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the, the, this is dw news live from berlin to tens of thousands protest against israel's handling of the war and gaza. 6 months on mass rallies and tel aviv and other is rarely cities call for an immediate hosted steel with some us and some new election . also coming out mexico cuts ties with ecuador as police storm, its embassy, where a former ecuadorian leader have taken a silence. the and david levitz welcome to the show, and israel mass rallies against the government opinion. if nothing,
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yahoo marks the eve of the 6 month anniversary of the homeless terror attacks mounting anger over the government's handling of the war and gaza brought tens of thousands onto the streets of tel aviv and other cities. protesters demanded that israel agreed to a deal with hum us for the release of the remaining hostages. many calling on prime minister benjamin netanyahu to step down some accuse netanyahu and his coalition of delaying our hostage deal for political reasons. are corresponded in the use of sent us the state from jerusalem. thousands of israelis have taken to the streets across the country to demand the end of nuts and yahoo government. not just to enter loosely, but also intelligence and high. but the thing that brings them together is the fear for the safety of israel. now we talked to several people here, and they said that there mostly concerned about the lives of the hostages. the
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hostages that remain in gaza under from aust control, they believe that netanyahu is not negotiating in good faith to bring those hostages home. and especially with mounting pressure from across the world on israel with how israel's conducting the war and gaza. the people here believe that netanyahu has made his real less safe by alienating it on an international stage. the protests come, as israel is responding to international calls to allow more humanitarian aid into gaza. the government has approved the reopening of the a railroad crossing into a northern garza and a temporary use of ashen toad port and southern israel. agencies say not nearly enough supplies are getting through to the palestinian territory and famine. as eminent inside these boxes is medicine and supplies. much needed aid at this hospital,
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which has become the most important in northern gaza. after a schafer hospital stopped functioning, many patients arrive to come out to one hospital. this is a small hospital and we did not commit us and supplies recall on international organizations, including the world health organization, and we thank god, today we received some supplies. robles on this page has been trickling into guys, or whoever agencies say it's not enough to meet the needs of the population. pressure has been growing on israel to allow more humanitarian supplies into the enclave. which these randy government has approved. this decision comes in the wake of the killing of several aid workers in his riley strike earlier this week. but safety concerns remain an issue for agency still operating in gaza. we don't have the necessary security guarantees to work here. the people it also needs to be safe
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. so for that, for us to really be able to scale up to a verge, simon, so that people don't have to die because they don't have food. we need security guarantees to us as to my parents, but also for the people we says in gaza. simon is edging closer in northern guys are worse, i'm 70 percent of the population is facing catastrophic hunger. according to the wens world food program, oxfam says since january, palestinians in northern guys have eaten an average of just $245.00 calories per day. that's less than a kind of beans lie a lot say that when we were displaced at the beginning of the war, we use the rotten bread because of the high food prices. well, this is the only place where i can get anything and for my children, then i have 3 boys and a girl. they need food. where do i get food? i can't afford to buy it. everything is so expensive and i have no money. this
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local kitchen is our safe place. we come here every day. and i've had a problem shared by many guys in 6 months into the war and with no end in sight to their suffering. the us and israel are on high alert, expecting retaliation for the bombing of the runs embassy in damascus. on monday, after funerals for 7 members of the revolutionary guard who were killed, they run warrants. but it reserves the right to quote, take a decisive response to air on size as really war plans were used and what it considers a major escalation in israel's war with its regional adversaries. to spend on ben tyler blue is a senior fellow at the foundation for defense of democracies research institute in washington dc. he focuses on iranian political and security issues. been, i'm good to have you with us. iran has promised what it costs, severe revenge. what exactly could that mean?
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while it's great to be with you, we've seen the clerical regime in iran promise something similar before. for example, in response to real or perceived threats from israel in 2022 and again in 2024. the regime ended up striking publicly from its own territory. the targets in iraq that ended up being the homes of the kurdish business and kit is killing innocent civilians alleging that those targets where most of bases in the past is monica public has been increasingly interested in willing and able to publish the launch missile operations. the more capable they have become, but thus far in history it has never directly targeted is really territory publicly from its own territory using these weapons. and so what is the risk of us seeing a full, our regional war? now, there is certainly the risk, but looking at iranian commentary, particularly within the past 48 hours, while there is talk of quote unquote,
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a slap against israel and lots of political and security and military officials on a recently manufactured iranian holiday called codes named the other day which is held that the last friday of the holy month of ramadan, between their commentary. if you're going to read between the lines uh, was a lot about how we were on sales in bold and because it sounds like it was already winning the battlefield through the post october 2nd, mid lease. so my assessment is that a run is likely not going to do something to shake off the current trajectory. so that might be not targeting is real directly or again, launching an attack against a 3rd party country. or more likely you've even had to running political officials, talk about terrorism against is really embassies. so what capacity would iran they'll have to hurt as well? it broadly depends on how one defines her. it's, i mean uh, within the past 48 hours, you had the wrong in a news agencies actually admit that this brigadier general that was killed into damascus right brigadier general, inside the allegedly part to grow health plan. the, the october 7 terrace attack,
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which is an erie slip of the tone given check, runs denials for the past 6 months. so clearly they have a robust terrorist apparatus in the past. these relays in the wrong hands have traded pharmacies, cyberspace that could potentially continue as well. but it's also an open question because to everyone was pointing a finger at america despite the very public american denial. if it will resume malicious attacks in the heartland of them, at least like in iraq and syria, against us positions in your assessment just briefly, what could be done right now to de escalate the situation? if anything, you know, listen, this is, this is a really tough question, because i think the iranians at this point in time are politically locked in, they've sunk a lot of costs publicly and rhetorically about feeling the needs response of the question is, how will they intend to say, face here, and what can the west and israel and others do to bolster determines to limit any kind of potential are running response. but i'm ben talib,
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blue senior fellow at the foundation for defense of democracy. thank you so much for your time and your analysis. thank you as well. let's take a look now at some other stories making news around the world. government backed candidate, peter pellegrini has one slovakia as a presidential election, taking around 54 percent of the vote. is appointment to the largely ceremonial roll will be a boost to slovakia as pro russian prime minister roberts feats. so there's brought brought us a lot of a much closer to the kremlin since coming to power in 2023. and what else gets into them? copenhagen's famous, self governing enclave of christiania is moving to restrict it's open air drug market police have tolerated the illegal sale of cannabis in the area since the 1970s. by the recent spate of shootings linked to gangs has led residents to push for urban renewal and cooperation with city authorities.
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gratitude and berg has been arrested at a protest in the netherlands. authorities detains the swedish climate activist along with others from the extinction rebellion a group. and they tried to block a highway into the hague. but administrators are demanding an end to fossil fuels. subsidies. russian authorities have opened an investigation to determine why a damn near the border with cause ex done collapsed. thousands of people were forced to flee their homes in the city of forest when rising waters flooded several villages along the narrow river. the dam 1st following hours of torrential rains. well, nicaragua has joined mexico and breaking off diplomatic ties with ecuador over a raid on the mexican embassy and kito. security forces detained, a former ecuadorian vice president. jorge glass had been given political asylum in the con pounds. mexico now plants to file
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a complaint at the international court of justice. police in quito guard the office of the prosecutor general. after they arrested ecuador, his former vice president. earlier on friday, mexico offered jorge eyeglass, political asylum. he is facing a string of corruption charges from his time in office. a staff member from the mexican embassy made their opposition to the raid known global. how easy the criminals rated the mexican embassy in ecuador line, but that's not possible because it can't be for know if it's mountainous northward . that said, this will not look pulled off the move to enter a diplomatic compound, as against the convention, leading mexico to cut ties with its latin american neighbour. mexico announces the immediate suspension of diplomatic relations with ecuador, mexico will appeal to the international court of justice to hold
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a quick door accountable. the violations of international law in the jorge eyeglass, seeing here in 2017, took refuge in the embassy last december. after an arrest warrant for a legit, corruption was issued against him. he had previously been sentenced to 6 years in jail for graft and was released just weeks before he entered the mexican embassy. the ecuadorian government said in a post that it is a sovereign country and will not allow any criminal to go on punished, adding they reiterate their respect for the mexican people who shared their feelings for the fight against corruption. in mexico city, a large police presence was also visible at the ecuadorian embassy. after the regional spat escalated into a full blown diplomatic crisis in russia, a damn collapse as far as thousands to leave their homes in the city of orest
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authorities of opened an investigation into whites. a rental ranch cause the structural failure near the border with cars ex time. this is the russian city of both. usually the city stratos, the liver, but now the river envelops the city. to venture rain caused the nearby down to best needing the water levels to search to more than 8 and a half meters. that's more than for me to is about the safety levels of society. say it's like a device where the emergency services evacuated. hundreds of homes in the city, they both do most of in the morning like fools, we refuse to evacuate. but when the water came, we started asking for help it. she thank you so much for ask a city of 230000 residents lives close to the border with catholic stone
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because the president describes the flooding as one of the west in living memory. the sloppy road america, natural disaster occurred to me the likes of which had not been seen for many years . perhaps this is the largest disaster in terms of scale and consequences. in the last 80 plus years here in russia has opened a criminal case and negligence and violation of construction safety rules over the best um, which has built in 2014. but for now, the emphasis isn't getting people's dynamos back to safety. you're up to date, but stick around of next on d w. the story of a supremely talented boxer who faces the opposition as much for her nationality as for her fighting skills. and david levitz, thanks for watching dw, for more news. you can check us out at d, w. com, or follow us on social the,
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