where he signalled that he is prepared, if necessary, to escalate military operations in lebanon, with 80,000 israeli s now displaced from their homes. to the south, the death toll in gaza, stands at 23,000, according to the hamas run health ministry. and so intense is the fighting that several aid agencies have now begun withdrawing medics from the only functioning hospital in central gaza. on his visit to qatar, secretary blinken said washington has an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading, and a warning to some members of the israeli government. palestinian civilians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow. they cannot, they must not, be pressed to leave gaza. we reject the statements by some israeli ministers and lawmakers calling for a resettlement of palestinians outside of gaza. amanda, the american administration very conscious of what is happening. i want to show you a video, president biden hasjust i want to show you a video, pre
tribute a little earlier in the day, describing how much he was in love they are at the school, but his sons saying he was a great father and a massive football fan and his death had rocked everyone in s world. we will have more from nottingham in the programme on the next little while because we are expecting that vigil to start in the next while. we will be back in nottingham to take you through all of that. before we return to some of the days news stories, let s add to the sports centre and hugh ferris is there for us. overto centre and hugh ferris is there for us. over to you. real madrid have completed the signing ofjude bellingham from borussia dortmund. they d agreed a fee ofjust over 100 million euros last week. it could well rise even further. he joined on a six year contract and will be presented as a real player on thursday. after three years with borussia dortmund, where he came so close to winning the title last season, he is moving to the four time european cha
and one of britain s most successful cyclists, mark cavendish, announces he s to retire. 0n bbc london: warnings over mobile phone fraud how criminals are getting smarter at targeting victims in the capital to gain access to banking apps. good evening. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann are to carry out searches in a reservoir in portugal, according to local media reports. a large site is believed to have been sealed off, around 30 miles from where the toddler went missing in 2007. the search is expected to begin tomorrow. it s not the first time the reservoir has been searched. three year old madeleine was on holiday with her family in praia da luz in the algarve when she went missing and there has been a uk police investigation into her disappearance ever since. ellie price reports on the latest developments. 16 years after madeleine mccann disappeared, a new hunt for answers. local media reported this area was sealed off ahead of the search, expec