the the, this is dw news life in berlin. israel declare is a state of 4 following the attacks by palestinian militant group hallmarks. prime minister benjamin netanyahu talks are far reaching military steps after hundreds are killed on both sides and german transfer. the old of shaw says attacks on israel can not be celebrated on the streets of germany, says police will be stepping up security surrounding jewish institutions across the country. the

welcome to our viewers around the world. i'm michael. israel has declared a state of war after a mass of surprise attacked by palestinian militant, as long as group, i'm not which is regarded as a terrorist organization by israel in germany, the you and others. israel says that the attacks have left at least 600 people dead reprisal air strikes on gaza. city have killed hundreds and fighting is threatening to escalate further with lebanon's has bola share showing is rarely positions in disputed territory along the countries border. israel is firing back, the full scale of a mazda is attack is beginning to emerge. this is what israel's night looks like. a police station inside israel. oh the wrong by how most militants is ready for is managed to end the stand off of the budget. so security breach that

would have been unthinkable even a few days ago and it gets worse. this woman that to be in is really soldier, is just one of dozens of hostages seized by the militants after they infiltrated israel. as part of the multiplan, the thoughts on the country for this israel is a biling retribution. i'm not fair on the show. the atrocious act from us is a will crying for the enemy to hold women and children is concrete to international law in this country to islam. and anyone who participates in this will be held accountable and avoid the push board. israel's response has been swift. it is coming down as strikes on god to

and they say this is only the start of what will be quote, a long and difficult tool. many in goal is to say the assaults by militant islam is thomas was launched because of anger is one of the patient of palestinian territory . and israel's failure to reigning illegal is really set tremendous. some people say they have now lost everything in the thought on the what happened to us as complete destruction. we are the of a web family and the 150 people in this building, including my uncle's family. my sister's i miss and the families of my 5 brothers come of that house is we're also a little destroyed. the slowness different fully and belmont showed me that it for months ago. how much continued firing rockets over night targeting civilians and hospitals israel to set up? it's a tax from the a blessing what some see a good herald, a dangerous escalation. israel responded to fire from the militant group,

has the law in lebanon after they launched guided missiles at a disputed area. is royal is now beating up its security presence. the 2 that's listened to part of the statement made by prime minister benjamin netanyahu last night in his address to the nation, going on the commode, all of the places which a mass is deployed in hiding in gold. i'm gonna come on operating from that. we could city now we will turn them into rubble by stage the residence of gaza leave now because we will operate forcefully every way to the whole. altima. a dw correspondent rebecca rid is joins us now from the southern israel outside the town of ash go on close to the guns of border. rebecca, we just heard netanyahu speaking. indeed, these rarely, military deeds acting forcefully. we're hearing about

a series of air strikes on gaza as the desktop rises rapidly on both sides. what's the latest you are hearing? well, that's right, michael. and within the last couple of hours there's been another relatively large, a strike on gaza. the area actually targeted was right behind us. he just over the border and area code beta noon. it's where most use often use as launching base for they were all kids. it was heavily uh hit with me solves just a couple of hours ago. you can see the huge plumes of smoke rising above the city. and of course we could hear it from here is also quite a number of thousands. in fact, it was ready tank station around this area and we hear the regular sound about salary fire going over across into guys that as well. now, of course these attacks from israel, big and the net. now who's promising many more, but asking to goes with thousands to leave is a, is a difficult situation, obviously for thousands there who, who,

many of whom don't really have any way to go. the u. n. has said around 20000 gallons of now sheltering in their schools. and of course it typed it, they'll be no attacks it or even accidental mis thought in any of those areas where civilians are sheltering. and the death toll as you mentioned, has risen as well. the official desktops on the guards inside now sitting at $370.00. of course. sadly that is expected to rise in the coming days. on the as riley side. he's the death toll has also risen in the last hour or 2. we've now that official figures of around 600 or more than 600, i should say both civilians and military personnel soldiers. it's the so that that number of my old service had been continued to rise as the soldiers going through these towns where i must have taken over and were indiscriminately killing civilians. and as they go through those towns and find more bodies that get till 2 is expected to rise, rebecca,

dozens of hostages were taken by him. us. have we heard anything more about the well, it's believed to be thousands that smoke b is really military has certainly indicated we've seen a lot of video so so circulating on social media. many of us may have seen some of those videos. i'm a very distressing videos as well. uh, it would appear in thousands uh, at least uh, in some way we can aim for. we don't have any official figures of that yet as to what's going to happen now regarding those people being held captive is still unclear. again, but benjamin netanyahu and the security establishment of setting up a contract, i'm sorry, i come on centered to collect information about the hostages and about how to go about securing them and bringing them time. many of them have been taken to gaza. most of them have been taken to gals. are we talking about women, children,

elderly and even some corpses? now it's believe israel is in talks with egypt or is off age of to help in that it goes, she ations for these hostages, but not much more information on that front at this stage. okay, that's a dw correspond to rebecca rivers reporting close to the guns a border. thank you. and let's bring you up to speed with the latest developments to is really torres have been killed by a policeman in egypt. capital alexandria. the officer is set to are fired at random add in his really tor group with his personal weapon and egyptian was also killed. footprint is called for an end to attacks and violence on israel and the gaza strip . he stress that terrorism and war would not solve any problems, but only bring further suffering and death to innocent people. and the palestinian authority has called for an emergency arab league meeting at the ford ministerial level as soon as possible. that's according to the palestinian wafaa news agency.

and here in germany, there's been a show of support for it. israel with berlin's brandenburg gate lit last night. and the colors of the is rarely flack this afternoon around 1000 people have gathered at the gate in the heart of the german capital for solidarity demonstration. it's just one of several rallies call to show support for israel across germany. israel's ambassador to germany, as well as berlin's mer, have spoken at the of the german transel. olaf schultz says that germany has increased security at is really and jewish institutions following the homeless attacks. and he said that germany stats firmly by israel side, not feeling suggest to the news that reached us from israel yesterday, has shaken us deeply under the site. at least hundreds of us really is hoping kill caitlin terrace fired versions of rockets from the gaza strip into israel. plant

type likes the same time heavily on fighters infiltrated israel. is it in the high? is that one for the good to enter the houses of innocent civilians find the english coming to the murdering man, women and children? adults and the guys under ducting dozens of hostages into the gaza strip. is the titans and by these are by bike access when they are shocking, and they cannot in any way be justified on this. so if i sat a chapter hard to talk with, i spoke on the phone this afternoon with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu funding physician. and i assured him in light of this terrible attack by the germany stein steadfastly, by his real side. and as i take the security of israel is a part of germany's reason this day. let's just punch it stops. cuz all that's bringing our chief political editor, michelle, yellow, clifton, michelle yellow. what from the chancellor speech stood out for you? well, it's nice of all those very last words. what i've sold repeated. the pledge that is

produced as a ungrammatical may 2008 before the class it is rains. parliament say that is real, security is reason of states. he added that germany will act accordingly. not going into any specific details. he already spoke on the phone to bang and then they said y'all, and he announced that he would be speaking to egypt present. i'll city of course, who is a major player in the region, appealing to both sides is full of mess uh for, for the violence to a basically seat and calling out from us as a terrorist organization that has endorsed this vicious attack on israel. so clearly a pledge here by germany, not just diplomatically, but to do whatever it takes and having played starts to buy new medicine, yahoo, israel's prime minister himself, how have other senior politicians in germany,

reacted as well. we have actually, throughout the course of sunday it's heard those very words from the leaders of the germany's policies here as well. the opposition, conservative cd you potty, also citing the reason of state. so that is a very broad base support. also german government buildings that was also mentioned by the chancellor, applying that is where the slide if we also so in the evening and to where i would expect that today is why. 5 the front of the gate, a being for illuminations with the is rarely flag as well as this afternoon here in berlin. there's also a demonstration of showing public support for israel. they are now reports of german citizens among the victims of the homeless attack. what can you tell us? yes, there is. is sketchy information coming through most prominent the really sticks

out? one woman who says she identified her tools on one of those come off videos who pretend she was taken hostage, but actually her body looked very life listening in this very alarming video, showing the nicest body of a woman on the back of a pickup truck. and there are sketchy numbers coming in, and i think this just adds it to illuminate, stick the scale of the confusion that there is currently on the ground. indeed that so dw, how you all across. now, many things is always a she's a reiteration of our top story. this our israel has told gaza residents to leave and has cut off the power as they've conducted the air strikes on the area. fighting is continuing after the militant, as long as good palm lost his surprise attack, which is really local media se has kills more than 600 palestinian officials say

313 people have been killed in the retaliatory attacks on. gosh, don't forget, you can always get the w news on the go, just download our app from google play or from the apple app store. it'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world, as well as push notifications for any breaking news. we will end it there up next our show shift takes a look at the future of mobility in a digital way. don't forget there's more news on the w dot com. and of course you can follow the latest on instagram and x to handle. there is at dw news on michael . oh, cool. kimberly. from me and the rest of the berlin news team. thanks for joining us . and bye for the

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