As its offensive against kurdish. Forces say turkey shells. A Person Holding a prison. And the women of the red who want to be allowed to attend football matches they are protesting todays world cup. When the ban will be relaxed for the 1st time. Hello im terry martin and welcome to the Program Germany is in shock after an anti semitic attack on a synagogue in the holiest day of the jewish calendar kapoor the day of atonement a heavily armed gunman tried to force his way into the building in the eastern german city of hama on wednesday but was prevented from entering he then shot and killed a bystander in the street before killing another person at a nearby shop. A city under siege does images found by residents yesterday in holland show a man dressed in combat type gear climbing out of a car and firing off a series of shots before driving away a few blocks away i witnesses we count how woman was shot dead in front of the synagogue. Even 1st there was a huge bang and then someone tried to get into the Jewish Cemetery and fired several times with a shotgun at the cemetery at the door. And then the woman came along the one who was shot she just came along from the tram stop quite by chance to believe this was mourners or. To synagogue was full when it was attacked. The holiest day of the jewish calendar had brought together between 70 and 80 worshippers is have x. Man an american freshly arrived in germany was one of them i think the energy was was fairly calm given the situation today i feel more kind of. Just because people were killed but yesterday it was more about just kind of being really think for a kind of america that he couldnt get through the door and that like a much bigger tragedy was. Didnt happen the synagogue door didnt open but the attacker dent turned his gun towards passers by killing another man at a restaurant. I dont get it i was standing right in the entrance and saw an older woman pass the shop. Suddenly a man came up behind her dressed in a helmet and army things or at least very military looking. He was holding a rifle and had a balaclava on and he tried to throw what looked like a hand grenade into the shop. But also everyone but it bounced off the door frame and went off right in front of the old woman with a really loud. Computer and he raised the rifle and began shooting. Soon after the authorities arrested a suspect outside a 27 year old german citizen with a right wing extremist background. Were held in front of synagogues across the country chances are im going to america showed his support to the Jewish Community. To the way of the unfortunately t. J. On your holiest day we have witnessed something terrible over 100 people have lost their lives there was an attack in germany. Though its not my call and that of the government is to do Everything Possible to ensure that you can live in safety. At this stage shows us that this is not so simple and that we must do even more. In the wake of the attack many questions remain not least what could have been done to prevent it from happening. Well for more lets bring in a reporter kate brady whos standing by for us in our Political Correspondent simon young is with us in the studio good day to you both kate what are the latest developments in this investigation i understand authorities have been searching houses. There was overnight in the nearby area of landsberg there were some searches done overnight and we heard from eyewitnesses locals are inland spag that some offices were going from house to house and also weve learned since that one particular apartment was searched and i slip in and as far as we know the main suspect who was arrested yesterday 27 year old suspect he actually came from i saved but were still waiting to hear from our thirtys any more confirmation on exactly what they found during those searches and in what way they were connected to the events here in holland in one speck yesterday but the focus here in heller today as you can see is that this vigil which is about to take place behind us here im currently stood in front of the synagogue where that gunman tried to enter yesterday during those young kapoor services and as you can see the crowd behind me is growing theres people from Jewish Community and also the locals from her coming here to pay their respects today both to the 2 victims yesterday in that shooting many of them bringing candles and flowers laying them at the at the door here just a few meters away from me as well in respect as well to the Jewish Community here in hama which was attacked yesterday by that gunman and just behind this police there is the door through which he actually tried to enter and you can actually see the good in shots of the holes from the bullets where he tried to enter through that door yesterday but was fortunately and able to enter where around 70 people were actually attending services at the time in the synagogue simon youre following this investigation as well of course what more do we know about the attacker and his motives well 27 year old local man who neighbors was pretty unremarkable they havent noticed anything about him certainly nothing suspicious in this sense but what police say they know about him was that he had some kind of white wing idea. Logical background and there are some more concrete points because he published a kind of many fest that he put on the internet about a week ago in which he said they have the objective to kill anti whites and particularly jesus he put it and of course this incident took place on the jewish holy day of young kapoor and the man also streamed he live streamed his attack from a camera mounted on the helmet online so you know and during that he was making commentary expressing hatred against jews i would also say though that he seems to have been more indiscriminate than that when he couldnt get into the synagogue he killed a couple of other people who dont appear to have had any specific connection and i think this leads to another idea of you know these kind of attack is a video game style killing fantasy of indiscriminate killing this man also is alleged to have said that he was happy to kill muslims and leftwing is so you know before we say that its a purely and he semitic attack we should also look at the whole context and police are obviously investigating that now well israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has expressed condolences after yesterdays shooting heres part of what he said on twitter he wrote the terrorist attack against the Jewish Community and hala. Is additional testimony that and he semitism in europe is increasing i send condolences to the families of the victims and call on the German Authorities to continue taking determined action against antisemitism simon how serious is the problem of antisemitism in germany and what are German Authorities doing to address it well it is a serious problem jewish groups have been warning about growing anti semitism for some time and we saw anti semitic. Incidents are up 20 percent for instance last year with more than a 1000 incidents across germany of 69 i think Violent Attacks so you know it is a serious problem what are the authorities doing well showing solidarity with the Jewish Community is one thing theyre also talking about stepping up Police Action for instance offering them the opportunity to act more quickly to identify anti semitic crimes a specific class of crimes rather than just general racist hatred giving courts the opportunity to put people in jail for longer if theyre convicted of this kind of thing but also groups are now calling for Police Protection to be provided on a routine basis much more to synagogues its done in larger cities in germany but perhaps it will have to be done elsewhere as well now simon thank you very much Political Correspondent simon young with me in the studio there in holland forest reporter kate brady thank you very much to you both. Now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today in the u. S. Democratic president ial contender joe biden joined the move to impeach President Donald Trump during a Campaign Speech biden said the president had quote violated his oath of office betrayed this nation and committed impeachable acts its the 1st time biden has called for trumps. And it ecuador protesters have clashed with riot police in the capital quito it was the 6th day of nationwide protests following the cuts to fuel subsidies and other austerity measures the government is cleared a state of emergency and nearly 700 people have been arrested. Tunisian authorities have released opposition president ial candidate and media mogul. From prison the move came just 4 days before the countrys president ial run all about a rule he had been jailed since august on Money Laundering charges he says the charges were part of a Smear Campaign against. Civilians are fleeing Northern Syria as turkish troops advance in kurdish controlled areas with intense and babar been followed by a ground offensive the offensive was made possible by the withdrawal of u. S. Troops it has opened a new front in syrias 8 year old war so who are the key players in this particular conflict and what are their goals speaking with turkey ankara wants to establish a socalled safe zone along its borders stretching about 30 kilometers into syrian territory this area is currently controlled by kurdish millets militias turkey wants to clear it of kurds and then resettle some 2000000 Syrian Refugees who are currently living in turkey now on the other side are the syrian kurds kurdish groups like the Kurdish Peoples Protection units or y p g want to talk to me currently about one 3rd of the region. Under kurdish control the syrian kurds fought alongside the u. S. And turkey against a socalled Islamic State but i think was offensive could now force kurdish militias to throw in their lot with the Syrian Government and its russian and iranian allies and then theres the u. S. The main goal of the United States and its allies was to defeat islam is a list forces in syria like is. Washington says i. S. I. Has now been defeated and has started withdrawing its troops from northeastern syria clearing the way for the turkish offensive. Well the European Union meanwhile has called on turkey to cease its military actions and u. S. President all trump now says turkeys assault is quote a very bad idea as mentioned earlier withdrew u. S. Troops who had been supporting the kurds. Artillery and aerial bombing light up the sky as turkish troops continue their offensive in northeast syria. Theyre not getting takis plan to carve out a buffer zone along the border and to move against their longtime enemy the kurdish Led Syrian Democratic forces the cuts say several civilians and soldiers have already died in the assaults and they claimed the struck a Prison Holding fight is from the socalled Islamic State. Retaliates restrikes came from within syria. Some heating homes on the turkish side of the border. Turkish president rejects edda one of a so the start of what he calls operation peace spring its an offensive made possible by washingtons decision to clear the way by withdrawing u. S. Troops we were put into this battle it projected it was supposed to be a 3030 day period and weve been there for many many years and its time to get out were speaking to bus. Weve told the president or to go on how we feel but we are speaking to us and were seeing what can be made out of a situation the u. S. And turkeys military partner nato urged caution. I count on turkey to act with restraint. And sure that any action it may take in Northern Sudan is proportionate on message that. We must not jeopardize the games we have made together against our common enemy forces but the residents of northeast syria arent counting on words to save them theyre escaping the border towns by any means possible for some its only been a few years since they fled from the advance of i asked now theyre back on the road with no clear destination. T w correspondent yulia han is standing by for us in istanbul and here in the studio is our Foreign Policy editor sedar sedar thank you very much to both of you would you tell us more about the Turkish Military offensive that is now underway how is that expected to unfold. Well the turkish Army Launched a ground offensive allots night just hours after the over a sion started with airstrikes and shelling since then some fierce clashes have been reported from border towns in northeast syria so that 6 pack did to continue today the turkish army get support from an anchor a backed Syrian OppositionFighter Group called the Syrian National army so in terms of manpower and equipment the turkish side is clearly out numbering outgunning the Syrian Kurdish fighters but these fighters there in northeast syria have also said they are determined to fight back until the very end to defend the territory so this is likely not going to be a swift and smooth military operation there but rather another stage in syrias 8 year war. So the Kurdish Forces in northeastern syria they are Holding Thousands of fighters in detention what is going to happen to those fighters well thats a big question and thats also a big concern us said will President Trump that its now europe and turkey has responsibility to take care of these fighters and the families not just the fighters but also thousands of their families women and children are being held the big concern is what happens just like you were saying what happens when why p. G. Has to pull out its fighters there to bring them to fight against turkey so a lot of europeans and of course the u. S. Is worried that. The camps might be just freed and thats why u. S. Actually took 2 british jihadi out of syria and these are the most notorious ones if you recall back in the 24 to 2015 there were a lot of videos about beheadings of captured hostages and these are the people that us took out right now but its just very few number ok turkey says it is planning to create a buffer zone in Northern Syria and move to 1000000 refugees there from turkey how viable is that plan or the refugees in turkey willing to go. Well turkey has huge plans that i mean theyre planning to build residential areas Hospitals Police stations schools which suggests that turkey really has a plan to stay for a longer period there in northeast syria and this is of course going to be costly and i guess the question of whos going to pay for it has not been fully answered yet of course there have been syrians who were returning voluntarily to areas under turkish control there in north in syria but ive also talked to many people here many syrians here and its simple who say they can never ever imagine going back to a country where bushell assad is still somehow in charge and this is how it looks like off for 8 years that this man is not going to go anywhere so no message of this is called to say so and no matter whether its in fact saved many syrians cant imagine going back ok say that weve talked about the turks and the kurds and syria to some degree the americans what about the europeans what are the europeans european leaders saying about all this well europeans are very concerned the e. U. Released a declaration calling on turkey to seize this unilateral military action also German Foreign minister condemned turkeys military operation and because theyre worried that this is going to further destabilize the zone and of course europe is worried that there might be another humanitarian crisis and there might be more refugees on the way ok lets leave it there for now say to say that you need a hun in istanbul thank you very much to both youre watching the news still to come the women of iran who dont think they should be allowed to attend mens football matches they want to keep the baton thats being lifted from today for a world cup qualifying clash between iran and. First lets catch you up on a few other stories making headlines. Brazilian Officials Say all thats been washing up on the countrys northern beaches probably came from venezuela they believe the oil was being transported near brazils coast and its when authorities have not commented on the accusations in Northern California the states largest utility has shut off power to more than a 1000000 residents the pacific gas and Electric Company said its to prevent a repeat of the past 2 years when wind blown power lines sparked Deadly Wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes. The world cup qualifying clash between iran and cambodia later today will be a historic occasion after the Iranian Regime announced it would relax the ban on women attending mens football matches but while the move has been welcomed by Many International observers religious hardliners in iran are voicing their dissatisfaction. Was changed in iran comes inevitable friction the recent decision to begin