Berlin calls on Israel to protect civilians in Gaza
The spokesperson continued: "It is equally important that Israel adheres to international humanitarian law." He called on Israel to warn the civilian population in the affected areas of impending combat operations - and to give them the opportunity to get to safety.
"We hope and we assume that there will still be the opportunity to get out of the danger zone," said the Foreign Office spokesperson. People must "actually and de facto be able to find safe shelter elsewhere".
The spokesperson described the end of the ceasefire on Friday as a "bitter setback". This applies "both to the hostages who are still in the hands of the terrorist organization and are hoping to be released in the dark tunnels where they are being held captive, as well as to the people in Gaza who are still in urgent need of humanitarian aid".
The situation in the Gaza Strip has been "extremely precarious for some time now", said the spokesperson. The expansion of the Israeli operation "threatens to increase the humanitarian need". He called for "the necessary humanitarian aid, including fuel, to be allowed into the Gaza Strip in order to supply the people".
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Source: www.stern.de
