tanya kramer tanya what is the situation there this morning had there been more attacks over night. yeah it had been quiet overnight for several hours and then that $630.00 local time the 1st warning sirens went off in the southern communities but also. to swim and that has been going on now for the past hours or so so there were incoming rockets from gaza and we also understand that israel is carrying out as strikes and now in gaza at the same time we understand i mean there are reports coming in from cairo that egypt is trying to deescalate the situation there mediation efforts underway had always played this role in the past when we had these times of escalation over here but at the moment because this time it's mainly focusing on the actions of the islamic edgy hard it is not yet clear whether they succeed in these mediation efforts this flare up of hostilities hanya comes amidst a serious political crisis in israel what do you make of the timing of this confrontation. well i would say that to political commentators in israeli journalists to have actually quickly questioned the timing of this operation as you say israel is in a political crisis it has currently a caterpillar government with prime minister netanyahu who failed in the 1st round of coalition talks to put a coalition together now it's up to benny gantz also former army chief of staff who's has again one week left to put a coalition together so there's some questions about that but prime minister netanyahu addressed these speculations himself on tuesday together with the army chief of staff and the head of the internal security so this cement this said this . operation was decided together on the recall mendacious and off the army and the internal security service to carry it out on purely operational. merits but of course it comes at a time of political deadlock here in israel. how are people there israelis and palestinians coping with all of this tanya. well i think as the voyage and especially i think about people and to south of israel but also inside the gaza strip civilians that you know this will probably the escalate it's already very bad and the largest disrupted schools are closed on both sides. and people don't know how long this will go on no where that it will you know become another war or whether mediation efforts will work at this time having said that even if there would be a come at some point you know people have always this in the back of their mind can break out any time it's so unpredictable because there is no real solution no political solution it's usually this formal calm for calm that has been working for some months but then you know there's another escalation so it is a very difficult time for civilians on both sides tony thank you very much for bringing us up to date w's tanya kramer in jerusalem. some sports now and in tennis austria's dominic team booked an early sunday final spot at the a.t.p. finals w

on political life not sure of history being made in israel tonight our very own tanya kramer reporting from jerusalem tanya thank you. well here's some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world u.s. lawmakers are hearing more testimony on this 5th and final day of public impeachment hearings against the u.s. president almost from political counsellor david holmes has recounted how he overheard disputed telephone calls involving the president fiona hilly former national security official has rejected claims that ukraine meddled in the 2016 u.s. elections tens of thousands of colombians took to the streets on thursday the government's probusiness economic policies and its handling of a peace deal with the rebel group fark are among their grievances president eve on 2 k.'s popularity has dwindled steadily since he took power last august. ukraine says 3 naval ships returned by russia this week are in bad condition president of low to me as alinsky inspected the vessels when they arrived at a ukrainian forward their release is part of efforts to ease tensions ahead of a peace summit betwee

have for another election a certain election after the fury it are to diffuse tanya kramer on the story force in jerusalem tanya thank you. authorities in malta have arrested a prominent businessman in connection with the murder of the leading investigative journalist daphne the lead singer of the car bomb killing 2 years ago aroused a worldwide outrage the maltese government has been strongly criticised for its handling of the investigation. stopped by the military the maltese businessman's luxury yacht. apparently youngun finished a suspect in the murder of investigative journalist daphne koller on a guy who wanted to flee the island finish originally ran hotels and casinos but then got involved in a lucrative powerplant project 6 years ago apart from that he sent to be the owner of a previously secret company 17 black that came to transfer money to maltese politicians via offshore companies and panama. that's one daphne. had been investigating. 2 years ago in october the 53 year old journalist was killed in a car bomb attack she had previously received multiple death threats which she reported to the police.

tanya kramer she's standing by for us in jerusalem tanya islamic jihad says a cease fire has been agreed with the israelis does not appear to be the case well reports have been coming out since to any morning. from east to which has usually taken the lead in a mediation and trying to deescalate in such situations and this cease fire should be in place since 5 30 am local time in the has been just shortly after what's some sporadic rockets fired into southern israel now these are any foreign minister has been quoted as saying that it's both meet quiet with quiet that it's not usual . offices such periods of escalation and we also understand from the home from c'mon that they have lifted most of the restrictions on the areas surrounding the gaza strip it's just a few. hard since very close to gaza so that schools can be reopened and life can go back to normal that but having said that obviously. the coming out is a critical to see whether this will hold ok well this cease fire or at least a lawless the fighting follows 2 days of heavy fighting more about what's been going on there. well it all had been started in early tuesday morning. in a targeted killing i talked to. the heart and senior military commander now it's i mean how does a smaller very hard line militant group in gaza they vote immediately revenge launching hours of rockets into many southern israel. further up north and it's also carried out many strikes in the gaza strip now what has been a bit different and this time is that it's about. a set that they're holding it islamic jihad responsible usually you know in statements you read that it's hamas to hold him responsible for anything coming out of gaza hamas is ruling the gaza strip this time to talk it was clearly the islamic jihad hamas had showed support of the group and showed solidarity but the reading here was that they really didn't join into the fighting and that obviously gave. egypt more leverage now for these mediation efforts so as to say that there was probably not really an interest within hamas but also not within this well to a further escalate the situation but of course it always remains very. truce or cease fire tanya thank you very much for bringing us up to date w's tanya kramer in jerusalem. germany has narrowly avoided entering a technical recession the economy grew by 0 point one percent in the last quarter surprising a list suit expected stagnation the data just came through a short while ago there were fears that europe's economic engine was headed for a recession after roast slowed in the previous quarter exports reliant germany has struggled as a result of the u.s. china trade war and slowing global demand. chelsea villany is tracking the data from germany's financial center frankford for chelsea is is this reason to celebrate it's certainly relief that germany doesn't fall into a technical recession but this report really illustrates the sort of to me of a mixed picture and the german economy in some aspects where it work could exports rose consumption was a big driver of growth in this quarter but they also mentioned a slowdown and manufacturing machinery and equipment investment and 0 p

tanya kramer she's following this from jerusalem tanya those were strong words coming from the prime minister calling this an attempted coup what do you make of all of this. well that's the reading his by the very defined netanyahu kind of a classic and netanyahu speech as you said calling it an attempt screwy also said an attempt to overthrow right wing government also talking to law enforcement forces the investigators as i think that goes along goes along these lines you know his line of defense he always said he denies 1st of all of the charges and he said this is old politically motivated this whole process he has accused the left wing the opposition the media and they also of the police and part of the dish so system to be behind all of that and i think the speech tonight was mainly addressed also to use political allies but 1st and foremost to his supporters he has still a very very strong and solid base of supporters voted for him even though they knew he is under investigation but let's test have a look at what these indictments are about and what the cases relating to that let's have a look. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has political future hangs by a thread. following months of investigation by a special police unit israel's attorney general has indicted netanyahu on several corruption charges these cases are known as case $1000.00 netanyahu and his family are suspected of receiving gifts from business colleagues and close friends case 2000 covers allegations that netanyahu attempted to influence the publisher of a daily newspaper to gain more positive coverage the recommended charges in both cases fraud and breach of trust and case $4000.00 allegations of regulatory favors for israel's largest telecommunications firm in exchange for positive media coverage the charges here fraud breach of trust and bribery. netanyahu has called the charges a witch hunt against him and his family and has denied everything. his immunity as prime minister means he won't be legally forced to resign but he is caught in a political and legal limbo after failing to put together a government after 2 elections he now faces a legal process that could drag on for years. so. what impact. i think i mean the reading here is that this has a huge impact i mean people you know waiting for it they have always overshadowed political life that political life in is but at the moment it's also in turmoil have been 2 elections where inconclusive now prime minister netanyahu after the last election try to form a coalition he failed and just on wednesday yesterday many guns his main opponents had to give back the mandate because he also say it's to put a coalition to gether so now there's a prospect of a possible search elections and so to see what impact that has on the voting behavior but certainly all of this you know mr netanyahu has been a divisive figure in israeli politics so this will have an impact on not just. and is this going to be the nail in the political coffin for benjamin netanyahu. well i think this is still to see i mean we just heard him tonight fighting back the other gay since fighting back you know against these indictments. he has always said this is politically motivated and will fight back on his legal way but also on the political level now legally speaking as a prime minister he doesn't have to step down until he is convicted but they are legal challenges on the way it's going to be a long process as you said you will have to fight face immunity in the knesset and there might be also dick attendances to the supreme court possibly because he might have conflict of interest being the prime minister but also on the political level be interesting to see i mean they have been very muted response a spider that he could his own party but also what his political allies on the right will have to say from the opposition already to have been reactions to have asked him you know to resign a step down that he has not the moral standing anymore to make decisions in israel so all of that of course. saying that this is the 1st time that a sitting israeli prime minister has been indicted and that of course is a huge moment here in political life trying to kramer on the story for us in jerusalem tonight tanya thank you very much. here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world tens of thousands of colombians took to the streets on thursday the government's pro-business economic policies and its handling of a peace deal with the rebel group fark are among their grievances president vivaan do cays popularity it has dwindled steadily since he took power last august hong kong's campus seizure appears to be nearing its end the 20 more pro-democracy protesters surrendered to police today and were escorted from the polytechnic university the campus has been the scene of one of the most violent confrontations between police and demonstrators since protests began almost 6 months ago china has demanded that u.s. president donald trump veto new legislation aimed at supporting human rights in hong kong beijing has threatened strong countermeasures if the bill becomes law the u.s. proposals would impose sanctions on chinese officials found to be violating freedoms in t

have for another the action asserts election after the fury it are to diffuse tanya kramer on the story force in jerusalem tanya thank you for european countries are not keeping up with their promises to support libya in coping with the number of migrants in the country that is what libya's deputy prime minister is claiming in an exclusive interview with him sebastian on w.'s conflicts all i know it's in a human it to me russia team were pretty if we would do our best despite that that is not think been done from denton national community that has not been done that is no what he had had what you hear he's always used to blame some no i'm not blaming them we're not blaming them we are enough for the conditions and are up nations and the military and and there is a responsibility lie and i want to show that as a government to florida but we out of time for and conflict and that's why we need the international community to stand by us has been gus to manage this fire it's a big fire maybe you can look at it with this fire i don't. and you can see jim sebastian's entire interview with the libyan deputy prime minis

to defuse tanya kramer on the story force in jerusalem tanya thank you for plastic waste it is one of the most urgent challenges in the 21st century the problem is gotten worse and since trying to stop importing plastic rubbish last year now much of the hard to recycle plastic waste as produced in the west it used to be shipped to china now much of that material is finding its way to neighboring countries such as malaysia. is not afraid of what she calls the waste mafia or of the bullies who work for them what does scare her happens over here. and. this facility she says. right next to it is a factory imported plastic waiting to be melted. mills. and chemical. factories. in northern malaysia residents say dozens of these factories sprang up after china decided to stop importing plastic waste from the west. she spends a lot of these days fighting the flood of plastic waste from overseas. but. back. home but. we've. been giving. it. so. it shows plastic being burned in the country or in factories illegal factories the pungent smell hangs in the city year. it sounds crazy but here in. th

ok joining us now from jerusalem is due to abuse tanya kramer following this for us good morning to you tanya so what happens next then and when will the prime minister face the prospect of appearing in jail to be booked well it's expected that this will a long tradition process that it will take some time before the case is brought before the courts. and jerusalem now by law a prime minister doesn't have to step down until he's proven guilty so this could take a long time and there will be a lot of legal. challenges awaiting him now 1st of all you will have to fight for his unity in the knesset it will also be possibly challenges to the supreme court asking whether a prime minister can continue to be at the hands of a government because he might have. problems of interest here so all of this of course is on the legal matter but i mean the main factor that the forward here. also on the political level ok and on the political level the opposition leader benny gantz has called for netanyahu to step down immediately he says it's impossible now under these conditions for the prime minister to mak

and let's get the latest on the story now demi's tanya kramer is standing by for us in jerusalem hi tanya what is happening in the border area right now. well listen so the early morning hours after the killing off to senior. heart command rockets rocket alerts have been going off almost constantly 1st more in the southern areas but also later then in the center of the country and also in tel aviv and this is where we're seeing some unusual steps being taken by the home front command and the army here to ask people all the intelligence that schools have been close not just send in the south but also in tel aviv and other biggest cities and also that people should stay at home from work that nonessential businesses are closed in the past hours or so there has been also confirmed strike by the army on a rocket launching group in gaza where the 2 people were killed and now also we're waiting for a statement by the israeli prime minister netanyahu the army chief they are currently in a security cabinet meeting and they want to give a statement soon tell you what led israel to a launch this op

tanya kramer she's covering the story for us in jerusalem hi tanya israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been speaking what has he said about this escalation. well yes he spoke a long side to the army chief of stuff and the head of didn't turn security agency shin bet they were coming out of a very long a security cabinet meeting and you basically explain again why israel targeted this senior. jihad leader early this morning he said he was accused terrorist a ticking. time bomb and that he was responsible for many attacks over the past year and that he was actually also planning a major attack and that this operation was approved by all the agencies and the government together over the past. week or so so they were basically also 2 messages here and what they had to say on the one hand to the militant factions in gaza that israel knows where they are that they can target them if they need to be but also to the public because a premise netanyahu said again that is when it's not really interested in escalation but this might take time basically calling on the public also to have the instructions they're giving by the home front command here and this already does appear to be a significant escalation tanya where do you think this is heading. well this is so still to see i mean the israeli army has said they're expecting that this might take a couple of days i mean this is still the early i was going to hard and other militant factions have actually you know put out several statements already saying this has crossed red lines and now of course we're hearing israel has also started airstrikes but interesting leaders have said that these are as strikes on locations that they are saying are related to islamic jihad to not as a huge aggressor week saying that they're holding how must responsible for everything so it's also question how hamas will join in then the long term of let's not forget also their civilian population in gaza with a lot of uncertainty about what's happening as well as on the israeli side in the southern. areas particularly but also further north with rocket barrages also coming in on the their territory correspondent tonya kramer reporting there for us now from jerusale

truce or cease fire tanya thank you very much for bringing us up to date w's tanya kramer in jerusalem. now it's catch up on smaller stories making headlines around the world today germany has narrowly avoided entering a recession according to the latest statistics experts had expected growth to grind to a halt in the 3rd quarter u.s. china tariff dispute has helped drive germany's key manufacturing sector into a sharp downturn. students from mainland china are leaving hong kong university says lot of protests affect campuses many courses have been cancelled protesters have continued to build barricades and disrupt public life demanding that hong kong remain independent of mainland china. and new zealand lawmakers have voted in favor of legalizing euthanasia the final decision will now be put to the public in a referendum during the country's general election next year the bill allows for terminally ill patients to request a medically assisted death you're watching d.w. news still to come china is establishing its 1st ever national park to protect its fashionable natural resources but