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Add as preferred source on GoogleGerman Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul urges Israel to allow more aid into Gaza, criticizing new settlements and emphasizing international law.
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul criticized Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip at a press conference with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar in Berlin on Thursday, again calling for more humanitarian aid to be allowed into the enclave.
"That is also the prevailing international law," he said.
Wadephul also decried the Israeli government's announcement that it would allow 22 more settlements in the West Bank, saying it threatened the two-state solution further.
He also expressed concerns about drone and rocket attacks against Israel by Iran and Yemen's Houthis, as well as Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza.
The European Union should maintain its pact governing political and economic ties with Israel, which was placed under review last month due to the situation in Gaza, he added.
Germany would continue to deliver weapons to Israel, he added, saying the country had the right to defend itself.
New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to visit Israel this year in a show of the countries' ties, added Wadephul.
(Reporting by Miranda Murray, editing by Thomas Seythal and Madeline Chambers)
Johann Wadephul criticized Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip, urging for more aid to be allowed into the region.
Wadephul decried the Israeli government's announcement to allow 22 more settlements in the West Bank, stating it threatens the two-state solution.
Germany will continue to deliver weapons to Israel, affirming that the country has the right to defend itself.
He expressed concerns about drone and rocket attacks against Israel by Iran and Yemen's Houthis, as well as Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.
The European Union's pact governing political and economic ties with Israel is currently under review due to the situation in Gaza.
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