the the this is dina. we news line from berlin, health officials in gaza say hundreds of people have been killed in an air strike on a hospital. first images from the scene show rescue or a scrambling to help the wounded palestinian leader. my boss has declared 3 days of morning also on the program. german chancellor hold off shows, tells prime minister benjamin netanyahu, that israel has the right to defend itself against thomas shelves also warrants countries in the middle east, not to intervene in the conflict and gospel. jordan's king abdullah warns

against any attempt to force palestinians into his country for egypt calling is a red line and us presidential vive and prepares to travel to israel is expected to reaffirm israel's right to defend itself and raise the need to minimize civilian death. as israel pounds garza with more air strikes the call for at least welcome to the program. the gaza health industry says at least 500 people have been killed in a strike on a hospital which said that was set to be filled with wounded. and those seeking shelter, palestinian president must moved abbas to clear 3 days of morning after the strike on the uh, we are a hospital in kansas city, w h o has condemned the attack. an egypt has called on the international community

to intervene and is really military spokesman, said there were no details on the blast. a. hi sambo, lucia is a journalist and joins us on the phone now from central gaza. welcome. hi sam. what do you know about the strike on the hospital at this point? where we know is like i took this defense spokesperson, who was there among the rescue crews that he told me that one is where he gave me file and he say, or do i need to to, to, to kansas city that goes to the killing of hundreds of, of, of, of periods for taking the hospital as a safe place from the nearby areas. and he didn't define the number

of 2 people. he said that we evacuated hundreds of studies in jury and not because of the black out there. they will come back in the morning to check all the other uh facilities of the hospital in case there are other than the quarter um. can you tell us more about the hospital? do we know how many people where they are at the time of the strike? i think we lost him there. we'll try to reconnect with her some bullshit in gaza later. and we do, of course hope that he is safe. moving on german chancellor or life shots has become the 1st major world leader to visit israel since the start of him. us attacks in a joint press conference with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, chancellor shoals warren regional powers not to get involved militarily in the war

. thing must not escalate and spread throughout the middle east. the chancellor also stressed when he called germany's special responsibility to support israel following the non c. aero hollow causes in which some 6000000 jews were murdered. is rarely prime minister compared him off terror attacks to those crimes 80 years ago. ready people experience the worst savage in the history of humanity with the knots of crimes against the jews. people on this. ready of germany and europe, i must have it with my friends that the savage we, that we witnessed, perpetrated by the mazda motor, is coming out of gaza was the worst crimes committed against jews since the holocaust. and this is what germany's transfer had to say. they should be says the security of israel and its citizens is german reason estate

is i'm like the german government acts. according to this principle, i support in this type parliament across the potty spectrum. i mean, it is important for me to stay there today in this difficult time. in all clarity, jeremy's history are storage responsibility originating from the holocaust makes the duty to protect the existence and security of israel and somebody decide to start to see. so we can now speak to our reporter, rebecca reuters, who's in the city of throughout near the border with gaza. rebecca, what can you tell us about this um, the strength on the hospital in garza city. when you started coming in a couple of hours ago that the hospital had been struck, the baptist hospital had been struck in guns, a c, t and that there were many casualties videos started circulating. we've now seen some horrific images coming out of that hospital. this is

a place that people with sheltering it to asian girl is a city, it's an area that was, is hot of the so called her back. you ation area. that the, is there any military have told people to move from? but there are many people who are able to make it for the south, and there are plenty of people, thousands and thousands of people still trying to find shelter in areas such as hospitals like this one. and they were people there. obviously, patients as well as people trying to take shelter in his hospital when it was struck. now we don't know yet what's happened. details was still emerging. the death toll ease rising at the moment with the pile of sending health ministry saying at least 500. but from what we're seeing on the video is it certainly seems and appears that that desktops could continue to rise. and um, we know that the, the, is there any defense forces assigning that they're investigating it, that they haven't been able to confirm that it was a strike from uh, from them. and, and, and we also have

a hearing that the palestinian president must have boss, has cancelled a planned trip to jordan tomorrow to, to attend the summit at to with we've present us president biden with a to talk about humanitarian. it helps that humanitarian help that they can give to the gaza, to the people in gaza. and it things that they can a humanitarian plan, i should say that they can put into place that has been now canceled. and he has declared 3 days as a national morning. you mentioned that there israel is denying it was behind the attack and blames the incident on her mos rockets is what are the possibilities here because it seems very murky at this point of the murky indeed. and i certainly don't want to come in either way. we're waiting for the details to come our waiting for an investigation. all the local media here are watching this. it's all the coverage is completely and not to worry about this incident at the moment. people talking about speculating, one way or the other,

looking into ideas. i don't like to speculate, we don't know yet what uh, what exactly is the situation isn't until we have, i wouldn't comment, but, but it, it, it, this is likely that the inc couldn't be something else. other than an ad strikes. it could have been an extract. we just don't know. have that information at the moment. has rebecca rivers in there? right. thank you so much. german chancellor visited tel aviv today and before he met with king abdullah in berlin, the leaders discussed the humanitarian situation and gaza. and how to prevent further escalation between israel and her mom. there, the jordanian leader warned against palestinian refugees being pushed into egypt or jordan, calling this a red line. richard in king stress the need for a to alleviate the suffering of civilians on both sides. but he said the humanitarian issue must be dealt with inside gaza and the west bank that is

a red line because i think that is a plan by certain of the usual suspects to try and create de facto issues on the ground. no refugees in jordan, no refugees in egypt. this is a situation of human turns i mentioned that has to be dealt inside of a guys that and, and, and the west bank not to try and push the palestinian challenge of that future on to other people's shoulders. a relatives and friends of people could not buy a mazda of urge the german government to help secure their release at a press conference held at the german embassy until a beef. israel says that at least 199 people are held hostage by a mazda in garza. some of them are 4 and citizens or whole dual nationality. or at least each of them are german citizens among them 22 year old johnny luke. i'm off on monday, are released. it's 1st hostage video showing 21 year old mia sherman is rarely

french citizens. the w spoke to friends of shiny, look in front of the german embassy. we know nothing. we are in the, in the air. we want to know the situation that they're being taken care um having made because hope because all that i know right now is my friend tenant is injured, very must have injured and she needs to be take care firstly and our kidnapped our beloved into to be take care of and medically to get to be to be um, to be day care and to get back here to our tools to their families. and i can now welcome jeremy saw her off who was the is really ambassador to germany from 2017 to 2022. he joins us now from jerusalem. welcome, mr. ambassador and the german chancellor. travel to israel today. what does israel expect from germany at this point to? well, i think we're getting everything that could have been expected from gemini. the

chancellor's visit today was a, an improvement and crucial sign of support and solidarity for his role in this very last 11 days of absolute har. the we've seen off the from us attack on israel. it also comes off to the foreign minister who already on the boat but could visits. it is ro last friday. and yesterday evening i come to the, the german and best of the stuff inside the to, to meet with families of the captive, the prisoners, abducted by some us. uh, during the last that, that blank savvy thing. yeah. and so we feel very strongly about the german support . it's very evident that we very much appreciate it. you've been campaigning intentionally for the release of these close to 200 hostages. is there anything we know about their situation a little, but they have released a few, a couple of videos for one of the captives being assisted by

a medical attendant. and obviously she was speaking to the camera on the, you know, on the degree of compulsion. it's very difficult to say, but to the said in various channels that they are taking care and looking off to them and they will do well to do so because we call them clearly responsible. i think the international community, these are not just, is rightly citizens, the citizens from a number of other countries in the world, including germany and festival they were illegally. abducted. and the least come us can do is give them sanitary conditions, prop uh the the nourishment and also medical assistance and treat them with the respect that they dis of. um, so this is one of the things that is very much capturing our attention and we're very much concerned about this. is there any tangible progress in progress being

made to secure their release to look at. so i can imagine is that, you know, these righty government, these riley society is a whole, as i said yesterday, we so visited the center for volunteers that has the families present and we're working with them. i mean, the whole of his role is focused on this important and crucial issue for us and we will do everything we can. and as you know, yesterday was announced that there were a 199 captives and gone. so, and as i said, i have no doubt that germany and the united states for that matter is looking very closely at this issue. and just working with this ralph through who we can in order to get this set up the captains back as soon as possible, safely, alive, and well at the international community is working frantically not only to release of those hostages, but also to be escalated,

can very diplomatic efforts avoid this conflict from getting out of hand a look, this is a very complex situation. we have a said from since the situation involved and became clear. uh, uh the we uh, going to target uh from us military capabilities and the leadership. uh, an early today uh, i'm an offer, it was a very senior from us. come on. that was taken out by the ideas. and so there is still, this is still an ongoing military operation. and we're talking with the german colleagues, i'm sure this was a part of the conversation with the child stirring the problem me to submit to you know, we're also her very, a long and detailed discussions with the united states. secretary clinton was here regarding how we deal with the humanitarian situation on the other side of casa. i

want to, um, search briefly on the humanitarian situation because it's, it's of course, causing huge concern internationally by, you know, politicians as well as a organization at they like to see a humanitarian quarter across causes border with age of why is this not happening? um festival. uh, i would uh say that there are already very intense discussions to open and ensure that she monetary night can arrive at the people's need it in gaza because you know, the americans and the german governments are also talking to egypt who are in control. so the rough us costs across, so you may say that as a would like to open the border and not as israel making the situation impossible. the social festival. we don't control the border between the gaza and he chipped

them in a box and then he to say, uh there. uh cuz i said, ongoing conversations and it was very clear from what so secretary blinking said that there have been agreements regarding how you get the monetary and a to those who need it and can it, would it be possible to identify sites so and so for the for the palestinians on that side. i also want to, to remind the view is that there are also many thousands of israelis who are displaced both from the south of israel and the north of israel because of the tension which is below in lebanon. and we're also dealing with a very tough improve monetary and situation. yeah. these are going into that as mother and hire. thank you so much for your target. i was farmer is really ambassador to germany, jeremy and stuff are off in jerusalem. thanks. thank you. $2800.00

people have died in gaza, including dozens in the south where israel told civilians from the north to shelter a worker saying the territories on the verge of collapse as it runs out of essentials. a while thousands are desperate to escape garza. some are impatient to be a load in the rough of crossing with egypt. aid workers are waiting to be given the green light to send trucks packed with supplies over the border of mama are we here at the graphic crossing that we have with us enough height for a long period of time. or you could be even more than sufficient for out people in jobs have beautiful body to cheese theory, which to be our medicine. and then when he had the way the world food program said it had organized over 300 tons of food, enough to feed a quarter of a 1000000 people for a week to be sent to egypt and is simply waiting for the green light to deliver it . to gaza, where it says the situation is deteriorating fast. the shops are going to run out

of basic food items within these any existing stock country, each, the shops or the people because of damaged infrastructure and lack of fuel. the number of big cities we work with is decreasing by the day. they also don't have enough for that order for us to to produce bread. the w s. p 's says it has provided food and financial assistance to over half a 1000000 people in the gaza strip on the west bank since the start of this latest conflict. but despite its efforts, many of going desperate israel's blockade bytes. one lovely stuff, coordinate shipments such as the such as we need everything, safety piece on my all the essential i could electricity of the smart. yeah. the small you there is no both original on of medicine for children. sort of the for sure. there is nothing of and the problem as i'm sure on the above the us off, low medical advertising the you and says israel's actions could be in contravention

of international law. international law requires that any lawful temporary evacuation by israel, as the occupying power of an area on the basis of the security of the population. if it, it imposes obligations on israel to ensure their security. it imposes obligations on them to ensure proper hygiene, health, safety, and nutrition. and there appears to have been no attempt to by israel to ensure this for the civilians were ordered to move on his visit to his real german chancellor, olaf schultz course said he had spoken to benjamin netanyahu. it's about $118.00. and because a lot of the people they are queuing for brands and other centrals, we'll be hoping that is really prime minister. he'd shots, his words as resources and about their territory run ever lower. us president joe biden is preparing to head to israel on wednesday in meetings with a government he's expected to reaffirm america's commitment to israel security and

also discuss israel's war aims and strategy, as well as the need to protect the lives of civilians and unable aid to reach casa, this comes as israel presses on with airstrikes and prepares for a ground invasion of young clean. it's fast light, and the extent of israel's military build up on its folder with garza becomes clearer troops by to reggie as they prepare for a ground defensive. the codes begin at any moment. over night he is ready. defense forces continued the as strikes on the guns, a strip that targeting the militant islam is group hum us in retaliation for its deadly tara attacks on israel. this is randy. will ships have also been firing me? sounds at garza from the sea,

but the conflict is in danger of escalating farther. in the north of his round troops, the vigilance close to the 11 and is well bolder as tensions between israel and the auron. back to minutes in group has bullet increase. israel has released footage of strikes, targeting what it claims is military infrastructure in lebanon. belonging to has beula, and it says it carriage asthma, attack almost it described as a group of militants from lebanon, attempting to infiltrate, to secure a defense. it was in the whole hand. the iran meanwhile, has raised the stakes for the by warning of a pre emptive attack against israel before leaving israel, us secretary of state and need blinking said the us presidents visit this week is also a warning. present bible underscore are crystal clear message to any actor, state or non state. trying to take advantage of this crisis to attack israel. don't

. for now, though, garza already on defined weights is well and weld powers to take the next step. we can now speak to john spencer, who has a chair of urban warfare studies with a madison policy for and welcome to the w is rarely troops are reportedly prepared for the ground offensive. that is yet to begin. but air strikes continue on gaza. what's the assessment of the situation in your opinion? for sure. i mean, i think they're setting the conditions, execute the no job ration up the idea since they've been given, which is to destroy a mock village capabilities. the currently it is continuing with the air campaign to strike him off military tigers. to reduce their capabilities before ground force would go in to actually physically clear it. you can't do that through strictly bombing so you would need ground forces to clear the urban areas of

a massive military capabilities where they put them in to what extent has that weekend, how loss so far. i mean, it's hard to your to say from afar, but definitely considerably. it's taken out of my ability to see a mazda is ability to strike. we're using rocket to reduce that capability. but i'm also does have a city underneath their cities where they can protect much of their capability, but how effective it is being they have taken out leadership. so that'll all be significant if a ground new campaign is executed. yeah, let's talk about that city beneath the city that system of tunnels that her mom's has build up over the years that added to guys being one of the most pop, densely populated areas on the planet. what does that mean for a possible ground offensive? i mean, the challenges for the i definitely would be great,

almost historical. all the guys that and guys as it is not one of the dentist places on there, it is definitely a high density and uniquely probably to use. a lot of other bells i've, i've studied from us, has been years not longer building tunnels, underneath the civilian population. on purpose for military military design, i mean there are tunnels and so training spaces and a lot of bottles and doors. but from us as doug, there is deeper and deeper some up to 200 plus feet under the ground that makes it considerably harder and much more destructive. if a game ground campaign is to get those multi capabilities, which most of them are underground. and affairs are, of course, of this conflict spilling over what are the chances of other actors being dragged into the war? a man, there's always high chance. although i,

as a new professor strategy, a more is politics by other means. the idea of how to have a very narrow but also larger than they've ever tried the political and military objective, but the actions of other state actors, other non state actors like the program i'm talking about before a really unknown. but i'm, this is why you keep open communications up with, especially state actors, to not do it to send signs of the parents to uphold all the rules of international law on following the rules of law in the execution of any, any, were not the targets of lee, and i'm all of that will come into play on what happens next in this war, which is to me, defined clearly as from the tear stack of october 7th to now the mission of the idea to destroy. i'm unable to get building is israel prepared for a scenario and they have probably been been gearing out for for longer. but can you

ever prepare for the facts on the ground that are as you and just laid out, are very, very complex or right now i think idea of the or the is realize very prepare for a multi front more a we all hope it doesn't go go that way, it will be severely catastrophic for regional aspects, for civilian casualties. it would be terrible. it's not the 1st time idea of has fault a multiple front war to create a forefront war. and, and there have been plenty of allies to say that they would stand with israel in the protection of its citizens and of his nation. but nobody wants that to happen. i think every political common i've heard is said don't go that way. exactly. and diplomatic efforts are running high right now to avoid precisely that that was john spencer has been in madison policy for him. thank you so much. thank you. as our

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