ukraine's first lady, olena zelenska, calls for more military support for her country and warns russian aggression will �*spread like a virus�* unless the west stops it. and opec has been heavily criticised at the cop climate negotiations in dubai after calling on its members to resist any reference to phasing out fossilfuels. when i listen to the smaller islands in my ear and in my heart, and i hear about this opec letter, i'm deeply concerned about it. scientists have revealed the remains of a dinosaur that has its last meal fossilised inside its body. the young tyrannosaur — called a gorgosaurus — had eaten the hind legs of two baby dinosaurs shortly before it died 75 million years ago. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones.

a senior un official has warned that half of population of gaza are now starving, as israel continues its assault on the territory. the world food programme's deputy director, carl skau, says nine out of ten people are not eating every day. israeli tanks are reported to be advancing slowly towards the centre of khan younis, as intense battles continue in southern gaza. there are reports of house—to—house fighting in the city. it comes amid fierce criticism of the us, for vetoing a united nations security council draft resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the israel—gaza war. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas says the veto makes the us complicit in what he describes as war crimes against palestinians. in a statement, he condemns the american position as a flagrant violation of all humanitarian principles and values, and he holds the us responsible for the bloodshed of palestinian children, women and elderly people in the gaza strip. the us envoy to the un said such a ceasefire would be dangerous and unrealistic. every other member of the council

backed the resolution, apart from the uk, which abstained. from jerusalem, hugo bachega sent this report and a warning it does contain some distressing images. at the nasser hospital in khan younis last night, there were so many casualties after an israeli attack, doctors say they lost track of how many had arrived. hundreds, the director told us, many were brought in already dead. inside, chaos. residents say these people were wounded after several houses were hit in an air strike. children were again among the injured. this morning, another strike and more destruction, just hours after a un resolution calling for a ceasefire was rejected by the us, saying the goal should be to destroy hamas forever so there could be lasting peace.

this resident was clear in his view of who was to blame for what is happening. "when america vetoed the ceasefire at the un, it was a veto on the people who are dying in shelling day and night with american weapons," he says. in the jabalia refugee camp to the north, the shops at the local market are closed and graves are being opened. the war doesn't stop even for people to bury the dead. the humanitarian situation is dire and getting worse. prayers unable to alleviate the suffering. no aid has reached un shelters, with thousands of displaced people in the camp, residents say. today the israeli military released this footage of what it says shows hamas using a un—run school in northern gaza to launch attacks against its soldiers. the un says it cannot access the area to try to verify the claims. israel has long accused hamas of using the population of gaza as human shields,

and says a ceasefire now would only benefit to the group, which is still holding more than 100 hostages abducted in israel. hamas took hostages from the israeli people but they also took hostages some of the innocent citizens in gaza, who suffer. we have to get rid of this government and make sure that the citizens of israel and the citizens of gaza will not suffer from this administration. back at the nasser hospital, relatives gathered this morning two more than loved ones. as the fighting continues, more people are being killed and the suffering of survivors is getting worse. israel says it is taking steps to protect civilians in gaza but the world is asking is it enough? hugo bachega, bbc news, jerusalem. i asked our diplomatic correspondent paul adams in jerusalem about the fallout from the vetoe of the resolution at un security council. imean,

i mean, obviously, israel is relieved that it was not isolated. that its steadfast ally, the united states, has bought it at some more time. i think that is probably how it will have seen that because this does come at a time when us officials are starting to sound increasingly impatient with israel's actions in southern gaza, but obviously not impatient enough to make an expression of that at the united nations. as for the palestinians, as you can imagine they were deeply disappointed by the way the vote went. mahmoud abbas, the palestinian president, said this present —— this decision will haunt the united states for years to come and he regretted an opportunity had not been taken to prevent this crisis from escalating into what he called a religious war that threatens the entire world. clearly, the terms under which the un secretary—general called this vote were very much with that notion in mind, that this has the potential to

spread beyond the boundaries of gaza are to ignite the passions throughout the region. and as far as the palestinians are concerned, they weren't surprised that the united states vetoed the resolution. there is a long history of the united states doing that when it comes to resolutions on israel. but they are still dismayed nonetheless. bring us u-to-date still dismayed nonetheless. bring us up-to-date with _ still dismayed nonetheless. bring us up-to-date with the _ still dismayed nonetheless. bring us up-to-date with the latest _ still dismayed nonetheless. bring us up-to-date with the latest on - still dismayed nonetheless. bring us up-to-date with the latest on the i up—to—date with the latest on the ground in gaza? a senior un official warning that half the population of gazais warning that half the population of gaza is now starving? yes. warning that half the population of gaza is now starving?— warning that half the population of gaza is now starving? yes, we don't have anywhere _ gaza is now starving? yes, we don't have anywhere verifying _ gaza is now starving? yes, we don't have anywhere verifying that, - gaza is now starving? yes, we don't have anywhere verifying that, but i have anywhere verifying that, but clearly it is somewhat in keeping with the messages coming out from aid agencies in the last few days. they sound increasingly desperate about their inability to handle a fast escalating humanitarian crisis, a crisis which surely they can't keep up with. israel's military is

conducting operations at a pace that the aid agencies simply are unable to match. we are seeing more and more people displaced, more and more people now huddled out in the open in many cases, both in the middle part of the gaza strip, and also in the south. then those pockets in the north where there is still fighting around gaza city, where those people are essentially completely cut off. it was interesting today, there was a report from the israeli military of fighting in beit hanoun, in the foreign atheist corner of the gaza strip. —— in the far north—east corner. close to the israeli border fence. israelis might be slightly surprised to learn that here we are two months into this war, and still hamas have the ability to engage in battles with the israeli army in a place like that. it shows that even after all of the that has used

against hamas over the past eight, nine weeks, it is still capable of putting up a fight in multiple places. i spoke to richard hecht, a spokesman for the israeli defensive forces about the situation in gaza and reports of an israeli hostage who was killed in crossfire. these are dire times under tragic times, also for our people and for the guys and people. and we are focused on hamas. very important to say that. we are doing everything we can to get civilians out of harm's way. we don't have any other alternative. ii way. we don't have any other alternative.— way. we don't have any other alternative. ., , ., alternative. if you are focused on hamas, alternative. if you are focused on hamas. why. _ alternative. if you are focused on hamas, why, according - alternative. if you are focused on hamas, why, according to - alternative. if you are focused on hamas, why, according to one i alternative. if you are focused on - hamas, why, according to one senior un official, is half the population of gaza starving?— un official, is half the population of gaza starving? well, i would take these details _ of gaza starving? well, i would take these details with _ of gaza starving? well, i would take these details with a _ of gaza starving? well, i would take these details with a pinch _ of gaza starving? well, i would take these details with a pinch of- of gaza starving? well, i would take these details with a pinch of salt. i these details with a pinch of salt. we are doing everything we can, and again we are opening more crossings, more trucks, to move them into the gaza strip, so that people who are

moving to the south and do the humanitarian areas... but moving to the south and do the humanitarian areas. . ._ humanitarian areas... but aid agencies _ humanitarian areas... but aid agencies have _ humanitarian areas... but aid agencies have said _ humanitarian areas... but aid agencies have said nowhere l humanitarian areas... but aid . agencies have said nowhere near enough trucks have entered at any point during this war? we enough trucks have entered at any point during this war?— enough trucks have entered at any point during this war? we are doing eve hinu point during this war? we are doing everything we _ point during this war? we are doing everything we can _ point during this war? we are doing everything we can to _ point during this war? we are doing everything we can to get _ point during this war? we are doing everything we can to get as - point during this war? we are doing everything we can to get as much . everything we can to get as much drugs as possible inside the gaza strip. again, we are not fighting these civilians. these are dire times. we have also, our civilians have had to leave their communities, not only in the south but the north. our focus is not not only in the south but the north. ourfocus is not on not only in the south but the north. our focus is not on the guards and people. it is tragic, it is hard, any death to a civilian is painful, but we don't have an alternative. there isn't a single thing that could be done to get more aid to innocent civilians? there is nothing more that could be done in your eyes? more that could be done in your e es? ~ ., , more that could be done in your e es? ~ . , ., more that could be done in your e es? ~ ., , ., , more that could be done in your e es? ~ . , ., , , eyes? we are trying to bring up the ca abili eyes? we are trying to bring up the capability of — eyes? we are trying to bring up the capability of trucks. _ eyes? we are trying to bring up the capability of trucks. we _ eyes? we are trying to bring up the capability of trucks. we are - capability of trucks. we are probably opening next week and another checking point to upscale the entry of trucks into the gaza strip. again, we have to check the

strokes going into make sure there is no equipment that can arrive to hamas. bid is no equipment that can arrive to hamas. �* ., . , is no equipment that can arrive to hamas. �* . . , ., ~ ., ., hamas. aid agencies working on that sa the hamas. aid agencies working on that say they are — hamas. aid agencies working on that say they are world _ hamas. aid agencies working on that say they are world leading _ hamas. aid agencies working on that say they are world leading experts, l say they are world leading experts, they do this day in, day out, they know about the checks that need to be done, they do it and they can do it. and the other point is there are other aid agencies who wanted no tie at all between aid entering and a ceasefires. are they right on that? i don't understand the question. i will say that again, lewis. we are doing everything we can to upscale the entry of aid into gaza. i have heard that a lot of that aid is not going to the right people. i then heard that gas civilians are talking about how it is going to hamas. i would remind you that a lot of their leadership are sitting in five star hotels and looking at the suffering of their people and putting them in the line of fire. we are not fighting these people, lewis. gk. the line of fire. we are not fighting these people, lewis. ok, i want to ask — fighting these people, lewis. ok, i want to ask you — fighting these people, lewis. ok, i want to ask you a _ fighting these people, lewis. ok, i want to ask you a couple _

fighting these people, lewis. ok, i want to ask you a couple of- want to ask you a couple of specifics to try to find out what is going on. and it's really hostage are believed to have been killed in gaza. claims that this was a result, or came after an israeli operation. is that true, do we know?- is that true, do we know? again, when they _ is that true, do we know? again, when they talk _ is that true, do we know? again, when they talk about _ is that true, do we know? again, when they talk about hamas - is that true, do we know? again, when they talk about hamas and | is that true, do we know? again, - when they talk about hamas and how cynical they are, we saw this terrific movie, again, you can talk about how they don't have capabilities, they have the electricity and the means to make these horrific movies that we saw. i cannot make the connection between the two. we're focused on doing everything we can to get the hostages out and we will keep doing that until we get all of our hostages home. joining me now is tamara alrifai, director of external relations and communications at the the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees. thank you for coming on the

programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. ., ~ i. ., programme. thank you for hosting. can ou programme. thank you for hosting. can you talk — programme. thank you for hosting. can you talk me _ programme. thank you for hosting. can you talk me through _ programme. thank you for hosting. can you talk me through the - can you talk me through the situation right now on the ground of getting aid to the people who need aid in gaza?— getting aid to the people who need aid in gaza? , . ., ., ., aid in gaza? there is a humanitarian situation that _ aid in gaza? there is a humanitarian situation that is _ aid in gaza? there is a humanitarian situation that is catastrophic - aid in gaza? there is a humanitarian situation that is catastrophic in - situation that is catastrophic in gaza. the humanitarian aid, the supplies, the trucks, are coming in very small numbers. and definitely not up to the scale and the magnitude of the needs of people. over the last few days we have seen a big reduction in the number of trucks coming in and the number of litres of fuel coming in, which is necessary for the trucks and the water desalination plants and electricity generators. basically, the humanitarian space has really shrunk. the largest un agency operating in gaza. on top of it, because of the intensity of the fighting, of the bombardment of

since the humanitarian pause stopped, we have only been able to distribute food in a very small part of southern gaza. there are many people who are not in rafah and whom we have not been able to access for the last few days. so they are left with nothing, no food, no water no, no blankets, nothing. it's really, really a tight space for humanitarians right now. find really a tight space for humanitarians right now. and what ou make humanitarians right now. and what you make of _ humanitarians right now. and what you make of the _ humanitarians right now. and what you make of the claim _ humanitarians right now. and what you make of the claim this - humanitarians right now. and what| you make of the claim this morning from a senior official at the un that half the people in gaza are starving? that half the people in gaza are starvin: ? , ., y . ., starving? the senior official represents _ starving? the senior official represents the _ starving? the senior official represents the highest - starving? the senior official- represents the highest international authority on the right to food. and therefore, i think that —— i take that comment very, very seriously and it corroborates our own findings based on what our colleagues tell us. the people really have very little access to food, because we

know that quantities of food that are going on. again, tens of trucks do nothing in the face of the needs of 2.2 million people. think about it. ten strokes, or 50 trucks, is barely what you can fill a medium scale grocery store and supermarket with. 2.2 million is a city, a very big city. and therefore, how much can you do? 69 trucks a couple of days ago. that's only partially food, partially fuel and partially blankets and medical supplies. so, if we do the maths, my colleague from the world food programme has a point. is from the world food programme has a oint. , ., ._ from the world food programme has a oint. , ., ., point. is there a way of getting enou:h point. is there a way of getting enough aid _ point. is there a way of getting enough aid in _ point. is there a way of getting enough aid in whilst _ point. is there a way of getting enough aid in whilst there - point. is there a way of getting enough aid in whilst there is i point. is there a way of getting | enough aid in whilst there is no ceasefire because we had a tv two comedy call for the humanitarian ceasefire at the un security council yesterday. it doesn't look like a ceasefire is on the horizon. we know

many aid agencies are calling for just that. but if that doesn't happen, is there another way to get enough aid in?— enough aid in? first, we reiterate the need for— enough aid in? first, we reiterate the need for humanitarian - enough aid in? first, we reiterate i the need for humanitarian ceasefire. but besides that there are ways of ensuring that a convoy, a humanitarian convoy, can go into the gaza strip safely. and that is with security guarantees from the israeli authorities and from the de facto hamas authorities. whatever we get in is not enough. you asked me whether there is a way to get enough food in. there are ways to get more supplies in. we have spoken about 200 trucks. we really need about 500 every day to be able to do our work. thank you very much for coming on

the programme. thank you. time now to get the sport. liverpool are top of the english premier league — for the time being — thanks to a 2—1 win at crystal palace. once again they didn't make things easy for themselves, falling behind to a jean—philippe mateta penalty.... after the frenchman had been fouled. but liverpool have gained the most points from losing positions in the premier league this season. that stands at 18 points now. mo salah levelled with his 200th goal for liverpool in all competitions. palace had jordan ayew sent off shortly before that. substitute harvey elliott struck the winner in the 91st minute. if arsenal fail to beat aston villa later, liverpool will end the day at the top of the premier league. a very special number for a very special player. and, yeah, really pleased for him that's off the shoulder. these kind of things. we are all human beings and when you are all human beings and when you are close to something, the mindset

changes for a little bit at least. so, this goal is vital for us today, super important. he is always a threat and that of which is why he has these numbers. four more games are under way in the premier league. wolves are losing to nottingham forest. harry toffolo with the forest goal. forest. harry toffolo with the forest goal-— forest. harry toffolo with the forest goal. forest. harry toffolo with the forest coal. �* ., ., ., , ., forest goal. bournemouth are beating manchester united _ forest goal. bournemouth are beating manchester united with _ forest goal. bournemouth are beating manchester united with an _ forest goal. bournemouth are beating manchester united with an early i manchester united with an early dominic solanke the goal. as all eyes turn to villa park in a few hours' time with aston villa, the league's in—form side, hosting arsenal — themselves hoping to returrn back to the top later. villa beat champions manchester city earlier in the week. we have to be happy and we have to be focused. and the match on

wednesday is finished. we enjoyed at that moment with our supporters in villa park. but now, we have to focus 100% on the match tomorrow. and again, it's a big challenge, a great moment. but very focused aid our professional work for tomorrow. it's great what unai i and the coaching staff have done, the way they have turned things around, the way they play. yeah, they will be a really tough opponent. it's a great place to go, one of my favourite grounds. a very english ground, great atmosphere to play football. it is going to be a big chance for us. he might be 38 years young, but the evergreen cristiano ronaldo shows no signs of taking it easy. he made it 1200 professsional appearances on friday, and celebrated with a goal, for saudi club, al nasser, as they won again.

the five time ballon d'or winner thanked all those who have helped him reach the landmark tony finau and nelly korda are leading after the first round of the grant thornton invitational. it's the first mixed event between the pga and lpga tours since 1999. and the american pair shot a round of 56 to put them at 16 under par. ireland's leona maguire and lucas glover are a shot behind tied for second place with denny mccarthy and megan khang. in tennis, the home favourite, nick kyrgios says he won't take part in the australian open next month, because of ongoing injury concerns. the australian has missed all four majors this year, because of various injuries. in fact he has played just one match on the atp tour this year. kyrgios says he will still be in melbourne, doing a bit of commentating. but said he really wants to get back to playing at the top of his game, and needs a little more time. and just to mention india and england are playing the second of their t20 matches. england chose to field. india all out for 80. it is currently 23—2, england in their reply. you can go to the bbc sport

website for the latest. ukraine's first lady, olena zelenska, has warned russia's aggression against ukraine will spread like a virus unless it's stopped. mrs zelenska has called on western countries to support her country's war effort, amid a stand—off in congress over funding for kyiv�*s military. she was speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuennsberg. what would you say to american politicians right now who are arguing about whether ukraine should get more money? what would you say also to our viewers who might think it has gone on for a long time, it doesn't look like ukraine is able to win, maybe there needs to be a different way of trying to work this out? translation: | think i today there is a problem with the world in general. we are used to the world appearing calm. in fact what we have been saying for the past two years, is that the aggression,

if not stopped, it spreads like a virus. it starts a chain reaction that doesn't stop. there's fury among some countries at the un climate summit in dubai, after the oil cartel opec urged its members to block any deal targeting fossil fuels. france's energy minister says she's "stunned" after opec, the organisation of the petroleum exporting countries, rallied its members to reject any proposal at cop28 to phase out fossil fuels. spain's ecology minister has called the move disgusting. our correspondent carl nasman is in dubai and has been speaking to delegates at the conference about the dividing lines and the focus of today's talks. there's lots of anxiety on one side, at least analysts believe, in terms of the oil producers. they are clearly worried that we may get some strong language and a final text about a phase out or face down off fossil fuels. on the other side, i think there is some anticipation and a little bit of hope. you know, those statements are coming from these documents that appear to show opec nations urging their members to vote against any strong actions against fossilfuels, but then again you have a coalition with 100 countries are urging

that this text should have some language about a fossil fuel phase—out. those are negotiations happening in the room is just to the side of me. today the focus is on the effects of climate change on nature, and to talk more about that we have rita el zaghloul, director of the high ambition coalition for nature and people. thank you for stopping by. tell me about that coalition. what does it mean to do? the high ambition coalition is a coalition of now 118 countries that are really calling for increasing the protection and conservation of land and ocean by 30% by 2030. so mainly as of today we have only 17% of our land protected and only 8% of our ocean protected. science tells us that we really need to accelerate action and we really need to move and increase to 30% by 2030 so this coalition mainly works on getting countries together and we are very happy that today, on nature day, we have our latest member, which is china, whojoined the high ambition

coalition. there is a pretty big deal, having china join, isn't it? of course. they are one of the most diverse countries, the also hold the presidency of the convention on the biological diversity, so it is incredibly good to have them on board. we need to have that ambition. those milestones you're hoping to hit in terms conservation in nature, obviously many people would love to say, ok, look, it's important to conserve nature, it's beautiful, we love to enjoy it, but it's also crucial when it comes to climate change, right? of course. protecting and conserving natural areas such as forests and wetlands act as carbon sinks, absorbing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. by conserving important ecosystems that also contribute to carbon sequestration and to climate change and mitigation. i know... sorry, please. with those efforts, what we really want to do is try to align the two conventions.

we cannot work in silence any more. we only have six years, this is what we have set out with our different international agreements, be it to the sustainable development agenda or other climate agreement or now the global biodiversity framework. so we need to align our global goals. i know that you are also involved with an initiative called 30 by 30. you are leading its implementation around the world. tell us about that goal. what does 30 by 30 stand for? 30 by 30 is basically protecting 30% of our planet's land and ocean by 2030. as i mentioned before, we need to scale up and really accelerate the action and for the high ambition coalition, what we have done is for the last three years we have been calling for the adoption of this goal. it has been adopted, it was adopted last december in montreal at the cop 15 of the convention on biological diversity, but now we need to act very fast. we only have six years. so, from the high ambition coalition for nature and people, we have created some tools to support countries in the implementation of this goal.

rita el zaghloul, director of the high ambition coalition for nature and people, thank you for coming to speak with us. that 30 by 30 goal one of many on the table here at cop28, and the focus today on nature, conservation and the effects, of course, on climate change. plenty more here. i am back in a couple of minutes with all the headlines and the latest from israel and gaza. this is bbc news. hello. so far it has been an awful day across many parts of the country. heavy rain, strong winds. this is the outlook for the next few days. furtherwind this is the outlook for the next few days. further wind and rain, with quieter gaps in between. there will be at least a little bit of sunshine. here is the satellite picture. propelled by a powerfuljet stream is today's weather system. that is storm elin moving across

ireland and the uk. behind it is the next developing storm, storm fergus, which will impact ireland on sunday. here is the forecast for the rest of the day. the bulk of the rain has cleared into the north sea. curling into the central of the low is this area of rain across northern ireland, the rac coming north—western england. gales for many coastal areas and england. the strongest of the winds will be around this part of the british isles. 60, 70 mph winds. certainly on the coast of lancashire, cumbria, very windy here through the course of today and into the saving. eventually the winds will die down, as storm elin pulls away. then we are between weather systems. the winds will fall like. they could be miss forming. early in the morning we have got this next weather front moving in to northern ireland, wales, the south—west, linked to

storm fergus, which is centred here. the strongest of the winds will move into western ireland. not so far it has been a very wet december. the ground is soaked. further rain on the way. monday looking quieter. there will be some sunny spells on the way. temperatures between seven and around 12 celsius. here is the outlook over the next few days. the weather sort of chopping and changing from bright weather to rain to cloudy skies. sunshine. of everything. bye—bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: a senior un official has warned half the population of gaza are now starving, as israel continues its assault. the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, has accused the united states of being complicit in war crimes, after it vetoed a un security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. israel has been moving its tanks towards the centre of khan yunis

in the south of gaza. most of the population has now fled to coastal areas or towards rafah, further south opec, the oil producers' organisation, has been heavily criticised at the cop climate negotiations in dubai. a letter has been leaked from the head of opec calling on members to resist any reference to phasing out fossilfuels. ukraine's first lady — olena zelenska — tells the bbc that ukrainians will be left to die if western countries don't continue their support for the country. the bloodshed in israel and gaza is the latest in a conflict with a long history. many argue that peace will only come if both israelis and palestinians accept the other�*s right to statehood. after decades of failure — we look into their positions — and ask whether the two—state solution is still a viable option for peace. issam ikirmawi reports.

the world has been shocked by the unprecedented violence in gaza and israel, and it's sparked new calls for a solution to the decades—old conflict between israelis and palestinians. a two—state solution is the only way. this is the heart of the two—state solution. some world leaders have suggested bringing the two—state solution back to the table. ..efforts to find i a two state solution. but after decades of failure, is it still a viable option? the two—state solution would create an independent state of palestine. but for israelis and palestinians to live side—by—side in their own independent state, both have to recognise the other�*s right to exist. the leader of israel's government, benjamin netanyahu, is against palestinian independence and he's opposed two—state solutions.

he presented a map of israel to the united nations this year, which included nojurisdiction for palestinians and drew criticism of incitement. in the same speech, he accused palestinians of not recognising thejewish state of israel. for peace to prevail, the palestinians must stop spewing jew hatred, finally reconcile themselves to the jewish state. on the other side of the conflict, hamas, seen by some palestinians as a resistance movement and designated a terrorist group by western leaders, rejects israel's right to exist. hamas supports what they describe as armed struggle against israel.

but hamas is not the only palestinian political voice. until 2006, the palestinian authority was in control of both the west bank and gaza. but after the elections that year, hamas ousted the pa by force from gaza, creating a divide in palestinian leadership. the pa has long supported the two—state solution and recognises israel. but the governing body's president, mahmoud abbas, claims israel is no longer acting as a partnerfor peace.

critics of benjamin netanyahu's government say that the divide in palestinian leadership is convenient for israeli opponents of the solution. netanyahu, he nourished the hamas economy and the hamas existence in gaza in order to weaken the palestinian authority at the west bank. he is, actually, was feeding hamas in order to prevent any option for a palestinian state in the occupied west bank territories because the settlements' political base is there. benjamin netanyahu has previously rejected claims he wanted to build up hamas, and other israeli voices have said peace is impossible while hamas is committed to israel's destruction. there's no option but to eradicate hamas. and if anyone has a better idea how to eradicate this hamas—isis, let me know.

consecutive israeli governments have made the building of illegal settlements on occupied palestinian land a political priority. 2023 has set a record for settlement construction in the west bank, according to the non—governmental group peace now. this map shows in red the increase ofjewish settlements between 1979 and 2019. these are sanctioned by the israeli government. the outposts marked in blue are unauthorised communities. under international law, settlements like this one known as efrat, are illegal, though israel disputes that. for many palestinians, the issue of settlements is a significant barrier to a meaningful peace process. if we look from a realpolitik perspective, if we look on the ground, 30 years after the peace process, we are faced with an entrenched israeli military occupation.

we are faced with a triple number of settlers that had reached more than 750,000 settlers in the west bank, hindering any possibility for any palestinian state. the idea of a two—state solution dates back to the un partition plan in 19117. the plan proposed splitting the british mandate territory of palestine into two separate states. a majority was allocated for a jewish state and 43% of an arab state, with an international enclave around jerusalem. the palestinians rejected the plan, whilejewish armed groups wasted no time in taking over towns and villages. by the end of the war, the israelis were in possession of 78% of mandatory palestine. this became known to palestinians as the nakba, or catastrophe, of 19118,

which displaced hundreds of thousands of people. israel won another war in 1967 and occupied the remaining land, including the west bank and gaza, as well as eastjerusalem. but the conflict continued. in 1993, the leader of the palestinian liberation organisation, yasser arafat, and israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin signed the oslo accords. these agreements envisioned a two—state solution to bring an end to the conflict. the israeli foreign minister at the time, shimon peres, heralded a new partnership. we shall negotiate with you a permanent settlement and with all our neighbours, a comprehensive peace. but the oslo accords were attacked by hard liners on both sides, and the early promise of an independent palestinian state was dashed by the events

of november 1995. the israeli prime minister, i yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. _ he was shot tonight as he left i a peace rally in tel aviv and died shortly afterwards in hospital. his death at the hands of a jewish extremist left the peace process in ruins. hassan asfour was a member of the palestinian delegation to the oslo accords. he said he believed israelis were divided over the agreement rabin had reached with the plo. after rabin's assassination, benjamin netanyahu came to prominence opposing the agreement, and in the eyes of many, halting progress made during

the peace talks. the founding charter of netanyahu's likud party sets out that, "between the sea and thejordan, there will only be "israeli sovereignty." throughout most of his time in power, mr netanyahu has continued to promote security concerns as the main argument against a two—state solution. on the eve of the 2015 elections, he outright rejected the idea of palestinian state. it's clear that israel has seen a big political shift to the right since the oslo accords. the left—leaning peace camp,

once vocal in its opposition to the settlement enterprise, has all but disappeared. the number of seats held by the left has gone from 56 in 1992 to just four in 2022. the israeli parliament is now dominated by right wing parties and religious groups. the two arab parties have only ten seats, even though 20% of israel's populations are palestinian arabs with the right to vote. public opinion polls carried out among israelis in early 2023 found that 35% thought it was possible for israel and an independent palestinian state to coexist peacefully. 46% disagreed. for many on the israeli right, a limited autonomy for palestinians is as far as they have been willing to contemplate. when i think about the future of the israeli—palestinian conflict, i have to be honest, i don't see any real solution any time soon. so i think what we should do now

is minimise the conflict and allow palestinians to have more autonomy, to have their own power grids, to have their own water desalination factories, and it will help both of us. on the palestinian side, researchers who spoke to people in the west bank and gaza strip in early november 2023 reported just over 17% of palestinians they talked with supported a two—state solution. 68% of those they spoke with said their support for a two—state solution has declined. the bloodshed that followed the october 7th attacks has brought the elusive quest for a lasting peace to the israeli palestinian conflict back into sharp focus. 30 years on from the oslo accord, some of those who played an instrumental role in the negotiations still hold fast to the idea of reviving the two—state solution. i believe that it is the only solution that we have. after the war, there

will be a reshuffle. i don't believe that netanyahu will remain as the prime minister and the government will be very, very different this way or another. so i think that on the israeli side, there is a chance, a serious chance, that the issue of the two—state solution will reappear. so far, every effort to revive the peace process has failed. but as world leaders try again to push israelis and palestinians towards a resolution, the question remains whether the two—state solution may once again be revived. in the last few minutes the idf,

israeli defence forces, have released a video of some of their soldiers. ijust want released a video of some of their soldiers. i just want to play this video to you with a couple of caveats. this footage has not been filmed by the bbc, it hasn't been independently verified by the bbc. this has been supplied by the idf. they claim to show here this is israeli soldiers moving around an area in north gaza, and you can see this group of soldiers heading down this group of soldiers heading down this alleyway, day in a moment to turn the alleyway, come out of the alleyway and continue shooting, and then of the video, two gunmen are shown, but we are not showing that moment of this video. so, this is purportedly to be in operation, a successful operation, in the eyes of the idf, they have released this video in the last few minutes

showing that. we know some of the details about what is happening in this area, our correspondent earlier on telling us that the situation in the jabalia camp is on telling us that the situation in thejabalia camp is dire, on telling us that the situation in the jabalia camp is dire, they have been surrounded by israeli tanks for five days without food or drink, so the details of life in the humanitarian situation, we are getting some indication but as i said, those pictures released by the idf themselves, giving an idea of what their troop movements are out there. more on the situation later. more now on cop28, and there's fury among some countries at the un climate summit in dubai, after the oil cartel opec urged its members to block any deal targeting fossil fuels. france's energy minister says she's "stunned" after opec — the organisation of the petroleum exporting countries —

rallied its members to reject any proposal at cop28 to phase out fossil fuels. spain's ecology minister has called the move disgusting. this is really bubbling under the surface, it's a big point of discussion here at cop28, and it's likely a reaction, some people say, to the growing momentum here for calls for a phase—out of fossil fuel, to have that included in the final language of the final agreement at the end of this week. there are more than 100 countries that now would support that. that's more than half of the countries involved here. there's also probably some anxiety, and analysts are telling me on behalf of the oil nations themselves that this could be some kind of turning point for the future of oil and gas. this could mean trouble for their economies. we actually have some reaction now from germany's climate envoy, jennifer morgan. i think we are seeing very worrying tactics by the arab group here.

one of the key issues is adaptation. that's the second big paris goal. how do we create resilience in all of our economies? how can small islands make sure that their houses are going to be blown away by the next cyclone? and there you have a position from the arab group which doesn't even want to have text. this is a problem. this is a priority of the most vulnerable countries, and europe stands with them. i'm joined now by hindou ibrahim, she is a chadian environmentalist and the co—chair of the international indigenous peoples' forum on climate change. a lot of talk today about what's going on with the opec nations, about what's going on with the cop28 president, sultan aljaber. i know that this morning he actually came to speak to your group, the indigenous peoples' caucus. what did he tell you? right, so we had him this morning at the indigenous peoples' caucus because it is the endgame. the last three days we wanted to have what we requested to be

in the text, so what he said is like how he can help the indigenous peoples' language to be in the outcome. yes, this is worthy, but for us, how we can have loss and damage governors to get the permanent seat and active role of the observer, because the losses and damage are in our land. we have to be guardians of all the funding to go directly into the communities. this is the loss and damage fund that was improved on day one, and what you're saying is you want to have a role in terms of how that money will be distributed. absolutely. you know, when there is losses then they wanted to dam it, most of the time theyjust like go channel to the countries that have it, and it goes through ministries, processes, etc, but the communities who are losing their culture, their identity, and who can prevent it, it's very hard to get the cash to them, so that's why, for us, we need to be sitting into the board, then we can decide

and guide them to go directly to those communities to prevent the loss and damage first, and when this happens, to repair it. now, you're part of a group of strong female climate activists. you've actually said that women are the masters of the environment. what you mean by that? of course, if all the decisions of the world are in the hands of the women, the world will be more peaceful, morejust, equitable and inclusive. just look at a mother. she is taking care of the children, of the old people. she's the one that is making society work. so, that's why we are arguing about having women, or women right into the bracket, we cannot bracket half of our lives. it has to be a normal and natural way to have women leaders to sit in the cops. here at cop28, do you feel like indigenous leaders,

indigenous environmentalists, are being put forward, of being kind of — have an equal seat at the table with everybody else? equal seat is like a very big word. having a seat at the tables, we tried to get in some of that. having a seat at the tables is not meaning that we have to check the box that we have indigenous peoples present, or women present. we have to listen to what we are saying and implement what we are saying into the decisions, so for now, some of the discussion, they give as we see it. i used to come out from a ministerial, when we talk about how when the rest of the climate can come together and have an action together, it's progress there, but does that mean they're going to consider what i said into the decision? if they are going to consider, they must coordinate the negotiations biodiversity and climate to have the same position into the two cops. all right, hindou ibrahim, chadian environmentalist, the co—chair of the international indigenous peoples' forum

on climate change, thank you very much for coming to speak to us today, and a few days to go, about four days left of those negotiations, that letter from opec certainly making some waves here, but there are plenty of countries that will be pushing for a fossil fuel phase—out, and we will continue to keep you up—to—date on all the latest developments here in dubai. the family of this year's nobel peace prize winner — narges mohammadi — say she's to go on hunger strike from her iranian prison cell tomorrow, the day of the award ceremony in oslo. at a press conference in oslo, her children, twins ali and kiana rahmani, expressed their pride in their mother for speaking out against the regime's treatment of women and promoting human rights. they said they're honoured to be collecting the award on her behalf. her husband also revealed that she would be going back on a hunger strike, "in solidarity" with the baha'i religious minority. translation: narges is going i to have a hunger strike tomorrow. the baha'i community

is under pressure in iran, the sunnis are under pressure, everybody is under pressure, anybody who is not with the regime is under pressure in iran. hundreds of thousands of dead fish have washed up on a beach in northern japan. tons of mostly sardines and mackerel were found on a mile—long stretch of sand in the port city of hakodate. authorities are still investigating the cause. residents have been warned not to take the dead fish home. scientists looking at the 75—million—year—old remains of a dinosaur have been able to identify its last meal. the bones of two other, much smaller dinosaurs were discovered inside the fossil, which was found in canada. scientists have just published a detailed study of what they say is the first evidence of what these large young predators ate and how they hunted. here's our science correspondent victoria gill. entombed in 75—year—million—year—old rock, this is a gorgosaurus.

the backbone would have been here. you can see all the ribs. it's a type of tyrannosaur, a close cousin of t—rex, but this fossil is hiding the remains of something else. what was uncovered when the fossil was being cleaned at the museum is that there were toe bones of a very small dinosaur found between the individual ribs of the tyrannosaur. those bones were not immediately obvious to experts, but they were this gorgosaurus's last meal. highlighted in this diagram of the fossil, they are actually the remains of two small baby dinosaurs. and there was enough remaining of those unfortunate creatures for palaeontologists to identify them. both sets of legs belonged to this small, birdlike dinosaur called the citipes. it gives an insight into how the young tyrannosaurs would have hunted and bitten their prey in half. the prey remains are actually preserved by the tyrannosaur�*s stomach so this fossil is actually the first solid evidence

that we have for diet or feeding behaviour in a juvenile tyrannosaur. experts say this also tells the story of how much tyrannosaurs transformed through their lives. young animals were agile predators, slender with blade—like teeth, while mature tyrannosaurs, like gorgosaurus and t—rex were slower but much more powerful. they were so big and so strong that they crushed through the bones of their prey, literally there are fossils that have bite marks that match the teeth of the bigger adult tyrannosaurs. but the younger ones chased down their prey. to me, that is really neat because it reveals these tyrannosaurs to be a lot richer, a lot more complex, a lot more nuanced as characters, they weren't just monsters. they were real animals and they adapted, they changed, as they grew up. this tyrannosaur never quite grew up, but its remains are a glimpse of its final hunt 75 million years ago.

victoria gill, bbc news. an image of the aurora borealis taken in wales has been named as a winner in the 2023 northern lights photographer of the year awards. matthew browne took the image on paxton's tower in carmarthenshire on the 25th of september. he first got into photography through his love of travelling . his photograph is in a collection featuring 25 of the best photos of the northern lights taken around the world. just time to bring you some pictures of an extremely rare white baby alligator. the female was born at a wildlife park in orlando in florida and measures 49 centimetres. officials at the park say she is one of only seven leucistic alligators in the world. they are the rarest genetic variation in the american alligator. the president of gatorland said it was "beyond rare" and "absolutely extraordinary".

stay with us here on bbc news. i'll be back with all the headlines on the top of the hour. hello. well, so far it's been an awful day across many parts of the country. heavy rain, strong winds. and this is the outlook for the next few days. further spells of wind and rain with some quieter gaps in between. i think there will be at least a little bit of sunshine. here's the satellite picture. and you can see propelled by a powerfuljet stream is today's weather system that's actually storm elin moving across ireland and the uk and behind it is the next developing storm, storm fergus, which will

impact ireland on sunday. so here's the forecast then for the rest of the day. the bulk of the rain has cleared out into the north sea by this stage. but curling into the centre of the low is this area of rain across northern ireland, the irish sea, into northwestern parts of england, gales for many coastal areas and inland too. but i think the strongest of the winds will be around this part of the british isles. so 60/70 mile an hour winds, certainly some coasts of lancashire, cumbria, very, very, very windy here through the course of today and into the evening. but eventually the winds will die down as decaying by this stage, storm elin pulls away and then we're in between weather systems. actually, the winds are going to fall light. there could be some mist and murk forming. and then early in the morning, we've got this next weather front moving into northern ireland, wales, the southwest linked to storm fergus, which is centred here. so the strongest of the winds will actually be moving

into western parts of ireland. so not too many impacts from the wind i think for us on sunday, but certainly some rain spreading across the uk. and then actually you can see a clearance here with some brighter weather or clearer weather i think by this stage towards the end of the day. so sunday into monday, one low pressure moves away and guess what, into monday and tuesday, there'll be further lows heading our way and so far has already been a very wet december. so the ground is just so soaked at the moment. just further rain on the way. now monday's actually looking a little bit quieter. there will be some sunny spells on the way. temperatures between seven and around 12 degrees celsius. here's the outlook over the next few days. the weather sort of chopping and changing from bright weather to rain to cloudy skies. some sunshine again, a bit of everything really on the way. bye— bye.

past live from london, this is bbc news a senior un official warns half the population of gaza are now starving — and says conditions on the ground make the delivery of aid nearly impossible. israeli tanks are advancing slowly towards the centre of khan yunis, amid house to house fighting in southern gaza. the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, accuses the united states of being complicit in war crimes, after it vetoed a un security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza.

also on the programme, ukraine s first lady — olena zelenska — appeals for further military support for her country — and warns russian aggression will spread like a virus unless the west stops it opec comes under heavy criticism at the cop climate negotiations in dubai, after calling on its members to resist any plans to phase out fossil fuels. when i listen to the smaller islands in my ear and in my heart, and i hear about this opec letter, i'm deeply concerned about it. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. a senior un official has warned that half of population of gaza are now starving, as israel continues its assault on the territory. the world food programme's deputy director, carl skau, says nine out of ten people are not eating every day. israeli tanks are reported to be advancing slowly towards the centre of khan younis,

as intense battles continue in southern gaza.