instability in the west bank does not continue. that includes making sure that extremist settler violence stops. we as you know if they can steps this week in the united states to impose visa restrictions on it responsible individuals and necessary it will take further action but we have seen some progress there. what more needs to be done to ensure that this extremist violence ends. finally on gaza, it s very important that even as we are focused on what s happening day in, day out, that we are also not only thinking about but working on what comes next up is eagerly building a foundation for a durable peace and durable security. tomorrow we will have a chance to welcome colleagues from around the region here in washington, from the arab league in the organisation of islamic cooperation and i look forward to attending those discussions with them. we had a chance to discuss our approach to the people s republic of china. we are aligned on key challenges that we face in the in
Near quiet from number 10 itself tonight, a statement only. as we have repeatedly stated, there was no christmas party. covid rules have been followed at all times. but there is genuine concern in the tory party itself. can that position hold through a silent night? australia s prime minister, scott morrison, has confirmed australia willjoin a diplomatic boycott of the beijing winter olympics next february. he said the chinese government has not yet made any attempts to respond to several issues raised by australia including alleged human rights abuses. the united states confirmed they would not be sending any officials to the games on monday. china has already threatened to retailiate against the move. 0ur correspondent reports from sydney. our correspondent reports from s dne . , . . our correspondent reports from sydney. australian athletes will compete sydney. australian athletes will compete in sydney. australian athletes will compete in the - sydney. australian athletes wil
let s talk about something else. you went down to the border where you found the asylum system taking in people claiming suffering or danger to their life at home has come to a stop and now these camps have developed on the mexico side of the border. tell us what you saw there and why this is happening. yeah. so if you think back to 2018 you saw the family separation crisis in the was the series of interl policies that are designed to essentially end the entire asylum system in the u.s./mexico border. this is at a time when unauthorized crossings have plummeted. but you re seeing a tent camp directly across from brownsville. what you can see on those visuals is awful. the conditions are terrible. it s a result of u.s. policy and ts it s about 3,000 people, up from 500 people two months ago who are living in camps, feet, i