download it now the, you're watching the news coming to live from berlin is rarely prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the war and causal is exacting a very heavy price on israel, as well as military has announced. but 15 soldiers have been killed since friday on christmas eve, the normally bustling streets of bethlehem are largely deserted with celebrations cancelled due to the war in gaza. and the us, as an oil tanker struck near india's coast on saturday was hit by a drone,

fired from their rod. this comes after a series of attacks on ships by a run back to the rebels, the impair. richardson, welcome israel says 15 of its soldiers have been killed in gauze of this weekend, making it some of the heaviest troop losses for israel, since it's ground operation began. and there has been more heavy fighting is rarely sprites, having central and southern gaza on sunday. israel says it has achieved almost complete operational control over northern gaza. it's also said it's planning to expand its ground defensive against her mos considered a terrorist group by the u and the u. s. and so that means shifting its campaign to cause a south where most displays, palestinians have fled to novice. as the homeless run,

garza health ministry says more than 160 people have been killed by is really forces in the past day as they're doing what they can to pull anyone alive from under the debris. every day. people across the gaza strip wake up to new scenes of devastation. often all they find is dead bodies. but sometimes they're lucky for the job to take me to the matter of hospital. they treated me then may god protect them. it's destruction the children with screaming children's mental health as affected the injured were on the street, me me and for others will retrieve from on the the, on the phone in the southern city of rafa. and is rarely airstrike destroyed a house and damage several others. and a refugee camp in nearby can eunice,

the attacks also flattened 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 for on rather glad there are more than 14000, displaced to the east of us at the agencies clinic and schools and the shuttle with me to school housing, no less than 6 or 7000 displays that are to be out. most area in general is designated to say that this is the safety and security that israel claimants of a minute of the whole. i mean, when the day is what i as calls for a cease fire grove is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu says there will be no light up in the fighting is the highest man citizens of israel. and we are deepening the war and the gaza strip. and i wonder if we will continue to fight until total victory over him us. and that is the only way to return our hostages. eliminate time us. and then sir, that goes, i will no longer be a threat to israel,

looked at it with the money for his comments coming after israel lost in more soldiers and gaza in the past $2.00 days. as the fighting continues, the house run, guys, a health ministry, and there's more than 20000 people have been killed. i spoke earlier time and byrom from the norwegian refugee council. and i asked him, what israel's plan to focus on the south will need for his organizations who monetary and operation a yes, of course, they have been for a while now because they have been displaced, 4 or 5 times the lumber. the original load is where to move the sort of central casa, and we kept getting these orders on. so, you know, here we are, you just reports within that graph on the southern most area where the majority of a workers are with the majority of a is to do for that 1st points on where the majority of people have been displaced

by spc from online it's very, very cold and it's very windy, very rainy. um, it has been uh, a couple of rainy, nice people have spent these nights intends that, you know, are built on almost, you know, now, pools of months. there's no way for people to go. this which we know where to go, that is, you know, the corners have closed on the walls have closed on them and they is very tank. so getting closer and closer, that's still not the the way to go about this for us as you maintain and work cuz we need to see a ceasefire. and we need to see a ceasefire now. and as the temperatures continue to drop it, as it is getting colder, there are your staff making special considerations, looking ahead to what winter might bring. i know there's not much she can do this to be to be frank, going to get these questions are officers with there's not much else we can do. we

have had a couple of dozen trucks, the roads, some, some food, some water and some tens for people to stay in. but people know, building everything they can get hold of plastic cheese, plastic bags, you know, the window frames just to pick or keep warm. anything rate if they can, they can uh, you know, find um to the guys that has been set back decades centuries really. i mean, and kind of, it's being stopped as to where does a good clean want to it's being stuffed is connectivity of technology. you know, neighborhoods have been trying to open the craters. this is 2023. this is a 2 days and is the splits of tax on too many and people who have nothing to do with this. and again, i say again, i have been speaking to another is police aged days before with the 100 entities and every single time i appeal to everyone, please pressure all sides directly. jo,

ceasefire. thank you. that is i've made a fire. i'm us in our region. the refugee council, we appreciate your time. thank you. as well as bombardment of gaza has forced the cancellation of christmas festivities in nearby bethlehem the biblical birthplace of jesus. the city in b is rarely occupied. west of bank would usually be full of tourists and pilgrims. the crowds are absence this year, as is the traditional christmas tree. menu of bethlehem's residents are in mourning over the devastation and gaza, just 50 kilometers away. we have our corresponding young philip shots reporting from bethlehem and he described how different things feel there this year 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 of the official sierra said it's impossible to celebrate christmas this year. under those circumstances of big churches setup presents 0 sets. uh, that is no moment to enjoy when so of joy. when so many people are suffering as tons say, maybe it's also a moment to reflect on what christmas is also about the hope of a more peaceful. it was just some other news now and the pentagon says an oil tanker attacked off india is coast on saturday. was targeted by a drone of fired from iran astride caused a fire on the vessel, but there were no casualties reported. the indian government says the tanker was carrying crude oil in bound from saudi arabia. no one has claimed the attack, but in recent weeks, who's the rebels in yemen? have repeatedly attack ships and the red sea with drones. they've also declared all israel affiliated vessels to be legitimate targets or enroll

v as a non resident fellow at the center from our time strategy. and i asked him earlier, what he thought of the us military's claim that the tanker in the indian ocean was hit by a drone launch from iran. well, certainly i can verify independently, but it does seem to take some of the reading and addresses in the maritime domain. we've seen a pass. it certainly is consistent with the ring in both the pros and keep ability . and so i have no way of refuting it. but also in the way of confirming and indeed we've mentioned who is a rebels and young men have recently been targeting ships in the red sea is there then intelligence implicating iran directly in these attacks? yeah, over the last few days or seen more coming to light in the open domain suggesting that iran has been providing full support and funding to the east for the task. it is certainly well known that the iranians have been supplying the with these for many years,

both in terms of military equipment and in terms of intelligence. but they did appear initially that these attacks may be independent of iranian backing. but over the last few days that had been refuted by the suggest that vessel on the southern red sea have actually been used by around to help with these identifying targets and provide them with information about the position of vessels that they had. subsequent me with that and these attacks were in the red sea. let's talk about how significant you find it that this latest attack we're speaking about is so far away all the way off the coast of india. is that significant? it really is. um, what has been a ritzy problem has now become a more globalized problem. i mean, this type is the type is very far afield from the bottom end up in something risky . and certainly from when he controlled the, i mean it is closer to india that needs anywhere else. and we are looking at potentially a wider installation of this, this ongoing crisis. we've seen these have a very quickly from being

a supporting of, of gaza to really uh, i've had people who are some coverage for their own right. they have become focused on the relevant studies as dean for them. and now this would be a wire still over that there certainly transcends only israel and jobs are but a human as well. and so we do. this is not a, a large scale installation, but certainly the g or the geography of this a top indicates that we have greater concerns for over time, commerce, which does transport, 90 percent of world free. and so there's already starting to feel the impact of a closer to the red sea rerouting around advocate. and this brings into new questions of what is needed to make sure that probably our ships for our seniors are safe and it will freight is able to flow freely. well, thank you very much for bringing us your insights very, very much appreciate it. that is in robbie with the center for maritime strategy.

would you? so every year, hundreds of thousands of tours of visit lapland, hoping to get a glimpse of santa and his reindeer. now to ensure that the winter wonderland stays wintery local businesses are doing what they can to make sure the visits are eco friendly. santa is real. at least in this finished village on the arctic circle. i'm saying he's busy reading letters, giving up presents and meeting children and adults from all over the world and is winter. wonderland has become one of the biggest tourist attractions in finland. the village was set up in the 1950s right on the edge of the arctic circle. things are getting more crowded around $300000.00 people, visit every year. but flying staying over and all those christmas presents are having an impact. many hotels are doing what they can, such as this one, using only geothermal energy. it's

a low carbon source of power. it's also sustainable for an ecological the. it cannot be and go away to think about the future. if you only want to do this or some winter related business, all right, anything that has to do with the nature. if you run the nature, it's not going to be a for a long time. you can do it. you have to think about the future hotels here are applying for sustainability certification with the finish government and they're part of a tourism cooperative that works to reduce emissions. santa's for a companion, be mailed to the reindeer are particularly vulnerable climate change. ideally, they need to roam freely, keeps them as far as helping the we have about 10 during the mornings. we have a morning randomness i thought and might be of the overall main desktop. are

also schools working in the evening. so he does everything in the morning so to tend to be again, keep the how the of these ranges and take care of that. and there's going, resting, also, no way you rest is hard to come by just before christmas, especially for those in charge of santa is post office. how was i'm letters from about 200 tons. please arrive to sounds across every year. it's hard work keeping christmas a time of joy for the people who come here and keeping it sustainable. now, with war raging in gaza, pope francis has appeals for peace and a solemn christmas eve mass of the vatican. the pontiff made a numerous references to violence and ward during his address in st. peter's

basilica without directory naming israel to port gaza. francis at hearts around the world, we're in bethlehem. he will lead traditional christmas day prayers later on monday morning. and that is your news update office. our coming up next is sports life, performing on a woman crowd in europe, chainsaw cutting champion, stay tuned, and thank you so much for watching the in many countries. education is still a privilege. property is one of the main causes some young children walk in mind, trusts instead of going to class. others can attend classes, the minions of children of the world.