on the 21st, on the w, the, this is the, the news life from berlin. the weight goes on for a border crossing between gaza and the internship to reopen. talks are set to be under way of at a truce to allow a trucks to enter gaza on foreigners to leave for israel denies any agreements has been reached. also in the program, thousands of americans are evacuated from israel, aboard the cruise ship, as countries find ways to bring their citizens home ahead of israel's expected crime. defensive, engaged as

a suspected gunman remains at large and the belgian capital after 2 swedish nationals are killed in an alleged islam is terror attack will bring you to lightest from brussels, the on pablo phone in the us. thanks for joining us. we start in guys. i work sizes if palestinians are waiting and hoping that a deal can be struck. that would see the reopening of a border crossing into egypt. human rights groups have been calling for us to monetary and see as far to a live safe passage, both for aid and for people to leave the territory in egypt controls the roof of border crossing. the only route in and out of guys are not controlled by israel. the border was shut down nearly a week ago. these people are rushing towards the top border crossing,

hoping the gates will open. there is no safety even when you're at the crossing. you're afraid that on our way to the crossing, they showed ralph as we came it thinking it was safe, nowhere is safe and gas or wherever we go. there's shelling crying, screaming and blood. we don't know what to do. we're coming to the crossing, knowing they won't open it. no 8 either. for 8 days. i swear to god, no electricity, no water, no internet. we can't communicate or know what's going on. i mean, seriously, this is not a life. media reports had prompted hope. the title might open its board to for foreign possible, told us there is no conformation yet, and many people district to leave casa, willing to wait few belongings, their children, and douglas. and i came to visit my family,

my sister and my brother. and i just liked it for the next couple of days. and i want to spend like 2 or 3 weeks with my family here and enjoy. i enjoy you and with that with, with the i can sleep mana, bob. no, it's a little more nothing. no, no, live here, no matter. i'm on the other. the other thing too. i'll buy people all around. they have like center. you believe you're going to visit somebody to go over that. unless you have a slip and fall this time, this is like, the thing is not people here. in this neighborhood. there's good. there's math, live as an asp. do we leave on the gods as sight? each supplies are stored inside egypt, but egypt sees the board, the opening was not possible because of the earlier is riley air strikes on the

gods of fight is right denies. but any agreements on 8 or evacuation have been reached and with no definitive answer as the weight for many of those trying to flee might belong was israel can stand to a likely crime defensive in guys. it's government is denying reports that it's agreed to a cease fire to allow a to in and people with foreign passports out of the besieged territory with israel's defense minister warning of a long war ahead. the us and other countries have been taking steps to bring their citizens home a ship to safety for us national, the lucky ones with the most commercial flights and out of israel now suspended. they were evacuated from the port to the high side found for cyprus.

our flights were all cancel found out within a day or 2, we realize we did have a flight, so we were waiting to see what would happen and we felt pretty safe where we were. meanwhile, the blockade of the gaza strip remains in place over a week off to the attacks. as israel continues to pound cause that from the ad as well as from the c, the head of an expected ground invasion. the military buildup continues to increase on the causes and border in the north. several communities are being evacuated near the border with 11 on the army stepped up, its patrols of the area across the board of shedding between is bailey and has been a lot, forces intensify diplomatic effort. so also ramping up us secretary of state and to

me blinking arrived back in as well as the crisis talks on the light to stage of his shuffled clemency to the region. 2, this via the defense administer your guidance and reiterated us support for israel is right to defend itself against terrorism. this would be a long way the price to the jewish people, the values that both countries believing israel is problem and can i set the gun? it's been to session with a moment of silence and memory of the how mass attack victims came shortly on the air ride. simon's will end of incoming look at 5 for my mazda gaza, the, the, the, the, the selling these, the conditions of, you know, my cars are forced to evacuate,

building outside people on the streets around. so kind of look at it and to set this time with a ground invasion expected imminently, a no diplomatic solution in sight. this looks like the new normal hair, at least to the sea of a future. all right, let's make note cdw corresponding stuff on simon's who's in washington stuff and good to see you. so at the u. s. secretary of state, anthony blinking reiterated his support for israel, but he also spoke about the issue of age. what more can you tell us? it's well the secretary blinking is really busy and performing a shuttle diplomacy, as we heard these today. now in israel, he is expected in amman, jordan, he has been there before over the weekend to travel to saudi arabia, to egypt,

to abu dhabi uh to jordan, as i said, um, and to um, uh, cairo. oh, of course in egypt. so it's back and forth, jerusalem, israel, a tele, we've a and our partners of the us. why? because the u. s. c, stay is a at least 2 dimensional problem here and that is number one, prevent or help preventing that this conflict gets even bigger, that it becomes a regional conflict. the northern is riley or southern lebanese border is very, very volatile and increasing the while the top keywords, his voila, the iran, and then you have the 2nd dimension here. and that is the germany term aspect. this is car doors for 848 for people who live power students who live in gov. i. we're now seeing from the northern part of cover to the southern part of kaiser. and you have also of course, is the u. s. secretary or state. his effort to make sure that americans,

pal students with american passports have the chance or get the chance to get out of gas. and we really don't know where or how far his efforts are as of now, but the administration and mr. blinking as his representative. um it in there was a little are working hard on this were a to know stuff in the united nations security council and was due to a vote on draft resolutions on his route. and guys with a focus largely on the humanitarian situation. what's the latest you can tell us from there as well, they haven't voted yet, so i can't tell you anything about this. but of course you're absolutely right. you and is, is unanimous in, in, in the assessment that there is a humanitarian catastrophe on display and evolving here. and that there is nothing else to do but to actually really help those people who are in

a dire situation. and again, we're talking not about how much you were talking about palestinians. we have nothing to do with our mouse, or supposedly nothing to do with how much. and we just one families. we want to flee the violence, the proposed by this, which will come as you, as we all know, israel is preparing for a ground invasion that can happen any time. and of course, a lot of lot of civilians want to not be any part of, well, no, not have any part of this. so the u. n is pleasure with everybody and is cooperating and coordinating with egypt with anybody they can get in gaza to cooperate with as well as with these rallies to create a for example who monitoring corner, right, and 8 times stuff on dw correspondence stuff. and simon's in washington to some breaking news and a suspected goodman remains at large. following an alleged terror attack in the belgian capital of brussels,

2 swedish citizens were shot dead late on monday. the city is now on the country's highest terror alerts. witnesses have been describing the moment when the attack happens. now, we were just walking down the alley as i just finished a work meeting, right. and then there was a person wearing a fluorescence owens, fast, i'm shrunk. remember i'm still in shock because it's the 1st time i've seen a shooting like that. and then the guy was screaming, and at one point i just had gunshots and i stood to ensure that the i was frozen in fox. all right, well that's cross allies and i for the latest to brussels, where dw correspondence harry schultz is standing by for his terry. great to see you. so what is the latest you can tell us to? well, i can tell you pablo that's uh the city is basically under locked down. authorities have asked everyone to stay at home to eliminate any non essential travel. that's in fact why i'm still here in my home. instead of having gone to the studio, we decided that it,

it was just better not to take any risk. so with the threat level up for this means that an attack is imminent, of course, following the shooting that unfortunately killed 2 people and wounded a 3rd person. i can also tell you that those people who were at this game, the belgian sweden, uh, soccer match um are only now leaving the stadium under heavy protection there being escorted back to their hotels. and now these are people who are sitting on the swedish side of the game, and they're being told that there will be a continued police presence at those hotels. this is coming from our own producer finley duncan, who was at that game and has been relaying details back to us. now we have seen that there has been a video released online by someone for claiming to be the shooter proclaiming to have killed a 3 people instead of just 2 with this 3rd person being wounded and saying this, um, he did this on behalf of the as well, i'm a state now. the belgian federal prosecutors held

a brief press conference earlier this evening. let's hear what they had to say about this video. included as well this evening. a claim was made on social networks and recorded by a person presenting themselves as the attack of this person claims to be inspired by the islamic state. oh, cool. during this same claim to the swedish nationality of the victims is mentioned to this as a probable motivation. right. what do we know about the shooter, terry, or? well the other thing that they said in this press conference, interestingly enough, is that at this point it does not seem to have a connection to the is really palestinian conflict that is going on now. so that is also interesting. of course, there has been conflict with the muslims in sweden. you remember the korean burnings, and it could have some ties to that, but his worries just aren't sure and they're not listening to conclusions. but the very fact that they addressed this video means that it must have some credibility,

otherwise they wouldn't even bring it up. in fact, they would want people to shy away from citing social media presence like this. so we don't know a lot about this person. you can see a lot of things being talked about on social media, but the authorities have basically limited the details that they have on this person to what you heard there from the federal prosecutors office. terry, we don't have a lot of time, but briefly, if you could, what does this, that terror alert level that you mentioned before? what does actually mean for people in brussels and in belgium? well now, as i mentioned before, they're telling us to stay at home, but we have also heard that the european commission, the e u, is closing its schools for tomorrow and asking people to tell her work and other offices are doing the same, you know, as one who was here during the previous terror attacks. this really brings back a lot of those feelings. so we'll see what morning brings it. this attacker is still on the run. terrifying, still stay safe. terry terry schultz and brussels 4th.

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