[000:00:00;00] the business dw news line from berlin hawks rise for a hostage deal. canteras's is israel and thomas are edging towards an agreement for the release of dozens of hostages being held in gaza. i'm off kidnaps, of $240.00 people during its deadly cross border range more than a month ago. also to show more than 30 premature babies,

evacuated from gauze as largest hospital arrive in the south of this trip. the un describes the besieged l schieffer hospital as a depths 7 days after is really troops of storms. the medical complex looking for a home us command center, the marietta evans dean, welcome. israel and thomas are close to agreeing on a deal to release the hostages held in the gaza strip. and that's according to israel's ambassador to the u. s. michael has dogs, hair towards words echo those of an earlier statement by the category. prime minister and enjoying press conference with you for an affairs chief of joseph burrell, mohammad autonomy said only minor details remained to be read for him off to free at least some of the more than 240 people kidnapped by militants via tober 7. his

tax speaking and dog guitars, prime minister said only minor challenges needed to be settled. the deal is going through a ups and down from time to time. it's along with the last few weeks. but uh, i think that to, you know, i'm not more confident that we are close enough to reach to a data that can bring the people safely back to their homes with that, are they all of the hostages on how side or what the exchange. uh, that's what happened or take this from those very sites. we can now speak to our correspondent rebecca readers who joins us from jerusalem. hello to you, rebecca. and so just yesterday, israel's prime minister benjamin, antonia who said there was no deal on the release of his really hostages from gaza

. what can you tell us about the status of the negotiations? well my on of this deal has been in the making for some days we've been hearing and you heard from the good type, prime minister, they're saying this is a deal has been going up and down and, and that's precisely what, what has been happening. they've been days where we thought, oh it's, it's getting close to a deal, we're going to sing some movement. and then you know, we heard again from a prime minister benjamin netanyahu last night. and in fact, no deal had been reached. we saw some reporting from the washington post recently. they said that the deal was very close. a sole saying, sorry, you're quoting us, sources at this deal east between each round of us and come off. so it has been getting a, you know, closer and closer. and it certainly seems that we're at the closest point that we face. so fob a deal appears to be for up to 50 women and children civilian hostages to be released in exchange for a 3 to 5 day see saw from the bombardments in gaza to allow for human to

humanitarian aid to be brought in. and to, of course, allow for those hostages to be taken out from us. also asking for us prisoner exchange and tens of some women and children that are in is riley prisons as a sticking point. those seems to be that faced by israel, worried that it will allow from us the time to catch up, to catch his breath and perhaps re um in this was so when we, we, we do appear what the messaging the word and coming out of old from the negotiate is, is positive and it does seem that the deal is getting much closer, but still we haven't seen that come to fruition yet. and now rebecca ro, we've also heard that more than 30 premature babies have been evacuated from guys, has el cheapo hospital. what do we know about the operation that made this possible? a lot of a sudden the array of good news arrive hope in this otherwise really devastating. will these babies? 31 to be exact,

has been evacuated from the hospital. it's been really on top of the priority list for and use and for the medical work is inside the hospital to evacuate those babies. when's their incubate is turned off over the weekend because of a lack of fuel to run the generators in the hospital. and now we have seen that success that successfully happened. it was a, a, a procedure that carried out by the w h o in conjunction with the palestinian red crescent association. and of course the military as well. he is really military and needing to oversee that as well to make sure that they were grounded safe passage. we know now that they safely in the south, so as safe as anyone can be in gauze or at the moment the reality that there is no safe place in gaza. but those babies now move to a hospital in the south. there is paperwork and arrangements being made that they will potentially be allowed to cross into egypt to be taken over with some stuff and be looked after and then injection hospital there. now there is still up to 300

people, both patients and personnel in the hospital, very, very sick patients, complicated to have evacuated, and that is the next part of the process to make sure that they are able to also evacuate from how she felt that was the delays rebecca ritter's reporting for us from jerusalem. rebecca, thank you or well the u. n. a says that it is deeply shocked after is really airstrikes hit to you and run schools this weekend, killing dozens of people seeking shelter at the facilities. the palestinian authority president my what a boss has repeated his request for you as president and joe biden, to intervene to stop these really military operation and gas them. this comes in mid washington's calls for garza and the west bank to be reunited after the war. that bodies, the debris lay strewn in the office tomorrow. so i'm gonna talk to you and school.

we'll know the details of what happened and not to yet to clear, which is a start combined to the civilians are paying the highest price. so this was the head of the u. n. agency helping palestinian refugees denounced the attack and pleaded to a ceasefire. palestinian president of mood of ass. oh it's more you'd be allowed into gaza and cold. so the us president, professor, i like israel, a leo at the isn't, i mean today i address us president joe biden, who bears a special responsibility due to his international standing and significant influence on the as rarely occupation authorities of to intervene immediately. the, to halt this regression walks, we have, the israel says it will not stop until it's too, though is incomplete, too fast to destroy a mass and 2nd, to attend the hostages. clearly on sylvia with every passing day,

there are fewer places where her mazda service can operate those over on the west side of the city. understand this very well. now you've, they've already encountered the kenzie power of the army. those who are on the eastern side understand there's tonight, the federal understand it in the coming days of those who are in the south of the gaza strip and gumble also understand as soon and not all you know, being sought because with the conflict now and it's 7, it's week many asking what next if is really for us, is due amount of k m. s. what will come off to that in an opinion, pace to the washington post. president joe biden said the godson in the west bank should be united under one government. he also re insulate to support for 2 state solution accessories. we have 5 minutes to however, took issue with biden's plan looking to ship a especially the front us. i think that the palestinian authority in its current

form is not capable of accepting the responsibility for cause. after we fought and done all this haven't passed. so this thing comfortable that single go to the bottom of it. and so within the law, if they don't change, then what's the point you know as well. and that's now perform a delicate military and diplomatic balancing act and find a way to complete its goes without a nice thing. it's closest ally, we can now speak to a lieutenant peter learner. he is a spokesperson for these really military. welcome to the w lieutenants. we just heard the is really defense minister saying that operations have now moved to the east and will also continue to the south of gaza, which is where the idea of has been urging civilians to fleas. so where can people in gauze a go now to seek safety? thank you. good evening marianne. it said, thankful to 4 of our games. thomas,

a tourist organization that strategically decided to attack israel on the 7th of october brucely mess occurring, murdering, butchering and raping over a 1000. $200.00 is riley's, and indeed, as you reported extensively of a $230.00 is raising for nationals being held hostage. the people who are responsible for that attack or from us, and that is why we are seeking them out wherever they are effective. we are operating expensively in the north, in the, in the east. and it does not mean that must have stop, stop launching their attacks from the south. and that is why if there will be unnecessary necessity, then we can mobilize and in the southern areas our operations or country folks in the northern areas of gaza strip. indeed, we've expanded operations the overnight in the like doing and then jamalia in places where in the most the did not have ground operations on going. but in deep we all determined to destroy some awesome dismantle. that's our infrastructure so

that they can never wield the sort of death above our heads ever again. and yet, israel is aware that it must do so in line with international humanitarian law. we just heard the un agency for palestinian refugees saying that even its own shelters can no longer be safe. and though we've heard the id f, say it's taking all feasible for cautions to avoid civilian casualties. what are these precautions that the army is taking? are we all taking a festival? absolutely. where operating faith, based on 3 principles, the principle of distinction between civilians, noncombatants, and the tourist themselves. so when we're calling for people to evacuate, they specific areas because we intend on dismantling homeless people need to listen to us. unfortunately, when we were calling for 4 to 4 weeks now, to kind of thing is to evacuate. unless was 1st of all telling the months ago, then intimidating them so that they wouldn't go. and finally, even establishing

a check point to physically prevent them from evacuating. so indeed, we are operating under the understanding that people need to get out of funds way and we are encouraging people to do so extensively. i would add, the 2nd component of operation is military necessity. so it's from us is utilizing a civilian arena for a battalion come on center without jeopardizing the civilians in that, in that region. so we will operate against the battalion we will, we will, dismantling, destroyed from us as terrorist infrastructure. precisely because we called let them continue to will that power the jeopardizes the safety and security of his right? these i would add to the what we're conducting operations. it is based on the 3rd component, the component of proportionality when we're waiting on those 2 issues in order to address the threat as it develops and in order to prevent so unnecessary, good civilian casualties. unfortunately, you know, the,

the situation on the ground is one where we have required and requested the facilitation of the un to evacuate. the move in areas, unfortunately viewing, did not comply, did not help and went up parts of solving the problem rather and being part of the front. this is the reality of the ground. it is an unfortunate situation. and while i and the panels just kind of go get just sorry to to, to interject there because i do want to ask you about saturdays bombing of a un run school and the job aliya refugee camp. the idea of said yesterday that it was looking into who was behind this bombing. is there any update you can give us? we have not been able to determined up until now, who shot the, the leaf or fire against it in the area in the vicinity. i've been able to roll out some of the options, but unfortunately i don't have a 100 percent on so that i can say that it wasn't the idea for it wasn't an idea of

stripe. indeed we need to be very, very cautious. and i'm, i'm happy with the un didn't pennants on israel as it did it, as it has done in the past. this is precisely what we need to be closer. so how much you know from us have no problem immediately up to anything happens. their quick to come, don't jump through the government, se israel did this, but they've been proven time and time again that they all the generates as a fake news and we call to trust them. so we are looking into this incident. we're investigating the circumstances of the tragedy of the people that were in that and the un compounds to you in schools. it is a tragedy and it's something we need to try and a but in any, in any cost people, the civilians are not the enemy of israel. a must be on the me of as well. all right, that was lieutenant peter learners, folks, person for these really military. thank you for your time. thank you. let's get a quick check of some other stories making news this. our argentinian voters are going to the polls and

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