the, the, you're watching dw name is coming to live from berlin. israel steps up, cross border attacks against has the last israel defense minister assess his forces, are going on the offensive targeting the lebanese militants, both and 11 on and syria were, has full confirmed it last, a senior commander, also coming up on our show mazda of cranes, arrive in baltimore to begin clearing the wreckage of the cities a deadly bridge class. this as immigrant groups honor the workers who lost their lives and the disaster. and it's battle ground is stumble as turkey prepares to have for the falls. we buy a strong showing in last years general elections president, richard, ty of arrow one is hoping to take back the nation's economic powerhouse.

the inquiry. richardson, welcome 11. he's no attentive group has the law has confirmed that one of its commanders has been killed and then is really air strike in syria. this comes as israel has stepped off, attacks against the know what's in the group in both syria and lebanon, saying it has gone from defending against cross border attacks to actively pursuing iran box has bla, a footage from these rarely, military showing the fatal drone striking the area of missouri, a 11 on it said ali of it. her son name was a deputy commander of hezbollah as rocket and miss south unit and responsible for conducting attacks against israeli civilians. israel's defense minister, us glance at the army was changing its approach and warranted would not hesitate to act further afield. i'm not familiar,

martha. we're actually turning from defending to pursuing his beloved. this is by law. we will reach any place that has the law as operating in the home, the bill that goes for they route bob back in the tire see, don't know about to you across the area and more. and it's true also for far more places, such as the mass goods. it's all i bet, and what's going on in homes and home out, according in any place we need to operate, we will act and the fod earlier strikes the northwestern syria, targeted rock at the post belonging to the arabian back to militant group near the northwestern city. of a level according to the u. k based monitoring group, siri and observatory for human rights. a large number of syrian soldiers were also among those killed. dozens of civilians were also injured across the border. residents in the northern is really town of slow me, cleaned up debris around their houses after the area was hit by multiple rockets on

thursday. since our most is tara time coming up october, 7th, israel and has been out, have been trading fire across live in on southern border, as has black shows, its support for him us. both groups are considered terrorist organizations by multiple countries. what's bringing our correspondent, rebecca rivers, in jerusalem for more rebecca, we heard there, he's really defense minister saying they are turning from defending to pursuing has below. what does this tell us about israel's strategy? here? i was suddenly a strategy shift clear. now obviously a strategy or a plan is not being made public of exactly israel's intentions, but what you heard there from you? i have good along the is there any defense minister? is it that has been a shift? they are moving from a more passive dealing with hezbollah to a more active role. now that will certainly mean more targeted approach to targeting has the fight has, and has the come on does. and as you heard in that report,

that you all come out saying that they're willing to target all across live and on and into serious so widening their range of that they that of areas that they will go in and attack. now that has already been some attack, so there was an attack in baby with the targeted senior mask. amanda, but we've not yet seen that on his bill of late as should such attacks don't taking place and they all successful in wiping out has bullet targets in other areas will certainly be seeing a response from who has blah, which will certainly escalate this conflict. conflict now uh you know, the conflict so fall, that's been in the north has been this tit for tat risk since, you know, since has little bold around about october 8th. we've been seeing this tit for tat border exchange. but now we're likely to set see an analyst have been saying for some while, but we're likely to see an escalation in the north and potentially even an oil out conflict. and some of the estimates whether this would happen when the guys that

complaints was nearing an end to coming to an end. recently we've been hearing that it'll be likely even when this cycle rasa operation in southern gaza is successful . you know, so it's still not getting entirely sure what the is riley strategy will be, but we can certainly say that they'll be an uptake in a tax and potentially retaliation as well. indeed, and rebecca, i'd like to turn to some other developments here as well. we had on friday a senior us state department official, a saying that the famine is quite possibly present in parts of the northern gaza strip. how will this update affects us as well relations? it's just, well, it's certainly not kind of help israel us relations, which has been taking a little bit of a ton certainly, and rhetoric and recent days and weeks clear what this reports it from the state department is basically saying, confirming move, you know, making it

a little bit more solid. what a groups has been saying for some time that simon is likely eminence in the pots of guns of this report saying, but whilst it's, it's certainly likely to be imminent in parts of the south and central gaza. but in the north, certain areas and certain people are already being touched by simon and affected by it. so it's, it's a matter of making that move from what people have been warning for some time. now this comes of course, days after the i c j, the international court of justice, move israel, need to be doing more to be getting this much needed into parts, particularly in the notes that have same weeks without getting any kind of aid supplies in. now is rel, deny that they are blocking a, they denied that they are not doing enough that they deny that there is, in fact a humanitarian catastrophe on folding in gaza. and they say that they are making every attempt. now we say pilot programs, we have seen them potentially trying to get trucks into and now the entry point

that would say them get, you know, straight into a central and northern gals or rather than having to go through check points and face major security concerns. but also, we're just hearing that there is a potential that they're trying to now also get at our a peacekeeping force from made up from our countries into gaza to try to help the delivery of that. i a securely in the north, but suddenly of the effect that is going to have all the us israel relationship. it is not a positive one class. make you so much for bringing us up to speed that his date of he is rebecca rivers in jerusalem. and in the united states and the city of baltimore work is getting underway to clear the wreckage of the francis scott key bridge, which collapsed for being ran like a freight. earlier this week, heavy lift up floating cranes have now arrived in the harbor to begin what local officials say will be a daunting clean up operation. this

massive green, the biggest on the us east coast capable of lifting a 1000 tons is part of the heavy duty equipment being brought in to clear the wreckage of the baltimore cambridge the process is expected to take several months and one of the challenges is that the key bridge, which sits on top of the vessel right now, that that weight is somewhere between $3.40 tons. so our team needs a cut that trust in the sections in a safe and responsible and in an efficient way before can lift those pieces out of the water. this crane that we're looking at is massive. the thing we also know is this. so it was a challenge ahead of us. more than a 1000 engineers have been deployed to assess the wreckage piece by piece and to

figure out how to remove it. so far, the bodies of 2 construction workers have been recovered. assault jeff, let's continue to retrieve 4. are those still missing and presumed dead? all 6 men, what else? latin american heritage and immigrant advocacy groups have one of the victims. instead, the critical role of immigrant workers in the us. a new country where amy drugs are often demo rides from the floor of the general assembly to the house of congress. here we are remind once again about the not most contribution that they may run to make to this country how together we use more workforce. we build this country on top of the human tragedy is the financial impact of this

dis, hosta, experts. it a new bridge would take us to complete and cost hundreds of millions of dollars. well that's bring you up to speed now with some other world news. and iranian journalist is in hospital after being stabbed outside his home in london. floria verzati works for iran, international, a broadcast or designated a terrorist organization by the iranian government. he is a regular critic of the regime intact, run iran international reports. the rocky was attacked by a group of men and po francis has skipped to the traditional way of the cross eastern ceremony at brooms, coliseum, the vatican's as the last minute decision was due to concerns for his health. earlier in the day, frances presided over good friday mass at st. peter's. the silica, the 87 year old pontiff is reportedly battling a case of the flu. turkey goes to the polls on sunday and nationwide the local

elections that are being seen as a barometer of political sentiment for other than rach up type air to one is seeking to recapture the economic powerhouse of is tumble, which has a justice and development party. last 5 years, a go to the off position. there is an old saying and talk is politics. when's a stumbling winds talking? the country's largest city and commercial heart is home to nearly 16000000 people about a fiscal photography electorate. 5 years ago, president ridge autonomy of ad one and is moving is nomic conservative ac last eastern boot of your position. now they want to say good, we will work hard, day and night and god willing on april 1st. this number will be reunited with its owners. our goal is to add one isn't even running into selection,

but you wouldn't know it listening to his support as i am, which high a better one until i die, god willing, we will win the leader of the entire world. he stands up to everyone. ad one has been using his own popularity to support dhcp candidate who might environment minister more that call them a symbols elections are not just about who will be the next man. the outcome is also possible for president ad one. this is the city where he grew up and where he launched his political career as mayor in the 1990. it's also where he sold the west political defeats office to decade room because of this man a crim e, mom lou from the secular opposition. c h p is stumbles, incumbent me back in 2019

a managed ssl team possible. he won the city hall and a heavy contest did repeat an action against ad one's candidate. the lo tante mano, into an instance vigorous hope for the opposition today. he's why he seems as the main line of credit and add one political scientist back as an tells me. where were, when is the metal seats in the stumble has access to enormous amounts of public resources, employees, tens of thousands of people and gains, a national platform to conduct politics. so a molar can win this election. most likely he's headed for becoming the main contented for the presidency against. as all she mama lose re election campaign has been focused on easing the cities clinic traffic problems. it's making it simple safer, given the major earthquake risk in the region. but he's also faced with growing

poverty among the cities rather than mainly because of the government's failure to bring storing installation of the control. although the elections are local, the stakes are high for the main to position party. this is really a crucial election because if they were to lose a stumble and quite possibly own cut off, then they are, voters are going to be the motor life and probably lose much hope of obviously you think are gone through the ballot box. and that is really going to almost coordinate add on for the foreseeable future, and that he will remain as the president of the country until he basically quits pulled ethics. polls suggest the vote in houston who will be a close run the fast a consequential rates. not just for the city, but for turkeys future. just before we let you go, let's get a reminder of our top story. israel's defense minister has vowed to step up operations against the militant, the group has the law in syria and lebanon is rarely military says that killed

a senior commander from the, for in an air strike in lab. and on that journey is update after sour. i'm clear, richardson in berlin many thanks for watching. the, the 1000000 people in what it's in just a 100 days. my power is going to be bunch of my family. what cute. how was this age? i'm on a journey to find out about the roots of the 19 there to put you on the site, but they expect to see through rhonda, my name is some way to shimmer. i'm afraid it makes sweet shaming history out documentary stuffs. april 6th on dw really now it's really fast and the really expensive.