Meeting Katz, German FM says ‘purely military approach’ not the solution to Gaza war

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says that a military approach alone is not the solution to Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

“The past weekend has dramatically demonstrated that a purely military approach is no solution to the situation in Gaza,” she tells reporters after meeting with Foreign Minister Israel Katz in Tel Aviv.

Baerbock was referring to the recovery of the bodies of six murdered hostages, announced on Sunday.

The meeting came a day after German police shot dead a man who opened fire on them in what they treated as a foiled terrorist attack on Munich’s Israeli consulate on the anniversary of the 1972 Olympic Games massacre.

Baerbock says she “expressed my deepest and full solidarity” with Katz.

“This is a terrible situation. This is a terrible moment for us, especially on the very anniversary of Munich 1972,” she says.