Merz: Trump’s plan is the best chance to end the war in Gaza

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has welcomed the Gaza bid program unveiled yesterday, Monday, by US President Donald Trump, describing it arsenic “the champion accidental to extremity the war” and calling connected Hamas to hold and “pave the mode to peace”. He besides expressed Berlin’s volition to play a “concrete relation “in the implementation of the plan.

During a gathering earlier contiguous astatine the Chancellery with relatives of German hostages held by Hamas, Merz stressed that the suffering of the hostages and their families indispensable immediately end and called erstwhile again connected Hamas to merchandise each hostages. “They indispensable beryllium treated humanely and person aesculapian assistance, helium stressed, and praised their families “for their irreplaceable enactment and their moving strength.”

Referring to President Trump‘s program for bid successful Gaza, the chancellor said the connection “represents the champion accidental to extremity the warfare by October 7, 2022,” adding that Israel’s enactment for the program “represents important progress” and “now Hamas indispensable hold and unfastened the roadworthy to peace.” Friedrich Merz thanked Donald Trump for his “persistent efforts” and acknowledged the committedness of Arab states successful the portion and different Muslim countries, thanking them for their power connected Hamas.

“The national authorities has been successful adjacent interaction with the US, its European neighbours, and its partners successful the portion during these captious days. Germany is acceptable to play a factual relation successful the implementation of the plan,” Chancellor Merz said, according to a chancellery statement.