nada tawfik at the un. thank you. we can _ middle east. nada tawfik at the un. thank you. middle east. nada tawfik at the un. thank you. we can go straight - middle east. nada tawfik at the un. thank you. we can go straight backl thank you. we can go straight back to chief international correspondent lyse doucet injerusalem. you got a sense listening over the last three quarters of an hour of the auto deadlock in the two positions. and of course, all the while on the ground the situation deteriorates. very powerful speeches coming out of the united nations general assembly. it's interesting they are now meeting after several failed attempts at the un security council, which is of course the world's top table, for them to agree on anything. last night the americans put forward a proposal for what they called a pause, they agree with this row, there should not be a ceasefire. a rival proposalfrom russia to have a humanitarian ceasefire also did not move. and as we hear from ceasefire also did not move. and as we hearfrom nada tawfik, after the speeches at the un general asse

nada tawfik, our correspondent at the un. forthe nada tawfik, our correspondent at the un.. well, to discuss this further, i'm joined by nomi bar yaacov, who has worked in the executive office of the un secretary—general, and has extensive experience in the region. she was also a journalist who covered israel—palestinian tensions. she's now an associate fellow at the international security programme at chatham house. thanks very much forjoining us here. as someone who has experience of working at the united nations, and just listening to what our correspondent at the un said, how useful a body is the security council right and out it when comes to resolving this ongoing situation? i think the security council is quite a dated body, the five permanent members of the security council with the five states holding nuclear arsenals in 1945, at the end of the second world war. there has been much discussion of reform of the security council, but it hasn't happened yet, and as we can see, they are constantly at loggerheads, given that the five permanent members of the security cou

can, and we heard from other family members that very similar message. 0ur un correspondent there nada tawfik than a dozen americans remain unaccounted for after hamas�*s attack on israel. president biden has met virtually with the families of those who are missing and possibly held by hamas. he says the us will do everything possible to get the american hostages home. i assured them my personal commitment to do everything possible, everything possible to return every missing american to their families. we are working around the clock to secure the release... applause ..of americans held by hamas in close cooperation with israel and our partners around the region. for more on the us response to the escalating conflict, i spoke to former us state department senior advisor to the bureau of near eastern affairs, asha castleberry—hernandez, and president of the middle east policy council, gina abercrombie—winstanley. great to have you both with us. thank you for being with us and taking the time. they want to briefly touch on the situation as it stands to begin with and get your takes. palestinia

live now to nada tawfik, who is at the un for us. nalysis of really clear words from the secretary—general and also take coaster will be heard from the american secretary of state in the american secretary of state in the last little while. —— take us through what we heard. i the last little while. -- take us through what we heard.- the last little while. -- take us through what we heard. i think it is im ort through what we heard. i think it is importjust — through what we heard. i think it is importjust for _ through what we heard. i think it is import just for context _ through what we heard. i think it is import just for context to - through what we heard. i think it is. import just for context to remember that before this debate got away, the security council was unable to get a resolution passed. in fact the united states vetoed a resolution that was put forward by brazil and negotiated amongst members which not only called for humanitarian pauses, but it did condemn hamas's attacked and it called for all parties to respect inte

for more on that i spoke with our un correspondent, nada tawfik. great to have you with us.russia has circulated a draft resolution to members of the security council, calling for a humanitarian ceasefire. what more can you tell us about that? that's right, helena. this was the second time since saturday that the security council has met in closed consultations, and we had heard from the secretary general, from the palestinian ambassador to the un, calls for the security council to take up not only a call for a ceasefire but also to set up a humanitarian corridor. now, just as the meeting was getting under way, russia circulated to the 15 members of the security council a draft resolution which is pretty brief in nature. it's one page long. it calls for a humanitarian corridor. it also calls for the release of all hostages, and it calls for safe evacuation for civilians and the distribution of humanitarian assistance. the russian ambassador came out and spoke to the press afterwards and he said that moscow believes it is critical at this moment for the security council to ac

nada tawfik reporting from new york.g statements have begun in the trial of so—called crypto king sam bankman—fried. the bankrupt ftx cryptocurrency exchange founder is accused of scamming customers out of billions of dollars and using their money to illegally fund other ventures. prosecutors says his empire was "built on lies". defense attornies say he overlooked risk management, but did not steal customer money. bankman—fried could face 115 years in prison. he's pleaded not guilty to all the charges. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. britain's prime minister has committed to raising the age that people can buy cigarettes by one year, every year. the idea is that smoking would eventually be phased out altogether, with those aged 14 today never able to buy tobacco. rishi sunak says there will be a vote in parliament on the issue. us senator dianne feinstine is lying in state at the san franscisco city hall on wednesday. san francisco is where feinstine lau

that was nada tawfik reporting from the united nations. that's it from jerusalem.udio. reeta, thank you very much. in the last hour, it's emerged that surrey police have arrested a conservative mp on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster: the mp was crispin blunt. what more can you tell us? this has develo ed what more can you tell us? this has developed quickly _ what more can you tell us? this has developed quickly in _ what more can you tell us? this has developed quickly in the _ what more can you tell us? this has developed quickly in the last few - developed quickly in the last few hours. as you say, surrey police confirmed earlier this afternoon that they had arrested the conservative mp yesterday morning on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances. that man was released on bail and then in the last half hour, the mp crispin blunt has posted a statement on social media saying that conservative mp in question was him. he said he had been interviewed twice in conne

nada tawfik, bbc news, at the united nations in new york.e hearing the continuing sounds of firing on gaza. it is worth just showing you, as well, even though the skyline is really foggy now and even though that smoke has really blotted out a lot of what you can see, very loud explosions we have just heard, you can see they're right in the centre of the picture there was a column of smoke that is rising behind me from gaza. it really shows you that the intensification of this conflict is continuing. israel has been very clear about its different goals that it has in the conflict. one is the destruction of hamas, the other is the security of israel and the borders. and the third is the return of the people who have been kidnapped, and are being held inside gaza. when we see scenes like this, it raises concerns for friends and family about the safety of those hostages. israel does not know for sure where they are being held. when you hear is things like this, the sound of the bombardment that continues, it raises real concerns for their safety

nada tawfik, thank you very much. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.he fiancee of an ice—hockey player who was fatally injured during a match has paid tribute to her "sweet angel" as police continue to investigate his death. nottingham panthers' adam johnson's neck was cut by a skate during a game against the sheffield steelers on saturday. the 29—year—old was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. police are still investigation his death. flood warnings are in place across large parts of england, scotland and wales as storm ciaran approaches. several areas in the uk were flooded at the weekend. british athlete bianca williams says she is shocked with the amount of money that's been raised for two constables fired for gross misconduct. more than £130,000 has been donated tojonathan clapham and sam franks, who carried out a stop and search of ms williams and ricardo dos santos. a disciplinary panel found the officers lied about smelling cannabis in the athletes' car. you're live with bbc news. let's return to our top story, the ongoing conflict

nada tawfik at the un, thanks as always for bringing us up—to—date.n the middle east continue, eu leaders have been meeting in brussels for a two—day summit. but, as they come together to find a way forward — there are differences between the members states. spain, portugaland ireland have expressed support for the palestinian cause — and are calling for a ceasefire. but other countries — including germany, austria and hungary — have a more pro—israel stance, and are opposed to a ceasefire. so agreeing the exact wording on anyjoint statement was exepcted to be complicated. but in the last few minutes, we have had word of a statement. with the eu summit agreeing to call for "humanitarian corridors and pauses". joining me now from brussels is suzanne lynch — politico europe's chief brussels correspondent. just as we were introducing that we got news of some agreement from the eu nations, tell us more about that. it is just happening here eu nations, tell us more about that. it isjust happening here beside me at the eu headquarters, the european council

nada tawfik.ational aid agencies including 0xfam international, medecins de monde, war child uk, the norweigan refugee council and save the children have issued a joint plea to avert what they called an "unprecedented humanitarian crisis" amid "a looming israeli land incursion in gaza". live now to gabriella waaijman, who is global humanitarian director at save the children international. thank you forjoining us. can you tell us the latest about what you are hearing is going on inside gaza with what you are hearing is going on inside gaza with the movement of people inside there? . ~' there? thank you. the information _ there? thank you. the information coming . there? thank you. the| information coming out there? thank you. the i information coming out of there? thank you. the - information coming out of gaza is absolutely heartbreaking. people are on the move, thousands and thousands of people are on the move. but it is absolutely impossible for more than a million people to move with all their

nada tawfik, bbc news, at the united nations in new york.orld. protesters showing solidarity with palestinians and also protests happening, and it is worth saying you will be able to hear these continuing explosions around me as we talk this morning. just very close to where we are with the border of gaza, in case you can hear those sounds of explosions, it is the continuing bombardment by israeli forces that is going on behind me in gaza. but let me show you some of the pictures that have been happening around the world. you saw in that report some of the protesters in new york, they were demanding a ceasefire in gaza, filling a grand central station on friday night. forcing the temporary closure of what is one of the busiest train stations in the us. jewish voice for peace, a group that advocates for palestinians organise that process, filling the station, wearing t—shirts calling for a ceasefire, they described it as an emergency sit in. police say more than 200 people were arrested there. in the west bank, the occupied west bank, palesti

live now to new york, i'm joined by correspondent nada tawfik. nada, hello, good to talk to again.k to again. we were just listening to donald trump as he was making his way into court and just reflecting that it's very different to normal court case that one would see, we wouldn't really expect mr trump to say quite so much on the steps of the court, but he is determined to have his time, isn't he, and address the media? ~ , ., time, isn't he, and address the media? ~ , , ., ~ , media? absolutely. i mean, keep in mind that he — media? absolutely. i mean, keep in mind that he is _ media? absolutely. i mean, keep in mind that he is here _ media? absolutely. i mean, keep in mind that he is here in _ media? absolutely. i mean, keep in mind that he is here in person - mind that he is here in person because he understands that the stakes are incredibly high here. i mean, his entire real estate empire is at stake. his ability to ever do business in york again. but he is certainly leveraging this for his campaign. being here, speaking to the press day after day at every chance he gets, se

live now to new york, i'm joined by correspondent nada tawfik. th trump. addressing the media out side but this is very clearly, after thejudge the media out side but this is very clearly, after the judge said, issued a gagging order not naming him specifically but hard not to deduce that he was talking about him. , , . , , ., , him. yes, this has been really the rh hm of him. yes, this has been really the rhythm of the _ him. yes, this has been really the rhythm of the last _ him. yes, this has been really the rhythm of the last few _ him. yes, this has been really the rhythm of the last few days - him. yes, this has been really the rhythm of the last few days here | him. yes, this has been really the | rhythm of the last few days here in new york. a very different atmosphere in court and a very different one outside of the courthouse. we've had one witness so far and the questioning has been very methodical, very focused on financial statements and what they showed and didn't show with a former accountant saying that it was ultimately the trump

an emergency at the un security council has now finished, our north america correspondent nada tawfikun's middle east envoy briefed councilmembers behind once doors, giving them an update, the latest on the ground, and also with the un is doing through their humanitarian operations in gaza. he also, according to a un official, really pleaded with countries who are able to do so to exert diplomatic efforts to try to restore calm in the region. he said that he's been in touch with both parties, and that he is urging maximum restraint. now councilmembers didn't even attempt to reach a statement on this unprecedented attack, but according to one diplomat, there was a real sense that this was a game changing moment. in fact, the uae�*s ambassador came out and told reporters that the briefing had been sobering, and that there was a concern about regional spill—over and inflammation, and that the concern at the moment — the priority is about the safety of civilians, and also the unconditional release of hostages. 0n the issue of resuming peace talks, the two state solution, she said that the

held an emergency meeting on sunday afternoon to discuss the crisis in israel. 0ur correspondent nada tawfikers in new york and sent this report. the un's middle east envoy briefed council members behind closed doors, giving them an update on the latest on the ground, and also what the un is doing through their humanitarian operations in gaza. he also, according to a un official, really pleaded with countries who are able to do so to exert diplomatic efforts to try to restore calm in the region. he said that he's been in touch with both parties, and that he is urging maximum restraint. now council members didn't even attempt to reach a statement on this unprecedented attack, but according to one diplomat, there was a real sense that this was a game—changing moment. in fact, the uae�*s ambassador came out and told reporters that the briefing had been sobering, and that there was a concern about regional spill—over and inflammation, and that the concern at the moment — the priority is about the safety of civilians, and also the unconditional release of hostages. 0n the issue of resuming peace

our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, is in new york with the latest.ump's appearance in person here at the court certainly changed the tone of proceedings. he came here speaking to the press no less than three times, slamming the case as a sham and directly attacking the judge and the attorney general as out to get him saying this was part of a plot to stop him from becoming the gop nominee. we also heard from the attorney general reiterating that no one is above the law and saying that she would go on to prove the rest of her case. now, inside the courtroom, donald trump listened all throughout the opening statements and the first witness nodding or shaking his head in agreement or disagreement based on what he heard from the attorney general�*s team. we heard them reiterate that donald trump had overvalued his assets by millions of dollars. they said it was one thing to exaggerate for the likes of forbes and forbes magazine, but it was quite another to exaggerate when doing business in new york. but donald trump's lawyers clearly performing with him

live now to our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, at the un in new york.what we just heard? matthew, the secretary general was shocked this became an issue yesterday. he said he thought he needed to set the record straight because just yesterday, he was... many times over the last few days. once the attack happened, he condemned the attack and has actually made these comments in the past that the attack didn't happen in a vacuum, was also stating palestinian grievances couldn't justify it. he has come out sharply, rejecting any characterisation that tries to portray him as justifying acts of terror. the secretary—general coming out to speak to the press purposely for that. it is important, because the un is on the ground in gaza. just yesterday they said they are on their knees pleading for humanitarian aid, for a ceasefire. antonio guterres wants to keep the focus on getting all of the hostages freed, on getting aid into gaza, working towards a ceasefire. he said it was necessary to come out and set the record straight about exactly where he stands. you t

live now to nada tawfik, who is at the un for us.n was extremely angered by it. i antonio guterres said. eli cohen was extremely angered by it.— extremely angered by it. i think we've seen _ extremely angered by it. i think we've seen that _ extremely angered by it. i think we've seen that israel - extremely angered by it. i think we've seen that israel has - extremely angered by it. i think| we've seen that israel has really sharply criticised anyone who tries to tie hamas attacks on october seven two its occupation of palestinian land, the longest in the world. what we saw in the security council was a clear message from the secretary—general that while palestinian grievances cannot justify the killing of innocent civilians by hamas on october seven that so two that cannot justify the collective punishment of 2 million palestinian civilians in gaza. the secretary—general did what un officials often do, they put the conflict in context, saying that the attack did not happen in a vacuum. it was the result that night because palestini

for more, nada tawfik, our correspondent in new york, sent this update about the day's proceedings. donald trump's appearance in person here at the court certainly changed the tone of proceedings. he came here speaking to the press no less than three times, slamming the case as a sham, and directly attacking the judge and attorney—general as out to get him, saying it was part of a plot to stop him from becoming the gop nominee. we also heard from the attorney—general, reiterating that no—one is above the law and saying she would go on to prove the rest of her case. now, inside the courtroom, donald trump listened all throughout the opening statements, and the first witness, nodding or shaking his head in agreement or disagreement, based on what he heard. from the attorney—general�*s team, we heard them reiterate that donald trump had overvalued his assets by millions of dollars. they said it was one thing to exaggerate for the likes of forbes magazine but quite another to exaggerate when doing business in new york. but donald trump's lawyers, clearly performing with him there in the

ensure that such depravity, such atrocities never occur again _ here's more from our correspondent nada tawfikrom arab delegations and israel on their views on this resolution which has largely humanitarian, calling for a ceasefire, calling for unhindered aid access and the protection of civilians. we first heard from the palestinian ambassador, who asks why there wasn't more urgency to act to stop the killing in gaza, and thejordanian foreign minister who spoke on behalf of 22 arab nations, saying the collective punishment was not self defence, that it was a war crime, and he echoed many of the palestinian ambassador�*s comments, saying that israel had made gaza a perpetual hell on earth. we had from israel because my ambassador to the un who said a resolution calling for a ceasefire was not calling for peace. it was time israel's hands from eliminating a threat to its citizens. so sharp accusations flying back and forth, reeta. a un diplomat has told the bbc that unless there is a direct condemnation of hamas in this draft that us, some european nations and canada will find it difficult to s

there's been an emergency session at the un general assembly to discuss the crisis. 0ur correspondent nada tawfiks been said? well, reeta, more than 100 _ what has been said? well, reeta, more than 100 countries _ what has been said? well, reeta, more than 100 countries are - what has been said? well, reeta, more than 100 countries are yet . what has been said? well, reeta, | more than 100 countries are yet to speak, but we've been hearing already from arab delegations and israel on their views on this resolution which has largely humanitarian, calling for a ceasefire, calling for unhindered aid access and the protection of civilians. we first heard from the palestinian ambassador, who asks why there wasn't more urgency to act to stop the killing in gaza, and the jordanian foreign minister who spoke on behalf of 22 arab nations, saying the collective punishment was not self defence, that it was a war crime, and he echoed many of the palestinian ambassador�*s comments, saying that israel had made gaza a perpetual hell on earth. we had from israel because my ambassador to the un who said a resoluti

live now to new york with our correspondent, nada tawfik. the un urging israel to rescind this evacuation order. what more can you tell us about where this message, how this message has reached the un via israel and the un response? liih israel and the un response? un officials israeland the un response? iii», officials were actually informed by their liaison officers in the israeli military. through both their humanitarian organisation and some of their safety officers on the ground. they said they were told just before midnight local time the un needed to evacuate the entire population of northern gaza within 24 hours. the un said it is simply impossible. impossible, they say, for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences. we already know gaza is one of the most densely populated areas with more than 2 million people, this area we are speaking about has 1.1 million people. this order applies to even un staff and those sheltering in un schools, un health centres, clinics. the un now saying again it is simpl

we want, just as every single other member state in this room wouldn't. 0ur un correspondent nada tawfikfollowing the day's events. she sent this update. diplomats were voting just as israel had expanded its aerial and ground assault into gaza. the resolution passed with a round of applause, with an overwhelming number of nations in the general assembly supporting it. some noting that the world was watching how the general assembly would act after four failed resolutions in the security council. the united nations had described how palestinians were living a hell on earth because of israel's bombardment and siege, and they plead —— pleaded for life—saving supplies to get in unhindered, including water and fuel and basic medicines and food supplies. they also had wanted to see a ceasefire. look, this issue has divided western nations, we saw the united states, israel's staunchest ally, vote against this resolution. the uk, canada and some other european nations abstained. they argued that there wasn't a direct condemnation of hamas in the resolution for the 7 october attack, but the autho

the impasse has highlighted the deep global divide over the war. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik here at the un for a ceasefire. they say that they want not just that but obviously the release of all hostages, the protection of all hostages, the protection of civilians, getting paid in, yet we have seen the security council for the fourth time fail to act on the desperate concerns in gaza. remember, last week the united states vetoed a resolution, i put forward their own draft which called for humanitarian pause and talked about countries' right to self—defence without meaning israel directly. they put forward the draft today for a vote but was vetoed by russia and china, he said they wanted and china, he said they wanted a ceasefire not his humanitarian pauses and they wear concerned that the us text would give a green light to further escalation. the uae also voted against the draft, saying that any resolution had to treat the lives of israelis and palestinians equally and it had to address things like the forced displacement of civilians. after the text was vetoed by russia an

nada tawfik is following the case from new york. keepin following the case from new york.redibly high here. his entire real estate empire is at stake. his ability to ever do business again. he is certainly leveraging this first campaign. speaking to the press day after day here at every chance he gets, sending fundraising e—mails, taking to social media. he has attacked the entire process. he has claimed that his properties weren't overvalued as a judge has already found. he claims that this isjust a judge has already found. he claims that this is just how business was done. now, what we've seen throughout the last few days though is that the judge has throughout the last few days though is that thejudge has kind of kept business going in court, but yesterday he issued a gag order on president trump after trump posted an attack on his law clerk with her picture on social media. he called everybody into the courtroom and told donald trump that it was completely unacceptable to have com pletely u na cce pta ble to have these completely unacceptable to have these personal att

the bbc�*s nada tawfik reports from outside the courthouse.ew york in court as he arrived he attacked the attorney general once more saying the entire case was a sham. , ., ., ., sham. inside he again heard with attorneys _ sham. inside he again heard with attorneys and - sham. inside he again heard with attorneys and was - sham. inside he again heard - with attorneys and was engaged as the prosecution and defence questioned donald bender, a former accountant who worked former accountant who worked for the trump organisation for many years. mr bender said it was up to the company officials to certify the numbers they were giving was accurate. there was a number of objections that thejudge was a number of objections that the judge overruled from the defence side. for the most part, it was very stock standard question and answering. the real drama came outside of the courtroom when donald trump took to social media to attack the judge's clark. thejudge issued a gag order on the former president telling him he can no longer make personal comments

live now to our correspondent at the un, nada tawfik. responses from the israeli and palestinian ambassadors, explain what this meeting is about and what could come out of it. ~ , , out of it. well, this meeting is takinu out of it. well, this meeting is taking place — out of it. well, this meeting is taking place because - out of it. well, this meeting is taking place because the - out of it. well, this meeting is i taking place because the security council has been deadlocked. diplomats had tried to reach a consensus on a resolution that would either call for a ceasefire or humanitarian causes, but all of those resolutions failed, by either not getting enough votes in the assembly or the united states vetoed a ceasefire resolution, russia and china vetoed a resolution put forward by the united states. so this general assembly meeting is the world's body taking up the issue now. and while resolutions in the general assembly are not legally—binding in the same way that security council ones are, it gives a chance for the world to show wh

live now to our correspondent nada tawfik who's in new york. what were you expecting?y council members what were you expecting? tta: security council members will what were you expecting? "tt2 security council members will be meeting shortly and close consultations. they will be getting a briefing and update from the us that he —— the un and middle east correspondent who says he is in contact with all parties and is urging maximum constraint, he will give an update and members will lay out their positions. i should also say that we have heard that from the israeli ambassador to the un. we will next here from the palestinian in pasta to the un. we are getting several comments and statements to the pressure had of this meaning. as far as the diplomats to the security council go, it isn't an open meeting and i asked the israeli ambassador if there should be an open meeting and he says they should be no reason for that at the moment because several have told ambassador everyone in public statements that they have called for restraint and a return to peace talks as they see

our un correspondent nada tawfik has been following the days event and sent us this update. days event ., ., , ., update. diplomats were waiting 'ust as update. diplomats were waiting just as israel — update. diplomats were waiting just as israel had _ update. diplomats were waiting just as israel had expanded - update. diplomats were waiting just as israel had expanded its l just as israel had expanded its aerial and ground assault in gaza. the resolution passed with a round of applause, with an overwhelming number of nations in the general assembly supporting it. some noting that the world was watching how the general assembly would act, after four failed resolutions in the security council. now, the united nations had described how palestinians were living a hell on earth because of israel's bombardment and siege, and they pleaded for life—saving supplies to get in unhindered, including water and fuel and basic medicines and food supplies. they also had wanted to see a ceasefire. look, this issue has divided western nations. we saw the united states, israel's staunchest ally, vote a

live now to nada tawfik who is at the un for us. in new york.med at both sites.— aimed at both sites. absolutely and we've now heard _ aimed at both sites. absolutely and we've now heard from _ aimed at both sites. absolutely and we've now heard from the - we've now heard from the secretary—general condemning the killing of un staff, of civilians by israeli air strikes. he said he had to do that for the families who are expected as much but he reiterated again his condemnation on the attacks by hamas on october seven and demanded the release of hostages, calling for the release of hostages, calling for the release of hostages without any preconditions so as you say there, and ongoing call for the secretary—general for both sides to work equally to world peace, calling again for a ceasefire, because of which had failed in the security council but we've also heard a lot about how the latest escalation of these events in the middle east cannot be divorced for a hit from the greater context of the palestinian occupation, hearing that from several of

our north america correspondent nada tawfik reports from new york.ere in new york in the afternoon, flying back to mar—a—lago, and he is not expected to return back for the rest of the week. now, he did sit through the morning's proceedings and took the opportunity several times to address the cameras that were assembled outside of the courtroom. he again slammed the whole system, the judge and the attorney general herself as corrupt. well, latitia james had her own words for donald trump. after he left, she declared that the donald trump show was over. and the attorney general said that his entire presence here had been nothing more than a political stunt and fundraising stop, and she vowed that she would not be bullied and called his comments offensive. meanwhile, inside the courtroom, there were few heated moments. the judge at one point clearly becoming agitated, he pounded his fist on the bench and said that it was ridiculous that the defence was basically stringing out and dragging out their questioning and he said that there was no jury presen

. _ our north america correspondent, nada tawfik has been at the court, and got a chance to ask donaldthe bricks in court when mr trump was coming through the cord i asked him if he plans to testify because he is on the witness list, along with his two sons in the defence has been down as one of their witnesses and he does plan to testify at the appropriate time and i've spoken with several scholars about whether or not they predict if you will or not testify and we will see if that is the case when the time comes because he will be taking on significant risks by testifying in on one hand he might think it could help his case and on the other, it could open him up to perjury trials if he doesn't answer all the perjury charges if he doesn't answer everything truthfully. and for now, donald trump says he will testify in this case. and there's a huge number of witnesses that will take to the stand in this case and what sort of time are we looking at here? well. time are we looking at here? well, the 'udue time are we looking at here? well, the judge is — time are we looking at here? well,

our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, is in new york and explains what the case concerns ande. since he faces four criminal trials and the threat ofjail, a civilfraud case might seem like the least of donald trump's problems, but this case could turn out to be a corporate death sentence for parts of the real estate empire that the former president built his brand around. the trial here will determine whether he has to pay $250 million in fines and potentially other penalties. and whether he and his two sons will be banned from ever doing business in new york again. but the biggest question of all is what happens to his key properties? will his assets be dissolved and sold? or will they be transferred to a new company with an independent board that donald trump doesn't control? those are key questions that the judge hasn't ruled on yet. trump's lawyers are likely to appeal the ruling that's already been issued. they call it outrageous. and so this is far from over. but if the attorney general has her way, no—one is above the law. the city's most famous real estate tycoon may b

live now to our north america correspondent, nada tawfik. outside the courthouse. of the day has really focused on the incompetence of his own lawyers and whether they checked a box indicating they wanted a trial byjury. could you get to the bottom of that, while there is not a jury in this case? the the bottom of that, while there is not a jury in this case?— not a jury in this case? the 'udge made it very i not a jury in this case? the 'udge made it very clear * not a jury in this case? the 'udge made it very clear that h not a jury in this case? the judge made it very clear that nobody i made it very clear that nobody had asked for a jury trial. the attorney general steam checked the box that they were perfectly fine with a bench trial. the problem is donald trump legal team didn't file a corresponding document. so they left it open there. we don't know really is donald trump has questioned his own team about this or what exactly happened, why that was left that way. he has been going out and telling his supporters that the judge issued a ruling that he committe

the bbc�*s nada tawfik reports from outside the courthouse.attacked the attorney general once more saying the entire case was a sham. inside, he conferred with attorneys and was engaged as the prosecution and defence questioned donald bender, a former accountant who worked for the trump 0rganisation for many years. mr bender said it was up to the company officials to certify the numbers they were giving was accurate. there was a number of objections that the judge overruled from the defence side. for the most part, it was very stock standard question and answering. the real drama came outside of the courtroom when donald trump took to social media to attack the judge's clerk. thejudge then issued a gag order on the former president telling him he can no longer make personal comments about his staff, and barring anyone else from doing so. during one of the breaks i did get a chance to throw a question to donald trump. take a listen. mr trump, will you be testifying? yes, i will. in the appropriate time i will be. i think it is going very well.

the bbc�*s nada tawfik reports from outside the courthouse.once more, saying the entire case was a sham, but inside he conferred with his attorneys and was engaged as the prosecution and the defence began questioning donald bender, a former accountant with may's ours, who worked with may's ours, who worked with the trump organisation for many years. now mr banda said it was up to the company officials to certify that the numbers they were giving may's ours was accurate. there were a number of objections the judge overruled from the defence's side but for the most part it was very stock standard question and answering. the real drama came outside the courtroom when donald trump took to social media to attack the judges clerk. the took to social media to attack thejudges clerk. thejudge then issued a gag order on the former president, telling him he could no longer make personal comments about his staff, and barring anyone else from doing so —— mazars. during one of the breaks i did get a chance to throw question to mr trump. mrtrump, will you b

live now to new york and our correspondent, nada tawfik. about what is currently going on in terms of those opening statements? yes. currently going on in terms of those opening statements?— currently going on in terms of those opening statements? yes, well, first we heard from _ opening statements? yes, well, first we heard from the _ opening statements? yes, well, first we heard from the judge _ opening statements? yes, well, first we heard from the judge who - opening statements? yes, well, first we heard from the judge who first. we heard from the judge who first essentially outlined how this case will play out over the next several weeks. but we are now getting opening statements from the new york state attorney general, their attorney is laying out essentially, kevin wallace is an attorney from her team laying out what else this trial will pack. as we know, the heart of this case was decided last week when a judge determined that donald trump did, fraud. but he says they will be looking at the six other claims, including falsifying bu

live now to new york and our correspondent, nada tawfik.ually happened in the courtroom itself. ~ ., ., ., , itself. we have had opening statements _ itself. we have had opening statements now _ itself. we have had opening statements now from - itself. we have had opening statements now from both | itself. we have had opening - statements now from both sides. in fact, donald trump's attorney is speaking right now. but let'sjust look back at what we heard from the attorney—general�*s team. kevin wallace says that the rest of the claims in this case have to look at intent. if they can prove that this was all part of a conspiracy because, remember, the heart of this case was decided that donald trump did commit fraud in those financial statements. but they are now going to look to things like michael cohen, donald trump's former lawyer and fixer. they played a video of him in court in which he talked about how donald trump wanted to be on the forbes billionaires list and that theirjob, him and the cfo, theirjob was to reverse engineer theirjob

nada tawfik, bbc news, at the united nations in new york.t the moment now as we look across the gaza skyline from gaza city. what we understand is israel says it ground forces are expanding operations targeting hamas in gaza. the latest we understanding has happened is israel's the idea, is that it has killed as obrigado. the idf says this is the man who commanded the fighters who infiltrated on paragliders in 7 october and was also responsible for drone attacks on israeli military post. we have seen huge explosions in the territory, israeli warplanes carrying out heavy strikes. fist territory, israeli warplanes carrying out heavy strikes. at this state, in carrying out heavy strikes. at this stage. in terms — carrying out heavy strikes. at this stage, in terms of— carrying out heavy strikes. at this stage, in terms of the _ carrying out heavy strikes. at this stage, in terms of the images i carrying out heavy strikes. at this i stage, in terms of the images coming out from the area, this ground forces, extending the operations, as he no imag

on that — let's go live now to our north america correspondent, nada tawfik. hello.perations without oxygen in the sorts of things. so there are some new people who are going to be in real trouble in the current days —— coming days once the fuel runs out. we are hearing now from numerous un agencies expressing how dire the humanitarian situation there is in gaza. again pushing desperately for this humanitarian court or to be open and quite frankly more largely for there to be a cease—fire. we are hearing from the unfpa adding to give people a full picture of what is happening there in gaza. reminding people that there are 50,000 women who are pregnant at the moment who are quite literally living in a war zone without access to clean water. you mention fuel there. the health services there are first of all health workers trying to themselves survive, and not be caught up in the violence. hospitals having people streaming in, unable to help them fully. unfpa is saying that they are getting medicines ready for safe deliveries, getting things like dignity kits for women

our un correspondent, nada tawfik, says that russia proposed a draft resolution at the security council a humanitarian ceasefire. this was the second time on saturday the security council have met in close consultations and we heard from the secretary general and from the palestinian ambassador to the un because of the security council to take up not only a call for a ceasefire but also to set up a humanitarian corridor. just as the meeting was getting underway, rush it circulated to the 15 members of the security council a draft resolution which was pretty brave in nature, one page long. it calls for a humanitarian corridor and it also calls for the release of all hostages and that calls for safe evacuation for civilians and the distribution of humanitarian assistance. the russian ambassador came out and spoke to the press afterwards and he said moscow believes it is critical at this moment for the security council to act. he believes this is an issue, there are causes of this conflict should have been addressed by the council a long time ago. but what we are hearing from several membe