live from london, this is bbc news. the man accused of the attack on a christmas market in germany remanded in custody, charged with five counts of murder and multiple attempted murders. choral singing. a memorial service is held at magdeburg cathedral attended by victims�* families, emergency workers and germany's leaders. israel's military has carried out a wave of attacks across the gaza strip, hitting targets in gaza city, rafah and khan younis. this is the live scene over gaza. black smokes rises. the takeover of new rulers in syria sparks concerns for ethnic and religious minorities. we have a special report. this is the live scene in madrid at the el

gorgo lottery draw. there's a shared pot of 2.7 billion euros up for grabs this year. and is this the end for the gipsy king? tyson fury storms off after a unanimous—decision defeat against the defending world champion. hello. a man has appeared in court in germany, charged with the five counts of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder after an attack on a christmas market in the city of magdeburg. more than 200 others were injured when they were struck by a car driven through crowds at the christmas event on friday evening. taleb al—abdulmohsen, who's a 50—year—old doctor from saudi arabia, was placed in pre—trial detention when he appeared in court last night. police say they are trying to establish a motive. the suspect�*s social media

posts appear to suggest he had been critical of islam. our correspondent, anna foster reports from magdeburg. hundreds of people attended a vigil at the city's cathedral — a packed and sombre affair. some of the first responders who helped at the scene joined the mourners and families of the victims. chancellor olaf scholz sat next to germany's president. on friday night, this market was packed. but the laughter and celebration was cut devastatingly short when a car sped through the crowds, killing five people and injuring 200 more. translation: the car sped past us and the police ran after it. - other emergency services arrived, evacuated people and diverted traffic. people were still panicking and screaming. we now know the rescue entrance was how the car

got into the square — a gap deliberately left for ambulances to have access. police say the deadly rampage lasted three minutes. armed police quickly made an arrest. taleb al—abdulmohsen is a doctor, originally from saudi arabia but living here for nearly 20 years. germany's interior ministry said he holds islamophobic views as their investigation continues. translation: as things stand at the moment, i it looked as if the background to the crime could have been disgruntlement with the way saudi arabian refugees are treated in germany. but what exactly is behind it is still under investigation. emotions are running high here. alongside the sadness, there's an undercurrent of anger against politicians, who some feel didn't make this place safe enough. the german chancellor olaf scholz came to lay a white rose and promise an investigation. translation: it is a dreadful tragedy that so many people i were killed and injured.

it is a dreadful catastrophe. we send our sympathy to those who are injured and i express the solidarity of the entire country. a specialist police continue their investigation —— as specialist police continue their investigation just a few metres away, the collection of flowers and candles herejust keep on growing. this better december wind is not keeping people away, they want to be here, they want to be together and to remember the friends that they've lost. christmas feels very different here now — the stalls will not be reopening. the focus instead turned on remembering the victims, helping the survivors and making sure a tragedy like this can't happen again. anna foster, bbc news, magdeburg. let's go live to magdeburg now and our correspondent bethany bell. these are the pictures lie.

people coming to continue these are the pictures lie. people coming to continue and stand for and they met in front of the sea of flowers. we can speak to our correspondent who is there. first festival bring us up—to—date the latest. we us up-to-date the latest. we have had _ us up-to-date the latest. we have had the _ us up—to—date the latest. - have had the suspect, the 50—year—old man who was born in saudi arabia who has been charged with five counts of murder. five counts of attempted murder and multiple counts of attempted murder and multiple counts of dangerous bodily harm. investigators are continuing to try to establish a possible motive in this case. we know so far that this man had lived in germany for almost 20 years when he was granted refugee status in 2016. he worked as a psychiatrist at a local clinic. the police have also told us a little bit more

about the victims, those who died in the attack on friday. they include a nine—year—old boy and four women aged between 45 and 75. �* . , ., , 45 and 75. bethany, what is the sense that _ 45 and 75. bethany, what is the sense that in _ 45 and 75. bethany, what is the sense that in terms _ 45 and 75. bethany, what is the sense that in terms of - 45 and 75. bethany, what is the sense that in terms of the - sense that in terms of the political fallout? sense that in terms of the politicalfallout? reaction. we are seeing pictures as we are speaking to you people coming and pausing for a moment and being still in front of that sea of flowers. i am sure there will be a range of different emotions. people in the media and press this morning starting to think about how something like this could have been avoided, if anything more could have been done.— have been done. very mixed emotions — have been done. very mixed emotions here _ have been done. very mixed emotions here in _ have been done. very mixed | emotions here in magdeburg. deep, deep sadness. one women last night i met here said this is my hometown and is pain, terrible pain. also there is

angen terrible pain. also there is anger. people heckled the german chancellor olaf schultz when he came here yesterday. i have spoken to people who say much more should have been done to stop this kind of thing happening. we know from the authorities that the car was able to enter the market through the route that was intended for the emergency services so it wasn't blocked off with concrete blocks. people are asking whether that was a bad mistake. also, there is last night this vigil held at the cathedral which amend this sadness —— with tremendous sadness. also xenophobic slogans were heard. a swift moving picture here.- slogans were heard. a swift moving picture here. thank you very much _ moving picture here. thank you very much for— moving picture here. thank you very much for that _ moving picture here. thank you very much for that update - moving picture here. thank you

very much for that update from | very much for that update from mac to bed. —— magdeburg. the israeli military has carried out a wave of attacks across the gaza strip, hitting targets in gaza city, rafah and khan younis. a school sheltering displaced families and the kamal adwan hospital, in northern gaza, were among the sites hit. it comes as mediators try to secure a ceasefire between israel and hamas, hamas officials say a deal is closer than ever if israel does not impose new condition more on that in a moment. live tojerusalem and our correspondent, emir nadir. tell us what more we know about the strikes overnight.— the strikes overnight. there has been — the strikes overnight. there has been a _ the strikes overnight. there has been a series _ the strikes overnight. there has been a series of- the strikes overnight. there has been a series of israeli | has been a series of israeli air strikes across the gaza strip overnight and into the recent hours. that includes a school that was housing displaced families in gaza

city, where we understand that eight people were killed, including children, the civil defence forces, the first responders he got there said they found children amongst the dead and pulled out bodies from the rubble. they reached out to the rubble. they reached out to the israeli army at the israeli military about this particular set of strikes and they said that that school, they said it was a command and control centre being used by hamas. that isn't the only location that has been struck in the past few hours. we know about by people being killed in strikes, including four children. four killed on a big hit in gaza city. in amongst those strikes we understand there are now 28 people killed overnight and into those recent hours. 28 palestinians killed in the gaza strip. all of this comes as we have been hearing

since yesterday evening, urgent and desperate pleas from the medical staff at the hospital in the north of gaza, which has been operating in very dire circumstances in the past weeks. the medical staff are saying they are being directly targeted by the israeli military in an unprecedented manner. they say they have been told to evacuate by the israeli military but they cannot do so because it would put over 80, 90 patients, their lives at risk and also the lives of the staff are under risk. in the recent hours we have had a statement from the head of the world health organization, you said reports of the israeli strikes on the hospital and the evacuation order are deeply worrisome. he has called for an immediate ceasefire in the vicinity of the hospital. the

idea hasn't yet commented on the operations around the hospital but we have approached them. —— the idf. we hospital but we have approached them. -- the idf.— them. -- the idf. we have been coverin: them. -- the idf. we have been covering and _ them. -- the idf. we have been covering and reporting _ them. -- the idf. we have been covering and reporting the - covering and reporting the ceasefire talks, what is the latest? , ., ., ceasefire talks, what is the latest? , . ., , latest? yes, the talks had been continuing _ latest? yes, the talks had been continuing in — latest? yes, the talks had been continuing in qatar _ latest? yes, the talks had been continuing in qatar and - latest? yes, the talks had been continuing in qatar and in - continuing in qatarand in egypt. continuing in qatarand in egypt a continuing in qatarand in egypt. a senior palestinian source has been speaking to the bbc and we have been getting positive signals, talks of a ceasefire possibly happening in the next days. we could be 90%. there are sticking points around the names of the particular palestinian prisoners who might be released in exchange for the israeli hostages that will be released in the first stage of the ceasefire deal. there is also talk around a buffer zone being established around the gaza strip the inside of it, which the israeli military will

continue to have a presence there. discussions quick attention around whether the israeli military would remain on the border section between gaza and egypt and there is also, we understand them a bit of detail about the way gals and civilians will be able to return to the north of the gaza strip, where hundreds of thousands have been displaced. this would happen under the supervision of egyptian and qatari authorities. in terms of looking forward when we understand the talks are involving the future governance of the gaza strip, it would involve a body of technic racks with no links to political affiliations or hamas that at garson body that would take up the governance of gaza going forwards. ., ~ , ., ., .,

these are live pictures. pretty much returning to normal and lots of ways after the rebel advance which the capital. but hayat tahrir al—sham or hts�* takeover has sparked concerns for ethnic and religious minorities. hts is a sunni muslim group, and its leaders ahmad al—sharra has a jihadist past. minorities say they are worried about islamic rule, and those from bashar al—assad s alawite community are worried there might be retribution against them. the bbc�*s yogita limaye reports from damascus with aamir peerzada and sanjay ganguly. the dictator has fallen and fled. but what of the community he belonged to? bashar al assad is from the islamic alawite sect. it's one of syria's biggest minorities, but it's controlled power over a majority sunni muslim country for 50 years. in a working class alawite neighbourhood of damascus, a few agree to speak to us.

dozens of others refused. i asked if they feared revenge. translation: so far, we are ok. hayat tahrir al—sham has been respectful to us, but there are groups pretending to be hts who are making threats. we are scared of them. many from the alawite sect and indeed this neighbourhood worked in assad's forces. where are they, i asked? translation: everyone - who worked with the military and did bad things has fled. but people who do not have blood on their hands, they are not scared and have stayed back. the men who've taken control have said those from the deposed regime involved in crimes will be held to account, but that the freedoms of minorities will be protected. hayat tahrir al—sham has a jihadist past and an islamist present. does syria's plural society believe their promises?

this country's christian community is one of the oldest in the world. this is the christian quarter of damascus. now, we have seen christmas decorations up in some parts of the city, but people who live here tell us the decorations here are more muted than they have been before. christians have told us that they do feel reassured by hts�*s promises, but that there is still uncertainty, and there are still worries about the form of government that this country will have in the future. we met yusuf sabag, a lawyer from the christian community. i'm so happy- because assad fall. this is like a dream come true. but there is concern. i have to be realistic. htc will are here now- and they are islamic militia. that's what they are. -- htc will. .. ..are here now and they are islamic militia. - that's what they are.

0k, iwant them, i need, i wish, i pray they will bej modern islamic militia. it's a moment of hope in syria, but also one of uncertainty. yogita limaye, bbc news, damascus. let's speak to dr rim turkmani, the syria research director at the conflict and civicness research group at lse. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the | programme._ how thank you for coming on the - programme._ how do programme. thank you. how do ou programme. thank you. how do you assess _ programme. thank you. how do you assess the _ programme. thank you. how do you assess the potential- programme. thank you. how do you assess the potential threatl you assess the potential threat to minorities in syria? the threat is — to minorities in syria? the threat is possible - to minorities in syria? the threat is possible but - to minorities in syria? tue: threat is possible but mainly in the countryside and not in the cities. while everyone is veryjoyful the cities. while everyone is very joyful that the cities. while everyone is veryjoyful that bashar very joyful that bashar al—assad is veryjoyful that bashar al—assad is finally gone, they do not have the capacity to stretch overnight from controlling one province to an entire country. they are focusing right now on the security of the cities. the countryside is not entirely

under their control. most of the communities we have are based in the countryside and in areas with very mixed sex like areas with very mixed sex like a town on the lebanese border. they are very concerned about coming back. deaf fears are real. let me emphasise that it is not only minorities or anna white concerned, everyone is worried about the prospect of islamic rule in syria. it is a very diverse country, has always been diverse but has never been under islamic will before. there has been a fake mentioning of islamic identity of the state. in reality it didn't translate into rules and regulations, except for the personal status laws regarding inheritance marriage, child custody. everything else was

secular regulations. fin custody. everything else was secular regulations.- custody. everything else was secular regulations. on that in our international— secular regulations. on that in our international editor - secular regulations. on that in | our international editorjeremy our international editorjeremy bevan spoke to their leader and asked specifically that question, about how the rules will be created. their leader said, well, that will be for others, the constitution, that would be a separate matter, refused to be drawn on specific issues to do with religion. the publicity drive from hts was a move away from its jihadist links in the past. move away from its 'ihadist links in the past._ move away from its 'ihadist links in the past. how much of a conversion _ links in the past. how much of a conversion do _ links in the past. how much of a conversion do you _ links in the past. how much of a conversion do you think - links in the past. how much of a conversion do you think the l a conversion do you think the group has actually had? in terms of constitution, what worries me is it is deferring that to the constitution when we know will ride this constitution. even if they bring representatives from a different community, they would be in control. only in the constitution written by an assembly elected by the people

in a more stable condition can actually meet the needs of the people. in syria's history, every constitution written by an elected assembly actually agreed on a democratic civic state and with christians, muslims and olaf sholz altogether. something imposed from the top will not work. it is better to understand than as an autocratic group rather than focusing on islamic nature. —— and 15