really check out our podcast. your podcast you can also find us at. science. this is news coming to you live from berlin the fight between israel and hamas militants intensifies with no end in sight. israeli airstrikes pound buildings in gaza as hamas fires hundreds of rockets. israel's prime minister says hamas will pay a heavy price also coming up the german cabinet meets to discuss tighter targets to

reduce greenhouse gas emissions but does the new plan have enough muscle to impress voters worried about climate change. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us we begin in the middle east where both israel and palestinians have stepped up their attacks in the worst fighting seen in years israeli airstrikes on gaza have left at least $35.00 palestinians dead and damaged buildings hamas says it has fired hundreds of rockets at targets in israel including the city of tel aviv at least 5 people in israel have been killed un security council is set to hold an urgent meeting on wednesday over the rest. 4. still the night

sky over television. from the rooftops terrified residents watched the missiles descend on their city. israel's famed defense system overwhelmed by the sheer number of rockets launched by thomas from gaza israel's prime minister pledged revenge. homicide this islamic jihad have paid and i tell you they will pay a very heavy price for their aggression and i say here tonight their blood be on their heads. israeli airstrikes have been pounding gaza here a building housing hamas officials is felled by israeli bombs neither side is willing to back down. but if israel wants to escalate we're ready for it and if it wants the stuff we're also ready if they want to remove their hand over jerusalem

were ready. despite israel's sophisticated defenses homicides primitive missiles are more than a mere nuisance they've taken lives and destroyed property but israeli airstrikes have extracted a much heavier toll on gaza's population. and the final goodbye as these relatives bury their loved ones the u.s. has taken the lead in calling for a peaceful resolution to the crisis we are deeply concerned about the escalation between israel and those launching rockets from gaza and we call for restraint and for calm israel has the right to defend itself to respond to rocket attacks but people also have the right to safety and security. but in such a tense situation the right to safety and security for all sides remains an elusive goal. jerusalem corresponded tanya

kramer has the latest for us to tell us more about those israeli strikes and. attacks on israel what's happening there now. that's right the scene of the early morning hours and of course overnight to have been there has been an extensive. campaign by the israeli military on gaza on the one hand so very dense and strikes on gaza to high rise buildings. were taken down also we understand a lot of police stations and other. buildings hosting official you know ministry mission where destroyed the israeli army said at least they carried out strikes on at least $500.00 targets across the gaza strip at the same time there have been also in the early morning hours heavy rocket barrages to words israel namely also to the center of israel including just tell of the area the israeli

army his says again that about over $850.00 rockets have fired in the last day and a half 2 words israel. has also been growing tension between arab israelis and jews on the ground in israel how serious is the. yes that's right as some commentators in the israeli media have described bents us unprecedented look into pasta. a couple of days especially in mixed cities where israeli arab citizens and citizens and it's together. these are mainly reso as some scenes and this city. on the route. a cool. so this goes back also to an event on monday night where a young israeli arab person was shot and killed that has to throw the

tensions the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu declared now this city is as an emergency as sown and what's a very controversial decision there will be additional forces that are usually stationed in the occupied west bank will be sent there what do you have to say that is really our community has been very active and protesting what has been happening here in the last weeks when it comes to actions and it's true slim. the un's special coordinator for the middle east tanya says there is a danger of all out war what is being done to prevent the. well there have been a lot of calls fine now by the international community by several countries trying to deescalate what happened in previous rounds of conflict was that their web mediation efforts going on behind the scenes many by activists like the you and for example egypt or cutter between hamas the militant groups and to

mediate between them and israel at the moment if you don't get the sense you know how this cycle of violence will be broken what kind of you know space for maneuvering instead the moment it seems that those sites are still waiting to go on tony thanks very much for now that was our jerusalem correspondent tanya cramer now to some other stories making headlines around the world today russian president vladimir putin has ordered a review of gun control laws and the aftermath of one of the nation's worst ever school shootings 7 children in tucson members were killed and many more wounded on tuesday when a gunman attacked a school in the city of. the death toll from 2 weeks of protests in colombia has risen to 42 the country's human rights says more deaths are due to excessive force use of excessive force by the police colombia's president has visited the city of

cali site of the most violent clashes. a man accused of killing 8 people in atlanta has been indicted on murder charges the 22 year old faces the death penalty if convicted is accused of going on a shooting spree in 3 massage parlors in march this year 6 of the victims were asian women. and spain's cabinet has approved a labor law that gives food delivery companies amid. hire workers now. is the 1st of all of its kind in europe and aims to extend labor protections to bike and scooter delivery workers but some. protest at the wall saying it will lead to layoff. it is due to agree on more ambitious targets for lowering greenhouse gas emissions this follows a court ruling that said $2900.00 climate protection law did not go far enough chance ruling conservatives are under pressure to add some muscle to their climate

policy they're facing an election year challenge and from the green party and the environment is a deciding factor for many voters. who have shouted the loudest lately about a looming climate design earlier this year the german constitutional court ruled in a case brought mainly by young people that the government is not moving fast enough waiting until 2030 to impose tough burdens on polices the courts say it violates the right to a clean environment and the young would be west affected because they will live with more of the consequences the government knew it had to make changes. we've agreed that we have. to act fast as a basic law says you can't just have freedoms for the present generations you have to think about the freedoms for the generations to come. to build the government is now introducing brings 4 with the target date for climate neutrality by 5 years by

2045 transport industry and agriculture it is hoped will in effect no longer inmate in the greenhouse gases and the road to that goal of greening the german economy has been mapped out more precisely 2 by 2030 emissions into full by 65 percent compared with 99010 percent more ambitious than under the current plan will it be enough to stay on track in the coming years campaigners are not yet convinced we have. 2045 but now it's really time to. because we don't have. the new plan and should mean the pace of climate action will speed up noticeably ciena some poor people here will end up paying the price if environmental taxes are increased. younger germans are demanding climate justice and politicians have been

forced to listen. more on this i'm joined by. she's the head of the market or research institute on global climate. climate change a think tank here in berlin thanks for joining us dr 1st of all how significant is this ruling by germany's highest court that is forcing the government to pursue more ambitious climate action. yes good morning so this is certainly a landmark decision by of germany's high court definitely and we can not fully see there the consequences now but i mean the immediate consequences now of the german cabin that will implement or really side on new targets stricter targets for 2032 this is the 1st place and then. also target for

2040 and the plan of neutrality by 2045 so this has an immediate effect of what the high court said and the government's response to what the court said because it is the government going far enough with the changes it's planning to make. well i mean on the one hand these are really ambitious targets i mean greenhouse gas not talented by thank you 45 this is a mission. also the 24 to 2030 targets are in a good direction. and it is in line with what the european union decided on a pro so. the e.u. has a stick to talk it's now plenty of 30 and if you add in that down to germany what does it mean for germany you end up with a met with the numbers that are now in the bill given but the important point is really that county we do not even reach our current targets with the applied policy

measures so we really have to be much more ambitious on the policy side more measures additional measures but also for example increasing the comp price we have for the transport and the heating sector ok so you say these these targets are ambitious but still more has to be done well having to switch gears though and become carbon neutral faster will disrupt industry and the labor market germany's business lobby and labor unions are up in arms are there concerns being properly addressed. well i would not say that this will do this disrupt german industry because it's also not but you know t. for example to provide green steel and really to invent new technologies for being calm neutral and this is a pathway germany and also the whole e.u. should follow and also what i said would come pricing it's not the case that this

is always bad for the poor population because if you put a price on carbon you get revenues. as a government and you can redistribute the revenues and then germany there's a big debate how to redistribute the revenues in a way that is fair for especially the poor households who might be most affected and that well there are ways to do that and i think this is an important part. for social and just transition towards planetary. decarbonising the energy sector is key to cutting emissions using nuclear energy would make that transition much easier but germany is shutting its nuclear power plants down is that not misguided in light of the climate emergency and the legal obligation to address it. well that's a long standing debate in germany and i would say this debate is really over because the decision has been taken. many years ago and that that debate is

more or less over in germany we are now debating how to phase out coal and this is the most important part and how to ramp up the new builds at the same time so this is where we lack some kind of speak so phasing out coal for example by other european emission trading system that might work a ban also to speed up the increase and. deployment of renewable energy so this is more of the debates we probably haven't generally we get picked up ahead of the market or research. it's an ongoing quest for a bit of. the arab spring began in 2011. people stood up against corrupt traders and dictatorships. all these moments.

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