“The way civilians are suffering, which has been happening more and more in recent days, can no longer be justified by the fight against Hamas terrorism,” he said.
According to the chancellor, Germany remains a partner of Israel, but “when borders are crossed, when international humanitarian law is violated …. then the German Chancellor must speak out.”
At the same time, given Germany’s dark history with World War II and the Holocaust, Berlin is “restrained in publicly criticising Israel”, Merz said.
