German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Thursday for a return to “serious” negotiations to end the Gaza conflict as Israel pushed on with a renewed assault on the territory.
Scholz said what is needed now is a return to the ceasefire and the release of all captives, as he urged a return to “serious negotiations with the aim of agreeing a post-war order for Gaza that protects Israel’s security”.
Israel resumed intense bombing of Gaza on 18 March before launching a new ground offensive, ending a nearly two-month ceasefire. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the military was “dissecting” the Gaza Strip and seizing territory.
At least 1,066 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed military operations there, according to the health ministry in Gaza.
