the, the, this is dw news live from berlin has the law rains. rockets on northern israel is rarely military says, more than $200.00 projectiles were launched from lebanon. as the law says, it's in response to israel assassinating one of its top commanders and anger in argentina. as lawmakers prepared a vote on sweeping economic reforms, protesters are demanding the senate reject javier malays, plans, spending cuts, also coming up in case of a future war, germany unveiled a new plan to boost the number of soldiers in the military low on recruit.

the i'm david levitz, thanks for joining us. a flare up of violence on israel's northern border is fueling fears of a wider war in the middle east. lebanon's iran backed hezbollah militia has fired its largest burrows, yet more than 200 rockets into northern israel. the groups, as it was in response to the killing of one of its senior commanders, and then as railey airstrikes on tuesday, as well as considered a terrorist organization by germany. the us and several sunni arab countries, as the funeral of the most senior, has fall off bigger killed since october polyps. samuel de la was known within hezbollah as hodge of utah live and perhaps the clearest indication of

a status on the battlefield. during the funeral procession and be route about to retaliate the fall. and there's a lot of i know there's going to be our response to the martyrdom of abu talent people. we will increase our operation is an intensity for us. what quantity and quality waiting see on the battlefield? a israel says the strike on a has bullet command and control center took out a boot tall or in response to bullet launched, one of its heaviest rocket attacks on northern israel and mit already escalating clashes across the 11 on israel border since october strikes of killed $25.00 people on the is rarely side, including 10 civilians. and over $400.00 people in lebanon, including more than 70 civilians. the latest casualty, a public utility worker in the lebanese town, if now cool,

were killed and it is really drone strike. it's sort of it was one of the guys who was persistent and patient american. he was a good person. so he didn't want to leave the town. the us is calling for the escalation. while us secretary of state anthony, blinking, said a gods are deal would also help lower israel lab and on tensions. now there's no doubt in my mind that the, the best way also to empower a diplomatic solution to the north webinar is a resolution of the conflict and guys getting the ceasefire. that will take a tremendous amount of pressure out of the system. possibilities have forced more than a 150000 people on both sides of the border to flee their homes. resolution lincoln says these to also ensure their safe return. home journalist

by like sled deem spoke to us from northern israel, about the aftermath of the hezbollah attack. 215 rockets with fire from south to what the, the is right and looking communities, the military sites here. from what we understand, there are no casualties, but lots of damage. what's called the as the you can see here on the screen. fire broke out to in many areas in be a kelly a bit lower than the upper delete also, and type areas area that haven't even heard sirens before since that the silver h windows. so this started here. so what we're seeing here is a clear escalation. this is coming up the destination yesterday. apparently a soap crowns are uh, was uh, apparently he was actually killed and is ready. the air strikes the image to buy himself in the lab and on the among good the uh, along with some of the 3 other top officials. so that was apparently a very important meeting for his beloved senior leaders there and the all of them

were killed. that's why we're seeing this escalation here, and we've been saying escalation escalation for the past few weeks. now we can start school, think this a war. and although that's, we're still officially a place the below the, the threshold for work, the us secretary of state anthony blank and has responded to changes side by hum us to a us back to god truth proposal. he said some of them are workable, but others are unacceptable. the us talk to them that was in cut tar wednesday, lobbying for a plan to bring an end to fighting between the militant group that carried out the october 7th terror attacks. and as well. on monday, the un security council endorsed the proposal, calling on both sides to enacted immediately without conditions providing has continued with guys. us health ministry, which is controlled by him. us saying is rarely forces killed another 14 people on wednesday. or argentine a senate is set to vote on present heavier malays,

economic reforms that would slash government spending the bill as part of new ways campaign promised to overhaul argentina's economy. thousands of protesters rallied outside congress and when, as i raise a head of the debate, many of them threw stones and petrol bombs at police, fired back with water cannons, and tear deaths for legislation has already passed. the lower chamber reforms are seen as key to the president success in battling massive inflation and rise in poverty. but they faced if opposition from unions and human rights groups must, here's what some of the protesters had to say. unfortunately, the president is doing things wrong. i want everyone including the you to realize that things are going badly. i'm what has to happen today is that the law must not be passed that they have children. i have

grandchildren, the economy, education, unemployment for my children is in danger. and that's why i have come to this demonstration, pick up the future a with all our children. that's why we have to be here making an effort to prevent the law from being signed. well, the w correspondent alejandro robust is in windows are as for us, a 100 walk us through the main elements of president my ways reform bill if you would as well. the bill includes a cute, the regulations of the identity and agency that goes, i mean, in good tax reform and that it reduces the taxes for other people. i also increases for some workers in goods, also a tax amnesty and are also a redeem that promotes a big investment from a big companies that invest more than $200000000.00 a day will receive

a benefits like that scott's. and then they will eliminate it for them. it customs and exchange controls that exist in argentina. and it also includes labor reform on up and so reform that these now it'd be debated, designate and as we just saw their big protests against the bill. well, i mean for ordinary people in argentina, if the bill is passed, well, the people in protest seen on the street some of them, you know, by the way, there's a 29 people arrested and then there's also police repression for the people. a uh, a friend of a they seeing all the time, the same song in the country. it's not for sale. they are against this investment to redeem because they said that a forwarding companies would take all day and lots of other resources like, or gas 9 every like lithium and in for

a foreign companies. and they also against labor reform be said that these reform quote a, make it easier for the state and for the private company to lay off employees. and they are against also depends on reform because they don't know if they could get a meeting. and then soon when they get old a and argentina, of course has some, some pretty big economic issues. malay campaigned on a promise to fix them. he said he wants to fix the economy starting with this reform. however, the market's been reacting well during the last days it, when it was the way our news about. that's a balancing of these bill and the market has reacted with a positively it it stops bones and that they so it increases increased and a but you, in when they have a button use us about

a but it was the market has reacted in a bad way with it and, and bones, stokes and bits so forth. and when the sedate approve these bill and surely the market we were reacting would weigh about it. do you think that this a reform is necessary but not sufficient to recover vehicle normally do from argentina. um, easy things to reject it, the market would say that the government has not to go there and navigate um, maybe the economy it was to get it dropped a 100 robust sale and went to cyrus. thanks so much. thank you very much. now to some of the other stories making new years around the world, a massive fire is raging, add an oil refinery in northern iraq, emergency teams and firefighters are working to bring the blaze under control because of the fire remains unclear so far. there are no reports of injuries.

russian warships have been participating in military exercises in the caribbean. they were seen sailing into the cuban port of havana on wednesday. us military experts say that vessels may also stop in venezuela. another long time out of russia. the members of france's conservative laissez privy town parties say they have ousted their leader, eric cl to after he pledged to make a deal with the far right national rally ahead of snap elections this month. see out, the answer is still in the post president my call had said he'd called the elections to hold the rise of far right parties. civil or germany's military needs more soldiers. that was the message as defense, master boys, the story is outlined a new plan to increase the number of recruits in the armed forces. and it's not only germany, more european countries are taking steps to strengthen their armed forces after

rushes full scale invasion of ukraine. germany ended compulsory conscription 13 years ago and has struggled to recruit soldiers since the german defense minister has a simple go to pace the number of soldiers interested. so according to all international military ex, but it must be assumed that russia will be capable. i won't distress capable to attack a native state or a neighboring states military related from 2029 on once i left the bus stop. also, guys. currently the german army consist of some 180000 soldiers. the story is once this number to grow to at least 200000 according to the new plans, every 18 year old in germany, men and women will be sent to questionnaire feeling as in will be compulsory for young man was initially not for women. some 400000 young germans will be contacted this way. as of those share who expressed interest would be advised that the

physical examinations up to $10000.00 new recruits will be identified every year. they would serve a 6 month basic military service with the option of signing up for 23 months. but there were some concerns. i think it will be a big challenge. so the beginning to finds the capabilities of training, personal training installations to train all these people will think everybody is agreeing. but if you want to organize the defense of germany and on a territory that we need to hire capacity and the heavy, we have to reorganize and we have to go with this loan in the hard way to achieve the goals we want to achieve. the story is, pun, still, have to be discussed and the 3 part, the coalition government before they can become law for the liberal f t p policy in particular it's vice of the germany system will be voluntary and not compulsory. like in scandinavia, we have one conflict,

but it's also clear to us that we shouldn't let things slip into a swedish model. we'll keep this in mind as we look at the plans in detail when they are available in writing for the majority of german support. the reintroduction of some form of conscription among the generations. that will be effected opinion is divided thanks for so i think i went through it think like a simply because i think you can get to know lots of people there. and i think it's just something different. and i think it's also an experience that you have tom get to the wise, someone come and stick to a certain extent, rob say, tina rose of the opportunity to think what do i actually want to do work and all i do something good and we'll kind of just go to student. uh it's been fine because they have the opinion that this is something that simply encroaches on people's personal rights. and that's generally a mistake in mind and filled out. the new funds would not require changing the constitution with their for no require a 2 thirds majority in parliament. so once the government parties have agreed on the details, conscription light can become law most likely before the federal elections in 2025

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