the, the, this is dw news live in from berlin tonight is real in the dock at the hey. so definitely guys try things here today to do what it's going to attempt to stop. the ongoing general side at the international court of justice in south africa, demands is, will immediately cease military operations in gaza. also coming up, a man is charged in the attempted assassination of slovakia as prime minister as political leaders, their call for an into a vicious cycle of hatred in a divided country. and as the battle goes on in northeastern ukraine, the shipping cost profits. this is a residential building that was struck by

a glide, vaughn, just about 20 minutes ago, our correspondent witnesses the devastation russian forces unleashing health ukrainian soldiers are doing what they can to keep civilians say the library golf to our viewers watching on tv. as in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome south africa has asked the top of you in court to order is real to stop. it's operations in rafa and southern gauze of south africa accusing is real, a stepping up and what it calls a genocide it's legal team has asked judges to order is real to withdrawal completely from the gaza strip. israel will present its case during the 2nd day of hearings at the court in the hague, on friday, a rough sign,

southern gaza, a show tough move in a 1000000 palestinians. and now the focus of these rails military assaults is troops portion to the city displaced palestinians fully again, while the allies abroad hope to prevent further disaster. south africa has petitions, the international court of justice, israel to immediately withdrawal from rafa. and say, since military offensive, it will start off israel to take full effective measures to facilitate unimpeded access to aid. these measures a part of an ongoing case filed by south africa that accuses israel a violation of the genocide convention. an interim rolling in january stopped short of calling for a cease file that the court did state that there was a real and imminent risk under the convention. and demanded provisional measures

from israel to prevent genocide where the defense horse into israel most in accordance with its obligations under the genocide convention in relation to palestinians in gaza. take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts within the scope of article 2 of the convention of these right, israel has said it is acting in accordance with the international law and his calling to the genocide case and baseless the hearings. taking place this week will focus on emergency measures only south africa will present it side 1st. the country has a long history of solidarity with palestinian, its latest of drawing comparisons between the situation in israel and the palestinian territories. and that of south africa's former a password system a ruling on the broad a genocide case will likely take he is i c j rulings of binding,

but the court has no way to enforce them. when, when, where is the international court of justice as it can? everyone only talked about 8 and we want a, a permanency star and a full withdrawal from dasa. gaza has been destroyed and ross, it is not safe because as a whole is not safe. and you know, that's the whole month of it. i mean, any ruling and south africa's favor will, however, compound international pressure on israel at a time when he's riley leadership is increasingly isolated over its war in gaza. and here is one self advocacy ambassador to the netherlands told the court in the hague today. sadly, south africa is the game compared to attend to this quote and recognition of this obligation under the genocide convention due to the continuing annihilation of the part of gene and people with over $55000.00 now killed. and most of the guys they

just showed up despite the short notice of this part of hearing. so definitely guys travel here today to do what it's going to attempt to stop the ongoing general side . the try beauty of the text requiring urgent and speedy proceedings to present the lives of the public dean and people. a commitment which south africa takes seriously dw correspondent rosie birch are and has been following the hearings for us. i asked her about the arguments the south african put forward today. well, sort of africa asian back in the course, not the 1st time we've been here, but what size i forgot to say is that is real actions in rough or not only amount to a significant escalation, but they say a real change in fax on the ground which so don't forget is arguing is a real danger to postings as a group in gaza to the health system and gaza to children. and the way they made

those arguments. we so lawyers, for example, showing pictures of the destruction and gas much the strip of course, really reduced to rubble. and i think one move with the really through that to me. but it was one of the south african lawyers really struggling to hold back tears. she talks particularly about the plates of children and gaza know south africa has asked the court to come with emergency orders, asking the israel to or demonte the israel immediately to unconditionally withdrawal from casa. it's also asking that the court at demand is real, allows unimpeded access for humanitarian workers for you and, and for journalists, do we need to know what the next step is with this case as well. the very next step is israel gets come forward and minds, its own arguments and in the past, israel has dismissed rejected. so that for this case, as a baseless blood lie, but in fact,

it's real even gone farther than that inside. but it believes that south africa is really acting as the the legal wing of ha, sears has africa, is a country which traditionally have is close to the power city. because israel will likely go on. and it's arguments to say that it's is responding legitimately. it believes to review, come off after a tire attacks of october, 7th, june is what we argue that it does have a good time to protect civilians that is not targeting civilians, but is in fact targeting from us militants. and then it will be up to the court to deliberate, and it will likely take a couple of weeks over whether to respond to such effort. so that for his request for emergency measures. but the bigger case here, brands over whether there has in fact been a breach of the genocide conduct conventions will that will take years. and if the court were to say yes to south africa's request for on ordering these emergency measures of stop to what is going on in, gosh, i mean, what would it be enforceable? is there any teeth here to the court itself and you had stop. court doesn't have

any enforcement mechanism if you want any proof of the limits of its power. just nicole, back in early 2022. the court ordered the russian stuff. it's full scale invasion of ukraine. well, we know that that certainly has not happened, but what i think side off for good aiming out here. and what certainly does seems to be the case is that these kind of this case and where we see israel in the, in the hague, it really powers piles more international pressure on israel over this ongoing, over this ongoing issue monitoring crisis in casa, and i think that comes specifically at a time where israel's relations with its allies here in europe, for example, but also in the united states are particularly strange. and particularly in light of the ongoing situation in rough of which the you, for example, is clearly warrant israel against in the past against 90. any sort of full scale sold there is rosie were charged with the leaves tonight from brussels. rosie is always thank you for tonight is lucky a remains in shock just a day after a gun been trying to take the life of its prime minister of robert feature. now he

remains in stable, but serious condition to night. the controversial pro russian leader was accused of deepening the police of the political divide within his country now as people from across the political spectrum wishing well. there are hoops that slay box shared outrage. could lead to a less polarized society, fresh from the visits to his friend and the political ally slovak president elect pellegrini confirmed prime minister robot fee. so is awake. he's able to speak, but only a few sentences. and then he's really, really tired because he's on to some of the commission. some maybe commendation so of course it is very difficult for him, but i had the chance that they came in the right moment when he was able to speak with him a few sentences. but the situation is very critical. and if you have to give him a lot of energy and things and be positive, ok. the problem is the sustain full gunshots. we use on wednesday in the central

time of love and you get up ideas the robot feet. so is known for his brush and the aggressive style of nationalist politics, which is attempted assassination. has rocked slow back society for a minute the robot fee. so this condition is not being described as stable. but the question is, comes slovakia stabilize as well. the vents light can attempt to the sauce, the nation come full of the country and one of 2 ways either to unify or it can inflate intentions by the media, the off to the shooting. government ministers, blame this low back media for creating a claim. it's wet tensions, a raised to such a point. general it's like bob rush in the cove. i say they hope the attempted assassination will come. the time politicians publicly use here, lots will be confident after that press conferences. we very often hear that force, the mocking language, the, you know, so the question is, which way will this go uh,

better or worse, met on the positive step today was the press conference of the 2 presidential columbia. so dolphin you much or to tuition about your confidence? yes, the incoming and outgoing president from opposing policies stood together to cool for campaigns ahead of june's europe and parliament's elections to be tongue died. so black police have charged the 71 year old man with the attempted murder. he was arrested at the scene of the attack. people who were still struggling to comprehend what's happened to call back so no matter what people are arguing about or they pointed to got a situation on the shooting somewhere like not so like, i didn't understand what kind of hatred these a through these 1st and even from so that way i can you know, these bullets that's not good, but the cosmos, bradley, public fee so remains an intensive cad behind the rules of this hospital security is tied to and his future remains. unset well joined now by victoria below, but she reports for the slovakia and tv news channel,

or tbs. she joys me tonight again from practice lava. you tori, it's good to see you again. so what is the latest on the prime minister is condition to not even come back to slot. i just said before mr. pizza, the condition is stable, but he's not here out of the life threatening badger. this was administered on the defense, mr. king x that he had been to 5 hours long surgery a. so the condition is very complicated. as we heard from mr. from the community discussions, he canceled too much, but a little bit, he's staying in about the bus to be caesar. the slow block authorities did a charged a man with attempting to assassinate the prime minister. what more do we know tonight about his motive? it's not too much information about the smoke dues that will read you. your leaked from probably from the police is going to be part of the investigation and how this

could happen. but in the video, he was saying that he is not agreeing with the steps of the government. also some of the media to, to his son, to his neighbors. a lot of them are saying that they're absolutely shocked and they didn't expect anything like this. the government today, hilda press conference, what were the main messages to come out of that? yes. so there was they were all of the members of the government, but only the interior minister mister sharp, i stuck, and mister of defense, mister cutting young were talking um they criticized for engine knowledge, but also loved to knowledge. they found their questions offensive because they said that the police has, has increased the security at school at the building of the mind and around the building, as well as in the media offices. they are also noticing or having noticed,

increase in the hybrid, a friend. i also have to say, this is a lot of conspiracy is reading about the incident. i wonder if you said the maybe this is a little bit more personal. i understand that in the past months, one of the biggest controversies in his football, he has been prime minister if he chose, plans to overhaul, so would say to attack the public broadcaster that you work for. what is the mood among your colleagues, your fellow journalists there tonight? we are absolutely horrified in your stroke. as 2 and a list. we are curious, but i'm not in the way. it is very good. and if it could happen to us, we just cared. they don't live in the safe country anymore as at least as the nowadays. of course we're also afraid which steps are coming towards

a broadcaster. as you said, um it's uh, it's the level of care the, the there might be a future pollution influence. and also, what am i calling about? what else you select? cuz i had said that, um is, uh now it's a division now it's uh, um, either the best way or that way, you know, so it's kind of a question of democracy. also some security measures are take some items to do much about that because it is still an ongoing process, but it's absolutely police ranch moved in at the news room, but also in society as well. yeah, well we appreciate you, you know, taking the time to report and bring us up on the latest and certainly wish you and your colleagues all the best victoria develop a reporter for this will lock you into the news channel. our tv. yes, thank you victoria. thank you. have a good night you currently and for us to get ahold of me, zalinski has traveled to the north eastern city of park. he met soldiers there and

were wounded. all trying to hold the line against the russian defensive guardian. soldiers have been struck scrambling to defend the border area and to bring people to safety. des max signed their reports to die from the town of vogue, jots, which have seen some of the fiercest, fine for the people of both chance. this is a nightmare repeating itself. as the russians attacked and occupied the town at the start of the full scale invasion, booker pushed out. now they're back. and this here is what the situation involve. chance is turning into at the very moment, guy me here. this is a residential building. it was struck by a glide bomb from what we've been told on just about 20 minutes ago. 2 women were injured in taken to hospital. the russian forces are hitting the city and

neighboring areas. we've ariel bonds like this one. when we were there, russians had entered the northern suburbs. these dragon teeth are supposed to slow advancing tax, and the ukrainians are rushing more troops to the region to prevent a russian break through what it's looking so grim that most people have left. and many of those who remain so far are now following them. the police officers, blood and judy are here to get some of the amounts. what, what do you mean? it lives with his doctor bottle right next to the new front line. but doesn't want to leave lod liens on a professional connection to persuade him to listen to me. i am the commander of your daughter. i don't want her to sit there and cry over the okay. i will probably

know many don't want to believe this is happening again. why didn't you evacuate earlier? i had hoped that all would be good, that nobody would force me out. just as we're leaving the light down there, glide bombs, coming. that are, and i promise you, you come with me. this 2nd large scale attack is devastating for people here. officer of law tells us who the, which was they're all in despair because everything they have gathered in their lives fit right. that faith and build their houses because of a range of their places for living within everything they had mobile,

they logo between so the rest of the special below their most cares desire now is for it all to and it is that they want to return to those ruins that will remain for the country with and restore everything. not 0 unit cable does always say, you know, we go through. most of, of the danger cannot be underestimated, posted a slight briskly. this was a sniper, round, and at the head of their driver. let's see the well there look at this vehicle provided by the americans with armored further south and relative safety. some of the last directories wait for transport out of the shows here with their family and their neighbors. they spend 6 days in the basement and then flight on 4 to one just because i can only get the car. when you send me the we did anything, anything would happen. and when we realized that everything was flying from all sides, everything was being bombed. we all hope that this,

this is my house exclusive. we couldn't take out my shepherd dogs. unfortunately, no soccer. i left him. that's all it is sorry. is it we are all alive. thank god and have the whole family left alive and with love to be to sell it will definitely be made as also say we're united with his daughter, but he and his dog. but on our not home here. and what we're getting a lot has lost faith fail ever return. next, under reporting, they're the president of russia in china say that their relationship has become stronger. and the face of growing tensions with the west, vladimir putin, is on a 2 day state visit to china today. he and chinese president, changing things out to deepen bilateral ties and to do more to end the war in

ukraine. they offered no details on how the red carpets and the sun saving by doing a chinese president changing, paying mental russian president vladimir putin. this is putin, 2nd trip to china in a year. and his 1st since beginning is new term. he said by june as a 1st destination was quote, early logical. the alliance for china has become especially important to russia since its invasion of ukraine in 2022 less too much more isolated on the wild stage . those need is also shared mutual concerns about what they call west and the gemini on the soonest. in today's world, the cold war mentality is still ramp. and the uni dot earl had gemini, of rock confrontation and the policy of force directly threatened world peace of

the security of all countries and falling findings that lucy, china and russia perceive a political settlement as a right way to resolve the ukrainian crisis. but china has so deal purpose technology to rush us about the conflict which has military uses. putin expressed his gratitude to china. should them your credit when we consider it necessary to work towards building a reliable and adequate security architecture in the asia pacific region, in which there was no place for coast of military political alliances, which you think it is very harmful and condo productive to create such alliances, of course, for my part, i will continue to inform the chairman about the situation that is developing a wrong that ukrainian crisis. wayne school cuz it's a mutually beneficial strategic relationship for both countries. and it's one that will be watched closely by western leaders. 2 or more, i'm joined now by the geo political analyst,

the village to check out over the she is a former director of the all street institute for european and security policy is good to have you with us this evening put in and she together again within 2 years ago they declared a partnership with no limits. what is it now? good evening. thank you for the invitation. it's great to be back. and as i have been outlining, a extra view of this partnership really means before. it is the models, vivendi of the strategic coordination in various domains and fields starting from, you know, raw materials, false, you'll feels energy and moving to a technology. and meanwhile, even military cooperation and space cooperation. so all you know, what is being manifesto to right now and what we are seeing is not the strategic

alliance, but certainly it is very, very deep and comprehensive. a partnership. it's been described by some as a marriage of convenience. but for china, i mean china also need stable ties with the west to help it's sluggish. economy can she's in pain. can he pull off what appears to be a delicate balancing act as well? for the moment the china needs to play the balancing act between the west and russia. in fact, um, the trades will do them with the rush of reach to another milestone. last year we to more than $200000000000.00 us dollars, but in fact, the really big numbers are still in the trade room between china and united states in china, and who are up meanwhile, amounting to around 800000000000 years dollars. so here of course, in the case,

so for us or china, it is not just about trade in economic ties. as we know for a fact, china has been providing and he's still providing the critical lifeline for the russian war economy. when we refer to or some people refer to russia as trying as junior partner, do you think that's an accurate assessment? well, whoever says the rest is just the junior partner of china or china is only interested in the russian fossil fuels has not been paying attention for the last. let's a then use these models. we've been deal from very unique um, but still tactical in terms of term it's transitional to political rep for small is some, you know, is here to stay is just being manifesto that nice. going to shape the,

the national relations and he's going to create the load of troubles for the west in the years to come. we, we know that western leaders have been pressing, trying to use its influence over russia to end the war in ukraine. but i'm wondering why would be seen do that when it appears to be benefiting from the current situation to you mean white is china actually supporting the russian position in the ongoing war against ukraine, even though that the beaching is stating that they are neutral? is this what you actually are asking? right. i mean, you've got to people who are saying that beijing benefits from the situation right now with, with russia diverting resources in the west towards ukraine instead of towards china and taiwan. i've got about 20 seconds left. yes, of course, because the rest is keeping the west busy on the old continent here in europe. and

it is both america and who are getting involved. whereas china can actually focus on the in the pacific right now. really, really we appreciate your talking with us tonight. we're out of time, please come back again. thank you so much. you want to dw lose after a short break. i'll be back to take you through the day. stick around. we will be right back the

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