ah ah ah, this is dw news coming to you live from berlin. israel's military says at his hit palestinian military targets militant targets in the gaza strip and lebanon. israel says pre dawn strikes were a response to rocket attacks for both areas. the day before rockets were fired from

lebanon into northern israel, also coming up, visiting beijing, a cheap ursula funder lion has kind words for china and a stern warning. she praises chinese liter. she's been paying on his nuclear weapons stance, but warns against arming russia plus antibiotics pain killers and even treatments for cancer come from nature. but bio diversity is disappearing at an unprecedented rate on world health day. we take a look at what connects the health of the planet with our own well being and making his moves. at a very young age we meet chest prodigy hussain 1st soon. who has become a record breaker in germany, after playing war in syria with his pap. ah,

ah, hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. israel has carried out a series of night time air strikes 1st in the gaza strip and then in lebanon. israeli military says it struck targets linked to the palestinian islamist militant group. hamas is, comes after more than 30 rockets were fired from lebanon into northern israel on thursday. one of the biggest rocket attacks originating on lebanese soil since 2006 tensions in the region rose after israeli police rated the alex of mosque in jerusalem. earlier this week is lumps 3rd holiest sight, united nations peacekeeping mission and lebanon is urged all sides to stop the attacks. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in jerusalem, tonya cramer, she gave us more details about the events in lebanon and garcia. what was that around for a m, a local time this morning that the israeli army put out

a statement that they had started to attack targets in the, near the southern city of a tear in the southern region of a lebanon, a spokesperson for the army. this morning has had an briefing to report that it was a very, a targeted attack to the areas where the rockets were alone launched on thursday afternoon to what's israel or did the yesterday or the day before. so, there are no confirmed reports yet, of injuries or casualties of from lebanon is well, has flamed. palestinian factions in lebanon for the rocket strikes on thursday. but military analyst here, also pointing out a doubt, it nothing would happen without the approval of the lebanese minute. and group has bella in as southern lebanon now. they, since then, it has been a quiet, there have been no reported strikes from the israeli side. and we understand that a lot of players are working on d,

escalating the situation. the lebanese government has already said yesterday, and they want to con the situation of the un peacekeeping mission in a south lebanon unit, phil, as that they're talking to both sides and that nobody of once a war, they call it a very serious situation. now, given the fact that they has been know as strike until now that it has been quiet, although it is the most serious, a crisis now between the 2 countries. since the last war in 2006, it could also be as suggested that this is a limited strike, but of course it is for, for now to, to early to tell what will happen next there. in lebanon, who's not the only flash pointer. what a garza, what's the latest from their, tanya? they're also there. and shortly after midnight, local time, the israeli army us started to carry out airstrikes and different targets or

throughout the gaza strip. or that's what a residence there also have reported in this briefing from the army. they said they have when they described as hamas. a targets are targeted 10 as sites in the gaza strip it rep in storage and tunnels. and there has been also a 2nd wave of air strikes in the early morning, or they're looking into reports also from garza of a hospital of being as truck as well. that is not yet confirmed. at the same time, sirens went off in the communities around the gaza strip in a southern israel, a warning of incoming rockets. here, the army says that 44 rockets were launched from the gaza strip. half of them are aware of coming into israel somewhere, intercepted by the iron dome, a defense, a messiah system. one house in the town of steroids, or was hit, but no cash of casualties there. now it has been a quiet as since

a few hours now since the morning, but again, there's a lot of uncertainty. people in the south of israel have been told to stay next to shelters, but of course, especially in garza, they are no shelters. people in garza have been through this many, many times before and we don't know how this will play out and a lot of people are looking to day also, you know, an hour towards jerusalem for the friday prayers. how the situation. i will be there later today, tanya. thank you very much. our corresponded tony kramer in jerusalem. european commission chief ursula funder lion and french president manuel mccaul, have called on china to use his influence with russia to end the war in ukraine. european leaders, our invasion to promote peace, but they also had a warning for chinese president, she's in thing not to send weapons to russia. a clear message from the you chief to chinese president, jean ping,

use your leverage with moscow to help end of the war in ukraine. china's position on this is crucial for the european union. as a member of the un security council is a big responsibility. and we expect that china will play its role and promote a just peace one that respects ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. one of the cornerstones of the un charter. it was a message echoed by french president, emmanuel mc kron. who joined the 2 for talks, legless truce on your claim. the russian aggression in ukraine has dealt a blow to the stability farm and it ended decades of peace in europe working digital. i know i can count on new policy to bring russia to its senses and every one to the negotiating table. it will know that at that the negotiation whether the

chinese president will, he'd that call is unclear. vaughn de lion reported that he had agreed to talk to you crane's president zalinski when the time was right. though she made no mention of this in his own comments after the meeting. there were words of warning from fond a lion, the chief told g not to arm russia against ukraine. a possibility many western leaders have feared. but she also had praised for g statements on nuclear war. and chinese president has urged both sides not to use nuclear weapons without mentioning russia, specifically on trade g said beijing and paris had agreed to deepen their co operation in fields like aerospace and nuclear energy. human rights concerns, particularly the persecution of the wigan muslims engine. jang. we're also discussed the e you chief called the european chinese relationship, a complex but interdependent one. the war in ukraine is certainly putting the partnership to the test. mostly called an founder lion have expressed hope that

china could help end the war in ukraine. but is there realistic given that the chinese and ukrainian leaders haven't even spoken with one another yet? i put that question. the journalist javion kretmoore in beijing. well, you mentioned it, i mean when a man came across said towards seating ping, i know i can count on you to bring back russia to reason that was clearly wishful thinking because seating thing clearly chose not to do so in his hand, out of the chinese city basically repeated, what was, what would china's position before? and that does not include any criticism whatsoever against russia. they didn't even mention russia. they spoke about the legitimate security concerns of all parties. so basically they are very close to her rushes position in some regard. and at yes, as sheeting ping according to was a funder line said that he wants to talk and have a phone call this a ukrainian precedence zalinski. but only when the time is ready. and i mean,

when is the time and not ready if it's not now, i mean, it's long overdue. you, as the lensky has repeatedly asked, a seating pink to have a call. they haven't even spoken once since the beginning of the russian invasion. and i would say a china has not shown any diplomatic concession towards ukraine. for more let's cross over to dw is lucia shelton in brussels. lydia, let's start with the e. u chief ursula on the line. what if anything, has she achieved on this trip? well, what she achieved was certainly to bring across her at line. she has said that arming the aggressor would have really serious consequences and would hum the relations between the european union and china. even though we have not seen any indication by changing, paying that he is planning to change, track it with regards to russia. there is nevertheless,

you can be sure that she brought across her message to, to teach. and, you know, the optics of this trip were interesting. nicole was received with full military honors. he's getting lots of face time with cg and paying well on. the lion has been treated like a side act. does that highlight the relative weakness of the european union as a foreign policy player? lucy, what did you, what it was, 1st and foremost, estate vivid of the french president said where he also in white, it was a lot on the line to come across. so that they could also speak with one european voice, that was the one that was what they have, what my client has thought over and he invited her to join him. so nevertheless, of course, this comes off joe to speech. that was what a funny line gave before her visit, where she has been given quite a tough stance towards china and speaking very clear birds. so you can

see also in that way that maybe this was an answer to this, but i think this is a bit too far reaching. let us maybe think of the fact that this has been a state visit by the, by the french minor, my call and was enough on the line. was also there to, to give the european perspective. this was also very much a trade visit for france. but what about the e, you'd? what leverage does the european union have when it comes to china? now you said there is, it was a trade visit for france, but there are also really strong trade relations between the european union and china. so i was enough on the line, said it herself yesterday in the press conference. it is the european union is the 1st export destination for china. so that means that there is some leverage there. there's also a trade agreement between the european union and china,

which has been negotiated and concluded already in 2020, but it's been put in the freezer ever since. so there's also some leverage there in the trade relations. and also they are pressing the european union is pressing china right now. but you can also see by a plan, visit of jersey burrell dead writers reported should take place next week. lucy, a thank you very much. that was our correspondent, lucy, a shelton there in brussels. meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people have joined another round of protests and strikes in france over the government's controversial pension plans. protestors want the deeply unpopular raising of the minimum retirement age from $62.00 to $64.00, to be scrapped, but french president of manuel mac comp absent on that trip to china seems determined not to back down even with mac, ron thousands of kilometers away. paris is still burning. this time it was

one of the french presidents, favorite restaurants in flames, as processed as again faced up with police over his pension reform. ah, in the private pension market, though it's not been involved in the government's plans. but despite the sales and the clashes demonstrated seemed determined to carry on many on the streets of paris were angry about not just the deeply unpopular reform itself, but also about the government's heavy handed approach. no, no, no dialogue from the never has been any. the government on a busy killer, the head of state, they were made on that positions by declaring that it's absolutely essential to carry out this reform, even though there are many other means which could be explored, which is not done at all. and so there is no discussion that's obvious. or you'll

do that today. we have the impression that we are faced with a deaf and dumb government that is not very good at communication. we get the impression that emmanuel mackintosh, absolutely no interest in what is happening in his own country. what would be with the government and the unions refusing to budge and talks going no way, both sides and now waiting for france, his constitutional counsel, to way in next week to catch up on? well, the story is making headlines around the world today to democratic lawmakers in the us state of tennessee have been expelled from the legislature and a vote taken by the republican dominated house. there was uproar. after the 2 black men were banished for joining a gun control protest inside the capital. the capital building last week that protest followed a deadly school shooting in nashville. japanese officials have found what they believe to be fragments of an army helicopter that went missing with 10 crew

members on board defense minister, yahoo sako hammond said the helicopter, which disappeared with all on board that apparently crashed into the sea on thursday. now animals, plants, fungi, biodiversity offers a treasure trove of chemicals and compounds. some of which can be used to treat diseases from malaria to cancer, but more and more species are being threatened with extinction. is that jeopardizing our health d. w to west osborne took a closer look for world health day a see snail that is the source of the pain medication a 1000 times as powerful as morphine and north american tree with the power to treat breast cancer. the natural world has helped humans the millennia to treat that health problems and it plays a central role in the discovery of new drugs. some of them have gone. the full

distance thing that's produced in nature is the drug that we use in the clinic. but in many or perhaps most cases, it's that that chemical idea that's been gained from nature has been operated on the altar to give it good properties as a medicine, some 70 percent of cancer medications alone. a based on nature according to you and experts. but the search for new sources of pharmaceuticals is becoming ever more difficult. biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate. almost a 3rd of more than 150000 species assess just part of the i you see and read list, which tracks the state of the world by at of f t. i threatened with extinction. and humans are to blame the 2 things that threaten both of us you the most at that moment of over harvesting and land convention. and it's not just clearance of land

for lost at the grace is clear land for food for last up to eat and a clearance of the ations human driven climate change is also having an impact. fine to say lots of biodiversity does not just present a problem for drug discovery. humans are almost completely dependent on the natural world. whether it's through trees that remove pollutants from the air, or crops, the provide food. the by diversity is the fabric that holds our life support together on our planet. if we didn't have living wild nature and it would be in a much huddle impossible to live on his planet, governments promised to tackle by it of us. he lost by protecting 30 percent of land and oceans before 2030, whether the commitments become action could dictate not just the state of the planet, but also human health. and with me in the studio is louise osborne,

from the w's environment desk. her, she filed that report, of course, louise, we heard in your report about how biodiversity is extremely important for pharmaceuticals and also for for food. but surely there's more to it than that. why else does biodiversity matter for health? or, i mean, it's not just about it, you know, dealing with when we're sick, actually, it's much more in sensual and keeping us healthy in the 1st place. i mean, if we look at trees, for example, they take pollutants out of the air. there are studies that have shown in areas where there are more trees than at lucian is not such a big problem. and obviously that is a big killer for humans. does also wetlands, for example, that clean water city in india, calcutta uses wetlands to, to clean its water for farming and for, for other uses for drinking. and again, a clean water is, is a huge thing for human health, very important. so there are all of these things,

all of these jobs that nature are doing for us that, you know, we don't really even, you know, follow, and these are just a couple of examples. it seems intuitive, but we really should remind ourselves from time to time, be conscious of plants and animals though are disappearing. the species are disappearing at an alarming rate. at the same time, we're seeing technology advanced by leaps and bounds, not least, biotech can technology help make up for the loss in bio diversity. well, you've probably heard about disappearing bees for example, and this is becoming an issue that infects the disappearing and so we need those for our crops. there are machines that are being built that can pollinate our crops so that we're still getting food that they're taking over the job from beads for example. but i mean these are a lot more expensive. and also they can't account for the m complex interactions that animal have between each other. and ah,

so it's always difficult to say whether these things are going to, to be able to take over or not. and what about efforts to keep nature intact, lewis or to, to preserve biodiversity? is there reason to be hopeful? there are things that we can definitely do. i gra forestry, for example, as something where trees and shrubs and by adversity are integrated into our funding practices. and obviously that is one of the, the biggest threats when it comes to buy a diversity as individuals. we can also look at our fruit waste, making sure that we are only buying what we actually need rather than throwing so much away. so there are all of these things that, that can be done, there is a one solution, but combined together, it will help louise osborne from d w's, environment, dest. thank you so much. a new survey shows the german government with its worst popularity ratings since taking office

transfer. all of shots of social democrats have been in power together with the greens and the business minded at the p. since december 2022 for germans. the most pressing issue is climate protection. something they feel the governing coalition is not making enough progress on spring 2023 in germany. oh, laugh schoultz and his 3 party coalition have been in power for 16 months. is. are they dealing with the problems that ordinary people care about? the latest infra tsd map survey shows what those issues are. more than a quarter of german sake, climate change should be the government's number one focus. compared with january, that is a 50 percent increase in the number calling for that people are still thinking about other international issues like the war in ukraine and migration. well, more domestic questions like the cost of living a further down the priority list. the climate question has been at the heart of arguments within the coalition, lately,

which may explain why more people are focusing on it. some in the government want to press ahead with ambitious green plans, while others are worried about the cost. the poll numbers show that reflects a split in public attitudes to only 18 percent of people think germany is on track to meet its climate goals, while much larger proportion. say it's either going to quickly or not. pushing ahead as fast as it should at the end of march, the government part is a great some tweaks to their environmental plans, especially focusing on transport. some aging auto bonds will get a face lift, and planning processes will be shortened to speed completion of some long stoled projects. at the same time, more money will be pumped into the nation's rail system. asked if those are the right priorities. germans tend to agree. a big majority supports boosting rail at

the same time, more than half one more fast roads to be built, and a similar number oppose the use upcoming ban on new fossil fuel powered vehicles. in fact, only 36 percent of german support that move. and as spring brings warmth to germany, what these poll also shows clearly many people worried about the climate and about the government's plans. in fact, a just 27 percent support for the coalition is at its lowest level, yet. germany's chess federation has no a. it's youngest ever player for an upcoming tournament in croatia, 11 year old hussein bas sue is set to join the team after dazzling and domestic competition. but having arrived from war torn syria, there's more at stake for hussein and his family than what happens on the chessboard. some spend a lifetime trying to mark the chess of his get the hang

a little sooner. this is hussein base who i just 11 years old. he's already considered one of germany's most promising players to him navigating the tough strategy game is as simple as to plus to me find the fun because i like math. i'm with chess. you also have to do math, and that's why i like it. and the sub for this person who's saying is set to represent germany at the metropolis cup in croatia later this month, making him the nation's youngest ever player. it's as much a celebration of pure talent as it is of immigration and then appear for holding. we are very proud that hussein was invited to join the german team to participate in international tournaments when we wished for the german team to achieve great results. of my boys who same was actually born in syria and started playing chest at the age of 3. it was long before his talents began to shine through

heavily and our family. we always play chest together. my father and i, with my brother's st. hussain used the common start asking how to move the pieces, how to play the game, and this is how we learned the basic moves of chess to then he started saying technical moves we would say after 6 or 7 months. hussein was very, very good. hussein's family fled their homeless and the german town of lich. dat in 2016. since then, boy wanda has been honing his skills in local clubs. thankfully chess has proved the useful tactics for fitting in it happened. i started playing a lot of tournaments in germany. that's how i improve my german man dodge good. while hussein's family continue to fret over their residency status in germany, the youngster is purely focused on learning as much as he can while away, but the german chess federation. i would be the ones i am playing with are all older and therefore maybe they have

a little bit more experience. but i honestly think it's great that i'm able to play, and i think it's a fantastic chance, i think, falls off to difficult beginnings. germany's youngest chest sensation is ready to seize an exciting opportunity. you're watching dw nears, i'm terry martin, thanks for being with with

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