the, the, this is the, the we news line from berlin, millions and talk is done are heading to the poles and in the election, large by deadly violence. and allegations of vote rigging, tens of thousands of people at police and military forces have been deployed at pulling stations to ensure security to bombing killed thousands on the eve of the vote. also coming up israel, reject the terms for a ceasefire. put forward by how much prime minister benjamin netanyahu vows to find on until absolute victory says the collapse of how mox is within reach. plus a drone strike in 5 dogs. us says it's killed, a high ranking militia leader links to attacks on american troops and did not warn

rocky officials in advance. the really welcome to the programs voters in the pocket stone are heading to the polls today to choose a new parliament in a general election. mars by a wave of militant violence, security is tied around pulling stations nationwide following to bomb attacks on the eve of the ballast that killed thousands. some 128000000 people are eligible to vote. but posters are predicting a low turn out. the campaign has been overshadowed by the jailing of former prime minister in run khan. he remains one of the country's most popular politicians to spine his conviction for corruption and other charges is not allowed to stand in this election with our report or venus. java, it's a and as this update from the box,

donald capital is all about focused on is the day on boarding and election that has been marked, but allegations are free for digging especially. but when the focused on the most popular one is because the body bpi. but despite these allegation data many and focused on who believe in the fall. but instead of what we speak to some of the us here and try to understand what is convincing them to vote in this election, every single vote can change of the holy country scenario. you know, we are in very poor condition nowadays our country is visiting. so many problems with economic condition and this needs to be both conditioned also lord cloth. yeah. and also if we don't close on so it's become me city, but know, facilities normally as successfully these as you think education, noise, education facility, know maybe you can set to do these. and there is

a gap between did you read at least a politic seventies and you see, but it's become larger than not just div id ready to be very honest. i have a zullie expectation from the whole electro process. but the, i guess the, the things are not going so good, but we have to board because, you know, you can say that the democracy, even the voice of democracy is better than what we can say that i'd ask because he or the girl cuz he, i guess yeah, because the vote thing is the sacred duty everyone should get their vote as soon as possible. this will change the destiny of our country and god willing when they get in trouble motivated to bring to change. it happened before and, and little. com. again. it's our belief that one day through our votes, this system will change it does on, but then it focused on has been going through a chronic political economic unsecure to try as many of the war does that i've

spoken to here believe it's now more than ever that focused on the different election and the larger the work done out got a different was being his job is reporting to the middle east malware. israel's prime minister has rejected a modest proposal for a ceasefire thing. a total victory and gaza is just months away. that, you know, describes a plan as delusional, as he insisted that there is no alternative to the military collapse of from us, which is designated as a terrorist organization. by many countries. the ever takes with angle and hot break. intel aviv after renew deals to secure the release of hostages is rejected. many here, well hostages themselves hills by how moss for weeks and relieved during an audio

deal. whereas my government. so thank you for guessing me out of the bringing me back to israel. but what about my father, who is still that? if they are not returned, every person mother and father will know that they can be next. their life is in the hands that they live in the country that does not take responsibility for the security. is there any prime minister benjamin netanyahu projected the do you saying that his military is campaign in gaza? will continue nothing. but we're on our way to absolute victory. the victory is in our reach. it's not a matter of years or tens of years. it's a matter of months, so the feed us officials believe there is still hope of a deal between israel and thomas. these things are always a negotiations. it's not. so it's not flipping a light switch, it's not yes or no. there's invariably back and forth. and as i said,

we see that we see the space for that mean biling garza no deal. no seas file means no let up and is rarely a tax close to 28000 gallons have died according to the how most fund hilton industry. hundreds of thousands are lacking food, water show to and medicine because it's enough. it's enough. we do not want wars. we've been displaced from guys that for approximately 115 days today, we've been abandoned just number one. we have children now we're infected with diseases and the model without to cease volume humanitarian situation in gauze, i will likely worse and with people here uncertain if they live to see to maureen. so i mean, maven is elector in international relations in middle east politics at lancaster

university and the okay and a short while ago, i asked him what hope remains for a deal to be reached and the fighting and free the remaining hostages is always a hope. there's always a chance given the, the scale of this humanitarian catastrophe, that's affecting people in israel, people in gaza, people in the diaspora. so there's always a hope. granted that hope right now is very, very small. given the area is precious on this, right? the government on benjamin netanyahu, on how much on the us, on the various mediators involved. there's a lot of different moving parts. there's a lot of different pressure, and that makes getting a deal over a line incredibly difficult, as simon may have been speaking to us earlier. the rocks as us strikes on iran linked to melissa in the country are pushing the government to end the mission of the us led coalition in the country. the state been follows us drone striking or in the rocky capital buck died in which the pen to guns as

a senior commander of cut the hezbollah was killed. us believes the group carried out a drill and striking jordan that claimed the lives of 3 us soldiers. a number of groups backed by tear on have stepped up. attacks on us basis since the beginning of the israel. i'm us war in gaza in october of last year. so what do we know about comp time hezbollah, the group being targeted by the us? i put that question to release down the list and security expert roger shannon, who is this brain? um, been in existence. uh since to mid to like to thousands of and it's very close to around and particularly the right running and revolutionary dot com and it has um for several decades. um. oh, uh, 15 use uh, conducted tests gives you a us pauses and more recently,

as we saw uh, washington, who said that it has been responsible for the attack that resulted in test 3 usaa is best. no, any advice in jordan? so it's a very much a, a, and us pro ronnie and organization. but again, i was, i tied was a popular novelization forces in iraq. so he said very difficult. the distinction between a semi state actors or state actors in iran, also adopting an anti us position. the us has designated it as a terrorist organization. so it's a very complicated situation regarding questions, relationship with that organization though. so if you're ok, yep. let's talk about the us relationship with the rocky government because they reportedly carried out the strike in the heart of back that without informing rocky officials, in your opinion,

what does that tell us about their relationship and what could be the consequences? this isn't exactly it's that's one of the issues that engages, i'm sure, a lot of minds in washington at the moment, crush license ship between apartment to, to donny and the payments. and its constituent parts of which the top is below is one of them. uh, the us obviously having to um, to my good on its promises, to make sure that groups and individuals that have held accountable for the dates of us military personnel. and as far as where we are certainly washington did not give full wanting to baghdad about this attack. and it really does put the bowl in the bag date bag dates. court is bugging about asking us military personnel actively previously. it's not really believed that that's a viable threat. the force projection and task might change. but what it

really does say that at $12.20 is of us intervention interact. it is still a still has to work very delicately and how it deals with the rock issue, those middle east dental as roger shanahan. thank you so much. my pleasure. and a quick look at some other stories making headlines around the world is dying to say that for the 1st time, earth has had 12 months of temperature is 1.5 degrees celsius hotter than the pre industrial era. and the 2015 pairs agreement world leaders have pledged to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. the target, however, is still within reach. as the average temperature is measured over decades, not years. in japan, more than 5000 leaders of radioactive water have leaked from the focus stream

a power plant. the operator says a vent was left open during cleaning the company claims. no signs of contamination of the detective outside the facility plan suffered a nuclear meltdown in 2011 after an earthquake. and the tsunami you as lawmakers are working to salvage legislation, providing tens of billions of dollars in aid for ukraine and israel. earlier, the senate nearly voted down to build up here, the aid with tough border security measures smarts, and it is now preparing to vote on a stand alone bill delivering only the 8 packages. the legislation includes $14000000000.00 and security assistance for israel and $60000000000.00 for ukraine, and it's fight against russia. ukrainian troops in training, preparing for the reel from lineup, but almost 2 years on from russia's full scale invasion. the cost of war is

mounting. last week, the you tentatively approved a full get package with 50000000000 euros on the blocks top diplomat, joseph burrell, has visited the scene of over night strikes with keys mad. vitale, coach coach is motor war it's terrorism. terrorism to, to kill civilians. uses burrell told dodge, develop the strikes, what indiscriminate do use a random attack? these me cycles have failed them. the style of buildings on the next hour, buildings, but the said that needed discriminated attack against civilians. i just see these people suddenly with our shelter, without house having to escape some of them killed digits and discriminated attack again, see really and to check in all the rules. so from all the united states, congress is deadlocked over funding for ukraine. us present,

joe biden said the delay plays into pollutants hands. nato chief un stilton bug employed the us to find a solution. the debate continues in washington on funding for a number of important poet. this, as it is vice tools that did not dis, states congress degrees on continued support for ukraine, and then near future. but with the war and ukraine about to end to its 3rd year and the prospect of a donald trump presidency looming, american money is needed soon to help keep ukraine's war effort alive. and finally of okay, no has erupt in iceland for the 1st time since december love of plumes who lit up the sky in the nation south west. it's where interruption threatened to destroy the town and bring the big plate last year. thousands of residents were evacuated in

november and has still not been allowed to return to their homes. iceland has more than 30 active volcanoes. and the 3rd time, thank you so much for your company. the ice cold jessica new, an expedition ventures on 2 places that no one has the climate research in the ice, the dos much good on dw, the.