Middle East: Statement on killings in Gaza: Klingbeil calls for consequences
The words of an Israeli police minister are shocking. The call to kill Palestinians in Gaza is inhumane, says the German Vice Chancellor. What he is demanding now.
German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil has condemned comments made by Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir about targeted killings of Palestinians. Ben-Gvir had suggested that Israel should carry out targeted killings in Gaza every night, removing 30-40 people, not just those posing an immediate threat. Klingbeil described Ben-Gvir's comments as "inhuman" and said the German government could not accept them.
He called for serious consideration of sanctions at a European level and stated that he stands in solidarity with the state of Israel, but not with ministers like Ben-Gvir.
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