the, the, this is the w news live from berlin. pakistan is made to wait on the full results of a nationwide election because of problems with the internet. with counting still under way early indications suggest a close race with independent candidates linked to jail, former prime minister in rome con, defying expectations. also coming up you as president joe biden taking a mate, israel's campaign and gaza conduct over the response in guys in the district has been um over the top.

those are marks, comments us officials warrant is real and they won't support plans for a major military operation. in the southern city of rasa at this time, and you cranes the military gets a shakeup president loaded me with the landscape, replaces his top military commander general. but larry's allusion me had been leading crane's war efforts since russia's invasion, his dismissal, suggesting major re think of caves approach to the conflict. the sarah kelly. welcome to the program. we are still no closer to finding out who has won pakistan's general election 24 hours after the polls closed across the country . the military back pakistan muslim league, but led by the novel excuse me, led by navarre sheriff had been the favorite to win. but at the halfway stage on

the account, it is independent candidates loyal to former prime minister in rome con they have taken a lead. it follows a chaotic day of voting in which several people were killed and militant attacks. and the government suspended mobile phone services. people across pakistan had expected to already know the election results with the mornings headlines, predicting a potential surprise. but the delay in collecting votes left many like these residents and the whole doubting if they would see if the outcome how to com. failure to say, i don't want to go, everything is pre decided somebody, they are just doing the salt to fool example. but then i give you the thought of that. i've been voting for the last 14 years, the my house, the this time they switched my voting station to conduct the stadium. they did this

at the last moment without me knowing what the, whatever, the typical month. again, this is the result of poor administration by the caretaker government bond. results are coming in very late. we do not think this election is credible. the election commission officials have attributed the slaves the account to be incumbent governments decision to block mobile phone and internet services. on the election day, the interior ministry sites tara concerns, but the u. n. n. human rights groups say restricted a fair election process. it was the final episode in an election that was hampered by accusations of election rigging on the space of minutes in violence. one groups that's happy about the results so far as approaches in mon cons, p t i policy have your son's that he can soften that we would bottom from using our

electrical symbol of a cricket about a ton of apology. and i will lead to him run cause jail. so supporters be obviously a piece he likes the pulse as we've given the mistake that you cannot wait until i got that. it's probably about still p t i it's a pulse of the not police halt. i'll give you the results of the election. come, we'll be all in our favor. as opposed to the leader in wrong con is behind bars convicted of corruption as well as other charges that he's supposed to say. a politically motivated con was banned from the election. and his policy running under its name, the independent candidates backs by the p t. i a fair in well, in initial exit polls proving an unexpected challenge to the minute treat that's practiced on miss league, which was expected to secure a strong majority. and d, w as being his java, it is that the election commission is headquarters in pakistan's capital is lama,

but we're counting is still ongoing. she told us what officials are saying about the delayed results. yes, sports counseling is still taking place. and as you mentioned, the election submission officer saying that the main reason for the award delay is uh, the shut down of the internet service and phone service. uh, yesterday, during the 4th now pockets on the part of the st. that'd be hacked with exact mail because of security reasons. this is the offers and version of the electron commission across the front. but i would say that there are many journalists in focused on and also human rights group. last criticized of the shutdown, all phone and internet service was so there's lots people sort of criticism off election permission to focus on why it is such a huge delay in the election that says here at the elections commission headquarters in the some what we see a lot of election officials here, as you can see,

all of them from different provinces of focused on for example here we can see the get 50 theme or the or here we can see the defense team. and the, and the print job is not all of them offer shows across from returning on compiling data that is being sent from the toning offices from housing across focused on an order for the l. o. one of the debt that is coming through these offer shows they have some funding that cetera. and once they get the data here, you can see this big screen where they're punch the latest updates. and now the us, we're gonna turn to some other news now that was my colleague, dennis job that who was joining us from is long about talking about the pakistani elections of we're heading elsewhere in the world. now, as you can see from the photo behind me, that's us president joe biden. the u. s. has long been israel's most powerful ally

and a key military backer. but now biden has criticized israel for the way that it has conducted its military campaign and does so. his remarks follow a warning from us officials over is rarely plans to move it's ground defensive into the southern city of rough up. israel's prime minister says that it's strong hold for him off says that it is a strong hold for him off which carried out the october 7th terror attacks. another family left grieving after 5 relatives were killed by his railey strikes. lawn, alma shoot, k last. both the parents and the name we was sleeping and we suddenly work up to the sound of foaming rocks were above our heads and defy. had started at the end, i was calling for my mother, father and my siblings,

and they didn't want to me. well, that's not without just net lease of in the city of rough uh, east home to over a 1000000 displaced people who fled to the ball, the town seeking safety. people say they are living in fear of a promise. these really advance other side of the normal we don't know where to go . they told us the raft, who is a safe area for displaced people and we would displace the rafa after being told to leave han eunice. so the situation but such guys, me, who do we have to go home, our destroyed houses and we have no other choices. we are just waiting to die. we are waiting for the moment of our execution of us national security council spokes person. junk. have a said a minute, treat operation, and rough or would be a disaster and that the us would not support that president joe biden also gave the strongest warning yet i'm as of you, as you know,

that the conduct of the response in gaza is the guy is a strip has been um over the top. we talked to bb to open the gate other as really so i'm pushing really are really are giving you mandatory assistance in to guys. there are a lot of innocent people are starving, not innocent people who are in trouble. don scott, to stop streets close to rough as q 8 hospital have be left in ruins, and after is mainly prime minister benjamin netanyahu told troops to pass the operations in the states. a few safe areas. lifting garza and now also the threats. and here's the look now at some other stories making headlines around

the world. in india, at least 3 people have died in classes sparked by the demolition of and as long as the school and the joining parasite authorities in each of our con state say that they were built legally. and official says police have been authorized to shoot rioters. india has a hindu majorities. muslims say they are being unfairly targeted. fire has swept a residential building and rushes capital in moscow. officials say 400 people were evacuated when the police broke out overnight. it occurred in the capital's northwest. the flames have now been contained, is just a controversial us right when figure has interviewed russia's president vladimir putin in moscow in a video from tucker carlson network. so truitt and claims that he has no interest in expanding the warranty crane beyond the countries borders. he added that he is prepared to negotiate a prisoner exchange for us to free us journalists of in gasket,

which we have no child who has failed in russia on spine charges. why would we do that? your parents present and below them? here's a lensky has dismissed his top military commander general. but larry's allusion is regarded by many as a national hero for overseeing ukraine's war effort. since russia's full scale invasion, started in february 2022. the iron general of ukraine. valerie's allusion, e is widely known as a symbol of resistance against russia. he had led ukrainian army, as commander in chief, says russia's full scale invasion began in february 2022. successfully pushing back . in the 1st months of the war, news of his dismissal was confirmed and then addressed by president full of the mirror, zalinski, citing a need for re shuffle. you have just, i'm grateful to generals. illusion need for 2 years of protection. be developed on

facebook, frankly today about what needs to change in the army with urgent charges. i mean just that the general's illusion need to be in the team of the credit in state in the future. i am. i will be grateful for his consent. are you able to of jackson is a it was good. so lansky claimed that most commanders leading more efforts and ukraine have not experienced the front lines firsthand and said it was time for new york approach. he named alexander thursday, the head of ukraine's ground forces to take charge of the military service keys, known for leading ukraine's defense in the city of boston. moved for you cranford, one of the bloodiest battles, and for defending to you in the streets of keys. the new sparks mixed reactions. someone you say it's, it's on the chose. i do not think this is the right time. this is not the time to fire, the army chief said, this is

a very odd decision. you said they're so nice here. well, i think that we know and the me and it does not solution me. it's in, there's always when you do, i'm very upset. i don't know about others, but i'm very upset. a e, this is a signal that works me for them all. the way you sullens case plan to revamp your craze, military comes in mid months of uncertainty in ukraine. the conflict is out of stalemate and there are questions over whether keith will receive additional military aid from the us. now scientist in iceland say the fall, tonic activity has subsided after interruption, but are warning the area could experience. more of them, emergency crews worked through the night to repair broken pipelines that supplied hot water to thousands. the lava had been threatening the nearby town of brenda vic . its residents were moved to safety in november. the russian has also forced the

closure of the blue lagoon tourist attraction. went out to a matchmaker of sorts who towers above the rest. a frenchman who has won the place in the guinness book of world records for building a giant replica of the eiffel tower with match sticks. richard plod spent 8 years and used the 700000 match sticks to build the model, which is over 7 meters tall. again, it's had originally rejected plots, replica, because he used custom made matches without the required slab of a test. but the record keeper's changed their mind, saying their original judgment was too harsh. the face of minder of our top story here on the w news past the stand is still waiting to find out the final result of yesterday's general election. officials say that issues with the internet are to blame for the delay. it follows a chaotic day of loading across the country,

which several people were killed and militant attacks, and the government suspended mobile phone services. you're up to date on the w news . i'm sarah kelly in berlin. thank you so much for watching. take care of the ice cold b. jessica new, an expedition ventures on to places that no one has the climate research in the ice, the tasks much touch on dw, the the.