he s there at a pivotal moment. today, a senior commander with the islamist hezbollah movement was reportedly killed in an apparent israeli drone strike in southern lebanon. and israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu was on the northern border today, 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. with 80,000 israelis 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. well, first in with regard to the lebanon. it s clearly not in the interest of anyone israel, lebanon, hez
lets speak to professor nick maynard who is the lead clinician at medical aid for palestinians one of the aid groups told to withdraw and cease activities at hospital in gaza. tell us what your colleagues in gaza are saying. we tell us what your colleagues in gaza are sa inc. ~ tell us what your colleagues in gaza aresa in. , , tell us what your colleagues in gaza aresa in. ,, ., , are saying. we left because of this mornin: , are saying. we left because of this morning. we are saying. we left because of this morning, we had are saying. we left because of this morning, we had spent are saying. we left because of this morning, we had spent two - are saying. we left because of this morning, we had spent two weeks| are saying. we left because of this i morning, we had spent two weeks at al aqsa hospital and saw the most appalling number of injuries and types of injuries from bombs and other explosives, from guns as well. we had to leave on friday. we had not been there for
but not manchester city. not yet anyway. for this all conquering side, that have won the premier league and the fa cup, have one more game between them and a famous treble. inter await. for manager pep guardiola, this has felt like an odyssey to reaffirm his status as one of the greatest managers of all time. 12 years after his last european cup a chance to finally get that monkey off his back. it s a it sa dream. it s a dream. it s a dream to be here it s a dream. it s a dream to be here two it s a dream. it s a dream to be here. two years ago we were there but in here. two years ago we were there but in different situations because of covid 19. we are going to try to do our of covid 19. we are going to try to do our best of covid 19. we are going to try to do our best. we know it s how you behave do our best. we know it s how you behave in do our best. we know it s how you behave in that specific 95 minutes in the behave in that specific 95 minutes in the final
arrivederci antonio. manager conte leaves tottenham hotspur by mutual consent after 16 months in charge. and we ll be hearing more of your stories about caring for relatives with dementia. nothing prepares you for that moment where your parents do turn around and ask you who you are. that moment is heartbreaking. it s monday the 27th of march. our main story. the new leader of the scottish national party will be revealed this afternoon, six weeks after nicola sturgeon announced her resignation. the scottish health secretary humza yousaf, the finance secretary kate forbes and ash regan, a former minister, are the three contenders hoping to become first minister. whoever wins the top job will take on a fractured party and a country facing a number of policy challenges. our scotland editor james cook reports. for the snp, this has been a difficult campaign. splits have emerged on the economy, social issues such as gay marriage and a lack of progress towards independence. so part
is receiving constant medical attention. and britain is on course to record its warmest year ever, after a summer of blistering heatwaves and a mild autumn and spring. every month apart from december has been warmer than average. you are watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m holly hamilton. coming up on tonight s programme. can manchester city get their title defence back on track? we look ahead to a potentially crucial game at leeds. a shock exit at alexandra palace, as two time world darts champion gary anderson exits the third round of the tournament. and australia are in full control of their second test against south africa with a maiden test century for alex carey. good evening, welcome along to sportsday. manchester city have a tough few weeks ahead and pep guardiola knows it. they take on leeds tonight for their first premier league clash since the world cup, sitting eight points clear of the top spot. after they were be