the, the, this is the w news coming july from berlin. 3 european countries say they now recognize the palestinian statehood despite israel's opposition. wireless prime minister joined spain and norway and announcing the change in separate morning press conferences, prompting israel to recall its investors. also coming up as a tax on them increase palestinians living in the is really occupied westbank and east jerusalem. tell dw, the international sanctions against illegal is really settlers are not healthy tortures deployed as un peacekeepers. so dw investigation reveals how members of an

atoria spangled this elite force are being sent on world wide peacekeeping mission, [000:00:00;00] the pillow and terry martin. good heavy with us. we begin with some breaking news. uh, 3 european countries have said they will recognize palestinian statehood. spanish prime minister pedro sanchez made the expected announcement earlier in his country's parliament region. prime minister eunice guster lawyer said the official recognition of palestine by norway and others will take effect on may 28, ireland prime ministers. simon harris called it a historic day. your response is real,

says it's now recalling it's in passengers in norway and ireland will have a listen to what the irish liter sent today. arden's norway and spain are a 9 saying that we recognize the space of policy each of us when i undertake whatever national steps are necessary to give effect to the decision. and the lead up to today's announcement, i've spoken with a number of other leaders and came to parts. and i'm confident that further countries will join us and taking this important step in the coming weeks. this is that it started and important to stay for art and and for palestine. or for more of this for drawing from brussels by our correspondent jack power. jack 3 e u countries recognizing palestinian statehood. what does this mean or what at the moment, this is probably a symbolic, i'm political gesture by these 3 countries,

but it is extremely significant. what we heard from the spanish prime minister petri sanchez when he may be a nice and he said that the recognition of a it's a, it's a recognition of the palestinian people to that right to self determination. the iris permanence assignment hours we just heard from. he said that permanent peace can only be secured on the basis of a free will of a free people. essentially what they're trying to do is show that the countries are committed to the 2 state solution where that is a palestinian state, where the status of the palestinian people have self determination. it's a big move though, and is we've heard the is riley's, have already recalled the around bus. it is from also and from dublin as well. and so this is quite a major step forward. we were expecting some other new countries could potentially have made it. but we not know that that it was islands spain and no way which is not a new country that have been not made this in iceland today. well,

what about the other, the countries that are 27 in all, could we see other countries coming on board with that soon? a ste. yeah. what's expected perhaps the belgium would also agree to do this and to recognize palestinian statehood. not. there's questions about different procedures and legislative motions that need to happen in each individual country. the issue has quite a complex and difficult situation when it comes to the recognition of palestine or a palestinian state. the eu has for a long time campaign for the 2 state solution, whether it is a palestinian state with self determination for the palestinian people bought as a whole. the e u doesn't recognize a state of palestine and that's very difficult for them to do. the only country that has done what has been done today in your opinion as an e. u. member country with sweden, back in 2014 countries like malta, cypress bulgaria, tech, you hungry. i'm hungry opponent. they had rec,

recognize the state of palestine before they entered the you. so this is a big step forward though, and i think this is a signal of how big of a step forward it is, is this is quite strong reaction from these ratings, these really foreign ministry saying that this move could fuel extreme is in the instability in the region, what is it, jack that prevents countries from recognizing palestinian statehood. how complex is that? or it is quite complex, but mainly for countries that distorted supporters of israel and countries like germany for instance. they would be nervous about the reaction that we are seeing to this, especially in the current climate, off the vios, october the 7th, the terrorist attack, and the subsequent is ready at the bottom and gaza. the question is, what exactly needs to shift diplomatically in a foreign policy space for the european union to get on the same page on this is

quite significant. well, as i said, that trying to still uphold the idea of a 2 state solution. we know that is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu says that that is not possible. so the, you want the site to continue to be is policy that high feasible? is that, but countries like re seen today like island and spain making this move. so is that that is that students believe and that they will continue to press full about 2 state solution. jack, thank you very much. our correspondent jack perfect, the in brussels. meanwhile, the united nations is warning this humanitarian operations inside gaza or nearing collapse, the organization says it's no longer able to distribute food aid in the southern city of rafa due to a lack of supplies and fears over safety. it says it's main agency for posting the refugees on rock and the world food program are unable to access their warehouses in ross,

a because of israel's ongoing military operation. the fleeting russell made me come here to the camp in central casa, but the situation here is not much better people for basic supplies as temperature, sol, desperate for water by a reasonable to become show up. there is no water. we come, drink. when are you there? is no war to come to the vicious, become to anything. probably lots tops with suffering allows you to do to deal with heavy fighting around rough uh these really military says nearly 900 a 1000 people have slept the area, the satellite images show the scale of the move mean in recent weeks, hundreds of tents and shelters have been removed to the un says few minutes here, no probations in gas on the collapse as almost no 8 come into. and they no longer have access to which warehouses in rough uh, our colleagues it onto our report that today the agencies distribution center,

as well as the well food programs warehouses both in rafa or now inaccessible. jude ongoing military operation on was says that its health centers have not received any medical supplies for the past 10 days. despite this health care staff continue to provide thousands of medical consultations each day at health centers that are still operational, people have hype the p. o, constructed by the us would bring some urgency needed relief. but so far it hasn't been nearly enough to get done and we have been waiting for this a was and we have not received anything. it just doesn't reach us. i ask america, the international community at old, from us in the world to end this war. when we want is for this war to end. the us says is working on creating alternative routes to speed up

a deliveries until that happens. many people leave here empty handed palestinians living alongside hundreds of thousands of is really settlers and these really occupied westbank and east jerusalem. say that increasing violence has left them worried for their lives and futures. the united nation says the bible settler attacks on palestinians have increased since the most terror attacks of october 7th, and the war in garza and local, say, international sanctions against some settlers are not helping them. dw tonya kramer reports a violent is very, the settlers make their way to the village of a so we are in the is ready occupied westbank. seems that none of those old to, well, it happened again some weeks ago. is that another useful settlers came down the mountain from the settlement? that frightening the children when we have small children at home, they throw stones and be just beyond this last time the injured 2 people were. my

wife's brother was shot at twice in here and here the solve the situation is difficult, but is it? oh, yeah. and then what does 5, how does seen in villages as a so we are almost surrounded by is rarely settlements considered illegally under international violence such as throw stones, to store trucks and olive trees, burn cars and property. and it has increased and re since moms a we live on our land and i see this is my father's and grandfather's house. a boy . you see there's no safety men in their children, small children. oh no, this is forbids. oh man, they come and destroy everything the y fi on it's, i'm going to be on that. they caused the problems and there is no security over. how many done in my nephew, i'm in been a model. the violence recently turned up, leaving the palestinian volunteer. paramedic was shot and killed by treating people injured by is ready said those his colleague,

bush or k u t was at the scene. he tells us several shots hit the envelope. well, how much? most of us driving it when he was hit and killed a nice pick up both sides nicely. well, and then we left through a difficult nightmare and the facing tremendous suffering with that we asked at 1st, national, i guess we have seen many monitors associated with adults many injuries were lacking. but what we faced with a targeting of our colleagues, that was the most difficult in our use as medics. when do i want to and i know now i'm going to see my dad is half the question of why the set the or a soldier of fi a to pay to show it remains unclear. these very military set in his statement at the time that they and the board of police, but call to disperse the riot during the incident. and i'm balloons driver for the palestinian, but depression was killed. the military police have opened an investigation and to

commend review into the circumstances of the incident is underway. by shaw says palestinian sphere. they simply have no protection here. the military is often seen standing by or even accompanying, such as during intimidating and violent attacks. and palestinian security forces are only allowed to operate in limited areas. he says international sanctions which have been imposed on some settlers have not helped by local deputy for the time and the sanctions imposed by the us on those criminal settlers don't change much when we entity so they said, let's continue to attack the and, and destroy homes and that violence the towards the pedestal municipal in reality, these steps had no effect on the other walker. and i'm going back in a so we and then i'm, it says he feels most for his children were growing up in this atmosphere of

finance us. and we can now talk to shaky friedman about this. he's vice president of the jewish people policy institute, and a senior lecturer in law at the pair of academic center. thanks for joining us, dr. freeman. how do you explain the dramatic increase in settler violence against the palestinians in the west bank? first of all is the increase on van jones and balancing differently on certain in the me personally the lawyer and his role. i'm interested in reserve, but also it's concern regarding the condition i already 9, the ordering ability to enforce no with things that are westerbelt and therefore, and there's different lee and necessity and crucial. and the subject you from the side of the government to the site just to become more and determine more just to renew, enforcing as low wind domestic. busted. we have to try to understand this

reality and differentiate between false reports and an increase on violent is there are more events and this event should be take care seriously. and it should be investigating the prescript person is really longer and, and trying to be and what all do our laws international, all sense of westbank. but there are some for boarding engine for the creation in just a piece diesel increase. and while it is not precise overs. okay. uh, extra additional investigations. uh, both journal mistaken and i suppose by the authorities would, would be useful like last month the us and e. you already had conducted their assessments and they impose sanctions on some settler extremist and associated groups. what impact, let me ask you about that. what impact are these sanctions likely to have?

the 1st of all, it was the 1st time the day. your assumptions are westbank, southern, there's interesting entities and it'd be followed by other countries. also the you and this is definitely the red light. so these are the document signs the government are assigned to ortiz sharing is to be much more determined. enforcing is, you know, brings it westbank and the sanctions are very crucial and the might be dramatic influence on the set and there's things with them and their ability to continue their daily lives. because we have to realize that the structure like this work as a net through the financial institutions and might am in a way, right? it's all i am present financial activities, not only of the subject is being sectioned by g as in here, but also by others. that are working for auction frozen westbank financial,

it is therefore in german. so if you're able to create the integration and. busy so really kind of progressing on these rather interesting. okay, so that the sanctions will affect some of the settlers in the organizations that they've been imposed on. but do you think it's going to lead to a reduction in violence? we heard someone in our report there, palestinians saying that so far, those sanctions haven't helped the major a hey, i assume target of assumptions by the us is due for these run the government to work . most of them are new jersey centers. i don't seem to accept it or themselves wouldn't have any impact or reduce or if i were to seeing that your role is on as a government and honestly, yeah, i guess it's working to mustang. the boys weren't numerous banks to try to protect the listing of from the file and to protect these letters from both html it barely

as we want the west bank as far as we are still over there. comb been secured to all people's lives or if there are feathers to richmond single and acting violently . it's roles. these are the government to, for us to know over there in the functions should money rate. not only that, but maybe the government to be more serious about it. what do you think has to happen next and to what degree is this uh, connected to what's happening in gauze? how do you see this going forward very briefly, if you can so far. and the 2nd westbank is more close at the expected. we use rock bigger that the judges is starting our server and massacre from us as warren jobs off. and it will be more on risk and volunteer, which is sort of funny as doing as and from the other side is westbury and. busy far as it's rarely, i guess it's successfully containing these and potentially revitalized but we will

have to look to the both of them and to see how it contain and holly and manage to the able to hire famish. a lot of interesting does actions. we are to controlling just turn dr. shaky friedman with the jewish people policy institute. thank you very much for talking with us today. thank you very much. i sketchup on a few other stories making headlines around the world today. around supreme leader, i told her all the company has been leading the prayers at the funeral service of present ibrahim, but raw. you see the president, along with the foreign minister and other officials, died in a helicopter crash on sunday. tens of thousands of radians have gathered into a run for the funeral procession, or at least one person has been killed after a powerful tornado hit. a small town in the us state of iowa vehicles have in spanish and buildings destroyed and several locations. tornado warnings have been issued for

a number of states in the midwest. 0 dw can reveal the officers from bangladesh as a lead counterterrorism force implicated in tortures and killings are now being sent on un peacekeeping missions. the findings follow an investigation together with sweden based netra news and germany through georgia title. the officers are among 65000 peacekeepers, deployed world wide to stabilize countries and crisis and support civilians when their governments fail. and it seems the un is unable to stop at this way. here now from our dw investigative team, the soldiers were deployed as un peacekeepers even after they served in the unit the kills and tortures. they were high ranking officers of bangladesh as a lead unit. rapid action battalion and didn't particular it's notorious

intelligent swing. in 2023 we revealed was the government continues to deny the rod murders, objects and tortures alleged criminals. and political opponents. un peacekeeping missions cannot have in amongst them. offices who may have been responsible for these kind of very serious abuses that defeats the purpose of peacekeeping. for months, we looked into banquet as one of the largest contributors to your admissions, and found that the 2 officers were not a unique case. we analyzed classified military personnel files and secret un deployment lists and found more than $100.00 soldiers who went from ride to peacekeeping. some of them admitted to extrajudicial killings during their time at rob did the on the day of the execution, the talk is taken out with his hands tight and blindfolded. although it was tight after the blood heat,

he's got some blood and brain fragments best on my uniform. and yet the officers were deployed on un missions. afterwards. we went to copenhagen to meet a man who in 2019 raised the alarm. densmart deck served as when i bought her for the u. s. committee against torture, and the report on bangladesh stated it was gravely concerned about rob's abuses. the recommendation was that the former and current members of wrap should not be allowed to as to do a service in peacekeeping operations. but we found at least 40 rob numbers who were deployed to p submissions after the report was published. confronted with our findings, un peacekeeping in new york road, we do not have the resources to review the information of all personnel deployed and the vast majority of troops perform well. please do this form,

are you an official told us that the organization has barely any power over which officers countries select as peacekeepers. do you think that until 2019 federal gilmore was un assistant secretary general for human rights and experienced firsthand? what happens when the un pushes countries to exclude possible human rights abusers? one country that was really important, literally said okay, we're going to pull out or together under you in a 2nd general at that time to go basically to that country. and since apologize of that as they otherwise, like for you every single ration is what of class if you wouldn't tell us which country but said that the u. n. is stuck in a dilemma the you and the reason faced with dangerous and deadly emissions. western governments increasingly pulled their troops out of peacekeeping operations. instead, they prefer to pay for them, leading the supplying of troops to countries like vanquished packaged on egypt and

china. many of which are known to have abuse of security forces. we get some really pretty useless troops as a pretty brutal ones as well. but if you're spending the you and you can actually say that. and we also confronted bangladesh as government. and every individual officer mentioned in this report, they didn't respond. and with me in the studio now is naomi conrad from dw investigations. she is one of the authors of that report. you just saw me, your port focused on the dubious records of un peacekeepers from bangladesh. are there documented cases of other from other countries that i see? i mean, we also looked into sri lanka, and there's one case of an officer whether u. n. was actively wound about deploying him. so just a couple of days before he was sent, this man had been involved, most likely been involved in the atrocities committed in the final months of the

civil woods for land cut in 2009. and was about to be deployed. activists told the you and about him, we sold the emails that they send and nothing happened. so they're likely to be more cases. these are the 2 countries that we looked at. but i mean, look at the list of the major to contribute. as you see, countries like bangladesh pack has done egypt. there are likely to be more cases. what do you make of the you in response to your investigation is to you and really powerless to keep human rights abusers out of its peace course of the, of his peace keeping groups. the system, as it stands at the moment, is that is up to the countries that send the troops to select and vet them. so in, in a way you're asking, in some cases, a piece of government, suicide, which offices to us. and there has been cases where the un it's human rights branch, have teamed with countries to select, and to, to bet these people where they got the cds. and they looked at people and they

switched it out. people in some cases, most notably to pull it what quite well. now the say we don't have the results is we need more stuff. but the major problem is that some countries just don't want that to happen. they don't want other people to look at who they're sending, and in those cases they threatened to with over the troops completely. so in a way, there's not much that you can do as long as they need these. be these countries to provide true. well, are there any efforts underway to address this in some form? i mean, there could be some regulations i would think that could be put in place to at least mitigate the risk. so in the case of bangladesh, the bean repeats, it's requests to just band wrap entirely from peacekeeping. so you could do that. but then again, countries would say, look, if you don't want us to take this particular unit, this elite units in the case of, of bangladesh. we're going to withdraw our troops entirely so, as is quite often the case and international relations it's, it's

a real dilemma. what do you do? do you push for more human rights? risking that may be peacekeeping operations collapse, although that's something that the you and stress to us wouldn't happen. and they said no made to, to contribute to provided so many chips. that missions would actually collapse, or do you may be accept the, some of the troops may or may not have dubious records and go, go ahead with these missions anyway it's, it's a very difficult dilemma that we recognize that it's a very difficult dilemma that the one faces and that doesn't seem to be an easy solution. what a lot of people say, well, why, why the western countries provide more troops, but again, it's not really palatable back here that we send also just to often dudley missions . and we thank you very much, that was my colleague, naomi conrad from dw investigated. so you're watching the news, just a quick reminder of the top story we're following for you this our,

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