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Israel's UN ambassador pins yellow star to chest

Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan has vowed to wear a yellow star until the UN Security Council condemns "the atrocities of Hamas" and demands the "immediate release" of hostages.

The UN Security Council has failed to pass a series of resolutions addressing the situation in Israel and Gaza because of a lack of consensus. Car Badges

Israel's UN ambassador pins yellow star to chest

The Nazis forced Jews to wear the yellow Star of David badge in territories they occupied, as part of a system of persecution.

Today, pinning on the star is seen as a way of evoking the Holocaust, in which Nazi Germany and its allies murdered approximately six million Jewish men, women and children.

The US and UK have conducted a fresh series of joint air strikes against eight Houthi targets in Yemen.

The group whose relatives are still in Gaza broke into a meeting inside Israel's parliament building.

Footage shows the aftermath of an air strike in the Mezzeh area of Damascus.

Footage shared on social media, and verified by the BBC, shows destroyed buildings in Saravan, Iran.

Drone shots taken in Gaza show the extent of destruction in the enclave after 100 days of war.

Frances Guy also tells BBC Scotland News the UK and US governments should pursue a ceasefire in Gaza.

Footage from UK and US authorities shows jets launch from Cyprus and a Red Sea carrier.

The claims were made as South Africa presented its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.

Nadin Abdullatif moved home three times since the war began, and an Israeli air strike killed her brother.

People left flowers and lit candles to remember victims and hostages that are still being held by Hamas.

Two blasts have killed more than 100 people, near the tomb Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.

Young Palestinians tell the BBC they want a return to peace and normality in 2024.

Rescuers clear rubble with their hands to release the girl, before running with her to hospital.

Nadin, who has already fled once, shows destroyed beds and pillows in the rubble after a deadly Israeli strike.

Rafah's Kuwait Hospital was overwhelmed after people were injured by an airstrike on a building close-by.

Some 80 unidentified bodies handed over by Israel are lowered into a grave in southern Gaza.

Some 80 unidentified bodies handed over by Israel are lowered into a grave in southern Gaza.

The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says at least 70 people were killed at Al-Maghazi.

Awni Eldous introducing his YouTube channel

A muted Christmas celebration sees worshippers lighting candles and praying for peace in Manger Square.

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Israel's UN ambassador pins yellow star to chest

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