the, the business deal, the news lot from been in the us launches and strikes and syria and iraq. the raids on a pro iran, melissa. com and retaliation for the beginning of 3 us soldiers in an attack on a base in jordan last week. and also coming up israel's military purpose to move it's guys all offensive further south. towards rafa, way more than half of gas us population is taking shelter and the aftermath of a deadly gas explosion in 10 years. capital nairobi, ma'am, i'm glad. it's around the

criminal investigation has been opened into the blast in the middle of a densely packed neighborhood which killed at least 3 people the until me. alrighty. but welcome to the program. the us military has launched as strikes on targets in syria and iraq. the pentagon says more than 85 sites have been hit present. joe biden says the operation is in response to the killing of 3 american soldiers in 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 present by them attended. he stated that the retaliatory attacks would continue to dw correspondent and washington benjamin

alvarez. group has more about the strikes. the white house confirmed that 3 facilities was truck in your rock full was truck in syria. and what we heard from it, washington is also that the iraqi government was in full and prior to destroyed in the us as that there was successful that the whole it response lost it about 30 minutes. and what we heard from us central command is a military force and struck more than $85.00 targets facilities, including commodity control, operation centers, intelligence centers, places where there's also munition for me sold as well as you are. 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 at times and places of our 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 massive escalations from the us and response of the attacks that killed 3 american soldiers 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 in the middle east is tense right now. this is right, the situation is tens and washington a search relation is a very difficult balance here. both of us and your ron has said that they don't want a full scale war. the u. s. has so far failed to deter the who is these from continuing their attacks and washington had promised retaliation that's also 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 and iraq, what we've been hearing from expert recipient ministration needed to do something

that they have not yet done like tracking individual targets and serial rails with single offices facilities basis. now schools it remains to be seen what the response to these as 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 if uh, this drives it from the united states. okay, well let them know nobody's benjamin alvarez group in washington. thank you. to is old ministry has suggested it's planning to move. it's guys are offensive. so the south into the city of rafa. well, the cost of gas us population has been forced to take refuge there since the start of israel's war against a mass which is considered a terrorist organization by many countries. and now the strike on hand 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, guidance, a once more fleeting, to rough uh, 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 hostile gas us population of some $2300000.00 people most are living in make shift structures tense or out in the open, rough eyes, a pressure 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 the nation centers like this one. a workers can only feed a small number of displaced. and that's what we're 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 decent place 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. when m wexler is a senior director of the real estate, how are we resend to and middle east programs at the atlanta council in washington, dc. and he has more on the expansion of is randy operations to southern gaza

is really, is unfortunately quite a distance away from achieving its military objectives. so the war will continue until israel feels that it is done. so the given the nature of the expense 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 a 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 proposed east by 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. 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 we've heard the news of more than $800.00 civil servants in the us and in europe, signing a joint statement, warning 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. if people were 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. ready 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. it's a very complicated set of negotiations or 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. so now when, when the senior director of the rossi kabibi 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 quote has cleared the weight here at claims brought by ukraine over a russian accusation of genocide, the international court of justice in the hague, as rule that it does,

that it does have jurisdiction. so here, part of ukraine's case, despite objections from moscow cubes, main argument is that russia falsely accused ukraine of genocide to justify its invasion of in february 2022, russia and ukraine of previously accused each other on genocide using economy leading keith told us how the ukrainian side sees this decision by the i c j. the obviously there is a huge amount of all k detail here, lots complex in this case. it is being welcome to oversee that. the i, c j is going to deal with this case is going to 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 you creating complaints about russian recognition of these breakaway republics that have since been incorporated into russia, at least under rush, low,

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 for, to pick to 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. and ukraine, as 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 yours worth of 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 for at least 3 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a giant explosion in kenya. it happened that a gas plant in the capital nairobi wells which authorities say had been operating illegally, the glass to spot fires, which spread quickly destroying nearby homes and businesses and forcing locals to evacuate. dw marilla has this report from nairobi a massive last week through a residential area and i will be in the middle of the night. we are entering the seeing with a huge explosion to face the whole devastation of this huge explosion that was caused by a story that was filled with liquid petroleum guys. and the government put out a statement saying that that was what caused the fire people that also reached some slats, some small businesses. people were absolutely terrified when they woke up around

midnight. they said the ground was shaking, and many tried to escape and the concerned and the process clean cutting me had no idea what had happened. even though it was on portia when i had this humble ahead, that's got 6 full sunday. i'm guessing that'd be my most. i've left deluxe. i still comforted myself. i think hungry, ma'am. i'm going to, i'm a, it's around the bone doesn't bill. your well no ma'am. it's. i was clean was not immediately treated at the nearest hospital. at 1st they were turning accident victims away, so many of injured were transferred to to nearby hospitals where they are receiving treatment right now. and the government alleged that they will financially support those who got injured, but also those who lost everything that homes that businesses, which is m a c mine is one of those who lost his home in the fire. luckily he was

away when it happened, like many people in this neighborhood, he works on jobs earning just enough to survive and send some money to his family. you all need the government's help, but that's so much corruption and can hold up to the government, make, provide health problems, but he won't get to me by the side. they done, the deputy president re, gabby gosh, jaguar arrives at the scene, promising blankets, food, and a thorough investigation. he suggests that disaster happens because people have been stealing and legally re selling gas at the side. you do before you got before this has been happening here for so long. people used to come with the motor bikes, laid them with ceiling. does they fill them up with gasoline? authority say this densely populated area should have never been used for gas transactions. the petroleum recognize the consent. the explosion happened at an illegal gas storage and for stealing side, the criminal investigation has been opened. because i'm a c,

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