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German Minister Presses Ceasefire, Condemns Settler Violence on Mideast Trip

Berlin pairs new modular shelters for Gaza with warnings over Israeli settlement policy.

Overview

  • Reem Alabali‑Radovan announced Germany has ordered modular transitional shelters for roughly 400 Gaza families, to be delivered once security conditions allow.
  • Visiting East Jerusalem’s Silwan and West Bank sites, she condemned demolitions and settler attacks as unlawful and said such actions erode prospects for a two‑state solution.
  • In a ZDF interview, she warned of "consequences" if annexation plans advance or settler violence is tolerated and reiterated a firm commitment to a two‑state outcome.
  • Her program included talks with the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, meetings with families of Israeli hostages, and a visit to Israel’s COGAT in Tel Aviv to press for aid access and permit facilitation.
  • She called the situation "dramatic," urged an immediate ceasefire, cited ministry data that 92% of Gaza housing is damaged or uninhabitable, and noted Hamas still holds about 50 hostages.