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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Scholz meets Netanyahu, tweets that Germany ‘stands firmly’ with Israel
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz boards his plane on October 17, 2023, near Berlin, before leaving to Israel. (Michael Kappeler / POOL / AFP)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets in Tel Aviv with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Scholz tweets the same message in German, English and Hebrew:
“My visit to Israel is a visit to friends. Germany stands firmly by Israel’s side.
“Afterwards I will travel to Egypt to see President Al-Sisi. It’s about protecting the civilian population in the Gaza Strip and avoiding a conflagration.”
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