the, the, this is the, the, the news why from berlin? a major escalation in israel's war against a months. israel wraps up air strikes on concepts, striking what it says we're underground targets overnight. the nation announces it's also expanding its ground operations. also coming up the u. n warns of a looming humanitarian catastrophe. for the 2000000 people trapped in gaza. 8 organizations a communications blackout is hampering relief efforts. including ambulance and protests are restricted the streets in cities around the world,

including and is stumbled in support of posting the i michael ok welcome. there are going shines that israel could be on the brink of launching a full scale round invasion of gaza overnight. israel carried out its biggest airstrikes to date and its war against the most terrorist and troops also conducted more ground rates. the army says its troops are still in the field. communications and gaza had been knocked out entirely. israel's military says this footage shows overnight operations in the gaza strip. they claim the fighter just hit a 150 tunnels and other underground infrastructure used by him. us killing several of the terror 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 and ask them to go in gaza via advancing in the stages of the war. last night, idea of forces entered the area of the northern gaza strip invited activity on the ground, the beautiful infantry village, engineering, and artillery units, taking pots in this stage, accompanied by mess it fired and biscuit. with expending the operation subs on the water, the theme put them in the summer. almost half of the israelis pulled by the newspaper by reef would rather delay the ground defensive. many worry that sending in troops could in danger the more than 200 hostages. still believe to be held by him us, but some supporters of the offensive say they feel is real,

has no other choice for them to am. reading about the operations, somehow it offers it bits of support and strength. i truly believe though, that we all continue to live in for 5 and fear in the face of the merger as there's no sense of security because we've been deeply wounded on should too much real quick. i'm will go. this is a war for the free. what liberal values for our home for october and our babies are women and all good and fat. and it's not an easy bar. the understand the pin on both sides, but people won't give up. be able to 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. earlier i ask who responded rebecca

ritter's ins, parole close to the border with gaza. whether it's really troops were still inside the gaza strip. 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 the 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 rates that are 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 smoke, that's the bait who neighborhood in the north eastern part of casa,

and we've been seeing and hearing the miss house and the hillary fire, pounding, that's the sci fi we can see the plains of smoke. however, the, of a rising above the sky line. it's not a very clear picture at the moment because all the tasks, those kicked out by those me solves and the deaths that comes from the buildings that are destroyed. 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 seats. these ground seems to be some i'm sorry seems to will began 3 weeks ago. dw correspondent rebecca rivers installed in the southern israel. let's turn our focus now to israel's northern border. where is really military forces struck has bolus sites in lab and on after fresh missile and rocket attacks. middle east analysts shawnee was on his joins me now with more shiny. is there essentially a 2nd front already? not quite actively from 2. israel's release with this. this is where their eyes

have been right from the get go down to standing that his ball a proxy of iran is going to be keeping the very busy on the 2nd fund in order to help from us and the eyes to day on north and find work strongly tight and trying to see will there be a retaliation? will there be an escalation or more the tips for task that we would seeing in the last 3 weeks? so far, israel, it seems to be no escalation from his boss, but it's very intense and we need to keep in mind as bit of a 100000 is really is a bit evicted from the houses in the northern board and including so in that aspect is blocked already one because it's really just a routine life daily lives have been completely shattered and discontinued. but these retaliatory attack so far had been limited in scope. why is that? is that the $1000000.00 question is really intelligence? it's itself seems to be trying to understand what is it executive, tomas or ron a trying to get here. is it just about keeping slow, you know,

stream of events that are, is these low enough in order to keep these where the army from sending always to down south or is it interested, you know, all out war which might of then also be a regional war we seen the americans coming here, sending clear messages of, of warning directly at the wrong. so what's vall, dependent on iran might be deterred by the americans enough to keep only, you know, a low level of, of heat for now. so of course at this hour, the question is, how likely is it that a full scale ground invasion could trigger a much wider, bigger response? well, we see there's a big on risk coming from all over we've seen yesterday, which is from you. i'm on a shooting rockets at each of the, you know, aiming israel, but ending in egypt is a lot of anger among the egyptian officers that i see the president. so as everything is sole federal, everything is so uh, its level so easily. even with that intentions we can see, you know,

misfire is that turn into a quick escalation. hopefully. so far things are being you know, contained in control. but these things can change any minute. that is d w's, middle east animal is shiny rows on, as many thanks is always shining. 8 organizations say their communications blackouts since friday is complicating their relief efforts. the world health organization says it's impossible for ambulances to evacuate, the injured the images you're about to see we're recorded on friday. they are the very last we've received and show the dismal condition. civilians are facing inside the territory conditions that are likely more dismal today. stretched out here as law ridges in gaza, that emetics are facing in almost challenges. dozens of times, the lenses have been damaged in the gaza strip. many uh,

auto service or does it not you would need for more medical supplies and surgical equipment that you took with dana. we no longer have any body bags and the ambulance as well last year and we're facing difficulties in transporting. decomposing bodies shut off and there are tons, may be hundreds of deadman the houses that have been targeted. let's eat them according to rescue services. hundreds of buildings had been completely destroyed, due to intense bombardment, rescue as uh, sometimes hampered into efforts to find to have 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. if i'm on 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 old portions for days to attend the massive riley here in east timble. and today the president is expected to speak any minutes. and he will probably reinforce his growing criticism all the ease were els bombardment, all of the gaza strip earlier on social media today, he told people and i quote him to stand alongside the palestinians loud and clear against the israel's oppression. and i think this is setting the stage for today at the same time, i think the assemble really is sending a very concerning message all support for him. us ad one has good relations with how most of the political leadership he has hosted and met with some us officials here in the country. and earlier this week, he has made it crystal clear where he stands. he said he does not view him us as a terrorist organization box,

and i quote them again as liberal races slicing for that overland. i think that shows where he stands, that he fundamentally disagrees with israel on this. and with most of his western allies who have designated how most of terrorist organizations years ago, always been behind the palestinian cause as you put it. but up until this point is tone has been so shall we say a little bit more muted. what's behind are the ones change in town? well now i think he is really trying to stoke his political base, but yes, right after how most his atrocities against is really civilians and october 7th, we had a more conciliatory tone from ad one which analysts say had to do with the fact that he was recently trying to repair long strained relations would be, is there any government they would talks about a gas pipeline project to even met is or a prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the sidelines of the you engender general

assembly just in september. but that now seems to be off the table. um, as israel intensifies its response attacks on the gaza strip ad one has a really hard and his tone. he said he has canceled a plan trip and visits to israel. israel has cooled it back in the diplomats from talkie and has told citizens to leave the country and made security concerns. one of the interesting questions here in turkey is to which extent does add one's vocal support for how much and him taking a key aside. really reflect public opinion here in the country. a recent polls suggest that a majority of talkers people would rather like to see their, a government to take a more neutral stance. so what's tricky suggestion then to end this war and bring peace to the region? well, the tech is a government has advocated for a 2 state solution, but right now as the fighting still rages on, they have been pressing a for

a human, a teary and seized by a ceasefire, which would allow aids to be delivered, enrolled into the gaza strip the turkish government has sent several military cargo planes with food, a medical aid to egypt to be delivered into a garza but we all know how difficult access is right now. and the turkish government also says it's negotiating with him. us for the release of a civilian hostages, but so far the specific talk is efforts have not yielded any results as far as we know. so i cannot tell you anything new about hostages being potentially released because of turkish mediation efforts. that is our new johan. many things is always if 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 you've hit a $150.00 underground targets in northern casa overnight,

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