the the, this is the w news while i from berlin. do you when says 3 of its peacekeepers and a translator are injured in 11 on when a shell explodes nearby. responsibility for the glass is unclear. it comes after a, val, by israel to step up. it's offensive against the lebanese militant group has built in the u. k. counter terrorism, police investigate the stabbing of an iranian opposition journalist periods, erotic plush stab outside his home in one the and welcome to our viewers around the world. i'm michael ok. the un peacekeeping

force in 11 on unit feel, says that an explosion has injured 3 of its observers and a translator. the peacekeeping force says those injured were on foot control. when a shell struck nearby unit fell says it's investigating the cause of the incident. i asked the w b route, bureau chief mohammed cetera, for more details as to what we know so far. uh michael, is that you and technical observers. uh, we're on the mission near the blue line on the live in eases wiley a border when it last. ok near there. a position to un peacekeepers operating in thousands of been on uniform, confirmed the incident and said it is cutting out investigations to determine the origin of the explosion. so far, 4 people have been report of the injured, the 3 that you and foreigners ended up in these translate to cause the you and condemned the incident and said, but all its machines are carried out in

a coordination with all active parties on the ground. and that the vehicle have clear at you and branding now and depend on the local news agency, cited a military source saying that it's and is really drawn that launched at the top on the u. n. a vehicle. of course the is why you, the army is denied and responsibility for the attack. so for me, as you will know, recent days, i've seen an uptick in deadly exchanges. what are you hearing on the ground there from loving these people about where all of this might be head or what for the 4th, the 4th day uh, in the row this front is uh, really uh, picking detention is unprecedented at least since the beginning of the month or from dawn when this font has been cooling down a relatively but now again, it is looking on the edge of the blow off his blood. i've been fighting heavy

rockets into you is really a territory and positions. and india ton is relevant at targeting and whitening its targets inside the ban on reaching the because id in valuable which is relatively far from the noise and from its northern border. and this is a cleared extension of the use well, rules of engagement between both parties. now there's a growing field among the many is from a large cade war. most of people we talk to are very concerned about a war that the country is far from ready uh for on the financial, logistical and, and also the mental aspect of the country is going through the worst economic and financial crisis in lebanon, small done history, and barely functioning like they do, you and the government organizations is at barely able to support

the citizens in depend on that. so dw is a very good bureau chief. we'll have a treachery many thinks the united states is authorized. a multi $1000000000.00 weapons package for israel. according to several media reports, it comes as president joe biden publicly acknowledge the pain being felt by air of americans over the war and garza. he has also faced criticism by some of his own democratic party. the decision follows a visit bike is really defense minister you of the launch to washington. earlier this week, the white house declined to comment on the weapons transferred from the line to have you here to, for more and that let's bring in the gerald fire stein, a former us ambassador to him, and who also served as a diplomat in several other countries. in the region, he's with the middle east institute in washington dc, and joins us now from philadelphia. sir, it's nice to have you with us. the washington post has cited unnamed officials saying that the binding administration has authorized

a further weapons package for israel. some quick perspective here. how badly do you imagine israel might need this right now? well, the, the issue of course is that some of the weapons that are included, i munitions that are included in the package. according to the press reports, are these 2000 pound bombs that the, that the, as rarely. so i've been using and there are guys that campaign that allegedly are the source of some of the mass casualty events that we've seen over the course of the past. several months and so is really, is, are fairly using that. uh and there are a lot of people who are unhappy about, about to use and will be unhappy that the administration sending more. well, if this is confirmed, this weapons package comes despite the us expressing concern over is was conduct in

gaza as you are citing now and supporting a ceasefire. how is the white house handling this balancing act or well, they say your, your questions exactly right. it is a balancing act that the administration is trying to uh, to achieve. uh, where uh, the one hand they are pressing the israel is more aggressively to bring down the level of violence in to and to find ways to, to achieve a ceasefire. and yet at the same time, they don't want to be in a position where they are, are not providing israel is the defense mechanisms, or is or, or defense equipment that it says it needs. so they are pursuing a course as probably making both sides are unhappy. it's a sensitive political landscape in the united states right now. i don't need to

tell you that, how would this affect you biden's popularity during this presidential campaign season? well it's, he's already suffering of course because of the unhappiness with the uh, with the us reading right is really military operations and guys. uh uh and uh, i think that it's going to increase the unhappiness and the pressure on him when, when people see that even though the us as supported cause for an immediate cease fire, we're continuing to provide israel with more and more weaponry that they need or want to pursue their military operations, particularly in roswell, is was prime minister benjamin netanyahu canceled his planned visit to washington over the us vote on a un ceasefire resolution. one imagines a sizable weapons package would go

a long way towards mending relations. it was the visit of it is really a military delegation that was cancelled, but it has now been rescheduled under could very well be that the is really agreement to send this uh this delegation which is meant to discuss alternative ways of addressing the homeless thread in rafa rather than in the military campaign that the area is really agreement to send that to jason may be what the administration require in order to approve this transfer. its a gerald firestone from the middle east institute in washington dc. thanks so much for your time and your perspective pressure you k counter terror, police are investigating the stabbing of an iranian opposition journalist in london periods a reality worked for the, for a run international, a broadcaster,

which has been sharply critical of the regime in tehran. he's now in stable condition in hospital after reportedly being attacked by a number of men outside his home. in the london suburb of wimbledon, persian language journalist in britain have faced a number of threats in recent years. and bailey is a spokesperson for his around his broadcaster iran international. welcome to dw sir, i'll get straight to it, adam, we appreciate your joining us. you know that periods are reality personally. what can you tell us about the circumstances of the attack? he was a talked yesterday afternoon about 3 and the all new london time bye to man. um. flashed with a knife in his lower body and then the man ran off to avoid. she can catch my car. i don't know if he went on since then. he's in the hospital, he's making a good recovery, and very much

a good recovery aspect to this morning on nissan's cheerful. but of course, he's very shocking, and d p to be shocking to me, and i thought he is a good spirits p, as in good spirits, i will tell you investigation and tell of yours. so i would tell our viewers, why would variety specifically be targeted if in fact he was uh, surely he's not the only critic of the regime. he's not specifically a critic of the regime is just the most journalist working outside of ron, who report on iran and considered critics of the regime. but as a matter of fact, a reporting news um on settings free news. it doesn't make you're an actual critic up, you know, he doesn't do a job. so bridget criticized the all star sions, and think on the government to the wrong. he says necessarily. and you will find

yourself targeted um autocrat. a terrorist or something like that, simply for the fact of doing your job as a journalist and happens to everyone, does iran, its national bbc, persian, and lots and lots of reading. and john is working overseas described as of, of the same and all similarly from fair enough. what are the british authorities doing now and how they reacted as they have reacted as they have reacted over the past couple of years in the face of all these threats with the counterterrorism specialists are responsible for investigating this particular effect because they help people with others and they're responsible for advising the security of people who are deemed to be under what's known as credible threats to their lives, their safety. and they take appropriate measures, which of course, and they'll advertise to do as much as they count as

a killer people in safety. but you don't necessarily security over time. you touched on the perception interview on that the regime and maybe others in a row and have of iranian journalists reporting outside of run. but how difficult besides that issue is it for ronnie and journalist a report on iran from abroad? there's a lot of ways you could do it. i mean it's, it's a very, it's a very leaking country. if you put it that way, it's too well connected. you know, there are 7000000 radians living in the diaspora with friends found a relatives also inside. and communications are not blocks. you know, you called, i mean they try blocking the internet and things like this. but there are many, many ways round. so you can report from inside and wrong as iran international does is not just the question of reporting site protest,

as we've seen over the last year particular. but you know, the economy, social matches education policy. what happened during cove? it does all kinds. it's not just a question and you know, a rod international wasn't set up simply to relay into the wrong pictures of the process and all that stuff. what we do, it's about news about your wrong back into the wrong to that's uh, adam bailey, some iran international and many things were speaking to dw on him. thank you. let's take a look at some other stories making news around the world. at this hour, dodge, police have arrested a man suspected of holding for people hostage at a night club. after a long stand off authorities in the dutch town of eda said the suspect release. the hostages and surrender to police. his motive is still unclear. police have rated

the home of perused president nipples. walked a at the request of the attorney general's office. they're searching for an undisclosed collection of luxury watches as part of an ongoing corruption investigation was walk e has been criticized by officials for attempting to delay an appearance before a court foot francis had skipped the traditional way of the cross easter ceremony at rooms policy of the vatican says 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 basilica, the 87 year old pontiff is reportedly battling a case of the flu. easter is the christian world's most important festival, marking the death and resurrection of jesus believers across south america have attended mafricia fictions and waved across reenactments to market friday. celebrations had been held across and largely catholic continent in venezuela,

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