this seems like a very plausible way that they are doing that before. then going and launching some kind of ground invasion for because the things of for these update and stay with us will coming back to you a bit later in germany's for a minute. the bad bulk is in israel, where she has reiterated germany support to her is really counterpart any co and the german foreign minister has been visiting the southern town of nancy board, which was overwhelmed by her mazda militants at the weekend. one of the big reasons for her visit is to speak with family members of german citizens who are being held hostage by the as the most militant group. that upset that how mazda is holding the whole population of gaza hostage in the cartridge sessions. a mama is now deliberately infringing itself and gaza and using innocent people as human shields,

which it most up to give them to become us is taking the entire population of gaza hostage or not out it's tunnels. weapons caches and come on, seems as deliberately located in homes and supermarkets, universities, and perhaps even hospitals. this poses incredible challenges to everyone who wants to fight tiara. how supportable a. do i have is it to israel on? are they not available? met with families of german citizens of dock to buy a moss family members say they've been a show. the german government is doing all it can to help them missing loved ones. speaking to the media family, said they urgently needed information about the hostages and hopes germany would use its international leverage to find them. but the stress that time is of the essence in the securing the safe return and not interesting

germany, israel was interesting business. sorry, baby politics, diplomacy. i understand. i last night we met today with the minister. she was very understanding. she told us that germany will do whatever possible for her to do in order to make a citizen come back home and just go back to the back of it. is until a v for back. are you what at that, the press conference to solely a very emotional moment for these families can count on help from the german government. steve was incredibly emotional. get out of the scenes that we have

seen has been coming out of these people. these. these communities around the gaza strip is simply horrific and seeing the families speaking about it for themselves is, was truly heartbreaking. i've got to admit that they, they spoke of the fact that they are really hurtful, that germany can use it international clouts that it can use. it's standing in the international community and also the fact that it isn't actually at war with hamas at the moment as the as ready to government is they hoping that the, the german government will be that will be that by the side to ensure that they can do anything, something to get their loved ones back, come back alive, back safe. uh they're really they're, they're, they're grasping it every possibility and, and they certainly putting a lot of hope in the german government. they did say that they thought that unlink a babble was very sensitive, that she, she really gave them the disease of time. but she understood that you already knew the story. then she connected with them on

a personal level. so they really hoping that germany is going to do everything that it kind of not something that i don't read about. also, i promise them. now what signal that this visit from them is for him is the sense of these riley's whether it's a signal that germany stands in solidarity. not only with israel against the horrendous tax that we've saved by him off the invasion from ass militants, but that it also stands individually with these people that whose families onto national german citizens. and that it is going to do everything that it can. it's she reiterated some things that i like to bubble fairbanks. that is the foreign minister from germany's reiterates and stuff we've heard from her during the week that they stand in sold solidarity. she condemned the heinous crimes of her mouth. and you know, again we had the chance of the german child, so the old i felt yesterday also standing in solidarity germany, obviously having a very special relationship with israel and committed to do everything it can to

help israel. and it's our need. rebecca in general about do we know about the face of the all the hostages being held in gaza swell? sadly. uh we don't have a lot of information. certainly nothing public at the moment. we still haven't even been given a public figure of exactly how many hostages a day now the is there any military say that they are aware, but they still contacting the family members and of course probably showing up that information. they want to get that right. but anywhere between a 100 and a $150.00 around about a $120.00 is the figure we're hearing at the moment. we still yeah, we're waiting for the final figures, the as to the whereabouts. certainly, that is not known. and certainly not publicly, many of them i've no doubt on the ground. now, how much is famous for having a whole tunnel network on the goals with strict, we discussed in detail our efforts to prevent any a state or non state. we're creating

a new front in this topic. we're also working intensively together to secure the release of positive learning, american citizen being held by a mouse and gather as i'm grateful for the urgency the cutter is bringing this. i've come with john why richard walker, the w as chief international editor who you've listened into this press conference, that of a focus on the hostages and few of us collections. yep, that's right. so, so the categories, obviously they play pretty important diplomatic role within the middle east that they've, they've, they've often coordinated diplomatically with the americans on other issues such as negotiating with the taliban in afghanistan. and now they're playing a central role in efforts to, to try and find that negotiated kind of swap for the, for the hostages, who have been taken by, by hum us into gaza. so that's on the one side,

the tardy prime minister. that not raising too many expectations the dentist thing is going to happen immediately when he was stressing that this is still relatively early in this, into this hostage situation. but that he hope to be able to report some kind of progress in the next few days. and in terms of the fear of escalation, that goes there, it's about his blog in the north. so, so the, the radical, a group based in southern lebanon, the fear that includes a mountain lauren tax into, into north and east relative created 2 frontage ration for as well. and also potentially the, the role that iran would play. so these 2 of the really big preoccupations, of course, not just for the americans, but for many countries in the region. he also did address these to monitor and situation in gaza. i believe. what did you have to say about that? yeah, so, so the american center, we had this from blinking very much in this press conference. the trying to kind of walk a line here, where on the one hand they are saying and blinking said, you know, israel has every right to defend itself against the attacks that must mounted. and in fact seduce east to defend himself. and that they can be no business as usual

now in dealing with this threat from him last week, which with which recess and extraordinary level with these attacks. but at the same time saying that the he said in his was the way israel does is the way it, it mounts these operations if it matches. and, and this be a lot of criticism from around the region about israel's warning to the people of a das of northern gods, and that they need to evacuate to this house of the region. and he was pressed about, you know, it was as the us kind of gave a green light. just go ahead and do that. he evaded that question. but he did say that, so implicitly he's trying to call on these writing these and saying that he and urge these riley's to really respect the rights of civilians in the gaza strip. and did that, the united states is focusing on trying to create safe 7th within garza, particularly in southern gaza where people can take refuge. um, but i think this is gonna be a lot of focus, of course,

in the days ahead. if israel does go ahead with this ground defensive, how uh, civil is treated, how many 1000000000 start getting killed. and this is the live, the americans are trying to book on the one hand say is israel has every right to conduct the operations. on the other hand, to say it must respect the rice of civilians as well. was this the last station of this trip, or is it going something like this is this is a multi stop tool for, for tiny, blinking. i think it was also interesting. he spoke earlier to the king of jordan king abdullah, who is also anticipated hearing by live next week. and king abdullah was very clear, particularly on this question of displacing a gallstones from north and gaza, saying that he wanted to get any attempt to forcibly to displace any civilians from those in gaza. so that message from the countries in the region that is supportive of the listing is obviously getting across to the americans. very much on this trip

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