of the date of the news that life went on it and until a gentleman present fairly well this time my is and to, to meet the relatives of officers taken in the i'm a tenant attacks. he'll be delivering some remarks in a couple of minutes and we'll bring those to you light headed back. we can talk to about melinda crane d. w 's at senior political that. welcome back to the studio, belinda. what sort of assurances account the gym and present offer these problems? well, he will certainly say that germany is doing it's most to support them and to try to secure the release of the hostages. he will also express, i think very,

very deep empathy for them. he said that one of the things that he finds very, very distressing is the fact that amongst the german hostages, our son, whose families had been persecuted by the nazis expelled from germany, gone to israel and then had re claimed their german citizenship. and he said that they have had this painful, painful history in their families. and now i have family members being taken. hostages is just an ad ripley painful for him. so undoubtedly he will express empathy and he will remark on the fact uh and it is true that the german leadership from the chancellor to the foreign minister, defense minister as also just been to, is real. that they are all working on every channel of communication that they can find that can reach on us to try to secure the hostages release,

and also to ensure that they are being treated humanely. and history plays such a significant role in the whole of this conflict, not, not just in the belief but, but here in, in germany as germany has considered itself to have a particular responsibility to israel and a particular interest in ensuring that those hostages offrey. that's correct. uh for germany is real is what's referred to here in german is stats ways or that means the highest possible priority of the state. and that of course uh, goes back to germany's responsibility guilt for perpetrating the holocaust. and the fact that germany essentially says we must protect jewish life here with in germany . and that's an issue at the moment as well, with increasing incidence of anti semitic violence and also an anti semitic protest. but beyond that, of course,

also support for israel and all of the leaders that i mentioned, the chancellor, the foreign minister of the defense minister, all of them have expressed germany's absolute solidarity, which is real and reiterated to that israel has not only the right but the duty to defend itself against terrorism and to protect its people. and at the same time, all also paying tribute to the need for that to occur with in the framework of international law and respect for civilians and responsibility for it civilians. including interestingly enough, a statement today by the, for administer in israel and elaina per bandbox saying it's important that in the heat of this moment that is real, not lose its own humanitarian identity, its own sense of humanity, which in the sense is, is an implicit warning

a little bit like windshield biden told his is rarely interlocutors don't make the mistakes that we made in range after $911.00. so a little bit more of an interact version of that from the foreign minister. what do we know about the 2 of them and hostages? not much, actually, it said that there are 8 cases, but exactly how many individuals that entails, we don't know precisely because apparently there is one family where a number at least one family, where a number of family members are involved. so not a lot has been said, but as a, as i mentioned, the president has referred to the fact that some of these are the jews who had been expelled from germany during the nazi persecution. and then had returned to germany to take german citizenship once again. and so will gem enable the german government will uh, elements of the german state be involved in trying to get these hostages back or

are they on the outside? absolutely, the foreign minister said yesterday before she left on her latest trip to the region, she's now been there twice. she is currently somewhere between israel and lebanon on she said before departing on that trip, that the german government has set up a crisis center. and that all of them are coordinating their outreach to any possible actor who could have an influence on him off his actions. and the fact is that germany has deep contact in the middle east, not simply to israel, as we've just discussed, but also to a number of arab countries that includes lebanon to which the foreign minister is travelling. now even though her ministry has told germans to leave lab and on to essentially the part because of the risk that the conflict could widen, could escalate to take in lab and on. and of course, that would be an involvement on the part of his paula iran,

its proxy in lebanon. but beyond that, also contact to egypt, where the foreign minister will go tomorrow to take part in and hastily convinced summit of arab countries a peace summit. then also contacts to jordan, where to find my sister was yesterday evening and even contacts reaching as far as could tar, which is also known to be in close touch with iran and with his boss. so all of these will certainly be areas that the german government is working hard to maintain channels of communication, as i say, hopefully to put pressure on him us. okay, thank you for that. so at still no would at yet from the gym and the president, i bought 2 sided discussions with the families of those hostages. so for now we thank to move into christ. i will keep you of course, abreast of that and bring that to you. as soon as it happens, meanwhile, the families of those that hostages who were taken have travelled to above and to

try and put pressure on the government to take more action. john, so that allow shelter. earlier today met some of them. israel and treaties have been concept why see still? she is a really yeah, the woman is this picture here. she's meeting headphone you bone babies, nor speak to marguerite moses was kidnapped by him off terrorist along with 5 other family members. their relatives have come to germany to keep pressure on the government here. that's what all this here is this mr. schultz and i told you, but we don't want to interfere with the gentleman but but you have to do something of the attacks of less than with sleepless nights and endless thoughts

about their loved ones. oh bishan. here is to try all of this is a gentleman the real back against the devil and not only shows them symptoms that doesn't really go well. not simple. as though you're watching god dw, use what? waiting to hear from the german chancellor. a front developed a shy man who has been meeting with the families of hostages, taken by him not cease about to speak. so let's listen to what he has to say. that i'm really gonna leave it, guess the relatives dest settings to. but as soon 7th

of october gunfire is their end of the leave, it gets for use particularly for you, your guess. nothing is the same as inside. so i'm just taking a full on this day and it is rather was brought to to your tag caused by the pennsylvania terrorist organization. i'm us defense as victims. when the housing is mad at most for slip, more than $200.00 people and they were all in my hand on that day just leaving dimension easily on imagine to the $100.00 even though was brought into the value to the people in his right. and it was brought into it, so i don't the lives who tries of good see of the children. i just had a feeling of how this is all this out on barrow the pain, but the haine was over the dead of the injured. do you see any of that? you said the beard, everyone's advice, the events and his route,

and the images that rage, as i can assure you. i'm convinced about people painfully for us here and to me, but i can hardly imagine. hind is the pain that tom made us you with a family man, this leave of the abducted every single minute you've fee uh for the life of your loved ones, your relatives. welcome your very warm, be happy and so to, to berlin and grateful. i'm going to get you being all yeah, the guys i am deeply moved the light and by the light of your loved ones who have been taken hostage in we sofa. we praise life finished. let me play with you in the morning. and at the same time to us from your going to give them i am full of admiration to sub for your courage. the device time is easily between your endowments on whether to do everything really every single month and information off your relatives and your family members. are germans, and this is why you came here to jam and he does have such

a pleasant agonizing situation. it's important for me to have you here today as to as the president of to tell you you belong to us. we stand by your side and these terrible to ours. and we are doing everything, you know, a power attending physician on see how to miss. all some good news comes like i can assure you and your so big deal. you have already had it from the johnson, and the german government is doing everything and it says how of and to secure the release of you. and that was, and we have in close contact with dealing with all of the key play as in the region . and also beyond this as understood, i'm just wondering guys, and particularly these sad and by the fact that most of the hostages, peter dodge, is what you. this is whose families and of the items funded, not particularly of this preventative of jammed. is there any history is families who were once persecuted by the national socialist con,

driven out of that former driving home, then they were able to save themselves dots of gland. from the bounty tiro, they fled to is rather deep. and how it was the some found in the business. these rarely state that it was today or reached out a hand of reconciliation. thanks to pod known it was they who have germany and this will become close to the alias and friends of today and and many then to be the daughter stepson's riley, descendants of these these have become german citizens and then please pause for again. this man is evidence of an in finite amount of trust, and it's even more than that. it is in america to the thoughts of, i mean, when i think the jennings and the head of state to state and it is intolerable in front of us. and the people who stand for this american who represent as america often are now being in a doctor, did my terrorists abused as human shields guy of the last stage from jesus, the fear of that, i guess, and i called out to the hostage state just once again,

from this page, the whole world is watching these crime ones that don't seem to bother resentments in spite release the innocent people tell them that i'm most researchers getting east grades on the photos, tara bits of the documents, and then got her. mazda is directed against is red and his people, asian, but it also impacts and hits people have jobs are at home. how much? because name is the 2 rivers that are, are united since the terrorist actions, and then does it have like, just beat enough guys? are into a destructive mutare confrontation. so these are the positive right. any monkeying these until it has the duty citizen has to agent is us defend itself against this tyre office of germany stands firmly by his roadside at this difficult time. this is our obligations i longed stuff of a nose incentive advisors before that. oh country this does now try to understand

various ways. we support these roads or sits in protecting itself against terrorism and city. and we're doing everything we can get on goal is to ensure that this conflict does not escalated to a major regional conflict against is right. and at the same time, feel monday we are committed to the protection of civilians. you mentioned me to a humanitarian aid and humanitarian inquiry does for the guys of the country is also challenged in another way for it because there's stuff this applies to the state. you enter society as a whole, what is most and we must not tolerate daughters to us and to it and you send me to them and hatred of is read on germany's street is in charge of for me to and from anyone who done this, this is a can to is coming. i also met this morning yes to we've represented in us and now that you lost the american jewish committee, fast international jewish organizations. so i'm going to see contact starts with our country again out of the hollow cost in germany is of

a nation of full of dung. i'm glad you mentioned with the flat and grateful that it has lead me and the ones that oft uh, they show a crime against humanity you've in the jewish life is growing and blossomed again in the industry and all the mall between loss and thoughts then not take sides that to the freight again today in gemini, worldwide when i condemn every day in protecting the jewish institutions, is kind of which we son witnessed recently. and but in that it is crazy hard for january's. and now what's needed is our offices leading determination. we protect jewish life if we, when not these got the images, are in a mentor to me, to a, to, to students and leave with strengthening security for julie construction. some to many protection of julie's life is a responsibility is disappointed on against the backdrop of history. it is the very foundation of our democracy and one's with them over to you on the side of the mission of how democracy does not discriminate according to or.