the moment that so dw corresponded tanya kramer in ash dawn as always many thanks. tanya dw is a senior, international correspondent, affinity for char is in jerusalem. she told us more about the preparations being made for a possible ground defensive. and that's exactly the big question. everybody's asking themselves so, so she industries of their lives and them the very few people that are actually still on the street because it's easier to not only because it's shut off the day of for us basically for jewish people. but it's been pretty much a ghost down ever since last week. i was since, sorry, last saturday. this week, the terrorist attack was unleashed by how much militants now. when is it going to take place? we do not know exactly, but there is indication that it may be quite soon a, just a thinking about all the military and all the mast tanks, the troops to ha, the way, the gear and physically the soldiers to a along side of the gaza strip on the is really impala is definitely key or indication of that it's going to likely happen very soon. and obviously also that a statement

identification posts, as of those were killed in the initial attacks a 2 weeks ago is still ongoing. tanya, thank you dw, as tanya kramer there injuries on israel says more than 200 people were taken hostage by him. us during the terror attacks earlier this month. they include the elderly, the disabled and children, the hostages, captured in southern israel and taking the goals are likely to be used as a bargaining tool. they're distraught families are urging the israeli government to prioritize their safe return on a wall outside the is really defense ministry and tel aviv. and our walls across is real. the images of those taken and missing. these are the government most focused. first, the phone on doing whatever is necessary. you know that to release the hijacked people in the october 7th attack from us terrace, killed indiscriminately, and it could nap civilians, soldiers be elderly, disabled, and children. so many children. now the hostages are somewhere in the gaza strip, or under it in the untold hundreds of kilometers of tunnels. come off as bills now that be a lot of effort putting to coordinat

identification process of those who were killed in the initial a tax a 2 weeks ago is still ongoing. tanya, thank you dw is tony kramer, there in jerusalem. well let's get the view from inside god. so now we've got husband boucher journalist in guys on the line housing describe to us the humanitarian situation in gaza right now. awesome. are you with us? can you hear me? okay, well we, we obviously have lost the line to us and boucher perhaps we'll get back to him in our next bulletin in guys or in, in the coming hour. now if and when is real launches it's ground defensive into gaza forces will have to deal with a formidable network of tunnels. under the territory, the network is reportedly used by militant islam. is hamas and other hottest organizations? dozens, or perhaps even hundreds of kilometers long? the tunnels are known as the gaza metro. let's take a closer look. one of many is really air strikes on gaza. this one targeting causes tunnel network according to be as real defense forces or i, d, f, or destroying the tunnels used by the militant islam is group home us has long been a priority for

dw correspondence, tanya. claremont told us about the latest developments as far as his heart and the repose there has been entailing school environment from the evidence. so it's hillary on because a strip in the past hours are so much heavier than what we seen and heard in the past evening and evenings and nights. the military is really military confirmed that they're expanding their ground operations, but we do not knowing what scale or in more to scope. this is actually happening there. where in the early evening, some reports palestinian report saying the tang for the end in the noise. and we also had statements by because some for gates, the military ring off minutes in good hands saying that their while and clashes in the area of freed her noon. that is the town in the north east. in garza to its near the border and also and i bridge that is in the center of the gulf strip. we cannot verify this independently. this also not much information are coming out as a a total back out at the moment in the gaza strip. as you mentioned, a blackout and the gaza strip. so i'll we hearing a

dw correspondent tanya cramer and jerusalem had more on what the former hostage had to say. i assume her to on the one hand she said she was treat as well under the circumstances of course. but she also said that she was going to ho and she said as well that she felt they were not protected at all. that it was very easy for those militants in this initial attack on october 7 to preached as high security defense . that was not those so long ago to see all sort of the gaza strip that they came in and overrun the keyboards, which is very close to because a border and a kill people and 2 people hostage like uh, they did with her. and her husband who is actually still housed in garza, she also said interestingly that there were a walked into a system of tunnels, which she described as a spider web that they were working for a very long time that you both in health in a room with other hostages, and that is of course interesting information because don't know is really officials. i've always said there is a causes beneath garza and that this, this uh, this uh, these tunnels to the

reminder that the terrorist threat from home us is still very much alive, but i speak to dw corresponding tanya grandma, who is covering the story for us from jerusalem. tanya, can you give us an update on the latest on the situation? was very hard on the report that has been in teams compartment from the evidence or a temporary on because a strip in the past hours are so much heavier than what we seen and heard in the past evening and evenings and nights. the military is really military confirmed that they're expending their ground operations, but we do not knowing what scale or in more to scope. this is actually happening there. where in the early evening some reports palestinian report saying the times at the end in the noise. and we also had statements 5 because some for gates, the military ring off minutes in good hands saying that their while and clashes and the area afraid to noon, that is the town in the north east, in garza to its near the border and also, and i bridge that is in the center of the gulf strip. we cannot verify this independently. there's also not much information coming

the moment that so dw correspondent tanya kramer, in ash dawn, as always, many things tanya, us secretary of state anthony blinking has wrapped up talks and cutoff. he's been traveling around the region in an attempt to prevent the comp like whitening to begin and use realtor show support and discuss hostage negotiations blinking also man the palestinian president in georgia. he says it's vital to contain the violence, the united states and cutter share, the goal of preventing this conflict spreading. we discussed in detail our efforts to prevent any a state or non state creating a new front in this conflict. we're also working intensively together to secure the release of hosted with the american citizen being held by a mouse and gas and i'm grateful for the urgency the cutter is bringing this after a dw special corresponded to abraham told us more about katya as a rule in trying to de escalate the conflict it is expected that we've sort of special connections with him as a group that is designated as a termination by the us and others, but obviously not in contracts that contract can he

dw correspondent tanya kramer is following the events for us in jerusalem. she told me more about the release of the 2 hostages as well. we understand that. i'm also this was done for you. many turn reasons and that as the previous uh, hostages, the 2 hostages to american hostages that were handed over some days ago cutoff and egypt were involved. we also have a statement by the prime minister's office in israel's saying that they is thinking of egypt and the red cross for the efforts to help you in this release and said that also the is really military. the i d. s. and the security forces do much work and the last days to make this possible. this was a highly complex situation again to release those 2 hostages at this time. this is of course great news for the families of those hostages. so for 4 people have been released from captivity by a mazda is this giving is real hope that more civilian hostages could be released in the coming days. while there were some room is in the, is rarely media that uh 50 more hostages could be released. but that has not mate

it strikes on guys, a dw correspondence. tanya clermont told us what these are, i knew authorities are seeing and not saying about the next phase of the war. but all in all, this is a very volatile situation. so we're having to increase of air strikes on garza, the army officials told us, you know, this will be increasing so that could be seen as a preparation as well. again, of a potential uh ground offensive. um, but we also seen incidents today again uh where a boarded post uh on the addiction side and then tips and bought a post because she. 1 it's but it's really showing which also shows and how difficult it is. all this is coming in search bar from there. so the is there in the army. apologize for that? um uh, it was not intended, but you see how bulletin the situation actually is the this also state of war could fire coming out of from garza to what, southern israel and other cities in central israel. but we also heard the, it's really defense minister us calling saying to tube says, saying basically that, you know, this needs to be the last ground offensive will ground operatio

dw. so tanya kramer there in jerusalem? well, the united nations is calling for uninterrupted access to meet the basic needs of civilians. in guys of the u. n. c. military and corporate, or coordinator, says detailed talks are underway with israel to find ways and speeding up deliveries you and warns many more people could die. of current conditions persist . as an uncle picks up, his nephew's body shrouded in white and takes him to the grave. another young victim of god's, as was name humanitarian crisis of i know this is one of my nephews belong to my brother's wife and children room outage on how that my nephew was injured 2 weeks ago. and because all the crossings are closed for medical evacuations, he passed away on how to put them in as no medicine for efficient treatment or no fuel. busy or the doctors did that best of the moment, but the idea of the situation in gaza has turned to one of abject misery, with shortages in everything from water to food and medicine where the guys is, hospitals have been particularly ho

but humanitarian crisis can only get was as israel's military rumps up air strikes on gaza, dw correspondent tanya kramer told us what b is really also ortiz, are and aren't saying about the next phase of the war. we're all in all of this is a very volatile situation. so we have an increase of air strikes on garza, the army officials told us, you know, this will be increasing. so that could be seen as a preparation as well. again of a potential uh ground offensive. um, but we also seen incidents today again uh where a boat at post uh on the addiction side and then chips and bought a post was shows but it's really showing which also shows you know, how difficult it is. all this is coming in search bar from there, so the is really ami, apologize for that. um, it was not intended but you see how bulletin. the situation actually is the. this also state of record fire coming out of from garza to what, southern israel and other cities in central israel. but uh, we also heard the, uh, is there any defense minister, you have collins saying uh, 2 tubes. uh saying basically that uh, you know, this needs to

are those dw tanya kramer, they're speaking to me a short while ago from us thought in southern israel. well, as is really tanks and troops advance on gaza city, there had been reports of fierce clashes in the northern part of the strip. israel's military service. it has struck more than 600 militant targets in recent days and gaza un this morning, that is really shelling and there strikes are getting closer to hospitals where thousands of palestinians are sheltering mice run, garza health ministry says more than 8300 people have been killed so far. meanwhile, how mazda is also launch rockets into southern israel, causing fires there, spring and frank language here is a senior lecture and strategic studies at portsmouth university and a former and u. k. military intelligence officer. he joins us from oxford. frank, you said at the beginning of this war, the israel did not appear to have a clear strategy for the military campaign. now 3 weeks into it, has that start there should be company clear. a good morning, terry. the answer i'm afraid is no. this is causing worries amongst these r

the moment it's a dw corresponded tonya kramer in ash dawn, as always, many things, tanya, staying in israel, let's bring in dw senior international correspondent. funding such are who's in jerusalem? funny. we see the preparations being made for a possible ground offensive. but what are you hearing at the moment about when it might start? that's exactly the big question. everybody's asking themselves so, so she industry. so there was of them the very few people that are actually still on the street. because it is there to not only because it's shut box the they are for us basically for jewish people, but it's been pretty much a ghost town ever since last week. ever since, sorry, last saturday. this week that terrorist attack was on least by how much militants now when is it going to take place? we do not know exactly, but there is indication that it may be quite soon a, just a thinking about all the military and all the m. s. a tags the truth to hadaway, the gear and physically the soul just the a along side of the gaza strip on the is really in part is definitely q indication that i

but what sort of up to dw corresponding? and tanya claim that from jerusalem told me earlier what, how 9 take away from this press conference with what i think important see was to know to send a message of reassurance to the public and to so the unity of this war, copying the, taking these decisions in this war together and was also rare occasion for something during this, at least to awesome questions. so he reiterated again that, you know, they took this decision to widen of this ground operation. they. so, so that is his mission or that they're all efforts being made to bring those hostages home that are being held in garza. and also that his mission. anyway, he said it is to save the country and also of course to approved and eradicate him us to quote again, even though he didn't get much details on how this will be done in a way or what will happen then afterwards. another question he was austin was about the responsibility of, you know, did that there's a lot of there's a lot of questions being asked about the security failures

we can cross now to dw corresponding and tanya clean my engine roost of them for us, tanya, what more can you tell us about this meeting with nathan? yeah, i think 1st of all, it was a very important meeting for those families that represent uh, some of the families uh that have loved ones and relative homes captive in garza. and they had urged before, you know that they wanted to speak with a prime minister bending minutes now, but also this, the defense minister, your color and because they see now this intensified a, it's a campaign bombardment in gauze. there was a devastating impact on the posting in civilian population, then garza but also this new phase as the army puts it off this war. and of course, they're very worried about their relatives, their last wednesday and goals are that are being held there. and i'm not sure if you know what, i'm going to send it to know that he said to them, they will do everything to bring them back home. he also set them up, must be a maximum of pressure that will bring them home. and you also alluded to the fact that he instructed that there's

festival and southern israel when he was over, hundreds were dead. others and been taken hostage, dw corresponded tanya cramer, as soon as this report on how events they're on folks they even just 5 kilometers from the gossip or the public always was working as a bar tender at the festival that missouri was great to people with dancing and smiling, you know, peaceful people. and then the rocket started, you know, firing going us at the moment we were doing so anything under the cover of the and this as shown here, recorded on a cost dash camera. how most gunman broke. so the security fence which separates the siege of causes truth from israel and started shooting. we don't know where the terrorists are, the some of them are here. some of them are, there are some of them i here. well we, we didn't know what to do. luckily you're there is a small dry river, so we just loved the car and went to the river and thought some bushes. headache survived many others didn't. this is what is left for the kids about 260 people and direct others to gaza as hostages. the fate of some is still unclear volunteers from t

i spoke to dw is tanya kramer and the as riley city of i started near gaza. so i mean it has been trickling in now and so today. and so i'm in. but as we heard in the report, it's far from being enough to cover the needs of the 2200000 people living in garza, the civilian population. so we understand that there has been another phone call between us president joe biden. and so the is where the prime minister benjamin netanyahu, when the read out it says that the greets are allowed to continue. so if you monitoring 8 into gaza, it's not specified how much that would be, how often that would be and what it would be. there's still a dispute about fuel as well because that is needed. of course hospitals are thing they're running out to operate, they're a generate as well. it's also of course generators needed to operate water, ponds, etc. so this is very much needed and so that has something coming in because for almost 2 weeks, you know, going into the 3rd week of this war, all the border crossings had been closed. we also understand a significant opposition in

ringback once cross over to dw tonya kramer in jerusalem, tanya, the as really government is getting a lot of pressure from the families of the hostages and the general public. can we say whether that's affecting israel's military strategy of the flood? that's right. there is a lot of pressure here um, uh, from the hostage companies, but also in the general public to deal with this hosted crisis. the per m. d, relative of the hostages is saying the government is not doing enough to get them back. and also interesting enough. there's some polls that are usually coming out towards the weekend and is really news papers saying that there is a trend that the public opinion says maybe to hold off of the this ground operation . and to see whether, you know, they can be something done about their negotiations. now we've heard from cut one of the main, maybe h, as in this hostage crisis that our mitigating in directly between our mazda is read and also egypt as in goals. that there might be some kind of break. so, but that is very much on people's mind. vide no, never the last fair hearing al

dw. thank you so much, tanya. for reporting that is our correspondent, tonya kramer, near the border with us us and china low is with the norwegian refugee council, which has people working in gaza. i asked her what she was hearing from her colleagues were in the territory. so we have 52 palestinian staff who are from and live and work in gaza. uh, i mean the stories that they are telling us of what they are experiencing, what they are seeing. we have no capacity right now to even be able to, to uh, give a humana to provide humanitarian response because our staff needs to focus on themselves giving to safety. we've heard stories from staff that challenges after this order to, to lead to the south in finding vehicles fuel in order to make that way. some of our staff are trying to get to the southern part of god, just by on foot. and the situation is dire, there's no electricity there, except for what people can muster from either the unlimited fuel that remains for generators or solar panels. connectivity is diffic

tribe of nova music. festival gunman left hundreds of people dead. others were taken hostage, dw, correspond to tanya kramer. she visited the site this week, she sent us this report on how events unfolded their almost one week ago. they even just 5 kilometers from the gossip or the public always was working as a bar tender at the festival that most of it was great to people with dancing and smiling, you know, peaceful people. and then the rocket started, you know, firing going us at the moment we, we didn't know anything under the cover of the missiles shown here recorded on a cost dash camera how most gunman broke. so the security fence which separates the siege of causes truth from israel and started shooting. we don't know where the 30 star the some of them are here. some of them are, there are some of them i here. well we, we didn't know what to do. luckily you're there is a small, dry river, so we just left the car and went to the river into some bushes. picnics survived. many others didn't. this is what is left for the kids about 260 people and direct others to garza as hostages. the fate of so

dw atanya kramer. here she's in jerusalem, tanya, the lack of fuel and gaza is making it all ready, desperate humanitarian situation. even worse, has anyone suggested ideas on how fuel could be allowed in exclusively for humanitarian use without it falling into the hands of homeless militants? not so far because it is really government has refused to allow fuel in this thing, as you said in the $300.00 in this report also that they don't out of the concerned that it would end up in the hands of from us. they also claim that home us still has reserves of fuel in the gone. so now it's hard to tell also what's going on behind the scenes when it comes to the hostage talks to the husband goals. because there is some indication that that might be also related what is going in and out of calls us. these mediations are done in directly via kata in egypt. now, the russell crossing the sol crossing that works and might be then, you know, used also as a tool of what comes in. and now that has been heavily criticized, of course, by human, vice, and humanitarian aid organizations. there's also pressure in israel by th

but most of a hot dw corresponding tanya kramer is in jerusalem. and she tells us more about the key points of nothing else news conference i think going forward and see what was to know to send a message or free assurance to the public and to show the unity of this war. copying the, taking these decisions in this war together, and it was also rare occasion for some, during this at least to awesome questions. so he reiterated again that, you know, they took this decision to widen of this ground operation. they so, so that is his mission or that the all efforts being made to bring those hostages home that are being held in garza. and also that his mission. anyway, he said it is to save the country and also of course to approved and eradicate him. us to quote again, even though he didn't get much details on how this will be done in a way or what will happen then afterwards. another question he was austin was about the responsibility of, you know, did that. there's a lot of that, a lot of questions being asked about the security failures that led to o

on dw, thank you so much, tanya. for your reporting, it is our course on it tanya kramer near the border which tells us and shayna lowe is with the norwegian refugee council, which has been working. how's people working in the gaza? i spoke to her earlier and asked her what she was hearing from her colleagues working in the territory. we have 52 palestinian staff who are from and live and work in gaza. i mean the stories that they are telling us of what they are experiencing, what they are seeing. we have no capacity right now to even be able to, to uh, give the humanity providing humanitarian response. because our staff needs to focus on themselves giving to safety. we've heard stories from staff about challenges after this order to, to lead to the south in finding vehicles fuel in order to make that way. some of our staff are, are trying to get to the southern part of god just by on foot. and the situation is dire, there's no electricity there, except for what people can muster from either the unlimited fuel that r

it's funny how most well i imagine right now by dw corresponding tonya kramer in st. dodge at southern is real close to the gaza strip board, or tanya, great to see. so the is really military site there, air i'm land operations in guys are continuing. tell us what's the latest have from there? well, i can tell you what we're seeing from this point and are just gone. so the noise of cause is actually behind a several kilometers away and we could see over the course of the day is still heavy bombardment as also artillery as strikes are going down there. we also had some rockets fire on is really communities and city. so it's really military seems to move step by step further inside a garza, we also heard the radio recording the voice release for the heads of the southern come on to. so the command of the is really military is taking care of this area here, including the gaza strip of telling the troops that they will fight and others and tunnels. so some were taking this as a hint that they might come closer to the urban areas in that way. but again, we also don't know that's much because the is where the army keeps. know the informat

a dw is jerusalem correspondence on your claim on file is that report you just so when she joins me now, i'm tanya, as, as you say in your report, many people are still missing, they may have been up. that's it. but what do we know about the people who are known to have been taken with things right now. i mean it's an incredibly difficult situation for people with loved ones missing because it's still the, the identification process going on for those we saw on the report. we're still waiting to know what happened to them, but the others they know for sure, because there were some of the hiring video separate posted on social media where this sold at last funds being dragged over the border into gauze. so they also don't know, you know, all the injured what has happened to them. and from some, some of those, there are some of the details that are coming. there was an elderly woman from the keyboards that was uh, draft and you know, uh, driven way. uh on the on the pickup truck. uh we also so uh a young a guy in his twenties who was almost half naked on a pickup truck. uh, we also know about a youn

we can cross straight to dw correspondence on your claim of who's in israel's southern city, as i spelled at tanya. the roof of border crossing is expected to open soon. what more can you tell us? well for the moment, for you only get those reports as well that that has been apparent in agreement somehow to open the roof of border crossing between d as a d u, a secretary of state. and i'm thinking was a yesterday on sunday in egypt. so that would be an agreement between the 2 options as well, and the, some how to open this very important crossing in the selves of casa. so you have no confirmation yet whether this is actually happening as also talk about in the some of the news report to you about to hold in the hostilities in the and in the area. because what we've seen basically is that all the people have in garza moved from the north to the south, but they have been still s strikes and egypt in the southern part in the course of the last 24 hours. and each it says i cannot open this border crossing if the still hostilities are going on. it's a very complicated crossing and people usually have t

and we can bring in now dw correspondents on yet the man who is in is israel, southern city, as i spelled. and tanya, the rough uh, border crossing is expected to open soon. what more can you tell us about that? a while at the moment it's a bit of a confusion or whether it will open or how it will open. because in the early morning, there were 1st reports that there would be a, a pause in the hospital to use or is kind of temporary, cx, 5 for the crossing to be opened. the people can pause mainly this would be opening for dual nationals as far as we understand for, for a national institute, for a nash of public statements was for nationality to a policy through the crossing. but this was based on reports in a and use agency. uh, but uh we have now the is really prime minister's office had put out the statement and denying that this will happening. there was also reports here on her mazda officially, reportedly saying that they're not aware of such an opening. at the same time, we're getting reports that some of the trucks are leaving from garza to egypt, so we need to get you some information and co