[000:00:00;00] the, this is the to be news live from fields and prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the boy is exacting a very heavy price on his right. that comes off to the army, announces that 14 soldiers had been killed since private yahoo, se isabel has no choice. but to keep on fighting amongst all set, coming up, the normally bustling straight to bed. let him launch the desert. at this christmas 8 dusty christmas celebrations, i canceled peace of the border and gossip plus the us as an oil think it struck me in india as coast on saturday was hit by

a dry and fired from the rub. comes off for a series of run, attacked by around a run back to the rebels and chips in the rates, the math, and how it welcome israel says at least 14 of its soldiers have been killed in combat in gas. so this weekend it's been some of the heavy as trip losses. full is riley and it's fight. so fight against a mass considered a territory by the a you and the us. there's been more heavy fighting between both sides is rather strikes hitting, central and southern gaza on sunday. israel says it's now shifting its military campaign to guys a south when most displaced, palestinians have flit. is ralph army has indicated it's close to having operational control of northern gaza. the most run guys, a health ministry says more than

a 160 people were killed by his ready forces. in the past day. they are doing what they can to pull and you want to live from onto the debris. every day, people across the guys treat wake up to new scenes of devastation. often all they find is dead bodies. but sometimes they'll lucky alone with the off to take me to the imaginary hospital. they treated me then may god protect them. it's the destruction of the children with screaming children's mental health as affected the injured were on the street. me, it was me and for others will retrieve from, under the rubble of the fall in the southern city of rough, uh, and its really extract destroyed a house and damage several others in a refugee camp. in nearby con, you me see

a tax also flagged in several buildings or the most it almost one if i say we as designated safe and other thousands of displaced and a few meters away from us as an office full own right. and there are more than $40000.00, displaced to the east of us at the agencies clinic and schools and the shuttle with each school housing no less than 6 or $7000.00 displays that have to be out there in general, is designated to say that this is the safety and security that israel claimants of the, of the whole, i mean when the day is what i s calls for a ceasefire. grow is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the fighting will continue and provide me with the exact a very high price from us. but we have no choice but to continue fighting sofa. our forces have eliminated many thousands of terrorists. we are continuing with all the force until the end will until victory hold until we reach me all our goals. these

comments coming as e's real, last 14 soldiers and gods in 2 days. that brings a total number of losses and one is rarely troops to $152.00 is the fighting continues from us. run health officials say more than 20000 people have been killed . there is, is rouse bombardment of gas that has both the cancellation of christmas festivities in nearby bethlehem, the biblical best place of jesus, the city in the us where the occupied westbank would usually be full of tourists and pilgrims. but the crowds are absent. the c, as is the traditional lodge christmas tree, many of bethlehem's residence in morning of the conflict and gas of which is just 50 kilometers a correspondent young philip shelters in bethlehem. he describes how different the atmosphere is in bethlehem this you of the very difference, no big celebration this year. it's an incredibly set up. let's see a here in bethlehem, as you can see behind me,

no big christmas tree. no street vendors setting tended to the children, no music. the official sierra said it's impossible to celebrate christmas this year . i know those circumstances of big churches setup presents yours. that's uh, that is no moments enjoy when so of joy. when so many people are suffering, it's done say, maybe it's also a moment to reflect on what christmas is also about the hope of a more peaceful it was. the christmas procession is usually the st of face to face, given these they will that still happen in some or any form? no, no real procession will take place this year and that is going to be a midnight mess of the non the christmas mess. bods, the procession doesn't take place. the marching band that's usually accompanies the,

let's, let's in patriarch a didn't arrive and so when they arrived, they did not play any music. it was a complete silence. very, very intense moments here. it's such a drastic change on phillip that how the people in bethlehem reacting to what must seem a very unfamiliar christmas as well. of course as a huge financial loss to the only reason is the usually the busiest time of the year. and also usually that is a lot of income for the people, estimations around 200000000 bureaus. it's christmas a. so it's a big economic factor. but all of the people that i've talked to a say they understand that the, the celebrations were, can. so this, you have a say that economic loss is nothing compared to the suffering yet in the region at the moment. and what about access to people young philip,

who would still like to get to bethlehem? how much of it is it to get into the hall, the city in the middle of this conflict? very difficult even the father was it was very difficult. as you know, there is how some controversial check points between jerusalem bethlehem. but now during the war, it has become even more difficult. we had to experience that our self this morning we were told that the main crossing is open. but when we arrive to israeli authorities didn't last and let us pass. so we had to take a huge detour to arrive here in bethlehem. so i have for definitely seeing a much more value drive for christmas periods in the past. the deputy correspondent john phillip shelton, bethlehem. thank you. well, the pentagon says an oil tanker were attacked of indians coast on saturday was targeted by a drone fired from a run. the strike caused a fire on the base so,

but there were no casualties reported in the government says the tank was carrying crude oil in band from saudi arabia. no one has claimed responsibility to the attack in recent weeks through the rebels in game and had repeatedly attacked ships in the red sea with drones and declared old israel affiliated vessels to be legitimate targets. or elizabeth scandal is the middle east expert at the university of cambridge. she explained to me how credible the us claims are that around was responsible for this attack. well, it certainly will address present instead of change and what we've seen so far. they would no longer be doable deniability from a wrong by using a proxies in the region. but i think there's any doubts to question if there's any reason to question us is how long is it does fits the behavior from the wrong? which since mid october has been pursuing stuff,

geographical escalation and it wouldn't make logical sense very wrong in talking global shipping is all i use that to way of focusing international attention on trying to perhaps rain in israel's actions and gaza over these attacks are very worried and highly aggressive, it is trudging a capital line still between actually these thinking vessels or creating crippling damage or engender and loss of life states. finality is does look still catholic, calibrated to create maximum disruption without actually provide change without the who the rebels and human has carried out more than a 1000 drawn attacks on ships in the region embrace of wakes. does intelligence suggest that iran is involved in all of these attacks? the intelligence does suggest that the wrong is heavily implicated in your tax interest. see if somebody could not operate at this level with this kind of

weaponry. this kind of training without the wrongs help. now it is was pointing out, however, visits the who's he's on the direct proxy of the wrong. it's very unlikely that the wrong has tibits will come under control over them and they haven't braced the thread to see a task for their own reasons. that's lou goodness, very similar to iran, it includes test israel, death to america, custom and use. of course they do the benefit from playing the hair defending the palestinian on the go around these the base and it increases that leverage and the ongoing tools with saudi arabia. so we must ins underestimate these, these in their own right. as an advisory boss, iran is very much behind them with a looking elizabeth at a met for some context, most of the ships that were attacked were targeted in the, in the we'd say the slightest attack to a place on the other side of the arabian peninsula. of india, how significant is it that ships of being attacked across and not broad, a stretch of water now or? well, this is

a significant change and it could be cost of the wrong. and this proxies testing the red lines of the united states and its allies. but this is a highly volatile situation. and the worry here is that that could be a miscalculation or a risk of an escalation. there are a number of possible game changes. i think if there's lots of lines, that would be a game changer if they could actually sinks that would be game changer his best carries on for an extended period, something global trade, that would be a game changer. and specific situation, i think, is the conflict of the attacks on shipping spread consistently to a broader geographical region beyond the red sea. then that may well start off the chain of events that could lead to a much more complicated conflict. and just briefly, as with asking the us as ask that more than a 1000 countries participate in joint patrols in the region, is the

a tangible coalition coming together to try and restore security. hate briefly if you could thursday the calendar should be on them together. but i don't think we should have the estimates it's effectiveness of coverage and has been placed on my time force for about 20 months now since april last year. and it wasn't very effective. so it's difficult to know what that force could actually do. a lot other than just the, the to, to down existing resolve. so let's not overlook this force. elizabeth kendall from cambridge university. thank you so much. i attending now to some of the other stories making news this out. and the court in el salvador has ordered the arrest, the former president, afraid to christianity, for the alleged cover up with a massacre in 1991. the warrant described the month, so a mazda ought to massacre as a crime against humanity. someone 1000 people were killed in a fortnight,

military operation distribute. during the countries civil war. german police have increased security measures that cologne cathedral and made warnings of a possible attack. police abroad snippet dogs and plan to screen where ship is attending midnight mass on christmas eve reports in the gym and media side lightens . the freight from is lemme speak stream is over the whole is now a woman in the united states has given birth to 2 babies from 2 separate blooms of to what's being described as one of the 1000000 pregnancy. the baby goals were even born on 2 different days. rounding out there statistically special arrival. kelsey hatches, miracle babies arrive to choose empty is best wait. a healthy girls were born a day, a part of to 20 hours of labor. the unique, this is the result of the ria congenital anomaly that gave hetcher to use horses.

both babies had their own when one born on the tuesday, one born on a wednesday, so they have different birthdays. baby is born on the 19th and baby was born on the 20th, so it was a very long day. but we made it also a typical twin pregnancy is defined by 2 babies in one uterus. hatches position seed, it was safe to cool the goals, fraternal twins, they've now been named roxy and ribble, and have joined the 3 oldest siblings at home with kelsey and her husband. caleb. now families from around the world drive to finland flatland called to bid farewell to santa claus. as he set off on his annual jenny delivering to special to children across the floating sand of wasteful boiled pace. as to what he said, the thing i still owe me and he said the safety and well being of children should

be this it. everyone's go. then luck. every year he headed off on his reindeer drone slide for so you know, everyone there and all around the world. a very mary chris k to that. the. that's all for now, planet is coming up. next i'll be back with one use in 45 minutes. crunch time because the words people have to say that's why we listen because every weekend on d w measures devoted, you do this. i played tennis,