the the, this is dw news line from berlin. the death toll stores in israel and gaza. hundreds are now dead on both sides of the border after tax by the palestinian militant group of boss on southern israel, and israel's retaliatory strike. and german transel all i've shown says attacks on israel cannot be celebrated on the streets of germany. he says police will be stepping up security surrounding jewish institutions across the country. the

warm welcome to viewers around the world. unlike local israel has declared a state of war after a mass of surprise attacked by palestinian militant as long as group from us, which is regarded as a terrorist organization by israel, germany, the you and other israel says the attacks have left at least $600.00 people dead reprisal, air strikes on gas, a city have killed hundreds and fighting is threatened to escalate. further with lebanon's has been showing is really positions in disputed territory along the countries border. israel is firing back, while the full scale of a mazda is attacked, 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 really forced, is managed to, and they stand off. the budget's

a security breach that would have been unthinkable even a few days ago. 4 6 and it gets worse, this woman said to be in is ready. the soldier is just one of dozens of hostages seized by the militants. after they infiltrated israel, as opposed to the multiplan, the thoughts on the country. for this, israel is a biling retribution. i'm not fit on the show. the atrocious act up the mass is a will crying for the enemy to hold women and children is concrete to international law. it is 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's just coming down as strikes on god the 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 there a patient of palestinian territory and israel's failure to reigning illegal is really set to him. and some people say they have now lost everything in the thought on the what have on to us is complete destruction where we're the of a web family and there were a 150 people in this building, including my uncle's family. my sister's understanding the families of my 5 brothers, some of the houses we're also a little destroyed, but you have a lot of different fully and belmont shut me down to 4 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 say, 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 the top ratings problem that we could city. now we will turn them into rubble by stage the residence of gaza leave. now, because we will operate forcefully when it's everywhere to the whole altima. and again, this is benjamin netanyahu. net, you know, all who were there and the is rarely military appears to be indeed acting forcefully. reports have been coming in detailing a series of air strikes on garza dw correspondent rebecca rivers is currently close to the gossip border and gave us this update. well, that's right, michael,

and within the last couple of hours, there's been another relatively large a strong on gaza. the area actually targeted was right behind us. he just over the border and area code beta noon. it's with the mouse use, often use as launching base for they were all kids. it was heavily uh hit with me solve this 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 either way get a sound about salary fire going over across into the goal. is 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 obese. the 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's hope that they'll be no

attacks it or even accidental miss 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 thought, but that number may also be savvy, continued to rise as the soldiers going through these town, which i must have taken oliver and wish 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 smart be, is really military has certainly indicated we've seen a lot of video so circulating on social media. many of us may have seen some of those video, some very distressing videos as well. uh, it would appear to 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, sent it to collect information about the hostages, and about how to go about securing them, 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 that each round 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 the egyptian city of alexandria. the officer is set or fired at random, adding his really tor group with his personal weapon and egyptian was also killed. the un security council has scheduled an emergency meeting to discuss the escalation of violence in israel and gallons a later today. the talks will focus on the situation in the middle east. and the palestinian question and the palestinian authority has called for an emergency arab league meeting at the ford ministerial level as soon as possible. as according to the palestinian wafer, news agency, 6 amended continuing violence. u. s. president joe biden has reiterated his

country's unwavering support for israel. he said that support was rock solid and talks were underway with these really government to provide military a full stop. turn this to this bar. and here in germany there's been a show of support for israel with berlin's branding the gate lit last night. and the colors of these really flag this afternoon more than 1000 people have gathered at the gate in the heart of the german capital for solidarity demonstration is just one of several rallies call to show support for israel across germany. israel's

ambassador to germany, as well as berlin's mer, i've spoken at the event german chancellor old of shaw says the germany has increased security at is really n jewish institutions following the homeless attacks. and he said that germany stands firmly by israel side. nothing beyond that goes to the news that reached us from israel yesterday has shaken us deeply. under the site of the hundreds of us release up in kill caitlin terrace, fired versions of rockets from the gaza strip into israel plant type text in the same time. heavily on fighters infiltrated israel, is it in the high, is that one sort of good cancer? the houses of innocent civilians find those english coming at the murdering men, women and children, adults and the guys under ducting dozens of hostages into the gaza strip. this is a titans and by these are about body guards and they are shocking and they kind of in any way be justified on this. so if i sat capital hard to the talking 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 german east on steadfastly, by his real side. and as i take the security of israel is a part of germany's reason his status is gotcha stops because all our chief political editor, because you look know, told us what particularly struck her about the german chancellor's remarks. well, it's nice of all those very last words. what i've sold repeated, it's the pledge that is produced as a ungrammatical may 2008 before the class. it is or is 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 bring him a message out and he announced that he would be speaking to egypt, president of the city, of course, who is a major player in the region,

appealing to both sides is full measure off for a, for the violence to a, basically seed and calling out time us as a terrorist organization that has endorsed this vicious attack on israel. so katie, a pledge she a by germany not just diplomatically, but to do whatever it takes and having played stats to venue minutes and 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 a potties 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 assigned, that is where the slide if we also so in the evening and where i would expect that

today as well. the front of the gate being for illuminations where the is where the 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 homos attack. what can you tell us? yes, there is sketchy information coming through most prominent the really sticks out. one woman who says she identified her daughter on one of those come off videos who pretend she was taken hostage, but actually her body looked very life listened 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,

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