we ll look at that claim and what it could mean for the conflict. also on the programme. the passengers and crew managed to escape from this. but five people were killed in the other plane involved in the crash injapan. in the uk. the government is claiming success on processing asylum claims. we ll have a look at the numbers. and a new discovery goes on display it s more than 100 million years old. a marine reptile nicknamed sea rex we will start with developing news out of the middle east. hamas says its deputy leader has been killed in an explosion in lebanon. saleh al arouri was deputy chairman of hamas s political bureau but is also known to have been deeply involved in its military affairs. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. this is the aftermath of the explosion thought to be hamas office in beirut. reports six people killed. local media have described as an israeli drone attack. bbc hasn t verified that. the israeli militar
year on record. asante say claim is change is to blame. saint tc. you re live with bbc news what is in store in 2024 in store? look at geo politics. war in ukraine and gaza. no quick end in sight. so what happens next? us will play a big part in that answer. large aid packages held up by us lawmakers right now. all this plane into the fact that it is an election year in the us, what impact will that have? we will look at some of those questions now. melinda haring nonresident senior fellow at the atlantic council, a think tank focusing on international affairs. matthew schmidt who taught strategic planning at the us army s school of advanced military studies. now at the university of new haven.
relations to improve with a new government in poland sending their war minister to president zelensky, so that is one ray of light, but i expect the ukrainians to make more progress on the black sea and the done best to come. tum progress on the black sea and the done best to come. two negatives, one positive. done best to come. two negatives, one positive, matthew, done best to come. two negatives, one positive, matthew, what s - done best to come. two negatives, one positive, matthew, what s your take? , ., ., , one positive, matthew, what s your take? , ., , ., one positive, matthew, what s your take? , ., ., , , ., take? first of, happy new year, good to see you. take? first of, happy new year, good to see you, melinda, take? first of, happy new year, good to see you, melinda, and take? first of, happy new year, good to see you, melinda, and my- take? first of, happy new year, good to see you, melinda, and my take is| to see you, melinda, and my take is that melinda i
enough russian ablation enough. he has enough power to accept the casualties he has and accept the loss of casualties he has and accept the loss of a casualties he has and accept the loss of a huge chunk of his military and it loss of a huge chunk of his military and it doesn t matter because he has the super and it doesn t matter because he has the super police to put down protests the super police to put down protests and anybody else that is working protests and anybody else that is working against the regime. in the end, military force, lethal military force. end, military force, lethal military force. has end, military force, lethal military force, has to be able to have that kind of force, has to be able to have that kind of effect on the enemy, and the only thing kind of effect on the enemy, and the only thing left at this point for ukraine only thing left at this point for ukraine is to take crimea. that is a bil ukraine is to take crimea. that is a big price
outside that happening outside the world outside of gaza? where is the leadership of hamas now? and who might leadership of hamas now? and who might step into replacing leadership that is might step into replacing leadership that is captured or killed? i don t think that is captured or killed? i don t think the that is captured or killed? i don t think the idf has answers about right think the idf has answers about right now think the idf has answers about right now but i think they are committed to the strategy. i think jimmy committed to the strategy. i think jimmy netanyahu cannot stop now, he needs jimmy netanyahu cannot stop now, he needs an jimmy netanyahu cannot stop now, he needs an exit ramp and he does not have it needs an exit ramp and he does not have it yet needs an exit ramp and he does not have it yet and i think biden may provide have it yet and i think biden may provide one for him, us pressure might provide one for him, us pressure might provide th