the the, this is dw news why they're from berlin tonight in the gaza strip, more and more civilians fleeing to the south israeli troops and say that they are tightening the news around the hamas stronghold of gaza city. and it comes as international calls for a polls. it's a fighting broke louder, also coming up. israel says its troops are now operating in the heart of god. the city was full of coordination between land, air, and sea forces, and a searching for common ground. germany's president leads jewish, palestinian, and muslim leaders to discuss a rise in community tensions as

a result of the israel home us. the break off is good to have you with this on this wednesday. thousands of people continue fully northern gods as israel intensifies its military operations. they are, his real says it's military as no operating inside garza city, which it says is being used as a terrorist base for her moss, with a vast network of underground tunnels. but for gauze and trying to escape these really bombardment, it's unclear where they can find safety. seems like this have become all too common in gaza over the past month. children a bang, the brunt of this conflict, that is where it says it is targeting how mazda militants hiding among civilians,

thousands of palestinians. i'm trying to get away from the combat in northern gaza using whatever means of transport. they can find the leading to what they hold is safety. but that is fall from guaranteed day after day we are hearing from our colleagues that even though to a lab that the south is not safe, we've had colleagues lose family members in the south, including one of our colleagues now who 7 year old son had lived was killed in an air strike on rock a couple of weeks ago. and what we're hearing in addition is not just is it not safe in the south, but similar to the north people. now we're struggling to find the basic necessities of food, clean water, and even waiting in line 56 hours a day, just to get half a portion of bread of these 2 brothers. so by the last other,

if you come in central garza in an area where the is really ami advise people to go for the safety of the yeah. design. yeah. in these areas i can see like thunderstorm. but this is not under the explosion as a rough thing. um, the situation today has been capacity for it to be honest. we have been listening to a lot of pos, from different colleagues that they have been injured for their. he has been the cause of truth and no one is being able to secure that risk to them now and being able to go and had some we got the fields from people in schools, people and that have been uh like their houses have been bought. people the young

people defense deal, i didn't cuz we're able to to rescue them or to trans for them. yeah, it turned on because it started great now and it's night and everyone in the 6 there are $2.00 will be out of season. the god right now, he chasing the fact that it's night right now and it starts. and there's a lot of exclusions happening right now. that was the bellows to the drill, as he did already there speaking to us from gauze at city to the last run. health industry in gaza says that more than 10500 people have been killed by is really air strikes. many of them children and it also says the air strikes are hitting more and more. garz's overwhelmed hospitals. israel says the hospitals are being used as shelter by home, us militants, militants. it says who are willing to use civilians as human shields.

weeks of fighting have left kansas already or just stretched hospitals on the edge of collapse. the shortages of stuff, equipment, and medicine. and an overflow of patients is making the job of saving lives out and then have a now hospitalized themselves under threats. and areas of active battle is really military blamed time. us for using hospitals as hiding and operation grounds . and the civilians in the ceiling that it has to be, it was the reading is like these as evidence to us. we will not expect to accept from us as a senior because use of hospitals to hide their care infrastructures come off. exploitation of hospital must come to an end in the densely populated gaza strip. numerous hospitals have been in the firing line,

especially in the north where they is rarely defense. volts is now operating. the world health organization says 17 out of 20 full hospitals have been damaged in this part of the strip 12 hospitals and functioning a tool no of the majority of primary healthcare centers. the united nations estimates that almost 120000 displaced people are sheltering and hospitals in the gaza strip. counting on the fact that under international law, attacking hospitals as a whole crime. but that hasn't kept all of them safe. the world health organization says it's documented more than a 100 attacks from hospitals and health clinics and gaza and international quotes to protect civilians are running low to the united states as cold. and it's like israel to respect the rules of pool, your jewish to which you're also a democracy, like united states, you don't live by the rules of terrorist. you live by the rule of law when

conflicts where you live by the rule law wars. and that's what israel maintains it's doing. citing an optical and international humanitarian law that states that hospitals can lose that protected status when they used to commit acts that are harmful to the enemy. what such acts look like, isn't clearly defined the united nations secretary general and tony gutierrez, has once again condemned the homos attack on his retail. he has also criticize the high number of civilian casualties that the is really army offensive is causing in gotcha. the violations way, how most, when they have human shoots, but the when one looks at the number of civilians, that's what killed with the mean federal potations. that is something that is

clearly wrong. the highest number of killing of children by any of the extra the, all the conflicts that the witness is, the maximum in the hundreds we have in a few days in augusta. thousands and thousands of june fields. that was even secretary general and tony of gutierrez speaking earlier, i joined now by mark welder, he is a professor of international law at the university of cambridge. he's also served as a un mediation expert, mr. whether it's going to have you with us, you are aware like many that numerous and g o is accused israel, of committing more crimes by attacking civilian areas. know, israel says it's hitting a moss and military targets that it has warrant civilians and told them to go south to avoid the hit and yet we know civilians have been killed. what does international law say about this international or do you mind that any punch it to conflict must apply what is called the principle of distinction. you must always be

able specifically to target the combatants of the other side and keep safe as much as possible. ready the civilians, what the un secretary general has just said is that on the face of age, israel has lost, let's say 30 or 40 over at service members in this conflict. and on the other and 10000 civilians have died. the balance that should exist between protection of civilians and military gain seems to be out of hand in this instance. we know that is real as use the right to self defense of to justify the attacks that we're seeing. many western countries have also supported this. how far is the right of self defense, applicable. the right of self defense applies is clear that they have tackled the 7th of october. launched by how much entitled israel to respond even through the

use of force. for the use of force must be targeted specific date at mos edits fights us at the threat of the terrorism, which is ro is entitled to remove if necessary, forcibly. the fact that how must itself, i will have committed a grateful crime through the atrocities of the sentence of october. does not mean that the civilians of palestine have lost the states as, as people under the protection of you want to try and low. that means that israel must not undertake strikes against targets where the civilian injury is excessive in relation to the military gain. but this kind of attack brings that, i think, is the principle of purchases. that in this case, even if it is a ledge that there are uh, how much a purchase hiding under buildings or something like that somewhere else. uh that

that doesn't relieve israel of the obligation still to minimize the damage to civilians. even if that means it will be more difficult for that. so just try and gauge the how much fighters. but if it is true that homos is embedding itself in areas that have that are densely populated with civilians that any attack is going to in evidently result in civilian deaths, right? the most as long submitted trees. and this does certainly include is ro, i actually have targets lawyers who sits and consider whether any particular attack is lawful. and the balance in each case has to be made. if the, even if the some sort of a must infrastructure under a particular target. we're not quite persuaded that letter is always the case when buildings are targeted, sometimes it looks like retaliation. but even if that is the case that doesn't

relieve as row of the duty of protection of civil. ready at comp, just say that these are human shields. they are not willing human shoes for base themselves and danger. the civilians who do not lose the title, month to protection, or at least a israel has to ensure that the damage to civilians through court, incidental damage, show injury is not out of proportion to the military gain that any particular operation. frank. and that seems to be, i'm saying that becomes problematic as this conversely continues as the actions of the military. but on the side of his road go seem to be disproportionately affecting civilians. and you know what you say there you're talking, you were speaking about proportionality. we know that the geneva conventions say that more fear must be guided by the principles of proportionality. it can we speak of proportionality with more than 10500 palestinian deaths. if we are to believe,

what are the gods, the health authorities say he, i think few people doubt that there are extraordinary numbers of civilian deaths. and that is why the un secretary general has pointed to this in balance between the alleged military benefit. but is wrote claims, it's just assuming in any particular attack and we have it in the disproportionate civilian injuries that result. and that is why the principal criticisms of his role and i think is correct to be critical. and the other one is to deprive a civilian concentrations of that which is necessary for the survival depriving the civilians of food of water of hospital. ready of energy, it cut out really be justified, is rosa, as well. otherwise, how mazda might take over some of those supplies. but the answer to that is that

the, i see, i see the un, all of the agencies could safe god and ensure that all the civilians benefit and the present practice of displacing a 1000000 people into an area that itself is subject to attack. and then denying too many tired supplies to those civilians which you have driven out. that is also very different which justified more color professor for international law at the university of cambridge. mr. brother, we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you so much. these really military says that it has killed one of the home off is top rocket developers during an air strike on gossip. tomas is designated a terrorist organization by the you, the us, germany, and many others. israel has bound to destroy a mosque, but the operation is complicated by the hostages seized by him mos on october. 7th

is rarely authorities believe more than $240.00 people are still being held in. goss is really strikes pound garza as israel says, the next stage of it on how mouse is underway. israel defense forces release this for to give it soldiers on the ground in garza. they don't name specific locations. the ground troops are believed to be targeting the complex webb's of underground tunnels. situated strips gets the integrateds of city. that tunnel systems are going to be a real problem, and that'd be extreme. you probably want to edit until they showed no hostages or that this is the number one, piracy, the is really minute 3 could and to drive home us militants out of the tunnels, will blow the tunnels up. we'll even start them with see will to now it's a lot. the thing is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu says this troops and

making progress above and below the ground and gauze, going into the home. but go home. i'm gonna come out fighting. i'm a style. i'm it is advancing with the forest that's a mock has no going to cause a city. i didn't circle that we are operating in it and i hope for the evening. we're pressure on from us and every hour and every day, sort of home us you so far we have killed thousands of terrace above the ground. that goofy sand under the ground would probably look on the go. let me to have like a, as is rarely troops advance on gauze, the city and the noise. and the idea vehicles also gathering on israel southern buddha with garza and he is really navy released footage of operations of the coast of goza, as well as targeting him us by uh, online and potentially soon bye. see i from one l. we went across over to journalist and somebody circle in jerusalem. so me,

what are you hearing from the israel defense forces about their operation in and around garza city? yeah, what i can tell you the v is really military is very content with the progress of this campaign and they're talking about very good, the corporation between the ground forces and the air force and artillery and the at the same time, you have both the regular army and reserve duty soldiers, the big numbers and, and they're saying that things are coming along smoothly. true that they face resistance and no one is as being surrendering. and they haven't seen any how about fighters surrendering? but they say that in all the different passages that they have had so far, and then being winning and the there are no exposing also with tom those. and the idea of spokesperson has exposed the recordings and evidence. so they say that how much has is using ambulances and different the facilities for the fighters. you say

that these really military is content with where they are right now in. does that, what about the, is really public. so me are, are they satisfied with the way that their government is handling just conflict? so i think when it comes to the, to the gods, a strip of the public hearing is where it is differently is supportive of an aggressive approach. and the, even the then the guns who kind of like, wasn't deal position and is now in the war cabinet. and he's in the same line together with this on the whole. and this is kind of like the bulk of the majority of the is where in the public and the, well they want to see is the kind of destruction of how mosse and they're talking about the illuminating, the threats and the they don't want to be stall and therefore the talk about the

ceasefire is, is something that they see is something that could threaten the forces around 70. there are reports that could tar is trying to mediate for a possible release of some of the hostages of what can you tell us about that? yeah, well the reports are the with different kinds of reports. we have also reports coming out of color. we have reports coming out of egypt, and also the egyptians have some proposals. according to some reports we're talking about the release of 50 and, and other reports. so it's about the re, so 12 of the hostages, half of them american and, and we're talking about the $85.00 or 72 hours. but i can tell you that these really minutes are you and these really government and then not the interested in a ceasefire. and they've made it very clear in statement to this evening of the

idea of spokesperson said that they're not interested in espanol, said that there is no ceasefire as so at this point of time, it's difficult to see that this is actually going to happen. a journalist assembly circled with the latest from jerusalem to 970, as always, thank you. it's really prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he is refusing to balance the pressure for a ceasefire and gaza. he says the hostages being held by him us must be released 1st. international calls are growing louder for a pause in defiance of allow desperately needed humanitarian aid to be delivered to civilians in gauntlet families of some of the hostages. they've traveled to brussels to ask your p, had lawmakers to help secure the release of their loved ones. a ton is just 12 years old. the last time he was seen alive was on the day how much the militants broke into his home and keep boots near us. on october 17th,

he was driven into gaza on the back of a motorcycle. this is his aunt i and she has a special bond with him because he was born on his 30th birthday. he loves animals . all these pictures is within a month, he sees the week. i hope that he gets bing strength to head in the week. there. i know that the time is a life. i know i know a tons father, ohio has also not been seen since the day of the attack in the chaos of the violence. the family was separated. it's the lead. he's also being held in cause with this is just one family story. at this all he had to, they've come to the european parliament to ask for help to get their loved ones

released. you only as his wife and daughters who are full and to do as old jim and citizens. is this passport the german passport? it's a piece of paper. it has any value as if it's just a piece of paper. why does people need it's the family's delivered passion and please. and the message was heard, they went on. so the union of the institutions our congress to be involved in the negotiations to release them. we have to be part of that. you'll be in for additions and members of the commission from the council that we all have to do our part or so in this versus why has not been doing that. the i thing that right now is these really government who is doing the these locations? i don't know, but i've seen that we should as to be also part of this for i like every day that

pauses is a day too long. i can't even find the words words of what i'm feeling. well, how does my or the by them is i had my are here, my best friends. i'm the same and i done it just small boy that they can believe the teeth when these monsters and we are in the nightmare. but she still has hope. it's help she's asking for the or the guns that the conflict is also fueling social tensions here in germany at a round table with jewish, palestinian and muslim community leaders,

germany's president from volter stine buyer today, warren to of rising anti semitism. now this comes on the eve of the 85th anniversary of what is known as the 9th of broken glass. when mobs of germans back in 1938 attacked and torched, jewish owned stores, houses, and synagogues. she has seen it all, my god, feet land, 102 year old, the total cost survive, whose entire family was killed by the nazis. just one of the guests attending a meeting with president frank vibe to shine maya and representatives of israel in the and palace pinion communities in germany. as anti semitic sentiment grows in some parts of german society. again, this is on that it is unbearable that jews do not feel safe in our country, that they are afraid to send that children to schools. but house facades, a mocks with the star of david. in the last month,

the number of reported into so many incidents in germany has increased dramatically . germany's preston specifically addressed the congress pen, a student in our communities, seeing their rights, grief is guaranteed here. of a table is more about terrorism, incitement, and cold. for the i mean he lation of the state of israel, not part of this guarantee about that. and i expect that we will stand together against that. i ask you people in germany with palestinian an are a brutes do not let yourselves be instrumental ised by how much sympathizes. stein might have made clear, with his words, the protection of a jewish life in germany must be a civic duty for anyone living in the country, especially in these times of rising tensions. if you're watching dw news, conflicts along with tim sebastian is coming up. next,

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