the in 90 minutes on d w. the . this is dw news live from breland. israel's prime minister it 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 incoming day. also coming out kremlin project collection of island is finally located. more than 2 weeks after associates lost track of all these books president says he is currently in a penal colony in northern russian

the and for the 1st time ukraine celebrate christmas on december 25th. instead of, instead of its traditional dates in january, as part of efforts to distance itself from russian culture, the welcome to the show is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the war and gaza is a long way from over just days after the us x ray of state told as well to lower the intensity of its air strikes of its strikes. sorry, nothing. y'all here told troops and gaza that the war against him off would only intensify him off is viewed as a terrorist organization by multiple countries. that's in yahoo. his visit comes after the israeli military killed at least 70 pounds to the ends and an air strike on a refugee camp in central garza as the christmas day in central god. so this

man says he did everything for his son, but in the end he couldn't save him. and his desperation, he asked to be buried with them on the palestinians or mourning to thousands killed admins as the refugee camp at mass funerals. following one of the deadliest nights and the strip you cannot alter, my entire family is gone. will fight with my brothers a gone. they didn't even leave me one brother, not one brother. well, israel has intensified it strikes the cause of health ministry says the palestinian death toll has surpassed $20000.00

speeds in fighting is also one of the deadliest for is really troops increasing the pressure under government. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited soldiers and gaza, assuring them the offensive 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 wonderful, 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 else. i mean, but pressure is mounting and then yeah, who family use of hostages interrupted to speech,

chanting now they have already been waiting for the return of their loved ones for 80 days. while a journalist time i saw sol is following developments for us in jerusalem, and i asked him how nice and yahoo his speech went down in parliament after vowing to intensify the fighting in gaza. so this was a special session that was held in the ca, that's it to a part of a bad and in which the opposition called the for putting the question over the hostages as the most important issue for the submitted to recount pain in gaza. and the same time that he was speaking, they were members of the families of the hostages that were heckling this. 1 thing now now they should be on release now. and the head of the opposition will say that

this should be top priority, that this is a matter of life. the death of those or a head hostage, sternly assigned myself over reporting there from jerusalem. us x ray of state and to me, blanket and we'll head to mexico. this week to discuss the unprecedented numbers of migrants entering the us across the mexican border. it comes as a car, bon of 6000 people, attempt to make this 1700 kilometer journey from the guatemalan border to texas. us border police have reported a spike and the number of attempt to crossings to around $10000.00 per day. so the thousands of people making the long trip across mexico, there was nothing particularly festive about christmas this year. this human kind of an made up of people from across the central america and the academy and it's literally trudging north. so it's under the heat of the mexican sun, some a light and with their belongings. others carrying small children in the photos in

a tired from the arduous journey. the upon we've walked a lot of people, i'm honestly, i don't know how many kilometers are i mean? yeah, yeah. my daughter can't walk anymore like carrier in my arms because she needs to rush to back on that. she's only 3 years old. why she's not healthy, she's lawyer. it's around $6000.00 strong. it's the largest human kind of and to try to make the journey. and every year some left the homes to escape violence. others to get away from economic hardship. but they're all heading to the us to try to forge a back to life for themselves and their families. it's a journey for to a danger counsellor smart goods, full tray to criminal gangs,

or face extortion by police and immigration officials. several have also drowned trying to cost to be a grand a live a separate to mexico in the us. this footage taken by other migrants shows 3 men struggling to stay afloat in the rivers mackey debts. despite the pedals, the number of people making the journey is increasing and with an election near, looming on both sides of the border that could have wide ranging political implications. well, let's take a look not at some other stories making headlines. so right in the wilds. hundreds, the villagers have fled their homes in the book coast region of central nigeria following a string of attacks by armed groups. at least a 113 people were killed in the violence and more than 300 injured officials, the military gangs locally known as bandits launched, well coordinated attacks and at least 20 communities. iranian state media saying is

really airstrike and syria has killed one of its senior generals sayed riley massage. it was for, fortunately, killed in the neighborhood of damascus. he was responsible for coordinating the military alliance between syria and iran. iran, as president hesitate to avenge his day. israel has refused to comment on the reports. china staff. so beijing has broken its 1951 record for the number of hours of below freezing temperatures. in december, it follows a cold wave which swept across large spots of the country, bringing blizzards and its weight, and sending temperatures towards historic lows. functional, socrates has moved jails. click kremlin critic alexi nev on a to a remote piano colony in northern russia. that's according to his spokes person about and his team tracked him down after he's not being seen for more than 2 weeks . his lawyer visited him in the new prison, nevada is seen as the most prominent opponent of president vladimir putin and

a survey and 19 year sentence for allegedly extremism and other charges. he was in prison to nearly 3 years ago. this is what nevada, these books parson, kira jarmetta had to say as well. we find, let's see, up to 3 weeks of full search in full or region in the north of russia, in a several months cold harp in the panel. and number 3 does a little calling me or for special really is it was a, it was in give the, from there, i mean i, she will have a list phone calls list meetings with relatives list parcels he can receive was the thing is that even before when she was in this light or version of going, if she didn't have already, any phone calls, any meetings in any parcels. so actually, the thing is that there was no law in russia's, that is applied to alexi z o is creates, she's for human special conditions and they don't have anything to do with the law

now. so we don't have any rooms we know for sure that so in this new calling, you know, she's conditions would be even worse since they were before they did prompt to try to isolate alexi and to make it more difficult to assess him there. and also the a just trying to reach his life is unbearable as it possibly can be because this prison will be much worse. dw, russia analysts. constantine aggregate has more on the conditions and of all the faces after he was transferred to the funeral, calling in northern russia as well. we do know that she is in the bottom of the most remote speedo colonies in russia. it's the demo peninsula or the, the bank, so the optics see uh, it's permafrost there, and it is very, very badly connected. essentially, there is only one channel of communication. prison lets us. and that means that

visiting the volume, maintaining called a token, will be extremely difficult. and that was probably the whole idea behind these trusts for. and of course there was an additional insult and suffering added to the family and to the followers of the valley because of the tweaks. there was no news about him, but in the sense it's a standard procedure for high profile prisoners when they are being transported from one people, calling it to another. it's sometimes done under this cover of secrecy actually to increase suffering because to remind you the russian bill system remain well, it will take more. ringback is the same as it was on the stalling, and it was designed as a john system of torch. the message is very simple. nobody really is going to walk in jail for as long as pretend is in power. and that's going to take quite a bit of time, but he's also,

they also demonstrated by these to last week. so hopefully he incommunicado that they can do anything to him. that of nobody's life is completely of the mercy of the kremlin. that was trust again. and distressed during the beginning of put in so called election campaign preparation for his soul collection. i think the message is very simple. there's only one politician, rush to his name is, wasn't able to put him in any one who stands if his way is going to get any stream, any harsh treatment. so is dw analysts konstantin accurate moving across the border know to ukraine, which has observed christmas as a public holiday on december 25th for the 1st time. traditionally ukrainian, celebrated christmas on january 7th in line with the russian orthodox church. following the julian calendar is part of a cultural shift away from moscow. after last year's invasion.

believers turned out in force to celebrate the new christmas day in keith seems to see a cathedral. amongst those attending there was widespread support for the new date of the problem. this is the right thing to do, in my opinion. look through 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. both. 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. what am ukraine's president held his 2nd christmas eve address? since rest is full scale invasion. he offered words of hope and his vision is to move away from russia and closer to europe, a lead abram, a slot here,

or as i've seen today, when will you create ians 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 point a sweet christmas day in ukraine saw another tradition fall. as many church services were held in ukrainian instead of russian slow before we go, let's take a look at some hardy german swimmers who celebrated christmas day by taking a swim in the chilly waters of the capital portland. but this used, it was fairly miles compared to previous years, with temperatures claiming above 10 degrees celsius. the berlin seals didn't have

to remove chunks of ice to enter the water. this time through group has been braving and cold water since it was founded in east berlin, in 1918 still looks chilly enough. and with that you are all up to date. i am how to hear well and berlin, thanks for watching and stay tuned. take care the vibrant habitat and listening place of long in the mediterranean sea mazda. i am just following up to coming to us exploring modem, lodge styles, infinity to amy and admitted to amy and jenny. this week on d. w.