you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. at the masters, a rain delayed second round concludes, as rory mcilroy misses the cut. haaland s on fire as city keep the pressure on arsenal at the top of the table. and getting the party started early as celtic go 12 points clear, following victory in the old firm derby. also coming up on sportsday. salford red devils get the edge on leigh leopard in a thrill for super league s rivals round. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. all the talking points from the premier league to come but first to the masters, which has been heavily affected by the weather. we saw trees fall on the course at augusta yesterday, as concerns over storms delayed the second round. on day three, the rain is still falling but it s no longer an issue for rory mcilroy whose masters is over. brooks koepka leads the way on round three, on 13 under, jon rahm not far behind. earlier i
Its monday 23rd october. Our main story. More aid has reached gaza, as Rishi Sunakjoins other western leaders in calling on israel to respect International Humanitarian law. Fourteen trucks crossed from egypt through the Rafah Crossing Yesterday but the un and charities are warning it is still not enough, as israel continues to launch air strikes on gaza. More than two weeks after the attack by hamas, which is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk, the Israeli Defence minister has warned the conflict could go on for months. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell reports. A sleepless night in gaza. From afar, the flashes of successive israeli air strikes in gaza city as israel stepped up its bombing campaign. And amid more and more destruction, and a mounting death toll, the un is warning of a catastrophic humanitarian situation. Over the weekend, more than 30 lorry loads of aid were allowed into gaza from egypt, carrying food, water and medicines. Its just a fraction of w
20 vehicles carrying medicine and food passed through on saturday the first since israel tightened its blockade of the territory. The Rafah Crossing is on the egyptian border and is the only route not bordering israel, which means its currently the only potential way to deliver humanitarian aid into gaza. Well have the latest on the aid trying to get into gaza in the next hour. In other developments in the conflict today, irans Foreign Minister has accused israel of committing genocide in gaza, and has warned the situation in the middle east risks spiralling out of control. Israel has been continuing to carry out aerial bombing of gaza. These pictures are from the past hour. Its nowjust over two weeks since the hamas attacks inside israel, in which 1,400 people were killed. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says about 4,700 gazans, mainly civilians, have been killed in the israeli air strikes. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it
Elsewhere, israel has been continuing to carry out out aerial bombing of gaza. Its nowjust over two weeks since the hamas attacks inside israel, in which iii hundred people were killed. The Health Ministry in gaza says about 4,700 people there, mainly civilians, have been killed in the israeli air strikes. The Israel Defence forces have confirmed the death of a soldier. Idf spokesperson, rear admiral daniel hagari, says an israeli soldier was killed by an anti tank missile on sunday, during a raid in gaza. Three other soldiers were injured. The israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met soldiers at the israel lebanon border. He reiterated his support for the troops in their fight against the iranian backed hezbollah, which, like hamas, is considered a Terrorist Organization by the uk, us and others. And had a strong warning for the group. The push to find a diplomatic solution to the israel gaza war continues. In the last hour the white house has confirmed that joe biden has aga