abbas said the veto made the us complicit in what he described as war crimes against palestinians. the us envoy to the un said a ceasefire would be dangerous and unrealistic. these are the latest pictures from the israel defense forces, showing fighting in the jabalia refugee camp in the north of the strip, which is still surrounded by israeli tanks. people there say they ve been without food and clean water for several days. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says the death toll since the conflict began is i7,700.from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. buried by the war, but still alive, dug from the rubble of their homes in deir al—balah after an israeli strike this morning. more than 20 members of the salman family and their neighbours. their faces, like their lives, made unrecognisable. six others were killed, they say. the frantic race to hospitals is gaza's new daily routine. health care in the north has collapsed. here, further south, doctors say the situation is catastrophic. there aren't the resources to treat all the wounded, much less to comfort them. this boy praying quietly to himself. the girl beside him calling for her mother. gunfire in the north of gaza israeli forces say they're targeting palestinian fighters in jabalia camp. one of those inside a un shelter there told the bbc they were encircled and had now been without food or water for five days. the army says it was targeted by fighters from a un school and a mosque yesterday. these weapons, it said, were found inside a classroom. israel's ground campaign is now focused on khan younis, gaza's southern capital. fighting, it says, house to house and tunnel to tunnel. israel's aim of destroying hamas infrastructure here is also destroying lives. the city's nasser hospital reported more than 60 dead this morning, around 100 injured. others are said to still be trapped under the rubble of an attack four days ago. translation: we beg the world. what you waiting for? are you waiting for us to die here in gaza? don't worry. we are going to die here. today, we buried six relatives. tomorrow, and in the days to come, we fear we will all face the same fate. allahu akbar. funerals here have shifted from the mosque to the morgue. faith in hospitals and their power to protect still something to cling to even when the chance to save a life has gone. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, is injerusalem. i paul adams, is in jerusalem. i paul adams, is injerusalem. wonder if you could jl with i wonder if you could just update us with what benjamin netanyahu has been seen through today. he with what benjamin netanyahu has been seen through today. he made a short statement _ been seen through today. he made a short statement a _ been seen through today. he made a short statement a short _ been seen through today. he made a short statement a short time - been seen through today. he made a short statement a short time ago, i short statement a short time ago, essentially welcoming the decision taken by the united states last night in the telling that un resolution. i don't think there was ever any doubt in israeli minds that the us would do this. the us, like israel, believes that this war cannot and until hamas has been militarily defeated. in the eyes of the israelis and the americans, to call for a cease—fire without that objective having been realised is simply going to sow the seeds for a future conflict. so mr benjamin netanyahu at the end of the jewish sabbath wanted to say thank you to israel's principal ally for once again having its back.- israel's principal ally for once again having its back. also, the reaction, obviously _ again having its back. also, the reaction, obviously it _ again having its back. also, the reaction, obviously it was - again having its back. also, the reaction, obviously it was the i again having its back. also, the i reaction, obviously it was the uae who brought this draught letter resolution to the security council. how fine a balance or a tight rope are at the arab nations having to walk on this? because there have been reports that it's also widened the gap between many arab leaders and their people. the conflict in general. and their people. the conflict in ueneral. , . ., , ., ., general. there is certainly a great deal of strong _ general. there is certainly a great deal of strong feeling _ general. there is certainly a great i deal of strong feeling reverberating around to the middle east, although, we have not seen huge street protests that one might have expected to see. it's not quite clear by that has been, mainly because people are conscious that the hamas attacks that triggered these events were so gruesome and so grotesque. forthe these events were so gruesome and so grotesque. for the arabs, these events were so gruesome and so grotesque. forthe arabs, many these events were so gruesome and so grotesque. for the arabs, many of whom either had already or where contemplating their relations with israel, a country they want to do business with as the most successful economy in the region. this is obviously a major setback, that has put all of that sense of repression not on hold. certainly the saudi arabians who where it was thought to be on the verge of signing some kind of deal with esri on relations is now very much in the forefront of saying condemning what israel is doing and also condemning the decision of the united states to veto that resolution and that view of the arabs, the united states has squandered the leverage that it undoubtedly has over israel to make it... to change the way it approaches the conflict in gaza. there has also been fighting cross—border fighting there has also been fighting cross—borderfighting between israel cross—border fighting between israel and cross—borderfighting between israel and hezbollah. what can you tell us about that? . and hezbollah. what can you tell us about that?— about that? that continues to be a source of concern. _ about that? that continues to be a source of concern. it _ about that? that continues to be a source of concern. it has _ about that? that continues to be a source of concern. it has bubbledl source of concern. it has bubbled along ever since this crisis began more than two months ago. every now and again, it israeli leaders give a warning to hezbollah not to get properly involved in this conflict, a warning that says, look, we can do to beirut but we are doing already in the gaza strip. so it is a situation that they continue to watch but it is not one that anyone feels, at the moment, is in danger of escalating further. 0f feels, at the moment, is in danger of escalating further. of course, there is another front which is down to the south, they today said that any shipping bound for israel could be targeted in the red sea and we have already seen them targeting shipping in the red sea. the israelis today warned that if other countries did not take action to address that particular issue then israel might be forced to act it south. ~ ., ., , south. what more can you tell us about face _ south. what more can you tell us about face evacuation _ south. what more can you tell us about face evacuation zone - south. what more can you tell us about face evacuation zone that l about face evacuation zone that israel has been telling people to move to? what are conditions like they are? move to? what are conditions like the are? ~ , ., ., , they are? well, first of all, it is an area that — they are? well, first of all, it is an area that is _ they are? well, first of all, it is an area that is really _ they are? well, first of all, it is an area that is really started i an area that is really started telling people to flee to weeks and weeks ago. it didn't work. people did not heed that warning. by and large, the international aid agencies did not like the idea. it is an area with very little in the way of infrastructure. it is an agricultural area close to the mediterranean sea. at sand dunes and greenhouses. those people who have ended up there have found themselves in pretty miserable conditions, which frankly is the same pretty much where ever goes in the moment because the place is a crowded and there isn't enough aid. the israelis still talk about it but are not getting into quite the emphasis they did. they are urging people to move to what they described as recognised well—known areas of shelter, although that is not always clear to the palestinians where those places are. the israelis have also said that they have got evidence that militants from hamas and possibly other palestinian factions have launched rockets from inside him oic. so it launched rockets from inside him 0ic. so it is a precarious place with very little in the way of aid. in another place that there has been concerned about in terms of crowding is rafah. 0bviously concerned about in terms of crowding is rafah. obviously a lot of people went there in order to seek refuge, but that seems to be one of the few places that is getting to see some of that aid. what are conditions like there?— of that aid. what are conditions like there? well, it is right next to the rapid _ like there? well, it is right next to the rapid crossing. _ like there? well, it is right next to the rapid crossing. so - like there? well, it is right next to the rapid crossing. so it - like there? well, it is right next to the rapid crossing. so it is i like there? well, it is right next| to the rapid crossing. so it is the first place that aid would arrive in. gas rafah crossing. and that is probably what accounts for the huge numbers of people who have gone there. people started moving down there. people started moving down there from the beginning of this conflict. some people in recent weeks or so from khan younis have moved down there. of the people have moved down there. of the people have moved from khan younis north into the central area of the gaza strip where we also see large numbers of people seeking refuge. but what we have seen and looking at the pictures now over the last few weeks as the development of huge makeshift shelter areas, tents, otherforms of makeshift shelter, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people out in these conditions. it is getting much, much colder. it's raining from time to time. the sanitation is appalling with very, very little in the way of toilets available for vast numbers of people. so the aid agencies, world health organization and others are warning that disease is a very real possibility if people have to continue to live in these areas for any extended period of time. paul adams, any extended period of time. paul adams. our— any extended period of time. paul adams, our diplomatic correspondent, live from jerusalem, thank you very much. we'd like to bring you some good news from gaza — a merseyside woman's emotional reunion with her two children after fleeing the fighting. islam alashi returned home on wednesday after being stuck in gaza for weeks. she'd travelled there in september to visit her father before fighting broke out. islam managed to make her way to egypt before eventually returning home to the uk earlier this week. upon her return she surprised her two children at their school — describing it as the best moment of her life. i'm delighted to say islam joins me now. hello there to you and thank you for joining us here on bbc news. first off, what was it like in gaza? what did you go through?— did you go through? actually, it's really bad- _ did you go through? actually, it's really bad. the _ did you go through? actually, it's really bad. the atmosphere i did you go through? actually, it's really bad. the atmosphere in i really bad. the atmosphere in the circumstances were very bad, my family out there, i'm calling them, and they are still in bad conditions living in tents there. i lived there worst days of my life during the last two months. we witnessed the war. i witnessed the war after i lived in england for seven years, went to visit my dad on the 16th of september, and then i was stuck there when the war began on the 7th of october. and i witnessed the worst days in my life, as i told you, and it started to be worse and worse as time was going on. we where is to live in the north and the israeli military told us to move to the south where my family are stuck there right now. i have been survived, finally coming to get back to my family in the uk, but my family are still there. so to my family in the uk, but my family are still there.— to my family in the uk, but my family are still there. so how did ou family are still there. so how did you manage to — family are still there. so how did you manage to get _ family are still there. so how did you manage to get out? - family are still there. so how did you manage to get out? my i family are still there. so how did i you manage to get out? my husband, he is british — you manage to get out? my husband, he is british and _ you manage to get out? my husband, he is british and my _ you manage to get out? my husband, he is british and my kids _ you manage to get out? my husband, he is british and my kids as _ you manage to get out? my husband, he is british and my kids as well, i he is british and my kids as well, so with the help of riverside primary school, they helped me a lot to put my name on there because at that time, only foreigners are allowed to leave gaza, and it should be on the border in order to be able to escape, so at that time, they worked very hard, my husband, with my kids primary school to get me out with foreign affairs and they responded to it very directly and helped me to escape on the fifth of this month of december. just seeing imaaes this month of december. just seeing ima . es of this month of december. just seeing images of you _ this month of december. just seeing images of you surprising _ this month of december. just seeing images of you surprising her- images of you surprising her children at school. what was that moment like? it children at school. what was that moment like?— children at school. what was that moment like? , , , ., moment like? it was my best moment in m life, moment like? it was my best moment in my life. to — moment like? it was my best moment in my life. to be _ moment like? it was my best moment in my life, to be honest, _ moment like? it was my best moment in my life, to be honest, because i- in my life, to be honest, because i did not expect that i would come back again to england any more. i lost hope at that time that i would never meet my family again, i will never meet my family again, i will never meet my husband, my kids again. their birthday was on the 30th of november. i was crying at that time. my husband was in the school, the school made a big party for my kids because i wasn't there to raise their feelings for themselves. they called me from there on the video connection. there was a video connection, so i saw the whole party. i think the head teacherfor whole party. i think the head teacher for her efforts with my kids because they created a safe atmosphere for them and a heavy atmosphere for them and a heavy atmosphere as well. so i was appreciative. i'm still appreciative for what they did for me. so, i wouldn't be able to get out of gaza, so as i said, i thought that i would never see them again. that moment, when i hugged them in my lap at the school without any notice, they didn't know that i was coming. i felt my heart... itjust... very heavy. felt my heart... it 'ust... very hea . �* ., , felt my heart... it 'ust... very hea . �* ., felt my heart... it 'ust... very hea .�* ., ., heavy. and how is your hard feeling reauardin heavy. and how is your hard feeling regarding the _ heavy. and how is your hard feeling regarding the fact _ heavy. and how is your hard feeling regarding the fact that, _ heavy. and how is your hard feeling regarding the fact that, as - heavy. and how is your hard feeling regarding the fact that, as you i regarding the fact that, as you said, you have still family left in gaza. he travelled up there to see your father. gaza. he travelled up there to see yourfather. how is he? what are yourfather. how is he? what are your reflections on the family that your reflections on the family that you have left behind?— you have left behind? yeah, to be honest, you have left behind? yeah, to be honest. my _ you have left behind? yeah, to be honest, my father, _ you have left behind? yeah, to be honest, my father, my _ you have left behind? yeah, to be honest, my father, my sister i you have left behind? yeah, to bej honest, my father, my sister tried to come to the border with me in order to be able to cross, but they refused them to cross. so they were back stopping on the excepted me to get into egypt because my name was published on the list on the borders, only my name. so now they went to the rafah crossing again, living in the same tent where i left them, they are still suffering from a lot of illness. my dad suffers from diabetes, from chronic diseases, he is seven years old, he cannot take care of himself any more. my sister is holding the passport with my niece, with her daughter, she's is one and a half years old a lot of illnesses right now. there's no hygienic means, there's nothing, there's no clean water, there's no food, there is not enough food as well, so they live in a bad bad circumstance. sometimes the israeli military cut the connection from gaza from them, so i cannot get in touch with them. so i feel very worried. i feel very sad and upset because i left my family there. sometimes i feel guilty because i left them, but i did not have any other option, i had to come back to my kids come as you know. understand myself. thank you so much for sharing your story and we wish all the best for your family that remain in gaza. thank you. thank ou. ukraine 5 first lady has warned that ukrainians will be left to die if the west doesn't continue its support for the country. speaking exclusively to the bbc, after the us senate blocked an aid bill for ukraine, worth more than 60 billion dollars, 0lena zelenska insisted a lack of help would pose a "mortal danger". laura kunessberg reports. explosion. war in winter, ukrainian forces on the front line in eastern ukraine. weapons, tanks paid for in part by billions of pounds, dollars and euros from western taxpayers like you and me. but as the war edges to two years old political arguments in washington have put payments on ice. in kyiv the zielinski ho, the first lady told me her fears if the money runs out. translation: we do need aid desperately. in simple terms. we cannot get tired of the situation because otherwise we will die. and if the world gets tired they will simply let us die. the us remains the largest military donor to ukraine providing more than $46 billion in weapons and assistance since the war began. germany and the uk come next in the top ten donor countries. billions have been given. yet us support has been on the decline in recent months. new assistance for ukraine has been blocked by republicans in the senate. yet the threat hasn't gone even though more money isn't there. speaking to me just hours after the latest strikes, 0lena zelensky urged the world not to forget. translation: | think i today there is a problem with the world in general. we are used to the world appearing calm. in fact, and that's what we have been saying for the past two years now, is that the aggression, if not stopped, spreads like a virus. explosion. while there are doubts about america's resolve to keep paying, russia's brute force on the front line shows little sign of fading, leaving ukraine with a sense of foreboding. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, kyiv. live now to peter dickinson, the editor of the ukrainealert blog at the atlantic council's eurasia centre. hejoins me from kyiv. hello to you. welcome to the programme. when the first lady, ukraine's first lady speaks of mortal danger, how do you interpret that? i mortal danger, how do you interpret that? “ mortal danger, how do you interpret that? 4' .,, mortal danger, how do you interpret that? 4' , . that? i think those comments reflect the mood in — that? i think those comments reflect the mood in ukraine _ that? i think those comments reflect the mood in ukraine today. - that? i think those comments reflect the mood in ukraine today. people l the mood in ukraine today. people are increasingly alarmed by the delays over the confirmation of further aid from the united states and in general a decline in military aid which we have seen across the board in recent months. there is a sense in ukraine that the country is in grave danger. they've been fighting for almost two years now, and ukrainians view this work not only is aware of independence, but a war to defend their right to exist as a nation. they are very clear that if they are unable to defend themselves, if they cannot receive themselves, if they cannot receive the military aid they are required to defend themselves, putin and his forces will simply wipe ukraine off the map and pick up the pieces, as it were. supper ukrainians, the stakes could not be higher and they are well aware that without continuing western military aid, it is unlikely that they will be able to sustain a long—term military resistance. to sustain a long-term military resistance-— to sustain a long-term military resistance. what is at stake for nato in all _ resistance. what is at stake for nato in all of _ resistance. what is at stake for nato in all of this _ resistance. what is at stake for nato in all of this if _ resistance. what is at stake for nato in all of this if that - resistance. what is at stake for i nato in all of this if that happens? well, one would have to assume that if put were successful in his quest to take over ukraine, to subjugate ukraine and to bring the country back into the kremlin orbit, to essentially erase ukraine from the map, he would certainly go further. he has created a military dictatorship in russia, which is driven by a very clear and clearly anti—western agenda, he is forming anti—western agenda, he is forming an alliance with other powers, china, iran, north korea in particular, re—orientating his economy away from europe come away from the west and put the entire russian society on a war footing, so the idea that he would succeed in taking over ukraine and then simply stop seems rather far—fetched, taking over ukraine and then simply stop seems ratherfar—fetched, on the contrary, all the indications are that he would go further and he would look to test nato at that point, of course, the question will not be providing funding but sending soldiers and that will be a far more difficult political issue to deal with if it comes to that. {lilia difficult political issue to deal with if it comes to that. 0k, thank ou ve with if it comes to that. 0k, thank you very much _ with if it comes to that. 0k, thank you very much for _ with if it comes to that. 0k, thank you very much for that, _ with if it comes to that. 0k, thank you very much for that, from i with if it comes to that. 0k, thank you very much for that, from the i you very much for that, from the atlantic council centre, thank you. thank you. president macron is at the centre of a row over france's secular ideals, after appearing to take part in a religious ceremony at the elysee palace. footage of the mr macron attending a hannukah ceremony inside his official residence was posted online on thursday — he'd invited france's chief rabbi, haim korsia, to light a candle marking the start of hannukah — the jewish festival of lights. the president has since faced a wave of criticism. trade union leaders in the uk say they will build a 'mass opposition' to a new law that would enforce a minimum level of service during strikes. members of the trade union congress have been meeting today at a special conference to discuss the legislation. the first regulations under the law cover the railways, border force and ambulance services — they came into force on friday. let's speak to daniel kebede, who's general secretary of the national education union and was at today's meeting. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. just remind us of exactly what was discussed and agreed today. today congress collectively agreed a resolution to vigorously defend any workers who fail to this information into vigorously oppose it and put pressure on this government to repeal the legislation and indeed any incoming government to appeal the legislation.— the legislation. neglect of the current rules, _ the legislation. neglect of the current rules, take _ the legislation. neglect of the current rules, take us - the legislation. neglect of the current rules, take us a i the legislation. neglect of the current rules, take us a step l the legislation. neglect of the i current rules, take us a step back, so we understand that the new law would enforce a minimum level of service during strikes. what is the current status quo. i service during strikes. what is the current status quo._ current status quo. i represent teachers up — current status quo. i represent teachers up and _ current status quo. i represent teachers up and down - current status quo. i represent teachers up and down the i current status quo. i represent i teachers up and down the country, school leaders also and we been consulted on minimum service levels and education at the moment, and the government's proposals are 74% of children should be in school on a strike day, so you are looking at any exam year, so that's years 101112 and 13, any child within the acp, any child of a key breaker and indeed all primary children. now, that would mean that eventually all strikes in education are outlawed. so this is quite a draconian attack on our democratic freedoms. take us there how it — on our democratic freedoms. take us there how it is _ on our democratic freedoms. take us there how it is set _ on our democratic freedoms. take us there how it is set to _ on our democratic freedoms. take us there how it is set to be _ there how it is set to be implemented. 50 there how it is set to be implemented.— there how it is set to be imlemented. ., ., implemented. so in education, a consultation _ implemented. so in education, a consultation going _ implemented. so in education, a consultation going on _ implemented. so in education, a consultation going on until- implemented. so in education, a consultation going on until the i implemented. so in education, a i consultation going on until the 30th of january and then regulation will be laid, but there is a real problem here. this government seeking to outlaw strike action in areas of health, education, transport and so on but what really underpins that and to continue to what they really want is free rain to continue to underfund them and they want to restrict trade unions and the workers who make them up to push back. do workers who make them up to push back. , ., ~ workers who make them up to push back. i. ~ , , . back. do you think the public will be on-site _ back. do you think the public will be on-site with _ back. do you think the public will be on-site with this? _ back. do you think the public will be on-site with this? i _ back. do you think the public will be on-site with this? i think- back. do you think the public will be on-site with this? i think so. l be on-site with this? i think so. an bod be on-site with this? i think so. anybody who — be on-site with this? i think so. anybody who is _ be on-site with this? i think so. anybody who is decent - be on-site with this? i think so. anybody who is decent and i be on-site with this? i think so. i anybody who is decent and believes in democratic freedoms would absolutely oppose minimum service levels. this is a hard one, hard fight when and they have a right to withdraw it labour. we have to remember it is an absolutely last resort. no teacher wants to go on strike. at minimum service levels should be in education, though, is a contract this government has with our children, but every child is taught in a class icier than 30. every child topped by a qualified teacher, every child with a special educational needs gets the support that they need. i apologise for interrupting, but thank you very much for that. i am sorry we have just run out of time. that was daniel, general secretary of the national education union. stay with us. this is bbc news. hello. quite a stormy evening for some of us, particularly around the irish sea. very windy inland, too. and this is the outlook for the next few days — further spells of wind and rain on the way, but at least it's going to stay relatively mild, as you'd expect in this sort of weather. here's the satellite picture, and a powerfuljet stream is propelling these areas of low pressure. one of them is moving over us right now, that is storm ellen, named by the irish met service. here it is here. and then behind it, we have another developing storm, storm fergus, which is going to sweep across our island during the course of sunday. back to the here and now, so through this evening, the strongest gusts around the irish sea, but very windy inland, too, across parts of wales, northern england, the midlands. you can see where the rain is, a little bit further north. actually further south, we've got some clear spells through this evening and overnight. and then later in the night, through the early hours, actually, the winds fall light across many parts of the country as that decaying storm pulls away. not cold, between 3—6 celsius. and here's the next low pressure heading our way. so early in the morning, rain spreading into northern ireland, the irish sea through wales, central southern england. and i think most of us will get at least some rain at some point during the course of sunday. the strongest of the winds will be across ireland linked to storm fergus here on sunday. and the temperatures around 12—13 celsius in the south, maybe 1a celsius in plymouth. colder with rain there in glasgow and edinburgh, around 7 celsius, similarfor newcastle. and then the outlook as we head through the first part of the week, so monday, we're actually in between weather systems. so as one area of low pressure pulls away, another one tries to come in. we're just in that slither of bright weather, dry weather on monday. so perhaps a decent day, i think 12 celsus in london, seven celsius in glasgow. certainly a greater chance of catching some sunshine on monday. but then into tuesday, we're back underneath an area of low pressure. this high, though, is trying to build in. that might be a hint of things to come later in the week, things could start to settle down. but you can see later on wednesday, even that low pressure starts to pull away. so let's have a look at the outlook then, a summary for the week ahead. temperatures dropping a little bit through the middle part of the week, and from the weather icons, well, there's a bit of everything on the way this week. bye— bye. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. hello there and welcome along to sportsday this saturday, and after being named manager of the month for november, erik ten hag and his manchester united were brought crashing back down to earth at old trafford this afternoon, delivered