the the, this is the, the news live from the, in the, in pakistan and the military response into iran is on the 5 launches, red talia 3 strikes into iran. 2 days all 3 iran attacks. what it cold and rainy and terrorist group inside pakistan will say coming up on the program of the world economic forum. israel's president isaac, had sold, puts the focus on the hostages, held by hum of what he calls the evil empire other on focus pricing, instability in the middle east. the

on many groups. thank you for joining us. pakistan has conducted overnight military attacks inside iran, 2 days off to iran conducted strikes inside packs. donnie tower 3 is on the bottom . says that targeted bases of set persist, bellucci militants just across the border. it raining, media said at least 9 people were killed. now this comes off the wrong carried out strikes just inside practice done on tuesday, the games what it called terrorist target. well head video from a human rights group, supposedly shows the optim off of that attack, which is said to kill 2 children. now pack of sounds, foreign ministry called it strikes in iran, unintelligence based operation against terrorists and added the pac hassan has, quote, great respect for the iranian people. this morning's action was taken in light of

critical intelligence of impending large scale terrorist activities against focused on by the steadiness a deception is a manifestation of focused on unflinching resolve to protect and defend its national security against all threats. the successful execution of this highly complex operation is also a testimony to the professionalism of the armed forces of boxes and some one joined . now in the studio by d. w, use the initial java. good to see the initial um, can you tell us more about these retaliate tree strikes by pockets? now what is going on here? so pocket funds says that it has got it out deficient ministry strikes inside it on it test it says targeted date of just height out a better descript on us for those liberation army buckets. and blooms of this group has cut it out separately that it is attacks inside focused on. so, i mean, basically it will start getting these federalist,

that's the officers version of the government. but why these attacks have happened is because it said that the issue of the you the you of the it on a strikes inside boxes and put it on, said that it was a targeting also, that it is how to hide out what's that. we're starting it on a focused on saw it on the, on strikes as breach of focus on. so vanity as a violation of its air space. it's condemned or strikes exposed in on and back to the also but you, it's a master. so there's a lot of anger in the country and the see that the strikes have now pockets and has got it. i'll just basically edit idea sion of what it on good. okay. and yet practice don and ron of jen generally go known well with each other, haven't they? they, they co co operated with each other so. so these tit for tat actions surprising to you. it is surprising because many in focused on and also the officials in progress and the government to see it on as the brother lea uh was clim country.

and although it on is a, she got my daughter, the country focused on has tried to order in the back and solve this relationship for the example with some name is already sold. it'd be and should she, i'm a daughter to it on because block and doesn't one, the conflict of she has to me to harbor or happen in the country pockets on mundane foreign policy level. a defense level towards relations with it on just this week. focus on the, on it, on your, near the speech the military exercise. so it was very surprising for pockets on the offices of these and i'm in strikes. i think what has happened is we can or disconnect with what is happening in the middle east is driving home us war and it on is under pressure for various reasons. it on is under severe criticism from the western world that is backing this militant groups in the middle of a don was attacked by islam its fate. and the fact that get 90 people just recently

saw it on is also under pressure to show that it's, it has power for a test forward. it's a strong country. so i think it was a mix of different reasons why it on get it out of striking pocket. if we can just have a look inside pakistan. and the pakistani military has been facing criticism recently, housing it. so if it's a pressing the political opposition, and what could these strikes do for the military's legitimacy amongst the people of pakistan? it's true, it's a, it's, it's not a very good time for democracy in the military. it has been regularly accused off and defending in fact, if any politic politics, one of the most popular for a father to can 5 be in boxes on buck isn't that he can solve, you know, is liter and gone. hand is in jail many and focused on it use the military of basically austin him from the political scene and that's really damaged by defense, amenities, reputation. and, but what has happened now is basically the country seeing it as an attack on focused on, on focus on cell vanity. so there's

a lot of sentiment that is now behind focused on the military that the focused on the people would be behind. that's f like this, i'm going to do what that what it has to do. it has to do to make sure that the country is safe. and i think for now that is definitely we can see an improvement in buckets and ministry image and legitimacy. they don't use finished java. thank you so much for the of the united states said on wednesday that it had attacked 14 missiles that were loaded on what should be fired from them. and this was the full stay of us strikes and less than a week on iran box, who's the militants, who will be attacking much ships in the red sea. according to the us central command on the drone launched by the who is the rebels, had struck us and vessel ship tracking site shows that the boat then turned back towards the suez canal. the who the attacks and the response from the us follow the outbreak of slicing and gaza between israel and homos,

which the us and others classify as a terrorist group. and with tensions rising in the middle east. they're all concerns that a white, a regional conflict could develop is really bombs dry con, units in the gaza strip. after more than $100.00 days of fighting. despite claims of the wars, entering the new things, there's been little sign of a light up in a conflict which the master, one health ministry in gauze assess, has cost over 23000 palestinian lives of these really side, almost 1500 have been lost. what started with an unprecedented terror attack on october, the 7th is quickly spilling out beyond the borders of israel and gaza, drawing in israel's traditional ally the united states and the one side, and on the other a most back or a run. recent days have seem dozens of attacks throughout the region in the m and a run back to the rebels are continuing their campaign to disrupt the international shipping lanes. that despite dozens of air strikes from the united states and

others targeting who the military installations in a rock and serious paper on the tech, several sites including when it cleans was being used as an is really spy headquarters. 11 on his also seen several of his really airstrikes which the israel defense for says we're targeting homeless leaders that has belong to that also which as well leaders gathered novels for the world economic for us. national security advisor jake sullivan warned the world was on the path to an escalation of hostilities in the middle east. an escalation that could see the bloody conflict that began on october, the 7th spreading to the line to region. in less or is the vice president of the german marshal fund, that's a non partisan american public policy think tank. and i asked him how dangerous he deems the current developments in the region. it would surprise you probably that i would say 8, but we weren't to date over the last years,

we were perhaps 5. there was always the potential for escalation. many of the things that we're seeing now are, are actually building on long standing on resolve disputes, frictions, violence actions, all sorts of things that existed beforehand. but they've come together now in a very dangerous way. can we focusing on ron's strikes on pakistan? and now is on the bads retaliation. do you see a link here to the israel hum us for i actually don't necessarily see a link except to say that the ron is now in a mode of, of striking out at various groups around the region on its borders. in ways that were probably a driven by the fact that the ravine simply sees this is integral to a survival that it's simply built in to the, to the sort of operating strategy of the regime and tear on that. they should be actively strong. i can get groups working against their interest as supporting

other kinds of cross border terrorism in many cases that they see is promoting their interests. and so it's a period of particular activism for a rod, but also there are probably good looking to just to take advantage of this even inside iraq as we saw isis striking in iran not long ago. so you, so you're saying, but in toronto, provoking so many active ones is essentially it trying to show its own strength. well, i think, you know, just like many regimes, iran sees the protection of its sovereignty and not only that, but its own regime. survival is something that is for most and is planning. and uh, you know, the ability to keep supporting these movements is something that simply built into the structure of the regime. and of course, there are now many, many more disputes conflicts coming to the surface where iran is going to see some steak and intervening. and i think that's what we're seeing in the ron and in the

rock. and now in part to start looking at the israel, hum us, what do you think that a resolution to this conflict could allow things to more or less return to, to where they were or has a wider via political struggle. you know, stuff is now that will essentially reshape them at least as well. the crisis in gaza, it obviously builds on a very long standing unresolved dispute between the palestinians and israel. and that's really the underlying issue here. many people over decades of tried to make progress on that front. sometimes it's look better than others. were to particularly low moment. no, i think if there is a cease fire in god, they certainly would help. but it's not going to resolve many of the things that we see happening it's, it's not really going to change many of these dynamics. his blood and lab it on will show up the same grievances with israel. israel will still have it same can security concerns. iran will have its own interest in the region and you know,

the fear of course is that now in a sense, we're pulling on a string and you don't really know where this ends and where will all of this leave israel do you think? i mean, will it now be in a we could diplomatic position in the region might fit now before to make certain concessions that it had ruled out in the past a palestinian statehood for example. well, most of this depends obviously on the political question inside israel and that's, that's in flux. obviously in the wake of events of israel before the current set of crises had been a really rather strong position, diplomatically a normalization, but many uh, countries that were important. israel in the world that now much of it, not all of it, just fall apart. in some ways. it's not, it's surprising in a way that given what is happening, that certain relationships have actually been preserved in a sense with saudi arabia. most surprisingly, i'm,

but obviously there are others where there was an opening putting the turkey that have now uh, you know, really been set back. and so, yes, i mean, israel does face greater diplomatic isolation. it's, it's not complete in any sense, but it's something that any is really government is going to have to rec, and within the coming years and less the vice president of the german marshall funding. and thanks so much for your time today and for your insights. so good to be with you. i'm going to take a quick look now, some of the other headlines making use around the world. and at least 23 people have been killed in a fireworks factory explosion in thailand. the factory, which is about 95 kilometers north west of the capitol. bangkok is in an isolated location, but there were no reports of survivors. the mon supply works is rising as the celebration of the lunar new year in early february approaches. the prosecution, ecuador has been shot dead in the city of gaia keaton. while driving his call, he had been investigating an attack on a tv station by drug gangs. last week,

ecuador has been brought by a series of attacks in the wake of an taurus gang leaders, apparently escaped from prison, and the lower house of the prisoners parliament has passed the government's bill to send a sign them see, cuz to rolanda prime minister, where she so next, government face down to rebellion from members of his own conservative policy. they wanted the little maid, even tulsa, the government says it is a sad way to deal with the number of migrants coming into the u. k. o. now to web k, us here in gem and a heavy snow, an icy conditions of coals, traffic jam stretching from many kilometers on highways in central germany. thousands of drive is course in the congestion for hours were given hot drinks and blankets by rescue workers that would thousands of accidents across the country. and schools and kindergartens was close 2nd day of severe winter weather. and so meant that hundreds of flights and long distance train journeys were cancelled,

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