when we say thereabout never giving up sports like every weekend on d w ah ah, this is dw news live from filled in. israel launchers airstrikes on multiple targets inside syria. israeli military is targeted sites belonging to the syrian army. it comes off to rockets were fired from syria into israel control territory. go for nice and follows days of escalating tensions. also coming up china since

ships and dozens of 5 digits towards taiwan as part of military exercises begging coals. the drills the stern warning to the island nation, which considers the breakaway province. ah, i am jared read. welcome to the shore. is riley. israel's military says he has struck targets in southern syria in response to earlier rocket attacks. yes, dr. he does syrian military compound and radar systems in the area from way the rockets were fired, israeli army says it holds the state of syria are responsible for all acts carried out on its territory. at least 6 rockets were fired from syrian territory towards israel overnight. some landed inside these rally occupied golden heights, but no casualties have so far been reported. and

d w is corresponded in jerusalem, tanya claim. it gave us more details on what happened over not well, there were 2 garages of rockets are being fined according to reports here, 6 markets in total. one late on saturday night at one barrage, early on a sunday morning, a launch from southern syria at the israeli occupied colon heights. 2 of them are we understand, landed and open areas in israel. one are landed in a jordan. israel initially responded with artillery and also with a drone as strikes targeting the rocket launchers that's according to an army statement. they later also said that they're carried out additional strikes, targeting a military compound radar systems artillery posts of the syrian army. so sir, in state media reported plaster or near the syrian capital of damascus or in their

state media there. we also understand that the home front in israel has said that there were no injuries or damage, but residents in the occupied colon heights were asked to stay near safe, a safe zones and to stay under pumps. shelters were opened in the area. okay, tonya, as we know, tensions are always high in the region there, but they've really been, excuse me, they really reason in the last couple of days. could you put this into some wider context for us? well absolutely. i mean, but firing sir, came after days of escalating violence in east jerusalem. a mainly after israeli police raided or at least twice a very sensitive holy side or in a east jerusalem. the alex, our compound, or there was a response from a militant groups in garza, rockets verified

a southern israel, and then we had on thursday. also rockets were fired from lebanon and then israel retaliated. but i have to say this is a rare or a rocket strike. from the syrian territory, because usually what we've been seeing here in the past years, israel is actually carrying out a lot of airstrikes on syrian territory. they are saying are there one to prevent iranian entrenchment near their northern borders. so they keep on targeting, in all weapons storage is and an infrastructure in assyria, they usually do not officially or claim these attacks. but in recent weeks, are those areas have been intensifying and also have a contributed to more tensions at the northern border. and given the whole context, of course, you know, this will also, of course, add to the tensions already here in the region d w's. tanya kramer there into ruthless, tanya,

thank you. and as tanya mentioned there, the tensions 1st started after is riley forces rated the alex and mosque in jerusalem. on wednesday, the area $92.00 jews, as the temple mount is sacred to both muslims and jews. right now, thousands of jews are gathering at the western wall beside the alex or mosque for the traditional passover blessing. at the same time, muslim worshippers are inside the complex opting to stay there after ramadan. prayers, but israeli police have not sought to remove them. israeli forces earlier prevented other muslims from entering the compound, but so far the situation remains calm. in other news now, chinese fighter jets in war ships have simulated strikes on taiwan. having encircled the island in a 2nd strike day of military drill. taiwan has deployed its own warships and the 2 slides and now seem to be locked in a standoff. ne,

the median line that separates the self governing island from china. badging has cold drills a stern warning to tie one which you can see. there's a breakaway province. taiwan says they threaten regional stability. washington is calling for restraint. wargames around taiwan, beijing claims these exercises are being held to protect china's national security . chinese gunship diplomacy is nothing new to many taiwanese agenda. i think many of us have gotten used to it by now. the feeling is like, here we go again. just, you'll go either down. so i hope i can remain free to do whatever i wish and say whatever i want to you on video is the most recent escalation comes after. when he's president sighing when visited the united states, where she met with senior us officials, something that greatly angered beijing. now, a new american delegation hasn't turned visited the island democracy,

and their message is clear. democracies must stand together. and as a house foreign affairs committee chairman, i sign off on all for military sales, including weapons to taiwan. and i promise you met our president. we will deliver those weapons on mainland china. many people support the communist party stance that taiwan is a breakaway republic. the i'm a young either. let's take taiwan with military force or whatever. personally, i think i would join a war against taiwan or walker. and even if i were just carrying cannon shells on a new, i think the united states has always been very cunning time. they won't let themselves suffer, because i don't think the united states is really going to fight us with. i think of a me or maybe some tension of the chinese coast has been mounting for years. taiwan has become the focus of a growing struggle between beijing and washington. an escalation could have

devastating consequences. so let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news to day. tens of thousands of catholic faithful hath patting to saint peter's square and the vatican for easter sunday mass. hope frances has presided over the ceremony which celebrates the resurrection of jesus christ and is the most important die in the christian calendar. the pontiff will later delivered the traditional irby at o. b, blessing the last surviving prosecutor of the nuremberg trials that brought not seek. we'll criminals to justice has died, been friends, help secure numerous convictions of german officers following the end of the 2nd world war. afterwards he pushed for the creation of the international criminal court. firenze was 103 years old. rescue as in france are searching for survivors after an explosion treated the collapse of a 5 story apartment building in the city of ma say,

several people have been injured and the mayor has warned that more casualties are likely rescue efforts are being hampered by fires still burning deep within the rubble police in iran say they are installing cameras in public spices to identify and punish women for not wearing a headscarf authority say the movie is to protect the country strict. he job lol. a growing number of iranian women are choosing not to wear his gauze in a show of defiance. well, ukraine's president flora me zalinski has thanked muslim soldiers for their efforts defending the country since the russian invasion at a ramadan. if todd dinner outside of keith zalinski handed out medals and vowed to liberate crimea, which was annexed by russia in 2014, and is harmed to a muslim ethnic minority. breaking fast with the president. for the 1st time ukrainian president vladimir zalinski hosted in if tara marking the muslim

holy month of ramadan. his guests muslim clergy diplomats representing muslim majority countries. and muslim members of the armed forces. zelinski use the opportunity to recognize that their contribution to the war effort. it is the many journals agreeable on m. boy who diversity enshrined in respect is part of the character of independent ukraine. i think he knocked her out of those, these meetings her in may this character always strengthen our nation unguided to good deeds going on? yes, ukraine is grateful to the muslims of our country and the entire muslim community of the world who like us, will destroy for peace, number and resist. evil is our history of it was la muslims account for one percent of the predominantly orthodox christian nation in crimea,

which was illegally annexed by russia. in 2014 muslims make up 12 percent of the population. there is also a significant muslim community in the eastern don bass region. with the conflict, spending almost a decade has displeased many of ukraine's muslims resembled almost a summer circle by sea. now we will not forget grains that it was with the occupation of our crimea world to sla border that it was with the repression of ukrainians. little the crimea totters and crimea muslims, rural dot russia's attempt to enslaved ukraine and other peoples of civilized europe. begun narrow them, seal is only ever open for ukrainian muslim service men and women. faith in the holy month. only add to their resolve was low vehicle and i believe that no matter how difficult conditions are we to everything for the sake of god and my team. when

i safe wanted to address it as the greatest reward for me. the koran says that when you save one life, you save thousands of lives 36 years with you. during the event, zalinski also awarded meadows to muslim soldiers have been defending ukraine since the outbreak of the conflict in 2014 and russia's invasion of ukraine has forced over 8000000 people to flee their homes and seek refuge with a european neighbors. in many cases, government support for refugees has been slower, but across europe, volunteers have stepped up to fill the gap, t w's at terry schultz. as this story now from the austrian capital vienna. in case any one doubts that one person can make a difference. ask ukrainian refugees in vienna for whom one name has become a lifeline. tanya find tonya meyer. they say she will help you. that's the advice lillia was given by another refugee as she deposited her teenage son in vienna

alone before returning to the front line in ukraine. she said that tonya, you'll help for my son. this is my one a child and i i dont oh want it there dear. hugh was killed in this war. tanya meyer found herself in this role somewhat by accident, displayed an earlier career in investment banking. for years she'd been mostly a stay at home mom then russia invaded ukraine february 24th. i woke up burst into tears cried the whole morning and then like i just started following what was happening. someone wrote me, hey tanya, if you're in vienna, like you should go help at the transition go there. they need russia. ukrainian speakers fluent in russian meyer helped ukrainians arriving in vienna. many of whom had just a few belongings and plastic bags and a little if any cash. she started buying things for people out of her own pocket. but the level of need quickly became overwhelming. the state response was super

slow and completely chaotic, and they were waiting months to get any money from the austrian government. that's where the idea was born to crowd fund grocery cards of 50 euros each. together with some volunteers, tanya meyer created a website and started pleading for funds on social media. she puts every penny into the gift cards, mailing many by hand and posting photos of the food recipients. by so far about 4000 cards have been delivered. i was so grateful and i wrote her a diner. thank you so much for 50 or at that very time was a big amount of money. you know, when you came here and you don't have money, you don't know what is going on with us to get some money from the silly says tanya meyer also helped him find housing when he and his mother were homeless. now he volunteers as her online group administrator, i lot of people need help and like danny, i can do everything by her own so i mean there is not enough resources to like only one person on myer says she'll continue helping refugees until the money stops.

come here, but that's not to day. her phone is buzzing with new requests, and new donations, and people are counting on tanya to make it to the mailbox of next on t w, i take series shift looks at the privacy worries surrounding the chinese i and video sharing app tick tock is warranty, w dot comp and on social media to at dw news. i'm jared radian bell in thank you for watching with guardians of truth. my name is john dinner and i have paid almost every price of being a journalist in a country like turkey. taking on the powers that be they risk every.