Overview

• Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered Germany’s strongest public rebuke to date, calling Israel’s Gaza airstrikes “no longer justified” and “incomprehensible.”
• Germany is considering restrictions on arms exports to Israel, with Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul affirming that Berlin will halt any transfers that risk violating international humanitarian law.
• At least 45 Palestinians were killed in Monday’s Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, including a strike on a school sheltering displaced families, according to local health officials; the IDF said it targeted a Hamas-Islamic Jihad command center.
• The Israeli military has ordered mass evacuations in southern Gaza ahead of an “unprecedented” operation to dismantle Hamas infrastructure, directing residents to the Al Mawasi humanitarian zone.
• A Civey survey found that 51% of Germans now oppose arms exports to Israel, reflecting growing domestic pressure on Berlin’s long-standing support.