Overview
- DER SPIEGEL reports that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is preparing a visit to Israel.
- The coverage portrays Gaza as out of active large-scale war under a fragile pause in fighting without a political resolution.
- Reports emphasize severe destruction in Gaza and only vague prospects for an independent Palestinian state.
- Manager magazin reports that Stefan Weckbach, who led Porsche's Taycan program, will become head of Mercedes-AMG.
- Public details on the AMG leadership move are limited because the manager magazin article is behind a paywall.