hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. we start with the latest on the israel gaza war. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. both countries say too many civilians have been killed in israel s war against hamas and the sooner a truce comes, the better. france, meanwhile, has called for an immediate and durable ceasefire. it s being seen as a signifcant change in tone. the military campaign continues in gaza. these pictures were filmed in the north of the territory, where local reports say at least one person died in an air strike on a building. israel s prime minister benhamin netanyahu says his intention is to ensure that hamas can no longer function, and he s also working on bringing home the hostages held in gaza. and these pictures, filmed on sunday morning from israel, looking into gaza, show large plumes of smoke burning, with many damaged buildings in sight. israel s military says two more of its soldiers have been killed in fighting. let
the former president. speaking after day one of the trial, mr trump sought to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the court. it s a scam trial. if you read all of the legal comments, from all of the legal scholars today, there s not one that i see that said that this is a case that should be brought to trial. it s a scam. it s a political witchhunt. it continues for ever and we are not going to be given a fair trial and it is a very, very sad thing. live now to new york to speak to our correspondent john sudworth. john, bring us up to date with what happened today? when donald trump s motorcade left the precinct here in a man well used to breaking the norms of political life hit another milestone, this time a legal one, becoming the first us president to face a criminal trial. when it did get under way, as is often the case, the business was pretty humdrum, procedural discussion, the defence raising a number of issues and discussions over the timing. donald trump suggesting he
every hour, every day. we have killed thousands of terrorists above ground and below ground. if hezbollah chooses to join the war, it will be making a big mistake. no ceasefire without the release of our hostages. without the release of our hostages- hostages. mr denaro also suggests israel hostages. mr denaro also suggests israel over-60s | suggests israel over 60s security inside because after orbiting a member of his law and has since clarified is, is to say well ms netanyahu wants to say well ms netanyahu wants to ensure gaza remains a demilitarised area with the idea of carrying security operations, israel does not intend to reoccupy or govern gaza. that s the position that would lie more closely with us wishes as the white house made clear earlier. the wishes as the white house made clear earlier. clear earlier. the president maintains clear earlier. the president maintains his clear earlier. the president maintains his position - clear earlier. the president ma
but the us secretary of state is en route to the middle east as the pressure mounts on the white house to limit civilian casualties. we will hear tonight from the rafah border, where another 400 foreign nationals have crossed into egypt today. and we will get the thoughts of the qataris who are playing an important role in the backchannel negotiations with hamas. later in the programme, we will assess the widespread damage caused by storm ciaran across southern england and the channel islands. and a first outing tonight for our new segment ai decoded, at the end of a two day summit at bletchley park at which 28 countries pledged to collaborate on safety. welcome to the programme. the israeli army says it has now completely encircled gaza city, as the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the height of battle had been reached. the army says it is beginning the work to dismantle the series of hamas tunnels. the prime minister said he will reject all calls for a cease fire.