the palestinian president mahmoud abbas says the veto makes the us complicit in what he describes as war crimes against palestinians. in a statement, he condemns the american position as a "flagrant violation of all humanitarian principles and values" and he holds the us "responsible for the bloodshed of palestinian children, women and elderly people in the gaza strip". the us envoy said such a ceasefire would be dangerous and unrealistic. every other member of the council backed the resolution — apart from the uk, which abstained. israel thanked the us, saying a ceasefire would give hamas — which is classed as a terror group by many western governments — a chance to regroup. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. in gaza, there's no safe place, says the un secretary general. the health care system is collapsing. hospitals have become battlegrounds, and palestinians have no shelter and everything else needed to survive, he says. this was the scene in khan younis in the south yesterday in the aftermath of an israeli airstrike as the military pushes ahead with its war against hamas. hours later, at the un in new york, the secretary general called for a ceasefire and had this warning. there is a high risk of the total collapse of the humanitarian support system in gaza, which would have devastating consequences. we anticipate that would result in a complete breakdown of public order and increased pressure for mass displacement into egypt. i fear the consequences could be devastating for the security of the entire region. but the us, which has veto power, ignored his calls and voted against it. our goal should not simply be to stop the war for today. it should be to end the war forever, break the cycle of unceasing violence, and build something stronger in gaza and across the middle east so that history does not keep repeating itself. britain abstained in the vote. every other member of the security council backed the ceasefire. we call for further— and longer pauses to get aid to palestinians and allow space for further hostage releases. . but we cannot vote in favour. of a resolution which does not condemn the atrocities hamas - committed against innocent israeli civilians on the 7th of october. in gaza, the situation for civilians grows more dire by the day. the world food programme is warning of widespread famine and says nine in ten gazans are not getting enough food. "our life is extremely difficult", says hassanein, another displaced gaza resident, now in rafah. "there's not even water. "this is what we face every day", he says. as the fighting continues, more people are being killed and the suffering of survivors is getting worse. israel says it is taking steps to protect civilians in gaza, but the world is asking, is it enough? it is it enough? has been confirmed that one of the it has been confirmed that one of the israeli hostages in gaza has been killed. this is a picture of the man and his community have released a statement in the last few hours. "it is with great sorrow and a broken heart that we announce the murder of sahar baruch who was kidnapped from his home by hamas terrorists to gaza on the black sabbath and murdered there. we share in the unbearable grief of his parents, tami and roni, his brother, guy and niv, his family and all his loved ones. we will demand the return of his body as part of any hostages release deal. we won't stop until everyone is home.> let's get more reaction to the un security council last night that we've been discussing throughout the morning. dr mustafa barghouti is president of the political party palestine national initiative, i spoke to him earlier about his views on the us veto on calls for a ceasefire. the united states of america and britain did not support a ceasefire means they are participating in this crime. they are covering up the terrible crime of genocide that is happening now in gaza and the terrible other crime of ethnic cleansing that the israelis are conducting against the people. and the collective punishment is depriving people from every possibility of having a normal life. i heard representatives on britain saying they want to condemn the killings of israelis and we do not want any israeli or palestinian to be killed, but why is she saying that the killing of 32 children should be condemned children should be condemned while she is not saying the israeli killing of 7,500 palestinian should also be condemned. that is a double standard. but liberty counsel is very dangerous. —— what happened in the security council is very dangerous. it sends a very negative message to the whole world that from now on we don't live in the world is not living according to international law but according to the law of the jungle. it's important to say that israel strongly refutes those claims of genocide and ethnic cleansing in particular. i wanted to ask you specifically and you touched on it in there, what the us and uk were saying at the un security council. they said a ceasefire now does not provide a lasting resolution to this. what is your suggested path forward to make sure hamas does not provide an ongoing threat to israel while also protecting palestinian civilians in gaza? hamas was reacting to what israel was doing. i'm notjustifying anything, but to think that the world... let me finish. these were massacres on that day. you are saying they were reacting and you're notjustifying it, but it's important to say that these were brutal attacks. we should make that point. you should allow me to answer you. can i answer you please? can i answer? please do. i am quoting the secretary general of the un who no—one can doubt is a good man, and he said things did not happen from a vacuum. we have been oppressed by the israeli occupation for 56 years. 70% of the population of gaza have been subjected to ethnic earlier i spoke to asaf shariv, former consul general of israel in new york — he's in tel aviv, and told me about the current situation in gaza. the problem is that we see that even during the ceasefire and on a daily basis, that trucks of food and gas and other humanitarian aid that are getting in there are not going to the citizens. since there are no un people inside gaza and the israelis are not controlling who gets the food. we see that the leaders of hamas are taking the food and all this aid to their people. so we can bring in as much as we can. that's not quite correct, though, is it because you said justjust for accuracy, though, you said that the un aren't inside gaza, but unwra, the un relief and works agency, are operating inside gaza. yes. and i feel sorry for them because every day they are the ones that are getting in are being robbed. the trucks, there's a mob running towards these trucks of food or humanitarian aid, and then come a truck with five or six or seven people of hamas and they are just taking everything. this is the daily basis. there are a lot of videos and you see more and more people in gaza complaining about the situation we're seeing they are definitely, without a doubt suffering. and i personally feel sorry for every innocent people in gaza. definitely. but what's the solution? if we bring more, hamas will have more. and then the situation will only continue. you know, this is not the first operation since israel evacuated from gaza in 2006. and every two years, two or three years, we have an operation. and after two weeks, the un said, let's do a ceasefire and it continues. and, you know, hamas took hostages, the israeli people, but they also took hostages, some of the the innocent citizens in gaza who suffered. but if we will not put an end to the regime of the hamas, it willjust continue for two more years. they will have a two weeks stop or two—year stop, but it will continue. we have to get rid of this government and make sure that the citizens of israel and the citizens of gaza will not suffer from this administration. joining me now is steven erlanger who's the cheif diplomatic correspondent in europe for the new york times. let's talk about the us position first of all because they are of course israel's of political and military ally but there's been a lot of criticism about the position that they took at the un security council last night, not a surprising one. what is your assessment of what the us perhaps wants to do next? the us would like this _ us perhaps wants to do next? the us would like this over _ us perhaps wants to do next? the us would like this over with _ us perhaps wants to do next? the us would like this over with but - us perhaps wants to do next? the us would like this over with but the - us perhaps wants to do next? the us would like this over with but the us i would like this over with but the us also once hamas taken out of power in gaza, so the us has given a time on the clock is ticking and israel has urged, sorry, the us has urged israel very strongly to let more aid into gaza and the slaughter going on hertz israel's reputation on the united states representation —— reputation but for hamas to win it only needs to survive in power and no one really wants that to happen, not the people of gaza, i assure you because i spent a lot of time there, not the saudis all thejordanians or the palestinian authorities, not israel or america, the palestinian authorities, not israel oramerica, but the palestinian authorities, not israel or america, but to defeat hamas you have to defeat them. a ceasefire will simply stop the fighting and leave hamas in place. that is the argument, that is the american argument, sojoe biden is giving israel time at the time is not unlimited and they have urged israel very openly, including from the vice president, to be much more careful about civilian deaths, casualties, to use less bombs, smaller bombs, to really bring this to a halt but they are not going to let a ceasefire stop it in the middle. ,, ,, . ., , ., ,, ., middle. the us secretary of state was speaking _ middle. the us secretary of state was speaking the _ middle. the us secretary of state was speaking the day _ middle. the us secretary of state was speaking the day before - was speaking the day before yesterday and talking about the gap between israel's stated intent to protect civilians but the reality of what was happening on the ground and that he needs to say that publicly, does it suggest he doesn't think israel is listening to what he is saying publicly or privately? that's an issue. saying publicly or privately? that's an issue- the _ saying publicly or privately? that's an issue. the americans _ saying publicly or privately? that's an issue. the americans and - saying publicly or privately? that's l an issue. the americans and israelis are talking everyday about all of this, but israel has its own national interest and at some point will do what it thinks it needs to do. it is listening to the us and is listening to britain and listening to germany but it does not always agree. it's the same with the desired end state, they want a two state solution and the palestinian authority to somehow take over power in gaza and benjamin netanyahu says no way, but for that to happen, you need a new israeli government and a new palestinian government and you need the hostilities to end. there is a long way to go, i'm afraid. for how lona is a long way to go, i'm afraid. for how long do _ is a long way to go, i'm afraid. for how long do you think israel will continue to get us backing and you touched on this, to continue the military operation as the number of palestinian deaths and injuries continues to climb. there will surely be some sort of cut—off date for that backing, won't there? it is for that backing, won't there? it is flexible, for that backing, won't there? it is flexible. but _ for that backing, won't there? it is flexible. but i _ for that backing, won't there? it 3 flexible, but i think it's a matter of two weeks. i don't think it will be much more than that and i don't even think it will be another month. thank you forjoining us from the new york times and let's head back to london for the rest of the news. anna foster injerusalem bringing us the latest development. there's fury among some countries at the un climate summit in dubai, after the oil cartel 0pec urged its members to block any deal targeting fossil fuels. france's energy minister says she's "stunned" after 0pec — the organisation of the petroleum exporting countries — rallied its members to reject any proposal at cop28 to phase out fossil fuels. spain's ecology minister has called the move �*disgusting' . live now to dubai and our correspondent carl nasman. to what extent is this letter from 0pec are now dominating the agenda of the day? this opec are now dominating the agenda of the da ? , , opec are now dominating the agenda ofthe da ? , , .,, opec are now dominating the agenda oftheda ? ,, ., i, ,, of the day? this is really bubbling under the surface _ of the day? this is really bubbling under the surface and _ of the day? this is really bubbling under the surface and is - of the day? this is really bubbling under the surface and is a - of the day? this is really bubbling under the surface and is a big - of the day? this is really bubbling l under the surface and is a big point of discussion here at cop 28 and it's likely a reaction, some people say, to the growing momentum and calls for a phase—out of fossil fuels and to have that included in the final language of the final agreement at the end of this week. there are more than a hundred countries that support that, more than half of the countries involved. analysts were telling me on behalf of the oil nations that this could be a turning point for the future of oil and gas and there is trouble for the economies and we have some reaction from our climate envoy, jennifer morgan. i think we're seeing very worrying tactics by the arab group here. one of the key issues is adaptation. that's the second big paris goal. how do we create resilience in all of our economies? how can small islands make sure that their houses aren't going to be blown away by the next cyclone? and there you have a position from the arab group which doesn't even want to have text. this is a problem. this is a priority for the most vulnerable countries and europe stands with them. iamjoined by i am joined by a charred environmentalist and the chair of the indigenous peoples forum on climate change. a lot of talk about what is going on with the 0pec nations and the cop 28 presidency, and i know that this morning he actually came to speak to your group, the indigenous peoples caucus. what did he tell you? we have this caucus. what did he tell you? - have this morning at the caucus it is the endgame. the last three days, we wanted to have what we are requesting to be in the text and it's about how he can make this language to get to the outcome. for us it's about having governments to get a permanent active role of the observer because we have to be a 0bserver because we have to be a guardian of all of the defending of the communities. this guardian of all of the defending of the communities.— the communities. this is the loss and damage _ the communities. this is the loss and damage fund _ the communities. this is the loss and damage fund approved - the communities. this is the loss and damage fund approved on i the communities. this is the loss | and damage fund approved on day the communities. this is the loss - and damage fund approved on day one, and damage fund approved on day one, and you are saying that you want to have a role in terms of how the money will be distributed. absolutely. you know, when they wanted to make the dam, they went to the channels of the countries who had it and it goes through the ministries process but the people losing their culture and identity and who can prevent it is very far to get the cash to them so that's why for us we need to be sitting in and we can decide and guide them to go directly to those communities to prevent the loss and damage first, and when it has happened, to repair it. ., ., ., and when it has happened, to repair it. you are part of a group of stron: it. you are part of a group of strong female _ it. you are part of a group of strong female climate - it. you are part of a group of l strong female climate activists it. you are part of a group of - strong female climate activists and you have said that women are the masters of the environment. what do you mean by that? flit masters of the environment. what do you mean by that?— you mean by that? of course. if all ofthe you mean by that? of course. if all of the decisions _ you mean by that? of course. if all of the decisions of _ you mean by that? of course. if all of the decisions of the _ you mean by that? of course. if all of the decisions of the world - you mean by that? of course. if all of the decisions of the world are i of the decisions of the world are left in the hands of women, the world would be more peaceful, more just, equitable and inclusive. just look at a mother, she is taking care of the children, of her own people and the one making her society work, so that is why we are arguing about having women or women in that bracket. we cannot bracket half of our lives. it has to be a normal and natural way to have women leaders. here at cop 28, do you feel indigenous leaders and indigenous environmentalists are having an equal seat at the table with everyone else? fish equal seat at the table with everyone else?— equal seat at the table with everyone else? equal seat at the table with eve one else? �* ., , ., everyone else? an equal seat is a ve bi everyone else? an equal seat is a very big word- — everyone else? an equal seat is a very big word. having _ everyone else? an equal seat is a very big word. having a _ everyone else? an equal seat is a very big word. having a seat - everyone else? an equal seat is a very big word. having a seat at i everyone else? an equal seat is al very big word. having a seat at the table, we try to get some of them, and this does not mean we have to check the box that we have indigenous people present, but we have to implement what we are saying in the decisions. so for now, some of the discussion, when we come out of the discussion, when we come out of the discussion, when we come out of the ministerial but how climate can come together and have action together. we have to consider what we say into the decision, and if they are going to consider, there needs to be the diversity on climate to have the same position at the cops. . ., . ., to have the same position at the cops. _, . ., ., cops. the co-chair of the international _ cops. the co-chair of the international indigenous i cops. the co-chair of the - international indigenous peoples caucus on climate change, thanks for speaking yesterday, and about four days left in the negotiations and that letter from opec making some waves but there are plenty of countries that will be pushing for a fossil fuel phase—out and we will keep you up—to—date on the latest development in dubai. carl, thank you very much. south korea, japan and the united states say they've agreed on new ways to counter threats from north korea. the national security advisers of the three allies have been meeting in seoul. they said they would work together to tackle pyongyang's nuclear programme and its growing military ties with russia. moscow is suspected of helping north korea launch its first ever spy satellite last month. the leaders of england and wales' biggest unions are set to launch an attack on a controversial new law which will require them to provide minimum levels of service during strikes. the tuc, which represents 48 different unions, is holding a special national conference as it steps up its opposition to the new regulations. they were announced by minis