German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has talked again with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the current situation in Israel following last week’s assault by Hamas.
During their phone conversation on Saturday, both leaders “agreed on the need to avoid a regional conflagration and, in particular, the intervention of Hezbollah in the conflict,” the German government says in a statement, adding that Scholz briefed Netanyahu about his latest diplomatic efforts in this regard.
The German statement said that Netanyahu told Scholz about Israeli efforts to protect civilians in the Gaza Strip which the Israeli leader said were being hindered by Hamas.
Scholz reiterated “Germany’s full solidarity with the people of Israel in these difficult hours and underscored that Germany stands unwaveringly by Israel’s side.”
There was no immediate readout from Israel.
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