{"id":17975,"date":"2025-05-26T17:27:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T17:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17975"},"modified":"2025-05-26T17:27:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T17:27:52","slug":"german-chancellor-merz-slams-israels-gaza-offensive-says-he-can-no-longer-support-netanyahus-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/26\/german-chancellor-merz-slams-israels-gaza-offensive-says-he-can-no-longer-support-netanyahus-government\/","title":{"rendered":"German Chancellor Merz Slams Israel\u2019s Gaza Offensive, Says He Can No Longer Support Netanyahu\u2019s Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-German Chancellor Friedrich Merz strongly criticized Israel\u2019s intensifying assault on the Gaza Strip on Monday, stating that he no longer understands the goals of the Israeli military and warning that he can no longer support Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1154\">In a radio interview, Merz said:\u201cFrankly, I no longer understand what the Israeli army is doing now in Gaza, or what its goal is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1268\">He added:\u201cThe extent to which the civilian population has suffered\u2014especially in recent days\u2014can no longer be justified by the fight against Hamas terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1422\" data-end=\"1626\">Merz emphasized that Germany must remain cautious in offering public criticism of Israel, unlike with any other country in the world\u2014a reference to Germany\u2019s historical legacy from World War II.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1737\">\u201cThe question is: how clear should our criticism be? For historical reasons, I am more restrained,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1739\" data-end=\"1762\">Still, Merz asserted:\u201cWhen limits are crossed, and when international humanitarian law is violated, then the German chancellor must also speak out publicly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1739\" data-end=\"1762\">In a rare and firm condemnation of Israel\u2014one of Berlin\u2019s closest allies alongside Washington\u2014Merz stressed that he wants Germany to remain \u201cIsrael\u2019s most important partner in Europe,\u201d but warned:\u201cThe Israeli government must refrain from doing anything that even its closest friends are no longer willing to accept.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17965\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17965\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17965 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sans-titre5.jpg\" alt=\"genocide medical blockade Gaza\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sans-titre5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sans-titre5-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sans-titre5-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new report by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights accuses Israeli forces of committing war crimes during their assault on Gaza,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"2236\" data-end=\"2262\">Background Context<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2524\">Merz made the remarks just one day after German State Minister for Foreign Affairs Florian Hahn called for an immediate end to what he described as Israel\u2019s genocidal war in Gaza, and urged a serious move toward implementing the two-state solution.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2526\" data-end=\"2702\">In a written statement released on Sunday before departing for Madrid and then occupied Jerusalem, Hahn said German foreign policy is now centered on two core issues:<\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"2703\" data-end=\"2826\">\n<li data-start=\"2703\" data-end=\"2774\">\n<p data-start=\"2706\" data-end=\"2774\">Ending the devastating war in Gaza as quickly as possible,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2775\" data-end=\"2826\">\n<p data-start=\"2778\" data-end=\"2826\">Confronting the rising tide of antisemitism.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-start=\"2828\" data-end=\"3040\">He described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as \u201cintolerable\u201d, and reiterated the urgent need for a ceasefire and progress toward the two-state solution, which he called the only path to peace.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17948\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17948 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/222228.jpg\" alt=\"Fahmi al-Jarjawi massacre\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/222228.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/222228-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/222228-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaza school bombing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"3047\" data-end=\"3063\">War Toll<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3065\" data-end=\"3400\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Since October 7, 2023, Israel\u2014backed unconditionally by the United States\u2014has committed acts of genocide against civilians in Gaza. 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