Israel is mobilizing soldiers and declaring a State Of War Alert after the Palestinian Militant Group hamas fires thousands of rockets from the gaza strip into southern israel. The groups leader says its part of a new Military Operation against israel. Israels territory has also reportedly been infiltrated by numerous Palestinian Militants during the unprecedented attack. Several videos posted on social media appearing to show dozens of uniformed gunmen inside the Israeli Border town of sderot. Residents across the region are being ordered to remain indoors following reports of Israel Israelis Being Kidnaped and taken into gaza. And were also learning a woman in her 60s was killed and at least 100 others were injured in the surprise attack. Israels Security Cabinet is set to convene in the coming hours following its State Of War Alert declaration. Officials warn hamas will face consequences for the attacks and has reportedly already begun striking targets in the gaza strip. And the lau
Nobody wants to get 0micron and be unwell and be forced to isolate. and the queen is leading by example, cancelling a pre christmas lunch for extended family due to take place at windsor castle. fergus walsh, bbc news. the conclusion from those soaring uk covid infections the r number, which indicates how many people each infected person will go on to infect, is now estimated to be between 3 and 5. the uk is not alone in seeing surging covid infections. italy, germany and france are all experiencing something similar. the french government is now imposing new restrictions on some travellers from the uk. here s our transport correspondent katy austin. thejones family had planned the trip of a lifetime. ii of them, four generations, together at disneyland paris for christmas. now that trip is off. they are trying to get a hotel refund but don t expect to get back thousands they paid
For the hospitality industry. that s why i was on the phone earlier today with various industry leaders from the hospitality space. and the good news, i would say, is there is existing support measures in place to help the industry. rishi sunak is flying back tonight, but there is little sign yet that he is ready to be business s christmas saviour. simon jack, bbc news. british tourists are being banned from france from saturday as the borders are closed to most travellers from the uk. business trips are being halted too. france is recording around 50,000 covid cases a day but so far only a few hundred have been confirmed as 0micron. 0ur transport correspondent, katy austin, has more. thejones family had planned the trip of a lifetime. ii of them, four generations, together at disneyland paris for christmas. now that trip is off. it s devastating because as a family you want to spend christmas