[000:00:00;00] the, this is dw news line from berlin and you, lifeline for the people of gaza. takes shape the 1st shift to arrive via a new maritime 8 cord or is unloaded off the gauze in coast. but how will the aid be distributed? meanwhile, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu approved the plan for an army operation in rough off in the southern gaza strip. the west as a plan must protect the 1000000 plus palestinians who are sheltering there. and was the outcome of russia as presidential election known. even before the start of polling,

we look at the media push to get to fill it out for vladimir putin. the marietta isn't staying, it's good to have you with us. we begin and gaza with a major effort to get food to millions of people threatened by famine. israel says an age of carrying 200 tons of food has been unloaded off the coast of gauze on the ships at all from cyprus days ago. and is the 1st to arrive via a new maritime aid cord, or only limited amount of aid has been reaching people and gone to buy land as is rout presses on with his military campaign against hum us tons of age of finally arrived in northern gauze. uh, a spanish china to ship spent 3 days tying,

a bulge packed with supplies from cyprus on board was enough food for nearly half a 1000000 meals all collected by the n g o wells central kitchen to get our dogs. a resident said the food was desperately needed and i don't want the aid for my children. i want them to live and not die of hunger. all they're eating is wild plants. there's no bread. there's nothing to eat and garza, i mean it's ramadan and there's nothing about breakfast. how good? according to the un, hundreds of thousands of gardens on the brink of famine, with the situation in the north of the street, especially dia. here people are eating what ever they can find to stave off hunger . these coleman roadside weeds have become a staple. as i meant to say for you as you can see you today, we are breaking our amazon soft within a little while we eat it every day. well i have 4 children crying from honda. we're

trying to comfort them by giving them whatever we can get our hands on it so many others have headed south in search of food. this family said there was nothing left of them. no one could see that there's no work, no food, nothing to drink. we are using funds and that's we started eating pigeon food don't do food. we are living like animals according to these really minute tree, the contents of the a bunch of now being loaded onto 12, n g, a trucks. the distribution in northern gulf, the back in cyprus, another vessel is already being loaded with more supplies and prepared for the punch it to the strip while they're all high hopes of the new maritime cargo will help relieve suffering and gaza. the when the you and the west have old stated that israel needs to open more land routes for aid as well. shayna low is

a spokesperson for the norwegian refugee council interest loan. we asked her how the aid is supposed to be distributed in gaza as well. there's not a lot of clarity in terms of who, how the distribution will actually work. it's still, i think it's unclear whether this, this jenny that was created to, to, to offload the aid will work. and it's, and it's unclear to us who the world central kitchen is coordinating with in terms of, of distributions and also howard trucks. another essential material needed to have distributions will be able to access that part of gaza and, and conduct the distributions. well meanwhile is really prime minister benjamin natania, who has rejected a ceasefire proposal put forward by him off these really premier call did quote, unrealistic. the proposal would have seemed the release of women, children, elderly and sick hostages taken by him us in the october 7th terror attacks and

exchange for palestinian prisoners now whose office also said he's approved plans for a military operation and rough off in the southern guns. this trip is the last major city in guns as it is really forces have not invaded more than a 1000000 displays. palestinians are now sheltering and rough off us officials say they wanted to know more about this plan as we haven't seen it. we certainly would welcome the opportunity to see it. and as we said, kelly, we can't support a major offensive, and rasa that doesn't also include a credible, achievable, executed will plan to take care and to, for the safety and security of that, the more than a 1000000 dozens that are seeking reference in profit to move in right now, and a major way without a proper accounting for all those people would, as we've said to be a disaster, we can now speak to the w as tanya kramer who joins us from jerusalem. get to see

you, tanya. so as we've been reporting, prime minister netanyahu has backed a plan for invading rafa. so does that mean that a ground operation could happen any moment? well actually we don't know about the how and when this will happen, this statement was put out by the prime minister's office after the war coming in met on a friday to discuss this new proposal that was submitted by hum us to the maybe a to is about a potential, a new agreement to release the remaining hostages and goals, and also for potential temporary a ceasefire. you know, some of the service he has said this might be because now it was linked to those uh, talks uh, also a pressure tool in those talks uh, to talk about the basically the potential operation in rough to put more pressure on how much uh, as you said, uh, probably needs to be any minute, you know,

as cold as new proposal by how much unrealistic never the less is robles and a new delegation to cut out to don't have to continue those talks. uh no, we've heard also from the international community a criticizing those plans to invade russell for an operation in a rough. uh, but you also heard time in time again the prime minister benyamin that, you know, he's saying that this operation is needed, therefore, battalions as he put it off from us in rough and an operation that is needed to win the war and to achieve the israelites will goals? all right, well we also know that washington is saying it wants to see this plan to invade rough off and is also a warning that israel must protect civilians in the process. but tanya, what are the chances for an evacuation of civilians? well,

that is exactly the question that many i have no need to know has said that he also asked the army to prepare a plan to evacuate the population now of then estimated up to 4.1.4000000 people at sheltering in russell. it doesn't mean there also strikes in the area. there's also bombardment in the area occurring jeep. but these old people that have been displaced multiple times. they've been told to go a south and know they're shuddering. then the southern moons, most the city of the, the gaza strip know they have would have to be moved. uh, so in the us present to buy. and they said in recent days that this is a red line for the us. if a is where it goes ahead with this operation, they need to take precaution to protect the civilians. now that has been told by military officials to grid, some sort of protected zones, potentially in the center of the gaza strip. but nothing really is yet

a clear how so many people would be moved in an active voice zone. and also telling you the 1st aid ship has a to reach cause a has unloaded it's cargo. is this sort of maritime operation going to expand? well, that's what is being uh said, is this just the beginning of this maritime age of cory door? another shape is being told buys a officials in cyprus, is actually waiting to set sail. and also the united states. they have us announced that they will build a floating, appear somewhere in a noise, and garza and you know, this will take a couple of weeks or even a month to do so. so this is all part of these new efforts to diversify how to get into goals that because that has been a lot of frustration, that not enough 8,

of course, is going in with the doris situation. extreme, it's difficult situation, especially in northern garza age organizations have hold on is about to open more corey doors to open a more crossings. now it's about had opened a new gate gate 9 to 6 to let in some trucks by the word of food program. but they still have to go also through the crossing in the south through param showed them through a security screening. and of course, also be heard from 8 organizations that the best. and the quickest way is to bring aid in through roads and not just by add drops or a by c definitely is daniel kramer, interested in for us, tanya, thank you so much. all right, let's turn our attention now. so some of the other story is making use this our, the us and allies are warning a ron. it will be hit with new western sanctions if it proceeds with a deal to provide ballistic missiles to russia for it's for with ukraine,

white house national security spokesperson, john kirby said. moscow was still negotiating with tehran to acquire the missiles, as the kremlin struggles to replenish supplies. had been the leaders of germany, france and poland have agreed on the need to keep you frame supplied with military hardware. ukraine has been facing shortages and has fine against russia's invasion . germany's all shaw says profits from seas. russian assets would be used to help pay for the purchases on one of synagogues waiting out position figures as made. his 1st public appearance after being released from prison. this month's uncle said his team will win the presidential election in march 24th. even though he's borrowed from the vote, sancho has endorsed his deputy to replace him on the balance of voting and the russian presidential election does not close until sunday, but the outcome appears to be a formality. one place where vladimir putin is expected to pull strongly are the

regions and occupied ukraine. moscow is working hard to get the vote out there back to buy, and then susie asked to state media campaign to a song and dance to get more people to vote in the occupied ukrainian territories. oh, as the russian state owned media call them, then you regions the coverage, you just bought a ferocious betrayal of his presidential election. hostem officials say mtv, that the newly acquired citizens are grateful to russia full. that some of the boats in which the people are writing the very dusk deep and talked to the low cost . and they asked that, what are your needs 1st and foremost, bridge, there is a short that to fret. secondly, which is for you, give us the opportunity to vote that 2 bedrooms for the sellers to the bottom full screen, the show of use that costs in a valid has never been this easy. you don't even have to go to problems patients.

as this john noticed, explains, said that i have, but what i'm going to see, and these are the menus of the election commissions walk from building to building with about a book says, visa, where the from they sing songs cheerfully and loudly. the people hear this come out to me, please join the queues with the cost of vote again, but it easier when they wish you yes or by the officials taught of the election on friday most residents of the occupied here. so i'm going to ask region, had reportedly voted early. there is no doubt that's left in their posts and will claim a landslide victory here. many ukrainians were forced to leave the homes, but new residents came, civil servants loyal to the kremlin booth to work here with huge salaries dw is here ever shadow enrica where he has been base since russian authorities close down the valley as moscow bureau. he told us why voter turnout is so important to the preaching administration. turned out is a very important support to not to the election itself. you are right. because

putting of course know it's very valid that you will win. so the selection, when does this election in order to achieve this high to an all does the election, will be how go by 3 days for the federal stein, by the way, in addition to the, or sort of this underlying on electronic voting. the figure is obviously golf. 80 percent is what putting this political advisor a few circle and to the presidential administration to have come up with uh, putting a suppose to get 80 percent of the volts in order to increase his power. what does the maximum one hand? yeah, she's circle. they can say, hey, we've done our job well and this is this, the guy is reached. and on the other hand, coaching can then more easily realize his policies. and this is not just about the election gifts, the promise to the nation, and he's the reason speech such as the pension increase on so why they're all is that it's about unpopular measures, such as the tax increase. some suspect to this highest tax is out to support

students expensive war policy i bought. is it also for yourself and you very often, but as ation extremely unpopular in russia at high voter turnout could legitimize this or, and that's the latest on the table. you can use this hour off, next is business amorianna evans team from me and the entire news team in berlin. thanks for watching the good news. innovation. green the green revolution global. so listen, the whole lot of crime would probably be better to see if the care we subscribe to the subscribe to plan. it's a of all the grim economic data are coming out of china these days. this is