BERLIN, June 2, 2025 (WAFA) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow more emergency aid to reach the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip.

German government spokesman Stefan Cornelius said that Merz said it is imperative that Israel immediately allow sufficient humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

Merz has recently hardened his rhetoric toward the Israeli government, questioning its military strategy in light of the catastrophic conditions in the Gaza Strip due to the strict Israeli blockade on the entry of food, medicine, and fuel, amid UN confirmations of a famine spreading throughout the Strip.

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