this is the israel—gaza border this morning as israel comes under growing international pressure over civilian casualties. hamas health officials say at least 90 palestinians were killed in a day in the jabalya refugee camp. tight security outside the court in hong kong, as media tycoon and pro—democracy campaigner, jimmy lai, goes on trial for criticising china's communist leaders. in australia, record rainfall caused by a tropical cyclone has led to widespread flooding in the state of queensland. and here in the uk, independent shops say they fear a big spike in thefts over the festive and new year period. hello.

israel comes under mounting pressure from the west for its military operations in gaza. the us secretary of defence lloyd austen is expected to meet israeli officials later as the uk, france, and generally step up the uk, france, and generally step up global calls for a ceasefire as britain's former defence secretary, ben wallace, warns israel risks losing its legal and moral authority for its war in gaza. in a newspaper article, he described israel's tactics as crude and indiscriminate. as israel's bombardment of gaza continues, the un security council is due to convene later as the humanitarian situation in gaza worsens. members could even vote on a proposal to demand that israel and hamas allow aid access to the gaza strip via land, sea and air routes as well as un monitoring of humanitarian assistance delivered. diplomatic interventions come as a hamas run health authority in gaza says israeli air strikes have killed

at least 110 people in a single day in the jabalya refugee camp. let's go live now to ramallah where we can speak to nebal farsakh, a spokesperson for the palestinian red crescent. hello and thank you very much for joining us. we have been seeing somebody desperate scenes, haven't we, with peoplejumping on top of the aid trucks as they arrive in gaza. talk us through the situation at the moment for your team is trying to distribute aid in gaza and what it is like for them at the moment. —— your teams. what it is like for them at the moment. -- your teams. good morning and thank you — moment. -- your teams. good morning and thank you for— moment. -- your teams. good morning and thank you for having _ moment. -- your teams. good morning and thank you for having me. _ moment. -- your teams. good morning and thank you for having me. the - and thank you for having me. the situation is beyond catastrophic, just overwhelming and even heartbreaking. the humanitarian aid thatis heartbreaking. the humanitarian aid that is getting into gaza up to this moment is barely providing 10% of the needs. we are seeing people are living in real hunger, they are going hungry. they don't have

regular access to food, water, and power. they are living in shelters that don't protect them from the cold weather. they are fleeing from the bombardment and then they have to flee again. they are living in overcrowded shelters and in constant fear and panic. among all of this catastrophic situation, we are also seeing the collapsing of the health care system. and, unfortunately, many wounded people lose their life without being able to be treated. and even up to this moment, the critically injured people, who had to be transferred for treatment outside of gaza strip, since there is no treatment or surgery for them inside gaza. only i% of those were able to evacuate out of gaza. thousands of others are still under

the threat of losing their lives because they are still trapped inside gaza without treatment. find inside gaza without treatment. and the diseases _ inside gaza without treatment. and the diseases are a big concern, aren't they, at the moment, just explain what they are comedy diseases that are causing the biggest problems and concerns? {lister biggest problems and concerns? over 8596 of biggest problems and concerns? or 85% of palestinians have been internally displaced. == 85% of palestinians have been internally displaced.— 85% of palestinians have been internally displaced. -- what they are, the diseases. _ internally displaced. -- what they are, the diseases. and _ internally displaced. -- what they are, the diseases. and now- internally displaced. -- what they are, the diseases. and now they l internally displaced. -- what they i are, the diseases. and now they are livin: are, the diseases. and now they are living either— are, the diseases. and now they are living either in _ are, the diseases. and now they are living either in schools, _ are, the diseases. and now they are living either in schools, hospitals i living either in schools, hospitals or whatsoever shelters. this overcrowding means that also there is a very limited access to water. it is hard to maintain hygiene, which has resulted in many infectious diseases moving between those who are packed together. we have seen many diseases among those, skin diseases, as well as others.

this is an extremely alarming thing that might cause the loss of thousands of lives. in addition to the people who are living in hunger, as well. . ~ the people who are living in hunger, as well. ., ~ , ., the people who are living in hunger, as well. . ~' , ., , the people who are living in hunger, as well. ., ~ i. , . the people who are living in hunger, as well. . ~ ,, , . ., as well. thank you very much for talkin: as well. thank you very much for talking us _ as well. thank you very much for talking us through _ as well. thank you very much for talking us through all _ as well. thank you very much for talking us through all of - as well. thank you very much for talking us through all of this, - as well. thank you very much for talking us through all of this, i i talking us through all of this, i appreciate your time. live now to our middle east correspondent injerusalem yolande knell. a very deadly night overnight in jabalya. tell us what you know what has happened there. jabalya. tell us what you know what has happened there.— has happened there. hamas health officials are — has happened there. hamas health officials are saying _ has happened there. hamas health officials are saying that _ has happened there. hamas health officials are saying that at - has happened there. hamas health officials are saying that at least - officials are saying that at least 100 and have been killed. you can see videos circulating on social media, some shot in the dark with people scrambling in the rubble, trying to find survivors. they say there were several residential homes that were hit. one video shows the bodies of several children lined up, reportedly dug out of the rubble. we

are not able to independently verify these. the israeli military had not addressed exactly what happened there but it has said it has been operating in the area injabalya refugee camp, against what it calls terrorist infrastructure and terrorist infrastructure and terrorist operatives. it said that it has targeted tunnels and a missile launch site and that in the home of one senior hamas official, it says it found the equivalent of more than $1 million in cash hidden in suitcases among weapons and ammunition. we in suitcases among weapons and ammunition-— in suitcases among weapons and ammunition. ~ ., ,, , . ammunition. we have the us defence secretary landing _ ammunition. we have the us defence secretary landing in _ ammunition. we have the us defence secretary landing in israel— ammunition. we have the us defence secretary landing in israel meeting i secretary landing in israel meeting today lots of different people but also we have this un security council meeting, haven't we? and the calls over the weekend from european countries about a ceasefire. you get a sense of the pressure really ramping up, don't you? but still israel sounds resolute.- israel sounds resolute. indeed. israel sounds resolute. indeed. israel says _ israel sounds resolute. indeed.

israel says it — israel sounds resolute. indeed. israel says it remains _ israel sounds resolute. indeed. l israel says it remains determined israel sounds resolute. indeed. - israel says it remains determined to dismantle hamas in gaza and it hasn't changed its war aims at all. there is a lot of international pressure grown from its european allies, the uk, germany, and france, which have called, over the weekend, in different language, for some kind of a ceasefire. the us defence secretary is here, the latest senior us official representing washington's views, basically calling for lower intensity fighting, to move into a different phase of this war. away from major combat operations to more precise targeting of hamas leaders' operations, to rescue the remaining 120 or so hostages in the gaza strip. but later on at the un security council, we understand washington is really resisting some of the language they are calling on a draft resolution, the text circulating for a "cessation of hostilities" and calling for safe and unhindered access for aid into

gaza. there is lots of mounting international concern about the humanitarian catastrophe as well as the numbers of palestinians who have been killed, close to 19,000, according to local officials, with many more said to be buried in the rubble. most of those killed are said to be civilians, women and children. . , said to be civilians, women and children. ., , . said to be civilians, women and children. . , . ., said to be civilians, women and children. ., , . ., ., the trial has begun in hong kong of the prominent pro—democracy campaigner,jimmy lai. the 76—year—old was originally arrested in 2020 accused of undermining the territory's national security through articles published in his apple daily newspaper and on social media. mr lai has been held in solitary confinement for the past three years, since his writing was deemed to be illegal under new laws imposed by beijing. security was tight around the court for the start of his trial. mr lai — who is also a british citizen — has pleaded not guilty to all charges. the united states and britain have condemned the trial and have urged the authorities in hong kong to release businessman. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale.

jimmy lai used to be a powerful media boss in hong kong, and he used his apple daily newspaper to criticise china's communist party. newspaper to criticise he also took part in, and supported, pro—democracy demonstrations in the former british colony, which led the authorities to impose tough national security laws. three years ago, they arrested mr lai and jailed him forfraud, which he denied. and now they're trying him for sedition and collusion with foreign governments, which he also denies. mr lai, who's 76, was born in mainland china, but he's also a british national. last week, lord cameron met his son, sebastian, at the foreign office. in a statement, the foreign secretary said he was particularly concerned at the politically motivated prosecution of mr lai, who'd been targeted, he said, for exercising his freedom of expression. he added...

"i call on the hong kong authorities to end their prosecution "and releasejimmy lai." mr lai's supporters do not expect a fair trial. if convicted, he could face life in prison. the proceedings, which may last months, will be seen as a fresh challenge to media freedom in hong kong, and will shape its reputation for global investors. china has urged the uk to stop meddling in its affairs. james landale, bbc news. to australia next where emergency service have been trying to rescue hundreds of people trapped by flooding in the state of queensland. authorities say people were stuck on the roofs of their homes as rising waters cut off entire areas. severe weather warnings remain in place with the heavy rains that have swollen rivers and engulfed roads expected to continue for most of monday. if that wasn't enough — take a look at this. a crocodile was seen swimming in a storm drain in the town of ingham.

you can just see the croc�*s face in the water. live now to abcjournalist christopher testa, who is in cairns and has been reporting on this from the ground all day. reporting on this from thank reporting on this from you very much forjoining us talk thank you very much forjoining us. talk us through how things are at the moment. the pictures we are seeing arejust the moment. the pictures we are seeing are just incredible. goad seeing are 'ust incredible. good evenin: , seeing are just incredible. good evening, australian _ seeing are just incredible. good evening, australian time, - seeing are just incredible. good evening, australian time, on i seeing are just incredible. (ems. evening, australian time, on monday. things are a little different depending on which part of far north queensland you are in. in the major city of cairns in a population around 200,000 people, the city experienced one of its wettest days on record, the worst flooding since 1910. most of that rain fell on sunday, australian time. some coastal suburbs were completely cut off. some of them remain completely cut off but in those areas, flooding in the streets has really started to subside. the further north towns,

parts of the rainforest, the small aboriginal community where people are still, in some cases, waiting to be rescued. there is a search and rescue there for an 85—year—old man who hasn't been seen since 10pm last night. about 21 hours ago. the recovery process in some places has started. in other places, things still remain quite serious. in that aboriainal still remain quite serious. in that aboriginal area, _ still remain quite serious. in that aboriginal area, they _ still remain quite serious. in that aboriginal area, they tried - still remain quite serious. in that aboriginal area, they tried with i aboriginal area, they tried with helicopters to get there. but had to turn back, didn't they? ishiliiiie helicopters to get there. but had to turn back, didn't they?— turn back, didn't they? while the rain in cairns _ turn back, didn't they? while the rain in cairns had _ turn back, didn't they? while the rain in cairns had stopped - turn back, didn't they? while the rain in cairns had stopped they . turn back, didn't they? while the. rain in cairns had stopped they are hoping to get in tomorrow. it is a very remote location. the rainforest one of the great forests of the world. even to the tourist town of

port douglas about an hour north of cairns has decimated some roads. in the case of wujal wuja, you have to get over a bridge and it is difficult to access in the best of times in a tropical wet season in australia. the authorities have a challenge to get to some of these places. we challenge to get to some of these laces. ~ , ., ., , . places. we were showing a picture a few moments _ places. we were showing a picture a few moments ago _ places. we were showing a picture a few moments ago of— places. we were showing a picture a few moments ago of a _ places. we were showing a picture a few moments ago of a crocodile - places. we were showing a picture a few moments ago of a crocodile in l few moments ago of a crocodile in the waters in a place called ingham. lots to contend with as it is but adding to that all the creatures that might be in these waters, as well, i suppose? that might be in these waters, as well. i suopose?_ well, i suppose? one of my colleagues _ well, i suppose? one of my colleagues snapped - well, i suppose? one of my colleagues snapped a - well, i suppose? one of myj colleagues snapped a photo well, i suppose? one of my i colleagues snapped a photo of well, i suppose? one of my - colleagues snapped a photo of that crocodile. ingham is about two and a half hours south of where i am in cairns. it is one of the main reasons why authorities are urging people to stay out of floodwaters. right now, after the worst of the rain has gone, it is the greatest threat, that people will get themselves into trouble, either driving through flood waters, crocodiles live in this part of

queensland. it is something we have to contend with and be mindful of whenever we go into a body of water. there is so much flooding and the rivers have burst their banks and those crocodiles can get into places that they might not otherwise be expected to be in. for some more mundane things about the risks of floodwater, yesterday when i was heading around town just after the worst of the rain, saw three young children with a buggy board and they were playing right near a sign warning of a sewage spill. there are real hazards when there is flooding. thank you for telling us all about it, we appreciate your time. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the government says it'll set out plans in the coming days to modernise the laws around spiking, when drugs are put in another person's drink or body without their knowledge. more training for door staff and funding for testing kits are among a package of measures announced. campaigners have been calling for drink and needle spiking to be made a specific offence.

two people have been taken to hospital and 50 residents were evacuated overnight, following a gas explosion at a property in blackburn. the detonation caused the walls and roof of a terraced house to crumble. their injuries are not believed to be life—threatening. police say there is no ongoing risk from either gas or the building collapse. the government is expected to announce that it's planning to provisionally increase its funding for local councils in england by 6.5% next year. a final figure will be agreed by the treasury in early 202a. councils have been warning that they face significant pressures on their budgets. the bbc understands the democratic unionist party has ruled out the prospect of a deal to restore devolution at stormont before christmas. the westminster government wanted the devolved assembly to be recalled this week for ministers to be appointed.

but it's understood the dup�*s position is that the negotiating process is not yet complete. live now to politics editor at politics home, adam payne. what do you make of this from the dup, ruling anything out before christmas, in case anybody had their hopes up, i suppose. christmas, in case anybody had their hopes up. i suppose-— christmas, in case anybody had their hopes up, i suppose. morning, lucy, thanks for having _ hopes up, i suppose. morning, lucy, thanks for having me. _ hopes up, i suppose. morning, lucy, thanks for having me. the _ hopes up, i suppose. morning, lucy, thanks for having me. the news - hopes up, i suppose. morning, lucy, thanks for having me. the news that| thanks for having me. the news that bbc are reporting this morning is what i am here and, as well and it is what i was being told by sources over the weekend. that is that while these talks between the uk government and the dup are in the final stages, we do seem to be within the realms of when rather thanif within the realms of when rather than if and that is a significant development in these long—running talks. it has been put to me and the bbc has reported as well that the dup feels they are not quite there yet, they don't have enough time to get this done before christmas. why is that? the uk parliament, which

would have to legislate and put law in place to action this, it rises tomorrow for christmas. not a lot of time, even if the dup and the government reached an agreement today. when it comes to that agreement, the dup and other parties are still looking for a bigger financial package from the government.— financial package from the government. financial package from the covernment. m , ., , government. talk us through it. they are sa in: government. talk us through it. they are saying that _ government. talk us through it. they are saying that they _ government. talk us through it. they are saying that they are _ government. talk us through it. they are saying that they are condition - are saying that they are condition led, not calendar lead, that is what they have said this morning. talk about what their conditions are, what are they looking for, holding out for? for what are they looking for, holding out for? ., . , ., what are they looking for, holding out for? ., ., , ., ., what are they looking for, holding outfor? ., ., ., ., ., , out for? for anyone who follows this, like me — out for? for anyone who follows this, like me and _ out for? for anyone who follows this, like me and your— out for? for anyone who follows l this, like me and your colleagues, it isjust one this, like me and your colleagues, it is just one re—occurring deja vu. basically, the dup has had fundamental objections to post—brexit arrangements for northern ireland, its relationship with great britain. it has been in negotiations with the uk government for many months now, almost two years, i think, for many months now, almost two years, ithink, to for many months now, almost two years, i think, to try to address these issues. where we are at the moment is that the dup and the other parties in northern ireland, it is

important to stress, want a certain amount of money from uk government to cover things like northern ireland's public services that are under strain, to settle pay disputes in northern ireland, for when or if the institutions of government gets back up and running to make sure they have the money they need to crack on and get things going. right now, there is a gap between what the uk government, the prime minister rishi sunak kam chancellorjeremy hunt, are willing to offer and what the dup and the other parties in northern ireland asking for. it sounds like they are not going to bridge that gap in today's meeting. as you say, it's been nearly two years without a functioning assembly. in terms of the impact of that, what has that been?— that, what has that been? well, it is worth saying — that, what has that been? well, it is worth saying it _ that, what has that been? well, it is worth saying it is _ that, what has that been? well, it is worth saying it is not _ that, what has that been? well, it is worth saying it is not the - that, what has that been? well, it is worth saying it is not the first i is worth saying it is not the first time that northern ireland has been without a functioning executive and assembly. it means that northern ireland, like the rest of the uk,

have been trying to recover from coronavirus and deal with the impact of the war in ukraine, the impact it has on energy prices, and public services, all the things that your viewers are familiar with. northern ireland has been having to do that without ministers in place. it has been the job of civil servants in northern ireland. clearly, there are limits in regards to what they can do. the uk government has had to help out in certain places. clearly, it is not an ideal state of affairs. as i said earlier, northern ireland's public services are under acute strain. northern ireland has some of the worst poverty in the country. it is a part of the uk that is feeling a lot of strain at the moment. while the dup and its core supporters understandably say that the reason we are doing this is for strongly felt views on the

constitution and northern ireland's place in the uk, the party has come under significant pressure to get back into government in light of the many challenges that northern ireland is facing at the moment. {lilia ireland is facing at the moment. ok, thank ou ireland is facing at the moment. ok, thank you for— ireland is facing at the moment. ok, thank you for talking us through that, adam payne, political editor from politics home. let's get some other news. votes are being counted in chad's constitutional referendum, which is seen as a step towards a return to civilian rule. some opposition parties and civil society organisations had called for a boycott. they fear the referendum will allow chad's transitional president, general mahamat deby, to strengthen his grip. voters in chile have rejected a second proposal to replace the current constitution, written during the military government of augusto pinochet in the 1980s. the draft constitution has been rejected by 55% of those taking part in the referendum. uganda's constitutional court is set to start hearing a case challenging the anti—homosexuality law passed in may this year by president yoweri museveni. it imposes severe punishments

on those convicted of same sex acts including the death penalty for some crimes. the law is being challenged by human rights organisations. the serbian president says his party won a resounding victory in sunday's snap general election. final results are not due until later on monday, but within hours of polls closing, aleksandar vucic said he was confident that his serbian progressive party had secured more than half of the 250 seats. a loose coalition of 15 opposition groups had united to challenge the party, which has been in power for more than a decade. live now to our balkans correspondent, guy de launey, who's in belgrade. just explain the backdrop to this election and why it came about. it came after those protests that turned into anti—government protests, won't they? talk us through the backdrop. —— weren't

they. through the backdrop. -- weren't the . ., �*, , they. indeed, that's right. this started with — they. indeed, that's right. this started with the _ they. indeed, that's right. this started with the two _ they. indeed, that's right. this started with the two mash - they. indeed, that's right. this - started with the two mash shootings on consecutive days in may, one of which was a school in belgrade —— two mass shootings. nine students and a staff member died because of those shootings horrified the country. initially there was a spontaneous outpouring onto the streets of anguish of what had happened. it morphed into more of an opposition led movement holding protests every week with specific demands asking for ministers to resign and also asking the government to revoke the licences of certain broadcasters who they said were responsible for promoting a culture of violence in serbia. and when those demands were not met, the opposition asked for elections to be held. and the governing party, the progressives, agreed. it was always going to be a bit of a risky manoeuvre, asking the government for election. the progressive party has

a very well oiled election machine, a very well oiled election machine, a coherent proposition and people know what and who they are voting for. even though this is the progressive party, theirfigurehead is very much president alexander ljutic who presents himself as a strong leader that serbia needs to regain prosperity —— alexander vucic. that is a very appealing proposition for voters as against a coalition of 15 fairly unrelated opposition parties who had gathered under this umbrella, serbia against violence. it under this umbrella, serbia against violence. �* ., ~' under this umbrella, serbia against violence. �* ., ~ ., under this umbrella, serbia against violence. �* ., ~' ., violence. it didn't work out the way the opposition _ violence. it didn't work out the way the opposition would _ violence. it didn't work out the way the opposition would have - violence. it didn't work out the way the opposition would have liked. i the opposition would have liked. what were the main issues that people were campaigning on? the econom people were campaigning on? tue: economy was a big one, we have had high inflation here in serbia. reaching as high as 15% within the past year and it is now down to about 8%. the cost of living was concerning people. mr vucic and the progressives took measures to alleviate people's fears and some they said were not on, giving

hand—outs to all sorts of people, pensioners, jewish students, reducing prices of certain goods in the supermarkets —— pensioners, some students. they were calling that helicopter money, in essence buying votes. these were ways in which mr vucic and the progressives were trying to reassure voters they could be trusted with the economy and that inflation was a temporary blip and gdp has been increasing and inward investment has been on the increase. and they are promising prosperity and money for the country. thank you very much- — to hungary next. turkish president recep tayyip erdogan will visit budapest for a meeting of the hungarian—turkish strategic cooperation council. mr erdogan and hungarian prime minister viktor orban have forged close ties in recent years, and the two countries remain the only members of the nato military alliance yet to have ratified sweden joining the group after they applied to join last year to bolster their security following russia's invasion of ukraine.

the moment a landslide swept down a mountainside into lake garda in italy has been caught on camera. take a look at this. you can see the large boulders plunging into the water. officials say the force of the landside created large waves. the coastal road had to be closed. rescue teams were deployed to the area but firefighters later confirmed no—one had been injured. it was a sweet start at the us box office for wonka. the prequel of the classic roald dahl movie about the famous chocolatier willy wonka staring timothee chalamee was number one movie in its opening weekend in north america. it made $39 million, adding to the 110 million it's made globally. that's all from me for now. stay with us on bbc news.

hello, there. the mostly cloudy and mild conditions that we've had over the weekend will continue into the start of this upcoming week. and there will be some rain about too, some of it quite heavy across the south on tuesday. by the middle part of the week onwards, it turns very windy with widespread gales developing. and then by the end of the week, it'll be turning colder for most of us, particularly across the north of the uk, with an increasing chance of wintry showers. now, we have a load of weather fronts poised to push in for monday, one across the northwest of the country with cooler air behind it. another one which is associated with this milder air and it will be bringing some patchy rain initially to wales and then into the midlands, northern england. at times through the day. there will be some rain as well for southern scotland but brighter for the rest of scotland, northern ireland compared to what we've had over the weekend before this weather front starts to push into the west with some scattered showers. again, 11 to 13 degrees, so quite mild

for the time of year. and there will be some glimmers of brightness to the east of high ground. as we head through monday night, though, rain peps up across england and wales becomes quite heavy and persistent for a time. scotland, northern ireland clear spells a few showers. it'll be chillier, but less cold further south. does mean tuesday will start quite wet for england and wales, but the rain should clear away eastwards fairly quickly through the day. so, a wet start to much of england and wales tuesday, that rain becomes confined to the southeast, eventually clears away, i think late in the afternoon. and then it's brighter for all — the sunny skies across the northwest pushing down towards the southeast. but there will be some blustery showers across scotland and northern ireland. there will be turning increasingly wintry as the air does turn cooler for many. as we push into wednesday, we pick up brisk west, north—westerly winds and this weather front will bring some wet weather to scotland, northern england at times, i think northern ireland, central, southern england and wales will see cloud coming and going a little bit of brightness particularly to the east, but it will be quite a blustery day and temperatures perhaps up a degree or so for england, wales, northern

ireland. still on the cool side across northern scotland. but then it changes again as we head into thursday and friday as it turns very windy. widespread gales developing. air switches to a more north westerly and colder air will push its way southwards on thursday and certainly on friday and into the following weekend. so things will be turning cooler or colder towards the end of the week with increasing chance of wintry showers across northern areas, even into the christmas period.

this is bbc news, the headlines... this is the israel—gaza border this morning as israel comes under growing international pressure over civilian casualties. hamas health officials say at least 90 palestinians were killed in a day in the jabalia refugee camp. tight security outside the court in hong kong, as media tycoon and pro—democracy campaignerjimmy lai goes on trial for criticising china's communist leaders. in australia, record rainfall caused by a tropical cyclone has led to widespread flooding in the state of queensland. and here in the uk, independent shops say they fear a big spike in thefts over the festive and new year period. let's go back to our top story — and hamas officials say at least 110 palestinians have been killed in israeli air strikes on the jabalia refugee camp in gaza. there's been no immediate

comment from israel, which insists it's only targeting what it calls terrorist