“Instead of supporting the just war of Israel with Hamas, which conducted the most terrifying attack on Jews since the Holocaust, the Germans reward Hamas's terrorism, introducing an embargo to a weapon to Israel,” said the office of the Israeli prime minister, informing about the conversation.
It was added that Israel's goal is not to take control of the Gaza Zone, but to free its inhabitants from Hamas and establish a government about a peaceful approach.
Full gauze occupation? Netanyahu plan approved
The Israeli Safety Cabinet adopted a plan for the city of Gaza on Friday morning. The offensive will be associated with resettlement to a million Palestinians living there. The decision about the new campaign met with criticism from both many countries of the world and part of Israeli society, including opposition and families imprisoned in the Gaza Strip Hostages.
Merz stated that the suspension of armament exports is related to the extension of the Israeli offensive. He emphasized that Berlin's priority remains to release hostages and negotiate the arms suspension, and the announcement of the new campaign makes it difficult to achieve these goals.
The German leader also expressed a deep concern with the constant suffering of civilians in the Gaza Strip and called Israel to improve the humanitarian situation.
Israel's war in the Gaza Strip
The war in the Gaza Strip has been going on from October 7, 2023, when Hamas, the rulers of this territory, attacked the south of Israel, killing about 1,200 people and kidnapping 251. 50 hostages are still in captivity, at least 28 of them are already dead.
Over 61,000 have died since the start of the conflict in Israeli retaliation. Palestinians. In the war -ruined zone, Gaza is deepening the humanitarian crisis, including hunger.
