the, the dw news line from berlin tonight, a total eclipse of the sun sky gaze was across north america. tens of millions are marveling at a rear total solar eclipse watching the move swallow up the sun over mexico. the us and canada also coming up tonight accused of helping israel commit genocide, that is the claim by nicaragua, against germany, earrings and started at the international court of justice and the hague. nicaragua claims berlin is an accomplice to alleged genocide in gaza. germany says the case is simply not just the front on the

library. golf is good to have you with us. we start tonight with that dazzling show in the sky visible across north america. tens of millions of people and witnesses, a rare total solar eclipse. it's path cut across the continent from mexico through the us, across canada. there's lucky enough to be in the path of their talent. you've solved the moon, completely engulfed the sun and briefly turn day into not in the last slip of lions before the sun. this swallowed up by the moon. then a single bright speed of lights, like the jewel on the diamond ring. before tow, tell it to the sky gazes across north america were treated to once in a lifetime view. so beautiful. oh my goodness.

listen for the birds. i don't hear any during totality the sun's atmosphere. the corona is visible and you can see flash on the sun surface. some of them the size of our own planet. a solar eclipse is the consequence of a cosmic coincidence. the sun and the moon appeared the same size in our sky, even though the sun is some $400.00 times larger. and every now and then the moon passes directly between us and the sun blocking out its lights and creating a path where when eclipse is visible for those in the center of the path, the eclipse is total with every columbus. so you move of that path. the coverage gets less, a total eclipse usually happens once or twice every yes,

somewhere around us. but it's not often that the pos of totality processed through a densely populated colorado like this one from mexico, through the united states and into canada. and just the sudden as it disappeared, the sun returns. the sky is again filled with lights. as the moon's shadow dissipates. but those who stood in its path will remember it forever. including dw simon bow, he joined his by phone from paducah, kentucky, where he was following the solar eclipse. this is a very special eclipse. it was a rather wide catch up totally. the moon was relatively large compared to the sun this time. and so the more people were able to see it just by staying where they were, but it will also a i'm turning into a small crescent until it disappears. and then you see, then you can take off your,

your special glasses for a few minutes. and then you can see the solar flares all around it and a bright circle it's, it's astonishing those. so what will people do and be, how would they reacting to this, you know, this amazing spectacle in the sky? well, it's really to people, it's always good to see how people respond. they do so in so many different ways. but many people applaud i. i always find that very touching, but most people were just there to, to, to, to stay or not. and what they were seeing and like to have a word with a couple of people and they, they never seen anything like that. they didn't know what to expect, but the, there's a visceral feeling that you get when the, when the sun disappears, we just knock hard wired for that. and what you also notice is that the insects and the birds go crazy. just as the fact is, this guy gets dark. they know something, something strange is happening. i mean, it's interesting. usually people, all of a sudden started applauding. is it similar to when you're in an airplane and you've

land? and sometimes you see people who are applauding then when the wheels finally touch the ground, i think sometimes that's because they're a little bit scared or what happened. and then maybe just, maybe there's a connection there. i think it's, it's just uh, maybe it's the only thing people can think of doing that they see. sounds like so great. what do you do when you clap? it's, it's, it is. yeah. i mean, the son doesn't here at the moon, doesn't hear it, but you're expressing yourself and bravo we, we do put a lot about the solar eclipse tourism assignment. did you travel over to the united states just to see this eclipse? well, let's say i a just in my, my, uh, journey time so that i could see it. yes. okay. so then the answer is yes. and would you do it again? is it worth it? oh, it is absolutely worth it. and indeed, i have already got the next 2 eclipse. isn't the calendar 222-044-2045. um the 1st, which will be in alberto. and then the 2nd one will be another,

another line stretching across the united states. so on i'm, i hope will be there for those, but the, i've already planning to go. i hope you will. i will both be here in 22 years. at 1044 we, we will see you sign me bone on the phone from paducah, kentucky on solar eclipse, watch for assignment. thank it. is rarely prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the israeli military has set a date for a major incursion into rafa. he has not specified a specific time however, this comes even as l y, such as the united states, have repeated their opposition to the plan. that in yahoo statement comes a day after israel's army with 3 trades from one eunice, the gaza strips, the 2nd largest city, and the palestinians who fled from the or have returned only to find the city in their homes in ruins. the vast majority of gods is population has been displaced by

these rarely offensive, which was launched after the october 7th terror attacks by a mouse. lieutenant colonel peter learner is a spokesman for israel's military. he told us about israel's ongoing military operation in southern gods and y and considers rafa to be so crucial to the feeding home us. we do know that in the gaza strip there are still at least 6 operational battalions of almost 4 of those. indeed, in the rough area to in most central garza upper, i think of the lower capacity but in the south and roughly there are still for operational battalions. if we're going to be successful, it dismantling. how much we're going to have to go through rough. uh, i think if we've learned anything from our risk operation 2 months ago, in rough up the hostages are being held there and that there is a extensive force that can conduct organized bites and you're getting stuff. so we need to operate in order to get rid of from us and bring back to the hostages. and

was peter learner there like martin is a military analyst from kings college london. i asked him if he alleged reduction in operational hamas battalions and rasa and central gaza if this means that the war is nearing an end, a couple of points. so the, what the tale in is, is quite problematic when you apply it to it in such a group because they don't organize themselves in battalions. that's of course what these, right, you decide this full stuff and all the abilities they organize themselves in structures. but as an insurgent group, how mazda is quite hard to describe. it was organized in battalions, in terms of, is the war going to end soon? well, i think, you know, the conflict in cause a can. and i said any time there was the slide talks going on and you know, the hostages will be released and the idea of the withdrawal are these will the things that are being discussed at the moment, but really only freeze the conflicts in

a strategic sense. the conflict and carry on how my still wants to destroy israel, and israel still wants to destroy him, us, and there's no political end state for this conflict. and there's no off the conflict time if they do do this seats 5 also just swap. so the fighting could and any time, but the conflicts will continue. that was mike martin speaking with me earlier hearings began today at the international court of justice in the hey, we're in. the rockwell is claiming that germany is quoted facilitating the commission of genocide in the gaza strip. the garage is arguing that germany is breeching international law by supplying weapons to israel for its military campaign against them. off. germany has rejected the accusations in israel as also repeatedly denied committing genocide or being guilty of war crimes at all. and it's response to how boss is october 7th terrorist attacks. nicaragua,

his case against germany has 2 main goals, to hold billions, military exports to israel, and to restart german funding for the u. n's, palestinian refugee agency, the arguments that germany's actions are in breach of the genocide convention government is taking to onto it. so i'm not the asian to present in the side. what with respect of international humanitarian law, germany supply of arms to israel is a central pillar of nicaragua, his case. germany is israel, 2nd largest on supply of behind to the united states. accounting for about 30 percent of all is rails with an impulse. nicaragua argues that by continuing to provide these weapons, germany is enabling israel to commit acts of genocide in gaza. the international court of justice is currently examining whether israel has committed genocide in a separate case launched by south africa in bringing this case before the court.

nicaragua says it is acting on behalf of the palestinian people. i mean, this is a very important case. obviously for out of the stadium brothers, but also for the people who make it, i would assume we have hurting always oppression indicates where we have a norms, sympathy with the palestinians, with the suffering device. and if people are going through and that's why we felt think we had to do something. obviously the only thing we could look into issues the 2 records as it has been one of the few things. i think that i've had some experience with the international court of justice, close ties between nicaragua and palestinian organizations, dates back to 1979 when palestinian groups supported the send. and this, the gorilla forces that the through nicaragua has dictate issues mental germany storage support of israel goes back to just off to the 2nd world war. the german

government sees supporting israel security as a historical responsibility for germany's actions in the holocaust. it's lynn categorically rejects nicaragua as accusations decimal and never did the genocide convention nor international assuming that direct indirect germany will get its chance to make its case in court on tuesday. let's take a look down some of the other stores making headlines around the world for you as president donald trump has announced his stance on abortion rights saying that they should be left to the individual. that's thing. but i just saw that he previously suggested that he might support a nationwide ban reproductive rights. have been one of the most contemptuous issues in the lead up to november's presidential election. you, as far as any turbine is announced in new plans, the student debt. it says the plan to reduce and in some cases cancel in america, federal student loans for more than 30000000 americans from

a previous attempt by binding to cancel student debt was blocked. so may remember by the us supreme court in the us, the philippines, australia, and japan has held joint military drills in the dispute itself, the china seat. china says that it carried out its own exercises at the very same time. beijing claims almost the whole of the area as its own territory. german soldiers are being deployed some of the way to you as nato allies seek to shore up. the strength of the alliance is eastern flight. the move march, a major shift in germany policy. it's the 1st permanent deployment of german soldiers abroad, since the bone despair was found back in 1955. the 1st contented troops were seen off at berlin airport by german defense minister boys. the stories about $5000.00 soldiers would be stationed in lithuania, with the brigade expected to be fully operational by 2020 some

w. c. political correspondent, even to hostage she's travelling with the troops. she told us what has prompted this move. during the cold west in germany, it was nature's eastern slang and was protected from potential soviet aggression at the time by worse than allies that was stationed that permanently. now it's time for germany to give back and help protect nathan's. current, eastern flank bodies here in the baltic, countries that very much fear that russia could attack the european union. now, germany stationing soldiers abroad is the significance that they will be stationed here, permanently up to $5000.00 soldiers that would come to literary news rescue. because as well as the message here in billiards today, that's why news freedom is terminates freedom this way. near security is germany security. that was the honda reporting. you're up to date now with the w news for all of us here in berlin on board golf. we'll see you again, right here, tomorrow,

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