correspondent orla guerin is in tel aviv with more. inseparable — and coming home tonight. emma and yuli, twin girls just three years old, released with their mother sharon. their father is still being held in gaza. they'll be picked up by military helicopter. like these boys, freed last night. the government here has been sharing footage of every release. israelis are very invested in this and the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, needs a victory — even a partial one. already savouring her freedom, margalit moses, who is 78. she tells hospital staff in tel aviv they are amazing. so is she. freed from gaza on friday after almost 50 days in captivity. already a survivor of cancer, and now of hamas. some homecomings are overshadowed by sorrow. hila has been reunited with her uncle, yair rotem. but her mother, raya, yair�*s sister, was not freed by hamas, though israel says mothers and children were supposed to be released together. yair says his niece is still finding her voice. well, hila is whispering because she says that the terrorists that held them told them to keep it low all the time, especially at night — they didn't allow them to talk a lot at night. and in the day they were always making them quiet, told them to keep it quiet. so she got used to whispering. now her voice is very low. hila turned 13 today, with balloons and a cake at the hospital, but without her mother. applause herfamily say she's doing well, on the surface at least. she's not afraid to go to sleep. she is eating. she's not afraid to turn off the light. i think she's doing pretty well here. again, i still don't know how deep the scar in her heart is. i think we will find out later. israel's prime minister was grim—faced today, touring bullet—riddled homes where hamas went on a killing spree on october the 7th. he insists israel will eliminate this enemy. for now, it's had to do a deal with hamas to get some of its hostages back. orla guerin, bbc news, tel aviv. qatar and egypt are playing a central role in negotiations. qatar's prime minister told the bbc�*s partner cbs news that hamas�*s "very complicated structure" presented a challenge for mediators, because the group's political leaders in doha have to relay information to and from military commanders in gaza. the us is also working towards an extension. here's the latest from white house's spokesperson john kirby. we'd certainly like to see even that extension extended further, until all the hostages are released. that is really the goal here — get all the hostages home with their families where they belong, however long that could take. israel has not yet confirmed the extension. a member of the israeli knesset likud party boaz bismuth spoke to my colleague ben thompson i can only say that it's not a surprise here in israel. i mean, we expected the extension of the pause, if you want. as a matter of fact, this is something that hamas really needs. i mean, hamas needs this pause. hamas nowadays, the only thing right now that they can have or offer or to propose is the psychological war they are holding against us due to the hostages that they have. and the pause they also need in order to recover from the war itself and the way the israeli army inaudible. what is concerning israel, on one hand, of course, we would like to finish the job, we would like to eliminate hamas and it needs more time. on the other hand, of course, hostages are there and it is, i would say, yes, you can say priority because they are there and we would like our children, our women, our grandmothers to be back with us, also our soldiers, also the men, so if we can prolong, if we can extend the pause by having other hostages coming back, of course israel says yes, this is what the israeli population, this is what the israeli society, this is what is being demanded right now by israel itself... crosstalk this is what has been discussed at length, that israel had offered a day's extension for every ten additional hostages that were released from gaza so one would assume that more hostages would be released so one would assume that more hostages will be released as part of this truce, this pause in fighting, but i wonder whether you have concerns about the leverage, the power that this hands to hamas to control the timescale of these negotiations? listen, obviously it is frustrating. why? because hamas, do not forget, are the ones that came and aggressed, not only did they come to our territory, to a sovereign country, but they acted in the most vicious, in the most horrific, barbarian way one could expect. and today, for israelis, when we watch them being — handling the negotiations, deciding, having the list of the names, who are we going to release, when are we going to release, are we going to release, so this of course is very frustrating but this is part of the demand of israel to release or bring back the hostages. the only thing that is a relief for us israelis, is a relief for the people of israel is knowing that all this is temporary, meaning, once the agreement is over, once our hostages are back, or at least the biggest number we expect, the war — we are back to war again. don't forget — we have two objectives, two things we have promised the people of israel — one is of course bring back the hostages and the other one is to eliminate hamas so two things we promised, so hamas today may be can play a certain role or play like they are the one who have the influence or the initiative — this is the word — they have the initiative, but not for long. inside gaza, aid has been trickling through, thanks to the temporary ceasefire. humanitarian supply trucks carrying food, fuel, and medicines are entering through the rafah crossing from egypt into gaza. in places like khan younis, crowds of people have been lining up, waiting for those food and supplies to be distributed by the un. for days, the temperatures in gaza have been cold with strong winds and heavy rains, making it difficult for the tens of thousands who have been displaced and are living in tents. families not living in tents are slowly returning to their homes or what's left of them. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports. sometimes the impact of war hits hardest when the fighting stops, when the drones overhead are filming, not firing. in the al—zahra district of khan younis, residents return to reclaim their homes, clinging to the smallest remnants of their earlier life. islands of normality in a vast, distorted world. in gaza city, the dead have been cut off from the living by weeks of fighting. among them, ali mahdi's father and nephew. he returned to find them lying dead in front of their house. translation: my father - and my nephew were martyred 14 days ago. when the truce came, i was able move my father's body and bury him at my house. the truce, his first chance to return and bury them. translation: what did we do? we are neither hamas nor fatah and we have never held a weapon in our lives. food and fuel are being trucked into gaza during the pause in fighting, but even in the southern city of khan younis many are struggling to find enough to eat. this was gaza before it became a battlefield, its buildings and its population densely packed. "a shield for hamas," israel said. no match for modern weapons. in areas like beit hanoun, few buildings have been spared. this brief window on to gaza's new landscape may be closing soon. the present hard to look at. the future hard to see. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. earlier, i spoke to yousef munayyer, the head of palestine/israel program and senior fellow, arab center washington dc, about understand gaza's humanitarian needs and how the war is shaping public opinion here in the us. do you think this temporary ceasefire and the aid come again albeit a drop in the bucket as aid organisations have said, can alleviate some of the suffering of civilians in gaza? well, not if this is a temporary pause or a humanitarian pause and it should go without saying that there is nothing humanitarian about a pause in war crimes. we need them to stop completely. the situation in gaza is catastrophic. the humanitarian situation cannot be described in words. the images that i think the entire world is getting a chance to see now during this break in the fighting, makes clear that the destruction is massive, that the target was widespread civilian infrastructure and we have seen tremendous damage to the health system and really all forms of life in the gaza strip... if i could jump in... crosstalk whatever is trickling in... just to jump in and follow up from what you say, an israeli spokesperson from the knesset likud said that aim remains twofold, to get the hostages to be released and also to defeat hamas. i want to ask about the hostages because it seems there is interest on both sides to ensure the ceasefire is extended to make sure that hostages are indeed released and palestinian prisoners are swapped. do you think, given the situation, we could see this extended further? well, i would hope that is the case and it has always been the case that the best way to resolve this issue is through negotiations and in fact these offers on exchanges have been on the table for weeks now, much longer before this deal was struck, but i think the israelis and particularly benjamin netanyahu was looking for a way to save face after the massive failure on his part on october 7th, and needed to do tremendous damage to gaza to be able to say, "hey, we hit them back." but the reality is that destruction was never going to bring the situation closer to peace, never going to get the hostages back, only negotiations were going to do that... and that is what we are seeing now... sorry tojump in, want to underline what you said, negotiations are indeed what we are seeing from both sides but if i cannot want to ask about us support for israel and aid to gaza now because you have been writing about that as well and the washington post has had some interesting repotting on the biden administration's efforts to talk to leaders of the muslim community here in the us and in one meeting he said he was "disappointed in himself," according to the washington post reporting you may have seen. do you think the white house underestimated the impact this conflict has had on the muslim american community? i think the white house has been tragically myopic in the way they looked at the israeli palestinian issue, notjust in the way it affects people in the united states but how it affects the entire region. they believe before october seven the issue of israel—palestine is one that is not central, could be deemphasised and was not a priority for american foreign policy and it is not central, could be deemphasised and was not a priority for american foreign policy and this crisis has brought it right back to the top of the agenda and shown just how big of a mistake that was and i think the biden administration also made a tremendous mistake in the extent to which they decided to completely offer a blank cheque of support to israel even as it carried out this heinous destruction of the gaza strip and really into that choice of language dehumanised palestinians. this is very important. we had three palestinian students who were shot here in the united statesjust the other day and the biden administration... that is something we're going to covering... there is one point i want to ask about this meeting because one of the participants told the washington post the meeting help them understand that.... what do you think of that? i am interested in your take on that? the united states has tried for years to reshape palestinian leadership in a way that it is american interests and israeli interests, and this policy has been an abject failure. the result is on display today. we have divided palestinian leadership and this is something that has manipulated the israelis as well. israelis need to choose their leaders, palestinians need to choose their leaders and the only way out of this is when representative and elective leaders negotiate with each other at an even table. that is something that unfortunately the us has been unwilling to provide. interesting to get your perspective today. thank you so much forjoining us. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. a diplomatic dispute has broken out between the british and greek governments over the parthenon sculptures. better known as the elgin marbles, they've been on display in the british museum since the 19th century, but pressure has been growing for them to be returned to greece. here's what the greek prime minister kyrios mitsotakis told the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg on sunday. if i told you that you would cut the mona lisa in half and you would have half in the louvre and half in the british museum, do you think your viewers would appreciate the beauty of the painting? this is exactly what happens. after that interview aired, prime minister rishi sunak cancelled his planned meeting with mr mitsotakis in london. a spokesman for the greek prime minister said he was "disappointed" the meeting had been cancelled at the "11th hour". the trustees of the british museum are currently exploring the prospect of a loan arrangement that would see the marbles returned to greece temporarily, but any decision would be months away. you're live with bbc news. almost two million people in russia and ukraine don't have power after hurricane winds, snowfall and heavy rain cut electricity lines and caused widespread flooding. more than 2,000 towns and villages in ukraine are without electricity after wind speeds reached 90mph. james waterhouse reports from kyiv. in kyiv, the weather has been more bittersweet, these high winds mean the chances of drone strikes are lower and after a weekend where 75 of them were launched at the city by russia, that is a welcome reprieve, if you like. what ukrainian authorities are saying is that more than 2000 towns and villages were left without power because of this intense storm. what moscow is saying is that more than 2 million people were cut off. inside russia itself, as well as any territories it occupies in southern ukraine. on crimea, moscow installed officials declared a state of emergency and evacuated people after the banks of a river burst and there was coastal flooding. in the southern regions, there was trouble as well, vehicles were towed and people suffering from hypothermia. these weather conditions have been acutely felt but none although for the soldiers who are fighting in the endless trenches and three lines along the front line. overall, this has been a devastation for a region that has not been caused for once by russia's continued invasion. james waterhouse there. there are just days to go before the un's climate summit, cop28, gets under way in dubai. president biden is expected to skip the event, but the leaders of nearly 200 countries will be there. the news comes as the president of the summit, dr sultan al—jaber, faces calls to resign after leaked documents seen by the bbc, appear to show that the host country, the united arab emirates, has been using its role as host as an opportunity to try to strike oil and gas deals. earlier i spoke to kelly sims gallagher, dean and professor of energy and environmental policy at tufts to discuss the investigation. i want to ask you first of all about the bbc investigation, concerns about a top oil producer hosting the cop28 summit any concerns about the uae possibly using this as an opportunity to strike oil deals. what do you make of all of this? it was a controversial decision in the first place to appoint the ceo of a national oil company and even the chairman of a company committed to clean energy to be the president of the cop28 due to apparent conflicts of interest. normally a government official such as the minister of environment or some minister for foreign affairs is placed in this role but in this case we have a ceo, a chairman of two of enterprises, and someone who also serves as minister of industry and advanced technology and special envoy for climate change put in this role. based on what i have seen in easily to documents, it appears that the fears of a conflict of interest were indeed well—founded. does that affect the prospect of an outcome here? i don't think it necessarily threatens the whole outcome but the president is entrusted with shepherding the whole negotiation process in the run—up to this and of course trying to land an actual agreement at the cop28. he or she must be trusted by all parties and i think this undermines the trust that parties may have in him as that person who will be able to reach an agreement for everybody. speaking of trust, going into this we have seen complaints time and again from developing countries, island nations who feel the bigger leaders make plenty of promises but don't implement them. do you feel that will change this time around? both the us and china are on track for achieving their original pledges under the paris agreement. overall, what we are seeing is a big gap in terms of where we need to be headed to achieve net zero emissions by the mid century and where we are today. one of the big agenda items for this cop28 is something called the global stock—take and it is what it sounds like, it is a process to take stock of progress that has been made since the paris agreement was signed in 2015. to see whether we are making adequate progress any short answer is we are not. we are not on track to avoid a major temperature rise. this meeting is coming at the end of the hottest year ever recorded, does that and the fact we have seen these climate affects across the globe give the summit more of a sense of urgency? it certainly gives me a strong sense of urgency and i think that is true for many vulnerable countries and countries that experienced extreme weather events over the last year. you are right, this past summer was the hottest year on record and in fact emissions rose to their highest levels ever. we have not, as a world, managed yet to peak total emissions and begin the process of getting to net zero. last question, we have a minute left. is it still possible to avoid these catastrophic climate affects if action is taken now? it is still possible. we have the technology that we need and we certainly know which policies need to be put in place to get us on track. what we are looking for here is political will and we need to accelerate the commitments that countries have made and be much more ambitious to get ourselves on track. interesting point there. we will all be watching what comes out of this cop28 summit and thank you so much for giving us your thoughts and insights on this upcoming summit. thank you. the holidays have arrived at the white house. first ladyjill biden unveiled this year's decorations on monday. the theme for 2023 is "magic, wonder and joy." it's inspired by how children experience the holiday season. the decorations include 98 trees throughout the white house complex, over 33,000 ornaments, and 72 wreaths. it took over 300 volunteers from across the country a full week to decorate. before we go, take a look at this. this is a rare sumatran rhino born at the weekend in indonesia. there are fewer than 50 sumatran rhinos left in the wild. this male calf, who has yet to be named, weighs 55 pounds and was born on a rhino sanctuary on the island of sumatra — the second this year as they battle to save the species. thank you for watching bbc news. we will remind you of the top story at this hour or you can go to our website and of course there we will have all the latest on the israel — hamas conflict. we have reporters on the ground and in the region bringing you the latest on the story. they will bring you up—to—date from across the region they have the latest on the hostage and prisoner swap deal, as we mentioned earlier we expect further hostages to be released on tuesday. there are some media reporting israel has received a list of ten names of the hostages that would be released, and at this point we have not had that confirmed yet but we will be confirming that hopefully soon and have the up on our website as well. please stay tuned and thank you for watching bbc news. hello. it's cold out there. it's going to stay cold for the rest of the week into the weekend and probably into next week, too. in fact, there's no sign of any mild weather returning. now, how about tuesday itself? obviously cold, bright, if not sunny for many of us. now, here's the satellite picture. here's all that drizzly, cloudy weather that many of us experienced on monday. it's moving away towards the east and behind it, the skies are clearing. so clear skies through the early hours and into tuesday morning. and it will have been a pretty chilly start to tuesday, with those temperatures around freezing or below in the north and only around three or four degrees across central england and the south, too. but as i say, lots of sunshine around and at the very least, a bright start. now, these northerly winds are pretty cold. they're also pushing in some wintry showers, particularly to the scottish hills. some of these showers might be clipping the north—east of england. now, let's have a look at the highs, if you can call them that. around four degrees in glasgow, seven in liverpool will match that in norwich and in the southwest there around nine degrees celsius. and then tuesday evening into wednesday, this cold front will be moving southwards across the uk from north to south. so introducing slightly colder air, and also the chance of one or two wintry showers once again. so wednesday, most likely those wintry showers occurring in the north of the country, maybe clipping the northeast, and also some areas a little bit further south. showers, i think, in the south—west will be mostly of rain. again, a lot of sunshine around on wednesday and it's a cold air, in fact, temperatures really struggling in the north. this is more like january, really. so two degrees in glasgow, around about five or six degrees in the south of the country. and then on thursday, we think this area of low pressure, this weather front, will stayjust to the south of us where it might graze the very far south of the country. but i think, for most of us, it's a case of dry weather. but of course, it's staying cold. this is what we call the anomaly map. so the blue colour indicates temperatures below average, and then you've got above average values there for portugal and spain, just iberia, really, and maybe parts of the mediterranean. so much of the continent staying cold. here's the outlook for the days ahead and into the weekend. you can see single figure temperatures in some places. really struggling to stay much above freezing so wrap up warmly. bye— bye. world leaders gather in dubai this week to find ways to curb carbon emissions but a bbc investigation finds fossil fuel deals were on the uae�*s agenda. an apple iphone maker foxxcon expands with another investment. but where is the money going? hello, and welcome to asia business report with me, arunoday mukharji. our top story this morning is on climate change as the un climate talks or cop28 gets under way in the united arab emirates this week. but a joint investigation by the centre for climate reporting and the bbc has found that the uae had planned to use the opportunity to discuss fossil fuel deals with 15 nations. fossilfuels like coal, oil and gas are the biggest contributors to carbon emissions, leading to rising global temperatures. cop28 organisers have said the report is inaccurate and the uae said, "private meetings are private". i have been speaking to graham riddell, a climate and sustainability consulting leader, and he gave me his reaction to the possible discussions of fossil fuel deals at cop28, an event that aims to lessen the worst impact of climate change by limiting the rising global temperatures. first reaction is everybody needs to be at the table. we cannot avoid having heavy fossil fuel leading companies