the, the, this is dw news line from berlin tonight moving closer to a ceasefire deal us secretary of state anthony blinking says the gap between is really time off is narrowing as in direct the coast agents continues of to does the bombing in gauze and also coming up the board and gaza and the forwarding ukraine, european union leaders meeting to decide what your can do about both the

bridge office good to have you with this on this thursday, the us secretary of state anthony blinking says that the gaps are narrowing between israel and tomas over a ceasefire in the gaza strip when he made the comment before he arrived at egypt for talks today with president of both health cc one of the us, egypt and guitar had been pushing for a ceasefire for weeks. meanwhile and gone to there were airstrikes in the southern city of ralph on thursday. he has these really army presses ahead with its military operation there. here's anthony blinking, speaking earlier as well. in fact, we actually have a resolution that we put forward right now that's before the united nations security council. that does call for an immediate cease fire tied to the release of hostages. and we hope very much that countries will, will support that. i think that would send a strong message or a strong signal if for the 1st time since the work between israel and tomas began last year, the usda is called for an immediate cease fire. how will is real re yeah,

i put that to you is really for an insecurity policy expert, gilmore, so you all know what i mean? i think this we are focusing on this specific step is a pressure to on the is where the government, but i think this when we speak about the blinking, i called this was the issue the me indeed. so the media interview well mainly to speaking about the attempt they are or different might take action by the us to preserve it, then they should do it in the you and cancel it. i mean, the rewards that the rush i was planning to offering you a new form. so when you calls, trying to keep the relationship between voice individual and that level. but i also think in the timing can place in the context of the visit. it's also show offering silver means by the us government shows 4 digit boston. is that the american going on a line. we do strategic vision for an attempt to describe or to outline a vision for the day after, especially lecturing such as what some of these really come. yeah, so you say the united states are trying to create clarity about where it stands.

we're getting clarity also from benjamin netanyahu. he argues that there is no alternative plan, then to continue the attack on or off with the ultimately defeat from us. do you agree with that? what do you think it's? it's the question of what we define the define the goal. does he think so much that we are talking about immediately reaction that is meant to reduce its military power invest. i think that was achieved the last 5 months, but there's also limits to date, a really 3 a extras. basically, if we think about the modular marginalizing how much of the moment the 50 comes is not just the military. actually, it's mostly in mainly a political maneuver and it's something that something you always go to meeting to discuss right now. some of these probably because it is government, any kind of plans for they often a political they often and then obviously lives major becuz a for how much to actually 3 and one of the main examples that we see right now. and you mentioned that the issue, you may need there anything in the last couple of months,

we've seen that expression of a maybe the you mean the theory and aging together. but looking, any alternative, any attempt to be the meanest, predict control, this will replace them buy these with the government. we see how homeless actually take over these 2 minutes or an 8 and sell it to the citizens. it basically piece of it to the fact of our underground. i want to stick with it and that, and yahoo for just a moment in, in your opinion, how much pressure can the us exert on nets and yahoo at this point, a disability seen the change in the american policy, not so much regarding the support of these relevant, discuss this a blank owns both of the we've seen a clear separation between the project single, maintaining the rifle defense. so these are the citizens and their version of what you can say from the policy. so this is really government and especially the right to being able to explain why spring quickly it actually with the evenings. so i think that when we are closing in on the election, we are talking about

a certain level of support among the young. the young generation of the democratic party is swing states such as the michigan. and then there's also the domestic calculation. i think that we still sequel assistance, the american in american policy towards the war. but when we speak about the extension of the war, specifically about russell, which is guaranteed to major, what is the issue and expansion of these really military operations, russell that was going to see those guess becoming more and more apparent. and without these really ability to show any new initiative, the guess i'll going to become much more meaningful in the relations between use and say, what we're hearing from the us has to do with politics. this is a, an election year. if we were to take that out of the equation, if, if joe biden were not fighting for re election this coming november, do you think we would be seeing the united states right now calling for an immediate cease fire? i think it's just one factor, but i think the major issues,

i mean we can speak about disagreements between these when the us regarding brussel or about the military. and i think the major issue here regardless of domestic consideration is whether one of these really is planning go even waiting to discuss the next the strategy. i mean, the acceptance or the understanding that the us to show before to the will go to the commercial could not continue governing does to we're gaining the security situation a or to a lot of these various other things that we've seen as a saw. we're based on the company. is really government to actually speak about the day of the law for initiative to speak about the return of the people to post, you know, 40 to speak about a in the, during the people how much that would be viable. it would allow it to you is still being stuck in an old way more to actually be promoted in new 4 digit code or get to read regions. and that's why coming back to your regional meeting between region alexis and between blinking it's about the most, signifying the need to be with the 2nd vision. so i think that we have not informed

me to use when a go i was, i smoke about the liquidate, the ability to present a plan to the us, except is the on the willingness to discuss any kind of plan or any kind of exit strategy at this moment. okay. yeah, that's right. the day after still the big question. give my say on there is really for an insecurity policy expert get, we appreciate your time and your analysis tonight. thank you. as well here in europe, leaders from across europe and you know, media, brussels, and the humanitarian crisis and gaza is high on the agenda alongside ukraine and plans to develop europe's defense capabilities. over the next few days. the leaders will also consider proposals to buy arguments for ukraine using the proceeds of frozen russian assets. it will also be discussing whether or not to open membership talks with boss me. it has to. busy even though, even secretary general antonio gutierrez, she was at the summit today to encourage more relief for gardens that you and says

a quarter of gauze as population is starving. the use for and policy chief joseph burrell, has described the situation in gaza as being not a humanitarian crisis, but rather a failure of humanity. he says that the leader is meeting in brussels who collectively form the european council will be calling for the release of his rarely hostages, as well as a ceasefire that will hold the country divorce and much further supporting without asking for a sustainable ceasefire. so delete scales. so for the freedom of hostages, needless to say, condemned him a high mass of back, which showing in a strong concern for the situation of the people in gosh, which his own max had certainly equal the size of right to defend. not to revenge, not to revenge. defence corresponded, check, pier keys covering the summit for so i asked him whether or not joseph burrell is

speaking for all you heads of government. when he calls for a sustainable ceasefire as well, that is exactly what we're looking to see throughout the process of this summit, whether the leaders will agree for the progress. and the last time we have any of the european union lead is agreeing on some sort of cool for a change in the situation of his rose military campaign in the gaza strip again. so how much the tire organization they code for humanitarian pauses to live aided on dw team here in brussels as being covering and listening to a lot of the briefings from a lot of the difference. the u. member states over the last few days and go into the summit. we understand that the language coming. i will say that the you will cool for immediate humanitarian pauses, leading to a sustainable ceasefire. 5 or 6 months ago. the idea of cooling for a cease fire was an absolute no go for the he usually does, especially germany,

which didn't feel they could cool for that. but we do understand that as the summit progresses, the leaders will be able to cool full that sustainable sci fi that, that language will get into the document that comes off of this summit. that was dep here, the reporting from brussels. let's take a look now, some of the other stories that are making headlines this our, the u. s. department of justice ensued a tech giant apple alleging that the company is maintaining an illegal monopoly on the smartphone market. the sweeping of all. so it accuses apple of using anti competitive behavior to squeeze more money out of the consumers into hurt it's rivals. apple denies the charges and says that it will defend itself. new research from india has found that working in extreme heat can double the risk of miscarriage and still birth for pregnant women. and that's significantly higher than indicated by previous studies. the climate change means that india has been increasingly hit with extreme heat. in recent years, the researchers a warning this problem, it's a global one to any medical 1st surgeons in the us had successfully transplanted

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the blast waves destroyed furniture, windows doors, every thing. it's a hard time this for the fusion, ukraine's air force as it shut down all 31 russian me sales targets in the capital on thursday. but nearly 22 people were injured by the following parts. ukrainian president, full of demons, the landscape has condemned the attacks as an act of terror. he has been relentless in his appeals to western allies for air defense systems. sees that these nice as they are partners, have these defense systems at them. they need to understand that we need them to protect the lives of the as a job. up was the strikes on key of follow as the rates of retaliation from russia's presidents lie, deem it puts in. ukraine has been pounding its belgrade both the region for several days, forcing evacuations of thousands of children. the exchange of a tax is given,

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