the, the, this is indeed a new news live from berlin. an air strikes strike destroys a building in the heart of serious capital, damascus reportedly killing high ranking members of a ranch revolutionary guard, and his regional tensions escalate the united states and israel discuss gas as posts for future. president joe biden says it is still possible that israel's benjamin netanyahu could agree to some form of palestinian state after the 2 liter speak for the 1st time in nearly a month. and congress president sworn in for a 2nd term. it is just a katy remains at office after a landslide victory,

but the opposition accuses him of fraud the next by sir, welcome to the program. high ranking members of a ranch paramilitary revolutionary guard, have reported. they've been killed in a suspect. it is rarely air strikes in the syrian capital, damascus, iranian, and syrian state and media say 5 members of the force were killed in the attack. regional tensions have been escalating as israel continues its war and how mos in response to the october 7th terror attacks. to run has condemned the attack and says it reserves the right to respond for war. and this we're joined now by middle east that unless daniel cadillac, who is with the magazine, samantha, which is the editor and chief and that specialized on the airbus slattich world. what were a ranch revolutionary guards doing very, in the 1st place?

well, it runs the revolutionary god course present in serious since the onset of the syrian civil war, more visible since 2012, 2013. so the agency are advising the syrian government, which means that the fact that they have truth on the ground there. uh they are conducting operations. they're having melisha, which are guided by iran, but not necessarily composed of uranium nationals. so iran is very present as a what comes close to military ally of syria, the strikes on you? yeah, israel has attacked iran constantly in syria. however, the magnitude of the strike, the violence of the strike and the city of damascus was the number of, of, of casualties is something extraordinary. and i think this is another level of escalation. we have gotten used to these types, but this is something a bit more violent, right at this level. taking out spite chief, it appears as, as, as israel struck as high before in syria. but um, yes, uh multiple occasions. and on the 1st day of christmas, the 25th of december,

uh israel assassinated a high ranking uh i or just the commander in syria. his name was that as well. so we, and this was so far, like, according to intelligence, the information he was one of the key coordinators of operations of the wrong in syria with you may need malicious the syrian government and at the same time as well. i wonder, to what extent iran is going to respond to this because of the united state run has been taking many of those strikes. yeah, of course there is a shadow wall going on between his running around. but this happens in, in a interesting beautifully to a context because they have been a number of reading and operations in the neighborhood, which the radiance brenda's entities are operations using drones and, and also missiles. but at the same time, there is a very interesting secure re shuffle of the security apparatus in damascus itself, which happened yesterday. so maybe it's coincidence or maybe it also uh, there's a, there's a connection between these events. and to what extent is this link is the war is

realized its way down from us in gather it is connected because of course, the wrong considers home us a member, a part of it so called excess of resistance against israel in the us. however, the arrangements have made it quite clear that the uh, what happened on the 7th of october was how most, if there was a palestinian attack and they had no hand in this. and i think we'd have to basically put a number of measured by those standards, not very bellicose statements of the uranium government, and particularly the foreign minister who seemed to want to de escalate not be drafted to this war any further. the same, of course, applies to the us um, but what we see on the ground is something different than i wonder. to what extent the reading is not going to perceive this as a pro location. the readings have struck a target any iran, a few days ago, a new rock in neighboring iraq for the 1st time in our b of a few days ago. and they said they had hit a massage cell like a cell of these really intelligent service that was illegally operating out of the iraq against the reading and secured interest. so in a way the reading is, might take this as an official, as an official response by the israel. is that what at the same time mean that the

ears are these admit they were hit by the striking iraq they were present as this? at least this is how the reading is going to each other, to the tit for tat that i don't know when, when, when, when it ends right? well, it's being taken to a different level now, and i think i, we should be really, really worried about this because the shuttle was been going on for some time. but it seems that both sides want to show we're not afraid of entering a direct confrontation. and it seems that the 10 year old government in particular is really pushing towards it, is adjusted to the radiance to say we is realized, we're ready for everything. but of course, nobody in the region would be delighted about the major exploration escalation, let alone of the americans or the gulf states, or anyone who would suffer from it in the mountains. the last thing people need at least tennis daniel cadillac. thank you so much bye. kid and those strikes in a syria come during an apparent risk between israel and its closest ally, the united states over guys as future when the warrants us presidential bottom says he spoke with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu about possible solutions

for the creation of an independent palestinian state when asked by reporters if a 2 state solution was impossible with nate yahoo in office 5 and said no, it's not. however, these really prime minister has frequently rejected calls for a palestinian state in the past. the 2 leaders spoke by phone on friday. the 1st, the direct communication in almost a month isn't as israel's military winds down is operation in the north of the gaza strip. some of the thousands of palestinians displaced from areas like jamalia are heading back only to find there is little left of the place they used to call home . israel's war against thomas is what top much if this neighborhood. but those who pretend it's now a buckle for survival and everyone must pitch in to help gather the most basic needs and much heavy if, if you have other than a little hook on your body of that i know of how long we've had

a hard time since the beginning of the war, all the basic necessities are gone and that's a human. there is a lack of everything. uh, there is no flower fuels sugar and almost no water. we do not say, but fetch water all day. it's a whole lot of these items such as family cook, just once a day, to consider the unlimited supplies and is all around them, the sweats of famine and disease, grow your thoughts, tons. the devastating impact of this will get home and the many, they not, no longer here. nicole. moment all of my cousins are dead. my wife's family is that 36 people died in one swoop. well, none of my children get any sleep. we lie and say that when they here are in bird school, it's off of you for this, for the top, it's a knock on the door. and even if for all kids of or more turns are following, we tried to reassure them that that stone easy to do when surrounded by this cause

of conflict and would know this is where used to sleep. now it's impossible to sleep. the cold is killing us. now, when we got back home, i saw that my room, toys, i'm bad, had burned down. i don't have anything black when it gets issue. now, did you know just the buildings that lie in ruins? we'll go home for the future. this is also crumbling, as fundamental differences remain. post will future for palestinian. so when i and casa who up on the, in the next. let's have a quick look now at some other headlights from around the world. french farmers have dumped the garbage and on top of the buildings and block the highway in protest of the government's agricultural policy, they say they are overburdened by taxes and excessive regulation process. largest

farm union says it is considering nationwide protest, the new ones world tourism organization says global travel is projected to return to pre pandemic levels. this year says the increase is being fueled by increased travel to and from asia. here in europe, some attractions, such as the full tower, welcome more visitors last year than in 20. 19, before the covered 19 pandemic. thousands of opponents of legal abortion have marched through the us capital. the annual march for life in washington comes as a search and anti abortion laws has become a major campaign issue. in this year's presidential election debate has increased since the supreme court's historic decision to overturn abortion rights, which had been guaranteed since 1973 the united nations as the republic of congo urgently needs aid. after the worst flooding and 6 decades, it says some 350000 people require humanitarian assistance. months of extreme

rainfall have caused the banking river to burst it's banks. and many villages can only be reached by both in the neighboring nation of congo. president finished chick, just the katy has been sworn in for a 2nd term following at chaotic and contested elections. there was an audit rated in the capital consent in the ceremony attempted by some 20 african heads states just acadia and his party won the boat by land slide. but pulling was march by fraud allegations and logistical disruptions. as rivals have heard their supporters to voice their opposition on an arrow gratian de w correspondent, eunice girding, income goes capital. contrast to told us more about the ceremony. so around the stadium was really cheerful. at most few people were coming in buses. they were, they were singing, they were waving flags and brass bands were playing. and so this was the really

nice up most c a but there was also quite the security personnel. and so when i went down to the extra city until contessa, it was pretty much empty. i was quite surprised because it's normally a place which is very crowded. it's a place where you put much of traffic jams. so apparently, the support of just the tv, the wind and mazda, as to the stadium, but the big pots of the society, the roger decided to stay at home. and how would you describe the, uh, the, the mood of the country since the controversial re election? on the one side they are and through the 65 people that are very into the sick. so if you watch the television, for example, if you'd speak with people in the government offices, but also with this a photo certificate, they really believe that this is the man will bring the country forwards. but if you talk to other people, especially in the poor and neighborhoods,

many of them they receive these the elections, they didn't really trust all of the results. they said it was really to ortiz, but i would rather states general being that many people that have made the experience, that politics generally use some theft for them to solve the problems. and how does his political track record look and how much confidence is there that he'll be able to fix the country's problems? now on, on the one side, they are people who say that he could shift a lot. so for example, if you look at some of those major things, such as bringing down the costs for primary education, he brought the d o c, back to the international diplomatic seem you try to get investors. but if you look at the details of many of the things big house and get interior lights, um so this is something again, if you look into the communities, if you can speak to people in, especially in the road areas, you don't see so much so much impact on the boeing, the eastern,

still raging economic problems, so rise, inflation is very high. but at the end of the day of candidates in the thirty's said that we're going to give this presidents a 2nd chance. and it just briefly, if, if you don't mind us, the opposition doesn't want them to have a 2nd chance called as call the election to shana is calling for more protests. how is this all going to end? do you think they'll continue keeping up the pressure the thing is, it's not very likely that they would be able to, to chief big things to be. first of all, they didn't go to the constitutional court and they didn't ask it to you question the elections. so what remains is the street and they already off to the support us to go to the streets twice, but every time, not many people followed them so there's not much things to be expected to be expected, either be. all right, thank you for that insight, dw correspondent, you'll notice during reporting for us from contrast. thank you us

and we go now to space where turkey's 1st astronaut has joined a trip to the international space station as part of a 4 man crew. the astronauts arrived after 36 hour journey organized by the private company, actually on space. the team then floated their way into the i ss where they were agreed in by members of the stations, regular crew coming together. they will spend about 2 weeks conducting experiments with many of them focusing on how space flight affects human health. thank you to all participants. and a reminder, our top story now. iran has condemned the suspect. it is really air strike on the syrian capital damascus to rance, as 5 members of his paramilitary revolutionary guard core group have been killed in the attack. and that's all the news for now. coming up next, the sports slice follows a group of women, determined to prove to themselves and to the world. it's never too late to be

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