of his reign later on. and, santa has been pretty busy through the night, bringing joy across the world, always with the company of his nine reindeer. hello, i'm christian fraser. at least 70 people have been killed by an air strike in the al—maghazi refugee camp in gaza, according to the hamas—run health ministry. body bags were seen piled outside the al—aqsa hospital, where many of the victims were taken. israel says it is investigating the incident. it comes amid scaled—back christmas celebrations in bethlehem and across the west bank. our correspondentjoe inwood has been monitoring the latest developments. for the people of gaza, there is no respite this was once a residential block, reduced to

rubble. multiple generations of families are said to have been killed, seemingly caught unawares. translation: we were having dinner when suddenly the bombing started without warning. in an instant our house collapsed. the victims were taken to the nearby aleksov hospital. in a population as young as this, children are so often the victim. this incident already has one of the highest single death toll since this war began. it is expected to rise. the hamas run health authority say more than 20,000 people have now been killed in gaza since israel launched its offensive. israel maintains it tries to avoid civilian casualties and blames hamas for hiding amongst the population. the idf released new footage showing what it says our tunnels under the strip, used for military purposes.

translation: hamas operates from civilian areas. it uses them to cover its activity. it is a very complex situation we face. we do it well so our forces in the field get good results. like the brigade that the tunnel network. while the vast majority of destruction has been in gaza, the west bank has been in gaza, the west bank has not been spared. in the place where christianity was born they marked the birth of christ by remembering the deaths this conflict is brought. , we used here to have the lighting of the christmas tree in the middle here. we used to have a big christmas market in the playground down in the school. and we used to celebrate every night for at least for a week before but this year we are just playing by night the holy mass and we will pray for peace. but those prayers are yet to be answered.

this has been the most devastating conflict between israelis and palestinians in modern times and it shows no signs of ending. joe inwood, bbc news. asjoe says no respite for the palestinians as yet. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic. can we talk about the attack on the al—maghazi refugee camp. what we know? it is an attack on civilian building. more than 70 people died according to her must health authority. the scene from their shows some kids coming out of the rubble, blood on some of them and some of them dying and counting some people dead. it isn't horrific scene and is a continuation of strikes and other camp. even places israel recommended or advise people to move there, it was hit. but this would be the place they moved from gaza

city? , yes, from the north they moved to the central and they moved to the central and the south. these two areas but with like the ground offensive there is problem because according to many international organisations working there there is no safe place in gaza. even though there are more than 100 un staff and aid organisations killed and more than 100 journalist. organisations killed and more than 100journalist. it organisations killed and more than 100 journalist. it shows no place in gaza safe and this puts pressure on israel to stop the war and it means they might be a breakthrough with the egyptian proposal to make a ceasefire. but we will talk about that and a second. just awakened by the israeli troops as well. the prime minister talked about a pretty bloodied weekend. company troops killed on the ground? , it was 14 soldiers killed since the ground offensive the number according to the latest statistics, 154 soldiers and this is a big loss for its

dominic israel and even mr netanyahu said that this war is coming at a heavy price but we have no option but to carry on until victory. have no option but to carry on untilvictory. but have no option but to carry on until victory. but what kind of victory is it, eliminating hamas or eliminating the threat of hamas? experts and even some politicalfigures, like the prime minister. but to eliminate the threat of hamas, they might talk about that but emitting hamas as such it is almost impossible because there are too many places and it is idolatry plus a military. so the pressure mounting internally on prime minister netanyahu. that puts into focus this peace discussion within cairo and more peace ongoing. where is that at? , the egyptian proposal is still under the study of hamas. hamas also said the proposal they are

close to egypt and... discuss its proposal and is raleigh united states are all doing that but the egyptian proposal is very interesting because it has three stages. the first stage between what week to ten daysin stage between what week to ten days in order to release or civilian hostages — women, men, children — releasing some prisoners in return for that two from israeli prison. and stopping fighting and allow more aid. second stage also away, no fighting in gaza and no bombing and will be releasing israeli soldiers for some soldiers up from israeli prisoners and also let more aid to gaza, especially the north where it is more affected. the first stage will be for one—month. mxi they would be

releasing the rest of the soldiers in return for some prisoners, in israeli prison. in addition to that, will be read at redeployment for israeli soldiers outside gaza and stop the area of bombardmentand... if and stop the area of bombardment and... if this works and some indication it might work, be egypt, qatar and united states will help co—ordinate a technocrat government will be managing gaza and the west bank. this will help israel to quebec to feel like some ease because of hamas will not be a threat. wants is a government, once there will be palestinian authorities in this area, hamas will not do an attack. there is no excuse and hamas will be criticised if they do anything. so the pressure from the palestinians inside and wendy government and the other state in medium and long—term to

cover the to state solution. when you have a two state solution hamas will be almost finished because it is a resistant group stomach resistant group stomach resistant against israeli occupation but once a palestinian state is established there is no excuse for hamas. the legitimacy of hamas will be over. so many tentative stages of course before we get to that point. we have just been looking at my pictures of the gaza border, looking south from israel, from as kalon,, you can see it as a hazing day. just a word on the palestinians in the west bank and in particular in bethlehem where at this time of year you would see of course the christmas celebrations, all of it postponed that year. gillick unfortunately and is was described by some religious leaders who were then in bethlehem especially, it is starc no celebration, no music — nothing. even the churches

created a symbol of negativity where jesus enters created a symbol of negativity wherejesus enters a ward amid a pile of gazan rubble. it shows how the destruction in gazais shows how the destruction in gaza is a structuring celebration. criticising bombardment because more than 20,000 people have been killed so far and more than 5a,000 injured and some of them 8000 of them are children who were killed and more than 6000 women. so it is devastating from the side. there is no celebration and it is affecting tourism anything. the vibe there was grave, for people to celebrate during the stay. but hopefully the egyptian proposal will walker and will be the end of this war. —— will work out thank you so much for that and of course painful scenes for people across the middle east at this christmas time particularly those palestinians in gaza. pope francis has used his christmas eve sermon to appeal for an end to the conflict

between israel and hamas. speaking to a congregation of more than 6000 people at st peter's basilica in the vatican, he said jesus�* message of peace was being drowned out by the "futile logic of war". the pope also suggested people had lost touch with christian values. translation: tonight, - our hearts are in bethlehem, where the prince of peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war, by the clash of arms that even today prevents him from finding room in the world. many ukrainian orthodox christians are celebrating christmas on december the 25th for the first time. ukraine has traditionally used thejulian calendar, also used by russia, where christmas falls on january the 7th. in a further shift away from russia, it is now marking christmas according to the western, or gregorian, calendar, which it uses in everyday life.

president zelensky changed the law injuly, as part of the country's shift away from it's russian heritage. and president zelensky celebrated the change in his christmas video message. translation: today, - all ukrainians are together. we all celebrate christmas together, on the same date as one big family, as one nation, as one united country. and today, our common prayer will be stronger than ever. the people's prayer. today, it will unite millions of voices — more than ever before. and it will be heard today without a time difference of two weeks. and it will be heard together with europe and the world. ukraine continues to wait for billions of dollars in military aid, after us politicians failed to agree a package of measures before leaving washington for the christmas recess, which means the ukrainian troops are hugely outgunned. james waterhouse reports from the city of kupiansk,

near the eastern border, which was occupied for six months after russia's full—scale invasion and comes under almost daily attack. christmas in kupiansk, is a celebration in name only. children were evacuated from this frontline city and only 5000 people remain. used to be times that. sarin smack days are punctuated with artillery shells and sirens. life continues for those who have stayed but it is a tense existence. translation: we all live in fear of death. when we go to work we don't know what can happen, where they russia will strike with rocket. we all live on the edge. we don't know if it will come back home alive. 17—year—old sophia has lived through both occupation

and liberation. her dad is fighting and she is not impressed with her country's fate being determined by sceptical western politicians. translation: . sceptical western politicians. translation:.— sceptical western politicians. translation: . translation:. perhaps i should come here _ translation:. perhaps i should come here for— translation:. perhaps i should come here for themselves - translation:. perhaps i should come here for themselves and i come here for themselves and see what the situation is like and how much showbiz needed. if there is no help for ukraine now, russia will take this further. , , . , now, russia will take this further. ,, ., , ., further. the russians are eight kilometres _ further. the russians are eight kilometres to _ further. the russians are eight kilometres to the _ further. the russians are eight kilometres to the east - further. the russians are eight kilometres to the east of - further. the russians are eight kilometres to the east of the i kilometres to the east of the city but what ukraine's military is worried about is them pushing once more up to them pushing once more up to the river before making another push. they disappoint care point kyiv is trying to make. if western support was to further slowdown than russia will not stop there. it still wants the whole of ukraine. the briefest of pauses for a christmas prayer. large gatherings are dangerous here,

when russian drones loiter above. instead of these troops forcing out the invaders it is them repelling constant attack. there are no break. it is daylight, 2a/7. there targett so we need more shell. they throw lots of men and machinery into battle. it is hard to sell a victory which seems distant. ukraine's struggled to contain western dart has left it with a new year looking far from certain. new year looking farfrom certain. james new year looking far from certain. james waterhouse bbc news news kupiansk,. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a women's rights group has called on the home secretary to resign forjoking about spiking his wife's drink. james cleverly has apologised, saying he recognised the comments were inappropriate. but the fawcett society said the remarks were �*sickening' and urged him to step down. labour said his words

were �*appalling'. a second man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, after a road sign featuring an art work by the street artist bansky was removed in south east london. a man in his 40s was detained after footage of the incident appeared on the internet. a man in his 20s was arrested on saturday over the same alleged offences — he was bailed pending further inquiries. families are being urged not to pour turkey fat down the sink this christmas because it hardens in cold pipes. the trade association, water uk, has encouraged households to dispose of fats, oils and greases by putting them in a container that goes in the bin. water uk estimates that sewer blockages cost up to £200 million a year. you're live with bbc news. king charles is spending his second christmas as monarch with other members of the royal family at sandringham. he will attend morning service at the church on the estate — before his christmas message

is broadcast this afternoon. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. god save the king. after the first full year _ god save the king. after the first full year of _ god save the king. after the first full year of the - god save the king. after the first full year of the king - first full year of the king rank reign, the highlight of which was his coronation in may, it will be a traditional christmas day for the brits were members of the royal family. they are at sandringham, the royal state in orbital the king will be joined by other members of his family but the queen isn't expected to be joined but the queen isn't expected to bejoined by but the queen isn't expected to be joined by other members of the parker—bowles family. there will doubtless be moments for them to reflect on here which is seen continuing turbulence with the sussexes, harry and meghan, the king's younger son and his wife are believed to be spending christmas at home in california with their children. at sandringham, the king maliki family to morning service on the church at the estate before lunch and the broadcast of the king's christmas message. it was recorded a few days ago a

buckingham palace in a notably sustainable christmas setting, the ballot is pointed out that the ballot is pointed out that the christmas tree behind the king will be replanted and has been decorated with biodegradable baubles. the kings christmas message will king's christmas message will be broadcast in britain at three o'clock on television and radio. nicholas witchell, bbc news. we will keep our eyes on sandringham, will get some of the day's other news coming up. the danish shipping giant maersk says it's preparing to resume shipping operations through the red sea and gulf of aden. the announcement came after an international military operation, led by the united states, was deployed to prevent the targeting of commercial ships by drones from areas of yemen controlled by houthi rebels. police in serbia's capital belgrade have used tear gas to disperse protesters after some attempted to force their way into the city hall. the protesters accuse the government of manipulating last week's local and parliamentary elections. serbia's president, aleksander vucic has dismissed the criticism as "rubbish and lies".

police in sri lanka say they have arrested more than 13,000 suspects during a week—long drive against drug traffickers across the country. they say the operation led to the seizure of almost 4a0kg of various types of narcotics, including heroin. more than a thousand addicts have been sent to a military—run rehabilitation centre. the manchester united supporters trust says it hopes sirjim ratcliffe's involvement at old trafford can be a "step forward" for the club. the billionaire has bought a 25% stake in united and his ineos business will take over football operations. the glazerfamily remain united's majority shareholders. several thousand migrants from central america, venezuela, cuba, and elsewhere have gathered in southern mexico, intending to walk to the united states. the group is estimated to have between 6,000 and 8,000 people in it, many of them families with children. it's the largest migrant caravan since two similar gatherings of migrants marched

towards the us last year. with me is our reporter mimi swaby. so where are they from? they are largely — so where are they from? they are largely from _ so where are they from? they are largely from venezuela i are largely from venezuela although there are haitians, cubans, and ecuadorians in the mix. there are as many reasons as there are migrants making this journey. as there are migrants making thisjourney. it's incredibly dangerous. the un are largely saying that people are heading through mexico reaching for the us border due to escaping violence, economic hardship, and the negative impacts of climate change.— climate change. there is already. _ climate change. there is already. as _ climate change. there is already, as we _ climate change. there is already, as we have - climate change. there is| already, as we have been discussing with ukraine, a very active debate in congress of migration, it is holding up the ukraine aid, and this will put focus much more on the border over the christmas period. it really is. only on friday the mexican president said he is reinforcing measures to contain

migration, trying to help the us cope with record figures trying to reach and then enter the united states. a day later, this is a day after he met mr biden, they both agreed that this board needs reinforcement as the numbers are — they can't handle the numbers. as the numbers are - they can't handle the numbers.— handle the numbers. they are unprecedented, _ handle the numbers. they are unprecedented, aren't - handle the numbers. they are unprecedented, aren't they? l unprecedented, aren't they? something like too many people have come through the board this year. have come through the board this ear. have come through the board this year-— this year. there is. and this is only one _ this year. there is. and this is only one crisis, _ this year. there is. and this is only one crisis, further i is only one crisis, further down, further south, there is also a crisis happening there, the numbers have surged. this year alone has stopped more than half a million, that is double last year's record. and that surge in numbers is further escalating the surge in numbers further north. so one crisis is compounding another. this isn'tjust one area, this is through the whole continent, through the region, through south, central, and heading up

towards america. i south, central, and heading up towards america.— south, central, and heading up towards america. i think antony bfinken towards america. i think antony blinken is heading _ towards america. i think antony blinken is heading to _ towards america. i think antony blinken is heading to mexico - blinken is heading to mexico for the christmas area, what has been the white house reaction to this?— has been the white house reaction to this? why house are sa in: reaction to this? why house are saying mexico — reaction to this? why house are saying mexico need _ reaction to this? why house are saying mexico need to - reaction to this? why house are saying mexico need to take - reaction to this? why house are l saying mexico need to take some of the responsibility, lots of people are travelling through mexico, it isn't often the original point these migrants are coming from, a lot of mexicans try to get into the states, but this is where the bulk of the individuals are starting. he is going to visit mexico city this week, hoping to kind of get a deal, some sort of deal, trying to contain this surge of migrants which, at the moment, as he said, is unprecedented and during the christmas period when many, the intention turned elsewhere, the magas are seeing this as an opportunity to make some headway physically but not towards the border. presumably the americans _ towards the border. presumably the americans are _ towards the border. presumably the americans are not _ towards the border. presumably the americans are not going - towards the border. presumably the americans are not going to l the americans are not going to let them just walk through the border, is the white house talking about strengthening the body. br; talking about strengthening the bod . �* , body. by the document strengthening - body. by the document strengthening the - body. by the document | strengthening the body. body. by the document - strengthening the body. the white house is worried these huge figures, huge numbers of

people are affecting border trade. there are elections coming up, people don't want influxes of migrants coming into their own country where resources are already on the brink of collapse so there are many different aspects. both sides of this border people are worried. both sides of the body, which is very large, needs to be reinforced, and responsibly taken by both parties. responsibly taken by both arties. ., , . millions of people of people around the world are celebrating — or will soon be celebrating — christmas. for some it is an important religious festival. for others it's simply an excuse to eat, drink and be merry. but for one man in particular its a lot of hard work, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. it has become as much a festive tradition as roast turkey, sleigh bells, and crackers. for nearly 70 years real actual taxpayers people's money has been spent monitoring the progress of father christmas as he journeys around the globe.

the north american aerospace defense command, or norad, keeps tabs on santa and manages to keep a straight face while doing so. to keep a straight face while doing so-_ doing so. norad tracks and usin: doing so. norad tracks and using the — doing so. norad tracks and using the same _ doing so. norad tracks and using the same technology | doing so. norad tracks and - using the same technology norad uses every single day of the year to keep north america safe. it starts with our north warning system radars that picked up santa write about 6am eastern time when he left the north pole, and then transitions to our satellites in orbit all around the world, they track rudolph's red nose. yes, of course they do. back on the earth's surface, any spanish capital, madrid, to be precise, thousands of people dressed up as father christmas for an annual charity fun run. it has been described as the largest race of its kind anywhere in the world and the event raises money for the red cross. in the end, christmas gives you the spirit of participation and solidarity and union, said this santa. for

me it is another mini goal to keep progressing. in india, no snow, but plenty of sand. so why not build a massive skull of father christmas? but they don'tjust of father christmas? but they don't just use of father christmas? but they don'tjust use sand, there is a special ingredient.— special ingredient. this year we have created _ special ingredient. this year we have created the - special ingredient. this year we have created the biggest onion and sand installation centre crawl —— santa claus. and we have used £2 centre crawl —— santa claus. and we have used e2 of onion installing. in and we have used £2 of onion installing-— and we have used £2 of onion installina. ~ _, , ., installing. in mexico they have little time _ installing. in mexico they have little time for _ installing. in mexico they have little time for the _ installing. in mexico they have little time for the onion, - installing. in mexico they have little time for the onion, they l little time for the onion, they prefer radishes, lots and lots of radishes. this festival dates back to the 16th century. after all, what says christmas more than a root vegetable? tim allman, bbc news. yes, personally i want more than radishes, christmas dinners afternoon. i can show you cimolai pictures of father

christmas. this is courtesy of the north american errors command, norad, who are watching his movements across the map. he has already called at our house and he is now over the eastern board of the united states heading towards iowa and over towards california. so if you are still tucked up in bed keep your eyes shut and no doubt he will get to you just as soon as he can. nine reindeer of course leading. we'll be back with all the important news. do stay with us. you are watching a bbc news. hello there. it is going to be a white christmas, but only over the hills of northern scotland — it's too mild elsewhere. and on sunday, it was the warmest christmas eve since 1997. temperatures in the south reached 15.3 celsius. and these are the temperatures that we've got first thing on christmas morning, ranging from maybe close to freezing in north east scotland to 12 degrees

across southern england, where we're going to see some cloud and we're going to see some rain developing, and more rain develops in that cloud across england and wales. northernmost parts of england and northern ireland seeing sunshine and showers. just gets wetter through the day in scotland — mostly rain but over the hills in the north, there will be some fresh snow falling here, and that's where we've got some cold air. but otherwise, it is going to be a mild day, particularly across the southeast. ia degrees here, but some gusty winds as well. so, we're seeing cloud and rain across many parts of the country on christmas day. boxing day is going to look and feel quite different, mind you. the weather systems that are bringing in the cloud and bringing in that wetter weather are going to slide away and things will calm down a bit as we head into tuesday. there's still going to be a few wintry showers blown in on those brisk winds across the far north of scotland on boxing day and there may be a few icy patches but for large parts of the country, it's going to be dry with some sunshine. there is more cloud and rain in the channel that will edge back into the south—west of england in the afternoon and some cloud will push ahead of that into parts of england and wales, turn the

sunshine a bit hazy. temperatures are going to be lower but the winds are going to be lighter as well. now, things change again for wednesday because that rain that's in the southwest is going to come northwards again on that weather front wrapped around the area of low pressure and the winds will be strengthening as well. the strongest of the winds, actually, on wednesday could be through the english channel and along the south coast of england — gusts of 50,60 miles an hour. it's going to be wet across many places, briefly some snow over the pennines, but as that wet weather continues northwards into scotland, here, we could see the snow lasting a little bit longer. now, for many, it may well be rain, but over the hills above about 200m, there could be 10—15 centimetres of fresh snow and, of course, it's going to be colder here. elsewhere, though, it is going to be a mild day. despite that wet and windy weather, particularly in england and wales, temperatures will widely be into double figures but we're going to turn a little cooler later in the week.

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