the, the, you're watching your data we can use live from building how boss says dawson's a killed in ninety's riley, s rock in central gaza. the attack heat hines in the refugee camp and comes as his round expands its ground defense. he is also coming up, protest is in this to the and capital trying to storm bill grades see these holes. they accused. so it'd be as ruling policy of freaking election held earlier this month. the

jared rates. thank you for your company today. the home us run health ministry in gaza says at least 70 people have been killed in an air strike on a refugee camp. is riley on these days. it's reviewing the incident. the health ministry said thousands more were killed in strikes across the gaza strip. a quick warning now some view was may find l nix report distressing christmas has no response to the suffering of gas and the paramedics rushed to refuse the injured after yet another is really a strong this time on the oh my god, the refugee camp central gaza they also recovered dozens of bodies. many palestinians had been seeking shelter from israel's ex. else we have

to sit down with any and they're targeting civilians. we roll targets. there is no safe place to display from gaza. they told us, go to a safe place and guys, a center we came with it we will monitor is rail denies that it is targeting civilians even as hum us run. health officials report more than 20000 people killed as rails millet traces it is focused on eliminating the group which is considered a terrorist organization by the us and the e. u. the you released this voltage of what it sees is hema, says underground headquarters and gases north. it also said it would cover the bodies of 5 hostages from the tunnels to scroll down the disorders which is located thousands of meters under ground. certainly female we found weapons,

usually infrastructure for the production of what the ship by laboratories were weapons were produced. cuddly and emergency rooms, where the commander of the headquarters here said ron doran, who like, fighting on october 7th against the state of israel, maybe not the fun part for an end to the blood sheed with the focus of christmas eve mass and bethlehem in the occupied with bank just 50 kilometers away in a sort of solution that to the so you need to so the piece to understand and desire trustworthy. the mass was one of the few. levine smacking the holiday in the biblical this place of jesus. the usual crowds and christmas tree absent with little to celebrate this year and pipe francis has called for an end to the war and gaza during his annual

christmas day mass at the vatican. the pontiff condemned the october 7th attack by how much on his royal and cold for the release of hostages held in god. so he also pleaded for an end to is arouse military operation in gaza. francis called for dialogue between the parties supported by the international community. so let's get a quick round up of some of the stories now. some of the 300 indian nationalist, they've been stranded at a regional airport in france for 4 days, are expected to be allowed to fly home. on monday, the joshua plan bound for nicaragua was ordered ground to during a refueling stop on thursday on suspicion of human trafficking report say police detained to 2 people, then that several others requested asylum. a caravan of around 6000 migrants from central america, the key by defendants wiser and other regions has left the southern mexican city of top a tool to make its way to the us border. it comes just days before us secretary of state and need blink. and travels to mexico to discuss if it's to control the

sewage of migrants trying to enter the united states. well, thousands of protests is had been arrested optic flashes. we drive police the and so it'd be as capital bill grade offices via gas at the crowd as they attempted to storm the city. whole state accused the ruling potty of rigging the country's elections earlier this month. raleigh's, like this one have become a daily occurrence in belgrade since the countries parliamentary and local elections. on december, the 17th the demonstrators accused president alexandra brutish and his ruling right wing, serbian progressive party of rigging the vote. i yeah, the not the only thing that this state had to provide you with citizens was do freely elect the ones who will leave the country level or are they stalled the elections warranty warranty. but you guys still not one but thousands and thousands

of both. he's at the glass still by 10 peaches among a handful of opposition leaders on a hunger strike. who said they won't stop until the results are no. riot police moved in after demonstrators tried to storm downgrade city halls. barricading themselves inside the building, while some continued pelting it with stones and eggs. police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd and arrested dozens of demonstrators in a televised address. during the protest, the president accused the opposition of trying to destabilize the country. when it was, this is our thing, the people who vowed to fight violence confirmed once again that they are the real focus to and then they want to destroy our cities, villages, houses above all, our country with you. we will not allow them to destroy our country that to mean that the this will send us with the joe. he also suggested the unrest was

instigated from abroad, although route, which was not personally on the ballot for the parliamentary and local elections. the vote was largely seen as a referendum on his government, according to official results. his party won a majority of the seats in parliament with just over 46 percent of the vote. international observers noted several irregularities and the snap elections, including instances of vote buying ballot box stuffing and busing, and the voters to support the ruling party in local elections. we can speak now to dw correspondent in throw associating who's following the story for us from nobody poses are about 270 kilometers south of bill grade is very welcome. the opposition and protest is want these elections, and now how likely is dash it's well, it's not easy for the physician to get out of the government to make the elections

happen again as the officials, including the problem in this, to the vision president elect signed the vote just stated that the election soon serbia were absolutely rectangular and that what was the position explained me not through. although the know that the international observing missions said to me differently, they stated that this elections had to lock up the larry face. and they cannot talk about the normal and democratic elections. but they tried last night. the process, as we could see in the process are going on. also today they started that they live in the flock of with the students unions gathering all around belgrade. them, they probably will go on next days on so we can see some of these

a protest these gathering, taking place right now in belgrade you mentioned a key figuring all of this president alexander viewed kids. what's his policies plan now and his plan as well. uh is plan is to go on with the results and uh, certificate them. uh, the election commission in serbia joined the statement saying that everything was fine and they can see if they have no. busy busy partner to make the call less than in belgrade of s, what's as far as they also did, and then the majority of the able to repeat elections in belgrade. but this is no guarantee, although that's the statements suggest that it would be the position. it's asking for the elections to repeat as they accuse the government all the time that they

brought out closers who don't live in ballad rates from boston and as they're going up the world. uh, actually in the uh, safety uh, safety elections. uh, and that they, uh, sort of all over did with it doing having more of what there's the right not to resist that there. and that's totally they bundle action. so otherwise it would be this a chance for the position hbo just quickly if you can international leg election observe this side. they were electro irregularities. western countries want alexander vintage to urgently agree to address these concerns. how exactly is he reacting to these calls from western countries? slowly, it's use the bars to go literally. c said one of the strongest states in europe in union for. busy being part of the trying to interfere in the elections in serbia. all the prob, uh, vermont media allegedly said that they are talking about germany and the old

servers that came from germany. but i'll extend the voltage met this morning. the russian press, the rest of the nebraska there. uh to certainly i've, it's the only support that the government, that nice things that you is scared. because uh sir, vehicle goals slides. the more that came closer to moscow is rose to ferry in the past. also, it'd be a thank see dr. in other news now, russian president vladimir putin has recently threatened lots the ways of repercussions due to reduced policies towards its russian speaking minority. the baltic country, which is a former associated republic, is home to hundreds of thousands of russians because we can make up a quarter of the population. a series of bills approved in september 2022. i'm to phase out russian from schools and require a lot like fi and the language test for some non citizens to stay in the country.

the un has called the lowest discriminatory label. that person has focused on in his message. the w correspondent, jennifer pumpkin reports. now, surfaces, social skills in early december, sliding the, a poor teen once again rolled out a favorite line of attacks. the menace poses, he says, by countries that discriminate against the russians. speaking minorities bustling. you want to continue to treat them like pigs. they will experience such filth in returns, stones 14 named lapierre. specifically he said moscow what it just relations with riga in response to its treatment of russian speaking minorities, fondest sweets, of life, e as capital. we didn't find any one who's too bothered by the new language laws for peace threats, or movies, the reason, despots, so many years already that i get sick of listening to him, good informing of what you know. i have many people that speak russian and they don't think that someone is treating them badly. but i to that they won't be poses

slightly, they want the war. but that's not the full picture menu. russian speaker say the new laws are making their lives more difficult. the meal of sako is a russian citizens living in lot the to remain here permanently, she must pass the basic latvian language test. if she doesn't, she will have to leave in the disappointing doesn't cover it. like i have lived here for 48 years, 48 choice. yes, i didn't learn, let them look like some would say i'm good at the you take your things like some of that, but we're gonna go for them. that's the 1st thing. it's a and secondly, why should i move somewhere else? it's not to be an official synopsis, the new requirement will not lead to a mass expulsion. they say the law aims to better integrate ethnic minorities into latvia and society. after decades of rectification under soviet rules.

criticizing latvia is just an excuse to deflect from russia own problems, says for the sheriff's goals and member of the lot to be in parliament. i think we are treating all minorities with the utmost respect and as you know, equal part of our society didn't know when it's lowered. so i think it's the a gas light thing in some way because i would divide actually to do it for present to look in a mirror. and lo, how the tweeting minorities in russia, minorities being used as a cabin me on the front of the front. he means of russia war and ukraine, and the poor teens, recent warnings to lot to be an echo. those he made leading up to rush as 2022 invasion of ukraine latvia as president edgar said in gave, which says, forty's. rhetoric is propaganda, and should not be taken too seriously. and there's one clear difference between ukraine and lots of the slot to be as part of nito will deliver more. now of the

backing of the military line seems to be enough of a deterrence and booties conflict. with latvia remains the battle for hearts and minds rather than one for territorial control. let's jump to die here on top of doing this more on dw columns, social media to tower training, building mary. the smiles me to the.