of the, this is the, the news life from the in the un security council. adults a resolution to boost much needed age too. god, the vote was $13.00 to 0 with the us and will show up staining the resolution. does not cold for a pause in the fighting between israel and thomas. also coming up with japan approves a major increase in its defense budget, becoming one of the world's biggest competitor. we spend us the move, pushes japan away from its past its cost you as the united states looks to strengthen allies against china and north korea.

the i'm going to jones, thanks for joining us. and we begin in new york, where the un security council has adopted a resolution to boost a deliveries to the goss, a strip. russia and the united states decided to abstain from fried his load rather than use the veto powers of the days of wrangling over the text. the resolution does not call for an immediate cease fire or after repeated delays and intense negotiations, the un security council passes the resolution to increase a to civilians trapped and gather the water down. resolution does not demand an end to fighting, but it does call for the creation of conditionals for a sustainable suspicion that the possibilities of tutoring the un chief says a halt and fighting is what's needed. and success should not be measured by the

number of trucks allowed in the gaza. please you many 30 and a ceasefire is the only way to begin to meet the desperate needs of people, even garza and, and that ongoing nights mass. i hope that today is security policy resolution may help the finally to happen, but much more is needed immediately. as benjamin echoed by the palestinian representative to the un resident. this resolution is a step in the right direction. it must be implemented and must be accompanied by massive pressure for an immediate cease fire. i repeat immediate seas via but the west says the adoption of the resolution will go a long way to ease suffering. but today this council provided a glimmer of hope amongst a sea of imaginable suffering. today this council called for urgent steps

to immediately allows safe and hindered and expanded humanitarian access and to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities. instead of outcomes as a new un reports as more than a quarter of those still trapped and guys are facing extreme hunger and the growing risk of famine. thank you, mr. president. so what does this resolution to level? we put that question to the w's danelle dom alone. the most important thing to realize about this resolution, as we have been saying, is that it is not a call to a cease fire. rather, it is a call to on hindered humanitarian access. and the creation of sustainable the create the creation of conditions towards a sustainable cessation of hostilities. so several steps before the cessation of hostilities itself, if you want. now it also calls on the un secretary general to appoint

a coordinator that is in charge of monitoring and facilitating aid to gaza. so essentially this is a resolution that is aimed at scaling of age, gaza, and also protecting the humanitarian workers that are tasked with delivering that aid. but of course, the obvious criticism surrounding this resolution now is that it is very difficult to deliver humanitarian aid at the speed and volume that is needed for the people of gaza in the face of ongoing hostilities, which again, this resolution does not stop to use general do my loud ongoing fighting between israel and thomas and gaza has all the cancelled christmas and the is really occupied. westbank, the palestinian city of bethlehem has taken a particularly hot economic kid. the biblical best place of jesus is usually bustling with international visitors. this time of year, but is when the forces have largely seals off the area as

a knock on consequence of how must have a attack and israel. on october, the 7th. most christmas passivity is, has been cancelled the 10s of the greek orthodox clergy. so the too often integrity in bethlehem during the afternoon service at this time of the year, the church should be packed with no good and foreign visitors. but today it dislodged the empty parish priest. the esau was born in bethlehem. says he has never seen anything like it. people are grieving and said for what type anything does. this is the 1st time that they see bethlehem and especially then the ticket you chose the place where jesus was born empty like this. it's a actually joining care cove and 1912 months like this because the look of this can come and visit and stay here for the days and celebrate with us the christmas.

usually people from own over the world stand to 9 to visit the secret spot and the crowd to read this belief that jesus was born. and just outside the church on main describe the use of decorations, lights, and music. also absent, just do a snap. there's no festive atmosphere, there are no people. no one feels like celebrating because of the war and what's happening to people in gaza, for they always pray for peace from jesus is perfectly so many in the city had high hopes for the christmas season. the impact has been hard as posed by the businesses that depend on tourism, like here in the shop setting, religious ornaments, the story we have almost 25 families working with us, all the carving with carvings. they are living there depending on the billing, and it was not just me. my brother, my father, back at the church compound,

cause i'm me. the roman catholic parish priest prepares for christmas despite the m t. i of, we need the christmas, we need celebrating christmas inside the churches. we need the christmas. we need this continue to us, got to give us peace and to give us his, uh, his, uh, his happiness in now what have. so we can resist this situation and message, which is more important than ever time . far enough now that some of the other stories making headlines, some mexican, always promising to step up efforts to tackle irregular migration. the pledge comes ahead of a high level us visit next week. the by the administration was under pressure to make major changes to immigration policy. i'm going to search and migrant traffic of the mexican, the order give us a forward g,

so currently reporting around 10 thousands unlawful crossings every day. the us supreme court says it won't make an immediate decision on whether for my president on a trump has an optimist. community prosecutors off the quote to fast track the appeal leapfrogging a lower court. trump is facing federal charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election results elections, and lacy. the 1st results from the democratic republic of congo is presidential election show an initial need for incumbent phoenix. and she said, katie, these numbers reflect votes from the da's rod, which represents only a small proportional, talking at home, bureaucratic, and logistical problems to late voting. in many areas, some opposition candidates on demanding a completion be wrong, and cool. fresh fees, organized. depends government has approved a record of defense budget of $56000000000.00 for next year. that makes the asian country the world's biggest military spend off to the united states and to china.

talk, you also loosened it's on exports restrictions. the changes are parts of prime minister form. you can see that efforts to boost the country's military capabilities. japan has had a small defensive military since world war 2 views, north korea and china as increasing threats. united states considers japan an important ally in any potential conflict. when you export rules will allow japan to sell a defense to the us to. i'm for more, i'm joined by our correspondent james, a chatter in tie when he's a capital type a. so 1st of all, what's the ology pounds goals in increasing military spending? well i think, you know, the primary goal is, is just to recognition the defense and security situation and the environments in east asia has simply become too precarious and suit too complex for japan to

continue this primarily defensive understanding of the role of its military. that's why you've seen again this 16 percent increase on the defense budget from your last job to some $56000000000.00 us dollars. much of this concern, of course, federal pond is focused on the 3 transports of to include the toilets real threat. the japan face is on the $100.00 off. of course, china is rapidly expanding. it's me the tree also in concerning tokyo, adaptive time would be come in some way involved in the potential conflicts, or if it's high one. the other hands, of course you have north korea who's been going since continental ballistic missiles of the last few weeks and then something else. it's actually not discussed as much when it relates to japan is the threat posed by russia. japan's that 4 adults often have to dispatch military jets to intercept russian military planes, which fly out from russia's far east into the sea of japan. so really what we're seeing is as poor understanding and reevaluation of what japan's defense capacity should look like in a very false devolving and more precarious security situation in east asia. and

james, you just mentioned to japan's air force. suspending includes a special focus on add defense. what does that tell us as well? one of the key parts of this new design is budget for 20. 24 is a type of me solve its being dispatched likely to japan, south western island. so these are, is actually fairly far away from john, jump in japan. main islands depends mainland actually much closer to where i am here inside pays some of these islands are only a few 100 kilometers away from. so i want it said on the closest island to tie one can actually see, tie one's main lines on a clear day. the understanding being that if there was a potential conflict over taiwan with china or of course that japan would use these items to um that 2 unknowns potentially some kind of operation and assistance. all try one in concepts with the us. but what they kind of key context here, of course, is that it's not just the defensive capabilities that japan is looking to expand.

it's also offensive capabilities. and that's where we're seeing this really key difference in terms of, again this understanding of this nutrients away from the pacifist constitution in the past, based on the standing of what's depends, minute trees role has been. and just briefly, if you, which gives you mention, i mean also japan. so offensive capability here. how is this decision seeing from where you are in taiwan? it's absolutely what i mean, one of the key things that something is discussed very often within taiwan security establishment. this, i guess, appreciation that the face of taiwan is now much more discussed in jet japan security establishment. something that was a phrase that was developed by the former jumping department decisions operate. was that at a time when he's contingency is a japanese contingency, and that's something that japan's prime minister stream your case you to has it has extended and is trying to, it appears to integrate into this new understanding of what's japan's,

the defense capabilities should look like so from the time nice to expensive, obviously there's a lot of kind of a, they've been discussions with capt. riley and underground is because of the unofficial nature of relations between. so i want in japan, but it's something that taiwan under us. of course, we'll be looking at it in a positive lights. right. well, thank you so very much. the james, the tater as it is of course the james chapter, the dw correspondent for us and type page. thank you. some sports news, now dos randy as a duck, colorado anthony continued to impressive form with a 5th when in the 6th events of the freestyle wealth comp season, the wind, the further cements her position at the top of a wealth compound kings, boasting a perfect score of $400.00 points from for a single mobiles events this season and not just the city took the lead and the final of the club. well, it's comp off to just 40 seconds to make it a match,

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