Gaza ceasefire would be 'decisive step' towards Middle East de-escalation: Scholz
AFP , Sunday 11 Aug 2024
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed concern about a regional escalation of the Gaza war in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, his spokesman Wolfgang Buechner said in a statement.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Scholz "emphasized that now was the time to finalize the agreement on releasing the captives and a ceasefire."
He stressed that "an end to the war in Gaza would be a decisive step towards a regional de-escalation", Buechner said.
Scholz also stressed that human suffering in the Gaza Strip continued to be "enormous."
* This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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