Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) Israel’s government in view of the Military procedure criticized in the Gaza Strip and questioned the use. The offensive of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip “I no longer understand it openly“Merz said on Monday in the WDR European European.
“The Israeli government must not do anything that at some point her best friends are no longer willing to accept,” he said. “To affect the civilian population as well as in the past few days, more and more, can no longer be justified with a fight against Hamas terrorism“, Said the Chancellor. In general, Merz said about the criticism of the German side at the Israeli government:” We have to say that a little more clearly. “
He warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in conversations “not to overdo it”. If a children’s home or kindergarten was obviously met in the Gaza Strip at the weekend, this was “A human tragedy and a political disaster”.
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Merz emphasized, however, With public criticism of Israel, Germany must “hold back as far as no other country in the world”. But if humanitarian international law is broken, the Federal Chancellor must also say something. “The question is: how clearly you practice the criticism now and I am more reserved for historical reasons,” said Merz.
Klingbeil joins Merz ‘criticism
Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil was behind Merz’s criticism. In the Gaza Strip with the ongoing military offensive of the “Cestrian Legal Law” violated. There are deaths, displacements and no aid deliveries. Therefore, political pressure on Israel must be increased. The aim is to make it clear among friends what is no longer possible.
The federal government will be For auxiliary deliveries in the Gaza Strip. “We will advise the government whether there are further steps.” Merz sent a clear signal that finds its full support, said SPD leader and Vice Chancellor Klingbeil.
After a two -month ceasefire, Israel had resumed his attacks in the Gaza Strip on March 18 and recently reinforced the military operations. The situation of the needy Palestinian civilian population has been catastrophic for months and is increasing by insufficient aid deliveries, which are partially blocked by Israel.
The war in the Gaza Strip was triggered by the major attack by the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas and with it allied fighters on October 7, 2023, in which, according to Israeli information, around 1200 people were killed in massacres in southern Israel and 251 people were delayed as hostages into the gaza strips.
Since then, Israel has massively militarily accomplished in the Gaza Strip in response to the Hamas robbery. According to the Ministry of Health controlled by the Hamas, which cannot be checked independently, more than 53,900 people have so far been killed. (AFP/Reuters)
Source: Tagesspiegel
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