washington has stepped up its criticism of the way israel is carrying out its military offensive in gaza. antony blinken said there was a gap between the government's declared intentions to protect civilians and the casualties and what was happening on the ground. the ceasefire deal ended just over a week ago now. take a look at this map, which shows what is happening at the moment. it comes as the un's top aid official has said there's no longer any meaningful humanitarian operation in southern gaza. it does appear, however, that the israeli border crossing, kerem shalom, could soon be opened to improve the flow of aid. also, new images appear to show dozens of palestinian men stripped to their underwear with their hands tied behind their back, being held by israel defence forces. this report — and it's disturbing — is from jeremy bowen. video emerged this afternoon of palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town of beit lahiya in northern gaza and we've geo—located the video there too. palestinian diplomats said these were savage images, evoking humanity's darkest times. the israeli army said only that suspects were being interrogated. posts on social media said the men had been sheltering with their families at a un school and that others were killed during the israeli raid. in this photo, the men had been moved to another location, which we have not been able to verify. one of the captives is a journalist. he was forced to leave his disabled daughter, according to the newspaper he works for in london. earlier in israel's parliament, a prominent government supporter told me that only israeli forces can control gaza, not the independent palestine the americans want. i think that when we talk about two—state solutions, we are using three words and three lies. it's not two, it's not a state and it's definitely not a solution. so what's the answer, an everlasting occupation? first, occupation is not the word. one cannot occupy his own land. israel is not an occupier in israel. it's the land of israel. so what about gaza? again... that's the land of israel? the land of israel, you cannot be occupying it. we're not occupying it from anyone. in gaza, civilians are lost in the rubble of israeli strikes. so far, the world is not close to controlling the powerful chaotic forces unleashed by this war. the un secretary—general, saying international peace and security is in jeopardy is demanding an immediate ceasefire. a palestinian leader told me that the us and uk must not veto the next ceasefire resolution. the united states of america and britain now has the key. if they oppose resolution about immediate ceasefire, they will not be complicit only with this aggression, they will be a participant in these war crimes. they have to approve the ceasefire immediately, because what is at stake is the life of 2.3 million people now. half of them are children. without a political solution, this conflict will go on when, if, israel declares victory in gaza. the war will not have a neat ending. two opposing forces are at work here. on the one hand, pressure for a ceasefire. on the other, the determination of the americans and the british to give israel the time it needs to achieve its objectives, and one western diplomat i talked to was thinking about perhaps another month. now, the un secretary—general wants to hurry that process up by putting pressure on them and also shaming them into taking action sooner. as gaza's food queues get longer, the un says it cannot run a dependable humanitarian operation. with hungry people jumping warehouse fences, israel says world peace requires gaza's liberation from hamas, and that will take force. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. we mentioned those comments from antony blinken about the protection of civilians. this is what he had to say. as we stand here almost a week into this campaign in the south after the end of the humanitarian pause, it is imperative, it remains imperative that israel put a premium on civilian protection. there does remain a gap between exactly what i said when i was there, the intent to protect civilians, and the actual results that we're seeing on the ground. that was the us secretary of state antony blinken was that our correspondent yolande knell is with me injerusalem. yolande, the language there was polite and measured, but he has made this point more than once and he seems to feel that he has to make it again and again? that he has to make it again and auain? , said it was taking steps to do that, that it was being more precise in its evacuation orders that it has given, and that it has given people are these four hour windows to make their way from car —— khan yunis, which are seen as a stronghold of hamas, to make their way down towards the border with egypt and the mediterranean coast. but still, we are seeing hundreds of palestinians being killed, including in areas where they have been told to seek safety. these were the strongest comments we had had yet from the us since the southern offensive began, criticising israeli actions there. we offensive began, criticising israeli actions there.— offensive began, criticising israeli actions there. we also saw a map a few minutes _ actions there. we also saw a map a few minutes ago _ actions there. we also saw a map a few minutes ago of _ actions there. we also saw a map a few minutes ago of the _ actions there. we also saw a map a few minutes ago of the kerem - actions there. we also saw a map a i few minutes ago of the kerem shalom crossing, which apparently is going to open. how will that change the flow of humanitarian aid going into gaza? , , , , , gaza? this is interesting, because we know it — gaza? this is interesting, because we know it is _ gaza? this is interesting, because we know it is something _ gaza? this is interesting, because l we know it is something washington has been negotiating for four we know it is something washington has been negotiating forfour weeks. it is responding to calls from the un, egypt and others, which say the rafah crossing is not designed for the amount of aid that needs to go into the gaza strip. and that puts a limit on the number of lorry loads that can go in each day. israel is demanding stringent security checks of everything entering into gaza. and opening the kerem shalom crossing will allow screenings to take less, because it is not like lorry loads of aid will be going from the israeli side, they are still coming from egypt. but this will give a customised space for the inspection is to take place because prior to this war, you had hundreds of lorry loads of goods going in through the kerem shalom crossing. it was the main point to supply gaza, so hundreds of lorry loads were going into the gaza strip every day through there. so we are told this should streamline the aid going into gaza, but there are still problems when it comes to distribution within gaza, mainly because of the ongoing fighting. we have had the un saying that it has lorries that are stranded in the centre of the strip. it can't bring those back to restock them. there have been issues with communications blackouts and because of the ongoing fighting, some of the staff are not able to get to the rafah crossing to help with the aid distribution effort. ~ . , , help with the aid distribution effort. ~ ., , , ., help with the aid distribution effort. ., , , ., ., effort. we are seeing queues for aid and we have — effort. we are seeing queues for aid and we have also _ effort. we are seeing queues for aid and we have also seen _ effort. we are seeing queues for aid and we have also seen those - effort. we are seeing queues for aid and we have also seen those live . and we have also seen those live pictures from southern israel looking across to gaza. again, those plumes of dark smoke in the sky. it is a week now since that ceasefire deal broke down. and there are still many hostages, more than 100, who are being held in gaza. there was a vigil last night. people were trying to remind the world that that is still happening too? for israelis, this is the beginning _ still happening too? for israelis, this is the beginning of - still happening too? for israelis, this is the beginning of the - still happening too? for israelis, | this is the beginning of the jewish this is the beginning of thejewish holiday of hanukkah and the video that took place in tel aviv last night was marking two months since the 7th of october tax, when those 240 hostages were ta ken into the 7th of october tax, when those 240 hostages were taken into gaza. and the fact that the holiday was taking place without loved ones there. so this is a solemn moment for israelis. there has also been another development this morning, where hamas is saying inside gaza, although we have not been able to verify it, that there was another israeli attempt to rescue hostages. and they said that was prevented by hamas fighters and that they killed a number of israeli forces. there was also one person who was being held captive in gaza was among those who have been killed. fix, held captive in gaza was among those who have been killed.— held captive in gaza was among those who have been killed. a week ago, we were talking — who have been killed. a week ago, we were talking about _ who have been killed. a week ago, we were talking about whether _ who have been killed. a week ago, we were talking about whether that - who have been killed. a week ago, we were talking about whether that deal l were talking about whether that deal could be extended. that feels a long way away now, but are efforts still going on to try and have another exchange and bring hostages back and release palestinian prisoners from israeli jails? irate release palestinian prisoners from israelijaiis?_ israeli jails? we know israel removed — israeli jails? we know israel removed its _ israeli jails? we know israel removed its negotiating - israeli jails? we know israel. removed its negotiating team israeli jails? we know israel- removed its negotiating team from qatar, where the negotiations were taking place. the qataris are serving as mediators here because there are some hamas leaders who are also based in doha. communications were difficult throughout that process. at the moment, israeli members of the war cabinet met relatives of the hostages this week. they say there is no plan for another truce. the fighting will continue, but there will be efforts to try to rescue hostages. but that is difficult with the ongoing level of hostilities.— of hostilities. yolande knell, our middle east _ of hostilities. yolande knell, our middle east correspondent, - of hostilities. yolande knell, our. middle east correspondent, joining me injerusalem. so two key themes, humanitarian aid we were talking about that is still not reaching gaza at the moment to the level which is needed, but also, if you see the live pictures, that skyline that we are so used to seeing, once again, those plumes of smoke rising into the sky. the comments from the us secretary of state antony blinken are important because this is a message that the us and others are repeating, that israel needs to do all it can to protect civilians. israel says it is doing that and that it has stepped up its efforts. but when you see key members of the international community questioning whether that is what happens, talking about the difference, as antony blinken was saying, between the intent and the results, there will be a continuing focus on this military operation as it continues in gaza, particularly in the south of the strip, where we are seeing that intensive firefighting. there is more to come from jerusalem through the day, but for now, let's head back to london for the rest of the news. documents reveal that the united kingdom has given rwanda a further £100 million as part of its deal to relocate asylum seekers to the african nation. the revelation came hours after rishi sunak vowed to "finish the job" of reviving the plan after the resignation of his immigration minister this week. let's go live now to our political correspondent peter saull, who's in westminster. peter, was this extra £100 million unexpected? in peter, was this extra £100 million unexpected?_ peter, was this extra £100 million unarmed?— unexpected? in a way, it's not surprising _ unexpected? in a way, it's not surprising that _ unexpected? in a way, it's not surprising that the _ unexpected? in a way, it's not surprising that the costs - unexpected? in a way, it's not surprising that the costs keep| unexpected? in a way, it's not - surprising that the costs keep going up surprising that the costs keep going up for this policy. i suppose rwanda needs to get something in return for taking in some of those migrants who have crossed the english channel, initially heading towards the uk. but it is the scale of the figures that are quite embarrassing for the government. they have already spent £114 million. that was the initial outlay when the policy was first announced. then a further 100 million in april this year, and there is also an expectation that another £50 million will be spent in the next financial year, so that takes the total to well over a quarter of £1 billion for a policy thatis quarter of £1 billion for a policy that is still theoretical. the money keeps going up. as for the flights to rwanda, the opposite is true. from the flights carrying various home secretaries to sign off on various things with the rwandan authorities. what is the money for? this is an economic partnership with rwanda as well as a migration one, so it is money to help the rwandan economy to grow. it is also to make sure the process and can work well. in rwanda, the uk courts have raised concerns about that. ministers are also making the point that this is an investment that will ultimately save the british taxpayer money, because it's all about dissuading people from taking a journey across the english channel in the first place. and a lot of money has been spent on housing them in recent years. so that is the argument. the labour party say this is a total farce. how many more blank cheques are going to be written for this policy, with so many question marks still hanging over it— political, logistical and legal? rishi sunak earlier this week week announced legislation which he hopes will get this off the ground. but there is lots of concerning his own party about whether it is workable. the more moderate wing of the tory party are worried about the idea that parliament can unilaterally declare that rwanda is a safe country, in contrast to what the supreme court ruled. on the right of the conservative party, they are saying that actually, there is a danger that actually, there is a danger that this doesn't work because it doesn't go far enough in this applying international law. the prime minister says this is the only thing that is going to work that will still keep the rwandans and the courts on the side. so this is all pointing towards what will probably be a crunch vote in the house of commons on tuesday. but ministers say they are potentially open to the idea of changing the legislation down the line, so that might mean they can get a through on tuesday, but those mps may want to amend it at a later date. but those mps may want to amend it at a later date-— at a later date. peter saull, thank ou. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the serial killer steve wright, who was convicted of the murders of five women in ipswich in 2006, has been arrested in connection with the death of a teenager in suffolk more than 20 years ago. 17—year—old victoria hall went missing following a night out in felixstowe in september 1999 — her body was found days later hundreds of oxfam staff in the uk will go on strike today for the first 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china, romania and ukraine, and instead of paying his taxes, spent much of that money on what the indictment calls an extravagant lifestyle, one which included the use of drugs and prostitutes. the indictment accuses the first son of engaging in a scheme to avoid paying federal taxes between the years 2016—2019 and accuses him as well of filing a false tax assessment for the year 2018. all of this adds a new layer, of course, of legal peril for president biden's son following, of course, the collapse of a plea deal. hunter biden was already facing separate criminal charges that he lied about his drug use in seeking to obtain a firearm in the state of delaware. and all of this, of course, brings the us justice department into the perplexing position of filing charges not only against the son of the sitting president, joe biden, but also, of course, it has filed charges against the former president of the united states, donald trump, who continues to be his party's leading candidate for next year's republican presidential nomination. now, let's turn our attention to the climate summit in dubai, cop28. the cop president has urged nations to step up and get the job done. sultan aljaber pressed countries to come together to reach a potentially historic deal. the summit is in its last few days, and many parties at the conference shared their concerns over an agreement from nations to drastically cut their fossil fuel use. this comes as scientists say that 2023 is certain to be the warmest year to date — mainly because of record emissions of carbon dioxide and the rising impact of the el nino weather phenomenon. let's speak to my colleague carl nasman, who's at the cop28 summit in dubai for us — where the focus today is the impact of climate change on young people. it is, and young people are often on the front line of the impact of climate change and that has been a topic of discussion here. plenty of youth advocates are in attendance in dubai and i am joined by one of them from mongolia. you are one of these youth negotiators who has access to the room to help negotiate these deals. what is the vibe like in there right now? i know it's been a difficult week of long hours negotiating?— difficult week of long hours negotiating? difficult week of long hours neurotiatin? , ~ , ., ., difficult week of long hours neurotiatin? , ~ ., ., negotiating? yes. we started on a bit of a high _ negotiating? yes. we started on a bit of a high with _ negotiating? yes. we started on a bit of a high with the _ negotiating? yes. we started on a bit of a high with the loss - negotiating? yes. we started on a bit of a high with the loss and - bit of a high with the loss and damage — bit of a high with the loss and damage fund being accepted, and that was with— damage fund being accepted, and that was with the result of the year's work_ was with the result of the year's work of— was with the result of the year's work of the transit