the, the, this is the w news of life from berlin, a major escalation in israel's war against a months. israel rance up air strikes on gaza, striking what it says we're underground targets overnight. the nation announces it's also expanding gauge ground operations. also coming up the u. n warns of a looming humanitarian catastrophe. for the 2000000 people trapped in garza 8 organizations a communications blackout with his hampering relief efforts, including ambulance, the

and welcome to the viewers around the world. unlike located, there are growing shines that israel could be on the brink of launching a full scale round invasion of gaza overnight. israel carried out its biggest air strikes to date and its war against almost terrorist and troops also conducted more ground rates. the army says its troops are still in the field, communications and guys that have been knocked out entirely. israel's military says this footage shows overnight operations in the gaza strip. they claim the fighter jets hit a 150 tunnels and other underground infrastructure used by him. us killing several of the tear organizations commanders, some of whom they call key operatives in the october 7 massacre. meanwhile, his real defense forces had been massing tanks,

infantry and artillery outside the gaza strip, after several brief emissions into the territory. the idea says it's expanding ground operations. bozza awesome, it's gone. so we're advancing in the stages of the war. i lack of quotes last night, idea of forces entered the area of the northern cause, a strip of faith and white and activity on the ground below the infantry engineering and artillery units are taking part in this stage and accompanied by massive fire villarreal expanding the operation serves all the wars and the show that the climate thought them in the summer. almost half of his release pulled by the newspaper, myron would rather delay the ground offensive. many worry that sending in troops could endanger the more than 200 hostages. still believe to be held by him us, but some supporters of the offensive say they feel israel has no other choice.

economies to atems and muscles reading about the operations. somehow it offers the data of support and strength. i truly believe though that we all continue to live in for 5 and fear in the face of the motorized. there's no sense of security because we've been deeply wounded on should too much real quick. i'm the guy. this is a war for the free world war for liberal values for our home, for our children, our babies are women and our grandparents. it's not an easy war. we understand the pain on both sides, but we won't give up. we will stay here despite everything. the pain on both sides is sure to keep increasing as long as the fight drags on, and there are no indications of it ending soon to our correspondence with bank of realtors in instead of well, it's in southern israel,

close to the border with guns. rebecca. it appears some is really ground forces are still inside guns that today. what are officials telling you? well, that's what we're hearing from the officials to michael that the ground offensive. all the targeted raids is the bank will buy these ready military. you're still on going the one that the, the troops that went in last night, a still inside the gaza strip as far as where, where, according to the latest updates that we have. now i also have been hearing that the, the day of trying to work out now they're still caught trying to make a decision about whether or not they're going to continue a fluid and, and try and make this a lodge around invasion. as we've also been expecting for the last few weeks, whether they going to pull out and keep doing these, it's more right sort of on the periphery or just inside the periphery line. i should say that just over my shoulder, you can say goals, you can save employees of smaller cuts, the bait who neighborhood in the north eastern part of casa,

and we've been seeing and hearing the missiles and the hillary fire, pounding not to see things we can see the plains of smoke. now over the of the rising above the sky line, it's not a very clear picture at the moment because of the dust, those kicked up 5, it was me solves and the deaths that comes from the buildings that are destroyed. but you can get a bit of an image there as well. explain happening all throughout the day. we know that yesterday last night in particular was the heaviest bombardment since these ground seems to be some i'm sorry seems to will began 3 weeks ago. rebecca, as you mentioned, that ground defensive appears to be slowly gathering pace, mass mobilization of troops into gaza. it hasn't happened yet, as you say, but rates are uh, how much support is there among his release for an escalation. what do you have a little bit in that report that perhaps a support for a full ground invasion is losing, losing the full ground evasion is actually losing support among them is riley is i

think most these riley is that you speak to a fairly united doesn't really matter where they stand on the political spectrum, but they're pretty united in the goals that be is right. the middle trade in the government have sit just are trying to replicate a completely eliminate him off his military capabilities. and that seems to be a consensus behind that. but how the next steps and how that's, you know, to be, to be brought to fruition is now i think, you know, among the communities among the are these riley's, i shouldn't say. and knowing that there is those $200.00 plus hostages on the ground, we know that the hostage families in particular have vain of you know, making some noise. i sent a lesson to the government, expressing their concerns. they fear the fact that they haven't been consulted. and then they know that their loved ones that they are and that their loved ones are going to be incredibly impacted also, as well as of course, the moving team in and gone and still in this trip. but these families saying that they are loving the government to try to prevent of from sky round invasion because they're worried of what that would mean for their loved ones. we know that the

defense minister has now agreed to meet with the families. uh, i believe later today, and there might be some discussion there about trying to assuage their fees, but i think so support for it for a complete ground invasion is perhaps um starting to wind slightly. there is a rebecca rivers from stable in southern israel. 968 organization said that communications blackouts since friday is complicating their relief efforts. the world health organization says it's impossible for ambulances to evacuate the injured gotcha. as war rages in cause, a set of medics are facing in almost challenges. dozens of times, the lenses have been damaged in the gaza strip. as many uh, auto service does it not? you would need for more medical supplies and surgical equipment that you took the

day now. we no longer have any body bags and the ambulance as well last year and were facing difficulties and transporting. decomposing bodies shut off and there are tens, may be hundreds of deadman the houses that have been targeted and let these items according to rescue services. hundreds of buildings have been completely destroyed . due to intense bombardment. task is sometimes hampered into efforts to find the victims in the thing we lack heavy machinery and rely on private companies. but even their equipment, despite daily maintenance is effected, these frequent breakdowns hinder our work and the humanitarian situation. for more than 2000000 people. this already died since friday evening phone and internet services have been cut off, leaving people even more disconnected from the outside. but we should mention,

we currently cannot contact our sources in gotcha anymore. but we got an update from the bbc's corresponding in garza real estate of out of reporting from con eunice in southern gosh, medicare succeeds in the street. i have been driving through with the city of new and is this morning. let's be building bus motor panic. and people, they don't, they don't know what to do in this circumstance, is they come to establish communication with that if it ends with their families, even the here in the hospital and, and san units. the unbalanced services are facing a very difficult situation. dealing with the continuous is ready to edit, strikes around, can you and, and see if to i'd like to welcome had deals because she's the regional gender coordinator for ox fan. international based in ramallah, in the is really occupied west back how we,

we understand communications are down in gauze and we also understand you may have family members there. when did you last speak to your colleagues and your family in gaza? we just all connections with go. so yesterday at 6 pm. uh yes, i have all my family everyone i happened to work is lives in because of strep block street, 33 stuff, all of some international and many, many partners long sandbox as well. we work with it for a long time. we just contacted all of them. we cannot teach anyone. i realized to some extent, i'm stating the obvious here, but with increased is really a or strikes and a communications blackout. it must be utter chaos. for example, when it comes to trying to get emergency care, is there any information at all? trickling out nothing since last night the we have 0 information. we don't know what happened during the night. we don't know the needs, the measurements needs it. even before that we had what the information book buddy

is. it's easiest uh information about to get this to fix, to, to action. and because it's true, we are in or someone different, almost the reason being used as a webinar for. because only 2 percent of because one's needs for food entered garza and people were going out to electricity. if you wouldn't want to. and the cation, anything, even before. what's happened last night, which houston don't know what happened last night? they took the black. i was also is very worrying because for us it means that anything that can happen in unity and the, basically because it's like we seen that we are back to the dark ages really well the point i'm so sorry to cut you off, but you're making really interesting points there, including the fact that people cannot get the, the, the products that they need, your organization oxfam is among many international organizations calling for a ceasefire. what exactly is your demand?

the immediate satisfy is very, very important for any humanitarian actors. since we did this since we see the huge need since we need, and we also see what's happening in terms of civilians who are air being and subject it to a very, very difficult situations and circumstances where they come up f one for their basic needs. there's a few of dying look only to them being in training, but also from starvation on. cuz then i seized the way it is just a pre condition for, i mean when he to be an active we haven't seen this in old digital studio books from instead of inches around the world. and we have been in many human city and couldn't situation. we didn't see a place where for 3 weeks we couldn't have access. no one could secure access even to assist the needs even to support people with the basic life saving medications. not only for the injured and for people who are in political conditions,

but also for long term patients for their particular people, for cancer patients, for anyone who would we pretty much would a baby as for the 5500 women. well, i'm going to give birth this month alone. so we are really very, very worried about what's happening. i do what is now because of that out. a deal like i hate cutting you off when you're talking about something that so emotional. but we were literally out of time. i do want to ask you very shortly, the un has alerted gaza is on the brink of a massive health hazard. or we already, in the worst case scenario or things to get even worse at this point, as well, with the black, oh good things can get much worse. and in fact, and that's why we also demand the for every time of the connections, not only the internet but mobile and landline connections. so we can also know what's happening there. yeah, it's get things unfortunately can get worse. i've been watching. okay. we're gonna

have to end it there. that is at the end, cuz us from oxfam international. many thanks for your time. thank you. to protest have ruptured worldwide in support of palestinians with demonstrations taking place in several countries. thousands of pro palestinian protesters march to the heavily guarded u. s. embassy in indonesia is capital jakarta, to demand an end to the fight. in the pakistani city of kirkpatrick, hundreds of protesters also rally to condemn israel's attacks on garza. protestors carried banners and signs with pro palestinian slogans in new zealand: capital, wellington, thousands. march to parliament house 2 opposing ongoing war and demanded a ceasefire for humanitarian a. you're watching dw news line from berlin. he's a reminder of our top story. israel's military says it's expanding its ground operations in gaza and has intensified air strikes. the army says it hit

a $150.00 underground targets in northern garza overnight and will and it's there. i'll be back after a short break. with an in depth look at the war between israel and thomas, how it started, and where it's all going. remember, you can get and use around the cloth and d, w dot com. stay with us and bye for now the the .