Border with lebanon. Our Correspondentjoe Inwood has been monitoring the latest developments. For the people of gaza, there is no respite. This was once a residential block reduced to rubble. Multiple generations of families are said to have been killed, seemingly caught unawares. Translation we were having dinner, when suddenly the bombing started without any warning. In an instant, our house collapsed. The victims were taken to the nearby alaqsa hospital. In a population as young as this, children are so often the victims. This incident already has one of the highest single death tolls since this war began and it is expected to rise. The hamas run Health Authorities say more than 20,000 people have now been killed in gaza since israel launched its offensive. Israel maintains it tries to avoid civilian casualties, it blames hamas for hiding among the population. The idf released new Footage Showing what it says are tunnels under the strip used for military purposes. Translation hamas operates from civilian areas. It uses them to cover its terrorist activity. It is a very complex challenge that we face, and we do it well so our forces in the field achieve good results like the brigade that found the tunnel network. While the vast majority of destruction has been in gaza, the west bank has not been spared. In the place where christianity was born, they marked the Birth Of Christ by remembering the deaths this conflict has brought. We used here to have the lighting of the tree Christmas Tree in the middle here. And we used to have a Big Christmas market in the playground down in the school. And we used to celebrate every night, at least for a week before. But this year we are just praying by night the holy mass, and we will pray for peace. But those prayers are yet to be answered. This has been the most devastating conflict between israelis and Palestinians In Modern Times and it shows no signs of ending. Joe inwood, bbc news. Israeli and arab media are reporting that egypt has put forward a new proposal for a ceasefire in gaza in three phases which would lead to the release of all israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails. Earlier i spoke to Abdelbassir Hassan from bbc arabic in cairo. Although there are no official comments or remarks from the egyptian side which is said to be behind this initiative so far, we have learned that it has three stages. The first is to have an exchange of hostages and prisoners from both sides. It is said the deal would include a truce for a three or four weeks, would include a truce for a three or fourweeks, more would include a truce for a three or four weeks, more or less, where the two sides wont exchange a0 hostages in return for 120 prisoners. 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I have talked to a permanent representative of the Palestinian National authority and the arab league. He said he himself did not know anything about these ideas except for the media. But he said there could be a mechanism complete between the two sides and the egyptians. But we have learned from israeli media that israel had already received these ideas and is considering at this moment without a final decision because it is not completely right at this moment. I think we have to wait to see. We have to listen to hamas, a basic party in this deal if it is really true. Earlier i spoke to saddam sayyaleh, Regional Development lead at anera. We discuss the humanitarian situation in gaza and the world food programmes deep concerns of famine in the region. Lets have a listen to what he said. Iv e ive been deployed. I am based in jordan. I have been deployed to egypt since the beginning of the war. Try to coordinate the entry of eight through egypt to gaza. So far anera has been a little bit successful in allowing some of the aids to get in into gaza. We are focusing on food. So far, anera have been able to distribute over 8 million food parcels, vegetables, baskets, doing shelter cleaning. We were able to do over1 million medical treatments for the Health Facilities inside gaza, with five pp� up facilities inside gaza, with five pop up Health Clinics inside gaza. As you know, we are looking inside gaza at the situation. It is very dire. We are looking at nine out of ten people who are eating less than one meal a day. And this is a testament, you know, by the world food programme, the integrated food classification, that was activated recently, that is ringing the alarm that we are looking into a famine in gaza. We are looking at 85 of gaza that has been displaced. We are looking at 1. 9 Million People out of their homes. Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in bethlehem because of the on going war in gaza. Its normally the busiest period for the city, wherejesus is thought to have been born, but this year local leaders in the occupied west bank said their focus this year will be on prayer. You can see images on your screen from the chrsitmas service. Earlier i spoke to our correspondent Shaimaa Khalil who is in bethlehem. Bethlehem feels and looks very, very different. Christmas is supposed to be the height of the season of celebrations here in bethlehem. The eyes of the world would have been on this place. The birthplace ofjesus. For celebrations leading the world into the marketing of christmas. And yet it looks nothing like its festive self. I have been here for days. I have been in Manger Square where the huge Christmas Tree is supposed to be. It would be heaving with activity, with pilgrims and tourists. Celebrating christmas. None of that is happening. Instead, yesterday, in the place where the tree was supposed to be, many dozens of palestinian children held a flag, a palestinian flag, and waved it with a message of solidarity for jazz or� s children. The scouts were holding banners saying, we pray for gaza. You do feel that these images that come out of gaza, including from al maghazi, from where you have been reporting, they hit very Close To Home here because many here also have family and friends trapped inside gaza. I spoke to one young man who was on the phone to his father. His father is trapped in a church in the east of gaza city. His dad was telling me there is just destruction. They are very reluctant to move because he says that the roads leading to areas in the south are extremely dangerous, but also, he said that many people that had moved to the supposedly safer areas have been killed. That is the complaint that you hear, even from people who made it out of al maghazi. They had been evacuated from gaza city to come to central gaza only to be hit like they had last night. Gaza only to be hit like they had last niuht. ,. ,. ,. , gaza only to be hit like they had last niht. ,. The danish Shipping Giant, maersk, says its preparing to resume Shipping Operations through the red sea and the gulf of aden. The announcement came after an International MilitaryOperation Led by the United States was deployed to prevent the targeting of commercial ships by drones from areas of yemen controlled by houthi rebels. Maersk and other Shipping Companies stopped sending ships through the red sea and the suez canal earlier this month as a result of drone attacks. Us Central Command said two days ago that a Us Navy Destroyer had shot down four drones in the red sea launched from yemeni territory. Protestors in serbia have vowed to block streets in the capital, belgrade, on monday, unless the government agrees to re run disputed elections. Sunday night saw crowds attempting to storm the city hall, with police deploying tear gas to disperse them. It follows widespread claims of Ballot Rigging in the recent general and local elections, with International Observers saying there were serious irregularities. The serbian president , Aleksander Vucic has dismissed the complaints. Lets get more on this with our reporter paul moss in the studio. First of all, what is exactly behind these protests . First of all, what is exactly behind these protests . Ostensibly, as you said, it is about these protests . Ostensibly, as you said, it is about the these protests . Ostensibly, as you said, it is about the elections these protests . Ostensibly, as you said, it is about the elections that l said, it is about the elections that were held. There were general and local elections held earlier this month. There were International Observers. There were lots of serious irregularities. Ballot box is being stuffed, boats votes being bought. Particularangerat being bought. Particular anger at the being bought. Particularangerat the contest in belgrade where the ruling party won, the opposition did not believe this. But in fact there have been protests building for quite some time. It started with an event that was not directly political. Earlierthis event that was not directly political. Earlier this year there were two mass shootings, one at a school, one in a village, in which more than a dozen people were killed. That prompted an organisation called servant serves against violence. These became more than about the shooting incident. They were protesting about the state of the economy in serbia, alleged corruption, the way the government worked its allegedly autocratic hand, and they formed the opposition in this election. A lot of anger in serbia about a lot of things. It seems to have coalesced in need demonstrations, which we saw on sunday night. In these demonstrations. On sunday night. In these demonstrations. On sunday night. In these demonstrations. , demonstrations. How serious was the violence . Pretty demonstrations. How serious was the violence . Pretty violent demonstrations. How serious was the violence . Pretty violent protests violence . Pretty violent protests last niuht. Violence . Pretty violent protests last night they violence . Pretty violent protests last night. They stormed violence . Pretty violent protests last night. They stormed the violence . Pretty violent protests last night. They stormed the cityj last night. They stormed the city hall in belgrade, or at least attempted to. They were met with very heavy policing, with tear gas used. 35 protesters were arrested. Now the police are saying that about eight of their officers were injured in the incident. That is their claim. The protesters dont see it that way. They argue they were being peaceful and were met with a violent crackdown. What is likely to happen now . I think at the moment its not quite as the protesters had hoped. They said that by early today they were going to have occupied the streets of belgrade, the capital. It does look as if the police have managed to prevent that because so far what i am hearing from belgrade is that we havent seen the kind of crowds that were predicted. But it is, how can i say, still early days. The protest on sunday didnt happen until night time. They may yet succeed. Thank you. Some Breaking News that has just come thank you. Some Breaking News that hasjust come in. The kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is alive and being held in a penal colony in siberia. That comes from his spokeswoman. It is after his team lost contact with him on the 6th Of December. The statement says, we found Alexei Navalny. He is in the Ik Three Penal Colony in the autonomous district. That was posted on the telegram site. It is confirmed his lawyer has seen him as well. Alexei navalny is fine. As i was sitting at the start of that, Alexey Novelli is a staunch critic of the kremlin Alexei Navalny. He has been in prison. It was on the 6th Of December that they lost contact with him. An update there from his team confirming that he is fine. Let s get some of the day s other news now. Police in sri lanka say they have arrested more than 13,000 suspects during a week long drive against Drug Traffickers across the country. They say the Operation Led to the seizure of almost aao kilogrammes of various types of narcotics, including heroin. More than a thousand addicts have been sent to a military run rehabilitation centre. Theres been widespread anger and protests after three civilians were found dead in indian administered kashmir, a day after they were reportedly taken into questioning by security forces. Police in the region have launched an investigation into the incident. Five other civilians with injuries are being treated in hospital. Christmas is also being celebrated in china, but the Chinese Communist party has urged christians not to forget they live in a socialist country as they celebrate christmas. Under the Chinese Government rules, christians are allowed to worship only in the churches registered with the government. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Here in the uk, an appeal for peace in the middle east has been echoed by the head of the Catholic Church in england and wales. Cardinal Vincent Nichols says he is extremely worried after two women seeking shelter in a church, in gaza, were reportedly killed by israeli snipers. A claim denied by the Israeli Defense forces. The cardinal says, catholic parishioners may be forced to leave. I think their biggest fear, and my biggest fear, is that somehow they will be given orders to vacate and just move, just go. There is nowhere safe. They want to stay. They have always stayed there. They have always stayed there. They have always looked after the needy, t5a seriously handicapped who were there. Sometimes, Times Of Darkness Help us to focus on what is really of lasting importance. And there is no doubt in my mind that the person of christ, and the birth we celebrate, is an indomitable light that signs into the human heart. That shines. For the first time in more than a hundred years, ukraine will Mark Christmas today instead of injanuary. These are pictures from st michaels cathedral in kyiv a little earlier, where believers of different religious denominations have come together to celebrating christmas. The change is thought to be a way of cutting ties with russia, who celebrate Christmas Injanuary in accordance to the orthodox calendar. In his christmas address, president zelensky said he was praying for victory and for evil to be defeated. The recorded speach comes after a frustrating month for ukraine which saw us politicians fail to agree on Military Aid Worth almost £50 billion and the eu fail to get a similar package through. Our ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse reports from the eastern city of kupiansk, which was occupied for six months after russia s invasion and comes under almost daily attack. Christmas in kupyansk is a celebration in name only. Children were evacuated from this front line city, and only 5000 people remain. It used to be five times that