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the, the, this is the w news of life in berlin, rob warns of dire consequences for the region after the u. s. walter's air strikes on targets in syria and iraq. the raids on a pro ron miller shot, come in response to the killing of 3 us soldiers in a drone attack on a base in jordan last week. also coming up, israel's military prepares to move. it's gone to offensive further south, toward rough as a mazda is leadership, ways. the terms of a propos, 6 weeks east fire, and tens of thousands of people rally against extremism in berlin. the latest in a series of mass protests in germany against racism, earnestina phobia followed revelations that members of the far right party secretly
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discussed reporting ethnic minorities the and a warm welcome to our viewers around the world. on michael oak, who the us military has launched air strikes on targets in syria and rock. the pentagon says more than 85 sites were here. here in state to be said, the strikes had resulted in a number of deaths and injuries rack condemned to strikes, calling them in aggression against its sovereignty and sang. 16 people had been killed. us president joe biden ordered the operation in response to last week's killing of 3 american soldiers in a drone to attack on a base in jordan bite and attended the military ceremony where the bodies of the soldiers were returned to the us. shortly before the air strikes began, us national security council spokesman john kirby says the us response targeted
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sites link to it runs revolutionary guard, or i or g, c, and malicious. it supports, he said, more attacks could be expected. so the signal is the guy r t c and do these groups and the attacks have got to stop. this wasn't just the message sending routine tonight. this was about the grading capability to taking away capabilities by the agency and, and, and, and the militant groups. these responses began tonight. they're not going to end tonight to be clear, more than $85.00 target square feet by the us. we asked middle east analyst and military expert, roger shanahan in sydney for more details on this strikes while we're still working off the information that they've been given by the us government. but i said that she said, i thought the tag upset 7 separate sides and multiple targets at particular facilities. and they were designed to target come out of control facilities,
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logistics support, elements within stop house, as you saw in the, in the video there. and it was not of the, from the us announcement that it was designed to minimize possibility of vision civilian casualties. but also what wasn't mentioned in there is the fact that dana across also took part in this attack. so from what the us to say, this is the start of i of i, campaign of retaliatory strikes. now, after the us strikes the european union's foreign policy chief, joseph beretta called on all parties in the middle east to avoid further escalation says, we has been reviewed the ones in the game that did meet the lease is of the volume that they've got this pro and that's why we, we call everybody to try to avoid getting this felicia, but we're leaving
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a critical situation in the me, the least on the whole region, no longer just and as far as the war you guys are continues, it's very difficult to believe that the situation that i see would improve because one thing is related with the other is a domino a domino effect to reach in our brussels bureau chief, alexander von nom, and has been following the meeting of e u foreign affairs ministers. they are clearly calling for it restrained to avoid whitening the conflict. i asked her if some of those cautionary words are directed towards washington. yeah, you right, michael, at least to some extent, i ask for instance, the belgium, foreign minister has the lot be about to her opinion about the u. s. strikes. and she warns of the real, the risk of spillover saying that that is the reason for high country to coal on every one, also on the us to exercise restraint. because only diplomacy can help calm
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down the situation in the region. but there were other for the ministers who showed more understanding for the us action and actions in the middle east. the polish foreign minister, for instance, right, is lupsi costs ki told us that the iranian proxies had been playing with fire for years and months. and that's now this fire is burning them. and the under secretary at the german foreign ministry who was here on the new amman also showed some understanding for the you as saying that those as twice happened in response to the killing calls the murray console. 3 american soldiers and she also said that she trusts the u. s. a. and them saying that they don't want the situation to escalate. so as you can see, my told her a very different positions on that here in brussels. exactly. we only have half
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a minute, but i do want to ask you this, the top you diplomat address. yep. a real also said the situation can't improve as long as the war in gas. it continues. but can you actually contribute in any way to ending the war? i mean, do you, as of course, the bigger play are there in the region. but we have seen a flurry of diplomatic activity with many european leaders and diplomats traveling to israel to egypt to cut her to health, to, to add this war. and there are seeing dr. intensifying they efforts because they think that the 2 state solution is key to bringing peace to the region. that's a dw brussels bureau chief, alexandra von nom, and as always, many thanks, alexandra. thank you. back at the center of the conflict, israel's military has suggested a plans to move. it's gone to offensive further south into the city of rasa. more than half of guns as population has been forced to take refuge there since the
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start of israel's war against a months, which is considered a terrorist organization by most western countries. the fighting continues as a mazda leadership weighs the terms of a proposed 6 week ceasefire. and now the strike on han units and southern gaza and explosion followed by gunshots since people running for their lives. colombia are danger. i'm apartments are coming from old direction. hun units has again become the focus of israeli air strikes. its infrastructure has been severely damaged. thousands more displaced, guidance, a once more fleeting, 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,
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which is already hosting a hosp, the gas us population, or from $2300000.00 people. most are living in make shift structures, tents or out in the open, proffers a pressure of despair. 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. they workers can only feed a small number of displaced and as 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 decent place people in rafa. and we con, serve them. oh, yeah, i know everyone here is helping the latest attempt to secure i sees fire. we'll pay
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off a look at some other world news at this hour. northern irish lawmakers have appointed an irish naturalist 1st minister for the 1st time ever. michel on neil's ocean fain part, he seeks to unite for you k territory. where is the republic of ireland, or niels appointment comes as the northern ireland assembly resumed its work after a 2 year boy gone by the pro british democratic union as part marks to the heis. russia has designated human rights campaign or, or the goal off a for an agent or loss is one of the leaders of the memorial writes group, which are jointly, $1.00 to 2022 nobel peace prize. after was banned in russia. people with the designation phase strict financial scrutiny and other restrictions. at least 3 people have been wounded in the nicer task. at a train station in parents, please say that a suspect has been arrested and security has been stepped up. the cell took place
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less than 6 months before parents hose. the 2024 olympics. hundreds of german farmers have taken part in attractive protests at frankfurt airport against the expiration of tax refunds for agricultural diesel organizers said they chose germany's busiest airport because a, the agency was unlike diesel is not taxed. farmers across europe have been demonstrating against low food prices and bureaucracy. well here in germany, people are taking to the streets once again to denounce for right extreme is around a $150000.00. people are rounding in the capital, berlin for weeks. the germans have been demonstrating against racism, ends, you know, hoping it follows revelations that members from the far right alternative for germany party attended a secretive meeting to discuss the mass deportation of foreigners and some german citizens. dw political correspondent alex scores is at today's demonstration here
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in berlin. he told me more about the protesters. motivation. yeah, people here they are really determined to send a clear signal against file, right extremism and also against the far right. they, if the policies around 120000 people, if god, the, to you, this is the latest police number that we're having. you organize us, you can save it up to 300000 people here, but we put ne, verify these numbers. and they are, they really wants to raise the boys as against what many of them considered a threat to democracy. and we talked to some of folks to participate in c, this demonstrations, let's say, but listen what they had to say why they are here today. the think we're against. yeah. the and with for democracy in yeah me and we can seem poland are hungry help weekly democracy is being dismantled, unconstitutional bodies restrictive?
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i think that's what happened to us too now, but those kinds of tests young, the big adaptive do use already very open about exclusion. i think it is good that people here are showing that they are against exclusion being always concise. so i know a demonstration that is wonderful and absolutely necessary, but it is also important that we keep these awareness of life at all times. that would certainly help in the long run. the show of the dog has come to me as we simply have to stand up for the effect that you want democracy and its implementation. we also wanted into you and not just was alone and i know we're feeling sense. so yeah, we really can hear that there. i said that there are so lots of concern of the people that they have shared lots of concerns with us. and all of this comes, of course, under the impression on the effect that the fall, right? they have the parties at the moment, the 2nd most popular part in the country, and looking at some stage and actions later this year. they could even wouldn't
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elections in some parts of germany and to be the success. so the popularity of the if the is the primarily reason why lots of people out here, lots of people, they have come here because a couple of months back far right? extreme is sunday if the politicians asked me to discuss the potential plans, duplication of asylum seekers of migrants and those of german citizens with a migration background. and this is what sparked the latest waves of protests. you out says, you know they've been mass demonstration against the far right in germany for several weeks now. is that this effect, this affectation or disaffection, i should say, showing up in the pool? well, it is very uh, they just say, oh, to predict this. um. but there's some indication that the popularity of a, if the mist declining at least a little bit, this is what the some polls are saying or have been saying over the last week. but
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we really need to, to wait a bit longer to see more people to make it clear assessment on this uh, but what really has gained momentum over the last weeks and also sparked or new influenced by these demonstration is the discussion that debate of a possible ben of the a if the apology, the, this is a topic that's a, in a very controversial debate at the moment, but it would take years. so this is no short term strategy to count on the fall, right? the if the potty dw corresponded alex square is made. thanks, alex. thank you. a and a reminder of our top story, the us military bombs, with an $85.00 sized link to iranian militias in syria and iraq. washington says their strikes are in retaliation for the killing of 3 american soldiers in an attack on a base in jordan last week will end if they're up next sports, life profiles and indian climber returned to the crowd funding to further his dreams of competing in the olympics, unlike the lo group,
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