Overview
- At a joint news conference in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Germany of ignoring what he calls Israel’s genocide and deliberate starvation in Gaza.
- Erdogan urged relief delivery through cooperation between Germany’s Red Cross and the Turkish Red Crescent.
- Following the killing of an Israeli soldier in Rafah, Israel carried out strikes despite the US-brokered truce, with Gaza’s Health Ministry reporting 104 dead as Israel and the US said the ceasefire remains in force.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz affirmed Israel’s right to self-defence and noted Berlin’s suspension of military exports, while stopping short of endorsing genocide accusations.
- Israel’s foreign minister said Turkish troops should not join any ceasefire monitoring force proposed in the US plan, which does not specify contributing countries.