good evening. john swinney looks set to become scotland s new leader after the woman expected to challenge him decided to back him instead. kate forbes confirmed she would not be standing for the snp leadership after humza yousaf s resignation. instead, mr swinney, scotland s former deputy first minister and party leader, has offered her a significant role in his government. our scotland editor, james cook, reports. please show your appreciation forjohn swinney. the snp is in trouble divided, distracted and struggling to govern. john swinney says it s time to get a grip and he is the man for the job. i could have stood back and hoped others would sort things out. but i care too much about the future of scotland, and the scottish national party, to walk on by. you ve said there you can t walk on by because, essentially, your party is a disunited mess. what specifically is wrong with it? well, the party is not cohesive just now. we are not together, we are not operating as
hello and a very warm welcome to bbc news, i mark lowen live from southern israel overlooking gaza, where the united nations says a lack of fuel means aid cannot be brought into the gaza strip from egypt. the relief agency for palestinian says they are almost begging for fuel and should never have been put into that situation. the un says an urgent shipment of fuel is needed, as is the resumption of the telecommunications network. also in gaza, the israeli military raided the strip s largest hospital al shifa this week, but prime minister benjamin netanyahu told cbs news there was no gunfight at the hospital because hamas leaders had left shortly before the israeli army had arrived. israel says there is a hamas command centre at the site, but hasn t yet provided conclusive evidence. mr netanyahu also said hostages could have been moved from the hospital. violence, too, in the occupied west bank, the other part of the palestinian territories not controlled by hamas. the israel
in and distribute aid due to lack of fuel. the world health organization says disease is spreading in the territory more rapidly than expected, with people living so close together in shelters and because of a lack of clean water. meanwhile, israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu says there were strong indications that hamas was holding hostages at al shifa hospital in gaza, but that they d been removed by the time troops raided the complex. israel says its troops have found the body of a second woman held hostage by hamas, during a search close to the hospital complex. noa marciano, a 19 year old soldier, was one of about 240 people kidnapped by hamas on the 7th of october. on thursday, the military also discovered the body of 65 year old yehudit weiss. and in the occupied west bank, the israel defense forces says its troops have killed at least five gunmen during clashes in jenin overnight. our senior international correspondent orla guerin has the latest on the situa
we are coming to you live from gaza. the israeli prime minister says hamas leaders left gaza s largest hospital shortly before the army raided it. speaking to cbs news, benjamin netanyahu said there was no gunfight at al shifa because hamas had already fled. israel insists there s a hamas command centre at the site, but hasn t yet provided conclusive evidence. mr netanyahu also said hostages could have been moved from the hospital. yolande knell reports from jerusalem. the first evidence of the tunnel at al shifa hospital, israel s army says, but not the vast underground hamas command centre which it had said was hidden under the building. hamas and medics deny that here. an israeli soldier also shows the haul of weapons said to have been found in the compound. we cannot independently verify this footage. hundreds of palestinians, including newborn babies, remain trapped at the hospital without power. meanwhile, the body of yehudi weiss was found in a house nearby, israel s m
the largest camp for migrants in northern france. unacceptable. for many of them, this will be their only meal of the day. the hours drag here. every day they wait, hoping for good hello and welcome to bbc news, i m mark lowen. weather so they can cross the israeli prime minister says hamas leaders left gaza s largest the english channel. hospital shortly before the army raided it. and how will you get to the uk? by boat. the operation continues inside. nothing anything else. we don t have any other way. meanwhile, israel s prime minister is said that hamas s leaders left we all know about the danger risk. we know about everything before the israeli troops arrived. but we must go there. everyone here told us there s no way that the threat of being sent speaking to cbs news, to rwanda is going to stop them. benjamin netanyahu said there was no gunfight at al shifa because hamas had already fled. the living conditions in camps israel insists there s like these are so grim a h