the, the dw news live and from berlin is real in the dock at the hey. so the guys traffic here today to do what this can to attempt to stop the ongoing general side at the international court of justice and south africa demands that his real immediately sees operations in gossip. also coming up the residential building. it was struck by a glide blowing, but just about 20 minutes ago. our corresponded with this is the devastation washington forces unleashes, they tried a gain ground in northeastern ukraine. the

i bridge off. it's good to have you with us. the united nations top court is holding hearings over new emergency measures salt by south africa to stop israel's operations in rasa in concept international court of justice convened to hear the case today of choosing is real and intensifying what it called a genocide in concept. south africa's legal team is presented this case today. it is readable speak tomorrow. the hearings are part of a broader case again, jude was really doing well. south africa's ambassador to the netherlands urge to the world court to order a halt to israel's assault on rough up the city in southern gauze where it has been sheltering. many of the display scots, sadly south africa is he has

a game compared to, to attend to this quotes and recognition of this obligation under the genocide convention due to the continuing annihilation of the part of gene and people with over 55000 now killed and most of the guys they just showed up despite the short notice of this photo heavy so of effort that has traveled here today to do what it's going to attempt to stop the ongoing general side, the gravity of the text requiring urgent and speedy proceedings to present the lives of the public dean and people. a commitment which south africa takes. seriously. what i'm doing now by our correspondent rosie we're in charge. she's been following the hearings for is a rosie walk us through the made arguments that were put forward today by south africa. well, sort of africa asian back in the course, not the 1st time we've been here, but what size i forgot to say is that is real actions in rough or not only amount

to a significant escalation, but they say a real change in fax on the ground which so don't forget is arguing is a real danger to postings as a group in gaza to the health system and gaza to children. and the way they made those arguments. we so lawyers, for example, showing pictures of the destruction and guys, i'm much the strip of course, really reduced to rubble. and i think one moment that really stood out to me, but it was one of those, as african lawyers really struggling to hold back tears. she talks particularly about the plates of children and ga, so no south africa has asked the court to come with emergency orders, asking the israel to or demonte with israel immediately unconditionally withdrawal from casa. it's also asking that the court at demand is real, allows unimpeded access for humanitarian workers for you and, and for journalists, do we know what the next step is? um, for this case as well. the very next step is israel gets come forward and minds,

its own arguments and in the past, israel has dismissed rejected. so that for this case, as a baseless blood lie, but in fact, it's real even gone farther than that inside. but it believes that south africa is really acting as the, the legal wing of ha, sears, have africa is a country which traditionally have is close to the power city to cause israel will likely go on and it's arguments to say that it's is responding legitimately it believes to review, come off after a tire attacks of october, 7th, june is what we argue that it does have a good time to protect civilians that is not targeting civilians, but is in fact targeting from us militants. and then it will be up to the court to deliberate, and it will likely take a couple of weeks over whether to respond to staffers. so that for his request for emergency measures. but the bigger case here, brands over whether there has in fact been a breach in the genocide conduct conventions will that will take years and see if

the court were to say yes to south africa's request for on ordering these emergency measures of stop to what is going on in gosh, i mean, what would it be enforceable? is there any teeth here to the court itself? the us top court doesn't have any enforcement mechanism if you want any proof of the limits of its power. just recall back in early 2022. the court ordered the russian stuff, it's still scale invasion of ukraine. well, we know that that certainly has not happened, but what i think, so don't forget anything out here. and what certainly does seems to be the case is that these kind of this case where we see israel in the, in the hague, it really powers piles more international pressure on israel over this ongoing, over this ongoing issue, monetary and crisis in garza. and i think that comes specifically at a time where israel's relations with its allies here in europe, for example, but also in the united states are particularly strange. and particularly in light of the ongoing situation in rough of which the you, for example, is clearly warrant is real against in the past against 19. and he sort of full

scale sold. there is rosy bird charged with the leaves tonight from brussels. rosie is always thank you, crazy president bowed means zalinski travel to today to the northeastern. the city of har, key, if you met some of the soldiers who were wounded while trying to hold the line against the ongoing russian offensive. ukrainian soldiers have been scrambling to defend the border area and to bring people to safety. they don't use macs, sun, their reports to night, from the town above. john's, which has seen some of the fiercest, fine for the people of both chance. this is a nightmare repeating itself as the russians attacked and occupied the town at the start of the full scale invasion book are pushed out. now they're back. and this here is what the situation involve. chance is turning into at the very moment game

here. this is a residential building that was struck by a glide bomb from what we've been told on just about 20 minutes ago. 2 women were injured in taken to hospital. the russian forces are hitting the city and neighboring areas with aerial bombs like this one. when we were there, russians had entered the northern suburbs. these drag and teeth are supposed to slow advancing tax and the ukrainians are rushing more troops to the region to prevent a russian break through what it's looking so grim that most people have left. and many of those who remain so far are now following them. the police officers blood and you already are here to get some of the amount

of all of the lives with his doctor bottle right next to the new front line, but doesn't want to leave lod liens on a professional connection to persuade him to listen to me i am the commander of your daughter. i don't want her to sit there and cry over the okay. i'll probably know. many don't want to believe this is happening again. why didn't you evacuate earlier? that's what i had hoped that all would be good. that nobody would force me out just as we're leaving the light down or their glide bombs coming saturday. and i promise you, you'll come with me. this 2nd large scale attack is devastating for people here.

officer of law tells us who the, which was, they're all in despair because everything they have gathered in their lives bit by bit faith and build their houses because of a range of their places for living. we would include everything they had, but they lot over to him. so the rest of the facial below, their most cares. desire now is for all to and the news that they want to return to those ruins that will remain for the country with you and restore everything, not 0 you make it well, there's always this here, you know, we go through. most of the danger cannot be underestimated. it posted a flag briskly. this was a sniper, round, and at the head of their driver. let's see the well there look at this vehicle provided by the americans was armoured. further south and relative safety. some of the last directories wait for transport to hot the service that shows here with their family and their neighbors. they spend 6 days in the basement and then

flight on 4 to one just because i can only get the car. when you send me the, we did anything, anything, what happened? and when we realized that everything was flying from all sides, everything was being bombed. we all hope that this and this is my house. we couldn't take out my shepherd dogs. unfortunately, i left him. that's all it is. sorry . is it we're all alive? thank god and have the whole family left alive and with love to be to sell it will definitely be made as also say, we're united with his daughter. but he and his dog, but on our not home here. and while we're getting there has lost faith feel ever

return. great. a corresponding marks in santa who just found that report. he joins me now from park heave marks. ukraine is accused russia of using civilians as human shields in both jobs. what can you tell us the right front. so just today the head of police investigations of the hockey region made an announcement in the tele by state. and he said that 35 to 40 civilians in the off chance area were taken prisoner by the russians. they are being, according to him, interrogated and health captive in the vicinity of a russian command post. and all that as the trainings are saying, in order to protect, to protect this command post from, from the ukrainian attacks, essentially using them as human shields. now it's a little bit too early to, to know more about this. so we cannot independent verify this at the moment,

but that is reminiscent of similar events that have taken place time and time again earlier during this full scale invasion, for example, there was a very prominent case that took place in march of 2022 and attorney who region, in a case where russians set up a command post in a school in the village of the evening, they held 300 villagers in the basement. kansas are entering traditions more than 10 people died in this instance. and this hearing this, a lot of your friends will remind it will be reminded of of this case today. you know, and as we saw mikes in your report, they are, i mean, this is not the 1st major offensive to take place around the heart. keep them to be solved. the role of motion they are in the people are experience. how are they coping with, with this latest episode of flight? right, so we only enter the city of, of trans guess. so this is just already

a couple of days since the russians 1st cross the border in this recent episode and started there across the border attack. moving into, into the, the settlements, the village is near the board of the city of north jones. as you can imagine, the song, the record, the situation there is very of all the tile of the you create the russians are using their full armor. we sort of se, sending glad bombs into the area of, of the city. when we enter the city, we were even able to see your heavy machine gun fire, which is an indicator for that the printers and russians are fighting a relatively close distance. now most trainers in involve chance, most of them are still living there for 3500 people that were living there just a couple of days ago will attack their stuff and have left him immediately from what we've been told by the police about 200 people as of yesterday, we're still in the city either. we're not able to evacuate to do to the safety

reasons or because they, they think they need help. but all of these people have one thing in common is they, they would have gone through this for the 2nd time. they have what they've experienced the 2nd attack. some of them have lived under occupation, have left with ring, quarterbacks in, in, in march, have after a successful liberation returned to their hometown. i started rebuilding their lives only to see um. yeah, the reply is being turned turned upside down. once again. is mike, it's under joining us tonight from heart chief in ukraine. next. thank and before we go, we want to remind you now of our top story this our, the wins top cord has been holding hearings over new emergency measures salt by south africa. it wants support to order israel to stop its attacks on rougher south african legal team is ended. their case today is reliable, presented tomorrow,

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