can you see through their allusions going underground can the is really for us is reportedly frag 2 regions in western syria following a week of idea of attack across the country. after this saw the government class also ahead on our team. the disturbing images out of gaza as is rarely horses, bomb and unrest. cool, killing at least 20 and wounding dozens. and it's attacked on the enclave. russian troops to advance in don bass and this to ride numerous nato tanks and the

curse regions despite heavy losses. ukrainian politician bloodless deep knobs the christmas truth 1st by the hon. gary and prime minister. the 10 german chancellor. all i've sold political star, which gambled so much on ukraine is losing its shine as he faces a confidence the sod with some sort of keen, an end to his time in office. the live from our headquarters in moscow. i'm rachel ruble. this is r t international. we'd begin with syria, where is really our forces have reportedly struck the regions of tartarus and left the keys in western syria. overnight. the massive explosions have been heard, but there's been no confirmation yet from israel, which has been conducting continuous attacks over the past week. this comes after

terrorists have seized power in war torn syria, forcing former president alo, side to leave the country and seek asylum in russia. is really a prime minister. netanyahu justified the military expansion saying, and scores to reshape the middle east. the year ago, i made a simple statement. we will change the middle east, and we are indeed changing it. syria is no longer the same, syria, lebanon is no longer the same 11 on so gaza is no longer the same. gaza. and at the head of the axis, the ron is no longer the same around it to has felt the strength of our arms regarding syria. i want to clarify much that we have no interest in confronting syria. israel's policy towards syria will be determined by the realities on the ground. i want to ensure that what happened before will not happen again. i mean, we have taken a series of significant actions in recent days, not together with the defense minister cats. i instructed the idea of to counter

potential threats from syria and prevent terrorist entities from taking control near our border. it is really our forces have attacked across syria, including the capital of damascus and the countries northeast. i'd f as also launched ground operations expanding into the contested goal on heights, which is a dom militarize, the buffer zone established in 1974. now the areas of militant groups have control in different regions of the countries that fractured territory. the yellow areas here in the north are held by the us back to s t f, which is linked to curtis insurgency groups. unless those rival turkish back to militants have taken over the city of man bids in the north. all the rest of colored and green here is controlled by hyatt to we're all shawn or h t. s. a terraced group that has assumed power in damascus. we spoke to mohammed chums, a database database. the journalist who says, is rarely military expansion in syria does. and love and on only creates

vulnerability a this will is like good, i'm very concerned to go through the city and the nation since the saga machine. oh, it's the labs. there is an impossibility for you, which is that disconnected. the military aid from iraq with his beloved, which was the biggest israel is the only nation, either one of which uh, sites uh, secluded, be bypassed by putting most of the front lines. it's never gonna have to be mobile. they civilians the front lines to site most security for the country. this is only is ma'am. so this is only a floyd, uh, idea as to what she that is where you really take that long. they get actually pops up, let them on parts of the studio and the whole bunch of products, thing was, this is, are we taking supplements?

i think in the future we have more conflict regarding this area. uh, even more dental. um, they might be like one of the uh, i'm so way dot also is i'm is really angry and it would be more cool, but we will see how things were turned out because the news is the city and go on now to god. so where distressing reports at least 20 people had been killed in an is rarely striking a school being used as a shelter in con eunice. oh. 2 the dramatic footage circulating on social media shows the building in flames and insults in smoke with what appears to be multiple bodies lying and mid debris covering the floors. children are said to be among the victims and people are seen desperately searching for survivors and the chaos. many displays the locals have

been using the unrest affiliated school as a shelter from relentless strikes is really forces have also bond areas in the north and the central part of the enclave climbing even more civilian lives. when out to the west bank where it is rarely planned to deploy automated weapons in the region to protect settlers has surfaced in local media reports. they are most. busy they operated machine guns will be used in order to quote, prevent attacks and well guns are being installed. the is really settlers are sending a clear message to palestinians billboards across the west bank reed. there is no future in palestine and show pictures of this place to gardens walking among the rubble levels in the area. se israel's goal is to end terminates and terrorize palestinians. i see you how we doing. they are trying to evacuate palestinian lands to intimidate and pressure citizens into migrating while they are terrorizing

farmers. seizing land and confiscating properties of these signs are left on palestinian roads to send a message to palestinians. if these lands are now is really b, and then there is no safe place for them in these areas which they now consider settling. so it's heavy through iron gates. military checkpoints, land control have and restrictions. if the attack homes contact gate belongings, quintero rise relative to empty palestinian villages that encourage their migration from these palestinian areas. i've done the recently, we have seen banners and advertisements, whether in newspapers or on the roots were smoked rich and the is really government behind him. pledge that there was no future for palestinians on their land took on the small churches set this many times in the people of gonzo should go to the west bank to jordan and the rest to exile with. yeah, and this is an old zion this plan, but it is now openly implemented with direct support. for me is really governmental, you know me and i'm more, i almost every day, like my plans are confiscated from citizens and people are in the middle,

their homes. they came to display sort of sounds when a large portion of the people are leaving their villages and there is both internal and external migration. and it is clear what annexation means. we must understand this reality. and so make the blue ideas to introduce realism about in truth, annexation means they will seize all the lands of displacing the residents with all the way not. i remember that message is underscored by as really officials including the controversial finance minister who insist any possibility of a palestinian state should be prevented once and for all we must end the policy of containment and defense and shift to initiative and all sense. we must dismantled terror hubs strengthen jewish settlements and create facts on the ground that prevent the establishment of a palestinian state and remove this possibility from the agenda once and for all. the ministers comments have caused outrage among palestinians in the west bank who

considers most rich a leader of the so called settlement games. and one more smoked, smoked rich is the leader of the gangs controlling the west bank. and is responsible for settlers who daily attack citizens in their homes and fight them in their farms and lands. he is the main supporter of these gangs known as the price tag, gangs, as they call themselves. the situation is truly difficult, especially for marginalized villages. the villages in the south of nablus are in a very difficult situation. the settlers encroachment has retail doors of our homes and we are left with nothing but the houses we live in as our lands have been confiscated. before the end of the supplement, we say to the occupation government is that this is our statement that we will remain on our land and we have we will continue to appeal to both is really an international course and as citizens we will exert every effort to preserve these landscape and prevent this semester planned by smart rich and his supporters small to reach is implementing a government plan,

not acting on his own because we live in the far right. government has clear goals to expel palestinians from their lands. also to come in our program, our ti visits the historic city of tire in level non known for its centuries old and fishing traditions. people there are trying to return to normal life after months that is rarely bombing. and to overcome challenges from phantom toes on ships approaching within 50 kilometers of its border. the well turning down to the latest on the front lines of the ukraine conflict, where a russian forces have taken 2 towns in the don't as people's republic. the russian defense ministry has also released a video of damaged nato military vehicles in the cursed region. numerous tanks have been destroyed by russian troops and the town of nova, even nova r t z goes down off, brings us the details. and basically, the russian forces, they have some success in major bachelors all across the front line. the 1st being

in the town of cut out how about which is just outside the town of denette square. i am right now and this a full, i'm a logistical hub for the, for a new now me now a contested town is only control by the ukrainians. uh, basically only 20 percent of this place is controlled by the ukrainians right now, according to the head of the dean that's region at the same time, ukrainian sources have reported that the green in combined has re deployed from the high to cover the front a and the leads said brigade, a highly motivated brigade made out of and based and founded on the remains of the as of, of the infamous new nazi as of battalion. it has been read, employed to the outskirts of a major town of the groves because the premium come on days, very wary that the full of that town is imminent. at the same time, the authorities and the, basically the cuban government, it remains very,

very hostile to any idea of it could lead to a d. s correlation between russia and ukraine. apparently, according to the foreign minister of hungry, the ukrainian diplomats, they have less basically they have allowed emotions to slip through and take over their diplomatic educate. you have a listen. it just means that you, what i still have, the prime minister had phone conversation with russian president vladimir putin, which lasted for over an hour. i informed our ukrainian colleagues of this phone conversation and requested the prime minister have a phone conversation with the ukrainian president. however, in a gesture that is rather unprecedented in diplomacy, he rejected this. so indeed, unprecedented. this is how the top diploma of hungry shows he's words to describe the response that hungry god, but he promptly personally got from key if now what he's talking about here is basically the idea that was revealed vice prime minister of hungry that may be

russia and ukraine should have a christmas cruise followed by a massive prison to exchange a rather symbolic move. it would have been, and also not unheard of in the history of wolf had given even if the size of the was still adversaries and russia was open to that. russia even provided a list brushes, federal security service provided a list that could be use the list of names for the prisoners of war, swore between russia and ukraine during that christmas eve. but now, you know, in what fashion the ukrainians it shows to reject that offer. and indeed not that the prime minister of hungry knew of the top diplomat was impressed with such response coming from ukraine to the peace efforts. we'll have to shake off to him. i guess for which the possibility of a mass prisoner exchange and a christmas cease fire is on the table. it doesn't matter how we got the it's here . now, you can do 2 things with this. we'd like step to reject it to that one party has

accepted it, and while the other apparently rejects it, unless you feel it. yes, by am i supposed to be present to the christmas intrusive, and a large scale prisoner exchanges to vladimir putting the should've informed russian government officials and they receive this proposal fundamentally, positively and openly allow, showing readiness to consider it so unfortunately, the same training and president has rejected this negotiation opportunity. i got the sell rusher and hungry weren't alone in this push to de escalate and to do something good. so for the bad to really to do something for the benefit of both russia and ukraine. president elect donald trump also supported hungry is efforts and supported rushes readiness to well just to play along and to, to being so open to this idea. and this has happened against the backdrop of a really rising voices. i mean the e u is that really a piece its full efforts should be intensifies. the presidents of slovakia,

for instance, has said that zelinski should maybe have a good hard look at what's going on on the ground, what state his army is in and start thinking about how they will be wrapping this whole thing up. i've already told me that a, i think that you have to be very realistic. i certainly hope that nobody, at least know normal person in europe would think it's possible to establish peace without some partial territorial losses for ukraine's. and i'm sorry to say and so bluntly, but it's my realistic view of things to me. it was based on information about the development of the situation that i received on a daily basis. what impactful to this message was also echoed in germany as the alternative for germany potty has stepped forward and said that it is simply counter productive to deny any more that russia has one in this conflict, retired lieutenant colonel and international security consultant, earl rasmussen, gauges. victor or bonds cease fire initiative as positive and home zalinski is refusal delusion on it is no surprise me that isabel entire political

public relations campaign was launched by the sign administration. and mister zalinski, and am i understanding the binding ministration is a little upset of this initiative to it's no surprise at zelinski is that no matter what he says to the press on the side in the i think he also reiterated the needs to whatever negotiation happens that has to comply with his 10 point to a piece plan which, which is more of a declaration of surrender for russia, which is not realistic situation based on the, on the situation on the ground currently. so it's um, nissan rogue realistic is the one scheme delusional. and i think this this effort, bye bye or buttons. very positive. that's unfortunate that that uh the ukrainian side with very little support. uh, basically from the us side as well,

other than uh, mr. crumbs. uh, but he's not in office yet until january 20th. currently. uh, the printing side is not willing to uh, to really negotiate or come to some type of uh, diplomatic solution. and unfortunately they continue to uh, so see to kill their own people. i think as long as the money keeps sloan, and my understanding is that a substantial amount of that ends up in the pockets of senior people, they are gonna try it and continue and drag this on as long as possible. and that's on fortune for, for russia and for, for you print the german chancellor, all off schultz, his efforts to aid ukraine during russia's special, military operation has shadowed his time in office. he's now set to face a confidence vote in the buddhist dad on monday, setting a path for snap federal elections in the new year after the collapse of his

coalition or the contributor rachel mars and explorers. how the german chancellor got to this political and past the german chancellor. all i've sold to set the call for an on confidence vote against himself on monday officially asking the parliamentarians of the wound decide whether they might wish to do him. the honor of drop kicking his political leadership career straight into the dumpster of history. now this is basically a case of political suicide by top. schultz. one's down to put his current mandate out of its misery because he's totally impotent now, politically speaking, why is that? well, because the yellow light, centrist of his traffic light coalition failed on him and he no longer has the majority needed to round things through parliament. all of this came about because his finance minister, christian living or from that centrist free democratic party, decided back in november that he really wasn't interested in a career as a magician attempting to work

a budget miracles with shots of spending priorities. germany virtues signal itself right into economic devastation. following along with you sanctions to impress their girlfriend zalinski. then schultz tells us finance minister. hey man, just missed your foot off off the debt break of it. so i can go on another 15000000000 euro spending joy ride for ukraine, and lender was like, i know happen to see just desktop, some of those long range towers. massages you have over there in the closet and give those to your girlfriend instead. and schultz doesn't want to do that because it would mean babysitting here. so it didn't start a 3rd world war against russia. so schultz and lynn are had a falling out over a month ago. now they're ultimately led to a breakup with lender and his yellow light center. it's walking away from schultz. this coalition table like a teenage clique in the school cafeteria to try to open. federal minister lynette has blocked lows in an improper manner. too often he is engaged in patching poverty,

political tactics too often he has broken my trust with off show to along off sholtes has long sale to recognize the need for a new economic awakening in our country as long played down the economic concerns of our citizens. even now he is questioning the necessary decisions so that citizens can be proud of germany again. so this non confidence about crude officially dissolved salts as coalition government and make way for elections at the end of february, which shots only staying on and a care taker, roll into a new coalition is formed post the election and the new guy who could ultimately replace him as chancellor, that would be frederick murtz of the center. right. establishment christian democrats. if current poles hold basically says good rents. the heads of state and government of the european union are speaking out publicly. the german government is there is no other way to put it

a total failure in brussels. unfortunately, it has to be said. the majority of european heads of state and government are simply fed up with meeting the german chancellor to weather sits in silence for hours or lectures the world. but there is another possibility with this and on confidence votes schultz could end up being forced to stay put, or maybe even having to resign. that's what could happen if the right wing anti establishment alternative for germany or a f d party votes in support of schultz, along with his social democrats by the a f d model to do that. well, because some of them, as already said that they think murtz could be even more of a disaster than sholtes. he's already promised hand over the tires missiles for example, and to even better coordinate with washington and brussels on ukraine because i guess that's worked out super well for germany. so far. germany basically has been ad on by washington this whole time. so putting washington in the driver's seat

with germany riding shot gun and different and maybe even more can only spell disaster. nordstrom gets blown up. now berlin has to rely on a competitor the us already for even pricier energy to power. it's economic engine and europe's volkswagen is closing down plans for the 1st time in nearly a century of existence. and schultz apparently forgot which country he was supposed to be heading up these moments right now. at this moment, it is necessary to make a final choice whether the support of ukraine, whether what we are doing more for the security of our country will lead to that we do not have enough money for roads for rails, but housing pensions, a cap, a health the full but it's important for the motor noise ation of germany. and i say this must not be a choice between one or the other. we have to do both at the same time. and we can do this like a ghost has nets, a large network of more than 220 german ukrainian municipal partnerships has been established often with much support from private companies. and we also see that co

operation between german companies and ukrainian energy supplies is increasing. i hope that many more companies will join because that is where we need a lots of private investments you some comedy of cover. my task is to make sure that you craniums on are left alone. that's what my government has done and is continuing to do it all. and i also have the task of ensuring that there is no escalation, no rule between russia and nato. and the only thing that seem to face shoals to the point where he started changing his tune was the rise of the anti establishment right and left, supported by voters wanting someone in charge. who would be maybe interested in putting them 1st. but uh mertz doesn't seem to be focused on that too much either, which probably means more of this will be chewing up shortly. the

so, you know, have trump coming back to run the us who's not exactly the kind of guy to be setting a table for 2, but yeah, sure. give washington even more power over german decision making is what murtz is saying. maybe washington can advise berlin on nel placement for its economic coughing to gunfire and pillars of flame libyan arm to groups have it clashed me with a capital and aaa leaving one reporter they killed and 10 wounded of the fighting among local army groups. also set up a fire at the countries of the 2nd largest oil refinery. several of the plans tanks had been damaged by bullets causing operations to be temporarily suspended.

casualties have not been officially confirmed yet. libya remains a battle ground with local armed groups facing off around the country. like managers have asked the government and aaa to intervene and do everything and it's howard's and the fighting and return. the ability is really defense forces have confirmed the continuation of its operations in southern lebanon, and even under the formal cease fire agreement is presence could the rail, the efforts of lebanese people to try to recover their lives and keep working. during the truce, ortiz seems, sweeney. visited the city of tyron, sent us this report for a place. no foreign journalists has set foot in it since the fighting began. the fishing is central to the identity of the southern 70 city of time with a history that could be traced back to phoenician times approximately $700.00 fishermen. what from some 270 pounds more than all the potatoes, sage,

and bump up. and if the city left many too afraid to set down to see, isabel bought any boat so many heavy a 50 kilometers from its border in october. and it remains unclear whether that morning is still in effect to find a city of fishermen were killed on the beach in the hours before the cx 5 came into effect with israel continuing to breach the agreements. fishermen remain on the stand of the notice for life is slowly returning to the fishing hall, but many people are now able to return to work for the livelihoods going out to sea to fish that will somehow or the who did continue working despite as well as compartment of lebanon, high to hodges shop, next to the hallway has been in the family for generations, and is now open for business again. about the always visit with my grandfather, and i'm the kind of person who is madly in love with my work. it does become an integral part of our lives. we've continued to business, passing it down from generation to generation, from my grandfather and father and uncle to me. and now my kids have joined and i

have 3 children and i hope they grow up and carry on. the business said that of course they are still getting their education and everything is fine. but we love what we do more if you pay attention all the people in the tire, in general, is a very fond of the sea and marine lives. that is why we have a special connection with as well. and we hold onto a folks that were inactive of being prepared to set sail once more. we painted the boat before the war started and fixed what was needed. it cost us 2000 us dollars to do so. as soon as we got it back on the water, the war started. a lot of time has passed since then. and today was our 1st day back and seen. many slipped in that boats as well for us and whole streets, important people's homes. the old official and have seen the old before leaving through civil war and previous is ready was so many sides of the latest is right. the aggression is of was a most disruptive i of see. and i thought i was quoted then we have never experienced such a tax. and now town not even during the 1992 invasion. so i heard stories from my

grandparents about those events as i was doing after that attack. but there was no destruction and brutality on that scale that we witnessed was in the 1993 in 1996 in 2006. but there has been no such scale immigration people here which uses right of liberty safe to destroy the cities culture, with fishing and tourism sense, which ties economy. but the boats are heading out to sea once more. i simple act of defiance as fishermen seek of attentive normality to protect the idea. it's this is steve sweeney for all the entire southern evidence. how do you say with us here on our to international up next on going underground, ashton or tom, please fix the legendary pink floyd front man roger waters about the fall of bush are all a side in syria and israel genocide in the gaza. i for now the

oh, when i was wrong, just don't safe house after and engagement. it was the trail. when so many find themselves will support. we choose to look for common ground the the i'm asking again to welcome back to going, undergoing broadcasting around the world from the u. a in the middle east. still coming to terms with the tribes of nature warmed outside the,

in what is left of syria, a trail of destruction from all dover to remain yet to georgia to ukraine is being blazed by the defeated, by the hours regime in washington. a head of donald trump single duration of turkey . and israel have no invaded syria, but it is nothing. yeah. who has taken responsibility for ending the rule of basher alas, side, finishing the supply routes for a do 11 and and palestine also invaded by israel given white a war. and that will most a certainty this christmas i could be, looks less peaceful than ever in the holy land. i wrote it to today as south africa's south dakota day of reconciliation after the decades of u. s. u. k. u. um, deposit i the that south africa, which of course brought the nature of them genocide even gone as a case to the dying international criminal court. opponents design is a long time campaign for human rights all around the world. roger waters, the legendary pink floyd front man, joins me now from the caribbean. roger, thanks. i.