as fashion watch now on youtube, the, you're watching the, the news coming to live from berlin. prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who says the war and gaza is exacting a very heavy price on israel. israel's note for you is announced that 15 soldiers have been killed since friday. also coming up on the sho, normally bustling streets of bethlehem are largely deserted on christmas eve with celebrations cancelled due to the war in gaza. and the west says, an oil tankers rock near india's coast on saturday was hit by a drone,

fired from iran. it comes after a series of attacks on ships by a run back to the rebels. the i'm clear, richardson, welcome to the show. israel says 15 of its soldiers have been killed in gauze this weekend, marking some of the heaviest troop losses for as well. since it's ground operations, again, there's been more heavy fighting, is really strikes, hitting, central and southern gaza on sunday. israel says it has achieved almost complete operational control over northern casa, and it's also sad, it's planning to expand its ground defensive against a mos considered a terrorist group by the you and the us as well. so that means shifting its campaign to gauze as south where most displays, palestinians have flood hey,

this has the homeless run, cause a health ministry says more than 160 people has been killed by is really forces. over the past day. they are doing what they can to pull and you want to live from onto the debris. every day people across the guys treat wake up to new scenes of devastation. often all they find is dead buddies. but sometimes they'll lock key the off to take me to the measure of hospital. they treated me then may god protect them. it's destruction the children with screaming children's mental health as affected the injured were on the street, me me and for others will retrieve from on the phone in the southern city of rough, uh, and is really extract destroyed a house and damage several others in a refugee camp in nearby can you me see

a tax also flagged in several buildings the night of the month that almost the 1st area is designated safe and other thousands of displaced and a few meters away from us as an office for own rather you go in there more than 14000, displaced to the east of us at the agencies clinic and schools and the shuttle with me to school housing, no less than 6 or $7000.00 displays that are because you must do it in general, is designated to say that this is the safety and security that israel claimants of a minute of the whole. i mean when the day is what i u. s. calls for a ceasefire. grow it's really prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the fighting will continue and provide me with the war, exact, a very high price from us. but we have no choice but to continue fighting sofa. our forces have eliminated many thousands of terrorists. we are continuing with all the force until the end will until victory for home until we reach leave all our goals

. these comments coming as e's real, last 14 soldiers and gods in 2 days. that brings the total number of losses, and one is rarely troops to $152.00 is the fighting continues from us. run health officials say more than 20000 people have been killed there. let's speak to my buyer. i'm of the norwegian refugee council. joining us today from the jordanian capital online, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us as well. has announced it will now focus on targets in southern gaza, where it has also been urging policy and to flee for, for weeks, for their own safety or your staff. they're worried about what this development might need for their ability to operate. yes, of course, they have been for a while now because they have been displaced, 4 or 5 times. remember, the original load is where to move the seller of central casa,

and we kept getting these orders on. so, you know, here we are, you just reports within that roof on the southern most area where the majority of a workers are with the majority of a is to do for that 1st points and where the majority of people have been displaced by specie, from online it's very, very cold and it's very when the very rainy. um, it has been uh, a couple of rainy, nice people have spent these nights intends that, you know, are built on hosting on now, pools of months. there's no way for people to go. this which we know where to go with it is, you know, the corners have closed on the walls have closed on them and they is very tight. so getting closer and closer, that's still not the, the way to go about this for us. as human retainer workers, we need to see a ceasefire, and we need to see a ceasefire now. and as the temperatures continue to drop it as it is getting

colder, there are your staff making special considerations. looking ahead to what winter might bring. you know, there's not what you can do to be to be frank and i get these questions are officers with there's not much else we can do. we have had a couple of dozen trucks, the roads sold, some food, some water and some tens for people to stay in. but people know, funding everything they can get hold of plastic cheese, plastic bags, uh you know, the window frames just to kick or keep warm. anything read to you. they can, they can uh, you know, find um to the guys that has been set back decades, centuries radio and it's being stopped as soon as it's clean walter. it's being stuffed as connectivity of technology. you know, neighborhoods have been trying to open the craters. this is 2023,

this is 18 days and is the splits of tax on too many young people who have nothing to do with this. and again, i say again, i have been speaking to another as police agent days for the 100 entities and every single time i appeals to everyone, please pressure all sides directly. jo, ceasefire. thank you. that is i've met a fire, i'm us in our region. the refugee council, we appreciate your time. thank you. is around the compartment of gauze as far as the cancellation of christmas festivities in nearby bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of jesus. the city and this rarely occupied west bank would usually be full of tourists and pilgrims. but the crowds are absent this year, as is the traditional christmas tree. many of bethany's residents are in warning over the devastation and gaza at just 50 kilometers away. and we have our

correspondent young philip shots reporting from bethlehem and he's described for us how different things feel there this year. sorry, difference. no big celebration this year. it's an incredibly set up. let's see here . here in bethlehem, as you can see behind me, no big christmas tree, no street vendors selling pending to the children, no music. the official sierra said it's impossible to celebrate christmas this year . i know those circumstances of big churches setup presents yours. that's uh, that is no moment to enjoy when so of joy, when so many people are suffering, it's done say maybe it's also a moment to reflect on what christmas is also about the hope of a more peaceful it was younger shots reporting there. let's turn to some other news . the pentagon saying an oil tanker attacked off india's coast on saturday. was targeted by a drone, fired from iran. he strikes caused a fire on the vessel,

but there were no casualties reported. the indian government says the tanker was carrying crude oil inbound from saudi arabia. no one has claimed the attack, but in recent weeks, who's the rebels and yemen have repeatedly attacked shifts and the red sea with drones and declared all is rarely affiliated and vessels to be legitimate targets. to dig into this, i'd like to bring it in raw be a non resident fellow at the center for maritime strategy, a very warm welcome to the program. thank you for taking the time to speak with us the u. s. military. they're saying that this tanker in the indian ocean was hit by a drone, launched from iran. what do you make of this claim? well, certainly i can verify independently, but it does seem to take some of the reading and addresses in the maritime domain. we've seen a pass, it certainly is consistent with the rainy and both the pros and capability. and so i have no way of refuting it, but also in

a way of confirming. and then did we've mentioned with a rebels in yemen have recently been targeting ships in the red sea is there then intelligence implicating iran directly in these attacks or yeah, over the last few days or seen more coming to life in the open domain, suggesting that iran has been providing full support and fighting to the east for their task. it is certainly well known that the iranians have been supplying the with these for many years, both in terms of military equipment and in terms of intelligence. but they did appear at initially that these attacks may be independent of a reading and backing. but over the last few days, that had been refuted by the incense, suggests that vessels on the southern red sea have actually been used by around to help with these identifying targets and provide them with information about the position of castles that they had subsequent me with that and these attacks were in the red sea. let's talk about how significant you find it that this latest attack

we're speaking about is so far away all the way off the coast of india. is that significant? it really is. um, what has been a red c problem has now become a more globalized problem. i mean, the site is the top is very far afield from the bottom end up in something risky. and certainly from when he controlled the, i mean it is closer to india that needs anywhere else. and we are looking at potentially a wider installation of this, this ongoing crisis. we've seen these have a very quickly from being a supporting of gaza to really have to go over some covers for their own right. they have become focused on the relevance that is deemed for them. and now this would be a wire still over that there certainly transcends and finally is really drowsy, but human as well. and so we pull through, this is not a award to steal installation, but certainly the year to the geography of this,

the top indicates that we have greater concerns for global commerce, which starts transport, 90 percent of the world free. and so it is already starting to feel the impact of a closer to the red sea revolving around advocate. and this brings into new questions of what is needed to make sure that probably our ships are seniors are safe and well afraid. huizenga flow freely. well, thank you very much for bringing us your insights there very much, appreciate it, that has enrolled me with the center for maritime strategy. would you now iraq was once at the uh, let's go to iraq. now life there has largely returned to normal for many people and there is a new activity that young people have started taking part in as quickly caught on its capture the hearts of many. it is called car drifting and for some it serve as an outlet to blow off steam. it's the motor sport craze

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this place being properly equipped, we will attract young people, some of whom we may find to be talented as we help them develop their skills. sotheby's yada, mesopotamia engine sport club was created in 2020, and in hopes to expand and get recognition beyond the borders of iraq. and during the christmas season, you may have seen some impressive decorations, but here is one a truly watering sight to behold. this is the world biggest and possibly only santa claus made out of onions and sams. you can find him reclining on the beach in india's eastern coastal city of free. the artist as to tons of onions went into creating his layered masterpiece. he's encouraging people to guest each other plants this christmas and is hoping his mega santa will help spread awareness about climate change. you're watching dw news. quick reminder of our top story before we

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