In tone shift on Gaza, Germany threatens action against Israel

Germany’s foreign minister threatened unspecified measures against Israel on Tuesday and said Berlin would not export weapons used to break humanitarian law, as he and Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered their most severe rebuke yet over Gaza.

Germany, along with the US, had long remained in support of Israel’s conduct since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas. Its about-turn comes as the EU is reviewing its Israel policy as UK also threatened action over Gaza.

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