the united nations security council passes a resolution to bring more aid into gaza, but stops short of calling for an immediate truce. over 20,000 that since israel s attacks according to a health authority. the entire population there faces starvation. police in prague release body cam footage from thursday s deadly mass shooting. making off with the banks he installed on a own sign. last christmas is your official christmas number one today. and george michael s dream of the top christmas song finally comes true. bbc news, continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. after days of argument over the precise wording, the united nations security council has passed a resolution on the conflict in gaza calling for the unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance but stopping short of supporting an immediate ceasefire. instead it urges the creation of the conditions for a cessation of hostilities. 13 council
of the decision for response to the dire situation on the ground. palestinian ambassador called it a step in the right direction but calls for an immediate cease fire sitting to two point million palestinians have been fighting for their lives and facing death. israel s and bass criticised and seen the us should have focused on humanitarian crisis of the hostages. and we think the us at our correspondent send this update. after a long drawn out diplomacy, the draughting and redrafting finally the moment of truth and wide show support for the security council members was no surprise. responding to the cause for a sustainable station of hostility and humanitarian aid. not in the world that we want. always not in the world that we want. always run the us and russia and in the end, the both abstained and it was not a veto and so, the resolution passed. on the ground its immediate practical implications were limited. the us did much to tone down the language motivated by what se
the palestinian ambassador to the un, called it a step in the right direction but reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire saying that 2.3 million palestinians have been fighting for their lives and facing death. meanwhile, israel s ambassador to the un criticised the resolution and said that the un should have focused on the humanitarian crisis of the hostages. russia s ambassador to the un criticised the us for not doing more to restrain israeli operations in gaza. this comes amid complaints that the resolution is watered down. us ambassador to the un linda thomas greenfield said the us abstained because the council did not condemn hamas october seventh attack on israel. here s what she said after the vote. it took many days and many, many long nights of negotiating to get this right. but, today, this council provided a glimmer of hope amongst a sea of unimaginable suffering. today, this council called for urgent steps to immediately allow safe, unhindered and expan
in the right direction but reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire, saying: meanwhile, israel s ambassador to the un criticised the resolution and said: russia s ambassador to the un criticised the us for not doing more to restrain israeli operations in gaza. this comes amid complaints that the resolution is watered down. us ambassador to the un linda thomas greenfield said the us abstained because the council did not condemn hamas october seventh attack on israel. here s what she said after the vote. it took many days and many, many long nights of negotiating to get this right but today, this council provided a glimmer of hope amongst a sea of unimaginable suffering. today, this council called for urgent steps to immediately allow safe, unhindered and expanded humanitarian access and to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities. for more on the negotiations that led to this deal, my colleague carl nasman spoke tojose de la gasca, the ecuadorean am
around 0.32%. some reprieve, but will it last? rebecca babin is a senior energy trader at cibc private wealth. she gave me her predictions. i think the concern right now is really kind of concentrated on the longer shipping time. the market is not pricing in that we actually lose barrels from the market as a result of what is happening in the suez canal. what it is concerned with right now and the reason it has risen 6% is because the shipping costs associated with travelling around the southern tip of africa to reach its destination adds around 15 days of travel time. it increases freight costs. and it has increased insurance costs. so that is what the market is pricing in and looking at at this point. the market has not entered a panic mode, as we have seen in the past with other geopolitical events, where it starts to price in supply is lost from the market. right now it is a logistical rerouting, what we re seeing, and not kind of that panic and fear that we re going t