Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) said on Sunday evening in the ARD show “Caren Miosga” that WadePhul would also travel to Egypt. “Jo WadePhul is currently in the region, will also be there in Egypt tomorrow,” said Merz. “I am in close contact with him, we do everything from the German perspective to really let peace in the Middle East.” The first stop of WadePhul’s Middle East trip was Qatar on Sunday.
Almost two years after her brutal major attack on Israel, the radical Israway organization Hamas partially approved Trump’s 20-point plan for an end to the Gaza War on Friday and in particular agreed to release the Israeli hostages. On Monday, indirect conversations between Israel and Hamas are to begin in Egypt.
The Israeli Foreign Minister Saar expressed hopes for an early agreement with Hamas for an release of the hostages on Sunday. “I hope we’re close,” he told the “Bild” newspaper. “We are determined to reach an agreement as soon as possible to bring our hostages back home. Of course, that would also mean an armistice.”
At the same time, the foreign minister warned of naivety in dealing with the Islamist Palestinian organization. “If you are dealing with Hamas, things that look simple can be very complicated,” he said to “Bild”. “No, I don’t trust Hamas.”
However, he trusts in Trump, who repeatedly put Hamas under pressure. “I don’t think President Trump will have a lot of patience for it,” said Saar. “He expressed himself very clearly and I don’t have to add anything.”
Trump had warned Hamas again in an exchange of messages with the CNN broadcaster on Sunday. If the Hamas refuses to emit the power in the Gaza Strip, this would mean their “complete annihilation”, Trump emphasized.
