German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned Israel against expanding its military operations to Rafah saying it is “irresponsible”
“We consider an offensive on Rafah … to be irresponsible,” Scholz said on Saturday at a talk show organised by the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) media group in Potsdam just outside Berlin.
“We warn against this, and we do not believe that there is any concept that will ultimately lead to this happening without incredible human losses in terms of innocent civilians,” he said.
The German chancellor added that humanitarian aid must also be brought to Gaza, and there must be a perspective for peaceful coexistence in which two states can exist side by side.
Germany has been a staunch supporter of Israel. In 2023, about 30 percent of Israel’s military equipment purchases came from the country
Source: ALJazeera
