This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Alex Ritzen and at 14 hours GMT on Tuesday the 5th of December,

these are our main stories.

Israeli forces appear to be mounting a major military operation in southern Gaza

where conditions for civilians are reportedly ever more perilous.

The Nigerian president has called for a full investigation into military

drone strikes that have killed dozens of villages and the British government is taking

further steps at home and abroad to tighten its immigration policies.

Also in this podcast thousands of people have taken to the streets of New Zealand to join demonstrations against the new coalition government and

Lucia. Do you know why you hear?

Bad luck I guess.

We look at the latest trailer for Grand Theft Auto,

which has been released early after it was leaked online.

The World Health Organization it was leaked online.

The World Health Organization says the situation in Gaza is getting worse by the hour with

intensified bombing by Israeli forces around the southern towns of Harnunis and Raffer.

An Israeli spokesman said the government expected difficult combat in this latest phase of

its offensive.

Israeli ground troops are stepping up their operation in Khan Yunus with what the Israeli

defense force described as close-quarter fighting and aerial bombardment.

Lieutenant Colonel Richard Hecht is an IDF spokesman.

Since the hostilities have returned, we're expanding our operations against Hamas across all of Gaza.

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