leaders exclaimed to have killed thousands of fighters in gaza since it's sent troops into the territory, but is keeping quiet about the death of a hamas leader in lebanon on tuesday. slavery died in a suspected drone strike and b route. he's the highest ranking member of hum us killed since the war started. a mazda immediately blamed israel, the lebanese hezbollah movement has also vowed retaliation tensions are rising. and so our fears of a wider conflict in the middle east. on nicole for ocean berlin and this is the day the most odd to day like 50 years ago, is committed to settling accounts with murderers, rated southern israel on october 7th of appeal is just the killing of shifts. dollar does not mean an end to the palestinian cause. it will live as long as there

are hundreds, like he wasn't liaison between the homeless and has been on the else and he is on between homeless and iran. we will get our hands on them wherever they are. also coming up agencies or warning of acute hunger in afghanistan this winter, you'll figure a show that nearly 16000000 people more than a 3rd of the entire population will face extreme food and security. it's been 2 months since i was able to buy milk for my b b. i give her a green tea, you know, feeding water. and i give her medicine, which makes her sleep from one morning to another. because if she wakes up and ask for food, i have nothing to give him. welcome to the cell, the middle east is a pallet or tank after the killing of

a top moss official in bay root. the strike against the militant group 11 on is raising fears that the war between homos and israel can spread throughout the region on tuesday. so they are re how mos, deputy political leader and 6 others died. and the strike on an apartment building and a b route, suburbs, lebanese officials, and how much blame the attack on israel. and while the seats of israel's most odd intelligent service bound on wednesday to hunt down every hum us member involved in the october 7th attack. the is really government won't confirm or deny it was beyond the strike the aftermath of a deadly strike in the heart of 11 on one of her master's most senior figures was killed by an explosion in this apartment building in the suburbs of b route. so how do rudy was deputy time us as a political leader smiled honey and

a founder of the groups military wing that caught some brigades from us as designated as a tear group by the u. s. and e u, among others. and i really was on a u. s. terrorist list yet spend years and is really prisons. at the time of his death, i don't a was living and loving on as how mosse is keeley is in with the lebanese militant group, has the bola, rudy also headed up how mazda is presence, an occupied westbank. and his hometown was remo, palestinians in the west bank held a general strike following use of his desk. the young resolved. i know for your in uh today we all need to like discharge. and because yesterday the hero and lita sally, rudy was small to talk about how to do my own. and this time of year was always a good sign of palestine who sacrificed himself for the palestinian test that i

need to do. i cannot leave. israel has not claimed responsibility for the strike. officials generally do not comment on operations outside of israel and the palestinian territories. but as rarely officials have previously vowed tongue down from us leaders where ever they are. for 11 on the strike on be route as seen as a violation of its territory. the lebanese prime minister, called in an attempt to pull his country into israel's war with him, us has a law, and israel had been exchanging your daily fire along the lebanese as really border since the war began. the striking deep in lebanese territory has raised concerns of a major retaliation from his bola that would see the war spread out across israel's northern border. was bringing daniel bottom and he is a senior fellow at the center of strategic and international studies. and the professor at georgetown university had good to see you. good to have you on the day

now. israel has neither confirmed nor denied its involvement in a res killing, but there widely believed to be behind the strike. how would it fit into their strategy in this war? so israel long gone after linkages between a mouse and outside sponsors, whether it's a ron or his bottle. so this pre date's october 2nd, but of course, after the october, some of the tax, israel is redoubling or per much more its efforts to destroy all of my leadership. and particularly important for you as well. it is just blowing the connections outside guys of that to meet the group so strong will do much to we can hold on. so and so any individual can be replaced. but part of what is, what i was trying to do is do a sustain series of attacks that make it hard for mosse to regenerate. it's entirely or should it's ability difference between one boss needing an organization

and an entire leadership resigned. israel's hope is to put enough pressure on the group that it's leadership collapse. and there are fears of this leading to the conflict spiraling further out of control and spilling over into, into 11 on the why would israel target sally, or even at the danger of the conflict escalating even further as a result. so israel has calculated that this is, if you will, within the acceptable boundaries of this conflict with his ball. and these organizations following this route have gone back and forth over the years. and actually pretty carefully defined where an attack is that score a desk latoya where it is not an issue. i believe that this individual is important enough and searching for ways that it's worth the risk and escalation. also, it probably believes that this will not cause a major escalation. what is it now that you,

you mention that has the leader and how soon those are all that talked today about retaliation? but in very vague terms, how confident do you think is israel that the palestinian issue won't be a make or break topic for this? yeah, access not only including, of course has let 11 on, but also there are backers and iran. and so there's been such a back and forth since october 7th, which is by law in particular that this is an organization that israel is here, or ms. jones over 100. his all the members since october 7th. so showing a palestinian so who's not a member of the group even though he's close to is paula is probably not going to put this group over the edge and will continue to see the very deadly back and forth. but the limit washington had a $5000000.00 bounty on array at the same time. the binding ministration is of course, came to prevent regional escalation. what is the view in washington of this killing?

so i can't speak for the binding ministration, but this is some of the united states as long saw as very dangerous. so someone who makes terrace groups farmer capable. and i just got to leave you to your shadow, washington over at let's turn to the war in gaza. where does israel's campaign to destroy my stand right now? so israel has made fairly steady progress in its effort against from us by that huge cost. our guys, of course, is, you know, incredibly, an incredible stay of destruction. i'm around 22000. i tell sidney him dax, many of them the civilians including children. and so israel has heard from us as military organization and heard his leadership, but it has a long way to go and the price has been very me. you were just in israel and you've talked to many players there. and i'd like to know how far you think the is really

establishment is prepared to try. especially american patients when it comes to persecuting a war that is claiming so many civilian casualties among palestinians a. so israel a, for its own political reason for the all strategic reasons. it's very committed to destroying moss and pre master. then yahoo was talking about this war lasting many months as having military leaders. but there was heavy pressure on it as well from the buying investigation. and they recognized the importance of american diplomatic support, the necessity of american military support. and so we're already seeing some stats to reduce the scale and the scope of complet. and i think they'll be further measures to limit the war further measures to increase measuring support for gaza. so i think we're likely to see the will continue, but at a lower pace in the coming months. me to what extent a drawing from your experience now having been in post october 7,

israel, israel strategy and guys are motivated by the need to rebuild the face in their security forces. so that's a big challenge for israel is ensuring that its own people trust their government to protect them. and part of that is very visibly destroying a mouse, which is exceptionally the task, but it's very much, well shaping. it's rarely spread. and are they in a position to do all of that? so as well can do this, but certainly not all of it will decrease sustain military campaign for many months, which is unlikely to be able to do due to the pressure and its own limits. armstrong as well as trying to juggle much of competing priorities and it's just that it's probably to hit them off hardwood constituents when it's not going to be able to destroy it. mm hm. so what is the best case scenario then for, for israel and how long a campaign are we? are we looking at here then?

because the state of goal is to destroy us in my view, the best case scenario for as well as a week or a mouse with them all bleeding regional or with this by law, while minimizing or reducing the incredible damage to that we'll see incidentally in society in gaza, israel has a chance of succeeding at the it's more limited goals, but it requires recognizing that it won't be able to destroy him off completely up . but also, um, this is going to be a sustain campaign. and that even if this rel reduced war and they'll still be lots of rates and goss, i will still be assassination of some us leaders. so when we talk about or, or pieces to my view, it's not going to be one or the other. but rather the level of conflict between israel and tomas that we're likely to see any alignment of georgetown university. thank you so much for all those insights. thank you.

and hi tensions in the middle east, ron supreme leader has bound to carry out a harsh responds after twin explosions in the country south killed over a 100 people. iran was quick to label the incident a terrorist attack, but there's been no claim of responsibility yet for the blasts near the grave of former top commander across them slowly money. several people were also reported wounded in a stampede that followed the last in the southeastern city. of clermont warners had gathered for a ceremony to mark for years and solely money was killed in the us. drones drank in a rock as we spoke to ali for to a new job founder and director of the think tank center for middle eastern global order. and asked him in the glass could be linked to the war between israel and thomas. this is quite unlikely if you look at is where the operations inside you run over the last few years. you see a different patter. you see basically the pattern that israel aims to target the

infrastructure from the regime uh, from the military or a nuclear infrastructure. is that the some republic and uh, we also, uh, you know, uh, predicated upon the realization and he's wells analyses rest military circles. there was a white gulf that there was a white gulf between state and society in the wrong. so it's very unlikely that at this point in time i was in the context of the war and gaza is wrong with decides to execute such an operation that as being targeting also a civilians knowing and knowing that this would be counter productive because it is not so aiming to, you know, to propel your volumes to, to become against these real tough guidance on now we're $8000000.00 children have started the year facing crisis levels of hunger

agencies or warning that more than a 3rd of the population will face extreme food and security this winter, the hunger crisis adds to the hardship of as guns already reeling from drought earthquakes and economic troubles. and those willing to offer relief increasingly lack the resources to do so. in 2023, i've kind of done faced 3 consecutive cuts in food assistance. the scans don't have enough to eat, that's has been clear for a long time. but the crisis is deepening. as 2020 full begins, agencies have a green view of the year to come. they estimate that more than one 3rd of the countries 40000000 people may experience the cute food and security before spring half of them, a children hundreds dangerous for everyone. but children, especially in sufficient categories, result in physical and mental development issues that cause knock on effects later

in life. a range of problems of converge to cause the hunger crisis that result in less work in the winter. well, food into energy prices rise, global economic conditions of squeezed relief groups. sanctions on the taliban have also made it hard. is that those groups to work in the country and provide aid if aid is being used as a tool to pressure us, then the atlantic em or it has its own values which it will safe guard at any cost . afghans have made big sacrifices in the past to protect our values. they will in, during the cutting of 8 to those values include some of the harshest treatment of women in the world. women lodge, do you have to stay home and con, work that makes it even harder for families to make ends meet and beat them? i guess it's been 2 months since i was able to buy milk for my b. b. i give her a green tea in a feeding butter, and i give her medicine,

which makes her sleep from one morning to another. because if she wakes up and ask for food, i have nothing to give him. i've got his don presents a challenge to the international community, which wants to stop the tell about of power without stopping the population of much needed food is let's bring in montana that she has a spokesperson for the world food programs are renters. thank you so much for making time to come on d w. how serious would you assess the situation enough? got us done today? well, i can't really say yes or for 202430 grand more than one 3rd. of adkins need food assistance and basically every province in the country using crisis levels of food into charge, how are you getting worse? i mean that mislead, have to say the numbers have improved a bit in 2023, actually out a large scale and sustained humanitarian food assistance. following best to the near collapse of the economy after the tally bun take over,

we actually were able to pull millions back from the brink. but also last year we saw huge funding crisis, and we had to come millions from our system. and actually millions of people rely on w w. p. systems to survive the day. and that's why we basically go into 2020 fall with an empty tank. yeah, you're forced to cut your caseload by 66 percent last may. what does that mean in practical terms for the people on the ground? are you that is now work? constance basically leave a significant number of outcomes out of any, any help to get food for their families and actually women. what about the brand of these cuts one and 5 house halls, then we actually saw women all the sold right with us. and so they were most

affected, and especially now during winter time, this is, is a terrible situation, because many people in ask on this condo, and it's also been struck by as the weights and the west. and also, you know, the foss return from parties con, um, we are focusing on so many for once on so many humanitarian friends. and our resources are depleted and people are suffering at the same time. and we are the only ones who could help the situation. but we are running out of offer services as well. and that's the situation in, in your opinion. and in the, in the case of dennis on specifically what is the biggest preventable factor in driving a hunger? is it the fact that women are being shawn from, from working and from participating in social life? already the economy is down, there is no recovery inside. food prices are still high and people survive on the bat minimum,

they have exhausted all responses to re bagging on the streets. that's what, that's what my colleagues telling me. never child, mary is to get money. and we want to prevent people from slipping more into hung up . we have to sustain this desperately need an international assistance because we actually need to look beyond politics and see that people are suffering. and i mean, actually bad and suffering for the kids now. so is there not a sense of urgency, how can the international community be made aware of the dire situation enough? got us on the international community as well. but you know, there's also a certain donor for team. i mean, we have so many crisis all around the world. we have jobs that we in. so don as a regional crisis and also, you know, front of all the budgets also depleted. but i mean, again, this is also about,

you know, humanity, we kind of abandon the people, enough guy in this town who's, who has been suffering so much. and um, we kind of basically we, we kind of left a go and need to keep up this level of systems because we were actually, we were able to pull back people from the print in 20232022. and we have to do this again. problem this, this week are in your staff in afghanistan, observing efforts by the tyler bond to address this hunger crisis. i don't is, i mean, i'm not aware of the socialist system of wives for an effort by the defacto authorities to address this 100 crisis. but again, i wish it not made this about politics. it's about the people without a ban on the people off as kind of town. and i think the and i hope the international communities supports us in our efforts to actually mitigate the

suffering of cost as much in the end of the world food program. thank you. so much thank you. the, the presidential election in the united states is only 11 months away, but that's not the only boat or keeping an eye on this year here on dw, because here in europe some 450000000 people will be eligible to vote for a new european union parliament with populous parties, gaining ground and many members stave there are fears that are right wing surge could threaten the unity of the block. our brussels bureau chief alexandra phenomena has a look ahead of russia's war, relentlessly waiting on a new queen. refugees, since migraines, desperately trying to reach the european continent. a presidential election in the united states, the could. and with donald trump, back in the white house. only

a few of the many challenges the you will face in 2024. it's important that we have a strong european union, especially in this new world where we have some conflicts. we need to speak with one voice all over europe. citizens are telling us that they want you to be more co, easy to a more social bureau. i mean, the climate crisis is the biggest challenge we're facing. we are here in the european parliament where lawmakers are bracing themselves for a 2 motors here. they're all directly elected by us citizens. and in 2024, those citizens had to the poles to the side on the future. makeup of this parliament, issues such as migration and a green transition are expected to dominate to the competing with many he feeling that europe's fluoride populist could make gains in the election. we know that extreme right doesn't want to get into the climate, the green transition, but as well so that we see kind yeah,

backlash and women's rights and minority rights and human rights in general. and that is something that i find to be very, very scary. i think that will, that will also be the big battle. it's about liberal democracies versus a talk for c, a and populism. the death and shy away from battles whether over its budget or there's a little slow in member countries. recently hung, we'd be towed to the blocks long term financial aid for you create well 2024 c your ups. you need to wait. and when it comes to supporting kids, not at all says thing thing k u, i coped kierkegaard, he believes that accept 4 hungry you members will stay united. i think the realization among the political leadership. but also if you're a little bit holding, i think people, europeans understand that this is actually an ex, essentially important fight for your that supporting ukraine's fight for survival could get more difficult without an ally in the white house. should donald trump

return as you, as president, he already threatened to quit the western military alliance nato in the past, and now pledges to strike a deal with russia. a prospect that has wrestled to europe. i think europe has to take more responsibility for it for itself. we cannot continue to a free ride. is payment of the right word, but at least ultimately rely on an american uh, security guaranteed european politicians are getting ready for a year full of challenges. challenges they hope the you can overcome and it's may be even stronger than before. and finally, many of us have been taking stock at the start of the new year. well, to date, staff of london zoo were busy taking. their annual sense is required under rules in britain, managers saying they expected to count some 14000 animals,

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a doctor to in the canal. it's time to to. and then when generations cash starts january 14th on dw the 2 months. and so the guys of war america is still insisting, as well as killing to many palestinians for the administration is also on the pressure of itself this time from an unprecedented number of its own officials. the members of the democratic party protested yet this devices support for the war. aaron, david miller was a former senior official of the state department because the timing is good for the president. if this were playing out in october of 2024, i think it would have a very significant impact on what promises to be.