the, the, this is dw news, life member land, the united states. the top diplomat returns to the middle east for crisis talks on gaza. secretary state antony blinking is aiming to secure a deal for humanitarian paws for civilians and the release of the remaining hostages, held by him off also ahead. humans whose the rebels refused to end attacks on red sea shipping. despite more error strikes by the us and britain and parents hits s u . v drivers with outside parking charges. but less than 6 percent of presidents took part in a vote on tripling fees for some vehicles. and critics say,

there are too many exemptions. the i'm sarah kelly, welcome to the program, us secretary of state and to me, blanket has arrived in the middle east in the hope of securing a ceasefire between israel and tim, off. it is his 5th trip to the region since the hum aust, her attacks of october 7th, lincoln has just arrived in saudi arabia and is also stopping in egypt, guitar and israel. now the proposed appeal would allow the phased release of his release hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners state of view correspond to pencil in jerusalem told us earlier. what's at stake for this visit? quite a lot at stake. all right, sir, and you can say that, 1st of all, there's the worry about regional spread. i mean,

already this is escalating and way of receiving reports uh through up reprisal attacks in syria on a us backed curtis group, with some dates reported there in a deadly drone attack that's in response to the attacks that the us and the u. k. has launched the have been us this the 1st u. s. u. s. depth in this conflict, as you know, which spots this response. and the way of saying this is just going to be the beginning of saudi arabia. there's a lot at stake for that nation who wants to normalize relations with israel, and that would be in return for some sort of security packed from the us. and then of course, you've got the security and safety of some 1000000 palestinian civilians all crammed into bron for right. now. the problem being with a being crammed into that region is that israel is threatening to move in there.

it's already launched, strikes with school as hell is threatening to move in there. it's already launched, strikes with schools dying of nights on the outskirts of rafa. whether or not this military operation pushes further into a browser is the big question so much at stake, not just for those civilians, but also the more than 100 hostages, from israel to being held hostage in gaza right now and against that backdrop. then i mean there has been much talk about the potential of a cease fire deal. what are the chances there the chances a very low, but there was a hostage deal and cease fly the last and 7 days back in late november. and with so many moving parts, he had not just thomas involved. and how much is split leadership in kata and in the gaza strip? it's military officials a split on exactly what needs to be done to go ahead with this deal. also the

divisions between is wally politicians and within uh no just the government but also the ball cabinet. um there were so many moving parts here um with the palestinian militant groups that are also involved, some of which are holding these hostages. more than half the hostages were released back in that deal in november, the other half still waiting. the tricky part being that some of those hostages a soldiers and whether or not you know, this deal comes through in the coming days of the coming weeks is also a big questionnaire. and the families have been quite adamant that they, they want that deal. now we have seen the demonstrations, we've seen the, the angry and the frustration pouring over. just give us a sense. i mean, you're there on the ground. bad. give us a sense of what the atmosphere is right now. and israel, it's not just the family, sir, but also the wes demanding that these hostages being released needs to be of paramount

importance. and the number one priority all the way has been, uh, as far as the way the government is concerned, has been eliminating how most 1st saying that it needs to go ahead with this military operation. in order to release the hostages, the families are so worried about their family members being held hostage because a military operation could endanger their lives. now, there were so many different protest movements going on at the moment. it's a really, it's a fragmented mood and the situation here in israel. there those calling for peace, there a reserve as much. and at the moment, launching a protest march on sunday through till thursday cooling for the military operation to continue. you've got the families of hostages gathering every saturday at hostage square and tel aviv here in jerusalem, you have political demonstrate is outside of the home of prime minister netanyahu.

so from all sides also settler protests trying to block a to getting into the gaza strip at a time that that aid is so needed. some really important context there and dw correspondent pencil in jerusalem. thanks so much for that reporting. thanks sarah . and i am ins who the rebels are refusing to end their attacks on shipping in the red sea. despite another round of air strikes by the us and britain, the allies have hidden thousands of targets inside government, including underground weapons, depos missile systems, and to launchers. who sees, backed by a ron, have attacked multiple vessels in the red sea since the beginning of the war between israel and the mos. so are the us let air stripes enough to make the red sea safe? again, i put that question to elizabeth kendall, middle east experts at the university of cambridge is britain college. you know,

yet there's very little evidence yet that these strikes, it's a tire and i use these, but it's close. that does depend on how much they succeed in knocking out. i'm wasting this escalation, this increasing number of strikes hitting targets. perhaps we'll start to have some facts, but we must remember that we had, they, they know the strikes are coming, that very adaptable, that it will actually halt in their results. and this is what we're hearing because they all seeing bruce supports in yemen. but the own stand against, for us, and in favor of the palestinians as they patriots. and you have to remember that the united states is not that popular in yemen, not just amongst the here's the outline us, but the last time we had a, a survey, an hour. well, the survey that distinguished country by country that was back in 2016 the united states was unpopular amongst 82 percent of the population, so called inside to able to prepare broadly supported. know it like to tell them

not to in a short time. and we have to mention that this is the 3rd round of us lead strikes against iranian back to militias. and as many days, does this still look like, you know, more broadly speaking? does the silver like a mirror tit for tat, or are we really with the same, you know, a proxy war unfolding here between washington and t. ron? that's an excellent question. i think we are seeing a real escalation now. it's not whether or not this will escalate, this is escalating. it feels like more of a tit for tat moods on a tit for tat when the strikes all happening on an almost daily basis when i sustained when that hitching dozens of targets. but that stead. so i think that there are 2 signs that neither side wants this to turn into a long time proxy or, or an allowable. one sign is that the united states is screw telegraphing it strikes in a drum. so it gives the enemy time to prepare the iran and its partners are playing

down the effects of a strikes which enables them to know not to have to take major reprisals. but one thing we need to bear in mind though, is that even if neither side wants for an escalation, it is a matter of making sure that the calculations are well calibrated. it only needs one miscalculation and we could see it spiral out of control. this is how complex escalate if iran is pulling the strings behind the scenes and you know there's been much speculation about whether or not that is indeed the case. perhaps you would like to weigh on in on that as well. what exactly is in it for t ron? on the immediate basis, would you say i think that there is a real question is how much iran actually controls its proxies and partners? and it's so cold access of resistance. i mean it's, it's not,

it's probably 2 different. it's done. i imagine that it's control over the groups like hezbollah and 11 on, on some of the she militias in syria and iraq is probably greater than it is over there. who's these in yemen? who all very much going into that escalation as something that is extremely beneficial to them domestically. but we must ask if iran has trained, supported and encouraged these partners on it and it's accepted resistance. can it actually fully control them? what they stand down, even if it asked them to. so, in the meantime, wrong gains to answer your 2nd questionnaire on gains from this kind of low level fits, protects conflict because it increases its popularity as framed as the defender palestine. and it also goes the united states into showing its true costs are looking like a belligerent in the region. and frankly,

this is an asymmetric ball. so the united states tends to lose just by not winning . whereas it wrong and its partners can win simply by being constant and persistent stored in the side of the united states. and israel elizabeth kendall, middle east expert. i'd gordon college part of the university of cambridge. thank you. you're welcome. and let's get you up to speed on some of the other stories making news around the world today. at least a 112 people have been killed by wild fires in sheila, the blazes swept through the central valley of how to use a region, a popular tourist destination on the pacific coast. the area had been experiencing the summer heat wave. the president has declared 2 days of national morning. the autonomy police have arrested 14 people after unrest at a migrant detention center near rome. the incident was sparked by the suicide of a 21 year old man from guinea who was being held there. several officers were

injured when detainees hurled objects and set fire to mattresses. to incentive goal opposition leaders are protesting against president mackey solves decision to postpone the election. now the government cut off the internet as clashes erupt in between police and demonstrators in the capital dot com. president saul says that the election has been delayed by a dispute between law makers and introduce sherry over the list of candidates. opposition. leaders are calling at a cool i'll set a goal has been seen as a model of democracy in the west, or the wall a or do i, le, from the institute of security studies in senegal, told me the term level there could affect stability in the region these are the various, maybe the case of what the we do because the door does have many models book, you know, if i, so i me to resend time and this is about the most and you are to do more increasing west africa region. so how do we move to some box the letter of processing sending

got in many ways by not hello the mix of to go as will read, united should is going to send it very, but to seek not to the country is that that person leading drugs the some of the president of need west i need the idea of democracy. so i think it's still something that has to be address from police and then to see if we do much income for each for some reason. because the same day, the mid november f o s in the region and the policy that does actually, i mean the most predict the idea of democracy for the past 50 years or more. so this is this concept for everybody in the west region as well before we do move on to that as actually practice democracy over the years. you mentioned echo, asked that as of course the economic community of west african states. how is it viewing this on rust? yes, it was issued a statement which

a lot of web us of wisdom because they failed. i think that there are probably going paper wessick. these isn't ups of the west co month. most strongly on their me the political develop maintenance. is there any got parts of clarity seem to not be leg some beat. but what i also think is that we need to identify the idea that the each of the quote to the main must be the west house of solving country. so it is, it leads to to which those pays can have tried me be condemned by the boy real correct . and that for us in the recess of beach. but i, that's really, really been received by the biggest feeling by the plugins. but people in the media are people waiting for what the next few days has been to spare for the move receipt incentive? yeah. what's the progress of the idea on the streets? the people that have protested on the thinking of most citizens in the rejoined studying for the next i should be allowed to go after the shift. thank you so much on the way or do i le, from the institute for security studies incentive goals,

capital dot com. we appreciate it. thank you. and the prime ministers of the u. k. and ireland are visiting northern ireland to mark the return of power sharing between the prophets is pro irish and pro british political parties. britons rescue soon ok met with 1st minister and michelle o'neill from the national of champagne party. and deputy 1st minister, i'm a little pink lee from the pro british democratic union. as the dean u. p. irish leader leo for oscar also met with full politicians. the do you p enter the to your boy called of the provinces, power sharing assembly last week. except a deal changing northern ireland to relations with the european union. now this britain has left indeed of use very good mass told us what's so special about this moment for northern ireland to it is really complicated because original seeing lots of conflict. you remember the troubles in the seventy's eighty's um,

even ninety's done a historic piece agreement. now for the 1st time, we have the so called national the so that there is this the, this, the policy that's actually one's re unification with the republic are farther than they for the 1st time a, the 1st minister in northern ireland that makes it really historic it's the policy that was aligned with the irish, the struggle against the british now sitting in government as the fassman stuff. of course, they're still advocating a united hollins, and this might actually open the door for at least some steps in that direction. and we're seeing these images now the irish and the british theaters and fell fast . what are they bringing with them to support? what is an historic moment as they brought money uh, over the 33000000 pounds of funding of funding settlement. and

they say that that's basically to help the executive executive site it's, it's not enough. they need more money. but for, for the people of northern ireland, this is really a bread and butter issue because they didn't have an executive public. solven's couldn't make really important decisions that had huge implications. for example, in the health sector, the set of patients had been waiting to see a consultant for more than a year. but that's a, even in the, in the u. k. with a slightly struggling health system. that's an outlier, and that's because there was no executive in, in those and all. and so the hope is that from now on the, the, that, that will be more functioning. however, the is also as like, have yet, because historically this executive has been quite unstable to say, because both sides of the community, those will belong to the u. k. and those who want to belong to all,

and they have to form a, they have to form a government together that makes it also slightly unstable. and more often than not, there are problems. and we don't know yet how long this particular executive will be sitting there. good man, thank you very much. para says targeting s u v drivers with outsides parking charges. it's part of a push to make the 2024 olympics host city greener and less car centric. but fewer than 6 percent of residents took part in a referendum on the increases, which only apply to vehicles from out of town. a trip to paris look set to get a lot more expensive for some motorist parking and s u. v in the central districts currently costs the same as any other car, 6 zeros an hour. but after this landmark vote, that could triple to 18 year olds. and for longer, 6 hour stays. the tariff would be

a whopping 225 years. proponents of the new fee say the taller, wider cars don't just pollute more than smaller vehicles. they're also more dangerous. taking up more space, shutting out from the curb and clogging the cities narrow side streets. it's a bit to, to have a huge car in a city that's already very polluted, where there's very little space beyond the impact it may have in paris. there's also a bit of a symbolic side to saying that it's a bad idea of role in cities. the new rates are meant to make motorist think about greener modes of transportation such as biking for taking the train. but some critics say that's easier said than done but it's no since it would cost us around $200.00 euros per day. the 6th stream to expensive 6 commercial live costs to lot children cost a lot. so it will just be too expensive. i think in the end we'll have to stop

using our cause using the with but we need our cost to travel out to paris for holidays and weekends. pretty that goes to the weekend of turn out was very low. parents. officials have hail, devote as a step toward a greener city, calling it a message to auto manufacturers. to reverse the trend towards the bigger and heavier cars. women artist dominated the grammy awards in los angeles with a string of top trophies. it was a historic night for taylor swift, as well as stooping 2 of the biggest prizes. she delighted fans by announcing a new album due out in april. taylor swift. it's a new non mulkins remy history. pop star taylor swift coming the 1st full month to win the best album of the year awards for a full time. all i want to do is keep doing this, so thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to do it. i love with the speech

the woods, the best pops the cloud, them where they are and would not have the inspiration. they have best african music performance was the title of one of 3 new grammy categories. and this year the prize went to south african cigna tyler, a female to soul. miss swift, the bull it's this is miley cyrus, billy english, and says a also taking home talk trophies with the best me. well, just of the year awards going to victoria, monee and women dominated the stage to the crowds treated to live performances by sousa olivia rodrigo, the journey mitchell who won the award for best folk held them in and the funds were

not less disappointed either. you too tuft of the show with the high tech performance of the hit atomic city. but a tele costs from las vegas and female artist dominated this year's ceremony. i was, we see there. i asked got rock throw more about that. he's from d. w culture. and i asked if it points to a broader trend in the music industry or uh yeah. hi sir. i, i think so. yes. i mean uh, obviously keller swift. uh, one again, 4th of the year award of a record for the grammys. sort of crowning her place as the queen of pop and as the father of 2 teenage swift, these i have to say long made her rain continue. she announced her new album a life from the stage of the grammys. but yeah, you're right. it was basically women all the way down at the grammys. i mean the bridge or is a 50 pictures, a one, a for grammy's, a 3 for her band, a boy genius. and you had, you had a when winners and almost all categories,

including on the soundtrack album because apparently the feminist blockbuster film of last year, one to grammy's for, for it's the album. so yeah, you really seeing, we women, artist dominate. but i think that's just the recording industry gives out the grammy's acknowledging then will that when it comes to pop music, at least artistically and commercially female artist dominates the grammys, i think was just really acknowledging that, that commercial fact. we also saw a new grammy category, best african music performance. how significant is that for the industry or? well, again, i think it is, the brand is acknowledging a commercial facts. i mean a half or can use that is incredibly popular a world wide. and it's about the time that the recording history got around to handing out awards in this category of the what have to say looking at the nominees

uh for this uh inaugural award. they only came from 2 african countries of south africa and nigeria and only into africans honors. uh, actually beats. and i'm a piano which is a sort of a south african take on house music. so well, i welcome the fact that the recording industry is acknowledging the importance of asking music. i think the grand, we still have a long way to go before they really represent. these are the full diversity of, of african music. and scott, what were the biggest snobs and surprises of the night? well, uh, i really enjoyed a j z who took the stage 2 for a sort of a lifetime achievement award. hip hop legend of calling. what he thinks is one of the biggest snaps in gravity history, which is the fact that his wife, beyond say, well, she's one, i think 32 grammy's has never won a album of the year. and he called that out as an, as an incredible us not for one of the greatest pop artist of, of this,

of the last century. i would say, uh, another us, not that i thought was quite them using uh, was a from another hip hop. the star drake, who took the social media before the awards, and really called out the recording industry saying that they and the grammys are obviously the relevant to, to hip hop at least to use the bit more colorful language to describe that. but that was the, essentially is just talking about the performances now scott, because again, there were some amazing ones or yeah, i have to say, that's really why watch the grammys. it's not for the words themselves, the not that exciting. personally, i'm not a great fan of award ceremonies in general, but as a concert performance display brand, these are almost, you know, 2nd to none. and there are a lot of highlights, we saw a couple of them already in the clip that you showed up for me personally, the, the absolute highlight had to be any linux, the legendary scottish thing, or i'm seeing nothing compares to you in tribute to a shade o'connor, the irish,

a single who, who died last year, and it was really the performance that brought tears to my eyes. and then right afterwards, any lennox called for a ceasefire in the gaza, which i thought was also significant as one of the few political moments. so we saw a diagram last night dw culture scott rockstar. oh, thank you so much. and finally now if you've ever complained about poor cellphone coverage, spare a thought for the folks living here. this is the remote troll research center in an article. until now, they also had some problems getting a signal, but that all changed when the world southern most mobile phone base station opened there today. the wage and company tele nor so, but it's new for g service will allow regular cell phone use for the 1st time. and a, the work of scientists center collects geological climate,

weather data. talent are also recently installed. the world's northern most mobile towers, inside the arctic circle, a quick reminder of our top story, us secretary of state antony blinking has arrived in saudi arabia on his latest diplomatic mission seeking a ceasefire between israel and tomas. apropos deal would allow the release of his rarely hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners the

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