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and welcome to all of you watching here in the united states and around the world. i'm paula newton with the very latest on israel at war. it is 6:00 a.m. in gaza, which has endured another night of intense air strikes and artillery fire in what israel's prime minister calls the second stage of the war against hamas. israel says it's been hitting hamas targets including hamas tunnels and underground combat spaces. all this while israeli ground forces are expanding their operations inside gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is predicting victory against hamas. listen. >> translato...

>> the late former archbishop of capetown, desmond tutu, talking about his fellow icon, nelson mandela, in their struggle against apartheid. more on the passing of tutu and what he did to change not only south africa but in the world as we consider that. united kingdom, a secure scare kicked off christmas morning for the queen and members of the royal family. cnn's nadya bashir is in london and reports the details. >> reporter: christmas was in many ways far from traditional for the queen this year. police were called to windsor castle where the queen is currently staying for christmas after...

Offered a hopeful look ahead to 2022 which will see the queen mark her platinum jubilee. nadeau bashir, cnn, london. in the uk, the dramatic rise of new cases. friday, the government reported more than 122,000 new cases, the highest number since the start of the pandemic two years ago. health officials have confirmed nearly 24,000 of those cases were omicron. no new ininstructions have been imposed over christmas. that could change if cases continue to climb. scott mcclain in london, we know scotland, wales, and northern ireland are tightening. england is not, and i use the word yet. >> repo...

>> nadya bashir, thank you so much. all right. now to spain where a lava tsunami is captured on camera. breathtaking video showing lava pouring from the volcano on la palma island. the erumgss started last month with molten love va flowing ever since more than 6,000 people have been evacuated and the fiery lava has covered thousands of acres of agricultural land and spain's prime minister says the volcano eruption is showing no signs of slowing down. it's extraordinary. funny man jon stewart sat down with jake tapper for an eye-opening conversation today. nos surprise the two talked the st...