the the, this is dw news live from berlin tonight to major escalation. israel's war against tomas, israel's military citizens, expanding its ground operations in the gaza strip. it's also a ramping of air strikes onto mos targets inside the territory as it moves closer to launching a full scale round invasion. also coming up tonight. thank you. when warns of a looming humanitarian catastrophe for the 2000000 people trapped inside gauze. hardly any international aid is arriving with fuel food and water running. show

the hybrid golf to our viewers watching and cbs in the united states. and to all of you around the world. welcome to night. there are growing signs that israel could be on the break of watching a full scale round invasion of gossip. israel's military says it's expanding its ground operations there, and it has launched a massive aerial bombardment targeting the terrorist group of moss as night fell over gaza. israel stepped to a page bobbing campaign again. israel names to degrade the military capabilities. how much has to the greatest degree possible? show the hole. in the last few hours, we increased the strikes and gaza available for the fall, so striking on the ground terrace facilities and terrors, facilities in

a very significant way. membership located the following, the series of strikes of the last few days. the ground forces are extending the ground operation tonight. israel has steadily been increasing its incursions into gaza using mobile units with time supported by jet, some drones, a steady stream of attacks before and expected full scale invasion and the warning for me, so i love friday. it's accusers how most of using causes largest medical complex the i'll ship a hospital, us that ministry operational headquarters when medical facilities are used for their purposes, they are liable to lose the protection from attack in accordance with international challenges. rail faces, i'll, she, for hospital has become a refuge from the bombing for tens of thousands of palestinians, an appeal by israel's allies. the united states has made clear in both

public and private conversations that as israel exercises its right. and indeed its responsibility to defend its people against the terrace group. it must do so in line with the rules of war. there are no law free zones in war. israel has not yet succeeded in stopping how much fighting rockets over the boulder from gaza. the minutes a group saves the 5. the number of salvo is on friday. the rockets like this one which here to a residential building, instead of eve, wounding several. this raise a reminder that the terrorist threat from how much is still very much alive as well journalist assembly circle is following this story in jerusalem. he has more on these really military's expanding operations tonight. yeah. so, so not only have they said that they're expanding the ground, the operations,

but we have now reports from the ground from the north of the gaza strip. that is really, thanks are rolling in into the gaza strip. and there is also a how much, how much flight does there that are confronting them so. so this is like the most recent development 30 of this evening as it was a boom, bonding of the gaza strip. the people in the gaza, strippers saying that this has been the worst bombardment since the beginning of these ran the campaign is one has been the both from the air artillery. i'm from the see. the extent of this the bombing is a, is around the rest of them who live in communities outside the gaza strip. have been reporting that their houses have been shaking, and some of the windows have been shattered. as

a result of this bombardment that is taking place in the gaza strip. we also know that the strikes hit a jet wide, which is the, the leading palestinian telecommunications company. it hits their facility. and now in the gaza strip, there is no internet. and this situation, a of course is very great, and it said me, i just, i just want to make sure we can confirm that you're saying that the, the is really good with hearing is saying that it's forces are encountering him, awesome militants inside gaza. so this is the urban warfare that we've been warned about, correct as well. we still don't know the scope of this. we still don't know whether it's similar to what we've seen in previous evenings, or whether this is something of a larger scale. but we are, is rarely, thanks now in the northern, the gaza strip. and what can you tell us about claims by the israel defense forces

that v l shift the hospital is being used by a moss militants inside garza del, today, the idea of the spokesperson is booked to a foreign media and told them that as the from us headquarters, the military headquarters, and the, the, she felt hosp the, that she for hospital is being used by how much fighters, the condos that are leading and connecting between un under the hospital, to the network of a mazda condos in the golden street. i mean, of course, how much has the united they, they showed the statement in which they deny this and the clearly by making these kinds of statements as well is signaling to the world that it regarding this house

. but then as a legit. ready hit the target. yeah. yeah. and it, well we, we have to remind our viewers, we cannot verify these claims that are being made by the military. but it, if it is true, it does fall in line with what we've been hearing from israel all along that from us, uses civilians civilian areas as human shields. right. so yeah, i mean, just kind of argument the something that we've heard it over the years. uh, but you have to remember that the guys, the street is a very crowded area, is 2300000 people are living in the god, the state, and the clearly the how much the fighters are located in the gaza strip. um, i would also say that in this room you have also military facilities and military presence in, in civilian areas. so this is not something which is unique to how much, but this is a point that is where it has been raising again. and again,

it to justify the kind of campaign that it's waging against the leaders and commanders of how much in the gulf has a strip and explaining why they have been so many civilian casualties. as throughout this air, campaign, journalist and semi circle with the latest developments tonight from jerusalem. family, thank you. our coverage continues now with frank, but she's a senior lecturer instance egypt studies at portsmouth university. he's also a former u. k. military intelligence officer and he joins us tonight from oxford. i think it's good to see you again. let's, let's talk about where we are right now is real defense forces. say that they are expanding their operations to night. do you think that this is the beginning of that much anticipated ground invasion? a 3rd 3 indications. brent that would indicate that it is the beginning of a military operation. and i'll come back to that in

a 2nd. first is the communications blackout, which would include the electronic uh, wolf uh to deny thomas communications. so it would say not for the last few hours and we'll say got that go on. not when it includes cyber a cyber attacks, as well as well as taking down the radio towels. the 2nd education is a huge bombardment and made out talk about something considerable here. a thumbs or a big truck at a rate of about one of the heavy buttons every 10 seconds. and final it easy. it is this the announcements of these really defense voltage plus and i, i saw this as well. uh, the, the way the price is picking up the house, they do the same. it is very time to conducting at least a rate in falls. however, the us are advising the idea very strongly. they have a very senior general in the slightly headquarters advising them not to conduct huge or large scale operations, but rather to conduct what we've put, pulse signal correction switches to side lots, go rates, withdrawal,

large scale rights to achieve objectives. withdrawal. i suspect that's what we're going to see over the next few weeks. if we don't, they will know that they're not taking us advice. of the idea of says that the el cheapo hospital in gaza is being used by how most militants as their main headquarters for military operations. they also say that loss is using civilians as human shields. considering this, knowing that if you move in to god's and you're talking about urban warfare is, is there any way that the is really military, even if they destroy him off that they can win this battle because there's going to be so many civilian lives that will be lost of the toilet. the idea of face is accurate on this nothing. nothing is how move i promise cold the terrorist organization. we sold a measure of him 3 weeks ago. the main weapon, the case is ready, defense courses, of course civilians. and the idea is more than aware of that, i think,

but also it's fair to say the military central gravity of this operation, please sometime us as part of the tunnel system. and these ladies have problems, but that is not them. just discovered now that at the headquarters of how much it is now there are underneath that hospital. that's something where they were for a long time. no, they will have time for the i'd seriously doubt whether they're planning to take down the hospital that would have that would be probably be disproportionate under international one would have caused, presented with political problems as well. they've got plants with for sure. egyptian officials are saying that on identify drones hit to a gyptian red c towns on friday. we but it's real accusing humans. iran back who the rebels having the intention of harming is real. what can you tell us about this frank? last week in american, destroy the us as comedy shut down, i think several dozen times of drugs, but seem to been fine from yeah, man, i'm way towards this. well, the, another drug style on top i think yesterday,

which is near the border be it's really i posted, i reported that it had engaged drums. it about what it said. it wasn't convinced it knew why that came from, but the evidence that it was. yeah. and then again, i suspect that the drugs crushed on is really a problem egyptian torture today. well, uh, the webpage side from the military analysts, franklin, joining us tonight from oxford, frank is always we appreciate your time. thank you. thank you. bye. meanwhile, the situation for the more than 2000000 people trapped inside guns, it is growing worse by the hour. just a trickle of humanitarian aid has been arriving in supplies of food. fuel and water have nearly right now in the gaza strip. the relentless plumbing continued. somebody had gone from the c, i'm in dire warnings that the chicken nobody that is getting in is nowhere near

enough basic services. a company where the same is running out food and water. running out the state of does a, i've started to overflowing. we said we gather is on to bring over my safe heads as well as the risk of diseases looming. all of this is mag west by the fuel shortages around 200000 people in shouts has received fresh bread from the wells. food program every day. and the few bakeries it is still open a producing a fraction of what they, what before the crisis began. you know, of the options this woman is resorted to using what type of paper she can sign this field to by clicking on the streets the we've gone to good floor under bombardment from the deceased area and we've brought firewood from the streets and were risking our lives looking for paper out of the time on the hop on for so what are some look

up the the fresh water is also in short supply many and got a non queueing up for the bottles and kindest is unsure when the next delivery might make it through gaza house so. so if he's willing to the hospital is the breaking point lacking medicine and fuel to carry out essential operations. humanitarian situation on the ground is a key increasingly bleak. we're going to do this woman unable to breast feed, her baby unlocking access to milk phase to west orange. i need the slice. my son skin is grad to be turning yellow due to the lack of breast feeding. what is he done wrong? what does this say? be done wrong. this man loans the day. if his wife and 8 months old baby boasts were killed and it is right the ash strike despite totally of his riley assurances, the southern gods that would be spared. it seems no way of it's safe in the street,

and fears about escalation will only be exacerbated by the sheer scale of the humanitarian crisis. whether you, it says that it will be forced to halt its operations in guns if you will, is not allowed into the territory. some of her deed from the norwegian refugee council told us earlier, what this would mean for the more than 2000000 gauze ends in need. it means an absolute catastrophe. fall over 2000000 people in gaza because food is running out, water is running out of medicine is running out and the aid that has come through is just not enough. it's nowhere near and off, and a fuel is not being allowed to be delivered into garza hospitals need fuel to keep operating. water pumps require fuel bakeries require fuel. so it's an absolute catastrophic situation on the events to night in, in gaza. a terrifying gauze of right now is on the

a full communications blackouts. and with the announcement that the is really government has launched a ground operation, we feared for the worst. yeah, initially i just want to be clear, are you saying that your organization is also going to have to hold it's operations in gaza? well, we've had to uh, scale down a operations because of the environment and the lack of safety for our colleagues on the ground. we've continued to deliver cash assistance to support a civilians and families to buy basic food items and other items on the market. that the aid relief is nowhere near enough to need the growing needs on the ground . the mean, we need an urgent scale up of 8 old crossings. need to be opened. these really government has to list it's cj off. got off of garza. and what about the situation

in terms of medical care? we know there are reports that many about a 3rd, if not more of the hospitals in gaza and basically shut down our our things improving as age slowly begins to trickle into the territory. i think there was a report that was 10 european doctors have arrived. this is the medical equipment and supplies that are coming through a simply not enough and hospitals right now. need few. they need fuel and electricity to keep running so that they can treat people with the right medical supplies in care. and this is just not happening right now. and with this escalation and violence with a is really ground operation being launched into gaza. we will see widespread civilian bloodshed and even more destruction to civilian infrastructure. so i'll lead to the international community is to in this horrific suffering. coal for

a ceasefire, enough is enough. was this catastrophe is on folding and gaza will lead as a still debating over a ceasefire at the united nations. it's simply not good enough and they must step up their efforts. miss, i need, i want to ask you what you've been hearing from your people on the ground in gone. so you know that the is really military says that her moss is using at least one hospital as, as its headquarters. we're civilians where patients are also be housed a senior people. can they confirm claims like that? have your people encountered a mos militants on the ground? these claims cannot be concerned. and what we've seen over the past few weeks is indiscriminate. is really bombardment of, of gauze as a has a hit civilian infrastructure, has led to civilian casualties on

a wide spread scale of thousands of children have lost their lives on the is really bombardment. so we need the international community to really focus on ending the suffering and preventing further bloodshed. they really do need to step up and called for a ceasefire. somebody from the norwegian refugee counselor, we appreciate your time tonight. thank you. thank you. on friday, jewish organizations here in berlin, they showed their solidarity with the 220 hostages who were taken by him. aust tara was on the 7th of october. a table with 220 empty seats was set up in front of the jewish community. center you see it right there in judaism, it is tradition to welcome shabani on friday evening with a communal meal. dw. so i mean young has more now from central burlap to $120.00 place is late at the show about table to draw our attention to

the hostages held and goes up by how much this is an event similar to those held in all the cities to which brings close to the suffering of families in israel. at the same time, it's a demonstration by the jewish community here in the lane that they hope for the solidarity of the wind, a gym, and society. many are concerned about a rise in anti semitism at a tax on jewish institutions. they want to feel safe again, and they want the hostages brought home safely. for some young reporting they are. the european union is calling for humanitarian pause is to the fighting to allow aid to reach the people of gossip. the you is also accepted a proposal from spain to hold a peace conference between israel and tomas within 6 months. that means jack harris has more agreement,

despite the deep divisions between the leaders that brussels summit, the quote to lead efforts to arrange an international peace conference, to try to find a way to violence in the middle east. unconscious, this size and it's a good sign because it's now about using diplomatic possibilities to my to, to not preparing them is not without its difficulties. and that has to be said as a result, because act and it's widely agreed that the, how much the terrorist group wouldn't be invited to such a conference following their attack on israel, which you need is of university condemned. also expressing that support is ralph rights to defend itself, but with pressure from countries like spain and ireland, the lead is also agreed to cool for humanitarian pools is to allow aid into gaza. friends went one step further with the plan to clump together e u. countries who want to do more for the humanitarian situation. because i know we are going to build a humanitarian coalition with several european countries,

particularly cyprus, which will serve as a base for the humanitarian c corridor mining team. the lead is also discussed the plan to renegotiate the you budget to provide an additional $50000000000.00 yours in economic support, the ukraine baton gary and prime minister, big to old on, recently photographed shaking hands with russian president vladimir putin in beijing veto the plan. the moment i mean that everyone knows, but i don't dare say it out loud that this strategy has failed. it's obvious that this won't work. the ukrainians will not win on the front line phone for them for long use. that's true to the it's all just with the e u position. and lead is will pressure hungry to drop. it's vito in the months between now and the gathering here in brussels just before christmas as an appeal to a higher power. but francis on friday let a prayer vigil for peace in saint petersburg. she'll look up in the back of the

pond. have said that he's praying for countries and regions and more saying that the world is in a dark hour since the start of these rarely home off workers, francis is appealed for the release of hostages in gaza and for humanitarian aid for civilians. he declared friday a day of prayer and fasting, and he invited people to various christian denominations and other states to take part of their own ideas. for the pontiff has been vocal about the middle east conflict. earlier i asked our corresponded martin jack, what the pope is saying with his day of prayer and penance. so i think that to some degree is obviously uh, the way to concentrate the attention of the catholic community across the world on conflict. but i think it's also an expression of support for the creasing community in the area, which has been that the receiving end of a lot of the violence, mostly the bombing of gas. and now we're

a church with palms and for fear. yes. which was, it's actually was an orthodox, great church, but they're also sort of small, but significant number of catholic stuff leaving casa. and there's been really enough tick uh, throughout the last couple of years, especially with the far right government, which has been very supportive of circulars in israel, of you know, harassment and violence against the christian community easterel itself. there is a confrontation brewing between christian o tardies including cut to the coast, tardies and protest into authorities. i'm going to note tardies as well in uh, essentially nice rail and base really government because the creasing community any service has been very vocal about stopping the word, stopping the bombing guy and recognizing the human cost. whereas the teacher has taken a much more cautious approach, which has mostly to with the fact that their budget and he's actually very much

involved in diplomatic conversations with both sides. that said, uh, the logic, any snow taking position, that seems to be much more open against the bombing of casa. yeah, and i'm going to send you to prayer. that is something to be expected. i'm wondering though, to what extent is the bad to get involved in this conflict, diplomatically particularly behind the scenes do we know as well. and we don't have ever a very clear picture of the time of the conflict, but usually a couple of months later, we begin to hear really how much movement there was on the ground. and we do know that buildings themselves, but essentially they put them out, a boss of the bounty can, has met with things fairly and by search with about you can. and there, there has been a lot of movement of greece and communities, but particularly the cut, the community east road in conversations with the, with the east where the government of the boat, very early, directly after the attacks of the date of the 7th of october,

came out demanding the released of its really hostages, that were 1000 gusta bed soonest about you can started to talk about sort of a police cultural tease that actually of course just switch the type our ethics and religious affairs correspondent martin jack martin. as always, thank you. let's take a look down some of the other stories. also making headlines this our an independent commission in spain says that since the 1940s, the countries catholic clergy may have abused more than 200000 children. the estimate is based on a survey of 8000 adults, the commission as proposed, setting up a compensation for china is for administer wong. he has met with us president joe biden and us secretary of state anthony blinking, where he is on a 3 day trip to washington laying the groundwork for an expected summit between bytes and chinese president. she's been paying next month. if you're watching dw

news live from berlin, here's a reminder of our top stories. israel's military says it's expanding its ground operations in gaza that it's intensified here, strikes as it moves closer to launching a full scale round invasion. and the un has more into the looming humanitarian catastrophe. for the 2000000 people trapped inside gaza. hardly any international aid is arriving with fuel food and water. running short, our coverage continues to just a moment after a short break. i'll be back to take you through the day stick around. we will be right back the,

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tell us it's getting cold, the rates of holding sign and the volunteers will winter season mission, kids tick, nursing rebuild jobs, move indices, dw, the or another week of war is coming to an end. the war itself may be just beginning. israel's military says it is expanding, nighttime raids on a moss targets in the gaza strip. it's aerial bombardment of gaza intensified on the ground electricity medicine the basics. they're basically gone. and this during a week that's all words. weaponized and diplomacy dragged through the month. i break off and berlin this is the day the.