shoulders, but i have to hold, they swayed because i'm responsible for the future fall country for the people far behind the boss. sh. guardians of truth starts february 18th on dw. ah, ah, this is dw news live from berlin, you a secretary of state antony lincoln wraps off his middle east visit with the co pays meeting with palestinian prison mahmoud abbas lincoln st. palestinians face a shrinking horizon of toys. panting urged both sides to stop the violence also on

the program in pakistan, families of the always killed in mondays, most bombing in the shower has been got, had begun and varying there did. at least 100 people were killed in the countries deadliest militant militant attack in ah, i'm jared ray. thank you. fuel company tonight, you will take retrieve state antony blanket has finished his visit to israel and the palestinian territories. after talks in jerusalem on, on monday he met with palestinian president mark mood abbas in ramallah on tuesday, and made a spike in violence between israelis and palestinians. lincoln expressed his condolences for the quote innocent allison palestinian civilians who lost their lives over the last year. and he urged abbas to de escalate tensions. he also

reiterated at washington support for a 2 state solution, albeit without proposing any new initiatives. and during his short press briefing in ramallah blink and went on to say this. it's also important to continue to strive. not only reducing violence, but ensuring that ultimately the israelis house seems like enjoy the same right. the same opportunities. but what we're, what we're seeing now is a shrinking to rise in a whole not expanding one. and that to we believe needs to change and new blinking will. earlier we asked sammy, so call a journalist based in jerusalem about his take on blink and visit in israel and the palestinian territory. well as z a secretary of state, of course it showed his close ties to israel. a he met with the prime minister,

the minister of the fans dead. there had this kind of like very close sailing on security issues. and also all the issues connected to these early society. but what was really a striking where his says statement that he made in ramallah the kind of sympathy that he expressed towards the palestinians. and also if it condemning our or criticizing the kind of policies that the exact israeli government has decided on the last few days, he said that he is opposing the expanding of the supplement project. he's opposing the m legalization of outpost. he is opposing the demolition of palestinian homes. he opposes evictions. these are the kinds of things that we heard saturday night from the israeli government. these are the kinds of it policies that this government wants to promote. semi sa convert. well,

how tangled and complicated the israeli palestinian conflict is at grassroots level can be seen in the example of a tiny bit of wind village in the west bank. some right wing politicians want to see it demolished. palestinian and israeli rights groups oppose the move wave and dead line looming to decide on the villages fight once and for all. the village of hon. allah mar. home to around 200 palestinian bedouins may seem humble. but it's at the center of a year's long legal battle that has gained international attention in 2018. israel's highest court ruled in favor of demolishing the village, which had been built without construction permits. israel's government decided not to follow through after outcry from the international community but a new far right government, led by prime minister benjamin netanyahu might change that. lindsey on february 1st

is their deadline to decide whether to bulldoze han, ala more, or leave it b. right wing politicians are pushing for eviction palestinians and left wing israeli writes groups say the land would be used to expand a nearby jewish settlement. numerous international bodies such as the u. n. and the international court of justice. consider such settlements in the west bank, illegal. d as railey rights organization, betsy lem works to protect palestinian rights in the occupied territories. these policies by israel against will assume communities are criminal policies. these are human rights violations, the violations of international military law. they need to be stopped. the villagers themselves think demolition would have wider consequences and then we're going to be at the national community. praises pace. and if the village is

demolished, the peace process ends his, its national community capable of preserving this village in order for peace to happen or not. whether e u diplomats visited hon. i'll mark to put that question to the test. they fear that a decision to evict would only fan the flames of conflict. then we would see on the way tave for further settlement construction, which is also against the international law. and which is extent of my government and which in addition, politically would feet would put the perspective of the 2 state solution at serious with in the end, the villages fate is in the hands of one of the most right when governments in israel's history. ok, let's take a look now at some of the other stories and making headlines around the world today . you a former us president donald trump cold, a civil fraud investigation,

a witch hunt footage of trump's august testimony choice him declining to answer all questions. he is alleged to have misreported asset values to gain basic interest rates. he's running for president, he's running for office again in 2024, and is facing us several active probes into his practice to change a young iranian couple has been jailed for more than 10 years each after posting a video of themselves dancing in front of a famous landmark in tehran, the court in iran convicted them of violating national security and spreading depravity. authorities have cracked down on dissents since the death last year of jena massa, many which sparked mass us defense secretary lloyd austin has said, washington will boost security cooperation with south korea. meeting is county body and soul. austin also promised the u. s. would deploy more advanced weaponry to the

korean peninsula. there is rising concern over north korea's weapons testing program. nato chief dns dalton burke and japanese prime minister female because she does have promised a booth ties, meeting in tokyo, the paste. they were concerned by the growing threat to global security posed by russia and china. japan is not a nice, i'm in the back corporate. closely with the alliance funerals have been taking place for some of the 100 people who died in pakistan following monday, suicide bombing, add a mosque in for shower. most of the victims were police officers. the most is located in a high security compound authorities are investigating how the bomb and managed to get inside without being stopped. their families and colleagues are bidding them so well with full police honors. meanwhile survivors are recovering in the hospital many in shock and still wearing

their police uniforms. um huh. they, they are low. as soon as we raised her hands to begin her prayer, we heard aloud last, i felt a huge flame coming my way washed away and i lost consciousness. when i came to, i found myself under the rebel. more than $300.00 people were at the mosque when an entire wall and most of the roof were blown out, showering rubble on officers. the blast was one of the deadliest attacks and pakistani security forces in recent years. police are investigating how the bumper was able to gain access to the mosque. it is located in a ward compound inside a high security area with other government buildings. security lab. there is no denying that this has been a security lapse. if someone could enter a highly secured compound like this one, there is no way for us to argue otherwise. for now, the investigation is on and the provincial chief minister has also set up

a joint investigation. tim. yes, the pakistani taliban denied involvement after an initial claim by one of its commanders. the group ended a ceasefire in november and violence has been on the rise since go to france now where there's been another wave of protests and strikes over plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. many who took to the streets on tuesday say they're fighting, not just against these reforms, but a vision of society that they don't agree with. d. w. 's. lisa lewis reports now from paris. o for these pupils and students retirement is still decades away. ah. and yet, they are here to protest against a reform that they feel leaves a question mark over the very heart of the french social state. oh,

liberally reject the government's vision of a society which includes a retirement age of 64 years and no investment in education. we are fighting for another society where the public sector is always valued. the young people were demonstrating alongside older generations that would already be hit by the changes magical maza color. i started working before the age of 18 and will now have to work 3 additional years with this reform, i will lose money and work longer than others. so that's not fair because the government says the changes are needed to say francis pension system that relies solely on a pay as you go mechanism. today's workers contribute to current pensions, but this political analyst says what's at stake is also president my cause. standing at home and abroad. kimberly, in our corpus continued, i can move my color for matter to lima. mccall wants to show he's a president who implements reforms. know the president before him. the manager to

carry out in france, likes dahlia, booker menu and market. that's also important on a european level where he will lose credibility as a strong leader. italy weren't able to reform to his own country, especially in the context of the more in your brain i fiduciary studies. but so that is on the city. but also more than 2 thirds of the french are opposed to the reform and counting the protest as are determined to win the stand of with the government. additional demonstrations are already in the making will pipe. francis has received a rapturous welcome in the democratic republic of the congo. the pontiff is making the 1st paypal visit to the d. r. c. since 1995 in a special address, francis condemned centuries of exploitation at the hands of colonial powers in africa. he also demanded that foreign powers at stop pillaging the continent for its natural riches hi hopes and happiness and the democratic republic of the

congo. a massive crush of believers crowded the streets at the capital consortia lord glimpse of pope frances as his fame pup. mobile crews do work in class neighborhoods towards the presidential palace. i am very, very happy. i don't know how to express the sentiment of joy. all kinds of feelings that i have decided must i out. what do i have when i saw the pope, i saw the face of peace and i cried now out of sadness, but for joy of seeing our father, i swore the d. r. c has been plague with decades of conflict, exploitation, and poverty. the pope blames what he calls a colonial mentality that continues to rob africa, of its self determination, was replacing it with this country and his countenance deserve to be respected and listen to it for me. they deserve to find space and receive attention. the bombing

hands off the democratic republic of the congo, whom about hands off africa. well, physical thought choking africa. africa is not a mind to be stripped or plunder too. so we flew, may africa, be the protagonist of its own destiny. who are these africa one and a few places in the world where the catholic flock is growing, in terms of practicing faithful as well as vocations to the priesthood. the d r. c has a church is largest falling on the continent, half of its 105000000 people are catholic and the vatican hopes that boosts continues to some sports news now and in german come football stood got on your belly and have become the 1st 2 teams to book themselves places in the final ice of the seasons, competition boy sides came from behind to secure to one victories in de round of 16 ties. we stood got beating 2nd division pottery barn away from home. and when yawn

out classing fellow bundis li competitors? false book. it's the 1st time in the building is history that i've reached the quarter finals in 2 successive seasons. and you're up to date, you're on g w. dock sill miss up. next, looking at the hidden price that we're wanda has paid for. it's remarkable turnaround since the genocide in the 19 ninety's there's of course much more news and analysis on d. w dot com and on social media to at t w's. i'm jared great, thank you for watching with josh ah ah .