starts october 25th on d w. the . this is deed of new news live from berlin. israel cast people in gas have more time to heat its evacuation orders before this expected ground defensive. it says they have safe passage on 2 main roads to flee to the south of the territory. over a 1000000 people have been told to relocate a situation of the un has described as impossible and on a visit to saudi arabia, newest secretary of state, as a blinking cause for civilians in israel and does that to be protected. blinking

also phones is chinese counterparts. asked beijing to use its influence in the middle east to stop the conflict from sprint. the next by, sir, welcome to the program. israel says it will allow safe passage for civilians in northern gas or after it urge them to leave a head of an expected ground offensive. this is really officials and said 2 main roads would allow people to escape safely and relocate south of the why the guys, wetlands that cause the territory into israel's military has already been attacking targets. it says are linked to homeless. the terrorist groups, as 9 people, it was holding hostage had been killed in those rates. in the past 24 hours civilians and guys have also been among the casualties. rushing injure to hospital after an air in kansas city.

israel's military stepped up air strikes on how mass targets a week after her mass launched terror attacks. and israel that killed more than 1000 people a mid bombardments and ground raids. israel's military says it dropped pamphlets, giving civilians in northern gather a new time window to evacuate to the south. the warning comes ahead of an expected ground invasion by israel. but the united nations is urging israel to revoke the evacuation order of warning of a humanitarian disaster. they are calling for an end to the siege on gazda. and the passage of 8 our call now is uh for uh, long humanitarian pause is to entertain clay doors face buses just board

at 8 to reach the children and families in the goes to also the protection of children is, is paramount. and it's the sponsibility of all pointed to the conflict. israel's army accuses her mass of stopping civilians from evacuating and stress that its target in gaza is from us terrorist and the palestinian civilians and gaza or north our enemies. we don't assess them as such and we don't target them as such. if they were obviously the situation and government would be totally different. we are trying to do the right thing trying to evacuate civilians in order to minimize the risk for them. meanwhile to israel's north and 11 on israel's army says it killed several terrorists trying to cross the border. lebanon's has the law a militant group back by iran has said it is prepared to join. it's ally, have mass and fighting is real fears or mounting that the conflict between her

mouth and is real, could spill over. across the region. dw senior international correspondent frontage of the chars in jerusalem. she has more about the 2 se fruits offered by the israeli defense forces for residents of guys evacuating to the south. well basically this time window that's being extended now as we just heard in the reports initially it was an order by israeli government, the the yeah, basically one day to the from northern gauze it's a southern gauze, even though that's been extended until today. and it's very entry just how that's going to go on from here to the extension or not. and pretty much regardless of that one shall understand that gaza is under siege. so for people to even trying to flee what you've been trying to see from north to south, say so many difficulties on the way as a strikes continue is rain. yes, rice continue and at the same time as how i'm us minutes into i going to be a we want to defend themselves. so they basically trapped here with it amongst

these different attacks both from air but also increasingly from the store. because even though the big ground offensive has not stopped as yet is really and so just a minute terry, the tags, everything is pretty much a symbol, the amass a, sorry, am asked. they are close to the a guy is a buddha, even though that big offensive has not saw that some local rates have begun and they are casualties. they are a lot of publish do for the students or the more than 1000 police general officials say, who have been killed because of this s trice and the ongoing conflict between homeless submitted things. and these are all the forces. so with that window being extend that for a couple of more hours, it does signal basically to withdraw it from each route that they understand as a spokesperson. in fact, just pointed out from idea of quote, react clear that this is going to take more time just of accusation evacuation. but at the same time, distributed theory and challenges they are on the ground will not cease to exist.

obviously, by extending a window by a couple of hours. okay. so i need just to ship things to the, to a, to a political level for a moment. prime minister benjamin engine. yeah. who went on tv, emphasizing this is only the beginning who was the addressing that or do you think how master or his own people or, or both. the basically addressing, not just the people who are domestic in israel, who really one of the people who speaking to they say they, they must be a strong and very united missteps. best response by these reading governments to basically making sure that they haven't submitted things can never again do what they did last week and killing hundreds of people and abducting at least an estimated 150 civilians to a guy is a strip. now you also can see have this statement by prominence to nothing. you know, in the context that it's a message obviously to the how much the militants is going to be apprised to pay the pay for what they have executed last weekend. but it's also,

so it means sending a message to the region as a whole, to make sure the people a, b. it's, for example, the wrong back to administer the organization has pulled off and leave on on. iran itself is not guarding it, getting involved in this situation. so messaging into a different direction. what at the same time, of course, from me to send a time natania wants to appear very strong in this situation, trying to unite israel because he will need israel is backing what ever he wants to execute. and that's the big question. nobody knows when the ground defensive, he's going to stop and once it stops, just for how long it's going to continue. thank you. if any dw studies that you are interested in for us of dozens of israelis have been protesting in front of the defense ministry in tel aviv asking authorities to bring back their relatives. many held signs with the names and pictures of their loved ones. summer still unaccounted for and some are believed to be held captive in gaza. following the

mass of a solid, launched by from us last saturday, killed more than a 1000 people. at least a 150 is released or believe to have been taken hostage. stephen ryan is with the international red cross and red crescent society in jerusalem. i asked him whether his organization is playing a role in getting some assets to free those hostages. uh well certainly i but we can say right from the start as of nothing can justify the attacks that were carried alternates rarely in the, in the last week or hertz, the i c or c oliver stuff as well as people around the world or had squared to the findings of lost loved ones and especially also to those who were left wasting and wondering what has happened to those who have been taken hostage and b i. c r c has been reiterating. it's called the parties of the complex to make sure that they are released immediately. we have engaged with a mouse and a dialogue to make sure that they understood what their obligations are. and at the

same time, the tax it is relative suffert's. i cannot justify the limitless destruction of gaza. there has been tragedy on both sides of this complex and the i, c or c, i think has a neutral the intermediary and a role as an entirely neutral unimpressed organization. works with people that are affected, both in israel and gaza and to turn to the situation and gaza itself. if you don't mind, what are you hearing about conditions for civilians that are now? i would certainly from talking to my colleagues that are based there at the i feel like she has over a 100 stuff based in gaza. the situation is dire. i. there has been a distinct lack of food, water, electricity. and now i such a huge number of people being instructed to move sites in conditions like this. it is impossible for the i c or c, or any organization to provide suspicions, humanitarian assistance. while the ministry siege continues, we do not have access to the people that need help right now. while that seems

continues, we're not going to be able to help people, and that's why we're calling for an immediate humanitarian access. both for relief patients, goods, medical license, foods and or stuff to be able to help to meet some of the needs that are rising by the hour and the israeli government. steven has told civilians as we know to leave northern gas. what are the people who can't leave? who are in hospital or babies and incubators, there are people you know or are too old? will your organization be able to help them? a look. certainly the military forces and armies have a responsibility to warn people about intending risk. but at the same time, as you mentioned, they're going to be many, many people who are unable to sleep for a broad range of reasons. they might be elderly, they might have a disability in might be fixed. for all of these reasons, it means that international humanitarian law protects these people. and that means

that a states and other authorities have a responsibility to make sure that they're steroids from the sizes. for the perspectives of the i, c or c, we are ready to try and help these people. those that have needs, as well as those who have no choice but to remain where they are. to do so, we need to have access for teens and to be able to bring in a liking needed really functions. and it just the last question. if i may, you have perhaps a 1000000 people on the move traffic jams inevitably, if they're all taking these, these 2 safe routes. how do you actually catch up and deliver food and medicine to these people? is that part of the challenge? but certainly part of the challenges that well we do have a large number of staff based and gaza, many of which are resident there and some international stuff. although it's not sufficient for us to be able to respond to a crisis on the scale, which is growing by the hour. we needs to be able to get further relief and people

in we need to be able to organize support for the people that are there. because right now the situation is so fluid and dynamics that it's impossible, but the small, relatively small team that we have. and for all the amount of turn actors to be able to address is crisis. so we need to have access now. okay, steven ryan, with the red cross, introduce and thank you so much. i a german foreign minister annalee, a bare balk is in egypt for tots, focused on the guys a conflict firebox. met with egyptian for administer some issue, great in cairo, in a statement. egypt said both ministers understood the need for quote, immediate cessation of escalation of the conflict, thereby also held talks with visiting turkish foreign minister. how can see then, to discuss the joined efforts to secure the release of german hostages, held by from us us secretary of state antony blinking has called for the protection of civilians. as israel prepares for an expected assault on castle during a meeting with his saudi counterpart, prince spies,

all been far ahead and re ad blinking said that while israel has the legitimate right to defend its people, it was quote, vitally important to protect civilians and that the us and saudi arabia were working together to do so. lincoln also found his chinese counterpart way need to urge badging to use its influence in the middle east to stop the conflict from spreading. since you bianco is a visiting fellow at the european council on foreign relations where she focuses on political security and economic development in the arabian peninsula and golf. thank you for joining us. can you tell us what does add to me blinking hope for on his visit to saudi arabia? so the secretary of state's message to the saudi tons or parts will be about what can be done to prevent a regional spill over of the pensions and violence in israel and all that. but at the same time, the americans are trying to understand whether there is room to keep

a process of normalization of relations between is read inside your baby. i live and i, you know, on the 1st item the saudis are fully on board. they really want to avoid a regional explanation on the 2nd item. i think in the saw these are not have now delivered few messages saying that they want to freeze the process of normalization of relations with israel. yeah, and can you tell us a bit about that? because that was a big diplomatic push by washington. many analysts are saying it was perhaps for fear of being isolated internationally and forgotten by the wider arab and muslim world that have mass struck out in his way regardless of whether or not that is right. do you think this normalization process can ever be resurrected, given what has happened or the lead time, the rest of rector because of the basis of that normalize ation process, i have to say box, you know, there are real, very real interest. so in both on all the sites involved, the solid,

you do want to have stronger relations with israel and also use this agreement to sort of get a good the renewal of us security commitments to the region because of saudi arabia is aware that to contain the risk, so i'm on a thing from iran and others. they need both engagement and the terrance and they use ruggedly as august. so you have a very strong political interest in signing onto this normalization because it would unlock a number of other really relationships. the throughout the auto been his stomach world. and the united states has a strong interest because 1st of all, they wanted to relinquish to some of their responsibilities as security actor in the region to israel. and at the same time, they also are aware that this would pay out very well, politically, for the administration that would be responsible for precipitating section agreements. that it is simply a, that those interests are going to stay. but this is really not the time. it's

politically toxic to now.