they said drones targeted tents in a humanitarian area of al—mawasi, in western khan yunis.displaced people has been targeted by the israeli military. let's go live tojerusalem and our correspondent, emir nader. what do we know about these latest strikes? the latest reports indicate that it wasn't just a single strike, but in fact three strikes over night that were targeting various sites in al—mawasi, this huge encampment in the south of gaza, a location where there are over 100,000 displaced gazans who were told to go there by the israeli military throughout the war, into a zone which was supposed to be a safe humanitarian zone. we have seen images of burning tents and more recently of a cadre appears to have been hit directly by a strike. between the three strikes that have been identified, the latest reports are of around 11 people who have been killed. there has been an idf statement which says they were attacking a hamas target in the location. al—mawasi has already been in a dire situation in recent weeks, especially with the onset of winter. it is on the beach. there

oshima greg casar al-mawasi al-mawasi her opinion. >> were you a good student? was a good boy. >> so were you surprised that he became a big success in america? do you? >> are you sue smey? >> khuza'a? onda ni sachiko al-mawasi dan asana. koi ni tomoyo. >> but you were not a lazy kid. you had dreams and you wanted to. >> but i can't sit long. you know? i got to do something. >> you. shanon cook. >> she's saying he probably works more here at the restaurant because. >> oh, man. nice. wasabi. see this? >> yeah. this is a great flavor. to scrape first after scrape, then go this way. whoa, whoa. >> how nice. wow, look at that. comfort food is one thing, and, it's wonderful. but masa being masa, you'll notice there's a mountain of decidedly luxurious sashimi brought up from tsukiji market in tokyo this morning. >> as we do all the time. you know, very simple. easy. >> yeah, it's just a nice big pile of incredible, beautiful uni like that. i do that all the time. some sea urchin roe or uni and some high testa toro tuna that any new york sushi enthusiast would cheerful

this was the scene as tents were set ablaze at al—mawasi refugee camp in southern gaza.people were sheltering there. the idf said they were targeting a �*hamas terrorist�* and had warned people there to leave. but those in the camp say they were told to move there for their own safety. translation: we were sleeping in ourtents- _ translation: we were sleeping in our tents. none _ translation: we were sleeping in our tents. none of _ translation: we were sleeping in our tents. none of us - translation: we were sleeping in our tents. none of us were - in our tents. none of us were warned by the israeli army, nor was anyone around us, so why are they bombing us while we are they bombing us while we are sleeping in our tents? the idf told us to head to the tents in the mawasi area, so how can they bombard us with missiles on our tents? meanwhile, israeli prime minister on monday said progress had been made in ongoing hostagenegotiations with hamas in gaza but that he did not know how much longer it would take to see the results. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil is injerusale

here in mawasi camp, tens of thousands of gaza's nearly two million displaced live on the beach, sufferingnter and flooding from the rain and the sea, with almost no infrastructure and a lack of food. amid heavy restrictions by israel on aid deliveries to gaza, says the united nations. israel denies it restricts aid. translation: i felt heartbroken for her| because of the conditions. i did everything i could to keep her warm, - but i couldn't manage to do so. without a phone, the family doesn't have a single photo of seela when she was alive. only three weeks of memories and little seela's clothes. translation: i never thought i would give birth living in - a tent in such cold - and freezing conditions with water dripping on us. water leaks i into the tent, pouring down on us. at times we have to run to escape the water- for the baby's sake. on sunday, another tragic case. babyjamah also didn't make it longer than 20 days. translation: touch with your hand, he is frozen. _ frozen. all eight of us, we don't have four blankets. what can i do? i see my children dying in front of me. my childr

have killed more than 50 people in the past 2a hours — including in the southern "safe zone" of al—mawasiptive in gaza for over a year. jonathan dekelchen, the father of 35—year—old sagui — is calling for a ceasefire deal to be reached quickly. he says that its time for israel and hamas, along with "well—meaning governments, to "step up, and stop the suffering". jonathan, many thanks indeed for being with us here on bbc news. i'd like to start with the proposed gaza cease—fire, both sides today saying that gaps are narrowing on a deal, but of course i know that's been said and number of times over this past year. so how do you feel about it this time around? doesn't give you hope that your son, along with other hostages, could be released soon? ~ ., , , other hostages, could be released soon? ~ , ., , ., ., , soon? well, hope is a very dangerous word, soon? well, hope is a very dangerous word. we've — soon? well, hope is a very dangerous word, we've learned _ soon? well, hope is a very dangerous word, we've learned over— soon? well, hope is a very dangerous word, we've learned over the -

they said drones targeted tense in a humanitarian area of al—mawasi, in western khan younis.med at hamas operatives. the latest killings bring the total of deaths across gaza on sunday to more than 30. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel will continue to act against the houthis in yemen, he accused of threatening world shipping and the international order. his statement on the day after a missile fired from yemen fell in the tel aviv area, causing a number of injuries. i asked michael feinstein about another front i asked michael feinstein about anotherfront opening up in i asked michael feinstein about another front opening up in the conflict does israel and the houthis exchange fire. {iii houthis exchange fire. of course. — houthis exchange fire. of course, the houthis in some ways are the last element, the last pillar of the axis of resistance that is still standing. they have been engaged in this series of attacks on shipping in the red sea. since over a year now. as well as continuing efforts to actually strike out israel itself. the issue has been

senior nhs emergency department nurse, mandy blackman, is working at the uk—med field hospital in al mawasirop in temperature, the wind and the rain has sort of increased the challenges that we face, really. with regard to the hospital, we've had to do some emergency repairs to the roof because we had a few leaks. and obviously we want to have optimum conditions for our patients in the hospital. our patients themselves, many of them live in — well, all of them live in tents — and many of them live on tents in the beaches. and we've had one example of a family whose tent was washed away from the beach in khan yunis. their son's a patient in the hospital. and while they've been supporting him here, they've had to try and find somewhere to live. they�* re unsuccessful at the moment. but they're still trying to do that. when we talk about the tents, they're not tents as we would know it. they're very flimsy, really — just tarpaulin and a very slight wooden frame. there's no integral groundsheet. the conditions are damp. and this has worsened the medical conditions of patients, as well. and what

they said drones targeted tense in a humanitarian area of al mawasi in western khan younis.med at how muscle operatives. the latest killings bring the total of deaths across gaza on sunday to more than 30. pope francis has condemned the israeli strikes on gaza for a second day in a row, referring to what he called cruelty towards children and the palestinian territory. israel has rejected the pope's double standards. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel will neta nyahu says israel will continue netanyahu says israel will continue to act against those in yemen who he accused of threatening world shipping and international order. his statement on the day after a missile fired from yemen fell in the tel aviv area, causing a number of injuries. gerald michael feierstein served as the middle east ambassador to yemen. i asked him about another conflict rampant up as israel and the houthis continue to exchange fire. of course the houthis in some ways are the last element, the last pillar of the axis of resistance that's still standing. they have been engaged in

have killed more than 50 people in the past 2a hours — including in the southern "safe zone" of al—mawasi oxfam, accused israel of systematically using starvation as a weapon or war. israel has denied these claims, saying it is doing everything it can to get humanitarian aid into the region. our middle east correspondent shaimaa khalil has the latest on today's developments. many strands on the gaza story to bring you tonight. one of those is what the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has been saying. in his address to the knesset. benjamin netanyahu talked about the cease fire deal, and he said, i can carefully say there has been certain progress in the ceasefire deal. returning the hostages home is our top priority. the problem has always been in the final stages. we've been hearing about those three stages that could see 20 palestinian prisoners released for every female soldier, for example, that could see many of the hostages come home, that could see a big buffer zone several kilometres wide between gaza and israel in that border that could potentially see people back in the north

they said drones targeted tents in a humanitarian area of al—mawasi in western khan younis.tives. the latest killings bring the total of deaths across gaza on sunday to more than 30. pope francis has condemned the israeli strikes on gaza for a second day in a row, referring to what he called cruelty towards children in the palestinian territory. israel has rejected the pope's "double standards". with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. just outline the situation in that area. just outline the situation in that area-— just outline the situation in that area. , ., ., that area. the situation in the jabalia area — that area. the situation in the jabalia area is _ that area. the situation in the jabalia area is very _ that area. the situation in the jabalia area is very serious . jabalia area is very serious for several weeks. israel is very clear to make these places md of inhabitants. the focus of the fighting at the moment is around the hospital. the world health organization said they cannot supply any medical supplies through this hospital anymore, there are concerns around

. >> okay, it's time to eat al-mawasi from. >> our bounty. through christ our lord. amen.men. >> i'm hungry. although we always say ladies first, i think we'll serve you. >> it's okay this time. all right. just this once. so good. so, how long have you been back in the philippines? in the philippines? >> three years. three years now? >> yeah. >> where have you worked? hong kong for five years. >> for five years. and then i went to america. i stayed there for almost 30 years. >> aurora is recently back in manila after most of her life spent abroad. what kind of work were you doing? >> i did the housekeeping, you know, and babysitting. >> the money she sent home put everybody here and many, many more through school. lifted them up to a more comfortable life. and you left family behind? yeah. to go out there and make money, that's never an easy decision. a painful, painful choice. aurora's children, now middle aged, are finally getting to know their mother. okay, okay, okay. >> bringing the food inside. >> many, many, many filipino women like you who had to leave their famili

>> the flip al-mawasi all new thursday at nine on hgtv. >> welcome back. our breaking news coverage of the death of former president jimmy carter continues. nearly two years after being put into hospice care. mr. carter died sunday at 100 years old, but his legacy really only grew after he left the white house. and despite a shortened political career, he described him as being, quote, as blessed as any human being in the world. former president carter spoke with cnn's larry king in 1998 about aging and his thoughts on death. >> when we age. the fear of death, there's no other way to put this. it just seems logical to fear it. it's unknown. it's dark. we ain't interviewed. did anyone ever come back? do you think about it? do you think about dying? >> one of the chapters in my book is about the inevitability with which we have to face the end of our life on earth, and i tried to reassure the readers, and not only saying almost exactly what billy graham did. the people with deep religious faith don't fear death. and i don't fear death. >> don't fear death, d

>> the flipping al-mawasi season premiere tonight at nine on hgtv. >> there are new questions this morning about what exactly caused a tragic christmas day plane crash that killed at least 38 people in kazakhstan. in its preliminary report, russia claimed a bird strike may have forced the emergency landing, but ukrainian officials and some others are pushing back on that narrative this morning, suggesting the plane was shot down by a russian air defense system. remarkably, there were actually survivors in this fiery crash. here's what cnn safety analyst david soucie just told our kate. kate last hour about how so many people were actually able to survive that crash. >> we stay with the idea that when an aircraft impacts and the angle that it did, which was nose down, that all of the energy, most of that energy is absorbed and like a crumple zone on a vehicle, it absorbs that energy. and then the tail section broke loose and that tail section as it flew through. and you can see in some of the videos just how far that tail section is from the initial impact zone. and that is the reason that

that causes so many to miss school and work well here to share their story is the co-founder of al-mawasilaborative arts, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing the african voice to the global stage through art award winning playwright black panther and avengers star actor danai gurira it's never easy moving to a home in a new state everything's unfamiliar and you're worried about fitting in brooke and brianna bennett felt that way when they moved from miami florida, to montgomery alabama, to make them feel welcome. >> the girls in their new church threw them a birthday party that act of kindness inspired them to give back to the girls in their community their idea came from watching their mother. she worked at a girls school, and many of the students would stop by her office for free period products because they couldn't afford them. so in 2019, they started women in training, known as wit to provide menstrual products to girls and women in need for free. so far, they've supplied more than 30,000 wit kits to shelters after school programs and schools, and the first girls to receive a wit kit

>> the flipping al-mawasi season premiere thursday at nine on hgtv. >> the historic notre dame cathedralparis held its first christmas eve masses in five years. that is how long it took to rebuild that historic site after it was nearly destroyed in the devastating fire. look how beautiful it is to see open once again. thousands of worshipers attended the services at the at the cathedral. the paris archbishop symbolically reopened notre dame's wooden doors earlier this month. this, of course, with many big, bold, bold faced names in the audience. guests like president-elect donald trump, first lady jill biden, prince william and ukrainian president zelenskyy also on hand. this holiday is also, of course, always a time filled with plenty of but for some, this time of year can also bring with it a lot of sadness and a lot of anxiety. and it turns out it is quite common. you are not alone if you are dealing with the holiday blues right now, but there is help on the way. joining us right now is jeff girdler, clinical psychologist and professor of behavioral medicine at touro university. it's

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>> the flipping al-mawasi season premiere thursday at nine on hgtv. >> so a man has now been arrested after he allegedly carried out what the new york city police commissioner called one of the most depraved crimes a person could possibly commit. it happened sunday, and police say that is when the man allegedly approached a woman sitting on a subway car and lit her on fire, and then sat and watched as officers raced to put out the flames. the woman died hours later. police found the suspect riding the train again. cnn's gloria pazmino has much more on this. i know you're covering this at every detail about this just gets worse. gloria, what's really disturbing? >> crime, kate, and a really tragic incident happening early on sunday morning. it appears that this woman was asleep inside the subway car. it was at the end of the subway line in brooklyn, in coney island. she appeared to be asleep. and that's when police say this man approached her out of nowhere. there seems to be no interaction between the two of them. before this, he uses a lighter that he had on him to light a blanket th

>> the flipping al-mawasi season premiere thursday at nine on hgtv. >> in his first rally esque speech as president elect donald trump offered what he called a small preview of his second term agenda to an audience of supporters this weekend, including that his goal of ending the war in ukraine. during his remarks at the conservative convention sunday, trump suggested that meeting with russian president vladimir putin may be one of the first things that he does after returning to office. >> one of the things i want to do and quickly and president putin said that he wants to meet with me as soon as possible. so we have to wait for this, but we have to end that war. >> so you have that. add it all together. let's bring in cnn's jim sciutto. what do you what did you think when you heard that and how that reflects kind of how that fits into what we've heard of trump's views on the war in ukraine and how quickly he wants to end it, and how okay, it's going to be different. >> i mean, there's a lot of talk in washington. you'll hear this from the trump camp that on some of these internationa

>> the flipping al-mawasi season premiere thursday, december 26th at nine on hgtv. >> moments ago at the white house, we heard from president biden giving his first answer on those mysterious drone sightings that have been seen in the skies over several states there's nothing nefarious, apparently, but they're checking it all out. >> there's a i think it's just one. there's a lot of drones. authorized up there. i think one started and they all got everybody wanted to get in the deal. but when it was following closely. so far, no sense of danger that comment sounding similar to what we heard from members of the house intelligence committee after they received a classified briefing today from the intelligence community. >> my congressional source tonight was in that briefing. illinois democrat congressman raja krishnamoorthi joins me now. nothing nefarious. apparently. that's i don't know if that's satisfying to a lot of people. did you get a better answer in your briefing today? >> yeah, i think that what they were trying to convey to us is that they could explain away the vast majori

>> the flipping al-mawasi all new thursday at nine on hgtv. >> by the end of the week, house speakernson will know if he gets to keep his job. and we'll see yet again, if donald trump has the power to keep his fractured party in line. the president elect did endorse johnson's bid to keep the gavel today. of course, it took him more than 1300 characters into a true social post to get to it. speaker johnson spoke about that endorsement just moments ago to become speaker again or to remain speaker. >> it's not a matter of biology or chemistry or art. it's math. do you have the votes? >> i think we do. kellyanne, i'm really humbled and honored to have president trump's endorsement for speaker again. he and i worked so well together, so closely together. and we have a lot of big things to do. he recognizes that what we need right now, i think my colleagues recognize this as well. this could be the most consequential presidency and congress of the modern era, because we have to fix everything. and it has to start on day one, so we can't waste any time. >> and yes, that was kellyanne conway

>> the flipping al-mawasi all new thursday at nine on hgtv. >> closed captioning is brought to you by christian faith publishing, right. for a higher purpose, publish with us. >> christian faith publishing is an author friendly publisher who understands that your labor is more than just a book. call or scan for your free writers guide. 804 551827. >> welcome back scottie scheffler, the world's number one ranked golfer will now miss the start of the pga tour season after suffering a hand injury while preparing dinner on christmas day. let's bring in cnn's patrick snell, who joins us now. patrick, what more are you learning about this hand injury? >> yeah, rachel, this is a big setback. >> no question for the top ranked men's golfer in the world. scottie scheffler really, really disappointing for him. um, you know, capping off a rollercoaster year after suffering this injury. well this is what we know what happened. per the player's management statement, family christmas dinner was being prepared. and he's now going to miss the start of the pga tour season for 2025. according to his man

>> the flipping al-mawasi season premiere thursday at nine on hgtv you are in the cnn newsroom. >> i'msica dean in new york, and tonight a vigil was held in the german city of magdeburg, near the site of a deadly attack on a crowded christmas market. five people were killed when that car plowed through the crowd friday night. one of the victims, a nine year old. more than 200 others were hurt, including 40 with critical injuries. officials say the suspect is a 50 year old doctor from saudi arabia, who's lived in germany since 2006 and has a history of making. anti-islam statements. cnn's matthew chance is at the scene of that attack. matthew, what is the scene like tonight yeah, well, it's very quiet. >> obviously, it's late at night here, but there are still people coming along and paying their respects at this christmas marketplace, which has been cleared out, as you can see, and is still sealed off. there's also been developments tonight in the investigation with it emerging that saudi arabia, um, notified and warned the german authorities multiple times about the suspect they now h

>> the flipping al-mawasi all new thursday at nine on hgtv. >> i would say the most important. >> tonighta troubling report on the state of homelessness in this country. the department of housing and urban development finding an 18% increase in homelessness in 2024, with more than 770,000 people without a home of their own. among the causes driving this surge is a lack of affordable housing, a rise in migrants seeking shelter and natural disasters. so what are the trump administration's plans to address this crisis? you know, this is a real sad state of affairs for this country. and it should be a black mark, honestly. almost 20% surge, i should say. hud says some of it is driven by a surge earlier in the year of migrants into the united states. say it's maybe that's the case as well. but there's a problem going on in this country with homelessness, with mental health, with drug use, and it's showing up on our streets. >> absolutely. i mean, you see it on the streets of new york city. you see it in cities all over the country. what i think the lesson of the homelessness crisis is, especia

video showing celebrations like this one happening in damascus and in other cities and in the al-mawasi neighborhood of the capital. these people carried a huge syrian rebel flag down the street. the area houses government institutions or rebels now control a large section of syria. as you see in green on this map government forces are said to be in control of the areas in red. the country's prime minister says he is ready to work with, quote, any leadership that the people choose. the united nations envoy for syria, calling for calm and calling to avoid bloodshed the need for an orderly political transition has never been more urgent starting with the urgent formation of inclusive and credible transitional arrangements in syria for this, we need an urgent, serious process fundamentally different from what has gone on before well, russian, turkish and iranian foreign ministers met in doha on saturday. they were together as part of the astana process meant to seek a political solution to the syrian conflict. geir pedersen was speaking to there. they expressed concern for the syrian peopl

territory have killed more than 50 people in the past 2a hours including in the southern save sign of al—mawasia hostage was been held captive in gaza for over a year. the father of 35—year—old. he is calling for a ceasefire deal to be reached quickly and he says that it's time for israel and hamas along with well—meaning governments to step up and stop the suffering. jonathan, many thanks indeed for being with us on bbc news. i'd like to start with the proposed gaza ceasefire, both sides today saying that gaps and narrowing on a deal but of course i know that that has been said a number of times over this past year so, number of times over this past yearso, how number of times over this past year so, how do you feel about it this time around, does it give you hope that your son along with other hostages could be really soon — released soon? hope is a very dangerous word. we have learnt of the last year, plus since the last round of releases, i think the main difference today versus previous attempts to resolve this is that there is a incoming american president, president—elect trump who's mad