In phone call, Germany’s Merz urges Netanyahu to quickly provide aid to ‘starving’ Gazans

By AFP 27 July 2025, 3:32 pm

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FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany’s chancellor called on Israel’s prime minister to quickly provide aid to “starving” civilians in Gaza, in a phone call today between the two leaders.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz “expressed his deep concern about the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza,” a government statement says.

“He called on Prime Minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu to do everything in his power to achieve an immediate ceasefire. He urged him to provide the starving civilian population in Gaza with urgently needed humanitarian aid now. This aid must reach the civilian population quickly, safely, and in the required quantities.”