luis rubiales is banned from all football related activities for three years after kissing a player on the lips out at the women s world cup final. good afternoon. this is the bbc news from jerusalem. israel says it s expanding its ground offensive in the gaza strip. it says it hit a further 600 hamas targets in gaza in the past 2a hours, killing dozens of fighters barricaded in buildings and tunnels. witnesses say an israeli tank and armoured vehicle briefly cut a key road from the north to the south of the gaza strip, entering close to gaza city. israel has been bombing gaza since the attacks on october 7th by hamas designated as a terror group by the uk that killed 1,400 people and saw over 200 people taken as hostages. meanwhile, the un agency for palestinian refugees says hundreds of patients are stuck in hospitals in the north of gaza. it comes after doctors say israel told staff to evacuate the hospital on sunday, but, with many patients in intensive care includi
flood warnings in place ahead of storm ciaran on wednesday. time for a look at the weather. here s ben rich. i wish i could tell you things were going to calm down, but actually the reverse looks set to be true. the jet stream, the winds high up in the atmosphere, in a very lively mood. thisjet atmosphere, in a very lively mood. this jet stream is going to be racing its way across the atlantic over the next few days. when s in the core of the jet high above our heads likely to touch 230 mph. that is an awful lot of energy, energy that looks set to spin up this big, deep area of low pressure. while the details of the forecast may change a bit between now and then, it certainly looks likely that through wednesday night into thursday, some others will see damaging winds and many of us will see more unwanted rain. in the shorter term, already rain. in the shorter term, already rain giving cause for concern across the south east of northern ireland. a met office amber warning has