[000:00:00;00] the, this is dw news line from the the in protecting civilians must be a priority. that's the message from the united states secretary of state. the us, as israel has the right to defend itself in gaza, thought that comes with conditions as well as military campaign, intensifies in the south. the gaza strip and soldiers face face resistance from the homeless militants. gunfire tillery and s strikes lead to even more balanced in,

in cash will take you to the united nations climate conference to divide. the irony of discussions about the future of fossil fuels in one of the world's most oil rich regions. activists. one though he phones of energy production phased out as the product continues to warm up and travel at home for german chance of old sholtes. he's under intense scrutiny after a series of setbacks and his approval rating slump in the polls the bank visible and welcome. within 2 months of war, between israel and how much have passed and the death toll continues to rise, health officials in the homeless run gaza strip say of us. 17000 people have died in the finding mainly civilians. that's studying international calls for a cease via us secretary of state entity blinking his cold and his well to

prioritize the protection of civilian life. again, underscoring washington's position on the will. as we stand here almost a week into this campaign in the, the south after the end of the amount of training applause, it is imperative. it remains imperative that is real, put a premium on civilian protection. and there does remain a gap between exactly what, what i said when i was there, the intent to protect civilians and the actual results that we're seeing on the ground. i us that correspondents in jerusalem, tanya came about the reaction to blinking the strongest public criticism. yet these rails conduct of the war and thomas as well. we've heard over the policies, there's more, more pressure by the united states and more pushback. know to do more to protect palestinians by the civilian population in golf. a note as well as said for many weeks as well that they're claiming, basically from us that they are using civilians as

a human shield. and they are saying the military here that they're doing a lot to protect it's civilians to tell them to lock you in a certain areas to give them corridors to move. they're also published and that, you know, the detailing of putting splitting up cause and hundreds of little districts. but i talked to people in dollars on the phone as we, as doing this kind of a go there. they're telling me this is very confusing. uh, we have to understand that over an estimated number of 1800000 of people out of the 2200000 residents in gaza that has been displaced. that will move to many of the move to the south. and of course no, the ground operation also being expended to the sales people simply have no place to go anymore to, to be safe. there's no safe area. that's what they are telling me. and even if there are a vocation close to go to certain areas, there's still also as strikes and other areas. so people are saying,

if there is no cold for full seas, for this new safety and security for, for them in gaza at the moment, antonio and the humanitarian front, we heard that israel setting up a 2nd check point for trunk, springing a to gaza. how is that going to help? well, there's talk about the opening or the use of parsley opening of the tell them shalom crossing. know the beginning of the war is while it had close both of its crossings that are going into a garza so one is the north of the areas crossing. this is only for a people to cross in and out. this one is close and there is also the care i'm so long crossing in the south, which has also been closely suspect uh before the war. usually goods were going in and out, right? no 8 is only coming in through the south of crossing with egypt. so there has been told us no timeframe given if this would actually happen that the crossing

determines along crossing could help with the screening and you know, the security mechanisms that is what it wants to see in place. but the other problem actually is not just the crossings which we are hearing from you. monitoring organizations from the united nations is actually right now the distribution of uh you might need to are in a coming in to garza because as this heavy fighting reported also in the south. so most of the trucks that are coming in and then not that many coming in, but those are coming in, you know, they cannot reach the middle areas or the northern part or even in the south. it's quite limited. we are hearing from the united patients and we had the under general secretary much increases a saying that we don't we do not have for humanitarian operation in southern doctor that you can call it you monitoring operation and power fuzzy phrasing here anymore . because you know, this is a very difficult now to get the monitoring age to people,

there correspond atanya kramer. israel says it will not laid out, but it's trying to eliminate thomas considered a terrorist group by numerous countries. he's more on the finding in the south of the territory and the dia, humanitarian situation. physical and emotional trauma continue to rain down on the palestinian people of god. and despite is real declaring some areas to be safe zones. air strikes are constant threats. we are with children in the old people and women. i beg you not to bomb us and she and her family are among the 1800000 people who work internally displaced at 80 percent of the population places to seek shelter, ever shrinking. those who are able to escape bombings with their lives are barely

living at all. food. water and other basics are scarce. seen as i'm a quick game here. what am i in? as you see there is no shelters, i have no dent. i'm not seeing anyone, water tyler, or no toilet. look at our children, how they look. there is no place to shop for them. but that today there were fights with people because of the smaller places that they know we cannot set up then. so the northern think other children this is the milwaukee county in southern gaza. this really military has designated it as a safe so, but there is no aid. it's undeveloped land we're already desperate people are living in squalid conditions and strikes in rockland, near the rejection border have sown fear and those who have fled their homes to seek safety in the cities camp. despite international calls for

a ceasefire. heavy urban combat intent, i don't even think the word limits. this has been fighting along the entire trip. rather than 2nd stages are called bots and limit 19 terrorists including senior combined is hiding an underground tunnels and you know, and also destroy and terrorist infrastructure. the steel cable, the un has warrant that gaza is teetering on a humanitarian catastrophe, with hospitals unable to care for the injured and the growing threat of disease. sweeping through refugee camp. i spoke to steve and brian from the international committee for the red cross and southern gallagher and asked about the situation for civilians this heavy funding continued. ok, well thank you for having me on this morning. firstly, and as their listeners will have just seen and heard the situation in gaza is indescribable. the condition put civilians are facing a loss of life, the continued soften and they, they extreme challenge that organization such as the international community at the

right cost the i c. or if you're facing and bringing aging together and being able to distribute it safely. under the current conditions, we've reached the limits of humanitarian action, an environment like this is steven with 1800000 people displaced. how many people does that mean you can actually reach if you've already reached your limits? well, in these sorts of conditions, one of the things that we need absolutely is a greater degree of age to be able to enter the gods with strep. right now people are without many people or without food, water and you seen people are without shelter people or would i, i would have time to patient disabilities and these conditions are absolutely in new main. but along with additional aid coming in was some aid is trickling in as a need for more. but there's also the need to be able to distribute, to take me and to make sure that we're able to do this in an organized way. and these kinds condition where people are moving, leading,

facing from wherever they can go to wherever they can at least imagine that they might be safe. this makes humanitarian operations extremely difficult. certainly we have a great challenges and they getting the relief, integrated security conditions on the grounds are not conducive to being able to provide humanitarian assistance. and this is totally unacceptable. how would you managing to stay safe and keep your own people safe while trying to help other people have gotten? it was certainly the ip york ease continuing its activities on the ground with the limited resources that we have in particular or activities that are focused on how we're supporting hospitals here. and we have a medical surgical team who are providing assistance and operations and surgery. the people that have been wounded by the pricing, but these hospitals are overwhelmed. in recent days, i was visiting one of these hospitals and they are, they're full of people. john packed. i don't think that you do. it can possibly

imagine that these places of safety and refuge uh are also places where i, hundreds of people are treated each day and you to ones that are caused by the ongoing fighting. in addition, people are struggling because many diseases are at a risk of breaking out. people are very simple. things like simple, you know, and this is related to the cooling weather related to the i'm tired of treat conditions. and this is making it very difficult for them to access medical care. because the number of people, if i could by the pricing, continues to be extremely large or teams are doing their best that they can right now here in gaza. but it's not going to be enough. we need much, much more access and we need much more safety to be able to do our work. and what about another truce? i think that helps the humanitarian situation. somewhat recently. do you expect any help from the un security council when it votes later today on a push for it seems fine. but certainly our view is at that. this recent pause and

advising was a moment of rest bikes for people who have been a baiting devastated over the past. more than 2 months, i anything that brings rest by to the civilians who are affected by this complex is a welcome step. but it's up to they, it's up to the people who are asking for jersey counsel these leaders to recognize that now we have reached a point where civilians continue to suffer to an unacceptable degree. we, the international community of direct costs would remain here in god's are providing assistance regardless of the outcome of any of these discussions. but right now what's needed is a recognition that civilians have a continuing to suffer deeply. is there any and i made some jobs saving ryan from the i see us in southern gaza. thank you for being on t w today. thank you. negotiate has at the climate conference in the united arab emirates scrambling to find a workable answer to the question of how to say good bye to fossil fuels. scientist

site is critical that climate will mean oil, gas, and cold of phased out suited to prevent irreversible ecological damage. $200.00 nations were called on to step up to secure a final bill. i need events taking place and one of the most or which regions in the world. in 2015, hundreds of countries agreed to ramp up if it's the limit global warming to one and a half degrees. here's a look at what could happen if that limit succeeded. of the wild fires in canada, floods and libya sweltering heat and brazil, and extreme drought and the horn of africa. this is a world 1.2 degrees hotter than the early 19 hundreds. a world that is edging closer to the temperature limit leaders agreed would avoid the worst impacts of climate change. 1.5 degree celsius compared to pre industrial levels. that's like a 1st line of defense where we want to tell the humans the need to

change our behavior in order to save the planets in order to keep the planet for future generation. as we hit the apple spear by burning fossil fuels, scientists say it will lead to even more extreme, whether or drought and the disappearance of more animal and plant species. people already at risk will suffer 1st and more like this family in southern iraq and intense drought force to, to leave behind the countryside and settled for poverty in the city. during the night, when there was water, we used to grow everything on our land, including vegetables, as we lift that agriculture. but when the water started to dwindle, it would be available for 2 months for a month until it stops complete. so in more, by the end of the parts of the middle east, africa, or asia may be some of the hardest hit right now. but the risk for extreme weather is increasing everywhere. different parts of the world are going to be affected in different way. but what we also know that those big stream events,

the pads are both extremely advanced, is also going to shift and in the places where currently you may feel, well, we are not going to experience as much. i'm sure that that's not true. to keep the planet habitable plants and animals the to work with their environment. but key goes systems like these are already starting to break down. i sheets are melting, permafrost is thawing, and crow reese are dying off and going above 1.5 degrees doesn't mean complete disaster, but any fraction of a degree makes a big difference in people's lives and the environment. according to climate scientists, we need to stop burning fossil fuels, the pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by 2050 to keep to the 1.5 degree target. very, very close to 1.5. but at the same time, it shouldn't be a signal to give up a call up and do nothing. on the contrary, we need to do more in order to prevent even bigger increases in temperature. the

closer we stick to the target, the more we can hope to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. voltage and back is at comp for us in g by tim. how far away fossil fuels from being phased out, go down of the will hope that's a, that's a very good question. we have very far away from a phase out of fossil fuels. we seeing that here that the gold stations are very tougher on this topic. never the less it is on the table for, for the 1st time to actually discuss a phase of fossil fuels. uh, there was a big prostration from many developing countries, but also active is that it took 28 cops crime conference to really discuss this topic. and others say it isn't historical moment because now finally we talk about the 1st reason for climate, for the heating of the, of the plants for climate change in the countries like germany and d. u of pushing at least for a phase out and face down

a quick phase down of fossil fuels. but they're also big opponents of all of these ideas, like, uh, sold your radio, oil producing countries, golf states, but also in china, which have big interest in increasing the coal capacities in the us to come. let's take a closer look. 10 met some of the other countries and both in a report published by an environmental organization that shows the world's lagging behind climate targets, despite the boom and renewables. if you have looked at german watches, climate change performance index shows that the 1st free sponsor empty is all the says countries. it's still going to many fossil fuels to limit warming fast enough . denmark leads the index, is the country doing the most hosts, the u. i e rank at the bottom along with iran and saudi arabia. tell us more about this report here. yeah, well this index is looking at the couple of factors. for example, the greenhouse gas emissions of countries home out much renewables. they are deploying their energy use,

but also their climate policies. and the idea behind it is as it's a very complex topic, obviously to measure the efforts the index and index for, for the climate efforts. the idea is to make it very easy and comprehensible to see where is the country advancing and or not what it's really telling. and you mentioned some countries already that's along from the g 20 countries which are the most important industrial, but also developing nations. the only 3 receiving a, a high ranking which are in the gemini and the region of the, the you. most of the 20 countries have a low or very low ranking. you mentioned some of them host country. you as a, as an oil state, saudi arabia, as a, as the last place you a, as a 3rd last. so you can really see who those who are producing or expanding the oil and gas capacities also receive a bad ranking. so tell me a little how likely is

a just and equitable phase out of fossil fuel of the well, the definition of equitable is very, it's very difficult to you. um, valuable countries who have contributed least to climate change. saying we need more, we need more financial support, we need more financial support to protect us against the damages of climate change . we need more um finance to ramp up our renewable energies. and at the same time they're saying, okay, it's shortly. industrial and rich countries are responsible for, for climate change. so this is the ever going to debate here at the time of the conferences, richard countries, they have agreed to implement loss and damage funds, right at the 1st day of this conference, which was seen as an historical step. it was agreed last year in egypt. and so this the all movements into, into this direction. but the hottest topic here,

fossil fuel phase out. it's going to be a tough bet. so we're going the 2nd into the 2nd week and we don't know what's coming out of the pol forces. i'm blocking this kind of text in the final agreements, but i kind of conferences are always up for a surprise, so it could be a positive or negative one. it from a kind of perspective. let's see, the company started off with some surprises as well. tim john, back. thank you very much. the analysis that from dubai, i looked down at some other 12 headphones. self rule type. one says 12 chinese 5 digits and a suspected with a balloon across the taiwan straits, sensitive media line type ones on high alert. the science of rival china trying to interfere in the islands presidential elections next month. the train drivers in germany, or on a 24 hour strength until friday evening. it will affect passengers across the country. the drive is union is in an ongoing dispute with employer as of working out the it says that this will be the last strength of the here,

but they plan to be happy with more action. and then you, you the german chancellor as job approval rating, is that a record low? according to a new survey. the monthly germany trend poll found less than 20 percent of people are the satisfied are very satisfied with the jump that off schultz is doing. other party leaders fed better digging into the details around huff said he was acting prudently while only 12 percent felt he was a good communicator and less than a quarter of people said he can see of the country through crisis. according to the results, this is the worst polling for a head of government in germany in more than 25 years old. comes exactly 2 years of the old schultz was like the german chancellor presenting a catastrophic balance sheet is looked at. what led to this? so telling the world full largest economy is currently being haunted by one question is towards his german, he's still

a reliable partner from an italian perspective. now all i've sold says, reaction, that's a press conference where the tell you in prime minister georgia maloney went viral . a good thank you for asking a bunch of insides of the policies salts re direction of cobit money to fund done. and these green transition was ruled unconstitutional leaving him without to budget just weeks before it supposed to come in to force his reputation as a smooth operate. to his shots, it, the physician is having a field day. these things are, you are a plumber of power to luck. any idea of how this country should develop over the coming years while sold, shrugs off the criticism. he simply kind of shake off looming government crisis boxed by his thoughts, islam. the soul says 3 way coalition continues to argue over with to make cox for the 2020 full budgets. it's only the latest and the series of very public rouse,

undeniably, is now mostly the fear of press elections that is holding this government together . salts as cabinet just missed the last chance to get a new budget to parliament by the end of the year. no winter is coming on. charles has gone from granting political wishes to his coalition partners to being the one who hopes to make a political miracle come true for christmas. i also have political correspond it has con talent disasters this survey is for the german lita. yeah, as the, as we heard is the, is really, is the verse performance of any government, a leader of every met, any head of government in germany, since these polls have been conducted for the last 25 years or so. so it really, really is a very bad showing shows has been declining the approval rights have been, have been declining, ever since he took office 2 years ago. one can say that, you know, he was faced with

a very difficult situation with the war and ukraine with a tail end of the corona epidemic. um, uh, with the crisis and all in the middle east. um and uh, the most recent crisis. the fact that his budget was thrown off by the constitutional court in pots. um, so he has been sizing, and then he has a 3 policy condition which we've never had in germany before. so very difficult situation, but you could say that's exactly the situation in which a leader should show whose leadership capacity and shows clearly in the view of voters and all the public has not shown that kind of leadership. so what's it going to well, at the moment his, it, his method is the one that is always shown keep common carry on. you might say, don't let yourself be rattled by these kinds of polls trying to continue with your policies. a steady hand, best kind of thing. that's what he's been trying to project about. the problem is

that he's a, in the end, he's a bad communicator. he does not really manage to come across as somebody who understands how the rest of the public is. how worried people are all about the future about the situation about things like climate change and so on. and so he's not come across to somebody who really manage just to understand what people think . and that's really what is reflected in these polls. so new elections and not an option to new elections. what's the opposition? this calling for about no new elections and also an option because all 3 parties in this code edition government, the social democrats, the greens, the business friendly, freed democrats. they're all doing very badly in the polls. in fact, the search democrats are not behind the greens and all in the the 4th largest party in these pulse. the largest part, the other conservatives followed by the ultra right wing,

but by the writer and alternative for germany. so if elections were held today, it will be very bad for all 3 parties in the coalition. so in the sense that condemned to continuing with the bickering. how does what about his own body? does it face criticism? there? it's good. it's congress starting today. yes, the congress is starting today and yes, it will face criticism of obviously the potty rank and file. a very worried about these poll results are very worried about how badly the policy is doing and the pause. and that will be christmas isn't uh, around the social democratic policies, which many members of this policy feel have not been well enough represented in what the government is doing. but in the end, i think that will be backing for shots, especially in the current budget crisis. and the project congress will say to him, keep, keep on doing this, find a solution quickly so that we can go head rather than fighting and public keeping common, moving along. you've had it for months time. thank you very much for the analysis.

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