[000:00:00;00] the, this is dw news live from berlin. i'm aust militant group releases to more hostages . it comes in mid reports that washington has urging israel to delay a ground offensive and gaza so that more hostages can be freed. also coming up israel launches air strikes across the gaza strip. the heaviest barrage and days from aust says that more than 5000 people in gauze that have now been killed in the bombardment

the . i'm mean, he said that's good to have you with us to elderly is really hostages. have been released by the past and the palestinian militant group from us. the women have been handed over to this really military and taken to a medical facility for husbands are still being held captive and gaza. media reports say the us is urging israel to the late it's ground defensive, into gaza, to allow time to negotiate the release of more hostages. israel says at least 220 people are still being held by him. us medical teams bundled, the freight is riley hostages, into wasting ambulances, and the full set of jonah gyptian tv revealing the latest release at egypt sport with garza, the women aged $79.85 were kidnapped by homeless militants from the homes. during the terrorist attack on israel more than 2 weeks ago,

the finally free they would quickly transferred to tel aviv for treatment. they were 10, some really good news and that the conflict be up to see if the 2 hostages. we are very excited about the local key, then medical condition is okay. and this speaking to us, when we receive them, be brought them to their family members. the meeting was very, very, moving to the homecoming, a huge relief in mind. the shot, i believe this moment would come. i wanted this moment to come. it doesn't matter if i believed it or not, this moment is here. while the return is welcome, the women's husbands are among the 220 people. israel says a still being held captive by him, us as on susan teeth around these sites, the families,

fia, and frustration, amounting israel has been a messing troops and weakens at the gaza board for days. but us media report, se washington has advised it to delay and anticipation ground defensive to allow negotiations to free more hostages and outcome. the wasting. families say can't come soon enough. dw correspondent tanya kramer is following the events for us in jerusalem. she told me more about the release of the 2 hostages as well. we understand that. i'm also this was done for you. many turn reasons and that as the previous uh, hostages, the 2 hostages to american hostages that were handed over some days ago cutoff and egypt were involved. we also have a statement by the prime minister's office in israel's saying that they is

thinking of egypt and the red cross for the efforts to help you in this release and said that also the is really military. the i d. s. and the security forces do much work and the last days to make this possible. this was a highly complex situation again to release those 2 hostages at this time. this is of course great news for the families of those hostages. so for 4 people have been released from captivity by a mazda is this giving is real hope that more civilian hostages could be released in the coming days. while there were some room is in the, is rarely media that uh 50 more hostages could be released. but that has not materialized so far, but this bit collation that they might be coming more by their homeless folks 1st and based. and bruce, i didn't interview that. you know, the conditions need to be variety. also made clear that they make

a distinction between the civilians and the military personnel they're holding and that the soldiers and military person would be exchanged only and in prison the exchange as they put it against prisoners that are in post union prisoners that are in is rarely prisons, so but what we know is that the is really military confirmed to some of these that 222 hostages are confirmed the 20 and 20 in uh, in gaza. some families still don't know what happened to the phones because the identification process also is still ongoing of those people killed. it's a very volatile situation also in the light that there might be a ground invasion looming soon. tanya kramer before the for us from jerusalem. thank as well as this for andrews. it's 3rd week. israel has stepped up. it's a bump barbara end of gaza saying it's hitting him off the militant target spell

that must lead. health ministry says that over 5000 people have now been killed in the air strikes. causes hospitals have been overwhelmed by the number of casualties and clinics are short of staff medicines and beds among the most vulnerable patients, our newborn babies and other when we talk to journalist has been boucher i'm sorry we're having some technical difficulties here. but i will be with you shortly. i for another convoy, a caring, desperately needed supplies, has crossed from egypt into garza, the 3rd and as many days. but the united nation says at least 100 truckloads are needed. every day, 2 virgins, humanitarian cat catastrophe. convoys carrying international age of

finally rolling over the egyptian border into gaza. here at this warehouse and the central cause a strip books is sorted out before being distributed to the areas where they needed most boxes of food and most of from japan and arriving at the school. and can eunice that is not with shelter but amongst the relief here, there is also frustration on the browser. been busy i left home without taking anything that didn't like set to shirts and pants i had on said the process that is just a small amount of walks me to go about getting to know sad that we don't want 8. we want to return to a home service, stop killing our children,

and structuring us. we don't sleep during the day or night due to the shilling and the misery we're living in. you know, we do not have any more. patients were drained, we don't feel human anymore. it seems unlikely that these goals and will be able to leave the shelter and return home soon. we asked journalists has them pollution if the limited aid region, gaza is improving the situation for civilians there yet. we're talking about $54.00 trucks, gaming 3 days or mean total in comparison with the, with the regular time for the war, $500.00 used to come daily with different items. um, mainly these trucks. they are typically about pre main thanks for the medical supplies and water. 1000 need more other things. and these are a come true underwater and it really questions. i still like these, these,

these aids go to some of the hospital, old and, and to the underwater if he and what, what schools like, where if he's taking it as a show to that. but the people in the house is they are not receiving these a lot that most important is that but few which is not coming get it says you later . the functional, the hospital that size partition, the pumping of the water through the house is an image in the nation station, the treatment of police, or to all of these things like need fuel and still these things are not comic yet. so we, we haven't seen, actually a huge difference or on this. we don't that was journalist has on bullshit and gaza at a meeting in luxembourg. you foreign ministers agree that a to gaza needs to be increased, but they were at odds over whether to call for

a humanitarian ceasefire. german, 4 minister, unavailable box, said there would only be peace and security for israel if the palestinians, if in the palestinians, if a mazda terrorism is combined at dw specialist bureau chief, alexander phone non spoke to ben hodges, the former commanding general of the us army. she asked him about the risk of a ground defensive by the is really military. and whether there are any alternatives. still hutches. all eyes are on israel and guys, lot with the is really army now saying that they are preparing for the next stage of war is the much anticipated ground offensive begins. what are the biggest risk? but i think there are 3 significant risk for this really defense force. number one, the most obvious is when ground forces do go into gaza. it is gonna be very difficult. i mean, the fighting inside of a city,

especially when home us knows. in fact, how much wants them to come in there? so i think the soldiers know that this is going to be very difficult. plus they are under enormous pressure to minimize civilian damage civilian casualties because the whole world is watching. and you've got how much trying to, to kill you. the 2nd big danger i think is if you're on opens up another front has block and coming from 11 on or something to create more distraction in the west bank. the 3rd, i think main danger is at what point do they stop? you know, to the what's the mission? yeah, i understand the mission is to destroy from us and make garza uninhabitable for home us. okay. does that mean is really sell, views are going to be there for months that they're going we have to secure occupied mean that that will be very, very difficult. are there any alternatives to a ground operation?

but there's, of course, there's always an alternative, but it may not be a satisfactory alternative. i think the fact that they haven't started the ground operation yet is either because they're not satisfied with the conditions they have not destroyed enough of the how much leadership and infrastructure with air power yet, or they're still a doing what we call intelligence preparation of the battlefield where you're building up your or improving your understanding of where the enemy is, where the civilians are, where the tunnels are. so that's a part of it. us is increasing its fire power in the region. could be a speech rec, into at a wide regional war. i don't think that's likely. i think iran really does not want to see, you know, us navy or other capabilities destroying what they have. i think it was prudent for the secretary defense to deployed to aircraft carrier

straight groups, enter the eastern mediterranean there, there for deterrence to come to convey to tear on that. this is, this is not a bluff that we are prepared. and more capabilities are being put into the region for aaron missile defense for example. but of course, part of this is there to for contingency in case they had to evacuate civilians as they were. it's attention trends to the middle east award and ukraine continues. it could do as especially now with the presidential elections looming, large and pull additions mines. could us do bows, provide the military aids to israel, and continue with its military assistance for ukraine? absolutely. this present by and said that the other day when he was asked that very question, he said, such as the united states, of course, we can and will continue to support ukraine,

which needs to defeat russia. because the chinese are watching. are we serious about everything that's at stake there, the all the international rules based order. so that's going to continue. and of course, the united states has made it very clear. we're going to help is real, defend itself, particularly against a terrace organization that we also would like to see destroyed. but i think these are not separate incidents. the biggest beneficiary of all this is russia, the kremlin. it wants to see all of us turner eyes and resources away from ukraine . i believe that the kremlin is working with their closest ally. you're on to orchestrate this. i don't think there's a piece of paper that says, hey, on this day we want you to attack. but clearly they've been working together for years. and especially in the last few months, they are enabling each other with resources. weapons. i think the way the president has said, describe this is we have to address this as a whole,

defeat him us by helping ukraine, defeat russia, which is no longer able to help you run this. this is how we do this and then that different and that detours china as well. it's all for now the w businesses up next rob watts, stay with us. the sometimes it's hard to find what you're looking for but we've got something for you or we can