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the un security council to adopt a resolution demanding an end to israeli settlements on occupied palestinian land. the obama administration broke with longstanding american practice and withheld its veto, in a sharp rebuke of israeli policy. our state department correspondent barbara plett usher reports. ina rare in a rare show of unity, the un security council passed judgement on israeli settlements. 14 votes in favour. voting that they had become a serious threat to a viable peace deal with the palestinians. it was that conviction which led the us to withhold its customary protection of israel at the council, although not without much soul searching. israel at the council, although not without much soul searchingm israel at the council, although not without much soul-searching. it is because this forum too often continues to be biased against israel, because there are important issues that are not sufficiently addressed in this resolution, and because the united stat ....
in yemen s 21 month war. 140 people killed, over 500 injured, in saudi led air strikes as they attended a funeral. the saudis said the attack was based on incorrect information, and their yemeni partners were to blame. we cross the front line to ask who was responsible. and we follow the bombs back to where they came from the united states. apparently the united states and united kingdom think it is totally fine for these strikes to keep on happening, and i am just very outraged that we are still assisting what looked just like war crimes. the bombing raised serious questions for saudi arabia and its allies, the us and the uk, about the conduct of the war. could this air strike have changed the course of the war in yemen? relatives and friends are gathering in the yemeni capital, sana a. they are paying their respects to the victims of the worst air strike in the country s war. there are thousands of people here that have come to mourn their loved ones that were lost ....
which it calls a flagrant violation of international law. the vote passed after the united states, israel s traditional ally, abstained. the us ambassador to the un, samantha power, said the resolution was consistent with washington s support for a two state solution. our correspondent barbara plett usher reports. in a rare show of unity, the un security council passed judgement on israeli settlements. 14 votes in favour. ..voting that they had become a serious threat to a viable peace deal with the palestinians. it was that conviction which led the us to withhold its customary protection of israel at the council, although not without much soul searching. it is because this forum too often continues to be biased against israel, because there are important issues that are not sufficiently addressed in this resolution, and because the united states does not agree with every word in this text, that the united states did not vote in favour of the resolution. but it is becau ....
security forces in tunisia say they ve arrested three members of a terrorist cell linked to anis amri, the tunisian who killed 12 people by driving a lorry into a christmas market in berlin this week. the interior ministry said one of those detained was amri s nephew. 24 year old anis amri was shot dead by police in milan in the early hours of yesterday morning. bethany bell reports. this is anis amri, the man who s suspected of being behind the attack on a berlin christmas market in the name of so called islamic state. and now authorities across europe and the middle east are trying to piece together his extremist connections. the 24 year old tunisian made this video shortly before driving a lorry along a crowded street, killing 12 people. now a clearer picture of his network is emerging. officials in tunis say he was connected to a militant cell, which included his sister s son. amri is thought to have sent his nephew money to help him come to germany. the nephew s no ....
promised to do more for people sleeping on the streets. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. the british people have spoken and the answer is, we are out. the eu referendum divided not just the answer is, we are out. the eu referendum divided notjust the politicians, but communities and families. so, against this backdrop, it is perhaps not surprising that in her christmas message, the prime minister appealed to unity. ina in a separate message recorded for the armed forces, theresa may tells them that the government is on their side. jeremy corbyn says his thoughts are with those experiencing loneliness and despair at this time of year. he recently visited a homelessness charity in london, and used his christmas message to repeat the promise he gave them. labour has pledged to put an end to rough sleeping in ourfirst pledged to put an end to rough sleeping in our first term pledged to put an end to rough sleeping in ourfirst term of government. we would do ....