hello, welcome along. we start with the latest on the israel—gaza war. the israeli military is keeping up its offensive across the gaza strip, with southern and central areas now the main focus of attack. over the past 2a hours, israel says it has carried out strikes on at least 200 hamas targets in gaza. hamas — which is holding about 130 people hostage in gaza — is designated a terror organisation by the uk and us. the hamas—run health ministry says at least 195 people were killed as a result of those strikes. the united nations human rights office has said it's deeply concerned about the continued bombing of gaza's middle area. in a further sign of the conflict�*s wider reverberations — turkey's president has lashed out — comparing israel's actions in gaza to atrocities committed by the nazis. in the red sea, the danish shipping company, maersk, says it is prepared to resume sailings — despite the threat of attack by houthi rebels in yemen

who are supporting hamas. ourfirst report this hour is from our correspondent shamaa khalil — a warning you may find some of her report distressing. no funeral, no dignified burial, no tombstone. a bulldozer carries their bodies into a mass grave. their final resting place. israeli forces are expanding their ground offensive into the densely populated urban refugee camps in central gaza. and this is the scene at the neighbouring al aqsa hospital. overwhelmed, they have had to treat the injured on the floor and in the hallways. across gaza at the moment, health capacity is at about 20% of what it was 80 or so days ago. so almost all the hospital beds, almost all the hospital services, have stopped functioning. on foot, donkey carts are crammed onto the back of trucks. those who fled from northern gaza

have come here for safety. but the war has chased them out again. heavy bombardment continues in the south and there aren't many places left to go. israel says the war will last for months and insists the aims are clear. we can't destroy hamas�*s ideology, unfortunately. that's not realistic. but we can remove them from power. we can prevent them from having control over this territorial enclave, and that will do a lot to save lives and prevent future conflict in the region. in the west bank, an israeli air strike killed six palestinians. the military says they were armed militants. locals deny it. this, as the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has warned that the area could implode. a new refugee camp has now been set up for those twice displaced, first from northern gaza and now from the centre.

this man lost six family members. "our houses have been destroyed," he says. "this is what's left. it's worse than hell here." more than 21,000 people have now died in gaza according to local health officials. those who have survived are running out of places to flee. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, jerusalem. i mentioned incendiary comments from the turkish president erdogan. he said this about the israeli president netanyahu. mil said this about the israeli president netanyahu. said this about the israeli resident netan ahu. �* ., , president netanyahu. all the values of humanity — president netanyahu. all the values of humanity have _ president netanyahu. all the values of humanity have been _ president netanyahu. all the values of humanity have been destroyed i of humanity have been destroyed before our eyes in the last 80 days. we saw israel's nazi camps in the stadiums. they are in a sense in the way we were talking about hitler. how does benjamin netanyahu and

hitler differ? is there anything that netanyahu does that is less than hitler?— that netanyahu does that is less than hitler? ., ., ,~ . ~ than hitler? no. netanyahu hit back sa in: than hitler? no. netanyahu hit back saying erdogan _ than hitler? no. netanyahu hit back saying erdogan was _ than hitler? no. netanyahu hit back saying erdogan was in _ than hitler? no. netanyahu hit back saying erdogan was in no _ than hitler? no. netanyahu hit back saying erdogan was in no position i than hitler? no. netanyahu hit backj saying erdogan was in no position to preach morality accusing him of joining me now is nathan thrall, the former project director of arab—israeli conflict at the crisis group and the author of the only language they understand: forcing compromise in israel and palestine. mahmoud abbas there are warning of escalation in the west bank. what is your assessment of the likelihood of that happening, of an escalation there, on the israeli northern border with lebanon and the wider region? border with lebanon and the wider reuion? ~ ., ., border with lebanon and the wider reaion? ., ., region? while the escalation has already happened _ region? while the escalation has already happened in _ region? while the escalation has already happened in the - region? while the escalation has already happened in the west. region? while the escalation has . already happened in the west bank. israel is now using drones to attack targets in the west bank. that is it

development that we had not seen for some years. really going back to view second intifada with the border with lebanon be have a low intensity war that has already broke out and at risk of spiralling into a full—fledged war on a huge scale and of course, everywhere in the region we see now that this war is threatening to expand. what is your assessment — threatening to expand. what is your assessment of _ threatening to expand. what is your assessment of israel, _ threatening to expand. what is your assessment of israel, more - assessment of israel, more specifically in gaza and how likely it is to reach its goals of the short and longer terms. we have heard from the idf in recent hours saying they think the operation could last several more months and we heard from the spokesperson of netanyahu or certainly one of his advisers, the except now that the ideology of hamas cannot be wiped out, that the aim on playing on

wiping out its leadership. what is your assessment of the time that could take? it your assessment of the time that could take?— could take? it is a welcome development _ could take? it is a welcome development that - could take? it is a welcome development that mr - could take? it is a welcome development that mr mark| could take? it is a welcome - development that mr mark regev has started to walk back at the unattainable goals that the israeli government has put forward. they keep repeating that they wish to eliminate hamas and there is zero chance that they will achieve that. if you look at public opinion polls, hamas is stronger than it has ever been. hamas exists in the west bank, it exists in gaza, it exists in the diaspora. so no matter what israel does militarily to degrade hamas in gaza, hamas will remain a very powerful political force. at the end of the day, israel does not want to occupy gaza indefinitely. it will need palestinians to control gaza. that means it will have to negotiate with hamas, one of the two largest political parties over the future of gaza and to the west bank. {iii gaza and to the west bank. of course, hamas holding more than 120

hostages that they seized on october the 7th in their attacks on israel. what is it that hamas want, as they see thousands of people being killed in gaza over the past two and half months. i in gaza over the past two and half months. ~ ., , , , months. i think it has been very clear for all— months. i think it has been very clear for all of _ months. i think it has been very clear for all of their statements | clear for all of their statements that they want a cease—fire and they want a prisoner exchange. they would like to have the hostages that they are holding released in exchange for the release of palestinian political prisoners in israeli jails. what the release of palestinian political prisoners in israeli jails.— prisoners in israeli “ails. what are their long-term _ prisoners in israeli jails. what are their long-term goals, _ prisoners in israeli jails. what are their long-term goals, will- prisoners in israeli jails. what are their long-term goals, will once i prisoners in israeli jails. what are i their long-term goals, will once the their long—term goals, will once the conflict is over, what is it that they want, having certainly set in they want, having certainly set in the past that they won't accept the existence of a state of israel and what is their future and what do you think israel will have to do in terms of a compromise? hamas is torn, ideologically _ terms of a compromise? hamas is torn, ideologically because - terms of a compromise? hamas is torn, ideologically because its - torn, ideologically because its ultimate goal is to have a palestinian state in all of

palestine, but it recognises that bakole is probably unachievable in coming decades at least. so what it has done is as accommodated with other palestinian factions including the plo and others to agree that they would accept a palestinian state in gaza in the west bank on the pre—i967 borders. so that has been their position for over six years now and that is their pragmatic stance that although it is not their desired outcome, they would accept it.— not their desired outcome, they would accet it. ., ~ ,, , . would accept it. thank you very much for bein: would accept it. thank you very much for being with — would accept it. thank you very much for being with us. _ one of largest newspapers in the us, the new york times, is suing the companies behind chat gpt — open ai and microsoft. the times alleges that the powerful artificial intellegence models used millions of articles for training — without permission. the newspaper is seeking damages, as well as an order that the companies stop using its content, and destroy the data they've harvested. the lawsuit says the ai companies "seek to free—ride

on the times' massive investment in itsjournalism." the defendants are yet to respond to the lawsuit. for more details on this case, we go live now to new york times technology reporter ryan mac. great to have you with us and thank you for being on the programme. when did you discover what you think was happening there?— happening there? while the lawsuit was filed this _ happening there? while the lawsuit was filed this morning _ happening there? while the lawsuit was filed this morning and - happening there? while the lawsuit was filed this morning and we - was filed this morning and we reported it as of this morning which is the new york times believes that openai is being infringing on its copyright as well as microsoft. so, we reported this this morning. hoop we reported this this morning. how lona do we reported this this morning. how long do you — we reported this this morning. how long do you allege this has been going on? long do you allege this has been auoin on? ~ long do you allege this has been anoinon? ,., going on? while the complaint says that there is — going on? while the complaint says that there is constant _ going on? while the complaint says that there is constant going - going on? while the complaint says that there is constant going back i going on? while the complaint says that there is constant going back to | that there is constant going back to his early as the 1950s that has been used in openai's training models and chat bots to develop these new technologies into the company is enforcing its copyright and pursuing

claims under that. can’t enforcing its copyright and pursuing claims under that.— claims under that. can't tell us more about — claims under that. can't tell us more about how _ claims under that. can't tell us more about how the _ claims under that. can't tell us more about how the us - claims under that. can't tell us more about how the us law i claims under that. can't tell us - more about how the us law operates in terms of expectations for this case, is there any guidance in terms of ai is required to ask before they use content. of ai is required to ask before they use content-— use content. that is exactly what is at the crux — use content. that is exactly what is at the crux of _ use content. that is exactly what is at the crux of the _ use content. that is exactly what is at the crux of the skates _ use content. that is exactly what is| at the crux of the skates companies like openai and companies who have a massive billion dollars of valuation and funding have essentially scraped the web and taken content, a lot of it copyrighted, for free and used the web and taken content, a lot of it copyrighted, forfree and used it in its technologies. and to the new york times is going to court to argue that that was not legal. so is this effectively _ argue that that was not legal. so is this effectively a _ argue that that was not legal. so is this effectively a test _ argue that that was not legal. so is this effectively a test case - argue that that was not legal. so is this effectively a test case in this arena? it this effectively a test case in this arena? , ., ., ., , this effectively a test case in this arena? , ., ., . , . arena? it is one of many. there are onauoin arena? it is one of many. there are ongoing lawsuits — arena? it is one of many. there are ongoing lawsuits from _ arena? it is one of many. there are ongoing lawsuits from other - arena? it is one of many. there are | ongoing lawsuits from other creative industries. you look at something like actors that have sued openai, authors, fiction and nonfiction

authors. and this is the beginning. getty images has sued another ai company that has used its images to train generative ai company that has used its images to train generative al to create realistic images. so i think we are at the forefront of this and it will remain to be seen what happens. what remain to be seen what happens. what are the possibilities here? that - remain to be seen what happens. what are the possibilities here? that is - are the possibilities here? that is for the are the possibilities here? that is forthe courts— are the possibilities here? that is for the courts to _ are the possibilities here? that is for the courts to decide. - are the possibilities here? that is for the courts to decide. there i for the courts to decide. there could be rulings that suggested that these companies may have to pay up for these rates into use this content. openai itself has already struck deals with some publishers including the likes of the associated press and the publisher of politico and business insider so it has already been sequestered for this company is paying for copyrighted material but we will see what the courts decide.— what the courts decide. thank you for bein: what the courts decide. thank you for being with _ what the courts decide. thank you

for being with us. _ let's get some of the day s other news now. former european commission presidentjacques delors — described as the architect of the modern eu — has died aged 98. he helped create the single market allowing the free movement of people, goods and services within the bloc. serving from 1985 to 1995, mr delors also laid the groundwork for the single european currency, the euro. michigan's supreme court has refused to hear an appeal by voters in the us state to disqualify donald trump from next year's presidential primary. colorado supreme court recently ruled that he cannot contest the primary in that state. the eiffel tower in paris is closed to the public because of a strike by staff. employees were protesting about the way the tower was being managed. the date of their strike was not picked at random: december the 27th is the centenary of the death of the tower�*s creator, gustave eiffel.

here in the uk, a major incident has been declared in scotland with long queues of vehicles stranded in the snow on the a9 in the highlands. storm gerrit has been sweeping across the uk bringing high winds and heavy rain. around 20,000 homes are still without power in northern scotland — with some in rural areas expected to be cut off for 2 days. on the roads, trains, ferries and at airports people are facing delays and hazardous conditions. shiona mccallum reports. as you can see, we are stuck on the a9, just south of dalwhinnie. thick snow and ice took grip of the a9, the main trunk road between perth and the highlands. a major incident was declared. richard was at a standstill with his wife and daughter for over six hours, trying to get home to bristol after christmas. so, when we set off from loch laggan it was just raining and the snow was actually melting away, it seemed to be all right. and then as soon as we got to dalwhinnie, itjust was a complete white out. the skies opened and within minutes it was just complete white out.

the traffic had come to an absolute halt and we were going nowhere. away from the white out, and it was the rain that was causing problems in cupar in fife. some residents had to be rescued from their homes after severe flooding in the town. specialist boats were brought in to help. woke up and i could hear some rustling noises and i looked out and there was two to three feet of water, up to my bed. i'm thinking most things in the lounge will be gone. so obviously, not what you want to wake up to just after christmas. in aberdeenshire and angus, more than 20,000 people are without power. winds reached over 85 miles an hour in some parts. storm gerrit has mainly impacted scotland at the moment with around 20,000 customers without power. access is proving a real challenge for our engineers and the weather is expected to be worse again overnight, so we are keeping

a very close eye on that. if you are in an area affected by a weather warning we urge you to make preparations just now but know that engineers and customer service teams, thousands of people are working around the clock to reconnect power as quickly as they safely can. trains were hit too. not only were services cancelled but some passengers were stuck on board for hours. a tree fell on this line at dumbarton and it remains blocked by flooding at bowling. our advice to passengers as always is to check before you travel, take a look at the scot rail website or download the app. disruption will continue into tomorrow in some parts of the country. two top—flight football games were postponed, including ross county's trip to ibrox. a series of met office yellow rain and snow warnings are still in place tonight. flood warnings and alerts will also continue into tomorrow. shiona mccallum, bbc news, glasgow.

around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. next wejunior doctors next we junior doctors will take part in a 60 walk—out, the longest in the history of the nhs. —— a six dave. rail passengers are experiencing major disruption to theirjourneys because of planned engineering works being carried out at london st pancras. east midlands railway have cancelled all services towards luton airport because of a signalling issue. the midland main line from st albans has also been hit by similar problems. network rail has apologised for the delays. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, will unveil his spring budget on the sixth of march, in what could be his last chance

to introduce tax changes before a general election. the conservative party has been hinting it could make pledges on housing and taxes, as rishi sunak struggles to turn around his party's major deficit in the polls. you're live with bbc news. sport and for a full round up, here's the bbc sport centre. hi and let's start with a busy night of football in the premier league. three games getting under way in the next hour. brentford are on a three—game losing run and they host bulls defender nathan collins back in their starting line—up for the first time since november. then at stamford bridge chelsea or hosting crystal palace who were on a seven—game winless run. five changes to his chelsea site have been made. and wolves on christmas eve lost. they can close the gap on the leaders liverpool with the result at everton city eight points behind but do have two games in hand after they were away winning the club broke up

for christmas for their fifth trophy of the calendar year. boss pep guardiola will not be resting up anytime soon. the most difficult is arrive to play this tournament. once we are here we have to perform well and, yeah, really pleased. i had the feeling that we closed a chapter. we won already all the titles, some of them in a row. so there is nothing else to win. i had the feeling that the job is done, it is over, and tried to buy another book and start writing again. because the book, the last eight years it is over. the matches are coming thick and fast over the festive period. a few more on thursday with the two sites meeting each other absolutely ravaged by injuries. break and tottenham with both their managers confirming earlier more problems with their respective squads. tottenham boss has revealed that the vice captain and defender christian romero will be out for up to five

weeks with a hamstring problem. meaning spurs now have eight entries in the squad as well as a number of suspensions but the coach insists it does not interfere with his recruitment plans ahead of the january transfer window. no, it doesn't change anything. like i said, disappointed to lose him for sure. we obviously missed him, in the suspension, and now we just got him back and kind of steadied things up, but with him missing again for quite a chunk of time, it doesn't change, really. you cannot accelerate time, mate! january the 1st, stays january the 1st. brighton manager says his side more or less ten injured players the latest could be out for up to six weeks and could miss the asian cup forjapan. brightonjust one weeks and could miss the asian cup forjapan. brighton just one wind from the last five games. two postponements in the scottish

partnership this evening. ross county trip to second—place rangers is off with snow heavy rain and strong winds stopping the team for making thatjourney. mother will making that journey. mother will trip making thatjourney. mother will trip to aberdeen also off due to the disruption. the other three games going ahead as things stand. cricket and australia captain pat compton is shifting momentum. they were 124 for one before he took his first wicket. the ozzie skipper. a couple of wickets later he dismissed and ending dates you on 194-6. dismissed and ending dates you on 194—6. disappointing given that they started the day trailing by 124 runs. elsewhere south africa closed the two on 250 6—5 in response to india's first innings total of 245. first innings total of 245, in their first test in centurion. opener dean elgar going really well in this, his farewell series — 140 not out to push

south africa ahead. david beddingham the only other to pass 50. and that is all your support for the moment. is tiktok reinforcing gender stereotypes? that's the suggestion after a number of big online trends including girl math, rat girl summer and even one called girl dinner. bbc news social media presenterjonelle awomoyi joins us now. welcome. tell us more about these trends. ., , welcome. tell us more about these trends. . , ., ., ., trends. there have been a lot of trends. there have been a lot of trends this _ trends. there have been a lot of trends this year. _ trends. there have been a lot of trends this year. 2023 _ trends. there have been a lot of trends this year. 2023 has - trends. there have been a lot of trends this year. 2023 has been | trends. there have been a lot of. trends this year. 2023 has been a big four trends and lots of people call it the year of the girl because there have been a lot of growth trends that have been called girl dinner, rackerall summer, and the question here is are they promoting stereotypes. so there is in a stereotypes. so there is in a stereotype about women being bad with money and this trend with 2 billion shares on tiktok all month

thatis billion shares on tiktok all month that is a girl math and that is the logic to justify impulse spending so one creator use an example of girl math in her post, joking that if she paid in cash then it's free. because it does not come out of the bank account and if you return something you previously bought from a shop according to brianna ghey she's making money. girl dinner, a trend which is dinner with little bits of food laid out rather than a full meal. in the hashtag also has over 2 billion shares on tiktok. one user that created the tiktok sound, the unofficial tiktok sound, girl dinner has been shared by more than 430,000 users that played that soundtrack over their songs. users that played that soundtrack overtheirsongs. i users that played that soundtrack over their songs. i asked the creator of girl dinner on the reliable source podcasts about the role of that gender plays in the trend. here's what she said. i came up with the term i here's what she said. i came up with the term i am _ here's what she said. i came up with the term i am obviously _ here's what she said. i came up with the term i am obviously a _ here's what she said. i came up with| the term i am obviously a woman but theres— the term i am obviously a woman but there's something fun and

light—hearted about being able to call myself a girl. i am not a woman right— call myself a girl. i am not a woman right now. _ call myself a girl. i am not a woman right now, i'm not making up dinner, i'm right now, i'm not making up dinner, i'miust_ right now, i'm not making up dinner, i'm just having bits and pieces and i'm just having bits and pieces and i'm just _ i'm just having bits and pieces and i'm just a — i'm just having bits and pieces and i'mjust a girl i'm just having bits and pieces and i'm just a girl having an evening. but you— i'm just a girl having an evening. but you absolutely do not need to be a -irl but you absolutely do not need to be a girl or— but you absolutely do not need to be a girl orwoman. but you absolutely do not need to be a girl or woman. anyone can enjoy girl dinner~ — a girl or woman. anyone can enjoy girl dinner~ i— a girl or woman. anyone can enjoy girl dinner. i think maybe you need to tap _ girl dinner. i think maybe you need to tap into— girl dinner. i think maybe you need to tap into a — girl dinner. i think maybe you need to tap into a more feminine side of yourself— to tap into a more feminine side of yourself to— to tap into a more feminine side of yourself to do it and enjoy, but at the same — yourself to do it and enjoy, but at the same time, anybody, do what you want, _ the same time, anybody, do what you want. have _ the same time, anybody, do what you want, have your little bits. we have creators have to say about gender stereotypes?— gender stereotypes? when i asked olivia she said _ gender stereotypes? when i asked olivia she said that _ gender stereotypes? when i asked olivia she said that she _ gender stereotypes? when i asked olivia she said that she is - gender stereotypes? when i asked olivia she said that she is a - gender stereotypes? when i asked olivia she said that she is a girl, i olivia she said that she is a girl, like in the video and that it is for everyone to have fun with it. when they are using the term girl and megan the stallion said about her 2019 song cockrell summer and that is where this all began, it is not actuallyjust is where this all began, it is not actually just about girls is where this all began, it is not actuallyjust about girls or women, anyone can enjoy these trends. —— hot girl summer. it isjust

anyone can enjoy these trends. —— hot girl summer. it is just going anyone can enjoy these trends. —— hot girl summer. it isjust going by women and just pleasing so the creators don't think it is anything to do with gender stereotyping, but some people think so.— to do with gender stereotyping, but some people think so. thank you for takin: us some people think so. thank you for taking us through _ some people think so. thank you for taking us through all _ some people think so. thank you for taking us through all of _ some people think so. thank you for taking us through all of that. - some people think so. thank you for taking us through all of that. just. taking us through all of that. just before we go on with the show you this. finally this half an hour, we want to show you a huge statue of the colombian singer shakira that has been unveiled in her hometown. the bronze sculpture is more than six metres tall and shows the star swivelling her hips in the dance move from the video to her hit hips don't lie. shakira and her parents have been to visit the figure in barranquilla. a plaque at its base praises shakira's music, charity work and her "hips that don't lie". google says that shakira was among the names most searched during the year. before the statue, she settled a tax fraud case and released a song about her ex — footballer gerard pique.

plenty more on all of the day's top story on the bbc news website, make sure to download the app as well. i will be back with plenty more later but for now, thank you for being with us. hello there. storm gerrit has brought quite a bit of disruption up and down the country, with heavy snowfall, blizzards across scotland, some road closures there — certainly the a9 — some localised flooding and some trees down from the strong winds. we're likely to see further disruption from this system as we move through the overnight period. now, the strongest of the winds will be confined to the north—east of scotland, the northern isles, through the evening. but overnight, we hold on to the windy weather. in fact, renewed gales for southern and western coastal areas, bands of showers, blustery showers,

spreading their way from west to east. severe gales with further blizzards across north—east scotland, certainly for the northern isles. it'll be a little bit chillier, ithink, tonight than it was the previous night. lengthier clearer skies at times across more central and eastern parts. thursday, we've still got low pressure nearby. it's going to be another windy day, not quite as windy as today, but still gales, north—west england, north and west wales, bands of showers merging together to produce longer spells of rain as they spread towards the east. and we'll see further wintriness over the hills of scotland. and very gusty winds to come for all, but certainly around southern and western coasts. temperature—wise, 11 to 13 degrees. it won't feel like that because of the strength of the wind. another chilly day to come across scotland. thursday night, we see further showers rattling their way in from the west. it stays blustery. longer spells of rain across scotland with snow on the hills. turning very windy again, far north of scotland into the northern isles. and it will be cold here. temperatures ranging from around 5 to 7 degrees further south with further clear spells. friday, we see this area of low

pressure bring gales again to the north—east of scotland, with showers of rain and certainly some snow, so we could see blizzard conditions again here. further south, the cold air will be moving down in towards central areas, so it could turn this band of showery rain a little bit wintry on the hills. southern britain will see sunshine, a few rain showers, but it will be chillier across the board — single figure values, i think, for most of us. then we will look to the atlantic, to this new area of low pressure, deep low which will move in for saturday, and that's likely to last into new year's eve as well, we think. so it could bring some disruptive weather both saturday and sunday. again, snow on the hills in the north, gales, heavy rain. it'll be turning chillier for all areas as we move into the 1st of january.

now on bbc news, the royal year in review. a moment in history — the coronation of king charles iii.

god save the king! congregation: god save the king! cheering across three days in may, the nation celebrated the newly crowned king and queen. at a star—studded concert, a poignant tribute from prince william. as my grandmother said when she was crowned, coronations are a declaration of our hopes for the future. and i know she's up there fondly keeping an eye on us. and she'll be a very proud mother. cheering also this year, prince harry reveals family secrets in his bestselling memoir and in evidence as he takes on the british press. and digging deep on his first official royal engagement, five—year—old prince louis.

crowd: god save the king! god save the king! -