{"id":30632,"date":"2024-08-11T18:42:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T13:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asia.businessupturn.com\/?p=30632"},"modified":"2024-08-11T18:42:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T13:12:05","slug":"germany-condemns-civilian-deaths-in-gaza-calls-for-humanitarian-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/middle-east-asia\/germany-condemns-civilian-deaths-in-gaza-calls-for-humanitarian-ceasefire\/30632\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany condemns civilian deaths in Gaza, calls for humanitarian ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The German Foreign Ministry has expressed strong condemnation over the killing of civilians in Gaza, labelling the situation as \u201cunacceptable.\u201d In a series of posts on the social media platform X, the ministry urged for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and called for swift investigations into the repeated attacks on schools by the Israeli army.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reports from Gaza are terrible. Civilians seeking shelter getting killed is unacceptable,\u201d the German Foreign Ministry stated, highlighting the dire need for a ceasefire to protect the vulnerable populations caught in the ongoing conflict. The ministry also endorsed a proposed captive exchange deal brokered by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar, as part of broader efforts to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the region.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gaza?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gaza<\/a> are terrible. Civilians seeking shelter getting killed is unacceptable. The repeated attacks on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/schools?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#schools<\/a> by the Israeli army must stop & be investigated quickly. 1\/3<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GermanyDiplo\/status\/1822606393863479606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s call to action emphasised the immense suffering experienced by civilians, particularly women, men, and children who have been fleeing the conflict in Gaza for months. \u201cThe suffering of women, men and many children seeking protection, who have been fleeing the fights in Gaza for months, is immeasurable. They must not get in the crossfire any longer,\u201d the ministry stated.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the German government pointed to the need for accountability regarding the attacks on civilian infrastructure, specifically schools, which have been repeatedly targeted. The Foreign Ministry insisted that these attacks \u201cmust stop and be investigated quickly,\u201d stressing the importance of protecting spaces intended to offer refuge.<\/p>\n<p>Germany also called on Hamas to cease its use of civilians as protective shields, a tactic that has been widely condemned in international discourse. However, it is important to note that there is currently no concrete evidence to support claims that Hamas fighters have used civilians as human shields in the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The German Foreign Ministry\u2019s remarks reflect growing international concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where the civilian toll continues to rise amidst ongoing hostilities. As the conflict drags on, calls for a ceasefire and the protection of non-combatants are becoming increasingly urgent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe suffering of women, men and many children seeking protection, who have been fleeing the fights in Gaza for months, is immeasurable. They must not get in the crossfire any longer,\u201d the ministry stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":366,"featured_media":30633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[317,320,107,322,316,422,311,183,991,339,87],"class_list":["post-30632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east-asia","tag-gaza","tag-gaza-strip","tag-germany","tag-hamas","tag-israel","tag-israel-palestine-conflict","tag-middle-east","tag-palestine","tag-rafah","tag-un","tag-united-nations"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}