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German Chancellor Josef Scholz today stressed the need to avoid a wider "escalation" in the Middle East after Hamas attacked Israel.
Scholz said he spoke Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and assured him that Israel's security is a cornerstone of German policy. He vowed to "act accordingly". He said he plans to speak with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and will support Egypt in efforts to mediate and de-escalate the situation.
Scholz said he will also speak by phone with the leaders of the US, France and Great Britain to assess the situation.
" It is clear that we condemn the actions of Hamas in the strongest terms, but above all we are doing everything we can to ensure that this attack does not turn into a conflagration with incalculable consequences for the entire region - and we warn everyone in this situation against inciting terrorism ", he said.
The Israeli flag was raised on Sunday at the chancellery, the German Reichstag parliament building and the office of the German president. Germany has also announced that it has increased protection for Jewish and Israeli facilities.
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