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our reporter ben philip has the latest. as you can tell, i m sad that my time as first minister is ending, but i m so grateful and so blessed for having the opportunity afforded to so few, to lead my country. a week is a long time in politics. last monday an emotional humza yousaf resigned, leaving the snp looking for a new leader and scotland a new first minister. focus quickly turned to who would replace him in the frame. john swinney and kate forbes. i want to unite the snp and unite scotland for independence. shortly after mr swinney entered the contest, ms forbes said she wouldn t stand. technically, the deadline for nominations is at midday, and that s the only current contender and with the clock running down, it was widely expected that john swinney would become the next snp party leader and country s seventh first minister unopposed. that was until a last minute twist over the weekend. snp activist graeme mccormick was hoping to launch a challenge for the leadership ....
looking a lot drier, and we remain in the warm conditions. i will have all the details later in the programme. it s monday the 9th of october. good morning. more than 1,000 people have now been killed in israel and gaza after a massive attack by hamas militants that began at dawn on saturday. there are reports that israel has struck more than 500 targets in gaza overnight, my more than 125,000 palestinians i displace. president biden has ordered extra military assistance for the israelis, promising them rock solid and unwavering support. israeli troops are still hunting down insurgents after one of the bloodiest attacks. 0ne down insurgents after one of the bloodiest attacks. one of the world s most advanced military is taken by surprise by hamas, a military group kept behind barriers that were supposed to stop this happening. their attack as brutal as it was brazen. hundreds killed. for israel that has included scores of unarmed civilians as well as soldiers. alrea ....
nearly 1600 were wounded after the retaliatory action into the gaza strip. dozens of israeli soldiers and civilians are being held hostage, as part of an unprecedented attack by palestinian militants on israeli territory. israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country is at war . his government says the palestinian militant group hamas launched more than 2,000 rockets into the country, killing at least 100 people, (ani and wounding nearly a thousand. officials in the gaza strip say at least 198 people have been killed there, in retaliatory israeli strikes. (an12 in retaliatory israeli strikes. the barrage of rocket fire from gaza into israeli territory began just after dawn, with explosions heard on the streets of ashkelon. sderot is one of the towns thought to have been infiltrated by militants. with the latest on this fast escalating conflict, here s our middle east correspondent yolande knell and a warning that you may find some of her report upsettin ....
there are also reports of a number of israeli soldiers taken captive by fighters, with hamas saying it has a big number of captives, among them senior officers . israel s military has been striking targets in gaza in response. at least 198 palestinians are confirmed dead there. the 1000 wounded. over 1000 wounded. richard galpin has the latest. this was a surprise attack on israel by the militant palestinian group, hamas. it s claiming it s launched 5,000 rockets injust 20 minutes. some have hit the city of ashkelon, causing damage. amongst those on the ground, more hamas fighters heading into the battle. there is also footage apparently showing a captured israeli tank. a senior hamas commander has said the militant group had decided to say enough is enough. here in the israeli town of sderot, the emergency services have been taking the injured to local hospitals. it s reported that militants have been taking control of some of the streets in the area. 0n social med ....
a young couple coming home from a wedding. and the plane coming down, hitting the runway with no landing gear. first tonight, president biden to expand the border wall after campaigning against it. the president s head of homeland security saying, quote, there is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border. tonight, why the president is now insisting he has no choice. and what he said when he was pressed, will it work? mireya villarreal at the border tonight. in new york city, the deadly unprovoked attack at that bus stop. that young couple coming home. the young man stabbed in the heart and killed. tonight, the suspect is now under arrest, and what we ve learned. the abc news exclusive tonight involving former president trump and nuclear secrets. sources telling abc news an australian billionaire who was friends with trump has told special counsel jack smith s team the former president shared pote ....