the the, this is dw news life from the land israel storms, the last big hospitals still functioning in gaza. the army says it has credible evidence. the hum of health costs hostages inside the complex. meanwhile, australia adds to the international pools, the israel to delay its plans. the sold for the south will. so coming up on the program and judge rejects donald trump's request to dismiss the case against him. the ruling in new york means the 1st criminal trial of the former us president can go ahead next month and violence international film festival gets on the way with famous spaces on the red carpet. hundreds of movies competing for the top prizes.

and as ever had the battle now they split some dilemma. next with political control, [000:00:00;00] the and then you can just mckinnon. welcome to the program. is randy troops have a storm, the largest still functioning hospital in garza. now the ami describes the operation of the nasa hospital in the southern city of han, eunice as precise and limited. it says that is credible intelligence that hamas, which carried out the october 7th terror attacks held hostages in that complex. the mobile site and footage it appears to show is riley forces entering nesa hospital in hong eunice. the main medical facility in southern gaza is really military says it was

a limited operation aimed at finding hostages remains. we have credible intelligence from a number of sources including from released hostages, indicating the tomas handle hostages and the nozzler hospitality. notice that there may be bodies of hostages into another host facility. the the south, some 1500000 displays palestinians. and now living in crumb conditions in the border city of rafa where israel is still believed to be planting and assaults. but international warnings are growing louder. large scale military opposite operations in densely populated areas, risks extensive civilian casualties. how strongly believes this would be on justifiable a message to as well is listen to the road. do not go down this path. the united nations says there is no safe place for gardens to evacuate to. so many people,

a mass along the boulder you and so you might have to heavy and cheese as one to spill over into egypt. given the scale of the devastation, the went straight agency says gaza will need an international investments on the scale. if you have post school marshal plan to cover after the fight thing. but for most cousins, the future is far from their minds. they're struggling just to survive every day. a correspondent in jerusalem. i mean, he says, tell me more about the situation in the hospital as well. the hospital has been stormed by id f. troops who said they carried out a precise unlimited operation in order to recover the bodies of hostages at the claim were killed by a moss. now these, as you can hear, they're not live hostages, that they were looking to find, but rather the bodies to recover them. there are reports that one person died, the staff of the hospital, which is run by the goals and health ministry, which is under the control of

a moss. i have reported that one prison died when is real hit the hospital with a tank shell. so this would contradict to the statement that it was a precise and limited operation. israel does claim that they are intending to keep the hospital still in operation. they did take several people out that they're calling suspects and potentially suspects of a suspected of being associated with a mouse, which is real and many other countries consider a terrorist organization. now keep in mind that according to international law, hospital can become a little drill a minute military target if attacks are being staged from within the hospital, which doesn't seem to be the claim of by israel at this point. now, despite growing international pressure, israel says it, it does plan to move forward with it's offensive on rasa in the south of the gaza strip. what more can you tell us about last or that's right, despite the growing pressure from israel's closest allies, including germany,

which sent it's, it's an animal in a bad bach for administer to israel to kind of put pressure on the country to not go through with it it's plans of storming the last, essentially, moderately safe area within the gaza strip of israel has been defiant. uh, as that visit was happening from german delegation at the prime minister of israel said that they were going through with the plan. they have said that they do have plans to keep the civilians safe to evacuate them from that area were one point. 3000000 mostly civilians are sheltering and temporary shelter is just up against the egyptian border. but nobody has really seen these plans materialize. there been some reports that they would push them out towards the coast of gaza, but keep in mind that rafa is really the only place where there is any existing infrastructure we're buildings aren't completely destroyed. and that is precisely

why the international community is worried that would turn into a humanitarian disaster. if people are once again, forced to flee from this area that have also being report so fresh is riley strikes on 11 on. can you give us an update on the situation that a 3rd ports of more strikes on both sides today and it's following a major escalation yesterday when has the law, the militant group faced in southern lebanon, fired rockets deeper into israel than it's usually expected several kilometers across the board are killing one id of soldier and wounding several other people. israel responded ferociously. they staged they sent in drones to multiple locations across the lebanese border to intend civilians that even included several young children. israel also hit has the military post doing several, has the law militants including

a senior commander within the missing group. this has really angered the leadership and has the law and they said that israel will pay. so we're looking at an, a potential escalation here in the tit for tat across the border between israel and 11 on. i mean, thanks so much for that update. i will say don't use, i mean he says are pushing from jerusalem. of the 1st criminal trial of a full met us president is set to go ahead. next month, a new judge has rejected a bid from donald trump to have the case dismissed. the charges stem from harsh money paid to women before the 2016 presidential election. the trial is now scheduled to begin on march the 25th off to the hearing. trump said this case was

interfering with his presidential campaign. the l. c. w's washington correspondent benjamin alvarez. group to tell us more about trump's upcoming trial. so let's write the republican frontrunner is currently facing 30 full counts of accounting fraud, link to payment support status told me daniels this case, has been going on for years now. it dates back as you said, it to the closing days of the 2016 election in march of 2023 of last year, a grand jury in new york and died the tim over the payments made to to daniel. so me, daniel, set the trunk, pay $130000.00 us dollars for her to stay quiet over the claims over her claims that there was indeed a love affair with trump a year after trumps and marriage with milan yet from but it's worth noting you though that providing the so called hash money is actually not

a legal instead. if this case is centurylink on how trumps full my lawyer, michael cohen, who paid miss daniels hedges reimbursement recorded in mr. trump's bank accounts, but legal experts say that it is unlikely that donald trump will if be jailed, will face a jail time is convicted into the find. here is the more likely outcome and human oliver's group are reporting that from washington. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines today and to a 2 day nato amazing and brussels has ended with big challenges still facing the lines, including the war and ukraine. mesa as x ray general and stoughton, but uh, the us congress to pos and military aid package, the keys. he also said european members as a block on try to meet defense spending tag and swipe parts and support officials in russia, se ukrainian missile strike on the city of belgrade has killed 6 people, including one child. the strike has a shopping center. the road is navy ukrainian border. this is the latest exchange

of long range via in the war alia russia. schultz, 2000 cruise and ballistic missiles and to ukraine. and police and kansas fits the say. the shooting at a super bowl celebration appears to have resulted from a personal dispute between several people. a mother of 2 was killed in the same thing and 22 other people were injured. please say hoff evictions. a minus 3 people have been detained, including 2 juveniles. so now grace has parliament is due to the bill. legalizing same sex marriage center, right. prime minister carry echo, submit. so talk is, has pushed for the change with backing from left his little make his, the little would make greece the 1st orthodox christian country to allow same sex unions to a change in greece is marriage laws would be life changing for constantino's ends

relaxed he currently lives in london with his husband and 2 adopted children. but if laws allow in his native greece, if you wants to take his family home, the minute this bill gets voted empowerment and fingers crossed the well. we are planning on registering ourselves as a married couple. so we can just transfer our marriage certificate over degrees and though we're just so the kids and done that opens up the path for us to move back. it's approved the bill would grum, same 6 capitals marriage rights as well as parental rights. it's been a long road to get to the stage with the orthodox church. family opposed representing greece is dominant. faith the church, i use the marriage bill would confuse parental roles and we can the traditional

family or previous governments have shied away from confrontation with the church. the bill looks likely to pass and despite the loud opposition, public opinion is narrowly supportive of the change. as the dynamic evolution of society society's progress and interpretations of the constitution must be made on the evolution of society. the arguments made a game all contrived, and there is, in fact, a political disagreement not have any by recognizing marriage for same sex couples is not unconstitutional. and this subjection must be rejected. debate on the bill began on valentine's day, a time to celebrate love. and the final vote, which is expected to pass with leaf wing and seemed prospecting is sick to take place on thursday. the 74 spelling film festival known as the bell. and ali has opened with

a traditional red carpet ceremony over the next 10 days. hundreds of films will be competing to the golden and silver barrow boards of the building. all a is one of the 12 major film festivals and it's known for mixing blit. some dilemma with political statements. and this year is no exception. the dw report of hannah homo is reporting from the button on the for us, and she told us a little bit what we can expect from the opening night. well, you can probably see it star things get really exciting behind me. now people have been milling around for ages to try and catch a glimpse of their favorite actor or director. and the big stars are really starting to come onto the red carpet. now i've just seen loops and young go. she is, this is jerry presidents also an oscar winner, herself. she's probably best known for her rules and black cancer and 12 years a slave. she will be in charge of selecting the winners this year. the berlin ali always chooses

a celebrity for that role last year. it was chris insurance and another big name to be looking at it for not necessarily tonight, but on choose date. martin scorsese course such a huge name and he's going to be here to receive his honorary goals and bear. that's a lifetime achievement award. and then the final really big name tonight is of course kelly and murphy is just be nominated for an oscar for his performance and oppenheimer. and he's really the talk of the tired right now. and he's here tonight for the world, premiere of the opening film with this years breland ali because he's playing the lead in small things like these kind of similar reporting from red compet. this now for something a little bit cute, but not exactly cuddly because japan has officially recognized the set skeleton time the c squared as a new space east. have a look at this funds named the sea creature years ago of to discovering its picture online. but now scientists have actually studied the space ease,

and your research paper says the white parts that look like bones are actually blood vessels on the black parts. the light pond is always all a pass. and the purpose of which however, remains a mystery that you're up to date like so much watching dw, the not just another day. so much is happening all at once. we take time to understand this is the day i'm in that's look at current use events, analyzed by experts and critical thinking is weekdays on d w. what cod myers have to do with the production?