hello from the bbc sport centre. one game at the men's cricket world cup on wednesday. hosts india chasing 273 to beat afghanistan and make it two wins from two. afghanistan were 63—3 when captain hashmatullah shahidi and azmatullah omarzai put on 121 for the fourth wicket. shahidi made 80 from 88 balls and omarzai 62 from 69, however any hopes of pushing towards 300 were thwarted by some tight bowling near the end from jasprit bumrah. the indian quick finishing with four wickets in total. this is the latest from dehli, then. india currently 89—0 in the ninth over. mohit sharma, 72 not out, he has

passed 1000 world cup runs in the process. —— rohit sharma. follow live text commentary right now on the bbc sport website. there's been a big shock at the shanghai masters tennis with top seed and world number two carlos alcaraz beaten in the last 16 by grigor dimitrov, the bulgarian winning 5—7, 6—2, 6—4. on his 28th birthday, chile's nicolas jarry reached his first masters 1000 quarterfinal. he saw off diego schwartzmann in three sets and will face 18th seed dimitrov next. just three days after leaving dc united in washington, wayne rooney is back in management in the english second tier. he's taken charge of birmingham city. they sacked previous boss john eustace, despite guiding them to back—to—back wins and sixth in the championship after 11 games. rooney described it as a project that gives him a sense of purpose and wants to elevate the club to the next level. it's been 12 years since birmingham last played in the premier league. there's good news for ireland ahead of saturday's rugby world cup quarterfinal against new zealand — wing mack hansen will be fit.

he hurt his calf win in last week's win over scotland but has recovered in time to start against the all blacks at the stade de france. head coach andy farrell has named an unchanged 15 from last weekends win over the scots. texas rangers are through to what is essentially the semifinals in major league baseball's postseason, completing a clean sweep over the baltimore orioles. home runs for corey seager and adolis garcia with pitchers nathan eovaldi and jose leclerc setting up a first american league championship series since 2011. they'll play either houston astros or minnesota twins next. lots more on the bbc sport website. we'll have more for you a little later on. thank you so much. developing news to bring you from israel and from gaza. we are just getting news that the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and the national unity

party leader, one of the leaders of the opposition, benny gantz, we understand they have agreed to form a national emergency government. this had been called for bison of the opposition parties some time. benny gantz is the former defence minister and this has been speculated on for the last few days, that this would happen. we understand benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency government, that is what is happening in terms of leadership in israel around the war. the other news line to bring you as we understand a hospital in ashkelon has been hit by rocket fire from gaza, although we also understand that i have been no casualties. the iron dome usually protects the city of ashkelon but occasionally buckets get through and we are hearing a hospital has been hit in ashkelon.

we see pictures here of smoke in the air in ashkelon outside that hospital, i think i am being told. this is the scene outside the hospital right now. we are also being told there are no casualties but rocket fire from hamas has hit at this hospital in ashkelon. let's show you the live page that is up and running at the moment where you can see pictures, people running from rocket fire in ashkelon too. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is there and has described how distressing it is for so many people there. the other line i can bring you... is the

united nations is telling us... i am actuallyjust united nations is telling us... i am actually just looking united nations is telling us... i am actuallyjust looking here to bring you this line. that nine other staff have been killed since the 7th of october in shelling by israel, nine staff members of the un have been killed in gaza. may all of our colleagues rest in peace, our condolences to their families. that is the latest from the un, nine of their staff have been killed in gaza since october so. —— since october the 7th. let's bring you more from israel. reports said up to 150 people

were taken captive when hamas launched its surprise attack. earlier i asked alon pinkas — a former adviser to four former israeli foreign ministers — what he thinks will happen to israeli hostages. here is the thing, there are three options. 0ne here is the thing, there are three options. one is that as hamas already pledged to do, the harder the israeli retaliation the more they will execute, the more hostages they will execute, the more hostages they will execute, the more hostages they will execute. secondly, israel enters negotiations with hamas over a prisoner exchange but that rules out the ground operation that your correspondent was alluding to. the third option is that no one considers the fate of the hostages and the military operation continues as if there are no hostages, in

which case again, paul is right and there is a quiet understanding that most of them will not make it. all three options are tragic and horrendous to even contemplate but these are the options. we horrendous to even contemplate but these are the options.— these are the options. we spent a lot of time — these are the options. we spent a lot of time talking _ these are the options. we spent a lot of time talking about - these are the options. we spent a lot of time talking about this - these are the options. we spent a lot of time talking about this year| lot of time talking about this year trauma and shock in israel, the growing humanitarian crisis on the gaza strip, but can i ask you what is happening politically in israel at the moment and whether the right thing is for this national unity emergency cabinet to be formed? i think it is the wrong thing, i think the right thing is for mr netanyahu to resign immediately and effectively. i'm realistic enough and i have been in politics far too long to assume this will happen. he has neither the decency nor the moral compass to do so. the former

prime minister resigned during the lebanon war neville chamberlain resigned as prime minister of britain in may of 1940. i5 resigned as prime minister of britain in may of 1940.- resigned as prime minister of britain in may of 1940. is this the time to make _ britain in may of 1940. is this the time to make such _ britain in may of 1940. is this the time to make such a _ britain in may of 1940. is this the time to make such a drastic - britain in may of 1940. is this the i time to make such a drastic change. that is exactly the time, because his incompetency and his considerations and calculations that are polluted by personal and political legal considerations are such that he should not be trusted to manage this war. that being established and said, i doubt this will happen. so we moved to what you have proposed or asked about a national unity government. in order for that to effectively be constructed and to effectively function, he needs to get rid of the extreme right wing —— of the right—wing of the extreme right—wing

parties. he will not do that he has his own political considerations to make and he is under trial and indictments for bribery and corruption so i fail to see how this war... what could happen, and this is plausible, in the next week or so, that an ad hoc war cabinet will be formed in which one or two of the opposition partiesjoined because this government is depleted and avoided any security and diplomatic gravitas, a small, ad hoc, temporary war cabinet will be formed. since gravitas, a small, ad hoc, temporary war cabinet will be formed.— war cabinet will be formed. since we had that conversation _ war cabinet will be formed. since we had that conversation there - war cabinet will be formed. since we had that conversation there has - war cabinet will be formed. since we | had that conversation there has been a joint announcement from prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the chairman of the national unity party benny gantz, they have met and have agreed to establish an emergency

government anti management cabinet. there will be the prime minister, the defence minister and benny gantz as part of this emergency cabinet, and there will be two observers too. they had said no bills all government decisions will be permitted during the war period that do not concern the conduct of the war. so we are starting to get more details about what this emergency government and the war cabinet will look like. i have more reaction to bring you, i havejust look like. i have more reaction to bring you, i have just been sent from king charles. king charles has spoken and has said in relation to what is happening in israel and gaza that he is extremely concerned. he has asked to be kept actively updated, his thoughts and prayers

are with the suffering, particularly those who have lost loved ones and those who have lost loved ones and those actively involved as we speak. he is a and condemns the barbaric acts of terrorism in israel. for some of us foi’ some of us over for some of us over the last few days it has felt like summer has been trying to cling on deep into 0ctober, into october, but 0rton will be arriving, already feeling quite autumnal in the northern half of the uk -- but autumnal in the northern half of the uk —— but 0rton will be arriving. some cool air working from the north—west. warm and muggy air towards the south and the dividing line between those air masses is this what the front, bringing outbreaks of rain across parts of wales, the midlands, east anglia and lincolnshire, particularly heavy rain across parts of west wales with the risk of flooding and disruption. 0ften the risk of flooding and disruption. often quite murky to the south of that but warm and humid, something cooler and fresher further north, 12

degrees in aberdeen and glasgow. simpson cheng, a scattering of cloud, winds easing to the north of scotland. the weather front to move south and then tend to stall across southern england, parts of wales and the midlands, very mild, 16 in plymouth over compare that with two or three degrees for many spots further north but here we will see sunshine into tomorrow morning, is catching up showers particularly to the north west of scotland, this band of cloud never really clearing, pockets of drizzle at times, some warmth trying to cling on that 17 for london, 13 for belfast, 12 in glasgow. the weather front tries to push northwards again on thursday night into friday, looking very wet for parts of england and wales. this cold front pushes into scotland and northern ireland at the same time, so a complex look to the weather

chart on friday but we will see outbreaks of rain, particularly across england and wales. across scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells and showers, some showers turning wintry over the very highest grant is colder air starts to take in. that is the story for the weekend, we finally lose all of these weather fronts and we all get into this cold north—westerly winds. if anything daytime temperatures will be below average for the time of year and at night we have the chance for quite a widespread grass frost. goodbye for now.

live from london. this is bbc news. reports in the last few minutes that a hospital in southern israel has been hit by rockets fired from gaza. we'll bring you the latest. israel pounds gaza for a fifth day, as gaza's only power station runs out of fuel. palestiani officals say over a 1,000 people have been killed — 60% of the injured are women and children. the women and children. beds are full of patients who have the beds are full of patients who have been injured and the continuous stream of injuries has not stopped. israel says 1,200 people are now known to have died in the attacks by hamas, as shocking details continue to emerge of a massacre in the kfar aza kibbuttz.