the, the, this is dw news why from berlin has bowler confirms the death of its leader in, in, is really air striking, assigned as rama was targeted in a bombing in bay root on friday. he was credited with turning the lebanese militia into a major fighting force as well. a head's vow to continue his battle against israel . the i'm michael low to welcome. we continue to lead with breaking news. this. our hezbollah has confirmed the death of its leader, a son as rolla in,

and there's really a strike in baby root is really defense forces. first announce is death with a statement saying that ms rela will quote, no longer be able to terrorize the world. he was killed when is real struck as well as underground headquarters in the city. late friday, the attack flattened several apartment blocks in the densely populated area and is really officials reportedly estimated. the 300 people may have been killed as bullet later confirmed the death of the man who headed the wrong back militia group for some 3 decades invalid to continue fighting israel. earlier i asked, drill is still a no, not in the root about his bowl. his reaction to the death of his leader, a son as well. here as well, i has issued a written statement and the overall language of this statement is very typical for how the organization communicates. it use its language like i'm saying that's and

that's where i live as a joint other matchers in uh on the other side and is to the side of, of god which basically translate and he died. the organization in this statement also highlights that most rela, has served the organization for more than 30 years. and they also set that they are going to continue the flight. israel has continued carrying out air strikes and what it describes as, as bullet targets across 11 on throughout the day, smoke was seen rising overboard route after several attached on the south of the city. these really military said it had hit more than a 140 targets since friday night, with new targets on southern and eastern lebanon, as well as bullet has responded by firing rockets into northern israel. as well as these really occupied go on high is really military spokesman daniel head

guard said ms rela, was killed to stop a her mos style attack on northern israel. if you defended the attack, which reportedly killed around $300.00 people, blaming his bullet for sheltering amongst civilians. faced by that has been planning to do this. you know then he is read what some us did in cells and he's run on october 7th. evey. these will infiltrate civic and communities and massacre innocent civilians their israel defense forces will not let it happen. how soon a saw the leader of an evo, terrorist organization, the senior terrorist eliminated with him, and the central headquarters were legitimate military target under international ms rela, intentionally viewed, please by central headquarters under residential buildings, industrial

b route. because faced by intentionally, use a slip in east civilians as human shields. for more, let's now speak to dw corresponded tanya kramer in jerusalem. tanya, tell us what you're hearing from israel regarding as well as death, and any possible retaliation by his bo as well. it certainly also seen ya as of water set a moment and the confirmation of a a by a husband law is now also of d confirmation basically of what we heard some hours ago by the is really military that indeed they had killed. they had assessed that they had killed the secretary general or husband. i'll send us around that. and this must have striked a carried out in the us of, of, of the da here in the route on a friday night. now, according to the announced and by the military, they also said they had also killed of the senior come on just alongside. and that's all i know. this is certainly seen as this is success for israel,

for its military, for its intelligence, a to get this done as while i was leading the organization for over 30 years, he's an arch enemy of israel for as long as he can remember. but uh, also responsible for many attacks and we just heard defense when is the guidance and he was responsible for the murder of thousands of israelis and foreign nationals as he put in his previous test that was also assassinated by israel in 1992. and this comes, of course, of the week of escalation of bi is remaining starting with these page attacks. and these must have been a, is strikes on southern and live and on, and parts of east and live in on. and then this is strikes that are continuing now also many in the route. and you still have to see there has been also a lot of questions being asked about the human death toll and the casualties that

such a heavy s like in such a densely populated area and will then occur. so what is being discussed to right now is that, you know, what are the scenarios and what will happen next. we seen already some more real quick barrages on northern is on also the is where the home phone come on has slightly changed. the guidelines are limiting gatherings also in central israel. it's tonya, you use the word escalation, how likely is it that will now see and is really ground invasion in 11 a well, that is still to see. i mean, be heard a, the idea of chief of staff today. how can they be saying that, you know, this is not the last 2 with a quote in our tool box. and the message is there, they will do everything the can to push back to front of hezbollah. we certainly see preparations for ground invasion, be seen more reserve as being a quoted up is also

a boot up at the northern border of ground troops. but it's also, you know, it's so to see whether they will go in the is certainly a substantial a. um, uh sorry, support among the public is very public for this air complain. and that could, you know, such a change because a ground division is much, much more risky. but, you know, military as you're saying, it might be necessary to create the sort of buffer zone and to push his bullet back really from the border at the moment. uh, it doesn't seem, at least at this point in time, that is, was backing down and it's going to push ahead at least over the area contain right now that so dw correspond antonio kramer in jerusalem. many thanks, tonya, as well as death confirmed not only by israel, but now also by his bullet itself is a massive blow to the run back rube,

which has led since 1992. he's a, here's a closer look at the legacy of, as well as long term secretary general law. the last video showing close on this rather young condemning is real, is pedro attack on has blog members earlier this month. and one of them i, so ms rela, was a familiar face on t v. screens. but the fiery orator with a loyal shield following rarely appeared in public no smaller was what it has been, was bounding members during his 3 decades, as the leader has blah became one of the most powerful parent military groups in the middle east. and those rollin made is a real cause, are jeremy cementing hospitalized alliances with a ran and palestinian millage in groups including a mass just for all the was partnered with leading as well as war of attrition, against israeli forces, occupying southern lebanon,

leading to their pull out in 2000, that withdrawal turned him into a hero in the eyes of many in the arab world. and bolstered, is influenced inside loving on in 2006 has bought bought a 34 day war with is real to a stalemate. further adding to it as well as popularity. but during serious civil war, some of the error mold criticized as follows. for helping prop up syrian president bush are a lot of soc following, how much is october 7th terror attacks on israel has blog again, firing that is really positions along the northern part of its 11 on which and us while acclaimed would detract, is really forces from the war against a mazda and gaza but it has bloss stepped up. its cross border attacks is real, increasingly turned its attention to the enemy on its northern border. this is a real sadness rolla was eliminated as massive hair strike and has blush

headquarters in southern bay room with me in the studio is dw, middle east, a n o is such a neat was honest. so shiny, israel certainly appears to be ratcheting of military operations, both covertly and overtly dating back to the assassination of a mazda is political leader back in late july. correct. what is the message here from israel and how is it likely to affect the wider tensions in the region? well you've, you've noticed very well mike of, we're talking about the last 2 months, basic piece of something else between the congress, where he said, give us the weapons we will when we will fight stronger. and this is what is what has been doing since. and this is what is trying to message is trying to convey to it's, you know, a lot and to his opponents, india, india, she, i, to alliances. but also all over the, our world is we are not weak. you may have thought that you have caught us by surprise in october, and we are weak and we will come, but we are fighting back. we are strong and we still, i'm going to fight this. and not only that, we're going to decide how this fight is being fought in the sense that we are not accepting your rules of this engagement that we've had the tit for tat,

the war of attrition. you are trying to enforce on us. we are setting up the rules and we're done. we're playing long to your uh, threats and just accepting that, accepting those dorm and you know, threats that we have had on our borders for so long. october 7th, have taught us israel the way it sees it has taught israel. we cannot, you know, keep on the way we have and things need to fundamentally change in the power dynamics in the middle east. and this is what they're trying to do very forcefully in the last weeks indeed. and by the way, there's still a war going on in gosh, correct. all right, which all of this go into effect that war and more specifically, how much? well, how much one and right from the start to see is real fighting and southern friends, including, you know, basically has bought a who join them. but everybody in the alliance with including your on the who sees into one but also the west bank and so wonderful from us. the goal was to see folks over 70 just as a beginning of what they called the flood. and and seeing says bala now crumbling under that, you know, basically in this role up sticking to the palestinian cause has caused him,

his life is really as hope that this will kind of been komatsu understand that, that you know, dream and wish for a wider war. is actually going up in flames. it's not going to happen and they going to have to concede, you know, to israel's terms and going to have to go for. do you bring back the hostages and all of those things that is real still wishes to get, you know, from gaza. a so far i think, you know, this mechanism, this logic, you know, i'm not sure this is the same logic that the resistance to israel. if it's in his ball on other, she really shows or if it's in her moss, i'm not sure they stick to the same logic, but this is what is what i was trying to force them to do training. what are the chances that we're going to see some kind of american intervention to compel some sort of an agreement here? well, we know what they're sending more forces to the region, and they hope to get the same effect that they've got right at the beginning of the soon after october of deterrence. and they hope that would be enough because left the 40 days for the elections in the us. this is the main thing that you know, the dividing the ministration and americans as

a whole careful what's gonna happen with the race to the white house. and they don't want to find himself dragged into a wider war in the least though they also know they cannot leave israel high and dry. in case there is a need because there is a wider, if offense coming from the ring inside, they will have to step in. but they will try to find the most minimal way and effective way to do it without getting dragged into, you know, a need for further than that. the focus is definitely inside america right now. we're not, you know, into the, this is also some of because some people were seeing was sort of, you know, we've been seeing the american officials in the last 24. i was trying to very much distance themselves from israel's actions. sort of saying, please don't drag, i send to us, we don't want anything to do with it. oh, thanks. as always, to dw moody's expert shawnee rose up. you're welcome michael. many thanks. and a reminder of our top story, this our, as bella has confirmed the death of its leader, a son that's wrong,

left in and is really air strikes in the route on friday. you was credited with turning the liberties militia into a major fighting force. the group has bound to continue its battle against israel. iran has also announced that a senior general in its revolutionary guard was also killed in the striking fit, targeted and his realm. ron and you're up to date coming up a look at the struggle over who will replace to bits spiritual leader of the dalai lama. that's next on dr. michael look, and thanks for watching. is more news at the top, the, the,

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