the, the, this is the, the news coming to live from bullet major prisoners swamp appears to be underway between russia and several western countries, including germany in the us. wall street journal reporter evan gerber. skip that your peer disappeared from a russian prison and a plane used in a previous walk. flies to an airport near the border. could be the largest exchange of prisoners shaping up between the west and russia sides since the cold also coming up, they ran bows, revenge for the killing of from us chief smellier on the thousands gathered in

toronto, honor a man listed as a terrorist in the west but many palestinians saw as a fighter for their cons, israel is widely believed to be behind the assassination. plus israel confirms it did kill from us as military leader in the strike in gaza in july. bahama type is thought to be one of the planners that the october 7th tara, of times, the hello i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. we'll begin with breaking news. there are melting signs that are potentially his story. prisoner exchange is underway, involving russia and bell roost. on the one side and the united states in germany on the other, several high profile prisoners have recently been reported missing from russian prisons, including american journalist, evan gross cubic. and marine poll we live,

a russian play that has been used in a previous swap, was spotted flying from oss, go to the russian, ex, clave of colleen and grad, which borders the european union. several russian dissidents have also been reported missing by the lawyers. their lawyers suggesting that they could also be released in a potential swap. this could be the largest prisoner swap since the end of the cold war, according to the dw is rigo bureau chief, your aver chateau is following us and joins us now. yury, there's a lot of speculation right now about a prisoner's swap. what do we actually know at this point? that's true that are more and more indications to or is that a prison exchange could indeed take place today at similar old russian media outlets have been reporting this since yesterday already, but we still have no official conformation, so we have to wait a little bit if these exchange just indeed taken place today, it could be

a large scale, very well prepared, a coordinated intelligence operation involving several, or even dozens of prisoners from several countries. first of all, and for most trash. the beller also said that the gemini is that in states. but also other european countries, the scope is set to involve several stages of the forest, the stage to allegedly, or to positively place today in the moon, in rochester because they didn't got you said the plan in which to russians who had been convicted of this appeal now, in slovenia was allegedly handed over to the russian side. that should be the beginning of the 1st stage of this walk. it was in jury on what's happened in the days leading up to this moment to make everyone believe that a prisoner swap is eminent as well. this will pause up, expect that this since yesterday, i would say the 1st one political prisoner has been reported missing a female while in russia is that it became clear that she had been transferred to

another location. then once more news came in from all of that option, prisoners political prisoners, as a messages or similar, they left their initial detention centers calling the qualities and prisoners, a presence among those who might be exchanged today is even a gasket, which is sad that an american journalist for most recently worked for the wall street journal. he was arrested, invented by the 2, is an option to see different kinds of reading book. he was accused of as pale nash and sentenced to a 16 he is in prison. and now the u. s. american citizen could be poll real and former u. s. marine. he has been also sentenced to 16. he has an appraisal, i guess, coverage, and that is good enough case to. oh, so there is a talked about a gym and he does in the rico k who had been 1st sentenced to death in bella, arose and then surprisingly, paul, doing spies about lucy and hullo, real question. now what are the prisoners believe to be part of this swap is vladimir cover, moose, he's

a journalist and politician who is believe to have been ways and by russia in 2015 . what, what can you tell us about him? your a lot even pulled out and kind of moves. that is one of the, the best, arguably old, best known russians produce suspicion for the patients who are still alive at he's a russian and also a british citizen uh, issue was for a very charged with spreading so cold, false information about the russian army is then used of treason i've given a 25 year prison sentence, which he served in the colonial homes and kind of motors off personally. lo be at info usa for corrupt high ranking russian officials and fashioned responsible for mass. if human rights code violations to be punished with personal sanctions by the s congress, he was, of course, a saw or even to the side of the russian leads and the personal enemy of many rational officials. yury. thank you so much for now. i'm sure we'll be coming back to you at some point later in the day. that's are, are you read a bureau chief?

you already were shift. how era says the israel will pay for the assassination of a mazda is pump. political leader is male, hon. yeah, he was killed in an air strike in tehran, thousands gathered in the reigning capital for a funeral, honoring the leader of the palestinian party and militant group from us. and it was also the chief negotiator in talks aimed at reaching a cease far with his real iranian supreme leader. i told her how many he spoke at the ceremony. ran, holds israel, responsible for the killing and has said they will make is real regret. and that well is real, says it can now confirmed that it did kill how mazda is military leader of mohammed, dave, internet or striking garzo. last month's the is really military says they've was killed on the 13th of july, and a strike on the outskirts of hon. unice thief is considered one of the planners of

the october 7th terror attacks against israel last year. israel's military had been hunting the extremely secretive, 57 year old for decades. a w as rebecca rivers in jerusalem told us more. well, mohammed dave was the head of the military wing, the l. cassandra gazed in gaza. he has, it was a heading up that a they all can some brigades for some decades, couple of decades and with, with the organization for around about 30 years. he's long been on israel is wanted list and in fact in may korean com that had chief prosecutor for the international criminal court, putting him on a list of hamas leaders that he was applying to have arrest warrants handed out to is now honey, a being another person who was on that list as well as yes, yes, and while the leader of her mouth in gaza, as i said, he was long on the wanted list of israel,

and these are all made several attempts at his life. he was unsuccessful, he remained allusive until, as when now learning on july 13th, when he was targeted alongside and now the senior. how must figure a rough asylum, a leader of how must forces in hun eunice. now that it was concerned on the day that solomon had been killed about, they v as ready military what 100 percent certain that dave also was killed in that a strike they. they thought that it was probably possible probable, but the they didn't have the intelligence and now saying they do have the intelligence to confirm that he was taken out in that is trite. but it should be said that at some 90 all the people in gauze, i will also, uh, killed in that strike because it was in an area in hon units near uh you know, this area where people had gone to shelter. so how much is the denial before find before today they sent me were denying that day if was killed in that attack, but we haven't heard from them in the aftermath of this,

this latest development. assuming dave is dead, how big of a blow would this be to help us as capabilities in gaza? so its suddenly a very big symbolic and strategic blows to her mosque. dave was a very key figure and he was suddenly played an important role on the ground in gaza. he was, was a suddenly thought to have coordinated many attacks against his riley's and was seen as a mazda mind behind the october 7 attacks. he was very close with the how much data, yes and what and all the and he was, you know, had this almost heroic status. as i said, he was a very elusive figure. there only $39.00 photographs of the mine. and so, you know, he had a kind of a, a god like the symbolism around him. and so it will be a very strategic and symbolic loss for a mouse. he had built up a lot of expertise over the years. he was instrumental in building the,

the underground tunnel network. and of course, also the, the bomb making program that have, must have the, the capabilities when it comes to, to making bones. so he certainly is going to be a big loss to the network, but you know, these figures on not irreplaceable. and we've seen that in the past that that key figures have been able to be replaced. and how much is as many say an ideology and this struggle will not be over just because of how many days has been killed. so a blow to a mazda is capabilities. nonetheless, a household is playing out then for israel's leader benjamin netanyahu as well. these assess the nations, the certainly being seen in israel and the certainly being sold by benjamin netanyahu. i'm the government as wins you we. we heard benjamin netanyahu speak about it in his address to the nation yesterday saying these military gains would not have been possible if he had bowed to public pressure and taken

a hostage due to taking some kind of ceasefire arrangement that he was speaking to his plan. that he's been saying all along only of the will and when total victory is made, when he's able to to completely dismantle him off as an organization and, and as an organization that can have any military strength against israel. that is something that they will, you know, certainly trying to sell that the assassination of these key layers. all that we have to remember that they haven't claimed responsibility for the assassination of the political. it is now honey a. those it is widely regarded that, that, that was also at the hands of israel, that definitely being sold as a win. but we just have to say what the next steps on the retaliation from iran and its proxy is just where benjamin netanyahu will be standing in the weeks to come. rebecca, thanks for that update our correspond to rebecca rivers. injuries on this bill, honey is killing. and the assassination of the top has block commander,

have prompted please from world leaders for restraint. and while the motivation for killing the hum, us leader may stem from the groups, october 7th, terror attacks and is real. the animosity toward tonia stretches back much further . it is man, he agreed, so runs new president, him what would be one of his last meetings just i was off to attending the president's integration. he and his body guard were killed in the strike on his residence in tehran. nia was the political face of home of the militant islam is good. they carried out via october 7th terror attacks on israel nea had not lived in guns or for several years. but ron, how must from cut to where he lived in exile, he became the palestinian prime minister in 2006, and continue to rise through how mazda is ranks eventually becoming its political

chief in 2017. how mazda is gone and lead. yeah, he, us in law is believed to be in the most the minds of the october 7th attacks. while i need represented how much internationally and moved around the region for diplomatic meetings. he was a key player in negotiations to stop the fighting in gaza. some via he's killing will be a may just set back to achieving peace in the region. near death came just i was off to israel said it cube, seen yeah, hezbollah come on the for us to quote and they were the the attack also kills at least one woman and 2 children. and we did thousands israel says it targeted shopping in retaliation for a rookie to attack on us soccer field in the is rainy, occupied golan heights. the $212.00 children and teenagers is well blamed his blood and wound the military route. it would pay

a heavy price secluded being $1.00 of his beloved, needing military figures since it was established by iran revolutionary god, move in 4 decades ago. off to the israel. how mouthful broke out on october 7th. so crude was accused by his right of being behind many of the drone in me saw attacks that his belie launched against israel. so crude is the most senior has block amanda to be to since 2016 when most of the bad reading the groups minute 3 come on. the in syria died in an explosion in damascus. global lead us via the depth of to see me and he does of is around the greatest enemies when tensions were ready at boiling point could now from an old out regional ball. you are watching the news from berlin. you can always get all the latest news information any time you want on our website. that's the w dot com. and of course,

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