something to give the baby a future with that and. make a donation safe a life. this is deja news live from berlin and israel says syrian forces shot down one of its fighter jets the plane went down during the first israeli airstrikes to hit syria in tears but israel is warning against further escalation will cross over to jerusalem for more on also coming out kim jong un says third tell south korea's president he's invited to

a summit in the north korean capital and region in says he'll be willing to go to pyongyang and get the latest from our correspondent. and the world's biggest street party gets under way in brazil a. party goers in rio aren't letting the weak economy spoil carnival celebrations we'll tell you why this woman is said to make samba history this year. welcome to the program i'm mary and i haven't seen an israeli fighter jet has been shot down by syrian forces and israeli army spokesman said the plane had been carrying out raids on targets in syria after an iranian drone entered israeli airspace which the pilots parachuted to safety and were taken to hospital with one of them said to be in serious condition it's the most significant incident between

israel and syria in the years israel's military says the country is not seeking any . elation with syria. for more we're joined now by our middle east correspondent tanya kramer who joins us from jerusalem so tiny syria is denying that its ally iran's drone did enter israeli airspace was the latest we know about this incident well yes they're saying that it didn't enter the israeli air space and that it was under a governing intelligence. border area now according to the israeli army however they are saying that in the early morning hours an unmanned drone was entering israeli aspace they tracked it and shot it down at some point in response to that they are deployed at planes attacking inside syria at the launching base of this drone. why that those israeli fighter jets well on their way

back the. syrian air defense. of one of the jets was apparently hit we don't know all the circumstances but it went down in israeli territory the two pilots stick with it eject themselves and now getting treatment at an israeli hospital so the incident and then went on because after that the israeli army launched musset they say a massive scale attack on syrian territory as they say targeting several twelve targets on a syrian saws so the incident at the moment seems over at least militarily but of course now we hear. you know the different versions of the events well despite all of these quite serious incidents that you've been describing israel says it doesn't want an escalation yet how likely is it that we're not going to see

one based on today's events. well it seems that most of the military analyst tells us saying that none of the sites would like to see an escalation. but at the same time i mean it is about as concern has always been that iran and through its proxies like hezbollah will entrenched itself in the area near the israeli golan heights by golan heights near the border area and they want to avoid that so this is the israeli line has been you know this is a red line and they will whatever they see if it's a threat they will attack this now. they also say i mean this is a show of strength now from all sides i think you could say. nobody wants an escalation but of course we have to wait and see whatever follows from this incident but no time in talis just want has been israel's involvement in

syria to what extent have they been conducting operations there since the civil war broke out in that country. what israel has always said that they stay out of the conflict but their have their own bread lines and they have been conducting many air raids into syria against hezbollah and other targets what they see as the threat so israel has been in a way operating. in syria but what has been new all this time is the response by the regime and you can see that there is maybe also more competence because of the changing political ground in syria by responding with such a massive barrage you have i mean this has been. the past couple of weeks we have seen more response to that whereas before that and ever it wasn't really i mean there wasn't any response to that so this is what what is the difference right now and we have to wait and see how this will develop because the tensions of their

situation will change right tanya kramer reporting for us in jerusalem thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world and at least two people have been killed and more than one hundred others wounded in a mosque bombing in libya device went off during friday prayers in the eastern city of benghazi so far there's been no claim of responsibility in gaza is controlled by a military strongman who's opposed to islamist forces. hopes of finding survivors are fading four days after a strong earthquake destroyed buildings in the taiwanese city if while the end search and rescue workers coming a partially collapsed hotel have found another two bodies believed to be those of chinese tourists that brings the death toll to fourteen. in a sign of warming relations between the divided koreas north korean leader kim jong un has invited south korea's president to meet in pyongyang kim sr deliver the

invitation in seoul against the backdrop of the winter olympics if it comes off it would be the first meeting between leaders of the two countries in more than a decade. the two koreas united on the ice the combined korean women's hockey team months of best in the olympic history. it follows another historic moment off the odds it's amazing and so kim jong un's younger sister kim jong delivered an invitation from the north korean leader the south korean president in to visit pyongyang she's visiting for the winter olympics the star player in the diplomatic games taking place alongside the sporting events. moon responded positively his spokesman said. in reply president reagan expressed his will to make it happen by creating the right conditions in the future he says. it's not clear

what those conditions are but south korea will have to navigate the tensions between its know the neighbors and its ally the u.s. which are at loggerheads over north korea's nuclear ambitions. u.s. vice president mike pence has used his presence at the games to keep up pressure on the north and cautioned the south korean government against falling for a charm offensive with that in mind president moon who has always advocated for engagement with the north said better ties between the two koreas rested on dialogue between the u.s. and north korea. german president franco to steinmeyer also attending the games so the invitation as a positive sign. to the olympics mean it's a sporting competition but it's also about olympic peace and has been a glimmer of that here so we hope that the dialogue that will begin will continue after the olympic games enough to. be that i don't think that's what moon is hoping

to the current thaw in relations looks like his first win of the game. well joining us on the line now is rafael brushy he's a journalist based in south korea and he's at the olympic ice hockey stadium in gang young rafael so the historic joint korean women's ice hockey team is playing its first game give us a sense of the atmosphere at the stadium where you are right now. ok so i'm absolutely right now and actually the korean team is. the squad currently seven male. and in the in the lead to be honest the atmosphere. at the moment everyone is cheering on for the korean team and it doesn't seem to matter whether or not they win or lose everyone at the got the moment. so also among the spectators at the stadium is kim jong il she's the sister of the north korean

leader kim jong il and what does south koreans make of her participating in this and watching this game. to be honest i mean it was a very sudden announcement that she was coming so i think many of expected it she is in the stadium right now i was just speaking to a lady who sitting beside me she told me. it felt a little bit strange to have such a cut in the stadium but she was not against it and when i helped watch this entire delegation and all these cheerleaders in the stadium right now she said it could only be for the good all right well north korea does seem to be on a charm offensive how is all this being perceived by most south koreans. i mean it's difficult to say obviously you're going to have some people who are again yesterday i was at the opening ceremony of the olympic games and they were

quite aggressive seen from conservative groups but you know that was often mixed with a lot. many people waving unification flags it's actually it is a mix of emotions and opinion. all right rafael rashid reporting from the olympic ice hockey stadium in getting young south korea we hope you enjoy the rest of the game will be waiting to see who's. thank you all right moving off the ice and onto the snow where the first medals at the winter games in pyongyang have now been awarded the first gold of the games went to cross country skier charlotte kala this week powered her way to the finish line in the fifteen kilometers. to see off the rest of the competition norway's merrit again had to settle for silver but she made history in the process one her eleventh medal overall and becomes the most

decorated female winter olympian. well germany have also grabbed their first gold medal of the winter games thanks to lara dahl meyer the twenty four year old wasn't just good in the seven point five kilometer biathlon sprint she was perfect despite the windy conditions don meyer hit all ten targets and finished over twenty four seconds ahead of the chasing pack well for more on the winter olympics in pianka chang make sure you check out our website at www dot com forward slash olympics get all the latest results the best pictures and stories right there you can also follow us on twitter at sports for live updates. now carnival celebrations are underway in many parts of the world including brazil where many people have had to cut back because of the country's economic pinch free

addition nero's mayor has also been doing his part to save money and he's soured some revellers spirits by insisting that the celebration should not detract from everyday problems but for most people the party must go on. carnival is in full swing in rio with block parties bringing the streets to life. at city hall the rains were handed over to this year's carnival king who's in charge of keeping the party going. and the mayor and evangelical bishops spoke of carnivals virtues even though he has cut its funding and many of his powerful church opposed the extravaganza only excluded didn't bother to put up with this this is the moment when the whole world stops to see humble and simple people most of them who lead a very hard life will for a concert for five years dressing beautiful costumes with composing music full of

beauty and poetry to this we see it. one of the participants getting all prettied up as british born samantha florus she'll be leading one of the dance schools in the samba showdown it's the first time a non-native has been given the honor. i really don't want to i do want to mess this up and i want to do the best the film as i can about everybody at home from my school as well there's often this incredible opportunity . and complete with her costume samantha is ready to lead her squad into battle in the samba drome the dance school competition kicks off on sunday. and a quick reminder now of the top stories we're following for you syria's military has shot down an israeli fighter jet over northern israel but the plane was taking part in the first israeli airstrikes to hit syria in the years targeting the launch sites for iranian drones. kim jong un sr has invited south korea's president to

a summit in the north korean capital. in suggests he'd be willing to go if conditions are right it would be the third meeting ever of the two koreas leader and. that's the latest from d.w. news will be back again at the top of the hour for an update in the meantime you can always get the latest information on our website that's had details leave dot com on there in every city and thanks for watching. what does a football loving country need to reach its goals. we'll tell you our german soccer made it back to the top. you know what special. dot com. football made in germany.