the the, this is dw news line from berlin. israel floods from aust tunnels in garza, the army says it's removing the underground threat by pumping seawater entered the tunnel complex used by as long as military. israel also steps up it's bombing campaign and gonzo thousands more displaced, palestinians fleet, a rough in the south of the territory, and another prison sentence for pakistan's, former prime minister human hans. the one time cricket store and his wife get 14 years for corruption. just a day after han was jailed for 10 years for leaking state secrets, punch out germany's efforts to recruit skilled workers from abroad or being hampered by its commerce and immigration system. we looked at efforts to open the

door to us largest economy, the and a warm welcome to our viewers around the world. michael, who israel has confirmed that it's forces have been flooding tunnels under gaza, which it says are used by how much the army is pouring sea water into the tunnel network, but says it is ensuring that ground water supplies are not effected. experts have previously one that see water could permanently damage. fresh water for gauze is 2300000 residents and endanger hostages still being held by him. uh, mike martin is a former british army officer and senior fellow in the department of war studies at kings college of london. i asked him whether flooding tunnels is an effective tactic. a good morning, michael. uh,

yes it is. sally ruthless approach is, is very simple. um, you can pump in sea water is you said in your package or you need is a, a fire hydrant. the something that every fire department has an in you can run that for 24 hours on the is a simple as it sounds. water flows downhill. and we know some of these structures are very deep and it fills up the system from the bottom. and then either, if you're not totally the drown or you have to come to the surface, which is obviously what the adf wants with this activity. many of our viewers know that more than a 100 is really hostages, are still being held by a mazda summit for whom, or believe to be in the tunnels. doesn't the army risk drowning the very people they're trying to rescue? in this sense, actually what we're seeing here with this story about funding tunnels is

a perfect example which describes the strategic tension. that is right is having that will rooms they able to destroy hamis but also to release the hostages that is repeated daily by these way. the government box actually is probably impossible to achieve both of those items. the only time the hostages have been released is when in fact there has been a ceasefire on the walls. the will fighting is going on. we've seen hostages kills . and so here, when that flushing out the tunnel to perhaps get rid of how much supplies will to take on minutes is obviously the most sensible place for the hostages to be in the tunnel network. so yes, they are exactly puts in danger. there's a perfect example of the tension, the strategic tension of the sensor, and these riley war items. experts say that the flying tunnels is a dangerous option that poses huge risk to gauze as already besieged a civilian population. what do they mean as well?

i think there's 2 things. one was what you mentioned, daniel package, which is about ground water. and of course, it's only see water that they can pump in, because that's, you know, because it's on the case and that's the biggest volume of water. and they need a lot of volume to flush out the entire tunnel network that will seat into ground water. and a lot of calls and gets that water from wells. so that's a huge corporate. but the other problem is what this flooding does is it, is it pits some of the causes and population between aerial bombardment and flooding on the ground. inevitably, some of these tunnels will have been abandoned, although be not, some tunnels aren't being used on some elements of the cause and population will be hiding in the best place to go when there's excessive aerial bombardment, as we're seeing is on the ground. and so by flooding the tunnels, it puts the population in between a rock and a hard place. mike, we only have half

a minute or so, but i am curious. israel says that dismantling tunnels is a slow process and could take years. what sort of push back could be expected from home boss? and do they even have any interest in preserving those tunnels? very briefly, the tunnels uh, essential to how much any fighting force needs a rear area wherever it can store supplies, prep treat casualties. and in this case, as we've heard, hold hostages of removing the tunnel network from home us makes it very, very difficult for them to continue to cite the people survive. but they will lose all of that military infrastructure when supplies and the ability to move around the territory and saying that again is mike martin from the king's college london as ever. many thanks, mike. thank you, michael. 6 weeks of bombing and heavy fighting have left much of southern gauze and

ruins. tens of thousands of civilians have been forced to flee even farther south to the egyptian border. dw, as mohammed tug who sent us this report on conditions facing the new arrivals or mamma and a family of 20 are in search of safety. they were forced to flee from you in shelter in hon. eunice after as rainy bombings intensified. now this is the home, may of the city of rough or close to the border with agent. with that one of the things we've been suffering a lot to you. there's no food or drink. all the food be prepared, we give to the children for us, old people, it's not important. eat or drink and is it hard? and in the school, that'd be that everyone's situation here was difficult. we live in great suffering . now you're going to see

a lot of there's no drinking water. yeah. there's no health. i have not even the most basic elements of ordinary life. what am colin method have onto the have image ongoing clashes with homeless? israel escalated, it's foaming of crime, eunice or the $43000.00 displaced people being forced to move south towards rafa. the women, i mean, you know, good god, we was sleeping peacefully when suddenly the clashes and shells started falling on us and we couldn't sleep all night. and i still don't understand. the reason for this behavior is just 7. uh huh. the sony on the you in the easter mates around a c 5 to seem to have causes population has been displaced by the war. many families have been forced to move multiple times the color. so how

do we hope that the war will end peacefully? and that will be able to live a safe, normal life for the children. because our children don't live in safety at the moment level. and as i love you, we hope to return home as soon as possible and live a life like everyone else and like the rest of the world. all situation and data for children is very bad. ledner mama and thousands of palestinians and gaza. hope that they can return home one day. ok. so now those pardon is this make shifting on the guys and border a brief look now at some other international stories. un secretary general, antonio gutierrez has urged donor countries to keep funding. it's agency for palestinian refugees. he met with ambassador, is from $35.00 nations to discuss accusations that some agency staff took part in the october 7th, almost terror attacks. several countries including germany,

have suspended funding. course the rebels in yemen claim to fired several missiles at the us navy ship and the red sea. the pentagon says one missile was intercepted and no damage caused western navies or protecting commercial shipping. following a string of attacks by the who these who are backed by wrong tick tock is to lose access to millions of songs. universal music group home to top selling artist like taylor swift has said it will pull it's music from the platform. universal accuse is tick tock of underpaying. royalties for its artists. the former pakistani prime minister e mail and con and his wife had been sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption a day earlier. another court handed con a 10 year sentence for revealing state secrets. the opposition leader was already serving a 3 year term and his board from standing in next week's lecture on says the verdicts

are part of the plot to shut him out of politics and he will appeal dw reported police job. it has more on what this means for the former pack us down a prime minister are right in the time now for a significant feeder in future. so basically, this conviction means that he would not be able to do any better to go the book for a significant period in future. so definitely it is a big step back for him, rob hon. but it was not something that was not expected. and he is more disturbing a 3 year to them and get up some charges. and yesterday he was sentenced to 10 years on those on a case i didn't want him digging of the secrets now this case involves him and his wife just even stayed. gibbs and not declaring them by using office and therefore

all of these convictions just before february 8 elections definitely are very damaging for him. not would we have to see the impact as done when things are when died stored in favor of by the addition of this. if against them get dropped, their disqualification are also dropped. but at this moment in the wrong hands, but it was good to go. it is a big step back for him. now con says that he's being targeted by pakistan's powerful military, and that essentially he's being sidelined ahead of next week. so national elections . but why should the world believe his claims so non hun, on his body to good body. they say that they have not been given a level playing field to jump in for the february. it elections. and they argue with this said the causes of the workers have been incarcerated, even in ron hahn is charged on jumped up charges. but we also know that if not

hundreds, but it goes by be there and it sort of symbols they're not allowed to run on the symbol many, many people in focused on recognizing don. huh. was also a former cricket or on the sort of symbol of fact. and therefore they give all of these different reasons why they feel that there have been a wide spread of graph don't against them. we also have to cease to focus on history, nor prime minister in focused on has ever completed them for them. and many of them of how to, for the re fuck is in spite of a familiarity. so if you look at the context and history of book this done, i did is that's why there are some people i observed was journalist. even for me, that doesn't focus on who would say that there is some we in the argument of the part the has been a started it or did it the instead of the target, it's got been against and non home and his body. nice job. it, there russia hold elections in march. it seems inevitable that the president

vladimir putin will be re elected for fits term, but he may face a challenge. the liberal boy is not judged and has submitted the 100000 signatures needed to register as a candidate. the anti war campaigner is confident he'll be able to make his case for peace boxes and boxes of signatures. declaring that support for this man, for is in the district and he's a rat and he will voice vladimir putin russia off to formerly submitting his candidacy to the election authorities. he made clear again what his campaign is all about. yeah. me so most up 2 months ago i wrote the text i told him that the students manifesto each that's lead to any like these. i am joining the election as an outspoken opponent to obtain comp and presidents policy put in has committed a faithful arrow and he started the special media dining operation. this is what is

written there. that is the answer. it's a message that's clearly resonated with the thousands of people across russia who braved freezing temperatures to register the support the dash didn't or something like that. i am a mother and have 3 children. the war is terrible. it just has to stop as quickly as possible. yeah, i was a little boy, i suppose everyone else is even vote for john the devil as long as something changed. so the political analysts, dimitria rush can says the visions potential to mobilize vote as could be dangerous for the kremlin. yes, you go to to me shots, but the thing is not though take would collect 10 or 15 last cent of the volt. and if i took 70 new total, so what do i to do? no waiting when he become president or even be serious, the position, i'm just keeping you started, but this will be able to truly inconvenient for the criminal comes up. so what,

but he would say that because they turn the minds to idea of the condition of the entire russian. people could even get up and i'm going to explore shoulder to shoulder, defend their homeland from the aggression or feel free to reach you. not totally sure. and so on with other issue the not the it, the that the dentist and also has the support of well known opposition. figures like michelle quarter consechi and the wife of alexi in a valley, as well as the katerina dunce over that self wanted to run for president 50 that was blocked by the central election committee against you. whether engaged in will be prevented from running as well. remains on 2nd, but the groundswell of support behind team clearly demonstrates russians appetite for change. since we've been tracking a couple other stories, russia and ukraine have completed a prisoner swap. the deal included the release of $200.00 prisoners on each side

and was brokered by the united arab emirates. it comes just a week after a russian plane was shot down close to the ukrainian border. bosco says the aircraft carriage, ukrainian prisoners for last week, swap and blames. keep for the attack. the e u has proposed measures to limit agricultural inputs from ukraine. they include reintroducing tariffs on sensitive products like poultry, eggs, and sugar. the measures are aimed at coming angry farmers who say they're being undercut by cheap ukrainian goods. anger over the situation has been fueling protests across you are. germany remains a top destination for skilled workers from abroad, despite many reporting racism, and discrimination in everyday life. the organization for economic cooperation and development tracks 30000 workers, wanting to come to germany over the last 18 months and found them keener than ever to make the move. but it's not all straightforward. political factors and hurdles

such as the complex immigration system deter many potential incomes. the german federal president stein maya and the labor minister hired on a promotional to in vietnam. the goal, skilled workers easier said than done these days. there is heavy competition from other countries. and so i mean, these current image problem is not helping either the boston, we need play our heads and helping hands in germany and therefore openmindedness. and that's why we oppose all forms of racism. the right way populist in germany are damaging our country nation. economic links of the 2 countries want to cooperate even more closely on migration issues in the future. highland has to be at, in the east coast to pub, signed an agreement to this effect. germany is not unpopular in vietnam, many vietnamese family or friends and the federal republic. over 200000 people with

the vietnamese background, the car and the live and work there. but it's the rice of the far right in germany, that worries recruiters, the gives you towards the current situation is and course for reflection of it is a difficult situation. so for society as a whole, now not just for our sector guys. so it is very important for us to be past due to the trainees and good work as these when the fact that they understand fully to see what is happening at the moment. we must pass you home in time. countries like vietnam, important for germany's efforts, recruiting agencies in the south east asian countries specialize in the catering health care at nursing sick. those areas in which the particular shortages in the german labor markets. but the german government search is also turning to countries that have been more closely associated with refugee or asylum issues. in recent times, a morocco development minister schultz is busy presenting germany as

a comfortable pull it and come for you to convince electricians and hotel and restaurant employees in particular, commenting on the current reports of, you know, full big groups with secret people taishan plants. schultz, a says, this is not germany. what do you have that is not what the majority of people in gemini think she has the support of the more welcome minnes self employment. and we know from the experience that you have a very welcoming country and a very open society and no one can tell you. despite the warm words, a recent study in germany found that 2 out of 3 skilled workers from non european countries have face discrimination. and for a country that needs at least $400000.00, you come us every year. so you know, phobia only makes the task called a thomas libby from the organization for economic cooperation and development.

ran this study. we just reference. he told me more about its findings. like one thing that's clear is that germany wants to attract phone talent and is very uh, as this type, i'm just taking a lot of impressive steps to attract these people and includes not only the legislation, but also the lot of the initiatives that have been taken in corporation was origin countries and other stuff. so that is death that is beyond beyond doubt. whether they will manage to get 100200300000 upon 1000. that is uh that is it. that is a different question. enable the depend on to be the info structure that germany has a place right now. uh that is uh our study has shown that there's lots of soon to be decided on that. and notably in some of the key origin countries and as complains that the pros, as a pretty slow and not digitalized yet. um. so there's

a lot more to be done in terms of making sure that these, that this openness, that is in the law and it immigrations off or skilled labor mind, goods from abroad. that this is also part of the practice for the people. for the many people who seek to come to germany, i do have quite a few occasions that i signed up on in the drafting table. write a report touchstone concerns among would be immigrants about the rise of germany's for a ride. what does your research tell us? had to this discourage workers from coming what really discharged people yet. but what we see is that people have arrived in germany report pretty high levels of perceived discrimination and, and, and mistreatment um on the street in shops and especially on the housing market. that doesn't mean that actually they have been mistreated. it's just

a perception that they have that's us because some of the debates that have going on in germany. but at the same time last observed that people are generally happy with a life in germany. and that they also think that they are happy with the government mentality cartridge. that's been pretty much a mixed picture, but certainly be shipped is coming. nation and racism is something to watch out for . and to address a urgently what other deterrence did. you start to identify it was the number one obstacle certainly is to put in touch and tell them the problem. it wants to come to germany and the german employers. and neither one really knows how to meet you to meet the others and all that needs to be a little more little more investment in starting to do that matching process between what times the talent from abroad and employers part of that will be overcome to this new chance, a chance to be that jeremy's implementing,

which allows qualified people from abroad under certain conditions to come to germany, even if they don't have a job. so there will be a great improvement on on that. but once again, it's important. it is also bel implemented by the consulates and these offices abroad, and also a 3rd element that's very important also to transmit to into the audience. here is that if you want to come to germany is very important to learn german. and we see no candidates. it does equate building this to do that and, and that certainly needs to be more investment also by germany to, to, to support that german language learning abroad. that means god to open up new be just henders rather than closing existing ones. yeah. that is thomas levy of the organization for economic cooperation and development. many thanks you sir. you're welcome. thank you. remember and ceremony has been held at the german parliament,

the bonus don, to honor victims of national socialism. among the speakers was a holocaust survivor worried that the lessons of the past or not being heated as the far right is again on the rights holocaust survivor, eva, suppose she helped to the lake turned by the german president. although 91 years old, she still recalls the moment darkness descended on a happy childhood of the dot net may not have been just sitting there with one of my best friend, your child to look at it and look at this piece for letting me do today it's your fault of blonde did all blog should just like talk about my father, mentor who was looking to meet and the sort of he is in my on his side, the 399 and okay. he gave me a tight tongue. 70 guns best i know your best friends you should pass. that hurts

the best. someone has an sorry, took the time against us. it's not my phone taken off. okay. see frog in guy next week. so i suppose she is among the dwindling number of people still alive to tell the tale of her not to use gained power and used it to murder millions of jews, roma and other minorities should be sure, wow, sure, i'm not thinking of with all shipments. she didn't fit down with one, this is a gun with society, say fine, and i'm looking the way the way that it gets is this, your service comes with a try when far right? forces are gaining momentum in germany as the pulls me something right next 3 and the are going to be very grateful to the cost so strong. that's how democracy is in danger. that defeats the purpose of this your services.

intergenerational remembrance on ensuring that the memories of the victims live on the, the final words went to marshall rice. his father was rescued from a trade in bond for our shirts. he passed on this advice to his son, a love seat in the inside. i would like to leave you was a small one, the full sentence, the legacy from my father, and they on dry. that elastic indians, that's here. like be a match, be a good person, i'm making sure the and a reminder about top story. israel has confirmed that its forces have been flooding tunnels under johnson, which made sense are used by him us. the army is pumping sea water into the network,

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