diaz and 19 minutes on d w. the . this is dw news live from berlin. mos militant group release has 2 elderly hostages and gaza. the women have been reunited with relatives at a hospital and israel. their release comes mid reports. us as urging is real to delay a ground defensive and gaza. some more hostages can be free. also coming up is real launches, air strikes across the gaza strip. heavy as barrage and days. mazda is that more than 5000 people and gaza have now been killed in the bump, arguments, and doctors,

and causes a newborn babies are among the most vulnerable patients. as a hospital struggle, short of staff medicines and bed the i'm on the and east if it's good to have you with us. to elderly hot is rarely hostages, have been released by the palestinian militant group of boss. the women have been handed over to these rarely, military and taken to a medical facility. israel says at least 220 people are still being held by a mouse. among them, more edward, elderly people and children, is realized demanding the immediate release of all hostages. the medical team's bundled, the freed is riley hostages, into wasting ambulances and the postage on a gyptian tv revealing the latest release of egypt. sport with garza. the

women aged 79 and 85 were kidnapped by homeless militants from the homes during the terrorist attack on israel more than 2 weeks ago. finally free, they were quickly transferred to tel aviv for treatment. they were 10, some really good news. i'm at 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 on. the homecoming a huge relief in mind. the shot, i believe this moment would come. i wanted this moment to come. yes, 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 sees

a still being held captive by come us as on susan teeth around these sites, families, fia, and frustration, amounting israel has been a messing troops and we pens at the gauze the board of the days. but us media report, se washington has advised it to delay in anticipation, ground defensive, to allow negotiations to free more hostages, an outcome, the wasting. families say can't come soon enough dw correspond, atanya kramer is following the events for us in jerusalem. she told me more about the release of the 2 hostages. while we understand that also this was done for you many turn reasons, and that was as in the previous uh, hostages, the 2 hostages to american hostages that were heading over some days ago,

cutoff and egypt were involved. we also have a statement by the prime minister's office in israel saying that they is thinking 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 that 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 far, for 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 really needed that uh, 50 more hostages could be released. but that has not materialized so far,

but the speculation that they might be coming more by the most 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 personnel would be exchanged only and in prison. the exchange as he put it against prisoners that are in post union prisoners that are in is rarely prisons. so, but what we know is so that the is really military to confirm to some of these that's $222.00 hostages are confirmed. the twin and 20 in uh in garza, some families still don't know what happened to the last ones 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 cramer before the, for us from jerusalem. think as this we're interested. 3rd week is real,

has stepped up, but it's bombardment of gaza saying it's hitting him off militant targets. moslin garza health ministry says over 5000 people have now been killed in the air strikes . causes hospitals have been overwhelmed by the number of casualties. clinics are short of staff medicines and beds, and among the most vulnerable patients are newborn babies. a tiny child struggling to brave life support. it wouldn't stand a chance at god as largest hosp to the head of the intensive care unit for premature, but where he's at time is running out for his patients. well, and when i see those, i mean we call on every one to send the necessary medical supplies for this critical department for the total or else we will face a huge catastrophe. way less unaccompanied. you have to think of you,

and that's nice, easy electricity's out in this department, holloway whether off 55 babies, i'm going, i'm in a self, i'm seeing lift and lose any of those who need electricity within 5 minutes of that highest. and that's how much the part since how much is deadly attacks on october 7, he's right, it was in full and you totaled blockade of the gaza strip. electricity has been cut, minutes and fuel for generators of cost running out all the while these really air force compounds, gods are relentlessly. the bombings have flooded causes false pills with casualties . some of the women were pregnant with cascade, beth, and that they know. and how many we have a baby who was to live with at 26 weeks in the meal and the weight, 880 crowns. some of the houses assimilate, the mother was referred from the north and the number then after the house next to

her was hit by an ass striking or domestic. dia, i'm. the mother was reset to the delivery room. uh, she was panicking unable, but we still still see it on his face once you realize that she was in the delivery findings. so do you live with this baby? and he was admitted to the intensive care units with him. and the cause we left us with a chief of hospital isn't guys. as knowles, israel is expected to launch a ground invasion soon had a payroll for the hospitals patients. the all access to further south is also struggling to cro. mazda so despairing over the new bones, and that's enough, there was a shortage of capabilities and hospitals, and we're afraid that things will get worse, and that we won't find treatment for our children. on the 5 by the end of the world, health organization says that at least 50000 pregnant women and gaza and not receiving necessary health care over 5000 due to gifts best soon in

a life threatening environment. more than 50 trucks and 3 convoys have passed through the roof of border crossing from egypt since saturday, bringing aid for civilians in garza, the deliveries included food, water, and medical supplies. humanitarian organizations said the aid is only a tiny fraction of what is needed. the deliveries did not include fuel and the un says fuel is urgently needed for water and sanitation systems, hospitals, and bakeries. at a meeting in luxembourg, you foreign ministers agree that aid to gauze and needs to be increased. but they were at odds over whether to call for a few minutes. airy, inspire, german, 4 minister and elaina bab box said there would only be peace and security for israel and the palestinians. if i'm off terrorism, ask about it. use brussels bureau chief alexander phone number and spoke to ben hodges, the former commanding general of the us army. she asked him if the risk of

a ground defensive by the is really military would, if there were any alternatives to that scenario. to stay on 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 the gains. what are the biggest risk? 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 and it is going to be very difficult. i mean the fighting inside of a city, especially when how mice 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 tomas and make goes a uninhabitable for home us that. okay, does that mean is realistic? if you're 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. that's a part of it. us is increasing. it's a fire power in the region. could us be tracked into 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. therefore, 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 us, 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 is that 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 his real defend itself, particularly against a terrace organization. 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 ela iran 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 need to feed 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, or that's all for now coming up next doc film takes

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