the, the, this is the double your news line from berlin. israel orders, new evacuations, and both in north and south of gauze of the military says 300000 palestinians had already fled. the southern city of rafa, as israel prepares to expand its operation in pursuit of come up, also coming up, new cranes, presidents let them hear zaleski says, a fierce battle is under way in the heart of region. that's after russia's surprise, assault, opens a new front in the war and controversy. here's the euro vision san contest in sweden. one of the favorites is banned from rehearsals over and a legit altercation casting doubt of whether he will appear on stage tonight.

the mariana evans team welcome israel has called on palestinians to evacuate more parts of rafa as well as 2 northern gauze in neighborhoods. these really military says more than 300000 people in rough have already fled. the area as fighting between is really troops and palestinian militants intensifies in the southern region which borders egypt. heavy clashes bare have left crucial aid crossings inaccessible. meanwhile, israel has also deployed forces north of gauze, a city where the army says come off. fighters have re organized residents of the city of job aliya were told to evacuate in preparation for renewed combat. earlier i asked our jerusalem correspondent,

tonya kramer about the renewed evaluation and whether this was a sign of a major offensive on rough to do them in the uh, it's really military still says it is unlimited operation. but the on thursday, the security cabinet has actually greenville i just the expansion of this ground offensive. so we don't know, you know, how far it st they will go right now. but we're seeing more of the creation or just now for the population there. as still in east and most of what you've seen. and we've talked to people in the saying, you know, many of those who are not in these specific areas but also in other areas that steering and they're very worried about. and they think people who can leave, i mean there's always those volume of the people that cannot leave a that, you know, they are leaving right now. and the numbers were given by the united nations agencies working down the ground over a 100000. others have put the number much higher, those people that are leaving. so this is eastern problem. as you said,

the old set of aggression orders for people again in northern java, in big loss here, which is in the northern part of the gulf of city and the town of feta noon, which is in the north east, the potentially indicating that it's being there although it's rather said it is, they're mostly under control. now, what does it mean for the people on the ground? they have to leave in the southern parts now to an area either going for the up north to con eunice, where there's nice the proper and ruins, but also there. what else to go to on my was the, which is on the show on the coastline of gossip and agencies have said, you know, the area there is hardly an adequate of course. so many people. it is without electricity without uh, you know, running water sewage system and people have been displaced now many times over and over again. all this is of course happening why the compartment is going on and

also in this integration are receiving the since tuesday is the russell crossing which has been closed. as soon as an agent is agencies of warning that and not enough age is coming in any more older, as well as, as some it kind of came in. but there is a dispute of a how much a is actually reaching people. because the cells have crowds of us mainly where it organizations, where as still working in the post models latania in a separate development. the u. s. s. a is around may have reached international law with american weapons and gaza. has there been an official reaction from israel to these allegations and we don't, we didn't get an official reaction to this, but it's very closely watched because the report says that is the use of us bathrooms, is elijah to be inconsistent with international, the lex and you know the evidence in specific cases, no human rights groups would argue that they have documented cases where the force

being uses disproportionate, where the more it just, you know, in the light of the so many civilian casualties now is a, has rejected those accusations over the long it says it does enough to protect civilians, but this comes, of course, a mis, a deepening risk between the us administration and israel, about the shipment of arms. and we have to see, you know, how this about the operational comes into play in this. because the us, as always says, i don't, this is a red flag for them. if it's where it goes for the deeper into a laptop. but you know of what, when they do it, but the other countries do, if it's rather, is expanding its ground defensive there. that was the w as tanya kramer reporting from jerusalem. tanya, thank you so much. i in other news, the united states says it's working around the clock to deliver to ukraine what is

needed to defend itself against intensified russian attacks. the us announced a new $400000000.00 package of military aid for kids. the move comes after moscow's forces launched a mass of ground attack on the ukrainian border region of cargo on friday. the burning houses and fines of debris. to says the tension area of fuel cleans hard key region was among the latest targets of production and strikes. move much, you know, we were here at night. my door was even blocked out because when you uh, i called the rescue is no, but nobody came mutual with my husband, unblocked the tool. oh sure. i was like, you know, in the nearby city of love. john's near the border of address. yeah. you could, and you know, officials said freshman forces tried to break through the defense line.

people go to evacuated because of flight spent shedding that thinking lead caused a everything was destroyed. everything was in ruins, homes for the whole night long. that was smoke owner room to haze yukon. recognize the valve tons used to be that you could in president? well, david's island ski said the military had anticipated the taxes and fees federal is under the a. those of i'll have to the receipt of which along the fluid oakland, russia has launched a new wave of counter offensive synthesis area. de la u. e crane met them there without troops, brigades and artillery much little show when it's important that they can increase and pull up some of forces in this direction. and that's if you split out military will come on now combined small and you about this

and calculate that forces to meet the enemy with fire and them water. now there was out of fee a special, so still keep be, so will not the correct she denies targeting civilians and cause it's a salt digital bit to strikes when you cleans military energy and transport infrastructure. but these images of an idiot hockey, now in ruins. there's a different story a little earlier i asked the w as an economy and t is for more on the fighting one man at 24 hours in to this russian advance, the kind of give and we are still scratching our heads, trying to work out what exactly is going on. we've had reports that they have basically gone into for the villages therapy notes kind of give us about 35 promises north of ukraine, 2nd city, and north east of kind of giving you both chance best of 6065 thomasville city. the

2 separate areas on the russian border yesterday evening, we had regional ukrainian of with ortiz saying that the russians basically would controlling any villages. now, that doesn't seem to be quite the case. what international kind of observe is alice trying to look for g o. located footage, satellite imagery to try and confirm that your boss is still struggling. but certainly we've seen lots of, it's in social media falls of fighting all fires of, you know, the kind of this you can see in the distance. so you're fighting going on that location. so there was a sense that the russians really had to come in big of this big scale and trying to really make it difficult for the ukrainian side. we do believe that these, but it's on the board of what laws in 2nd grade zone. so they hadn't really been fully controlled by the grading side. they were basically abandoned, but we're still really struggling to yeah. get photo this. that was an economy and key of let's take a look now, some of the other stories making news around the world. this our, the when says flash floods in northern afghanistan have killed at least 200 people

. exceptionally heavy, seasonal rains cost flooding in several districts of bucklin province, as well as campbell officials say the desk told may rise as many people remain missing and more storms are forecast here in germany. hundreds of environmental activists have tried to storm cash flows. electric vehicles, factory near berlin. they were driven back by police. the protesters oppose plans to expand the factory and clear the nearby forest. tesla wants to boost production of the assigned to buy up to $1000000.00 vehicles a year. well this year is eurovision song contest has been playing by protest and overshadowed by the war and gas. on the latest, the netherlands contestant has been prevented from rehearsing dodge fingers. your client is not performing fridays to dress rehearsals for the competition. following what organizers called an incident and investigation is ongoing. his popular song,

euro papa, is among the favorites to win the title, the calls to exclude israel over as were in gaza. on the other hand, had been rejected by organizers prompting huge protests and sweden's host city of melma, the united by music that flowed into your vision, europe's blip, fist and most extravagant song. contests. for the self described, non political event is divided with ease, rails inclusion, despise its war and gaza taking center stage. there's a lot of pressure on here who do me to be managed to put a smile on and just give my love out and do what i love most. i'm singing and this is what i love most these really team is staying in

an undisclosed location. and security is ties across the swedish city of melma. your vision organizes have faced coals to block israel from participating more than 10000 pro palestinian protest as rallied against these rails inclusion. many a calling for view as to boy called the show. those protests have made the way to the stage to earlier in the week form a swedish contest, and eric, sad, or a palestinian kaffir around his wrist, organizes cold, his actions regressive will. and they also forced islands, band b, sog to change their outfit. it had featured messages including the word ceasefire fan. visa is one of 2 non binary contestants. dcea fan favorites nemo from switzerland is performing this own code about the journey of self discovery. if i the,

when it will be assessed for non binary artist, sit your revision, just singing the song in front of a live audience and knowing that so many people are listening. it just it, it made me really emotional. it made it did so much with me. 26 nations that through saturdays grand final, some like on maney or in grace have much the culture in language with the contest. usually flamboyant era pump flat. the contestants a face to backlash at home. so i'm in spain of criticize their own, that'd be losa for warranty lyrics and dense moves. as contestants prepare for the final performance, the political celebration of unity and music is as politically charged as it's ever been. and it's the latest on the table. you use this,

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