Tensions are rising in Jerusalem as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz present sharply opposing visions for the future of Gaza and Palestinian statehood. During Merz’s first official visit, Germany refused to recognize a Palestinian state, while Netanyahu announced that the second phase of Israel’s security plan to disarm Hamas and establish a transitional authority in Gaza is “very close.”
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