Germany supports probing Israeli war on Gaza

Martin Schaefer, Spokesman of the German Foreign Ministry said on Friday that his country supports investigating the recent Israeli war on the Gaza Strip that left more than 2,260 dead and wounded more than 11,000 others.

“The German government believes a fair, objective and impartial investigation [into the recent Israeli war on Gaza] would be a good thing,” he said.

While speaking in Berlin, Schaefer regretted the Israeli decision to ban the UN Human Rights Council investigation team from heading to the Gaza Strip in order to carry out the mission. “We note with regret the Israeli government’s decision [to ban the UN team],” he said.

Schaefer noted that he did not know whether this decision would affect the prospective visit of German Foreign Minister to the Middle East slated to start on Sunday.

He said that the Head of the German foreign diplomacy would visit the region on Saturday and Sunday in order to watch closely the effects of the ongoing tension in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Israel.