the, the, this is dw news live from been in the us launches as strikes in syria and iraq. the rates on a probably a rain run melisha come in retaliation for the killing of 3 us soldiers and an attack on a base in jordan last week. also coming up israel's minutes, the past and move it's guys are offensive further south towards a rough up way. more than half of guys this population is taking shelves of a breakthrough for ukraine at the us top course. international court of justice says it can here keeps case in a dispute with russia over

a claim of genocide. the hello, i'm told me a lot of people welcome to the program. the u. s. military is launched as strikes on target in syria and iraq. the pentagon says more than $85.00 sites have been hit presidential byte and so the operation is in response to the killing of 3 american soldiers and an attack on a base in jordan. last week. the bodies of the soldiers returned to the us on friday at a military ceremony, which president biden attended. he states in the retaliatory attacks would continue as go straight to audi. don't be correspondent in washington dc. benjamin alvarez group a. hi benjamin. now what more do we know about these strikes? so the white house confirmed that 3 facilities was truck in iraq full was truck

in syria. and what we heard from it, washington is also that the iraqi government was informed prior to destroyed in the us as that there was successful that the whole it responds lost at about 30 minutes . and what we heard from us central command is the military forces struck more than 85 targets facilities, including commodity control, operation centers, intelligence centers, places where there's also munition for me sold as well as you a. the storage is munition supply chain facilities and confirming the strikes president biden on the line. something we've heard from the pentagon and several us officials now 4 days of the response began today. and with that, he's also trying to assure that the strikes will continue quoting, and he said a tons of places of power choosing. when we heard at pentagon spokes person a few days ago, saying that the 1st section to see will not be the last section. so you'll see this

not just a signal to ron, but also those here in the us. what happened? demanding a mess if escalations from the us and responsive via tax, the killed 3 american soul just in jordan a few days ago. well, we have those words from by then if you attack in america and we will respond, no, why is the us not afraid to risk an escalation of this response with this response, knowing that the situation, the middle east is tense right now. it's right. the situation is tens and washington a search relation is a very difficult balance here, both and us and iran has said that they don't want a full scale war. the u. s. has so far failed to deter that. who is these from continuing their attacks and washington had promised retaliation. that's also what we heard the president by and already took the decision not today. but he took the decision which targets in the us. what a target in syria, in any rock, what we've been hearing from expert recipient ministration needed to do something

that they have not yet done. like striking individual targets and serial rails with single offices facilities basis. now schools it remains to be seen what the response to these strikes will be. but what we've heard from john kirby, the spokes person of the national security council, is that the goal here is to make these a tax, your texts from the who is the stop and not to start a war with the wrong. but now of course, it remains to be seen what beyond so will be if there will be any answer and what that would mean for further attacks and further strides from the united states. okay, well i think of that for now. nobody's benjamin alvarez group in washington. thank you. of israel's ministries suggested it's planning to move. it's guys all offensive further south into the city of a rough or more than half of the guys population has been forced to take refuge that says the starts of israel against thomas, which is considered a terrorist organization by many countries. and now the strike con hon units in

southern gaza and explosion followed by gunshots since people running for their lives. colombia are danger, i'm apartments are coming from all directions. hun units has again become the focus of as rarely air strikes. its infrastructure has been severely damaged. thousands more, displaced thousands, a once more fleeing to rough, up for the south, on the border with egypt. and already over crowded. recent days, thousands of palestinians have continued to free to the south, which is already hosting a hosp. the gas us population of some 2300000 people most are living in make shift structures, tents or out in the open, proffers a pressure approval of despair. and we feel for what comes next. then

you arrivals in rough uh, rely on food handouts provided by so many tearing groups or donation centers like this one. a workers can only feed a small number of displaced in the customer and we are doing our best to distribute as much as we can. little so that as many of the displaced as possible can get food free on the left or so yes, the firearms thousands of displays. people in rafa and we concepts the mo, the another be. everyone here is helping the latest attempt to secure a ceasefire will pay off. william wex, the is a senior director of the rocky career center in middle east programs at the atlanta council in washington, dc. and he has more of the expansion of his reading operations to, to southern gaza. israel is unfortunately quite

a distance away from achieving as military objectives. so the war will continue until israel feels that it is done. so the given the nature of the expanse of the tunnels, given their inability so far, to take out a number of key commanders. unfortunately, the war is going to continue for some time. uh, hopefully there can be uh, negotiated humanitarian pause coming up in the near term. but over the long term it's going to go for a while. and on the diplomatic front, the secretary of state us extra state anthony blinking is heading back to them. at least it's his 5th trip since the war began. is there any chance he can get any movement on the propose these 5? yes, the ceasefire has been negotiated. all the various elements of it. it's really up

to him off right now, whether they will accept what has been produced through the guitar e channel. if they do accept it, it will be a real boon to the palestinian people who are suffering in this war. and it will be, of course, critical to get many of the hostages out and it will allow the possibility of wider diplomacy to continue as long as they pause sustains. and then we've heard of news of more than $800.00 civil servants in the us. and in europe, signing a joint statement, wanting that the government's policies on the israel guys of will could amount to great violations of international law. from us perspective. what's the situation? why would you expect to unfold from this? i'm such letters would have uh be more convincing. that people are willing to put their names to them, but the most important thing is the, is the topic of what secretary blinking is going to talk about when he's going to

the region. and that is to maximize the possibility that this crisis will end up with a real opportunity to talk about a 2 state solution for the israelis and the palestinians. to talk about a new relationship between the united states and saudi arabia. to talk about a joint program to deal with the land. this is what is on the table right now. the very complicated set of negotiations are a lot of ways that things can go south. but it's been the most, i'm hopeful dynamic that we've seen in some time. okay, we'll leave at that. and i went in west the senior director of the rustic re re sent in mid least programs at the atlantic council. thank you very much for speaking to us. thank you very much for having me. the united nations top court has cleared the way to here claims and brought by ukraine over a russian accusation of genocide. the international court of justice and the hague

has ruled that it does have jurisdiction to have positive ukraine's case. despite objections from moscow cubes, main argument is that russia falsely accused ukraine of genocide to justify its invasion. in february 2022, russia and ukraine of previously acute each of the, of genocide using economy in kia, told us how the ukranian side sees this decision by the i c j are obviously there is a huge amount or all cane detailing here and lots complex in this case, it is being welcomed, obviously that the i c j is going to deal with this case is gonna look into this. but there are, it has to be said, lots of things that ukraine wants to look at, which they say they don't have the jurisdiction for just the last few days. lots of ukraine complaints about russian recognition of these break away republics that have since been incorporated into russia, at least under russian little a minority rights and crime, a lots of things with the i. c j says that is not our matcher. so it is a victory,

yes, and longer term it could end up with ukraine having that recognition for me. i suggest that it did not commit genocide gates, russian speaking ukrainians, and east of the country. something that then could be used to in kind of international negotiations. when some kind of settlement comes to this rule, but it is a long way off and it is a sort of small, kind of chink of light in there kind of broad, a picture which isn't too kind of rosy. can you create at the moment it has to be said though, that this case isn't being what's with the same intensity here in ukraine as what was the case. for instance, over the cause a case brought against israel by south africa. it is one of many cases that ukraine has against russia in parallel, in different uh, different jurisdictions, different platforms all about trying to force arrested to explain itself to potentially get reparations to allow ukraine to get access to those hundreds of billions of euros with or russian assets are frozen across the world, but it has to be that this is for

a very complex and very multifaceted effort which so far hasn't brought complete results, give, or least 3 people have been killed and hundreds injured. and a giant explosion in kenya, it happened at a gas plant in the capital, nairobi, which authorities say, had been operating illegally. the blast spots fires, which spread quickly is drawing nearby homes and businesses the full thing. residents to evacuate massive gas explosion. need hundreds of homes. minutes later, 5 fighters i battling to contain the region please. a truck loaded with gas near the residential area and the deck stated warehouse exploded. they've density so create the fire spread homes. gars shops have only been burned down just before midnight. hundreds of presidents lead to safety. some couldn't

make it. the fight has left many injured me keep them by taking the bun, exploding gas cylinder as i was trying to escape. when it exploded right in front of me and the impact knocked me down the flames and gulf to me. i'm lucky that i was strong enough to get away. because you've been a bunch of work in via. so when, when i got outside a phone, fire a little stopped, it was like, it was a musty fire and it was so bad, it was monday experience and that couldn't seem imagine. so i saw people do. i mean, i'm my dozen children though. they had some more, maybe is cutting. i so goes and moves. i believe the stomach used to put a piece of negligence. i think it said illegal gas siphoning dep. uh,

we usually see trucks drive the get an out and this been going on for quite some time. you know, many of the properties have been done to ashes that porter does have secured the task scene and an investigation into the incident has already begun. now before we go a road and in pennsylvania, it has once again one of the highest of americans with the promise of a short winter, the ground hauled named punxsutawney. phil did not see his shadow when pulled from his tree stumps on groundhog day. that means almost spring temperatures will arise . any celebration dates back to the 18 eighty's and even spawns. and now classic hollywood comedy. if i mentor ologist accuracy, however, is only about 30 percent a still we trust them just by that you're watching the news from the end of next map

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