units, fighterjet pilots, and drone operators amid heightened tensions in the region. in the latest escalation of tensions between israel and the palestinians, two israeli women have been killed in an attack in the occupied west bank. the authorities say a third person was also seriously wounded in the incident, which happened near the settlement of hamra. the israeli military says troops are searching for suspects who opened fire at a car, causing it to crash. this latest development comes after the israeli military hit targets belonging to the palestinian militant group hamas. the air strikes hit areas of the gaza strip and lebanon. israel says they re in retaliation for a major rocket attack on israel launched from southern lebanon, which the israelis blamed on hamas. these images from gaza show the aftermath. they re the heaviest air strikes that israel has carried out on gaza since last august. our correspondent yolande knell has the lastest from jerusalem. there are some interest
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minister saying that the counteroffensive will resume as soon as the ground freezes because then the army will have the opportunity to carry out operations with heavy equipment. it seems that we are seeing a lull in the fighting now because of the weather but the authorities are saying that the counteroffensive continues and they will try to take back territory that is now under russian occupation. thank you very much. postal workers have begun a two day walkout, in a dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. it s the lastest in a series of strikes affecting numerous sectors, in the run up to christmas. meanwhlie a strike by members of the rmt union is causing severe disruption across the rail network for a second day. 0ur correspondent howard johnson has been at london s euston station for us today. it is bitterly cold and there are commuters in there who are