street, it's tracy with hearing their dreams ready to journey intended starting august 14th on d. w. ah . this is dw news live from berlin, violence in garza escalates israel intercepts rockets 5 from the territory after past in authorities say these really attacks killed more than 30 also coming up a 2nd caravan of ukrainian ships loaded with grain leaves black c ports. but fears

of food crisis remain, as the 1st ship under the deal with russia has yet to reach its destination in lebanon. and china winds down its military exercises seen in ty, one as a dress rehearsal for an invasion report on what people that think of this shore force from the communist neighbor. ah, i'm sure your logical welcome to the program. israel and militants in the gaza strip have been exchanging rocket fire for a 3rd day is the biggest escalation and violence in the region for over a year. hundreds of civilians and garza have been injured and at least 31 people have been killed, including several children o at this hospital mold distraught relatives collapse with grief as

they find the bodies of their children. ah, palestinian health authorities have blamed their deaths in july or in northern garza on his railey aggression. but israel says a stray rocket fired from garza was responsible. i. the strike is one of hundreds as both sides trade blows. like past conflicts, it is the people living in the palestinian territory who are suffering. most dozens have been killed and hundreds injured and homes destroyed or clinician, what are the house with 5 or 6 rockets level body bought on the ground. it was horrifying. ashley and alicia maria, maria, she'd been friendly. refer to shop or was be dogged helpless people hoping they're safe in their homes while for the dog children and the elderly, they didn't your most. he bought me well and when, who can we complain to?

we're, we're delivering them then a scrolling been done with israel launched the strikes as part of what it calls a preemptive operation. against imminent attacks from the palestinian militant group is lamar jihad, 2 of the groups most senior leaders in garza have since been killed. and dozens of alleged members arrested in the west bank. palestinian militants have been firing back into southern israel. for the 1st time in over a year, air raid sirens were heard in jerusalem, where pilgrims of visiting the temple mount for tisha, but of a holy day in the jewish calendar. the site is also home to the isle act. some mosque, a point of conflict between the 2 sides that could escalate tensions even further.

i spoke to journalist hasn't been lucia based in gaza, and i asked him for an update on the situation on the ground. more if strikes maroka, it's out of garza. today's lady city's mortgage abilities number is increasing. then bill for i'll schedule it is in garza and the crisis. the then there is no. i did joe city badly for hours a day. as the main for station is shut down, the minister of health is complaining about 4048 hours. that services would be suspended due to the like 30 minutes ability. i held on a press conference today and they said that their services applying or those to the houses would be affected because of a lack of electricity. now since friday, when the violence began to senior commanders from the group islamic jihad have been

killed, tell us how important that is. well, let me just had has what's called the military council concerns. 10 member, 2 of them were killed. the 1st one was a strike in the friday. they see it in january, and he's the notary commander of brigades. and last night, or in the morning, the 2nd guy had months who was killed as well in the radio strike. to see news from the living you had where, where were killed we are. we are talking about 10 members. it is important. and this council is heated by senior living you had whose base then bailed with julie. he was in israel was trying to us in the previous time. this is significant. this is that sign for his let me you had that be where

and exposed to days. what intelligence? and what a by mass group ruling guys they've been on the sidelines. do we expect them to step in at some point? it seems that i mean we, we call expect what's gonna happen, the 100 percent. but it's clearly that from the day when i'm, i decided to stay aside and not to be involved in this confrontation with as well. and let the lead for the islamic jihad, all the statements came out from the latest. one was from the top leader of the just shortly and said that they are involved again and forwards to restore seas for your to stop what they call it. that way. i question, i can just close the people in gaza. ok has an blue shirt journalist in gaza. thank you for speaking to us. ukraine says the 2nd group of ships with agricultural cargo

has left its ports in the black sea. the 4 vessels are carrying nearly a 170000 tons of grain. it's part of the deal between ukraine and russia, mediated by turkey and the u. n. that was signed last month. the 4 sides set up a joint center in the stumble, to oversee the shipments of food products to the world vulnerable regions. d, w. 's ukraine correspondent matches bellinger has more yeah, the 1st ship has left in the beginning of the week then another 3 followed on friday. and now that the 3rd time ships are leaving this for the sports and the 2nd convoy. and then this means that half of the ships that were stuck in these port since the beginning of the war, i have no left. another 8 are waiting to leave and then ships should be coming in to shuttle grain from the ukrainian ports to other ports in the world,

to turkish or other ports. the 1st one of these empty ships has already arrived and it will be loaded in the next few days. if all of this works then ukraine will be able would be able, one has to say, because there are lots of insecurities about that, to ship out all the grain that they want to sell within 8 or 9 months. so this is a long term, a scheme that is, that would need to work really for several months uninterrupted, in order to achieve the goal of bringing the grain that ukraine has in its stalks and that is harvesting this summer to the world. ok it up is much is willing to leave at that. thank you. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. us secretary of state antony blinking is in south africa as he continues his 5 country tool. he landed in johannesburg after visiting cambodia and the philippines. the trip is

focusing on boosting us geopolitical ties. it'll next take him to congo and wonder nearly a 1000 people have been stranded after flash floods, hit death valley national park in the u. s. one of the hottest and dry places in the world. the floods were caused by torrential showers. they are not unusual for the area, but the last time they hit the park on this scale, it was in 2004 every coast to president allison, what i has pardoned his predecessor, and long time arrival laura bye will. what are i said? he made the decision to quote, boost social cohesion ahead of next presidential elections in 2010. i will refuse to concede, defeat the vote, which led to a civil war one by watch our supporters. washington has accused beijing of irresponsible actions following it and see military drills around taiwan. beijing says it's scheduled to end 4 days of exercises that began after

a senior us politician visited taiwan earlier this week. type a said, china's drills simulated an invasion of the island. it deployed aircraft and warships in response. i see how you in the air and on land, he thinks he's the drills of may china's anger at us. how speaker nancy pelosi, his visit to taiwan, clear to all beijing also. nan sanctions affecting trade with taiwan and ended important by lateral communication channels with the u. s. in the areas of defense and climate change. but despite the never before seen, show a force off their coast. many taiwanese say they are unimpressed by the saber rattling i believe they just won't attack. they've just been talking about it. i am the gone to photo start a war either. i don't think it's too likely that force will be used to date. i won the color that is good that we get the maximum impact and the minimum cost. however,

there are many observers who think that even a staging is not ready to fight to take over taiwan. it is prepared to take further steps to get its way. does it are to happen? the drills are to demonstrate to the us that it can block di one's exports. i thought those that is china is telling the us that it, that is walked in dominion. we wanted act. i one don't bother, but we will seal off the island and stopped advance semiconductors chips from going out the whole. this will be a little low to the united states to leave the mood and taiwan is the tensions will ease now that beijing has expressed its anger over pillows. his trip can't you know, eat, but big concerns remain that many fear that this latest episode of tensions over taiwan is a reflection of a wider breakdown in chinese u. s. relations. that could turn into full scale war speak now to dw

correspondent william yang in the capital of taiwan, taipei. william, good. talking on the program, we heard in the report of tensions that could have escalated, falling, the conflict between ty, pay and bridging a. do you think now that those 10 channels will ease or will they continue? the tension is probably going to likely continue and not only because china has already announced or starting tomorrow from august 8th, they are going to continue to have life fire drills a little bit north of taiwan in closer to south korea in the yellow sea. and also in bo high until all the way in early september. so that's like a one month life drill. military exercise. they have already issue warnings for ships not to enter into certain areas. and at the same time, the time when he's a defense ministry has really also announced that they are going to hell, hold

a 2 day military exercise in southern taiwan that is very close to the coastal towns in pingdom county. and that is basically a show of sign that one is also able to show its military capability. and it also has the resolution and determination to defend itself in it has the ability to do that. so, so, and also trying to, to, to flex, flex is muscle back, but do we get a sense that the government might seek to improve relations with beijing? i think so far, this is very unlikely since the current president time when came to power in 2016 pages has basically cut off all official communication lines between typing and ranging. and there have been a lot of different frictions they have accused her of now recognizing the key principles that can actually restart the whole conversation. and on type pace side, the current government has come out again. and again, basically,

voicing that they are resolutely going to defend time when sovereignty. and the latest moved by aging basically does not really offer type a, the room to actually soften its tone. or like, tried to restart the conversation with paging because fear is also a domestic election coming up in november. and if the ruling government actually tries to show the olive branch to beijing that could actually hurt them in the local election. all right, william, that is dw correspondent william young in ty, pain. thank you. never mind off the top story we're falling for you. the sour israel and militant in the gaza strip have been exchanging rocket fire for a 3rd day. at least 31 people, including several children, have been killed and hundreds of civilians injured in these ready strikes on the territory. israel says it launched the attacks in response to an imminent threat from the palestinian islamic jihad militant group watching

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