antony blinken said there was a gap between the government's declared intentions to protect civilians and the casualties — and what was happening on the ground. it comes as the un's top aid official has said there's no longer any meaningful humanitarian operation in southern gaza. it does appear however that the israeli border crossing, kerem shalom, could soon be opened to improve the flow of aid. also, new images appear to show dozens of palestinian men stripped to their underwear with their hands tied behind their back, being held by israel defence forces. this report — and it's disturbing — is from jeremy bowen. video emerged this afternoon of palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town of beit lahiya in northern gaza and we've geo—located the video there too. palestinian diplomats said these were savage images, evoking humanity's darkest times. the israeli army said only that suspects were being interrogated. posts on social media said the men had been sheltering with their families at a un school and that others were killed during the israeli raid. in this photo, the men had been moved to another location, which we have not been able to verify. one of the captives is a journalist. he was forced to leave his disabled daughter, according to the newspaper he works for in london. earlier in israel's parliament, a prominent government supporter told me that only israeli forces can control gaza, not the independent palestine the americans want. i think that when we talk about two—state solutions, we are using three words and three lies. it's not two, it's not a state and it's definitely not a solution. so what's the answer, an everlasting occupation? first, occupation is not the word. one cannot occupy his own land. israel is not an occupier in israel. it's the land of israel. so what about gaza? again... that's the land of israel? the land of israel, you cannot be occupying it. we're not occupying it from anyone. in gaza, civilians are lost in the rubble of israeli strikes. so far, the world is not close to controlling the powerful chaotic forces unleashed by this war. the un secretary—general, saying international peace and security is in jeopardy is demanding an immediate ceasefire. a palestinian leader told me that the us and uk must not veto the next ceasefire resolution. the united states of america and britain now has the key. if they oppose resolution about immediate ceasefire, they will not be complicit only with this aggression, they will be a participant in these war crimes. they have to approve the ceasefire immediately, because what is at stake is the life of 2.3 million people now. half of them are children. without a political solution, this conflict will go on when, if, israel declares victory in gaza. the war will not have a neat ending. two opposing forces are at work here. on the one hand, pressure for a ceasefire. on the other, the determination of the americans and the british to give israel the time it needs to achieve its objectives, and one western diplomat i talked to was thinking about perhaps another month. now, the un secretary—general wants to hurry that process up by putting pressure on them and also shaming them into taking action sooner. as gaza's food queues get longer, the un says it cannot run a dependable humanitarian operation. with hungry people jumping warehouse fences, israel says world peace requires gaza's liberation from hamas, and that will take force. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. we mentioned those comments from antony blinken about the protection of civilians. he described a gap between the intent and what is happening in reality. as we stand here almost a week into this campaign in the south after the end of the humanitarian pause, it is imperative, it remains imperative that israel put a premium on civilian protection. there does remain a gap between exactly what i said when i was there, the intent to protect civilians, and the actual results that we're seeing on the ground. earlier, i spoke with our middle east correspondent yolande knell. here's what she had to say. the us asked israel, when it was going into the south a week ago, to take steps to minimise the harm on civilians, both when it came to forced displacement of people, knowing that many people who are in the south have already been displaced from the north, and also, when it comes to the numbers of civilians who are being killed and wounded by israeli strikes. israel said it was taking steps to do that, that it was being more precise in its evacuation orders that it has given, and that it has given people these four—hour windows to make their way from khan yunis, which is seen as a stronghold of hamas, to make their way down towards the border with egypt and the mediterranean coast. but still, we are seeing hundreds of palestinians being killed, including in areas where they have been told to seek safety. these were the strongest comments we had had yet from the us since the southern offensive began, criticising israeli actions there. we also saw a map a few minutes ago of the kerem shalom crossing, which apparently is going to open. how will that change the flow of humanitarian aid going into gaza? this is interesting, because we know it is something washington has been negotiating forfor weeks. it is responding to calls from the un, egypt and others, which say the rafah crossing is not designed for the amount of aid that needs to go into the gaza strip. and that puts a limit on the number of lorry loads of aid that can go in each day. israel is demanding stringent security checks of everything entering into gaza. and opening the kerem shalom crossing for those screenings to take place, because it is not like lorry loads of aid will be going from the israeli side, they are still coming from egypt. but this will give a customised space for the inspections to take place because prior to this war, you had hundreds of lorry loads of goods going in through the kerem shalom crossing. it was the main point to supply gaza, so hundreds of lorry loads were going into the gaza strip every day through there. so we are told this should streamline the aid going into gaza, but there are still problems when it comes to distribution within gaza, mainly because of the ongoing fighting. we have had the un saying that it has lorries that are stranded in the centre of the strip. it can't bring those back to restock them. there have been issues with communications blackouts and because of the ongoing fighting, some of the staff are not able to get to the rafah crossing to help with the aid distribution effort. we are seeing queues for aid and we have also seen those live pictures from southern israel looking across to gaza, again, those plumes of dark smoke in the sky. it is a week now since that ceasefire deal broke down. and there are still many hostages, more than 100, who are being held in gaza. there was a vigil last night. people were trying to remind the world that that is still happening too? for israelis, this is the beginning of thejewish holiday of hanukkah and the video that took place in tel aviv last holiday of hanukkah and the vigil that took place in tel aviv last night was marking two months since the 7th of october attacks, when those 240 hostages were taken into gaza. and the fact that the holiday was taking place without loved ones there. so this is a solemn moment for israelis. there has also been another development this morning, where hamas is saying inside gaza, although we have not been able to verify it, that there was another israeli attempt to rescue hostages. and they said that was prevented by hamas fighters and that they killed a number of israeli forces. there was also one person who was being held captive in gaza was among those who have been killed. that was our middle east correspondent yolande knell. joining me now is hannah bond from action aid uk. i think people have perhaps reached the point now where they hear repeatedly about how difficult the humanitarian situation in gaza is. just describe how things have deteriorated in the last few weeks? thanks for having me. as you said, the situation is catastrophic. people are lacking food, water and fuel to cook food. hospitals are lacking few to do operations and important surgeries —— they are lacking fuel. we are hearing from our partner in northern gaza that they are having to operate with shrapnel flying around, there is a complete lack of medical supplies. some of them are getting in, but given the scale of bombardment, it's also hard to get medicines from one place to another. so the situation is really difficult. i place to another. so the situation is really difficult.— is really difficult. i know a lot of our is really difficult. i know a lot of your work _ is really difficult. i know a lot of your work is _ is really difficult. i know a lot of your work is also _ is really difficult. i know a lot of your work is also with _ is really difficult. i know a lot of your work is also with women . is really difficult. i know a lot of. your work is also with women and girls, as so often in conflicts like this, who are not responsible for what is going on, but they often feel the impact the hardest, don't they? feelthe impact the hardest, don't the ? ~ , ., , feelthe impact the hardest, don't they? absolutely. civilians are not responsible _ they? absolutely. civilians are not responsible for _ they? absolutely. civilians are not responsible for what _ they? absolutely. civilians are not responsible for what is _ they? absolutely. civilians are not responsible for what is going - they? absolutely. civilians are not responsible for what is going on, i responsible for what is going on, but the impact is so huge. we know of women who had had caesareans with no anaesthesia at all, of children who are not in school because schools are not open. we have a partner in southern gaza who is providing psychosocial support, who has a hotline that women can call and is providing things like hot meals, but it's difficult to do that in the circumstances with so little aid getting in and with the needs being so huge. d0 aid getting in and with the needs being so huge-— being so huge. do you feel that there is still _ being so huge. do you feel that there is still that _ being so huge. do you feel that there is still that pressure - being so huge. do you feel that there is still that pressure to i being so huge. do you feel that| there is still that pressure to try and increase humanitarian aid? we were saying one of the difficulties with conflicts like this is that after a while, people become insulated from the images they are saying. they stop having the impact, and those are the difficult moments, because then the pressure to get that humanitarian aid in stats to ease and it doesn't help the civilians who need it. absolutely, we know that _ civilians who need it. absolutely, we know that that _ civilians who need it. absolutely, we know that that happens, - civilians who need it. absolutely, we know that that happens, but i civilians who need it. absolutely, l we know that that happens, but we have to make sure those images are in our minds. we have all seen photos of incubators that are about to run out of fuel, with babies in them. i have two small kids. i can't imagine what that would feel like as a parent who is watching their child die in front of their eyes, literally because fuel isn't there and fuel isn't allowed to get in insufficient quantities —— in sufficient quantity to run life—saving incubators. so we must make sure those images don't leave our minds and that we put pressure on. at actionaid, that is why we are calling for a ceasefire, because we know that is the only way that will allow enough aid in, will prevent the scale of the bombardment we are seeing, will release hostages, and thatis seeing, will release hostages, and that is where the ceasefire is needed. without it, the images we are seeing willjust continue and we can't let that happen.— are seeing willjust continue and we can't let that happen. hannah bond, thank ou can't let that happen. hannah bond, thank you for— can't let that happen. hannah bond, thank you forjoining _ can't let that happen. hannah bond, thank you forjoining us _ can't let that happen. hannah bond, thank you forjoining us from - thank you forjoining us from actionaid uk. echoing those calls that we have seen from various humanitarian organisations and from the un chief antonio torres in the last 2a hours, calling for a full ceasefire in gaza. israel and these really prime minister benjamin netanyahu have made it clear that they will not ease off on that military action and that will continue until hamas have been fully removed from gaza. that is what we're hearing from us secretary of state antony blinken. the tension continues is that military action goes on. much more to come from jerusalem on the conflict through the day. for now, let's head back to london and kylie with the rest of the news. documents reveal that the united kingdom has given rwanda a further £100 million as part of its deal to relocate asylum seekers to the african nation. the revelation came hours after rishi sunak vowed to "finish the job" of reviving the plan after the resignation of his immigration minister this week. our political correspondent peter saulls has more on this. it's not surprising that the costs keep going up for this policy. i suppose rwanda needs to get something in return for taking in some of those migrants who have crossed the english channel, initially heading towards the uk. but it is the scale of the figures that are quite embarrassing for the government. they have already spent £114 million. that was the initial outlay when the policy was first announced. then a further 100 million in april this year, and there is also an expectation that another £50 million will be spent in the next financial year, so that takes the total to well over a quarter of a billion pounds for a policy that is still theoretical. the money keeps going up. as for the flights to rwanda, the opposite is true. apart from flights carrying various home secretaries to sign off on various things with the rwandan authorities. what is the money for? this is an economic partnership with rwanda as well as a migration one, so it is money to help the rwandan economy to grow. it is also to make sure the process and can work well. in rwanda, the uk courts have raised concerns about that. ministers are also making the point that this is an investment that will ultimately save the british taxpayer money, because it's all about dissuading people from taking a journey across the english channel in the first place. and a lot of money has been spent on housing them in recent years. so that is the argument. the labour party say this is a total farce. how many more blank cheques are going to be written for this policy, with so many question marks still hanging over it — political, logistical and legal? rishi sunak earlier this week week announced legislation which he hopes will get this off the ground. but there is lots of concern in his own party about whether it is workable. the more moderate wing of the tory party are worried about the idea that parliament can unilaterally declare that rwanda is a safe country, in contrast to what the supreme court ruled. on the right of the conservative party, they are saying that actually, there is a danger that this doesn't work because it doesn't go far enough in disapplying international law. the prime minister says this is the only thing that is going to work that will still keep the rwandans and the courts on side. so this is all pointing towards what will probably be a crunch vote in the house of commons on tuesday. but ministers say they are potentially open to the idea of changing the legislation down the line, so that might mean they can get it through, just about, on tuesday, but those mps may want to amend it at a later date. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making the news. the serial killer steve wright, who was convicted of the murders of five women in ipswich in 2006, has been arrested in connection with the death of a teenager in suffolk more than 20 years ago. 17—year—old victoria hall went missing following a night out in felixstowe in september 1999 — her body was found days later hundreds of oxfam staff in the uk will go on strike today for the first time in the charity's 81—year history. last—ditch talks on wednesday between oxfam and the unite union failed to produce an agreement to avoid industrial action. about 200 shops will be affected. millions of mobile phone users could be in line for damages if a new legal claim against the uk's four biggest networks is successful. the competition appeal tribunal will hear claims that vodafone, ee, three and o2 overcharged customers for mobiles beyond the end you're live with bbc news. federal prosecutors in the united states have filed new criminal charges against president biden's son, hunter. the indictment alleges that he took part in a scheme to avoid paying $1.1; million in taxes, while spending millions on a lavish lifestyle. if convicted, he faces up to 17 years in prison. his lawyer said the charges should never have been brought. our north america correspondent david willis sent this update. a 56—page indictment from the office of the special counsel alleges that hunter biden earned millions of dollars from foreign entities in countries such as china, romania and ukraine, and instead of paying his taxes, spent much of that money on what the indictment calls an extravagant lifestyle, one which included the use of drugs and prostitutes. the indictment accuses the first son of engaging in a scheme to avoid paying federal taxes between the years 2016—2019 and accuses him as well of filing a false tax assessment for the year 2018. all of this adds a new layer, of course, of legal peril for president biden's son following, of course, the collapse of a plea deal. hunter biden was already facing separate criminal charges that he lied about his drug use in seeking to obtain a firearm in the state of delaware. and all of this, of course, brings the us justice department into the perplexing position of filing charges not only against the son of the sitting president, joe biden, but also, of course, it has filed charges against the former president of the united states, donald trump, who continues to be his party's leading candidate for next year's republican presidential nomination. now, let's turn our attention to the cop28 climate summit in dubai. the cop president has urged nations to step up and get the job done. sultan aljaber pressed countries to come together to reach a potentially historic deal. the summit is in its last few days, and many parties at the conference have shared their concerns over an agreement for nations to drastically cut their fossil fuel use. it comes as scientists say that 2023 is certain to be the warmest year to date — mainly because of record carbon dioxide emissions and the rising impact of the el nino weather phenomenon. our correspondent carl nasman is at the summit in dubai for us. he explained how the focus today has shifted to the impact of climate change on young people. we are kicking off the second half here in dubai at cop28. after a fast start, this is when the going starts to get tough. speaking with some negotiators who have been in the room working on that text, they say there is still lots of work to get done and not a lot of time to do it. there are still much progress that needs to be made at some key topics like adaptation and the global stock—take, which is like a report card of each nation's progress on climate action and then a pledge to further increase that action. today in dubai, there is a focus on youth, and for the second year in a row, youth negotiators have beenjoining their countries' delegations inside those rooms and applying pressure for faster action. those rooms and applying pressure forfaster action. adding to those rooms and applying pressure for faster action. adding to that call for action, today we saw an open letter released, some 800 leaders, ceos and scientists signing that letter and calling for meaningful action to keep the goal of 1.5 celsius alive. the funeral of the singer—songwriter shane macgowan is taking place in ireland today. the musician, who was best known for fronting the pogues, died last week at the age of 65. there'll be a procession through the streets of dublin, before a church service in nenagh in county tipperary. actors and models have gathered at manchester's thomas street, as it was turned into a catwalk for chanel�*s 2023—2021; show. the french luxury fashion house said it chose the city because of its pop culture and textile history. our culture correspondent, charlotte gallagher, was there. high fashion and a manchester high street. the legendary french fashion label chanel has taken over the city centre. models, celebrities... hi, there! ..and the children of manchester icons liam and noel gallagher filled the front row of the chanel fashion show. even a—list actors couldn't keep away. are you enjoying the weather? yeah, lam. i've been walking around in the rain all day. - it was fine. no, it's so good, and i'm telling you, it's, like, - it is such an iconic place for me i and i've been dreaming to come. the show celebrated not just fashion, but also the music of manchester. the rapper and actor bugzy malone came dressed for the occasion. we have the jacket, the watch, the trainers. and i'm very serious about this chanel thing right now. and the necklace, is that chanel, as well? yeah, yeah. you're manchester, obviously. born and bred. so what does it feel like to be at a chanel show in manchester? you're one of the guests of honour. by the way, it's a real privilege just to have chanel in manchester, you know? so to be here to witness it — amazing. i've had a great time. people who didn't have a ticket also wanted to see what was going on. obviously, there's a nod to the weather... in fact, the crowds gathered in the rain all day, wondering which celebrities would arrive. so why did chanel choose manchester? and that's a history that is political, its social, but also, of course, linked to fashion and textiles. so in this area where we are in the northern quarter, a lot of these buildings would have been warehouses, they would have been centres of production of cotton. in the 19th century, manchester was called cottonopolis. manchester—born supermodel karen elson took part in the show, and models weren'tjust on the catwalk — they were in the audience, too. really epitomised the spirit and creativity. of manchester and the north. yeah, it's been amazing. the show may be over, but the party here — well, that's just begun. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, manchester. and you can see more of those pictures on our website. stay with us on bbc news. hello. if you've done any cross—country travel recently, you will notice how high the rivers are, how waterlogged the fields are. any further rain adds to the flooding risk and there will be more this weekend. but our weather is chopping and changing a bit more at the moment. this is the cloud that brought persistent rain yesterday. that is out of the way. some clear skies, and then the next bank of cloud and more persistent rain will come tomorrow. so we are in between those two persistent rain systems, and that means more showery conditions. the showers are fairly frequent. but to the south and east of england, a few showers. some will stay dry throughout the day. it is to the north—east where we have the strongest of the winds. orkney and sheltand, gusts of 50 miles an hour, an added wind chill here. but for many, temperatures above where they should be for this stage in december. into tonight, still some showers to begin with. any clear skies and any drop in the wind will lead to mist and fog patches, but that batch of cloud i showed you on the satellite imagery, here it comes with tomorrow's wet weather arriving in the south and later into wales and later northern ireland into the start of the day. the weekend brings more rain, but there's sunny moments in between. it won't be a complete wash—out. but the winds will become a feature as we go through saturday. quite a blustery day across parts of ireland, england and wales. the rain will push northwards. bright conditions here through the afternoon, but the rain will be setting in. again, north—west scotland will get away largely dry. in the sunshine in the south, though, very mild for december. as that rain starts to slide its way southwards and eastwards again into the evening, this is when we'll see the strongest of the winds. but any time from mid—afternoon onwards, we could see gales widely through england, wales and ireland. but in this zone, we could see potentially damaging gusts even higher than 65 miles an hour. it's worth keeping an eye on the forecast. it depends where the low pressure tracks. if it is on the southern edge, we will see stronger winds. for many on sunday, early risers get the best of the driest and clearest weather. some mist and fog patches, but then some heavy showers push their way northwards and eastwards. even some longer spells of rain, the odd rumble of thunder mixing before turning brighter later. and again, another mild day. take care. this is bbc news, the headlines — the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has urged israel to do more to keep its promises to minimise civilian casualties in gaza. he said there is a gap between the government's declared intention to protect civilians — and what is happening on the ground. meanwhile, the un's top aid official says there's no longer any meaningful humanitarian operation in southern gaza. it does appear however that the israeli border crossing, kerem shalom, could soon open to help improve the flow of aid. documents reveal that the united kingdom has given rwanda a further £100 million as part of its deal to relocate asylum seekers to the african nation. it's as rishi sunak vowed to "finish the job" of reviving the migration policy. the funeral of the singer—songwriter shane macgowan will take place in ireland today. the musician, who was best known for fronting the pogues, died last week at the age of 65. there'll be a procession through the streets of dublin.