on humanitarian aid for gaza. the vote was originally scheduled for monday but has been delayed several times since then as members wrangle over the specific language in the document. the original draft called for a sustainable cessation of hostilities but the final version calls for creating the conditions for one. the united states are the key players having vetoed all previous un resolutions since the start of the war but they say they are ready to support the latest draft. these are the latest pictures from the un because various member countries are just talking. these are live pictures coming from the security council into the bbc but we still await for confirmation that we are going to get the vote after all of the wrangling we have seen this week and still we wait for certainty of that. and of course, an exact time. we are keeping an eye on that and monitoring the situation. here s the us ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas greenfield. we do have that
they confirmed that lenka hlavkova the head of the university s institute of musicology was one of those shot dead. outside the university, people have been leaving flowers and candles. saturday has been declared a day of national mourning across the czech republic. in a friday morning news conference, police showed bodycam video from their officers. it shows them entering the building to find the gunman. there had been some criticism of their response, but the police said the time between receiving the first emergency call and officers stepping into the building was four minutes. police said the gunman took his own life following the attack. he s been named by local media as 24 year old student david kozak. let s get more from that news conference where prague s chief police officer gave his reaction to thursday s shooting. translation: i was there on site. i was severely impacted by and shattered to see it. and i ve been with the police force for a0 years. around 220, 2
one from the netherlands and two from the united arab emirates. all those killed were czech nationals. the shooting happened in the heart of prague as the gunman opened fire at charles university s faculty of arts in the city s old town, which is a major tourist attraction. authorities evacuated staff and students, who were told to stay put and lock themselves inside classrooms. as you can see from these pictures some climbed on to rooftops and window ledges to escape the gunfire. police said the gunman took his own life following the attack. he s been named by local media as 24 year old student david kozak. a member of the prague police force gave this description of the response to the incident using footage filmed by cameras mounted on police officers to illustrate what had happened. translation: this classroom was, the attack was three translation: this classroom was, the attack was three hours, translation: this classroom was, the attack was three hours, make
since then as members wrangle over the specific language in the document. the original draft called for a sustainable cessation of hostilities but the final version calls for creating the conditions for one. the united states are the key players having vetoed all previous un resolutions since the start of the war but they say they are ready to support the latest draft. here s the us ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas greenfield. we do have that resolution and we are ready to vote on it. and it is a resolution that will bring humanitarian assistance to those in need and it will support the priority that egypt has in ensuring that we put a mechanism on the ground that will support humanitarian assistance. we will be live in new york in the next few minutes, talking to our correspondents. but so much focus on the humanitarian side of what is happening in gaza but also a tremendous amount of focus on the hostage situation that continues, injuring nine weeks of w
welcome to bbc welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news. police welcome to bbc news. police in welcome to bbc news. police in prague have revealed new details about 30 s mass shooting at charles university. iii about 30 s mass shooting at charles university. 1a were killed and a suspected gunman also died at the scene. police have linked the massacre to a deadly attack in a cheque for us last week and have confirmed that lenka hlavkova, the head of the institute of musicology, was one of those shot dead yesterday. i said the university people have been leaving flowers and candles and saturday has been declared a national day of mourning across the czech republic. at a news conference police showed bodycam video from officers and you can see them entering the building to find them entering the building to find the gunmen. police at the time between receiving the first emergency call and officers stepping into the building was four minutes. police said the gunman took his own l