5/8/2025–|Last update: 03:35 (Mecca time)
A prominent lawmaker in the coalition of German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz, the ruler in Germany, sent a message to the party’s deputies in which it denounced the restrictions imposed by Israel on humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, stressing that the recognition of a Palestinian state should not be a matter within the scope of “prohibitions”.
Zimiti Maller, deputy leader of the Parliamentary Bloc of the Social Democratic Party on Monday, said that Israel’s statements about the lack of restrictions on the assistance provided to Gaza “unconvincing”, stressing the need to take practical steps if the situation does not improve soon.
The government of its country called for a study of sanctions against Israel, which includes a partial comment of arms exports or the freezing of a political agreement at the European Union level, if there is no concrete improvements in the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
Maller, whose party joined a coalition with the MirTz Conservatives this year, wrote a message to the party’s deputies after returning from a trip to Israel with Foreign Minister Johann Vadevol last week.
“I think that the Israeli government will not move much without pressure. If tangible improvements have not occurred soon, there must be severe consequences,” she said in the letter – which is not possible.
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Maler reflects a shift in the tone of the German discourse towards Israel, although this transformation has not yet been translated into tangible political changes, according to Reuters.
Since the start of the genocide on October 7, 2023, Israel has been committing a starvation crime against Gaza, as its procedures on March 2 have tightened the closure of all crossings in front of humanitarian, relief and medical aid, causing famine.
The Israeli extermination war – continuous with American support – left more than 210,000 martyrs and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 9,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands of displaced people and the famine that have been tired of many.
