to watch now on youtube dw documentary the you're watching dw news coming to live from berlin. israel's prime minister says the war and gaza won't be over any time. soon. benjamin netanyahu visits troops and gaza and says, is really military operations. there will only intensify in the coming days. also coming off of pope francis appeals for face in his christmas for b as or the message he calls for an ends horse in gaza and ukraine. the for the 1st time you

crane us celebrating christmas on december 25th instead of it's traditional dates in january, part of efforts to distance itself from russian culture. the hello and clare richardson. thank you very much for joining us. is rarely prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the war in gaza is a long way from over. just days after the us secretary of state told israel to lower the intensity of it, strikes that and you all who told fruits and gauze of the war against moss would only intensify. i'm also as viewed as a terrorist organization by multiple countries. and then the on his visit comes after these rarely, military killed, at least 70 palestinians, and an error strike on a refugee camp in central garza christmas day in central

garza this man says he did everything for his son, but in the end he can save him in his desperation, he asked to be buried with the palestinians or mourning to thousands killed at mcgraw as the refugee camp at mass funerals following one of the deadliest nights and the strip to canada. all the my entire family is gone. both sides of my brothers are gone. they didn't even leave me one brother, not one brother. well, israel has intensified it strikes the gods. the health ministry says the palestinian death toll has surpassed $20000.00 this fees and fighting is also $1.00 of the deadliest for is really troops

increasing the pressure under government. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited soldiers and gaza, assuring them defensive would continue until victory. he also addressed parliament vowing to bring hostages home. but the thing more time was needed just a day after the military set, it found the bodies of 5 as rarely captives inside how much tunnel of the one that's good. we won't be able to release all the hostages without military pressure, military pressure, operational pressure, political pressure, and therefore, one thing we wouldn't do, we will not stop fighting. somebody not, but pressure is mounting on them. yeah. who families of hostages interrupted to speech, chanting now,

they have already been waiting for the return of their loved ones for 80 days. as our know, this time you saw whole in jerusalem has more on how netanyahu's special address to parliament was received after he had vowed to intensify fighting new suspicion. the session was called upon by the opposition is left bead. who is the head of the opposition? he said the uh is read, should prioritize the release of the hostages in the gaza strip under the same time, the family members of those why has hostage were shouting they were say, yeah, now the meaning release from. busy are now, and this is the response into the government that has put the question of the hostages as one of the various different objectives of this military campaign.

and as luck with it, as the 1st and foremost, the target. somebody want to ask you, and us officials have repeatedly said they want israel to move to a lower intensity phase of the war. and gaza is not in yahoo, ignoring warnings from israel, strongest ally as well. it is around the talking about and doing a new phase that will take uh, maybe sometime at the end of january. in any case, the phase that we are now in phase at 2, which is the most expensive phase, which includes the both the air campaign. and at the same time, a ground for say, a campaign in the gaza. and in the new this area this, we should expect to continue and as nothing else that should intensify,

especially in the area of doing this with a see the, the, or the expect to find the military leadership of the mouse. and so just to be, to be clear, your think is, well, we'll have full us support for this phase when the president biden did not say that he called the a ceasefire. and also when the secretary defense secretary at austin was here in the television. he also said that he would not tell is really how to wage the war against the mice. and the same time they're continuing with the sending of the munitions. if they said that they would give some advice as to a, especially in terms of bringing in the aide into the gaza strip. that is something that they said the israel should do more and they should avoid the coming of the

civilians. but the might be differences of opinion, this doesn't mean that america will not continue back in use around even if some of these things cause the cause, the american some embarrassments summary. thank you so much for sharing your insights with us. that's a journalist, somebody's ankle, injury or a salon. meanwhile, pope francis has called for an end to the wars in gaza and ukraine. the leader of the roman catholic church used as christmas, or be at or be message to appeal for peace. he also slammed the weapons industry, which he said was fuel in conflict around the world. in his christmas address, pope francis lamented on the conflicts of envelope, he called for peace for the people of ukraine as well as a ceasefire between home us and israel, known. so you're going to email there, be it in to the feeling of violence and hatred and made the palestinian question be

resolved. that was certainly by listing a says. so probably puddle, ready condemned the failed logic of war during his christmas eve mass. calling it contrary to the message of peace at christmas in this address, he said the poor desperately needed the money being spent on weapons. then he delivered the old be at all the blessing that they have each they only put in but it's fee is 50 percent. this investment levels is 9, is the same. it was a passion to, to people for peace on christmas day. and german president frank folder assignment has given his annual, televised christmas address to the nation with a view to the wars and gaza and ukraine. he appealed to germans not to give a pope for a peaceful world. and with consistently high polling for the far right here in germany, some are called on people and not to turn their backs on democracy. 2023 was

a year when many people wanted to switch off the news. president stein my asset and his address, the crises around the world with many, just too depressing open. i totally briefly did. the jim and president mentioned russia's war and ukraine, now dragging on through it 2nd winter as he pointed out. all the war in the middle east, between israel and thomas jesus, the other ones of this year has left many unresolved issues here in our country to lunch. i know some people are looking skeptically at governmental and politicians, and some are worried about the future. the either we all long for a more peaceful world. i feel the same longing, and it is my belief that we must never abandon it. people wanted clear on so as to the world's problems done, my i said, and it was right to expect politicians to provide them between the lines. the

presidents concerned the threats to democracy was unmistakable. perhaps he was thinking of the continuing roys of far right populace and the pulse months events, the up some turned away from the others complain about everything and everyone about venice on spring and yet, but in a democracy when the going gets tough, there are better counselors than anger and contempt, better counsellors than those who would pretend that there was always one simple answer to the questions of the future. good. so come stein might have think those who help that communities and stress the importance of working together. and he said, germans have every reason to be confident about the future. the next, the next year we will be celebrating our democracy, 75th birthday. our basic law is turning $75.00 and for no less than 34 years now.

it has applied to the whole of our united country, and this gives us all cause for celebration of the i'm going to fire. there's no need to hide away from the world. that was the core of the president's christmas message. his listeners may well need that brazilian to attitude in the months to come. i can turn out to some other world news headlines. iranian state media site and is really airstrike and syria has killed one of its senior generals side ross, the most obvious was reportedly killed in the neighborhood of damascus, who was responsible for coordinating the military alliance between syria and iran. iran president has vowed to avenge his death. israel has refused to comment on the reports. service of again, take us to the streets of belgrade to protest the results of the parliamentary elections. they've been marching on government buildings after staging. sit down protests outside the foreign ministry, demanding that the december 17th of,

of the an old, bic. here's the governing, serbian progressive party of rigging the results. international observers say the vote was painted by irregularities, and russian authorities have moved to jailed kremlin critic, alexia vall needs a penal colony in northern russia. that's according to his spokesperson. his team tracked him down there after he'd not been seen for more than 2 weeks. of only a survey, a 19 year sentence for alleged extremism and other charges. now today works the 1st time that you crane is observing christmas as a public holiday on december 25th. ukrainians celebrated christmas on january 7th in line with the russian orthodox church following the julian calendar. but it's part of a cultural shift away from russia after last year's invasion. believers turned out in force to celebrate the new christmas day and keeps saints, a c, a cathedral amongst those attending there was widespread support for the new date.

that's a problem. this is the right thing to do. in my opinion, what sort of the civilized world, all of europe does the same, is august. i don't want to be associated with the aggressor country and celebrate the way they do. we're together with europe when these out of the civilized world. and god is with us. officers is on, i'm street, boston. i think changing the official date of christmas is very important. the country should distance itself from russia and its holidays. the o. c. u z. but am ukraine's president held his 2nd christmas eve address since rest is full scale invasion. he offered words of hope and his vision to move away from restaurants and closer to europe. a lead for him, a slot here, or as i've seen today. well, we'll ukrainians altogether. we o celebrates christmas together on the same day as one big family as one nation as

one united country. and today i will come and pray. i will be stronger than ever show the people's pray. today. it will you not? millions of voice is more than ever before. and it will resonates, we bounce a time. difference of 2 weeks resonates together with you up envelope 0 way street christmas day and ukraine saw another tradition fall, as many church services were held in ukrainian, instead of russian. now to northeastern china, where people are being treated to a spectacular winter show. 500 snowman of the same size has been setup at this mountain resort. it is the 8th year that they've done this initially made them all by hands, but more recently stuff have been getting help from specialist. as you've been watching the news before we go, a quick reminder of our top story. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel

will intensify its attacks against moss over the coming days. manuel, who made the announcement after visiting troops fighting in northern casa with that you are up to date coming up next is doc film, taking a look at the stone age station for that. or you can find this online at w dot com . i'm clear. richardson from the whole team. thank you so much for watching. what cod tires have to do with the production? here's a hands on the really indeed the snow on youtube. the

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