the last one left off. there is a distressing continuity for people here. life becomes reduced to counting the time between wars. israel's leaders claim to have hit hamas' capabilities in an unprecedented way. but people on both sides feel they are just counting down to the next inevitable conflict. tom bateman, bbc news, gaza. the queen has been meeting the crew of the royal navy's new flagship — hms queen elizabeth — as the carrier prepares for its first major deployment. the £3 billion warship — carrying eight new stealth fighter jets and other aircraft — has tonight left portsmouth for asia. from portsmouth, our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. britain's longest—serving monarch arrived on britain's largest warship. two queen elizabeths, her majesty bidding farewell to the crew of the aircraft carrier she named and commissioned,