas. i staggering. let me ask you one l more question about hamas. you said what hamas wants to protect, what do they want to protect? do they have a view? do they care how many civilians are dying in gaza? i’m do they care how many civilians are dying in gaza?— are dying in gaza? i'm sure they care- _ are dying in gaza? i'm sure they are i _ are dying in gaza? i'm sure they care. i don't _ are dying in gaza? i'm sure they care. i don't think - are dying in gaza? i'm sure. they care. i don't think there is any radical violent extremist group in this world that were not really want to protect its own fighters and also at the same time try to maintain the support of the public. at this point, it is very clear how may well have lost contact with most of the population although the ministry of health of hamas government keryk keeps giving us because of the number of casualties and people killed and someone. overall, how must mac is not as much control of a stop. therefore what hamas really want to be at this point is basically protect its own fighters and at the same time,

if they can help the people of gaza in terms of more aid coming in and so one and the bombardments stopped, obviously that would add to their popularity. not only among palestinians but also across the arab and muslim world. thank you very much forjoining us. us central command says a navy destroyer has shot down four drones in the red sea, launched from areas of yemen controlled by the iran—backed houthi rebels. writing on x — it said that shortly afterwards, a gabon—owned, indian—flagged crude oil tanker was hit by a drone but there were no injuries or damage. the us department of defence has accused iran of launching the drone that damaged an oil tanker off the coast of india. the pentagon said there'd been no casualties aboard the japanese—owned vessel. the attack happened 320 kilometres southwest of veraval and caused a fire on board, which was extinguished. live now to our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan

who's in delhi. welcome. bring us up—to—date on this. what more do we know about this?— about this? first let's go through _ about this? first let's go through what _ about this? first let's go through what the - about this? first let's go through what the us - about this? first let's go - through what the us central command has been saying about the latest attacks in the past 24 hours. they said to antiship ballistic missiles were fired into the international shipping lanes indirectly but did not cause any damage. separately, another us warship patrolling the area shutdown four is aimed at the warship. and in another separate two incidents, one oil tanker narrowly missed a drone attack, a norwegian owned and flight and an indian flag tanker was hit by a drone but no injuries or main damage reported. all of this comes 24 hours after another ship abound

for india carrying oilfrom saudi arabia into india came under drone attack on friday. excuse me. they ship suffered damages and also took in some water and now current leadership is sailing towards the port to mumbai to assess damage. the port to mumbai to assess damaue. ., ~ the port to mumbai to assess damaue. ., ,, ,, the port to mumbai to assess damaue. ., ~' ,, , the port to mumbai to assess damaue. ., ~ ,, , . the port to mumbai to assess damaue. ., ~ , . ., damage. thank you very much for u -adatin damage. thank you very much for updating us- _ four months ago, the christian community in the pakistan city of jaranwala saw nearly two dozen of their churches and tens of homes ransacked by hundreds of protesters. in the aftermath, the government promised money to help rebuild. but as they prepare for christmas, many are still living with the damage and shock of the attack. our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, reports from the city. j°y joy and christmas hats. familiar celebrations mask painful memories. the

christians of jaranwala have christians of jara nwala have lost christians of jaranwala have lost much this year. simon lives and the only room left of her family home, lives and the only room left of herfamily home, rebuilding is slow. life in the child space exhausting. translation: we are tired now. in exhausting. translation: we are tired now. , ., tired now. in this one room there is _ tired now. in this one room there is no _ tired now. in this one room there is no facility. - tired now. in this one room there is no facility. there i tired now. in this one room there is no facility. there is no light, no water, everything is finished. we don't have anything. is finished. we don't have anything-— is finished. we don't have an hina. ,, . ., , anything. she and her family received 2 — anything. she and her family received 2 million _ anything. she and her family received 2 million rupees - anything. she and her family i received 2 million rupees from the government, just over $7,000. she says that is not enough. it $7,000. she says that is not enou:h. ., ~ , ., $7,000. she says that is not enouh_ . ~' , . ., enough. it takes a whole lifetime _ enough. it takes a whole lifetime to _ enough. it takes a whole lifetime to build - enough. it takes a whole lifetime to build a - enough. it takes a whole | lifetime to build a house. enough. it takes a whole - lifetime to build a house. our parents saved each and every penny for the house and now it is all burnt. whatever we had you can look at the house. it is all burnt. for 2 million rupees you cannot rebuild this whole house. the

rupees you cannot rebuild this whole house.— whole house. the authorities told us the — whole house. the authorities told us the amount _ whole house. the authorities told us the amount given - whole house. the authorities told us the amount given to l told us the amount given to families was based on an assessment of the loss of each house. this is what caused that loss. hundreds gathered in jaranwala loss. hundreds gathered in jara nwala after two loss. hundreds gathered in jaranwala after two christians jara nwala after two christians were jaranwala after two christians were alleged to have desecrated the koran, allegations of blasphemy, turned violent. churches, homes, burntand ransacked. four months on the authority say all the churches have been rebuilt. this was the church? now look completely different to last time we were here when the walls were completely blackened and instead it has been completely redone. more than 350 were arrested but none have yet stood trial. do you think the police should have moved faster? , , , ., ,, ., faster? the biggest stakeholder ma be faster? the biggest stakeholder may be public— faster? the biggest stakeholder may be public but _ faster? the biggest stakeholder may be public but there - faster? the biggest stakeholder may be public but there is - faster? the biggest stakeholder may be public but there is one | may be public but there is one hidden biggest stakeholder which is much mistakes and the

people that is the commonest we want to show such attacks will not be tolerated in the future. if we do not such attacks will keep happening. if we do not such attacks will keep happening-— keep happening. prayers, thoughts _ keep happening. prayers, thoughts on _ keep happening. prayers, thoughts on a _ keep happening. prayers, thoughts on a better- keep happening. prayers, | thoughts on a better year. buildings are repaired at trust, they tell us, will take far longer. let's get some of the day's other news now. there's growing hope for an end to the nine—year war in yemen after the warring parties committed to a new ceasefire and agreed to engage in a un—led peace process. hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in what became one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. one person has been killed and another injured in a shooting at a florida mall. the shooting happened at the paddock mall in ocala in central florida. police said it was packed with shoppers at the time of the shooting. no—one's been arrested.

the uk home secretaryjames cleverly has apologised afterjoking about spiking his wife's drink with a date rape drug. mr cleverly made the comments at a downing street reception, just hours after the home office announced plans to crack down on spiking. a spokesman said they were clearly meant as an ironicjoke for which he apologised. now to one of the most read stories today on the bbc news website and app. and it's quite a remarkable story. a mother from alabama in the united states with a rare double womb gives birth to two babies in two days. kelsey hatcher delivered one daughter on tuesday and a second on wednesday after a total of 20 hours in labour at the university of alabama hospital. experts say it's a "one in a million" pregnancy — a double uterus affects 0.3% of women. kelsey and husband caleb called them "miracle babies". it's a little surreal. like, the morning of driving in i got very emotionaljust thinking about how long it could take, all the things that could go wrong, but also all the things

that could go right. and we'd been talking about it for so long. to actually be in the moment and know that we are going to have two babies at one time. so it was... it was a fun experience. i mean, i think! i guess ijust like to have babies! the husband does not seem to shore. earlier, we spoke to dr shweta patel who's assistant professor in the obstetrics and gynaecology department at uab and was one of the doctors who helped manage the delivery. kelsey was coming in for her first visit and we knew she had a condition with a w—2 risk, and that is when we found out that not only was she pregnant with my new dress but pregnant on the other uterus. it is very rare, something obstetricians go through their whole careers and do not see. biologically her uterus developed in a

atypical way, typically a normal uterus forms by having two ducks, that fused together, in brea logically but hers did not fuse in the 22 separate uterus is. then she likely ovulated separately with separate eggs going down each uterus and spam being future —— fertilised separately as well leading to two separate bays. as most babies they had a mind of their own, the first baby on the right uterus came by the john and the second baby on the left came by c—section on separate days. mum is doing great and both babies are doing well, baby a that came by the john is called roxy in the second baby on the left side who came by c—section is called rebel, appropriately named. a man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage

after a piece of street art by banksy painted onto a london road sign was taken shortly after being unveiled on friday. the artwork comprised images of three military drones attached to a traffic stop sign. our culture reporter, noor nanji reports. this was the extraordinary moment when two men took down a banksy work in broad daylight, within an hour of the street artist confirming it was his. it is no act incident taxi should choose peckham, it is brimming with artists. we have the art college down the road and we have plenty of artists and we have plenty of artists and creators, businesses and we service all of these estates you can see behind me with plenty of budding artists. we would like it back. give it

back. ~ ., back. the metropolitan police sa the back. the metropolitan police say they have _ back. the metropolitan police say they have arrested - back. the metropolitan police say they have arrested a - back. the metropolitan police say they have arrested a man| back. the metropolitan police i say they have arrested a man on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, it said the man remains in custody and investigations are ongoing. anyone who may have information about the incident is being asked to call the police. meanwhile one local resident has taken matters into her own hands. a new traffic sign has been put up for safety reasons, local street artist has come to install her own version of the work, she said art should be to the public. one gallery owner has this estimate of what the original artwork could be worth. i would think of it _ artwork could be worth. i would think of it had _ artwork could be worth. i would think of it had certification - think of it had certification from banksy which one because it is street art although he has been known to give certification to some pieces of street art, with certification between four and £500,000. sets between four and £500,000. as is so often the case when it comes to this mysterious artist there are more questions than answers.

laura lynch, a founding member of the us country music band the chicks, has been killed in a car accident in el paso, texas. she was sixty—five. the band, originally known as the dixie chicks, said they were "shocked and saddened" by lynch's death. lynch, a bassist and later singer, founded the group in 1989 with three other women. it is nearly, very nearly, christmas. all around the world millions of people are making final preparations. there may still be time to buy that last—minute present. and for one person in particular the next day or so will be very busy indeed. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. one, two, three! , the hour, the man. he has had all year to prepare for this day, father christmas was sure of a big sendoff. before he left a message of hope and goodwill. at the moment there are too

many children around the world to live in poor or even dangerous conditions. we should make all possible things to make all possible things to make them feel safe. this has been a strong year again. and my other wish for me as people could live in peace around the world. �* ., , could live in peace around the world. �* .,, y world. and then he was off, slate, reindeer _ world. and then he was off, slate, reindeer and - world. and then he was off, slate, reindeer and a - world. and then he was off, slate, reindeer and a long, | slate, reindeer and a long, long journey ahead of him. go south and then east and he would find a whole host of centres in the serbian capital belgrade, all of them on motorbikes. translation: we have gathered here same as every year we will pay a visit to children with special needs, we are bringing presents for them, this gathering has been going on for almost 20 years. this means a lot for these kids, notjust the presence but our support as well. in

kids, notjust the presence but our support as well.— our support as well. in peru father christmas _ our support as well. in peru father christmas does - our support as well. in peru father christmas does not i our support as well. in peru i father christmas does notjust end up presidency fights crime. police officers dressed as santa helping to bust a drug ring not far from the capital, lima. and appropriately enough the gang are nicknamed the evil reindeers. translation: this is the strategy carried out by our intelligence unit that has been successful since we started doing it, dressing up as santa claus and taking advantage of the situation during the christmas holidays. ih the situation during the christmas holidays. in her bonnamour _ christmas holidays. in her bonnamour familiar - christmas holidays. in her bonnamour familiar task i christmas holidays. in her l bonnamour familiar task for this father christmas. handing out to s this father christmas. handing out toys and — this father christmas. handing out toys and presents - this father christmas. handing out toys and presents for - this father christmas. handing | out toys and presents for some of the poorest children in the city. the festive spirit, all around the world. tim allman, bbc news. and father christmas shouldn't have much trouble finding his way when he's flying over the new york neighbourhood of dyker heights — and this is why. the locals there have lit up the night sky with an amazing display of festive illuminations. the south brooklyn neighbourhood has become a holiday tourist attraction —

there's even tours and streetside vendors selling treats. it's all because of the over—the—top decorations with houses featuring elaborate light displays, inflatable snowmen, santa sculpture, and even snow machines. i sense some competition going on there. we will be across the norad santa tracker when it goes live later on, we know there is only one real santa claus. we will be following his progress around the world. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we had some heavy rain in scotland on saturday, and as a result of that there are a number of flood warnings in force across the north of the country. we have had some disruption too. for most of the uk it was a very mild day, but not for everyone. massive contrasts in northern scotland as the mild air butted up against the cold. 10 degrees in braemar,

ten miles down the road in balmoral, just one. and with those lower temperatures across the far north and east, well, on saturday we did see some snowfall. so for some, a winter wonderland. however, since then the snow has been turning back to rain and our main concern as we get through christmas eve is the strength of the winds. they could disrupt some travel plans that you may have, so stay tuned. the winds then will pick up over the next few hours, becoming quite gusty across england and wales with outbreaks of rain here. rain could be heavy enough to cause one or two localised flooding issues across mid wales. some showery conditions across scotland and northern ireland. for most, temperatures in double figures as we start the day on sunday. cold air still just about clinging on across the far northeast. now, the strong winds will be affecting scotland through the day, particularly late on. they could bring some distruption here. and over to the east of the pennines, winds could gust 50—70 mph, potentially strong enough to blow over some high—sided vehicles, maybe knock down one or two trees. so there is a risk of seeing some transport disruption during the day on sunday, christmas eve, so it is worth

checking conditions before heading out on anyjourneys you may have planned. and the winds could get even stronger actually for a time during the evening across northern scotland. on into monday, christmas day, for the vast majority of the uk, we are in mild air, so rather than it being a white christmas it is a grey christmas. a lot of cloud around, outbreaks of rain, quite heavy rain for a time. quite windy conditions, but colder air starts to move back into northern scotland and that could start to turn some of the rain to snow across some of the higher hills of northern scotland. so for a few of you, it could just about be a white christmas, but not for many. looking beyond that into boxing day, we get colder air moving back southwards across the uk. with that there will be a lot more in the way of sunshine, so that is one positive. it will feel quite a bit colder, mind you. and there will be some showers around, particularly across scotland. one or two for northern ireland, one or two for the north—west of both england and wales. the showers could come through wintry at times, so maybe a bit of sleet mixed in with some of these, maybe a bit of hill snow as well. bye for now.

from the city. this is bbc news. the headlines: conversations betweenjoe biden and the israeli prime minister continue as the us president highlighted the critical need to protect the civilian population in gaza, including aid workers, during israel's

attacks in the area. mr biden told reporters that he'd not asked benjamin netanyahu for a ceasefire. the us accuses iran of launching a drone attack that damaged an israeli—affiliated oil tanker off the coast of india. a fire on board the ship was extinguished and no casualties were reported. iran has not yet commented. there's growing hope for an end to the nine—year war in yemen after the warring parties committed to a new ceasefire and agreed to engage in a un—led peace process. hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in what became one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst and a very special edition looking back at the last 12 months. spiralling prices, the rise of the robots, the end of fossil fuels, and

the return to the office. oh, boy, it's been quite a year.