The argument that Israeli security is Germany’s “reason of state” was reiterated by Merkel’s successor, Olaf Scholz, during his visit to Israel on Oct. 17, 2023 – just 10 days after the Hamas attack. Standing next to Scholz, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the Palestinian militant group “the new Nazis.”

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that Israel has been preventing the entry of fuel into the Gaza Strip for more than 100

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also spoke with Netanyahu. “Israel has the right to defend its existence and the security of its citizens,” he said Sunday in a social media post. “Iran’s nuclear weapons program is an existential threat to the State of Israel.”

The soldier was identified as Staff Sgt. Naveh Leshem, 20, of the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, from Nokdim.The post Soldier KIA in Gaza, bringing IDF wartime toll to 870 appeared

Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told Agence France-Presse that at least 50 people were killed and more than 200 wounded as thousands of Palestinians gathered to receive flour at a charity aid center in the morning.