the, the, this is the, the, the news coming to live from berlin, us bumps its diplomatic efforts for an immediate cease fire in gaza. secretary of state entity blinking is expected to travel to israel later today saying the go shaders are making good progress toward a ceasefire. deal between israel and the boss and the youth. the e. u joins the us and piling pressure on israel. the flocks, $27.00 leaders over come differences out there. brussel summit to call for a pause in fighting and the release of hostages plus humans who the rebels striking deal. the cities who have been attacking ships on humans coast site. they will

allow tassels from china and russia safe passage through one of the world's busiest shifting way, the hello i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. the us has ramping up pressure on israel for an immediate cease fire and gaza in a turnaround of its position. secretary of state engineer blinking is expected in tel aviv on friday to drive home this message to is rarely leaders. he's been on a diplomatic blitz of the middle east, his 6th trip to the region since the war began with a mazda is terror attack on israel. on october 7th. you've arrive just hours before the us submits a draft to the un security council, calling for an immediate and sustain ceasefire. here's blinking, speaking in egypt yesterday. or there's a clear consensus around

a number of shared priorities. first, the need for an immediate sustained cease fire with a release of hostages. that would create space to search more humanitarian assistance, to relieve the suffering of many people and to build something more and right now to cease fire that we're working on would be the best most immediate way to enable us to search mandatory assistance. but it's not the only way we agreed today, all of the ministers that we would get are experts together in the coming days to identify the urgent practical and concrete steps that can, it should be taken to increase the flow of assistance is real nice to do more for this, i'm joined now by the w, correspond attorney kramer in jerusalem. tanya, we've just heard the secretary of state calling for a cease fire and demanding that is real. do more to allow aid into gaza. having

said that, what kind of welcome can blinked and expects today when he arrives in israel as well. he's expected later today as he said, and that's why you will be meeting with the prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and also members of the war cabinet. and this comes, of course of to know weeks of where there's a sense in is ro, relations that has been really strange, especially between the 2 leaders, us presidential biden and prime minister benjamin netanyahu, but also of the american officials and us being the closest ally of is being the strongest support to also in military aid, and this is a scene here, lots to, to say very closely. you know, we understand that they will be discussing the need for more humanitarian age,

going into gauze or the need for more protection of palestinians of civilians in gauze, but also the a planned military operation in the augusta, the national security advisor, the us national security advisor to accept of encoded a mistake and the state department of put it in a statement saying that we'll be discussing other ways to defeat from us. why protecting the civilians? of course also there will be the remaining release of the remaining hostages. that's where the also topic and we understand that the most i've had a that has been is on his way again to do how today was the statement by the prime minister's office yesterday. he will be participating in talks, but also later today, of course, this expected us draft resolution that will be submitted to the un security council . talk to us more about that resolution, tanya, that calls that this is

a us resolution submitted to the security council reversing previous policy by the us calling for an immediate and sustain cease fire. a boat could come later today. how is that being seen in israel as well? this would be uh, the 1st time uh because uh, the u. s. united states, they have to be to veto a previous resolutions. and that would be the 1st time that when the resolution would contain the word a c start, you know, the draft resolution that's being circulated. emphasizes the need for an immediate and sustained a ceasefire, as it says to protect civilians to allow deliveries of age and to and they've yet the suffering of a civilians there, but also to secure receive sign connection with the release of the remaining hostages. of course, this is meant to be to rach up at the pressure the international pressure on israel further, but we have to wait and see whether this resolution will be adopted. certainly

thank you very much. that was our correspondent injuries on tanya cream. meanwhile european union leaders meeting and brussels have for the 1st time issue to join statement calling for an immediate humanitarian pause in gaza. european commission president was to live on the line again, acknowledged israel's right to defend itself after the october 7th terror attacks by a mass. but she stressed the israel also had the duty to protect civilian life. previously, some countries including germany, have resisted language calling on israel to halt is operations. they called it a strong and unified statement on the crises in the middle east. but the call for humanitarian paused by d. u lea does is likely to change little despite a hot and approach as the head of the council charles michele also pleaded with these rail not to go into rough or in southern gaza.

we paying on the government of these was next to launch their drug operations. you know how far? because we can't imagine what could be the drug suppresses you search for the operation would be low. the baldwin, ukraine was also high on the agenda. president. lot of me is a landscape address to summit by video, to make his case of further help. unfortunately, the use of half tillery at the front line by our soldiers, is accumulating for europe in the sense that europe can provide more, and it is crucial to prove it. now, leaders backed in principle, a proposal by the block to use frozen russian assets to bind the weapons. nazis, despite the attendance of hunger as prime minister, big to all bomb,

to congratulate to vladimir putin on his recent election. some e u. leaders make time for us stop at the nuclear energy summit, pledging to put energy production of the hots of future plans. however, one notable absence was chancellor luff sholtes. after gemini phased out is less than nuclear plants. and that was welcome news of bosnia and herzegovina. as the block announced, it would officially open, accession talks with the bulk and control dw is jack patrick has more on developments coming out of the use summit. the leaders have in brussels. have my mind is to sign off on a cold for immediate humanitarian prose, is leading to a sustain ceasefire. that would cease fire was very, very complicated. even only a few months ago. he usually just couldn't agree to cool for such

a thing. but now with the plans to get humanitarian agents a gaza that increased concerns about a potential grind defensive by the israelis into the city of rough or, and gaza. they on the putting more pressure and raising just slightly the needle on these varies to, to try and find a way to bring about a ceasefire off of these immediate humanitarian pause is a big cool from the european union, actually on the ukraine side of things here. with the sun that we have, as you've seen, some interesting progression on the suggestion that the european union could use some money, potentially up to 3000000000. yours in winning for profit is the come off of 210000000000 your a russian financial asset. the 16 you financial institutions and has been accruing interest. the european commission president as of on the line said, she reckoned 1000000000 yours of that could be released. these frozen assets

profits before the 1st of july, the some complexities around this. how that money is going to be used, whether it would be used for military asset purchases, which is complicated for some of the non aligned military countries like island for instance. they have difficulties around not, but the language in the text is that the european union will start working towards accessing. i'm freezing and releasing some of those when for full profits from the russian phrase and assets. and that was the w as jack perch in brussels. well, in a lit relate to development humans who the rebels have told china and russia that their ships can pass through of aiden and the red sea safely. the hoodies have been attacking vessels off the end of the coast since november the u. s. and u. k. of launched airstrikes on so with the targets in retaliation, the milton group had bowed to continue a tax in the shipping lane until israel and it's offensive in gaza. earlier this

month, 3 crew members were killed when their ship was hit in a hoot the strike. well, 100 yuk of schindler is the senior director of the counter extremism project here in berlin. we asked him how trying to, and russia managed to negotiate a deal with the who these who continue to target the vessels of western countries. right. clearly and obviously iran as plays a major role in yeah, iran is a major sponsor rupees. it is also very close to china and russia increasingly so over the last couple of years because of breast and pressure. and so my best guess, without being involved in these negotiations, is that they've been through the main root both countries. of course, having an interest to keep the shipping boats open russia to get an edge out and trying to get it's um, merchandise into europe. the problem is, according to media reports, is of course that the china and russia, i agree to politically support the working movement. whatever that means

potentially means that the attempts to run up the pressure of via united nations security council. the sanctions will be slowed down by both these countries while permanent members of the security council, and therefore can reach will any resolution. so that was funds you have similar from the counter extremism project. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines today. reports from haiti's say, a major gang leader has been killed in the capital. puerto prints on thursday. sources say that gangster, known as t. greg who escaped from prison earlier this month, was killed in the police operation. political groups are working to set up a transitional council to restore order until elections can be held. for council on separatist liter, carlos pushed them off, says he will return to spain to stand in. cavaloni is regional elections in may. first of all has been living in exile after a failed break away vote. in 2017 is hoping to return to the country once. an

amnesty deal put forward by spain central left government becomes law. doesn't subaru a hinge, a refugee is been rescued off the coast of indonesia, local fishermen pulled the people to safety after their boat capsized a day. earlier. the group of sailing from bangladesh where more than a half 1000000 were hinges, have been rips. recess hold the range of our minority muslim ethnic group heavily persecuted in the armoire. 0 hinge or refugees had been stuck at sea for more than a day. until a search and rescue team found them under the beating sun. they had been travelling in a wooden boat capsized after weeks at sea, and there was 69 survivors. and i know number of people were unaccounted for. just the car was one of the people found on the boat last night

someone was passing by and i asked if we could get into his boat. he said he would call the police. i thought help were consumed. but he never came back. some of the ro hinge on board, see their boat held around a 150 people before it. i think the group was sailing from bangladesh in bangladesh. we lived with that was a camp for hinges, is we have a lot of the hinges live. my whole family is that. but we didn't have enough money . we didn't have enough food. and i couldn't work that. more than half a 1000000 ro hinge a have blood targeted violence in myanmar for bangladesh. they lived there and some of the world's largest refugee camps, some board boats and sale to indonesia for better conditions. indonesia has

welcomed some ro hinge and the past, but some of these tests really be there because of the spike of arrivals, of people trapped and one of history's largest refugee crises. or you're watching dw news from berlin. i'm terry martin. thanks for being with us. innovation, green, the green revolution global. so listen to a whole lot of time. it's probably up to speed. if the care we subscribe to those channels, we've got here it is. every friday. subscribe to plan. it's a $97.00. what's the last thing in the sizing.