German FM calls for Gaza ceasefire, warns Israelis
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has called on the Israelis to reinstate the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, warning the regime that the Palestinian issue cannot be resolved by “military means.”
The Palestinian issue cannot be resolved with military means, and a political solution should be the key to resolving the Gaza conflict, the new German FM said on Sunday, visiting Al-Quds Jerusalem, Palestine, emphasizing that Berlin favored a political solution to the conflict.
Wadephul noted that Gaza is part of the Palestinian territory, expressing concerns about the Israeli regime’s genocidal war against the Palestinians in the besieged enclave.
He even voiced doubt about whether the ongoing Israeli atrocities and arrogant violation of international humanitarian laws served the Israelis’ security.
Wadephul underscored the need for ceasefire negotiations between the two sides.
“I am not sure whether all of Israel’s strategic goals can be achieved in this way [through a military campaign] and whether this will serve Israel’s security in the long term,” Wadephul said. “That is why we are appealing for a return to serious negotiations on a ceasefire.”
Before his visit, Wadephul said the situation in the Gaza Strip had become “unbearable”.
“I will ask about the strategic objective of the fighting, which has intensified again since March,” he said on Saturday, stressing also the importance of creating a solid political and economic future for the Palestinians in the West Bank.
Israel insists it is against a ceasefire “in any way.”
The regime sabotaged the ceasefire agreement, which had been reached in January, re-launching the genocidal war and blocking the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
The regime has prevented any supplies, including medicine, from reaching Gaza and has plunged the region’s healthcare system into crisis.
Humanitarian groups have raised alarm about the Israelis’ blocking of aid, with charity kitchens, the last source of food for many, shutting down as their supplies run out, and raising the prospect of dozens of additional closures.
The death toll since October 2023 has reached 52,862, most of them women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
