the, the, this is the w use lie from the in israel says it's carrying out significant strikes and a split the gaza strip into the minutes recess is planning to further escalate strikes some refugee. so have a soul of shelter for the south. say the journey is very dangerous to us, secretary of state antony, blinking expense a well with diplomatic tool of the middle east with stops and cyprus and iraq. he says, washington is working to stop the conflicts reading on handbook apple reopens following a whole states drama and onto the suspect has been arrested. the man drove to

a security barrier onto the runway with his 4 year old daughter, demanding to be flown to tacky. the child is safe, the monica jones good to happy with us is wells ami headsets. it's carrying out significant strikes and has divided the gas and strip into the military says it's planning to further expand as strikes with its troops having and set up the gas a city. some people have been able to leave northern gaza to those who made the journey to 6 safety for the south se it's very dangerous. these very defense forces have once again intensified operations in northern gaza. they say they are targeting how my sites has an infrastructure from the c n land as well,

has appointed legal civilians to move south veritas, supposed to be safe, let's apply and humanitarian. colorado did not materialize. and those who do risk the journey, say it's very dangerous. indeed i'm going to that is we've been walking for 3 hours to get here. that's not true. i can't walk. and my son has been pushing me all the way. even the thought of our situation is very difficult and, but there's no bread, no water, nothing. tanks in front of us, but on a dead body send you some good. it was very, very scary on, especially for the kids. i mean, these writing, the military has released was, it says, is evidence the to mass is blocking roads to stop civilians leaving and using schools and hospitals as cover fix attacks. this is part of the operation, a ground operation that was conducted on the hospital then revealed it done as it

was being used with our infrastructures inventory hospital. they launch rockets on these red, 75 meters forming hospital. what they know precisely is when we strike a launch pad like that, the hospital would be damaged as the attacks in the north intensify as well. now size they to split the gaza strip into, to despite increasing international cause for sea side as well. the size that won't happen until all the hostages held by him assa 3. and until then those on the ground can early take shelter and hope to survive. the internet and phone services has been tossed again and gas dw, so been for susan, entered with him, told us what that could mean if the same reports we're getting monica and when we

hear those reports, then it means that major bombardment is coming. we had a statement released by the is where the defense forces earlier saying that in 10 strikes, we're going to continue. and sure enough, as soon as we got this news that the internet and telephone lines went down to 3rd blackout of its kind over the past month, then sure enough, there were reports coming from a, a p, v, a p, and use agency that an intense bombardment had the gun that went on for about an hour. how much also told journalists that's the intense bombardments were centered around several hospitals and a if p uh ppos, and also confirming that he is by the army. then going on to say that it cuts the gaza strip into oh the we had been reporting that tanks had tightens there and circle meant of kansas city. also that they'd be another day of

rocket attacks launched by hamas towards these right now talking gaza into and presumably mobile involvement. what's this main for the civilians in the gaza strip? a good question, monica is a diet is situation becoming even more diet, if the less than the dock, so to speak, when it comes to telecommunications and not going to know where to go. these are really important times when it comes to using a mobile phone and being out to warn family members and tell others where strikes have hit. some of these bombardments, according to one journalist and that are self, was so intense that they could hear them all the way to profit in the south. as a rough, a border crossing, still cut off today. yeah, the only escape route for jewel nationals and the most critically injured. they've been in test diplomatic negotiations going on between egypt comp time that you

asked to try to reopen, but unsuccessful and only a trickle of a coming in. so really, the humanitarian situation is just becoming on bearable for those one and a half 1000000 displaced people right now. the w spend for susan and did was tell him they were all mounting, see is of an escalation, and the conflict on is what else? border with lebanon, lebanese officials say 4 civilians, including 3 children of been killed in an is really strikes me of a southern town of i not to the is way. and he says, the executive summoning the incident to that the strike was based on intelligence. lebanon's hezbollah middleton's group has responded by firing rockets of and northern is really town of security. actual not as i let you know how to use your secretary state, antony blink. and has been touring the middle east to work on a solution for the conflict together with arab states. and also prevent the violence from spreading across the region is made an unexpected stop and

a rock and roll into that must be no repeat of recent attacks on us military basis . though. it was very important to send a very clear message to anyone who might seek to take advantage of the conflict and gas, but to threaten our personnel here or anywhere else in the region. don't do it. i made very clear that the attacks, the threats coming from militia that are aligned with around are totally unacceptable. and we will take every necessary step to protect our people. we're not looking for conflict with the rent. we've made that very clear. but we'll do what's necessary to uh, to protect our, our personnel fees, a military or civilian uh, washington correspondent benjamin alvarez. group tells me why blink, and found the time to stop in a rock. the rock is an important talk now for the united states, more than 2500 american troops are deployed in the country. they

a task with advice seeing their rocky counterparts in the fight against the stomach state group. and that's why he's visit now and he's well, so we just had the condemning the attacks against us personnel by iranian back, malicious. so. so significant secretary blinking met with iraq is prime minister as a dining and backed up the focus of the talks. the last is for around an hour was the situation in gauze and the risks of a further escalation. israel's war it with come of the office of the iraqi prime minister. we have sent the countries call for and i quote a ceasefire and opening the boat across things to prevent further suffering amongst civilians, including women and children, had of to stop in back that secretary blinking house talks in the occupied westbank ways. nothing with that boss. the president of the police seem to know 40 and there is spoke about violence against palestinians in the west bank. and once again, reiterated washington's is support for a 2 state solution to

a difficult balance. the secretary blinking is trying to achieve with these tools by committing on one side to the delivery of humanitarian assistance. phone calls about the same time rejecting a ceasefire due to his concerns that the come us terrace group might use that seized by a to regroup. and protest other attacks on israel. right, and a secretary blinking is expected to travel onto tacky. what can we expect from his visit there? we can expect protests like the ones that we saw earlier today when tech is police . fire goes to disperse it. pro police thing and really close to a military base that also house as us forces in the country, increasingly complicated relationship between turkey and israel will make this visit of secretary blinking quite difficult. we had token we calling, it's in bassett, or to israel for consultations. president to add one of choosing israel, of committing will crimes. and adam and recently also set that come as is not a terrorist organization but liberation group. and after that speech is road

recalled, it's diplomats from tuck you. so this complicated relationship will definitely make this visit by the secretary of state even more difficult talking of difficulties and also approaches to mentioned earlier. how is the mood in the us while it's top diplomat is on a went trip through the middle east. so the discussion is and the criticism on the role of the united states of the vitamin administration can be seen on the streets on in washington here yesterday, thousands of pro palestinian protest as guy that close to the white house. that's a big place called freedom. plaza to demand a cease finding, an end to u. s. h to israel, but at the same time, the white house is also alarmed and condemned the alarming rise. and then to submitted the incidents that schools don't call this campuses. and that's something that the why tell us also stated on x, formerly known as twitter, saying that there is no place for hate in america,

so 1000 kilometers away of the conflict. you can see that the discussions here in washington dc also on the role that the u. s. is playing here on the road. the w's, benjamin elders, group a in washington, dc. benjamin. thank you so much. let's take a look now is some more stories making news. funerals are being held for the victims of an earthquake and nipple that left thousands homeless. at least 157 people were killed. the remote mountain, this location is time 38 and rescue efforts. many villages not only accessible on foot or more than $500.00 migraines. rescued by the italian coast, god has arrived on the island of land producer people from egypt, syria, pakistan, and bangladesh left libya in a fishing boat despite the bad weather toxic small cars full, socrates, and daily to extend imagines the school closes for another week. the engine capital

is one of the world's most polluted cities. winter typically sees a search and pollution as farm as blood crops double. russia has carried out a submarine test launched of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. it's the latest launch since most kyle pulled out of a nuclear test ban treaty. even gemini officials have reopened humbug airport following a hostage drama, which led to thousands of flights being cancelled. an armed suspect drove onto the runway with his 4 year old daughter, demanding to be flown to techie is now being detained, and the child is safe. it took hours of negotiation before police were able to arrest the gunman and return the child to her mother. stopped him as there were moments when we thought it was resolved,

then things deteriorated just because we weren't sure which way it was going to go in this moment. but then the negotiating team succeeded in making a breakthrough on the 2nd. and so shasta police set the suspect abducted the child in a custody dispute. and drove to the airport. i witnessed says say he crashed through a security barrier onto the runway and fired shots into the air. he then barricaded himself and his 4 year old daughter in his car, next to a turkish airlines plane, demanding to be allowed on board. police safely disembarked passengers from the turkey bund, flight and evacuated the rest of the airport. over 3000 passengers were affected by the closure. a bunch of them we're already on the runway and about to take off. and when we were called back, we're on the plane for about 3 hours. you got especially, i was already on the plane. we're about to fly to do by then we were told to take all our personal belongings and get off names or did so you got to lessen the

situation has raised questions about the airport security measures. as books person said, these were effective by the criminals willing to use force could get through security . they said that sufficient alarm systems were in place to ensure air traffic safety. the spots now and in the women's boom does need to go by and unique hi, flip flopped volstead to go top of the table of to defeating this type of rivals. to one clock a boot was the star of the show, setting off the 1st goal for the diamond. and she then doubled to the school before half time with a powerful long range strike less built a graph to go back in the 2nd tall through lino. but off the match finished to one to buy on. but don't forget, you can always get dw and use on the go for that. just to download our app from google play or from the apple app store. that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world,

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