israel's foreign minister is travelling to the netherlands, after israeli football fans are attacked in amsterdam. the police say 5 people have been treated in hospital. the bbc has uncovered that a senior official at a global climate conference — appears to have used his role — to arrange a meeting and discuss potential fossil fuel deals. we have a lot of pipeline infrastructure, gas deals that are to be developed, green projects, to me these are the possibilities to explore. the un says around 70% of the people killed by israeli actions in gaza were women and children. we hearfrom secretary general of the norwegian refugee council, who just returned from gaza. days after donald trump declared victory, and final results from the us election continue to come in — the swing state of nevada

projected for mr trump. hello. israeli and dutch leaders have condemned what they say are anti—semitic attacks in amsterdam last night — which followed a europa league football match between maccabi tel aviv and ajax. city police say they responded to multiple violent incidents. the israeli military was — at one point — planning to send two cargo planes to evacuate its nationals — although these have now been cancelled. 62 arrests were made. at least five people were treated in hospital. israel's foreign minister is travelling to the region — he has described the violence as "a blaring alarm call "for europe and the world".

dutch prime minister dick schoof released a statement, saying he was "horrified by the anti—semitic attacks "on israeli citizens" saying they were "completely unacceptable", and that "the "perpetrators would be identified and prosecuted". officials in amsterdam have advised fans stay off the streets for the time being. there are also videos of a crowd, believed to be israeli fans, cheering as a palestinian flag is torn down from the side of a building. they can be heard chanting offensive anti—palestinian slogans. to get the latest on what the authorities are saying, i spoke to our correspondents in amsterdam and jerusalem, this morning dutch police have given us an update. i should tell you where i am now, i'm right outside thejohan cruyff arena, ajax's home ground. there are still flags lying around. pints of beer discarded on the streets. the arena is, in fact, just over here and you can see the streets are peaceful again this morning. police have said they will have an increased presence

just to make sure there are no further outbursts of violence. this morning they said there are several reports about last night's events in amsterdam are circulating on social media. police have launched a major investigation into multiple violent incidents. so far it's known that five people have been taken to hospital. 62 people have been arrested. police are aware of reports regarding a possible hostage situation and missing persons. however, they stress they currently have no confirmation that this actually took place. this aspect they say is also still under investigation. so the violence took place on these streets last night. you might be able to see there are still some palestinian flags flying from the balconies here. there are reports of violence on both sides. in fact, both of these sides have in the past had incidents of violent hooliganism, football hooliganism. all of this is still under investigation.

the bbc has managed to verify a couple of the videos you may have seen circulating on social media. it's clear there was a huge amount of violence. police here in the netherlands had taken measures to try to prevent these kinds of clashes around the game. there was already tension in the days preceding. a pro—palestinian march that was scheduled to take place here last night was cancelled, was moved and yet still after the game it's reported that israeli supporters were ambushed. some of them had to be escorted to their hotel by dutch police. they have been advised to stay there today and if they need to leave their hotel they have been told not to show any signs of their israeli nationality, jewish nationality, just to be safe as a precaution. we're expecting a statement from amsterdam city council in about an hour's time, around ii.00pm gmt. 0k, anna, let's go tojoe injerusalem.

it's been condemned, of course, by the highest levels of government where you are and an israeli official is on his way to amsterdam now. just bring us up to date on what you're hearing. that's right. the new foreign minister, mr saar, is on his way to the netherlands to address the issue. we were told that we were going to be having two military rescue planes, hercules aircraft, leave from here, as well, but we understand that has now been called off. we understand the the national flag carrier, el al, is going to be putting on free flights back from the netherlands instead. in terms of the reaction here, it's been very, very strong indeed. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said these were premeditated and anti—semitic attacks. the president, isaac herzog, went one step further, you could say, in describing this as a pogrom. now, pogrom is a term for anti—semitic massacres that took place in europe

and russia in the 19th and 20th centuries in which thousands of people were killed, so obviously, very, very strong words to be making that comparison, but it does give you an indication of quite how seriously this has been taken here. indeed. anna, let's turn to you again. what more do we know about who was behind this? still subject to investigation. we have a post from the dutch prime minister, dick schoof, on x. he said he has been following the news from amsterdam, he's currently in budapest, and is horrified by what he described as "anti—semitic attacks" on israeli citizens. he says this is completely unacceptable. he is in close contact with all parties involved, and hasjust spoken to the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, by phone to stress that the perpetrators will be identified and prosecuted. the situation, he says, in amsterdam is calm

once more and we can see right now the situation is indeed calm, but there will be an increased police presence over the coming days. those flights are expected to take off from schiphol airport, which is about ten minutes' drive from here outside the johan cruyff arena. throughout the day we have also heard from the dutch foreign minister. he said the violent incidents in amsterdam were unacceptable. reports of violence on both sides are being investigated. he is in close contact with his dutch colleagues and facilitating the evacuation where possible. a lot of concern, of course, for those fans, but also for the wider israeli community, jewish community here in amsterdam. that is the amsterdam city hall

and we are expecting to get an update soon from the mayor, police chief and chief public prosecutor. we will pray that use conference as and when it happens. —— bring you that news conference. as president—elect donald trump begins appointing his new team, climate experts have warned the second trump presidency will have a negative effect on action against climate change. in the coming days world leaders meet at the annual global climate conference, known as cop, in azerbaijan. our climate editorjustin rowlatt will be reporting from that gathering — i asked him to tell us what we could expect. this is one of the biggest bits of multilateral diplomacy in the world, and the idea is they get together at these big conferences to raise ambition, cutting carbon emissions, to try and save the world from the peril of climate change.

and president—elect donald trump will not be at that conference because he doesn't take office yet, but there are concerns about what his policies might be when it comes to climate change? well, we know he's deeply sceptical about climate action. he's called biden�*s ambitious climate policies the "new green scam." we know that he's keen to take america out of the paris process. the paris agreement back in 2015 was when the world... it was actually the first time all the countries of the world agreed they needed to work together to tackle climate change, try and keep temperatures well below two degrees centigrade. that was the agreement. he wants to take the us out of that. why? because part of that agreement was a recognition by developed countries, rich countries, that they'd have to pay some cash to developing countries to help them make the transition to cleaner technologies, and also to kind of make their economies more resilient to the effects of climate change. donald trump doesn't like that idea that other countries might have a kind of claim on some

of america's resources. so he wants to pull the us out. now, knowing that, the us representatives who will be in baku — because of course they will send a team to baku — they are in the terrible position where they could make commitments, but obviously he's not necessarily going to honour them, and the rest of the world knows that. and as a result, the fear is that they'll be reluctant to sign up to ambitious policies as well. and, justin, speaking of that summit, you've been doing some reporting and you've uncovered an interesting development. i have been doing some reporting. we've seen a video in which the chief executive of cop 29, the body that's running the conference on behalf of the countries of the world, is seen discussing fossil fuel deals with a guy that he thinks is is a potential investor. he talks about the gas fields that need developing in azerbaijan, he talks about pipeline infrastructure that there could be joint ventures for. he talks about the state oil and gas company socar, he talks about its trading

company that trades oil and gas all around the world, he says. then he says, you know, "if you want, i can set up "a meeting and you could discuss these deals "with socar yourself." now, agreeing to do deals to set up deals as part of your role as a cop official appears to be a serious breach of the code of conduct for cop officials. i spoke to christiana figueres, she's a costa rican diplomat. she oversaw the paris agreement. she said as far as she was concerned, this looked totally u na cce pta ble. she described it as a betrayal of the cop process. of course, rajini, we've been in touch with the azerbaijani cop 29 team, we've been in touch with socar, the the state oil and gas company. neither of them responded to our request for comment. the un did comment. it did did reply to us. it didn't comment directly on ourfindings, but it said, look, our main concern is that un officials, people acting as un officials, remain impartial at all times.

let's take a moment to look at the humanitarian situation in gaza — as israel continues its military operation against hamas. the united nations human rights commission has published research, in which it says the part of the population suffering the most deaths in gaza is made up of children, aged between five and nine. and that around 70% of the people who have been killed by israeli action were women and children. the un report also claims that in its military action, israel is not distinguishing between civilians and fighters. i've been speaking to jan egeland, the secretary general of the norwegian refugee council. he is currently in amman injordan, havingjust returned from gaza. he told me what he had witnessed on his visit.

i saw the devastation and despair beyond belief. since february, from the second biggest city, to the biggest city, there is hardly a building that is not damaged. large areas look like stalingrad after the second world war. you cannot fathom how intense this indiscriminate bombardment has been on this track population. and as you just referred to, it is evident that it just referred to, it is evident thatitis just referred to, it is evident that it is first and foremost children and women that are paying the price for this senseless war.

of course israel maintains that his targeting hamas, but i'm going to read through this un human rights report here, it says the continuation of these attacks demonstrates an apparent indifference to the deaths of civilians and the impact of the means and methods of warfare. and it says, the most representative of fatalities are children, saying that children aged between 5—9, 10-14, that children aged between 5—9, 10—14, and babies 0—4. does that correlate to what you have seen on the ground in terms of those killed, speaking to family members, and also in terms of those being injured? yes. and that's what my colleagues on the ground, my palestinian colleagues, working for across gaza tell me. one

person lost 26 members of their extended family. she was down with herfamily extended family. she was down with her family working for us. 126 members of her extended family were wiped out, killed in one attack. and more than half were children. when you say, as the bbc often does, that of course israel disputes this, israel says they are targeting hamas and it is a precise operation, it is a lie, and we all know it. do not believe hamas, hezbollah, or israel. believe the un, the red cross, those who are eyewitnesses on the ground in a place where you journalists are

prevented from coming because they don't want eyewitnesses to these systematic violations of humanitarian law. what have you seen in terms of destruction of residential buildings? we leave the shelter group of organisations, meaning we have taken upon ourselves to try to find housing to the homeless. in earlier wars it has been maybe five, ten, 15,000 is damaged or destroyed housing units for each of these wars coming back to gaza. this time it is 400,000. 400,000. there is hardly a house that is not damaged or destroyed. these are civilian houses. this winter will be cold and wet and the

latrines that are dug down in the sand will overflow and into the sand will overflow and into the tents and under the tarpaulins were people now are trying to survive. this is humanity being erased before our eyes. the us, uk, and germany have provided arms to this, have no more credibility left if they don't force israel to stop it. this is the besieged areas all over again where the west was so outraged with the pummelling of civilians. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

to the us election,

the state of nevada has been called for donald trump — leaving just arizona still to be called. it takes mr trump's electoral college tally to more than 300. the president—elect has begun naming some of his top team: susie wiles — will become white house chief of staff. an architect of this year's campaign — she'll be the first woman to hold the role. donald trump's described her as �*tough, smart and innovative�*. susie wiles' political career goes back to ronald reagan's campaign in 1980. she's since helped elect dozens of prominent republicans — including ron desantis, the florida governor, and rick wiles met trump during the 2015 republican florida primary — becoming co—chair of his campaign there — which he went on to win over hillary clinton. in wednesday's victory speech, the president—elect called her "the ice maiden" and one of the most feared political

operatives in the us. as mr trump plans his presidency from the heavily protected mar—a—lago resort in florida, the man he'll replace has spoken of the need for a peaceful transition, as our north america correspondent, reports. applause. for months, he warned another trump presidency would be a threat to democracy. now, us presidentjoe biden left reassuring the american people. i will do my duty as president. i'll fulfil my oath and i will honour the constitution. on january 20th, we'll have a peaceful transfer of power here in america. applause. a transfer of power that could be very beneficial to vladimir putin. congratulating mr trump on thursday, saying he was ready to talk.

translation: what he's said publicly about wanting - to improve relations with russia, and resolve the ukraine conflict — i think that at least deserves attention. hoping, of course, mr trump will end the war on terms beneficial to him. a deeply concerning possibility for the rest of europe — and especially volodymyr zelensky. translation: currently, right now, i believe that i president trump really wants a quick decision. yes, he wants that. it doesn't mean that it will happen this way. and, you know, i am stating the fact that we are where we are. we are in war against russians, and it's a fact, and it's the most complicated enemy. at a summit in hungary, european leaders discussing the new reality — fears us military aid to kyiv will disappear under mr trump.

but for now, all the president—elect has done is appoint a new chief of staff. the ice maiden, we call herthe ice maiden. - long—time campaign manager susie wiles — the first of many political appointments that will be closely watched at home and abroad. samira hussain, bbc news, washington. so who else could be in donald trump's new team? well, the world's richest man, and a prominent anti—vaxxer are both in the frame, as tom bateman reports. donald trump is surrounded by the wealthy, powerful and politically influential. now they're vying for jobs in his top team — some established, others unconventional and controversial. elon musk, the owner of x, spacex and tesla, and the richest man in the world, is tipped for an official position. let me tell you, we have a new star. a star is born. elon!

we have lift—off. the elevation of musk, whose rockets are used by nasa, would give him extraordinary levels of power at the heart of government and business. he wants to oversee what he calls government waste. take over, elon! critics think that could lead to sacking large numbers of federal workers. "let that sink in," he said when trump won. roles are also possible for members of donald trump's family, building on this american dynasty in the white house. there's room for you in this party and in this movement. donald jr, the eldest son of the president elect, is the self—appointed heir of his maga movement. a constant feature on the campaign trail, he's tipped for an inner circle role. common sense first. he was a vocal part of the attempt to cast doubt on witnesses that eventually saw his father convicted for 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

set for a role, possibly overseeing public health, is robert f kenneder. we have to overthrow the entrenched elites. rfkjr, the nephew of presidentjohn f kennedy, is a vocal sceptic of vaccines, spreading baseless and discredited theories about them. we need to fight as americans... doctors have warned an official role for him would endanger public health. donald trump's second—term appointments look set to be defined by disruption and unorthodoxy. his critics say he's trying to get rid of any guardrails around his presidency, and those working in the current political status quo are bracing themselves. tom bateman, bbc news, philadelphia. we are currently waiting for a news conference from the mayor of amsterdam and the police

chief and public prosecutor, following attacks on israeli citizens in amsterdam. violence happening as the israeli football club maccabi tel aviv was in amsterdam for a europa league match. wejust had a statement from the dutch king who said he has spoken to the israeli president. he said, i told him how shocked my wife and i are by the violence against israeli supporters who are guests in our country. he said he cannot turn a blind eye to anti—semitic behaviour in our streets. to anti—semitic behaviour in ourstreets. he to anti—semitic behaviour in our streets. he said, we put our streets. he said, we put our arms our streets. he said, we put ourarms around, and our streets. he said, we put our arms around, and we will not let them go. that statement there from the dutch king. the cab as there was also trouble between maccabi tel aviv fans and pro—palestinian protesters with reports of supporters tearing down a pro—palestinian flag and chanting racist slogans about arabs. there you can see people walking in now to deliver that news conference in amsterdam city hall. i think

the first speaker will be the mayor of amsterdam. we are going to bring you that a news conference live when they start speaking. also, we are going to be hearing from that police chief of amsterdam. we understand there have been at least 62 arrests following those riots last night. and we are going to be hearing from the chief public prosecutor at the chief public prosecutor at the amsterdam public prosecutors office. they are all they are sitting in front of the microphones, any moment now we will bring you that news conference. the dutch prime minister has said he is horrified by what he described as anti—semitic attacks on israeli citizens. we know that israel's foreign minister is on his way to amsterdam at the moment as well. there is a lot of condemnation from the

israeli government to the events that have unfolded as well. just a reminder, it all followed that europa league football match between maccabi tel aviv and ajax. city police said they responded to what they described as multiple violent incidents. at one point the israeli military was planning to send two cargo planes to evacuate its nationals. although these have now been cancelled. now it has listen in, the press conference is under way. before i explain if you things, let me just see how we are going to do this press conference. i will first give you a general picture, then i would like to give the word to the police spokesperson, and

then the public prosecutor will give some more information, and then i will give you some information on the measures that we are about to take for the next couple of days. ladies and gentlemen, and saddam is looking back on a black night. todayit looking back on a black night. today it is still a dark day. —— amsterdam is looking back. anti—semitic rioters, criminals, yesterday night have attacked jewish visitors visiting our city. my heart goes out to their victims and to theirfamilies here goes out to their victims and to their families here and in israel as well. boys on scooters were driving through the town looking for maccabi tel aviv supporters. it was hit and run. football fans were

attacked. and then writers took off again, running away from the police forces who were there in great numbers. and i do understand that this reminds us of pogroms. and that this has happened in amsterdam is reprehensible. not only people got injured last night, but our history, the history of our city has been deeply damaged. the jewish culture city has been deeply damaged. thejewish culture has been threatened. and they are all part of the city, for centuries. jewish people in amsterdam has always enriched our cultures. yesterday, the night of broken glass, was

remembered. jewish communities have rebuilt their culture for many centuries and have merged their culture in amsterdam. the war in the middle east also has threatened the peace in our city. there was a terrible anti—semitic outburst in our city and i wish i would never say this again in the city. on the behalf of the city council i can only condemn this and particularly the violence that took place. among jewish citizens in amsterdam there is a lot of fear and anger and we

would like to do everything possible to make sure that jewish people can