the rest of the world are using fireworks as a way of welcoming in 2024. i now want to take you to russia and this is moscow. as you can see, it is a very different scene in moscow. now, in previous years there would have been fireworks in red square in moscow but, as last year, there are no fireworks at all. they have been banned in russia. you can see people are on the streets there but not that many and that, of course, all because of the war with ukraine and the operation there. so the fireworks and pyrotechnics were banned last year and again this year. there are no fireworks displays in russia as moscow welcomes in the new year. two totally different celebrations in qatar and russia. don t forget that you can follow all the celebrations of 2024 on the bbc news website and app where there is a special live page. she is europe s only reigning queen. she is europe s only reigning queen. she said her son would take over on the 14th of january. the 83 year old queen said her
israel is concentrating its ground offensive on the centre and the south of the strip. with hamas fighters continuing to resist the idf s advances. translation: the war is at its height. - we are fighting on all fronts. we have huge success but we also have painful cases. central gaza is the latest focus of israel s military operation, with heavy bombardment on the densely populated nuseirat refugee camp. further south, in neighbouring deir al balah, palestinian rescue workers stand around the body of their colleague. he was killed in a strike near the al aqsa hospital where many of the wounded are being treated. this is the safe area where palestinians were told to come to escape the fighting in the centre. but as the military operation expands, safe areas for gazans keep shrinking. the southernmost city of rafah has now become the last stop for hundreds of thousands of displaced people fleeing the heavy bombardment in khan younis. many using makeshift shelters near the bord