live from london, this is bbc news. the israeli parliament overwhelmingly rejects any unilateral recognition of a palestinian state. no! chaos in the uk's parliament during a debate on whether to call for a ceasefire in gaza. as the world's foreign ministers arrive for a 620 summit in rio, hosts brazil criticise the un over the wars in ukraine and the middle east. and fertility treatments on ice at alabama's main hospital after a court rules that frozen embryos will be classified as children. hello.

a very warm welcome. i'm sally bundock. we have a busy, busy programme. let's get started. we begin in the middle east. as international pressure mounts on israel to account for its actions in gaza, members of the israeli parliament — the knesset — have overwhelmingly backed a resolution by prime minister benjamin netanyahu that rejects any unilateral recognition of a palestinian state. this could put mr netanyahu at odds with the position of president biden, who has repeatedly expressed his wish for a two—state solution to the decades—long conflict. the people of israel and their elected representatives are united today as never before. the knesset voted overwhelmingly to oppose any attempt to unilaterally impose a palestinian state on israel. such an attempt will only endanger israel and will prevent the genuine peace that we all seek. peace can only be achieved after we achieve total victory over hamas and through direct

negotiations between the parties — direct negotiations without preconditions. and despite that hardline stance by israel's prime minister, our correspondent, paul adams, who's injerusalem, says some developments provide hope that violence will de—escalate. after weeks of pessimism about the prospects for a deal to release the remaining 130 israeli hostages in exchange for a ceasefire and the release of palestinians held in israeli jails, there isjust a tiny, tiny bit of optimism in the air this evening following remarks by a member of benjamin netanyahu's war cabinet, benny gantz, who said, "there are attempts these days to promote a new outlier, "indicating an intention to move forward". it sounds cryptic and does not sound to me as if anything is particularly imminent, but it is just a faint hint of optimism.

you will recall that benjamin netanyahu has described the hamas demands for a deal as delusional and we don't know if those demands have changed, but there is still a process going on, talks in cairo involving egyptian and hamas officials and a considerable amount of american diplomatic weight as well. the state department spokesman matthew miller has said in the last few hours, "we do think there is space "to reach an agreement here, we want to see an agreement "reached as soon as possible, ideally, before ramadan "or even maybe earlier than that." again, hard to read if these are real signs of optimism, but certainly not quite the bleak pessimism of recent weeks. in the meantime, we had israel's parliament, the knesset, endorsing the view of benjamin netanyahu and his cabinet that israel rejects what it calls international dictates about recognition of a palestinian state and israelis are conscious that countries

like britain and america are talking about the possible unilateral recognition of palestinian statehood and pretty anonymously 99 votes out of the 120 member knesset parliament has said no to that. paul adams in jerusalem. with me is mohamed saha from bbc arabic. lovely to see it. let's start with this position in parliament in israel overwhelmingly rejecting any unilateral recognition of a palestinian state. what's been a reaction to that that you've seen so far?— seen so far? lots of reaction now that _ seen so far? lots of reaction now that situation _ seen so far? lots of reaction now that situation is - seen so far? lots of reaction now that situation is really i now that situation is really widening between the international community and israel. israel wants to carry on the war and as far as the long—term solution for the

palestinian cause, they do not want a palestinian state. the americans want a palestinian state, asking israel to withdraw from the west bank and some parts of the other palestinian territories. egypt is going to dated international justice court to press on israel not to go to rafah and de—escalate the situation in gaza. lots of reaction against the israeli knessett. in gaza. lots of reaction against the israeli knessett.- the israeli knessett. in the meantime. _ the israeli knessett. in the meantime, ramadan - the israeli knessett. in the meantime, ramadan is - meantime, ramadan is approaching and there is a huge concern about starvation in gaza. ,, , , , concern about starvation in gaza. ,, _ , ., ., ., gaza. simply be international organisations _ gaza. simply be international organisations are _ gaza. simply be international organisations are saying - gaza. simply be international organisations are saying that | organisations are saying that people are dying from hunger in gaza now more than people dying from fighting. there are more than 30,000 people, 33,000 people died in gaza since this war started and there are only

118 people. people are really concerned about the situation when ramadan comes because they'll have to have a good meal before the start of fasting at dawn and after finishing the fasting by sunset, they are very concerned about the food situation in gaza. we had an interview on bbc arabic yesterday with a journalist who said he did not eat for four days and international organisations that that the situation in gaza is getting worse and people are really dying out of hunger. thank you so much for bringing us the latest on that. the leader of the scottish national party at westminster — stephen flynn — has called for an investigation into the chaos in the house of commons during a debate on whether to call for a ceasefire in gaza. the measure had been proposed by the snp, but in a break with convention the speaker sir lindsay hoyle selected amendments from the government and labour.

sir lindsay apologised after uproar, which saw some mps walk out. 0ur deputy political editor, vicki young, reports. that is put... there was confusion, there were angry demands for the speaker to explain himself... where on earth is the speaker of the house of commons? how do we bring him to that seat?! ..and there was a walk—out by the snp and conservatives, an unlikely alliance. chaotic scenes in the commons after mps had been debating one of the most serious foreign policy issues of the day. 0utside parliament, feelings were already running high... chanting: ceasefire now! ceasefire now! ..with hundreds of people queueing for hours to lobby their mps. the rules meant the only motion that was being considered was one from the snp, calling for an immediate ceasefire.

lots of labour mps were tempted to vote for it, against their leader's wishes. but that all changed when the speaker, going against official advice, said this. i think it's important on this occasion that the house is able to consider the widest possible range of options. i have therefore decided to select the amendments both in the name of the prime minister and in the name of the leader of the opposition. furious snp mps felt that was bending the rules to help sir keir starmer out of a sticky situation. and now we completely appear to be doing things in a way that has never been done before. can i ask for your advice, mr speaker? what is the point of an opposition day if it's going to be done like this? later, just before the votes were due to happen, the leader of the commons weighed in. the government will play no further part in the decision i this house takes onl today's proceedings. i would like to stress - that the government's position on israel and gaza .

remains unchanged. by the time the votes on the ceasefire were being called, there was so much noise very few could hear what was going on. shouting drowns speech the ayes have it, the ayes have it. to the side, watching all this unfold, was sir lindsay hoyle, who had had no choice but to come back to apologise for the mess. i am honest to this house, i am true to this house, i believe in all members of this house, and i tried to do... i have tried to do what i thought it was the right thing for all sides of this house. it is regrettable, and i apologise. all this meant labour avoided another damaging rebellion over gaza, and they were happy to defend sir lindsay's decision. the speaker was rightly playing his role. - he is there to protect the rights of all mps.|

he was wanting to ensure l the widest possible debate. the serious issue of what's going on in the middle east was debated today. it was never going to change uk foreign policy, but several mps have said this was an embarrassing episode for parliament. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. 0n the ground, the humanitarian situation remains desperate — as you just heard from mohamed, and it's particularly acute in northern gaza, which has received little aid in recent weeks. aid agencies say hunger and disease are spreading, with children particularly at risk. on tuesday, a uk funded consignment of medicines, fuel and food was air dropped by thejordanian air force to the area, close to the tal al—hawa hospital. 0ur correspondent, quentin sommerville, was on the flight:

the men are just setting up here, thejordanian air force crew. we're getting close to the drop zone over northern gaza. the crew and plane is canadian but the aid is british. although cargo has been given by britain. the first time we are using the airdrop to get help to gaza, and the reason we're using that is there's no other way to get it into the area. northern gaza is the most densely populated part of gaza. it is now a wasteland. most of the people have been forced south, there's a heavy military presence, and there's still about 300,000 palestinians in desperate need. the un says there's too much violence, and can no longer get in properly into that part of the gaza strip. you see the parachute on top with a gps locator. they are about to open

the doors, they will fly out, land into northern gaza, this is the few means to get help into the people of gaza. quentin sommerville that. brazil's foreign minister has criticised the paralysis of the un security council on the wars in gaza and ukraine as he opened a g20 meeting in rio dejaneiro. mauro vieira said international institutions were not adequately equipped to deal with current challenges, and this inaction resulted in the loss of innocent lives. 0ur south america correspondent, ione wells, is at the conference and sent this report. well, there was certainly a tense atmosphere at the g20 summit in rio today, and that's partly because of some of the differences of opinion in the room when it comes to russia's actions in ukraine. now, present at the meeting today was russian — russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov. i'm told that directly in that room, many of the other foreign ministers use the opportunity to call out russia both for the war in ukraine, but also for the death of the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, in prison. these included the uk,

canada, france, germany, australia, among others. and i'm told that lord cameron, the british foreign secretary, used the opportunity to ask other nations in the room whether there was anything more important to them than sovereignty and the ability to not be invaded by another nation. he said that he hoped that this was a message that was particularly important to be heard by some of russia's allies who were also present in the room, including the hosts, brazil. now, in response, sergei lavrov, i'm told, effectively continued to deny allegations of murder against alexei navalny, dismissing that as a fabrication. but certainly a tense finish, i think, to the day that was meant to be an opportunity for these g20 nations to try and find consensus about how to tackle ongoing international tensions. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk. police could get the power to disqualify drink or drug—drivers instantly at the roadside. police chiefs are in early discussions looking at the type of tests that could be used and the legal changes needed to make the move. nearly 50,000 breath tests were conducted over the festive season, with 9.5% testing positive, failed or refused. more than 10,000 children in england left the state education system in a single year to destinations unknown to local authorities, a report from the children's commissioner has found. it calls for councils to have control of the admissions for all schools and for the government to introduce family liaison officers in every school. bereaved parents who lose a baby before 2a weeks of pregnancy in england can now receive a certificate in recognition of their loss.

ministers say they've listened to bereaved parents who have gone through the painful experience of miscarriage. you're live with bbc news. as the second anniversary of russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine approaches, western officials are warning that the kremlin has not given up its original goal of subjugating most ukrainian territory. the officials — who declined to be named — say russia still hopes to install a pro—moscow government in kyiv. but can ukraine keep up its resistance and what can the west do to help? let's speak to 0lena prokopenko — co—chair of the transatlantic taskforce on ukraine and former advisor to the country's finance minister. great to talk to you on bbc news. we are approaching two years very soon since russia

invaded. just talk us through the tenacity of ukraine as it continues to defend its country. continues to defend its country-— continues to defend its count. «a, ., , country. ukrainian society has indeed demonstrated - country. ukrainian society has . indeed demonstrated remarkable resilience and unity in standing up to the russian invasion. we set a new wave of activism on the rise, a phenomenal growth in volunteer movements across ukraine and of course we witnessed incredible courage of ukrainian defenders, many of whom are not career servicemen and did not have military experience prior to the russian invasion. today two years in, we see that ukrainian people are still ready to endure extraordinary hardships to continue resisting russian aggression and the morale i would say is still very high in the army and society. but this resilience comes at the highest cost of human losses and ukrainian resources are really

running out at the moment and ukrainian society is increasingly more and not only about the prospects of ukraine winning this war but about ukrainian survival, this existential threat is now received as imminent unfortunately.- received as imminent unfortunately. are you concerned _ unfortunately. are you concerned about - unfortunately. are you concerned about the l unfortunately. are you - concerned about the continued support from the west? of course penny states there is an election at the end of the year, a lot of debate about the outcome of that election, he will become the new president of the united states, what that means the ukraine and funding coming from the states. as we come into the third year, what are your concerns? we definitely _ are your concerns? we definitely expect - are your concerns? we definitely expect the l are your concerns? - definitely expect the ukrainian society expects the us assistance to be unblocked as soon as possible because now it's notjust about ukraine but a sustainable peace in europe and of course as ukrainian people expect more european

leadership in this matter at the moment. ukrainian expect significantly stronger western assistance. the shortage of military equipment and ammunition is simply catastrophic on the front and urgent support is needed. ukrainian society wants to see more military cooperation agreements with our allies such as the agreement we recently signed with the uk which we are extremely grateful for but most importantly the ukrainian people want actual security guarantees from the west and this first and foremost implies nato membership for ukraine. ukrainians, the majority of the moment seen nato membership for ukraine as the only way to ensure sustainable peace in europe and to ensure that once this war is over russia will not be able to successfully launch another one on ukraine or other countries.— or other countries. what are eo - le or other countries. what are peeple saying _ or other countries. what are people saying about - or other countries. what are people saying about how - or other countries. what are | people saying about how long they think this could go on

for? russia is showing no signs at this point of changing its mind on its goal, it and gold. are you concerned about what we are hearing through the grapevine about russiaintended to still take over the country of ukraine?— of ukraine? yes, this is certainly _ of ukraine? yes, this is certainly a _ of ukraine? yes, this is certainly a major - of ukraine? yes, this is l certainly a major concern of ukraine? yes, this is - certainly a major concern and we can see that the language russia understands is unfortunately the language of force but i believe it is safe to say that at this point the dynamics at the front line on the battlefield almost entirely dependent on the availability of western modern military equipment to bring our offices. 0lena prokopenko, think it is for talking to us, co—chair of the transatlantic taskforce on ukraine. let's look at a development in the united states. ivf fertility treatments have been put on hold at alabama's

main hospital after the us state's top court ruled that frozen embryos were classified as children. the hospital authorities say they are concerned patients or doctors could face prosecution. the court ruled last week that any human life from the moment of conception was sacred. here's our north america correspondent, david willis. last week's decision by the alabama supreme court that embryos present in a test tube should have the legal rights of children has caused anger, confusion and the full ramifications of the decision are still being worked out. but already, the largest hospital in alabama, the university of alabama hospital in bellingham, has announced that it is causing ivf treatment while it works out the full extent of this ruling, the hospital said in a statement that there was concern on the part of patients and doctors that this could

lead to prosecutions or individuals being serious for damages. the alabama supreme court's decision in effect opens a new front in the war in this country over reproductive rates. abortion rights campaigners saw this coming. they predicted that this would be the new battleground after in 2022 the united states supreme court overturned the landmark ruling roe v wade which afforded everybody, every woman in this country the right abortion. so now there are because of her life campaigners in some other conservative states push for similar projections to those that have been introduced into alabama in the last few days. critics contained that could create regional barriers to the

availability of fertility treatment in parts of this country. as far as the state of alabama is concerned, well, this could raise the price of medical malpractice insurance in alabama, thereby pushing up the cost of fertility treatment and making it less affordable, and making it less affordable, and it could prompt some clinics, it's that, to close their doors. america's national infertility association has said that the court was ruling could spell the end of ivf provision in state. one big and unanswered question is whether this whole issue will galvanise voters going into this year's presidential election in the same way that the debate over abortion rights debt during the mid—term elections of 2022 to the detriment of course of the republicans. we will have to wait and see. david willis

there. the albanian parliament is set to vote on an agreement between tirana and rome which will allow italy to send asylum seekers rescued at sea to detention centres in albania. this would result in albania processing up to 36,000 people a year. the deal�*s been endorsed by the eu, but it's being widely criticised by human rights groups who have raised concerns about the way migrants could be treated. sofia bettiza reports. every year thousands of migrants across the mediterranean sea by boat to try and reach europe. and often the first country they get to italy. underthis the first country they get to italy. under this new agreement, the italian government will build two detention centres. here in the town of shanejenek in albania. this is where migrants rescued at sea will be able to apply for asylum and wait for a

response. something that can take months. this arrangement is controversial. many human rights groups are warning that it will be difficult to ensure that migrants in albania would get the same rights that they would get if they were in italy. for example, amnesty international has called the deal unremarkable, harmful and unlawful. but none of that has deterred the italian government and that's because this is something very important for the prime minister giorgia meloni, who was elected on a promise to crack down on illegal migration stopped she essentially wants to send a strong message that undocumented migrants would not be allowed to enter the country. but despite her tough talk, more than 155,000 migrants reached italy in 2023 and it is a dangerous journey. last year more than 3000 people

died trying to cross the mediterranean sea. this agreement has already been approved by the italian parliament, so after today's boatin parliament, so after today's boat in the albanian parliament the two detention centres will probably be built in the spring. but critics say that it is unlikely that that will stop people who try to reach europe by boat. sofia bettiza darroch. worth keeping an eye on the boat later today in albania. before moving onto business, we have to talk about beyonce. beyonce is breaking new ground, this time in the country music world. her new hit, texas hold �*em, is the first song by a black woman to debut at the top of the billboard country chart. the achievement comes after a us country station last week had to reverse a decision not to play the song. the star announced her country album during the super bowl last week.

she looks fabulous, as always. i'll be back with the business stories next. hello there. it looks like it's going to be very wet for the next 2a hours, particularly across england and wales. and that could exacerbate already existing flooding problems there. by the end of the week, as well, it'll be pulling colder air behind the low pressure. on thursday, things will be turning colder for all areas and any showers will have wintry elements to them across northern and western hills for friday and into the weekend. now, this deepening area of low pressure will move across the country, particularly england and wales, during the course of thursday — a squeeze in the isobars indicating gales for a time. and then you'll see the blue colours invading the whole of the uk behind the system, so it turns colder for all. but through the morning, there could be some issues with standing water, localised flooding as this rain could be heavy, squally, as it spreads across the midlands, southern and eastern england. maybe some rumbles of thunder on it, strong and gusty winds with that, too. but even as we move out of the morning into the afternoon, we could see another round of heavy rain spreading across central, southern and eastern england. it'll take its time to clear.

elsewhere, it's a bright day — sunshine, blustery showers, particularly across northern ireland and western scotland. and there will be some snow falling over the hills, even down to moderate levels across scotland through the course of the day. a blustery day for all areas, very windy with gales across the southeast. by the end of the day, that cold air will be pretty much across the whole of the uk. so we're looking at 4—8 celsius the high. so we've gone out of those double figure values that we've had over the past couple of weeks. it has been very mild indeed. now, as we head through thursday night, it looks like it'll stay cold. there'll be further blustery showers, wintry on the hills in the north and the west, and a touch of frost in places, particularly where skies are clear. so much colder night to come and a colder start to friday. we hold on to westerly winds, a few troughs enhancing the shower activity across northern and western areas, so plenty of showers rattling into scotland, northern ireland, western england and wales. a few getting in towards the east, but a lot of sunshine here. a blustery day to come for all.

there'll be further snow on the hills in northern and western areas. top temperatures, again, ranging from around 7—9 degrees for most. it looks like we keep hold of a ridge of high pressure through the course of saturday and sunday. low pressure just skirts past the south—west, so a bit of a question mark on that. but i think, generally, saturday and sunday, quite a bit of dry weather around some sunshine, a few showers — which will be wintry — over hills. nights will be cold with a touch of frost and mist and fog.

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