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>> this is dw news live from berlin. relief at a deal to restore calm -- israel and hamas claim victory on day one of their truce. in gaza, palestinians are finally able to emerge in the open after 11 days of bombardment and begin the mammoth task of reconstruction. also, coming up, a shot in the arm -- world leaders in rome committing to access for coronavirus vaccines with some countries struggling with a
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covid surgeon others on the route to recovery. meanwhile, vaccine makers pledge billions of doses. germany's beer gardens are back. restrictions on outdoor dining are eased just in time for a long holiday weekend. thank you so much for your company. we open our broadcast with residence in gaza and israel marking the start of a tenuous truce after 11 day conflict that killed over 230 people in gaza and 12 in israel. the cease-fire deal brokered mostly by egypt comes with mopey conditions and leaves the conflicts key disputes unresolved. tensions are still high. clashes broke out today at a key holy site in jerusalem. reporter: despite the
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cease-fire, fighting still broke out at the al-aqsa mosque in jerusalem. israel a police fired stun grenade and teargas while palestinians hurled rocks. they had been celebrating in the streets, waving palestinian and hamas flags. that siteas one of the flhpoints that triggered hostilities. both sides are taking stock after the regions worst conflict in years. more than 230 people were killed in gaza and 12 in israel. the palestinian ministry of interior has asked for international help to restore life to normal in the area. much of its infrastructure is damaged, including the headquarters of the interior ministry itself. the cease-fire carries no
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preconditions and leaves the conflicts key disputes unresolved. both sides claimed victory. >> citizens of israel, i would like to gin by thanking you for the bravery a impressive silience you showed in the 11 days of the operation. this allowed us to achieve the goals of the operation with an exceptional success. reporter: the palestinian people and the blessed restance will neither retreat nor be stopped at the time and will continue its path crawling toward jerusalem. reporter: tensions are still high, but at least military tacks haveeased. >> it has to be done because of the bloodshed and the murder and the chiren that were killed.
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and the innocent wen. everne. every soul has a value, so this has to be done. >> finly, there is a cease-fire. hopefully there will be peace in the country. i'm sick of this mess. reporter: yes, it is a kind of peace for now. fragile, but one that would not need much to be shattered. anchor: i would like to welcome the policy director at the israel policy forum in new york city, and american jewish organizations that works for a negotiated two state solution to the palestinian-israeli conflict. good day. thank you for your time. a tenuous cease-fire currently inza place. what does it mean for prime minister benjamin netanyahu? guest: first and foremost, it means an end to the fighting
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with hamas, which is something most israelis want to see. for him in particular, this round of violence has given him a new lease on political life. before the fighting broke out, there was a good chance an alternative government was about to be formed by the pro-change block as they call themselves, who want to see prime minister netanyahu replaced. now that the fighting has gone on, a lot of the politics have shifted and it probably means he's now going to survive until a fit election. anchor: there have been many rounds of conflict and fighting -- is this different this time around or more of the same? guest: in some ways, it is more of the same. this is the fourth round of sustained fighting between isel and hamas since 2008. this is something israelis and palestinians are both used to, but this time was different in
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the sense that the idf seems to have been taken back by the rocket capabilits from hamas. they had larger warhea and the range was longer than we have seen in previous rounds. this time, the idf felt compelled to respond in a way that would not only eliminate the rockets but eliminate the tunnel system hamas had constructed underneath gaza, which is why we saw the israeli government reticent to let up before the week was up so they could take care of these military targets. anchor: the cease-fire currently in place, they say it is a dilatory solution that does not address any of the put it: societal issues. do you share that assessment? guest: i share that assessment completely. this is a military cease-fire, but ultimately, without some
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sort of political resolution, both for the control of hamas in gaza and to the israeli-palestinian conflict writ large, we are bound to see fighting in israel and hamas again. this will not be the last round of rockets and airstrikes in return until there is some sort of fundamental political change that takes place on both sides. anchor: can you give us a sense of if there is a political willingness to accept palestinian sovereignty, to address the root colleges -- address the root college -- address the root causes as a path toward resolving the conflict? guest: israelis have been willing in the past to recognize palestinian sovereignty and move toward a two state solution that obviously was most prominent in the early 90's during the oslo process. but many israeli jews are disillusioned by the violence of
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the second intifada and they result of leaving gaza in 2005 and the rockets they have dealt with subsequently. it isn't only about palestinian violence. israelis have been moving more rightward in general. we saw this last spring and summer with the real push inside israel toot only ditch a two state solution but to go so far as to annex parts of the west bank. that process only ended with the normalization agreements which arab states -- it's certainly going to return and within israel, there's very little appetite for any type of two state outcome and fundamentally, this is a critical problem and going to remain a critical problem. anchor: can you envision a process of reconciliation? how do you see the future? many say we are looking at a de facto one state. guest: i don't think we are
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looking at a defective one state. i don't think israeli jews are going to give up the idea of a jewish state so easily after fighting so hard to establish israel and establish its security in the subsequent decades. a single state with israelis and palestinians, if it was only a jewish state with no democracy, israelould be incredibly isolated. if it was a democracy, that means it would not be an israeli state given the demographics. ultimately, thesewo sides are going to have two separate in a two state outcome. the question is how much violence and bloodshed is going to have to take place before both sides get to it? anchor: thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having me. anchor: leaders from the g20 group of industrial and emerging
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companies hold a virtual summit aimed at boosting access to coronavirus vaccines. producers pledged billions of doses to low and middle income companies -- low and middle income countries by the end of next year. the european union promised to invest in vaccine production and reduce dependence on imports. reporter: scenes from uganda a few days ago -- vaccines being rolled out in developing countries. but these images obscure the fact that only one third of the few vaccines the liveries planned have even derived. only now as the g20 group holding a summit to discuss the pandemic. italy, the current chair, ranks the issue -- blames vaccine and equity. >> only 0.3% of them are in poor countries while rich countries have administered 85% of them. reporter: and countries such as the u.s. have used their vaccine production almost exclusively for their own populations.
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experts warn without comp or handsy vaccinations in all countries, new mutations may continue to evolve. pharmaceuticals companies pledged to provide 2.6 billion doses five the end of 2022. european union also plans to donate doses. >> team europe aims at delivering 100 million doses to low and middle income countries by the end of 2021. reporter: observers expect no call for a patent waiver as president biden had urged. it may be that with ili's of dose producers plan to ward off more talk of lifting patent protections. anchor: we take you now to brussels where our chief is covering the g20 summit. the summit is also about the lessons learned from the covid pandemic. what are they in particular?
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guest: during the pandemic, the g20 nations realize how important it is to provide sustainable financing for their health systems. they also learned how essential it is to mobilize enough resources for scientific development and research. but what was the most important issue here was by coming together and participating in this summit, the g20 leaders wanted to demonstrate that they want to work closely together again, that multilateralism is back, that no one can take on the pandemic alone. that is probably why the european commission president described this summit as a milestone. let's have a listen to what she had to say. >> this was the very first time
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the g20 has ever dealt with the issue of health in a broader sense and the pandemic at a state and government leader level. the result is unique as all these parties, the u.s., china, the eu, russia, latin america, south africa and others were able to unite behind principles. the first principle was a clear commitment to multilateralism, rejecting export limits and vaccine nationalism. second, a clear commitment to what we call one health -- that is that we have understood a loss of biodiversity and climate change contributed to the spread of the pandemic. that means people have expanded into wilderness areas. thirdly, a clear commitment to getting better at fair distribution of vaccines around the world.
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anchor: that was the commission president speaking earlier. did they show a concrete timeline? when can people in africa and latin america expect these extra vaccines to arrive? guest: that is what i asked. she did not provide us with a specific timeline. she reiterated the doses the european union is pledging to donate will be donated until the end of this year. that is apparently the case with the 1.3 billion doses pharmaceutical companies like ion tech, moderna and johnson & johnson have promised to produce specifically for low and middle income countries. in the long term, we have to say it's important for africa, for
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example, to be able to produce vaccines by themselves because currently, africa only produces 1% of the vaccines the continent needs. anchor: thank you very much. to india now where the devastating second coronavirus wave appears to be easing as the number of confirmed infections and deaths declined. are still concerned many cases are not being confirmed, especially from a surgeon vast areas that lack adequate testing and health care infrastructure. we visited a village where there has been a spike in deaths caused by fever. reporter: it has been an exhausting month. for weeks, his son was wracked by fever and trouble breathing.
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he finally arranged a car to take his son to the hospital. four days later, he was discharged. not because he was feeling tter, but because they had racked up a bill of about 1500 euros. he earns five euros a day when he can find work. >> he did not improve at all at the hospital. he breeze with an oxygen cylinder with great difficulty. for your child, you will do anything. reporter: the family lives cramped together in close quarters. they have been lucky no one was taken seriously ill and even luckier to get a diagnis. manyre falling sick in this village which lies 100 kilometers east of the national capital. but there ino testing here. there are no government health
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facilities in this village. it's the only stopgap. they do not have the provisions to treat the coronavirus, but treaent is expensive and it is difficult to even travel there. she has a car -- he has a car and can afford treatment. he lost all three of them last week. doors asd the family to arrange medicines but they were sold counterfeit bottles. the overwhelmed hospital charge twice as much for services. he is skeptical about the number of deaths being reported in the state. >> i kept getting calls from the authorities for three days after my father's death asking over his health. i told him that he had passed away and don't know if his death
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was counted in the statistics. i saw eight bodie beingarried aw. they were from my family. reporter: without diagnosis, fewer deaths are on the rise. first, they have a fever, then they feel breathless. many eventually die at home. >> in this house, someone died. that house, too. reporter: he sayshere are0 fresh graves in the cemetery one. residents said cases of fever started rising after rallies for local elections were held last month. the cause of death is fever and breathlessness. almost none of these have been recorded as coronavirus deaths. >> every day people are dying. nobody has been tested. we have not been told anything about the vaccine. no doctors have visited us. reporter: for the last year,
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this village has been relatively untouched i the pandemic. now, residents are terrified and feel as cases flag in urban areas, the coronavirus will wreak havoc here. anchor: on to some of the other developments -- japan has approved the use of the moderna and astrazeneca vaccines. it's the latest attempt to contain a surge nine weeks before the olympics are due to open. thailand detected its first domestically transmitted disease of the highly infectious variant found in india. germany is imposing tougher restrictions on travel from the united kingdom citing concerns about the same variant. incoming travelers will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival. in germany, lockdown restrictions are being eased in
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many cities. even people free to visit restaurants and swimming pools. health minister says the third wave of infection has been broken, though he is urging people to remain cautious. the restrictions come just in time for the long-hauler day -- long holiday weekend. our chief political correspondent visited a beer garden in the heart of the land. reporter: i'm here at one of germany's most beloved beer garden. there's been a beer garden here for 200 years and rally -- rarely hasn't seen a time of such prolonged quiet as the past 12 months. there is a long line to get in and if you ask people how they are feeling, nearly all of them say relieved. we feel free, we feel like
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things are getting back to normal. they also say they feel safe because there are a number of restrictions in place. if you look at the tables behind me, they are spaced quite far apart. this is only half the number of tables that would normally be here. everyone had to show proof either of vaccination right negative corona test to get in and if they get up from their tables come they need to wear a mask. health officials are saying people must remain cautious. vaccination rates are going up. infection rates are going down, but new and more infectious variants of covid are here, so people need to keep their guard up or this summer season could come to an abrupt end. anchor: one of nature's most amazing and, some might say creepy events has begun in the united states -- the emergence
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of billions of cicadas after 17 years underground. aboveground, they will start singing to attract a mate and hang around for three weeks, just long enough to reproduce. for some, the noisy bugs right nuisance, but for others, they offer a potential culinary treat. reporter: after 17 years in the ground, finally, the day is here and brood x is emerging. billions of these types of cicadas are expected to make their return to the east coast. >> i'm expecting an amazing evolutionary eve that wi foight in frt of us. it is a natural history wonder. they will mate and whenhe eggs are ready, she will deposithem into the twigs of small branches. the eggs will hatch and they will drop to the ground. that will be about a month from now and then it will be over for another 17 years.
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reporter: many people consider them to be frightening, but they'd do no harm. there actually a source of food for many animals. we have learned birds and squirrels love them, and i talked to someone who explains how human beings can take advantage of this. for example, eating them. >> because it's a new dish people want to try a new dish. why don't we go with something you are a master at making? think about your favorite dish. yowant to add aromatics and spices because they will take on a lot of that flavor. reporter whatever the rson you are interested in cicadas, there is good news. >> fortunately, you don't have toait that long because there are different eeds that come
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out from different geographic areas around the country. reporter: but this year's brood has only one goal -- to live long enough to multiply. anchor: sports news now for you and the bundesliga soccer season wraps up after a strange campaign with no fans and coaches announcing job changes left, right and center. but one thing remains constant -- munich are champions again. reporter: when the bundesliga wins in a coach wants to leave, you know it has been a peculiar season. he did not get on with the club bosses and announced in april he would quit. it's one of those times in life you think about things and ask yourself which path you wanted to take. he is leaving a club which has 19 german titles in a row and boasts the world's best striker.
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he has equaled the record of 40. flint may take the germany role and he's not the only coach switching jobs. where would they look other than the second best team? still only 33, he is heading to munich. i'm happy -- i think they have developed and enjoyed the way of playing football. it's not the top to losing their coaches. their future of all of her unclear. what about dortmund? eat took over in december on an interim basis. after some rocky moments, he managed to secure a champions league and the german cup. but dortmund had already decided to take another coach for next
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season. frankfurt's results -- when he was named as the replacement and. it wasn't just the coaches making this a weird campaign, almost a whole season has been played without fans do to coronavirus pandemic. relegated shouter missing their supporters. there was a spate of positive test but only berlin was hit hard with three games postponed. that actually help them regroup and beat, a truly strange bundesliga campaign. anchor: the eurovision song contest -- including the singer representing cyprus. ♪
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her song is about falling in love with the devil and thahas some people in cyprus upset. despite the protests, she has made it through to the nals this saturday in the netherlands. you are watching dw news. stay tuned for the day coming up in just a moment.
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paris on france 24. live from you're other stop stories this summer. world leaders welcomed the cease-fire between israel and hamas. 11 is a conflict left more than 250 people dead, mostly palestinians. pressure clashes broke out in jerusalem's al-aqsa mosque. spain sends more than 6500 migrants back to morocco after they entered the north african enclave of ceuta earlier this week. in the eu agrees on covid travel certificates in a bid to boost

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